Volume 25, Chapter 3

Monday, June 10.

Everyday life ruthlessly continued, regardless of such extraordinary events as yesterday’s attack ranged magic across the sea.

Although Miyuki not cease to worry about Minami, she, as usual, went to the first school.

“Is Tatsuya not busy with all kinds of things..? apologetically Minami asked Tatsuya. She, squatting, lay in a hospital bed, which is in a bent state. She had not yet been able to maintain her body, so his upper half was clad in a supportive exoskeleton (Nadevaemoe medical device of power aid).

“I am now freed from school. Don’t worry about me.

“But..

Better tell me, wouldn’t you be better off lying?

No matter how much he said, “Don’t worry,” Minami was not convincing. To stop useless questions, Tatsuya forcibly changed the subject. Apart from the goal of sending the conversation in the other direction, it also bothered worn at Minami exoskeleton.

No. The doctor advised that if you use such support, and not just lie down, you can quickly return to everyday life.

“But it’s not a very comfortable thing to look at.

With the very function of force aid Tatsuya was familiar with the mobile suit. This system had a high rate of feedback, so he knew that it did not complicate the movement. Of course, there may be differences in performance from the latest military equipment, but at least the stiffness of the movements should not be felt.

Since the weight of the exoskeleton is maintained by contact with the surface of the floor or earth, the person wearing it should not feel this weight.

However, it is tightly attached to the body, so a certain sense of pressure is not avoided. This is absolutely not to be convenient.

Tatsuya so speculated, but..

It’s all right. The sensitivity of the skin is not completely back, so I almost do not feel what I am wearing.

.. He unwittingly rounded eyes from an unexpected response by Minami.

-Do you have a paralyzed sense of touch..? “In a quiet voice asked Tatsuya, quickly recoveringing with surprise. But this tone of voice was chosen unconsciously.

“To call this state paralyzed is an exaggeration.. It’s just a little pritupivsheesja feeling.

From a serious voice Tatsuya Minami was lost as if was under psychological pressure. But she clearly didn’t mind the anxiety about the anomalies in her own body.

What did the doctor say?

“I was told that neither the brain nor the nervous system is damaged, so it is a temporary anomaly due to exhaustion.

If it is, it is good.

Although he said that, but his face still kept a disturbed look.

Tatsuya.. Can I ask one question?

Later, Minami will not be able to understand why she asked this question.

Ask.

However, at that moment she, for some reason, could not keep her doubts in herself.

“Why is Tatsuya so worried about me?

First Tatsuya slightly frowned eyebrows, not understanding the meaning of the question. But his face quickly changed to “Understanding “, and on it there was a reproaching bitter smile.

—Yes, it may seem strange that I, lacking emotion, care about strangers. “N-no, that’s not what I’m doing!

Minami hurriedly tried to correct the error Tatsuya. It’s okay. You got it right.

Even though he said so, Minami realized that this is the kind of impression he is hiding behind this question. Minami felt ashamed of her impoliteness. So much so that apologies won’t help here anymore.

“What was wrong with you was that you thought I was a stranger to you.

Minami unwittingly burst out nedoumevajushhee “uh..? “. Such a reaction could also be considered rude. However, Tatsuya not take it as rudeness.

Minami, how much do you know about me? “A question from Tatsuya was followed.

But Minami could not answer this question. Tatsuya understood that. He himself gave the correct answer to this question.

-except for the cases connected with Miyuki, I can not have real emotions. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I cannot have strong emotions.

This was known to Minami. That’s why she didn’t say anything. It was too important a secret that strangers could not know.

“And Miyuki thinks of you as a sister. Minami, you’re a family for Miyuki. And I also understand that a girl named Sakura Minami is deeply associated with Miyuki-san. I’m worried about you, because Miyuki worries about you from the heart. Maybe it’ll sound rude to you, but through the thought of Miyuki, I’m really worried about you.

— .. I am very grateful, it is an honor for me.

Miyuki thinks of her as a sister. Minami was “grateful.”

