Became a Human Rights Advocate

29 – Episode 6. Yes?

＜4＞

Even after the sticker photo, I played with various arcade machines in the arcade.

After spending so much time in the arcade, she moved to the next location following Suisei’s guidance.

Suisei seemed to have made up her mind today, as if she had already decided on how she would move.

It’s a date, but definitely.

The point is higher in that I don’t have to worry about the route.

Anyway, the next place we arrived was a cafe with a neat interior.

As a Korean who loves ice americano, it was a place that was hard to dislike.

A passable, non-irritating choice.

But…

“Hey, Suisei.”

“Yes, Mr. Sihyuk.”

“… Do you like animals?”

“Sadly, yes.”

Suisei gave her a bitter smile and nodded her head.

I know the cause of that smile.

Because the puppies clung to me from the top of her head to her toes like a druid, while the area around Suisei was empty.

The place where Suisei brought me was none other than a dog cafe.

It’s not that I don’t hate dogs, but I didn’t expect them to stick around like this. It seemed that Lee Si-hyeok had a constitution that was loved by animals.

“… IM jealous.”

Suisei’s eyes twinkled as she looked at the large dog that was pressing down on my head.

“Is it because of my ability?”

“Yes. Perhaps because I am cold, animals try not to come close to me.”

I knew that electricity-type abilities were at odds with animals. Animals react sensitively to weak currents or electromagnetic waves coming out of their bodies, and are reluctant to approach them.

But I didn’t expect that the ice powers would have the same difficulties.

“… Be cute.”

“Why don’t you just touch it instead of just looking at it like that?”

“If that happens, this kid will be surprised. I just love to watch.”

I said that, but regret dripped from my eyes.

“Do you like all animals?”

“Yes. Except for insects.”

“Won’t cold-blooded animals be okay? Like a chameleon.”

Actually, I don’t know exactly. The word came out because there was an image that cold-blooded animals easily adapt to temperature changes.

Suisei covered his mouth with his hand as if admiring the appropriate answer.

“Chameleon… “I didn’t even think about it.”

“I’ll have to find out what it actually is like.”

“Let’s go to the reptile cafe next time!”

… Yes?

Suisei and I enjoyed our tea time while chatting in small numbers like that.

I like Ice Americano, and Suisei have black tea.

The aroma of Suisei’s black tea was very good, but the coffee was very strong.

The coffee at the restaurant Chae Hee-rin took last time was also very delicious, and since this cafe is also like that, the overall quality of coffee at Academia may be high.

Depending on the setting, Plato is said to be a person who can’t live without coffee, but maybe that’s the influence.

I thanked Plato from the bottom of my heart, who was hiding somewhere in the academia.

…

But if I say this while drinking iced americano, Plato might get angry?

“Anyway, Suisei.”

“Yes, Mr. Sihyuk.”

“Has your stress eased up a bit?”

At my words, Su Issei widened his eyes as if he had been hit, then put the teacup to his mouth with a faint smile.

Even though she is simply taking a sip of tea, her movements are elegant. Should I call her a lady?

“I see… It’s definitely unlocked. I didn’t expect it to be resolved so easily.”

“The factor of stress is… Last night?”

Contrary to my hesitant question, Suisei nodded meekly.

“I didn’t expect the Kasuga family’s sword to break so easily.”

“It could be, it was your first real fight.”

It was my first real match and the opponent was bad.

If it had been one of the other two executives, not Paulo, the outcome would have been diametrically opposed.

Unlike Paulo, who doesn’t rely on boosters, those two were the type to make the most of boosters.

In the first place, fighting Paulo itself is a scenario that takes place after going through four or five episodes.

Our special department, whose prologue had just finished, was not an opponent that could be defeated.

So, it was just bad luck.

Exactly… , It must be my fault for not saying properly that there could be one of the three executives. Or it could be Ju Ji-young’s responsibility for giving the order to attack without further investigation.

The root cause of the last situation was the wrong judgment between the former teacher and the current teacher, Joo Ji-young.

I deliberately induced Ju Ji-young’s judgment, and Jo Ju-young gave the order to rush in without further deliberation.

So Suisei and other students are innocent.

They just faithfully followed the teacher’s orders.

“No. You can’t escape with the words of the first real battle.”

But Suisei didn’t seem to think so.

