episode_0037
by fnovelpiaRecovery of the commander.
In some ways, it is also connected to the ultimate goal of Eclipse.
“I really can restore the commander..”
So it’s natural to react like this.
“Of course, it is not certain. It is only in the realm of possibility.”
“That’s right…possibility…”
Phew.
Astra takes a moment to catch her breath and calms down her emotions.
Perhaps because I had been disappointed after having had high expectations, I calmed down in the blink of an eye.
“Can you explain in more detail?”
“First, I will show you the information I found.”
What I showed him was a wad of paper in a very weathered condition.
“What is this..?”
“While searching for materials for the recovery of the commander, I found these materials by chance.”
“Are these ancient records?”
“Yes.”
The difference between this world and the original world was not simply the existence of modern-day superpowered people.
‘Long before the advent of modern society, the world back then was a world filled with all sorts of mysteries.’
The mysteries had all disappeared in the past, but traces of them were occasionally discovered.
“Elixir. Do you understand?”
Elixir, Philosopher’s Stone, Candle of Immortality, Excalibur, etc.
In the original world, it was just a superstition, but in this world, it is a story that actually existed.
And they are the traces left by the mysteries.
‘Although in modern times, all of those records have been erased, so only the names and their uses are known.’
“Then…this.”
“Yes, this is a record related to the production of an elixir that is believed to have existed in ancient times.”
Of course, all the papers in my hand are a joke.
It’s just a fake I made to make it more convincing.
“Erased or unfindable parts. There may be some parts that cannot be deciphered, but I think it is likely.”
Even if those materials are fake, it is true that the gun can be cured.
Because I know the ingredients needed for the elixir.
After much persuasion, Astra finally nodded.
“So, what is your desired mission?”
“The elixir ingredients are said to be in the hands of a high-ranking official.”
I sat on the sofa for a while, quenching my thirst with black tea, and smiled as I looked at Astra.
“And that high-ranking official said he was going to hold an auction and a party.”
“Will you come and get it?”
“You could even say you’re going to steal it.”
Astra looks at me for a moment as if thinking.
“If there is anything you would like support for, please tell me.”
Fortunately, my persuasion seems to have worked.
***
“Wow, wow..!!”
“S,S,T,T!! (A, Awesome!!)”
A few days later, inside a huge luxury hotel.
The Chise party, who had been given a special mission, were looking around the inside of the hotel.
“Whew..Both of you, calm down.”
Chise and Kato look at the decorations inside the hotel with sparkling eyes.
Suzuki, who was embarrassed by the two people, covered his face with one hand and tried to calm them down.
“How can you calm down in this situation! Look at it, it’s so big and shiny!”
“That’s right! Shiny! Clean! ”
“Hoo..”
“Suzuki is a miser, so he probably doesn’t know this charm. Isn’t that right, Chise~?”
“Yeah~, Mr. Suzuki doesn’t seem to know this greatness~”
“……”
Bam!! Bam!
“Aaak!!”
“Wow!”
Suzuki, unable to bear it any longer, clenched his fists and made large bumps on the heads of both men.
“Hey, you’re not even a person with a physical enhancement ability, so why are you using your fists like this?!”
“That’s because I’m not a body-enhancing ability user! Okay? Then why are you doing something that’s worth getting hit for?!”
“Eek..it hurts.”
Kato gets angry at Suzuki, and Chise strokes her head with tears in her eyes.
“I don’t know if it’s the stupid siscon Kato, but what if Chise gets along with him too!”
“..Wait a minute, why am I such an idiot siscon! I just cherish my little sister!”
“That’s what we call a siscon. Idiot!”
The bickering continued for a while.
“..Anyway! Both of you, relax a little. You haven’t forgotten why you came here today, right?”
After a brief commotion, when things had calmed down a bit, Suzuki looked at Kato and Chise.
“You know, security mission.”
“If the situation arises, isn’t it just a matter of protecting the party members and beating up the villains?”
“…But it’s good that you know it.”
The mission they received from Optimus was a security mission.
At an auction and party hosted by a high-ranking official, the role was to protect the attendees.
“I don’t understand why you do such a bothersome thing.”
Why on earth do you wear expensive clothes and act all pretentious and have fun?
Although Suzuki grew up in a wealthy family, he could not understand those who indulged in extravagance.
Kato shrugs at him.
“I also hate people who spend money on extravagance, but whatever. The intention is good, right?”
“You said all the money from the auction would be donated, right?”
The high-ranking official who held this auction party unusually announced that he would sell his favorite items and donate all the money he received.
Accordingly, it was a situation where it was reported in the news and received enthusiastic cheers from citizens.
“……”
The intention certainly seems good.
It was clear that the intention was good, as he was selling his own belongings and donating the proceeds.
however..
‘Why do I feel so uneasy?’
Beep-
-Ah. It’s one hour before the guests enter. To each their positions.
Suzuki felt a strange feeling, but soon erased it from his memory when he heard the sound of the communicator ringing.
“Let’s go. It’s time to get to work now.”
They each headed to their assigned locations.
***
Groan groan-
“Yes, thank you for coming, sir.”
“Holhol. Thank you, young man.”
An old man with a cane enters, greeting Suzuki.
Suzuki wiped his smile and sighed.
