Isekai Taneuma

Sophia's departure from the village of Vinci to the Imperial Capital was problematic. She was thought to be dead, but officially reported missing, so it's no problem to say she was actually alive.

However, I couldn't announce why I was missing without covering up the reason, so I thought it would be better to live as Mary if I thought about how far I should announce it.

Still, the emperor insisted that Sofia's return should be announced. As much as that, the return of the true ancestor Sofia will have a huge impact on the Empire. Anyway, she was the oldest god in the world, like the mother of all the Empires. It would be very effective to energize the dying gods by reducing their numbers by a large fraction compared to 300 years ago.

There was also the temptation to be a shield behind Hermes, who had just returned to the Empire. Sofia has been hiding behind Hermes ever since she lost her memory, but if they didn't protect her by mistaking her for the daughter of a brave man, the Empire might have mistakenly killed her precious true ancestor...

After all, it would be largely fine to say that Sofia, who had lost her memory for 300 years, suddenly regained her memory thanks to Leonardo. In fact, since the beginning of the Hermes War, Mary is persuasive because she was protected by him.

Other details were decided at the center of the Empire when she returned to the Empire… And when the return of her true ancestors was announced, there was little confusion like she feared, and she was simply accepted by the people of the Empire. Soon, the announcement was announced to the five Powers, and the Empire was surrounded by celebratory mood throughout the country.

Ser Hermes, who had protected his true ancestors for many years, was honoured by the Emperor and awarded a medal. With this second glory in a short period of time and expectations for the end of the war, Isaac's popularity in the Imperial Capital is now the crawling of eels.

The influence of the large moves that Sir Hermes made before his reappointment was still alive, and his stay in the Imperial Capital seemed to have been very enjoyable. He was screaming joyfully as he dragged out of the Imperial Towns day and night. Until just a moment ago, I never thought that I hated the Empire as an enemy of indestructible heaven.

Sophia, the true ancestor, came back to the Empire, and argued that the Empire should be restored, but it quickly disappeared from the troublesome words of the person. Since the Imperial Palace is home to the current Emperor, Sofia will be living in the hotel for the time being, and has moved right next to the room where Feng is located. It sounds amazing when it comes to the true ancestors and one under the roof, but when it comes to it, it's as usual.

Living in the Imperial Capital for such a long time, I mourned that I would get fat like this at the party of the day, and this time I decided to throw Sofia's return party at the hotel. When I heard that the great men would come from all over the Imperial Capital, headed by Sir Cain, Lucy said she wanted to go back to the village of Vinci, so she sent me there. In the future, I had to get used to this kind of public place, and Leonardo brought me back.

That's why the Imperial Capital was colored again after a visit from Leonardo, a former member of the brave party. Around the same time, a courageous embassy that had entered Cetto through the sea also arrived in the Imperial Capital. Further, officials lamented that the celebration would be followed by a financial collapse, and the welcoming ceremony was quite omitted, but instead, the party at the hotel became luxurious even if it did not respond.

At the reception, the staff ran around busily in the morning, and various people came to greet Feng, a brave man. Responding carefully to each of them, surrounded by many more people at the party that finally started, and gaveling at the unrestrained public story, I realized that the date had changed and the magnificent starry sky was spreading outside.

I went out to the balcony saying that it would hit the night wind, and while gazing at the starry sky, I was so busy from morning to night that I was stunned by the fact that nothing was left in my memory. I also said that it would hit the night wind, and it was a bowl with Sofia who ran away.

"Hello."

You were here, too.

"You look tired."

"If this were to happen, I shouldn't have revealed myself. It was much more fun when I wandered in the woods."

Is that a memory of Mary? I remember that time... while Feng looked away from her and looked at the Emperor's night view. That said, there's no place like a million dollar night view that flipped a jewelry box. The Imperial Capital was quiet at night, with no light leaking from any house. Because there is no electricity here.

Feng looked at such a dark view of the Imperial Capital and asked what he remembered while being blown by the night wind.

"... so there was personal data of quantized humans on Earth in P99?

"Yeah."

"Couldn't you bring them back to life and hear what happened after we were gone?

And Emilia shook her head.

"I couldn't do that. Only the genetic information of the priests was left in the" God's Cradle ", and there was no memory left. However, memories can be created as much as you want, so I was just resurrecting the body of the priest with dummy memories. But that doesn't exactly match your memory and body, so you couldn't get your knowledge back."

"... I see."

