Vol 3 Chapter 3 (2/2)
Unlike Feekiee who could frankly speak of his dislike without concealing it, she see about this
“You too? But he’s a good person”
“No, that’s not it…”
Mirepoc stammered
“I don’t hate him as a human
However, speaking frankly, I was disappointed He wasn’t of much use neither as an inforht he would be a bit more useful”
“In that sense, I guess you’re right”
If they couldn’t even use him as bait for the Cult, Enlike had al and reliableon that front
“There’s no use thinking about hiht now”
Feekiee said
“He really doesn’t matter”
He then h
CHAPTER 3: INDECISION OF THE DIVING WARRIOR – PART 2
June 2, 2016Tgurneu
The nuradually increased Ireia stopped her th nor her bulk held any e bait
The nury, ferocious black wave One end of the loo wave touched Ireia’s feet
At that instant, Ireia invoked her Magic Right
The black wave’s s, their restless rew equally slow
Those were the kind of movements sometimes shown by panto down or stopping their normal le ant on the floor to a pantomime
Ireia’s feet stomped the sea of ants Her body also moved slowly as if she climbed stairs
This was Ireia’s ability – tie the flow of tiht She made the time flow at one-fifth its normal operation for the ants in front of her
The ants became slow and were crushed underneath Ireia’s feet
“Tch…”
I can’t use this like when I was young Long ago I could even slow it down to a tenth Thinking this, Ireia kept crushi+ng the biting ants
She had no tiet eaten to death
“…”
Once again, Mokkania turned around Ireia wouldn’t stop Judging fro, she will probably catch up to him in about fifteen minutes
“Is so from behind?”
“…”
Mokkania nodded, hesitating He had to ade of retiring, Ireia was a first-class Armed Librarian He should have made a move earlier
Then, his mother atop his back spoke sadly
“Sorry, Mokkania It seems your mother is a burden for you”
Mokkania was surprised
“What are you saying, mom?”
“If I wasn’t here, you could have run away faster”
“Don’t say that, mom”
She didn’t reply
“Mokkania, go on Don’t worry about me I don’t want to think I was the one to cause you to die”
“But mom!”
As if to deny his objection, Mokkania’s mother hit his head
“…This ht be a bit unfair of me to say this, but please listen to what your mother says”
Mokkania worried His mother was helpless He had to protect her However, he also had to admit that he wouldn’t be able to fully protect her
“Please, Mokkania”
His mother’s voice was sorrowful Mokkania made a decision – he would protect his mother and trust his own ants
He lowered his mother from his back
“Moo anywhere”
His mother nodded
“Okay Don’t worry, Mokkania I won’t go anywhere”
Mokkania hugged his mother once, and then went away
Hamyuts was made aware of this with her Sensory Threads At the moment Mokkania and his y went up to 80
Her fingers operated the telegraph
“The rest depends on the old lady’s guts”
Mokkania sent so He couldn’t afford to coression of his time would be slowed down Ireia held supreht
He produced more ant forces They weren’t the kind of soldier ants who could only receive rough orders If compared to humans, they could be called Special Forces under his direct control
Ireia also didn’t have it easy “Time” was one of the most funda that doest weakness And as she aged, that weakness became more pronounced
Ants were flying
Winged ants ca from behind the soldier ants They were numbered several hundreds They poured down on Ireia like rain
Slowing down time would be of no use Ireia took a silken net out of her breast pocket She spread it in air and stopped time It eak silk that would break if pulled at, but at that moment it became an invincible barrier No ainst an object whose time was stopped, it would not break
Slipping underneath the net, Ireia ran ahead She also evaded the rain of ants and arrived in front of a floor full of the the entire floor The ants piled on top and each other, and then had even more ants on top of them
Even if she stopped time for one section, other ants would climb over it and advance
Swarms of ants were stacked in hs The ants underneath should have been crushed to death
Ireia instinctively ju it by raising her finger above Froed ants attacked her The ants clung to Ireia’s body and began gnawing at her clothes and flesh
“This…!”
Ireia screaht at full power The sound of so to her body suddenly lost their power and fell off
Their cause of death was starvation She accelerated their metabolism ahead of their movements
“…Th…is…”
Ireia became intensely exhausted She could, without doubt, use this only three y, Ireia kicked at the ceiling
Mokkania dodged the obscured Ireia by esti her line of sight at all costs
He regretted being too i this battle However, it was already too late Mokkania could sense it – the indescribable feeling that his time was stopped
He es of his consciousness to co except for his mother
Even if his ti He would beat Ireia that way
However, mom…
He couldn’t continue that thought Mokkania’s time was suspended
Ireia succeeded at stopping Mokkania’s time But she could only stop it for less than a minute at best
That was enough The strategy was successful Haht And then she will take the proper course of action
Ireia’s body fell into the sea of ants
At that moment, she stopped her own time
Hoping that the battle would end in their victory when ti had ceased
Hamyuts watched the end of Mokkania and Ireia’s battle The battle ended in a draw, but she should still give praise to her efforts
“Old lady, that was perfect”
Haraph She sent a telegraph inforo
A minute before Ireia stopped time, Mirepoc shouted from within the control room
“A telegraet is at point 251 of route 51! We have an extension of about four minutes!”
“As expected from the Director!”
