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by fnovelpiaTake off the gas mask. Revan’s head became confused at the unexpected words.
After hearing the sudden story, Revan came up with one assumption. If he took off his gas mask and faced Sonia.
‘Shall we find out?’
Will he be able to infer that he is ‘half’ of the past? Revan gained a curiosity that was not beneficial.
It was a proposal made for Revan’s sake, without any hidden agenda. Just like the last time I went to a dessert shop, the gas mask looked stuffy.
However, El, who noticed that Revan’s expression became strange at his suggestion, cautiously opened his mouth.
“···Junior? If you feel burdened, you can refuse. This is something I personally said in hopes of getting help from my junior.”
“No. I recommend giving it a try.”
When asked carefully, Revan immediately accepted. He didn’t want to see L procrastinating after making a proposal for him.
“Then I’m glad. What I would like to ask my junior is to find out the concentration and amount of mana needed to purify the poison.”
“It’s like an experiment.”
“Yes. Of course, you can use poisons like the mushrooms just now, but with your junior’s help, you can drastically shorten the time.
Above all, it is the miasma of Arachne. If we can decipher that level, we will be able to completely clean up the contaminated land.”
Hmm. Revan, with his hand on his chin, asked El.
“If you say it’s an experiment, it’s something like cutting flesh or drawing blood-”
“Are you crazy? If that was the case, I wouldn’t have even suggested it.”
L was disgusted as if he was telling some kind of gross joke. However, there was no joking or playfulness in Revan’s expression.
In fact, such things were a routine occurrence in Revan’s life as a test subject. Because of the regenerative nature of the body, researchers really enjoyed playing with Revan’s body.
El sighed at Revan, who was casually spouting out crazy words.
“···I guess our junior also had a hard time.”
“Um…?”
“If you need help with anything in the future, you can tell me.”
Revan nodded at El’s words. I don’t know why, but there was no reason to refuse if they offered to take care of me.
“How does the experiment proceed?”
To break the awkward silence for a moment, Revan turned his head and asked.
“Oh, I have prepared something for you.”
L left a message to wait a moment, opened the door, and rushed out. El returned shortly after and found a flower pot in her hand.
“This?”
“The name of this plant is ‘Fairy Handkerchief’. Its characteristic is that it is very sensitive to poison and curses.”
Talk. El took a leaf from a flower plant and handed it to Revan.
“Would you like to try it?”
Revan was handed the fairy’s handkerchief. There was no significant change in the leaves.
“Hmm, as expected, the magic on my junior’s gas mask and other equipment seems to be blocking the poison.”
Just as El said, Revan’s gas mask and coat. And the gloves have an enchantment that suppresses poison. These were the arrangements Faust had prepared.
“Didn’t you see that I was fine after just eating the Shinigami’s blah mushrooms? I can easily endure my junior’s poison.”
Now Revan could tell what El wanted to say.
“So you want to tell me to take off my gas mask.”
“Yes. It would be better to aim to properly purify the poison. Oh, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t include my small desire to see beyond my junior’s gas mask.”
Kukkuk. El looked at Revan’s gas mask and smiled mischievously. ha. Revan sighed at that sight and answered.
“···Could you please wait a moment?’
“Hmm?”
“I don’t mean to reject you. There is something to do before that.”
hmm. I don’t know what’s going on, but L shakes his head as if he understands.
“I understand. Don’t be too pressured, and you can take your time.”
***
“···Suddenly asking me to fix my face?”
The next morning, Revan went to see Faust.
“Yes. Is it difficult?”
“No, it’s not difficult.”
Faust was organizing materials to be used in lectures. Revan helped carry the luggage from the side.
“Not enough equipment. The luggage hasn’t arrived from Rono’s lab yet.”
“Will it be possible once the luggage arrives?”
“Yes.”
Contrary to his appearance of calmly organizing his documents, Faust was experiencing mental turmoil.
‘Why are you asking me to fix your face? Why are you wearing a gas mask anyway? Would you ever show your bare face to someone?’
However, I have recently been in debt to Revan. Faust, who thought that refusing in this situation would not be good for their future relationship, forced the tension up and said,
“Well, is there any form you want? Can I just erase the scar? Or please… touch me?”
Faust placed his finger in the air and wriggled sinisterly. Revan, who saw that, seemed to think for a moment and then answered.
