"The hell did you do now now…!?" (Trysia)
Upon arriving the infirmary, I quickly laid down the now unconscious Miss Crissy on one of the bed without Trysia's consent. She was shocked by my sudden arrival with Miss Crissy in both of my hands and shouted towards me. Though she seems a bit angry, but as a doctor, she didn't glared at me that much and takes her attention towards the unconscious Miss Crissy.
"I-I uh…"
"What are muttering about!? Go, outside, now…! Marika, get the potions…" (Trysia)
"Alright, alright… please check her condit-…"
"You don't have to tell me about it, go…!" (Trysia)
She started to act in her professional mode then started to check on Miss Crissy's condition while I walk away from the infirmary. She don't have to shout like that to shoo me away….
(slide)
I'll let her handle the rest for now. But I don't feel this guilty feeling will go away even Miss Crissy were to be alright. Having a person fallen into such state because of my carelessness is just hit my good conscious hard. I waited outside while sitting on the empty bench to gather my thought on how to apologize to Miss Crissy, after she woke up then.
....(1 hour later)
(slide)
I was pulled from my thoughts hearing the infirmary door was slide open. A blonde short pigtail hair pop up with long ears sticking out from her bangs, peeking towards me in a suspicious manner with her blue pupils. It was the nurse, Marika whom Trysia's assistant and a weird girl. I didn't realize that she was inside the infirmary when I bring Miss Crissy earlier. Strange… did she hid herself from being seen by me? She always did acts strangely weird with me around.
"T-t-the p-patient had w-woken up…. O-onee-sama calls you t-to come i-inside the infirmary to m-meet with t-t-the-… eeeeekkk…!! I can't do this anymore!!!" (Marika)
(runs away)
What the hell? She runs away before she even finished her words. That girl really had some loose screw on her head, didn't she? I guess she just got frighten by my face, but still… wouldn't she at least finished her words before runs away like being chased by a mad dog? Stupid girl…
I went inside the infirmary to check on Miss Crissy who had regain consciousness . She were sitting on the bed looking all gloom. Trysia who was standing adjacent from her were having a mix expression while looking towards the gloom and depressed Miss Crissy. I went closed to Trysia who seems to be troubled to ask for Miss Crissy's condition.
"H-hey… is she-…."
(slap!)
Huh? I got slapped on the cheek by Trysia. She bit her lips while I was bewildered by her sudden act. As our eyes met, I couldn't say a word to ask her why she slapped me because seeing those tears on her eyes like I done something unbelievable towards her. I touch my marked palmed cheek with my left hand, while she said these words to me.
"You…. I thought that you… tch! Out of the way!" (Trysia)
She shoved me aside and rushed out the infirmary in a way I never see her behave before, since I got to know her. Her sudden manner makes me even puzzled by all the things that has happen right now. But I throw those thoughts away and get to the matter at hand. I need to apologized to Miss Crissy first.
"Reed…" (Miss Crissy)
Before I got the chance to open my mouth, Miss Crissy spoken my name in a faint, weak tone. I don't know why, but I felt the air is tense for me to handle and I was nervously shaking.
"M-Miss Crissy, how are you feeling… l-look, I'm sorry for getting you-…"
"Reed… I'm pregnant…" (Miss Crissy)
She looked towards me with teary eyes while spoken those words. W-wouldn't people be happy of they found out that they are having a child? But strangely enough, why did she told me about this? And why am i having this feeling of overwhelming anxiousness all of a sudden?
"C-congrats, maybe…? I-I didn't know t-that M-Miss already h-had a h-husband… w-who is t-the lucky g-guy…?"
I tried my best to lift the mood and congratulate her for the while making a stupid jokes. But her eyes still fixed towards me with a sullen expression. But what I head her from her not long after the brief awkward silence between us just makes my mind gone blank.
"Its yours… the child I'm carrying is yours, Reed…!" (Miss Crissy)
"Wha..."
(blank)
....................................….
...(Reed was running on the hallway with no regards of his surroundings, the students who see him acting more strangely than usual, got spooked out and runs away by the sight of him.)
This can't be happening, this can't be happening, this can't be happening….!
(he thought to himself)
Is this my bad day? No… this is nothing like a bad day. This is hell…! First, I woken up with Sei giving me the cold shoulders, then get kick In the balls by Kirara, not to mention that bitch vampire irritates me all the time in class, got slapped two times by Trysia whom I thought as my friend, those I can dealt still. But, after hearing Miss Crissy's remarked earlier, I… I uh… guh…!
