Emotion Taster

Arc 4 New Stage: Chapter 17 - The Trail of Life

The fact that Pero has a relationship with a human other than Amalia I can feel his tracks. The house he lived in was too typical to say that it belonged to Pero. If he is an animal that is still innocent to be called an adult human because of his previous life, the fact that he can live in a house worthy of living is a con.

Well, I thought it could be an anomaly, Pero is a being with magical abilities. He can I build his own residence with the magic of it like a fairy tale about the temple builders.

But I don't feel that. At least my common sense and feelings can't allow me to think that. I may have the ability to detect emotions, the ability that makes me have a special leak to understand others. However, that fact does not hinder if it is actually my own nature that tends to pay attention to many things.

Pero's house there is not a new house, there is the rest of life there. A life that did not come from Pero, but rather something older and sharper nailing scratched every corner of the building.

When I came to his house, the main thing was that many of them were art sculptures made of wood, both animal-shaped and something themed in the corner of nature. I couldn't have guessed that Pero liked it, he never talked a bit about it like a person who likes to collect.

Inside the house were at least one or two photographs of unknown people. Not a beautiful photo, but a photo with poor quality that has aged. Of course it's not Pero's. Aside from his face, the face the photo showed was a middle-aged man.

Inside the house there are also other objects, small details that should not exist if Pero made his own home. I can find the installation of imperfect doors, tilted following gravity until the friction with the floor raises a squeak.

Inside the house, I saw a lot of broken furniture. Install tables and chairs that have blunt objects, metal tools that are full of rust, tiles that break to cause holes in the floor, and metal tools that are full of rust, cabinets and some porous furniture are water and insect-eating, and many other minor damages.

Pero House is just like any other house, the place has a story, has a relic, and imprints life in it. I who visited could feel, like an archaeologist visiting an ancient human cave. In the house, buried in a warm atmosphere, something that is slightly opposite to the mystical decoration of the owner's hobby.

Yes ... After all, the fact that there are people who raise crows is also foreign to me. It's not strange that the rest of the person's person is also strange.

“If you want to know, I can tell you a little story of my past with my former employer.”

Pero offered me that, he opened his feelings to not hesitate to relaunch his background to me in more detail. From her tone, I could feel the sincerity if she started to trust me and wanted to get closer in one factor knowing each other more deeply.

But ....

“No, no need.”

Refused it.

“Oh .. does that mean you have lost interest in my background?” tanya Pero who uses a slightly raised tone.

“No, I just don't like it when people who don't exist are even discussed again.”

Maybe in a condition it can be good, remembering the previous person while learning what he has left behind. But, Pero and I had no connection to form such an atmosphere. If he were to continue discussing his past, there I would be drowning in awkward feelings.

“I did not expect that you used such a norm of politeness to me that is hereditary not human,” said Pero who I might be able to take as a compliment.

“Save the rest of the story for later, now I tell you the problem that makes you have to retell about animus.”

Time does not feel like it has gone on long enough, it turns out thinking and contemplating can make me drift in an empty atmosphere not bound. When I said the sentence, my gaze unintentionally led to the window of the room where the afternoon light had already faded.

“My goal is not to instill resentment in me and in other animus. Although we are half-finished creatures, but we also have a strong desire to live.”

“Hate?” I said reflex to repeat with a high question. “Heh, something I hate is clear. I hate bad actions, not the people who do them.”

I with the ability to detect emotions have gone through a long journey. Many people did make mistakes, but actually he himself was not really evil—at least that's what I wanted to believe until now. Everyone who does wrong has an emotional stress of his own, he does have a reason.

Even if he is not like that, then another possibility that I often meet is because he forgot or did not even know. To me, ignorance is a sacred state in which we must guide them. Not abandoning those victims who make mistakes due to the educational environment that does not tell.

“Alright, maybe that's what you're saying right now. But, I'm really serious this time. Because it's different from the Geza case, I actually already know who did it.”

“Hoo .. so, the culprit this time is animus, and you don't want me to judge all animus because of this one culprit?”

“Quickly once.”

“...”

I actually already felt the essence of the conversation that was actually not directed. Pero should tell a fairy tale that happens to be a beautiful story and even suitable to be used as a child's bedtime. I mean, the story of an animal that wants to be human and continue to penetrate the magic, there's no downside to that.

