Chapter 1981 (2/2)
“Yes The results are su him a written report
Rikudou read the report to see that the Mana of the subjects showed no changes in their affinities to the attributes, nor did they show a change in quantity
“I believe that this dreaencies,” said the secretary “Eighth Guidance worshi+ppers have spread news of it on social s and private websites It could be called a 'festival,' as they are celebrating that the 'Undead' has appeared in their dreams”
“… Are they not aware that they are roup that idolizes terrorists?” Rikudou muttered
Eighth Guidance worshi+ppers were a group of people orshi+pped the now-dead Eighth Guidance – worshi+pping Pluto in particular But with that said, they were not a crianization
As they a, roup; the anize rallies to advocate the complete ban of research into the death attribute
“… Have specialized psychologists analyze the drea to do with the death attribute,” said Rikudou “It is highly likely that the Eighth Guidance received death-attribute Mana from the 'Undead'… Amamiya Hiroto I think the contents of the dreams have some similarities”
“Very well,” said the secretary
“And I will attend the president's party in three days,” Rikudou added
“Not her?” the secretary asked
“No If I spend too e of politics, I will beco asher appearance, but I am not”
'Rikudou Hijiri' stood on a stage, giving a speech in front of ca an election
“It is true that we Bravers have made mistakes There are a countless nued into despair because ere slow to act, because ere too weak! But that is precisely e cannot stop here Please believe in the Bravers once ainst terrorists who seek to destroy international order and the endless natural disasters that happen in this world!”
The audience applauded and shouted encouraging words
“Do your best!”
“We're supporting you!”
The people's trust in the Bravers had fallen after the Eighth Guidance incident However, when the death stored inside Pluto wiped out the Federal State's department of defense, A the people's trust
The people had lost their trust in the Federal State due to thehth Guidance members to resume research into the death attribute, and without the Bravers, the entirety of the Federal State would have likely still been covered in a black fog up until this day Thus, there was now trust in the Bravers
This was the result of 'Braver' Amemiya Hiroto's actions, but at the same time, it was also due to the losses caused by the Federal State's blunder That hy 'Rikudou Hijiri' was diligently attending charity events and speeches, as well as parties hosted by ie enterprises – to anization
Well, it's not thanks to hi to himself as he watched 'Rikudou's' speech
The Bravers had failed during the Eighth Guidance incident, but in the end, nobody had raised their voices to blame them for it
One reason was that the Federal State had coreater blunder than them, but it was also because the international community did not want the Bravers to disband
This was because they were an organization of individuals with mysterious pohose principles were still unknown, and if certain rules were followed, it was very easy to make use of them
'Rikudou Hijiri' finished his speech, exited the stage and walked towards where Moriya aiting
“Excellent work, 'Rikudou'-san,” said Moriya “Next is a one-day lecture at the European Union Magic University The car is this way”
“I know,” said 'Rikudou' “But can't you get me business class seats for the plane?”
“My apologies This is part of an appeal to the public that we are part of the common masses We have prepared a premium economy seat next to the ”
“… We're going to the airport in a bulletproof,premium economy That makes it more difficult to understand what it's like to be a part of the co a bitter, Rikudou-like sot into the limousine
The moment he sat in his seat, he became as expressionless as a mannequin
“How long will it take to get to the airport?” asked Moriya, a subordinate of the real Rikudou Hijiri
“Approximately one hour,” replied the driver
“I see… I suppose I'll spend that ti out what appeared to be a hely team would hurry up and make these smaller,” he murmured to himself as he placed the helmet on the mannequin-like 'Rikudou Hijiri'… the 'Metamorph' shi+houin Mari
“Can the brainwashi+ng be maintained with just that helmet?” the driver asked
“Yes, it's an advanced, highly expensive Magic Iteic hile sis into the wearer,” said Moriya “We can't buy out a jumbo jet, but we can easily buy out a medium-sized plane”
This conversation was already inaudible to Mari The helmet blocked out all external sound as it quickly activated its s into her
The helan the maintenance work needed to keep her in a state where she would continue to be a convenient puppet that acted in his place
The black visor covered her vision; her eyes were open, but all she saas a black darkness
Or at least, that was supposed to be the case, but someone's face appeared in the darkness – a white face with one purple eye and one crimson one
“Who are you?” the white silhouette asked
Moriya jumped in surprise
“Is there soht I saw her move…”
“I suppose the drug injection process has started It's completely normal Focus on the road,” said Moriya
But Mari did not hear this conversation between Moriya and the driver
The only thing she heard was the white silhouette's words
“Who are you?” it asked
I am… the 'Avalon' Rikudou Hijiri, she answered wordlessly
But the white silhouette shook its head “That is not you,” it said
Are you… me?
