Primmeâs Sister Ronne Part 2
Bellung was chagrined by the results of his research, but it was great to know that people could see me a little bit if some of Ryanâs magic power was transferred to them.
âBut if I use Ryanâs magic power, Bellung can always see and talk to me, so thatâs good.â
I think thatâs a good enough method. It also didnât involve all the tedious research and such.
It was the same as transferring Ryanâs magic power, but the only difference would be me absorbing Ryanâs magic power instead of transferring it to Bellung.
âYes, but without Ryan, I wouldnât be able to see or talk to Ronne.â (Bellung)
âBut I have to go home someday, too, so it wonât make a difference.â (Ronne)
My words made them both look sad.
If I leave, they wonât be able to see or talk to me anyway. This research itself would be a waste of time. If they wanted to converse for a little while, all they had to do was to let me use Ryanâs magic to make myself visible.
But humans were different, it seemed.
âItâs not a waste of time. People research and study many things and develop.â (Bellung)
He also told me that these big buildings were built with strong assemblies to prevent them from collapsing and made after much research. He also informed me that the weapons humans used were developed the same way.
Which materials were harder and sharper? What weight was comfortable for humans to handle? What should be the center of gravity while attacking?
âSo thereâs no such thing as wasted research. Besides, we are more than happy to learn a little bit about Ronne and other fairies.â (Bellung)
âYes, it has also been a dream of mine since I was a child to meet and talk to fairies.â (Ryan)
âBut the more I researched about fairies, the more I despaired. Very few people had ever seen fairies, and all they had were legends. So when this guy told me about Ronne, I couldnât believe it.â (Bellung)
Bellung looked at Ryan.
âThatâs why I told you it wasnât a lie.â (Ryan)
The two of them talked happily.
I didnât know what was going on, but if Ryan was happy, I was happy, too.
So I decided to help them with their research a little more.
I was a little worried that I had left without telling my sister. However, fairies have a different sense of time than humans, so she might not have noticed that I was gone.
Ryan and Bellung had to work, so their research was done in the evenings when they had some spare time. Both of them mentioned that they wanted to return to being students and just do their research without stopping.
Then, as we proceeded with our research, we learned many things.
When I channeled my magic into Ryan, his magic became stronger.
Ryan told me that the power had increased by 20 to 30 percent.
âSo, a fairyâs magic power has this kind of powerâ¦â (Ryan)
I tried the same with Bellung, but it had no effect.
In other words, it only worked on people who could see me and were on the same wavelength as me.
âRonne is my only partner in the world.â (Ryan)
Those words made me happy.
âBut the world is a big place, so you may not be the only person who can see me.â (Ronne)
There might be someone who was on the same wavelength as me. If I look for them, there might be at least one in this country.
âItâs sad to hear you say that.â (Ryan)
âBut right now, Ryan is the only one.â (Ronne)
Ryan looked happy to hear my words.
While Ryan and I were talking happily, I felt a strong gaze coming from nowhere. I looked for the direction of that gaze and found Bellung staring at us. But as soon as he noticed my gaze, his expression changed.
âI envy you. I would love to have a lovely fairy partner like Ronne.â (Bellung)
He said so with a smile on his face.
Was I reading his expression wrong?
But it turned out that I didnât make a mistake.
After that, I often felt his eyes on me when Ryan and I were together, and I would catch him staring at me.
I was afraid of the way he looked at Ryan.
When I told Ryan about this, he did not believe me.
Ryan did not seem to notice Bellungâs strange gaze.
After that, Bellung started talking to me more than usual.
âIs there anything you want?â âAre you dissatisfied with your life?â âAre you enjoying life in town?â
He was very concerned about me and kind to me when we were alone, but when I talked to Ryan alone, he would sometimes look at us with scary eyes.
I have tried to keep my distance from Bellung, except when I help him with his research.
When the day came for me to go back to my home, Ryan disappeared.
No matter where I looked, I could not find him.
I was scared, so I went to see Bellung.
âOh, Ryan is sleeping in the basement of this house.â (Bellung)
Bellung answered with a smile.
He was smiling, but his eyes were scary.
But I was worried about Ryan, so I followed Bellung as he took me to a certain place.
We went down the first floor hallway and opened a tightly closed door to find a staircase.
