A NEET’s Guide to the Parallel World: Healer, the Strongest Cheat? - 224 251

I didn’t really take Electra’s suggestion, but I decided to go back to town with Toa.

Because I wanted to try climbing on that tree myself, and I felt that would be just right for Toa to distract me.

I decided to meet up in front of the front door that Toa would have a lot of things to prepare, and I’ll be walking around this wasted, wide mansion looking for Sufilia and Nem.

More to the point, by the way, I don’t see any particular maid in this mansion like I was asking Toa.

I think I only live about Toa’s family.

I see Lisa from time to time, but it’s just Lisa.

The maid should have been there besides Lisa, and most importantly Toa said so.

Did you take advantage of Toa’s disappearance to fire all the maids?

According to Toa’s story, he was just a guy who didn’t really talk to me about caring.

At the time, all Toa had was a pixie that she and Lisa had yet to see… well, either way as far as I’m concerned.

I don’t like it when people are naughty, and it’s still easier to be lonely like this.

I even walk down the hallway thinking about that.

And when I realized I was coming in front of a certain big door.

That’s a gorgeous door with lots of flowers, yadrigi, etc… well I don’t care about the exterior.

I opened the door.

Especially not to go into this room, or anything like that, and it wouldn’t be so much of a problem where I got into anything.

And when you look inside, it’s…

“Book?…”

– This was another large and spacious library.

The second floor… the third floor… the fourth floor… and a number of rooms headed up, continued everywhere. There must be at least ten floors.

And the center of the room is equipped with a spiral staircase. Are we going to use this staircase to get up there?

I was laughing at the amount of this book and the size of this vast room, which was very different from the library and the library in Heilkwegian, taking that staircase elsewhere.

“Master Masamune!

Then I heard voices from somewhere.

I soon realized it was the voice of Sufilia, and I said, “Hmm, Sufilia?” Reply.

“Yes, it’s Sufilia!

And with that voice, I found Sufilia peeking at me from upstairs.

Up the spiral stairs, I waited for me with all my books in one hand, headed to Sufilia.

Sufilia blushes face to face. Apparently I don’t like being seen this buried in a lot of books.

“What are you doing here?

“I’m studying.”

“Study?…”

Studying is enthusiastic. What more would you study than that?

“… I was studying magic props.”

Sufilia answers like she read my mind.

Sufilia has the technology to produce a magic object called Trifoul.

Apparently, the magic props created by it will be unparalleled and outstanding.

Her hometown of Artemias has gone so far as to build a nation with this tryfar alone.

But now that Artemias is dead, only Sufilia can use this technology.

“- What the hell is Sufilia studying like that? You don’t have to study magic anymore, do you?

“Not at all! True, Trifoul is an excellent technology, and if I were known to be alive to handle it, that would probably be the only way there would be a war. But…”

“- What?”

It’s my first ear. Is that the kind of technology Trifoul is?

But if you think about it, it’s the biggest technology in the world… the biggest magic tool on the continent.

Doesn’t that sound strange to you?

“Oh, yeah.”

So I remind myself of the requirements and explain to Sufilia if I want to go to town.

“I… will stop”

“Huh?…”

That Suphilia turned down my invitation…

I wasn’t being arrogant.

If I asked you out, you wouldn’t have followed me, or looked at Sufilia from above.

But… why don’t you go?

“Excuse me… I still have a few things to look into”

“About the magic props?

“Yes. I have a few things I want to make. It’s something you might need.”

Sufilia to say something profound.

By “necessary,” do you mean necessary for our journey ahead?

But I wasn’t interested, and I didn’t ask any more.

“Huh… what’s wrong with that? Sounds like you’re making me think a lot? But that’s okay, right? Even if only Sufilia can think of that much?

“It’s… it’s my line. Master Masamune thinks too much of things by himself.”

What’s the matter, suddenly Suphilia started blaming me.

I don’t know how to say it back, but Sufilia’s sermon is heard in the stream.

“Master Masamune’s feelings can be seen by the side. But Toa… you won’t notice Master Masamune’s ordeal like that. It’s still shallow to be here, but seeing Toa’s parents, seeing her reactions and her life here, I have something to think about.”

I should have just come to get Suphilia for a second…… Suphilia talks a lot today.

“I don’t know how Master Masamune feels about her just being protected until now. Nor will she understand the suffering…”

“… I don’t know.”

I never told Sufilia that it was painful.

But if Suphilia thinks so, I’m not going to deny it.

“Because Toa doesn’t know my past. Even Suphilia, right? You don’t know what I was like before I was summoned to this world, what I always thought and what I was worried about, do you? But one of these days…”

“- Me too! You just have to talk to me and I’ll understand you!

“Huh?…”

Suddenly Suphilia screamed.