(collapsed to the floor In all fours)
"Whuaaaaaaa...!!!! FUCK YOU REED!!!"
Because of his fucking wrongdoings, I got caught in dealing with the consequences of his fucking, shitting….!
"WUAAAAAAA....!!!!! I WANT TO KILL THIS BASTARD!!!"
...(smol tapping footwork)
"Reed! Why are you screaming on the floor like madman!? What is wrong with you!?" (Angelic smol voice)
I lift my heavy, depressed head to look up and see the one who had those angelic voices. Her yellow orange mix color bushy tail that was soft to the touch appeared to be standing attention behind her. As I slowly looked up towards her lovely fair skin anime like character faced but had normal sized eyes, her green pupils were starring in place, looking down towards me who was on the floor with worried expression plastered all over her cute little face. Seeing her reacted in those manner, I burst out tears then unconsciously grabbed her and started to spill my troubled heart. And my tears…
"I… uh… I… I'm a fucking scum… please don't leave me….! I'm sorry that I avoid seeing you yesterday….I, uh… I'm sorry…!!!"
(squeezed)
"U-ugh… q-quit hugging me in p-public-… ahhh…! come with me." (Kirara)
She dragged me away from the hallway, away from the eyes of the students there while I'm still clinging on her, in tears while mumbling my mouth. Even I didn't understand what I'm mumbling right now. and consider what has befall to me, I don't even care how the people looked towards, me right now. I felt really scared and angry all in one hit right now that I lost all sense of shame. I just want someone to hold me tight and help me…. Please!
....................................
"So… you telling me that you raped Miss Crissy and got her pregnant…?" (Kirara)
I nod to her remarks. She dragged me into this empty janitor room earlier to get away from the eyes of the other students, because I was crying like a little bitch (what Kirara stated to him earlier). Then I told her about Miss Crissy got pregnant because 'I' (Reed) wanted to get back at her with the incident that he was caught in an attempt to raped his classmate. Miss Crissy was the one who reported Reed to the discipline committee and was charge to pay the fine towards the poor female victim. Since then, he harbors the intention to mess with Miss Crissy out of revenge, and he did. This happens prior a days before I woken up as Reed. As much I wanted it to be a lie, memories fragments appeared like an images conjured inside my mind as I heard Miss Crissy tells me the perfect detailed when she was assaulted by Reed. I ran away from the infirmary after having the nervous breakdown. Then led this moment.
"*I'm really are the scum of the world, aren't…?" (pointing at Reed)
[though Reed was the one who made this happen… fuck you Reed! You hear me!?]
(Reed/Riel thought to himself)
"I-I see… no wonder you loose your mind earlier… then, what should you do about that matter?" (Kirara)
"Thats… I too wanted to know the answer to that…. I'm loosing my sanity just remembering that this had happened, not to mention to deal with this matter…"
...(awkward silence)
The both of us looked to each other as if wanting the other to spoke a word to break the awkward silence. I wanted to speak, but my mind were in a state of mess right now. I don't know what I should do with the matter regarding Miss Crissy's Pregnancy. But-….
"W-why not taking her as a mistress…? Aren't you nobles like to do those stuff?" (Kirara)
Oh right… theres that option also. But-…
"W-will she accept it? Its not like we are in loved with each others… and that only happ-… obhu!"
(punch!)
I was punched by Kirara on the face with her tiny fist.
"The hell was that for!?"
I shouted at her while glaring towards her cute confused face. But then she went to her usual smug attitude, looking high and mighty with her arms crossed on her flat washboard chest.
"H-hump! You should be a man and take responsible for Miss Crissy! J-just as you did with me!" (Kirara)
Hearing her remarks, make my jumbled up mind frozen a bit to process the information that she just said. And a moment later, it came to me that the deed has been done and the mistakes of Reed's mess is mine to take, whether I like it or not.
(grab)
"Eh?" (Kirara)
I grabbed her shoulders and got her cute fox ears twitch a bit.
"You right! I will take responsibilities about this matter, like a real man…! Oh thank you, *imotou-chan~🤍…!" (*little sister)
I proceed to hug her like a stuff animal with the feeling of relief because she just woke my mess up mind with her opinion. Ahh… I felt as if my heart is healing while having her on my embrace. she's really the perfect model of a little sister that I always dream of….
