Emotion Taster
Arc 3 Sweet Stinged Acid Ant Format: Chapter 9 - Worst Place
The three of us continued the conversation on how to find the intruder. One way to trace a perpetrator is to think like the perpetrator. I'm not an animus, the experience of my magic is also thin, it's quite difficult for me to understand the way people on Pero's side think.
Problem solving, obstacles faced, time pursued, something achieved, existing choices, risk of a decision. Various factors are determined when trying to position yourself as the perpetrator. Not to do a similar act, but rather to detect what other steps the perpetrator will do.
Being a detective is not easy. People who hold the position must have extensive knowledge about many things, from social science, law, and various other sciences that encourage them to detect the traces of the perpetrator.
For this case, only Pero could give a big clue. He is a creature that can be categorized as astral, has magical abilities, understands every rule, and certainly has a viewpoint as a creature itself.
“First possibility ... security reasons,” said Pero while lifting one index finger.
“Security ...? Is it like the victim can fight back?”
“Un,hmn,” replied Pero while shaking his head. “Once the magic ritual begins, man will be in the influence of hard power until he is locked and difficult to fight. If only for the sake of avoiding resistance, animus who use that way only need to perform stealth attacks.”
“Hmn ...”
Oh, so ....
I remember the first time I found Amalia performing a magic ritual in the school hall. He used a magic effect in which the person subjected to the ritual was unconscious, tightly bound, and so continued until mana was completely sucked.
“I mean about security, he as an animus also wants to hide himself. They use dying people to disguise the cause of death. It will refract all cases, its caution may be getting higher in modern times with high communication technology.”
“Hidden? So, this intruder is scared?” I made sure and was a little curious.
“You still remember about our previous conversation? Animus is basically a timid animal, he definitely minimizes the possibility to fight the entire human race. Even with the influence of a witch partner, it is quite natural that he remains hidden in bold actions such as murder.”
Amalia there was a little clueless with what was said, a sense of floating began to be felt when the sentence from Pero began to be long and difficult to catch. But, one of the main things about the confusion was seeing the awkwardness because Pero and I looked closer than he expected.
“...”
I was a little bit confused to hear that. If that possibility is true from some aspect, then there will be other possibilities that further wild my head.
“Pero,” call me in deep tone. “What does that mean, this case can happen long before the last month?”
“Hmn ... nothing is impossible.”
“So, you agree that the intruder may have done the action in advance. It could be that the intruder has got a lot of victims, just by chance this month the traces of his victims are visible.”
“I can't say that it's impossible to happen,” said Pero with a slight twist. “Iya, could have. His prudence might have allowed him to run for a long time. Not a new thing when a crime has a long time before it is finally investigated.”
“...”
Pero's knowledge is extensive. From the way of thinking to the basics of what happened for at least a century. This makes me sometimes forget that he is another creature with the spirit of a raven. What comes out of his mouth sometimes so clearly describes himself as a part of man.
“But, well .. it might just be my thinking. Rather than complicated reasons, maybe what happened was much simpler,” Pero said, cutting the explanation before the atmosphere fell heavier.
“Hmn ... is it simpler? What like?”
“We until now do not know how the details of the magic that the intruder did. I may know some basics, but still every individual has his own specialties. So ...”
“So?”
“So, the possibility of both is ... the intruder targeted the victim of the sick due to the requirements of the magic ritual itself.”
Ah .. I'm starting to understand.
From the beginning Pero also had a condition of the magic ritual used by Amalia when sucking mana. For the case, we need to find people who have a spike in emotions of happiness.
When his heart is in a state of slump, and in one condition he manages to pass through it, then the person will experience a typical feeling of happiness. It could be because of love, it could be because of recovering from illness, it could be because of escaping pressure, or anything that might make the person free. True happiness, lasting long enough, and an outpouring of emotions caused mana to spill over until Amalia could pick it up.
“OK, if so, now what do we want? Postpone this mission until next week and come here again?” I ask you to hope the answer is no.
“Certainly no,” replied firmly Pero.
Ah, thank goodness.
In my heart is relieved to take a small breath.
“We have suggested that the intruder was really influential on the case. So, now we know where he's walking, where he's showing up, and what he's looking for. Now our search will be narrower.”
“More narrow? Where else are we going?”
“Enoughly easy, the place where the sick gather there is only one ... and the place is also not too much gathered in this city.”
“Woi, don't say—”
“...”
I really wish I hadn't visited that place.
“Hospital ...”
A place where sick people gather where a lot of negative emotions are scattered. Not only sad, and afraid, but also the pain of the sufferer, and resentment do not get fast service. The more sufferers, the more negative emotions, the more excruciating they are for me.
I've been there once, and accidentally got a wave of emotion from a woman who wanted to give birth.
It hurt .. And I didn't want to feel it anymore.
“Huft ... hah ..” my helper complained even after hearing the word hospital from the mouth of the crow demon. “Alright, whatever. You can take me there, Pero.”
“Ah .. I'm glad this conversation ended with your response speed.”
“I might agree, but if I can I don't want to go inside,” I said a little annoyed. “You want an investigation, at least leave me outside.”
“Of course. But, I don't want last night's events that made you disappear for hours to be repeated again.”
“Iya,” I replied in a lazy tone.
The meeting ended, we also had to leave immediately for the paid stay deadline. At that time, my position was still on the bed, very much different from Amalia who was even ready to clean up all her belongings.
I know, this might make me look like a slacker. But, actually it also happened because of our big difference in sleep time. I slept much later with a wake-up time that also followed just as far away.
The mysterious feeling came back, I who was cleaning things was awaited by two women who had previously slept with me in the same room.
Pero and Amalia were already waiting outside the room, I was still preparing inside to clean up. But, there I was a little aware .. of a scent that I had not known before.
“Huft .. hah ...”
I took a deep breath. Not to complain, not to show a tired expression, nor to insult a situation where it is usually very troublesome towards me. But, this time it was more like re-stimulating my entire sense of smell.
Hmn ... aroma. Hmn ... slightly sweet mixed sour.
All this time I was always in a room full of waves of emotions. It did not feel too painful, more towards disturbing the various senses until my body became insensitive.
So, what had entered my nose was completely detected now. Aroma girl ... may also be mixed by the scent of Pero in his human form. The two of them piled each other's scent in the hotel bathroom. Pause of use that does not long make the rest of the smell is still left.
I usually hate the smell of the bathroom that is used up, the steam of water mixed in the narrow room causing an unpleasant jam mixed with the body odor of the previous user. However, it turns out that the aroma can be a little better when the user is female.
I don't know, maybe my mind is too perverted, maybe my sense of smell just misses the normal scent through stimulating nerves. During this time many feelings killed me physically, killing my sensitivity to various soft stimuli in the five senses. It could be just an overreaction.
Yes, exaggeration.
I smell and enjoy the smell of the bathroom is too much to be prosecuted for wrongdoing. If it was just this, maybe I'd be safe. After all, I just slept in a room with two women without doing anything. Although more time is spent sleeping and away from the room, the facts remain unchanged.
Isn't this an accomplishment?
Holding back the lust and passion of the animal within is not easy, especially for me to have a little extra testing with the pain of emotional waves. Therefore, there is at least one thing I want to get as a reward for the achievement.
“Huft .. hah ...”
Returning my long breath, made the entire nerve at the tip of the nose detect every inch of the volume of air that had a scent.
“...”
I looked up at the sky, looking at the corner of the bathroom, slightly observing the details left in the room. Until I finally realized the act ....
Well ... I may be a strange person.
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