Becoming a Shadow in the New World

Are you being monitored?

No wonder Sid suspected this; it was just too much of a coincidence.

Just as Asagi was about to tell him what she had been asked to do in managing the commune, the program Asagi had created happened to malfunction, and Moguwai appeared just in time to interrupt their conversation.

The reason he used was still so ridiculous. They had known each other for almost a year, and this was the first time he had met Aiba Asagi because he was called over due to a problem at work.

Wow, things are getting more and more interesting.

"Ring ring ring..."

The phone in his pocket made a sound. Sid took it out, glanced down at who was calling, and then immediately looked around to make sure no one was watching him. He then quietly walked to a corner and set up a soundproof barrier.

"Hello, are you Mr. 'Rebellious Fallen Angel'?"

When the call was connected, a middle-aged man's voice came through.

"Yes, I am the 'Rebellious Fallen Angel,' may I ask what you need?"

The voice that came from Sid's mouth was not his usual lazy, boyish voice, but a magnetic voice that gave people a sense of maturity and composure.

"Here's the thing, Mr. 'Rebellious Fallen Angel,' the red wine you pre-ordered from our store has arrived. Would you like to pick it up at our store, or have it delivered to the address you provided?"

Sid scratched his chin and thought for a moment.

"Please deliver it to the second address I provided. Thank you."

"Okay, sir, I hope you enjoy our red wine, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Sid looked around again and withdrew the barrier.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sid's day passed quickly when nothing else was happening; it was just another day like any other.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, today will be the same as before, except that from now on we can no longer go to the practice area at the back.

Okay, something unexpected happened.

Peering out, Sid looked towards the school gate with a headache. Claire was with a woman, glancing around every now and then, seemingly waiting for someone.

…Sid thought he might know who they were waiting for.

He recognized the woman next to his sister; her name was "Alexia Midgard," and she was the princess of his home kingdom, Midgard. She had silver hair cut to shoulder length, slender eyes, and crimson pupils, giving her a cool look.

When did his sister get involved with Alexia? One of them is troublesome, and the other will ruin his life as an extra. Together they are both troublesome and will ruin his extra performances!

No, I can't stay in this school anymore. I have to escape immediately, at a speed that's invisible to the naked eye.

No, his sister will be guarding the spring, so he can't stay home today. If she asks about it tomorrow, he'll just make up some excuse.

Having made up his mind, Sid walked to a blind spot in the surveillance cameras and quietly waited for the students around him to leave.

Soon, the number of students still at school dwindled to just one or two.

After surveying the surrounding area and confirming that no one was nearby, Sid began his preparations.

First, he used his exquisite control to wrap his magic around a half-centimeter area on the surface of his body, creating a small space that could only let in but not out, blocking all the wind pressure caused by his high-speed running and preventing pedestrians on the roadside from being blown away.

The wind pressure in such a confined space will be multiplied. The wind pressure that would normally only blow a person away should be able to tear a normal person to pieces after compression.

But is he a normal person?

No, the compressed power is not even one-tenth the pressure of the magic tempering method, and it's actually quite cool.

While it's not impossible to use the mysteries of nature, the risk is too great. He seriously doubted whether Claire could decipher his mysteries of nature through so-called intuition. Sid felt the chances were fifty-fifty. Only a fool would gamble on such a probability. If he were discovered, his sister would definitely spread the word everywhere, and his life as an extra would be completely over.

Once ready, Sid moved, his body flashing past Claire and Alexia at high speed.

"Hmm? That's weird."

Claire frowned.

"what happened?"

Seeing her companion's peculiar reaction, Alexia asked curiously.

"I don't know why, but I have a feeling that Sid just walked past me."

"It must be an illusion. I didn't see Pochi."

As for Alexia, she had only noticed a gust of wind and hadn't perceived anything, so she naturally thought Claire was imagining things.

"Maybe."

