94 – Like Family (5)
“Birgo, I just woke up. It’s not that I’m lacking sleep. There is no need to sleep more. No, I couldn’t sleep in the first place. Not sleepy.”
While I was talking to Virgo, I kept glancing around and paying attention to the things under my feet.
A mechanical part with a disc that looks like a dial.
Junk articles commonly found in ruins where civilization has collapsed. You might think this way, but to me, who knew the rare technology called the transformation belt, it didn’t seem like a simple piece of junk.
This is because it looked quite similar to the focus control dial attached to my belt. To be more precise, it was similar to the mechanical device I had previously created out of starlight to use Ursa Major.
Of course, for now, intuition was the only basis for judgment. However, this did not mean that other evidence other than this intuition could not be added.
‘Belt.’
[What is it?]
‘Analyze this machine at your feet.’
[I understand.]
Because here, there is a machine that goes beyond the cutting edge and is close to over-technology.
As soon as I finished speaking, the iron ball moved towards the machine. A small gap opened between the metal balls, and a lens popped out from within.
As he scanned this dial device with his lens, the iron worker let out a humming sound.
In the midst of all this, I had to deal with Virgo.
“So there’s no need to say more….”
“Hmm~ Really?”
Virgo smiled brightly and looked at me.
“Why do you care so much?”
A chill ran down my spine. Virgo’s gaze shifted slightly downward and she soon spotted the dial device at her feet.
“Oh, that one? Oh, so you were concerned about that? Do boys really like mechanical devices like that? Jaejoong is also really cute~ Oh, were you a science major during your school days?”
The purple pupils rose eerily upward. Those eyes, which resemble the faint blue of the sky at dawn or dusk, looked at me clearly.
“But isn’t it too rude to think of something else while talking to someone?”
A charming voice echoed throughout the building.
What kind of rudeness is it? A person who strangles someone, knocks them unconscious, and then smashes their fingers into pieces is even more rude. A heavy pain came from a broken finger or a bruised neck.
“Um~ So~ This is….”
Virgo came closer to me and bent down to grab her dial device from underneath her. Then he waved it gently in front of my eyes.
“Confiscated! hehehe~ So you shouldn’t have focused on me more~”
Her face was filled with childlike innocence as she giggled and smiled. Not just this once, but often. Her childlike innocence was often evident in her.
She thinks of everything in her world as self-centered, and gets irritated the moment it doesn’t match her mood and standards.
‘…Belt.’
[Don’t worry. Analysis has already been completed.]
Then you should have let us know in advance.
[As a result of analysis, it was confirmed that it was manufactured by the same person as me.]
As expected.
As if to prove my prediction, the belt announced that the mechanical device in Virgo’s hand was made by Sky Polaris.
[It is assumed to be an object intended to interfere with the user’s starlight and manipulate it arbitrarily. It is highly likely that it is an auxiliary tool that allows users to perform delicate operations that they would not have been able to do originally.]
The function was also surprising. An auxiliary tool that enables delicate manipulation of starlight? Isn’t this the tool I need right now?
It is a tool that increases the ease of manipulating starlight for me, who falls out of control after a certain period of time.
Was the reason the quest came out because of that item? If you killed Virgo, you would never have to see that thing, right?
“Why are you here? Um…What happened! Where did I get that from? Ugh… Oh my… What’s so good about this? “
Virgo frowned as he looked at the old mechanical device covered in rust. It was worth it. To someone who doesn’t know its value, it’s nothing more than a simple junk.
Virgo must have felt my gaze directed towards his hand, so he stopped complaining and looked at me with a meaningful expression.
“It looks like I really want this… hahahaha.”
She waved the object in her hand as if fanning it.
“Jaejoong, do you want this so much? Then you should listen to me straight! Understand? Otherwise I won’t give you this! Never! Never! Because I won’t give it to you! “You understand, right?”
It was childish, like when a child threatens to lend his toy. But I couldn’t deny that it was effective. Because I really needed that junk.
“hehehehe~ What should I order? “What are you doing to Jaejoong who has a big head now?”
Virgo was humming excitedly, and a voice was transmitted from her belt again behind her. It wasn’t the mechanical sound you normally hear.
[Oppa! I can hear?]
It was Jo Ayun’s voice. Communication function between belts that was previously used. I lowered my voice as much as I could and whispered.
“Uh.”
[What on earth are you doing that you haven’t heard from me? Hey, where are you now? I’ll pick you up! Tell me the place right now!]
“No, that’s what it is here….”
[What is it! Why are you dragging your horse like this? People are so frustrated that they search around! Say it quickly!]
Ah, Yoona, shouldn’t she at least give herself a chance to talk and say that.
Fortunately, the psychotic person in front of me seemed to be suffering from paranoia and was immersed in his own world. I explained quickly in a very quiet voice.
“Dark Matter, I don’t know where it is. I’m currently being held captive by Virgo. So, I can’t tell you much.”
[What, Oppa?! Oh, wait a minute, Virgo. What bullsh*t. Why is it holding my brother?!]
That’s right. No wait, Oppa ‘Do’? I wonder how many people are in Dark Matter besides me.
[Phew… As expected, you came to Dark Matter too. Unfortunately, I am the same. The other magical girls there were the same.]
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I couldn’t easily listen to what Ayun said.
“…Jaejoong, aren’t you concentrating again?”
