Episode 117 Prelude.(3)
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After confirming that the item in the box was indeed a phoenix feather, I contacted Aina.
Naturally, Aina couldn’t believe it at all, and ran straight to my place in a month or so.
“If what I’m saying is true, is it okay to move as you please?”
“I don’t say two words with one mouth.”
“Come on, here’s the Phoenix Feather.”
I rolled up the corners of my mouth and pulled out the scarlet-flaming feathers stored in the box and held them out to Aina.
Then, strength began to enter Aina’s sunken eyes.
It’s like I didn’t expect this at all.
“It was true, I can’t believe it. Where the hell did you get this from?”
“I also have a connection.”
“Really, you open it up as you open it. Unbearable.”
It’s too late to come here and fix it.
Because I’ve already been involved in too many things.
As long as you don’t cut off all ties and go far away to hide, you’ll definitely get caught up in something else.
Even if that happens, I’m sure we’ll find a guy like Nihilis and Leon somehow.
“I can’t help it, what?”
“You seem to be living with those words. Things like ‘it can’t be helped’ or ‘it had to be done’. Are you chasing someone? I don’t know why they do that.”
That’s a sharp question.
Of course, a person with a good sense of touch like Aina would have noticed it earlier.
So far, it must have been that he was just passing on the situation.
Now that we’ve gotten closer, I’ve been patient enough to put up with it, so I guess I’m asking.
“I am running out of time.”
“I see. It’s not that your personality is bad, but it doesn’t look like you’re doing anything like justice or heroism. He does weird things from time to time, but he’s not the type of person who wants a lot of attention. It’s more like an ordinary person you can find anywhere.”
“I’m enjoying it, but it’s not something I really enjoy doing.”
“It’s just something I did because I suddenly thought about it. Sometimes it’s not bad to put down your luggage for a while and look around. It is meaningless if nothing is left even if you solve it like being chased.”
I was able to laugh out loud at those words.
Exactly what you said to Aina, that one.
I never dreamed that I would get my money back.
“Is this a funny story?”
“Just thinking about the past. That’s what I said to you last year, that.”
Aina, who finally realized that, smiled with a longing for something.
That smile, which she had seen often in her usual times.
However, unlike in the past, there was no sadness or loneliness that we felt together.
Rather, it was closer to the atmosphere of recalling happy memories.
“It’s like giving back what you received, huh? Because I can’t live without debt.”
“That’s the point. Other than that, a lot has changed.”
“… That’s right. I think a lot has changed. I’ve never been this relaxed before.”
“So, do you like the old you better, the current you better?”
“The me back then and the me now are just the same me. There is no such thing as which one likes me more. The new thing I fell in love with is you, not the me I am today.”
This point is the same.
always being honest
If this is the case, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t change.
Honesty is one of the important virtues.
As always, the moment she opened her mouth to say thank you, Aina’s fingers stopped it.
“I don’t need to say thank you or I’m sorry. You already know, and it’s boring. You better tell a different story.”
“Then, I’ll ask you one thing.”
“What request?”
“Someday, if I do something I can’t understand, will you tell me the same thing as now?”
“It’s not a very difficult request. Have you always been like that?”
A little bit of guilt creeped in.
Because there was still a lot of work left to make her difficult.
Even then, I never thought I’d say that.
“is it.”
“I’ve already stripped you of your heart. Do you think there must be something in that yard that you don’t understand?”
“I don’t know, because knowing doesn’t mean I can understand everything.”
“The more you know, the more you can understand.”
‘The more you know, the more you can understand.’
Surely it might be.
Because she had already looked down to the bottom of my image.
There will be no surprises.
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Maybe it was because Aina, who was known for being ruthless, was strangely tolerant of me, not because she was patient with her love, but because she knew my thoughts to some extent.Truly, she was an irresistible woman.
If I looked around to see if I was even a little bit ahead, it was because they were waiting for me in a place that had gone a long way.
“So, how much do you know?”
“It’s surprising. I thought you would feel bad.”
“Nothing. It was a fact I already knew, and I took a lot from you long ago. But if you see nothing, isn’t that the point of not throwing away your dedication?”
“Don’t you think I gave it to you to suck the bone marrow?”
“Ah, I said that I can’t live without debt. are you okay. ‘Cause there’s nothing to suck from me Even if it’s down, it’s more than I’ve ever seen before.”
No matter how I look at it, isn’t it a profitable business for me?
All I have is a slim body and fragmentary knowledge of the future.
To be honest, a slim body isn’t worth much.
In a world overflowing with superhumans, what does the labor force of one civilian mean?
Unless it was an idiot, there was no way I could have sent me to a place like the Aoji Coal Mine.
