Emotion Taster
Arc 2 Banquet: Chapter 15 - I'm Not Naked
“No, if you don't have one, tomorrow I'll ask myself.”
“Oh .. so.”
The reason I ask through Imarine now is as the fastest possible source of information. There's no point in me getting that information through him tomorrow.
“Iya, it is. I was gonna make an appointment to see you tomorrow at school.”
“Still about the girl he shot?”
“Still ...”
“...”
His voice stopped not speaking any further. I don't know what she's feeling right now, certainly my powers can't be active over the phone. But that doesn't mean I can't guess. Whatever Imarine is, she's still a woman.
“Ima ..., are you still naked now?”
“He!? Huh uh? Who is naked!?”
“I mean ... I don't hear your voice anymore wear clothes.”
Either the sound recording is not sensitive or not, but I did not hear the friction of the sound from the busyness. It's like he's sitting quietly focused on the phone.
“Because I no longer wear clothes.”
“Then you are naked.”
“I mean I again stop wearing clothes when there is a phone, if now I still use towel—”
Hn?
His words stopped when he wanted to make that sentence.
“Ivan ... tomorrow I will join Septian .. so I can meet you later.”
“Please, I'll take Septian to WC guy.”
“WC guys? You think you can run? No problem, really. I can still wait for you from the outside .. and you guys do want to do something at WC both.”
“If you are curious, you can come with.”
“Sorry, I don't want to be a pervert like you.”
“...”
“...”
Over time our conversation lost passion and became quiet. Nor can I continue to take the initiative to develop a conversation, one day there will definitely be a time where I run out of words.
“OK, thanks Imarine, and sorry to interrupt your time. It is true that I called to ask Septian number, but I also want to hear your voice.”
“He!? I-Ivan!?”
Tut's.
The voice of the phone I immediately closed to not continue the conversation deeper.
*Whoush ....
Hn? Bittersweet?
I looked back and forth to find the source of the emotions I was feeling.
Uh.
And soon the man was found. She was the mothers of the shopkeeper who heard my conversation on the phone. Looks like he's disgusted at me having a lewd conversation, like ‘basis, kids today .. already on corrupted’.
“...”
Our gaze met, the expression of the mother was a little cynical.
“Ehehe ..”
But, I tried to calm down and reply kindly, nodding once with a wry face forcing a smile on her.
“...”
Shit, next time I need to be careful.
******
I returned to the sidewalk with a chair near the school gate, where Amalia and Fany were sitting together.
“...”
However, I didn't see Fany there. Amalia sat waiting by herself on the chair, silently looking ahead with her hands on her thighs. His position is steady like a sprightly position sitting a baby.
“...!?”
The girl realized and saw me coming back from the stall. His gaze was directed at me, although after that he returned to face straight.
I walked up to him and stood by his seat to talk. Of course the first thing I asked was ....
“Where is Fany?”
Amalia looked at me. His face did not show an expression of sadness, disappointment, or anything that symbolized failure. All of that was in line with his emotional wave, there were no negative feelings whatsoever.
The girl started grabbing notes in her pocket, writing and showing them to me.
Fany went home first.
I see, well. But that's not all I want to know.
“Why did you let him go home alone?”
That's the will of him .. he said he did not want to be escorted, continued Fany also pity if for example you are left alone.
“...”
Well, I get it. Leaving me alone would seem impolite. Fany as a social human also understands that. I who don't know his latest condition can't judge jellily. So, I also still need complete information about the girl.
“Then, did you guys say something when I wasn't around?”
Because it is very important as a guide to know what progress is happening.
“...”
Amalia wrote another book. This time he did not bring it close to my face, but rather put the note down to the chest while making a smile.
Sorry, it's confidential ....
“...”
Huh ....
Usually the secrets that girls hold will not last long. The secret promise of not telling a story is just a small talk. Generally they will easily spread.
However, Amalia did not seem to be that type of gossip.
Okay, leave the matter aside for a second. I still have a few questions about his actions today.
“Amalia ...,” call me. “When we met Septian at the gate, why did you run?”
“...”
Amalia was still looking ahead, but I could see the tremors of her shoulder telling her she heard.
“...”
Then, the girl pointed her face at me with a silly smile like saying ‘sorry, yah’.
The girl was a little surprised by my question just now, her reaction showed that there was indeed something behind it.
I'm not angry, but that doesn't mean I'm okay with it. Asking out of curiosity is different from asking for the sake of cornering, from my point of view, the incident was a little awkward.
“That time .. why don't you bring Fany? Why are you staying with him?”
If Amalia went away to avoid danger, she would normally take Fany as well. But, he just ran off on his own and watched me from afar. Then ....
“Why was Fany unconscious at the time?”
Like nothing strange, the girl approached me to hide. Naturally there he chased after Amalia and walked away. So, something I want to ask you is the basic thing.
“Do you use your power?”
“...”
The girl was still silent, or rather I did not give her time to write the message. In the last sentence, I continued to wait until he would answer by writing a note, even though at that time the expression he issued seemed less pleasant.
Yes, I use it. At that time I only used the power to eliminate the air of existence. But, I don't know when I started to get scared because you guys were fighting, it made me no longer in control.
Hmn ....
The ability to hide the air of existence is a form of the emotion of shame. It made people ignore it as if Amalia was invisible. But, the effect will disappear when touching. Just then she came into contact with Fany, which was the reason Fany could see Amalia while Septian was inclined to ignore her.
We have tried that power several times. Amalia and I have agreed on her safety. It was an ability that could be used by him without the need for guarding from me. However, the incident just now even made an anomaly and caused the impression of being insecure again.
Huft .. hah ....