“I was just lucky. If I hadn’t been lucky, I wouldn’t have been able to drink tea with Mr. Sihyuk like this.”

“… Suisei is very strict with herself.”

“Oh, is that so? Huhu, maybe it’s because of family customs.”

The Kasuga family.

As one of the largest forces in humanity’s ‘absolute line of defense’, most Japanese heroes were under the influence of the Kasuga family.

The moment the absolute defense line was breached by the Irregular, the lives of countless citizens were at stake, so not a single defeat was allowed for the heroes and soldiers defending it.

As he grew up in a family with such a heavy responsibility, Suisei’s defeat must have come as a shock.

“What can I do? Because it’s already in the past I have no choice but to reflect and try to prevent something like this from happening again.”

“… But.”

“For now, you are alive. Reflecting is good, but going beyond that is just self-torture. It’s good to think of IF in a negative way in moderation.”

“Is that so?”

“That’s right.”

Suisei closed his eyes for a moment, then uhm… He groaned and began to ponder. It must mean that she took my appropriate advice seriously in her own way.

Anyway, her conversation with her left me with a meaningful space for contemplation.

In short, it is a matter of mindset.

Last night. As soon as I saw Paulo, I concluded, ‘You can’t win.’

In fact, the will to fight was completely lost in that brief moment of encounter.

That’s why he must have easily let go of the tension the moment the option to resolve it through dialogue came up.

That didn’t work.

It may be an outdated theory of nature. There is no guarantee that the result will change even if you make up your mind.

Still, I couldn’t break my heart until the end.

At least Suisei was like that.

Because until my body reached its limits, I fought with my teeth gritting even when I was inferior.

“Thank you, Mr. Sihyuk. That was helpful.”

Suisei finally wakes up. Her soft smile was somehow dazzling, so I had no choice but to hide her expression as I picked up her coffee cup.

“… It was nothing.”

In the end, I was too shy to say thank you.

＜5＞

My date with Suisei ended with a limousine ride to the front of the dormitory after having dinner at a restaurant near the cafe.

“Then see you next time, Suisei.”

“Yes, Mr. Sihyuk. Next time in the special department.”

Through the window, Suisei slightly lowered his head, and the limousine left.

It was a great date. Although it was a composition that seemed to suit me better if I was a woman and Suisei was a man.

Anyway, it was perfect in that I didn’t pay a penny.

… I just thought it was very crap.

I turned around and entered the dormitory, scratching the back of my head.

As soon as you enter, take a shower and prepare for school tomorrow. I always get up early in the morning to move, so I needed to prepare for the night.

After fiddling around with my cell phone, it’s almost time to go to bed.

I turned off the light and sat down on the bed. There was one last thing I had to do before going to bed.

Concentrate on your left hand.

After a while, a colorless element appears.

That colorless element is about four times the size of the one you normally use.

This was the maximum output I could produce.

However, I am not satisfied with this, and I imagine increasing the size little by little.

Slowly, but surely. To the extent that it does not collapse.

How long has it been? Concentration is disturbed along with the feeling of spinning in the head.

At the same time, the colorless sphere that expanded to its limit lost its shape and collapsed.

“Whoa.”

It was skill development that I did every night.

The simplest and most ignorant method, close to overuse, which is nothing special.

However, the achievements are steadily appearing.

In the last fight against the Zetas family, it showed a great effect with just one colorless element.

Compared to the entrance ceremony, it is quite meaningful growth.

At that time, dozens of colorless elements were laid in advance, and the amplification effect was similar to one this time.

However, this method had a fatal flaw…

After doing so… Tired… so…

I fell into a trance as it was.

And when I opened my eyes, the room was brighter than usual.

Not the blue light of dawn, but the warmth of noon.

“It sucks.”

Looks like he didn’t wake up in the morning. I thought my body was tired these days, but I thought the recoil came like this.

I sighed and stood up.

But for some reason, the color of the duvet is not the usual pure white.

I checked again after rubbing my eyes to see if I hadn’t woken up yet, but unlike usual, the duvet was bright red mixed with it.

If you look closely, it’s blood. It’s hardened blood.

I felt a chill for a moment and turned my head to the mirror hanging on the wall. His face is covered with dried bloodstains.

“… Yes?”

What the hell is this?