Chapter 17:

Gravity at Wish

Eliote's Space Exploration


Eliote and Aye are peacefully talking in their settlement. During their discussion, they hear a spaceship arrive and land. It's Kata!

-Ah ha! I finally found your settlement!

-But that's incredible!

-More determination than that and you die!

-Death does not scare me! So I can have as much determination as I want!

-Still, be careful!

-Well, I fullfilled this goal, so I am going to explore another system!

-Already? Then, have a good trip!

-Thanks!

Kata leaves... And we are going to follow her point of view. Once she changes of system, she perceives a planet that picked her interest.

-Welcome to Saotonh Alpha (サオトン · アルファ), paradise planet.
Weather. Pleasant.
Remark. Officially rebellious.

-An officially rebellious planet? What does that even mean? I suppose I'm going to walk and appreciate the scenery first...

And it's what she did. This planet has shimmering colors, plants that look like palm trees but with really solid leaves. The terrain is hilly. After ten minutes, she came across a building with fairly advenced technology, in the middle of nowhere. Weird for a planet that presents endless nature vibes.

-I think that I'm starting to understand why this planet is officially rebellious. Would it be because its inhabitants revolted between them and they all went on their own? In reality I don't know anything, and perhaps I'm only saying nonsense. I'll instead go see the girl that seems to be waiting for me on the front door of the building.

Kata approaches the building. The girl starts to talk.

-What do I see? A little child lost in these marvelous woods?

-Did you see yourself? With your 1 meter 30?

Yes, she's a really short woman rather than a little girl. She has purple hair and really huge pigtails held by fluorescent light blue rings that float, they doesn't even touch her hair. Her left eye is purple and her right eye is magenta. She wears rather casual black and white clothes but with a corset, skirt and a diamond pattern on most of her clothes. She wears thigh high black socks with futuristic boots. She has a crest on her right hand that looks like a hitmarker.

-May I confirm that my height is not «1 meter 30», but «1 meter 32»! Respect your elders!

-Yes okay we are not going to quibble for two centimeters! What are you doing in the middle of this forest?

-The majority of the individuals of this planet abandonned their villages to privilege a more peaceful life, alone.

-Ah I see. My name is Kata.

-This introduction comes from nowhere, but if you want to know my name, be aware that my name is Kukky Kotin Lamlon Shokyu (クキ · コティン · ラムロン · ショキュ).

-So Kukky Kotin Lamlon Shokyu... Kukky that's because you like cookies?

-It's daring to associate my name to this biscuit, but I can affirm unwillingly that I considerably appreciate this pastry.

-I was sure! I always find the signification of a name!

-Enough talking. Seeing your insight, I need to invite you in my residence. Will you accept the cookies?

-With joy.

Kata and Kukky Kotin Lamlon Shokyu are now in the building. Kata is eating a cookie, while Kukky Kotin Lamlon Shokyu is talking about something.

-Would you do me the honor of being the first person to test my last innovation?

-What is it?

-Did you never dreamed of rebelling yourself between the fundamental laws of the universe?

-What?!

-So I, by pure logic, elaborated a way to be able to say farewell to such a binding force. Here it is, without further waiting, antigravitational boots!

-Excuse me? That's great! I want to be the first one to try it!

-Very well, this will cost you 49,500¥, dear.

-That's a pretty reasonable price, I buy it!

-There, here is the tool to control the gravity of the antigravitational boots.

The tool is a software on her smartphone. Yes, Kata has a smartphone. And Kata thinks that the UI of the software looks like garbage.

-Let's take shelter under a tree, this will be more secured. This tool works like this--

-Hey! No spoiling! I want to learn to use these boots by myself!

-Well.

-So these two buttons are for setting the angle of the gravity, and this one is for setting the strength of the gravity... The UI is meh but still readable... Hmm... First let's try to invert the gravity by putting 180° perpendicularly to the boots, and let's put a weak gravity strength, like 0.2x.

And like this, Kata starts to fall backwards, towards the sky, head upside down.

-It's working! I slowly ascend into the sky!

-Do me the pleasure of catching the tree located just besides you!

-And here I go! I am now in an upside-down forest! This view is really unique!

-Can you go back down?

-Of course!

Kata is now back at a normal gravity near Kukky Kotin Lamlon Shokyu.

-Here, let's test a normal gravity but with a 330° angle, parallel to the boots.

Kata is now like in the clips of a certain musician where they lean forwards.

-Hey, now I'm at your height Kukky Kotin Lamlon Shokyu!

-Your humor is terribly childish...

-Here, now I will put the strength of the gravity at 999999x and the angle at 144° parallel to the boots!

-You won't be able to, I took the precaution to insert a limiter--

-Poof!

-Silly me! I neglected the gravity strength limiter!

Kata instantly vanished from the sight of Kukky Kotin Lamlon Shokyu. Kata instantly died in space...
Fortunately, we are in this other universe! The dead respawn back where they were born. They have infinite lives! That's why Kata said to Eliote that death didn't scare her!

-Death. Iteration reset.

-Ah, I died, again... It doesn't matter, I still have my spaceship! I will be able to continue my exploration!

Well, let's come back to Eliote's point of view, shall we?

-Hey Aya, do you want to explore a new planet?

-Obviously!

Eliote asks to herself if this universe has other interesting mechanisms...

-See you soon on another planet!

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