Chapter 362 Feels Strangely Jittery (1/2)
After Eden-san left, Neun-san and I stopped after walking a considerable distance away from Kuro and Dr. Vier.
[Ahh, speaking of which…… We were brought here with Eden-san’s power, but we forgot to tell Lilia-san and the others that the battle was over……]
[Ahhh, you don’t have to worry about that.]
It was Alice, not Neun-san, who answered the question that suddenly popped out of my mind.
[I have left Alice-chan Clone #44: Phantasmal King Version over there, so she’ll tell the people over there what happened.]
[I- I see, thank you.]
[Yes, yes. Well then, if you still have any other orders, just call me~~]
After she said that she told Lilia and the others about how the situation was alright now, Alice disappeared again.
Alice is someone who immediately understands the situation and instantly works on it, and that’s why I could really rely on her.
As Alice disappeared, Neun-san began to restlessly look around.
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After that, Neun-san fluidly knelt down and placed three fingers of both of her hands on the ground…… and bowed down in a dogeza.
[……Kaito-san, I apologize for all the trouble I brought you!]
[Ehh? Ah, errr……]
[I’m sorry for the inconvenience I caused by being blind of my own weakness. I will definitely apologize for this!]
[N- No!? I’m fine with the apology, so please raise your head!]
[H- However……]
Apparently, Neun-san was very concerned about having antagonized me before, as she kept lowering her head, letting it almost graze the ground.
I didn’t really mind about what happened, so I tried asking Neun-san to raise her head, but she wasn’t raising it at all.
How should I say this, being bowed down to in a dogeza like this feels kinda awkward…… I’m not even asking her to apologize……
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[A- Anyway, I don’t mind it, okay!?]
[……Yes.]
After a few more words, Neun-san reluctantly raised her head, but she still looked like she was concerned about it.
H- Hmmm. The air feels heavy….. I- Is there any good topic that we could divert the conversation to? Something that could change the current mood……
[……S- Speaking of which!]
[Yes?]
[If this is the Hero’s Hill, the “Friendship City” should be nearby, right!? S- Since we’re nearby…… How about we kill some time and look around……]
[Wha!?]
It was just a distraction I suggested in desperation but…… Neun-san’s reaction was very different from what I expected.
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The moment Neun-san heard my words, her face looked full of despair, as if the world had ended. As she began to sweat profusely, she muttered.
[……K- Kaito-san…… Y- You were that angry……]
[……Ehh?]
[I- I’m really sorry! I- I will do anything! Anything but that……]
[Eh? Ehhh!?]
For some reason, Neun-san bowed her head again, more vigorously than before. Eh? Why? Did I say something strange?
As I was being puzzled by her actions, Alice’s voice came out of nowhere.
[……As expected of Kaito-san, trying to take Hikari-san to “the place she least wants to visit in the world”. It certainly is a punishment that does immense damage to her sense of shame.]
[U- Unnn? W- What do you mean?]
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[Eh? Well, after all, in the Friendship City Hikari, there were many statues of Hikari-san erected……]
[…………….]
Ahhhhhhhh!? Oh sh*t! I- I see…… The Friendship City is, in essence, a place where they honor the First Hero……
So to speak, it’s something like a head temple for a cult that worships the First Hero, and it’s a place that Neun-san would never want to go near.
And then, even though I was completely unaware of all this, I still invited Neun-san who was feeling responsible for what happened earlier to the city.
In other words, for Neun-san, what I said earlier was…… “As punishment, I’m going to make you feel the greatest shame of all. You have no right to refuse.”…… or something like that.