Something I thought would go along with his goal was a bad story that hit the animus until he became part of the crime. But, hmn ... it is true that it is only one of the stories. I still don't know how the background of the creature that Pero said would be faced with this. At least the bright side of Pero's background that shows that he lives with a spirit is conveyed to me.

“Then I assume you agree. So, now we will start for the plan,” said Pero who took a breath and sharpened the sound into serious mode.

“Ah, yes. Just start now,” I replied while confirming the sitting position to improve concentration.

“We now three will do an investigation. The location is a little far because it is in the foothills away from commercial settlements. So, coming during the day will not make much of a fuss.”

“Oh, no. We'll do it at night. Besides because of school, I also again felt that the perpetrator was more active at night.”

“Nocturnal animal case again?” I'll cut a little.

“Entah,” answered Pero slightly shook his head. “I don't know, I don't feel that this animus has nocturnal properties. He seemed to understand better that moving that night would attract a little human attention. Together with the quiet place, it seems like he had planned it since the beginning.”

“Hoo ... so it is, yes.”

There really is no fool of them. Pero also has a cleverness that I can say he's quite the top compared to the average human. If they have a plan to live in harmony with humans, at least they also need to hone enough intelligence to compete.

“Today I just got the awkwardness from the magic wave in that place. Different times Geza's case, this time was so strong that I myself was quite surprised. Strong magic radiates outward undulating like an earthquake to me.”

“Wait a minute,” said that cut back Pero explanation while making gesture ‘stop’. “I don't know, and I still don't know where the awkward side is. Doesn't the animus have magic? What's wrong they have side effects like a loud bang?”

“Do you remember what I said before? When an animus contracts with humans, he will lose most of his power to be shared with witches.”

“Iya, I remember.”

I can remember and I can feel it. From the Geza fight, Pero is very confident that Amalia can defeat the animus partner Geza sooner or later. Then, it was proved and could save me at the last moment. That is, if pitted in power, the magician is stronger than his own animus if it has entered into a contract.

“Then just go straight. The power I felt back then was awkward due to its size. I can say that the magic power is so great it is only owned by pure animus,” explained Pero who again made a threatening atmosphere.

“What is bad news?”

“Very bad if he really carries out his intentions for evil. In the value of magic power, the three of us should not be able to fight it.”

“Huh? If you knew that wouldn't be possible? Why are you coming to me now? Do you want to take me to your death?” I said a little suspicious.

In that sentence, there is certainly a bit of an oddity. It's like when I play a team-based game and my colleagues invite me to work together which is impossible. It was the same as him indirectly asking me to fall in defeat together.

“No, no, Kaivan. I don't really. That's why we're here to draw up a plan,” Pero replied as he calmed my accusations just now. “I know where he built his great magic ritual. Then, we will come there at the right time to try to negotiate.”

“Negotiation? Oh ... good, I'm happy if all finished without violence in the condition of my hand that is still broken,” said I who slightly loosened the veins. “Then that means you already know how to negotiate? You know her main purpose and how can she change that direction?”

Negotiation is a pretty complicated act, but it can actually be simplified. When two parties decide to negotiate, it means they are doing a mutually beneficial relationship or sharing the profits.

The key to successful negotiation is to know the will of our opponents, and to keep the advantage for us in the eyes of the enemy. The main way is to make the opponent think that negotiations are very profitable for them, but not very profitable for us. Those who feel superior will certainly not hesitate to accept this.

So, the first step to negotiating is to know the purpose of the opponent—.

“No, I don't know his purpose and what he is doing.”

Eh?

“Tu-wait, you don't know?”

“Of course I don't know. I just felt that magic wave today, and unfortunately the threat is already very big to ignore. With such small information, how could I know the purpose of the perpetrator,” explained Pero straightforwardly sorting all these facts.

If what Pero said was true, it meant that his ignorance was natural. I can't deny that because the news was too sudden. But, there's still one thing that's a problem.

“Keep, what do you want about that negotiation? You can't approach without a plan.”

“What do you mean, Kaivan? The one who negotiated was not me, but you. So, all handed over to you.”

“...”

“...”

“Eh?” my response was a gaping reflex when I heard that.

Then ... All the same. At the end of the day, I'm the only one working hard here.