9. Unavailable Heroine
** 9. Unavailable Heroine
A week and a few more days have passed since the incident.
This incident was a good opportunity to realize the extent of the power of peers that we had only heard about until now.
In terms of real time, it was only an instant, but the whole of Academia was engulfed in silence, albeit for a moment.
In the midst of that, it seemed that the only person who could say that he had truly paid the price was the chairman of the board. As he drove out the power with some trick, in fact, the students only woke up from a nightmare they couldn’t remember.
If it’s fortunate, it’s fortunate.
According to the chairman’s words, it’s no different from saying that they become stronger just by being afraid, so it’s better to keep the true identity buried as much as possible.
Excluding the seniors who are dealing with the undead of the peers outside the outskirts, or the professors who can be said to be the factors, and the students who hold several positions, I am not the only one who has heard the truth of this situation.
In addition to that, I received ridiculous preferential treatment.
I looked down at the clean wings engraved on my wrist.
It was the right to immediately leave the middle dimension whenever he wanted. If this made the burden on my heart lighter, it wasn’t like that again.
Why?
It’s because the air currents around me have been subtle lately.
First of all, Windows.
“Oh, Alem!”
For some reason, after the peer incident passed, he became kind to me. I’ve never really encountered them in the world of images, and I’ve never been involved with them, so I’m still not sure how this change came about.
Winds spotted me from afar and ran quickly.
Looking at the wind blowing in their steps, it seemed that the non-magic zone surrounding Academia had been resolved before they knew it.
She got close to her in an instant and smiled.
“How are you doing? It must be boring because there are no classes for a while.”
“Hey, I’m taking some rest…” I’m relieved that the chairman said Peer will be down for a while.”
Even though we’ve solved everything together, it’s clear that Wins was uncomfortable with me just a while ago, and there must be some reason for such a drastic change.
But I don’t know why.
That’s why it’s burdensome to ask directly.
“…What are you doing, senior?”
In the end, all I can do is respond lukewarmly.
This was my best.
As the conversation began to connect, Winds continued her words with a very flushed face.
“Ah, that’s it… “
Winds continued the theme of what the academy atmosphere was like, from the trivial things she was doing while running the vigilante.
She couldn’t concentrate on the conversation, though.
That day, she saw the older sister of Winds in the image world, that is to say, the red-haired girl called Lost by peers.
The lively winds in front of her eyes and the stark contrast between her and her insignificant appearance. She is very confused about what she went through and how she became such a doll now, and whether Winds knows about it.
“Anyway, Lisbeth’s cafe seems to be open for business now. Would you like to go there with me?”
So even though Wins asked for it, the word of refusal came out in the end.
The mere fact that she met her sister made me feel uncomfortable. It would be a problem even if I said this directly to myself, and it would be a problem if I didn’t, so I needed someone to consult with.
“Sorry, I think today will be difficult.”
“Oh? Ah… okay. Then there’s nothing you can do about it, Kabi!”
“Tell me the next time you work part-time there again. I will go.”
“….. Ha?”
“The maid suit really suits you.”
“Alem, are you bored? Just bet the fight.”
Even though she teased me a little, it was still the case that she quickly returned to her cynical appearance.
**
The place he visited even after refusing Winds’ request was Makia’s laboratory.
Maintaining her good grades, she was being provided with her private study room, and when she knocked, she opened the door and stuck her head out.
“Ah, Alem, long time no see… !”
Makia’s laboratory was small and cozy, but there were samples of this kind all over the place. She seemed to prove that being a researcher in chemical engineering was not false.
Unknown combinations and materials were scattered all over the place, but Makia was ashamed of them, so he cleaned the messy lab belatedly.
But if she put the trash to the trash side, she would only end up with a bigger pile of trash. Makia, who soon realized the futility of her cleaning, scratched her cheek shyly.
“Sorry, Ma, isn’t it very dirty?”
“It’s okay, senpai.”
