Vol 3 Chapter 5 (2/2)
”Ufufu, how do you do, Tohka-san May I ask that you accompany me for a while?”
The girl that wore a forun in hand——Tokisaki Kurumi raised the corners of her mouth as she spoke
”Kuru up this bounded field!?”
On the rooftop of Raizen High School, shi+dou spread his two arms out wide as he questioned Kurumi
Kuru shi+dou's reaction as her smile widened
”Ufufu, it's great isn't it? This is =”” time=””> It's a bounded field that will plunder the [time] of those who step on my shadow”
”Plundertime?”
After shi+dou's surprised words, Kurumi smirked as she slowly moved closer
Following that, she elegantlythe left eye that was normally hidden
”Wha”
Looking at that, shi+dou frowned
There was an obvious peculiarity An inorganic gold, and numbers and clock hands
That's right——Kurumi's eye was just like that of a clock
However, the strange thing was, the hands of that clock werein a counter-clockwise direction
”That is——”
”Fufu, this is my [time] Life——In other words you can say that this is my lifespan”
Saying that, Kurumi spun around once
”My Angel, although it has a wonderful powerBut in return, the price to use it is alare amount of my [time] is consumed Therefore——I have to, from time to time, replenish it from the outside”
”Wha”
Kurumi's words made shi+dou shi+ver
If what she said was true, then those people who had collapsed within Kuru life absorbed by Kurumi
Kurumi looked at shi+dou's expression and for reasons unknown, showed a face containing traces of loneliness
However that was quickly replaced by a cold sertip to raise shi+dou's chin
”The relationshi+p between spirits and humans, is just this you know Everyone, unfortunately, exists solely to become my food There are no differences”
She raised an eyebrow and as though challenging shi+dou, she continued to speak
”Aaah——But shi+dou-san Only you are special You are someone special”
”Me, you say?”
”Nn Nn You are the best The only reason why I have come to this place is, to become one with you”
”What?”
shi+dou frowned hard
”To become oneWhat exactly do you mean?”
”It oing to kill you or anything That won't have anyat all ——I, want to eat•you•up”
The word [eat] she used, was it literally or just a metaphor——he had no idea, but shi+dou's sto
However, he cannot start feeling scared now shi+dou clenched his fist and said
”If, I' this——!”
shi+dou yelled Kurumi seemed to be pleased as she continued
”Ufufu, it was about time that I replenished my [time]——Also”
Kuruh shi+dou
”——Before I eat you, can you please take back that declaration you ?”
”This ?”
”Nn ——To save me, and the other ridiculous comments that you made”
””
Under the frigid stare of Kuruulped
”——Hey, shi+dou-san, you're scared right, I' this kind of act? Pulling unnecessary people into this, I should be very repulsive to you right? Being saved and the like, I do not have that kind of qualification, do you understand now?”
Kurueratedly waved her arms like an actress as she continued
”Therefore, please take back that sentence Furtherain If you do so, I will reet was only shi+dou-san”
”Wha”
shi+dou widened his eyes That condition was certainly a sih to cause one to be suspicious as to whether Kuru to trick shi+dou
”Kuru serious here”
Probably sensing the hesitation within shi+dou, Reine's words sounded out from the communicator
”From her mental state, there is no trace of deceit shi+n, if you were to agree to this condition, Kurumi will most likely remove the bounded field”
The sa a smile that would send shi+vers down the spine
”Kihihi, hihi Well, it would be better if I remove it earlier It may be too late if the removal were to be a second too slow you know?”
””
shi+dou and Kurued eye contact
For shi+dou to take back his previous words Just that There was no difficulty in doing that at all
On the contrary, if he does not do so, the countless lives within the bounded field er
There was no room to choose from shi+dou, with his determination set, opened his mouth and said
”Release, the bounded field”
Kuruh She seemed to be relieved
”Well then, please say it That you will never declare to save ain”
shi+dou sed hard and continued to speak
”About thatI can't do it”
”Haa——?”
The instant shi+dou said that, Kurumi widened her mouth in an expression of utmost surprise A hilarious expression At the very least, shi+dou had never seen Kurumi make such an expression till now
”Ara, ara, ara?”
However, Kuru her former expression
”Did you not hear me? If you take back those words you had said before, I will take down this bounded field you know?”
”, Take that, down Right now!”
”Then”
”But, never! I will never take back those words!”
shi+dou yelled as he shook his head
That's because, even if he did take those words back, there would be no change
If he did that, shi+dou would never be able to extend his hand towards Kuruain
”——I dislike people who do not listen to others!”
