Vol 18 Chapter 3 (1/2)
Chapter 3 - Her, her, and her
The sound of a doorknock rang out
Just as she was studying and thinking about drinking so Meishen a bit flustered
”I I' over her feet, and then walked to the
She peeped out of theto confir there was Vati
”Please wait a bit”
After opening the door, she saw Vati holding the bowl from dinner in her hands
”I came to return the bowl”
”You could have co to ask senpai about”
”Nn?”
”If it won't disturb you”
”It won't, co often So Meishen invited her in
”Letto drink”
”No Okay, sorry to bother”
Vati's appearance was different froh she was still expressionless like normal, even Meishen could feel that there was a discrepancy
Meishen looked at Vati who obediently sat in the living room as she prepared to make tea
”Here”
”Thank you, senpai”
After putting the tea in front of Vati, Meishen also sat on the sofa
Then
What to do?
Meishen's entire body was stiff as she sat next to Vati
In this kind of situation, how should she lead Vati to let her talk about her troubles smoothly?
After all, Meishen had never done this kind of thing
”Can I speak?”
”Huh? Ah, yes!”
Just as Meishen was confused, Vati opened her mouth
”Go ahead”
Meishen felt a bit sad as she motioned for Vati to speak
”What I wanted to talk about is so from before I came to this city”
”Nn”
”I was created as a replace created to replace someone as lost”
Vati said this kind of incredible thing as soon as she begun her prologue
Meishen was shocked Perhaps she could say 'How could that' in a tone bringing a hard-to-describe anger and confusion, or
However, Meishen held those words back
A calm portion in the deepest part of her surprise made Meishen look closely at Vati's face As she said these things, Vati's face was calm and placid like normal, what could be called an expression that didn't show any emotions
A calm voice in her heart said that Meishen should calmly check her appearance
So Meishen didn't say anything at all
Meishen put the tea on the table, straightening her back, and looking at Vati's face that see to listen to her next words
Vati continued speaking:
”But I can't become a replacement My evaluation in this area is very poor Yes, I probably disappointedthis, Vati paused for a bit She wasn't thirsty, nor had she drank tea to moisten her mouth The oppressive silence as she searched for the next words flowed forth frohtly opened mouth
”Fortunately, my mission is not only to be a replaceood, so I can still live like this [1]
But, I'm not satisfied with just this much An existence like me as created in some important situation can tell the disappointlance It doesn't matter even if I don't do my other job Even if it is someone else who does this job, I fear that they will also receive a high evaluation
I a the evaluation for which I am me
I want to succeed in the true evaluation for which my e
Her tone hadn't changed Her nice voice held so a book
But, it wasn't only that Probably
Why?
After hearing this, her chest hurt Though this kind of pain was rew more and more painful
With every word that Vati said in her indifferent tone, that feeling became more intense
Deep under her stern expression, were there any e about this
”But, that isn't a siress in that area anymore If my master doesn't hold any expectations of ardless, I want to pursue that part, I want to ainst the orders of oal that I was created for - I decided to betray my master”
Meishen held back her surprised voice The pain continued to increase, stinging her chest The heavy feeling would truly become heavier with every word Vati spoke in her indifferent voice
With no way to grasp the cause and effect of the situation, it couldn't be said that Meishen could understand what she was trying to express
Even so, the pain still came to her
”So, I betrayed my host I knew nored it Because I had to do this It was only by doing this that I could obtain what I wanted I judged that I needed it no matter what”
Meishen felt that it was hard to breathe, even thinking of telling Vati not to say any more
Casually, withouta book
She spoke like that
But it hurt Meishen
Meishen completely couldn't understand the words she said, but the e her body have such a feeling
Meishen had a premonition that the pain she felt in her chest fro hard to endure
Though she wanted to tell Vati to stop, Meishen still stopped herself frooing to pour out
Meishen wanted to endure those feelings for Vati
”I believe that I acted correctly In order to achieve oal, in order to live like me, in order to become the correct s I have s I need to learn If I can't learn all of this, then I will have to rely on experience and experiive up my master Tothat the thing I abandoned wasthis truly let me become the me that my host hoped for? I have already lost the ability to confir carefully But, I still did this In order to cooal I did so foolish But until now, I still believed that I could only do this
What was the right thing to do? If I didn't do anything, perhaps I wouldn't have lost my master But, then I would never have been able to become the me that I hoped for, or the me that my master hoped for
If I didn't do this, then I would still think that way even now”
After finishi+ng saying this, Vati fell silent
Her closed lips wouldn't open again, right? Meishen wondered She had finished what she wanted to say, so thinking this way should be correct
However, a kind of premonition told Meishen that her words hadn't ended
Vati should still have so more to say Meishen calain
Then, she parted her lips
”I know the feeling of losing so forward The process of arriving at et, in the end it's only a wasted effort
Where should I go?
What can I do?
