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113 War in the Forest 14 Light in the Forest 1
「……Aa……aaa……aaaaaaaaaaaa……!?」
While spitting blood, Serizawa-kun raised his wounded body desperately, and shouted. He doesn’t know about it. That the beheaded one is a 『puppet』. I need to tell him quick. At this rate……it is bad.
I suppress the shivers from the unknown intimidation on my body desperately, and I talk to him.
「……Wait, Serizawa-kun. What they cut is not Meria-sensei……」
「……Not Meria-sensei……? Then, who was it……? Satsuki-sensei」
The moment he turned towards me, I felt a chill. What’s there is his face. But I feel like it is not his face. His gentle and amiable expression from before has disappeared. Only a boy with cold eyes over there. He has the eyes that could make my heart freeze just by looking at his eyes.
「……That is……that is」
I couldn’t finish my words. Because his expression was very far apart from the one I know. The sharp gaze as if something stabs my skin. ……How can he change this much?
「……I need to chase. I need to chase after them……」
Serizawa-kun places both his hands on the puddle of blood, and tries to stand up. A large amount of blood……no, wait. Why didn’t I realize it? If he bleed that much, it would be very dangerous. He should be having a wound that is not strange for him to be fainted. But why can he move? I need to help him quick. Even though I think of that, my body can’t move due to the fear. ……Was I such a coward?
「……Fuhi……」
I heard a whispering laughter from my back.
Then, the owner of the voice inhales slowly, and says this.
「……No need to chase after them……Serizawa. It’s already over……」
「……What are you saying……Kurasaki-kun……They……They…………killed Meria-sensei……!!!」
He moves his head slowly and looks at Meria-sensei’s 『corpse』. At the moment, the 『pressure』 coming from him, elevates, thickening the fear in the air. ……Not good. My legs are still frozen.
「……Fuhi…………unfortunately……that, was a fake one…………!」
Kurasaki-kun said that with a voice that is squeezed out. That’s right……I should have told him that.
Kurasaki-kun is probably feeling the same thing as me. As a proof, he doesn’t try to remove his eyes from Serizawa-kun since a while ago. Even though the crowd of Variants are approaching us right now.
「Fa……ke……?」
The next moment, the body and the head of Meria-sensei on the ground, twisted into a black cloth, and sunk into the ground.
「The real one is in my shadow. I was told to protect her after all…………Fuhi」
「What……is that so……thank god……then after this……immediately」
「Yes. That’s why, Serizawa-kun……you have done enough. You don’t have to chase after them……」
「Immediately……I need to kill (destroy) them」
A dark voice rose from the ground. Was his voice this low? A cold, heavy, and dreadful voice.
In addition……his words don’t connect. I feel a bottomless uneasiness. Is he really Serizawa-kun? What is going on inside of him? And……even though we told him that Meria-sensei is safe, the pressure coming from him is getting bigger.
「……I need to go……」
Saying that, he stands up while staggering. He can barely stand upright. Staggering, and even looks to fall any time soon. No, he……is already on the verge of falling.
「Serizawa-kun, wait. With that body……!」
His body slants greatly……He needs support, thinking that, I rushed to him, but the next moment, he disappeared. When I realize it, I can only feel warm air around.
「……Eh……?」
He who was supposed to be there, disappeared suddenly. I couldn’t see anything moving.
Where? Where did he go?
……It is obvious. To them.
How? I don’t know. But he should be there. Far away……ahead at the direction of the assailants were going. That is shown to everyone in a clear way.
Because…… The moment after Serizawa-kun disappears.
The direction where the two ran–
There was a huge scorching orb……on the sky.
Burning my battle suit and the plants from a few kilometers away as if an orb with the heat of a sun.
「Hey……what is……that……!? Don’t tell me, it’s Serizawa’s doing……!?」
Akai and I, both look up at the sky dumbfoundedly.
「That is……Serizawa-kun……!? What on earth……!?」
Sensing the abnormality, Meria-sensei crawled out from Kurasaki-kun’s shadow.
She also looks up to confirm the huge light orb far away in distance, and shows a shocked expression.
「Such, such power……!!!」
「……Meria-sensei, it is dangerous. Please stay hidden」
「Fuhi……that’s really bad…………I can’t even laugh」
That scorching light orb is still increasing in size.
