episode_0071
by fnovelpia“······.’
The inside of a dark room where not a single ray of light can be seen. Inside, all kinds of things were scattered all over the floor, and the air was thick.
-Ah, lady… Wow!
The servant, who quietly leaves food in front of the door every hour, shouted in surprise.
“Get out!”
Wow! The glass thrown from my hand hit the door and shattered.
“···Don’t come near! It’s noisy!”
It was an object thrown away by a doll that was covering itself with a blanket on the bed. A dry, cracked throat made a hissing sound.
After the glass shattered, the mansion was once again surrounded by silence. The doll on the bed quietly hid itself under the blanket.
“······.”
This woman who appears to be insane is the youngest daughter of the Wetzler family and a woman with a disguised identity as Faust. It was Arrieta.
Arrieta had been secluded in the mansion ever since she heard the news of Revan’s death. I didn’t care what was said to the new professor named ‘Faust’ from the outside.
A crumbling reputation. A shooting doubt. What does it all matter? Now that Revan was dead, everything was like a sand castle.
Every day was filled with pain and regret. If I had been a little more careful, if I had thought a little more, I think Revan could have been saved.
“···Ugh.”
Water began to form in my eyes, which seemed to have dried after scooping out a few tears. Arrieta could not control her emotions several times a day.
“···H. What should I do if this happens?”
Arrieta, who was shedding tears, had a twisted smile on her lips. Anyone could see that he was out of his mind.
It had been like this ever since they lost Revan, and tomorrow would be the same.
***
-smart.
“······.”
Rustling – Arrieta, who had been hiding like a hibernating animal, got out of the blanket.
-smart.
“···Turn off.”
I clearly told you not to knock. The attendants who had been respecting Arrieta since she was young often disobeyed orders and knocked on the door.
No, rather, it could be said to be an act of respect. Because his master was becoming a nuisance in real time.
-smart!
“What the fuck.”
But right now, Arietta didn’t have the heart to understand such kindness. I roughly kicked off the blanket and stood up.
“I told you to go away…?”
I got out of bed, opened my eyes, and looked for the source of the sound.
-smart!
The direction of this mind-scratching sound was not a visitation. It was a window located on the wall, currently completely covered by a curtain.
“···Ah?”
For a moment, Arrieta was taken aback. It was a completely unexpected situation.
It’s not just that they broke into a nobleman’s mansion, they even express themselves by knocking on the window. Even the clowns on the street said, ‘Ah, we’re not that harsh either.’ It was an act of sticking one’s tongue out.
For a moment, Arrieta was overcome with fear. Did Antonio send it to you? Or someone who doubted his identity as Faust?
-···Why doesn’t he answer?
“···Ah?”
However, Arrieta, who heard the voice immediately afterwards, made a dumb sound without realizing it.
-There are 2 hours left.
“···Revan?”
All I could hear was a small leaking sound coming from my throat, which had become dry from not drinking water for a long time. Revan muttered.
-I asked everyone, but they said he was hiding in the mansion. Should I break it in?”
“···Now, wait!”
Arrieta shouted without thinking. Even though there was no perception distortion magic applied, a feminine voice came out.
-What is it, Faust? there is?’
Huh. Arrieta, who screamed without realizing it, covered her mouth. I wondered if my gender had been discovered.
However, perhaps because of his rough voice, Revan did not seem to notice Arrieta’s gender. Arrieta quickly turned around.
-···Why aren’t you answering?
Crack-! Arrieta hurriedly ran to her desk and returned with a perception distorter tied around her neck. After activating the distorter, I wrapped a large coat around my body. Finally, he became the academy’s new professor, Faust.
“ is there!”
-Oh, then please open the window. It’s attached to the wall of the mansion, so if anyone sees it, they’ll probably think I’m crazy.
Charalak-! Faust roughly pulled back the dark blue curtain covering the window.
“G, open it now!”
Sweet-! Faust hurriedly opened the window with his fingers shaking from not eating a proper meal for a long time.
“Okay, it’s done…!”
The lock was released and the slightly open window was held with both hands and opened wide.
Since it was daytime and the sun had not set yet, the bright sun was clearly shining. And then someone put their foot on the window sill.
