"Oh great, can you tell me his room number?"
"I'm sorry, but Mr. SOREDA, does not wish to have visitors."
In fact, it makes total sense that she wouldn't allow anyone to see her, without her permission.
Otherwise anyone who knows her maiden name could come and see her.
But I still think that if I show up, I could still go visit her and ask her some questions.
"Yes I understand, in that case tell her that Yùichi MATO says hello. I answered to him while making a U-turn towards the exit.
"Can you repeat, please?
"Excuse me?"
"Your first name. Can you repeat your first name, please?"
"Yùichi MATO."
"Oh very well, in that case please follow me."
" Okay, no worries. "
Either it's a very good sign and she takes me directly to my mother, or it's a very bad sign and I don't want to know what will happen to me in this second case.
For the moment, nothing abnormal to notice, we cross corridors, cross people, go up stairs.
It is surely a good sign.
We went up two more floors and walked on two big alleys before stopping in front of a hotel door.
No sooner had we knocked than the door opened.
"Hello, one of your visitors has just arrived.
"Is it Yùichi?"
"From what he says, yes, it seems to be him.
"Very well, in that case, please move over."
The lady at the front desk shifted so that I could see my mother looking in my direction.
"Yo mom, it's been a while."
"Hi Yùichi, are you okay?"
Well I'm reassured, she hasn't changed at all, still the same tone and very calm attitude.
"I think I had a better week, but overall yes, it was not so bad.
"Wait, come in before you explain everything to me.
Thank you very much." She replied before closing the door in the face of the lady.
"Are you alone?"
"Yes, don't worry.
"Well then, let's sit down and I'll tell you everything I know about the war. I hope I can teach you a few things.
"All right, I'm listening."
So we sat down and I began to tell him in detail about my journey.
Starting with our village Yo, the one of Taïki with the meeting of Tama and Sergio with their hostel, the bicycle renter Kari ROUKELLA, then my journey to Meh.
Obviously, I did not speak to him about the episode of the fight and the death.
But I told him about my meeting with Alia and the fact that she agreed to buy our house. I didn't tell her all the details of our little detour through the woods either.
Then I told him about our meeting with Shanlen and his 7 compatriots who follow him, and then I told them about our reunion with my father, Shiro, Sonia and Selstine and also Nomiko's yesterday.
I then went into more detail explaining everything that Shanlen had taught us about the rules that are in place, the chip and double chip and the likely new rules that will come in their second speech.
But there is one detail I left out, because I don't think she needs to know it yet.
And strangely she didn't seem more surprised than that when I told her these new specifics.
"Well, I'm reassured that we've more or less come up with the same assumptions about the rules and the chip. Except that I managed to find out a little bit more about these famous chips. According to some sayings, that I managed to confirm, from the beginning of the war, we will be teleported at random in Tarria. She answered me.
I just remembered that Shanlen had mentioned teleportation, but it had totally slipped my mind, so that means that this rule has a chance of being taken.
"Then, I think you noticed, but at no time did they talk about themselves, so I think they're going to participate in this war, so they can keep their own seats."
"Yes, I also thought about that when they made their speech, it seemed totally illogical to me that they would not participate themselves in the war that they have set up."
"Perfect, in that case it allows me to get right into the last point I managed to find. I think this war, the "Final War" is repeated like this every 500 years."
I really don't know what to make of this news.
This is the second time I've heard it, Shanlen has already told us about it, but to be honest I can't believe it's possible.
Even though we don't know anything from before the year 0, it's likely that every 500 years it's created in order to 'sort' humans, maybe.
"I still have my last point, but even I find it hard to believe. According to some sources I have, as soon as the war starts, gadgets will be directly given to each participant so that they can compete with guards and why not beat them."
"As much as the rule with the repetition of the war, I find it hard to believe you, as much as the gadgets, it is very likely that we will have them thanks to our chips." I replied.
"I still have a hard time believing the repetition rule too, but I've heard it several times from several people in several different cities. So I think it's a good idea to take it into account, even if nothing is certain."
"With you, this is the second time I've heard about it so I think it's actually worth considering without putting all of our attention on it."
"Have you talked to Angelo about this?"
"Nah I haven't had the time yet. With Sonia and Selstine still around, I didn't want to say anything and I was going to wait until you got back before I told him."
"Nomiko doesn't know either."
"Nah, but I think she knows some of the rules, including the one about the 'contract' she must have already experienced."
"How can you know that?"
"In her bag she had a knife and this knife was badly washed and you could see dried blood on it."
"Yes, but how can you deduce that it is human blood?"
"Nomiko wouldn't hurt an animal for anything in the world."
"That's true, but what if it was her last option because of hunger?"
"I saw her and she had no weight problem and in all the food she brought back in her bag, there was only fruits and vegetables, not an ounce of meat."
"So in that case Nomiko would be a murderer?"
"Nah, you don't have to go to that extreme, maybe she just hurt someone with that contract."
Well, I don't believe in my example at all, but it's the only option that came to my mind.
Because I do think that Nomiko has already killed someone with this contract.
"Yes, but in this case, she killed the person in front of her.
"No, she must have said that the first one injured wins the duel and as soon as one is injured, injuring the other in return or continuing to injure the loser is punishable by death, in this case she was able to get away without having to kill her opponent."
"Yes, it's true that said like that, it is totally possible." She replied slightly reassured.
" Otherwise, before leaving I still have a question to ask you. "
" Yes go ahead I listen to you. "
" Why did the lady of the reception say earlier, "one of your visitors has just arrived"? "
"Don't worry about it. I'll explain it all to you tomorrow, when we're all together again."