Chapter 32 (1/2)

Chapter 3-2

Companion/Fourth Person (Conclusion)

Part 2 (con’t)

Ascending through the second floor, and again through the third, they then finally reached the fourth floor

Whereupon, waiting for them——was a swarm of Utsusemi, surely no fewer than thirty of therotesque lint in their eyes Being watched by no fewer than thirtyspectacle It was his first tiantic plant

Sale point Tobio followed his gaze, and there was the figure of a man as obviously out-of-place

It was aa business suit

While showing a fearless s a sarcastic smile

“Yah, this is all there is Only two people Or else, is there some third person down beloell?”

Sa tone

“……The mastermind?”

“——You could say that I am one of them I a in the current ‘Four Fiends Project’ Since it seemed fun, I came to inspect this scene”

“……Four Fiends? Wha’s that?”

Sa the phrase that Tobio as well had never heard before ……’Four Fiends Project’?

Seeing that reaction, the man then put on a puzzled expression

“Hou, did that one froels}’, as usual, not yet ood”

The er ——At that moment, the monsters that had been on standby behind the an to move

The man who had called himself Doumon spread his hands, as he spoke to Tobio and company

“In any case, I will be taking you guys back with uys carry The ‘Utsusemi’ and such, that was no more than a minor experiment for the sake of this”

Despite hearing that, Sa away at all from the situation, boldly spoke up

“The genuine sacred treasures——the Sacred so or other was it? You involved them in this for such an incoood chance, why don’t you release my pal?”

“For sure, your friend was the experie I believe Yeah, he has been changed into an Utsusemi”

With those feords, Sae Tobio was struck a feeling of unusually intense fighting spirit from beside him

Tobio had a memory of that name Maeda should have been one of the few coht of the two of theh School

“In that case, letpummel you, you damn bastard!”

Again the lance forms on Samejima’s left arm He was at full combat readiness

“Truly, how vulgar”

The man immediately spat such words from his mouth

Taking a stance, Samejima inquires of Tobio

“……Have birdbrain and the witch girl not couy will likely be difficult despite all the trouble spent trying to capture the mastermind”

With a nod Tobio held his ear and began to question those two

“Minagawa-san, Lavinia-san, how are things over there? We’re battling with a large crowd upstairs here”

Such was his report, but as heard was Natsume’s frantic voice

‘Here as well, we’re caught up in thefro and paralyzing them there’s no end to it I’d say, perhaps, about forty of the’

——Forty! That’s not much different than here, not at all!

It seemed there was a fierce battle on the first floor as well

‘If it has become like this, I will just “freeze” them then’

‘Th-that’s to done as a last resort This whole place ht become frozen over I would think This! Demise Girl {Indiscriminate Ice Princess}!’ (TN: See note 1)

Soh it seeed as reinforce at their location

“……Understood, ill persevere at least so that ill not die here”

‘Eeh, us as well, ill survive’

Having been listening to this co on beside him, Samejima smiled bitterly

“……Well, that’s just like birdbrain, so unreasonable Goodness, just doing what ood”

Samejima spoke to Tobio

“That bastard called Douet away, since I have various questions about this case for him”

“Yeah, I know”

The two of the confirmed to that extent with each other, each of them took a step forith their partner——the puppy and the cat Additionally the large crowd of Utsusean ures froantic centipede and grasshopperthem to death This was easily acco party ——However, for the type that extends things like ivy or tentacles to engage froood Ultimately, this meant that Tobio and Sa other than short to e

In order to advance the two had no choice but to cut through the tentacles of the reptile types and the ivy of the plant types This proht since it seeled even once As they scrupulously took care to clear the way, Tobio’s puppy and Sa the lance severed each of them one by one

The duo were feeling puzzled Why didn’t they gather all of that large nuroup of about four from the numerous opponents would attack at once……Samejima aside, for Tobio who had possessed his awakened powers only for yesterday and today, it would probably be possible to subdue hiuys made no attempt to do so whatsoever

The reason——was apparently due to thathis gaze towards theeration he would issue instructions to the Utsuse the that Tobio arrived at a single conclusion

Most likely, Dou the direction of the battle Purposefully, he was only dispatching a set nu the development

Like Tobio, Sa the saue

“……Being a spectator is he? That’s a good social status ——A total waste!”

Douerously affected Samjima’s mood

It was just as Tobio and Saonflyhis head at that moment, Doumon inserted his hand into his breast pocket

“Yes yes, it’s becoenuine ones are different I have beco to display the difference with the artificial ones is seely unnecessary Particularly, the condition hich Samejima Kouki handles his sacred treasure is top notch As one would expect of the one who carries one part of the ‘Four Fiends’ ——That is to say, shall itch things up next?”