“···What is this in the room?”
“···Ah, ah.”
A doll appeared with the sunlight on its back. Like salvation.
“···Ahh!”
It was Revan, whom Faust missed so much.
“···Why is it like this?”
Revan stepped on the window sill with his face bare, taking off his gas mask, and looked down at Arrieta.
“Live, alive, was-”
“Of course he’s alive. Do I look like someone who will die to that idiot?”
Daldaldal- Faust’s whole body was trembling. He looked like a death row inmate whose sentence was revoked just before execution.
Thump – Revan entered Faust’s room with light movements. Faust finally looked Revan up and down.
From head to toe, wherever he looked, it was the Revan he knew. I could see more clearly because I took off my gas mask.
“······!”
Tadat – Faust rushed at Revan, forgetting that he was dressed as a man and that he was not in good health.
The sight was like a kind of instinct that did not go through thought. An act that simply expressed a desire to get closer to Revan.
“······Ah?”
However, Arrieta’s charge was blocked by Revan’s hand. A stupid sound came out.
A déjà vu of what had happened a moment ago occurred in Revan’s mind as he held Arrieta’s shoulder. Ha, a sigh escaped Revan’s mouth.
“Faust?”
“Uh, huh?”
“I think we need to talk a little.”
Sarah. Revan handed over the documents he had organized from the inside pocket of his coat.
“······Absorb-!”
The words written on the front page were as follows:
-About the mental magic hanging over Revan’s brain.
Faust took a breath without realizing it. And then he coughed. Like a person who drank the wrong amount of water and got sick.
Revan looked at Faust and asked with a bitter smile.
***
“So what is hanging over my head?”
“Levan. Take this first.”
Werner’s room located in the Chilwell family mansion.
Werner, who was facing each other with a desk in the middle, handed Revan a blank piece of paper and a pen.
“···This?”
“It’s a tool that will help you explain.”
Werner was not the type to do things for no reason. Revan quietly moved his hand and took the pen.
“Um, Revan? What do you think you need to subdue a person?”
“···Yes?”
“Don’t think it’s difficult. That’s literally it.”
Revan let out a sigh as if wondering what that meant. Werner smiled bitterly, saying he could see what Revan’s face was covered by the gas mask.
“Draw whatever comes to mind. It’s not a joke, it’ll really help explain.”
“···Okay.”
Tuk. A pen soaked in ink made dots on white paper. It is a tool to subdue people.
“······.’
Revan remembered the iron ball that always tightened his ankles during his days as a slave gladiator. Square – Revan drew shackles with heavy iron balls attached.
“Hmm. that’s right. Then Revan? What object is needed to cover a person’s eyes?”
Square – Once again, Revan moved his pen. A black eye patch was drawn on the paper.
After that, Werner’s test continued about three more times. Glasses, fire, and meat were drawn on paper.
In the end, Revan was filled with doubts and tried to ask Werner. Just as he was about to do so, Annika intervened.
“I’ll explain from now on.”
Annika placed various documents on the desk without giving Revan time to explain what was going on.
“Revan? How much do you know about mind magic?”
“···To be honest, I am illiterate.”
“Right? There’s no need to be ashamed. It is a field with a lot of technical terms and a high barrier to entry.”
As I said, I could barely understand the content on the document. For the first time in a long time, Revan felt nostalgia for his illiterate days when he could not read.
“Designing mental magic is easier when the purpose is clear.”
chuck. Annika pointed to the paper that Revan had been drawing on just a moment ago.
“Just as you thought of shackles for bondage and an eyepatch to cover your eyes.”
“···Aha.”
Levan realized why Werner had made him draw. It was obvious that even if you read such a document, you would not understand it. It was a consideration to match eye level.
“Okay then, Revan. I’ll give you the sixth problem.”
Hmm. Annika asked, clearing her throat as if she was about to say something important.
“What kind of product is needed to brainwash the implanted target so weakly that they don’t notice it, develop a slight liking for the user, and prevent them from raising doubts about certain things?”
***
“What I’m saying is that I think we need to talk.”
“······.”
“What do you think?”
0 Comments