The Crisis World XX

Chap. 121: Solutions

After a bit of success calm the situation and take care of the people who act aggressively, herlin and I are in the waiting room this time because the other Rainbow Cookies members are also not separated from this mysterious incident, except Arisu who is indeed an Exception.

Arisu looks very worried to see his friends who are lying unconscious. Though at first everything went normal before the intruder entered and wanted to attack Ria.

"Is there nothing we can do?!" ask Arisu.

"I don't know the exact cause, so I don't want to do anything rash. For now all we can do is wait."

"Then, will they return to their normal state after they've awakened?"

"I don't know."

"Or is there a chance that they won't be aggressive anymore?"

"I can't be sure."

Herlin's reply did not at all provide a sense of calm for Arisu at this moment. I know him because Herlin is a person who puts logic ahead rather than feelings.

But for people who are new to him, of course the results are not good. I saw Arisu's fists getting stronger and then he stood up.

"In that case, I'll find out how to do it myself!"

"Wait a minute, you can't do it." Herlin blocked the exit of Arisu.

"Surge!"

"No way."

"I said step aside! You're not helping at all!"

"I'll help you, but for now all you need to do is sit here quietly with your friends."

They both had no one to give up, the other was panicked and the other was insensitive. I'm not surprised that the results will be like this.

"You don't want to help?" ask Cecilia.

"I'd love to help, but unfortunately I don't know what to do either."

When the two still did not want to budge, finally Arisu first took a step. "Alright then, it looks like I should apologize to Ria-chan and Edna-chan later," Arisu muttered.

"What's? E—?!"

Arisu took the initiative first by trying to do a horizontal round kick on Herlin. Usually such attacks do not work on Herlin, but coupled with the strange ability of Arisu make Herlin who held him bounced to the wall until it was destroyed.

"Herlin?! Oh! Isn't that too much!"

"He asked for it, but I tried to refrain from using violence. You too!"

"Me?"

"If you get in my way too, I'll do the same for you! Hh—!"

But from behind the dust of the destroyed wall earlier, Herlin darted and hit Arisu and Herlin's body this time kneeling on Arisu's back while holding him back.

"You really surprised me, but I'm not as weak as you think" Herlin said. Even though his face and clothes were a little dirty.

"You ... why don't you—"

"Why didn't I bounce when I came into contact with you? That's easy."

Lah, right too. I only realized after I noticed it well, Herlin was not exposed to the same effects as me and her before.

"I coated my body with a thin, transparent barrier, this barrier does not hurt or anything else, but for now it is more than enough."

"Barrier? Since when?"

"Since then."

The voice of the other person responding to Arisu's question, he came from behind a hollow wall and then went inside, moreover he was not alone either.

"Ca-Caramel?! What are you doing here?" my many.

"The run on the main stage is over and there's nothing else I can do there, so I came here and happened to hear you guys making a fuss."

"If you may know, how far have you heard?"

"From the time Herlin blocked the door."

"That's the same from the beginning, oi!"

He had been here from the beginning, but did not choose to enter and instead eavesdropped. It's really unbelievable.

I then looked towards Herlin, but he had only been exposed to Arisu's power once, but he was quickly able to find a solution and cooperate with Caramel.

"Oris!"

Oh yes, I forgot about Oukami who also came with Caramel. He ran towards her and tried to help her, but Herlin's sharp gaze made her undo her intentions.

"So you haven't found the cause yet?" ask Caramel.

"Yes, they are all unconscious at the moment. But I don't know what their condition is when they wake up" I said.

"Heh~" Caramel then crouched down and looked towards Arisu then asked him. "There's really nothing you can do if you get out now?"

"W-What?!"

"I mean you'd better be here accompanying them than wandering around indistinctly outside. It's messed up outside the dome right now."

"Although so! I can't relax if I just stay here, there's probably something I can do out there."

"Example?"

"A—" Arisu fell silent when asked by Caramel. It's true my guess, he doesn't know what to do right now.

"I-I can go to White Cloud's office, then ask Aoda about what really happened. I'm sure he knows something about this."

"On that .... I've tried to contact Chairman Aoda, but until now there's still no answer from him. It was likely that he was busy at the moment as well."

Oukami showed his HP screen to Arisu and we all had ten more neglected calls from Mushino-san.

"Then the distance from here to White Cloud's office was quite far. Without hurting the citizens, going there is impossible."

"Tuh, look. Looks like one of your plans failed. Do you have a backup plan?"

"Th-that ...."

"Nothing, huh? I'm guessing."

"Then what about you?! You look so calm and relaxed, do you have a plan?!"

"none. But there's no one I know here, so if things only get worse, I won't hesitate to do it." Caramel stood up and turned around and looked at the other Rainbow Cookies members.

"Oi! What do you want to do?! I'll kill you if you get close to them!"

"The caramel!"

"I'm kidding, really. Uh!"

I really don't know when he's joking and when he's serious. When I rebuked him, he smiled and stuck his tongue out at me a sign that he was just being a prank.

"But no one seems to be responding to my jokes so I just stop."

"Akhnah! Ahakhk!"

"Ria-chan!"

Arisu rebelled from Herlin when she heard Ria's moans, while Herlin immediately took it off and let her approach Ria.

"Rijah-chan! Jia-chan! Can you hear me?!"

Ria's eyes opened and glared looking towards Arisu. Without a pause, he immediately scratched Arisu's face that did not activate her ability so that her scratch marks were left there.

"Akkhhk! Kakkhun!"

"Ri-Ria-chan ...?"

