Chapter 172 – 27. White Night (10)
“…No. This is the first time I’ve heard of it?”
I knew it.
Exactly what I expected.
This is the moment when Pira Hyun’s suspicions that she is carrying out a large-scale mind manipulation of her are revealed to be true.
The proof was that not only Sanya, but me, Ha-yul, and other people had similar symptoms.
I don’t know how she does it, but she also has the ability to manipulate other people’s minds, similar to me. It’s a bonus that the range of that ability is much wider than mine.
“Don’t be shaken, just listen. The headmaster’s body has just been stolen by an awakened person who is believed to be the culprit behind this situation, and has just returned. And the culprit’s name is Pirahyun, a friend from my class.”
“Now… Are you telling me to believe that?”
Okay. It’s natural to not believe it.
Who dares to steal the body of one of the world’s most powerful Awoken people, without even noticing it?
But it was true. That’s the truth, but what do you mean? The frustrating situation with each other continued.
In the meantime, Sanya’s hand gradually digs into my chest.
His slender fingers touched my skin as if they were going to pierce the delicate skin at any moment.
If you stab it like this, you could be fatally injured.
“… If you don’t believe it, there’s nothing you can do. But what if it’s true? If you invade Sanya’s mind in the middle of a battle, or if you strangely massage Sanya’s brain and turn her into a minion of her demons, what would you do then? “
Of course, that won’t happen.
Ironically, I believe in Pirahyun.
I believe that the words she said ‘I will not interfere’ will be kept at least until this war is over.
After a while, Sanya, who looked quite troubled by my stern remark, slowly loosened his grip on her breasts.
The moment she wondered if this had been eaten, she put her arm around her shoulder and whispered in my ear.
“So?”
“…Yes?”
“Jihoo-kun, threats only work when you have cards in your hand. They don’t work at all when there’s nothing like you.”
That was right.
I just kept my mouth shut without answering anything.
“Pira Prefecture… It means that something is certain… Yes, if that’s true, what are we supposed to do now?”
Are you suddenly asking me a question?
Thinking that this might be my last chance, I stuttered my answer.
“Right now… Juha and Siana are in the same room, Pirahyun said. And if you want it back, come and take it away, he won’t get involved… Then he left Sanya’s body.”
“It’s all vague information.”
“…”
For each of my answers, I put a paper on my back one by one.
But I couldn’t resist. That’s because I was helplessly listening to her without doing anything.
In order to know more about her, I should have looked at her or looked at her, but I couldn’t do anything because I was caught up in her momentary desire for revenge.
“…That’s right. You don’t have to believe it if you don’t believe it.”
“Yeah, I don’t believe it. Just…”
Sanya released her arm from her shoulder.
Then he put her hand into her bosom, and then took out a rolled holographic piece of paper and unfolded it.
The flickering hologram soon turned into an elaborate map, with red dots flickering everywhere on the three-dimensional map.
“It just gave me hope that Cyana might be where I had to attack anyway.”
A total of three locations are indicated by the red dots.
It is spread all over the city, so it is ambiguous to disperse and attack, but if you concentrate all forces and attack only one area, the remaining two areas are of concern.
It was proof that the enemy was also using their brains in their own way.
And at the center of the operation, there will probably be Pira Prefecture.
“I’m sorry, Jihoo.”
Looking at the map in her hand, I was making my own guesses, but Sanya quietly apologized to me out of nowhere.
…What? Hidden camera, what is it?
“Actually, I noticed from a while ago that you couldn’t have colluded with the demons. I sincerely apologize for testing you in a bad way. I’m sorry again.”
“Uh… So…”
“I haven’t told you before. I’m also a cloaker eater, just like Juha. I can find out the location of demons and the remaining demons in less than a second. When you talked about Shiana, I doubted it at first, but soon believed it.”
Huh? What…? Sanya… Cloaker Eater?
The brain cannot handle the information coming in through the ears.
After thinking about it for a while, I was able to escape from the shock.
So… Sanya is also a half-man, half-mago like Juha… Aha, that’s why Pirahyun was a bit easier to invade. No wonder. Haha.
“Then… Why did you threaten me like that? I-I’m really worried…”
“I thought of the possibility that you might have been contaminated by demons.”
But. Her position is also understandable.
He talked about Siana, which he never said a word about, and even made a specific statement about being kidnapped. How could he not consider all cases?
