325 – [5] Obsession Pure Love
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It was a name that seemed strong in many ways.
It was also a name that had a slightly eerie vibe.
“But on the other hand, it is also a name that is likely to cause a lot of discrimination.”
“That’s right. “I guess you don’t like it very much, Shannon?”
“Because it’s the name of a person who hated the Irish. Personally, I don’t like her that much.”
“Oh my.”
I heard somewhere that you hated colored people, Italians, Russians, Poles, Jews, etc.
But she never thought she would hate the Irish.
If we discriminate against colored people and white people like this, then what is left?
The Anglo-Saxons who created the yard pound method remain.
What a terrible and terrifying abyss this is.
And despite that thought, there was no such fear in this window.
“Why did they use this person’s name as an anonymous name?”
“I see. First of all, I think they named it this to aim for something…….”
Shannon asked questioningly, then scratched his head.
A situation that neither of them can even guess.
But I roughly knew what this weapon was.
A window with this name appears in the game.
Of course, as you can see from its lack of weight, it was not a very good weapon.
Except for the features that increase charm and mental power stats, it was just a moderately good weapon.
According to the tier table classified by users, the window is only tier 2 or 3.
The reason it was often treated as tier 2 was because it had the advantage of increasing mental power and charm stats when equipped.
If you wear it when talking to NPCs, your chances of passing a speech check, that is, making a good choice among the options, will greatly increase.
No more than a stat-increasing shuttle for conversation.
Other than that, it is nothing more than a well-made spear.
But there was one strange thing.
The point was that it was a little different from the modeling in the game that I remember.
In the game, it had a pink design that looked like something a magical girl would carry.
Here, it was dull, like some kind of prototype weapon.
“Umm…… “Once you read this, you will find the answer.”
A strange question.
From Noble mtl dot com
So, I read the report slowly.
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– Project goal: Restore the Mysterious Spear according to ancient records.
– Sponsored by: National Arcanetics Corporation
– Participating researchers: Zaria Assad, Mizuki Fujiwara, Espir Vlasova, Antonio Fernandez, River Hurst
– According to the research results so far, the mysterious window appears to have a specific effect on human psychology.
– The condition of Assad, who created the sample spear handle, is becoming increasingly strange.
– Suddenly leaving the room or blushing is gradually occurring.
– However, Hirst, who created the spear blade, does not show any special characteristics.
– It seems that additional research is needed.
– Zaria Assad: “Hehe, Mr. River. “When you make a new window sample here, please make it look like this.”
– River Hurst: “…… “Isn’t this a heart?”
– Zaria Assad: “Isn’t there something pretty? Personally, I think it’s a perfect fit for the window the two of us are currently assembling.”
– River Hurst: “So…… Song?”
– Antonio Fernandez: “Spear and heart are not a very good combination. “Who likes something like this other than a child?”
– Zaria Assad: “Fernandez be quiet. “This is not a place for people who are not interested in art.”
– Antonio Fernandez: “What, what?!! Hey! “What’s wrong with this guy who doesn’t even know the ‘yes’ of art?!”
– Espir Vlasova: “Assad’s condition seems a little strange these days… ….”
– Fujiwara Mizuki: “I see… ….”
– [End recording]
– Even though it has been four weeks since the window was completed, Assad still tinkers with it every day.
– Even when he is alone, he constantly says things that sound like he is talking to Hearst. How would you act if you knew this was being recorded?
– As the condition got worse, the window was even hidden. However, people who have been in contact with the spear for a long time do not seem to be able to return to their original state.
– I thought about sending him to a mental hospital, but since his work efficiency has tripled, I am leaving him alone for now.
– Assad, Mizuki, Fernandez, and Hearst are not informed of this fact.
– It would be nice if nothing happened.
– River Hurst: “Good news everyone. “This time, the Academy has decided to significantly increase our budget—huh?”
– Zaria Assad: “Hehe, wait a minute. “Graduate students, I am truly sorry in the lab, but I will tell you one thing.”
– Fujiwara Mizuki: “Huh? Miss Assad?”
– Antonio Fernandez: “Is there anything urgent…… ?”
[Zaria Assad begins to look at Hearst.]
– Zaria Assad: “Hmm. Hello, Hearst. I liked you from the moment I first saw you. I wanted to confess to you before this summer vacation. Like a fool, I didn’t have the courage back then. But everything seems to have changed from the moment I grabbed this spear. Even though we believe in different religions and are a little different in age, these feelings are still sincere. In front of all these lab people, I only love you—(omitted).”
– Fujiwara Mizuki: “Gasp.”
– Espir Vlasova: “Fucked.”
– River Hurst: “… ….”
– [River Hearst leaves the lab with a loud bang.]
– Antonio Fernandez: “Who will notify us now?”
– [End recording]
– Additional ancient records were deciphered.
– It is said that in the distant past, in Chareltea, if you had a crush on someone, you would hold on to the mysterious spear every day.
– This was because the Mysterious Spear had the effect of gradually increasing courage and love.
– It is said that he confessed when his courage and love reached their limit…….
