Chapter 24: The Pain of Finding the Light (I)
"That's it, as for the information and explanations, Miss Kikuchihara will sort out and print them, so let's break up now."
At the end of the meeting an hour later, Meteora explained and justified her conjecture of the 'Great Collapse' several times, believing that the princess in military uniform named 'Altair' was trying to cause this phenomenon.
The world could be destroyed, but authors like Suruga Horses and Yatou Saryu were more afraid of not completing their manuscripts before the deadline than the end of the world.
Gu Wu personally understands this situation very well, the world is about to end, the society is about to collapse, the human race is about to perish or something, these things are so big that he can't solve them at all, so isn't it just a matter of completing the most important work?
If there are heroes in the world, they will naturally be fearless to save the world and change the coming of the apocalypse, so the daily is still the daily life, and nothing will change because of this.
The same is true for Gu Wu, who is currently a passerby character and a creature, because he basically has nothing to do until the plot he is looking forward to arrives.
Having said that, Gu Wu thought that he still had to monitor Meteora's movements from time to time, as well as the arrangements from Kikuchihara's side, so that he could report to Altaïr later.
"I have to say that you are really good, tell me how you know that the name of the princess in the military uniform is Altair."
Gu Wu, who left the conference room, was quickly caught by Matsubara and the others, not only Matsubara who asked the question wanted to know, but also Marine, Nakano Zhong Changming, and the creatures including Shikaya and Maitreya Temple were also interested.
"Aren't you the passerby character in the "Long vs. Colossal Body" where Altair's prototype is located?"
Selega came out from behind and said what she thought, and the rest of the people had expressions of 'it seemed right'.
Maitreya Temple praised Serejia in a tone of praise.
"You're a woman who looks different, but you're still very smart!"
"Huh?! What you say doesn't sound like a compliment at all?! Is it intentional?! ”
"It's just an impression, an impression, if you look at the white-haired little girl over there, it gives people a very smart feeling at first glance."
The mentioned Meteora was talking to Kikuchihara, and soon she separated from Kikuchihara and walked to the place where the people gathered in the hallway were.
Mitoora was keenly aware of the tension between Selega and the Maitreya Temple, and pointed to the restaurant not far away.
"Would you like to get something to eat?"
"No, I'm not hungry yet."
Serejia refused, but Maitreya Temple agreed.
"Actually, I didn't eat breakfast."
"Then let's go together! Mr. Maitreya! ”
"I'm fine."
The person who proposed to go to eat with Maitreya was Kakuya, whose creator, Chung Chang-myung, tapped him on the shoulder.
"If you eat too much, it's not good for your health."
"It's alright! If you're hungry, eat it! ”
The two then disappeared into the hallway and walked towards the area where the restaurant was located.
Matsubara slapped his cheek, his manuscript hadn't been finished yet.
"Miss Marrine, I have to go to work too."
"Ahh Good! No problem! Please come on! I'll leave the illustration as well, so Matsubara-sensei can tell me the scene and the action first. ”
Everyone seemed to have forgotten about Gu Wu's affairs and went to do their own work.
Zhongnai Zhong Changming saw that everyone was leaving, and he held up the information he was holding.
The information is all about creation, and there is also the analysis of Meteora, which he is very serious about.
"I'll go take a look at this too, Mr. Gu Wu, we'll talk about it when we have time."
"Okay."
"Miss Meteora, too, hard work."
"Good work."
Chung Changming also went to his room, and Meteora, who was left behind, was caught by Serega, saying that she had something to discuss.
However, before leaving, Selejia remembered the initial question and said that he would come to Gu Wu to confirm later.
Gu Wu watched the two leave with a wry smile, he himself planned to go out for a walk, breathe, and more importantly, he wanted to report to Altair.
I think so, but only Altair's side can take the initiative to contact Gu Wu, and if Gu Wu contacts in the past, it will be easy to reveal flaws.
Coming outside along the corridor, Gu Wu saw Shui Xiaosa Tai, who was holding a bottle of soda in his hand and drank half of it in one go, his face was a little pale, as if he had just been seriously ill.
For Mizushinosa, the name 'Altaïr' means that the name 'Shimazaki Moment' pops up in his memory, and 'Shimazaki Moment' awakens his past guilt, sadness, pain, helplessness and ugly jealousy.
"Mizushino-san, are you okay?"
"No, it's okay...... It's just a little dizzy, and I'm a little unwell today. ”
"That's why it's late?"
"Yes, I was expected to leave forty minutes early, but I was very dizzy and rested for a while, and I took some medicine, and when I came back to my senses, I found that it was too late."
Tightening the cap of the bottle, Shui Xiaosa leaned against the wall to adjust his breathing, and after sorting out his mood, he asked Gu Wu.
"How did Mr. Gu Wu know the name Altair, from the Internet?"
"En......"
"So were you cheating on me that day? You are not really human, but ...... It's the character in the story. ”
Gu Wu affirmed this in a silent way.
And then.
"To be honest, I couldn't have told you that I was a character in the story at that time, right? I thought about leaving this strange city by car, but I accidentally gave up on that action. ”
"Mr. Gu Wu's reason for being here is to stop ...... Altaïr? ”
"It's understandable, the most important thing is that I want to go back to my own world."
"What kind of world is the world where Mr. Gu Wu lives?"
"It's an inconspicuous world, and I'm also a passerby in it."
"I'm pretty much the same."
Mizushino smiled self-deprecatingly, then added
"And a very bad passerby."
"I don't think so."
"It's just that Mr. Gu Wu doesn't understand me, so he will say that. I was ...... at the time However, Mr. Gu Wu, I still went back first. ”
"Well, stay safe, tell me if you have any questions, or find the Seeker Lady of Ten Thousand Miles."
The protagonist in front of him was still depressed and uneasy, so Gu Wu reminded him that he could come over at any time, and let himself grasp his movements.
When Shui Xiaosa left, Gu Wu also planned to move towards the street in the opposite direction.
Walking through the parking lot and going out through the gate, there were many passers-by in the opposite block from Shui Xiaosatai, Gu Wu glanced back to make sure that no one was following him in his field of vision.
Now he hopes to have an 'encounter' with Altair, so that he can pave the way for his future plans to destroy the world.