The Crisis World XX

Chap. 139: Arisu's Feelings

I heard an explosion from the rooftop section of the building, but Herlin-chan and Satou-kun said that I should wait here until their fight is over.

Argha! I don't have that much patience! Moreover, after the explosion and flash of the huge crossbar that had just happened. I can't just shut up. So I ignored the orders of the two of them and went up the stairs.

And that's when I saw him. Herlin-chan was sitting next to someone who was seriously injured and there were also two people standing nearby. Is the fight not over? Was there not only one enemy? Are they enemy reinforcements?

"It turns out you're alive, Herlinia."

Eh? Herlinias? Isn't his full name Ririsaka Herlin? But the blonde lady called him by another name. Is that not his real name?

But it didn't last long. The two of them immediately left from there and left Herlin-chan alone. After feeling the situation safe, I immediately approached Herlin-chan.

"Herlin-chan! You're all right? Eh?! Your wounds are so fucked!"

"I'm fine. Just relax."

He still spoke like that when his entire body was wound everywhere, I couldn't even find his uninjured body part. His legs and hands trembled, he had to be treated immediately.

"It's okay how?! Let's treat your wounds first!"

"I can still move. Besides, there's something more important we have to do."

He switched the conversation, but about that important thing I think we do have something more important. Although their fight here had been completed, but the hell below had not disappeared at all.

I looked down and the view was very stifling. The people who had already reached their limits and were lying on the ground, completely made me feel useless. "I think you're right" I said slowly.

"Now is your turn, Arisu. You're the only one who can do this."

I saw the Herlin I was presenting. He said that with a calm face and I knew that if he didn't intend to comfort me at all, he said what he had to say.

"I understand."

Then I turned around and intended to drive him to the recording room. But I saw one more person lying on his stomach there.

"Ah, you're there. I thought you fell down" said Herlin.

Gee. Does he not know what he calls feeling? His words were so sharp. And he was if not mistaken is a friend of his organization, Satou Iraya. But honestly, I didn't see it just now.

"Ara .. It turns out there's someone here." I unconsciously also said cruel to her.

"Even her existence is indeed thin, so it's not your fault, Arisu." And Herlin instead added to it, it seemed like he did like doing this.

"Did you guys make a deal to bully me?" said resignedly.

But in the end we helped him and helped him stand up.

From what Herlin-chan explained, it seemed like the bright light earlier was Satou-kun's attack. That means, he was the one who defeated the previous enemy.

Then I realized something too. Slowly but surely, Satou-kun can stand up quite firmly and the large external wound he has slowly closes on its own. Does he have healing powers or something?

But everyone ignores that. It seems like it has become commonplace for him and we are back on the original plan.

**

I was now standing on the rooftop close enough to the periphery that I could see the hell that was going on below me. Then there is also Satou-kun who is standing quite far behind just in case something unwanted happens. While Herlin-chan was in the recording room.

"What is my voice?"

Herlin-chan's voice sounded right in my ear. That means the headset that is being installed works well and the portable microphone next to my mouth is also the same.

"Yes, loud and clear."

"You can start anytime."

"All right."

"And one more, Arisu." Just as I was about to get ready, Herlin-chan suddenly cut off my concentration. "What's wrong?" my many.

"Take out everything you want to say. The greater the feeling of your words, the more effective your words will be."

Feelings on my words, huh? If I say it now, maybe all I'm going to put out is a remark of how useless I am. Is Herlin-chan okay with that, huh?

But I can't tell him directly. I just hope that what I say will work. They were all hoping for me, so I couldn't lower their expectations. Expecting high expectations is part of being an Idol!

"I understand." That's my only answer.

Although I initially smiled, but when I wanted to say my first word, the smile instantly disappeared. Stand on stage to entertain people and stand here to save people's lives. The pressure is completely different.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath and threw it away. I also noticed that all the large LED screens attached to the building started to light up and show my face.

LED Screen, Television, and Smartphone. That means Ayamy-chan and the others can see me, Aoda probably saw me too. And not just them, everyone who is infected can also hear me.

It's not as cold as a normal night. The heat of the fires that spread through every city can be felt even to me who is here.

Stop that! Stop paying attention to unimportant things!

Focus. Concentration.

I then drained my aura slowly spread on the head to the throat. I need strength in that part to clarify my voice and most importantly make it effective because of my aura.

After all the preparations were done, I opened my eyes slowly. There is no time to hesitate anymore and let go of it all!

"All the infected! I'm sure you don't understand what I'm saying right now, but listen to the end!"

Is correct. I just need to take out everything that is trapped inside my chest right now. There are no lies, only feelings that I turn into words.

I could see their attention being distracted with light and sound from the large LED boards in those buildings and look over there.

"My name is Koyomi Arisu. Maybe you already know me as the number one Japanese Idol and also the leader of the Idol group Rainbow Cookies. But I have a secret you don't know. I am an Exception. And I joined the organization that protects this city of Nagoya, White Cloud ...."

