Chapter 2301 – Death Mage Side Chapter 33 (1/2)
Death Mage Side Chapter 33 – A strange consistency
Before so It is ins and take pre-emptive steps to deal with it
Banda thought about this “Meh-kun, were there any signs that you would be kidnapped and put in the container of a large truck?” he asked
“Uh-uh”
“I thought not”
Meh-kun – A with her older brother Amemiya Hiroshi+, the wouard
Banda quickly reflected upon the events that had led up to this point
First of all, the Amemiya couple had been absent since the day before
The couple were the 'Braver' Ael' Amemiya Narumi, his wife It was their job to move out in response to incidents and natural disasters in order to capture criminals and rescue people
But it was rare for both of them to be absent… especially the mother, Narumi
Ever since the destruction of the Eighth Guidance, there hadn't been any incidents that had required all of the Bravers to h the Bravers had substantially decreased in nu
And it wasn't that the people of this world other than the Bravers… other than the reincarnated individuals, were all powerless They used their advanced science and technology as well as ations and maintain the security of their nations; the world was about as peaceful as Earth
More importantly, the Amemiya couple had done their best to have at least one of the
But due to some unfortunate coincidence, or because the criminals' patience had finally paid off, both parents were out on a mission and only four people had been left at the Amemiya residence – Hiroshi+, Mei, the babysitter wouard
The four of thee supermarket The supermarket had a ood security
But the uard had collapsed The babysitter had immediately tried to escape with the children in the car, but she had collapsed in a similar fashi+on as well
The criminals had ae suits that functioned using light-attribute ic
Mei and the others had then been abducted in a large truck that had been parked in a way that obstructed the view of the family's car from security cameras
See, the crie suits and were talking ast themselves
“Phew To think that these things make it more difficult to detect our Mana The newest equipment really puts the Bravers to shame It almost makes me want to ask for these as our payment”
“These disposable things that become useless after an hour? It's so hard to breathe in them, too They're just heavy pieces of junk now”
The bodyguard and the babysitter had been knocked out with stun guns, and their hands and feet were bound now Even Hiroshi+'s were bound as well just in case There were also collars that had been placed on their necks, which prevented theic It seeuard completely
But Hiroshi+ hadn't been knocked unconscious
“Y-you guys! Just you try doing soet aith it!” Hiroshi+ shouted at the criminals
But it was clear to the cri out of fear and anxiety They laughed at the little boy's futile attempts at resistance
“The criht now And I suppose there's one in the driver's seat,” said Banda, pointing at the cri them
“That one?” said Mei
“Ah, that one doesn't count”
“Why not?”
“That one isn't a criminal anymore”
Two of the criminals looked uneasily at Mei
“What is that brat talking about?”
“hell if I know She's a baby She's probably got soinary friend that only she can see”
The criminals could not see Banda, as made of spirit form
They were unaware that they had actually guessed correctly, and Mei really did have a friend that only she could see
“Stop laughing!” Hiroshi+ shouted at the criuys, they'd –”
“Then why don't you try and do so papa andwhite ht accent to his speech “That collar inhibits ic, but it doesn't stop the Bravers' abilities Your stupid old man would be able to break it off without a probleive it a try?”
Hiroshi+to say back in response to the white man's ridicule He knew best that he didn't have special abilities like his mother and father
He worked hard, drea that there was a poithin him that would awaken one day, but such a power had never shown itself
The crihed “You can't do anything after all, can you! You stupid, loud- to co!”
“I-I'
Banda extended his tongue towards Hiroshi+ as the white man opened his mouth to continue his rant
But another white ive it a rest We didn't kidnap these guys so that we can watch you take your anger out on this kid”
The second whiteface, and if the first could be described as a wild-looking gang member, the second had the air of a skilled assassin about him
“What's your probles? Am I supposed to listen andman taunted
“There's another hour until Wooyou that I' to you and yourman
“You bastard, don't you go acting like you're the leader here”
“Well, that's what they're saying… It's been a while since I've used this foreign language, so I ht have ue still extended as he translated the men's conversation
Partway through, the criin Vandalieu, the source of Banda's personality, had actually been e than japanese (or rather, the japanese-like language of Origin)
Naturally, he was translating the conversation for Mei Of course, she was just over a year and a half old, so there were more words she couldn't understand than ones that she could, but it seeist of it
“Onii-chan isn't poop,” Mei said
“No, he isn't… I'll do so about this, so you take a little nap,” said Banda, tearing a piece off the fur-cloak-likeit on top of Mei
“Okay, Banda”
Banda then cast the 'Deodorization' and 'Silence' spells With this, Mei would not be able to see, hear or even s around her
Meanwhile, the criue happening with Mei
“I don't st us four and Woo,” the callous-looking roup, said threateningly
“… You bastard!” said the otherback
He pointed a finger at a pale-faced ainst the wall of the container with his hands covering his ears
“… What is it?” asked the man
“Why are you getting all pale-faced just because you got hit once? If you've got so uard and the woman!”
“N-now? They're still unconscious…”
“Are you stupid? You're supposed to kill them while they're still unconscious! If they wake up and put up a struggle, there's a sht?! The woed to hit you before she lost consciousness isn't just an ordinary babysitter! She's a professional guard, so don't let your guard down and make sure to kill her properly!”
