The Crisis World XX

Chap. 5: Refusing the Offer

As we walked into the room and the person inside turned the swivel chair he was sitting on, it could be seen someone this girl was looking for. The man greeted us with a friendly smile, but the look in his eyes bothered me.

At first I thought that the gaze he gave was just ordinary, but over time the gaze turned uncomfortable, even though nothing had changed at all from him.

Then after that, I started hallucinating weirdly. From behind the man appeared something like a monster with an unpleasant feeling that made anyone not strong and wanted to vomit.

From behind that chair as well, I could see several black hands that numbered around six at once, creeping up from the back of the chair and slowly creeping trying to touch the man—Oita-san.

"Oita-san."

"??!!"

My eyes widened as the girl suddenly spoke, the shock I felt was too excessive even if it was just the normal voice of a girl. And unconsciously from earlier I also held my breath because I was so tense, and only now can I breathe normally.

"Ahh .. sorry-sorry, I'm not used to having an unknown person enter this room."

The girl also sighed, I glanced at her and she let out a sweat on her forehead. It seems like he also felt what I felt. Which means, it wasn't imagination in my head.

The girl then cleared her throat and continued her conversation.

"Ehem ... In that case, can you help me do something?"

"Sure, as long as I can do it. And if I may know, what do you want to do, Herlin-chan?"

"Can you please check if there's anything weird about this kid?"

"Restimates? She looks like a normal teenager to me."

Oita-san then got up from the swivel chair and approached towards me. He looked at me from top to bottom as if looking for something strange from me, though I was sure he would not find it if he just looked for it that way.

"Maybe it was like an ordinary disciple, but earlier he was able to survive the powerful sleeping powder belonging to a humanoid monster that normally normal humans would fall asleep because of."

"Hmm .. is that true?"

He then approached more intensely. This time it might be too close, until the rods of our noses were both almost in contact, our eyes were also both staring at each other clearly. I could see her sharp and strong gaze staring straight at me.

"A-Annu ...."

I started to talk a little, but the focus he showed me didn't make him flinch at all. He still focused on me.

And suddenly the hallucination I had just happened again. A black hand along with black particles slowly came out from behind Oita-san's body, about five pairs of hands began to slowly touch my body and face.

The atmosphere I felt in this room also turned horrible. It felt like .. being in the middle of hundreds of monsters was nothing compared to being in this room.

The situation is really stressful.

My pupils glanced at the girl beside me, but she did nothing. I'm sure he also felt the same feeling as me, even though there were currently no black hands surrounding him.

Speaking of black hands, he had almost completely covered my body. Now only the part of my face that is not covered. Maybe just wait for time because everything has started to creep towards the face.

While my body is currently too stiff—no, it is more precisely stiff because it is too afraid to move or fight. My body and brain were in tune saying not to fight anything that happened.

Because if you fight ....

My brain tells me I'm gonna finish here. Nowow. Unhesitatingly.

The hand that was creeping towards the face was now almost closing perfectly. It only stayed to cover the eyes only and perfectly had the black hand covered my entire body.

"Eh?"

Suddenly everything disappeared. Whether it was the black hand that crept on my body or the horrible atmosphere that was in this room. Everything went well and went back to normal.

I look into my palm. He was still normal and could still be moved, but the trembling that occurred there was so intense that it made my body limp and almost faint. I also unconsciously sweat a lot due to the same thing.

"Nothing strange about him."

While the man was leisurely returning to his desk, as if doing nothing and then sitting in his chair again. He left us both still in a state of shock and tension.

"Oita-san ... do you need to give off such a huge aura? Especially in a tight room like this."

Herlin said that. It meant that he also felt almost the same way as me, although not to the point of shaking and sweating as much as I currently feel. He only sweated a few grains.

"Hehe .. sorry, I'm overreacting. Do you feel that too?"

The man laughed! He almost knocked me out and he laughed! The people here were all barbarians. Then he also asked me if I felt a creepy aura that could kill that person? Of course I feel it, you psychopath!

"Yes-Yes."

Yep. But I didn't say everything that was on my mind. I was too afraid to say that, especially to someone like him.

"so. Oh yes, Herlin-chan ...."

"What's wrong?"

"Right now you haven't found the right partner for you, have you?"

"Ah, that. Yeah, I haven't found it yet. I've been looking for a lot of Exception in this city, but there's nothing that suits me and no one can pass the test I gave them."

"What a coincidence. Maybe this kid is a good fit. As your partner."

"Eh?"

We both responded at the same time. While Oita-san was just smiling looking at the similarity, she seemed decisive without thinking carefully first.

"Why should he?" ask Herlin.

"He has a unique talent that might interest you."

"W-Wait a minute! Why me?!"

"Why not?" reply Oita-san quickly.

"That's the problem! I'm really just an ordinary person here! Although I was still conscious after holding the powder, it might just be a coincidence. Your job kills something anyway, right? I can't do something like that!"

I unconsciously shouted in front of them because I decided that everything was alone without asking me first. Even so, for a moment they were silent to hear me scream.

"I understand."

"I told you, it's free to recruit a schoolboy like him. They won't want to. "

They seemed to understand why I rejected them. I sighed because I didn't go with weird people like them.

"Hah .. how else. Herlin-chan, can you take her home?"

"Why should I drive him? Oi, can't you go home alone?"

"That's, I'm not a—"

"Herlin-chan, you have to take responsibility. You brought him here by force, that means you have to drive him home, too."

"Tch ... okay."

Though I'm fine if I'm not escorted home, but Oita-san forced the girl to drive me home so yes I didn't refuse.

And long story short I finally got to the front of the house. Before entering, I took the time to call Kudou and Hira, but there was no answer from them. Maybe they're asleep because it's too late.

