Magiclad Girls and a Mob who will save them, or else the world is doomed!

Chapter 122: An encounter with a certain author

Final Gesture

[Author PoV]

On that day, I remembered everything. My past life, myself... I was reincarnated as one of the characters in my own creation, a fortune teller.

If that's the case, it could be problematic. This world might be the timeline where my girls meet a bad ending... But upon closer thought, I remembered that there was someone named Kuroda Izayoi. He was the one who saved everyone. With him around, everything was salvaged. So, I felt relieved... However...

Kuroda Izayoi... the protagonist I created as the savior, even though I barely put any thought into his character. He was, in a sense, an empty vessel. Yet, why did he act so decisively?

I remembered meeting him in Unabara Cho Town, recalling the phone call I made. He didn't feel like an empty vessel. If that's the case, who exactly is he...? I needed to find out. That's why I summoned him.

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[Izayoi PoV]

I was summoned by the fortune teller. It was a surprise to be called out of the blue, and I felt a mix of emotions, including surprise. Initially, there was some suspicion of infidelity from those around, but the misunderstanding was quickly cleared up.

So, here we were, in a familiar cafe. I couldn't help but reminisce about the various things that had happened here with Karen. However, things were different now that she was my girlfriend.

"Welcome! Oh, it's been a while."

"Yeah, I have a meeting here."

"Is it with the person over there?"

"Yes."

I headed toward the girl who was already drinking her coffee. There was something different about her atmosphere, though it could have just been my imagination.

"Yaa, nice of you to come. Please, have a seat."

"What happened with 'jaa' at the end of your sentences?"

"Fufu, I've decided not to use it anymore."

"Is this a change in character?"

"Not exactly."

I couldn't help but feel that something was off about her. She seemed unusually composed. Where had her previous confident demeanor gone?

"Do you need something from me? I'd rather not be alone with another woman since I have my girlfriend here."

"Your girlfriend...Gindou Kohaku, right?"

"Yeah..."

Had I ever mentioned Kohaku's name to her? Well, she was a fortune teller, so maybe it's normal.

She cleared her throat and composed herself before asking me a serious question.

"Do you believe in the concept of past lives? If I told you that I have memories of a past life, would you believe me?"

"Is this some kind of mysterious character setting?"

"Not quite."

"Uh, I'm sorry."

She seemed to have taken my question rather seriously. Her tone was devoid of the usual chuunibyou-like behavior.

"Well, I believe in it to some extent. This world is filled with strange things, after all."

"I see... Well, I actually have memories of my past life."

"Really..."

"And this world we're in, it's the world from the book I wrote."