353 350. The one who steals the fifth reason.txt (2/2)

Hmm. The first condition is that you go through death and give up being a man.

Dead and no longer a person ......?

But of course I have no memory of such a thing.

There is a hollow clay doll lying in front of me now. I'm going to be the same as that one, but I don't feel like that at all.

”Perhaps, but ...... the two of you have lost your lives in your original world forever.

You can never return. You're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them.

That is what the world has judged.

For my confusion, Mr. Diprakra spoke his own thoughts.

--I'm as good as dead now?

That overly cursory explanation further accelerates my confusion.

''Well, um, I'll check ....... Are we never going to be able to go back to our world again ......?

He guesses he cannot return. After all, when you summoned the lads, your ”deal with the world”...

The 'Price' of summoning Aikawa Yotaki is 'The Crisis on This Planet'.

The 'price' of Aikawa Uzumi's summons was 'Aikawa brothers and sisters will live in this world permanently'

-- that's what was decided. There were many candidates for the 'compensation', but the three of us decided on it after consulting with each other.

......!

I'm speechless.

The word 'cost' is too disturbing.

And even more than that, the word 'deal with the world' is too unclear.

I've managed to fool myself up to this point, but at last, I can no longer follow the conversation completely, and I turn my eyes to Yotaki next to me.

Yotaki noticed my gaze and turned his face to me. On top of that, I nodded strongly and deeply. From that Yotaki, it seems that this story is trustworthy.

With that alone, I trust Mr. Diprakra-san - and in order to keep up with the story, I'll be patient and ask for more details.

'Mr. Di Prakula, ....... Can you tell us more about that 'deal with the world' thing? I understand the importance of that. However, I've been wondering too much about that one word for a while now ....... I feel like if you don't understand that, you won't be able to get the next thing in your head: ......

I suppose. That's what you're going to say here. Don't worry about it. You have listened to me so patiently, and I thank you for that. Thank you, Cuirinha.

Apparently my inability to understand certain words was factored in. Mr. Di Prakula praised me for not breaking my story, while stepping back and tapping his staff on the ground.

''Let's move on to explaining the 'deal with the world' once and for all here. If you understand this, you should be able to understand the details of your mission and your sister's illness correctly. So...

With the movement of his staff, the small country of dirt that had been unfolding on the ground all crumbles back.

Then the Sith who had been waiting in the rear leap forward.

'It's my turn to be the best at 'dealing with the world'!　Unlike the old man there, you can rest assured that my story is easy to understand!　I'll make you understand it in a hands-on format, chutzpah!　These things are usually pretty obvious when you use them!

The conspicuous Mr. Sith had been waiting for this time to come, and he seemed very proud of himself and patted himself on the chest.

He liked Sis-san's personality itself, but in a serious matter, he was a bit uneasy about it.

However, Ms. Diprakra didn't seem to be talking. She seems to be the right person for the job, so I decide to listen in silence.

''Hmph. The first thing I want you to hear from Kanami is that she received it from my Lord and made Yotaki understand in an instant - this one word.

Coughing like Diprakra-san, Sith-san coughed and collected it before speaking.

''-- There's no need to think hard about 'dealing with the world'. The point is, it's 'something like magic'.

However, that one word was a bit far from what I was expecting.

Something like .......

It's too vague .......

If you're willing to be that vague, there's something cooler out there.

'Old magic formula', 'pseudo-magic', and many other things .......

I'm not sure that my frustration with this is conveyed to Sis-san, and she proceeds to speak with confidence.

''In other words, with 'something magical', we summoned Yotaki and Uzurinami from another world!　To put it in more detail, I guess it's just a unique rule that doesn't exist in your world, but exists in our world. At a certain temperature, things burn and freeze. People are born and die. Like that kind of thing, limited to this world?

I suppose he was referring to the laws of physics and the natural order of things.

When I was told this much, the image was unwillingly solidified. In short, it's the system of 'something magical' in games and novels.

Sure, it's easy to understand without going around, but .......