With just that being there, it is burning the surroundings right now. The trees burn, and steam rises from the ground. But still……that is only a harbinger of what is going to happen after this. The real threat comes after this. My intuition tells me that strongly. That is……still at the state of preparing something.
「……This is bad. Kurasaki-kun, Akai-kun, we need to go back to the base quick」
–Preparing for what? That is obvious. That is preparing for the destruction that will happen after this. Serizawa-kun is probably exercising that power on that 『invisible wall』 Talent User. Because he said that he will only 『destroy』.
But such power……if such power is wielded without any thoughts.
「Wait, Serizawa-kun……! That way of using power is!」
Meria-sensei who tries to run towards that light orb.
Wanting to stop him before he can use that power.
But it is pointless. It is already impossible to reach him.
「……No, we are getting away from here, Meria-sensei. Kurasaki-kun, please」
Kurasaki-kun stopped Meria-sensei’s legs with his shadow, and swallowed her into his shadow.
「……Sensei, sorry, but we don’t have time. Let’s go……!」
Just like that, we ran away from there. We need to get away as fast as possible.
I need to gather everyone immediately to deal with that. Otherwise……
–All of us will be burned to bones by that……and die. Everyone of us will be exterminated.
In accordance to my hunch, I throw as many instructions as I can with the radio, and rush to the base.
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「……I don’t understand……」
The calmer I get, the angrier I become.
Understanding the situation, I became calm. I thought of it……calmly.
「……Why didn’t I do this in the first place……」
That’s right. I could have done it at the beginning.
If I do everything with my full power without relying on people……these guys would be defeated in seconds. They would have been defeated easily.
After all.
「『Heat Up』」
I created a small sun while heating the air, on top of the two who lock themselves in the 『invisible wall』.
All the molecules in the air break down into chemical elements due to the heat, and the elements combine with each other immediately, releasing a strong light. I know that. The trees around burn by the heat, and die out quickly.
……I can do this kind of thing easily. Why didn’t I do it from the beginning? The two men looked up at the sky, and they looked surprised. Come on, don’t be surprised with just this. This is easy to do.
「Tch……as I thought, he’s a monster……!!」
「……I will hold him back here. At least, even you……」
「Ah~, no no. I won’t let anyone go……『Pleasable』」
「……Wha!?」
「……Shit, don’t move!」
I created an orb-shaped super high temperature wall around them with 『Pleasable』.
With just even a small touch, they would burn to death. That’s how hot it is……I set and retain the temperature that can melt rock instantaneously. That’s why, they can’t run anymore.
「That’s right……don’t move. Even a slight touch would get your body evaporated. How unfortunate……looks like you have nowhere to go」
「Tch……then……!!!」
The suited man tries to do something. But I won’t let him. I won’t let you do anything.
「Nope……『Heat Up』」
「……Kaha……!?」
I 「heated up」 the air in the limited space of where the 『invisible wall』 is deployed.
「……You don’t need to breathe anymore」
The temperature that would burn the lungs with just taking a breath. I adjusted that much and retained it. I can burn their body like this. But I won’t. After all, if I do that……I can’t have fun at all.
「Oooooh!!!」
But one guy doesn’t care of his lungs being burned, as he started counterattacking.
The large man’s attack pierces my temperature wall, and reaches before my eyes.
Countless of sharp 『invisible swords』.
I see, that invisible wall can be used like this, huh. I see. But……
「Like such thing can reach me」
The invisible wall melts in front of me.
「The 『wall of concept』……melted……!?」
I have been deploying a high temperature wall around me since a while ago. Capable of melting everything. I set it to such temperature. That’s why, no attacks can reach me anymore. I will stop everything you have.
「Didn’t I told you……to not move……? 『Heat Up』」
「……Gaa……!!?」
I increased their surrounding temperature even more. To the extent that they can’t even move.
I’m already flipped out. There’s no need to hold back against these guys. I just need to wield my power to my heart’s content.
Ah……it might have been a long time since I use this this much power.
……Long time? Was it?
Well, it doesn’t matter. Now’s not the time for such thing.
I’m feeling good right now. I don’t feel the pain that I felt on my body a while ago. Everything feels so comfortable. Right now, I can do anything.
