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Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?-Decision Time โ
Decision Time โ
Authorโs comments: Sophiaโs point of view
ใAhh. What an awful waking scene.ใ ๐๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซโฏl.c๐๐
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 donโt particularly like sunlight. Until now, it has not been something that particularly bothered me, so perhaps the mental effects are large.
ใOjou-sama, have you awoken?ใ
From outside the room, I heard Merazofisโs 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, itโs just that Merazofis is an early riser. That I can already hear a background noise and sense many people being awakeโฆ is surely just my imagination.
ใI am awake. I shall go after getting prepared, so please go ahead of me.ใ
ใCertainly. Everyone else is already present, so please hurry.ใ
Iโll prepare in five minutesโฆ no, three minutes!
ใI hope I didnโt keep you waiting.ใ
ใYeah. Itโs an executive privilege.ใ
When I breezily arrived at the large room where everyone was gathered, the first thing out of Kyouya-kunโs 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.
ใWhat happened?ใ
ใYesterday, after everyone collapsed, there was an enemy attack.ใ
ใEh!?ใ
No way! Was I totally sleeping like a log!?
ใI just about managed to repulse them, but they got away without any being defeated.ใ
ใHmm-mm.ใ
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 wouldnโt it. Or rather, perhaps it would be better to view it as him protecting usโฆ
ใโฆโฆI wish to express my appreciation just in case. Thank you.ใ
After I said that, Kyouya-kunโs eyes blinked in surprise.
ใHey, whatโs with that response?ใ
ใWell, to think you would actually thank someone, Sophia-san. Maybe this is a harbinger of something terrible happening today.ใ
ใJust what do you take me for?ใ
ใHaha.ใ
When I scowled at him a bit, Kyouya-kun laughed it off. Well, whatever. In consideration for his actions while I couldnโt move I shall let it go.
Now then, on looking around the place againโฆโฆ is this a wake perhaps? Despite the fact that almost all the reincarnators are gathered, not a single person is speaking. Itโs oddly silent. Well, itโs not like I donโt understand how they feel.
ใSophia-san, you seem to be dealing with it okay.ใ
ใIndeed. Itโs likely that Heresy Nullity is somewhat effective.ใ
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. Itโs surely thanks to it that I am less affected than other people. Affected by Taboo, that is.
ใStill though, to think that Taboo would be handed out to all of humanity. Whoever god is they sure did something bold.ใ
The reason why I collapsed yesterday is because Taboo was forcibly installed. Whether itโs 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.
ใAh, thatโs right. Who carried me to bed?ใ
ใNn.ใ
Kyouya-kun pointed his finger at someone - a girl wearing maid clothes who was continuously working to bring out plates. If I remember correctly, sheโs called Ael and one of Ariel-sanโs family, right?
ใShe carried the girls. I carried the boys.ใ
ใI see. I better thank her later then.ใ
Incidentally, I wonder what sheโs 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.
ใShe did make breakfast as well?ใ
ใNope. Ariel-san did.ใ
ใHuh?ใ
Ariel-san did? But, isnโt Ariel-san in bad shape right now?
ใHey hey. Itโs time for a delicious breakfast.ใ
That same Ariel-san then arrived with a plate in hand.
ใWhile Iโm sure youโre feeling depressed about various things, humans need to eat to live. So why donโt we dig in?ใ
In response to Ariel-sanโs words, the reincarnators raised their heads. Then, Ariel-san came to where we were, and took a seat at the same table. Without a momentโs delay, Ael brought over breakfast for Kyouya-kun and I.
ใใThank you.ใใ
Urk. I unintentionally said that together with Kyouya-kun. Ael silently bowed her head, then went outside.
ใAel is on guard while weโre eating.ใ
ใYeah. Thereโs no reason why there wouldnโt be another attack is there.ใ
ใExactly.ใ
I agree.
ใOkay. Everyone has a serving, right? Then - itadakimasu.ใ
Ariel-san gives the address prior to eating. The reincarnators gave a sporadic โitadakimasuโ as well, and a number of them began to eat. Thereโs a number of people whoโve not begun to move yet, but Iโm sure theyโll start sooner or later. I ignore them and begin to eat.
ใAh, itโs good.ใ
ใI made it just from what was available, so itโs hard to say that the quality is particularly good though. Outside being what it is and all.ใ
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 itโs good quality stuff. The reason why itโs quite delicious even so, is perhaps due to Ariel-sanโs 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.
ใWith regards to the future, what are we going to do?ใ
When I tried asking her that, Ariel-san put on a difficult expression while going into deep thought.
ใFrankly, I canโt read how things are going to develop from now on. I guess you could say that I donโt know which direction to go in to be honest.ใ
Goodness, to think that this situation is unforeseen to such an extent. Well, I guess thereโs no way that this would be within expectations from the start.
ใFor now, Iโm having Merazofis-kun and Felmina-chan make preparations.ใ
Ahh. So thatโs why theyโre not here. At any rateโฆโฆ
ใWith regards to Taboo, can anything be done about it? Itโs so gloomy that I canโt stand it.ใ
Every time your mind wanders onto what I guess you could call the Taboo menu, from there comes a thought constantly saying โAtoneโ. Itโs depressing to think that this is going to continue forever.
ใThereโs nothing. Iโve had to deal with it the whole time as well.ใ
ใSighโฆโฆใ
I expected it, but I couldnโt help breathing a sigh.
ใHowever, if the System goes away, Taboo as well as all skills should go away.ใ
ใThatโs it!ใ
Weโre 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.
ใโฆโฆItโs too advantageous for us.ใ
ใEh?ใ
Ariel-sanโs 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 Tabooโs 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 wouldnโt be bothered about how it looks to others. Thinking about it that way, having Taboo installed on all of humanity is favourable to us.
ใYou have some kind of concern?ใ
Before I could ask that myself, Kyouya-kun asked Ariel-san.
ใAs 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.ใ
ใโฆโฆSo, you think that something unfavourable will happen to us later?ใ
ใI donโt know. But, when Taboo was distributed, it said World Quest, sequence 1. In other words, thereโs at least two.ใ
Come to think of it, thatโs true. In short, after this something will happen.
ใWorld Quest, sequence 2ใ
Oh my. Is this a case of speaking of the devil I wonder. Now then, I wonder what will pop out next.