Kuru back a few steps, distancing herself from shi+dou
And then, her right hand was forcefully thrust above her head
Using her right hand as the centre, the air, Piri Piri, started to tremble
——Instantly
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu——
A piercing sound echoed throughout the entire town
”——, spacequake alarm!?”
shi+dou's face was painted with fear as he groaned This was a sound that he had heard to the point of irritation, it was the alarm that informs everyone about the sudden calamity that would devour the world——spacequakes
For an instant, shi+dou had thought that another spirit had materialized in the city
spacequakes occur when spirits appear in this world due to the distortion of space
However——Kururin silently denied that possibility
That's right——This spacequake, was caused out of Kurumi's own free will
The ability to cause such a phenomenon, shi+dou had never been informed of that at all
However——the current situation had totally proven this theory true
”Kihi, kihihi, kihihihihihihihihihihi, now then, ill you do now? If a spacequake were to occur in such a situation, ould everyone within the bounded field become?”
”!”
As Kurumi ended her statement, shi+dou was speechless
Norns of a spacequake were detected, inforround shelters to avoid the disaster However——currently, everyone as caught in Kuru located at the centre of the spacequake itself There was no way for them to seek shelter
——However
All of a suddenshi+dou's le question
It seee of expression, Kuru off her victory
”——Now then, shi+dou-san? What will you do now? Are you afraid of me now? Do you hate me now? Or do you feel both ways aboutare the predators!”
””
Why His heart was definitely pounding away, his breathing was in chaos, but shi+dou's heart was unbelievably calm
There was one question
——Why, does Kurumi have to have shi+dou take back his previous words?
However, let's leave that aside for now No oal was to [eat] shi+dou, if that was the case then she could have sinored him instead
So why, does she have to be concerned to such a degree?
——The predator that she ht The prey then is most likely shi+dou
”shi+n”
Just at that ht eardrum
”Kurued The numbersit's as if she were afraid of you”
”Eh?”
shi+dou used a voluhtly raised
——Kurumi she, was afraid of shi+dou?
Those words that lacked a shred of reality caused shi+dou to sink into confusion for a split second——And then, he immediately understood
”Aaah——Is that, so?”
shi+dou slightly let out a sigh, looking at Kurumi once more
As someone that causes humans to shi+ver in fear, a spirit
However——
”Now then! shi+dou-san, ill you do now? If you don't take back those words, there will be a lot of casualties you know!?”
Kuru her right hand that was in the air
Instantly, Ji~~——A piercing screech resounded throughout the area
It was as though the air itself was crying
”Gu——”
There is so that he had to tell Kurumi, an issue that he must let her know of However compared to that, he has to stop this spacequake first
Of course——under the condition that he must not take back his previous words
shi+dou frantically pondered Suddenly re what Kurumi had said before
”Kurumi”
”What? Fufu, you finally wish to take back what you have said?”
Kurumi revealed a snoring her words
”You said, that your goal is to eat ht?”
”Nn That's right It would be pointless if I were to kill you You will be able to live on within ht”
””
With that, shi+dou was convinced He softly spoke to Reine
”Reine-san If I were to————, will I survive?”
”? Aaah, if we're talking about your revival ability, as long as nothing goes awry, you should surviveBut what are you trying to do?”
”Just this”
shi+dou started running, he ran to the edge of the roof and started to climb the tall iron fence
And then he stood on the ledge, looking towards Kurumi
Kurumi showed a face of utter confusion at shi+dou's actions
”What are you trying to do?”
”Stop the spacequake If not——”
shi+dou pointed to the school courtyard
”I will, jump from here and die!”
”HaHaa!?”
It seems that it was out of her expectations, Kurumi let out a shout
”Wh, what did you say you were going to do? Are you crazy?”
”I' serious here It see ——Also, I must save you”
Kurumi seemed displeased as she tilted her head shi+dou did not mind at all as he continued
”However, I cannot let you trigger a spacequake So——”
”So you are taking yourself hostage? What a si chased!?”
At Kuru of the uns at their temples This was the last of the last, a final crazy act coo
However, since Kuruless act
That's right Kuruet shi+dou shi+dou's life had its value as a hostage This possibility was extreh
However Kuruhed
”You think that this level of threat would work on me? Do it if you can!”
”Aaah”
shi+dou silently
It was obviously a dizzying height but yet there was no sense of fear at all It could be because his brain was in an excited state fro the fear to be staved off
”——!”
”shi+n!?”
The sounds of Reine and Kuru her voice sounded out
Atowards the ground at an alar speed
”——, ”
His consciousness was about to fly away It felt the sa at a rapid speed He couldn't breathe, his lih he couldn't control his bladder anymore
However, h his fall shi+dou's body was supported by so
”Ueh!?”