"I-imotou…? Whats-… hmm🤍… never mind~…" (Kirara)
I cuddle her [not in a lewd way] as she replied my hug with her tiny smol arms around me. After all thats been happen on this day, this is the only moment of bliss that I had experience. She's really are my little Angel. I should give her a proper thanks later, in this evening.
....................................…
I separated with Kirara a while ago and make myself towards the President's office to proceed with the plan that I had in mind. I need to contact Ruald for this matter and ask for his thoughts to shelter Miss Crissy and the child that she's carrying. I told the confused beautiful secretary who was outside of the office by her desk that I need to see the Pres in a matter of urgency. Though she was reluctant first because I was looking anxious and also didn't make any appointment early on, she let me see him eventually after contacting the Pres using telepathy.
I went inside the office and find the old man was buried in a piles of paperwork stacked on his desk, just like he usually does.
"Waw… you looked like you need some sleep, Press…"
I make a polite greet towards him, who looked like a workaholic elderly person that was overworked, and also looked unhealthy.
"Then, what you want? Suddenly barging in my office like that…" (Alain)
I didn't… sigh… he spoked those words while doing his work. Dude's really need to take a break from all of that, He seems stressed by them. But to the matter at hand.
"I need your help to contact Ruald… I mean, I need to borrow that Crystal Connector of yours to contact my father."
He's hand stopped in their tracks, then puts down the papers that he was holding just a moment ago, after hearing my request. He then went into a business mode with crossing his fingers on top each others, closed to his face, as he stared towards my face.
"And why should I lend you My Crystal Connector…?" (Alain)
I see… I did had a thought about this earlier. I knew that he wont just handed me over his Crystal Connector without gaining nothing from it. But I know what this old man desperately wants.
"I'll give you a copy of the first chapter, the Tome Of Vormorth, how's that?"
....(brief silence while the two men staring with other/ not in the gay way)
"I'm listening…" (Alain)
Yup… he really wanted that Tome, aren't he? I could see him sweating nervously while holding his excitement after hearing my proposal earlier. But I can hear your leg thumping down faintly, old man… if this is a business talk, you already showing too much openings for your competition to takes advantages towards you. I know this because I had handle some business talk while working with that shitty company. Fuck that bastard, taking all the handwork I did! But back to the matter at hand.
"Lend me your Crystal connector, only for today… no. I need to use them only for a brief. Thats a good offer for you, aren't they?"
I gave him the benefit of a doubt-
"Alright, Here you go! but I doubt that you can use it anyway… it's been registered to me and only I can used it. But thats fine… as long as you don't break it…! I used a quite large sum of money to procure that item, you know…" (Alain)
Wha….? This dude suddenly turn 360 and takes out his Crystal Connector, And he didn't even bother hides his excitement and lend me with both of his hands with that wide grin on his face. I press my head in amazement of this old man's desperate wish to get the Tome. I thought I had to convince him more than I had planed earlier. But alas, its a win-win for me though.
I take the Crystal Connector from his hands and assess its use. He did said that this Crystal Connector was registered to him and no one other himself can use them, and his right on the mark. But he don't know that I'm a 'player'.
"Kukukuku….."
"W-why are you laughing creepily like that…?" (Alain)
Oh shoot… my dark side almost surfaced and got the old man spooked.
"No, ignore me… now, lets see here…"
Hmm… though it works more like a touch screen phone rather than a magic item. Oh, it was on lock mode. But I can bypass this. I swipe the screen to the left then to the right, again and again until the Crystal Connector was unlocked. Yup, that bug is still there. this too was a problem in the game when this thing was firstly released. Though It had a lock id for its usage, this item can be unlocked by doing what I did just now. With messing with the lock screen, the bug will be activated because of the constant swipes. But this only works for the beta version and it quickly fixed by the developers because got tones of negative reviews and a refunds demand from the players that had these things.
(beep)
Ugh… just a single bar? Its coverage sucks… though you need to get to a higher place to widen the coverage. But still… are there any satellites in this world?
"Y-y-y-you…! How did you do that!?" (Alain)
"Whoaa! Since when did you standing next to me!? Its creepy, old man!"
