episode_0067

The laughter that burst out was resolved by Kali’s fierce spirit and the passage of time. I had no choice but to end my laughter again and apologize to Carly.

Leaving behind Kali, who still looks uncomfortable, I walk to the huge square right in front of my house, looking at the city while sighing in exclamation.

The place where I am standing is Espilia, a city in the eastern part of the empire. The reason I was able to know the name was because there was a large sign in the middle of the square with well-decorated large letters saying ‘Espilia, the most prosperous city in the empire’.

The scenery of the village, which looked like it was somewhere between the Middle Ages and modern times, made my heart pound, as if I was looking at a village in a fantasy game.

-…Why is Suin here…

-Ugh, guys! Come here!

-Hey, let’s get out of the way.

At that time, I saw people in neat clothes looking at me and Kali from a distance and whispering, then quickly leaving the place.

It was a look that was a mix of sounds that were vaguely heard in their conversation and hostile and even disgusted looks.

“…….”

No, the gaze was not directed at me, but at Kali, who was standing behind me. The residents looked at Kali, whispered, looked at her with disdain, and even looked at her with fear, and then hurriedly left the place.

Kali silently endured those stares. No, the veins protruding on her forehead and the way she was clenching her teeth made it seem like she was holding it in forcibly. I just didn’t express it.

why. Are you saying you’re looking at Carly like that? I just couldn’t understand.

‘…Aren’t they just the same person? It’s just a little different.’

The image of Kali quietly gritting her teeth and looking at the ground. She is just an ordinary beautiful girl. It’s just that ears like those of a cat have sprouted from its head.

The only thing that was different was that. However, the residents look at Kali with disgust, like nobles looking at the lower class.

Excited – Excited –

In that absurd and incomprehensible situation, I felt like my heart was being squeezed inexplicably.

“…What is that expression.”

“The expression…”

I traced my face, following Carly’s abandoned voice. The corners of my mouth, where I always smiled, were straight, and my expression was frowned upon.

….Why did I make this face?

Prisoner girl. As I watched the residents’ verbal abuse, disregard, and discrimination toward Kali, I felt a surge of emotions.

Anger, despair, sense of duty, sadness.

why. Do you feel these emotions? I still couldn’t understand it.

Even as I passed through the wide square and wandered around Espilia Village, my eyes never fell off Kali. Rather, as time passed, people’s whispers and stares increased.

And when I looked at Kali, who was unable to resist the flying daggers and had to be hit. I felt like I knew the reason for the behavior I saw in the diary.

Why on earth do we loathe and hate each other even though we are the same human beings? Why on earth do I have to throw meaningless daggers?

I came forward because I did not know the reason and because no one showed any will to improve this situation.

No one knows the reason for this situation, but to eliminate the ongoing hatred.

To escape from the current situation where no one steps forward and just ignores me, and to try to correct the wrong situation as much as I can.

Was it because I had assimilated with my alter ego, or was it just my own feelings?

As I reached that thought, a sense of mission seemed to fill my heart.

“Carly.”

“…Why.”

“Let’s go back home.”

I don’t know if she was already used to it or if she had given up on it. Carly was proud of people’s stares and criticism, but she seemed to not want to endure the meaningless stares and quietly followed me as I spoke.

Even as I passed through the square again and entered my house, the doubts and questioning looks towards me and the negative looks towards Kali never went away.

***

“Phew…”

I returned to my room on the second floor and sat in a chair, covering my throbbing head. Even though Carly didn’t speak, she quietly sat down in the chair she had been sitting on before.

What should I do? How can I resolve these shaking and fluctuating emotions?

Since I couldn’t figure out anything else, I quietly picked up the diary on my desk and started reading.

-xx day, xx month, xx year.

Today, again, I head to my small consulting room. After opening the door and a little while, not many people come in one by one.

I saw faces that I felt like I had seen before somewhere and others that I had never seen before. However, what they had in common was that they did not have a good complexion.