What is worthwhile is the knowledge of the future, but even this is only the extent to which a certain hero and a certain villain fought and won or lost in any place at any time.
Even if it’s not me, I can get information about heroes or villains. Aina is the only one who knows who wins and loses, so where are you going to use it?
What, you want Toto to be reversed?
No matter what I thought, there was nowhere for me to suck.
If I sucked it, I sucked it.
“… Yes, that was a stupid question.”
“So, how do you know how to suck it up?”
“It’s just a whisper. I can swear I’ve never used a third ability on you since I apologized to you.”
“It was in a tone that seemed to know something in secret.”
“It’s nothing. When I ruled you before, the thought, ‘I’m not a real father, but I knew what love was’ crossed my mind.”
It must have been a time when I was disturbed by the story of a letter left by the father of this world.
Anyway, it was very daunting.
If I had read it a little deeper, my true identity would have been completely revealed.
No, do you know?
“So, what did you think when you saw it?”
“No idea whatsoever. It’s been a while since you went out for your parents’ anniversary, so all I could think about was that the family affairs were complicated. And, I thought it must be because of that you value the people around you. Because I was able to feel affection from someone who didn’t have blood.”
What a wonderful way to get the situation right and free me from my doubts.
If anything got tangled, it must have been a very embarrassing situation.
“Even if not, I would have liked you. clearly.”
“Yeah, I know. That’s why I doubted your feelings. I just thought that you were just treating me the way you always did, maybe I was mistaken. But, it’s fine now. Because I made sure it wasn’t.”
“I really love you, Aina.”
“Thank you for loving me the way I am. We ask well.”
What was the reason for calling Aina here in the first place?
I don’t remember well.
Obviously I didn’t call you to tell you this.
Anyway, if you think of the rest of the story, you can do it.
It’s not as important as the current situation, so you probably don’t remember.
Leaving your body to each other and not thinking about anything.
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“Esmeralda agreed to help us?”
“Okay, but you can’t tell anyone. You’re saying we only got Cecilia’s help, okay?”
“too bad. You were the next person I wanted to meet after Reina-sama, but you are only supporting me from behind like this.”
“Let’s do it later when things are settled. He also secretly helps us, so it would be difficult if it was known outside.”
long time no see.
A lively Priscilla figure.
I was a little worried because the fortress only gave the impression that it had subsided, but as soon as the story of my favorite hero came out, the bright and warm atmosphere of the past was restored.
“Then, I guess we should start designing in earnest now.”
“right. Success will depend on Jinjo’s strength.”
“If the story a while ago is true, it is believed that there is no need to worry too much. Upon investigation of that person named Steven, known as Jinjo, I found that his second ability was to drive his opponent into a state of confusion and panic. We don’t get along very well with Esmeralda, so there’s plenty of potential for us as well.”
“It’s fortunate, but I think it will be difficult to overcome the overwhelming difference in specifications with that alone.”
“I agree with that. We have no choice but to lead them to an advantageous battlefield somehow.”
Jinjo has most of the weaknesses of vampires we are familiar with.
First, it is vulnerable to silver and the sun.
Second, if you shine your image in running water, you die.
Third, it suffers fatal damage from artifacts with the properties of ‘holy relics’.
Looking at it this way, it may seem like it has a lot of weaknesses, but Jinjo is nothing for nothing.
First of all, the first one is subtle enough to be called a weakness.
I’m sure you’ll get some advantage, but unless you’re in the equator at noon, it won’t be a significant hindrance.
Similarly for the second weakness, it doesn’t mean that you’ll die instantly by simply shining through running water.
However, it is sure to exert a greater effect than the first weakness.
It is said that in that moment, it becomes extremely weak.
The third one is practically a pointless weakness.
It was too early to be a simple cross shape, and it had to be a relic that appears in myths and legends.
For example, that Zweihander that Serena carries.
However, it is questionable whether there is a place that sufficiently satisfies these conditions.
Of course, it would be possible in any region of Africa along the Nile River.
However, Steven’s main stage is Europe, not Africa.
“Is there such a place?”
“I think it would be appropriate if it was the Great Plains of Siberia in my hometown, Russia.”
Okay, I think I’ve heard it somewhere.
Snow reflects UV rays, so if you go to an area covered in snow, you are exposed to more UV rays.
Besides, I thought that it wouldn’t be bad because there would be quite a few rivers that were formed by melting snow, unlike in Africa.
“Are you okay? White nights also come to Siberia in summer, so it seems like it will be a place where I can contain them as much as possible. I’ll have to ask Cecilia. I wonder if we can bring Steven to Siberia.”
Gradually, the outline of the evil is drawn.
It’s still just a prelude, though.
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