Under the sudden impact shi+dou let out a stupid sound ——Kurumi's upper body appeared fro shi+dou in what seems to be a princess carry
”Ohoh, Kuru——”
The instant shi+dou wanted to shout out Kurued fro shi+dou, sheto the rooftop, she roughly let shi+dou down
”Ah—”
shi+dou let out a large sigh
”I thought I was a goner”
”AhOf course you would!”
Kurumi replied with a loud outburst
”I don't believe it! What the hell were you thinking!? What exactly were you thinking!? If I wasn't there you would have really died you know!?”
”Ah—About that, how do you put itThank you”
”What do you think your life is!”
”No, even if you say that”
When shi+dou said that, Kurued and she furiously scratched her head
”Aaaaaaaaaaaaah, really! Are you an id——iot!”
shi+dou stood up, asking Kurumi
”Kurumi You, why did you save me?”
”, That's——If you were to die, won't I be unable to achieve oal?”
”Really Well then, I guess I do have value as a hostage after all?”
””
shi+dou extended his finger and pointed at Kurumi
”Now then, please stop the spacequake now! And remove this bounded field as well! If not then I will coue!”
”Th, that kind of threat——”
”Do you think that I'?”
”Guh”
Kuruers
Following that, the piercing sound that echoed throughout the area stopped Along with that, the heavy atmosphere that covered the vicinity had also disappeared
”Well——Well, it's alright After all, inal intention was only to have shi+dou-san There's no problem No problem at all”
Kuru to say those words to herself as she widened both arms towards shi+dou
However, shi+dou could not just wait there to be eaten
”Then——will you hear me out one more time?”
”Wh, what else do you want!?”
Kuruh she were troubled shi+dou, ”Aaah” , nodded his head as he continued to speak
”Just one sentence is fine ——Kuruive me a chance to save you?”
Kuru up her eyebrows
”Are you still going to say that? Stop that already It's troubling I, whether it's killing people, or being killed, love the!”
Kuru to reject shi+dou That voice, was not like the previous one that had a bottomless sense of fear——On the contrary, it was like she was scared of so
Reine's previous words once again resounded in his head
That's rightKurumi she, le person extended a helping hand to her, that's why she esture
”Kurumi, youhave you ever experienceda life where you don't have to kill or be targeted?”
shi+dou silently said that, Kuruave a tiny jolt
”That is”
”Then, you have no idea Then how can you be so sure that you prefer a life where you have to kill and be killed? Maybe—you would like this kind of peaceful life”
”But, that kind of thing——”
”It's possible! If it's me!”
shi+dou loudly shouted, Kurumi seemed to be intimidated by his presence as she held her breath
”It's true that I cannot tolerate what you have done It won't be enough to atone even if you used your entire lifeti, Kurumi! I have a reason that I must save you!”
”——”
Kurumi took a few steps backwards shi+dou on the other hand took a step forward
”I, II——”
Kuru out
”shi+dou-san, Ican I really——”
At this
”——You can't How can you be fooled by those words?”
From nowhere, such a voice sounded out
shi+dou frowned in surprise That voice was——
”Hyi!?”
At that point, as though trying to disrupt shi+dou's thinking, Kurue sound with her throat
”Kurumi?”
shi+dou looked towards her——and was stunned
”Eii, Aa, aah”
Kuruh they were about to pop out froroans
Looking down At Kurule crimson hand extended out
”Eh”
Seeing this, shi+dou finally realized the situation
Not knohen, soh Kurumi from the back
”I, ah”
”Alright, I know That's why——”
The hand ithdrawn from Kurumi's chest Instantly, Kurumi's astral dress dissolved into the air and her white skin bared itself
”——Really now, hurry up and rest”
”Hyigu”
Leaving behind a weak death cry, Kurumi fell down like a mannequin
And then, her body twitched for a er moved
”Wh”
shi+dou did notimpossible
That's because, the one standing behind Kurumi
”Ara ara, what's the ood”
——was Tokisaki Kurumi herself
”Kuru, mi? Haa? Why”
shi+dou looked at Kurued in a conversation with him till just now and Kurumi who had appeared before him
That, was undoubtedly Kurumi
Hair as black as the shadows, jade-white skin——the glowing clock for a left eye, it was the same as the Kurumi before her
Only that her expression held no trace of confusion, unlike the previous Kururound There was only a coquettish smile
”Really now, this kid is really troubling”
Kuruhtly waved her hand that was stained in fresh blood
Following that, countless hands appeared fro Kurumi into the darkness
”That was hu ——However, The•me•of•this•time，could possibly be too naive”
”Wha——”
”Aaah, but then Just now, shi+dou-san's words were really great”
Kuru a prank
shi+dou speechlessly stood there in a daze
——He totally could not understand
Just now, in shi+dou's eyes, two Kurumis existed
Kurumi•had•killed•Kurumi The•first•Kurumi, was•consumed•by•the•shadows
”What, ”
shi+dou let out a sound in a daze, Kuruh
”Now, then Let's hurry up and start, shall we?”