Tatsuya worries about her through affection for Miyuki. It was an honor for Minami. Minami understood that, as Tatsuya-sama said, the emotions accompanying his attachment to Miyuki were real.

-I did not understand the meaning, but..

It seems that Tatsuya not be able to understand what mental processes have led to such words by Minami.

— .. Beg your pardon. Don’t pay attention.

Minami could not explain why she thought so. She preferred to withdraw from the answer rather than to respond against her will.

—.. In the evening we will come again together with Miyuki. So, forget about the job and just heal.

Tatsuya not particularly cared getting the answer.

Yes. I’ll follow your advice.

Minami bowed Tatsuya barely noticeable faint movement of his head.

Frankly speaking, Miyuki wanted to miss school today.

She was not sure she would be able to concentrate on her studies with what Minami was going through. Instead, she wanted to be near Minami.

However, she could not help in the treatment, even if she was there. On the contrary, she could not do it, after she was told that a long stay nearby and unconscious emission psion waves can awaken the area of calculation of magic Minami, which will prevent her treatment.

She did not intend to accidently emit psion waves. This could have happened up until the day when the vow, which halved her power, was broken. But her present self, had the ability to control her magic , she should not recklessly exert pressure on other magicians.

However, she could not disagree that in comparison with Tatsuya, completely controlling her psion, her control is still weak. Miyuki realized that though its number Psion not reach the level of Tatsuya, but still much higher than the average magicians, so she could not deny the possibility of negative impact on the health of Minami.

For this reason, Miyuki abandoned the side of Minami and, as usual, went to the first school.

As soon as she entered the classroom, Honoka and Shizuku came to her with anxious faces.

Miyuki, are you all right?

What are you talking about?

She didn’t pretend to be ununderstanding. Just by the sudden question “Are you OK ” She could not answer anything but the question “What is it about?” If it was a question of something else, it could be a mistake to issue information that should be kept secret.

In this particular case, however, such vigilance was futile.

-the place mentioned in yesterday’s statement of the government, this is where the villa Tatsuya-Sama!? Miyuki, you said you’d stay there last night!

It turns out that both Honoka and Shizuku realized that the target of ranged Magic was Tatsuya.

Yes. .. Tatsuya and I are fine, but Minami-Chan had to go to the hospital. “said Miyuki and sat down in her place.

-uh!?

— .. Is she hurt?

Honoka froze in shock, and Shizuku asked, sitting in his place, and half turning back. Shizuku Place was right in front of Miyuki place.

“It’s not a wound, but.. Something like that.

Miyuki gave a vague answer to the question Shizuku. The overheating of the magic Zone is found only by magicians, and still does not apply to normal illnesses or injuries. Although body and mind are different things, there is no difference between them in the notion of “something similar to a wound”, so her words could not be called a lie.

I see.. How bad is it?

Shizuku did not interrogate the state of Minami. She just asked if it was a serious injury or a light.

“It is not yet known how long it will be in the hospital..

The face of Miyuki looked worried.

-Clear.. I’m worried about her.

The faces of Honoka and Shizuku also had a worry.

Can we come and see her?

“It’s not an infectious disease, so I guess it won’t be a problem. I’ll have to ask her doctor.

Miyuki not immediately responded to the request of Shizuku. Miyuki was glad that they wanted to visit Minami, but, given the circumstances, she could not consent herself.

Clear.

Tell me when you get her doctor’s permission.

Course. -With a slight smile nodded Miyuki Honoka, crouching on the edge of his desk.

Who’s there? “I asked Minami, having heard a knock on the door of the chamber dedicated to her.

It’s only been 11 hours now. Tatsuya should be in Izu and Miyuki in first school.

This hospital was under the control of the Yotsuba family, but it was not only for the exclusive use of the Yotsuba family. As a polyclinic, she also took regular patients. However, Minami has heard that in the block where its house is located, pass only after passing strict checks.

Minami believed that the likelihood of the appearance of suspicious personalities is very low. So she thought that someone came to the same as she was associated with the Yotsuba, but she was wrong.

It’s Kudo Minoru.

The answer came from behind the door was completely unexpected to Minami.

