episode_0163

It’s been a week since Merryweather became an escort.

Her arrival hasn’t changed my life at all. My daily routine of going to and from the Royal Academy and my accommodation just keeps going like clockwork.

Victoria is getting used to going to and from Clockwork Academy. She’s starting to have more free time.

Merryweather also spent a few days asking her classmates about me, but when she figured out that I wasn’t a good fit, she stopped asking anyone.

It might be unfortunate for someone from the intelligence service, but I’m not a very sociable person.

The Royal Academy is like this, and the harvester in Brighton.

They have now returned to a life of near poverty.

Some people are trying to improve their lives, but most are not.

Just like many people who try to exercise to lose weight only to give up after three days, just because something changes doesn’t mean it will last forever.

The body has become dirty and worn out again, without any meaning in returning to its original state. In this world of strict capitalism and class, it is difficult to move up just because your body has improved a little.

In other words, it’s back to normal.

The capital is peaceful.

In other words, the non-capital side is not peaceful.

First of all, the fact that Kanna, who went to her hometown, is not coming back to the capital shows why the clan in the north values martial arts.

The land is filled with monsters that can be called monsters.

The only thing that seems to be fortunate is that they are fighting each other.

But that’s only a small part of the whole picture. A variety of monsters are flocking to this country.

It seems to me like there was a demon lord or something ordering the invasion.

But according to Kanna’s memories, the monsters don’t invade with any particular malicious intent. Rather, it’s simply a natural phenomenon.

It’s just a period when the monsters’ breeding season overlaps once every few years. The following year, the land becomes too overwhelmed by the number of monsters, and they spread out in all directions. The chain reaction shakes the ecosystem, and the aftermath comes in like waves.

I know something similar.

Even in my faded memories, there are years when the 13-year and 17-year cycles of cicadas overlap. An incredible number of cicadas emerge and cover an entire continent.

There they are cicadas, but here they are large monsters. And they are not of the same species, but rather several different species overlapping.

It’s a disaster that happens when the entire ecosystem falls into a real estate crisis and those who lose in the turf battle are pushed further away.

So what is Kanna doing? … … .

He’s fighting hard in the middle of that battlefield, wielding a huge halberd. It’s hard to believe that he’s been a lame man his whole life, running around with such a heavy weapon.

She herself is surprisingly physically fit. Perhaps this person also has superpowers similar to Tisha’s.

Anyway, the battle with the Demon King’s army.

It’s not like that, it’s like fighting off beasts that are rushing in in a panic. So if you create some flow, they will naturally move to another place.

Since there is no clear answer as to when that flow will be created, the North is currently bringing in all the available personnel to fight until then.

That means, every time Kanna swings her weapon, warmth comes in sporadically until the monster runs away.

lol.

Living things are unique. They are not large in size, but rather small creatures that are half the height of a person, yet they are as warm as a person.

But for most, they produce less warmth per unit of life compared to humans.

Especially domesticated animals are often worse than insects in terms of warmth. I knew that from the first world.

People are the most efficient. I know people well, so I will continue to choose people.

Coming here, I’m a little skeptical that I really know, but I can at least explain why I did what I did.

Is it only the north of the capital that is busy?

That’s not it.

Bern City, located south of the capital.

It’s chaos here.

It’s not like there’s chaos because of monsters like in the north.

Quite the opposite. It’s a human affair.

At first, we demanded an investigation into why such an incident occurred, but the Bern City Mayor did not respond at all.

So, we gathered a group of people and went there, and they sent people who knew how to use violence to crush the people who were asking questions like that.

However, they did not know that among them there was a harvester with supernatural powers.

Superpowers are not like magic, where one person cannot use various skills, but they can use them as if they were their own body in the areas they can handle.

I subdued the opponent and immediately confirmed his identity. Surprisingly, he was a soldier. He had come to eliminate the terrorist.

The harvester decided that he couldn’t face this alone, so he revealed this to the Purple Twilight Society and asked for help.

The Purple Twilight Society, who accepted that there was no problem, went to the city hall to protest. The survivors from Bern City joined the protest one by one.

Because of the goodwill they had shown up until then, no one doubted the Purple Twilight Society.

Even when the market declared the Purple Twilight Society a terrorist group, no one believed it.

There’s a saying that if you want to spread something, you have to ban it.

Rather, the question of trying to stop the Purple Twilight Society by capturing it became even more widespread.

What is the truth behind the disaster that occurred in Bern City?

Why are you forcing yourself to ask that question?

The South is in the middle of the action.