'Whatever. You give 'something' and you get 'something'. That's 'dealing with the world'. But you can't just get 'something' and you can't just lose 'something'. It is always an exchange. It is axiomatic that this is the case. In this world.

After that explanation, Sith-san stepped forward and held out his right hand to me, who was sitting in the gym.

'And this 'deal with the world' is kind (...). For the record, you can trade anything for anything, and there's a lot to be gained on both sides. ...... for example, give me your time. Just give me your hand.

--The world is kind.

I didn't expect that word.

To me, the world is a hard and demanding place.

I've never felt kindness in my entire life.

So, with doubt, I sat down and reached out my right hand.

Then I put it over Sis's hand.

'I'm not lying. The world is kind. ...... Now I gave 'my time and hand' and you got 'your time and hand'. Hey, do you think you're missing out?　Do you feel like something was taken from you or lost?

Staring straight at Sis, she confirms the meaning of the word.

Our palms make contact with each other, and every cell of skin feels her smooth skin. And then the heat spreads softly. It gets hotter, even though neither of us has a particularly high body temperature. Perhaps both she and I are feeling something more than our true body temperatures. The act of giving each other that heat and building each other up is very reassuring. The human touch acts on our hearts, making our hearts leap and--and I'm sure it's not the only one.

Nope.

Halfway through, I realized that this was different.

I'm simply too close to Sis-san. The throbbing is probably due to the fact that I have an overly well-groomed face in front of me that I would metaphorically describe as beautiful at first glance.

I hide my agitation and try to be very calm and give her the answer she might be looking for.

'Well, um ...... both are warm. I'm glad for both. They both got it. Is that what this is about?

Happy?

Just then, the beautiful woman in front of me tilted her head slightly.

And in the next moment, her face turned red. Immediately, Sis-san shouted the rest of the explanation quickly, as if to deceive her.

''--That's right!　Like this!　It's the way the original 'deal with the world' was supposed to work, with both parties happy!　Because the world likes gain, not loss!　I love that it's an equivalent exchange, but inflates the value!　Because this world is alive, too!　Even the world instinctively wants to be strong and big, and it wants to be happy, just like everyone else!

Anyway, it was clear that he was trying to shout loudly and blow off the upset. Perhaps it was worth it, but his next words were quiet and had a lot of weight to them.

''-- Okay?

This world is always eager to negotiate with someone else.

Particularly, it prioritizes negotiations that benefit everyone.

With this story, that seems to be the most crucial part of the story.

With a look of finally being able to say the crux of the story, Sis let out a big sigh, ”Huh ......,” and took her hand off me, distancing herself from me and inviting us to relax.

'In light of those things, feel the world ....... You can definitely do it. Because the two people who just got called up are the ones who have the freshest sense of 'demon poison' in the world right now. Moreover, they are the ones who are recognized to be the most able to adapt to the demonic poison. You will surely feel closer to the world on the ...... 'other side' than we, the apostles.

Sis-san then spread her hands out as if to touch the air.

The air flowed softly with her movements.

A very clear and delicious air--.

”First of all, I'll give you a cupful of 'demon poison' here, and then I'll get 'another power' - 'power for you'. I don't mind trying things.

The words caught our attention and we stood up.

There was a lot of doubt in my mind, but I still knew that the woman in front of me was pure of heart. I'm not telling a lie. It's probably true that this has something to do with Yotaki's illness. It's worth a challenge for me just to be sure of that.

Thus, in order to live up to Sis-san's expectations, the brother and sister take on the challenge of 'trading with the world' for the first time at the same time.

At that time, I still couldn't swallow the explanation, and I had a look of uncertainty about whether I could do it or not - Yotaki next to me had a cool profile that said he already knew everything.

What I remember is the days of competition in my former world.

It was always the same for us siblings.

It was the same when we did our first 'tear-jerking training'.

When we challenged the same thing at the same time, there was a clear difference in our talents.

My older brother Uzumi would fall behind his younger sister Yotaki, and I would always lose.

I would surely lose.

It was meant to be.