Planetes
3. u. Elliot's Happy Birthday!!

Elliot sighed softly. After he escorted Ryan to his teacher's house, he had to swallow a sermon from Kazuto. He could understand that Kazuto was worried about Ryan.

Luckily Elliot did not get banned by Kazuto. If that happens, it will somehow be his fate.

"After this, what should I do?" elliot's gaze glared at the corner of the sea.

He was sitting on the beach. Letting the waves of the sea caress his bare feet.

Today is the Lectisternium. However, Elliot was not in a happy condition to do so.

"What do you want for a gift?" the voice of a mistress greeted Elliot's eardrum. "It's your birthday today, isn't it?"

Ryan no longer disguised himself as a man and appeared as Clarissa, then walked up to Elliot who was sitting on the shore. But of course Elliot will feel foreign because he has never seen his figure like this.

Justright. Netra Elliot. Who'sisthis? Her aura felt familiar.

"Ah," awakens because it hangs the girl's offer. "Star map, if not a hassle."

It could be, that's what Elliot needs right now. However, he did not want to be troublesome if the item was difficult to obtain.

Clarissa smiled looking at Elliot's confused expression. Of course Elliot doesn't know who he is in this figure. Let it be, this is better.

"Star map, yes ..." Clarissa rubbed her chin for a moment. Where can I get a star map?

As soon as Elliot felt, was his request too difficult, huh? Instantly cold sweat dipped on the temples and rolled into diamond granules.

"Anooo, if not, liquor alone is okay."

I hope this lady is not drunk. It was just the origin of saying that.

Clarissa then nodded. But he didn't say he couldn't.

"Then let's go to the bar. I know a good bar."

Clarissa replied with a smile, her hand grabbed the phone and started typing something.

That's not the real problem. Elliot just doesn't want to complicate things. Elliot is getting the wrong way.

"Ah, really? Thank you so much—errr?" duh, whose name is this woman, huh? It's not good not to know his name, right? "Miss can just call me Ellie."

"Hahahaha~"

A small laugh came out of Clarissa's mouth, of course the lady knew who the man before her was now.

"I know what your name is, El."

Clarissa smiled meaningfully, "Let's forget it, we're leaving right away if we don't want the bar full."

Why was he being laughed at? Elliot's eyebrows instantly curly. Is there something wrong with his words?

"Alright," he nodded his head and followed where the twin limbs belonging to the master stepped. "Is the place close?"

"Not really." Clarissa quickly replied, but immediately pointed with her thumb. The orange motor is on, parked not far from it.

The answer made Elliot think that the place was far enough. If you can, he just wants to fly. But, it will definitely be very striking.

"Let's quickly go up." His hand handed the helmet to Elliot.

The words of the mistress made Elliot come to his senses from daydreams.

"Well," he took the helmet proffered and rode his motorcycle. I think something's wrong.

When Elliot was on the bike, then Clarissa immediately went up and drove at full speed. As usual, carrying a motorbike seemed to bring people to their end.

As soon as the motor is launched. Elliot realized what was wrong. The way this girl drives like—

But thanks to that, they had already arrived quickly to an open bar.

"Until~" Clarissa breathed a sigh of relief as she opened her helmet. It feels good that he got there quickly.

The daydream was broken when the voice of this woman broke the silence.

"Thank God" Elliot took off his helmet. "You're good, too, Clarissa." praised the place the girl chose.

How could he know? Elliot had just remembered that Clarissa disguised herself as a man in her daily life and of course Elliot was not used to seeing Clarissa wearing makeup like a girl in general.

When called his real name, he froze. As soon as it's known? Cih, it doesn't feel good either.

"Aahh, you can immediately find out my identity. It's funny to see you confused."

Clarissa puffed her cheeks a sign she was a little upset. God, it feels like she's just like a girl in general.

Hearing Clarissa's words, Elliot couldn't help but laugh. It feels even.

"No one drives a vehicle like you" Elliot answered confidently. "Even though, I thought about your familiar aura."

Aura, yeah... If you remember the ability of Elliot it seems no wonder if sooner or later it will be known his identity. Besides because he drives.

"Have a drink, Master I order Vodka 2 glasses."

Clarissa raised her hand and formed a two finger for their drink. Who was immediately nod by the bartender, back again now he was sitting in the nearest seat.

Luckily there was a diversion soon if not, Elliot would have definitely gifted Clarissa.

"Oui" the bentala immediately took a seat not far from Clarissa. "It hasn't been a long time either to drink outside like this."

"I must admit that your abilities are gradually recovering. After all, no one knew this was me all along, unless I told you."

Elliot was stunned for a moment. Then he lifted his head as if there was something up there.

Even so, there is still one curse that makes it often goosebumps. Vision of death. If he had seen it, there was no way to protect the person in the vision.

The term escaped the tiger's nest, entered the crocodile cage. Not long after saying that, came the drink they were waiting for.

[It's a drink for you and this young lady, I added lemon and ice to make it fresh.]

Say a bartender and hand the drink over to them.

"Drink El, I'm the one who's buying today."

"Thank you very much, Clarissa." Elliot sipped his drink. "Usually in the present day, I've only been on the beach all day with Possy. Transfer of memories he said. But there are still people." Elliot sipped his drink again. "I finally told him to stop doing that."

The bossy?

