Hanamizuki, Because Flowers Are Not Just Beautiful
Chapter 22: The Bond of the Heart (II)
When I open the door, it feels brighter than the door ‘happiness’.
“Wah Camelyum! Welcome!”
The Riri I met this time was her present self. But there is no special view that I see behind this ‘love’ door. Its content is similar to ‘door happiness’.
Has Riri never felt love before…?
“You really...love children very much huh...”
“Yap right! Until now I still like them..although the contents are only girls..”.
“Master..what else do you love so much..?”.
“Huh? Anything else? I love the kids!”
“Not that I mean..I mean is..family or..your life partner will be..”.
Riri did not answer him directly. He tapped his chin.
“Family yes..entah, I'm not sure.”
“What?”
“Since I was born, I have never seen my family. I don't know who my mother, my father, or my brothers are, my only family is Carnation-nee, and of course I love her very much as my only sister!”
“Uh...you don't see her as a woman?”
“Women? Isn't Carnation-nee a woman?”
I smiled bitterly. My Master has never loved anyone. He's so strong.
“Riri..I mean the person who really loves you not only as a family..but he wants to continue to accompany you until the end of your life, with a sincere feeling of love just like you love children.”.
“Will such a person be there someday for me?”
“This world nothing is impossible isn't it?”
This time it was Riri who smiled bitterly. “The last time I opened that door was when I was there teaching the kids at the orphanage. When I want to open it, it must be electrocuted, just like the door of happiness. That's why there's nothing special in here that you can see, Camelyum.”.
Is this door of love also blocked by something…?
“Master, I'm sure.there will be someone special in your life, and make you even more grateful because you can still live to this second.I'm sure it!”.
“Thanks...Came-chan.”.
Riri clapped her hands on my hair. Again, this feeling I felt.
“I'll try to open that door for myself out there, Came-chan!”
When I close the door of love, I also feel a stun, even stronger than the door of happiness. Riri's heart was hard to open.
“I think all the doors have been passed..”.
It seems that the dark part there is the end of this hallway because there is no more light. But..have I really gone through all the doors of his heart?
“What's up... at the end of this aisle...?”
I pointed my light sword at the dark passage in front of me. There's no more doors there. Is there really nothing anymore?
“Maybe...there is no la—”.
“Ya..you don't have to go any further..Camelyum...”.
DEGH!
His voice came from the end of the hall. But his hoarse tone sounded terrifying..What exactly was at the end of the Aisle…?
“Because you will regret if you continue to step up to the end..khukhukhu...”.
Not likely.
His voice.similar to.dark Riri.
“Cannot be...impossible..impossible..impossible..impossible...impossible....”.
As I continued to fumble, my feet could not stop entering the deeper end of this dark passageway. My steps stopped immediately when something hit my leg.
“No...maybe..”
Not even my light sword was enough to illuminate the end of this dark passage. There was a giant door at the end of this hallway covered with black moss.
“Revelation..There is still a door...here—”.
“You don't need to know any further, dear~”
DEGH!
The voice sounded again. Suddenly in front of the giant door appeared a black figure. I couldn't see his face because my light sword really wasn't enough to illuminate the end of this very dark passage. All it looked like was her frightening smile.
“T-impossible..k-why...he is here..?”
“Until stammered so, are you scared huh? My imitation?”
Again I heard another voice, this time a woman's voice, but more hoarse, and he spied me a copy of it?
“Cannot be! Y-you guys what exactly!?”
“The less you know, the better. Khukhukhu~”
“YOU'RE DARK RIRI RIGHT!? WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY MASTER!? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MADE IT WILD FOR DAYS RIGHT!?”
I unconsciously screamed even though I couldn't see his face.
“Unfortunately we can't answer now, see you next time, imitation—”
Suddenly the dark giant door moved further away from me until it disappeared, I was unable to catch up with it.
“No no! I have so much to say to you! Noaaaakkk!!!”
That last door was none other than..’hatred’.
***
“Amary-chan, get excited..”.
“Entahlah...Elder..the night I could not sleep...”.
“Do you think too much about Riri-sensei?”
“T-no! B-not that I didn't think about it..”.
The elder looked worriedly at Amaryliss who was walking lethargicly.