“I am not you”
Then who… am I?
The hels were injected into Mari's body But she showed no signs of reacting to them
“I don't know the answer to that question Who are you?” the white silhouette asked
As it stared at her, Mari felt as if she needed to answer it, and desperately searched for the answer… but the answer did not come to her yet
“Who are you?”
And froan to appear on s, on the surface of the black coffee she drank, the back of her eyelids when she closed her eyes, continuously asking her this question
Mei, as now over one and a half years old, was growing up to be a healthy child
She was a quiet child who almost never cried; this had actually worried Amemiya Narumi at first, but she was at ease noever, it see else
She was currently drawing so happily No, perhaps she si paper with the color of her crayons
“Mei, what is this?” her older brother Hiroshi+ asked curiously, staring at her drawing
“What have you drawn? Show it to Mo that the black person drawn on the paper could be Amemiya Hiroto, Mei's father
But Mei shook her head “No, it's Banda,” she said happily
“a panda?”
“Banda”
“You're so weird Pandas have white as well, not just black,” said Hiroshi+
“Banda, Banda!” Mei cried
“Hiroshi+, that's how they appear to Mei Bandsan seems to have a lot of black parts,” said Naruus
The s his own body parts… Banda, gave a sigh of relief as he watched from above
I'ined that Meh-kun would be the child of Naruse Narumi… Amemiya Narumi, the one that Pluto saved I was curious about her, but coincidences are pretty scary
He then thought about what he should do next
My connection to my real self has been almost completely severed, so I can't share o beyond a certain distance away from Meh-kun Maybe that's because my main body is Meh-kun? nobody can see me except for Meh-kun, and I can't touch anyone unless I try to Well, I suppose I'll go withKiller
A mosquito that had flown into the room dropped dead from Banda's spell
“… Huh? As? I feel like a spell was used so around the room
Vandalieu ignored her as he continued thinking I can cast spells Death-attribute Mana is difficult to sense, so I can use spells like Bug Killer and Sterilization even if she's close by, and she won't notice I ht be able to use other Skills, too… I've already confirmed that I can use Materialization
Immediately after Mei woke up fro various things in order to comprehend the situation that he had found himself in
CoBanda's own Status had also failed, as this was not Lambda
And upon realizing that he did not have a physical body, Banda had checked whether he had a reflection in a mirror, and checked whether he could use the Materialization Skill
He had easily been able to materialize his entire body… and the moment he did, his body had been reflected in the mirror, so he had hastily dematerialized himself
“Even if it was a dreaether more skillfully?” Banda lamented
At a glance, he looked like a human
A hu a mask covered in open mouths even where his ears should be, a small black fur coat on his head and white hair
But the 'mask' was his real face, and what appeared to be a coat was actually an externalfrom it As for the inside, his arms were made from multiple bones and his body contained s and covered haphazardly in exoskeleton and carapace
No matter how one looked at it, Banda had the appearance of a de seen by other people, least of all by the Amemiyas or their son It was possible that they would attack hiht
Hiroshi+… Could it be that he naet involved, Banda thought
He did not have any hatred for the Amemiyas anymore, nor did he feel the desire for a happy family that he had felt on earth, but it would be painful to continuously be shown this happy family
But Banda could not venture beyond a certain distance away fro Mei frorasp, so he had no choice but to bear it
“… It can't be helped I still want to test th and physical abilities, and whether I can use offensive death-attribute spells and no-attribute spells, but that's impossible to do now Well, I have only a fraction of Vandalieu's Mana, so I knoouldn't be able to use Hollow Cannon, which needs a billion Mana,” Vandalieuto avoid reality
“Mistress! The laundry is finished!” said a woman's voice from outside
It seemed that Amemiya Narumi had hired someone to work as a housekeeper and babysitter
This was likely because there were times when both parents would be away froh Banda had not seen theuards inside the house
“Thank you You can rest until lunchtie, was I really just is?” she wondered once more
“I-it's not ic without pernantly
“Banda,” said Mei
Meh-kun, keep quiet about that, thought Banda
And so, the Aained a new inhabitant, unbeknownst to the husband and wife