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Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?-Decision Time β
Decision Time β
Authorβs comments: Sophiaβs point of view
γAhh. What an awful waking scene.γ ππ³ππππππππ«β―l.cππ
The light of the sun is shining so brightly through the windows that it is detestable. I would not normally mind, but in my current state the sunlight feels hateful somehow. With the effects of my True Ancestor title sunlight should have no effect on me, yet I am still a vampire, so perhaps I just donβt particularly like sunlight. Until now, it has not been something that particularly bothered me, so perhaps the mental effects are large.
γOjou-sama, have you awoken?γ
From outside the room, I heard Merazofisβs voice from the direction of the door. I guess this means that Merazofis woke earlier than I did. Of course I am not sleeping in late, itβs just that Merazofis is an early riser. That I can already hear a background noise and sense many people being awakeβ¦ is surely just my imagination.
γI am awake. I shall go after getting prepared, so please go ahead of me.γ
γCertainly. Everyone else is already present, so please hurry.γ
Iβll prepare in five minutesβ¦ no, three minutes!
γI hope I didnβt keep you waiting.γ
γYeah. Itβs an executive privilege.γ
When I breezily arrived at the large room where everyone was gathered, the first thing out of Kyouya-kunβs mouth was a bunch of sarcasm. Upon looking at Kyouya-kun in irritation, I decided to swallow the complaints that I was about to utter. This was because Kyouya-kun was uncharacteristically tense.
γWhat happened?γ
γYesterday, after everyone collapsed, there was an enemy attack.γ
γEh!?γ
No way! Was I totally sleeping like a log!?
γI just about managed to repulse them, but they got away without any being defeated.γ
γHmm-mm.γ
I was about to say that it was pathetic of him to let them escape, but somehow I managed to swallow those words. I know just how strong Kyouya-kun is. So given that Kyouya-kun failed to capture them, that surely means that the opponents were also quite strong. Actually, given how tense Kyouya-kun is, perhaps it was quite a dangerous situation. Besides, since I had collapsed and was useless, it would be barking up the wrong tree to blame Kyouya-kun here wouldnβt it. Or rather, perhaps it would be better to view it as him protecting usβ¦
γβ¦β¦I wish to express my appreciation just in case. Thank you.γ
After I said that, Kyouya-kunβs eyes blinked in surprise.
γHey, whatβs with that response?γ
γWell, to think you would actually thank someone, Sophia-san. Maybe this is a harbinger of something terrible happening today.γ
γJust what do you take me for?γ
γHaha.γ
When I scowled at him a bit, Kyouya-kun laughed it off. Well, whatever. In consideration for his actions while I couldnβt move I shall let it go.
Now then, on looking around the place againβ¦β¦ is this a wake perhaps? Despite the fact that almost all the reincarnators are gathered, not a single person is speaking. Itβs oddly silent. Well, itβs not like I donβt understand how they feel.
γSophia-san, you seem to be dealing with it okay.γ
γIndeed. Itβs likely that Heresy Nullity is somewhat effective.γ
In order to suppress the negative side effects of my Envy skill, together with Kyouya-kun I raised the Heresy Resistance skill level, and obtained Heresy Nullity. Itβs surely thanks to it that I am less affected than other people. Affected by Taboo, that is.
γStill though, to think that Taboo would be handed out to all of humanity. Whoever god is they sure did something bold.γ
The reason why I collapsed yesterday is because Taboo was forcibly installed. Whether itβs Faint Nullity or Sense of Pain Nullity, it pierced all resistances and caused a headache such that I lost consciousness. When I woke up I was on a bed.
γAh, thatβs right. Who carried me to bed?γ
γNn.γ
Kyouya-kun pointed his finger at someone - a girl wearing maid clothes who was continuously working to bring out plates. If I remember correctly, sheβs called Ael and one of Ariel-sanβs family, right?
γShe carried the girls. I carried the boys.γ
γI see. I better thank her later then.γ
Incidentally, I wonder what sheβs carrying on those plates? When I looked out of curiosity, it was breakfast. Plates full of breakfast were being lined up on the tables, in front of the reincarnators who were hanging their heads.