I didn't noticed the Pres was standing next to me because I was busy checking the Crystal Connector. I almost dropped it but quickly grabs hold to it before It slips from my fingers. Seriously, this old man is a piece of work…
"Thats not the point! How did you unlocked it!?" (Alain)
He looked bewildered and confused because of my actions, unlocking his Crystal Connector that with his knowledge, he's the only one can use them. But I'm not your typical everyday people of this world. I'm a player, bitch! but still, I was relief that it still had these bugs implemented on them in this world. This makes my job easier!
I explain him (lying) on how I manages unlocked the Crystal Connector because of the Tome. With that in mind, the old man believed my words and let me do my thing. I tried to contact Ruald using telepathy that the Pres used with his secretary early on, but the coverage was shit. I only heard static noises.
"I need to go high…"
…..(awkward silence)
"If you talking of taking drugs, you should had those things yourself. Don't ask me for them." (Alain)
Wha… the hell is this old fool was thinking about, saying those crap?
"Moron, I'm not talking about those things. I need to get to a higher ground."
Opps.. That just slipped my mouth, ah… his face starting to change color….
"Wha… then say it clearly! I'm not a moron, you brat!" (Alain)
He got worked up because of my slip of tongue just now. He's got really angry about it but I ignore his grumbling, then ask him where is the highest peak in this Academy.
"Tch! If you ask me, then only one place that comes in my mind. Ready yourself. |space and time, change my location, towards the image, conjured on my mind|
Dude's still mad about me calling him a moron early, didn't he? Though he grumbles like a grumpy old man, he casted a teleportation spell with me to another location in just a blink of an eye. The scene suddenly change and I noticed a big bell appeared behind the grumbling old Pres. But that chant earlier… what a long ass chant…
"Here are the bell tower, the highest peak in this academy. This bell tower it the most second highest building in the capital, second only to the Royal Palace." (Alain)
I did noticed a tall high tower in the middle of the Academy main building when I went outside before. So, this is the bell that rang to tell the time was this gigantic golden bell? No wonder it can be heard all over the campus. I notice that there were no stairs on the floor. I guess you could only get up here using a teleportation magic, huh?
Checking back to the Crystal Connector…
"Yup… full coverages. This may work…"
Noticing the coverage bar was full, I tried to contact with Ruald again using telepathy. But to my disappointment, I could only hear static noises like the ones I heard earlier. I thought this thing was a omnipotent item that could contact anyone, anywhere. But turns out, even this cheat item had its flaws. There goes my wish to contact Ellusia who was on the far side of this continent.
"You shouldn't do the impossible, brat. Even I, who was the user of that item, could only reach certain people in a certain distance." (Alain)
He shake his head while looking proud with his knowledge and it really irritates me. Lets see here… if Ruald was unavailable, then the other person that I can contact is…
"Mother…"
[static]
Guess thats a bit-
[my baby boy!? W-why am I hearing your voices inside my head…!? Am I dreaming right now? because of this overwhelming yearning feeling for my boy to come home? Uuuuu… my Reed… My baby boy…. Uuuu…..] (faint woman's voice)
Uwaa… I'm getting a reply, but the person who was receiving them seems to be… eh, wait a second. I did thought about Reed's mother earlier. And according to Reed's memories, the mother who's name was Selise is a *son-con (search on the web, I'm face palming as to explain them). Are all Reed's family members having mental health issues, aside Ruald? But back to the matter.
"Calm down, dear mother… its Reed, your beloved son. I'm speaking in your head using 'telepathy'…"
I tried to greet her in a manner that Reed will do. I hope she'll belie-
[my baby boy!! How I've miss you…! How is your health? Did you eat well? And had you been sleeping well? Did you having your life just like you did here? When will you get back home, no. I'll go to the capital! I should-..] (Selise)
Uwaaa…! thats too much questions, woman… but she really worries about Reed, aren't she? But that just too much to ask for now and I don't know how long I could contact her using this telepathy.
"Calm down, dear mother… I need to as-…"
"Whaaa….!!? You manages to conta-…" (Alain)
Tch! Alain were shocked by the fact that I manages to contact a person in the Forham territory that was quite within a distance from the capital. If I recall the world map of this world, the Forham territory was located far east from the capital state, about the distance from France to Italy, if put it on earth scale. But enough explaining, this old man got excited and interrupted my conversation with Selise.
"Can you quite down a bit? I need to focus on the telepathy with Selise."
He shut his mouth but I can see him holding his curiosity with that rubbing hands while smiling. Creepy old man…
[eh? D-d-did mother talks too much…? Uuuuu…. My baby boy hates me and told me to quite down… uuuuu….] (Selise)
Tch! She began to cry again. This is all because of that creepy old man!
