Chapter 159 (2/2)
”You did well, Saya. For now, don't move until you recover. I will stay by your side until you feel alright.” ”T-Thanks”
I gently placed her near the wall and stood next to her until she recovered. I have no other option but to postpone my plan of sleeping in my room. Especially when I heard her muttering 'station is scary station is scary' repeatedly. I couldn't leave her alone in that condition.
”Are you fine now?” ”S-Somewhat Yes”
After a short while, waiting for Saya to calm down, I noticed that her face looked slightly better. She wasn't in her best condition, but she should be alright now.
”So, why did you do something as reckless? I'm sure that you knew what will happen to you if you got on that train.” ”Don't be harsh on me”
She got a little sullen from hearing my unreserved way of speech, but all that I said was true. Her acts could only be described as reckless. As she realized that I wasn't intending to comfort her, she spoke the reason for her reckless actions while gazing at me with awkward eyes.
”I was asked by mom to go on an errand here. She told me to get used to this kind of places even though I told her that I can't” ”So you had no choice but to come here.”
Saya nodded silently to my amazed conclusion. How can I say this I don't know how to praise her courage for challenging herself this much
”I'm impressed you made it until here” ”I'm impressed by myself too”
It's nearly a miracle for her to arrive here on her own. An awkward mood floated between us after that conversation.
”What about you, Yato-kun? What are you doing here?”
Saya changed the topic by asking me that question. I couldn't answer her instantly since I didn't prepare an excuse.
”I just have some business here”
Before realizing it, I had already said a random excuse and made Saya reveal a displeased face. She probably noticed that I was trying to dodge her question.
”You're being like that all the time recently, Yato-kun.”
Those words that concealed her discontent towards me made me realize what I did. I ended up reflexively avoiding her question. I totally forgot my promise with Lina yesterday.
”Well, um I will tell you.”
I guess I need to talk to her about it. I don't want her to worry about me for nothing again.
” And that's what happened.” ”So skill holders do exist after all”
She looked surprised to hear that skill holders do actually exist.
”You don't get any peaceful time, do you?”
But the thing that surprised her the most was the fact that I got involved in the situation.
”Don't say it, please. I don't want to admit it, honestly.”
That's the one and only thing I don't want to hear from her as someone who adores tranquilness. Saya laughed when she saw me making a face of someone wanting to escape reality. She had finally become cheerful again.
”But I'm relieved.” ”Hm?” ”You should be fine even if you get involved in this minor situation.”
Saya declared with a broad smile on her face.
”Why do you think so?” ”You're strong, after all. I saw you fighting against stronger beings. That's why you should be fine this time.”
She knows me quite well, huh
I guess she doesn't like being left out without knowing anything about my situation. I froze in my place for a short moment while gazing at the smile she was directing at me.
”Yato-kun?”
Saya tilted her head when she noticed my freezing and called me. I instantly replied with 'nothing.' and averted my eyes. That was close. I can't believe that my heart skipped a beat by that.
Really, airheads are scary.
”What about your errand?” ”Ah, right! I need to go.”
Right when she recalled what she came for all the way here, Saya parted with me while waving her hand. I waved my hand as well and watched her off walking away, before she suddenly halted her steps.
”What is it?”
Calling her again when she stiffened in her place, Saya rigidly turned around as her lips twitched.
”I don't think I can make it inside this crowd”
Apparently, she wants to cross the street that was br.i.m.m.i.n.g with people. I should have expected that much from her. I bet she would have looked cool if she continued walking off without asking for my help this time.
I just can't leave her alone, I guess
A bitter smile reached my face as I watched her frozen in her place. However, the next moment
”h.e.l.lo everyone! Good day!!”
I heard a familiar voice resounding in the street. Everyone walking in the area stopped in their place and looked in the direction of the voice.
”It's him”
I turned to the same direction and looked at Shibata in the monitor of the station.
”I'd like your attention please.”
Asking everyone to look at him, Shibata widened his eyes. I instantly grasped what he was about to do from now on.
Saya is in danger.
”Saya! Don't look at him!”
I promptly covered her eyes with both of my hands and ignored her confused questions. The next moment, everyone in the area stopped moving like robots that stopped functioning. The noisy and bustling street became quiet in the blink of an eye.
”AHAHA!! It worked!!”
Shibata laughed in a loud voice and turned off the monitor. Everything happened in a mere few seconds.
”This turned into a bigger problem than I've thought”
I muttered to myself while looking around me. This situation was completely out of my scope of prediction. I heard Meru's calling me in a panicking voice.
”All the monitors in this area had the same video and everyone who watched it got hypnotized, Desu!” ”Seriously?”
I used mys.p.a.ce - Time Magic (Extra Large)to check the area and confirmed that everyone there was standing still in their place. It felt like I got into a movie scene.
What are they planning to do by controlling everyone?
I tried to guess their plan while looking out for any unpredictable occurrence. The situation is getting more troublesome than what I was expecting.
I let out a heavy sigh and started to contemplate a plan.
Bonus
Forgetting.
”Ah, I feel like I'm not showing up recently At this rate, everyone else will forget about me too~” Rouga.
”Ah, Chief!” ”. Ah, uum, oh, Rouga.” ”Did you just forget about me Chief!?”
Next Update: Wednesday, August 15, 2018