“Even before returning from his place yesterday..we did not have time to see his condition..You must have kept thinking, right, Amary-chan?”
“B-not that! Only..”
The elder laughed a little. “You really like her yes..Amary-chan..
“S-who said!?”
“Oh, apparently you guys are talking about Riri-sensei?”
“Good morning Iris-chan!”
As Amaryliss looked at each other with Iris, the two of them immediately threw their faces away.
“Eh...you still fight..?”.
“Even though we have won in the magic tournament, I am still the one who fought the most than you know, you big chest!”
“What?! We fight together know you mean chick!”
“Whispering ah!”
“You're noisy!”
“Well, look at that, aren't they the new champions of the magic tournament? But it doesn't look like a champion huh?”
Some A-grade students looked at Amaryliss, Elder, and Iris with cynical gazes.
“Of course they're not champions, the teacher's just monsters, right?”
“Eh? Really?”
“Of course, when the stadium exploded yesterday, I saw it with my own eyes, apparently the teacher from class 1-E who was the cause of the terrible explosion! no more mistakes!”
“Ehh?? Big gossip nih..”.
“E class name will fall even more, right?”
As if intentionally saying in a loud voice near Amaryliss, Elder and Iris, they passed by.
“Hey you smart-ass! Stop there!”
But Amaryliss boldly stopped their steps, and one of them turned his head lazily.
“What? Want to return our words to you? I'm telling you yes, your teacher monster is a fact, I saw it with my own eyes as the monster made a black cloud in the sky!”
“I told you that no man in the world can be trusted? Why do you foolishly accept a monster like him to be a teacher? Have you guys been too stupid?”
Amaryliss clenched her hands as the A-grade student continued to fumble in disdain without any fear at all.
“A-Amary-chan..already let them..”.
“You are champions of magic tournaments but do not perform the trophy handover ceremony? Ahaha! The champion is his name! Hahahaha!”
“We will take your trophy, hahaha!”
“WHISPER! YOU'RE ARROGANT!”
Suddenly Iris yelled in annoyance at the A-grade children who kept mocking her.
“Ohh, are you guys hooked? Class E is a real loser, right? ahahaha!”
“Whispering! Better stupid than smart-ass and arrogant! Already Amaryliss, Elder, let's go!”
Iris pulled Amaryliss and Elder's arms away from the A-grade children who were still laughing at them.
“What's the pull?! I just wanted to beat them up!”
“If you do that, Riri-sensei will get worse in their eyes.”
“Iris-chan is right, Amary-chan.if it is true that she saw dark Riri yesterday.This will further aggravate the situation…you know for yourself, no one will dare to fight the children of class A...?”
Slowly, Amaryliss lowered her head, she grasped the end of her skirt slowly.
“What should we do? Do we need to tell Miss Carnation that there were eyewitnesses who saw what happened yesterday? Is there anything we can do for Riri-sensei?”
The elder nodded softly hearing Iris' statement. He glanced towards the window, there could be seen the former stadium burning.
“I don't know either..Please let's meet Miss Carnation..”.
***
“How has it progressed so far?”
“We still use Epiphyllum magic to repair this damage.but it takes a long time, Miss Carnation.”.
“Once...I will send some royal people to help you, fight even harder.”
“Good, Miss Carnation.”
Carnation was monitoring the stadium building damaged by the fire the other day. Almost all parts of the security forces of Hanatarou academy performed Epiphyllum restore magic to repair the damage. But because the damage is too severe, it takes a long time to repair it.
“Anu..Nona Carnation..”.
“Yes, Alstro-san?”
“How has Riri-sama condition been so far..?”.
“Hm..Dianthus report nothing, I'm sure he's fine.”
“So..”.
“But for a while, he can't come here. Before everything goes back to its original form.”
“Means we all have to shut down closely regarding this incident from Riri-sama?”
“I'm not sure if Riri remembers what she did when she was dark Riri or not.But just in case, don't let her know about this. I don't want him to remember his past trauma.”
“B-well, Miss Carnation.”
“Oh yes, Alstro-san, when after the lesson later, call Amaryliss, Elder, and Iris to my office, along with you and Typha as well.”
“Ah i-iya, Miss Carnation, but..for what..?”.
“Of course entertain my son!”