146 145. Breathless reunion.txt (1/2)

With the disappearance of the surgeon, the water level, which had been full to the ceiling, drops. Immediately I swim upward and face the water. And I let Rustyala, who was holding it, breathe.

''--Hah, ghoho, gho!

Stifling, Rustyala inhales a lungful of air.

I see that Sera and the Reaper are also floating in the distance, and I feel a sense of relief.

Take a deep breath.

'Ha, ha.'

It was a close call.

I was so close to being in trouble.

If Rastiara hadn't left herself to me, if the Reaper hadn't noticed my heart's cry, if Sera hadn't accepted the 'connection' without hesitation, if any one of us had been missing, we wouldn't have been able to attract this result.

It was a dangerous bridge to cross, no doubt. But I managed to get over it.

The skill ”?”? I was happy to have gone above and beyond the recommended method of

The abominable skill '??' as a declaration of victory. cursing.

”-- who's going to cut it down ......!　What's cheaper if it doesn't kill you, how can that be? ......!

It's like a skill '? denies it as if it were a human being.

But I quickly come to myself. Surely the skill '??' I'm sure I felt a human touch from That said, treating it as an individual and cursing it as an individual is a fool's errand.

Anyway, this time I regretfully activated the skill, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to get my way, I reiterate my vow.

However, the cost of that vow seems to be high.

I check the remaining MP of the four members of my party.

They had only been using magic at full strength for a few seconds or so, but all of them had lost more than half of their MP. Most of the magic power that had been saved thanks to the Reaper has been consumed.

The resonance magic of the four of them is powerful, but it's not very practical.

The water level has dropped all the way down, and we are returning to the original shallow waters.

Rustyala, who has finally calmed down to breathe, lets out an apologetic voice.

''I'm sorry, Kanami....... Because I got carried away .......

Apparently, he thought I was mad at him when he heard my earlier cry.

I shake my head and return the words gently.

'No, no. That wasn't angry at Rastiara. Skill '? I was just a little frustrated when 'Illwill' was activated. ...... Rastiara did a good job matching the resonance magic in that situation, thank goodness.

'What, '? (Ill Will)” at ......?　Ho, really. The confusion is up.

Rastiara checked my status with 'Pseudo-God's Eye'.

''Skill '?' in a place like this? It's a bit of a sore spot for me to have used 'Illwill': ....... Well, it doesn't affect me too much, so don't worry about it.

'Well, that's fine, ....... But that ......, I couldn't breathe, and that--

Rustyala's cheeks are red and her words are slurred.

Because of the perceived 'sensitivity' and 'dimensional magic', I know what she's thinking. --I can understand the subtleties of her emotions.

Seeing the situation, I am filled with a feeling of undoing. The situation I had feared has come true.

Rastiara's emotions are running high due to the unexpected accidental kissing. But I can't share those feelings with Rustyala.

While Rustiala is so embarrassed that she looks like she's about to run off, I'm as calm as if I were recalling an event that happened decades ago.

It was a desperate temperature difference.

And the worst part is that now I'm calmly thinking only about how well I can make this one work.

I expected that falling in love wouldn't lead me down the same path, but when it happened, it was even more devastating than I had imagined.

I had no idea how to respond in this particular situation.

If I could think rationally and be honest, I'd like to pretend that there was no kissing. I'd like to end it the same way I did before, by saying something appropriate like, ”The situation is just as cowardly this time,” and that's it.

But that's not going to happen.

This time it's not an embrace but a kiss. It was a kiss, so to speak. No matter how much you try to excuse the fact that it was artificial respiration, you can't fake that.

Since I took the lips of Rustyala, a girl, away from her, I have to bear a certain amount of responsibility for it. Yes, the values of the original world keep blaming me.

My thoughts were spinning around in circles and I was lost for words to return, when a voice of relief interrupted me.

'Kanamiii, you, I've been watching you!　In the middle of a battle, oh, you and your daughter--!

An enraged Sera crammed up to me, walking briskly through the shallows.

That outright anger is very helpful now.

...... Mr. Serra, it was just a lifesaver. I don't feel guilty about any of it. I really don't (・・・・・) anymore.

When Sera tries to grab me now, I answer in a terribly cold voice. I'm surprised at how cold-hearted her answer was. That makes me sad, and I furrow my brow.

From the reply and the expression on her face, Rustyala realizes the situation.

''...... I see... (...)

The reddish face turns down slightly.

Skill '?' Rustyala realized what emotions the

All the while, Sera continues to yell at him. I wish she would just punch him away, but she won't go that far.

'If it's okay to kiss me to save lives, I'm doing it!　I don't believe you had any guilty feelings!

'That was a necessary part of the battle, so don't worry about it. Sera.

Skill '?' There's no, but Rustyala, who has successfully killed his emotions, intercedes.

It's shameful. In the end, he's left a burden on Rustyala.

''But you see, Miss. It's too much to say that you don't care about what you just did--''

Let's pretend it didn't happen this time, too. That was just artificial respiration. It was a necessary part of the battle. Nothing more, nothing less. Okay?

You can't just sweep this under the rug, miss!　I will not tolerate such dishonesty!

Serra insists that this is very true.

After all, Serra's way of thinking is the same as mine. Our values are very similar. That's why I feel sad that I can't say the same thing to her now.

Rustyala, who is aware of everything, including that sadness, tries to forcefully end the conversation.

''Look, Sera-chan. Calm down!

Saying that, Rustyala lightly kissed Sera's cheek.

''Nya, nyah nyah nyah!　Miss!

Sera's ears turned red and she was surprised.

She says it's no big deal. Look, I'm fine.

No, I'm not talking about that, miss. Well, I mean--

-- Just let it go, or do you want to ventilate, too, Serah?

Ye-yeah, not like that!

Ms. Sera is thrown into chaos after being kissed by the young lady she wants to be with.

All the while, Rustyala tries to make everything a moot point by taking an excessive amount of skin-to-skin contact with Ms. Sera.

I could only take advantage of Rastiara's goodwill. This debt is a skill '??' I promise to return it when the

Then I'm left alone, and a reaper speaks to me, who seems reluctant to talk to me. I can tell by the 'connection' that he is aware of my situation.

'I'm sorry, I'm not being helpful ....... Because of that .......

''No, the Reaper did a great job too. Thanks to the Reaper, I was able to compose an all-out freezing spell.

...... Next time you're dealing with a boss monster, let's keep your guard up.

'Yes. We were all caught off guard this time.

The two of us warned each other about what we were going to reflect on this time.

It was a mistake to fight the boss with a light mind. When collecting high purity magic stones, we should have more time to get them from the shallow tier boss monsters.

Afterwards, Sera-san, who was forcibly convinced by Rath Tiara, said, ”There's no next time, you know! He nailed it, and the search resumed.

Let's go, then. Kanami.

And Lastiara was back to her usual ways.

It was no longer possible to measure its inner pain.

'Oh, let's go,'

I have the same skills. And it's business as usual.

But inwardly, however, I'm in a panic, on the contrary.

Clear thoughts are spinning at an unprecedented rate.

Skill '??' has not been triggered since the Nativity. The skill 'Parallel Thinking' has been used in conjunction with it, and you can no longer stop your unconscious thinking.

If it continues like this, I will notice things I don't need to notice. With that thought in mind, I desperately suppress my thoughts.

I contort my face as I follow behind Rastiara, who is moving forward.

And so the boss battle at the 34th layer is over. -- in the worst possible way.

But the search for the labyrinth is not over yet.

And the worst is compounded.

And then I meet the white girl.

That white girl...

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