Chapter 294: Meeting with Alicia
Chapter 294: Meeting with Alicia
Hiiro was now in a forest which was situated to the south of [Demon Continent Xanos] .
It wasn’t really a huge forest .
However, <<White Cumin Fruit>> and the <<Ubudo Fruit>> which could only be found in the Demon Continent were produced here, they were quite delicious .
Sometimes Hiiro would come here to eat the fruits .
But, that was not his purpose this time .
He silently walked through the forest to a hidden spring .
Hiiro knew that it was located near the center of the forest .
As for why Hiiro knew such a place…
[Was it you, who put the book there?]
There was one other person there .
Hiiro couldn’t recognize her from memory .
She had dark blue hair tied into a ponytail .
With a slim body of a model, there was no extra fat anywhere . Everyplace just had the right amount of proportions .
In addition, she had thin makeup on, lips that glowed crimson which complemented her fair body .
Make-up on such a youthful and beautiful appearance looked unnecessary .
It looked as if she was royal princess from light novels that appeared in his world . Her body excluded dignity and elegance .
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But then again, even with her eye-catching appearance, Hiiro concluded that this was the first time of him meeting such a person .
After Hiiro spoke, the lady looked on with a smile .
[That’s right, Okamura-kun . No, maybe this would be a better way of calling you, Hero of [Demon Evila] . ]
*pikun* Hiiro’s eyebrows were raised .
Apparently, this lady seemed to know quite a lot about him .
[I’ve heard about you . And also…]
[You also, know quite a bit about me . Because, I was the one who lectured you on how to use magic . ]
[…eh?]
Wha-what did she say? She taught me magic?
I thought I might have heard wrongly, but as I looked at her face which had a pleasant smile I could tell she wasn’t joking looking in her eyes . Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!
However, no matter how much Hiiro looked through his memories, he swore that he has never met this woman . Let alone learned from her .
[……Who are you?]
[Don’t look at me like that . You can see that I have no hostility against you right?]
[It’s natural for a person to be alert when somebody says something like that . ]
[Kikiki… . Do you not feel anything speaking to a lady like this?]
[Answer me . Firstly, what is your name?]
[… . Why don’t you just use inspect?]
She did not respond to Hiiro's question, but rather put on a calm and cool behavior .
Certainly, even if he could not get information from her mouth, he could get it by using the letters such as [Peep] or [Inspect] .
But he had never said that to anyone .
Of course, this was leaving Arnold, Muir and Liliyn .
To be able to determine the <<Status>> of someone was one of Hiiro's biggest advantages .
This was why he had judged that it was better to not tell anyone about it and had acted along all this while .
However, her single answer caused Hiiro's heart to shake and caused him to contort his face unintentionally .
[Will you use investigate this time? It wouldn’t take a long time . It is possible for information to be collected in a moment…]
[You can do it right? If you use your <<Word Master Magic>>… Right?]
[!!?]
As expected, there was unrest in Hiiro’s expressions .
Maybe she conducted an observation which should have taken quite a long time to investigate and was considering the question herself: what was Hiiro's magic? She also understood that information could be obtained the moment my magic was used .
[… . . What are you talking about?]
[Fufu, it is good that you immediately suppressed your expressions . If you didn’t you might have gone senile . It’s quite the valuable ability . But, you don’t need to hide it .
Because I know you, no, because I know about your magic . I have quite the bit of knowledge about it . ]
[What did you say?]
Hiiro’s alertness was increased one step further and continued to glare at her .
[Ah . . can you please stop glaring like that? Because I do not have the power to fight you even if I wanted to . ]
Certainly she did not seem to be joking, from a while ago she seemed to be contorting with a *Bishibishi* due to the killing intent . Her expressions also seem to be filled with pain .
I had no choice but to restrain my killing intent and stopped glaring at her intently .
Then she exhaled as if relieved .
[Fuu~ thank you . But still, you seem to have really grown up . Back then, you were just a person who had just crossed over to a different world . ]
She also seems to know that I am from another world .
Hiiro’s interest in this woman slowly increased with time .
[Let me solve your headache, so that you can relax soon . ]
[… . ]
Hiiro continued to watch her, and suddenly white smoke started to emerge from behind her, starting to wrap around her and… .
[… . Do you remember now? About the mysterious fortune teller?]
… . I remembered .
Looking at her appearance, the memories from the past immediately surfaced .
That’s right, there is no mistaking her, she was the one who taught me the necessary information of this world . Including how to use magic and how its inner workings .
[…… . The fortune teller from then? Fortune… Mas… . . . ? You… couldn’t be!]
I remembered the topic about the fortune teller from the story a few days ago .
The fortune teller who helped Judom and advised him to look for Hiiro .
How could I have overlooked this?
