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It sounded like a lot of people were talking at the same time...
But... Their discussions... It sounded a lot more like... They were all discussing some sort of Information...?
Information about... Academy City...??
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Powers...Events... And even Magic.
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.̵͎͔̔.̴̻̹̀.̶̛̦̒ͅ ̵̣͗͠D̷̨͎͂͝e̸̡̕á̵̠̅t̵̻́̈h̴̺͚̓̉s̵̙̑̒.̴̲̉̀.̴̻̣̀̐.̸̖̐
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Experiments...
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This... Doesn't it sound familiar..?
Where did I heard the term "Academy City"? The "Radio Noise Project"... Too... Everything sounds familiar..—
Ehh...!?
Wait... Isn't all that information... False..???
Since... This was all from an anime, right?
Then wh-
"Lady Ruri..."
Huh...?? L-lady..??? Wait.. What type of dude's voice was that!?
"The servant of the Sigil, the Retainer of Darkness, I, the Princess—... No, the reborn PRINZESSIN DER VERURTEILUNG is heeding thy call!"
Heeee...!? Is that Emilia!? Her first chant sounded like the typical Emilia but what's with this reborn stuff..!!
"Mein Fräulein... Ugh...Princess, do I have to utter such terms too? It's bad enough saying Princess in public every day, but do I have to say it like that?" the oddly polite butler voice laments... But... Isn't his tone similar to that of a coworker I've known for two years...?
Impossible!??
"Yes. Walter! I've already said it! And as my most loyal and number 1 attendent, you must not doubt the decree bestowed upon you." The not-so-familiar voice shouted towards... Yes... Walter... That butler's voice came from Walter, I believe... Walter... The man behind the wheels, the ever-sarcastic bastard... Has the voice many fangirls fantasize about a butler.
But... How... Wait... Didn't I die?
Yes I died!
Maybe this was the afterlife or something..
Yeah! That makes a lot more sense! Maybe the deceased's wish is somehow expressing their desire by satisfying their wishes or in reality...something...!
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Fuck...!?
That's the idea I dreamed up to make myself run away from reality! Nothing like that will be believed by the people of Japan!
No, not even the most gullible person would believe it!
And I don't too for that matter!!
I'm an Otaku not a Monk!
"Ugh... This is merely getting us nowhere, Walter, I give you full consent to use your sacred power that the charitable Goddess have gave us towards our fellow fainted friend?" The-Emilia-chuuni commanded... Wait— What!!!!
I hurriedly opened my eyes wide and sat upright before even thinking about her words being too fake to take it seriously... (I had no idea I was laying like that too.) I then prepped my lungs and roared.
"'Hold it!' Misaka Ruri yelled with a hard stare towards—!" but instead of shouting like I should, I spoke in a monotone voice, a very deadpanned tone. And I didn't stop there; I did something strange and described what I would've done, so with no way of stopping my mouth, I swiftly threw my arms and slapped both of my palms in astonishment at my wayward mouth. Clumping it tight.
Stunned silence was what I got after I slapped my face, and a worried voice suddenly sounded out from my side.
It made me snap my head towards the voice only to stagger back a little when a familiar character graced my vision (Somehow the background was an empty street??)
It was Fischl. A character from a popular game. A chuunibyou too, and Emilia's favorite. (But what's with us being in a literal street!?)
And that's not all, somehow she's started sniffling all of a sudden!!!
"I—... *Sniff... Ruri-chan... *Sniff... you were talking all funny.. I... Did I do something wrong.. I uhhh just now... I'm so sorry.. Waahhh!!!!" sobbed the literal game character, her chuuni speech all but tossed away as she tackled me into a wet... disgusting, a very disgusting hug.
"I'm glad you're still alive...!! Walter, too his glad! But... *Sob... I think I broke you"
...B-broke...??
I'm. So. Confused.
Here is Fischl. Yet she was acting like Emilia-sama when she did something wrong.
A teen game character... Was acting like your typical 10 year old...
Like my typical charge...
And why the fuck are we in a street! I mean it's deserted but still!
"Lady... Ruri.. I'm glad you're still alive like us... But why did you say a different last name? I did remember you having a family name called Satsuki. Though the more pressing manner that we all need to discuss is your weird... Tone and... Err descriptions." Then I turned my head to the other side and nearly had an heart attack when I saw a giant flying bird talking to me. The one I associate as having a hunk voice, the one I didn't want to believe as Walter...
" 'What the Fuck.' Misaka simply exclaims in disbelief as Misaka clasps her hands together in fear at the overgrown bird that was the size of a chicken." And I did so in what I say, too terrified at myself when I identify an unknown flying talking animal as a shitty chicken.
I didn't even care if my voice was still somewhat monotone. Even though I could hear an emotion at my 'scream' it was difficult for an outsider to notice.
But let's go back to the time I called that thing a chicken! What if this Chicken kills me because of my stupid remark?
