Arc 2 - Chapter 40: Things for the Future (1/3)

Yu didn't think he could eat any more today, but Yurine dragged him to the dining hall and fed him lunch herself. Then they went down to the library and did some research in the big library first, and when they realized that they would not find what they were looking for there, they went to the small library.

"Why do you think Cecilus wanted to kill Rie?"

"Yu, I've been thinking but I can't find a reason. We've only met that brat twice."

According to Yurine, Cecilus was fifteen years old. Even if fifteen meant new adult in this world, Yu still saw him as a child and couldn't get used to him planning a murder. He may have been a madman, but what drove him to it?

"It's actually not surprising... Adolescents can be more dangerous than I think. I remember when I was in high school and they really are a breed that shouldn't be dismissed as children."

According to Yurine, the first time they met him was when Rie and Duke Vermilia were talking, and after that they only saw him once, at a ball to celebrate the New Year. They never saw each other after the ball.

"I feel like he has a really ridiculous reason. I can't stop thinking about it, especially when I hear things said about him."

Yu had thought the murder might have been planned by the king, religion or whatever Rie wanted to kill, but why would a child do such a thing?

"I also want to avenge my mother," Yurine said.

"I know. After you went back in time?"

"No, I mean, yes, we will punish those responsible then, but we have to punish them now. We will kill them."

What would this conversation look like to an outsider? An adult and a small child talking together about killing a fifteen-year-old. Yu was uncomfortable planning to kill a fifteen-year-old, but he was also certain that Cecilus deserved to die in this situation.

"Wait a minute, how old was Sharley?"

He never asked his age, had he killed a child?

"And we will not go back in time, we will rewind time."

He wanted to ask what the difference was, but he had no intention of starting a new argument. Taking Yurine's words at face value, he continued to wander through the shelves.

"My hypothesis is that Sorrow and Joy have different properties. I think Joy can block light and wind spells, while Sorrow can block dark magic."

"Are you saying that because I can cast spells when the joy is gone?"

"Yes, I'm glad I have a smart girl by my side."

Yurine smiled at the praise and grabbed Yu's hand in both of hers as he looked at the titles of the books on the shelves, searching for something useful.

"Salery told me about something called the Great Blessing. He said Rie is after something called the Quasar Blessing. Do you have any idea about that?"

"The Three Great Blessings are the most powerful Blessings that exist. The Andromeda, Soe and Quasar Blessings. The Andromeda Blessing belongs to the Pontifex, the leader of the Zodianists. The whereabouts of the other two are unknown. After that come the Star Blessings, Yu, what you call the signs of the zodiac..." Yurine was proud that she remembered a piece of information that Yu had casually mentioned. "Then there are the Lesser Blessings, like the Orion Blessing."

"What do you get when you add them all up?"

If they were created by a god, perhaps the person who collected these blessings could also become a god or something close to it. Even though the idea of becoming a god was just a dream, it excited Yu.

"Yu, we're going to the Mora now, right?"

"Yes," Yu smiled arrogantly. "Before that, we should send letters to the men there and tell them to hide their sisters because I'm coming, especially that bastard Cecilus."

"Because if we don't take precautions, the whole country could flood when they see me, I'm so handsome."

Yu's arrogant smile was broken by Yurine pinching his leg.

"Ouw... I didn't think you'd get violent with me again."

"Don't get cocky, I need to turn you into a good person for a good cause."

"Hmm... I'm a bad person? Well, I can't deny that either..."

Yu gathered on a table all the books he believed would contain the tiniest scraps of information about the concept of time, different dimensions, forgotten spells, adventurers' notes, gods, and so on.

"You told me there is a way to rewind time, tell me how we do it."

"How do we do it? Well... I thought you could find this part..."

Yu froze and looked at Yurine. Her mouth was open but no words were coming out.

"I was joking," Yurine said, seeing Yu freeze. It hadn't been as funny as she had planned. "I know there's a place called Nekoverine, and that by entering it, my mother's master rewound time."

"What exactly did she tell you?"

"My mother's master told her when she was a child. Her master Natalia was also a witch and forty years ago she rewound time with someone to save the world."

"Who is this someone?"

"I don't know, but he was in the War of Heroes. He was in the army of the goddess Rhea."