“Mi-moll!”

Minami gave it as at least a little sensible phrase to maintain the dialogue, but in the mind she shouted “What! “.

But this thought cry did not mean such meaningful questions as “How does Minoru know that I was in the hospital ” or “How did Minoru learned of this hospital “, because the consciousness of Minami was clouded from embarrassment.

However, she was confused only for a moment. The upbringing, corresponding to the girl of her age, reminded her in what position she is now.

In the morning, before Tatsuya came, she managed to put herself in order. However, from that moment on she was almost all the time lying in a half- asleep state, and her hair was certainly a mess. In addition, she could not meet a Minoru in such a grubby posture..

Please wait a bit!

Minami reaction was fast, but the right hand moved slowly. With this hand she pressed the big button on the wired control bed.

Bed bowed, lifting the upper half of the body with Minami.

Supported by the auxiliary Jekzoskeletom, the back of Minami slightly pushed away from the “back” half of the bed.

That is, although part of the bed was raised, between her and her back mine was a small gap. Using this gap, it zastegnula razedinjonnye the right and left half of the exoskeleton.

The auxiliary exoskeleton was worn on the upper half of the body by Minami, supporting it.

Using a part of exoskeleton, helping the movements of hands, Minami took a mirror and comb. hurriedly removed the mess in her hair, looking in the mirror.

In fact, she also wanted to do makeup, but in the hospital room had to be limited to bringing in the order of hair.

— .. Sorry for waiting. Please come in.

Ai Hospital room analyzed the speech with Minami and opened the door lock.

“Sorry for the intrusion..

Answering with an indecisive voice, Minoru entered the chamber.

At that moment the room was filled with sacred light.

In the space, Okrasivshemsja pure white color, brightly shone coming from the skies celestial.

..Of course, such a spectacle was unfolded only in the imagination of Minami.

Sakura-san, um.. How are you feeling? -asked Minoru with a shy smile, not noticing the strange look directed at him by Minami. Or maybe, at the moment, it just doesn’t capsules such trifles.

With the help of Minoru, began the usual conversation, Minami was able to return from the world of fantasies to reality.

When her mind returned to the realization of what was happening, the previously foggy questions that had begun to emerge finally got the final form.

..How does Minoru know I was in the hospital?

..How did Minoru determine that she was being treated in this hospital? But instead of asking about this Minoru,

Yes. I don’t feel any discomfort, like pain or suffering. The doctor said that even though the body has not returned strength, but I will soon be better.

Minami responded humbly to his question.

That’s good.

Minoru smiled widely. Pale cheeks Minami reddened.

If the smile in Minoru had lasted a little longer, Minam would’ve lost consciousness for a reason different from fatigue.

Minoru looked at Minami with serious eyes.

Minami did not even realize that her consciousness was gradually fading away. Even such trivial questions as “Why not at school ” flew out of the head even at the moment when she heard his voice outside the door.

— .. Sakura-san. Besides, nothing wrong with you?

“Other than that?”

He asked just like a doctor. This suspicion was felt by Minami from his words.

—for example, is the sight blurred or is the hearing broken?

—....

She really had a symptom of a weakened touch. But is it possible to talk about this Minoru? That’s not a simple concern, is it? .. For this reason, Minami were hesitant to respond.

No need to answer someone like me. Of course you think so. But this is an important matter. Sakura-san, I want you to answer honestly!

However, her hesitation did not resist before the serious look of Minoru.

—.. Feel the skin a bit.. -Touch is weakened!?

The face of Minoru approached the face of Minami. Minami, was unable to withstand it, and looked away. At that moment, there was a stronger feeling, “I can’t keep looking in the face “, not “I can’t stand the shame.” Needless to say, the fact that she could turn away from hostility, even speech and could not be.

Yes, I did. .. Now, Minoru. As I said earlier, please tell me Minami.

Due to an unexpected request, attention to Minoru slightly deviated from the state of mines. Because of this, Minoru noticed the dubious position he now occupies, and quickly withdrew. Realizing that this is what mine wants, he moved the necessary distance.