It makes sense that technology is low in this world. If there had been a massive resurrection of human beings in the twenty-first century, whether they were thin or dead, this would not have happened. But Sofia, a former AI, might be able to give her the knowledge to do that... but pointing that out, she turned her back on him.

"Um, well... I was originally on the server. So you could read all the literature from all over the world and get a lot of knowledge instantly. But when I woke up in this world, my body was alive."

"... I mean, in a living body, it's the same as a normal person?

"I don't like the way you say it, but I do. When I was playing games, my top priority was to acquire personality and my knowledge was secondary. I mean, if you're modern, you know that, right? It's almost pointless to memorize knowledge if search technology is evolving and you can look into it every time."

"Well, I guess so. It's not meaningless at all, but I don't need to memorize it all the way down to the corner..."

In other words, Sofia is more pointy than I thought. Speaking of which, I was curiously impressed when I taught you about grass that can be eaten in the big forest, but even if there is a earth, memory loss would not be like that. She really doesn't know anything.

I think this is really Mary, but the red eyes and the Nihill atmosphere were completely different, and it was the burning Sofia in the game itself. Feng stopped knowing which was the real girlfriend and said as he thought.

"Hey, what happened to Mary inside you... has she disappeared?

Then Sofia looked into Feng's face, and shook her head.

"It's me, Mary. Nothing will change. I remember traveling with you."

"I see... yes, but the atmosphere has changed and it's like someone else."

"That's what humans say. I was innocent when I was a kid, but when I grow up, it gets worse and worse. There must have been a time when you could have been innocent without any trouble."

"That's right..."

For example, you desperately fold a crane to show it to a non-verbal transfer student. Even if it turns out to be a mistake, one game becomes a common topic. Even Feng had the experience of hiding behind bars so that they wouldn't find him after school.

I wonder where I stepped wrong...? What did I do wrong...? It was decided. Last spring break of the first year of secondary school. The last time Feng belonged to a place called school. At that time, if I had, I would never have gotten depressed once or twice dreaming of being here. I'm sure this regret will last forever.

"Here, this."

Feng was thinking about that, and she took something out of the pouch that she had in front of her. When he glanced at him blurry, it was a folding crane that was there.

"... eh?

I told you, it's been a long time.

It was given to her in the seal of the castle. When I still didn't know who I was, I picked up a thousand pieces of paper in the castle and tried to fold it. The crane pointed to Mary, and Feng looked at her and thought it was a living image of Emilia.

You still have this stuff....

When Feng saw it, he tried to tell him that even if he didn't take care of this kind of thing later, he could always break it again. However, even if I tried to make a voice, for some reason, the words didn't come out, and instead, there were hollows and tears.

"... that? That's weird... but I wonder if it's getting sentimental."

Though wondering why, Sofia said with a serious look at his eyelids.

"Hey, spider...."

Hmm?

"The last day of the game. You called me, but... what would you have said if I had shown up there?

I'm sure she thought she'd confess her love and say she'd meet you in real life. But that's not true.

"I just... wanted to apologize."

"... apologize?

Feng nodded.

"I tried to apologize for introducing you to those scumbags... I had no choice but to tell you that."

"Really....."

"Yeah."

Then tears overflowed again, and there was nothing he could do, but now he left the tears to flow without wiping them. Sophia stared him in the eye for a while, then folded the crane back into the pouch and took out the handkerchief instead, wiping away his flowing tears. Then he reached out and straightened his disturbed forehair, causing a wet handkerchief,

"Don't let go of what's important anymore.

After she said so, she turned her heel and left. Feng murmured to no one as he pursued her back with his eyes.

I can't do that.

Even if he wanted something important, he didn't have much time left. If I didn't know when I was going to disappear, I had to keep the important stuff away.

I wonder why this is so boring. Did I do something wrong? Life was always harsh and irrational for him.

Was his father trying to protect him? Perhaps Feng was saved by his obsession that created Sofia. It was helping to relieve the shock of losing childhood habits. But that complicated things. What is the Four Pillars God after all? I wonder where this Emilia came from...

"You're here, white."

Jeanne arrived from the hotel as she sat on the balcony railings and pondered again. I haven't had a conversation since the party started, but apparently I had a lot of trouble getting out. Feng and Jeanne are called heroes by their surroundings, but Feng was scared, while Jeanne was somehow more popular. Is it still a face?