Claire remained suspicious. She didn't think her intuition was wrong, but she hadn't seen Sid just now, so she could only give this ambiguous answer.

Sid took a side path to avoid Claire and Alexia, but saw a pale-faced girl carrying a guitar case, sitting on a chair by the roadside, looking like she was about to faint.

Chapter 25 Himehira Setsuna

Looking at the girl who was about to faint, Sid hesitated.

Normally, when he encounters something like this, he just pretends not to see it and doesn't bother with it. At most, he'll call the police later and ask them to come and handle it.

Of course, this is usually the case, but this time might be an exception.

It wasn't lust at first sight; it might sound narcissistic, but he felt he'd known quite a few beautiful girls throughout his life, and thanks to that, he was now experiencing a bit of aesthetic fatigue.

The reason this might be an exception is simple: the girl in front of him looks exactly like the photo on the student ID in the wallet he found a few days ago.

"Hello, is this the hospital?"

After thinking for a long time, Sid decided to take out his phone and dial the number for Itogamishima Hospital.

After all, he was a big spender who had supported him with 200,000 Zenis. Let's skip the guard and take her straight to the hospital.

"Gu~gu~"

The sounds coming from the girl's stomach silenced Sid, who was about to speak.

"Hello, sir, where is the patient now? We'll arrange for an ambulance to go there immediately."

The sound coming from the phone brought Sid back to his senses.

"No need, you dialed the wrong number."

"Hey, wait... beep beep beep."

Without waiting for a reply, Sid hung up the phone.

Now it's simple, Sid thought, looking at the girl who was about to faint.

……

"Aww, this is so delicious!"

It was the same cafe where I came with Natsumi Yase last time, in the same corner, and Sid was still sitting in the same spot, except that Natsumi Yase's original seat had been taken by someone else.

"Zizi..."

Sid was secretly observing the girl in front of him, his head bowed and sipping from the straw.

With shoulder-length jet-black hair, he should be around 15 years old, with bright brown eyes, delicate features, and... well, let's just say he's a slime with a promising future.

She looks a lot like Akatsuki Nagisa, and it's easy to mistake her for someone else. Although she's not his type, he still has to be careful... Wait, why does he care about this? Damn it, this darn adolescence.

"Phew, come to life."

After wolfing down two sandwiches and licking the crumbs off his hands, the girl in front of him looked like she wanted more.

"Thank you, senior. You must also be a student at Caihai School, right? Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm a transfer student who just transferred here in my first year. My name is..."

"Himehira Yukina, right?"

After filling her stomach, the girl immediately expressed her gratitude to Sid, showing she's a good child.

"Does the senior recognize me?!"

Interrupted from speaking, the girl's face showed confusion and wariness. Her hand instinctively went to the guitar case next to her, but she quickly realized that this was inappropriate and put it down.

That's true. It's normal for a stranger to show up and offer you a meal when you're starving. Maybe they've really met a good person. But if they can accurately call you by name, then it's worth questioning whether they're a good person.

"Well, this is a bit complicated to explain, so before I answer this question, let me ask you a question first: how many days have you been starving? Your answer will determine how much my conscience hurts."

When confronted by Yukina Himeragi's question, Sid slumped onto the table, listlessly asking Yukina Himeragi in return.

"This, this, three, three days."

Sid lay face down on the table, his face ashen, but he still tried to speak again, unwilling to give up.

"Because of what?"

"I lost my wallet."

"How much money was lost?"

"20 Zenis."

When answering this question, Himeragi Yukina turned her head to the other side, her face slightly flushed. After all, she had been starving for three days because of this, and it was quite embarrassing that she had fainted from hunger in the end.

"I see."

Hearing these answers, Sid completely gave up, confirming that the girl in front of him was the owner of the wallet he had found a few days ago, and resigned himself to his fate.

Looking up from the table, Sid took out two gold coins from his wallet, each worth 100,000 Zenis.