— Uh, but..

Minoru was an incomparable handsome young guy, but his experience in dealing with the opposite sex was zero. His mysterious beauty forced the girls to retreat, even without approaching him.

Although his cause was completely the opposite of the reason “unpopular men “, but for Minoru, being one of the “popular guys “, it was still a bit difficult to “Call a pretty girl by name “. When it was such a beautiful girl as Miyuki, the feeling of resistance was denied by himself, but for Semyonov High school.. No, for Minoru Minami was a “pretty cute girl “, a feeling of embarrassment.

“Otherwise I will have no choice but to call you ” Kudo-myself “..

Minami and Minoru met the looks, and she added it, reddening even more.

Given the status of mines and minors, she had to say, from the very beginning, Kudo.

But mine began to call a minor “minor-herself “, that he agreed to call Tacuju and Miyuki by name, because it was difficult to distinguish them, calling them “Shiba-san “. therefore “Kudo-itself ” was the right option where there is no Tatsuya and Miyuki.

Mine might have understood that. But despite the understanding, she seemed to want to continue calling him a “minor-herself.”

I understand, Minami-san.

Having seen the expression of the face by mines, Minoru forgot about embarrassment. And after hearing her words, he answered reflexively. It seemed that Minoru also wanted her to continue to call him by name.

Yes, Minoru.

—....

—....

But the feeling of embarrassment has not disappeared. And this time not only in Minoru. Feelings of shame of two people multiplied each other, and the chamber filled the atmosphere of real youth.

— .. Uh.. Did the doctor say anything about the relaxation of touch?

“Oh, yes, it is.. I was told that since neither the brain nor the nervous system is damaged, so it is a temporary anomaly..

The face of Minoru Pomrachnelo when he heard the answer by Minami. When mine saw a change in the face of Minoru, her anxiety began to grow. Although she behaved as if nothing had happened, she was actually frightened by the anomalies in her body.

The Jocuba family told her about the instability of the improved people. She knew that someday this fate would overtake her.

.. It’s possible that “someday ” has already come.

It’s going to be a lie if you say mine didn’t think about it.

If it was just the lethargy of the body, it wouldn’t really bother her.

However, it was obvious that this is not the usual anomaly of the five senses. Mine knew this was caused by the overload of the Magic Zone. And I knew that the sudden death of the better people was also related to the excessive use of magic.

She gave all her strength to protect Miyuki. And she didn’t regret it. At that moment she was not pretending, but she was really ready to give her life, and she did not regret it now.

But she was afraid to realize death. So she tried not to think about it. She cheated herself, pretending to be cold-blooded.

However, now that mine saw the serious face of Minoru, she began to overfill the alarm again.

“Minami-san, uh, can I touch your hand..?

— .. Yes please?

At other times, Minami could not respond so quietly. The anxiety spread in her mind and weakened the embarrassment.

Using the help of exoskeleton, Minami stretched the right hand to the minor. The other one looked smushhjonnym. Despite the fact that it was his request, his white cheeks blushed slightly.

Minoru carefully put his right palm from below to the stretched right palm mines. And from above, on the back of the palm of his hand he put his left hand.

As expected, Minami was immediately flushed with these actions.

Minor slowly stirred his left hand. His cheeks were still red, and his eyes were serious.

The hot eyes of Minoru were chained to the sight of mines.

Minoru several times frowned eyebrows, as if felt something that did not know the doctor and mine.

Minoru done it almost a minute, then let go of mine hand, and took a deep breath and exhale. Perhaps he was so concentrated that he forgot to breathe.

Mines quietly gasped at the same time, but this reaction showed tension, not relief. Minoru did not notice this action by mines.

—.. Minami-san. It may sound cruel, but mine-san wound hasn’t healed yet. The Magic Zone is still damaged. Even if the physical condition is restored, but it is not known when you can fall again unconscious.

—.. So that’s how.

I know it’s hard to believe.

But mine believed in the words of Minoru. On the contrary, she thought it was. She only acknowledged the fact that she knew it herself. Mine thought so, when I realized that I was aware of the truth.

