150. Quarantine Period (2)
It is said that there are two types of people in this world. There are people who need to be inside the house to recharge their energy, and there are people who need to go outside to recharge their energy.
I was the type to recharge my energy only when I was at home. So even when corona was serious, there was nothing big problem.
… It was hard to go out and play because I didn’t have money anyway, and even if it wasn’t like that, I’d been painting, playing games, and broadcasting in the house from the start.
So this quarantine measure probably wasn’t unbearable.
… The problem is, this is not my home.
“Ariel, let’s study.”
After breakfast, I came to the laboratory.
Of course, the purpose of the institute is only research. So, there was nothing that could be called a private room.
Fortunately, there is a private sleeping room on the second floor, so it feels like going there only to sleep. However, since even that was a space with nothing but a bed, I naturally occupied one of the labs.
“…Let’s study?”
“Yes.”
Place the books and materials Er Ah was holding on her desk.
It was a sight that made me want to sigh just by looking at it,
Erre, who was standing at a distance, looked at me and tilted her head.
“You were supposed to do it every day, right?”
“…I know.”
With a sigh, I sit down in my chair and start studying.
There are not many things that can be done in the laboratory. Of course, it is impossible to do combat training, and the space is too small to do physical training exercises.
Reading is also difficult. Because all the books in the lab here are professional books.
“…There’s nothing to do.”
Because of this, Claire enters the lab with a bored and crazy face.
Her face looked like it was stained with despair.
It was Claire who was having the most trouble with this quarantine. Because I was the type of person who hated boredom from the beginning.
Still, Claire loved to read, so at first he tried to read some specialized books.
But professional books couldn’t be fun, and Claire was dying.
“Is Ariel… Studying again?”
“…….”
And I have nothing to do either. It’s not that you can learn new skills, and it’s not that you can’t grow other.
In the end, I had nothing to do, so I was also studying with Erua.
“Ariel, I’m bored. Play with me.”
“……Go to Marie.”
“Mari Yang is just cooking….There’s really nothing to do.”
Having said that, Claire sat next to me as if she was prostrate on the desk.
… I couldn’t feel the slightest sense of dignity from Claire, who was called a noble among nobles.
With that feeling, we were living a quarantined life.
I made items in advance through , And I was studying with Erua while making automatons.
Marie spends quite a bit of time in her kitchen.
Marie was also bored because she had nothing to do, so these days, she is studying various dishes in the kitchen. Even though the lab’s kitchen is quite small.
The same goes for Rachel. She also had a lot of work in the kitchen.
From what I’ve heard, it seems like they’ve gotten quite close with Mari and share recipes with each other. As it turned out, Marie and Rachel were in charge of our meals.
Except for the time when I was making automatons with Era, there were quite a few times when she disappeared and was not seen at all.
Professor Milas is confined to his laboratory and is working on his research as usual.
Despite the situation, he is calm. Rather, he seems to be enjoying this situation because he doesn’t have to go to class.
I don’t know about Tylen.
It seems that he is helping Professor Milas with his research, and he seems to be focusing on his own research…. He rarely appeared in front of us.
According to the character setting, it must be because he is a person with strong individualism. Should I say he likes to act alone, or should I say he hates acting with others….
Claire,
“…Would you like to call Miss Marie and join the mafia?”
“……You did it yesterday too.”
“That’s right… I’ll think of another game then.”
With this kind of feeling, I researched how to reduce my boredom even a little bit, and sometimes I used a group to play. I couldn’t beat that, so I played a few games like Mafia, Twenty Questions, and Endgame.
However, the number of games that can be called a trump card is limited, and in addition to that, Claire has a personality that easily gets bored with anything.
… So these days, I really don’t have anything to do, so I often help with my research along with Erua.
‘… Why are you so calm?’
And seeing Claire like that, I was surprised inside. Even when he was in the County of Findelnerca, he had done a lot of great things, but this time there was nothing strange about it.
I wasn’t really expecting it, but I was rather wary. He even worried that if he slept in his private sleeping room, he would suddenly come to him naked.
But oddly enough, Claire behaved calmly.
Of course sometimes
“…I will masturbate. Ariel can do it while thinking of me.”
He says that to me in a whisper and then goes to the bathroom…. The first time he heard that, he thought he was crazy.
It hasn’t been a day or two that Claire’s been a mad b*tch, but for that matter, it’s rather ominous that there’s no action in a situation like this….
Anyway, so far, nothing special has happened other than Claire being bored and going crazy.