“···No. Just erase the scar.”
A gas mask covering the face. It was a convenient excuse for Revan not to reveal his identity to Sonia.
If Revan is determined to reveal his identity, there are many ways. It is not difficult to reveal that you are ‘half’ of the past by telling a story that only you two knew from your childhood or by showing a pattern on the back of your hand.
Revan had been putting him off with the excuse of not wanting to be a hassle. However, if El creates something that is a rechargeable purifier, the excuses will disappear. You will take off your gas mask and face Sonia with your bare face.
The curiosity that arose after hearing El’s suggestion still swirled around in Revan’s mind. Indeed, Sonia was filled with curiosity as to whether she would recognize herself now.
“I can touch you the way I like!”
“Don’t say anything gross.”
Revan shook his head in disgust at Faust’s playful words. What kind of man is giving me massage according to his taste? It was gross.
Looking at Revan’s disgusted face, Faust felt regretful. But after a while, I turned my head away, thinking that it didn’t matter since I wasn’t in love with his face.
“Okay, I’ll call you when I’m ready. Are you going to take my class?”
“That should be it.”
My first promise was to work as Faust’s assistant. It was natural to take classes.
Revan asked after roughly checking the contents of the materials that Faust had prepared earlier.
“As expected, is it focused on actual practice?”
“Hmm… It’s not 100% practical, though. Well, what I’m teaching you is how to catch demonic beasts. If you go into theory, you won’t understand it at the level of academy students.”
Crack. Faust shook his hands as if he had finished cleaning up. Thanks to Revan, it ended faster than expected.
“By the way, it ended pretty quickly. Thanks to you.”
“Well, with this much.”
“Want me to buy you something? Or do you want to get some fresh air in the city?”
“Sorry. I had a promise with my senior.”
“······.”
under. Faust’s eyes turned cold after the offer was rejected.
“If you are a senior, is she?”
“That’s right. L.”
“It looks like you hang out often? What’s going on?”
hmm. After thinking for a moment, Revan opened his mouth. I thought it was okay to tell Faust since it was no big deal.
“Nothing special. My senior started a club, and I belonged to it. I’m working on something with the goal of graduating early. If you succeed, it’s good for you. Because the day to the wall gets faster.”
Breathe. Faust’s expression hardened when he heard that Revan was a member of El’s club.
“···How many people are there in the team?”
“I don’t know until later… but right now it’s just me and L.
“Early graduation is within my power.”
“They say there is a reason why they hide their family name. There’s no need to do that. And if I succeed, I think I will be able to graduate early with ease.”
Grumbling. Faust secretly clenched his fists as Revan continued to say it as if it was nothing.
It shouldn’t be like this. Faust thought that if things continued like this, it would no longer be difficult to hide his feelings. So I started rationalizing in my mind.
‘The trauma of love is deeply embedded in Revan’s mind. Memories of being abandoned by my master and Vivian’s death. I’m sure they won’t just pass over it right away.’
Phew. Faust sighed and approached Revan with a smile. Then he rubbed Revan’s head.
“Oh my gosh! Do you think of me too?”
“If you don’t want to be left behind, let go?”
Ignoring the cold voice, Faust rubbed his head. ha. Revan sighed and moved his body quietly.
“Well, I said everything I wanted to say. I’ll go now.”
“Yes, yes. Do you have to come to my class? Got it?!”
Faust smiled and waved his hand at Revan, who was walking away. And when Revan disappeared from sight, he muttered with his smile gone.
“···That woman named El. I need to take action.”
Whick! Faust took a purple whistle from a drawer and blew it. Not long after, a pigeon landed on the window, making a flapping sound.
Around the dove’s neck hung a necklace with a coiled black snake engraved on it. It was a service provided only to VIPs by a behind-the-scenes group that handled information.
-I plan to visit in person soon. Before that, we request information about a student named ‘El’ who is attending Geoff Academy.
Faust hung a small note he had written on the pigeon’s leg.
“Guu.”
Food! When the pigeon noticed that its legs had become heavy, it turned its head towards its owner and flapped its wings.
“I don’t know what she’s doing, but I’m not the type of person to sit still.”
Faust laughed quietly as he watched the flying dove. It was a reluctant smile made while thinking about what kind of punishment to give to a thief who coveted someone else’s belongings.
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