Advertisement
GoggledAnon

Untitled

Feb 23rd, 2023
115
0
Never
Not a member of Pastebin yet? Sign Up, it unlocks many cool features!
text 6.42 KB | None | 0 0
  1. After School Re-Reincarnation! ch14: The Daily Routine of (Insane) Girls
  2.  
  3. p1
  4. >Melua's not here...
  5.  
  6. >>Great Detective Utaho
  7. >Hmm. According to my powers of deduction...
  8. >>There's no evidence of her going outside or even changing her clothes, her Alternaphone's not here and the person herself is nowhere to be found.
  9.  
  10. >it appears she's gone to Alterna!
  11.  
  12. p3
  13. >Earth: In front of the Otherworld Research Center
  14.  
  15. >You're Kurami Riku, right?
  16.  
  17. >Kurami Riku - Earthling
  18.  
  19. >...Who are you?
  20.  
  21. p4
  22. >Ah.
  23. >...Wait, I recognise you.
  24. >You're one of Melua's school friends that I've seen in photos...
  25. >I'm Aida Elulu.
  26. >I've been getting along well with those two.
  27.  
  28. >Ooh!
  29. >I knew it! Nice to meet you~!
  30. >Same here. Sorry for speaking to you so suddenly.
  31.  
  32. >It's fine. I've been wanting to hear about how those girls have been doing at school.
  33. >...
  34.  
  35. >Sorry,
  36. >but I didn't come here for idle chitchat.
  37. >My business
  38. >concerns this "plan" that you lot are working on.
  39.  
  40. p5
  41. >...
  42. >Where did you hear about that?
  43.  
  44. >I got it from a somewhat reliable source.
  45. >Scary~!
  46.  
  47. >I-I'm not trying to blackmail you or anything.
  48. >I just wanted to talk with...
  49.  
  50. >Who was it...?
  51. >...I want... to talk with you, so could you spare a little time...?
  52. >Somewhat frightened.
  53.  
  54. p6
  55. >Reincarnation.
  56.  
  57. >Alterna - Latoha Kingdom - Castle Town
  58. >I tried texting Melua, but she hasn't responded...
  59.  
  60. >I guess I should tell Riku-san about Melua just to be safe.
  61.  
  62. >H-Hey! The lady over there!
  63.  
  64. p7
  65. >Care for an elegant adventure drive with me?
  66. >Seto Nico - Earthling
  67.  
  68. >>Friendship for Capable Adults
  69. >...
  70.  
  71. >...Were you perhaps waiting for me?
  72. >N-No! I just happened to see you by chance...!
  73.  
  74. >I screwed up...! And after all that practice too...!
  75.  
  76. >Ahem.
  77. >Oh yeah, Utaho-san. Have there been any developments with Melua-san since last time?
  78. >Yeah, about that...
  79.  
  80. p8
  81. >Eeeeeeeeeh
  82. >Melua-san is missing~!?
  83.  
  84. >Any idea where she went...?
  85. >Nope.
  86. >She hasn't responded to my texts either.
  87. >That's why I came here to look for her.
  88.  
  89. >...! In that case, allow me to help you!
  90. >Eh?
  91.  
  92. >Why? It's not a request and I'm not offering a reward.
  93. >I-I'm not doing it for an ulterior motive like that!
  94.  
  95. p9
  96. >It's because we're friends!
  97. >I want to lend you my aid too, Utaho-san.
  98.  
  99. >>Friendship for Capable Adults
  100. >...Seto Nico, why are you...
  101. >?
  102.  
  103. >...No, it's nothing.
  104. >Given the circumstances, I'll try asking Bea for her help too.
  105. >Sure!
  106.  
  107. >She says she'll be here soon.
  108. >As I'd expect from my personal maid.
  109. >Well then, let's wait here for a moment...
  110. >Master~!! Seto Nico-sama~!!
  111.  
  112. p10
  113. >Your loyal maid Bea has arrived~!
  114. >That was fast!! And just look at that outfit!!
  115. >>Bea - Otherworlder
  116.  
  117. >O-Oooh...
  118. >Why the swimsuit?
  119.  
  120. >I was just finishing up a request in the Land of Everlasting Summer(note)
  121. >You came here without changing...!?
  122.  
  123. p11
  124. >Hawawa...
  125. >I'm so sorry! I'll get changed right away...!
  126. >It's fine.
  127.  
  128. >In fact, let's all wear swimsuits.
  129. >What are you saying??
  130.  
  131. >In order to cut through the possibilities,
  132. >you need both common sense and the unexpected.
