Pan!

Kicking the iron door, I rushed inside .

It was exactly what I expected .

Hooded robes… . . There were a few guys that looked like magicians with that outfit, and all of them were surrounding a magic circle .

The magic circle flickered repeatedly in a cycle, and a child was laying on top of the magic circle .

Looking at it, he looks to be a 5 to 6 year old boy just starting his elementary school, and he was sleeping on top of the magic circle naked .

Although I have no idea what they’re doing, but it’s 100% certain that it is not something good .

[Who are yo——–Guh . ]

Without making a sound, I stepped right in and body punched the guy who saw me .

The guy puked out gastric juice before falling down .

The guys around held their hands up towards me, and casted spells with magic circle below me .

Their reactions were too slow .

I went to each one of them in an instant, and one punch them .

After defeating all of them, Cell came from behind with his subordinates .

[I’m sorry for coming late Satou-sama… . This is!?] (Cell)

After seeing the naked boy laying on the magic circle asleep, Cell’s expression changed .

[Do you know what this is?] (Ryouta)

[It’s a magic circle that separates the soul from the body . ] (Cell)

[Separate the soul from the body?] (Ryouta)

[Yes . ] (Cell)

Cell heavily nodded .

Separating the soul… . It’s becoming an incredibly horrible story .

Leia’s case .

I talked to Cell about her case, and asked him to explain about the root of how she was made .

Cell immediately searched for that .

After finding out the creator was named Azide, I cooperated with Cell to find him .

What you’re seeing right now, is the result of what happened after finding the facility .

[……This child is still safe . ] (Cell)

Cell said with a relieved expression while crouching beside the boy .

As I was relieved, a person came out from the back .

Unlike those magicians who I have knocked out unconscious, they were people who looked like they were accustomed to these things .

They were probably the bodyguards .

[Satou-sama,  leave this to me—–] (Cell)

As Cell was talking, the subordinates that he brought came in front and readied in a battle stance .

But before they could do anything, I’ve already knocked out the bodyguards .

All 4 of the bodyguards were suddenly hit by the maximum firepower of the Infinite Lightning Bullets .

I thought that [maybe] there’s a relationship between Leia and that boy, which made me swelled up in anger, so I released them by bullying the 4 of the bodyguards .

[……Let’s go . ] (Ryouta)

[……Okay . ] (Cell)

Cell followed suit accompanied with his subordinates as we steadily go towards the back of the facility .

Even more bodyguards came out, and also a magician guy was there too, but all of them were instantly defeated and we proceeded onwards .

It doesn’t look like a ma.s.s produce type facility, or it shouldn’t be, and there must be a person who manages them .

After moving on, we came to the biggest room that I’ve seen before .

Inside the room was a woman standing in the center .

An adult, but it wasn’t a living thing .

With one glance it looks to be an artificial life form, and it had only the upper body .

It was being hung with wires .

[Wh, who the h.e.l.l are you guys . ]

Then there was a man standing in front of the woman .

His appearance was different from the ones before, he clearly looked to be the superior, with his robe embroidered with gold threads and decorations attached .

In an instant I closed the distance between the stunned guy, then grabbed his throat and slammed it onto the wall behind him .

[Are you the guy responsible for all this s.h.i.t?] (Ryouta)

[You don’t know—–]

[I’m fking asking, are you the one responsible for this . ] (Ryouta)

I increased my strength on his throat, then he finally nodded in a painful manner .

[What is that magic circle outside?] (Ryouta)

[It, it’s to treat the boy—–Urk . ]

I tighten my grip again by applying more force to the point where he couldn’t make any sound .

[Nayami Leia . ] (Ryouta)

[——-!]

[Speak honestly, if not . ] (Ryouta)

I held my other hands out and cracked it, then put a little more power in grabbing his throat .

[I, I…got it…cough, I, I’ll talk… . . ]

Hearing that, I slowly relaxed my hands .