γShe did make breakfast as well?γ
γNope. Ariel-san did.γ
γHuh?γ
Ariel-san did? But, isnβt Ariel-san in bad shape right now?
γHey hey. Itβs time for a delicious breakfast.γ
That same Ariel-san then arrived with a plate in hand.
γWhile Iβm sure youβre feeling depressed about various things, humans need to eat to live. So why donβt we dig in?γ
In response to Ariel-sanβs words, the reincarnators raised their heads. Then, Ariel-san came to where we were, and took a seat at the same table. Without a momentβs delay, Ael brought over breakfast for Kyouya-kun and I.
γγThank you.γγ
Urk. I unintentionally said that together with Kyouya-kun. Ael silently bowed her head, then went outside.
γAel is on guard while weβre eating.γ
γYeah. Thereβs no reason why there wouldnβt be another attack is there.γ
γExactly.γ
I agree.
γOkay. Everyone has a serving, right? Then - itadakimasu.γ
Ariel-san gives the address prior to eating. The reincarnators gave a sporadic βitadakimasuβ as well, and a number of them began to eat. Thereβs a number of people whoβve not begun to move yet, but Iβm sure theyβll start sooner or later. I ignore them and begin to eat.
γAh, itβs good.γ
γI made it just from what was available, so itβs hard to say that the quality is particularly good though. Outside being what it is and all.γ
Outside a lot has been burnt down after all. In other words, it means that the ingredients used to make this breakfast just barely escaped the war huh. Or else, perhaps it came from the military rations that we brought? Either way, it would be hard to say that itβs good quality stuff. The reason why itβs quite delicious even so, is perhaps due to Ariel-sanβs advanced cooking skills. That being said, there would be limits to the remaining food, so it seems we better leave here sooner rather than later.
γWith regards to the future, what are we going to do?γ
When I tried asking her that, Ariel-san put on a difficult expression while going into deep thought.
γFrankly, I canβt read how things are going to develop from now on. I guess you could say that I donβt know which direction to go in to be honest.γ
Goodness, to think that this situation is unforeseen to such an extent. Well, I guess thereβs no way that this would be within expectations from the start.
γFor now, Iβm having Merazofis-kun and Felmina-chan make preparations.γ
Ahh. So thatβs why theyβre not here. At any rateβ¦β¦
γWith regards to Taboo, can anything be done about it? Itβs so gloomy that I canβt stand it.γ
Every time your mind wanders onto what I guess you could call the Taboo menu, from there comes a thought constantly saying βAtoneβ. Itβs depressing to think that this is going to continue forever.
γThereβs nothing. Iβve had to deal with it the whole time as well.γ
γSighβ¦β¦γ
I expected it, but I couldnβt help breathing a sigh.
γHowever, if the System goes away, Taboo as well as all skills should go away.γ
γThatβs it!γ
Weβre planning to destroy the System anyway, so then we can be freed from this gloom! This means we have another reason to destroy the System then.
γβ¦β¦Itβs too advantageous for us.γ
γEh?γ
Ariel-sanβs brow is furrowed while she ponders it. Certainly, by looking at the contents of Taboo, it is possible to understand in a consistent way that Ariel-san is trying to save the Goddess. Then, if knowledge spreads that destroying the System means the harassment from Taboo will go away, surely the number of people cooperating with us will increase. Even with Heresy Nullity and the suppression of Tabooβs influence I get from it, I still find it to be gloomy and all. Surely for anyone without Heresy Nullity it should be much more unpleasant. If you could be released from that suffering, then you wouldnβt be bothered about how it looks to others. Thinking about it that way, having Taboo installed on all of humanity is favourable to us.
γYou have some kind of concern?γ
Before I could ask that myself, Kyouya-kun asked Ariel-san.
γAs far as I am aware, the god who is the High Rank Administrator is not someone who would favour either side. Despite that, the situation is in our favour for now.γ
γβ¦β¦So, you think that something unfavourable will happen to us later?γ
γI donβt know. But, when Taboo was distributed, it said World Quest, sequence 1. In other words, thereβs at least two.γ
Come to think of it, thatβs true. In short, after this something will happen.
γWorld Quest, sequence 2γ
Oh my. Is this a case of speaking of the devil I wonder. Now then, I wonder what will pop out next.