Chapter 26.1 - Return to Academy and Civil War [2] – part 1 (1/2)

6. Return to Academy and Civil War [2] – part 1

I stood in the middle of a withered wilderness.

Withered tree.

Withered soil.

Withered air.

That guy was the only one in this desolate world.

「…So, you were my spirit core after all.」

「A”a? Aaー… I see. Well, for now, we can stick to that perception.」 that guy sat on a huge rock with a cracked surface, and muttered something under his breath.

「So then, why did you come here, Allen? Did you finally decide to hand over your body to me, E”e?」

「Obviously not. If I hand it over to you, you’d simply go on a rampage again.」

「Gyahahahaha! Well that’s… because it’s funny that you wouldn’t use the power you have, right? Going on a rampage, and destroying, and having fun… you should live in the moment… nA”a?」

I don’t like that way of life – living only for the moment.

「I don’t agree with you. I want to live a modest and long life.」

「Long, huh… What a boring way to live…」he grumbled, while shrugging his shoulders.

「Anyway – Never in this lifetime am I going to hand over my body to you. It’s only obvious, looking back on what you did the last time.」

He drove Sid-san to a half-dead state.

No, not just that. If Ria hadn’t stopped me then, I’m sure I would’ve killed him without any hesitation.

「Last time…? A”a, didn’t I save your life both times?」

「…『Both times』? You speak as though there were two instances.」

Certainly, during the fight with Sid-san… this guy saved my life.

At that time – I honestly didn’t have the power to avoid the〈Vanal Thrust〉that threaten to pierce my throat.

If he hadn’t come out, I definitely would have died.

But that was the only time I was saved by him.

「Oo, that time when you were playing with that shitty ice brat… and that other time. When you pushed that shitty geezer’s button. If I remember correctly… Was it around the five thousand years mark on the first loop? Allen… You tried to die once, didn’t you?」

「……!?」

I remembered something… very disgusting.

(That’s right, this guy is my spirit core… That means he has the memories of that billion years…)

……I was going really crazy at that time.

For 5,000 years, I didn’t meet or talk to anyone – I went insane because I had to live the same life day after day after day.

That was when I had the urge to die.

「Oh, you remember now, don’t you? I’m the one who stopped that stupid act, you know? It was really hard… The『path』hadn’t opened and yet, I had to forcibly control your body. Because of that enormous use of power, I had to sleep for the next several hundred million years…. Well, anyway – be grateful. There is no reason for you to resent me… right?」

「…Were you really the one who stopped me?」

I thought that the fear of death had exceeded the pain of that time.

「Huh, who else is there besides me? First of all, human beings are not that strong. A guy who is determined to『die』will die more easily than he thinks.」

「I see, understood… Thank you.」

I can’t help but thank him in this matter.

「A”aah? I don’t want your『feelings』. Show your gratitude with actions…… Hand over your body.」 he asked for my body again.

I felt a little uncomfortable with this repeated dialogue.

「…You sure are asking for my consent a lot… If I was as strong as you were, l would’ve taken it by force.」

「Are you some kind of stupid? With your consent – that is, borrowing your body with you in a zero resistance state, and snatching it away by forcibly twisting your mind – the degree of wear and tear is remarkably different between those two! In the end – I am a spirit body after all…」

He looked at his right hand as though yearning for something.

「Hee, so that’s how it is…」

That’s very good information.

As Leia-sensei said previously, when he takes over my body, he seems to be tremendously draining『something』.

(In other words, it’s not so easy to take my body over and over again……!)

When I was thinking about that,

「Tch…… Oi, if you have no intention to hand over your body, get lost already… you’re an eyesore.」

He shook his hand as though driving away a fly.

He’s a very self-centered guy.

「I can’t do that. I came here today, to borrow your power. -You understand, right? I want to acquire soul dress.」

First, I decided to dialogue with him.

He’s a crazy guy, but he’s not stupid.

He can communicate with words properly, and above all, he has a rational ability to think.