Chapter 52 (1/2)
Is it that surprising my opponent landed a spell?Felmenia and Lefille rush up to Suiht
Felmenia says, ”Suimei-dono!”
Lefille says, ”Suimei-kun!”
”…”Suiazes, examines the tenacious, black, mist coiled around his left arm
Fel?You appeared to have been afflicted by that person's dark ic…”
”Yeah, it hit h my fortress's walls”Suiic still clinging to itEven though his glove and the cuff of his shi+rt reh his fortress's walls; black bands are coiled around his ar and wrinkling
”Th- that is?”
Suiotastral attacks, it's pretty powerfulIt doesn't just stop at the astral body, but goes on to influence the flesh”
Lefille stands on her toes to get a better look and says, ”Are you going to be alright?”
Suih his situation is someone else's proble about it”
”Wh- What!?”
Felic!Wait, would recovery ic even be able to heal this…?”
”Oy, oy, calm down”
Lefille says, ”What are you saying, Suimei-kun!Necrosis isn't some trivial issue!”
”It's fineSince ic won't have any immediate effect”
”Really?”
Felh of relief at Suimei's nodTo her, the wrinkles on Suiht not be that bad?Receiving a deep wound to the astral body is si a terminal illnessIt is not an ordinary injuryTime is needed for its restorationThe left arm will simply not be useable for now?
Suimei once more looks at his left ars”…And the military police arrive”
–Faster than a speeding ★ Cute Star–
The late roup prepared the to the events that transpired, but the military police indirectly seemed to knohat happenedThey only asked a few simple questions
—At present, Suimei wonders if any of that served a purposeThe military police ca was already resolvedEven if they caate of their own accord, this isn't a situation where they can just look the other way
According to what Felmenia heard, the military police find Elliot to be a nuisanceHewith the Empire to resolve the coma incident, but to the ed in on their investigation, usurped control, and now uses them as his hands and feetFurthero to ElliotThat this cooperation is the result of the Salvation Church isn't enough to motivate them to perform better
Apparently, the soldiers[i] are secretly wondering if the coma incidents won't be resolved by someone elseSuimei, as a ”someone else” candidate, is included in those wondersOf course, even then none of the to cooperate and anticipate any help he could provide as acquiescenceStill, thetheir bets on Felardless, none of that see situation and growing negligence
Suihs as he looks at the ation ht in frouild tomore than shakes her[ii] headThat's when thethe area become excited
A h the gathered soldiers”—What a coincidenceI heard that the person here was the Yuusha's opponent, but to think it was you”
His voice and appearance are fao when Liliana was leading hioYou're with the Imperial ArmyWhy are you here?”
The e at Suimei's question”There's no need for ht nowTell i”
Did he hear my name from Liliana?To Sui elseHe straightens his posture and asks, ”Sorry, but would it be alright to have your name?”
”I ae Zandark”
Where have I heard that name before?
Lefille raises her eyebrows in surprise and murmurs, ”One of the Seven Swords…”
–More Powerful than a ★ Cute Star–
Magic las of the latest coeMany restless shadows are created by their burning lightsRouge, having sent Suimei and his party hoation when a small shadow in military uniform appears
Rouge speaks without turning his head”—Where have you been, Liliana?”
Liliana beco wind…”
”Didn't I tell you to not go out needlessly?”
Liliana shrinks upon being repriize…”
Liliana flinches as Rouge continues, but he doesn't pay it any mind”Well, no matterHave you been informed about the situation?”
”I was able to, hear most of, it from the military, police”
”Is that so?What is your interpretation of their situation?”
”No changeThe criht noithout conducting a proper, survey or filing a proper, report, they have decided to gamble, on the Yuusha”
”Of poor standing… you say?”
Liliana nods at Rouge's repetition of her words
Thefor the sake of the Empire's upper class on behalf of the Salvation Church chips away at their moralFurthermore, the Yuusha who joined them is an ineffective leaderEven with his help, they still arrive late to the scene of the crimeNeither the Yuusha nor the Aristocrats will be a threat —Those are Liliana's thoughts as she turns her back to the crime scene—
”Although this situation seems to be in my favor, it has stirred up those around me”
”Colonel…”
Is he co him?