– Considering Assad’s obsession, I don’t think most of them would have had very good results.
– Unfortunately, National Arcanetics Corporation refused to take over, so this is the last production record.
– [End]
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“It’s terrible… ….”
“I see… ….”
This is real cosmic horror.
I couldn’t even imagine what would have happened to them after that.
“I guess this is why it was called Love Craft.”
“It was truly a window into love…… “I don’t know if that love is normal.”
It was even a bit creepy to think of it interfering with people’s emotions.
It seems the researchers didn’t name the window ‘Lovecraft’ for nothing.
The Lovecraft that appeared in the game certainly seemed like a mild version of the existing product.
In some ways, courage and love can be interpreted as mental strength and charm.
However, it was questionable how the weapon, which was miserably trapped underground, came to see the light of day again on the ground.
Did it get smuggled out during the academy’s process of retaking the Charelthea campus?
“Mr. Xian, it would be right to leave this window behind, right?”
“No. Let’s take it with us. “After looking at the report, I think we need to take it even further.”
In that case, I could smuggle it out a little earlier.
Anyway, the company that previously sponsored it seems to have given up its rights to Lovecraft.
“Yes? Yes?! “For what purpose are these terrible spears?”
“There are many purposes. You could hand it over to Marie and tell her to mass-produce it, or you could sell it to a fence to make money…….”
And a more decisive purpose.
This weapon was not a sword or a magic wand, but a ‘spear’.
“Or you could give it to Ines as a gift. “You left Inez’s weapon on the fifth basement floor anyway, right?”
“…… Why, to Ms. Ines? Anyone can see that this is a weapon with clear problems…… If you make a mistake, we too—”
“Oh, even if there is a problem, it won’t be about us. And it’s not a weapon that intensifies violence, it’s just a weapon that teases love, right?”
In fact, there were many cases where love led to violence.
But even if something like that happened, there was no problem for us.
“Well, still…” ….”
“How nice would it be to see you confess to your crush and then move on? “Honestly, I think Ines would succeed in confessing right away.”
“I guess that’s because you’re so pretty, but…… “What are you going to do if Ines’ personality deteriorates significantly due to obsession after the confession?”
“It’s already bad, what? “Maybe through the power of love, our discriminatory personality can be completely corrected through this opportunity?”
You already have a bad personality anyway.
Shannon could not really refute this.
“Ah…… But…… In terms of personality correction… ….”
“And if you don’t have a crush…… This is just a window. Just a window that greatly increases work efficiency. So, as Inez, I don’t really have to lose anything.”
Of course, if the object of your unrequited love has discriminatory tendencies, the damage will be slightly greater.
However, since he hasn’t been seen playing with a strange group of people lately, that doesn’t seem particularly likely.
The object of unrequited love, a pretty good boyfriend.
It will definitely lead to success by confessing to that person.
I don’t know if the ending will be bright, but since she’s pure love, there won’t be any problems, right?
“…… “That’s right.”
“No matter how twisted things get, sparks won’t fly. Do not worry.”
Do you feel sorry for the object of your unrequited love?
This guy has a different boyfriend anyway.
A being expressed subtly in the game.
A being that was hers from the beginning.
Although we do not know exactly who it is, it is clear that it exists.
Anyway, their personalities would be similar in their own way, then and now.
I guarantee that Ines will meet someone like him or someone similar to him.
And from the moment we started dating.
Everything about her was a problem that her boyfriend had to deal with, not us.
Oh, I can’t return it.
Even after saving the world, I am told to suffer and be obsessive.
Thinking about it this way, I felt that Ines’ future was bright.
It was completely different from my life, which was so tight that I couldn’t even date.
Such a blessed bastard.
So, I wish her boyfriend would show up and become a punching bag to handle her obsession.
So, I took care of Ines’ spear in case she came back alive later.
In the meantime, I came to one truth.
“Um…… “It wasn’t this, it was a safe over there.”
An unidentified energy that was mistaken for magical power.
I couldn’t feel it in the window.
Then the source of all this was the sound of a safe.
I approached the safe in the corner.
A method that requires five dial passwords to be entered to open.
The problem was that we knew nothing.
“Xian, we don’t have to take the whole thing with us…… ?”
But if you didn’t know anything, all you had to do was find it.
I quickly looked around and stared at the whiteboard hanging on the wall.
“Mr. Shannon?”
“Yes?”
“Please turn the safe dial to the number I am giving you from now on.”
Probably not.
But there were too many similar cases to say no.
Even in the military, aren’t there everyone’s secrets and everyone’s passwords?
If you were too lazy to even remember, it was entirely possible.
“1, 73, 17, 0, 71.”
Slap!
The lock has been released.
Shannon looked right over here.
“Wow…… ! Wow, that’s great! How on earth can I do this? ….”
“It was written on the whiteboard over there.”
Shannon still looked at this with wonder, her eyes shining.
It seemed as if he was additionally asking how I realized that.
I answered that it was all just a feeling and didn’t say anything.
I approached the more important safe and turned the latch-like handle.