ABYSS┇Sea of Trickling ■ | Chapter 3
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Season: Winter (in the past)
Scenario writer: Akira
Characters (in order of appearance): Madara, Kanata, Souma
(10 minutes later. At the residence built at the far end of the funeral hall.)
Madara: Well then, let the mission begin!
Listen well, God. Starting now, we’re undercover spies. We’re going to sneak in without anyone noticing and destroy the secret weapon hidden by the adults!
I’ve watched a movie just like that before.
Kanata: movie……kanata doesn’t quite understand, but mikejima looks like he’s having fun, so that’s all that matters.
kanata’s also having fun. is this what it means to have fun?
it feels light and fluffy.
Madara: That’s ‘cause you’re usually holed up in that dimly lit cave, God. I’m sure just moving your body around makes you feel good.
Kanata: it gets tiring, though. kanata’s feet are getting heavy.
Madara: I’ll carry you on my back, then.
Kanata: that’d be helpful. mikejima is a goooood boy.
Madara: I’d hate to come all the way here just to be held back and fail the mission. It’d be especially bad if my parents were to find us. They’d probably get super mad.
Kanata: sorry for asking you to do something so troublesome, mikejima.
Madara: I don’t mind! I get how you feel, plus, I’m having loads of fun!
(—The other day, “Kanata-kun”’s mother, who had been worshipped as a living god in our religion up until then, passed away.)
And today’s the funeral. I’m trying to let Kanata-kun, who couldn’t even see his parent in her moment of death, at least see his mother’s corpse.
Yeah, I’m not wrong right? This is what justice is, right?
I’m saving a poor child as an ally of justice.
I’m different from my parents.
Kanata: ……mikejima?
What’s wrong? Is Kanata heavy?
Madara: No, you’re light! Actually, are you even eating properly?
Kanata: it’s not like kanata has not eaten, but he is undergoing religious purification by abstaining from eating meat.
Madara: Religious purifi— what?
Kanata: religious purification by abstaining from eating meat.
Madara: Yep, I don’t get it at all! I won’t think about what I dont get!
I’ll look it up on the internet later. More importantly, the body should be in the room at the very end.
Since it is technically the body of a god, there might be security guarding the body to make sure no one messes with it.
I’ll act as a decoy and draw their attention away if there is.
Which is why, in the meantime, Kanata-san, you should quietly sneak in and meet your mother.
Kanata: yeah. that’d be a great help, mikejima.
thank you for always being so kind.
kanata would like to do something as a form of gratitude. however, kanata is not yet a god, so he cannot do anything. a good-for-nothing.
Madara: There’s no need for that, I’m just doing what I should be doing as a person, you see! Heheh ♪
Kanata: i see. is that a natural course of action for people?
being kind to others…
if that’s so, then kanata likes people.
Souma: (...What are they doing? They managed to slip away earlier, but this time for sure, I’ll have them explain everything!)
(Sneaking around in the corner of such a residence……Are they thieves? In that case, I will punish them for that, along with the rude behavior they displayed earlier!)
(But still, now that I got another look, they really are weird people.)
(Especially that blue-haired child……What’s with that elaborate outfit?)
(It’s hard to imagine they’re ordinary humans.)
(Similar to the onmyouji, nymphs, or gods that show up in picture books—)
(...God? Come to think of it, didn’t that child refer to himself as “God”...?)
Kanata: child of humans…
Souma: ……? Huh!? S-Since when have you been behind me?
I’ve been defeated again! I couldn’t pick up on your presence!
Kanata: shh~…! quiet. kanata doesn’t really understand, but it seems like it’ll be a problem if we’re found right now.
it’s that thing called hide-and-seek. do you know of it?
Souma: Hide-and-seek……?
Kanata: mhm. you hide so you are not found. look, a place like this is perfect.
Souma: I-I have to hide behind this dresser? Me? Why?
(Actually, is this child simply just from around the neighborhood? He’s playing hide-and-seek and all—)
(Come to think of it, they were sneaking out of sight earlier too, weren’t they?)
(Then, it should be fine.)
(No, no no, no ordinary child would walk around wearing such a strange outfit!)
There’s just something about this kid… that’s out of the ordinary.
Kanata: ah, mikejima is calling. kanata will be going now.
Souma: Ah… W-Wai—!
Kanata: there, there ♪
Souma: …………? W-why are you petting me!?
Kanata: does it not hurt anymore? our mikejima did something rather rude earlier, didn’t he?
but, please, may you find it in your heart to forgive him.
because mikejima is always doing the right thing.