"Do you know how they did it?"

"There is a place called Nekoverine, even the gods don't know about it and can't see what happens there, it is a region separate from the universe."

*The story was told in the past tense, making it less believable, but Yu had chosen to believe Yurine, and he would.

"And you don't know where this place is..."

"I don't know."

With Rie and her master dead, how could they find a place unknown even to the gods? Nor could they find the person with whom Natalia had wrapped time forty years ago.

"Whatever god, being, thing is hearing my thoughts... I demand that I use every chance I have left this week to find a way out, just so you know."

After saying his prayers, he put the last book he planned to study on the table.

"Yu, I believe the story my mother told me, you should believe me too."

"I believe you, Yurine."

He took one last look at the pile of books on the table and walked towards the exit of the room.

"Yu, where are you going?"

"I'm going to the toilet."

"Yu, I'll continue to investigate."

"Okay."

"Yu, come quickly."

Yu laughed this time. He pointed his fist at her, gave him a thumbs up and left the room.

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♪ I love Yu I love Yu ♪

♪ Do Yu love me yes I do ♪

"I can't get this song out of my head."

Muttering, he entered the toilet and looked for a cabin where he could do his business.

"Uh... Are all the cabins closed?"

Yu had to do his business at the urinal. Ten urinals were lined up along the wall and Yu went to the furthest corner he could get to, as he always did in such situations. At the last of the urinals he began to pee.

As Yu was doing his work, a man he did not know entered the restroom. From his robes it was clear that he was one of the students of this school. He came right up to Yu and he started to pee too.

"What's wrong with this dude?"

All the urinals were empty except the one Yu was using, and Yu had chosen to do his business in the corner so no one would come near him. Still, the man next to him was peeing directly next to him without any distance.

"The son of a bitch comes to me with such confidence that it's like we pee together every day."

That's why he didn't like urinals. Whenever Yu had to use them, someone would come right up to him and pee.

As they both continued to pee, the man turned his head and looked at Yu's face.

"Are you Yu Valarfin?"

"Yes."

"You're a handsome man."

Yu didn't say anything, he just turned around and kept peeing. When Yu didn't speak, the man next to him spoke again.

"They say you caught the Redchapel Killer."

"We did something."

"I see."

Although the man arrived after Yu, he finished before him, pulled up his pants, washed his hands and left the restroom. Yu couldn't help complaining as he washed his hands after him.

"What was that about?"

To enter the small library, he had to go through the big library first. Inside the big library, there were too many people. Yu felt comfortable because there were only two of them in the small library, but suddenly he felt uneasy among so many strangers.

He was used to crowds and liked the way people, especially girls, looked at him, but most of the looks he felt when he was here were envy.

"Mr. Valarfin."

When his name was whispered in his ear, he was about to let out a high-pitched scream, but stopped himself at the last moment for fear that his charisma would be scratched.

"I'm sorry I scared you."

"I am not scared, Lylphia, don't be ridiculous."

He thought the faggot from earlier was following him. He had to watch his back while he was here.

"Come," Lylphia said and took Yu by the hand and dragged him to the back of the library, between the shelves. They had come to a remote corner where no one could see them.

"Oh shit... What the fuck? No way, right here? Hahaha... When you find someone like me, of course you don't want to miss- No! No, no, no, no... I can't... I mean, I could... You see, Lylphia is against my principles. Okay, she's cute and all, but she's got a bad chest to height ratio... I can't... I won't do it, yes, I won't do it... I have a daughter, I have to be a good father, yes... My determination is at the highest level and I reject Lylphia."

Even though Yu had convinced himself that Lylphia would make him an inappropriate offer and rejected her before she made it, Lylphia had a very different topic to discuss.

"I tried to find something about your illness."

"Ah..." Yu was surprised and Lylphia looked at him to see what had happened. "It's nothing, go on."

"I didn't find much, but here are some books about disorders of the brain. There's a list of all the diseases that have ever been seen and recipes for medicines, you might find them useful."

"Thank you, Lylphia, I was looking for something like that."

"You're welcome."

After a quick chat with Lylphia, he entered the small library. Everyone was envious that someone like Yu, who appeared out of nowhere, could just walk in.