Another Arcadia Online

Fighting Despair ①

Day two of school life.

Master Altena was next door again. Dr. Aur is surprisingly out of class. Why are you here again? What's wrong with your job?

A glimpse of Master Altena. You noticed your gaze. Smile.... with a pan in his hand. Yesterday it was meaty. Is it sweet bread today?

"... Dear Artena. Join me for a tour of the city."

"Hahi. Broomstick fu"

"Swallow, then talk."

My mouth came out unexpectedly.

Master Altena and I will rise and follow this occasion. No, I'm really sorry. I'm sorry to interrupt. Me and Master Altena go outside the school.

The shopping district is the first to head there.

"Wow, wow"

I've never been here before, but that's amazing.

It's the food store that spreads in front of you. It could be a bakery, a fishmonger or a butcher. Shopping malls in Japan! It was a shopping mall that made me want to hang on.

I have the same product as Japan. I feel the otherworldly feeling has collapsed a little...... But I wonder if this is it.

If you look at the butcher, he sells demonic meat and stuff, and the fishmonger has a name for the fish he doesn't even know. So no wonder?

"One croquette, please"

"Aye. It's fried now."

"I'll buy and eat already..."

You're so delicious...

Master Altena receives the croquette and eats it.

"Speaking of which, Master Miki. Can I talk to you for a second?"

"Talk?"

"I created something a little bit, so I wanted Miki to try it out."

Something?

It was created and tried by Artena... I don't think so. No, it really doesn't seem like it...

But I can't seem to say no......

"Yes, yes, what is it?

"This is it."

And, it was one box that I took out.

I take that box and take a serious look. What is this box? A box with black gold embellishments without any weird philosophy. The effect of this...

Pandora's Box.

"-!"

I was surprised and almost dropped it.

Pandora's box is a box you shouldn't open! Why would you want to test the effectiveness of that? Whatever happens to me!?

Is the contents packed with despair?

"I kind of created it with Nori, but I was having trouble disposing of it."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Open up and deal with despair."

"It's not good to leave someone else to you."

Or despair. What despair is that? A formidable enemy that mankind can't defeat? I don't feel like I can't do that.

Despair is physical despair or spiritual despair...... I wonder which.

"I mean, this is a problem I can deal with on my own..."

"... so is that. I call the gods."

I've decided to join you too, haven't I?