Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 61: Aswad 8 of 15 “To know who I am” (Part 01)
The next day in the town. Even before time passed four hours after the crowd in front of the shop dispersed, the young man in black hair opened his eyes from sleep and immediately composed some things in his head. What schedules should be done, what needs to be taken care of is sorted by priorities, then he deduces how much time it takes to do all that in a day.
Taking a deep breath, Odo was about to get out of bed and start immediately. But Mavis's embrace stopped the young man in black hair, hugging tightly to his right and lying on a narrow bed. The blond woman who slept without taking off her dress actually hugged Odo tightly, making him a pillow roll in her deep sleep to the point of making the young man unable to move freely.
For a moment Odo was silent, feeling the silence in the room that made his chest feel pressed tight by the tight atmosphere. For Odo, not being able to do anything when he woke up was unpleasant
Recalling a few hours ago, it felt a little natural for Odo to be hugged like now and sleep one bed with his mother. Right after Fiola dispersed the crowd and explained a few things to the important people there, Mavis who was chasing after Odo entered the store immediately got into a fight with him. The reason was none other than the muttering of the young man that Mavis heard.
“It is better that I die and not take care of all this ...”
The sentence was enough to stab Mavis as a mother, angering her and reprimanding Odo all-out. Then, as a form of expression of anxiety Mavis, after the short quarrel in the end the child and mother sleep together after a long time never do it. Gazing at the ceiling of the room with the dim lighting of the crystal lamp, the black-haired youth momentarily closed his eyes and rethought his actions.
Mavis suddenly hugged her son tightly, then with a soft voice slurred, “Please, don't say that again .... Odo ..”
Looking up and seeing his mother's expression that looked so sad and tears flowing out a little, Odo fell silent with his mouth slightly open. He felt he had missed something very important. Releasing one hand from the embrace, the young man wiped Mavis' tears with his finger and said, “Sometimes I get confused, what exactly am I fighting for? It's always a lot of opposites like this ..” The young man turned back to face up, looked flat at the wooden ceiling and momentarily took a heavy breath.
“Delete ...”
All the things that made him hesitate were instantly wiped from Odo's mind, without remaining a bit and completely vanishing. Without thinking about Mavis sleeping next to him, the young man let go of the blonde woman's embrace without waking her up and immediately came out from the top of the bed. He took the Dimensional Cloak hung on the door of the room, then pulled out the black pants and white shirt from the storage dimension.
After removing the dirty and broken black pants that he did not have time to change before going to bed, the young man immediately changed into a clean black shirt and pants. After tying his pants with the belt he had taken from the storage dimension, he wore plain black gloves on both hands which he took also from the same place. The broken pants that fell on the floor he picked up, then put into storage dimensions on the robe.
He re-accessed the storage dimensions, then pulled out the dark brown leather shoes. Wearing it and bending over, the young man in black hair tied his rope tightly and neatly.
Sitting cross-legged on the floor and rolling out the Dimensional Cloak wide, the young man glimpsed flatly and muttered, “Then, let's try one of the Activation Factor's functions.” Without taking off the gloves, Odo placed his palm over the surface of the Dimensional Cloak on the part of the storage magic structure was still intact.
All over his body, red streaks began to appear and briefly emitted a faint light. The circuit of the Activation Factor immediately centered on the Khanda-shaped diagram on the right shoulder, then one of the functions of the red circuit was activated and began to spread to the Dimensional Cloak. The runes, magic circles, formulas and arrangements on the robe were activated immediately, then it seemed as if life was beginning to rise into the air and float around Odo's body.
“Structure has been activated. Adjustment begins, process. Alignment, process. Activation of the whole process. Finish.”
The Dimensional robes instantly burned to ashes, leaving no marks on the floor. The ash floated up, starting to fuse with the runes and magic arrays in the air. When the unification of the object was complete, the ashes containing the magic formula immediately floated towards the back of Odo's right-hand salung. Crystallization occurred, the carbon created from the combustion process directly rewrote the runes and the magic formula arrangement storage onto the back of the young man's glove. The array is compressed to a very small degree until it can fit into a limited medium, but it does not reduce the effectiveness of its magic. In the final stages of the rewrite, permanent strengthening magic locking is implanted in the glove.
“Hmm ...” Odo raised his hand, looked at the magic-circle on the back of the glove and said, “I think this way you don't have to change the fabric anymore. One of the properties of the Activation Factor was to activate a formula, whether it was magic or something. In other words, it can make a structure effect permanent.”
“Yah!” The young man got up and slightly stretched his hands up. Walking towards the door and opening it, he said, “ doesn't mean it will be permanent forever, anyway. If exposed to interference from the outside, there could be an explosion that creates a very strong space distortion.”
He stepped out and closed the door again before leaving. As if it had completely erased all the feelings that made him doubtful, the young man in black hair acted up and thought so clearly to focus on his goal. He went down the stairs, and when he got to the second floor he saw Matthew and Otto sleeping on the floor because they did not go to the room.
Disregarding the two, the young man in black hair again stepped foot towards the door and held onto the handle. When opening it easily and unlocked, it automatically activated Perception Speculation instantly and made the young man feel over eight different experiences after stepping out. “They can't sleep, huh? Hmm, I don't think it's strange either,” muttered the young man as he stepped out. He closed the door and stepped down. Just two steps past him, for a moment Odo stopped and looked towards the city.
The air that feels so cool, the cold dew, and the silence accompanied by the sounds of insects. Taking a deep breath and momentarily enjoying the calmness that exists, the young man of black hair briefly muttered, “And the world is always at peace ..” After expressing his heart to the wind and disappearing without a trace, he immediately continued down the stairs.
