Volume 10 - CH 1(2/2)
At first glance, when Claire stood in a place that looked like a wall, a door opened as if it was sliding.
The one who appeared from beyond the door is the bodyguard of Judal Harvey——Neveah Grauss, a woman with sharp eyes and short hair.
– Judal-sama is waiting beyond this point.
Nevea walks, acting like the guide of Claire.
A think dark passage.
And after that, there was another door.
Once again, the door opens automatically.
The light, that illuminated in one go, was enough to leave her dazzled.
Next, what’s visible to the eyes of Claire is——.
– Ara, you came pretty fast.
It’s been a long time since she heard her directly.
Her real little sister of a long time ago——.
The innocent voice of Liza.
– Liza!
Sitting on a sofa placed at the wall of the room of a dimension of 20 tatamis, Claire rushed over to the side of Liza who was drinking black tea and embraced tightly her body.
She’s not inside the capsule.
Liza is really in this place.
In this way, she can feel her smell and warmth directly.
Tears fell from the eyes of Claire, she couldn’t hold her happiness.
– .. Claire, can you separate soon? I’m a little constricted. Besides, I might spill black tea, and Onii-sama and Dr. Charlotte are laughing, you know?
– Ah..
As she’s pointing out, Claire noticed that not only her older brother and Neveah are there, but also Charlotte, her face turns bright red, and pulls herself away from Liza.
Liza put the tea cup on the table and continued talking.
– If you have calmed down, I have something that I want to request to Claire.
– What do you want to request? ?What is it desuno? Ask anything you want masuwayo.
If it’s a request of Liza, then she will hear it by all means.
That’s Claire real intention, she’s not pretending it.
– I want to return home after a long time.
Claire is amazed due to the request that she wasn’t expecting.
– You didn’t hear me? I want to return home. Before going to the moon——to Lunaltia Base, I want to return to the house where you and I were born, at least once. And I’d like to take Kisaragi Hayato with us as a bodyguard.. there’s no problem with that, right?
– Was it no good again..?
Muttering so, Hayato took off the helmet that he was wearing on his head.
He’s in the special training room inside Little Garden.
Hayato was doing a simulation using a VR machine developed by Charlotte Dimandius, equipped with?Outer?and fighting the Savages in outer space.
– Well, it could be better.
That’s what Emilia said, watching the monitor of the laptop connected to the VR machine.
Hayato’s image is projected there.
It’s a replay of the video that Hayato was simulating using the VR machine just now.
– You were about to beat them all, but in the end, you ran out of time, huh. Three times in a row..
– Although it has the same feeling as if you were flying in the sky, as expected it’s different in the space. If I just had used a bit of?energy,?then speed would have come out.
– That’s because there’s no air resistance. Besides it’s a thing about getting used to the VR machine, but it’s not that simple.
– You might be saying so, but you cleared it 3 times, isn’t it?
– Ahaha, the experience of controlling the Hundred is different.
Emilia laughed while saying so.
Then, the door of the room was opened.
– .. that’s enough for today, Kisaragi Hayato.
That voice belongs to the Queen of Little Garden, Claire Harvey.
– .. President?
– What is it, why are you here?
Both Hayato and Emilia turned their eyes to Claire all together.
Then, she noticed the existence of Emilia.
Being surprised, Claire said.
– Emilia Hermit? Why are you here..?
Emilia answers.
– I was just helping with Hayato’s training. Since Charlotte seemed to be busy. Next is my turn, and Hayato is supposed to help me with it, isn’t it?
–? Ye-yeah..
Hayato, who was taken aback by Emilia answered while scratching his cheek with a finger, looking troubled.
Looking at them, although Claire was showing an indignant expression, it immediately became the usual, imposing and serious look.
– Emilia Hermit. Unfortunately, you will have to look for another person.
– Eh, Why’s that? What do you mean?
– There’s an order for Kisaragi Hayato. Stop training and come with me immediately.
– Wait a moment!
Emilia showed an attitude of protest against the sudden order of Claire.