[I, It’s to take out the soul . ]

[I already know that . I’m asking why are you doing such a thing?] (Ryouta)

[I take the soul out and put it into that thing over there……It is easier to control if you use an adjusted human soul . ]

[Why would you do it?] (Ryouta)

[… . . Did you say, to adjust the soul . ] (Cell)

Cell pointed out and suddenly breathed in .

The soul of a human being adjusted… . . No way .

[What do you want to do with that!] (Ryouta)

[Cough! Human emotions is a tool that is not necessary . So what I did is by excluding it from the soul that was taken out, then place it back into that over there . ]

[Emotions… . . ] (Ryouta)

[……If I want to make it my tool . It’s only reasonable . ]

I remembered about Leia .

I thought that her emotions were nonexistent because she was created, but now that the truth has been spoken, it was because her emotions were removed from the original soul .

[What do you do with the emotions?] (Ryouta)

[Because it is unnecessary, I discarded—–Urgh!]

I forced the guy onto the wall again with force .

The guy whose head struck onto the wall fainted, then slowly fell down to the ground

[Cell……] (Ryouta)

[You don’t have to say anything anymore . It’s been a long time since I was this boiled up too… . There should be some of them that are not present, and I will not let them escape . ] (Cell)

Cell who turned to me looked calmed, but his eyes were drowning in anger .

I’ll just leave it to him——was what I knew what he wanted to say so I didn’t say anything anymore .

[I will never let such a research facility happen ever again . ] (Cell)

Leaving the research facility, I returned back to the city of Samechiren .

My anger doesn’t seem to want to subside .

At first I intended to just stop the research .

I have Cell cooperate with me, so that no one’s life like Leia will ever happen .

Because of that, I had him accompanied me and rushed over .

That is what I wanted to do .

With that emotions, I returned to the place of Azide that was borrowed, and Leia was there waiting .

[Welcome home, Master . ] (Leia)

[… . . Aah . ] (Ryouta)

[Master . Are you angry… . . Or, are you perhaps sad?] (Leia)

[Eh?] (Ryouta)

[When Master gets angry, I get angry as well . When Master gets sad, I get sad as well . ] (Leia)

[That means……] (Ryouta)

[Whatever feelings Master feels… . All of them comes directly in here . ] (Leia)

Leia then placed her hands on her chest .

Thinking about it, it’s because there’s [nothing] there .

Because the soul is missing emotions, my emotions flooded in there .

Because the soul is missing emotions, my emotions flooded in there .

I didn’t know there was a word that understands someone else’s feelings, but I felt like I’m seeing it and realizing that word right now .

However, if that’s the case .

If my feelings are to enter the emptiness, I don’t want it to be filled with only anger and sadness .

Thus I switched my feelings .

[Aah… . Master’s feelings . ] (Leia)

[Let’s go to the dungeon . Earn as much as possible, and have a delicious meal tonight . ](Ryouta)

[Yes, I will accompany Master . ] (Leia)

I guess because the positive vibes were contagious, Leia’s facial expression got a little brighter .

Thus, we went to the dungeon together .

Lightening the mood, I wanted her to feel happy and have fun from this .

Ryouta Satou is a human being .

As he is a human being, if he has any [injury], it would be [irreversible] .

The lost arms will never return, lost legs will not return—–A lost soul will never return .

Such ideas are stimulated, and that is what makes a human being .

However, some creatures in this world do not fall into that category, even if they are destroyed or injured, there are some that could restore .

Earthworms or starfish, they are examples that could generate an injured part .

Then, a soul is also like that .

Originally, all emotions are things that [are born] or [are sprouted] .

Even if you lose that emotion, it is not as if you will never get it back .

{Master… . . Thank you}

Nayamire Leia—–Now as Leia .

A  small and warm feeling grew from within her chest, filled with Ryouta’s strong emotions .

And no matter how small it is, Ryouta himself have not noticed it yet .

That it certainly exists, and it is growing little by little .