When Jeanne arrived next to Feng, she didn't usually start a story that she didn't love. Today, she didn't talk because she wasn't calm and she was just squirming. When I looked at Feng's face and said something, it felt like I was swallowing words. Maybe because I cried a little bit earlier, it appears on my face. If she thought she was ill, she said something completely different.

"Mary... yeah, I heard from Sofia. Tell you what's going on right now."

"... what did I hear?

It's about demonization.

"Why did he do it on his own...."

"Why didn't you tell me?

Feng returned the words silently. I wanted to keep quiet until I could find a solution... but in anticipation of that, Sofia seemed to have fallen apart. Originally, they were close from the time of the game, and Mary's time was tight, so I guess it was interesting to keep quiet... no, maybe there was a more direct reason than that. Feng was more suspicious of you.

Feng looked into Jeanne's eyes.

"Jeanne... how long have you known?

"So I'm not saying I didn't know anything until I asked Sofia."

"No, it's about me and Emilia and Sofia being AI."

For a moment, Jeanne was stuck in Feng's words, as if she had been poked by falsehood. The reaction alone shows that it is a picture star. She knew it from the beginning.

"... in the early stages of development, Sofia said she had support staff instead of a full AI. Only you, the founder and early member of the Alliance, can think of it. Yeah, well, you guys were close. I thought it was because we were same-sex... but you knew my relationship with Emilia, didn't you? And she was dead."

………………

Jeanne nodded after a long silence.

"Why didn't you tell me? I didn't know what would inspire me."

"Speaking of which, I knew you'd get hurt. I didn't think Sofia wanted that."

"... I see. But now."

"I thought I'd say it over and over again. But I couldn't step on it. People around me told me how important Emilia was to you. And... if you look Mary in the eye, I'll know."

Feng sighed. Indeed, it was I who had been thinking about Emilia for so long. And yet I can't blame her. Even now that Sofia told me everything, it's still so painful....

"Did you... properly convey your thoughts to Sofia?

Jeanne asked if Feng was silent.

"To Sofia? Why should I?"

"You didn't call me on the last day of the game."

Feng opened his mouth with Pocahontas. I didn't expect Sofia to ask me the same thing again... after all, I must have thought of myself back then. He laughed mockingly.

"I won't confess. He wasn't Emilia... no, even if there was a real Emilia in that place at that time, I didn't mean to. I was just running away to the game after all. Not only did I love Emilia, but... I'm sure she was pathetic. I don't think I'm gonna do that anymore."

Feng told her so quickly and then said to Jeanne's slightly anxious face.

"So... let's break up the party today."

"... eh!?

Her eyes are open.

"Thanks to you, I've got it back a lot. I blew up Emilia. We all owe it to you to calm down now that you know the truth. That's why I'm on my own. I'm the only one trying to be the Devil King."

"Wait a minute! Don't tell Guillaume or Lucy, why are you trying to solve this by yourself? He's one of us, so you can count on us more."

Feng shook his head.

"There's something I can't tell you because I'm one of them."

The words clogged Jeanne's voice. I didn't mean to blame Feng, but it ended up like that. Sofia had been pretending to be Emilia, and Jeanne was partying with Feng knowing about it.

But thanks to that, Feng managed to recover himself. So the feeling that I didn't want to involve them anymore was real.

"Maybe... the shared experience I gave you might be building on my strength. Sofia must have become the most powerful demon king in history because she made too many gods. If my strength as a party becomes my strength as a demon king, I can't involve you any more."

"I wasn't partying with you because I wanted experience. That's why it's not too late to discuss it with everyone."

"I've come to the conclusion."

"Why!?

"I don't want anyone to see me go crazy."

The words of Feng filled Jeanne's voice. I knew that feeling well enough not to be Phoenix. Sir Orpheus Caligula was supposed to be a very good emperor. However, his personality twisted and became the worst emperor in history as a result of the one-time fever he suffered shortly after taking office. When he finally regained his reason, it was when his death was imminent.

Three hundred years ago, the brave man, without listening to his companion Leonardo, carried a woman in his arms. After all, the old man regretted that the fight broke up because of it. He didn't realize what was happening to the brave man until the end.

If Feng goes crazy, he can only be stopped by those who know the circumstances. But... maybe if you stay with him, it won't come true.

The orcs kept going north as if they were hypnotized. The moment the Oak King was exterminated, he ran away like a bubble.

In other words, when Feng goes crazy, it is possible that he and his party members will go crazy together. That's why Feng wants to break up the party here.