“When will I be able to return to the leadership team…”
Lynette was always complaining in a corner of the room, but… Anyway.
“When will the containment end?”
Along with the frustration, we continued our life at the research institute.
The change occurred on the 10th day after the start of quarantine.
Lapiska has arrived.
“Hello, junior Ariel Beheritt. It’s been a while since junior Erea.”
Red hair that reminds you of fireworks. A refreshing smile with sharp eyes behind the glasses. It really gives the impression of a heroine.
Up to that point, it would be the same as usual, but today’s Lapisca was a little different. Because she was wearing the pure white uniform that only members of the leadership team wear.
“It’s a strange thing. I’ve never heard of Lapiska-senpai officially becoming a leading member.”
“She’s like that. She’s never officially been a member of the leadership team, so you probably haven’t heard of it. She came as an honorary member of the leadership team. This outfit was borrowed from someone else and worn.”
Saying that, Lapiska took her seat.
What that means is that Lapisca has come to this position on behalf of the leadership team. The fact that she has Lapis Cara, a member of the honorary guidance department, do this also means that her guidance department is quite busy.
I also nodded and sat down.
Erua sits next to me on my right, and Professor Milas sits next to me on my left.
Claire is standing next to Ela and watching, and Rachel is waiting behind me. Marie is next to Rachel with a slightly worried face.
Tyllen is standing behind Professor Milas, and in a corner a little further away is Lynette.
All who are quarantined in the lab have gathered here.
“I could have just gathered the representatives.”
“Everyone is curious about the situation outside.”
“Well, it has no choice but to be. Everyone is struggling….Then, shall we explain the current progress one by one?”
Lapisca asks me in a low voice.
The owner of this building was Professor Milas, but since it is Philea Academy with a strong tendency for student autonomy, I, the student with the highest rank, suddenly became the representative. Thanks to that, I’m also the one who sits in the middle.
As the representative, I nodded.
“It’s not clear, but the infection in the floating island has been completely ended. Of course, there are still many people who haven’t returned to human form yet, but the treatment is working better than expected and they’re getting better.”
“That’s fortunate.”
“However, the number of casualties is high.”
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Then, Lapiska says two numbers. The numbers 112 and 325.
112 Deaths.
325 Seriously injured, excluding minor injuries, she said.
“…112 People?”
Marie catches her breath from behind.
Lapiska’s mood drops as she nods her head heavily.
“This is a number that includes staff, students, and ordinary people living in the living quarters. However, the damage situation is more serious than expected, so the academy will close classes for two months.”
Each subject had classes from week 16 to week 17, and canceling about 8 weeks of them meant that half of the semester would be lost.
And Lapisca’s explanation that followed was the same as I played in the original game.
Instead of taking a break for about 8 weeks, assignments will be presented for each subject in the form of vacation homework.
If you slowly complete your assignments for two months and submit them, they will replace them with your midterm exam grades.
Lapisca said that in two months, the academy would be back to normal, and the other half of the classes and final exams would go on as they were.
“So, when will the quarantine measures be lifted for us?”
Claire grunts in a disgruntled voice.
Then Lapiska answered with a slightly troubled smile.
“Isolation will be lifted within a week. I used to quarantine in case there was an incubation period, but fortunately it doesn’t seem to be that kind of infection.”
“Are you saying we have to stay for a few more days? It’s embarrassing… ──Is Findel Nerka going to be dishonored?”
Claire asks as if stabbing her.
Maybe because the topic has changed abruptly? Lapiska momentarily widens her eyes at the unexpected question.
Claire seems to have a calm expression, but her eyes are unwavering.
An aristocratic gaze that wants to lead the negotiations.
“…Hmm. I don’t know what you mean, Junior Claire Entirus.”
“If you don’t know, let me explain. It’s just my prediction, but after the Elpis Bamir terrorist attack in the first semester, the demonic beast invaded the floating island in the second semester. , It’s because there are students who have become monsters.”
More than half of Philea Academy’s students are from aristocrats. So, it was natural for each noble family to file complaints.
Although the image of Philea Academy will be tarnished once again…… Already in the first semester, Philea Academy was hit once.
However, the academy side is not without anything to say about this incident.
First of all, the method of infection was unique. It’s not an airborne infection, it’s not a blood infection, it’s an infection made just by looking at it.
Because it was an infection method that did not exist before, there was no way the security system could follow it, and that is why the student knights, who were carriers, were allowed to enter.
And where did the student knights get infected from?