What the man took out——were several scraps of paper siical characters written on thenificance With the talis like a spell in an undertone

“……That which is born out of earth, whose spirit was cast out of iron, by means of water purified, hasten forth before me”

The h the air as though possessing a will, taking the forave off an oe shadoas born on the floor The shadow bulged forth, taking on a visage

……What had appeared before Tobio and Saly three meter tall human-like mass of clay It was so tall that it head was close to hitting the ceiling Like a faceless ghost it had neither eyes, nose, ht of the arms that were nearly as thick as telephone poles filled one with a chilling sensation

Douhed

“This, though, is e Come now, my clay doll will capture you”

Responding to the ers, the clay doll slowly came to life

While taking a stance with the lance, Samejima spat out in response

“……It’s good enough for that witch girl’s h for the monsters suht for this”

“Nevertheless, if they were to be coht as well miniscule Truly, such an unpleasant state of affairs”

The clay doll sent out a large punch The force of it caused the air to vibrate A direct hit——no, even being just grazed by such an attack would cause e Samejima jumps back to take some distance, and then immediately thrusts with the lance ——However, only a dry note reverberated off the floor, the lance having been completely repelled by the clay doll’s body It seemed to be the case that the hardness of the clay doll exceeded the offensive ability of the lance Samejima possessed At this point the black puppy slashed at it with a pair of blades it had grown fros——but only that same dry note was produced as it seee on the clay doll

Seeing that result Doumon sneered

“As it would see you ——Well then, shall we finish this”

Thetalis out behind Tobio and Samejima to summon a second clay doll Reinforcements had appeared at their back Fro

“……asshole!”

“……Kuu”

Before long, Tobio and Sa completely subdued by the clay doll——

“Well then, how should we do this?”

Due to Doumon’s clay doll, Tobio and Sameji Tobio with its right arm and Samejima with its left ariven off by the ar him He was able to understand froth The puppy and the cat were now being held in the hands of the other clay doll, snatching away any chance of freedom

Dou so as he looked at a handheldthea repulsed look at Tobio, he said this

“Right, it would see that person to the vicinity of this place”

The man told the Utsusemi on standby behind him

“Get going before that person following froets here”

Thereupon, froroup behind him came several people who could not be identified

——!!

A friend of Tobio was a them

“……Sasaki?”

Indeed, it was the friend that he had reunited with yesterday On that occasion, when the lizard ic square transported hi the lizard roup

Doumon spoke

“Yesterday, this child was defeated by you, right However, with the technology here, we are able to resurrect thele body part It would be impossible if it had been the child as well that was slain, but it was his good fortune that his case was the type where resurrection was possible Therefore, he is once again able to lead his partner”

……Rather than the description of Dou a confused ure of his friend

“Stop it Sasaki! It’s me, it’s Ikuse!”

That time he wasn’t able to—— Tobio desperately appealed to him However, Sasaki didn’t reply at all He merely stood there expressionlessly

Saly narrowed his eyes and said

“……It’s useless As long as you don’t take down the co stop attacking”

While Dou this reaction, hethe puppy and cat Dourip on Sasaki’s neck, made him draw even closer ahead Just ahead——the puppy still had a sharp blade showing on its forehead

“Still, I suppose you wouldn’t slay a human would you? What would happened if the ‘Four Fiends’ that serve as your sacred treasures were to me so truly interesting?”

Speaking cheerfully the man’s eyes——were dyed with insanity

……He was going to murder Sasaki with the puppy’s own body……!!

Tobio was left speechless by such startling conduct, yet he continued to struggle to slip free of the clay doll’s hand ——However, against such robust brute strength, Tobio couldn’t even budge

“…………!!! You bastard, such a cowardly action……!!”

Saled the sah

“What are you saying? Speaking of the origin of all this, it’s you guys who are at fault for not boarding that luxury liner Well, I believe that it was that the Sacred Gears you possess sensed the peril and induced your fever Moreover, as a result of the involveroup of those who fell from heaven, eren’t even able to realize your abstentions beforehand Thanks to that eren’t able to make drastic alterations to the plan How dare they forestall us by ed people!”

The man completely switched to a bitter smile

“Well, due to such reasons, it seeori {those atch over the children of God} Fuift from God after all”

Sasaki was——looking his way, his

“Traitor”

“Sasaki……”

Heartrending emotions overwhelmed Tobio

——Traitor

That’s right, if that was the case, then it see in that trip, he had gotten the been thrown into this abnor so absurd, he had started fighting with his fellow students ere leaders of monsters

Was this some kind of exception to treachery……!?