That’s like suing, a strong word.

But the expression looks sad.

“No… nothing”

But Sufilia immediately stopped saying, “Nothing.”

“The… well, what? After all, it sounds like you’re making me think of something, huh? Bad……”

“No, that’s not what…”

“Nothing. I’m not worried. I feel good every day that I’ve come to Demon Nation now, and besides, this time I can always be with everyone, compared to my everyday life before I came to this world, it’s so happy that I can’t compare anymore!

That’s what I say, make Suphilia laugh and look. But she’ll soon spot it.

I knew that.

“Happiness… but I am not going to say anything more, if that is what Master Masamune wants to say”

Look, they spotted me. That way of saying “I want to say” is proof of that.

At least you know you’re not serious.

Originally, Sufilia had an idea close to me. So I can’t delude you.

You know Sufilia herself has close thoughts with me, and that’s why she noticed something about me, not least.

“Right…”

I had stopped deluding myself and eventually stopped making laughs.

“Toa must want to see Master Happy Masamune. Bright Masamune… even I am. But I don’t want to see Master Masamune who can’t help but make a smile and play a lie. Before me… please don’t lie to me”

“I’m not lying. Always honest in front of everyone…”

“… I can accept anything. In the first place, this life belongs to Masamune.”

“That’s not true. The fact that Sufilia is now alive is due to the consequences of Sufilia’s choice. Indeed, at that time, I helped Suphilia, even against Siege’s words and the philosophy of that organization. But it was Sufilia who made me do it.”

“Either way, it was Master Masamune who helped…”

That’s where I turn my back on Sufilia.

“I’m not lying. That’s all I can say.”

I couldn’t keep this conversation going any longer.

But… I know what Suphilia wants to say. No, I’m not sure.

Cowardly my speculation keeps shaking.

Maybe that’s not really my idea…

I’ll be right back.

Let me tell you one thing.

That’s when Sufilia squeals at my back.

Quiet question but still powerful.

“… what?

I’ve been trying to escape before I heard that question for some reason.

I didn’t even know what they were going to ask…

“Not yet…… that was before the school match started. At that time, we hadn’t even started qualifying.”

“Hmm? What are you talking about? -”

“- Since then.”

When I questioned her, Sufilia put her words to my question.

“Since then… Master Masamune has often gone outside the College. At first it was clear, as usual, that Patrick and I were going to Qatar to see each other. But Patrick himself told me he didn’t know. Back then…… where, what were you doing?

……

“I have not yet been informed of how I was made of that red garment, nor of how I knew Enumasan…”

“Didn’t I tell you? But you don’t have to tell me, you know. I made clothes and masks because I don’t like Greyberg’s brave men to find out who they are. I heard Francesca has an amazing craftsman in Enumasan. But what the hell do you do when you hear such a boring story?

“Why… was it hidden?

“I didn’t hide it. I just didn’t happen to tell you.”

“Didn’t they say you wouldn’t lie? Since then, Master Masamune has already been nervous about leaving beside Toa. Without Toa in the room, he asked Nem or me where Toa was, and just in case he asked where he was, he wouldn’t be convinced if he didn’t know his exact position with magic sensing…”

You’ve been looking at that…

“I have seen Masamune say nothing like that and leave the school many times to go somewhere. Assuming Master Masamune hadn’t noticed, it’s because of this.”

I turned back to Suphilia for a moment.

Then a large piece of cloak was placed on Suphilia’s hand, which was put out softly before.

“Recognition inhibition?”

“It’s a tryfoul. It completely blocks magic.”

“… right”

When did you get something like that?

I immediately turned back to distract myself.

“Whatever the reason, it’s clothes we’re going to keep wearing for a while to come. It’s a follow-up. That’s about it, isn’t it?

In response, Sufilia silences for a while and opens her mouth slowly and quietly.

“Is that the truth about Master Masamune? If there is no lie, will they still say so?

“……………… Truth is not to say”

That was… my best shot right now.

“Dear Masamune…”

“But I’m not lying. I’m just not talking. One of these days… I’ll talk to you again”

A long silence ensued. I’ll wait for Suphilia’s next word.

Nobody thought they’d noticed anything.

Neither Toa nor Nem even have any doubts.

But Suphilia… how far have you noticed?

“Okay.”

I can hear Suphilia then.

“I… have been waiting for you. Master Masamune… whoever you are…”

“……………… thanks”

I slowly advance my legs and leave the scene with my back to Suphilia.

And I went down the stairs.

Meanwhile, my head was so white that I could clearly hear my breathing and this heartbeat.

Was it the right thing to talk about… I was asking myself as I opened the door to the library

But still, if you can’t talk, keep the door shut.

Until I left the library, I never looked back at Suphilia.