326 – [5] A mysterious energy……
#326
The safe door opened slowly.
Despite being left in a bad environment for a long period of time, the feeling of opening was gentle.
It definitely feels like something important has been stored away.
And when the door was fully opened, my entire body flinched as if I had been hit by a storm.
“Huh…?!”
“Mr. Xian?”
I feel like my sense of time is strangely distorted.
Shannon’s movements subtly sped up and then slowed down repeatedly.
But unlike me, Shannon didn’t seem to think anything of it.
She just asked me if I was okay, wagging her tail.
“Are you okay?”
“……Yes.”
First, I suppressed those feelings as much as possible.
Even if it felt unwanted, I kept repeating that it wasn’t strange.
I stared at the items in the safe.
I shook my head, rubbed my eyes once, and looked again.
“I need a fire.”
A really ambiguous item.
I was wondering what on earth this was.
So, rather than raising my magic power to see the object, I tried to make it brighter so I could see the object.
Anyway, it is most accurate to see it in a bright place.
I looked around and soon found a red flashlight on the wall.
“Will it work?”
“Usually, things like this are assumed to be used for a long time…… “It’ll be okay.”
The switch was turned on.
White light shot out from the front of the flashlight.
The light illuminated the inside of the safe.
Then, a few documents and a blue liquid in a pill bottle appeared.
“…… “Isn’t this antifreeze?”
“It looks like a blue energy drink.”
The shape and color were exactly like that.
It looks like I’ve seen it many times in my life.
But it couldn’t really be antifreeze or energy drink.
Is there any common sense to put something like that here?
What’s more, a strange energy was coming from inside the safe.
When I picked up the mysterious bottle, the energy came out as well.
“Sseu-eup, what on earth is this? “What on earth did I hear that gives me this energy coming from the inside?”
“Could it be antifreeze with mysterious energy?”
“Huh, where in the world can you find antifreeze like that?”
There really isn’t one, right?
I can’t guarantee this because it’s a world full of mysteries.
Of course, given the circumstances, there was a 99% chance that he would survive even if he ate it.
However, there was also a 1% chance of ending up in the nether regions.
The best way now was to feed it to a thousand animals and eat the rest myself.
In the past, while doing car maintenance, I made a mistake and drank antifreeze. I just said my stomach hurt and didn’t die.
He was truly a genius in clinical trials.
So, if she was there, I could have checked right away…… Since there isn’t any, all I can do is pray that there is information in the documents below.
Like the Lovecraft window, I read it slowly.
However, the amount was very small as not much research was done.
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– Acquisition route: Acquired by a certain hunter while raiding the upper part of the eastern part of Shareltea.
– I bought it with research funds because it looked mysterious. Unfortunately, some were damaged during acquisition, and others were said to have been taken by other researchers first.
– Currently remaining are 2 blue bottles, 1 red bottle, and 1 white bottle. There are a total of 4 bottles.
– Project Goal: What is this potion for?
– Sponsored by: None
– Participating researcher: Espir Vlasova
– All red and white bottles were used up during the study. Now, the only two blue bottles are left.
– I didn’t get any particularly meaningful information, but I think it might be related to supernatural powers.
– Espir Vlasova: “Ha, what kind of superpower does this have to do with?”
– Zaria Assad: “Mr. Vlasova, is something bad going on?”
– Espir Vlasova: “No…… “Right now, my personal research is at a standstill.”
– [Espir Vlasova roughly explains what the situation is.]
– Zaria Assad: “Hmm~ Then isn’t it related to ‘time’?”
– Espir Vlasova: “Huh?”
– Zaria Assad: “Is there anything other than time that could slow down the vibrations around the potion? “I think it might be something related to ‘time superpowers,’ so check it out.”
– Espir Vlasova: “Ah! Come to think of it, that’s right!”
– [End recording]
– After further research, it is clear that the blue bottle is related to time-related superpowers!
– Enhance your abilities? Expand your abilities? Whatever it is, it’s definitely great stuff!
– I think it is necessary to find a time psychic for further research.
– This is a really good situation, except that time psychics are among the very few of the very few!
– Espir Vlasova: “Big deal, big deal.”
– Fujiwara Mizuki: “What is it?”
– Espir Vlasova: “At the time, no psychics responded to the study. “Everyone says they’re busy or something.”
– Fujiwara Mizuki: “Well…” … “Then, have you also asked prospective freshmen taking the entrance exam this time?”
– Espir Vlasova: “I couldn’t ask for that. “I don’t think the Academy will provide any specific contact information.”
– Fujiwara Mizuki: “Hmm…… “Just wait a moment.”
– [Fujiwara Mizuki calls somewhere and asks something. The phone call continued for a long time.]
– Mizuki Fujiwara: “I heard there are a few of these prospective new students with time superpowers? “Even if I can’t tell you my contact information now, I can tell you about the students who passed after the exam.”