"No, no, no… I wasn't saying those words to you, dear mother… its just that, there was a creepy old man thats making irritating noises next to me until I couldn't hear your sweet and lovely voice, that I had missed, soo much~🤍…"
Ugh… what the hell am I doing, courting Reed's mother like this? I did see her character pictures in the game, and she's quite hot, but anyway-…
[o-oh my… y-you making your mother b-blushed, my dear Reed… fufufufufu….] (Selise)
Not the reply that I wanted to hear! But at least she's happy though… ugh, what is wrong with me…!?
"T-then… could dear mother tells me where dear father is? I tried reaching him, but he seems to be far-.."
[tch! That old man of yours… he's busy with his mistress near the boarder! That philanderer man… guh! How dare him went away, mingle with his whores when his beloved son tries to reach him! Stupid fool old man.] (Selise)
"I-I see…"
That Ruald… just why did he… never mind. This got a bit sidetrack from the original purposed.
"Uh, I was wondering if dear mother could help-…"
[yes! Anything for my dear, baby boy! Do you want me to go to the Capital? I can leave tomorrow if you want-…] (Selise)
She didn't even let me finished my words… gosh, this woman is really, troublesome…
"Wait…! Ahem, Please calm down, dear mother… I just need you to help me with some matter that I got tangle with. You see…"
I tell her the matter about Miss Crissy's pregnancy with Reed's child and ask if she could help me for the matter.
[hmm… if I recall, that woman is one of the daughters of the Welyker Barony, branch family of ours, aren't she? And if memory served, she's the eldest one.] (Selise)
Hearing her said that, Miss Crissy's family name was a Welyker, didn't she? If I recall Reed's memories, the Welyker Barony was the neighboring territory next to the Forham Earldom and the Welyker was a branch family from the Forham's. Didn't that make her as Reed's cousin!? Shit! This is mess up! Fuck you, Reed! Damn!
"Y-yea… can you help me with this, dear mother~🤍…?"
...…(a brief silence)
[….. why not just do like you always do. get her to abort the child. And just get on with your own lives.] (Selise)
Did I hear that wrong? And her tone was cold unlike the ones she use earlier. I'm kinda scared right now, after hearing her cold and dark remarks.
"D-dear mother…! How could I done as you said!? I simply can't do such things anymore…! I'm not the Reed that I was back then! I've change to the better!"
I let out a higher tone replying her unconsciously… No. I got work up because she didn't took this matter seriously enough and gave a terrible opinion unfitting for a mother to spoke towards another. But then again, if I reminisce Reed's memories, she was a terrible woman that didn't care anything aside spoiling Reed. Man, this is seriously bad…
[...…..] (selise)
Uhm… she stayed silent after my outburst. Oh shit! Did she-…
[uuuuuuu….. Uwaaaaaaaa...…!!! My baby boy raises his voice in anger towards me….! I'm being hated by my beloved boy….! Uuuwwwwwaaaaaa…..!!] (Selise)
She's crying…? Oh my god… though its just a telepathy, I could feel like my ears were about to burst because of her wailing.
"U-uhm… d-dear mother… I apologize, alright…. I'm sorry for raising my voice earlier… its just that… ugh… please understand that I really wanted to take care of Miss Crissy and the child. I really nee-…"
[yes! I'll do anything what my baby boy wants! I'm sorry for saying those mean words…! Please forgive this stupid mother…. I don't want my baby boy hating me because of little things…! Uuu…..] (Selise)
"Alright, alright….! I forgive you, dear mother… and can you please-…"
[I'll send Reina to go to our Estate in the capital with my family seal to watch over that woma… the girl. I-i-I'll do it right now-…. (static)….] (Selise)
Just like earlier, she didn't even let me finished my words. Gosh…
"Dear mother? are you there…?"
[...(static)…] (Selise)
I guess thats that… but seriously? Why sending Reina who was the first daughter herself to the capital for this? Can't she just deliver her seal using the many servants they got in the Mansion? But alas, it seems that I couldn't contact her anymore. I gave the Crystal Connector back to its owner who seems to be enthusiastically wriggle around in excitement after knowing that the Crystal Connector can be use in such way as a long range communication device. But because of what I had to deal with earlier, I ignore the creepy old man whom is the Pres because I was exhausted, mentally…..