The residents of the upper echelons of Espilia are always smiling. Live with a happy smile, as if you have no worries.

And all the residents of Espilia know the masks each other wears. However, there is no need to mention the mask or try to reveal it.

Because it has no meaning. Even if you reveal the mask and find out the person’s true feelings, nothing will change.

I couldn’t watch this happen. From when I first came to Espilia Village, until now.

That’s why we set up a small consultation room. To relieve even a little of the pain and sadness of people hidden behind masks.

Luckily, I seemed to have some talent for that kind of behavior. At the end of the consultation, people shed genuine smiles and tears, not masks.

their faces. When I see and understand those expressions and emotions, I feel like I have gained a reason to live.

Today again, I quietly head to my consulting room. Because Espilia’s problems are not limited to the lower class.

I found the content to be a little more emotional than other diaries. It appears that the small counseling center was providing free counseling to people.

‘Did he act like this because he had this ability? Or did the ability arise to perform these actions?’

Hypnosis, emotional gathering, and healing magic. Depending on how it was used, it was an ability that could turn one into a truly vicious and bad person, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

“Carly. Let’s go out.”

“…Where?”

“To my counseling room.”

I feel like I have to do something to relieve this feeling right now. And I wasn’t sure, but I felt like I knew the way to the counseling room.

I sigh and give a small smile to Carly who follows me, and I head out of the house again.

***

As I moved my feet as if following my body, I arrived at a small building on the outskirts of Espilia Village.

Although it was small and old compared to the shiny and sophisticated buildings around it, it still had a cozy feel. Perhaps this building is a counseling center.

“…..Is this a counseling center?”

“Hmm….”

However, there was something strange. If it were a normal Samdam Center, wouldn’t they put up a sign saying “counseling center” and then promote it?

However, there were no signs or letters visible on this building. It was so haggard that a stranger would not even know if people were living there or using it.

Carly also seemed to have doubts about this, but I didn’t answer because I wasn’t sure.

‘Hey, I don’t know. Let’s go in first. ‘I said the key… was under the flower pot.’

As written in the diary, when I lifted the small flower pot placed right next to the door of the building, I saw an old key and picked it up.

And when I put the key in the locked door and turned it, a clanging sound was heard and the door began to open.

As I open the door and enter, I vaguely see a dark room.

‘…Isn’t there a lantern or something here? ‘Why can’t I see it?’

It wasn’t that I couldn’t see at all because it was still morning, but it was dark because the lights weren’t on, and the curtains were closed, so I began to take steps into the dark room, looking for a lantern.

thud-

“Ugh… Ouch.”

“…What are you doing?”

Because of my poor vision, I sometimes bumped into the chair on the footrest. Kali, who seemed to be looking at me pitifully, looked around and started to go somewhere.

Click.

When Carly pressed a certain switch, the room began to glow brightly. Carly shrugged, shook her head with a pitiful expression, and pointed at the switch with both hands.

‘….This also works here?’

The appearance of the switch and the turning on of the light were the same as electricity. It was common to use a lantern or a simple torch to light the light.

It was said that only at the Empire’s highest academy, it was possible to light up like electricity using magic and certain technologies. Obviously, it takes a lot of energy to create this phenomenon, so most countries and villages did not use it.

After all, is there a reason why it is called the empire’s most prosperous city?

As the light illuminated the room, the sight of a small but well-organized room came into view. Another room with several soft chairs and separate compartments so that no sound from the other side can be heard.

I naturally pulled the small lever next to the switch. As if my body remembered it, my actions continued without my knowledge.

When the lever was pulled down, a crackling sound followed, and a small glass bead placed outside the building lit up. It seemed to have the role of indicating that it was in operation.

“”……..””

What should I do now? Should I wait for people to come? There is silence again between me and Kali.

Knock-knock-knock-

What broke the silence was the sound of someone knocking on the closed door.