Father Doesn’t Understand His Daughter’s Heart(3)

An empty space without sunlight, sound, or even water and food.

It was about a day later when Aria, who had fallen into a deep sleep after being thrown there for three days and nights, woke up.

<Yaaawn… I slept well… Ah! Father…?>

Aria, waking from sleep, let out a long yawn with a drowsy face, then suddenly opened her eyes and looked around as if searching for her father.

But soon realizing he wasn’t there, Aria made a gloomy face, but only for a moment. Rather, knowing that her father wasn’t there, Aria cheered herself up, saying she should train a little more and rest until her father came, and skillfully began to live in the blue space.

No, more precisely, she began to create another space within the blue space.

<This is a place that Father shouldn’t find out about, so I need to hide it well.>

In a quite secluded corner of the blue space.

Perhaps because it was at the edge, in a corner slightly darker than the central space where Aria had fallen asleep, she created a small cabin.

<I should build it big since I don’t know when my younger siblings might come in.>

Aria waved her hand, saying it was for her younger siblings.

With that single hand gesture, processed lumber rose from the blue space and formed the shape of a house. Then clear water began to flow around the house like a stream, and carved rocks filled in beside it.

A power that seemed truly omnipotent in a way.

And the five who had been watching this entire process since Aria woke up couldn’t help but be amazed at this power.

“It’s completely omnipotent.”

“A whole house was made in an instant? At this rate, it could easily house 10 people.”

“Plus, the exterior is pretty too. Professor Aria unexpectedly has an aesthetic sense.”

They all marvel at the house Aria built and her power.

However, among them, Kana tilted her head suspiciously after seeing Aria’s power, following her amazement.

“But if she has such power, why did she fight so desperately outside risking her life? With this level of power, she could easily defeat monsters, right?”

“That’s certainly true… With just this power, it seems like she could easily handle all the monsters she’s fought so far.”

“The fact that she fought so hard despite that, doesn’t it mean there’s some kind of condition? Librarian, do you happen to know anything?”

Why didn’t she use such power in the battles outside if she had it?

If Aria had used that power she’s showing now earlier, it wouldn’t have taken so long to deal with all the monsters until now.

Riana also agreed with Kana’s reasonable doubt, and at that, Arin asked the librarian if she knew anything.

And to this question, the librarian’s answer was immediately heard.

“It’s a guess, but I think it’s probably power that can only be used in this space with high probability. This is the space where the swordswoman was created. Therefore, it would mean that she can exert power close to omnipotence limited to this place.”

“What kind of place is this to have such power…?”

“Even though it’s said Professor Aria was created here, it’s a space I can’t even imagine…”

“I wonder if this place really exists in the real world.”

She can have omnipotent power limited only to this blue space.

The librarian’s explanation resolved their previous doubts, but at the words of truly having omnipotent power, the five were dumbfounded.

They didn’t know exactly where this place was, but the fact that she had omnipotent power meant that Aria was no different from a god in that space.

It was surprising that such a space actually existed, but they couldn’t even imagine that Aria was born there and that this blue space existed in the real world, so all the five could do was be amazed.

They felt like they had been constantly surprised since coming here and wanted to stop being surprised, but what could they do when things that kept surprising them kept appearing?

“Ah, it looks like she’s finished building the house?”

“You’re right. It seems she’s decorated the inside completely too.”

And as they were talking about this surreal space and Aria’s unfortunate past, Shati raised her voice seeing Aria entering the completed cabin.

At those words, their gazes focused on Aria again.

Indeed, the house was completely built, and inside the very spacious cabin, there were a hearth and warm lighting based on wood, and furniture that looked plush at a glance was arranged.

The scenery inside the house gave an overall warm feeling.

“As Riana said, she really does have an aesthetic sense.”

“A house like this might cost at least 2 million gold…”

The five looked around the house in admiration at its scenery, and among them, Aria, who had built the house, approached a huge bed and flopped down on it.

<I’ll start training tomorrow.>

Aria buried her head in the bed, uttering truly human-like words.

With those words as a starting point, Aria’s life in the blue space began.

Aria, who created the cabin and began living in it. Unexpectedly, Aria’s way of living in the cabin was not much different from ordinary people.