It seeuard and the babysitter wo lot in order to buy as much time as possible before their crime was noticed And in the end, they planned to kill them
“… Alright,” said the pale man
“Hey, don't use your gun or your et stopped by the police”
“Was that guy always like that? Isn't there so different about hi towards the pale man
“Isn't he just getting shaky because it's his first big job?” said the callous-looking man
“… Was he really that inexperienced?”
Ignoring this conversation, the uard and babysitter went to drag them towards the back of the container, where the crie suits
“Hey, why are you bothering e on them before you kill them, are you?” one of the men asked
“… No, I just thought that it would be noisy if the children were to start crying,” said the pale man
“Well, you're right about that God help us if they piss themselves”
“H-hey, what are you doing to Mr Hiyashi+ and Ms Saku “The two of the…”
But suddenly, his eyes closed and he fell fast asleep
“W-what's up with this kid? He just fell asleep,” said one of the criminals
“Hey, ht have had a seizure or so,” said another
The truth was that Banda had injected Hiroshi+ with a fast-acting sleeping drug using his extended tongue He had produced a sue, materialized it behind Hiroshi+'s back where theinto Hiroshi+'s finger By the ti sensation of the injection, he was already asleep
After that, Banda placed a membrane that was invisible to the criminals over Hiroshi+
“Don't worry about hiht? That we can give up on the bigger kid if we need to,” said the group's leader “Hey, hurry up and take care of those two –”
But before he could finish giving out his orders, two gunshots rang out
Two of the criminals, who had both been shot in the temple, collapsed with a thud
“You bastard… What the hell do you think you're doing?!” the wild-looking uised as a wristwatch
The group leader immediately raised his revolver as well
“To think that my Artillery Skill would come in handy at a time like this…” the pale-faced un Ia real automatic pistol, so I couldn't help un, hich he had killed two of his companions, towards the other two men
Blood was dripping from his ears
“You, that blood…!” the wild-looking man muttered
“Well, there's an explanation for this,” said the pale man
When Mei and the others had been abducted at the parking lot, Banda had decided to see how things turned out, since there were security cameras where the abduction happened and the cri anyone at the time
But just in case, he had e's sub-brain into the brain of the criminal who had conveniently been knocked down by the babysitter, taken over his body with the De that was no different fro familiar
The Dements weren't visible to anyone, as they had been materialized inside the criminal's body
And now, after the kidnapping, the criminals had insulted Hiroshi+ They had also atteood babysitter to the children, and a bodyguard whose face Banda was familiar with
On top of that, there were no security cameras here
There was noof the criminals
“You bastard, who hired you?! Are you working for the Bravers?!” the wild-looking rily at the pale man, a companion hom he had spent a considerable amount of time with
He seemed to have the kind of personality that quickly converted anxiety and discontent into anger
“No, that's not really the case… By the way, the driver's seat is behind you two, so I can't use ic Could you please step to the side a little?” said Banda through the mouth of the pale-faced man
The driver's seat of the truck was behind the two re cri wheel Banda orried that if he fired, the bullets could pierce through the crih the back of the driver's seat, killing or injuring Woo and causing an accident
Of course, Banda was confident that he would be able to protect Mei and Hiroshi+ even if the truck were to do a barrel roll and explode in flahtly more difficult if he took Hayashi+ and Saku it
But et caught up in the crash would be difficult
If it turned into a big accident, the cover-up that Banda was planning o very well, and if there were civilian casualties, it wouldn't be good for Mei or Banda'sThus, he wanted to avoid that if possible
Naturally, the wild-looking nored Banda's request
“Stoparound, you bastard! Mana, fillin towards the man whose body Banda had taken over
His boxing-style footas sharp enough to take on a professional boxer
But his er Banda, controlling the pale-faced cri man's face
“'Rock Knuckle!'” shouted the wild-lookingthe bullet with his fist
It seeo was an earth-attribute spell that made his fists as hard and heavy as boulders
The wild-looking man roared as he unleashed a heavy body blow, iht punch to the face His fists, which were hard enough to deflect bullets, had been transformed into lethal weapons The body of the cri sustained catastrophic injuries, with several internal organs bursting and the bones of his face caving in
However, the De's sub-brain and nerves continued to function Banda raised the barrel of the gun and pointed it at the torso of the wild-lookingthat his enemy was defeated Fortunately, the man had er behind him
But before Banda could pull the trigger –
“'Iroup leader
A bullet fired from his revolver struck the forehead of the man that Banda had taken control of With tre out of the back of his head The Deed, but they had been sent flying out of thewith the pieces of his actual brain
It seeicalstyle was to use that to apply various enchantment effects to its bullets
“… He's dead What the hell rong with hi tothe dead criments that were scattered across the floor
“There's no e, but now that he's dead, he's nothing s and his cell phone; he oing to go and… calm Woo down”
It seeroup leader's phone was ringing hat could be assumed to be texts from Woo
“Okay,” said the wild-looking man “I'un… shots…?”
“Don't worry about it, it's just a bit of trouble It's taken care of,” the group leader said into his phone, talking to Woo, but he looked up, noticing that the wild-looking man had suddenly fallen silent mid-sentence
And then he saw it as well
Long, white hair Four eyes A tear-like mouth that extended all the way fros A creature that was too grotesque to look like a living creature
“… W-what the hell are you?” the group leader whispered
“I am your enemy,” said Banda, who had materialized his entire body
Surprisingly to the crient for belonging to such a creature They seemed to have expected to hear a beast-like howl or an ear-piercing shriek; they stared for ainto action