As Ria wanted to launch a second scratch, Herlin had first held both of her hands and kept them away from Arisu.

"He's still unconscious. I had to get her to sleep again" Herlin said.

But before he did, he looked towards Arisu whose face looked lethargic and incredulous. So for a while, he delays her and lets Arisu talk to Ria— even though Herlin holds Ria who is still trying to break away.

"Why ... Why don't you remember me, Ria-chan?! Have you forgotten who I am?! I'm your Senpai, your idol! The person who recruited you entered Rainbow Cookies with Edna through auditions! Do you remember? When you first met me in person, you looked really happy and said you were a big fan of mine.

Do you also remember the first time I bought you? You thanked me and told me that you'd get back one day. Then at our first concert, you also said that your dream of finally being on the same stage as me could finally come true.

I still remember it clearly, between your tired and sweaty face you can still smile broadly even though you ended up sleeping on my lap on the way home ...."

Arisu continued to speak and subconsciously she also let out her aura throughout this room. Her tears also slowly came out and her voice began to tremble.

"... Therefore, I beg you .... Come back to me, Ria-chan! Return to normal as before! Come back to your noisy and cheerful self like you used to! I beg!"

A burst of aura was created from Arisu's body and spread throughout this room until it slightly waved our hair and clothes. But even so, nothing changed from Ria's condition.

"It seems to make him remember the memories of the past doesn't work. We have to think of—"

"Norrisu ... A senpai?"

"Eh?!"

All of us in the room were shocked when we heard a soft voice from Ria's mouth, but the first thing that came out was just moans and screams.

"Rijah-chan! Thank goodness you're back."

"returned? Where did I go?"

Without further ado, Arisu immediately hugged Ria who was still in a state of confusion and daze. The tears of Arisu's sadness instantly turned into tears of happiness as she finally managed to restore Ria to her original state.

On the sidelines of that heartwarming reunion, I noticed Herlin who was pondering while looking at Arisu and Ria.

"Do you understand anything?" my many.

"It turns out to be true that the antidote is Arisu."

"I also think so, but does he have to talk at length like this to every individual in this city to heal everyone?" caramel.

"No way! It could take forever!" spontaneous speech Oukami.

"I don't think it should be everything ...."

Herlin spoke a hanging that made everyone curious, then he walked over to the newly awakened Ria.

"Ria-chan, are you okay?"

"Herlin, Senpai said that he thought I wasn't coming back. I don't remember ever going somewhere far."

"Oh, yeah. Then what do you remember before you were here?"

"What do I remember ...?" Ria tried to remember everything she knew. A moment had passed and Ria issued her answer. "I .. don't know. My last memory is when I was on stage and then suddenly everything went dark" Ria continued.

"He doesn't remember being controlled?"

"I think it's natural, a controlled person usually has no memory of being controlled."

Caramel and Oukami understood that and felt that it was common knowledge known to everyone. But for Ria, she didn't know anything about that.

"Controlled?"

"No need to listen to them, they're just freaks" Herlin said.

"Oi!"

And they both respond the same at the same time. Herlin did not respond to the response of the two of them and still continued to question what Ria remembered.

"Then what makes you wake up, do you feel anything strange in your body?"

"Something ... the weird one?"

Ria thought for a moment until she finally remembered it. "There! Although it didn't sound obvious, but I could hear someone keep calling my name. Then suddenly my body felt warm, its warmth made me feel comfortable and relaxed. After that, I only realized that the one who spoke from earlier was Senpai."

"Warm and comfortable?"

"It's not wrong that it's the effect of the aura you're emitting, Arisu. Thanks to your voice and aura, you managed to resuscitate Ria-chan from the effects of her brain control."

"That-so?"

Herlin nodded. He managed to find a solution in a very short time with limited clues, even though at first it was only his thinking. But still this guy is really terrible.

Unlike the others who put out their opinions and alibi, I here know nothing and can only wait for someone to get the answer. And that's what Herlin did so well.

I don't know why it feels so annoying.

I clenched my hand in silence. But without me noticing, Caramel noticed my strange behavior and saw my face. I was too focused thinking not even aware of Caramel's glare at me.

"Well, it's time for a second try."

Herlin then walked over to Edna and then patted her cheeks gently. It was enough to make him wake up from his stupor. But just like Ria before, his behavior was still aggressive and attacked anyone he saw.

And deftly and carefully, Herlin held onto Edna just as he had held onto Ria before.

"Hurry up, do as you did before!"

"Ba-good."

Arisu then released her embrace from Ria for a bit and knelt down in front of Edna who tried to attack her.

"Edna? W-was I like that before?"

But no one answered Ria's question. Everything focused on Arisu who was still quietly composing the words that would be issued by him. Slowly I could also feel the aura coming out from all over Arisu's body.

"Edna-chan .. forgive me for dragging you into such a difficult situation. But now it's okay, because I already know how to handle it. And so, Edna-chan ...."

Arisu took a deeper breath before finishing her words. "Go back to your stupid Senpai, Edna-chan!"

Arisu's shout could be heard loud and clear, I could also feel a strong feeling within her shout just now. And after that shout, slowly but surely Edna had started not to rebel and in the end the light of life in her eyes returned.

"Senpai ...? Where am I?" ask Edna in a daze.

Herlin slowly released the conscious Edna, allowing her to get used to the new brain control technique. But for sure, we all found it.

"I've found it ...." Arisu clenched her hands and smiled. His eyes were full of ambition to immediately stop this mess. "... This mess solution!"

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