After I Died, He Died After Me Too - Chapter 9
Chapter 5.1
“What? No way, right? You didn’t awaken, did you?”
“…That’s right.”
Asilian looked as if he had been hit on the head.
“It’s rare for someone to awaken after becoming an adult. This is… Wait a minute, then this place is dangerous.”
“I don’t know either. Suddenly…”
Could it be called sudden?
Immediately after feeling the strong pheromones of an Esper, something strange happened to her body… and that person was none other than the Crown Prince. It was a similar feeling to when she met Mikhail, a Guide with whom she had a high matching rate in the past.
“Suddenly? Why did you stop mid-sentence?”
“It’s nothing. By the way, what does it feel like for a Guide to meet an Esper with a high matching rate?”
“Hmm. It’s difficult to explain in words. It might be manageable when guiding… but when an Esper uses their power, it’s hard for the Guide to withstand.”
“What do you mean by difficult to withstand…”
“Well, in many ways. If you meet an Esper with whom you have good compatibility, you’ll instinctively know.”
“Instinctively?”
Bianca felt a sense of unease at Asilian’s words.
“Then, you couldn’t have heard what His Majesty the Emperor said earlier.”
She nodded her head.
“Do you know that His Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t have a Guide, right?”
“I heard that even high-ranking guides were rejected.”
“They’ve decided to appoint a guide this time, and it’s going to be a dedicated guide.”
“…Why?”
Asilian looked puzzled by Bianca’s reaction.
“Why, Bianca? It’s a good thing for the Guide. The Crown Prince is an S-class Esper, the highest rank. So if you become a Guide, it’s good for your family and yourself.”
“Isn’t it a loss for the Guide if they only guide one person?”
That was why she had told Mikhail, her former partner when she was an Esper, that it was okay for him to guide someone else. There was no reason to tie him down when he wasn’t even imprinted.
Asilian sighed at her words. He seemed perplexed by what she said as if she didn’t know anything.
“…Well, that’s for situations with low matching rates or when there aren’t many guiding tasks to do. When you meet someone with a high match rate, guiding is comfortable and easy.”
Her brother explained that it was good for both of them because, unlike when a Guide had to use a lot of effort to guide even a little, even a little power sent could quickly fill up in this case.
“S-rank Espers are especially sensitive to Guides. They don’t like them to be covered with the scent of other Espers, and the higher the matching rate, the more possessive they become, so they want to monopolize them.”
“What if there seems to be no possessive desire to monopolize even if the matching rate is high?”
“Although such cases are rare, the Guide would still get hurt.”
It was something she had never considered before.
‘…I wonder if Mikhail was hurt by my actions?’
She thought about the past. Still, Mikhail had always shown her nothing but a smile.
“So you’re not thinking of applying for it, are you, Brother?”
“Unfortunately, they don’t accept applications. It seems the imperial family is planning to choose it themselves after looking at the registered Guides.”
“…What. Were you really considering doing it?”
“I’m kidding.”
Bianca blinked. In fact, there were Espers who received guiding regardless of gender. There was nothing strange about it, but still, when she thought about her brother and the Crown Prince, she couldn’t imagine it.
“You’re not imagining this, are you?”
When Bianca didn’t answer that question, Asilian’s eyes narrowed at her attitude.
“That aside, you’ll have to register soon.”
“Do I really have to do it? My class would probably be low anyway.”
“Still, you should still get tested. If you don’t register and get caught later… I don’t even want to think about it.”
Regardless of the circumstances, anyone whose abilities were revealed had to go to the imperial palace to have their class determined and register. It wasn’t that she didn’t know that, but the timing was awkward. Of all times, the Crown Prince had declared to appoint a Guide just when she had awakened as a Guide.
“Don’t worry. There has never been a high-ranking guide from the Astri family.”
Even though Bianca nodded at Asilian’s words, she felt uneasy about the large waves she felt inside her body. As soon as she awakened as a Guide, an Esper smelled her scent and approached her.
All of a sudden, a knock was heard.
“Asilian, are you alone inside?”
Bianca held her breath at the voice coming from beyond the door. The fluctuating waves were slowly seeping through the door.
“…I might have to take back what I said earlier.”
Asilian’s expression hardened rapidly.
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“Bianca, I think you should leave through the back door and head home first.”
There was another door in the private room just in case anything happened. In addition to the entrance, there was a door connected to a passageway leading to the outside.
“But if I disappear without even introducing myself to the Crown Prince, words will get out.”
“I know. I’ll have to be honest.”
What else could she do?
If the imperial family were to be deceived, there was no way that a powerless family would be able to handle the consequences. Since she also had to undergo a ranking test, it would be better to be honest with the Crown Prince.
“Then I’ll have to ask you for a favor.”
“Okay, now leave quickly.”
Bianca nodded at Asilian’s words.
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