Chapter 7 - 5 The first partner (Part 1)

Chapter 5 The first partner (Part 1)

[Beep]

[Hp 120/120]

Listening to the sound of the system I woke up, it was a quiet night without incident. I checked the area of my foot and it seemed to have formed a scab indicating that my recovery was going smoothly, it only remains to wait for it to come off and leave a few marks. I put on the lizard leather shoes so could get up, then stretched to get loosen up and then did could see that my body was completely restored, also put on the leather armor and left the cave.

Now that I think about it, it wasn't very helpful, or at least didn't notice. Is there really a difference between using and not using it?

[If you hadn't used it, the goblin hit would probably break your collarbone and you would pass out from the impact and pain. Then you would surely wake up with a pain in your shoulder ... and elsewhere when having a monster over you. Remember you were a level 1 at the time and the goblin probably exceeded 5]

Aurora's voice rang in my head as I was talking to myself. Thinking about it I was about to lose consciousness and as Aurora says, probably if it weren't for the armor and that gained the ability [courage] and activate [Emperor's soul] because of the fury, my ass would be in trouble right now.

[Please, let's not talk about that Aurora, I don't even want to think that it would have happened to me if I had passed out.]

When I left the cave saw that it was still dawn, and only the sounds of the forest could be heard. Probably the nocturnal animals return from hunting to their dens with the unfortunate prey they killed. I'm glad not be part of them, have to increase quick my chances of survival and think one way to do that is to get support from someone else.

Last night I decided who would summon, had to be someone smart and careful since often overlook things. Then having the person clear, while taking the parchment from the inventory, I ask Aurora.

"How do I summon someone Aurora?"

[Just think of the world from which the person you want to summon comes from and then retain in your brain a clear image of the individual while holding the scroll]

Something simple, with the recommendations that Aurora gave me for the convocation performed the previously procedure said by her. In my head create an image of her, know she is not strong, but think that at this level it is not that it matters much. As long as their mentality is strong we can grow stronger together.

With a clear image in my head of her, I scream to reinforce it and transmit it to the parchment precisely to avoid mistakes.

" Stein Gaite-Kurisu Makise "

Time suddenly seems to stagnate and before I knew it was in a very similar blank when Cross summoned me. Hey, isn't it supposed that Kurisu is the one to transport? How do I end up returning to this place, where is she?

[First you have to make her accept Alexander, thought I told you. This place serves as an intermediate site for the two to meet, if the negotiation is successful and agrees to accompany you then the two will be transported back to Gaia , but else each one will returning the worlds where were.]

Correct, you said that. But it was still unexpected, so I'll have to talk to her, but where is she?

I looked for another person in the place with my eyes and as turned around, sitting there hugging her knees with her head between them saw her. A gray aura emanated all around her, almost believed that even without the [Spiritual Vision] ability could have noticed it.

Hoi ... Isn't she completely depressed? Wasn't it explained that she can refuse to be summoned if it is not her will? It seems as if just someone kidnapped her and are about to sell her.

[The system should have explained everything she should know, her emotional situation is caused by the situation she was in before was summoned]

Eh ... what situation was she in? I assumed it would be called from a time before the plot of the anime.

[She is Kurisu from the timeline where dies, and as you can see she was brought just before she died]

Well ... although I thought to summon a character who died in the original plot of the story, I didn't think they would take it from that precise moment. I thought that when I summoned would have to convince her that if she continued in her world will die shortly after ... although it is a bit cruel to her, but this avoids me many problems to make she believe that would die in the near future. For now I should talk to her.

"Hello"

"..."

... does not respond, let's try once again, anyway nothing will be resolved if she keep quiet immersed in her own thoughts.

"Hi, Kurisu I am-"

" I heard you from the first time, you not see that I want to be alone! "

" Emmm … well, I don't think can do that. You didn't hear the information about why you're here now?."

Although she seems annoying, for now I got her attention. Listening to my words, seemed to think of something and after a few seconds raised her head examining surroundings and in the end her gaze focused on me.

"Who are you and where am I?"

"I think that information must have been provided before being transported here."

