Friday, February 17
Today is the first day Alicia has come home.
"Good morning, Alicia"
Unawake from sleep, I greeted Alicia in the morning.
……
But when I remembered anxiously that there had been no response... and that I was losing tune again,
'... good morning'
Finally, Alicia's voice is heard in her head and relieved.
But I was relieved for a moment.
In Alicia's words, which went on, my drowsiness blew away at once.
"Mr. Icht, you have something to say to me, don't you?
... Shit.
I don't know why, but Alicia is in a totally grumpy mode.
It sounds like an unusual tone, but I know the angry emotions that are leaking out of the end of the word so I can take them.
"What do you mean……………?
I don't know why Alicia is angry... I do, to be exact, but Alicia just woke up didn't know yet.
'You can't even try to spare me! The unpleasant feeling I've touched my soul the other day - that's Amoc's dark magic, isn't it? What the hell happened!
"Uh…… I was aware…………………"
Even though I was going to tell you, I sweat cold knowing Alicia had already found out.
'I know, you don't!!
Apparently, the toad broke. Alicia exploded her emotions and shouted.
"- I can't remember how that happened!? I ask Mr. Ikto for a satisfactory explanation!
Alicia, who hits angry emotions directly so far, is rare and I can't hide my upset.
"It's, um... I wanted to help Alicia, so Amoc taught me magic."
'So what are you thinking about exposing your soul to defenselessness!? If it had been brainwashed, Ikto would have become Amoc's puppet!?
Apparently, Alicia was confused by the anomaly she felt while out of tune, and her emotions couldn't be contained.
'- Mr. Ikto, are you sure you're okay? Aren't you brainwashed?
"It's okay, 'cause I'm not doing anything."
'Maybe that's just what they think of me in memory manipulation...... please remember. Is there any consistency in my memory when I was seeing Amoc? Are there any unnatural loopholes?
"I don't think... Besides, maybe Amoc wouldn't do that, right?
"How can you say that!? He was demanding Ikto's body. I can't believe you entrusted your soul to someone like that in a state of rest... it's more impossible to think that nothing has been done!
I thought so too.
But Amoc reacted differently.
"It seems that... the only thing Amoc was interested in was a vessel called the Water Witch, and that... he wasn't interested in the poor body."
"Hih, poor minister!?
Pickie - I felt the air freeze.
"No, because that's what he said!? It's not my word."
It's convenient to keep Mr. Ikto alert.
Alicia says in a grudging tone.
I don't even know how that feels. But I know Amoc didn't have to do that.
"Besides, even if I didn't bother to use magic, he could have done it if he wanted to like me... Ah"
It was too late when I realized the rumor.
'Heh... what does that mean? Can you tell me more about that place? - Mr. Ikto.'
Alicia's voice, which fell to absolute zero degrees, can poke at me.
... Shit, this situation sucks.
"Oh, no... it's a misunderstanding... I mean, it's necessary..."
'I will judge whether it is a misunderstanding or not after receiving an explanation. Mr. Ikto's subjectivity is fine. Just tell me the facts that happened in an orderly fashion.'
"Wow, okay………………"
While I was at war, I explained from scratch how I came into contact with Amoc to obtain the magic of saving Alicia - manipulating her soul.
During the course of the conversation, Alicia said, "... heh" or "... is that right" and I'm afraid I'm just going to hammer lightly, and the report naturally gets polite tone.
"And, well, I had this history………"
I get a lot of silence after the conversation.
…… silence hurts.
"... Ikto, please take a seat in front of your appearance"
The words told by Alicia are unexpected,
"What…………?
For a moment, I thought you might have misheard me.
Because I never heard of a front seat in another world.
"Front seat! In front of you! - Now!
"Ha, yes, no!?
I jumped out of bed in a hurry. Move to the front of the appearance with the mundane and the pissy to the front.
What you see is the frightened little girl, "I".
"Now look me in the eyes and listen to me."
"… but I'm not the one in the mirror……"
I have no choice but to use a mirror if Alicia tries to see how I am, than my vision is in tune. But I don't think I'm going to see Alicia...
"- There you are!!
I seriously shook my body in a sword screen like I'd never even heard of Alicia.
I close my eyes, as Alicia told me, thinking of me in the mirror as Alicia.
"Do you know why I'm angry, Mr. Ikto?
"... because you shut up to Alicia and made contact with Amoc?
'Of course there is that too. He is a dark priest, a dangerous man who has lived in common sense unlike us. "
All I could think of was Amoc watching a time play... I honestly didn't think he was too scared. But keep that in mind because even if you put that feeling in your mouth, you just buy the objection.
