By any chance, can't you speak...? - 14
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'I did it all again...!'
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I finished all the work again.
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If I like working so much, I wonder if I should just do it slowly, but my pride won't allow it.
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'Ugh... If I do this, I'll have nothing to do all day again...!'
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I've already read every single book in Trinity. It got to the point where a girl named Ui from the archives started talking to me first.
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'I thought she was super introverted, does that mean I came here that often?'
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I didn't talk to her because she was holed up in the archives working every day, but I was pretty flustered when she talked to me first...
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'Ugh. Nothing's going to change if I just laze around here. I have to do something!'
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With that decision made, I called for a Tea party attendant outside.
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Ding!-
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"Lady Seia. What can I do for you?"
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'D-did she come as soon as I called? She's incredibly fast...'
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I was flustered that she came running as soon as she heard me, but first, I showed her my phone.
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-Is there a school in the middle of a sandy desert in Kivotos?
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"... Are you referring to Abydos High School? Why that failing school...?"
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'Failing school...? Now that I think about it, I remember there being no one around in my dream.'
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-I saw it in a dream. I got curious.
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"In the past, it was a school with more glory than the three major academies, but it fell into ruin after a sandstorm. As a result, most of the land was taken over by Kaiser Corporation."
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'Sensei is going to a school like that...? Why...?'
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The Tea Party attendant, who had been reading my pensive expression for a while, nodded and said to me.
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"Do you perhaps want to go there?"
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Nod nod!-
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"I am just an attendant. The current host of the Tea Party is Lady Seia, so all decision-making power rests with you."
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It was as if she was saying it was up to me to decide whether to go or not. It was quite cheeky for a subordinate to say that to their superior, but I decided to let it slide.
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Tap!- Tap!-
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"... Yes. Let's go."
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As soon as I gave my permission, the Tea Party attendant picked up her phone and contacted someone.
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"Prepare a helicopter. We're heading to Abydos High School."
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Then, a small noise came from the phone.
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"Quiet. Don't argue. It's Lady Seia's order."
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Was this attendant quite high-ranking among them? Having neatly dismissed their opinions, the attendant helped me up.
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"Let's go. We'll probably get chewed out by Lady Mika and Lady Nagisa, but with my authority, I should be able to avoid jail."
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'I'll smooth it over with them...'
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It wouldn't be good for them to lose their executive position because of me...
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'She's coming with me...?'
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"Lady Seia. Abydos High School is practically lawless right now. If I sent you there alone, I'd be executed."
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Reading my expression, she made a cutting motion across her neck as if joking, and then started the helicopter.
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"The helicopter might be a little loud. Please put on the earplugs that were given to you."
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'I know that much. Does she think I'm some kind of hothouse flower?'
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For a moment, I thought, maybe I am...? But no. I'm a man who has been through all sorts of hardships!
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Rotor rotor rotor rotor rotor rotor rotor rotor-
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Soon, the sound and vibrations of the helicopter filled the air as we lifted off into the sky.
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'I should get some sleep...'
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And so, leaning back in the shaking helicopter, I fell asleep.
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"... L-Lady Seia? You're sleeping in a flying helicopter...? Seriously? How is that even possible...?"
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I heard a somewhat flustered voice next to me, but it probably wasn't important.
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"Lady Seia. We've arrived."
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'Ugh... we're here already...?'
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Strangely, I didn't have a prophetic dream this time.
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Was I too tired? Maybe I passed out before I could enter REM sleep.
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"I didn't see a helipad nearby, so we landed in the middle of the sandy desert. Be careful, it's all sand."
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Nod nod!-
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I nodded briefly and jumped out of the helicopter.
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'Chop!- Now, let's find Sensei from my dream.'
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I can't see anything just by looking around, where was she collapsed?
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"...? ....!!"
'Searching this vast sandy desert one by one is honestly impossible... Ah!'
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Found her! If I could speak, I might have shouted that.
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With my face lighting up instantly, I approached Sensei, who was lying in the sand, and waved my hand.
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Tap tap tap!- Tap!-
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Wiggle wiggle!-
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Sensei didn't even react to my waving. Well, she was lying face down!
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'She's not ignoring me, she's just face down.'
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"Ugh... w-water..."
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Just as I thought that, Sensei uttered the exact same words I heard in my dream.
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Seeing that, I reached into my pocket and pulled out a bottle of water I had prepared beforehand.
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'Even if I give her water here, can Sensei, who's collapsed, even drink it...? I can't imagine her being able to open the bottle cap, which is hard to do even normally, and bring it to her mouth when she's collapsed from exhaustion...?'
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As I pondered for a moment, a brilliant idea popped into my head.
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Splash!-
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"...??!!?!?!?!"
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I just poured the entire bottle of water on her face.
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Since she happened to be looking at me, Sensei, who had her head raised, took the water directly in the face.
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"Wha, what... Water...?"
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Splash!!-
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"... Ugh!?! W-why are you keep pouring water on me?!!"
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Ah, there's still water left.
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Splash!!-
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"Agh?!!??!! Cough!! Cough!! Spit...! Ugh...!"
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As I finished off with another barrage of water, Sensei looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.
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I placed my hands on my hips and gave her a confident expression.
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Ta-da!- It felt like that sound effect echoed around us.
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"Ah, no... Thank you for saving me... Who are you...?"
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"...!! ....!!"
'I'm Seia Yurizono of the Tea Party!'
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"... Can you not speak?"
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'Ah.'
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That was my first meeting with Sensei.
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