After School Re-Reincarnation ch13: Rollout Truth (Fake)

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>...So,

>have things been okay since then?
>Also, don't put your feet on the desk.

>Eh? With what?
>>Kurami Utaho - Earthling

>With Melua, of course!
>Hey hey.
>She collapsed so suddenly...
>Something's definitely weird about that!
>>Aida Elulu - Otherworlder

>...
>She seemed perfectly normal once she opened her eyes.

>But maybe
>she's just acting like she was.

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>Aw man.
>I was aiming for perfect attendance like a hero should, but I have to stay home from school.
>Even though I'm perfectly fine~!
>>Melua Solaris - Otherworlder

>Geez!
>It's so boring without Utaho-chan or Riku-san around!!
>Waah~

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>...Aah.

>There's nobody here, so I don't need to say "those kinds of things" right now.

>Those scenes that played in my mind back then...

>A group wearing armor
>were trying to subjugate "something".
>I still don't understand what exactly's going on.

>But
>there's no mistaking it. Those were my memories.

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>Riku-san's work room...
>Come to think of it, Utaho-chan was curious about it, wasn't she?

>Riku-san's doing research on Alterna,
>so maybe there's a clue about the scenes from my memory...!?

>...Yeah, right. That'd be way too convenient.
>I can't go inside anyway since it's normally locked...
>Eh?

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>It's open...

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>After school.
>Kurami Utaho!!
>>Myuu Camula the Second - Otherworlder
>You really made a mess of me the other day! *ep.8
>Let's go to Alterna right away and duel!
>I'm gonna beat you black and blue this time!
>Made a mess!? What the heck did Utaho-chan do...!?

>Hey now~
>Battles between students are against school rules~
>>Udou Senri - Earthling

>Geh~ So you were there, Bunny-chan-sensei.
>That's Udou-sensei to you!
>Now then~
>It's fine not to want to lose, but please keep it in moderation~
>Uuh.

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>By the way, is Melua-kun not here today?
>Nope. She suddenly collapsed during our adventure
>and we have no idea what caused it.
>Yet another mystery~

>What were doing before she collapsed?
>I believe we were looking at a mural on the dungeon walls.
>...I see~

>Then maybe something on that mural caused her to have a shock upon seeing it~?
>A shock...
>Hah!

>You mean Melua was actually shocked that there was no treasure just like I was...!?
>I wasn't even there, but I'm pretty sure that's not it!

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>...I know. While we're at it,

>could you tell me more?
>What kind of adventures do you and Melua-san normally have, Utaho-san?

>Er...mm...

>Sensei.
>You're just gonna trouble Utaho if you pressure her like that.

>Fufufu. You're right, Elulu-san.
>Now then, I'll be heading back to the classroom~
>Ahaha~

>...That's my Elulu.
>You're way more dignified than human adults.
>Our class Elder!
>...Is that supposed to be a compliment?

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>...Whatever. I've got errands to run so I'll be taking my leave.
>Again? What errands?

>...
>...Various errands.

>See mew next time~

>? What's wrong, Kurami Utaho?
>Why the long face?
>...from me.
>Heh?

>Everyone's hiding things from me.
>...That's the vibe I'm getting.
>Melua and Elulu...
>...Riku-san and Seto Nico.

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>That kind of thing... makes me feel kinda hazy.
>I don't know who those last two are.
>Hmm~

>In that case, how about you try hitting them with those feelings?

>I've only just decided to go with a "don't force myself to get involved with other people" style, though.
>What kind of weird policy is that?

>Or rather, that's all the more reason, isn't it?
>Right now, you yourself want to know more about these people, right?

>...Is that so?
>Eh? Well, that's what it looks like to me anyway.

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>...Well, in the end, this is all just my advice.
>What conclusion you draw from it is up to you.

>I-
>I guess I have no choice but to get you back another time!
>Consider your life spared! Ahahahahaha!!

>...Yeah. Thank you.

>...
>...Erm.

>...What was your name again?
>Scratch that! I still hate you!

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>Ms.W

>Why did you stop me just now?
>I told you, didn't I?
>I'm relying on you because I'm investigating those two in secret.
>...Finally learned how to type out kanji letters, huh?
>Don't change the subject!
>...I'm sorry about that. I got a little too impatient.
>Your proposal just so happens to align with my own objective.
>Your own objective?
>Yes.
>It's one of the "first reincarnatees" just like me,
>Kirashiba Touka.
>...The fact that I was one of the first reincarnatees has been erased from public records, though.
>I'll cut to the chase.
>Kirashiba Touka, along with Kurami Riku, are allegedly working on a plan to "sever the connection between Earth and Alterna".
>What!?

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>Elulu

>That's certainly something someone as fastidious and dreamless as Touka would think of.
>But how would they even do that...?
>...A few years ago, Riku-san was placed in charge of looking after two girls possessing a unique "power".
>Don't tell me...
>It's safe to assume we're talking about Utaho-san and Melua-san.
>...So they intend to use them?
>Judging from the intel I have right now, it seems likely.
>But I don't know what exactly this "power" is.
>Just what kind of "power" could potentially affect the "great magic circle" that connects the worlds?
>So that's what you were trying to get out of Utaho just now.
>Indeed.
>That's all the intel I've got. The rest is up to you.
>...Just tell me one last thing.
>What is it?

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>Are you really on our side?

>Yes.
>Of course I am.

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>Until Touka's plan falls apart... that is.

>...Now then~

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>Let's aim
>for the "complete fusion" of Earth and Alterna~(note)

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>What I found there
>were countless research materials.

>What was written in those materials

>were the fact that Utaho-chan and I were discovered inside magic crystals,

>results of experiments involving our unique "power",
>and

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>how they intend to use that power
>for their plan.

>I vaguely understood
>that there was something off about our "daily lives".

>But
>I was scared of it falling apart.
>...I wanted to believe.

>I didn't want to hear the truth.
>Why... Riku-san...

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>!

>Utaho-chan...? Or maybe Riku-san...?
>What do I do? If it's Riku-san...

>...No, wait.
>Those two have their own keys.
>Then
>who is it...!?