And now it's a thrilling moment. The times I go home are always exciting. I opened the door slowly.

"I'm home."

And by the time I got inside, someone was already standing there as if waiting for my arrival. That's right, that person is Mom. He did not answer and waited for what I was going to say at this time, so when I felt allowed, I started talking first.

"Mother, I—"

Plaac...

Just like I thought, I was ready to accept this. My mother slapped and got angry because she came home late again. I wanted to explain everything but as I looked at her face, tears came out of Mom's eyes that made me unable to let out a word.

"Where are you?"

"I-I, discharged from the Game Club along with Kudou and Hira."

"So about that, there was an incident there, so I couldn't get out of there before everything was completely safe."

Mother then turned on the TV and set the news of the monster attack that occurred there this afternoon. Although the news mentions that there are no casualties, but there are some people who are missing and have not been found.

"Your friend called Mom and asked how you were doing, but I couldn't do anything because you didn't come home yet."

"I'm sorry, Mom. I won't repeat it again. What matters is that now that I'm here is fine, I'm not hurt at all."

"Well .. now take a bath and go to sleep, it's night."

"Good."

Mother wiped her tears that fell when I obeyed her words to take a bath and then went to sleep. He looked at the TV and turned it off.

While I was alone, I could only lay myself down in the room because of this long and tiring day.

"Tch! You useless child!"

I still imagine my mother's face crying because of me. The broken feeling that was felt when he saw his tears come out like before. But unfortunately, I can't avoid it. My hands are too small to do everything, so there will be some people I have to let down.

"Huh ...."

Thinking about it makes me tired and sleepy. After turning off the room lights, I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

**

And after that long sleep, I finally woke up. But the place isn't the same as the room, it looks like I'm back at C's again. I then got up and looked around, completely empty there was no object at all here.

"This ... You again, huh?"

"You're getting used to this place, aren't you?"

“if you say get used to .. of course this still feels very strange to me.”

C came out of a very dark corner of the room and walked over to me. He smiled happily because he felt that I had accepted it, but I still did not accept it, I only accepted the situation.

I looked down at my feet, the floor was so clean it was more than my room. So I sat down without a second thought. Today has been too tiring for me, so while I'm here I want to rest as long as possible.

"You're too relaxed in a place you don't know, you know?" say C.

"I don't care anymore. I just made my Mom cry, if your whereabouts are the punishment I get for upsetting Mom, then I deserve it."

"Huh .. You're this."

He then flicked his finger, then magically appeared a small greenish light that gathered into one. Over time the light turns into large and forms an object, namely a chair.

"I can't let my guests sit on the floor."

Seeing that, I did not reject the offer from C and ended up sitting on his artificial chair. I feel that this chair is quite comfortable and feels like a chair in general in the real world.

The awkward silence attacked both of us and there had to be one of us breaking it, so I became a hero here as well. There's something I want to ask you, too, anyway.

"Ano .. I want to ask."

"What's wrong?"

"Where are we actually? Is this also in my body? Or somewhere else?" my many.

"Right, we're inside your body. More precisely in your mind."

“In my mind?"

"Yes, is there something strange that you felt while you were here?"

"Mmm .. not really, especially since you said that this was inside my body, my fear was strangely fading. It feels quite peaceful."

"But your mind is in a mess right now."

"really? I mean, where do you know about it?"

I who was leaning straight uphold my sitting position and listen to the explanation that will be given by C.

"From the chair you're sitting in."

"This seat? Does this show you anything?"

"My ability in this room is to create something I want based on the emotions of the owner—in other words, you. The worse a person's emotions and feelings, the stronger my ability to make things that are beyond your thinking."

Hearing the explanation makes me alert and think, as much as possible should be calm and regulate emotions so that this creature does not control my body completely.

"Then in the worst case scenario, what could happen?" continue many.

C smiled as I asked like that. "I might be able to take over your body if I want to."

"You must be kidding ...."

"But take it easy, I still have no intention of taking your body. Besides I still consider you my savior, I'm not so willing to do so. But if you can calm down and concentrate fully, you'll benefit too."

"benefit?"

"You can freely control my aura. And it's possible, if you're talented .. you can apply it in the real world."

"Applying something like this in the real world, sounds really cool!"

C and I smiled at that. It looks like we are starting to accept each other. Although it was difficult at first and I was still a little afraid of his presence in my body, but as time went on, I was forced to get used to this.

"Oh yes! I almost forgot there was one more thing I wanted to ask."

"What else is it?"

"Is there any other means to enter this place? You know, besides sleeping."

"Hmm .. The condition to enter your own mind is concentration and focus, but also calm down as much as possible. So I thought ... You might be able to get in here through meditation."

"Meditation?"

"Yes, if you meditate and concentrate fully, you can come here whenever you want."

"visited? Isn't this supposed to be my place?"

"Now I'm mastering it, right? Then it's mine. Oh yeah, by the way I warned you about one thing, right?"

"Hmm? About what?"

"One way to get in here is to calm yourself down to the breaking point, which means you're already at the top of your sleep."

"Then?"

"Maybe you should wake up soon. Because otherwise, something troublesome will hit you. It's been a while, huh?"

He disappeared into the dark part of the room again. In the conversation I had some information that was important, so this was great. But I'm still a little confused by the last statement.

As this room slowly began to fade, I could faintly hear the sound of repeated knocking ringing in my head. The longer the knock the louder the sound.

Geck... Geck... Geck...

"Iraya, wake! School turn even lazy out this kid!"

I opened my eyes because the sound of knocking came from my mother. I was silent for a moment to gather consciousness after being forcibly awakened.

But when I looked at the clock, I didn't need time to gather consciousness anymore.

"Eh? Eh?! Ehhh?!!! I'm late!"

Yep. That's because I'm late for school.

Seriate