#6
Knock, Knock, Knock… …
“Me, guest. I’m sorry, but it’s the deadline… … ”
Knock, Knock, Knock… …
“Guest?”
… … widely.
The movement of the fingers that had been knocking on the table stopped.
My lips, which had not opened for about three hours before, were slightly sweetened by the clerk who tapped me on the shoulder.
“… … Can’t you stay a little longer?”
It was very dark outside the window.
The sun had already set over the horizon, and as the deadline drew near, some of the lights inside the cafe had been turned off.
All the customers who had come because they said there was a very pretty girl left, and Mew, who was left alone in the cafe just before closing, quietly turned her head to ask the clerk.
“Uh, that’s… … ”
The clerk was a solid young man.
However, as soon as he met Mew’s face, he forgot everything he was going to say, stuttered, and immediately began to seriously think about it.
He was thinking about the deadline, saying he would take care of the whole thing by himself, so he should leave work first and tell the boss about it.
Mu’s expression wasn’t very good.
The faint smile on his lips disappeared in an instant. It was probably just past 6pm.
Ezio never came.
… … This late night, until 11 o’clock.
On the table where Mew was sitting, there were several trays on which five Venti-sized cups and leftover pieces of cake were placed, as if proving that he did not move even a single step from his seat.
At Mew’s request, the clerk pondered for a while.
He nodded his head with a serious face.
“… … Well, I’ll leave it open for another 30 minutes or so. I’m sorry when the time is up, but you have to leave the cafe.”
“thanks.”
Mew, who gave a brief thank-you, turned to look out the window again.
There was a faint sound of a clerk going inside and arguing with the boss, but it didn’t matter at all to Mew.
“… … ”
Mu relaxed his arms with his chin clenched.
As it is, thump.
He leaned his upper body against the table.
Just like when I was reading a book at the library one day and Suma suddenly came to me, I put my arms on the table and leaned my side face between them.
Ezio isn’t the type of person to break his promise.
I promised to come here when I’m done.
But if you haven’t been to this cafe yet, it must mean that you’re still in that building. what is it What the hell are you doing over there that you haven’t seen your nose for so long… …
You said you were going to see the professor. He said that he was personally curious about Ezio’s psychic powers, and was asked to cooperate in research. It’s the first time I’ve heard that Ezio has superpowers, but I guess that’s a great thing.
However, it was not his business, and Mu himself felt happy about that fact. It also feels like Ezio-senpai.
… … But,
His heart soon became anxious again.
30 minutes ahead.
After that, you have to get out of here.
From a little past 10 in the morning to 11 at night, Mew waited for Ezio without moving a single step in the cafe for nearly 13 hours, but she did not feel exhausted at all.
If Ezio were to come, the occasional wait and anxiety would disappear like snow in an instant.
“… … ”
Then suddenly,
Mu’s gaze turned to the entrance door of the cafe.
… … If we wait a little longer, will Ezio appear with a jingle over there?
Mew closed her eyes and imagined it.
For some reason, it felt as if he would unknowingly kick off his chair and run to Ezio’s arms.
Then Mew let out a formless sigh. That’s something Ezio hates. So it would end only with this vain imagination.
When the cafe’s closing time is over, where should I wait for Ezio? It seems like we should just wait in the street in front of the cafe, but I’m not sure. If you wander around the streets too late, the security drivers patrolling the streets will stop you.
Of course, I didn’t mean to go back to the dormitory obediently. Mew would not be out of the way around this cafe. never.
Because that’s what I promised Ezio.
… … I promised
thinking like that
Mew suddenly felt his heart pounding.
Even to this day, a slight sense of anxiety lingered in the corner of my heart. The dim embers suddenly flickered loudly. I kept holding on with the mindset of just waiting a little longer, but now it seems that won’t be the case.
… … that day too.
I waited endlessly for Ezio like this.
Ezio didn’t come until late at night.
and eventually,
Ezio returned with blood all over his body.
“… … ”
Mu thought.
That doesn’t happen anymore.
Because this was the Imperial Frontier Academy, where the absolute barriers that the Empire was proud of were spread everywhere.
The strength of the faculty and staff, and the level of security drivers on the streets, cannot be ignored. The frontier was full of faculty members who could not even dare to resist as a mew.
It is a frontier that boasts such strong security.
… … It’s just, it’s going to be a long study.
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Didn’t Ezio himself say he didn’t know when it would end? It could have been longer than a day. I don’t know what you’re doing.