<I’ll have a simple breakfast.>

When she’s hungry, she goes to the kitchen, greases a rough frying pan, puts in butter, and fries eggs and bacon to eat.

<It’s about lunchtime now, so I should wash up.>

After eating and resting like that, when it becomes around noon, she washes her face in the stream outside.

<Then from now on, let’s train. I can’t get stronger by myself, but.>

When the day deepens, she goes outside and swings her sword and trains.

And after washing her body, she eats again, and when it feels like night has fallen, she lies down on the bed to sleep.

It’s unclear what she’s using as a standard to judge morning, noon, evening, and night in this blue space, but anyway, Aria continued her life in the cabin according to such a regular living pattern.

“It’s unexpectedly peaceful.”

“It’s good that it’s peaceful, but…”

“Yes, and we can also see Professor Aria living so defenseless.”

That life, which made even the viewers feel cozy, made the five staying in the house with Aria feel peaceful too.

Unlike the Aria outside the book, the current Aria showing a cute appearance like a puppy rather than being sharp was truly a rare sight.

Seeing such an Aria enjoying her rest and living like this makes them feel good together.

But this pleasant and peaceful life of Aria didn’t continue for very long.

<Ugh…>

On the fourth day of cabin life, Aria, who had been eating breakfast, washing up, and then training every day, was still lying in bed even though it was time to wash up.

Aria, burying her face in the bed while letting out a powerless sigh.

If you listened closely to Aria lying face down on the bed wondering what was wrong, you could immediately understand the reason.

<I wonder when Father will come… Of course, I know the time here is faster, but.>

The reason Aria was lying down powerlessly was none other than her father’s absence.

For a day or two, Aria had been living cheerfully and comfortably, but as it became the third day, the energy gradually drained from her cheerful actions, and by the fourth day, she had completely broken down.

No matter how important her father is, does she become like this just from being separated for four days?

The five wanted to ask Aria, who was lying face down, this, but Aria was already proving it with her whole body, so they couldn’t say anything, and as they quietly watched Aria, after about 50 minutes had passed, Aria finally got up from the bed staggering.

<Ugh…>

Knowing that if she lay down any longer, even she would become ruined, Aria somehow got up with a groan and went outside holding her sword.

And she begins to swing her sword, barely squeezing out her strength.

But of course, as she was swinging the sword while drowsy, the sword couldn’t draw a proper trajectory, and Aria eventually returned to the cabin in less than 10 minutes.

The sight of her not even able to swing her sword properly and sprawling on the bed. At that sight, the five each stroked their chins or scratched their heads and opened their mouths.

“It’s serious.”

“Who on earth is this person called Father for Professor Aria to be so captivated…”

“But before that, is it that the current world’s Professor Aria is completely different because this person called Father died or… something like that?”

If Aria, who loved her father to that extent, is like this now, could it be that that father has died?

Unable to easily deny Kana’s words, Arin, Riana, Shati, and Pina each closed their mouths that they had opened, and instead of answering those words, they looked at Aria who had slumped down on the sofa.

They would be able to know exactly what had happened by watching Aria’s future actions.

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………

Aria’s lethargic days grew worse as time passed.

Until the fifth day, she at least moved from her spot, but from the sixth day, she didn’t move except for simple meals.

After that, from the seventh day, she lay in bed without even eating meals, and on the eighth, ninth day… Aria’s life of just lying in bed like dead continued.

Days of just sleeping while lying still like a corpse. If she hadn’t been breathing, one might have thought she had really died.

Seeing this, the five wanted to help Aria somehow, but as mere readers, they had no right to interfere in Aria’s story, and all they could do was hope for that person called Father to return.

And as if this earnest wish had reached the heavens.

On the tenth day, a reaction returned from Aria who had been lying in bed.

<Father?!>

Aria literally sprang up from the bed and ran out of the cabin.

Swallowing a lump she had created thinking only of calories without even chewing and washing it down with water, Aria ran straight to the center of the blue space.

There, Aria looked around anxiously, wondering if she had felt wrong, then soon looked up at the air with slightly teary eyes.

<You’ve finally come, Father! I’ve been waiting for a long time!>

“It seems that person called Father has finally come.”

