Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi:Volume 5 Teaser 2
WARNING: This Teaser contains Major Spoilers.
As Taito said that, Cross grinned.
And once again, the questions continued.
"Do you love Saitohimea-san?"
"...... erm, I guess."
"I guess?"
"Erm ~, do you really need to be that clear?"
"............"
"Erm, ah ~, that's right. I love her."
"Seriously?"
"Huh? What do you mean by 'seriously'? Of course, I'm serious, or I won't say......"
But, Cross cut him off and continued.
"But, isn't it strange? You only met her for a short period of time nine years ago in the park. And besides, you were still a kid then. Is it even normal to fall in love with a girl whom you just met, to the extent that you will put your life on the line to protect her?"
"No, but that is......"
But interrupting him again, Cross continued.
"If it were Shigure Haruka-san, then it's understandable. After all, you've been together for a long time, and brought up together like siblings. It'd be understandable if you were to risk your life to save her. As a matter of fact, she has put her life on the line to try to protect you from Saitohimea. But yet, in contrast, you are able to go to the extent of betraying Shigure Haruka, someone whom you've been with for a long time, to protect Saitohimea, someone whom you've met for only a short period of time? Just now, you've confessed to Saitohimea right? Are those your true feelings?"
Cross said in one go.
On hearing those words, Taito became confused. Did he really love Himea? Did he really love Himea to the extent he would betray Haruka? What a cruel question to ask him.
Of course, the answer was already decided in his heart. That was why he had confessed to Himea. Because he really wanted to protect her from the bottom of his heart, that was why he had confessed to Himea.
That was why he glared at Cross,
"...... Sensei, I know what you're trying to say, but I do love Himea."
He said.
Cross once again asked,
"Really?"
And Taito acknowledged loudly,
"Really. Anyhow...... I definitely wouldn't joke about that when I'm going announce it to Haruka."
He replied.
Cross then smiled,
"I see. Well, your feelings for Himea-san are real then."
"Yeah."
"Next question then."
"There are more?"
"Just a little bit more."
"Then finish this quickly."
Cross nodded,
"Say for example. Say, if Saitohimea says in the near future that she will destroy the world, what will you do?"
On hearing those words from Cross,
"Huh?"
Taito once again said in a tired manner.
"Destroying the world, what an exaggeration."
"I don't think so. She's isn't your average normal girl. She is the mad witch who plans to invoke the worst magic, << Bliss >>, you know? A << VampireMost Ancient Sorcerer >> feared by organizations throughout the world."
"But."
"No, answer me without a doubt please."
"No, but......"
Cutting him off, Cross continued.
"In the near future, she will kill the world. Your classmates from class 3, your little sister, your Mom, your Dad, and also Shigure Haruka-san, hearing their dying screams. The one who would kill them is Saitohimea. With a smile, she would kill everyone important to you, and she would say this. Taito, from now on, it will just be the two of us, she would say. So, are you fine with that? Because you love her, are you fine with throwing everything else away? Are you really fine with that? So, let me ask you. Even if the world is destroyed because of her, will you be able to love her?"
"No, even if you ask such a hypothetical thing suddenly......"
"It's not hypothetical. This will come to pass. That's how the prophecy...... well, forget about the prophecy. That's the first stage of the prophecy, and the world will become even more terrible...... that's why it's necessary to kill her in order to stop the first stage of the prophecy. If you don't kill her, the mad witch will turn everything important to you to nothingness. I really want to know whether you are fine with that. I want to know whether you are fine with the deaths of your family, Shigure Haruka, and other people, not caring for anything else, just because you love her."
He asked.
And Taito started to reply. He, who should have not been able to reply right away to such an absurd thing that has yet to happen, started to reply.
But, at that moment, for some reason, the words that came out of his mouth were not those that were in his mind. For some reason, he started saying something different from what he felt.
Taito said.
"...... of course. I'll choose Himea. I don't care what happens to Haruka. My family can go to hell. Since I love Himea, I don't care what happens to the worl......"
But his words stopped.
Cross threw a knife which pierced through Taito's neck, stopping his words. Blood spurted from his neck, but due to the powers received from Himea, it stopped promptly. After Taito pulled out the knife from his neck, the wound closed. And his voice returned.
"Just now, you said something different from what you really wanted to say right? Have you gotten back your sanity?"
On hearing that, with a slightly surprised expression, Taito looked intently at the teacher before him,
"What on earth......"
He said, to which Cross replied.
"It's probably brainwashing magic. You are brainwashed by something. In order to make you fall in love with that mad witch, Saitohimea. In order to make you fall in love with her, to the extent of throwing away your family, your childhood friend, and the world, you were brainwashed."