The existence of Exception is now more open thanks to the actions of Red Flame leader Ryuzaki. He unleashed his power in front of the camera that kept our disguise open all this time.

I don't know if it's allowed or not. But when I asked Aoda about what he did. He just said 'You know how else.' with his leisure.

"... I used to think that I was the greatest man in the world. My voice can hypnotize people who hear it! My dance can bring to life the spirit of the dead!"

In elementary school, I considered myself a genius. I can sing a tough song that my friends can't do at school. I was also the most proficient at playing the piano in my school, even I won various kinds of musical instrument races.

And as for my physique, I'm not inferior to boys. I won a race with them, playing tennis and badminton was not a problem for me either. Even all my classmates hid behind me when they entered the haunted house.

But I realized that singing was my first life choice.

There's nothing I'm afraid of. Nothing can stop me. Until a lot of people from other classes knew me and I became the most popular girl in school. The boys like me and the girls envy me. It was like the world was revolving around me.

"Until ..., I realized it sometime ...."

I saw on television. My age sings with perfect technique. Everyone there gave him a standing ovation and it made me envious.

"... That I'm just a naive little boy who doesn't know how vast the world is ...."

I tried to imitate him. But strangely enough, I failed. I can't imitate him. My innocent self felt what failure was. The disappointment I felt at the time made me not appetite and not want to go out of the room. It really made me not have the passion to do anything.

After a few days of not going out of my room and refusing school, my parents took me somewhere. At first I didn't know what the place was, but after I went inside I realized it was a concert.

At first I wasn't interested, but when a woman got on stage and started singing. That's where my eyes opened and sparkled in surprise.

He is what people call an Idol. I don't know why, but everyone jumps for joy and enjoys this song that makes me want to not enjoy it until it even tears.

His singing technique is not too good— even I who was a child can sing better than that. But he can make everyone forget that and sing along. The joy he channeled through his movements and voice made me forget my sadness.

And I shouted to my parents in the din of the singing audience. If I wanted to be like him. I want to be an Idol!

"... All I can do now is sing and entertain people. I am still weak as an Exception and cannot even help my friends in a fight. I am weak, very weak!

But even though I was weak, there was still something I could do. I'm standing here and talking to all of you!"

Even so, there are still people who want to accept me. My friends at Rainbow Cookies who I had been lying to for not telling me the truth, Chairman Aoda who accepted me even though I had trouble passing the White Cloud entrance test, and Oukami always makes me laugh.

He even took me to the playground after a long time that nothing really amused me. Thanks to it I was able to relax for a while and the midnight fireworks on the fireplace at that time, really made me excited. The same feeling of joy when I first came to the Idol concert as a kid.

I bow my head begging in front of the camera. "... Please come to your senses and end this hell!"

I let out all the air inside my lungs and shouted out loud. Then then, an explosion of a ball-shaped aura spread out and spread out across the entire city.

Its speed was almost as fast as lightning in the sky and the aura ball was enlarged and widened as it passed through the buildings, trees, vehicles, and infected people of this city.

I could see that aura widening and spreading as far as my eyes could see and not yet dissipating when it was already very far away. But that's not the phenomenon that surprised me, the next incident that made me very surprised.

I can see clearly from the rooftop. The infected people had previously stopped being aggressive and looked to their left right like confused people. I can also feel the unpleasant aura coming out of their respective bodies.

And from each one of the humans, out came the white dim light particles that flew into the sky and gathered into one. Nagoya's night sky was even filled with those particles and a few seconds later after the last particle had gathered, it disappeared, as if nothing had ever happened there.

I fell on both knees after that. "I ...." It's finally all done. Tears unconsciously came out from both of my eyes. "I succeeded."

**

Iraya who saw the thump and ball of aura that was widening and spreading out could only fall silent in shock. He looked at his palms and body. There was no pain when the aura passed through him, only a cool and comfortable feeling that he felt.

While Herlin who saw from his HP then turned off the recording of Arisu and also his HP. He took off the headset in his ear and sat down leaning against the swivel chair, as if all the weight he felt was off his body.

Then Mushino Aoda who had just reached his office along with Delta who wanted to put in the prison was silent for a moment looking up at the sky. The smile could not be held from his mouth. "Yep. There's nothing I need to worry about" he murmured.

Pecola, Ayamy, Edna, and Ria-chan who were watching from Dome were also watching Arisu. They could not hide their happiness and gratitude because everything had worked out.

Ria-chan and Edna hugged each other. While Pecola and Ayamy can only laugh haru and can not believe to see his friend who was standing on the rooftop.

"Awaha ...! Geez, what the fuck is that?!"

"It's cool, oi!"

And Oukami still leaned grimacing in pain after fighting with Baram. Even so, he could not help but smile as he knew that Arisu had managed to stop this disaster. "Huh .. looks like we all got home safely. Isn't that right, Arisu?"