It was he who had declared that he would wait until the end, so there was nothing wrong with Ezio even if he came to the cafe after two or a day.
Yes, it is.
There’s nothing to be anxious about.
“… … ”
Mu checked the watch.
There was still about 10 minutes left until the deadline promised by the clerk.
If Mew gets out of here, he may be at odds with Ezio. Therefore, after the cafe closes, you have to wait around. Maybe Ezio won’t come until tomorrow. I had that kind of anxiety.
rather than that.
… … An even greater sense of uneasiness raised Mew from his seat.
rattle—
Put your hand on the tip of the sword.
Mew hurried out of the cafe door.
#7
Mu immediately decided on a destination.
Ezio was supposed to be in that building.
It may be close to a guess, but if not, it’s probably not. You could go to a place like the front desk and ask to call the professor for a while.
In a place like a laboratory, people usually stay inside until late at night, so there was no need to worry about their absence.
By the way… …
“… … uh? Why are you here?”
Mew, who came out of the cafe, was about to make her way through the dimly lit buildings, but soon ran into someone unexpectedly.
Are you going to buy a lot of stuff?
Sasha Elne was there, looking up at Mew with an envelope in her arms.
Mew was in a state of urgency right now, even for a moment. As usual, this time too, Sasha didn’t care and just moved and tried to head towards the building.
Sasha followed Mew quietly and whispered.
“What is it, Sasha, it’s so nice to see you here! What were you doing in District 4? By the way, Sasha… … ”
It’s like an annoying little boy.
At that moment, Mew was thinking that way.
“… … !”
At that very moment.
hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
A strange ear-ripping tinnitus ripped through the air like a violent wave, and attacked Mew and Sasha who were there.
“… … 👌👌”
“Ahhh!”
Mew instantly covered her ears. Sasha also missed the bag she was holding in her hand, so she dropped the candy bags on the ground. Sasha screamed, covered her ears, and sat down on the floor.
— Aaah!
— What, what just?!
— Ear, it looks like it’s bleeding… …
There were no people passing by on the street.
Like Mew and Sasha, I was walking under the white light that was illuminating the surroundings, and as a noise from somewhere pierced my ears and pierced my brain, I sat down and screamed.
after a while.
Everyone at the scene turned their eyes to the source of the strange sound at once.
One of them murmured.
“… … What is that?”
Mu too was seeing the same sight.
A particularly tall building in District 4. The building where Ezio went to see the professor.
The lights were on from the 1st to 14th floors, but the lights on the last top floor were turned off.
Pot, pot, pot—
The lights in the building were turned off sequentially from above.
From the topmost floor, an unknown black smoke slowly rises.
It was different from fire.
It was completely black and pitch-black, and it was a shard of darkness that made my heart suffocate just by looking at it.
Sasha covered her mouth and let out a scream.
“Hey, hey, that… what the hell… … ?”
When the black smoke that had flowed down from the top floor gradually began to cover the building, and began to pulsate violently and wriggle like a living creature.
rush—
Mew bit his lip hard and bled.
… … stupid year.
damn year.
I’d rather commit suicide.
… … You’re making the same mistake again.
“Hey, hey! what is that?! What’s going on!”
“… … ”
Sasha rolled her feet.
Recognizing that something ominous was happening, the screaming people dispersed to somewhere else. Some of the dogs ran to nearby buildings to contact faculty or headquarters.
Mu clenched his fists. louder. His fingernails dug into his skin, and red blood gushed out. A stream of blood was dripping from her lips, which had already been bitten, but the pain and a terrifying feeling incomparable to the pain were digging into Mew’s chest.
Wake.
I can’t lose my senior here.
How did you get it back?
I still haven’t been able to say everything I wanted to say… …
Repeating the past stained with tears,
I don’t like it anymore.
“… … hey! Uh, where are you going?! Just looking at it is dangerous! Don’t do this here, and the staff——”
Mu is.
I glance back at Sasha.
“Let go.”
In Sasha’s eyes, who was holding her sleeves, the frosty eyes of Mew, who could not read her expression at all, reflected coldly.
“Cut it down.”
Suddenly, the sword was in Mew’s hand.
I couldn’t see it, but it was still on my feet.
“… … Hib.”
Sasha instinctively let go of her hand.
Otherwise, I really feel like I’m going to die here.
Hands freed to survive.
Leaving behind Sasha, who stiffened in her seat and hiccuped over and over again, Mew pounded the ground at once and rushed towards the ominous black smoke.