BXBX NOVEL [Ln] Volume 4: Chapter 2.2
Patchwork Obsession Part 2
Translator : PolterGlast
A room in the boys' dormitory.
Nozomu, the owner of this room, was getting ready for school in a brisk manner.
The town was still enveloped in dim darkness. It was clearly too early. He dressed in his school uniform and was about to put his katana at his waist......
"......!"
The numbness that suddenly ran up his arm made him wince. He frowned at the numbness that suddenly ran up his arm. He put strength into his arm, which was about to drop the katana.
He managed to put it strapped to his waist without dropping his master's memento.
"That was-...... as expected."
The numbness quickly subsided and the sensation returned. Nozomu could guess what was causing this numbness. Last night, too, he had dreamed of the Dragon King.
"Phew....... alright."
He took a deep breath. Although the anxiety lingered, it quickly calmed down.
After checking his appearance and steeling himself, Nozomu left his room with a bag containing his breakfast and study materials that he had prepared in advance.
Upon leaving the dormitory, Nozomu headed north. The border between the civil and administrative districts. There, he found the building he was heading for.
The Solminati Academy girls' dormitory. Nozomu waited for the person in question to come out of the main gate across the street.
Female students came out of the entrance of the dormitory one after another. When they saw Nozomu in front of the girls' dormitory, they all tilted their heads in unison. Waiting in a place like this would naturally attract attention.
However, Nozomu paid no heed to their stares and kept his eyes fixed on the front gate of the girls' dormitory.
Then, the expected person appeared.
"Lisa, are you all right?"
"Like I said, I'm fine......"
There stood two girls, Lisa with a somewhat gloomy expression on her face, and Camilla, who was standing by her side showing concern for her.
The face of Lisa was pale and she had dark circles under her eyes. She was obviously sleep-deprived. Despite his concern about her condition, Nozomu shifted his mind and walked over to them.
"You......!?"
Camilla wore a surprised expression, then stepped in between Lisa and Nozomu as if to protect her.
But her eyes wavered erratically and lacked composure.
She, too, was one of the people who had framed Nozomu, but at the same time, she was carrying some special circumstances. Nozomu took a deep breath to relax himself, then slowly opened his mouth to Lisa and Camilla.
"Lisa, it's been a while. I believe it's been about two weeks?"
The voice that came out of his mouth as he faced them once again was calmer than Nozomu himself had expected.
"So do you, Camilla. Though I lost myself in anger in the forest, sorry about that."
"How......?"
(......Yep, my mind is calm.)
Facing them like this, Nozomu came to realize something.
His anger did not well up anymore.
Camilla probably did not expect to be spoken to in such a calm tone. She was surprised by Nozomu's quiet and calm voice. Her eyes widened.
"A-A-......."
"Lisa?"
However, on the other hand, Lisa's behavior was strange. Her complexion had gone pale. Her eyes were unfocused and wide open.
Her expression did not seem to indicate that she was okay.
Another important person also appeared here.
"W-Why are you here ......!?"
"Ken, huh......."
Ken was so surprised to see Nozomu here that his face contorted into an ugly smile for a moment, but then he immediately smiled as usual. After that, he ignored Nozomu and walked toward Lisa.
"Good morning Lisa. Sorry, I'm late. It must be a disaster to get tangled up with this guy so early in the morning. Come on, let's go ......"
Ken tried to take Lisa's hand with a deft gesture, as if he was accustomed to doing so.
"~, -no......!"
"Huh?"
But the next moment, slap! With a dry smack, Lisa brushed Ken's hand away.
Ken's face twitched in pain, followed by a look of disbelief.
Lisa, on the other hand, also stiffened, her eyes widening at her own actions. Silence fell, as if time had stood still.
"L-Lisa ......?"
A trembling voice escaped from Ken's mouth. Lisa, also realizing what she had done, her face grew pale with fear.
"~......!"
Then she ran away.
While Ken was taken aback by the abruptness of the event, Nozomu hurried after her.
Lisa went from in front of the main gate of the girls' dormitory to the main street of the civic district. She was physically talented by nature. By the time Nozomu reached the main street, Lisa was already on her way into intricate alleyways.
"Lisa, wait!"
I want her to look at me. Such small jealousy had been smoldering in his heart for a long time.
It was still good in the past. Ken was rather quiet at that time, and Nozomu was the one who pulled Ken along.
So he was able to express his blessing. He was able to rejoice. Even if there was a small lump in his heart.
It couldn't be helped. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he was able to think that way and give up.
It was around this time that he met Mefi. She had repeatedly told Ken that he had talent and that there was no need to be reserved, but he had always shaken his head at her words.
But when they came to Solminati Academy, their positions were reversed.
Ken grew up to be one of the best students in his grade, while Nozomu fell to the bottom of the class.
And the jealousy that had been building up since he was a child began to grow. Before he knew it, the sight of Nozomu crawling around in the practical class made his heart ache, and his stomach began to churn every time Lisa stood by him as he was unable to grow, no matter how hard he tried.
Then, his growing jealousy exploded. He took advantage of Camilla, who was close to Lisa at the time, by holding on to her secret and using it to blackmail her and bring down Nozomu.
[That being said, what the hell is that Camilla doing?]
While Ken remained silent, Mefi complained about Camilla, who had yet to arrive. She had already sent a telepathy to tell her where they were, so she should have arrived by now. At that moment, Camilla appeared from the shadows of a back alley.
[What have you been doing!?]
"She ran out of nowhere, so there's no way I can catch up with her easily."
Camilla rushed toward Lisa, brushing aside Mefi's complaints.
Camilla frowned and bit her lip at the sight of Lisa standing there unconscious as if she were a doll.
"......Forget it. Mefi, go assimilate with Lisa. The commotion has grown too loud. Now that it's come to this, you'll need to manipulate Lisa's memories at all times."
[It can't be helped, huh.]
While Camilla was shocked upon hearing the word "assimilate," Mefi's body transformed into a light blue source material and entered into Lisa's body.
"How selfish are you going to be......!?"
"What a bother. You're also our accomplice, remember? You sold Nozomu out to save your own skin."
"That's because you- ......"
"No matter how you try to fix it, the fact remains. Or do you want to be handed over to your homeland?"
Hearing these words, Camilla's expression, which had been exuding anger, turned completely pale.
"After fleeing from the Empire to the Free City, how many people sacrificed their lives so that you could live? Don't act so innocent now. Your mother is dead, what can you do now that you're alone?"
Ken glanced at Camilla, whose shoulders were trembling, and left with Lisa, who was assimilated with Mefi. As the two disappeared into the shadows of the alley, the barrier that had been deployed around them disappeared.
The silent space disappeared, and Camilla crumpled to the ground as the bustle of people streamed in from the main street.
"*Hic hic* ......"
Sobs leaked from the gaps between the palms of her hands that covered her face, and the tears she could not catch formed a smear on the dimly lit ground.
End of Chapter 2
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