294 Please Listen and Understand These Words! (2/2)
Seiji heaved a sigh of relief before inspecting Mayuzumi's condition.
Her forehead was burning up… she had a fever!
'Why is she like this? Just what exactly happened!?' Seiji recalled the earlier situation. 'The black mist came from Reo, but Sensei… stopped her?'
He was unsure.
Seiji picked Mayuzumi up and carried her in his arms as he walked towards Shika and Mai.
”Brother…”
”Junior…”
”Are you two alright?” Seiji asked.
Shika and Mai both indicated that they were lightly injured, but it wasn't anything serious. Seiji told them about what he had just witnessed—that the two of them had been fighting each other.
Both girls were astonished to hear this.
”I… was under the impression that I was fighting against demons,” Mai said in a shocked voice.
”Same here,” Shika agreed.
A brief period of silence fell between them.
Mai sighed. ”It managed to confuse both of us… her power is rather frightening.”
Shika nodded with a grim expression on her face.
Seiji also sighed. ”Luckily, you're all okay.”
He then explained what happened afterwards.
”I think that Sensei might have stopped something worse from happening, but I'm not sure just what happened… we'll have to ask the president to come and check the situation.”
Mai nodded in agreement and glanced over at Reo, who was still lying collapsed on the ground.
Whatever explosive power that Reo Tachibana had used just now… was out of the scope of Mai's powers; she couldn't control it.
Mai took out her cell phone and called Natsuya.
When the student council president heard the maid's summary of the situation, she said that she would come over immediately.
After conducting a detailed inspection and observation of both Reo and Mayuzumi, Natsuya sighed and said, ”They've been connected together.
”It's a connection that can't be seen on the surface, as it's in the soul layers. It's just like what I did to Harano-kun and Kagura-san last time. Amami-san and Reo Tachibana are currently in a similar state. And based on Harano-kun's description of the event, the most likely scenario is that Amami-san made a connection with Tachibana and prevented her from losing control.
”So, what that means is that Amami-san's consciousness is probably within Reo Tachibana's soul. In order for Amami-san to wake up, we must have her consciousness return to her body, and in order to do that, we must first locate her consciousness within Tachibana's soul.
”And right now, Reo Tachibana's soul is currently filled with this mysterious power that's been activated. Casting spells in such a condition will be an unknown for me… but if we don't locate Amami-san's consciousness, judging by her current condition… she might not live to next morning.”
A cold night breeze blew past everyone.
Seiji frowned upon hearing this. ”This is all unknown… does this mean that you won't be able to guarantee even your own safety, President?”
”Indeed,” Natsuya replied.
”Is there a method to keep yourself safe while casting a spell to venture within Reo Tachibana's soul?”
”There is,” Natsuya replied.
”What is it?” Seiji asked.
Natsuya averted her gaze. ”…I don't want to say it.”
”It's actually the same method as last time, isn't it? Someone must act as the intermediary to enter the soul and conduct an investigation.” Seiji's eyes flashed with light. ”In such a scenario, President, you would only have to observe from the side and you could avoid any danger in time.”
The president remained silent.
”You don't want to say it, because you don't want me to think of and request to use this method again.” Seiji smiled. ”Thanks for your concern, President. But I've already guessed it for myself now, and I want to use this method again. I request that you use this method to cast a spell to enable me to enter Reo Tachibana's soul and save Peach-sensei!”