Hummmm!
Afterward, Megumi and Rover took a train heading toward the Research Institute suspended in mid-air.
Megumi was amazed by the train’s power, as it could travel steadily along a ninety-degree vertical track.
There were still many things in this world he didn’t know about, and he felt a bit overwhelmed for a moment.
To be honest, arriving in a novel world and gaining unprecedented powerful abilities made Megumi feel a sense of relief.
At this moment, he truly felt like a lucky winner who had received a free ticket to another world.
“Megumi.”
Rover suddenly called his name on the train.
“Hmm?” Megumi responded instinctively.
However, when he turned to look at Rover, he found her frowning, seemingly troubled by something.
“What’s wrong?”
In his impression, Rover was either calm and composed or possessed a hint of inscrutable cleverness.
In any case, she wouldn’t show such a troubled expression like she was doing now.
Wait, that’s not right.
Megumi remembered that when Rover was communicating with that “Abby” earlier, she seemed troubled because of his Cursed Energy.
Did she associate Cursed Energy with something bad?
“I think I mentioned the concept of Tacet Discord and their Agents to you before.”
Hearing Rover speak, Megumi did recall the introductory explanation she had given him earlier.
Most Tacet Discord need time to develop, so they choose Agents and place them among the population.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, once these Agents are chosen by the Tacet Discord, they all eventually become tools for the Tacet Discord to carry out their plans.
“Do you suspect that I’m an Agent for those Tacet Discord?” Megumi pointed to himself.
Then he looked at his own hands.
That goddess seemed very suspicious now.
She deliberately dropped him into this world—could there be a connection between the two?
“Sorry, it’s just that you are indeed far too special compared to everyone else in Solaris.”
Rover thought of the Ten Shadows Technique Megumi had used earlier.
The ability itself wasn’t important; the key was that Megumi didn’t have a Tacet Mark. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
For Resonators, these things weren’t just decorative tattoos; they were external organs used to regulate external frequencies.
And yet Megumi could directly regulate the frequency within shadows without the help of a Tacet Mark.
“For now, I don’t think I’m an Agent. At least, I don’t have incessant whispers from someone else in my head.”
Megumi recalled some characteristics of Tacet Discord Agents that Rover had mentioned, the most obvious being the whispering urges in their minds.
That goddess had said she was only responsible for dropping people off and that he should report to her and tell stories after he died; she never said she would control his life.
Of course, Megumi wouldn’t fully believe the nonsense of a goddess who had exiled him into the sky and nearly let him fall to his death.
“I’ll be staying at the academy later. If you have any questions about my abilities or Cursed Energy, feel free to ask. I shouldn’t be leaving Lahai-Roi for quite a while.”
Megumi had thought it through.
It didn’t matter if that goddess had some grand plan and was using him as a pawn.
Even if he really were a pawn, he would just be an ordinary, non-essential “soldier.”
If her plan made him uncomfortable, he could always cause some trouble.
“Alright, I’ll contact you with Abby later.”
Having gained Megumi’s agreement, a slight smile touched the corners of Rover’s mouth.
Hummmm—
As the train came to a stop, they reached their station.
Ding~
At that moment, Rover’s Terminal suddenly chimed.
Megumi felt a strange sense of déjà vu from the sound, as if someone had sent a message.
“It’s Lynae,” Rover said, glancing at her gourd.
She probably knew the information inside through frequency or resonance or something; Megumi thought it was quite convenient.
“She told us not to be nervous and to just ask nearby seniors for directions.”
After Rover finished speaking, she looked up and saw Megumi making hand signs.
“Oh, I saw there was no one around and was thinking of summoning the Jade Dog to find the way, ahem.”
Feeling that his actions were a bit awkward, Megumi immediately lowered his hands and coughed.
Rover just gave a soft laugh, and then she and Megumi went to talk to a senior who was busy with research.
As expected of someone from the Research Institute; as soon as Megumi approached, he heard the person muttering about data regarding the Void Magnetic Storm.
Finally, following the senior’s directions, he and Rover arrived at an open area resembling a hall.
Zzt zzt zzt—
At this moment, Megumi and Rover noticed many electronic data points appearing beneath their feet, followed by the appearance of many human phantoms.
“The cafeteria food is delicious this week, let’s go together…”
“The data is almost complete! Take the students and evacuate! I’m staying!”
“It still failed.”
Voices.
Megumi and Rover heard many voices.
There were voices of teachers and students; they sounded like voices from Lahai-Roi’s past.
“Please stop resonating with them, or you will overload.”
Beep beep beep.
Just then, along with the sound of electronic buttons, a steady, soft, yet somewhat cold voice came from not far away.
Because Megumi’s resonance with these voices wasn’t deep, he quickly broke free.
However, looking at Rover beside him, he found that she seemed much more immersed than he was.
It was likely because their sensitivity to frequency vibrations differed; Rover was much more sensitive than him in this regard.
Thinking this, Megumi woke her up by vibrating the frequency of the shadows around Rover.
After that, Megumi finally looked toward the source of the voice.
The newcomer appeared to be a white-haired, red-eyed girl sitting on a floating device.
Her appearance surprised Megumi because her legs actually looked transparent; he could even see things resembling blood vessels inside.
Are those prosthetic limbs?
But there was one more thing that surprised Megumi…
“Don’t be nervous…”
After the girl clenched her fists and whispered a sentence, she walked toward Rover and Megumi.
“May I ask who you are?”
Seeing her approach, the now-recovered Rover asked Mornye with some confusion.
Hearing Rover’s words, Mornye’s pupils contracted slightly before she regained her previously calm demeanor.
“First time meeting you. I am Mornye, a researcher at the Research Institute and a professor at Star-Torch Academy.”
Megumi noticed that Professor Mornye had a smile on her face as she introduced herself.
This looked completely different from her cold expression just a moment ago.