The moment I saw Celine... a thought came to me.
Right when she first entered the room, no... when she glanced at me through the door.
Could she make me feel something?
Like... if I kissed her, would I feel guilty?
After Sue died... would I feel like an asshole for doing something like that?
Can I overcome the Absolute Mind just a little bit?
"S- stop!"
I paused for a moment.
Only a few millimeters separated our faces. Her violet eyes were flickering so hard she couldn't stay still. Her cheeks were so red.
...
...
"Ah..."
...
My mouth hung open. I just stood there as if I wanted to say something but... couldn't.
I closed my mouth, stepped back. Never looking at Celine again, I used my mana to limp to the balcony and flew outside.
I went into one of the woods on campus, a very familiar one. I found that big boulder and... I just dropped myself on it.
