Chapter 3 (1/2)
Day 5: Manga with Mary-san
”Oh, you serious? You've read it too?”
'Yes! The intensity when the Shadow Four Heavenly Kings were defeated and the True Four Heavenly Kings ot …'
”You know your stuff Well, personally, I have to go for after the fight with the Four Heavenly Kings MKII when the Sky King of Four came out”
'I get where you're co from, that was another splendid scene…'
A few days passed since we started talking; Mary and I had grown more accustorow lively
Today's topic was about a shonen o I was in the h the box set I'd found at an old bookstore, and when I tried bringing it up, to my surprise, Mary latched on
”But Mary So you read a like this”
'A-ahaha… well now, this is the era of digital publications Even if all I've got is a ss to read'
”Are you really an urban legend?”
Digital publications and whatnot, I get the feeling that's running contrary to the occult
This sort of sense that machines are supposed to break down before supernatural elements
'You've got it wrong, Akira We urban legends exist through transood affinity with the technology itself, but our penchant for net circuits isn't bad at all'
”You're going places I don't understand again… whatever the case, be careful when you're walking and looking at the screen”
'You don't have to worry about that My smartphone is a conceptually deployed model''
”Are you really an urban legend!?”
What's with that wonderful device that reeks of sci-fi? You're changing my worldview
Is it that? The sort of hologra you often see on TV?
”… Wait a second Eh? Up to now, I always thought I was having a phone conversation with you, but on your side, does it look like you're talking to yourself or so?”
Let's try to iine it
Su heat haze drifts over the road A walking young girl She wears a straw hat and white dress The girl endlessly mutters to herself… I really wouldn't want to approach that
Rather, before that even coe to take a selfie?
Mary went right into answering that question
'Ah, no, that isn't the case It's a phone formed out of spiritual power, so while a conceptual deployeuess you could call it a super next-gen wearable terminal'
”How enerational gap… so to su to me and when you take selfies, your smartphone is physically manifested?”
'Yes, that's about right'
If I had to say, this is o with her?
And wait, she's surpassed the technological prowess of huent lifefors not to huularities
”But when it coot to be that spirit world detective I'm amazed to hear you're a spirit user as well Can you fire off spirit bullets? I'm jealous”
'I'm not a co spiritual power?'
On those words from Mary, I emphatically lift my head
”I can use theive it a try!”
'I-is that so… my senior in the business told me there are a nu to pass on her teachings'
Hearing those words, I gulped down my spit
This… could it be my era has come…!?
I don't know specifically what I can do with spiritual powers, but that can coet it, but I'ht or soet that power in my hands
Once I've obtained it, all that's left is to temper it From the start, host,' behind ood affinity with spiritual energy I can even see est of the present age…!
For the sake of a radiant future, I tilted my ear towards the voice I could hear from the speaker
'Um, as I recall, you have to prepare a mat'
”A mat? … Will this work?”
I arbitrarily take so around in hand
'Next, violently rub so this phase, you s you put into it, the higher the effect, apparently'
”UUUOOOOOOAAAAAAH! Blaze up, my cosmos!”
Scritch, scratch, the sound of rubbing resounds
With zeal of such caliber, it's unthinkable these pleas will remain unheard
'Now stand, carry the mat in your arms, and stand before a mirror!'
”I see! Next!?”
'Try holding that mat over your head'
”W-whoah…! T-this is–!?”
What is thefro drawn into the fabric– they're sticking fast, are they not!
I can see… I can coraces y…!This is undoubtedly a living testimony, the manifestation of spiritual powers…!
As of now, ht, a small force barely able to lift strands of hair But from here on, I'll pile upthis power every day, then someday…!
”… It’s just static electricity, Goddammit!”
In round The sound of it slapping the flooring rings out sorrowfully I fall to my knees in despair
No, hear me out
I' of an idiot It crossedThis is just static, isn't it?
But I believed in Mary, I wanted to believe!
'A-are you disatisfied…!?'
”I've got nothing but dissatisfaction! It's suth of the static was iffy! At least let !”
'B-but by gathering the feeble electric potential froe current, there's a technique where…'
”You just said it, that's not spiritual energy, that's electricity And wait, that's an Armed Phenomenon[1], ain't it! No way in hell I could pull it off!”
What sort of visitor am I supposed to be? I can almost hear the Barubaru sound effects
I chastised Mary, but it seems she has some sort of excuse
'B-but…! My senior told y, I'm sure she did! She told me to teach that to any human who asked'
”Tell your senior to watch her back at night”
To play around with an innocent human heart…! A filthy act committed at such a reasonable price…! Such evil, it makes me sick…!
I swore I'd get revenge on Mary's senior
”The sharet…!”
'I-it looks like I couldn't meet your expectations I'm sorry…'
”It's fine…”
In the end, I'm a normal human In the first place, even if I set out for spiritual powers or so, if I don't have any enemies, what do you expect me to do? I don't have to find it too unfortunate So what if ht Fireflies do it, it's nothing special I don't particularly need that power or anything
… I'm not vexed at all, you hear!
”… There's no helping it I forgive you”
'Thank you…'