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Stranded in Thoughts
Last Updated : 2020-06-06
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Lazing around has never been a bother and, to say, a hindrance to Josh's life. In fact, as far as he believes in, he's already living with it. The only time he felt a bit of excitement was the first time he had discovered his power. However, it only happened once, and it has been five years since then. He's already twenty-two and indifferently considers it as a thing in the past. As he continues his normal life teaching students, he gets acquainted with the teachers in the new faculty he's in; one of whom is Jelly. He also meets a newly-hired teacher who inspires him in a way to become a better version of himself. Things are going well for them—until the day of the student council's retreat. A strange phenomenon hits them, and it changes their lives, permanently. Josh and Jelly are part of the select teachers who embark with the student council for Bantayan, where everything unfolds. They soon find themselves in tight situations and shocking revelations are unearthed as Josh unravels the secrets of his dormant power.
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Prologue
プロローグ — 記憶の残響 —
冷たい風が荒れ果てた大地を吹き抜ける。
かつてそこには、栄華を極めた王国があった。しかし、今や残るのは崩れた城壁と、風に舞う塵ばかり。エルセリア王国。
古の叡智を受け継ぐ王家が統べる、誇り高き魔法の王国。 だが、それはすでに歴史の闇へと消え去った。燃え盛る城、響き渡る剣戟。
帝国の軍勢が押し寄せ、城門が無惨に打ち砕かれる。 血飛沫が舞い、石畳を濡らす。王族の悲鳴が夜の闇に溶けていった。「この記憶を……決して失ってはならぬ……！」
父王の震える手が、幼き王女の肩をしっかりと掴む。
焦燥と悲哀に満ちた瞳が、娘の姿を焼き付けるように見つめていた。「許せ、セリス……。だが、お前を生かすためには、これしかない……」
父王はそっと額に手を当て、静かに呪文を紡いだ。
震える唇からこぼれる言葉は、柔らかく、それでいて強い意志を宿している。指先から淡い金色の光が広がり、精緻な魔法陣が空中に浮かび上がる。
光の粒が舞い、セリスの額へと吸い込まれていく。彼女の視界がぼやけた。
まるで霧の中に迷い込んだように、現実と記憶が溶けていく。「……お父さ……ま？」
声を発しようとしたが、口から出たのはかすれた音だった。
遠のく意識の中で、父王の最後の囁きが耳に届く。「生きろ……我が娘よ……。いつか、この世界の真実を思い出せ……」
次の瞬間、彼女の周囲がまばゆい光に包まれた。
——目を開けたとき、そこは見知らぬ村の片隅だった。
頬に冷たい風が触れ、かすかに草の香りが漂っていた。
遠くで鳥のさえずりが聞こえる。だが、彼女はすべてを失っていた。
王国も、家族も、そして自らの名すらも——。だが、その胸の奥には消えぬ残響があった。
それは、滅びの中に残された最後の灯火。——その名は、セリス・エルセリア。
失われた王国の最後の生き残り。彼女はまだ知らない。
己の運命が、再び歴史を動かすことになることを。だが、彼女は何も覚えていなかった。
己が何者かすらも。
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