It is a bit tedious to explain and sincerely do not even know where we are, the explanation of the system must be more complete than if I explained, is better to she remember. When finished telling, frowned and with index finger and thumb pressing her chin, she looked like was searching at her memory. Looking her closely in flesh and blood I must say that it is really beautiful, hardly professional models would have her appearance.

And if you think that it is for that reason that I summon it, with total confidence and with a hand in my heart I can tell you that your assumptions cannot be far from the truth. Sorry, but as a man, what better than the one who accompanies you is a beautiful girl? Would you have chosen a man to wander around through a forest the two alone ? So I can't be judged on that, can it?

"When he attacked me a voice told me that would move me to a place where a person would appear and would have to choose whether to be his companion and follow him to another world, then he continue talking about that strange world that was similar to those where the stories of fantasy take place "

"That's right, and that person he mentioned to you is me. And if yo -"

Before could finish what wanted to say, she interrupted me by stating her own thoughts, honestly can't blame her for that, since when I was in her situation speculated the same.

"This must be a dream ..."

"Hahaha ... although it is difficult to accept what happening, it is real, or else, can you think of another reason why you are here?"

"... dead? Did he kill me?"

As Kurisu spoke, she turned pale, and her aura of having begun to stabilize in a blue color when was talking to me, returned to the gray of when I saw her at first.

"That would have happened to continue the development of events on that side of your world"

"How would you know? ... maybe in the end he wouldn't, or maybe he just wanted to scare me"

Listening to Kurisu who reproached me by raising her voice, I remembered how the plot developed in the anime, the scene where his pathetic father killed her. Truly an injustice to someone like her.

"Why do you look at me like that? what do you know ... you can't know anything ."

I should have had a sad look because that's just how felt about her. And that seemed to alter she since her voice rose with each word. Thinking she didn't deserve to be lied to, answered her with the truth that I knew.

"In fact I know very well, Kurisu, for wanting to take away your research you die there for your father"

"How do you…"

Surprised without being able to complete her words, she took a few steps back. Stopped and looked at me with a face of disbelief.

"If you ask me how I know, it is because I saw it. In that warehouse you die when are stabbed by your father, who later takes your investigation and escapes to another country."

"No, it's not true ... you lie"

Denying it with both his head and his mouth, noticing that her voice was broken by the sadness and sorrow he felt. As much as she wanted to lie to herself, she was too smart to continue in the deception.

"Unfortunately it is the truth"

"Why…"

Reached by reality, tears flowed from her eyes, it really hurt to see her like that. You will say that I exaggerated, had just met her to for me worry about she so much, and you probably have some reason in that. But when I saw her in the anime, conquered me whit her personality and character. She being someone kind and selfless and even something naive caused me empathy.

Before I even realized it, had approached her and raised my hand to wipe the tears that ran down on her cheek.

"Don't cry Kurisu. Surely it's sad and unfair, but that may not be the end for you."

"Who you are?"

"My name is Alexander Ilios Apeiro and if you agree, we will become partners from now on. We will have to depend on each other to survive in the world that told you the voice"

"And if I don't want to accompany you, what will happen to me?"

"Unfortunately you will return to where you were and the story I told you will inevitably develop"

"That doesn't leave me with practically an option? Or does it not sound like a threat?"

"Don't look at me like that, that's out of my power"

I said smiling wryly, removing my hand from her cheek since she now looked at me as if was mistreating her. But on second thought, it really seems like I'm threatening her ...

[You should have assumed it Alexander, since from the beginning you would be taking advantage of the opportunity that she died in her world]

"..."

I kept quiet without answering anything, I wanted to defend myself and say didn't do it with that intention, but couldn't. As Aurora said, from the beginning I aimed for people who died in their original worlds so that their most logical option was to choose to accompany me. My only consolation that kept me from feeling worse, although somewhat forced was that I would avoid she from dying.

"Well, that someone give you another option when you're going to die is a good thing, it's not something to complain about. I should feel lucky for that."

... hahaha you just did that, almost that comment comes out of my mouth, but I managed to contain it. She seems to have calmed down and think things more rationally, I don't want she to be angry again for a silly observation.