……Haha, this is getting fun.
「……Haha, I can see. I can see many things」
The behavior of all of the molecules over there.
The movement of particles, the vibration. I can see it perfectly.
Increasing the vibration greatly. Strengthening it. Then, the heat rises rapidly. I can feel it. I can feel the power is getting stronger.
This is fun. Right now, I can create the movement of infinite particles freely. I can see it.
「……Let’s go more……and more」
Not enough yet. More. More. This is not enough. There’s a need to strike them with a greater power. Thinking that, the scorching orb in the sky, becomes bigger gradually, and steam starts to rise from the ground.
「……What, isn’t this simple……」
The usual me can only heat things that I touched.
But right now, I can do it freely without minding it.
I know how to do it. I feel like I can even go to the other side of the Earth……or even heat up the sun in space.
I can do anything. I know that.
–Ah, this is pleasant. How pleasant.
I’m feeling very good.
I can’t let them get away from here.
I need to protect Meria-sensei.
I must not let them kill everyone.
Above all, these guys are enemies.
That’s why, their existence itself.
『……I will destroy it without leaving a trace……』
As I think of that, the light in the sky became stronger.
The light, the heat ray burns the surroundings to nothing. The surrounding trees have already burned down, and even the ground is on the verge of being evaporated.
Good. It’s heated up to a good state.
This should be able to burn them without leaving a piece of bone……No.
It should be able to burn them without even leaving a particle behind instantaneously.
「Hahaha……it’s the end……『Break』」
A low and heavy voice that I have never hear before, came out from my mouth.
No, wrong. I heard this voice before.
That’s right. That was at that time……at that time?
What that time? ……Who cares.
The light gathers and condenses. Atoms, particles overlap with each other and melt together. I know that it’s releasing a greater heat. This is it. This is the power I wanted to wield.
……I thought so from the bottom of my heart right now.
『……nojya……shi…………jya……!!』
A voice can be heard in my head suddenly.
What’s this voice?
This voice……I feel like I hear it before.
『……nojya……Atsu……is……nanojya……!!』
What “nojya”……Shut up……
……What was that?
『Wait-nojya, Atsushi!! That is not good-nojya!!!』
……Shiro? Shiro’s voice? Ah, that guy. I think he’s……a 【Communicator】 like Shinozaki-san……
『What, I”m……burning them now……』
『Atsushi……look at your body-nojya!! What are those……!?』
「……What?」
When I look, I can see invisible tentacles coming out from my body, striking the ground and melting the surroundings. As if a creature, it squirmed as if it’s trying to crawl out from my stomach, arms, and legs. ……It’s the same. This is the same as that time……
And when I realized it, a familiar 『voice』 resounded from the bottom of my heart.
『……play……』
『……destroy……』『……create……』
『………………let’s play with everyone………………』
『……more and more…………destroy everything……』
……Them. They showed up again before I know.
Them? –That’s right. I remembered.
These guys, at that time–when I rampaged because……Kirishima-san disappeared.
–Then. Now too?
「Shit……N-Not good……!?」
……I did it. Meria-sensei and the gorilla warned me, and even I myself was careful on it.
When I let my guard down……these guys butt in in high spirits.
「……Shit!!! ……rather……what’s that……!? …………Is that real?」
I felt my spine freezing upon looking up at the sky.
The thing there is a scorching sun that covers the sky.
I did that?
How?
That’s incomparable to the pebble from before……!!!
Anyway, it’s bad.
I need to do something about it……!!!
The moment I thought so, the light orb in the sky became out of control.
「……Ah……?? ……shit……!!!」
I quickly create a low temperature wall.
I just cool it down. I can only do that.
But……
–Such heat, how?
My hands can’t reach there. Cooling won’t make it in time. There’s no other way.
The heat that lost its destination, became an unstable vortex–the fusion of atoms occurred and a dazzling light covered the sky.
Immediately following, just when I thought that the pressure increased, the heat ray raining down, melts the surroundings along with explosions.
Without being able to do anything, my consciousness was swallowed into the dazzling beam.
Author Note: Added Character File 061 Kurono Yuki in Chapter 89.
Praise the sun!!!!
Praise the sun!!!
Thanks~
I will be dissapointed if the 2villain survive without some special power or circumstances.