ch41-ch60 · 059-ch58
Chapter 58: You're Lying
Hmm.
Lately, I'd been thinking I was pretty used to seeing unrealistic things~
But a giant green rectangle appearing in a city park... at this point, that's not just "unrealistic"—it's straight-up sci-fi.
"Wh-what on earth is that..."
I've never seen Rei-chan standing there with her mouth agape like that before.
Yeah, no surprise there. If I didn't know what was going on, I'd probably be frozen with the exact same expression, too.
"What is that, some kind of projection mapping? Maybe they're filming something?"
Kan-na-kun doesn't seem to think of it as "something inexplicable"—more like some latest technology he's never heard of. He's looking around with his eyes all lit up.
"Hey, Ai, look at that."
What Kiri was pointing at was the corner of the green rectangle. There was a large tree planted right there. Half of the tree was inside the green area, with the other half sticking out, but it wasn't broken or cut or anything. Is the light avoiding it? Or is it passing through it?
I don't really get it, but super magic from another world is pretty amazing.
"It's kinda hard but also kinda soft, feels weeeird~"
Sumi's confused too, poking the green wall with the tip of her shoe. When we got caught by Melkid, it was this squishy transparent membrane, but I guess this is different.
"It's like frosted glass, you can't see inside at all, can you~"
"Eh, you can't see inside?"
The green rectangle gives off a pale light, and it's translucent, but I can faintly see what's inside.
Clearly, there's a black silhouette and a green silhouette, and they're moving around intensely.
When I checked quietly, it seems Kiri can't see inside either.
"Why can I see it when you guys can't?"
"Maybe it's 'cause you're half?"
Well, probably. That's the only reason I can think of.
Anyway, if everyone else can't see inside, maybe it's just as well—it's perfect for keeping Papa hidden from Rei-chan and Kan-na-kun.
...or that's what I thought, until Shudo-san, who had been silent the whole time, stared at the green wall with a serious expression.
"...Shudo-san, can you see inside?"
"No, I can't see it. I'm sharpening my senses to search for signs of movement."
Oh wow, saying something straight out of a master's playbook.
Does fencing have that kind of martial arts aspect to it?
"Focus and try to feel it with not just your eyes, but your ears and skin too. You should be able to grasp it, if you try."
...Eh?
This person keeps saying deep, meaningful stuff since earlier. Is there some rule where handsome guys don't get black history no matter what they say?
Well, jokes aside, I do have some thoughts of my own, so I'll try focusing my consciousness just like he said.
The black shadow is Papa, and the green shadow is probably that beautiful onee-san from before.
When I focus on them, I can sort of understand that those two shadows aren't just moving around—they're fighting.
And at the same time, I started being able to hear sounds from inside that I couldn't hear until now.
Oh wow, they're making some pretty intense banging sounds. I have no idea which one's winning or anything... but all I can do is pray for Papa's safety.
Ah, I can hear voices too now. So they really were acquaintances, not just enemies.
《―――Why did you kill my sworn ally, the White Knight Satchio!?》
.........Eh.
Killed? Since the onee-san is saying it, does that mean Papa?
Papa killed someone... no, she said White Knight! Papa killed the White Knight-san!?
That's a lie! I heard that the White Knight-san was a comrade who fought together with him. Melkid said it too—that the Demon King was defeated thanks to the efforts of both the White Knight-sama and the Black Knight-sama.
So there's absolutely no way Papa would kill a comrade like that—absolutely, absolutely absolutely impossible――
《Certainly, I... I killed Satchio. At that time, I―――》
...Eh, w-wait.
My brain can't keep up. I don't understand at all. They're still fighting, but I've completely lost track of what's important.
Papa, killing the White Knight-sama... something like that—you're lying!