Y-you did that on your own
Shut uup If you hadn’t said anything I wouldn’t’ve tripped
After he was sent flying by a high kick Mutsuki sighed for the umpteenth time that day
Life had become troublesome A strange power had awoken inside him a lot of scary things had happened and his daily life had changed
The worst part today was not the demon or mysterious classmate
It was his irritated roommate
Adolescent Adam 2 Chapter 1 - Plot of the Elders
A straight corridor continued without end
The floor was covered in shades of red blue white black yellow gold silver and green so bright they hurt the eyes and the area overhead was too dark to see the ceiling
Countless doors lined the walls on either side Doors with identical dimensions color and keyhole shape continued forever without end
A single figure walked down that strange hallway before finally coming to a stop
It was Ibekusa Machina
There was no visible difference between the doors and there had been 102 of them as far as she had walked but she did not hesitate to reach for the knob She chose the correct knob from all of those different doors She found a blue sky and garden on the other side and a refreshing breeze blew in as soon as she opened the door The scent of fresh grass welcomed her
This miniature garden was decorated by red and white roses Straight ahead were a table covered in a pure white tablecloth a white wooden chair carved with a design and a small girl sitting in the chair The girl wore a red gothic dress with plenty of lace frills and ribbons Her hair had curly ends was tied to either side and was colored a blonde as dazzling as the sun She did not look even ten years old but she had a strangely mature calmness to her A single maid stood behind her
A chess board and a white stuffed rabbit sat on the table There were also two teacups When she noticed Machina the maid immediately began preparing tea
Welcome back
Machina sat across from the girl
I see you’re as punctual as ever
While taking a sip from the cup in her hand the girl pulled out a wooden pocket watch The time was precisely 16 59 57
The stuffed rabbit on the table moved on its own to move one of the chess pieces
It boldly moved a rook forward to break into the opponent’s formation
But a moment later the girl used the hand not holding her teacup to move her queen one space forward The rabbit froze in place with its long ears tensed That rabbit had the world’s five best chess programs installed in it so it knew she would achieve checkmate in seventeen more moves at this rate Deciding to recalculate everything from square one the rabbit blinked its red eyes while thinking
Mh
Machina reached out and used the previous rook to take the pawn next to it The blonde girl confidently enjoying her tea looked on in shock
At 17 00 47 the beautiful garden was enclosed in darkness
The sky trees and scent of fresh grass all vanished leaving only the table
Also twelve monoliths built to the golden ratio appeared floating around the table
Those rectangular solids had the designs of playing cards A Jack Queen or King was drawn on
each one and one of four suits was designated in the top left and bottom right corners
Hi Miss A how have you been
The King of Spades was positioned out front and it swayed like a clown while speaking in a mechanical voice that muddied the voiceprint
The gothic dress girl referred to as Miss A closed her eyes and briefly replied fine
Esteemed guests of FeTUS thank you very much for gathering here today
The maid prepared a cup of tea each even for the cards and began the meeting once she was done
Today we will be discussing FeTUS’s final objective Adam which has at long last appeared I will provide a report on the current situation and FeTUS’s plans for the future As I am sure you know Adam is currently-
That is not necessary The Jack of Hearts interrupted as the maid began with a gentle smile and voice We can gain a certain amount of information on our own
The Adam scheduled to be born within these hundred years has finally appeared
Mutsuki Fujita the Serpent’s Eye holder mentioned in our last meeting is Adam
Currently he is under the angels’ control and safely retrieving him would be extremely difficult
We know all of that
The Queen of Clubs King of Diamonds and Jack of Spades spoke one after another and the others showed no sign of attacking them for their rudeness It seemed all twelve were already in agreement
My apologies
Despite their overblown complaints the maid’s gentle smile did not crumble
Then Miss A will provide her thoughts on FeTUS’s future plans
At the maid’s insistence the girl finally set down her cup of tea
For a brief moment she seemed to glance toward Machina across from her Machina remained just as silent and expressionless as at school and that was her response to Miss A
She was letting Miss A say what she would
Let me begin with the conclusion
The girl spoke to the floating monoliths that surrounded her as if to intimidate her