As Kuruhtly grabbing onto him
”Uwah!?”
”Your powerI'll be helping myself, shi+dou-san”
Saying that, Kuruht hand
After that, in that instant she was using that cool hand to gently touch shi+dou's face
”Gi……”
Kurumi let out such a sound
Gli for an instant, a white shadow had descended froht hand that Kuru a few tiround
”——AraAra”
Kuru backwards as she retreated
After a moment, shi+dou finally realized that there was one more person other than Kurumi and himself
”Mana!”
”Yes——You've got yourself into another troublesome situation I see”
Wearing the wiring suit, Mana, whose two hands had lanced at shi+dou's direction and said so
However Mana quickly readied her light blades, shooting a sharp glance towards Kurumi
”You still haven't learned have you, <nightmare>”
””——Ku, hihi, hihi Just like before, you're really soh my Elohim [3D 2]
”Hless in front of me So you better——”
At this eratedly spread out both ar on the spot
”However it isOnly I, who you cannot kill”
As Kururound with both feet as though following a rhthym
”No, come out—— Zafkielmperor of=”” time=””>”[3D 3]
Instantly, behind Kurumi, a massive clock slowly materialized
It was e clock face And the hands in the un and rifle of intricate designs
”,This is——an Angel!?”
shi+dou couldn't help but voice out
——Angel [Miracles taken form] A weapon with absolute power that spirits can be proud of
”Ufufu”
Kuruun from the massive clock face that represented the hour hand
And then,
”Zafkielmperor of=”” time=””>—— Dalet[The Fourth Bullet]”[3D 4]
As Kururaved on the clock, slowly oozing out so a shadow——in an instant, it was absorbed into the un in Kurumi's hand
shi+dou narrowed his eyes at this sight
He had noticed, that the instant the shadoed out fro clockwise at an alar speed
However this question was quickly driven out of his head
”Wh”
Mana's surprised voice entered shi+dou's ears It was impossible to determine Mana's expressions from this position, but it should be siht now
Kuruun in her left hand under her chin
”What do you plan to——”
Mana was in thethe trigger without hesitation
Don! Such a sound echoed in the surroundings, Kuruave a jolt Noelse but suicide
However In that instant shi+dou and Mana i
”Haa?”
It felt as though he had made a stupid expression on his face
However if one were to witness this scene, anyone would probably do the sa
That was because, in that instant when Kuruht hand, which had fallen to the ground, floated in the air as though it were a rewinding of atowards Kurumi
And then once the right hand ht ar had happened Even the long glove on her arm was perfectly restored
”Ufufu, what a good kid, Zafkielmperor of=”” time=””>”
”It's the first time I've seen this trick, that No wonder, it's a wonderful healing ability you have there”
Mana unhappily stated, Kurumi snickered as she shook her head
”Kihihi, hihi, that's incorrect I've merely•rewound•my•time”
”What?”
Mana raised an eyebrow
However Kuruht hand high
Using that hand to retrieve the minute hand on the clock face of Zafkielmperor of=”” time=””> behind her——the rifle
”Aaah, aaah Mana-san, Mana-san Just for today, please let me defeat you”
Saying that, in front of the clock face that was now void of hands, she readied both guns
——As though, she were displaying time itself
”Now, then Let's start I'll let you see el's power”
”——Hmph, very well I'll kill you off like I always do”
At Mana's words, Kuru ridiculous
”Kihi, hihi, hihihihihihihihi, you still~~don't understand? You are definitely unable to kill me”
”It's alright If I can't beat you I will keep beating you down, if I can't kill you I will kill you until you die, to keep hunting you down, that is ”
”Hihihihihi, aaah, that's right You should be like this Fufufu, fufu, ufu, ufu, excellent, I can't take it anymore ——Well then, ould it be? Decapitation? A stab through my chest? Or dismemberment?”
”Hh all that ——Let's try pulverising you to powder, till not a single fragment remains”
”! Heeh? Now that would be a new experience Very good Excellent”
”You're still as crazy as always”
”Hihihi, if that's the case, then I guess we're about even? You're not even batting an eyebro I still remember the first time you killed me, you were still so cute back then”
”Keep your mouth shut Or rather, would you want your mouth and throat to fly as well?”
”Ufufu, fufu Are you able to do so?”
Saying that, Kurumi raised the h
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