I Am Really The Best Anti Hero In Another World!-System Of Anti Hero! novel Chapter 22

Chapter 22 - 22 - Tears That Warm

Several intense points of light were all Noah could see as he slowly opened his eyes; all around him, he heard various distant words spoken in different tones and voices. As he listened, Noah realized that it was clearly an argument – no, even a fight – and he wondered why those people were speaking so quietly.

'Where am I...? I wasn't at that girl's house... the general's daughter? Then, who are these people whispering beside me?'

Noah didn't feel well; all his senses were in disarray. His vision was awful—he could only make out blurred patches even with his eyes open. His hearing wasn't any better, as the voices surrounding him—voices he used to catch easily without even trying—now emerged in almost inaudible whispers.

He couldn't understand everything they were saying; the first thing he heard was someone say, _{fгeewebnovёl.com}

"Lying? Of course! That... psychological protection."

Shortly after, another added,

"Protection... that... exists!"

Barely grasping the subject, Noah decided to wait until his eyes and ears returned to normal. He had no other choice; after hearing those strange voices, he tried moving his right arm a little and, as expected, felt pain when he did.

However, Noah noticed that this pain was different from before—it was much weaker and, in a way, more bearable. As he pondered this, he clearly heard someone say,

"Stop, be quiet!"

And upon hearing that, he thought,

'Ah, so it was her mother... then the other must be...'

"What? Why are you...?"

After hearing the two speak more clearly, Noah realized that he was still in Sophia's house, yet he wondered,

'So where is she...?'

For although he had distinctly heard the voices of her father and her mother, Sophia's voice had not yet been heard.

Then even those earlier voices fell silent. After the last two phrases, a sudden hush descended. But along with that silence, a shadow dimmed the points of light Noah saw, leaving him with only a blurred vision. In that haze, he could barely make out the face above him—a man, apparently with a neatly trimmed beard.

"Hey, get off me, I don't like this kind of game!" Noah shouted, irritated by how strange that image appeared—blurry, smeared, and utterly jumbled.

"But how is it possible... is he really alright..." said Mr. Radiance, his expression one of surprise, as he stepped back a little from Noah.

Crying, Sophia stepped forward and—seemingly forgetting about the state of the boy's body—leaped onto him.

"Oh my...!" exclaimed Sophia's mother, astonished at what her daughter was doing.

"Hey, it's..."

Noah thought about telling her to back off, but when he felt the tears streaming down and soaking his clothes, he fell silent, stunned as he mused:

*"This is really strange... very strange. And I don't know if I can ever get used to this... or even if I want to. If I do, what will happen when someone—people like that—appear before me again? How much will this change affect me?"*

"...Who are you...?" he asked, feigning ignorance even of the title of Sophia's father, "Where am I?"

"Don't worry, we won't harm you. You are in the home of the Radiance family," replied Sophia's mother, her voice so beautiful it seemed to instill tranquility in anyone who heard it. She bowed slightly, then straightened up and continued, "I would like to thank you for having saved my daughter... but I prefer not to do that in this situation. So, first, I am the Lady of the Radiance family, Alice Radiance, and this is my husband, Arthur Radiance."

Feeling as though he were being hypnotized, Noah averted his gaze and began to observe his surroundings. Surveying the condition of the room, he said,

— ...Your family doesn't seem to be doing very well, it appears.