Ah yes, that means Poseidon. Sometimes Elliot can give a funny name, so Clarissa shut her mouth with her hands to hide herself laughing. But the vibration of the body because of laughter certainly can not be hidden.

Elliot furrowed his brows as the interlocutor shook his body. What was the name of his gift to that cute Poseidon? But, that part of him was always protesting when he called it that.

"The curse is scary, but I promised to get rid of it, didn't I? So don't worry anymore." Clarissa said again as she took a slow sip of her vodkan.

As a fellow who has a curse, Clarissa really understands the fear experienced by Elliot. He himself was struggling to figure out how to deal with his curse.

"Thank you, I'm comfortable hearing it, Clarissa," Elliot's roar curled into a crescent arch.

Clarissa replied with a smile as well, it felt like she had a friend of her own. It was a bit rude to think of such a thing, but it was indeed what he felt.

"Right, now you see Poseidon... To be honest, I also wanted to come along because there might be something I could find out there." Clarissa drank some more vodkanya before connecting her words. "As you can see, you could say I was at my weakest. Chylara won't be out in this condition."

Silently for a moment, Clarissa let out a heavy sigh. He didn't expect anything like yesterday, so he made it like this. Drastically losing Mana, and he has no memory of what happened after sucking Mana out of Elliot.

"Ah, right. I happen to have brought oak leaves, and wine for him."

His power indicates the crown of oak leaves weaved by him and the two bottles of wine from the bag he was carrying. Like a necessity, he carried those things.

Not long before Clarissa's netra looked towards something Elliot had brought, a crown of oak and wine. After hearing Elliot's explanation, he understood that it was the things he needed to call Poseidon.

"If you want to come, I'll drop you off. It just so happens that Possy wants to see you too. Well, you know me and him communicating by telepathy." Elliot pointed his head.

Clarissa pensive for a moment, did she come along?

The twin Ain Elliot blinked a few times and Elliot gulped back down his drink.

"I don't think I can come first. I don't know what's gonna happen yet..."

Clarissa refused eventually. Although he was curious because Elliot told him that Poseidon also wanted to see him.

He feels ... honored?

"I'm not ready and about my body ..."

"Oh, right too. I wonder how you can be as weak now? You're using too much magic power, aren't you?" ask the bentala to Clarissa.

Clarissa saw herself back. "... I'm still confused to be honest. Usually Chylara came out first and I was in this state. However he did not come out at all." he sighed heavily again, Clarissa instantly finished her vodka. "After all, after this I disappeared first until my power returned."

Elliot finished his vodkan and his twin ain looked back somewhere. Pensive again. Come to think of it, both himself and Clarissa had a lot in common.

However, he was not a mortal like Clarissa. Although one day he will die, but as long as he is on earth he will remain immortal.

"That's it, huh? I wouldn't insist if you couldn't right now" put the glass down and looked straight at Clarissa.

"Super weird too, huh? If you trace from your story, Chylara should come out first, your body turns into a monster and you end up weakening, right? But..." Elliot felt something strange, Clarissa's Mana flow felt a little chaotic. "...there's something strange about your magic aura. Maybe that's also the cause of this anomaly."

Elliot could have been wrong, because that was just his guess. But I don't know if it's true.

Moreover, Elliot acted as if he had never met Chylara and her monster form Clarissa. He deliberately hid it, because it seemed like Clarissa did not remember anything about the incident.

"May your body recover soon, yes. It'll be hard for you if your Mana runs out on duty, right?" ask Elliot again to Clarissa.

Clarissa was grateful Elliot didn't force her on that, because she was completely unprepared at all. Until Elliot tells Clarissa, if there's an anomaly in her body. What other anomalies? He was tired of his own body.

Hearing that the look on Clarissa's face hardened. He had to investigate from the beginning again like it.

Elliot never forced anyone to agree with him, so he did not require Clarissa who was not in this good condition to come with him. Looking at Clarissa's expression, she felt like she was speaking wrongly.

Should he just shut up? But, who knew Clarissa needed that information, right?

"Just relax, I usually hide myself when I'm in this state. 'They' never knew of my appearance." replied Clarissa calmly, to which she meant 'they' were certainly the highest Magus in the Black Magic Association. For one, Clarissa kept it a secret.

"Thank God if so, I hope you stay safe, Clarissa." she hopes to see this girl again of course.

"Then I go first El, like I said. I'll disappear first. It seems like 'they' started looking for me because I used magic in public." Clarissa patted Elliot on the shoulder, then handed Elliot the keys to the bike. "Hopefully we'll see you later."

"Oui, see you later, Clarissa. I hope we can meet again. You know how to find me of course, right?" he received the motor key from the young man and kept it.

"I'll give it back to you later, be careful, Clarissa" he said, waving his hand at Clarissa.

Clarissa had already waltzed away from where Elliot was at the bar. Hustle and bustle of the bar crowd he still heard, because it was getting late of course more and more visitors.

He had just reached the gate of the bar, but suddenly Clarissa stopped walking. He turned and looked at Elliot again.

His gaze which he showed towards Elliot felt empty. Clarissa had no idea what was happening, she felt her body move on its own.

In that gaze, his lips curved to a grin. His eyes seemed to show anger, his countenance turning into someone else's.

The look on his face was still staring at Elliot, until he finished the look. And this time it disappeared in the middle of the sea of humans.