“However, I would like you to believe me.

Mine mentally, not insonifying aloud, gave out the surprised “Uh? “.

What does he want her to believe..? The words minor were unexpected for mines. But her doubts were immediately answered.

I will definitely find a way of treatment. That’s why I don’t want you to gave.

The question that is now surfaced in mine head is “why? “. This morning, mine asked this question Tatsuo. But to ask the same question to Minoru, for some reason, she could not decide.

— .. Ok. I rely on you, Minoru.

The answer she gave was unexpected, both for Minoru and for her.

When Tatsuya, who was preparing to move from the villa to Izu, was interrupted for lunch, it was already 13 hours. He did not have to pack and load things, but he could not entrust the transfer of important research data to other people.

The kitchen and all the kitchen utensils were originally part of the villa, so Pixie, as usual, prepared a lunch. Not only kitchen utensils, but most of the equipment and clothing in this villa was organized by the main house of Jocuby, so the luggage for moving to a multi-storey house in Tjofu was not so much. Lunch was a bit late because he first decided to completely finish all the business.

At the table in the dining room was one Tatsuya. Other workers went to the truck to eat there from the lunches taken with them in boxes. Tatsuya could understand their feelings, because of which they tried to avoid sitting with an “important person “, so he did not invite them by force at the table.

“Tatsuya, I’m sorry to interrupt your meal.

When Tatsuya already finished all dishes and rested for an afternoon coffee, entered Hanabisi Hyogo. Today he was not in his usual suit-three, but in the working trousers and jacket, similar to the uniform of the company-carrier. Because of his young age this appearance was very good for him. But in the current situation, the phrase “very fit ” was the meaning of “not feeling uncomfortable “, and not “Well, fashionable looks “.

Therefore, when he, as usual, politely bowed, his appearance did not arouse a sense of irrelevance.

No, I’ve already finished eating. is something wrong?

-received a report from the responsible person from the clinic Tjofu Aoba *.

[Here Aoba (±ìè~) is written not as the name Aoba (?à2¨), but knowing the author, this is clearly not a coincidence.]

Clinic Tjofu Aoba-the name of the hospital, which was laid by mines. For a moment Tatsuya felt anxious that the condition of the mines could worsen, but he quickly gave up this thought. If it were, the tone of Hyogo’s voice would be more intense. In this respect, Hyogo was a man who could be anxious.

I’m listening.

-At about 11 o’clock in the hospital room Sakura visited the visitor.

For Hyogo Mine was one of the maids serving the Jocuba family. As a butler, he had a higher status. So it was normal for him to call her that.

Have you visited her? But the visit should have been limited? Tatsuya asked the question.

“The hospital staff understands that. However, they could not just mindlessly take it out. They filed a request to the main house, and from there came permission to miss it.

Who was it?

According to the words that he could not be carried out, it was clear that it was not an ordinary visitor. Besides, he says that the man gave permission to the main house. Tatsuya had no idea who this visitor could be.

-The third son of the family Kudo, Kudo minor-herself.

Minoru was the youngest child of five brothers and sisters. By seniority He was the fifth in the sequence: sister, brother, sister, brother, he.

Minoru..?

The first thing Tatsuya head surfaced the natural question, why minor came on a weekday.

He didn’t need to think very much to understand how Minoru knew that mine was in the hospital.

Fudzibajasi told him. .. Tatsuya quickly came to this conclusion. In fact, this information had to remain within the army, but Fudzibajasi to some extent was condescending to minor. If a minor is beg, there is definitely something that can leak. Moreover, for the self-defence forces themselves, this information is not the one that needs to be kept strictly confidential.

But having learned even this, Tatsuya could not understand the reason why he came to visit, skipping school today, as if in a hurry. Minor spent less than three days with mines in total. In fact, it looked like they had good compatibility, but he didn’t notice that they really made friends.

In Kyoto, mine cared for ill minor, so the likelihood that he might have certain feelings, is not equal to zero. But even with that in mind, his vigour in this matter is too high.

