The Ace Of Disasters
Episode 6
”Then what do you want to talk about?”
Ayhner begins a one-on-one conversation with Eldric. Still inside the waffle vendor's house with Ivonne keeping watch from the other side. He promised to drag Ayhner if he decided to run away after the talk was over. Of course it feels very tense like a pair of police and prisoners who are interrogating and interrogating. Eldric wanted to change the background of their conversation. However, Ayhner seemed to be saying that his aunt would definitely kill him if he dared to just take a step away from this place.
Eldric sighed. ”... Actually, it's about yesterday. Who are you talking to? And why did the explosion happen so you fell into the river.”
”Shhtt! Don't be so hard!” Ayhner gestured for Eldric to lower his voice. ”... If I get caught by him, I can be quarantined at home!” he continued, pointing at Ivonne who was still staring at him.
Eldric nodded, waiting for an answer from her.
”Ah, yes. About yesterday. Haah, I was expecting you to ask me about this. Though I hate it so much if someone snores information from me.” Ayhner rested the night in her chair while drinking a drink in a glass.
”... Wellh, but since now you and I are getting close, maybe I can answer it.” Ayhner. ”... Actually it was just an accident. I accidentally pressed a button and it turned out to be an explosive button. So, I immediately bounced out and landed not smoothly into the river. Haha!”
Ayhner's answer sounded like a joke. Of course Eldric did not immediately believe it and still wanted a serious answer from Ayhner. ”... Don't take it as a joke. Then, why did you say it was all outside of your plan and why did you trick me into worrying about you by pretending to be in pain?!”
Ayhner fell silent as if he had not expected Eldric to be so serious about asking this. For a person who is lazy to talk like Eldric, it will definitely go immediately once the answer he gets is not as he expected or immediately snapped at him until he wants to talk. However, lucky Eldric has often met with Ayhner. So, he could still patiently deal with it.
Meanwhile, Eldric is unaware that he is talking to Ayhner who has many secrets and does not easily trust someone to talk about his secrets. The relationship between the two of them is quite special because they can talk to each other until this point.
”You think I'm lying? Why would I waste my energy just lying to you? I'm asking you to go to that bridge, because I'm afraid to go home at night!”
”....”
Eldric still did not believe it. From his expression, Ayhner was forced to say so. He didn't even suspect Ayhner wasn't good at hiding things and making clear, plausible excuses.
”Say the reason. You owe me a life because otherwise you would have been in another realm.” Eldric suddenly turned his attention away after he remembered something that made him uncomfortable. ”... And I also want to apologize for doing it to you.”
OHOOK!!! OHOOK!
Ayhner suddenly choked on his own drink. He did not expect those words to come out of Eldric's mouth just like that. Even so, he still did not understand what he said just now.
”What do you mean do that? Are you trying to lure me into curiosity and instead you want me to say everything that happened?” Ayhner hesitated and slowly began to keep her distance.
”It's true! I've done it because you were weak and I gave you an artificial breath. You don't know how panicked I was then!”
Ayhner brandished her index finger and snapped, ”Why not say it?! You don't have to do that to me!”
”It's your own fault for plunging yourself into the river! If you don't survive, I'll feel guilty too!”
”Stop your childish excuses! You can do it any other way, right?!”
MANIPULATED TIME.
Ayhner immediately faced back, then caught a knife that was sliding towards him. Quickly, time stopped. Everything was gray in color and did not move at all like a statue. Even they would not be able to hear the heartbeat of everyone who was here.
The few who were not exposed to time manipulation magic were only Eldric and Ayhner who were still holding their positions as well as a male with orange hair and a blackish red dress were walking towards them. His eyes were blue, looking solemnly staring at the two of them. This person deliberately let them move freely while everyone was silent so that no one could listen to the conversation of the three of them.
”What is this? Why did everyone stop?” Eldric who did not understand anything started to panic and tried to look for signs of life from everyone who looked like a statue.
”Quiet, Eldric! Don't worry about them. Worry about yourself to the person in front of you.” said Ayhner trying to calm Eldric.
Clop. The young man's footsteps sounded very clear in the ears of the two of them. His unusual gaze made Ayhner shudder in horror. Of course, this person was no ordinary person. But one of the seven species of man is very special among other species. He is the time gatekeeper Monster, Gill Arcrey.
”Son of man, do you not realize who you are today?” gill asked while looking at him.
Ayhner immediately replied, ”Of course he is with you and also with me! For sure, he knows that you're one of the human species!”
”Mankind species? But why is this one different from the one I saw yesterday?” inner Eldric who began to compare it with the zombies that were rampaging in his home.
”I'm not talking about me. Me, I'm talking about you, Ayhner Leory. You're also one of us and more dangerous than me. You are a death-bearer monster that will only make the people around you die miserably.”
DORR!!
A bullet shot straight towards Gill at a rapid pace. However, thanks to that ability, the bullet that slid right in front of his eyes instantly stopped and finally fell to the floor. Of course, Ayhner did it. He would never put up with someone whose work could only make deductions without proof.
”Close your mouth before I sew it!” ayhner said, full of threats.
Gill looks unhappy. While Eldric was still trying to digest his current situation. He may be in danger or he himself is luring the danger to come to her by talking to Ayhner. That's if Gill's words are true.
”Ayhner, what happened here?” Eldric tried to ask.
However, Ayhner immediately looked at him with a feeling of extreme anger even he snapped, ”Are you unable to see the situation now?! Get out of here if you really appreciate your life!”
Eldric who heard it instantly fell silent for a moment. Didn't expect Ayhner to be so angry like this. ”... Are you angry that the man is telling the truth? You're angry because you're a death-bearer monster?! You're afraid I'll die full of misery?!”
Ayhner was silent for a while. Before long, he was seen grinning then saying, ”Dead? Have you been unconscious all this time? You were dead from the beginning. Look to the back.”
Eldric was shocked to hear Ayhner's words. Quickly, he immediately looked back and he saw his body, leaning against a wall with a hole in his head from the bullet attack. Not to mention what makes it even more miserable is with the vehicle of everyone who surrounds it as if they do not believe the thing that has just happened to him.
Was I, indeed, dead from the beginning?