"Mr. Ikto is too unconscious to be a woman. If you imitate an indefensible gap in front of a man, you'll never get a single creature scratched, will you?
"……… I know about that."
I knew exactly what the men were thinking and looking at me. I was an ex-man.
It's just a coincidence that I'm nothing right now because Amoc didn't happen to be interested in my body.
Normally, it was not surprising that she had lost her virgin, the First Time, which was important to women. On the contrary, it was also well thought out that it could have been worse.
That's how much I understood.
"But if Alicia helps, I thought that would be all right."
'That's not good at all!
Alicia screams in a sad voice.
"And what are you thinking about Soul Manipulator!? If the Spirit Church finds out, Mr. Ikto is an abominable curse to be certified heretic and a questioner!?
Again, it seems Alicia knew the magical existence of manipulating her soul. And the tragedy it caused.
The reason you didn't tell me about it seems to be because it was taboo.
"But there is no spiritual church in this world. So if this magic can save Alicia, I..."
'I can't!... The soul manipulation Seoul Manipulator just takes out the soul, and that soul is going to disappear. Magic like this doesn't solve our current situation. "
"That's why I want Alicia to help me, too. I'll make sure I find a way to transfer my soul... so I want you to wait."
'What are you going to do about finding...?
"I guess we'll have to experiment with animals. Experimenting with people is not easy..."
- Please stop.
"What…………?
"I don't think the soul manipulation" Seoul Manipulator was banned only because people were sacrificed. I still can't forget the chills when Amoc touched my soul... my soul wasn't something that people could do!
Alicia added to her self-derision when I told her that I had done this to her soul.
"But then............!
I can't save Alicia.
Alicia declares by blocking me from continuing to do so.
"I'm glad you're looking for a way to live for me, and I was sweet to the liking of Mr. Ikto and your family… but my life is something that ends when the world moves."
That tone is gentle.
I feel sorry for what I'm told.
"… so let's stop it now"
"Alicia? What……………"
- I thought I saw Alicia's lonely smile in her brain.
'I accept my destiny to disappear. So please don't look for ways to help me anymore, Mr. Ikto. "
"Yes, I don't like it…………………………."
I spill a word of rejection reflexively.
"I don't like it, I don't..."
'Cause that's... that's...
If I admit it, I won't be able to stay with Alicia anymore.
'... I'm sorry. It's my fault I'm halfway there.'
I hope you don't say it with such a confessional tone.
There's nothing wrong with Alicia.
"If it is! - I'll take my soul and give it back to Alicia!
'That's what I mean, please don't say anything stupid. What will you do with Mr. Ikto's family? "
"I'm sure my family will understand………"
'Besides, what face should I live with left in Mr. Ikto's family……?
"Th, That is…….."
I accidentally get stuck with the facts that Alicia pointed out to me.
'I'm sorry, you're saying it in an unpleasant way, aren't you, me? But I mean this. There is no one in this world who knows me. So, please... please abandon the thought of leaving me to die.'
Alicia doesn't know who to rely on other than my family.
I think it's accepted as a family now.
... but if Alicia were to live in my place, would she stay as a family then?
"But this body..."
"It's Mr. Ikto's body. Isn't that what Mr. Ikto is starting to think himself?
"Th, That is…….."
I couldn't deny Alicia's words.
Since when do you no longer feel uncomfortable with this small, luxurious body where everything is different from before?
Coming from low height, I was also used to low gaze and inconvenience.
Bad behavior has made it less obvious. Because of this appearance, there is no other way to constantly get attention and gather my gaze, and I am used to it.
The trick is...... if I let my mother tell me, she would still tell me it was still manly and cluttered, but I still think it has become mostly feminine.
As a woman, I needed to take care of my body - and I was able to do the familiarity as a matter of course.
'Anyway, I will not cooperate in any way with regard to the manipulation of the soul'
Alicia tells me the conclusion while I'm lost.
"What if I didn't listen to Alicia…………?
'I blaspheme the innocent soul because of it… it is my own sin. If I do, I will die to atone for it. "
"…… No!?
"I am the witch of Master Minstia. That's what witches do when they break contraindications."
Alicia said so.
'... If you really want to manipulate your soul, use my soul first. I don't care what Ikto does to me - I forbid any other soul to use it, even if it's an insect or an animal.'
Then Alicia explained what I did in front of her family and friends.
Emphasize and talk about how risky my actions were and take the conversation to a situation where I have to agree to give up helping Alicia.
In addition, in addition to confirming the location of the smartphone's GPS, I can only say that Alicia's hands are brilliant when she goes out and has my surveillance system in place.
There was no opinion other than mine that it was too much.
- I became a bird in a cage.