Tatsuya did not know the character of Minoru so much to say that it is not like the usual minor. However, Tatsuya felt that the passionate desire to leave the bunk in Tokyo, skipping school, is not very consistent with the image of Minoru.

By the way, is there a minor in the hospital?

If he is still in the clinic Tjofu Aoba, Tatsuya wanted to ask him directly what his intentions were.

No, he’s already gone. Looks like he spent about 20 minutes in the hospital room.

However, in fact, it was not as planned Tatsuya.

Tatsuya thought that Minoru had spent too little time there. Tatsuya could not decide 20 minutes-it is much or little compared to average time of visiting the patient. However, if you consider this passionate desire to visit a patient in the hospital, even skipping school, it seems that he simply overdid.

“It wasn’t just a visit. Did he have any other purpose? “

There was too little data to infer the true intentions of Minoru.

I’m clear with Minoru. Anything else?

Nothing else.

Tatsuya a gesture, deferentially dismissed Poklonivshegosja Hyogo.

Left alone, Tatsuya turned to Pixie, sitting in a corner of the dining room motionless, like a decoration.

Pixie, get the information terminal.

Yes.

Answering not telepathy, and through the built-in mechanical body of the speaker, Pixie quickly brought the terminal.

Last autumn, Tatsuya exchanged contacts with Minoru. After the case of Zhou Gunczinja, they never contacted each other, but if Minoru did not change the ID, it can be contacted.

However, here the expectations of Tatsuya were not justified. Since the speaker heard the sound of the call, it means that the ID was not invalid. The link identifier (ID) attached to a particular information terminal cannot be re- used, so if you change the ID, the old ID becomes invalid. In other words, instead of the sound of the call, an invalid ID message will be issued.

In case the terminal is turned off, the corresponding message will be voiced. In other words, either Minoru can not take the phone now, or pretends that he is not around.

“.. But pretending to be out of place is not like him. “

In the absence of data, it was only speculation. Tatsuya decided to temporarily postpone his suspicions to the actions of Minoru.

When Tatsuya called Minoru, he was already driving to Nara in a long- distance train, the so-called “trailer “.

But that wasn’t the reason why he didn’t answer the phone.

A trailer is a subspecies of a road train carrying individual cabins. Passengers can enter the platform of the trailer, not to sit with the bent legs and hands in a cramped space, but can and remain in their booth machines. Minoru did that.

A private cabin is like a closed room. If you call while you’re there, you’re not going to hurt anyone.

Then why didn’t minoru answer the phone? Because Minoru just didn’t notice the sound of the ringtone.

At this point in the head of Minoru was a mental conversation.

It was not a technique of thinking in the form of a conversation with itself. He was able to hear no sound, concentrated on the conversation with “knowledge “, once the former ghost Zhou Gunczinja, preoccupied external systemic magic.

Minoru asked about the method of treatment with mines. The answer “knowledge ” was cruel.

“It will be difficult to restore its area of calculation of magic “

“That is, it is not cured? Why? After all, the head of the family Ichijo successfully recovered, isn’t it? “

Despite the fact that the cause of malaise Ichijo Goks tried to hide, but among the ten main clans all understood that it was overheating of the area of calculation of magic. There was an announcement from the family Ichijo that the recovery was successful, and the family Kudo came to the information that it is true.

“The damage received by Ichijo Goks seems to be not that serious. “

“You mean that mine-san is much serious!? “

“I believe that it will be physically restored. The doctor didn’t lie about it. “

“Physically? “

“If it rest for some time, the weakening of the physical body and partial failure of touch in a relatively short time should return to its original state. “

Minoru was a little calm when I heard it. However, the anxiety quickly returned.

“However, the cause of the ailment of the physical body is damage to the area of calculation of magic? If you don’t deal with the cause, can it happen again?

“

“The probability that this is repeated naturally is rather small. Unlike “me,” it does not support the constant excessive activity of Psionov at a level that a physical body cannot withstand. “

Unflappable answer “knowledge ” Only inflamed the nerves in Minoru. Usually high activity of Psionov is an indicator of an outst-->>

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