Chapter 9 - Finding out (1/2)
As we're trying to talk in a better place, because doing it in park is kind of stupid and doesn't seems comfortable, I suggest Reine-san to go at café. Why café? It sounds cliché since I already visit it with Raynare-san, but there's no better place to do casual talk beside in my house or her own house.
There is a lot of things I want to know about Reine-san, especially why her affection progressed faster like that. If I recall from onee-sama's otaku collection, is this something called deus ex machina? Where something can be resolved by unexpected and seemingly unlikely occurrence? If that's true, then it would be simplified to nonsense.
Deus ex machina also the name of the god of machine if translated literally. But at the current age, it would be suited for the term used by people who like fictional or something like that. Term like that always changing every time, even it's somehow became official thing and people commonly use that. The more people use it, the more it will be used to them, they would feels it familiar term and think it's the official term.
But that's that, no use to think to deep about it. I don't have to think seriously about that matter. It's not like it would cause near-death situation or threaten me in the near future. I doubt it would be happen. Silly me, just focus on the thing right now.
Also, I'd like to experiment more on the system, [Eroge System], about other features. I still not check about the [Shop]. Is there anything useful? I hope so, but if it represent the same function like an actual shop, then it would be filled with various items. I don't want to buy anything useless to me.
”Reine-san, I'm sorry if you didn't comfortable about the place we're going to.”
She shake her head.
”No problem. As long isn't a shady and suspicious place, I would like…. Isn't something like that, right?”
”Of course not. I wouldn't want to lose a trust from you, which is my friend.”
Her cheek suddenly red but still remain her poker face. It's makes me chuckled because it's kind of cute when seeing that, moreover how she can remain her poker face despite her cheek's condition right now. It's quite amazing if I would say.
”I know and that's why I want to trust you. After all, you're my very first friend.”
This of course make me blinked at surprise and confused.
”Your very first friend? Is it because people keep ignore and avoid you because your hobby?”
She respond it with nod, which is true. I'm a bit sad when know that but as much as I want to, it's wrong to suddenly jump in. What is the word for it? Ah. Too hasty. Yeah, that one, I don't want to going like that.
But of course, this is one of interesting fact about Reine-san.
”Yeah, that and I'm always being told to be gloomy. Also, the fact that I'm not got at talk and form a communication with people is one of the factor. Communication is one thing that would make people closer and form a bound, that's the beginning of relationship and bond… I guess from the book that I've been read back then.”
”You're also read other than myth-related?”
She nodded, which makes me amazed.
”That's amazing I guess. It's okay to do nothing, but if you don't act fast, it will be too late for you when realize it. People don't always wait and it's true fact, they tend to be hasty. They want something in instant. Including forming a relationship, but not for ending it.”
Indeed. What I've said is based from my experience and observation. I'm not claiming to be knowledgeable about it, but at least I know a bit and not become clueless. If I remember it again, Hyoudou-senpai is the kind of guy who always clueless and not able to figure out something quickly.
Hearing what I've said, she look at me with awe and determined eyes. It seems she, who is look like in her late 20s, almost like a little girl who's so pure and innocent, doesn't know anything about around her. I wonder how her family and relatives doing in manage her live up until now.
”Thank you, Lilith. I would like to have more friends.”
”Good but wary of suspicious and shady people who want to take an advantages of you. If someone ask you that they want to be your friend without knowing anything, then it's confirmed suspicious.”
I sound like a hypocrite when says that. But better let it go for now.
Nonetheless, she nodded and understood about that. I bet she is kind of naïve and easy to be manipulated.
Nonono. That side of her must be fixed and improved, otherwise she would fall in the dark side and ended up bad. I don't want that kind of thing happened to her and because she also my new friend, I have to care and protect her.
Though… I don't know how powerful she is, because judging by her aura alone isn't accurate. If I have some skills that able to know every single thing or even the tiniest details about her, it would be useful—very useful. I wouldn't lie about that. Because knowing about someone information is can be considered powerful weapon.
As one said, ”Information is such a dangerous weapon.”… I'm can't lie about that. There's no wrong about the word. Sounds right. Although there's someone who doesn't agree at such fact and word. Especially the muscle-brain type, a person who only think with their muscle, their strength—solve everything with brute force.
”I'm sorry, Lilith. Although I'm the older one, you troubled yourself to give me such advice. It seems I'm not reliable enough…”
She's not wrong… from the first glance, she seems m.a.t.u.r.e enough and not unreliable type to me. Maybe people who saw her for the first time would thinking like that too.
But I just shook my head and waved.
”Nothing to worry. I'm happy to be able to help someone, especially you, because Reine-san is my friend.”
She give me a widened smile and beamed. Look like what I said to her can affect her like this. I don't know well about her past but it's something I can't know yet. I do not want to betray her expectation and trust about me, step by step is a must but because of [Eroge System]… look like I could jump in or skip the necessary step and gave me the shortcut to make it easy.
Is that true, system?
[Answer: Host is right. [Eroge System] aid host and increase the chance to gain the target affection easily without a obstacle. Even if that person is start from 0 affection and has a stubborn personality or wost one, the system will make it easier for host to capture.]
[Answer: Host is right again. It's due to your bloodline ability, the heritage power from Gremory family.]
This of course made me interested. It's weird enough for me, who born into Gremory, but has [Power of Destruction]… the ability from Bael clan. I'm quite interested about it. What kind of power I posses? What is the ability of my clan?
If there's a way to know more about my clan's power, then I'd like to take that chance. With [Eroge System] which seems able to figure it out, then I'll not have a struggle with it.
Okay. Please tell me what ability that my clan possses.
[Answer: Certainly. Revealing… processing… done. Gremory's clan abilities already revealed at [Skills]. Please check it.]
When hear that, I immediately check it by mumbling 'Status'.
Name: Lilith Gremory
Age: 16 years old
Title: Princess of Kuoh, Young Genius Devil, Queen of Lily
Affiliation: Gremory Family, Underworld, Four Demon Lord, Kuoh High School, Kuoh Town
Race: Devil
Strength: 100
Vitality: 350
Dexterity: 380
Charm: 800
Wisdom: 450
Intelligence: 700
Luck: MAX
Skill:
- Power of Destruction
o Ruin The Extinct
o Shooting Burst
o Planting Bomb
o Flow of Destruction
o Massive Blow
- Hypnosis
- Light Resistance
- Stealth
- Ice Magic
- Wind Magic
- Fire Magic
- Lightning Magic
- Light Magic
- Darkness Magic
- Mana Affinity
- Clairvoyance
- Affection