It was dimly lit and scary.
But when Bellung touched the magic stone on the wall, a light illuminated the place.
When the light lit up, I felt a little relieved.
Going down the stairs, we came to a large hall.
In the center of the hall, there was a bed where Ryan was sleeping.
I jumped up and went over to him.
âRyan!â (Ronne)
I called out to him, but he didnât wake up.
I hit him, I flailed about on his face, but he still did not respond.
âWhat did you do to Ryan?!â (Bellung)
âI just had him help me. Permanently.â (Bellung)
Bellung replied with a smile.
âWhat do you mean by that?â (Ronne)
âIt means that Iâm going to be able to see you for a long time.â (Bellung)
I disconnected from Ryanâs magic.
âI can still see you, you know.â (Bellung)
âNo, you canât.â (Ronne)
I moved, but Bellungâs eyes followed me.
âYou and I are connected. You are now mine.â (Bellung)
Bellung laughed.
I was afraid.
I wanted to run away right now.
I turned my attention to the stairs behind Bellung.
âAre you going to leave him like this and run away?â (Bellung)
He asked me, as if he realized that I was trying to escape.
I turned to look at Ryan.
He was sleeping like he was dead in his bed, but he was alive.
I couldnât leave Ryan and run away by myself.
âIf you run away like this, he might die.â (Bellung)
âWhat have you done to Ryan?â (Ronne)
âHis magic flows to me sporadically.â (Bellung)
âDonât tell meâ¦â (Ronne)
âI think you understand. Iâm receiving his magic power to see you.â (Bellung)
There were a lot of things around Ryanâs bed that I didnât understand. The only thing I could make out was a magic stone, something the two of them sometimes did research on, but was it because of that?
âYou donât have to do that, I can just use Ryanâs magic power, so anyone will be able to see me.â (Ronne)
âBut didnât you just cut off your connection to Ryan in an attempt to escape, I wonât be able to see you when you do that, right?â (Bellung)
Indeed, I just made myself invisible.
Normally, he should not be able to see me or hear me. But Bellung could right now.
So it was true that Bellung had somehow managed to incorporate Ryanâs magic power into himself as he could see and talk to me.
âIf I continue to use Ryanâs magic power, he may die. If you stay here, I will continue supplying him with magic power from the outside, but if you run away, I will just stop the supply, and you can imagine what will happen next.â (Bellung)
In other words, he indicated that if the magic power connection was cut, Ryan would die.
âAnd even if you escape, you and I are still connected. I will follow you wherever you go. I should be able to do it through Ryan, but you may not be convinced that I can do it.â (Bellung)
Did that mean he would know where I was located even if I was far away?
If that was true, I would be bringing this man to the fairy forest where my friends lived even if I escaped to the fairy forest.
Even if I were to die, that would not be something that I would do.
âRyan and you werenât friends?â (Ronne)
âWe are friends. Thatâs why we share each otherâs things, like right now.â (Bellung)
âIâm not a thing, and Ryan didnât get anything from you.â (Ronne)
âWhat Ronne doesnât understand is that research costs money. I have paid for all the research he has done. We were both friends chasing after fairies. But when I heard that Ryan had seen fairies, I was jealous of him and started hating him.â (Bellung)
I finally understood how he felt when he saw me and Ryan together for the first time.
After that, I sometimes saw the look of hatred with which he looked at Ryan.
âSo, whatâs your response?â (Bellung)
Once again, I turned my attention to the sleeping Ryan.
The one who could see me.
I could not abandon Ryan.
And even if I did, I would not be able to return to the fairy forest.
âWhat do you want me to do?â (Ronne)
âItâs simple. Just stay by my side.â (Bellung)n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Apparently, he just wanted to keep me to himself.
I didnât belong to anyone.
However, I could not run away from this man right now.
âAll right. Iâll stay here. But let me be free to do what I want.â (Ronne)
âFine. However, if I think youâve escapedâ¦â (Bellung)
âI understand.â (Ronne)
He would chase after me wherever I would go until Ryan was dead.
If Ryan died, I would be able to run away, but I could not abandon him right now.
I would like to see that smile on his face again.
As long as I didnât lose my freedom, I would have a chance to rescue him.
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