– Espir Vlasova: “Wow! Thank you so much!”
– Fujiwara Mizuki: “What?”
– Espir Vlasova: “But what should I persuade you with? Would it be okay if I persuaded him by offering him a chance to become a graduate student? “I think new students will get it because they are naive.”
From Noble mtl dot com
– [End recording]
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Shannon stared at me.
As if that was also very worrying.
Why?
I have no intention of becoming a slave like a graduate student.
And now, this was written before the terrorist attacks.
Research may have been in vain after the terrorist attacks, so why are we so worried?
“If someone asks me if I’m thinking of becoming a graduate student… ….”
“Of course I refuse. “They think I’m crazy.”
Shannon breathed a sigh of relief.
This is a common sense response, but I don’t think it’s something that is very reassuring.
“At least I won’t have to graduate alone.”
“Yes?”
“Oh, no. “I just like that the period of time we can be together doesn’t get shorter.”
Anyway, it was a good item for me. She thought about opening the bottle right away and eating it, but something caught her.
“But why is there only one bottle of this?”
The report clearly says there are 2 bottles.
However, it is strange to say that it was used during research.
What came into our hands had some signs of use.
In other words, there may be a separate bottle with the full capacity.
I looked around to see if I had put it somewhere else, but I couldn’t see the psychic vial anywhere.
What is it?
“Um…… “Could it be that the researchers took it with them when they were running away from terrorism?”
“…… !”
“It’s also the same with the mess that’s all over the place right now. Also, there is a mysterious window coming out…….”
“Do you mean it looks like a sign of a hasty escape?”
“Yes.”
Then eating this right away could have been a bad choice.
If I left with the remaining bottle, there was a good chance I would still have it.
If I wanted to take the rest, I had to show this now and convince them.
They said they found it underground, that they would participate in the research, that they would give them money, and that they would ask for everything in return.
If you ask them to give it up after eating it all, their first reaction will be, “What is this bastard?”
Furthermore, in terms of research, the remaining samples could not have been given because they were already contaminated.
That’s why I took the medicine bottle and the report.
Of course, I carefully inserted it between the soft things so that it wouldn’t break.
“There was a door leading to the stairs over there. “Let’s get out slowly.”
“Ah…… By the way. One last thing before I leave here…….”
“No.”
“Ah…… “Xian ciii~”
“Lastly, what do I do? “It’s already a dark place.”
But Shannon smiled softly and clung to me.
Holding her arm, she placed it against her chest, her tail wagging as if fawning over her.
“Oh my~ There was a clean place just at the right time~ It’s really the last time… ….”
If you don’t do this, I won’t be able to leave.
I don’t know if they’re doing this because they think this is the last time.
I’m worried that it will be like this even after I return.
I wiped my face and nodded.
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“Oh my gosh, my waist.”
I feel like my back health has deteriorated for decades.
I thought I should stop by the hospital later and get a checkup.
“Are you okay…? “I pressed it with my tail for no reason—”
“Don’t do that again…” ….”
“Yes.”
Still, did she think that her food would disappear?
Shannon supported me all the way up her stairs.
She was helpful.
The stairs were twisted, and there was a long hallway in the middle.
“But still. This time, the stairs aren’t blocked by debris…….”
“It would be nice if we could get out safely.”
How long did it take to walk like that?
The words 2nd basement floor appeared on the wall.
I felt like hope was emerging.
I walked faster towards the upper floor.
Then light appeared.
The dark stairs changed from black to gray, and from gray to white.
In the end, I saw the words 1st floor, and the space was so bright that I couldn’t open my eyes.
We finally stepped beyond the last stairs and beyond the building on the ground.
“Finally!”
“Now I can go home…… Huh?”
After a few seconds, my vision, which felt like I had been hit by a flash of light, returned to its original state.
The surrounding buildings and the place where we were now slowly revealed themselves.
If there is a problem.
“But where am I?”
“Really?”
A little…… The point was that it seemed like it came from a very far away place.
The scene we saw just before entering the basement was nowhere to be found.
I was in the middle of looking around due to a sense of strangeness.
The back of the building we came out of was particularly noticeable.
“Um…… That mountain behind there. “Why doesn’t it look similar to the mountain where we practiced cooking?”
“It’s not that they look similar, but I think that’s true.”
Somehow, not only did I have to go up the stairs, but I also had to go through the hallways.
It was because it was connected to a distant entrance.
It seemed understandable that no one came to the rescue through the detour route.
On the one hand, I wondered why no one came to the rescue through the proper route, and on the other hand, the way back felt daunting.
But it wasn’t as bad as when I was underground.
I pointed straight ahead with a somewhat bright expression, different from Shannon’s slightly regretful expression.
“First of all, it’s a bit awkward to go over the mountain behind. “Let’s go out onto the main road over there.”
“Yes.”
A thousand, Ines, these guys.
When I go back later, my friend is trapped and I have to ask him what he did all this time.