But people living in the capital don’t know about that scene. Newspapers and broadcasts show the same daily life.

The bloodshed has already occurred.

The sad thing is that no one has started killing people during the harvest season yet.

But when a fight breaks out, the Harvesters will unleash their powerful abilities. They are strong, smart, and some even have supernatural powers.

The death toll will be huge. And once you take in blood, it’ll be hard to go back to normal, right?

Hehehe.

When I see things like this, I feel relieved that this world doesn’t seem so different.

And this time, you don’t have to worry about it disappearing without a hitch like last time.

Because the person who asked the first question has already been murdered.

The Purple Twilight Society is rightly angry. They are resisting irrationality.

It’s impossible not to see blood now that it’s already flowing on the floor.

What happens now?

What about Victoria?

What will happen to Maurice and Beatrice?

We have to watch calmly. If there’s one thing that’s a little disappointing, it’s that Maurice and Beatrice’s paths don’t overlap much with the harvest season, so it’s hard to see what they’re doing.

Since the neighborhood I live in is one where a lot of harvesters gather, I see them occasionally.

All I know is that Beatrice appears to be going to work and Maurice appears to be still at home.

That would change if Bern City became a battlefield.

I have decided to keep quiet. It is a secret that I can see through the eyes of the harvester. The harvester is a window that will show me the world until the moment I die, so I have no intention of telling anyone.

“Bell! Let’s go out and play today!”

As I was thinking that and looking at Victoria, Victoria suddenly said that to me.

“Okay.”

It’s time for afternoon classes to end. Anyway, I was planning to go back to my dorm, wash up, rest, and sleep. I don’t think there will be any problems if I go out and play.

“Can you decide something like that without the escort’s permission?”

Merryweather, who was sitting next to me, asked me that.

But if you say that, won’t it be revealed that you’re under surveillance? First of all, I only know that it’s purely an escort, so let me point that out.

“Isn’t an escort just someone who protects you?”

“Bell’s guard is strong~ The more I look at him, the more resolute he is in drawing the line. Yeah. Got it. I’ll follow him since he’s my escort.”

Victoria nods, seemingly satisfied.

Almost a month.

Victoria studied really hard. Thinking back on what she used to do, it was time to let up.

Rather, you should be praised for holding on until now.

“Then let’s just leave our luggage and go! Should I wait at the school gate?”

Victoria said as she shoved her textbooks, notebooks, and writing utensils into her bag. I put the books on the shelf on one side of the classroom.

“I don’t have any luggage.”

When I say that, Victoria looks at me with an ambiguous expression.

“Bell is jealous that he doesn’t have to study.”

“It’s simple if you just take out what you’ve memorized.”

Then Merryweather suddenly pushes in.

“Oh my? Isn’t Belle a non-student? There are other kids besides Belle who keep books around, so I thought Belle was one of those kids?”

At Merryweather’s words, Victoria looked at me. Then she reached into her bag, took out a textbook, and threw it at Merryweather.

When Merryweather caught it, Victoria said,

“Mali. Open any page and ask the first sentence.”

Merryweather opens her textbook and asks with a puzzled look. So I read the page to her and she is very surprised.

“Once you see him, you’ll remember everything.”

Strictly speaking, it’s closer to the method of taking a picture and saving it in a folder. It’s not something you can understand by memorizing it.

I like things like history, but I hate technology and math. They require things that can’t be learned through memorization.

“Only the ability to memorize is excellent.”

“So that’s a lie… … .”

Merryweather smiled faintly as she watched Victoria lamenting and returned the textbook to Victoria.

“At least that means you made an effort to read the entire textbook, right? You should read that too. So, Tori. If you go out, is there a place to go today?”

Victoria got up from her seat after receiving her textbook from Meriweather and putting it in her bag. Come to think of it, Meriweather doesn’t have a textbook either. No one would mind if she were to lean freely in the classroom.

I guess there’s a function that thinks whatever behavior you do is okay.

That doesn’t mean that you can get through everything with just that feature. Sometimes, when I talk to other students, I find that we have some pretty in-depth conversations.

Not in terms of the amount of knowledge, but in terms of reaching the heart of a person. Sometimes, when you see someone answering in a really adult manner, there is a high possibility that they are older than they look.

Even when he’s with students, he looks the same age as them, so he must be good at disguising himself or he must be very young.

When I think about those aspects, I think he’s definitely someone related to the intelligence service.

“I went to the Clockwork Knight School in the capital until summer vacation. So I know some fun places.”

Victoria got up from her seat and walked out of the classroom. I followed her.

It’s a really rare holiday for Victoria.