But she really has a strong mentality to recover from an attempt on her life and also that the perpetrator was her father. It may also be the case that she is only putting a strong front or trying not to think about it, but in any case , that she does not crumble to pieces says a lot about it.

"So what will you do?"

"First I want you to answer some questions before make a decision"

"It seems fair to me. Ask, if I have the answer will tell you with pleasure"

"How did you know about me?"

""In the previous world of which I am now, , you can say that your story became known, you could read it or see it in an animation"

"Like a biography of my life?"

"Not precisely, in fact, I think your death is almost at the beginning of the story as far as I remember"

" How does my story start with me dying? !! "

Kurisu shouted approaching her face to mine, it really seemed to bother to be killed at the beginning of the story. It's not that I don't understand her, but can't do anything,this is how the plot of the anime is.

"Well, that's because the story is not exclusively about you, you are one of the main characters but the plot revolves around the guy in the robe who had an argument with your father at his conference."

"Guy in the robe ..."

"The one that seemed to be missing a screw"

"Ah, I remember it"

"By of destiny you end up doing an investigation with him and several people of his group"

"Wait, you didn't say I'm died in that warehouse. How can I do research with that guy if I'm supposed to be dead?"

"You can say it wouldn't be exactly you, it would be-"

"An imposter"

"Hahaha"

My laughter inevitably escaped because of what she said, what can I say, has imagination or seen too many dramas. But certainly, it is as they say, reality is more strange than fiction. Then annoyed by my laugh she yells at me.

"Don't laugh when it comes to other people's lives !!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I don't see how someone can confuse such a beautiful person with another."

" Hmmp "

"Don't laugh when it comes to other people's lives !!"

After releasing a flushed snort, she turns her face while playing with her hair, it seems will let pass that I laughed. And with her restored humor I continue telling.

"It was not an impostor, was you but from another timeline"

"Hey…"

her movements stopped, then she looked at me again with fury in her eyes and aura turned bright red. Come on, just her mood had improved and besides this time I haven't done anything.

" Are you making fun of me ?"

"It shouldn't be so hard to believe being here with me talking about going to another world, right? But yes, that story in my world would be classified as a fiction one."

She kept looking at me intensely for a few seconds until the anger in her eyes became doubt and contemplation. And as if to end everything she wonder me.

"And in the end where does it all end?"

"The man in the robe, mistakenly changes the line of time sending a message to the past with a machine they create. Then continue experimenting with it, send messages to changing things, but he's the only one who can perceive it . Then things get complicated , his childhood friend dies and wanting to change that fact he uses the time machine.

But to his disappointment he cannot change the event for more than tries, and with several failures as background concludes that it is impossible to prevent his friend from dying. But when he was about to give up you help him, with the information he gives you, you conclude that if he wants to change it has to undo all the other changes to return to the first timeline .

In the course when the two try to return to the original timeline, you two fall in love - "

"Stop, stop, stop. Impossible that is impossible"

Kurisu interrupted with a face of disgust and even nauseous. I on the other hand just smiled wryly and continuously.

"Calm down Kurisu, as I have already told you, that is not exactly you. But well, let's skip that part because I don't like it either. In the end, he manages to return to the original timeline where he was at the beginning saving his friend, but as a result you're dead in that place. Then he receives a message from himself from the future where explains that he can save you, going to a third timeline where both you and his friend are alive. And that's exactly what he does, The end. "

"Haven't you shortened it too much? !!"

"I didn't want to deepen their relationship too much, but if you want I can do it"

I replied to her when she asked me in an unsatisfied way, although didn't want to go deeper into the subject because speaking with the truth I was a little envious of Okabe at this moment. When saw the series, could only see the characters as what they were, character. But having Kurisu in front of me in person I couldn't help but have a little jealousy.

But if she wanted to know, I couldn't deny it because had every right to know. So wait for her decision, to tell she.

"Leave it alone"

To my surprise she didn't want to know, maybe because the surprise was on my face, continued to explain why. Then with a sad expression speak.

To be continue...