I already have nothing, and I have nowhere to go I already know that the slow advance of tiless Even so, I still can only do this, because I have nothing else that I can do
I thought of obtaining my master's approval, I wanted to tell my master 'I've already become the me that you hoped for', but but”
That was it Meishen thought After the long story, what came afterwards was an endless , so these were the feelings that she wanted to express the most
Complaints, cowardly words, these words counted as both, completely different from what she would usually say, so this was definitely the feelings that she wanted to uncover
Meishen didn't knohy Vati hadn't said this until now Even if she thought about it there was no use
Right now, Meishen had heard what Vati had said
It was the tie
”Vati”
Meishen naturally pulled Vati over, hugging her tightly
”It's alright, it's alright”
”Meishen-senpai”
”If you have nowhere to go, then start over and look for somewhere If you don't knohat to do, you just have to find a goal It's alright, you're here because you have a strong spirit, it's alright to start over a few times”
”Even if you're not a person, I'm here”
”Senpai”
”I really like you”
Meishen hadn't missed Vati's expression as she heard these words
”Thank you very much”
After she left Meishen's side, Vati said this
”I understand that if it's you, you would definitely say that kind of thing”
”Vati?”
”You toldI loved, I can still stand up again Even if I can't return to the past, I can continue living on
You told me about the so-called humankind”
Vati said this Meishen didn't really understand what she had said But, her expression as she said this aze
”Thank you very much It's only because you said that to me that I can continue on”
”Huh?”
”Goodbye”
The moment Vati said this, Meishen's eyelids suddenly becath left her body
”Vati”
She was right there, gazing at Meishen fro vision
What expression had appeared on her?
Vati's expression, her immovable expression had e
But, her expression had ? Since it was faint and unreal,her face shake stiffly, Meishen was able to see that expression
”Thank you very reat to have met you”
Vati's voice entered her blurry consciousness
”Wait”
She seeht this reached out her hand
However, her ar
When she recovered her consciousness, Meishen was already lying in bed
She thought it was a drea, regardless of how long Meishen waited, Vati didn't come to the store
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It had always hidden itself at a distance
This was the Battle City Armadune After that last battle, it hadn't coh this was the case, it also hadn't gotten far fro behind the Acade around with it
In the center of the city where there was nothing as far as the eye could see, Gildred sat on a wooden chair drinking tea A big u over the old man's head, and on the table next to hied in perfect order on a plate
Gildred put the ceramic cup back on the table, empty
Then, the teapot placed on the tabletea into the cup Other than Gildred, there weren't any people here, had the teapotthat had rown and extended out of part of the table This tentacle used its for tea into the cup
Gildred put a pastry in his ain took up the teapot The old azed so an eyelash
Ahead of that place was Zuellni
”Well”
He h as nails stared at Zuellni with an oppressively sharp gaze Even though his body was already ancient, he was still a hty Military Artist
”Armadune, are the preparations ready?”
The oldhis body froaze Only the tentacle extending frohtly waved
The tentacle couldn't speak, but Gildred who had asked the question captured the essence of the response
”Then”
Gildred put down the cup and stood up, placing the stea cup back on the table When he stood up, the table, chair, and uround, the uround as expected
Then, it again returned to the empty city that Layfon and Nina had seen fro, Gildred raised his eo”
He slowly extended his ar to play out an orchestra
It was at that ht appeared in the air above
A nasty noise like arcing electricity sounded along with the quick flash of light, occurring on a wide scale above the autonoht shone on the body of Gildred, beco
Conditions should have returned to norht departed, but what extended before his eyes was a boundless, dark city
But, it wasn't ehtly farther distance than Gildred
”Did you think this oldhere as if crouching on the ground, and Gildred questioned him with a cold tone
”I already understand what kind of beings you are As for hoould deal with you, could it be that you believed ould rely only on force?”
The oldtwo iron whips in his hands
”In the air of this city, there is a special wave that makes your kind feel confused, so those parts of you that hide outside definitely won't be able to come close”
”The battle last tiuard?”
”That's how it is”
That person stood up, and Gildred called her name as a reply:
”Lævateinn”
The person who stood there was the 'Vati B' that Layfon and Felli had just seen The two of them were co it wore, everything was completely the same as 'Vati B'
However, the person who stood there was not 'Vati B'
She was Lævateinn, the original body of 'Vati B', and the true form of Vati who had been in the Academy City Zuellni until just now
This fe, and when she stood up, an extraordinarily cold aura emanated from her body
Her parted lips weaved monotone words:
”Gildred Antalk, can I ask you not to interrupt things?”
”Do you think this old man will answer your requests?”
”Is that a no?”
”That's a no You should die here”
”Really?”