Arriving at the main door of the store, for a moment he stopped and heard voices from inside. Nodding once, Odo opened the door and immediately stepped in. Inside there was a statue and Elulu sitting at the same table, and a red-haired woman standing before them carrying a parchment in her hand. Seeing the combination, Odo Luke was not at all surprised or let out a voice to say hello.
The three of them were shocked at his arrival, wanting to ask but a stifled voice in the throat when they saw the young man's flat expression. After re-closing the door, Odo casually walked towards them. At first glance he smiled slightly, then in a step asked, “Why is Lisia also here? Not home?”
“Surely it was just that?” Odo quickly understood that was just an excuse. The young man pulled one of the chairs out from under, then sat down at the same table as Elulu and Arca. While putting on a knotty smile, he again teased, “Isn't it because Miss Lisia can't go back to the office after the incident? After all, why also Elulu who does not understand the business was invited.”
“I-It ..!” Lisiathus Mylta grew nervous, looked back and forth and finally looked at Arca with teary eyes as if asking for help.
“You are the same, Odo.” The statue narrowed its eyes, looking so tired that its face paled slightly. Pointing towards the young man with black hair who had just arrived, the Eldest Son of the Rein Family arrogantly said, “After making Lady Mavis angry like that, she said, you even come here and casually tease Miss Lisia!”
“You how else, ‘kan?” The young man in black hair looked back sharply, then in a grim expression countered, “I didn't even think that there would be such a commotion. At first I just wanted to kill those Elves and it all ended without a trace.”
Hearing that Arca was a little surprised, starting to understand the reason Odo acted alone without asking rocks to others or talking about it first. Holding his own chin, the blond young man confirmed, “Your reason against them alone and finished it in such a way ...”
Odo briefly raised both sides of his shoulders, then restlessly said, “As you might expect, I don't want the two kingdoms to have a clear reason to fight.” He briefly scratched the back of the head, lowered his face and sighed fretfully. “If the source of the reason is from Luke's territory, it could be their main target here as well,” he explained while glancing towards Lisia.
Hearing the reason, whether it was Lisia or Arca, the two began to think about it carefully. Indeed, in a war reason is an important component, in order to make the direction of the war in the future does not harm. Arca lowered her right hand from her chin to the table, then with a bit of agreement she said, “Indeed, there used to be a kingdom that started wars without considering the strong pretext behind it.” Arca took a deep breath and put on a slightly uneasy expression when recalling one of the history of the Great War. Subjugating his face grimly, the young blonde further explained, “Although the kingdom managed to stretch the war and colonize the country that was defeated, he said, three or four years later the kingdom was destroyed after being attacked by many neighboring countries for having a bad reputation.”
Odo stared lightly at the Eldest Son of the Rein Family, then while putting on a thin smile said, “Tak has no rights, violate the concept of divinity, uncivilized, and, and a form of crime in the concept of war and civilization .... The countries that attacked the kingdom must have used such a thing as its basis, ‘kan?”
“Hmm ...” Arca nodded, then seriously replied, “In history it is said to be a war for justice. However ...”
“The neighboring countries that destroyed the kingdom even fought again for the property and wealth of the destroyed kingdom, ‘kan?”
“Ya ..” Sculpture scrunched his face, then stared intently and asked, “You've read that history, Odo?”
The young man with black hair shook his head, then while picking up one of the documents on the table he replied, “I just know such an incident must have happened before. Moreover, all the chaos full of hypocrisy and betrayal that will later become the foundation of the hidden history of our kingdom, ‘kan?”
The words made the atmosphere cold. Not because of the dawn breeze that blows and enters through the sidelines of the wall, but because everyone who hears these words begins to grimly remember the rotten history of the land in which they live. It was not taught to the little people, but to those who got an education and had access to historical knowledge must have found such a thing in some books. After briefly reading the documents in hand, Odo stared at everyone's expressions and felt that the previous words were too heavy for them.
“Loyalty and strong belief in self-pride!” said the young man firmly. His voice made the three people raise their faces, staring at him to listen. While putting on a light smile, Odo raised his index finger forward and said, “We are the people of Felixia, not the kingdoms that have been destroyed in the past. You know, there used to be a wise man saying, ‘What happened in the past is history, what will happen in the future is a mystery and this time we are living is a blessing!’ Therefore, just live with pride ...”
“But ...” The statue momentarily fell silent to compose the right sentence, then hesitantly said, “Just like you said, right? People in our jobs have such selfish tendencies. For the sake of personal interest, they put on a mask of hypocrisy, The proof is the incident this time .... When Miss Lisia almost fell, people from the City Government Party instead—”
“Not that it doesn't matter?” cut Odo in a light tone.
“Eh?”
“Hmm?”
“Hah?”
Whether Arca or Lisia and Elulu, the three people were shocked to hear the speech of the young man in black hair. It is very unreasonable, to the point that Arca frowned and wanted to snap.
Odo had absolutely no intention of retracting his words. Putting down the documents he was holding, the young man raised his right elbow on the table and propped his head up with the back of his hand. While smiling lightly, he revealed, “People have no problem acting like that. Isn't it simpler and easier to understand where their mind is headed? Sister Fiola once said to me like this, ‘People are no problem stupid and simple, it makes it easy for leaders to set them up.’ Indeed, these words contradict the way I see it, but after this incident I think the way of thinking is not too bad.”
Stop supporting his head and sit up straight, Odo slightly raised his head while adding, “Not everyone can think critically. When they try and force it, the results that come out are mostly just a crowd decision. They are latent towards the decision of the majority in society.”
This thought can be understood Lisia and Arca, but Elulu who had not participated in the conversation did not fully understand what was different from it. For a child trader like him, following the will of the majority of society is a mandatory right to survive. Recalling what she had learned first, Elulu felt longed for her sister who was now in an orphanage in the Rein area.