Konjiki no Moji Tsukai - Chapter 294

Chapter 294

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 .

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 .

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 .