Seia has trouble even walking! - 15

After giving Sensei a rough explanation of the situation, I decided to accompany her.

 

'...But where did my escort go?'

 

There's no way he would abandon me and run away, or he'd really be executed, so what's going on...?

 

Ah, I left him behind.

 

Now that I think about it, I was running so fast looking for Sensei that I didn't even consider the escort behind me.

 

He's probably having a hard time looking for me right now...

 

'I should apologize later. Maybe he'd like it if I got him a little something?'

 

Lost in potentially controversial thoughts, I looked up as Sensei called me from beside me.

 

"Um, Seia-chan...?"

 

Nod-nod-

 

"Honestly, Seia-chan seems like quite an important person, so I don't know how you found me here... or why you came here."

 

"..."

'Hmm... I guess it's natural for her to be curious.'

 

I found Sensei collapsed in the sandy desert and randomly sprayed her with water.

 

Forget why I came, she'd be more curious about how I found her.

 

Tap-tap!- Tap-tap-tap!-

 

I picked up my phone, typed, and showed it to Sensei with a flourish.

 

-I saw it in a dream.

 

"...A dream? You came all this way because of something you saw in a dream?"

 

Nod-nod-

 

Sensei looked utterly bewildered at my nod.

 

It seemed like I needed to elaborate a bit.

 

-I have precognitive dreams!

 

"..."

 

Despite my confident response, I couldn't help but feel frustrated seeing Sensei trying to hide her disbelief.

 

"Sorry. I'm not good at hiding my emotions."

 

Honestly, she felt a little different from Sensei I knew, but the fact that she was a woman already shattered what I knew.

 

So, I'm just going with it.

 

"But Seia-chan. If your goal was to save the collapsed teacher, are you going back now?"

 

Shake-shake-

 

Truthfully, I was planning to go back...

 

'Hehe. I don't know how to fly a helicopter.'

 

From the moment I left the Tea Party escort behind, I couldn't go back.

 

I couldn't just wait in the middle of this sandy desert, so I decided to follow Sensei for now.

 

"...But I don't know where Abydos High School is either, you know? Are you really okay with this?"

 

Nod-nod-

 

"Okay, got it."

 

Seeing my nod and understanding my resolve, Sensei took my hand and we started walking together.

 

"..."

'Ugh... I think I'm in trouble...!'

 

It's only been five minutes, and my legs already hurt.

 

This is bad...!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Seia-chan? Are you sure you're okay?"

 

"...!! ....!!! ....!"

'Huff...! Ugh...! Hah...!'

 

Thirty minutes have passed since we started moving. My legs are screaming silently, telling me to stop.

 

"...Shall we take a little break?"

 

"...!!"

'Haa... Haa... Re, rest...?'

 

My pride wouldn't allow it... or rather, my legs had already surrendered.

 

Nod-nod-

 

'Le-let's rest for a bit...!'

 

But my instincts made me nod, and Sensei and I sat down on the ground to rest for a while.

 

"Seia-chan, you're surprisingly weak~ I didn't expect you to be weaker than me?"

 

Sensei said as she poked my cheeks.

 

'She doesn't even have a Halo, how is she stronger than me...?!'

 

Honestly, it was a little unfair, but I couldn't say anything.

 

She could go faster, but she's taking a break because of me...

 

As we were sitting on the ground taking a short break, someone approached us.

 

Ding-ding!- Ding!-

 

"...?"

'A bicycle...? Isn't this the first time I've seen anyone in this city...?'

 

"Who are you? Homeless?"

 

"No, no. We're from another area."

 

Sensei responded calmly to the girl's rather rude remark.

 

'Is that what makes her a Sensei?'

 

"Oh. You're outsiders. It's been a long time since we've had outsiders in our area."

 

"So, do you live in this area?"

 

"Yeah. I'm from Abydos."

 

Upon hearing the girl's words, Sensei's expression lit up as if she'd finally found what she was looking for. Then she asked about her goal.

 

"Do you happen to know where Abydos High School is? I can't seem to find it anywhere..."

 

"...Huh? There's no reason for outsiders to come to our school..."

 

The girl's expression hardened instantly.

 

"You're not targeting our school like the Helmet Gang, are you? I'd like you to identify yourselves."

 

"...!! ....!!"

'Huh? Do you know how important I am?! I'm from Trinity-'

 

"Seia-chan. I'll just explain..."

 

"..."

'I'm sure she meant well, but why am I so annoyed?'

 

I looked at Sensei with an openly sulky expression, but unfortunately, she was busy explaining to Shiroko and didn't seem to notice.

 

Pout-

 

If Mika or Nagisa had seen that expression, they probably would have burst out laughing without resistance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

"Nagisa-chan! Nagisa-chan, you know where Seia-chan ran off to, right?"

 

"Of course, Mika-san... You're not planning to drag her back, are you?"

 

"Of course I have to bring her back☆ Are you going to hand over our Seia-chan to those people?"

 

"Sigh..."

 

Nagisa, who had been holding her head for a moment at Mika's words, offered a proposal to persuade Mika rationally.

 

"It's not good to be too oppressive. She needs to go out sometimes."

 

"But she went too far! This time is different!"

 

"She might just want to go out for a bit. Although, Seia-san isn't usually like that..."

 

Nagisa thought Seia might be hurt if she heard their conversation, which sounded like they were talking about a pet, but she decided not to dwell on it.

 

"Then, Nagisa-chan! How about I go myself to protect Seia-chan? Then there's no danger, and everything's okay!"

 

"You're going yourself, Mika-san? I can't allow you to leave again when the host of the Tea Party is already away."

 

"Tch... Seia-chan gets to go, but I can't..."

 

Nagisa left the sulking Mika behind and contacted the Justice Task Force.

 

"Is it possible to send one person to Abydos? Yes. We'll discuss the details in person."

 

It seems Seia and Sensei aren't the only ones heading to Abydos.a