I was already familiar with the fact that researchers generally create this kind of environment for themselves thanks to their friends in the original world. Also that they enjoy drinking drinks that make it easier for them to fall asleep.
“…”
I was speechless for a moment when I saw a large coffee machine perched in a cramped laboratory. It was to the point where I wondered if something that should have been in Lisbeth’s cafe was here.
Did you steal this?
In the midst of a long conversation, Makia quickly brewed her coffee and offered me a drink.
“Now, here.”
“Oh, yes.”
Makia said as he grabbed the cup as the steam rose.
“So what happened? Why did everyone come to this place… “
“Since there are no classes, seniors don’t come out of the world.”
I dared to visit the lab to talk a bit cautiously, but it was also because before that, Makia had already been stuck here and had no intention of coming out. How can people live without seeing the sunlight? When I was hospitalized, I wish I could visit them every day.
Makia laughed shyly, but when she saw my stiff expression, she became serious.
“…What’s going on?”
“That’s it.”
I briefly talked about Wins’s twin sister, Lost, that I saw in the world of images. The red hair that contrasted with Winds’ blue hair. And the story of a girl who didn’t look like a living person at all, and was used as a teleport tool by peer forces.
And as the conversation progressed, Makia’s complexion gradually turned white. She seemed to know what to do.
“Makia-senpai is friends with Wins-senpai, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right… however… “
“Tell me if you know anything.”
Makia, who became contemplative, muttered stutteringly.
And then things I didn’t know were finally starting to come out.
“Although I only heard about it… On the day of her entrance ceremony, Wins said that she had definitely witnessed the end of her twin sister. At that time, instead of Winds, who was about to rampage, Orien stepped in and took care of the terrorists… What happened after that is probably only the two of you.”
I don’t know what happened after that.
After all, I can’t ask Winds about this, so all that’s left is Orien. The place she had to find was not a research lab, but an Eros Circle room.
I drank the cold coffee in one go.
There was not enough time to savor the bitter taste. I don’t think I’ll be able to think of being comfortable until the truth of Lost is revealed.
“Thank you, senpai. I’ll just go.”
“Uh, Burr, already?”
Wins, who has grown fleshy right now, keeps clinging to her, but she can’t deal with her uncomfortable truth buried in her heart forever.
This is something I’m definitely doing wrong. Whether it be porridge or rice, it was the right thing to tell the family history directly to the family.
Nevertheless, thinking that ‘I witnessed someone who might be Wins’s twin sister’, conveying this raw information to me as it is, it was a headache as it was.
At least I didn’t have the ability to spit out those words casually to the person concerned.
In the meantime, it was fortunate that Orien was there.
As a magician with a knack for re-examining the past, there must be some way to deal with such a sensitive subject.
Didn’t Orien even say that he was there?
But when I arrived at the Eros Circle room and saw Orien, it didn’t look like things were going to go smoothly.
“…Hey, are you okay?”
“Ah, Alem. Are you here?”
Obviously, I was sitting there, sipping tea, as usual, but somehow I felt the atmosphere that I was standing there.
Like a person who had trouble sleeping, the corners of his eyes also looked subdued.
Orien gave a clear answer to that question.
“I’ve been having nightmares since that day.”
“A nightmare?”
“Memories of the original world. It was a terrible place with no good memories.”
Orien lifted her own school uniform, as if recalling something of hers.
She was made of the same material as the other students, but she had a strong aura that looked classy just because Orien was wearing it.
And it was no coincidence that she felt that way.
“I was the princess of that place. I was the youngest of my sisters.”
“Sisters… Didn’t you have any brothers?”
“It was such a world. A worldview for only one person.”
“Who is that? “
Orien smiled.
“Emperor. Everyone was just his plaything. My mother, my aunts, my other older sisters… Oh, but you don’t have to worry.”
Orien sipped her tea and wedged it.
“I already killed him and came here. In other words, the main character was killed by the extras.”
“…..”
She was a bit harsh to hear in her calm manner.