Dekan and Cornelia's Utterly Ordinary Daily Life
The early summer night sky was exceptionally bright.
The hustle and bustle of the distant city center, the chirping of insects outside the courtyard.
The gentle breeze blowing through the window brings with it the unique scent of summer grass.
Incredibly, all of this made Dekan feel at ease.
It felt like a tightly strung string in my heart was slowly being released.
Dekan leaned back on the sofa and chatted idly with Croix.
Every moment of this world is like this.
Even just enjoying some leisure time can make me feel great.
Sudden.
A series of thumping sounds interrupted Dekan and Croix's conversation.
Accompanied by a knock on the door.
Croix quickly ran to open the door.
All that could be seen outside the door was...
Morion, who lived closest to Croix, arrived.
"Good evening."
Morion first greeted Croix briefly.
He then looked directly at Dekan appeared relaxed and nonchalant in the reception room, as if he had just returned from a business trip.
Even though Croix and Dekan hadn't had a chance to contact their friends using communication magic.
However, the commotion caused by Dekan activating the Spatial Leap Gate had already alerted Mie was staying at the Happy Group.
Mie then immediately informed his companions.
"Morion, have you experienced intermittent dizziness in the past few years?"
Dekan noticed it was Morion and came to the entrance to ask seriously.
"... What are you saying?"
Morion was puzzled as to why Dekan cursed him as soon as he returned, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt something was amiss.
"Did you foresee Morpheus's fate?"
Morion quickly realized why Dekan had asked that question.
"Yeah, buddy, I'll tell you in advance which diseases you need to prevent."
Dekan smiled and nodded.
Since Morion doesn't seem to be showing any symptoms yet, it's simple to take preventative measures now.
The virtuous Bishop of Nightmare Alina will naturally take good care of him.
Morpheus's illness could be cured in the modern world.
By taking preventative measures, Morion could avoid suffering the same fate Morpheus in his later years.
"Phew... it seems Morpheus didn't help you much."
Morion chuckled self-deprecatingly upon hearing Dekan's words.
He could roughly guess Morpheus's situation in the Shadow World that Dekan had just experienced.
He was probably the only partner who didn't offer much help to Dekan.
"No, Morpheus is the only teammate who hasn't given me any trouble."
Dekan smiled and laughed.
"Furthermore, he told me a lot of information about the Holy Capital that Eve and Purser couldn't provide."
"... Yeah?"
This timeline, with its harmonious teammates, seemed to surprise Morion somewhat.
He didn't even get used to this new Dekan for a while.
In the past, if Dekan had encountered such an opportunity...
I'll definitely give him a good Taunt down.
"That's wonderful!"
Morion smiled with relief.
Just as he was about to continue talking to Dekancroix...
He noticed that Dekan suddenly stared blankly at the Croix family's courtyard.
Morion also turned around to look.
Cornelia was standing at the courtyard gate, holding Cat Teacher.
Her eyes were red-rimmed.
Although he didn't seem to be out of breath at all.
But the Cat Teacher's fur was ruffled by the wind, and its expression looked like it had just ridden a roller coaster.
This explains how Cornelia rushed over.
Morion smiled. He had intended to chat with Dekan Cloix, but now he stopped talking, patting Dekan's arm lightly, meaning "Let's go."
Their conversation could continue at any time.
Morion knew that Dekan should be having a good talk with Cornelia right now.
After a while, Mie and Clay, who were the furthest away, arrived.
Dekan probably felt bad about leaving his friends behind and Cornelia aside to spend time with her alone.
Although all of them who remained in the mortal world had been pretending to be calm in front of Cornelia for the past three months.
To ease Cornelia's worries about Dekan's solo challenge of the Shadow World.
But Cornelia is not stupid at all.
She quickly realized that this Shadow World was very likely to be of the ninth rank, and what a ninth-rank Shadow World meant.
"Then I..."
Dekan looked at Morion in surprise, then at Croix.
He seemed unaware that abandoning his arriving companions and taking Cornelia along might be inappropriate.
After all, his initial plan was to tell everyone about everything he had seen and heard in the Shadow World.
I don't want to hurt anyone, I don't want to disappoint anyone.
However, it wasn't just Morion.
Even Croix had a smile on her face, gently placing her hand on Dekan's back.
They pushed it outside the door.
Dekan didn't say anything more.
He quickly ran to the courtyard gate and took Cornelia's hand.
They left the Croix manor area together...
It wasn't too late in Norton's Royal Capital at this time of night.
The antique buildings were adorned with soft, pale yellow lights.
The city streets were still bustling with activity.
On the street, among the men and women dressed in bright, colorful attire, only two stood out for their unusual simplicity.
The girl wore a plain, unadorned, and inconspicuous white chiffon blouse, a symbol of purity.
The lower body consisted of a culotte designed for ease of movement.
Her hair was pretty much the same as usual, except that she tied her long hair up with a ribbon.
This is Cornelia's casual wear—the kind of clothes she wears when going out in spring and summer.
Dekan visited the Shadow World at the end of winter.
So when he came out of the Void Gate, he was still wearing a heavy coat.
He has now taken off his coat and is hanging it on his forearm.
However, even as they walked through the bustling streets of the Royal Capital at night, they did not feel uneasy among the crowds.
They all wore masks made by Dekan around their waists.
They won't be recognized by the people around them, nor will they be noticed first.
In fact, the "cognitive interference" effect can be triggered without wearing a mask.
Previously, it was just that Dekan wanted to wear a mask.