[Blue Archive] Seia Can Speak Too!!

Charades! - 1

Five minutes since I became Seia.

I'm facing the biggest crisis of my life.

"Um... hey, Seia-chan?"

"...!"

"I saw you wandering outside for the first time in a while, and I was wondering what's up... It kinda hurts if you keep ignoring me like this, you know? Even I might get hurt."

"....!!"
'I want to talk to you too...! My voice won't come out!!'

I had just run into Mika. I came outside to get a feel for the area's layout, but of all people, I ran into Mika.

"I see... So, Seia-chan doesn't want to talk to me..."

"...!!!"
'What?! No! If this goes on, our relationship might be ruined forever...!'

In this place where I don't know anyone, losing one of the few friends I have means complete isolation.

'I don't want to spend my school days without a single friend...!'

Imagining my future school life, I ran towards Mika, who had a gloomy expression, and cupped her face with both hands.

"Whoa?! S-Seia-chan?!"

Mika was flustered by my sudden action.

I decided to do the best I could with my inability to speak in this situation.

Tap!- Shake shake!-

With no paper or phone on hand, and having never learned sign language, my best option was to speak with my body.

I raised my index finger, pointed to my throat, and frantically shook my head from side to side.

Surely she'd understand with this much, right?

"Huh...? Wh-what is it, Seia-chan...?"

'Oh no...! She didn't get it?!'

Mika's reaction clearly indicated that she didn't understand what I was trying to say. This made me start moving my body even more desperately.

Flail flail!!- Swoosh swoosh!!-

I frantically waved my arms, jumped up and down, expressing the condition of my throat.

Looking like a salmon that had just leaped out of the water, Mika tried her best to hold back her laughter as she continued talking to me.

"Pfft... Calm down, Seia-chan! Calm down and just talk!"

'I'm not doing this on purpose!!!'
"....!!!"

I screamed in my heart and grabbed Mika's shoulders, shaking her vigorously.

There was no way Mika knew that, but what else could I do from my perspective? I was so frustrated!

"Wow! This is the first time I've seen Seia-chan move her body so much! Shouldn't I take a picture of this moment?!"

Seeing Mika barely flinch even when I shook her, a sense of injustice welled up inside me.

'Why do I have to go through all this...!!'
"...!!"

Letting out a resentful anger that wouldn't reach Mika, I screamed at the top of my lungs and started thrashing about.

"....!! .....!!! .....!!!!!"

As I flailed around, pouring out my frustration, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

'Wait, is it okay for Seia's body to move this much?'

"Ahaha...? Seia-chan...? You okay...?"

Just as Mika voiced her worried words, I began to feel extremely dizzy.

'Ugh... my head... it's spinning... D-damn it...'

"S-Seia? Seia-chan?!! Are you okay?!"

Thud-

...Seia's body was much weaker than I thought...








































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"Um... Seia-san..."

Nagisa rushed over after hearing Mika make a fuss about Seia collapsing, worried that she might have fallen ill again...

Nod-

Hearing from Mika the reason for Seia's collapse, Nagisa was at a loss for words as she watched Seia nod in front of her.

Collapsing from moving too much... If Mika had said that as a joke, Nagisa would have thrown a roll cake in her mouth without hesitation. That's how absurd it sounded.

"...Why were you moving around so much when you're not feeling well...?"

In response to Nagisa's question, Seia confidently pointed to her throat and shook her head.

Tap!- Shake shake-

It was the same action she showed Mika, but Nagisa was a bit different.

"Don't tell me you can't speak or something? It would be a problem if that were the case, as your turn to host the Tea Party is coming up soon..."

"...!!"

Seia's face instantly contorted into an extremely anxious expression at Nagisa's words, and she shook her head while sweating profusely.

Swoosh swoosh!-

"Never mind... Just rest, Seia-san..."

Nagisa, who seemed to have grasped the situation without further explanation, left Seia alone to rest and walked out of the room.

"...!! ....!!!!"

Seia frantically waved her arms and shouted from behind, but apparently, no one heard her voice.