He is willing to die alone.

"Still! I want to stay with you!

Jeanne shouted impatiently. Large tears overflowed and ruined my makeup. But I couldn't afford to worry about her right now. Whatever he did, Feng must never be left alone, but it was the only thing that controlled his head.

But Feng shook his head.

"You walk your life. Because I got eternal life."

"In a world without you, eternal life can't be helped! I'd rather die with you."

"I don't have to die... It's a better future, and in the worst case scenario, we could both become monsters and destroy the world. If that's not the case, we'd better go our separate ways."

"I don't want to, if I'm going to leave you, I don't want to destroy the world."

That's why I'm going. Why are you so stubborn? "

"That's because... I like you! As a woman, I really like you!!

Jeanne screamed... and Feng's face was spicy and distorted. She was so excited that she could no longer see that look on his face. However, Jeanne desperately uttered the words like a chased beast, saying that it was now the only way to convey her feelings.

"Really... really... I've loved it for a long time. Ever since I supported Sofia... I've been so fond of you for loving a woman so seriously. But since I was a man, I gave up thinking that I couldn't heal you or turn you around because of Emilia. But! Now that I'm a real woman, I guess I'll like you... hey? I wonder if I can't be with you. Don't I have a chance!?

But Feng shouted to shout.

Don't look at me like that! It's disgusting!!

Zun... as if I had been struck with a steel bar, I really bent over to Jeanne's bodily shape. It wasn't physically attacked, but Feng's words of rejection broke her spirit in an instant.

Feng looked at Jeanne with hateful eyes, as if she saw her parents' vengeance.

"Please don't... don't tell me you love me... so much. Then your friendship with me will be a lie. For me, you were only an avatar in the game, and the real you were Macho's uncle. But I liked that macho uncle. He was a dear friend and a reliable partner... and when I see you as a woman, I'll lie to you all!!

Jeanne had a feeling that her whole body was bleeding. I couldn't believe how I couldn't stand up. Unable to breathe, she stood on the spot.

"It's absolutely impossible to see you as a woman. If I had held you by mistake... I'd better be dead already."

Feng passed by the side of Jeanne. And he left the balcony without looking back again. The sound of the door closing behind him was like being blown away by the wind pressure, and Jeanne collapsed on the spot.

Feng violently closed the door behind him and rushed into the corridor of the red carpet of the hotel. Although I didn't exercise particularly hard, my breath was disturbed and I was sweating. Damn it, if someone were here, he would have seen the ghost, and his face would have been pale. As he took a deep breath to calm his mind, he slapped his cheeks with his bread until they were red, and then brought his feet to the party venue.

Disgusting... what a lie of course. Yeah, but unless I tell you, Jeanne will never be convinced. But it was true that if I held her, I would want to die.

When demonization begins, it can happen regardless of your will. Even if it was what Jeanne wanted, he couldn't forgive it. Jeanne... he's a really important friend. Since she became a woman, Feng's feelings did not change towards the opposite sex.

The reception hallway was incredibly soft and no footsteps were made, even though the footsteps were so heavy. It fuelled frustration and made me feel like I was even on the truncated table. If I go back to the party, will I be able to answer correctly? Maybe you should go back to your room like this. That's when I started feeling a little weak.

At that time, the party venue on the other side became obviously noisy. It didn't feel like it was booming, but something urgent was happening and I was in a hurry. Feng stopped and looked at the venue as he was about to return to his room.

Then butterflies and some people jumped out of the venue and ran to somewhere in a hurry. I've seen some of them... and I thought they were the two priests of Isaac's children, and then Guillaume came out of the venue and rushed over as he found Phoenix.

"Hey, Feng! Were you in such a place? I was just about to go look for it."

"What happened?

"I didn't expect anything to happen. Isaac was stabbed!

"... hah? Isaac?

Feng was a little relieved to hear that Isaac was having an unpleasant feeling that something might have happened to his friends. At the same time, the unusual fact that he was stabbed and the fact that he recently ran away because of his increased likelihood, why did that happen? I don't know why. Anyway, we should hurry to the scene to check on him now. Feng ran with Guillaume.

I was still optimistic about the situation at this time. After all, Feng was about to die, almost died, and actually died, so I didn't think what would happen to humans with a little bit of stabbing.

But that's not true. People die quite easily. While Feng and the others were on their way to the scene, Isaac wandered between life and death. And when they arrived... he was already dead.