Chapter 179: Legend of the Three Madnesses (2)
"Spirit?"
Hearing these words, Kurumi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud:
"Pfft... Mister, have you read too many fantasy works? There are no Spirits in this world?"
"Is it true? I mean the type of spirit that can use 'angel', and can also cause space shocks."
"Ah, what an interesting arrangement, but unfortunately, I'm human."
"Human… I might have mistaken someone, sorry."
After the young man apologized, he recovered from his great shock. He glanced at his missing left arm, his expression slightly depressed.
"Sorry, I can only help you recover the wound." Kurumi suddenly said, "There's no way to recover it."
In fact, recovery is still possible, just turning back time. Only, reversing time would consume a lot of energy, and for certain purposes, one's soul power couldn't be consumed just like that.
"It's okay, Tokisaki-san, you are my savior, you can't apologize to me."
The young man shook his head and said sincerely: "Thank you for saving me. If there is a chance, I will definitely reward you well."
"No need to pay, this is what I have to do."
Kurumi suddenly said in a slightly proud tone or stated: "Protecting the people is my duty."
Sounds a bit chuunibyou. However, when the actions and beliefs that had been carried out were expressed through words, her whole body seemed to glow.
It makes people subconsciously ignore the feelings of chuunibyou.
Shifting the subject, Kurumi added: "Don't try to remember me, you will definitely forget later."
"Surely I will forget? Could it be..." The young man asked, "Will my memory be processed after that?"
"Hah? You're pretty smart."
Kurumi looked at the youth with an approving look: "As you can see, I have a special power and I am a member of the other side of the border, so my whereabouts cannot be known by ordinary people."
"...Boundary?"
The youth's expression suddenly became refined.
"That's right," Kurumi's expression was greatly relieved, "There exists an insurmountable boundary line between the mortal world and the hidden world. As a member of the mortal world, once you cross the line, there will be experts in the hidden world to process your memories."
"..." The corner of the young man's mouth twitched, "That is to say, there is a mysterious organization in this world that uses special powers, and you are one of them. There are also members within the organization who can interfere with ordinary people's memories, and take responsibility for the aftermath of related incidents. Right?"
"Ah, you summed it up very well."
"You're the one making things complicated, why are you using the word boundary?"
"Don't you think it's cool to say that, with feeling and vibe?"
Kurumi's voice was full of passion and boastfulness. Looking at it in another scene, it's almost like a missionary.
"...Ok, I understand." The young man nodded.
After all, there was no need to spend money to say nice things, so he took the opportunity to praise: "It's really cool."
"You really know. If you weren't a member of the mortal world, maybe we could be good comrades."
Kurumi smiled at the young man's praise. Then asked about the business: "You haven't told me what happened before? Why did you get involved in that explosion."
"This…" The youth hesitated, and asked, "Does Tokisaki-san know any Grim Reapers?"
"You said Grim Reaper...!?"
Kurumi widened her eyes and said in surprise: "Ghost Calamity [Rule] level?"
"[Rule]?"
Although the young man was confused by the term, he was happier in his heart and said excitedly: "You know? Then you have a way to deal with Grim Reapers, right?"
"..."
"Good! After I went to the police station to complete the records, no one paid any attention to me. They called me and said that nothing would happen. I thought I was dead."
"..."
Kurumi did not answer, and fell silent in a rare manner.
There were ten full seconds of silence.
"Tokisaki-san?" The young man reminded her.
"Sorry," Kurumi gritted her teeth and said, "We couldn't save you."
"..."
The young man's relieved expression froze on his face.
Kurumi explained: "The current [Rule] level calamity is a top level calamity. The [Rule] covers the entire world, which is completely beyond our capabilities, so..."
"Is that why the authorities let me go, I understand."
The young man looked a little depressed, but he had to accept reality.
Kurumi looked at the young man, feeling a little unbearable.
But she was also powerless. After thinking for a moment, she said: "The assassination scheme devised by the Grim Reapers will become more and more dangerous as the number of escapees increases. It's still possible for the previous one to escape, as long as someone helps…"
She couldn't say anything after that. If she were to take over here, she would have to watch over the other party's security 24 hours a day.
Spending so much energy just to let the other party live a few more days.
Let's not talk about whether it's necessary to do this to a stranger you just met.
In the first place… She had very important matters to attend to on her own side, and she didn't have the time or energy to take care of such matters.
Seeing the youth's body that had one arm missing, Kurumi's face crumpled.
Even if the other party is not injured, it is impossible to survive. Now crippled, death is almost inevitable
"Does not matter."
Suddenly, the young man half jokingly said: "Maybe I got lucky. After trying to kill me several times and failing to kill me, the Grim Reaper doesn't care about me."
"..."
"Sorry, Tokisaki-san, it took so long."
The young man once again expressed his sincere thanks: "Thank you for saving me. When we meet again in the future, I will definitely repay you well."
"Um..."
In the end, Kurumi still didn't say any further words.
Watching the young man's back leave, she sighed softly. The other party probably saw her hesitating and entangled, so he left voluntarily and gave her the next step.
What a caring person.
Even though he was in a life and death crisis, he was able to forcibly endure his fear and not bother her…
At least ask his name.
Kurumi thought about this, and suddenly shouted:
"Hey, you haven't told me your name. This is not the way to treat a savior."
The young man's figure stopped. Then he turned his head and replied:
"My name is Asakawa Ryota."
...
The other side.
The real Ryota looked back at the young man leaving, and finally understood something in his heart.
He and Kurumi had never met in the past or future.
It's another world line.
(In this world line, it seems I wasn't invited by the Adventurers' Guild?)
(The dangers faced are the same, the towns are all orphans facing Grim Reapers…I chose to go out alone because I was worried about involving the Shirogane family, but I didn't expect to meet Kurumi like this.)
(However, his body is still a thin version, and even his hand is cut off. Isn't this too sad?)
Ryota couldn't help but groan in his heart. He may sympathize with other people's woes.
But if it was him, the emotions in his heart were subtle. There is always a sense of luck, he is living a very happy life here, and there is no sympathy anymore.
(I remember Kurumi knowing Ming Hong. Could it be that in this world line, even though I didn't join the Adventurer's Guild, I still got Ming Hong and managed to escape?)
Ryota suddenly thought of a possibility. Immediately, he was a little excited and looked forward to it.
It's not about looking forward to how the future will develop. He was still looking forward to it.
But more important was something else – how could he obtain Ming Hong Sword?
Could it be that… the person who was nicknamed "Ya Wei" by the guild appeared right in front of him and handed him over in person?
If so, he could verify whether that "Ya Wei" was his father in the previous world.
Even though Kurumi's memories wouldn't be revealed from him perspective. However, Kurumi knew him and got along very well with him, indicating that the two would definitely develop a friendship later on.
From Kurumi's perspective, there was also the possibility of knowing everything.
(Succeed!)
Ryota suddenly felt that he was very close to the truth of everything.
It left him desperate to know what happened next.
As if responding to his mood. In the next second, the scenery changed again.
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