Then, examine the matters of the Fedoa Territory Metastasis Event[4].
If you do this, you can regain your confidence as a man once more.]
Up until now, I have done nothing but give special care to that last sentence.
However, [Investigate the Metastasis Cases] was what he was saying right?
That was close.
I had almost completely forgotten.
It's fine though.
There should be quite a few books on that subject, so in regards to it, I should be able to do some detailed research.
However, since there are just a few books... where should I begin looking from?
[Should I ask a librarian about this...?]
I shook my head and decided against it.
For the time being, it's not like I have to immediately start researching.
And anyway, as for facts about the Metastasis Event cases, Asura Kingdom wasn't done confirming everything yet.
And just a cursory amount of studying won't make me understand the whole situation at once.
So for now, it'll be good just to know where the book reference materials are in the library, I guess.
As I thought this, I meandered between the bookshelves.
There were indeed many books of different kinds.
Though the majority of the books were in Human language, there were those that were also written in Beast God language or Demon God language.
There was a book in Fighting God language as well. I am not knowledgeable if there are some in Heaven God language or Sea God language languages though.
I would need to transliterate the letters of those languages to one I know already, before I could even begin reading it.
[Ah!]
From behind me, a small voice raised up.
I turned around.
That white-haired, sunglasses-wearing boy was looking at me.
It's Fitts!
He seemed to be carrying several books and scrolls.
I panicked for a moment, stood at attention quickly, and then bowed apologetically.
[I am sorry for the other day.
It was through my thoughtless actions yesterday that may have caused senpai to lose face.
I am truly sorry for what I have done.]
[I was thinking about going out for a box of cakes for which I planned to bring them to you when greeting you properly at a future time, but since I just became a new student moments ago, I've been caught up doing this or that since....]
[Uea!? ...I, It's fine, raise your head.]
In my previous life, the one person I respected was a character called [Masa].
He is a member of society who managed to weather all the problems of the world by performing dogeza[5].
One of his techniques is called [When you've made a mess of something, make the humble apology in a place like a toilet or the like, not by shouting abruptly in an important place!]
I rushed into a direction where I would be excused of the bad feelings Fitts may have held for me, and tried to clear them away.
It seems successful.
[Rude...eh, Rudeus-kun? For what reason are you here?]
[Doing a little bit of research.]
[About what?]
[Metastasis Events.]
When I mentioned that, Fitts seemed to bring his eyebrows together.
Did I say something strange?
[The Metastasis Event? Why?]
[I was also a resident of Fedoa Territory in the Asura Kingdom. And the Metastasis Event there had flung me far away to the Demon Continent, for instance.]
[The Demon Continent!?]
Fitts-senpai's astonishment seemed exaggerated.
[Yeah, it took as long as three years, but I managed to come back.
During that time I managed to find my family.
Though there is still one person I haven't found yet.
But there is a good chance, if I examine this in detail, I may find a lead, right?]
[...Is perhaps, for the sake of that one person the reason you are in this school?]
[That's right.]