The area around her chest still tingles, but I decided to understand her with her generosity.
In fact, even if I use a swarm here, nothing will change.
“It’s time for Ha-yul and the kids to arrive soon. Go ahead and greet them.”
“Yeah… You suddenly became very friendly again.”
“Women are inherently changeable.”
I trudged toward her entrance to greet Ha Yul.
For some reason, I was already tired.
* * *
“Jihoo! Jihoo, right? I missed you…!”
“…I missed you, Jihoo.”
Ha-yul and Seol-ah, whom I saw after a long time, were covered in dust and had scars everywhere, as if they had suffered quite a bit.
After that, Lay and Jeong Ye-won follow.
Yewon-ssi behaves smartly, so even so, Lay was very worried, but how did she follow the company well?
Even though it’s only been a few hours, the feelings are new.
I think it’s because I’m worried even if I’m a little away from the current situation.
I wonder if I was the only one who felt that way, so we gathered together and hugged each other for a long time.
Ha-yul wheezes as if she is about to cry already, and Seol-ah, who doesn’t show her emotions well, buries her face in my chest with an expression that looks like she’s about to cry.
“They both suffered.”
“I was scared… Uhhhhh.”
“Lay and Yewon also worked hard.”
“Ha-yul and Seol-ah did everything. I just… Just chased after them.”
“Ah, you must have had a hard time.”
A warm atmosphere for the first time in a while.
We enjoyed this moment a little more because we didn’t know when we would be able to meet again after today.
Time flew by and it was night before I knew it.
In fact, even though it’s night, the sun hasn’t set, so it’s not completely dark around yet, but it’s time to go to sleep for tomorrow.
Before going to sleep, Sanya briefed the students on her plans for the future.
From the hopeful news that the government’s reinforcements will arrive soon, to the slightly depressing news that if Arbadellin falls before then, the power of the demons will get out of control and the power will need to be reduced through engagements in advance.
In fact, since we expected quite a few battles from the time we came here, we were surprisingly able to accept it calmly.
“Then good night everyone. Wake up at 6:30 tomorrow, okay?”
“Good night, Sanya.”
I crumpled myself into the sleeping bag prepared in advance.
Sanya must have taken care of it beforehand, so I can’t hear a single breathing sound that the people around me might be making.
In a very quiet room. I force myself to close my eyes and count the sheep, but it seems like it will take a while for me to fall asleep.
…But every second was a waste of time.
How did this happen?
A situation ahead of the inevitable war with the demons.
The fact that part of the city was occupied by the demons has quite a big meaning.
As for why they couldn’t stop the invasion, in fact, part of the cause was caused by humans.
The ‘idiot Countermeasure Committee’, whose name even makes you feel hateful. If the writers hadn’t been fooling around, the relationship between humans and demons wouldn’t have formed such a steep confrontational structure.
In fact, there is also a problem with people who are swept away by such a social atmosphere.
People who blindly act according to the atmosphere of initiative without being able to carry out their opinions. The so-called vigilantes and active tribes have resulted in people scattering around, unable to prepare for the coming invasion.
And, finally, the absence of a commander.
In fact, this is a problem that has come to the fore now enough to raise the question, ‘Why hasn’t it been there before?’ On the surface, as Arbadelin is located, it is overflowing with active Awakeners, and it seems that it will be able to form a counterattack composition in an instant from the invasion of the demons.
But the reality was not like that.
I don’t know what happened while I was out of town… But at least one thing was certain.
That the city’s troops were nothing more than a ragtag.
No matter how outstanding the Awakeners are, if there is no commander to lead them in the end, they will not be able to use them in the right place.
It could be seen that the sudden attack by the demons while Sanya was away was a strategy that took them by surprise.
No, even that must have been planned and executed by Pirahyun.
Pira County.
As of right now, she is the head of Pantagruel, and an Awakener presumed to be on the same level as or higher than Sanya.
What is her purpose?
Is her true identity… A god?
Are we just consumed like pieces in a dice game in the palm of her hand?
“It’s late at night, so I’m thinking about everything…”
Is this what you call dawn sensibility?
I sighed deeply and closed my eyes.
Tomorrow was going to be another busy day. Even if you can’t sleep, you should hurry up and fall asleep.
…And the next morning.
When I open my eyes
“Jihoo…! Sa, Sa-naga…”
It was after Sanya disappeared leaving only one letter behind.