“Anyway, the academy will try to claim as much as possible that there is no fault. That’s why they’re blaming the student council and Count Findelnerca.”
Of course, if adventurers go to a dungeon and turn into monsters, that person is responsible. Therefore, it is ambiguous whether Count Findelnerca is in a situation to be held responsible.
However, it was Benit who introduced the students to the dungeon anyway… , I will surely stumble upon him.
Regardless of whether or not Benit was really responsible, the fact that he gave the excuse itself is something that aristocratic society can’t forgive.
“I’m a commoner, so I don’t know much about the nobles’ situation, so I won’t comment. However, the academy says they’ll provide some compensation for this.”
“Hmm, it’s called image making.”
Claire grinned.
It seems that the fault of this situation lies with the Findel Nerka family and the student knights, but anyway, our academy side will compensate to some extent——it’s like saying.
Blaming others for the fault, and slightly mediating the fight between the noble families related to the Findel Nerca family and the student knights,
At the same time, it shows off its public appearance by paying compensation even though it is not the academy’s fault.
It was also a move to recover even a little bit of the image that was lost due to the terrorist incident in the first semester.
Anyway, since the princess is enrolled in the academy, Philea Academy is receiving quite a lot of donations. He intends to use it at this opportunity.
It’s possible that the principal of Philea Academy is not greedy for money, so it’s possible to spread the reward money like this, but it’s a good thing anyway.
“Well, I’ve got a rough idea of the situation. Things are going interestingly.”
“…I’m glad if you liked Claire Entirus junior. Anyway, that’s why there will be assignments for each subject sooner or later, so after that, you can take a two-month break on your own….Lastly, Professor Milas. “
“Hmm? You mean that?”
He never thought he would have something to say, Professor Turomilas responded.
Lapiska nods once, then opens her mouth.
“Please clarify the infection.”
“It’s like that. Okay.”
“And… I know that there are plans to donate 25 corpses to Professor Milas’s laboratory.”
“Come to think of it, it was. Such a coincidence…”
Professor Milas scratches his head.
As soon as the body donation certificate was obtained, a large-scale infection occurred. And there were even casualties.
Lapiska looks at Professor Milas with her suspicious eyes. His eyes seemed to wonder if it was Professor Milas who caused this situation.
Of course, Professor Milas doesn’t care about that at all.
“…18 Out of 25 died. 4 Committed suicide. 2 Survived, but… I wouldn’t call them healthy.”
“Suicide?”
“Yes. Two out of four testified that the infection had progressed to some extent, and two had gone mad. I think they hanged themselves because they were shocked by this incident.”
The remaining two are also mainly not in good mental health…… Lapisca added lightly.
If this was a Cthulhu TRPG, the 4 suicides would be a situation where the SAN value would be zero.
Having witnessed something he shouldn’t have understood, and having experienced something beyond his understanding, his mental strength was reduced to zero. Like any work where the sound of thrami is heard, he eventually went mad and committed suicide.
By the way,
“The numbers don’t seem right.”
I said.
18 Dead. 4 Suicides. 2 Survivors.
24 People?
“Well, one person…”
Lapisca made an expression that said it was difficult to say.
Three days later, a large number of corpses were brought into the laboratory.
Corpses are laid in a row along with the body donation certificate.
“…That’s disgusting.”
Witnessing that, Claire already puts on a disgusted expression.
Marie is making a bitter face, and Lynette is not here because she went to the bathroom to vomit.
Faces that we once fought together.
Among them are the aspects that betrayed me.
Feeling grotesque about her head being on her stomach after her throat was cut off by Andy.
She sighs over the few corpses with her throat attached.
Della,
And Jayca.
“They said that a body donation was found in Jayka’s room, along with a suicide note.”
Professor Milas explains it that way.
It’s a feeling I can’t put into words. I hope we will meet in this way.
Only the 25 implicated persons would have been asked for a corpse donation form as a penalty, but Jay Carr was not particularly implicated, and she filled out the corpse donation form.
I don’t know how to feel about it.
I saw a living monster mixed in with the corpses.
“……You see it this way, Ariel Beheritt.”
Said the monster.
White eyes as the infection progresses.
Her hair also turned white, and not only her skin, but also everything turned white.
It has a human form to some extent, but only the upper body remains. There is nothing below the chest.
With arms and legs cut off, it is an unforgettable face.
Because he was a human who fought together when he fought against Joshua.
“Are you alive, Biina?”
One of the four who kidnapped me and brought me to Joshua.
And the thief girl who also fought against Joshua had not yet died as a monster.