novelzi Chapter 271
Chapter 271
Special Constitution
“Well then, I’ll head back to the conference room. It seems like the meeting’s resumed. ”
“Ah, that’s right. Thank you for everything, Ludo-sensei!”
“It’s fine. But Meg, if you ever feel troubled, even if it’s just a little, come talk to us. Anyone’s fine.”
“...Okay, I got it.”
When Ludo-sensei asked what Gil-san’s going to do, he answered that he’ll be staying here a bit longer. Hearing that, Ludo-sensei smiled gently and then quietly left the room. I was honestly grateful. That Gil-san stayed behind.
“...Are you okay?”@@@@
He’s probably worried about me. His words made me feel incredibly reassured. It’s like a tranquilizer. Gil-san’s so reliable!
“Well, I’m worried about a lot of things... but there’s no point worrying about it.”
“That’s true, but...”
Gil-san trailed off there. He’s not good at talking, after all. He seems to be searching for the right words. He’s so kind. I couldn’t help but chuckle.
“...What is it?”
Gil-san, seeing that, asked this with a puzzled look, which made me giggle more. I don’t mean anything by it!
“S-Sorry! It’s just, I’m happy... that you and Ludo-sensei are so worried about me.”
“Hmm... of course we’d be worried.”
Gil-san looked down at me, a complicated look on his face. It’s rare to see him express his emotions like this. Even with a complicated expression, he’s still handsome. That’s unfair.
“Ehehe, thank you. Um, you might think I’m strange for saying this, but...”
Well, I might be a strange person. But that’s irrelevant! I’ll put that aside for now!
“It is about me, and I know it’s a serious issue, but... when you and everyone else are around, I feel like it’ll definitely work out! I am worried, and scared, but I think it’ll probably be fine.”
“Meg...”
I really am leaving everything to everyone else. N-No, I am thinking of trying to do something too! I’ll do my best, where I can!
“I’ll train hard, eat properly, and sleep properly! I’ll work hard and listen to what I’m told! Ah, wait, I’m getting sidetracked...?”
But that’s all I can do. I don’t really know what I can do. Maybe just prepare myself? Just as I was muttering about that, I heard Gil-san chuckle.
“Heh heh... sorry. You’re really are something, Meg.”
“Gil-san, you’re laughing too much.”
When I puffed up my cheeks, protesting, he laughed even harder, his shoulders trembling. W-Wait. Well, he is usually quiet, so it makes me happy to see him laugh this much... but no wait, it’s me who’s being laughed at.
“Hey, Gil-san.”
I calmly called out to him once he’d calmed down. “What is it?” Gil-san said, looking at me. Even though he was laughing just now, he’s corrected his posture, ready to listen.
“......Was the reason you sometimes looked at me with a pained, sad expression, because of this?”
“......You noticed?”
“Uh-huh. Of course I did. Because it’s you.”
It’s not just Gil-san, of course. Dad, Ludo-sensei, everyone has made those expressions before. Well, maybe it’s not that I noticed, it’s more like I’ve just realized it now. I guess I wasn’t aware of it back then. Or rather, I didn’t really pay attention to it. “Huh? I wonder if something was wrong with their expression just now? It must be my imagination,” things like that.
“Father-sama...?”
In the distance, I saw Father-sama clutching his head, looking like he was in pain. Eh, in pain? For the Demon King to be in pain, isn’t that a huge deal!? Even though I know this is a dream, I couldn’t just stand there. I hurriedly ran over to him.
『 Guh, this is... it wasn’t a dream...? I, I really did...! 』
Father-sama groaned and muttered this. What’s wrong?
『 This power... it’s overflowing... Suppress it... suppress it! Never again... I won’t hurt my people again...! 』
Suddenly, I saw a huge black dragon attacking a city. I gasped, startled by the vision.
The black dragon, mercilessly destroying the city. Rampaging wildly, its tail smashing into buildings, spewing out a black flame from its mouth. People scattering, people collapsed from injuries... Violent monsters were entering the destroyed city, chasing after the people.
“Is that... Father-sama?”
I recognize that black dragon. It’s Father-sama’s beast form. I trembled. The vision vanished when I hugged myself, and before me was Father-sama, in human form, crouching down, hugging himself, just like me.
『 It’s terrifying... I’m terrified of myself...! I can’t stay here... I’ll hurt them again...!』
Father-sama’s trembling. He’s scared. It’s okay, Father-sama, it’s okay. Because that was resolved. It’s in the past now. Just as I reached out to touch his shoulder, he started transforming back into a dragon, and let out a deafening roar────
I sat up abruptly. My heart was pounding. Unlike my state of mind, bright sunlight was streaming in from the window, gradually calming me down.
“Morning, huh...”
I muttered this, my breathing still ragged. It doesn’t even feel like I slept... That precognitive dream was strangely tiring.
“But... that wasn’t a precognitive dream, was it?”
I started thinking as I gradually calmed down. I muttered my thoughts out loud, to organize them.
“That must have been something that really happened...”
Back during the Dark Ages, when there was a war. When he finally regained control after Dad shared his soul with him. That dream... was about Father-sama struggling with his magic power going out of control.
“...That feeling, it’s still there.”
I stared at my hand. That moment when I touched Father-sama’s shoulder. I remember that feeling, it was a strangely realistic dream. But if that’s the case, that dream I just had was────
“A past dream...?”
Maybe my special ability wasn’t precognitive dreams.