There is no disputing that the aristocrat she assaulted today, along with all the aristocrats that she has assaulted until now, feel uncoe's rise fro to reeted in a series of incidents, are casting unnecessary suspicion on to the Colonel
Her actions are wrong, but if she beco those aristocrats due to fear, they will sooner or later crush Rouge as they bury him in their envyTherefore, even if her actions co for the Colonel, for her adoptive father who picked her up and raised her
While Liliana is in the izing to him in her heart,
”Liliana,”
”Ye- yes?”Having her nahts exposes her inattention
Rouge, however, doesn't reprih she were about to disappearHe says, ”About that Suii from before”
”So about, that man?”
”I want more inforate”
The man who's both Liliana's adoptive father and superior officer issues an unexpected orderShe says, ”Investigate Suii?”
”Correct, he appears to have come in contact with the culpritHe ation”
”Colonel, do you believe he's, the culprit?”
”That's unlikely, but I am curious”
”…Understood, Colonel”With that said, Liliana follows Rouge and joins the ation
–Able to Leap Tall ★ Cute Stars in a Single Bound–
Ever since the encounter with the culprit behind the co to cure to the darkhis armCurrently, he's in a corner of the E over the spines of books
”Hic…”
According to Felht attributes ofparticularly difficult to wieldMore than that, however, falls outside her field of studyShe also ic user[iii] resides in Astel, but that person's reclusive naturefor help impossible
The vast collection of books offered by the Empire's Imperial Library isn't ic are uselessThe probleic is heresy, but that the spellcaster's body will be destroyed without a strong aptitude for the element
According to Felic appeared in the pastFurthermore, those aforementioned users all suffered pre destroyedNone of their journals or notes remain either
Suies wrapped around his left arallant, golden, fortressThe darktheht now, dark red blotches are appearing on his skin
”Just what is this stuff?”
Fire, water, wind, lightning, earth, wood, and light are physical existencesDark eley nor matterWhenever people do talk about darkness, they refer to either soht or an empty areaThe sa in light, not filled with ”darkness”
Then again, dark y do existThose topics exist to validate the laws of physics and are considered theoretical ”apparent matter” with theoretical ”nus those theoretical concepts into existence by inputting i nu that doesn't exist in this world allows for its creation
However, concepts such as iinary numbers and ”apparent values” won't be understood in a world where enerations to coic will spur the development
There's also the issue of absolute eh norht, and unleash astral attacks that dale force in this world that unites those characteristics?
Laughter bursts frohts, ”Fu, fufufufufufu…”
Finally, that feeling of crashi+ng against an unseen wall, that feeling of pursuing the unknown, to reach out into the impossible!This is what it means to be ais realIt's whatMost of all, now he can add dark ic to his list of mysteries
The level of civilization on this world is much lower than his ownThe current era is probably the Steel Age[iv]No, it's much older than thatEither way, he needs to adjust the laws and theories of science and ic that he follows to ?”
Usually, when considering the subject of astral attacks, the averagethe power of mysterious existences, humans can pierce the spirit shell and attack the untouchable astral bodyOther systeand hts can harhHowever, even though ic is what placed Suiic of his current world revolves around the pre an exception on ic used on him impossible
Except, I'e clutch my left arm back then
—That's it!Back then I spoke coot on Suiic fueled by hate and resentment shouldn't be otten as angry as he did had so this kind of ic?
An ih Suie as herIf it is her case, then, as a ician, it's his responsibility to show her the proper way of ic—
I'hts
His thoughts are all over the placeHe's connecting loosely related ideas to one another at his own convenience and accepting theht now, there is no guarantee they will turn out correctFor one, Liliana doesn't use dark icTherefore, she can't be that shadowShe doesn't need to be shown the proper way of ic
”…Su…mei…no!”
He needs to be careful with his assuicIt's a force fueled by negativityThen what role does the ele, the eleic in the first placeIf so, doesn't that ?He needs to delve back even further to uncover the secret tothat—
”…Suimei-dono!”
”—!?Wh- what?Felmenia?”The loud shout into his ear hts are scattered
Sui out to him, says, ”Was there a point to that?”
”No, it was just an idea”
Sui up your tiestures towards the corner of his desk where he's placed a griical items needed to decipher itOnce she's seated, he asks her about her investigations”Hoas it?”
”Sorry, I was unable to gather much”
Even though having collaborators keep an eye out would be the most helpful, ”As expected, hardly anyone wants to cooperate with us”
Felmenia skulks as she says, ”The devout appear to be trans the news to the rest of the Imperial Capital's citizenryTherather cooperative”
”How so?”