de_bel_survivor | Day 31 - [Voice]

[Kouki’s return from his kidnapping was quiet and unceremonious. While he’s relatively well and in one piece, physically speaking, but it’s nothing compared to how he feels on the inside. To be very frank, he’s pissed. The young demon overlord may seem calm on the outside, but his anger was currently, and forcibly by his will, a simmering sort of anger. No matter how tempting it was to let loose and vent in the forest, Kouki would have to wait until he reach the Battle Dome.

Until then, he has other things to think about first instead of himself. Like checking on his friends and his cat.

Well, he planned to until he flipped open his journal as he walked back towards the village… Only to stop and stare at the blank pages. His fingers started flipping through the journal for the older entries, finding more and more blank pages. There’s only a few possible explanations.

Either the Malnosso want to erase history and important journal posts, or there’s an experiment going on.

What brilliant timing he got. First he spent his third anniversary in this world while kidnapped, and now he returned in time for a likely experiment. Might as well confirm what’s going on and hope the journal’s features was still intact. His voice was calm, and the journal would pick up some sounds of him quickly walking in the forest.]

Kouki Wakahisa here. Can someone tell me what’s going on?

[This time. Whatever’s going on this time have a higher priority than his anger about his memories being played with during that illusion last month.

Once he finally arrived at the village, Kouki immediately head to his apartment at CH7’s second floor to check on his cat. After confirming her well-being, he keep an eye on his journal before leaving for the village plaza. The plaza was a natural gathering spot for people, so he can watch people and even talk to them.

A young man with black wings and a pair of cat ears-like headphones (or weird head gear, if the technology was unfamiliar to anyone, or they might believe it’s his real ears) was walking around the plaza and looking at people. If he spy anyone looking very confused, or doing something strange, Kouki would call out and approach them.

More so if they're people he knew.]

Hey!

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We could meet at my house? I don't know if you've ever been here before.

I don't think so? Which house is it? [There's a lot of houses in the village. On the other hand, he might had visit before for a different person.]

It's house forty-four. Helios is allowing me to live with him, which is rather nice of him to do.

Oh! Then yes, I had come to house forty-four before for Helios. I can come over quickly enough.

[He knows where it is, so it's a simple matter of going there without consulting a map.]

I shall see you there then? I've been inside the house for the time before until things settle.

[And sitting on the front porch is Frederic since he's not sure what to make of everything going on. He's sure this is another experiment, but he doesn't know how to handle it.]

I'll see you soon, Mister Chopin.

[After his conversation with both Ikki and Raine, Kouki immediately set out. He's tempted to help some of the confused people he saw along the way, but in the end, he quicken his pace.

He approaches the house and raise his hand when he see Frederic.]

Mister Chopin!

[Frederic gets up from his seat and walks to Kouki's side.]

It's good to see that you've returned and with your memories intact.

[Kouki lowers his hand and smiles.]

I'm glad to be back. I was gone for a pretty long time. [If he's correct about the dates, that makes it...] I think I miss about a month's worth?

Yes, I do believe you're correct. It has been at least a month, hasn't it?

It has. I think I was gone about around the end of last month's event. When our memories has been affected.

[Kouki seems calm, but he both curious about what happened and silently angry about it. One of the things he always dislike about this world is whenever his own memories get changed.]

Well what's going is now everyone is from different periods in their lives, which is even stranger. I never expected the Malnosso to have such power, though I suppose I shouldn't underestimate them.

[Since you know, he's used to their shenanigans.]

If they can make individuals younger or older, that means it's not odd if they can expand it into a large scale experiment.

[They can get used to it, but it doesn't mean they can't, you know, get exasperated by it.]

I wonder what else they could do to us if they figure out the technology for it.

That depends on what else they want from us. I doubt they want to be too sadistic to us, unless they get something good as a result. Or they changed how they work behind the scenes.

This is all too true, unfortunately. I do wonder when people will be released from this prison.

Not for a good, long time. Unless they allow us an opportunity to join them, or gain some sort of political hold. Overpowering them with brute force wouldn't work in the long term.

Forgive my cynicism, but I doubt even if they were to ask us that people would go with them. Not after all they've done to us.

No, I understand. They would know how we feel about them by now, if they haven't already. It only works if they have something...very appealing to offer?

The only way anyone would work with them is by offering us our freedom.

Yeah. But even that's not guaranteed. I imagine them offering a way out of here with some conditions.

When you word it that way, I wonder what the condition would be. Perhaps sacrifice or being their manual labor? The list goes on.

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