TEASER
Volume 4 Chapter 5.2
Acceleration to Collapse Part 2
Central Park after
school. It was already dark and rain was beginning to fall.
The usually popular
outer perimeter of the park was deserted, and the wooded area was naturally
empty of people. Nozomu was sheltering from the rain at the base of a tree in
the wooded area, waiting for Camilla's arrival.
With a rustling sound,
a girl with short, brown-colored hair emerged from the trees.
"Good, you're
here......"
"You have
something to talk about, right? I wanted to talk to you too."
A brief silence.
Camilla closed her eyes once, took a deep breath, and silently opened her
mouth.
"............We
don't have much time, so I'll tell you first. About the reason why I was
cooperating with Ken."
"We don't have
much time?"
"I've been on the
Starlight's radar since freshman year......"
"Starlight?"
"This city's
intelligence organization. It would not be strange if there was one, would it?
It's true that this city has released the results of its research to other
countries, but not about criminals and illegal organizations."
Camilla is right.
The question is, why
is she being monitored by such an intelligence organization?
Camilla looked
downward once, licked her lower lip as if preparing herself, and began to speak
eloquently.
"I come from a
rather special family. The Empire's ......."
"The Empire's
......?"
The Cremazzone Empire
is a gigantic empire that governs the southwestern part of the Arcmel
Continent. It is one of the most powerful nations on the continent. On the
other hand, it has taken a step back when it comes to the management of
Arcazam.
This is because they
are wary of the Forsina Kingdom, the Alliance of Small Nations, and the Sumahya
Union.
Prior to the Great
Invasion, the Empire was the most powerful hegemonic power on the Arkmel
Continent, and it made various overbearing demands on neighboring nations.
However, hegemonic
nations are prone to internal strife because they lack external threats. The
Cremazzone Empire is no exception to this rule, and has always been politically
divided, and furthermore, its national power was severely weakened by the Great
Invasion.
Nowadays, when
neighboring countries unite, since eliminating them single-handedly would be
difficult, the empire in its decline has been forced to adopt a course of
cooperation with them.
"Yes. According
to the school's records, I was born in a free city in the Delta Zone. I did
live there, but I actually used to live in the Empire when I was a child."
As a result, many of
the Empire's citizens in Arcazam had to leave their homeland for a variety of
reasons.
Naturally, some have
their own reasons. Camilla was one of them.
"And I have a bit
of a history with Lisa, too......"
After saying this,
Camilla reached into her pocket. She took out a rainbow-colored comb. It was a
side comb, imbued with magic power and clearly a magical tool.
"This's
......"
"A
rainbow-colored crown shell comb. This comb is a magical tool that can change
the hair color and appearance of the person whose hair is combed through
it."
The comb was old and
chipped in several places. Camilla began to comb her hair by brushing it to the
side.
Then, her
brown-colored hair began to turn red from the roots, and gradually turned into
a greyish-red color.
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