Chapter 326: Tutorial ; A Skeleton? (1/2)
A few minutes pass by as I walk around outside the room the siblings are in as I play around with my senses.
Frankly, it's a little odd doing what I've been doing until now. It's as if I've grown pairs of eyes all around me within a certain vicinity that can only look at me and everything 'in between'. Unfortunately, I can't 'see' colors just yet.
Would it even be possible to see colors if I continued to practice my senses? For some reason, it feels rather plausible, but I don't know how.
Scientifically speaking, the color that is perceived by the naked eye is different qualities of light getting reflected when shone upon objects.
So, logically speaking, if I were to differentiate between the qualities of light particles as they shine on an object within my perception, I should be able to see colors.
As simple and basic as that may sound, pulling it off is no easy matter. Though, I do have something that might be able to help me in this regard - Light Manipulation.
I am aware that I haven't been looking into any ability specifically, but I suppose it's about time I did so. After all, this is going to be of extreme importance.
As such, I continue to play around with my senses while utilizing a bit of Light Manipulation in hopes of achieving a satisfactory result.
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”Be careful, don't fall,” Nao's voice reaches my ears while I am playing around with a small orb of light I had created a short while ago.
Dispersing the orb of light, I shift my senses over to the entrance of the room, only to find Nao supporting her brother out of the room.
From what I can tell, the fellow has recovered properly but is unable to walk due to other circumstances related to his 'sickness'. Perhaps, something as simple as he hasn't walked for so long that he has forgotten how to do so.
Shaking my head slowly, I approach the duo and say in a casual tone, ”Nao, you can let go of him.”
”Huh?
”Just trust me and do it,” I say without any change in expression.
Doing as I tell her to, Nao lets go of her brother and walks away from him a few steps, only to be slightly startled by the guy not falling down, but instead standing upright without any issue.
Well, that's what it seems like from a passerby's perspective, but in reality, I am holding him up telekinetically without any effort.
”Yo-u,” the guy utters in a croaked voice, ”Vi-tor?”
It seems like the fellow is having problems uttering certain letters and syllables. Though, it should only be temporary. Sooner or later, he will be able to both walk and talk normally without any hiccups.
”That's me,” I say with a small smile on my lips.
”Let's get the paperwork done and get you out of here, shall we?”
To this, the fellow simply nods his head once as he stares at me dazedly.
”Right, what was your brother's name?” I ask as I turn to face Nao while scratching the back of my head.
Hearing my question, she stares at my face for a few seconds before responding, ”Kazuki Tomori.”
”That's right, Kazuki,” I say as I chuckle lightly.
And so, I turn and begin to make my way over to the receptionist's desk while controlling the guy's body like a puppet.
Nao quickly catches up to me and says in a hurried tone, ”What are you planning to do? They won't just let him leave like this.”
”I know that,” I reply, ”But you seem to have forgotten that I am no ordinary person.”
”That's why I am asking what are you planning to do,” she says in an irritated tone.
”You'll see,” I say vaguely as the smile on my lips grows while reminiscing the small conversation I had with Irene a minute ago.
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”Hey, Irene, is there an easy way for me to perceive colors?”
{What Father is currently doing is correct.}
”Oh, you mean the practicing?”
{Affirmative.}
”Great. Though, even if I see colors, I won't be able to use Indoctrination or Hypnosis, unfortunately…” I mutter.
{That is incorrect.}
”Huh?”
{Father should be able to use the sub-ability, Indoctrination, without any problems.}
”But my eyes can't see now; how would it work?”
{There is a misconception on Father's part - Indoctrination doesn't require eye contact.}
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According to Irene, Indoctrination will work just fine, albeit it would be a little harder to perform since I would have to depend on my perception to mark a 'target'.
Shortly, we reach the desk, and the receptionist immediately notices the guy behind me as her eyes widen by quite a margin.
”Hello,” I say merrily, ”I would like this guy to leave now. You know, since he is healed and all as you can see.”
”Excuse me for a moment,” the receptionist says anxiously as she reaches her hand out to a telephone set on the desk and brings it to her ear.
Before she can dial any number, I make use of my enhanced speed to grab the telephone and bring it away from her.
From the receptionist's perspective, the telephone just disappeared and reappeared in my hands, which shocks her immensely.
”I'm sorry, but we're kind of in a rush here,” I say while adopting a troubled expression, ”I hope that you don't force me to do anything unnecessary.”
Still shocked, the woman is unable to respond to my words as she simply stares at the telephone in my hand speechlessly.
Releasing a sigh of exasperation, I casually reach my arm out and telekinetically bring hers forth.
Once I am holding her hand, she breaks out of her stupor as a fearful look appears on her face.
”Relax,” I say nonchalantly, ”I just want to show you something.”
Following this, I focus my senses on her as I utilize Indoctrination.
'Don't think and just do everything I tell you to.'
Having given the woman an order, I begin to give her more orders verbally, which she easily complies with as per the initial order I gave.
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”It will take some time before the next bus arrives here,” Nao states as we reach the location we got off the bus.
”Is that so?” I say casually as I create a gateway using Norse Magic that leads back to the apartment.
”We don't need to take the bus.”
As soon as we pass through the gateway, I 'guide' Kazuki's body over to the sofa there and make him lie down on it.
”Hey,” Nao suddenly says, ”Why didn't you do this earlier?”
”Do what?” I ask back.
”The teleportation thing,” she replies with squinted eyes.
”Ah, that. Well, I just wanted to spend some time with you.”
Hearing this, she lets out a sigh before shaking her head and asking, ”Are you going to enter that 'game' now?”
”Yeah. It would be better for me to settle this sooner than later, don't you think?”
”Ah, you two are back,” another voice reaches my ears from the room we slept in last night,
”Good morning,” I say as I turn my head to face Shinoa.
”Good morning,” she responds in a curious tone, ”Where did you go?”
”To retrieve her brother from… the hospital,” I respond while pointing at Nao.
”Oh! You did mention something about her brother before, but I didn't care about it much. What had happened to him for him to be in the hospital?”
”Nothing much,” I say with a shrug, ”He was just captured by scientists and basically turned into a lab rat until he broke.”
”What?”
”It's a long story that's better told at night,” I state, ”For now, I am planning to enter the 'game', so don't disturb me.”