‘..Why do I have to help you get into position?’
“Mi, sorry…because of me, because of me…”
“Oh, no, sis!”
Well, if I had to pinpoint the cause, it was because of the woman in front of me.
‘Whew!’
‘Uh, uh, uh, welcome…’
Boom!
‘Ouch! I’m, I’m sorry…’
Whenever I greet a guest, I stutter and speak in a low voice.
Because they made all sorts of mistakes there and caused complaints from customers.
After Suzuki, who couldn’t stand to watch, stepped in, things finally started to go smoothly.
‘I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little annoyed…’
“Purple, purple… This, this, at least, eat it while doing it…”
“..Thank you, sis.”
“Hehe..”
Suzuki couldn’t possibly hate her, who smiled so innocently.
“By the way, the poem is really interesting..”
“What is it?”
“Sa, people say. If it all goes like this… I feel strange when I write it…”
Suzuki suddenly looks around at those words.
It felt strange that all the waiting guests were wearing masks, and even the woman talking to me and myself were wearing masks.
“..Okay, that’s right.”
All participants in the event must wear masks.
That was one of the reasons Suzuki thought the event was special.
‘Well, in an interview with a high-ranking official, they said that they did it because they thought that if they wore masks, they wouldn’t be tied down by their current status and everyone would be able to participate in the event freely.’
To be honest, I felt like I didn’t know the details.
“Anyway, let’s hurry up and get them all in and rest! I thought it would be the easiest, but I can’t do this either.”
“..Hey, even if a hero does that… is it okay…?”
“Oh my, heroes aren’t invincible superhumans, right? We need to rest too!”
Suzuki throws a joke to lighten the mood, and the woman laughs at her words.
“Excuse me.”
“Oh, yes!”
While the two of them were chatting like that, they took a short break.
Suzuki saw the guest appearing in front of them and jumped up to greet him.
“Is this an invitation or a participation ticket?”
“Unfortunately, there are no invitations.”
“Then I’ll give you a participation ticket! Please wait a moment!”
“It’s okay to take it slow.”
Smile.
A man looking at Suzuki with a smile.
‘..He’s handsome.’
My eyes naturally went to his handsome face that couldn’t be hidden even by a mask, along with his friendly attitude.
‘Are you a celebrity? Your eyelashes are long and your chin is sharp..’
For a moment, Suzuki stared blankly at the man.
“…Is there something on my face?”
“..Oops!”
When she saw the man with a puzzled expression, she realized what she had done and her face turned bright red.
‘You’re crazy, you’re crazy! No matter how hungry a man is these days, that’s not true! How can you do that during a mission!’
“Sorry, sorry! Cow, the guest is too handsome..”
‘No, if I do that it’ll look like I’m plotting!’
“Ah, no. That, that’s not it..”
“Haha.”
The man laughed as if he found it amusing, seeing her flustered and stuttering.
“Thank you. You are also pretty, Hero.”
“Ah…Arigatou gozaimasu (thank you)…”
Suzuki lowered his face, and an awkward silence fell.
She felt like she was going to die, but she somehow endured it.
“The table, the table came out..!”
“Can I take it?”
“Yes, yes!”
“Thank you. Then, I hope you work hard.”
Not long after, a man was handed a new ticket.
He greeted Suzuki and the woman and went inside.
“Whew..this is embarrassing.”
As the man disappeared, Suzuki fanned his reddened face with his hand.
“Purple, Purple.. Ba, did you just become interested in him..?”
Seeing Suzuki like that, the woman looked at her with a questioning expression.
“Hey, don’t you think I’m too easy? I’m just embarrassed~”
She speaks nonchalantly and shakes her head.
Sure, the guy just now was handsome, and she had been staring at him intently, but in the end, she just liked his looks and not fell in love with him or anything.
“That, really..?”
“That’s right, right?”
After the man left, there was a brief pause to chatter again.
Beep-
-Purple Shine. Are you listening to Purple Shine?
-I think it’s time to move the position assigned to Purple Shiny.
-Please wait a moment, another hero will arrive to take his place.
“Ugh..I guess I got caught slacking off.”
“That, is that so..?”
At Suzuki’s words, which he spoke with a frown, the woman looked at him with her eyes wide open.
“Oh, what should I do…because of me…”
“I’m joking, sis! I’m joking! This place was originally supposed to change over time!”
“Oh, I see…sigh.”
‘Hehehe, people are really cute.’
Suzuki smirked as he watched the woman being reassured by his words.
Soon after, Suzuki saw a hero emerge to replace her, and gave a brief handover to that hero.
“Then, I’ll go to another assignment!”
“Okay, goodbye..Purple..!”
She was walking while receiving greetings from women.
‘Oh, right.’
Suzuki remembered something he had forgotten, then turned around and looked at the woman.
“Sister! What’s your name? We’ve been talking for so long, and you haven’t even told me your full name.”
“Ah, my, my name..?”
The woman who had been scratching her cheek with her finger at those words answered with a wry smile again.
“…Ye-ri. Hey, Ye-ri.”
“Ah! Sister Yeri! Thank you! Let’s say hello again next time we meet!!”
“Okay…bye.”
An Ye-ri smiled faintly as she watched Suzuki moving away.
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