The chicke— Bird murmured in a sorrowful voice, "C—chicken...???" Making me feel a little guilty when he (?) unexpectedly collapsed on the pavement like a dejected drunk.
"Waaahh..!" "I'm a chicken..." As the two cried and muttered, I on the other hand became... Listless...
Yeah... Listless
This was too much. Simply to much.
But before we could all wallow in our respective miseries together... In the streets, no less! A phone sounding thing suddenly rang from an unknown location...?
And the three of us abruptly quieted down when we heard a sound suggesting that the connection had been connected.
Like... How???? Again! How!!
Beep~!
"Testing~ testing~ oh... I forgot. This is a phone no? So~" Then without much hesitation, the sudden voice laughed— no more like bursted out laughing. "Ahhahahhahahahahahah—! Oh my goodness!! That was so funny! Hahahahahah" An unfamiliar yet cheerful voice suddenly connected out from a phone, definitely a phone from somewhere.
The lady(?) Did say phone.
"Oh my Fischl... Or Emilia, I truly do love your wishes! They-... Bwahahaha they really exceeded my expectations!" the voice said, attempting but failing to keep in her(?) giggles. "Hahahahah... Ha... Now, *cough- Wow, it's been so long since I've laughed like this... *Pffft..—It feels very nice."
Then the voice abruptly changes tone after finally stopping her laughter.
"Haaa...All right, now that your friend is awake, I'll explain everything about your current predicament to them. To save you some time you know?" Then like magic, our surroundings suddenly crack like glass, as it shattered into pieces, the ground below me suddenly became pitch black like a hole. Making me jump back and automatically held Fisch— Emilia protectively.
Though as I was busy with my heart, I did hear the bird... Who's likely Walter, squawking in terror at the shift. Well can't blame him though.
But oddly enough, Emilia didn't even flinched at the scene but just held me tighter as a result.
And since she's somehow taller than me now, it... Was a strange feeling.
"Now that everything's resolved, let me finally introduce myself: Greetings, I'm Zügellosigkeit, the Goddess of Mischief and Anarchy!" the voice proclaimed as our surroundings moved once more. The pitch black room vanished and was replaced with the color white. When all of the blackness was coated in white, a shadow emerged in the center, and Walter, the bird, swooped towards me and Emilia with breathtaking speed.
Then... He...
...hid behind me... Cowering in fear... As his small form was shaking in terror. As he flaps his wings stiffly.
Yes... I forgot... I forgot that during this whole confusing time, that Walter was.. still is indeed terrified of ghosts...
I guess I'm relieved that part didn't really change??
Then when the shadow solidified, across us, a person was suddenly in the center where the shadow once preoccupied. The entity called Zügellosigkeitis (Seriously what's with the foreign sounding name!?) Kinda looks like a young woman, who possessed a long white flowing hair and reddish-pink eyes. She was wearing an elaborate black dress with the same color that reminiscent of the night sky with it's stars. And on the top of her head was a flower crown... A bunch of Chrysanthemum flowers to be blunt.
Then she was gone, and before I could react, this Zügellosigkeit person materialized in front of us. Making me flinch and making Walter to almost stop flapping his wings right then and there.
And Emilia, whom I was holding, struggled.
"'Hime-sama, if you continue to struggle, Misaka will have no choice but to-!'" but before I could finish my monotone line, Emilia abruptly broke my grip and stormed towards the so-called Goddess in what appears to be fury... Internally, I was panicking!
When she was close enough, she pointed her gloved hand in outrage at Zügellosigkeit.
"You, The Goddess Zügellosigkeit, have tarnished the transaction we had; isn't it your own words that you seal to me thy promise that you won't impact my 2nd in command Retainer?" Emilia exclaimed, her chuuni talk going on full throttle. "So illustrate to me thy treacherous conduct, and resuscitate her now!"
Having no idea what the fuck they were talking about, I hurriedly look towards the also confuse Walter.
"'Walter... What really is happening today.' Misaka presented a question as Misaka was panic-stricken at the scene."
"I... Uh... Do not.. know... Aswell.. as much as you, Lady Ruri, I'm also drawing a blank. When I awoke after... That... I... Mein Fräulein woke me up and explain to me the situation the best she could... But... I had thought that everything was all but an illusion." Walter, who's really Walter, concluded with a sad tone.
"A last illusion, to... Make me happy... I guess.. even with everything becoming confusing" He uttered, breaking character soon after.
Then we quieted down and look towards the scene in front of us in somber silence.
"My... I did no such thing, child. Though... Since they're awake.." Zügellosigkeit merely gave us a side-eyed glance and look back towards the inrage Emilia. "Then how about letting them be the judge of their own situation."
The Goddess simply flicks her fingers, and my eyesight gradually darkens, but not entirely since I notice Walter collapsing and Emilia running in terror towards our fallen forms.
"Ru-chan! Walts!" Emilia shouted our nicknames in distress as I... Again, could only see darkness.
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I wonder...
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What would her answer be...?