“What a trash of a person.”

“That’s right. If he had been in front of me, I might have slapped him once.”

Aria, shedding tears profusely as if truly moved, though only a few drops had fallen at first.

Having seen Aria’s past ten days, the five each uttered a comment at Aria’s tears.

In the first place, it would be stranger not to feel ill will towards the person called Father after seeing such a scene.

Therefore, in the minds of the five, the person called Aria’s father had already become trash itself, and especially Pina, who revered Aria as a traveler from beyond the world, was even more severe.

However, no matter how much they spoke in the barrier, it wouldn’t reach him, so the five just watched Aria with their mouths shut, and Aria, who had been crying, soon brightened her expression and shouted:

<Finally, I’m going outside again! Now I can go to Lua Academy!>

I’ve already completed all the requests to enter Lua Academy ten days ago.

Aria’s words, shouting like that, were enough to plunge the five who had just been watching into doubt once again.

No, in fact, they had heard about it, but they had only heard it once and passed over it, and at the time, they were more focused on words like quest and NPC, so they couldn’t remember properly.

Lua Academy? What on earth does that mean?

The fact that Aria was saying she was a graduate of that place immediately confused the five, as they were students of Lua Academy themselves.

They were so surprised that they could only gape with their mouths open.

Therefore, before the five could say anything to Aria’s words about entering the academy, Aria’s body disappeared from the blue space.

And at that moment, something strange happened.

Weeeng───!!! Weeeng───!!! Weeeng───!!!

“Ugh?!”

“What’s this all of a sudden?!”

“The surroundings have turned completely red…!”

Along with an alarm sound hitting their eardrums, the blue space turns bright red.

At this sudden event, Arin’s group simultaneously covered their ears and ducked down without anyone taking the lead.

Not knowing the reason, the five were on guard against the alarm that came without any warning, wondering if it might be an attack or something, but what they heard was the librarian’s voice mixed in with the loud alarm.

“What is… No…! This story… must all… read…!!!”

They couldn’t hear exactly what she was saying, but at least it seemed like a tone of pleading something to someone.

And such cries from the librarian continued several more times.

“I… library… ple…! Just once…!!!”

“This is my only… ple…!!!”

“Just one… is fine…!”

A voice raised to the point where it was unthinkable that it was the librarian’s impassive voice they had heard until just now. It seemed to be a voice filled with sincerity at a glance.

However, the one hearing this plea seemed to have rejected all of the librarian’s requests.

The librarian’s cries torturing their ears along with the alarm stopped only after several more minutes had passed, as the surroundings returned to blue.

“……”

Then, in the silence that returned in an instant, it became so quiet that they felt a chill.

And in that silence, the librarian’s silence felt like the trembling of a small voice. Soon, her silence was broken as she returned to her usual dry voice.

“Unfortunately, this part is restricted by the master. Let’s skip the parts we can’t read and start reading again from the parts we can.”

The librarian’s voice, cold as perpetual snow.

It was always a cold voice, but for some reason it felt even colder.

What conversation had they had? They desperately wanted to ask, but there was no one here brave enough to ask such a question to the librarian speaking in this voice.

Therefore, everyone kept their mouths shut and just waited for the viewpoint to change.

They didn’t want to stay any longer in this cold atmosphere that the librarian was exuding with just her voice.

Who would want to continue staying in a cold where just standing still seemed to freeze their hands and feet?

With such feelings, they waited quietly, and gradually the view began to change from the blue space, and when the view had completely changed, what everyone saw was.

The sight of five sisters sitting in a circle inside the cabin.

For some reason, the atmosphere between them was not at all cheerful.

Suddenly transported to a different space, I met Goddess Iriel and froze on the spot.

[Sigh…]

And while I was frozen like a stone, Iriel, who seemed to have talked with someone, blew on the air once as if extinguishing a candle, then turned her gaze back to me.

Then Iriel smiled gently.

Iriel created two chairs between herself and me with that ominous smile, then said in a bright voice:

[Then shall we have a chat since we’ve met after a while?]

We have a lot to talk about in many ways, she added, and I covered my face with one hand.

Please just leave me alone.