Suddenly Tobio’s mind recalled a conversation scene he had with Sasaki before the trip

After school, while returning home Sasaki spoke with an embarrassed mood

‘Say, Ikuse I’ve been thinking, about conveyingschool trip……’

Sasaki would often speak of the issue with Morose Although Tobio was ignorant when it came to romance, he was at the very least aware that Sasaki yearned for her Sasaki thumped Tobio of the back

‘Supposing I get completely rejected, you’ll definitely be there to consoleyou!’

An ordinary student Sasaki was just an ordinary senior high school student

He would study, he would exercise, he laughed, he got angry, he cried, he loved Yet all of this was typical for a young senior high school student

As Dou Sasaki close to the puppy’s blade, Sasaki let out a muffled voice

“…………I……kuse……”

——! ……That was, his name…?

While still expressionless, Sasaki was shedding tears

“……He……elp……”

He shouldn’t have been conscious His fellow students——his classs that simply commandedto kill hiht now, his consciousness was stolen, and was functioning under the control of Douroup

And yet, Sasaki had……called out his name He’d asked for help

Due to this occurrence, Tobio——had tears pouring down his cheek

Seeing this series of events, Dou

“This is……nificent! So he was still partially conscious to this extent! This is quite interesting! Seize them, this absolutely must be immediately reported to the staff! Since the data on artificial Sacred Gears thus far is insufficient, obtaining so like this is valuable!”

……To the end, as this ards the but objects to him……? How can it be that he should be capable of such cruelty? How could such an inhuman individual possibly exist?

“……Don’t fu…!!”

Tobio——could not hold back his rage

“Don’t fuck withSasaki and the others assist with your research if they aren’t any good……!?”

Doumon sneered

“It’s you guys who are at fault for not having participated No, it would be that group of those who fell from heaven who concealed you Due to that, since we couldn’t contain ourselves, do you think we had any choice other than to resort to plan B? For said plan, naturally it was necessary to have an abundance of young people serve as experimental bodies for the ‘Four Fiends Plan’ Their cooperation was entirely necessary”

I don’t care The way that things should be, they shouldn’t be involved! Because of them——they were unable to live ordinary lives! Even if they could receive that kind of power, not one of the like this! They should just be living life as always!

Recalling so, Doumon spoke with amusement

“Ikuse…huh Aah, speaking of which, I’ that you were intiood, you should meet her She’s become an excellent Utsusemi I remember her!”

——Sae

Having seen Tobio ly when he heard that name, Doumon smiled even more offensively

“She cried out so many times in the middle of the experi out to you I understood”

…………

……………………

Tobio, lacking any words to say——violently ground his er, as tears endlessly poured down His eyes glared at Doumon full of murderous intent

……Aah, it’s like that huh

……These guys……are so ‘evil’……!!

……These guys, there isn’t anything they wouldn’t do for their greed, whether it’s toto satisfy their evil intentions

——I won’t allow it

I won’t allow them to do as they please……!!

These shi+tty guys, I won’t just let so like this be overlooked……!! To rescue Sasaki, his friends, Sae! These people, he would absolutely rescue the people important to him from their demonic hands

It was at that moment His mind recalled the words of Lavinia

——The power of desire The sacred treasure——Sacred Gears beco to the possessor

—— It is al desire

He looked over at the black puppy that was being restrained

Hey, you were born fros, my desires? For my sake can you become that [Blade]?

While the puppy was being restrained by the an to shi+ne red

DOKUN……

Froently pulsed There was a sense that he and the dog were connected, even stronger than it was last night

In that case, for my sake, become that [Blade]——

Kill those guys by beco that [Blade]!

Soorously burst open——

——Kill Kill kill kill kill kill kill kill kill!!

Cohter them!!!

“I’ll lend you my desiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeee!!! You will be my [Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddddddeeeeeeeeee]!!”

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddddeeeeeeeeeee………

The puppy responded to Tobio’s screahout the floor

In an instant——so dark was produced from the puppy’s body, which then spread It also ca the clay doll Tobio slowly began to get up Regarding the powerful strength of the ar him, it was dissolved little by little, until at last he was released upon the gigantic arinated fro up within hi hi in concert the black puppy had grown countless blades from its body which had destroyed the arm of the clay doll

Together Tobio and the puppy had been freed from their restraints, while Dou the bodies of Tobio and the dog, there was so like a black aura

Tobio wasn’t affected by this ‘power’ fronize how to use the ‘Blade’

Extending his hand in front of him, Tobio muttered a feords

“——Pierce, everything”

Much more intensely than before the black aura enveloped the puppy’s body An instant later, the Utsusemi on standby behind the man——countless blades appeared fro the them!

Looking over, by antic blades that were born from the shadows beneath their feet, the two clay dolls restraining Samejima and the white cat were vertically bisected

Indeed, this was one ability of the puppy The ability to deliver attacks fro as it ithin Tobio’s field of vision, the puppy’s blades could be grown fro the ability had just now appeared within Tobio’s head