Chapter 58: Tell me. (1/2)

In the end, Arima returned to Center City and what happened afterward was as he expected.

”I'm bored,” Arima complained while eating. His eyes were so unfocused it seemed like he would fall on the table at any moment.

Of course, the three others were accompanying him, ”Well, it's true that there's nothing really interesting to do in this world for you when there's no conflict,” Lilis remarked.

”I think it's a good thing to have some days of rest though,” Lanya added and served some food to Night who was beside her, ”When you do nothing except fighting you can never really relax.”

Night saw how naturally Lanya gave him food as if she was feeding a pet and stiffened. His eyes became blank and he totally ignored what they were talking about and just ate the food he had in front of him with a deadpan expression.

Lilis clapped her hands, ”Then let's try to find something to do.”

Arima slowly turned his head toward her, ”If it was that easy, I wouldn't be so troubled.”

”Why don't you train?” Lanya asked and Arima shook his head.

”Because I don't want right now,” He said and started eating some sweets. ”You know, it's like writing a book. You can enjoy doing it but you're fucking lazy and never do it. Ultimately, you finish the book in more time than you should have taken. And, right now, I'm basically lazy and bored at the same time. Which is a very distressing predicament. So, I need something interesting enough to motivate me to move.”

”What a simple way of thinking…” Lilis retorted and then mused for a few seconds. At one point she smirked and stared at Arima.

”What?”

”Why don't you just go sightseeing with Lanya. It could expend your boredom,” Lilis suggested and Lanya froze.

”Sightseeing?” Arima frowned, ”I already know every detail about this place to the millimeter. Why would I do that?”

Lilis grunted, ”The point here is not about the sightseeing but the time you spend with a gentle and pretty girl. Get it?” She stated while pointing at Lanya, putting the latter in an even more awkward situation.

Arima glared at Lilis then glanced a Lanya with a helpless expression, ”Sure, why not,” He sighed and Lanya smiled while Lilis started laughing for some reason.

”Then, I will leave you two alone. I'll take this little guy with me too,” Lilis grabbed the still blank Night and held him.

”Eh? What?” He snapped out of his daze when he felt Lilis hugging him. He looked around and then saw that he was slowly getting farther away from Arima and Lanya. That also meant that the one who was carrying him wasn't one of them. He looked at who was carrying him and started panicking a bit.

”Wait! Arima, don't let her take me!” He shouted, ”Shit! Why can't I release my form?” Night cursed after trying to turn back into a dragon and failing. He instantly assumed that Lilis had blocked his magic somehow.

Lilis took him away and even as they were getting far Arima could still hear Night howling like a wolf. Arima and Lanya looked at each other and smiled. ”Let's go then,” The former said and walked out of the Inn with Lanya.

”Well, where to go?” Arima mused as they were walking on the streets, ”Is there somewhere you want to go?”

Lanya trembled a bit and then started thinking, ”…Is there something entertaining in this city?” She asked hesitatingly, not even actually answering the question.

In fact, she was actually too embarrassed to speak normally. Generally, if you had to describe Lanya, she would definitely not be shy. But the obvious intent Lilis had shown earlier only managed to make her awkward about this whole thing.

”Entertaining, huh?” Arima snickered, ”Now that I think about it, there's something which seems to be fairly interesting. It's should in this direction,” He pointed at a street on the left and went there with Lanya.

Lanya then felt weird and stared at Arima with a strange face. He noticed that and raised an eyebrow, ”What's wrong?”

”Nothing, but…” Lanya shook her head, ”Usually, you teleport to everyplace you want to go.”

Arima smiled, ”What? Do you prefer that I transfer us there directly?”

Lanya shook her head and smiled sweetly, ”No, I was just surprised.”

On their walk, they visited several shops. Lanya would stop to observe clothes, jewelry, but also sometimes it was for weapons. Although she knew that the rapier Arima had given her was most likely the best sword she could ever find, even more, if it was a soul weapon, she still was attracted to it. It was a bit like how a pro musician would still be interested in trying new instruments.

On the other side, Arima observed her and followed her calmly, without being impatient at all. He also bought every kind of sweet that caught his attention and offered some to her.

Lanya seemed to enjoy the moment a lot. Although she wasn't that talkative, she still expressed her joy easily.

When the two passed by a precious-stone showcase, Arima abruptly thought of something. He took out a huge boulder from his storage and made it appear on the streets. The sudden appearance of the rock surprised everyone around.

Arima quickly pulled Karma and cut the boulder into a lot of different pieces which he then stored away.

Lanya curiously watched the entire process, ”That was the trinite, right?”

”Yeah,” Arima nodded and a pocket-sized piece of trinite appeared in his hand. ”[Verto] (Change),” He chanted and Karma in his right hand started changing form. It became smaller and smaller before ultimately becoming a dark red carving knife.

At the same time, Arima's sigil revolved and a black flame ignited the trinite. It became a sort of soft substance in an instant. Arima used the knife to shape it to a new form. He slowly turned it into an ellipsoid while paying attention to not roughen the edges. Then, he carved an exquisite sort of magic circle and the stone glittered.

Lanya observed fixedly. Arima then continued by refining it with engravings of all sorts such as roses. It was an utterly stunning piece of art that attracted the eyes of many people walking by.