NOVEL NEXT V2ーExChapter 36
Nikita Caroline Verlander. That's my name... A young reincarnated girl that is yet to have a mature body. This immature body really bothering me. Enough about that. Yesterday's party really consume a lot of my energy. Usually, when I wake up in the morning I immediately go to my secret study and see a bunch of reports and documents that need my approval. But today, I chose to take a break and walk around the city. Is a change of phase for me. As I walk around the city I saw a somewhat familiar face.
"Is that Aria?..." I said unconsciously.
No, that's not Aria. That girl over there has long hair and a more cheerful atmosphere. She must be Aria's twin sister, Irana. I have to say, even if they are twins they give away a different impression. Aria's expression is more stoic most of the time. Given a cool vibe that is probably what let many people misgender her.
Hmm... Should I come to her and greet her?. I am not too familiar with her. But then again, I am also not too familiar with Aria in the first place. Whatever, let's just be acquainted first and introduce myself to her. I miss the chance the last time we meet yesterday. Speaking of what happened yesterday. She still wearing that ice princess costume. Did she sleep through the night wearing those?. That must be uncomfortable.
As I was about to approach her.
"Ugh... my head!!"
I suddenly have a headache. I very familiar headache that I feel when the first time I discovered my power. After experiencing that headache, I never tend to use it unless is necessary. The same thing happens when the catalyst happens. But at the time, it immediately makes me faint. After that, I began to seek for counter measurement. I can't believe I have to use it not long after discovering it. I reach into my pocket to take out the pocket watch I specifically imbued with my power. I discover that using my power through a medium will not make me have a headache. But the drawback is it has a time limit. At most, this pocket watch will only buy me three minutes before the burden back to me. I began to activate my power through this pocket watch.
The headache is gone. Then I see my surrounding. As expected, the time stop. When I look at the place where Irana is supposed to be, she's not there. Weird, She should be in the same location before the time stop. But where could she be?. I began to look around out of curiosity. Then outside some outdoor coffee, I saw something unbelievable. A dimensional crack opens and two girls that able to move freely under the time stop. One of that girls is Irana, the other one is a girl with witch-like attire. Irana and that girl then walk into the dimensional crack. What is she doing?.
I then ran toward them. I need to chase her inside that. That's what I plan to do, but...
"Not so fast..." I heard a cold voice near my ear.
I look behind out of reflex. Then I see the same girl that should go in the dimensional crack with Irana.
"How are you here?!. What about Irana?."
"That's none of your business."
Well... certainly. But that's not the problem here.
"Even so... I will still follow her." I then ignore the woman and began to run into the crack.
"I said not so fast..." The girl then snaps her finger and the crack disappears.
I saw the crack disappear in horror. If the crack is close, there is no other way for someone entering the crack to ever find a way back. And this girl is seeming could open and close the said crack at will. The same crack that Irana just go into. I quickly grab the gun I hide in me and aim at the girl. At the same time, the time stop ends. Everyone around could move again and see me pointing my gun at the witch-like girl.