Season: Winter (in the past)
Scenario writer: Akira
Characters (in order of appearance): Madara, Kanata, Souma
(10 minutes later. At the residence built at the far end of the funeral hall.)
Madara: Well then, let the mission begin!
Listen well, God. Starting now, we’re undercover spies. We’re going to sneak in without anyone noticing and destroy the secret weapon hidden by the adults!
I’ve watched a movie just like that before.
Kanata: movie……kanata doesn’t quite understand, but mikejima looks like he’s having fun, so that’s all that matters.
kanata’s also having fun. is this what it means to have fun?
it feels light and fluffy.
Madara: That’s ‘cause you’re usually holed up in that dimly lit cave, God. I’m sure just moving your body around makes you feel good.
Kanata: it gets tiring, though. kanata’s feet are getting heavy.
Madara: I’ll carry you on my back, then.
Kanata: that’d be helpful. mikejima is a goooood boy.
Madara: I’d hate to come all the way here just to be held back and fail the mission. It’d be especially bad if my parents were to find us. They’d probably get super mad.
Kanata: sorry for asking you to do something so troublesome, mikejima.
Madara: I don’t mind! I get how you feel, plus, I’m having loads of fun!
(—The other day, “Kanata-kun”’s mother, who had been worshipped as a living god in our religion up until then, passed away.)
And today’s the funeral. I’m trying to let Kanata-kun, who couldn’t even see his parent in her moment of death, at least see his mother’s corpse.
Yeah, I’m not wrong right? This is what justice is, right?
I’m saving a poor child as an ally of justice.
I’m different from my parents.
Kanata: ……mikejima?
What’s wrong? Is Kanata heavy?
Madara: No, you’re light! Actually, are you even eating properly?
Kanata: it’s not like kanata has not eaten, but he is undergoing religious purification by abstaining from eating meat.
Madara: Religious purifi— what?
Kanata: religious purification by abstaining from eating meat.
Madara: Yep, I don’t get it at all! I won’t think about what I dont get!
I’ll look it up on the internet later. More importantly, the body should be in the room at the very end.
Since it is technically the body of a god, there might be security guarding the body to make sure no one messes with it.
I’ll act as a decoy and draw their attention away if there is.
Which is why, in the meantime, Kanata-san, you should quietly sneak in and meet your mother.
Kanata: yeah. that’d be a great help, mikejima.
thank you for always being so kind.
kanata would like to do something as a form of gratitude. however, kanata is not yet a god, so he cannot do anything. a good-for-nothing.
Madara: There’s no need for that, I’m just doing what I should be doing as a person, you see! Heheh ♪
Kanata: i see. is that a natural course of action for people?
being kind to others…
if that’s so, then kanata likes people.
Souma: (...What are they doing? They managed to slip away earlier, but this time for sure, I’ll have them explain everything!)
(Sneaking around in the corner of such a residence……Are they thieves? In that case, I will punish them for that, along with the rude behavior they displayed earlier!)
(But still, now that I got another look, they really are weird people.)
(Especially that blue-haired child……What’s with that elaborate outfit?)
(It’s hard to imagine they’re ordinary humans.)
(Similar to the onmyouji, nymphs, or gods that show up in picture books—)
(...God? Come to think of it, didn’t that child refer to himself as “God”...?)
Kanata: child of humans…
Souma: ……? Huh!? S-Since when have you been behind me?
I’ve been defeated again! I couldn’t pick up on your presence!
Kanata: shh~…! quiet. kanata doesn’t really understand, but it seems like it’ll be a problem if we’re found right now.
it’s that thing called hide-and-seek. do you know of it?
Souma: Hide-and-seek……?
Kanata: mhm. you hide so you are not found. look, a place like this is perfect.
Souma: I-I have to hide behind this dresser? Me? Why?
(Actually, is this child simply just from around the neighborhood? He’s playing hide-and-seek and all—)
(Come to think of it, they were sneaking out of sight earlier too, weren’t they?)
(Then, it should be fine.)
(No, no no, no ordinary child would walk around wearing such a strange outfit!)
There’s just something about this kid… that’s out of the ordinary.
Kanata: ah, mikejima is calling. kanata will be going now.
Souma: Ah… W-Wai—!
Kanata: there, there ♪
Souma: …………? W-why are you petting me!?
Kanata: does it not hurt anymore? our mikejima did something rather rude earlier, didn’t he?
but, please, may you find it in your heart to forgive him.
because mikejima is always doing the right thing.