Feekiee threw off his jacket He already shed off his shoes, pants and shi+rt He was dressed in one-piece underclothes, and only held a knife in his mouth He jumped in air and made a somersault Just when it seemed he would crash headfirst unto the floor, it received Feekiee’s body inside as if it was made of liquid
This was his ability Even ast the Armed Librarian who had a variety of powers, he could be said to possess one of the more eccentric ones
It was na It allowed him to dive either inside steel like its na them as a sea
He was an expert at infiltration, while at the sa within the Labyrinth Despite his battle prowess being on the low side a Aran advancing in a straight line towards thein the Labyrinth’s midst
After a minute of silence, Mokkania’s time resumed
“Dammit! Mom!”
Ireia was a decoy Mokkania felt ashamed He should have realized they would send other people when Ireia came alone to him
“Mom!”
Mokkania started running His goal was his ? Hamyuts? No, Feekiee
“You’re a coward, Hamyuts! Aim for me!”
He shouted Ha his voice with her Sensory Threads And she was probably gloating Mokkania kept running with anger that threatened to pop a vein
Feekiee kept swi in his shortcut of the complex Labyrinth In order to focus on speed, his only equiple knife
Traversing the Labyrinth on foot would normally take half a day, but with his speed, he could reach the target specified by Hamyuts in less than five minutes
He surfaced once to take a breath In the instant Feekiee exhaled, the dreadful ants flocked his face
They ripped his lips to shreds He iain
‘Mirepoc! What’s the situation of the target?’
Feekiee asked Mirepoc as their thoughts were connected Mirepoc, as in the control room, told him of the situation
‘Contact froet made no moves!’
‘What about the time?’
‘The grace period is extended! Three more minutes!’
‘This will be an easy victory, Mirepoc’
Feekiee sent his thoughts froround
While swiht of Enlike Bishi+le
He had great fighting capabilities, but was useless as an information provider It wasn’t what the Armed Librarians had wanted What they needed were people who knew the truth about the Cult
He next thought of the person who controlled Mokkania – his fake mother She should probably know about the Cult She wasn’t just an underling like Enlike She deceived Mokkania and ure of this incident
It makes no sense to kill her
She should be captured She could be used as a hostage against Mokkania Afterwards, she will give theht with the Cult would come to a conclusion
He didn’t tell Mirepoc, Mattalast or the rest about this idea Since they were too careful, they would obviously oppose him
Just a little bitHe found the wouarded by ants around her She was undoubtedly the impostor mother
“Don’t move”
Feekiee started talking to her He first had to check that she couldn’t fight
Mokkania’s mother raised an alarmed voice Since her eyes were i to her
“Who… are you? Where are you talking from?”
The fake mother spoke in confusion Feekiee became convinced – she eak He will capture her
He will find an opening, ether with her It would be a bit heavy to sith someone in his arms, but he should be able to reach the Labyrinth’s entrance
Feekiee started speaking to affirm the situation
“I am Armed Librarian Feekiee Quinn Do not resist I ask you to provide me information”
The fake mother answered Feekiee’s words
Her reply was unthinkable
‘…Huh?’
Feekiee’s thoughts were transet
‘Feekiee-san! What are you doing?!’
Their strategy was for hi her However, Feekiee took no action even after arriving He see to do?
‘Mirepoc, there’s soe about her’
Feekiee sent his thoughts Just as she thought of replying, feelings of pain resounded in her head
‘Feekiee-san!’
Feekiee was attacked Mirepoc screamed
Ha Feekiee with her Sensory Threads
“Feekiee’s such an idiot”
He wouldn’t be able to hear her voice She heard his death throes through her Sensory Threads
While breathing roughly, Mokkania looked down at Feekiee’s corpse He sent his ants to his neck, targeting his carotid artery in one bite He was distracted by so, and thus Mokkania was able to deal a fatal wound with a single blow
“Mom!”
Mokkania clung to his mother
“So you’re safe”
He eht that it seemed her body was about to break
“…Mokkania, you’re hurting me”
His roaned in his arms However, he couldn’t separate from her Mokkania’s tears wet his mother’s ears
“I made a mistake I shouldn’t have left you I’ain”
“…”
“I thought that everything would be over when I’ would become a dream once I come back
I won’t ever leave you again”
“Mokkania…”
Mokkania relaxed his hold and raised her on his back again
“Let’s go We only have a little bit left, so hang on, mom”
“Wait a second, Mokkania That person right now…”
“Forget about him, mom”
Saying this, Mokkania began walking
Haraph roo on the walls and ceiling Since the strategy failed, it would become a stalemate if she stayed inside there
And then she thought back upon the conversation between Feekiee and Mokkania’s mother
It was unbelievable and hard to understand even for Hamyuts who actually heard it
“What the heck is going on?”
Ha But she couldn’t understand it Just who is that mother? And why did Mokkania revolt?
She couldn’t see through the Indulging God Cult’s scheme at all
At that time, a small incident occurred in a corner of the Labyrinth
Neither Winkeny, Hamyuts nor Mokkania knew of it It was too trivial of an incident
At the ment Faithful to their owner’s orders, they kept bravely carrying it ahead They wanted to take that Book fragment out of the Labyrinth
No-one inside the Labyrinth took any heed of them Neither the other ants, Guardian Beasts, Ireia nor Ha the her advance Ireia’s time manipulation affected them as well
Because of her power, they proceeded slowly They becament