– Only Hayato? Is it impossible for me to go too?
– It’s impossible desuwa.
Claire clearly cut off Emilia’s proposal.
However, Emilia doesn’t give up.
– Why is that? Maybe the Prez wants to interfere with Hayato and me——
– You are wrong masuwayo! First of all, this isn’t an order that I want to do desu. I was being told that I had to bring Kisaragi Hayato together with me desuwa.
– If so, then who’s the one who requested that to the Prez?
Although being bewildered due to the question of Emilia, Claire replied.
– .. It’s?Liza?desuwa.
– Eh?
– Liza?
Both Emilia and Hayato stare in wonder.
–?Liza?is saying that I have to bring Kisaragi Hayato as soon as possible.
Saying that, Claire continued.
– So, Kisaragi Hayato. Let’s go masuwayo——
The?Liza?that Claire is mentioning is perhaps the brain aka the main computer of Little Garden, 《LiZA》? Or the?Liza,?that is a mass of?energy?that he has met several times so far?
Hayato couldn’t make a decision.
Emilia would have been the same, perhaps.
However, he thought that there’s nothing that can be done if it was an order of?Liza.
Obediently, Emilia withdrew.
And Hayato is now heading to where Liza is, following the lead of Claire.
(I wonder, what on earth is this place?)
He was certain that it wasn’t an ordinary room.
He just passed a hidden door a while ago.
He’s walking through a narrow passage now.
There’s another door in front of his eyes.
– Liza is beyond this point masuwa.
– Ah, yes..
Claire opened the door.
Hayato finally reaches the place of Liza.
– Welcome back, Claire. Did you bring him?
– Eh?
Liza, who was sitting on the sofa, turned around just her neck while raising her voice.
Hayato was puzzled, looking at that figure.
That’s because that Liza wasn’t the main computer who’s also the brain of Little Garden, or that 《LiZA》who was something like a mass of?energy?that he encountered many times.
– What’s up, Hayato-kun? To be surprised like that.
It was Judal Harvey, the president of Warslan Company, the one who’s sitting on the sofa like Liza and the one who raised his voice.
In front of him, Charlotte Dimandius is also sitting.
Judal continues his words.
– This isn’t the first time you meet Liza, right? The other day I heard that she followed you to Yamato and talked with you.
– Yeah, that’s true but..
– .. but?
– At that time, Liza-san was something like a mass of?energy?and... But, this is different, I guess?
It’s the real body of Liza, the one showed by Judal in the basement of this Little Garden the one in front of him right now.
Hayato understood that by sensation.
*Hahaha*, Judal said while laughing.
– As one would expect of the person said to be the carrier of the blood of God. It’s correct. This is the real Liza Harvey, the Liza you met in the basement of Little Garden——
– .. incredible..
Hayato looks to Liza from Judal.
– That’s right——. I woke up. Completely, like this——
– Then, what you wanted to say to me..
– I want you to come to the house where we were born and raised. Together with me and Claire.
– ..eh?
Hayato had his eyes round in surprise.
That was the same for Claire.
– Did you mention me too mashitawane?
– Yup.
– This is the first time I heard about that story desuwayo.
– We haven’t returned for almost 5 years, isn’t it? A lot of things have changed completely, right? So, let’s go together.
– There are maids in the residence masuwa. So, if you ask the maids... Besides, even Onii-sama——
– Unfortunately, I have a meeting with the members of?Seleson?in a couple of days. I have to prepare for it and then I have to leave for the Kingdom of Geneva afterwards.
– If that’s the case, then Chris——
– Claire, come on, join us.
– .. understood mashitawa.
Reluctantly, Claire accepts Liza’s proposal.
– Umm, why do I have to visit the home of the President and the others..?
– You are my bodyguard. And as thanks for letting me go with you to your return to Yamato. We will show you our house too.
– O-okay..
– Certainly, you went to the palace of Gudenburg, the home of Emilia Hermit, isn’t it? So, it’s fine to think that this is something similar.
Saying that, Liza smiled sweetly.