As promised, I came to the riverside near my house at the same time as yesterday.
That person was already waiting.
The same clothes as yesterday, the same posture, maybe even the same standing position?
As if the flow of time had stopped there, a scene that hadn't changed from yesterday spread before my eyes.
But I'm different from who I was until yesterday. Confidence and sharpness permeate the whole bodycoatMatoIt was.
Because of that, I was able to take a closer look at the person in front of me.
...that?
If you look closely, you can see something engraved on the hood clasp.
…This character is…
"... Hmm, I didn't expect you to come as promised. I thought you wouldn't come."
``...Honestly, I didn't want to come. I'm scared that you'll see through everything. Well, if I don't come, I'd rather have you come to see me anyway. I thought it would be better to leave from here."
"Hahahaha! Unlike the way you left yesterday, you're honest, aren't you? Well then, there's something I want to ask you right away..."
"Please wait. I came here because I had something I wanted to ask. I know it's rude, but I would like to ask for your permission to ask a question first."
While apologizing for the rudeness of interrupting the higher-ranking person's words, I conveyed my request. But to be honest, this person is not a high-ranking person.
He was a person who was in a high-ranking position, and even though he was capable, he was now a fugitive. Normally, I don't have to show courtesy, but I purposely politely ask the other person for permission.
If the other party refuses with this, it is clearly a person who lacks courtesy.
But this person doesn't do that. I understand that too.
He is a man who knows etiquette, as shown by his kindness on the way home yesterday.
"Oh, okay. I'll answer whatever you want."
... Here we come! I was waiting for these words.
I asked this question that would annoy the other person, make me nervous, and get my revenge.
"Then please let me know.noble・direction・Mr.・teeth・degree・child・in・So・of・Thoughts・Thoughts・of・hand・to・Enter・Re・Ta・of・in・death・Yo・cormorant・mosquito・? "
──── At that moment, the atmosphere around me changed.
The eyes deep inside the hood were definitely looking at me.
Its eyes glare at me with sharp holes that don't hide their wariness.
Just being exposed to that piercing gaze made my body feel heavy, and it seemed to go against my will.HeadKobeMy right foot sank down, and my right foot knelt on the ground without permission, and my body fell down with a limp.
His left hand automatically moved to his left leg, which was on one knee, taking a posture similar to bowing to a vassal.
...What is this!? ?
Obviously those eyes caught my eye and I fell to my knees. I didn't feel that way.
Despite this, my body began to move naturally. It's as if he says this person has to have this attitude...
``...Will you stay there even if you receive my power?...I see, that's admirable.surfaceFrontGive it to me."
I raised my head, not wanting to, and our eyes met again.
However, his eyes, which had been filled with wariness earlier, were now filled with curiosity.
He was looking at me intently, as if trying to discern something.
"I will acknowledge you. I will make you my disciple."
"yes?"
The "i" at the end of the word came out louder than I expected.
He is definitely questioning. Perhaps from the recoil of not being able to move her body the way she wanted until just now, she asked in a loud voice.
...It's bad. This person is clearly using strange and unknown powers... It's dangerous, it's dangerous! !
``...Hmm, I'm quickly regaining my sense of self.It definitely seems better to make me your disciple...However, I don't have much time left.The information I can convey to you is also quite limited. I can only teach a few techniques for a very short period of time, but it is unavoidable.''
What is unavoidable?
If you don't just refute it, you'll end up becoming a disciple that you don't want to be.
"I refuse to do so. I don't think it would be a good idea to waste your precious time any more on my behalf. Above all, it means that you understand the intention of my question just now. It's clear from your reaction.I think you responded with understanding, but if that's your reply, I don't want to accept this story myself."
The meaning of that question... it was telling the other person exactly what they wanted to know about me. It implicitly contained the meaning of ``If you want to know about this situation, please tell me about it first''.
If this person refuses, he will not be able to ask me that question. When I ask a question and I don't answer it, I have no obligation to answer the question even if the question is posed to me.
With this question, I was also trying to get back at this person who had created a situation from which there was no escape at the end of yesterday, and that I was asking this person a question that he had no escape from, in other words, I was not letting him know what he most wanted to know.
This person didn't want people to know about him, so much so that he gave a vague answer like "I'm no one," so I had no choice but to get off...That's what I thought.
I was a small child, and I should have felt disgusted that he would retaliate in such a way, but why did it turn out like this?
Even if they resorted to some strange forced method...I don't understand.
However, there is no way I would willingly follow this person's response, which completely ignores the meaning of those things.
Be sincere in dealing with dishonesty Response You don't have to.
"What are you talking about? This story should benefit you too... Are you a reincarnated person?"
"picture…?"
That last word was enough to shut me up, but it was enough to make me want to hear what he had to say.