Lævateinn didn't move
But, Gildred raised the restored iron whips
”Then, I can only destroy you”
”This oldabout”
Lævateinn and Gildred tossed words at each other
However, the killing intent that was produced could only be described in very intense words
The flah the Battle City
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Today had also passed peacefully
However, even if she wanted to relax, Nina couldn't do that
Layfon and Felli weren't here An endless concern heightened that reality, tightly gripping Nina's chest
Vati hadn't made any moves Harley had said very clearly that the two of them had taken a motorcycle and left the city
But, Harley didn't know the destination of the two of them either Nina and Claribel were unable to find the answer to why they had left the city even if they thought till their heads hurt
”Those guys”
Nina wanted to rage But, whose fault was it that Layfon and Felli had taken this kind of action? As soon as she thought of this, she couldn't say a thing
”da Nina feel quite regretful If she had had the strength to think of a way to resolve this before they had worried Nina tried thinking this way, but she hadn't had such a thing
Had shechoice? She couldn't help but think that way Though she had been threatened by Vati, perhaps there was some way that she could send the inforht this way
However, it was already too late for anything Layfon and Felli had left the city to pursue so
”From a different point of view, perhaps it's relatively safer outside of Zuellni”
Claribel had said this, but Nina sirew stronger and stronger
To get rid of this kind of concern, Nina had alanted to becoh today She believed that she had succeeded Relying on her training with Claribel, she had reached a realle-handedly Though the Haikizoku in her body allowed Nina's Kei to beco, she also needed power to control it In this area, her training with Claribel could be said to be quite coether, she had also succeeded in defeating Layfon in the co
However, this still didn't dispel the caution or fear she had towards Vati Even now, she still didn't have the feeling that she was able to fight or win
The new concern that had eed tor? Nina felt that this corab her
Nina could only endlessly urge herself on inside her heart, saying that that kind of thing couldn't have happened, and then training every day with Claribel
The day of battle was drawing near It was obviously closing in, but she didn't knohen it would arrive
Since she didn't knohen, when it truly came she could only be surprised
”Huh?”
When Nina sighed because of the i with each other, she felt that feeling
So the air
Nina felt that there was so as if it were lightly stroking Nina's back
Perhaps she could explain this feeling as her being too sensitive, or overthinking things
However, Nina wasn't overthinking
Soh she didn't have clear evidence, Nina acted very quickly She quickly changed out of her hoed out of the room
”Nina!”
Nina , but she also wore her unifore”
”You really think so?”
The two of the their voices to talk After confirazed at the same place
It was the location of Vati's rooazes, the two of them quickly moved to the room
The two of the the situation inside
”How is it?”
”No sounds”
What to do? Claribel asked with her eyes Nina didn't have any hesitation It wasn't only her, even Claribel had felt what to do
Therefore, it wasn't a very difficult question
Nina wordlessly destroyed the door nearby, entering the room by force Claribel followed behind her without a sound
”She's not here”
”Has so really happened?”
”What do we do?'
”We have to find her”
”But, if she has taken action, she h”
Nina and Claribel hadn't moved The two of the, then even if they bet their lives to stop Vati, the result would be wasting that opportunity in vain
If Vati had escaped, then Nina and Claribel were too late That kind of useless andburned inside Nina
”You truly can't do anything”
”Huh?”
”What?”
The two of theht that they had heard an unfa to open their azes suddenly became dark
”Thus”
”Wethey had back then when they were being pulled over by Gildred tightly wrapped around the two of theradually disappeared, and the feeling of a substance flowing in so her there?”
Who was that?
”Oh, coain entered her mind
”Huh? Wait, huh”
”Clara!”
Claribel's surprised shoutdisappeared without reverberating off anywhere
”Sorry, I don't want to continue lending a helping hand in your life Next is for the person watching over you to lend his helping hand”
That seeradually disappeared
She had been left behind Nina had that kind of feeling
”Wha-!”
Nina didn't ht Nina and refused to relax, but she didn't have any trouble breathing because of it However, ould become of her, ould become of the situation, and ould happen afterwards, those kinds of unknown horrors bound Nina's feet
Nina reached out her arh she didn't knohere she wanted to reach out to, Nina still reached out anyways
Soht had suddenly appeared in the shadoorld, and the dazzling light blinded Nina's eyes
The source of the light was the one who had grabbed Nina's extended hand
”Schneibel?”
Her eyes had already becorabbed Nina actually wasn't a hand, but so approxirabbed Nina's hand was Schneibel
”Why?”
”Because Gildred has stopped”
”Huh?”
”I called you over too late, hurry”
Nina had no time to talk The speed of the flow becahtly shut her eyes and endure the feeling
When she was released fro than Schneibel covered her entire body
Was it the sun? No, it should be evening right now
The light covering Nina's body this tiardless of which, it wasn't a scene that could be watched while ju for joy
Nina held her breath She could have made a sound, but it would have been blotted out by the sound of grinding iant object was about to fall from the air, and countless tentacles took defensive action to keep the giant object fros crashi+ng into each other rang out in all directions