Just when I had to concentrate on what she was saying, Virgo started paying attention to me again.
“You did it to get me hurt. No, I already got it! Why are you doing this? Can’t you see me? Or do you think it’s okay to ignore it?”
[Of course, if I use my magic, I can escape, but… The problem is that I don’t have much starlight left. So I’ve been resting for a bit until now. It will be the same for you too. Since I was fighting until now, I guess I don’t have much magical power left. Besides, I don’t know how far it is to the city… How the f*ck is this place so big!]
Virgo’s laughing voice came from the front, and Jo Ayun’s grumbling voice came from the belt, disturbing my ears.
Both were serious stories. One side was a story about my lifeline, and the other side was a story about other people’s lifelines.
“Am I someone you should ignore? I am not a person who deserves to be ignored! Why don’t you listen to me! Why! Why!”
[I found Jjokbari and Ahee. I can’t see my senior. Judging by what I overheard the communication, I guess it’s true that my senior is also here… But, it doesn’t seem like he’s in a very good situation either. First, tell me where it is. I’ll go find it right away… Brother?]
A beam gathered at the tip of Virgo’s hand.
“Answer me!”
[Oppa? Why is there no answer?]
I didn’t expect it. I never thought that magical girls would arrive at Dark Matter.
Maybe even Jason himself, who used the ability, didn’t expect it.
This is not a place for them to come yet. In terms of gaming, it’s like a high level zone.
In this place where monsters attack wherever she goes, the magical girl must use her magic endlessly, and as a result, her magical power will run out.
Moreover, there are more than one dangerous monster…
Representatively, this person here right now.
“Answer!”
“I’m sorry.”
I felt like my head would be blown off if I didn’t answer, so I opened my mouth without hesitation.
“I’m sorry. I’m out of my mind right now… Virgo, you may not understand. When people get hurt, it hurts. I get hungry in the morning. Unfortunately, I am experiencing both.”
He raised his arms in a surrender position, discreetly exposing his broken fingers. The middle and index fingers were swollen to an ugly purple color.
Her harsh eyes softened a little, perhaps because it was a wound that even Virgo could not ignore.
“So I was dazed for a moment. Sorry.”
“Ah, if that was the case, you shouldn’t have told me in advance! …Are you okay? No, it doesn’t look good. I’ll bring you some splints and cloth right away. Hang on……”
Virgo panicked and ran to the corner where a mountain of miscellaneous things were piled up.
A puzzled voice could be heard from beyond the belt.
[What, are you hurt? Where! What did that b*tch do!]
“I hurt my finger a little. “Don’t get excited.”
[By my brother’s standards, I’d be a bit of a b*tch! Ha, damn it… Why isn’t that b*tch helping?]
Ayun Jo’s anger was conveyed vividly, even though it was only her voice. To her, Virgo is the same person who made her quit being a magical girl, so she must be angry.
It has the ability to specialize in mass murder and killing magical girls.
Just yesterday, there was no hesitation in killing people.
Virgo was a person who could not be accepted by society, nor could he approach society. He had gone too far for that.
“…Ayuna, do you know anything about Virgo’s time as a magical girl?”
[Huh? Uh… Because their activity period is a little different from mine. I don’t know much either… Well, if there are a few things I know.]
Virgo came screaming from afar.
“I found it! Wooden planks and cloth! Here! hahahaha! “Good job putting it all together!”
[Until I set a new record for the lowest death rate… That person was in first place.]
What Virgo was holding in his hand was a piece of wood that was too large to be attached to a human finger, and a dirty black cloth that was far from hygienic. The original color of that cloth was probably white.
“Come on! “Use this!”
[Except for the last dispatch, it would be lower than mine, right? Well, it doesn’t matter anymore. Now it’s just a slaughter year.]
I responded with a bitter smile to Virgo, who proudly held out the treasure as if he had found it on a sandy beach.
“I see.”
“What? You’re not going to use it? “If you don’t use it, don’t!”
As soon as Virgo sensed my hesitation, she threw it into the air and reduced it to ash with a beam. It was a waste. With a little trimming, it could be used as a splint.
“I’ve been looking for you for as long as I can….”
[So, where is it? I attack right away…]
“For now, I’ll solve it.”
I answered both. After ending contact with Jo Ayun, I grabbed Virgo’s shoulder.
Her blurry and eerie purple pupils shone on me. It was even creepier because there was no white.
“Why?”
“First of all, I’m hungry. “Let’s go find food first.”
“That’s great!! I’m not hungry though! “I can’t help it because you’re hungry!!!!”
Why did her quest ask to save her? Simply to get the various items she has? For the treasures that are truly buried in all that junk?
“Do you have to listen to me now? Otherwise, I won’t give you this junk! Oh, that’s right, there are a few more junk items similar to this one! Listen carefully, and if you listen even better, I’ll give you this too!”
What should we expect from this monster with so many immature aspects?
What did this monster expect from me when he took me with him?
“Okay? “Let’s go now!”
Virgo moved forward vigorously, and I walked behind her. It reminded her of the first time she came here.
**
And about the time I saw the canned food, I also saw a person.
“…Jaejoong?”
“Mr. Vega?”
“Oh my? “Aren’t you a junior?”
It was Red Vega.
“It’s been a while~!!”
Piyung!
Virgo greeted her brightly and shot out her beam at the same time.
The battle began just like that.
