A Reason to Live

The Discussion

I sipped on my green tea and scratched the back of my head nonchalantly.

"But seriously, destroying half of this place just because I saw a little bit of your skin?"

I didn't understand the human response mechanisms to these kinds of things. Was it a taboo looking at someone's skin? Was it so bad that one deserves something close to death when one commits said taboo? I don't know. I don't even want to know.

"Neh, have you ever heard of D-398? It's this nasty looking mega drill that I invented a few years ago. I heard it hurts…"

Shinonono was still smiling, but there were traces of venom in her voice. It was just plain creepy at this point. Crazy as usual, I see.

"Mmm… I think I'll pass up on that."

"Ehhh? It's so cool though… I really wanted to show you." She said with an innocent frown. But that was anything but innocent. It had killing intent all over it.

'Even a nut-job like her show anger like that. What a surprise.'

But shoving out the irrelevant thoughts,

"It's true that I didn't know you were in there. I only wanted to take a look at myself in the mirror to see what I look like. So don't think about it too much."

"Arah, it's not like I'm mad about it or anything! What makes you think I'm angry?"

'That tone! That tone that's threatening to murder me in my sleep!' I decided to keep the thoughts to myself for my own safety.

"ANYWAY, we're going off topic. You said that you'd show me what this piece of stone does. Well, then show me."

Then, her atmosphere brightened suddenly.

"Ah, I did say that didn't I!"

I sighed in relief to the fact that the conversation was able to miraculously progress.

"But are you sure you don't want to see the D-398 mega drill?"

"Enough about that, you nut-job!"