[Fueheheh, that’s right . It was me…]{1}
With a *bon* the white smoke appeared and wrapped around her letting the beautiful woman from before reappear again .
[The fortune teller who guided Judom Rankers to find you, and the person who wrote the book that you hold, Marquis BlueNote . ]
[… . . Marquis? . . . . . It was a woman . ]
*Gakun* Marquis immediately dropped her shoulders .
[So… . . . then?]
Marquis had a wry smile to the surprise that Hiiro was expressing about .
[We-well its fine . One more thing, i'll tell you about it even if you don’t use inspect . ]
[… ?]
[Marquis Bluenote was my pen name as a writer . My real name is completely different . ]
[… . . ]
[It’s Arisa . Arisa Niapipis Victorias . ]
[…… Victorias?]
It’s the same as the Country of the Humans . [Victorias] .
It can’t be this person is… . .
When Hiiro smiled as if noticing something, Arisa shrugged her shoulders .
[I know that you wish to tell me something, I understand that, but for now I need to know what your telling me is the truth . Can I investigate?]
[……]
Needless to say, I was going to use <<Status>> to confirm the authenticity of her words .
Hiiro used [Peep] since he had already obtained confirmation from the other party .
And as he looked through the status of the title written there, Hiiro closed his eyes and muttered
[As I thought . ]
[Understood?]
[… . . I have various questions . But, what I want to hear first is…]
Hiiro then picked up the book that Arisa had placed in his room and cuts the letter that had been affixed inside to show it to Arisa
[It’s about the contents of the letter written inside . ]
Arisa looks at the paper that Hiiro brought out and loosens her cheeks .
And confirms the contents of the letter .
[The truth of this book . That is the entrance to the door that leads to the darkness .
If you wish to learn the truth, I would like for you to come to the spring in the South Forest alone . ]
When Hiiro read the contents of the letter, he could not help but laugh and pass it off as something as a joke, but there was a strange sense of attraction that he could not explain for some reason .
Darkness… . Hiiro had guessed it was about the war, and the enemy of the world <<Matar Deus>> .
Hiiro expected that their interactions will increase with time .
Although there was not much information about this time .
So even if it was a trap, Hiiro wanted to make sure through his own eyes .
Moreover, He was most concerned about why he wanted to see this through himself .
Perhaps asking his question was the first reason Hiiro wanted to come here .
Arisa shrugs her shoulders at Hiiro and turns to gaze at the spring .
[Hey, what did you feel when you read that book?]
[… . . Is it related to something?]
[Listening intently, a sigh could be heard from Arisa .
[No, I just felt like asking . Can you tell me? What do you think about the life of the main character of this book?]
[Well, I felt that his life was quite miserable . ]
[… . . Right, that it does . ]
[The main character who yearned for the country and people led the battle to protect the peace desperately with his life on the line . However, he was killed by the king of his own country .
Yet, the main character could not give up his fight for peace . The main character kept waiting somewhere living on as soul somewhere forever . It was such a story .
Do you also think that anyone who reads also feels that the main character was miserable?]
Betrayed by those who he trusted, and peace was within his grasp . But, was extinguished in the blink of an eye .
It is no wonder that people's heart feel sorrow when something like that happens .
Abnormal attachment to peace, the former hero continued to fight all those who had even the smallest possibility of becoming a disaster .
It was such a tragic and pitiful story .
[Tragic… . . But, it was the country and the world that turned him into what he became . ]
Arisa tried to speak while looking far into the distance, it seemed like her mind was somewhere else entirely .
[…… . You can’t be trying to say that this story had really transpired right?]
When Hiiro said so, she looked at Hiiro with a smile which was filled with loneliness and sadness .
[… . It can’t be… . . ]
[… Fufufu~]
She met Hiiro’s gaze head-on .
Her smile broke and looked on with a serious expression .
[I want to tell you the truth that has transpired . ]
[Why?]
[Truthfully, I wanted you to enjoy this world without you knowing anything about this… since I saw you the first time . ]
[But, the world has started to move greatly . I had previously decided that I would not do anything anymore . ]
[……… . ]
[But it was of no use . It seems like that world does not wish to leave me alone . ]
[… . You, what are you trying to say?]
Arisa did not answer Hiiro’s question, she only closed her eyes .
[What I am going to speak from now on, you will feel that it is something unbelievable .
Even so… . Do you still want to listen?]
[Obviously . That is the reason why I came here . ]
Arisa had a smile on her face as she locked her gaze with his .
[Fuuf, that’s what I thought .
Then, I shall tell you the truth… . . ]
Hiiro remained quiet and concentrated on what she was saying, while doubting his own ears about the truth that he heard .
Listening to the story caused Hiiro to have sweat pouring from his forehead, his expression kept hardening as Arisa continued to speak with time .
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