I... why...?
Last time, if I'm not mistaken, I fainted. But why?
What happened... it's all so strange to me...
I try to recall the last moments before I fainted...
'How... how long... have you known... that I've been waiting all this time... just to see you again....'
I remember...
Lady Megumi's unexpected hug...
Her tears... she cried emotionally to me...
And... her shocked expression... in response to my answer...
Abruptly, At that moment, I remembered something vague...
Similar reactions... someone cried like her...
But... amidst war conditions...?!
*Thud!*
That blurry memory made me collapse. My head throbbed, my vision blurred. I couldn't bear it...
'AAARRRGGHH! Stop it! It's hurt!' I screamed, the pain continuously excruciating. My brain suddenly agonized at that moment.
I vaguely remember a few people coming to this room. Unfortunately, I can't endure this condition any longer. Until finally...
I fainted.
...
Somewhere...
I woke up in the same place, precisely, in a white room. The room where I fainted during my first training with Mr. Schmidt. It's also the place where I met The silhouette of the little boy. However, it seems he disappeared from this place...
Suddenly, I was surprised because The silhouette of the little boy was beside me. On reflex, I fell to the floor while commenting,
However, instead of immediately replying, The Silhouette of the little boy didn't reply. After a few moments of silence, he asked,
Hearing what I just said, The silhouette of the little boy approached me and did something unexpected...
*Bam!*
He punched me in the face. It was so hard that I fell again to the floor. On the other hand, irritatedly, he said,
I, who had been punched in the face, scolded him back,
The silhouette fell into silence again. Realizing his reaction, I asked in the same tone,
He immediately said. However, he said something strange to me,
I was annoyed, could only snort at his words. However, because I was already tired, I replied,
Instead of stop talking, The silhouette of the little boy repeated the same thing,
I, who realized what he said just now, reacted,
The silhouette of the little boy only answered,
Shortly following, a very bright light appeared from above. That light was obnoxiously bright. Continuously, the light kept approaching me, especially towards my eyes. Glare blocks my view. Due to that effect, it gave me the same headache as before. The eye strain is unavoidable. In the end, I fainted again.
...
"Uhh..." My eyes began to move slowly. In return, color and light enter my retinas. However, the color that comes in is pitch-black. Realizing this fact, I started to move my other limbs. Of the many limbs that I moved, something touched my skin. No, rather, something had held my hand. Not just one, but both of my hands have been held by something...
(What is this???) I thought with a feeling of complete astonishment.
Driven by curiosity, I tried to look in all directions. Because of the pitch-black room, I couldn't recognize who or what it was...
(What the heck is this??! Wait! Is this a ghost???) I muttered while trying predictably at this phenomenon.
With my guess earlier, I pulled both of them to get closer hard. However, because of my power, those things bumped against each other...
*Srek!* *Thud!*
"Ouch!" Those voices sounded in my ears. After a few moments of hearing those things, I realized they weren't weird objects or creatures. Instead, they were people I knew, Adolph and the strange silver-haired noblewoman, Lady Megumi.
"You two! What are you doing here?! And where are we now??! It's so dark in here!" I was shocked.
"Screw you, dipwit!" they both retorted in annoyance at the same time. "Ouch!"
"Listen, I'm sorry. I thought you guys were devils or monsters at first!" while moving my hand.
"God damn you! You're ungrateful! Grr!" Adolph growled in annoyance.
"Hey, don't blame me for frank words of mine. Besides, this place is really dark. Like in a forest, you know!" I scratched my head for a while as looking around.
"Ah, damn it! I forgot to switch on the room light. Wait a minute!" Lady Megumi's footsteps sounded fast and away from me.
*Tak!*
The light starts to turn on. When I paid attention, I was in a room with a unique decoration. This room decoration is slightly similar to the main corridor. Only different background colors are difference for those.
Not long after switching on the lights, Lady Megumi spoke again,
"Since you're already woken up. It would be nice to eat something first. How about that, you two?"
"I don't mind. Incidentally, I'm hungry after carrying out the mission with you,"
"Mission? What mission do you mean, Adolph??" I was intrigued by her statement.
"Well, the mission is about the two of us. Fighting against monsters until solving some questions that are beyond logic, put it simply," Adolph sighed. "By the way, don't ask me about those questions. It makes my head hurt!"
"??" I put on a confused face after hearing Adolph's words.
Then, Lady Megumi spoke to me,
"I'll tell you later. So, for now, let us eat first," she giggled. "You'll laugh after hearing that story,"
"Megumi, don't make me become anger this time!"
"Huhuhu," she covered her mouth while still giggling at Adolph. "But that's still funny!"
Seeing both of them argue as if they began to close each other,
(Well, something interesting happened. I must hear it!) I guessed within.
In the end, the three of us started towards the dining hall. It wasn't just the three of us but Mr. Schmidt until the head butler were already waiting in the same room. Eventually, we started to eat the foods that were served.
After we finished eating, Lady Megumi started to speak,
"I had thought for a while before and weighed many things. However, I have made up my mind for the next few days,"
"Wait! Don't tell me... it's about the meeting with them?!" Mr. Eddie made a surprised face upon hearing her words.
"Meeting? What does that mean??" Adolph was curious about her statement just now.
As with Adolph, I'm also curious about what she means...
(Them? Referring to whom is 'they'???) My mind thought for a moment. I glanced at Mr. Schmidt, and he was just being silent like me.
Immediately, Lady Megumi continued her talk,
"They are the Keldam Kingdom," she said while looking at Adolph, Mr. Schmidt, and me. "And it looks like they're targeting people here!"
Various reactions appeared and were clearly visible on their faces, including mine. Even so, Lady Megumi spoke,
"However, I have decided," she immediately looked at Adolph, Mr. Schmidt, and me. "Those of you, are you willing to become my guard dogs?"