  133. >That's my master! That truly is the truth of this world(note)
  134. >What kind of argument is that...?
  135.  
  136. >So with that said, the uniform for the Melua Search Party will be swimsuits.
  137. >Understood!
  138. >Wh-Why did it come to this...?
  139.  
  140. >Aah.
  141. >Of course, you'll be wearing one too, Seto Nico.
  142. >Eh?
  143.  
  144. >Eh... Eeeh~!?
  145.  
  146. p12
  147. >And then...
  148. >Hold on. I got a text from Utaho.
  149. >What is it?
  150.  
  151. >...It seems Melua has gone missing.
  152. >!
  153. >Hey, you don't mean...
  154.  
  155. >Yes. It means our chief is making her move.
  156. >I was originally supposed to hand her over when the time came, after all.
  157.  
  158. p13
  159. >...So?
  160. >What's your objective here,
  161. >Aida Elulu-san?
  162.  
  163. >Don't tell me
  164. >you're also after their "power"?
  165. >No.
  166.  
  167. >I wish for nothing more than to remain friends with them.
  168. >In that case...
  169.  
  170. >...
  171. >I've been thinking long and hard about how I should approach you,
  172.  
  173. >but I'll just come out and say it.
  174. >I want you to join me
  175. >in protecting Utaho and Melua from this plan.
  176. >!
  177.  
  178. p14
  179. >...Why are you asking me?
  180.  
  181. >Because I believe that's what you desire.
  182. >Despite how I look, I'm a long-lived elf.
  183. >I've got an eye for people.
  184. >Hm... Regrettable...
  185. >...There are exceptions, though.
  186.  
  187. >Hmph.
  188. >Sorry, but your intuition's way off.
  189. >I told you, didn't I? My role as their guardian was nothing more than a grace period as part of the plan.
  190. >Do you really mean that?
  191.  
  192. >...Of course I do.
  193. >...Then why
  194.  
  195. p15
  196. >do you look like you're in pain?
  197. >Ng...!
  198.  
  199. >Don't be stupid! This is...!
  200. >You've had that look ever since you heard Melua was missing.
  201. >Even if you were doing it for the plan at first,
  202. >it's not unusual for you to have a change of heart.
  203.  
  204. >...No, from the very beginning,
  205. >the artficial grace period that was created for the plan...
  206. >was probably something that you yourself...
  207.  
  208. p16
  209. >So what...!?
  210.  
  211. >I'm someone who can only delay the inevitable
  212. >because rebelling won't accomplish anything!
  213.  
  214. >Someone who hides the truth
  215. >and fools others into thinking we're family!
  216.  
  217. >There's no way
  218. >someone like me can call them my precious family after all this time...!
  219.  
  220. p17
  221. >...Even so,
  222. >losing what's precious without doing anything to stop would just be sad.
  223.  
  224. >These days here...
  225. >The light of the sun
  226.  
  227. >and the glimmer of the stars
  228. >are both indespensable.
  229. >I don't want to let go of that relationship... until the bitter end...!
  230.  
  231. p18
  232. >Y'know, for a long-lived elf,
  233. >you sure sound like a daydreaming brat.
  234.  
  235. >Sorry, but I don't plan to go along with your selfishness.
  236. >Despite how I look, I'm adult.
  237.  
  238. >...I'm done here.
  239. >If you wanna protect those girls, do whatever you want.
  240. >Kurami Riku...!
  241.  
  242. p19
  243. >...However,
  244. >since you're their friend and all, I'll tell you one thing.
  245. >!
  246.  
  247. >If that fastidious woman really has taken Melua,
  248. >then if all is going to plan,
  249. >they should currently be heading towards the foot of the magic crystal mountain located underneath the magic circle.
  250. >The place known as "The Star's Corpse".
  251.  
  252. >...Well,
  253. >it wouldn't be so troublesome if someone like that could stop you.
  254. >...
  255.  
  256. >...Whaddaya know.
  257.  
  258. >Speaking as a long-lived elf,
  259. >you're pretty childish yourself.
  260.  
  261. p20
  262. >Alterna - Latoha Kingdom - Outskirts
  263.  
  264. >You're... the chief of the Otherworld Research Center...
  265.  
  266. >Melua Solaris.
  267. >Come with me if you want to know everything.
  268.  
  269. p21
  270. >Now then.
  271. >Kirashiba Touka - Earthling (Alterna form)
  272.  
  273. >Enough playing around.
  274.  
  275. p22
  276. >Let's venture forth in search of Melua!
Advertisement
Add Comment
Please, Sign In to add comment
Advertisement