In another part of Nagoya City, three people wanted to leave this city. But their attention was distracted due to the gigantic aura that passed through them at high speed. They looked back at the city they were about to leave.

"Looks like your plan failed miserably huh, Uncle?" said Seana.

"No, that wasn't my plan. My personal plan has been accomplished anyway."

"Personal plans?"

"My personal plan is to kill all my men here. And this hasty assault is the perfect plan, so I don't care if they succeed or fail. I'm still leaving this country and making new plans."

"Hmm? Yeah, I'm not gonna interfere, anyway. Let's go, Dillon."

"Well, Seana-sama!"

The three of them continued their steps to get out of here. Get out of Japan.

**

By the next day, the atmosphere had returned to normal. Although there are still many who are confused because their relatives suddenly died and houses and other buildings were destroyed without them knowing.

Even the police could not do much because they also did not know the origin of this incident. Yes of course they don't know, even the police are infected, so want to ask them for free.

While I myself was summoned to the office by Aoda to report. When coming here, the atmosphere became quieter than usual and not many people were here. It looks like most people are dead or injured and are in the hospital right now.

I knocked on the door of Aoda's room and after being invited inside, I went inside. "Excuse me ...?" And inside, I found that it wasn't just me and Aoda in the room.

"Oh? Finally what was waiting for has come. Good work, Arisu."

"Yes."

The one who greeted me with that 'Yo' was if not mistaken was the leader of Black Rain. Herlin-chan called her Ishikawa-san but I don't know her full name— despite being on the bodyguard registration file but I didn't read it carefully. Ii'm sorry.

"So you want to hear my report, right?"

"Yep. I was busy fighting with someone yesterday, so I can't help you."

"You fighting? Is your enemy dead?"

"No, he's in jail now. I can interrogate him later, but I want to hear from the one at the scene first."

In other words I. "Huh .. well, I'll explain. But it's gonna be a long story."

"Just calm down, I have plenty of time."

I told him from beginning to end. About what happened in the Dome, the start of the people started to change, the explanation of one of the Black Rain members, then on the radio station, and the last one as I spoke in front of everyone. Everyone, nothing is missed. I told him about an hour and made my mouth ache.

"... So that's the story."

"It's the Assassins, isn't it? I can guess, anyway. But I didn't expect the attack to be this big" Aoda said.

He looked at me again after speaking to himself. "Are your friends okay? Usually you will be very angry and angry at everyone who passes by if your friend is injured" said Aoda.

"I-I didn't always do that!"

My face flushed red because he said such an embarrassing thing in front of others. But I sighed and my anger slowly subsided.

"They're okay. I'm grateful that they're okay." I smiled to tell him. Because I was really relieved because after all that, I didn't lose the people I loved.

"That's it, huh?" Aoda also looked happy.

"By the way, Black Rain's boss is rumored to be no longer Oita, huh? Is that true?" I asked Ishikawa.

"Yes, he died after saving the city from Astaroth's attack. Then I coincidentally replaced him. It's not that I'm strong or anything like— that I'm even weaker than some of the other Black Rain members. I was elected because the members were mostly young ...."

So that's the story behind him being the chairman. I don't think he's special or anything.

"... But even so, I remain in charge with this organization. Although my strength is ordinary, but I will keep those amazing children to the level they can survive alone."

But I feel that he is reliable. I think Herlin-chan, Satou-kun and the others are lucky to have a replacement leader like him.

"Chairman! The chairman! Are you here?!"

From the outside, there was suddenly someone who was clamoring calling Aoda's name. That person's voice sounded familiar to me and I knew who would open this door any minute.

Someone opened the door, and as I expected it was Oukami. "ah! Apparently there. Uh ...?" But he was silent when he saw that I was here too.

His condition was a mess and many bandages bandaged him from head, body, hands, to feet. Even walking has difficulty. What's he thinking, anyway?

"Oukami, didn't I tell you to rest in the hospital?"

"I wanted to report to you at the same time asking about Arisu's condition. But it turns out he's here."

"I'm glad you're safe, Oukami."

His face was slightly flushed and his complexion became agitated when I spoke like that. But he still tried to act ordinary and smile before speaking. "I'm back, Arisu."

"Ekhem .. You know, if you want to make out, this isn't the right place." But Aoda shattered the moment so easily.

"We're not making out!" say me and Oukami together.

"So, what do you want to report?"

Really don't have feelings, fucking Aoda. But we can't fight it either because it looks like Oukami brought another important report.

"I'm just straight away .... Astaroth is alive."

"??!!"

Everyone in the room was shocked to hear Oukami's report. The giant rock that Oita should have defeated at the risk of his life is still alive.

"Are you sure about that ...?" ask Aoda to make sure again.

"Yes, I'm pretty sure."

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