AND WHY SHOULD I GIVE A DAMN ABOUT IT!!? I AIN'T DYING HERE TODAY!!!
I firmly gripped on the scabbard in my hand—
CLANG—!
—and stabbed it to the ground, letting it to act as a support while I mustered my final ounce of strength to lift my exhausted body.
"HAH— HAH— HAH— HAH—"
It became even harder to breathe than it already was by standing.
"Those who had forsaken me from my freedom…… must pay with their lives……."
…Night Fury's murmuring is scary.
In this darkness, where I can't even see my own five fingers…
CLANK—!!!
What—!?
As if a metal rod hitting a bell, the sound echoed throughout the entire room as the ground shook.
That was— the pillar…!?
She's trying to smash the pillar open!?
“H-Hey…! Respond if you can hear me…!” I hear a voice— the voice of a young man. The numbing pain right under my nose made me open my eyes from the discomfort. It seems he applied pressure on my radical longitudinal crease with his thumb to wake me up. “W-Wha…?” I murmured in confusion. This voice… I turn back to a boy…? What happened…? Where am I? Is this a forest? Who is this person? …and, is that a baby golden nine-tailed fox on my lap…? When I knew it, I’ve already let myself to a sitting position. The person that talked to me had black hair; he wore an all-black hiking outfit. But for some reason— I can’t seem to see his face. “Geez, you make me worry so much, blockhead.” He naturally lands a chop on my head by saying those words to me. “Owie!? It hurt
Principal got himself a floating chair. He pulled it along with him and sat at my left. “…It did.” He said to me. “You were already dead when I returned. That thing sucked out your life force— that’s why your heart stopped.” “…Huh? Then… why am I still alive?” “I simply resuscitated your heart.” “Wait, what?” I uttered. “Like, normally? A Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)?” “And a little spark with lightning magic.” He said to me. “…It wasn’t easy. For the first two hours… your heart stopped beating after 10 minutes, and I had to resuscitate you for 30 minutes until your heart beats again— for three times.” …I’m surprised I do not have any brain damage. “CPR for thirty minutes…!? You should’ve just—” “—give up on you? NEVER.” He said to me with a glare. “…Tch, so stubborn,” I u
With him mentioning my dad… I just realized that this was the first time I had ever dreamt about them in my sleep ever since my parents disappeared. “…I just dreamt of my dad for the first time,” I said to him. “Lucione…? What was that dream about?” “…About how he saved me from a forest wyvern. It seems I was bitten by it when I tried to save a nine-tailed fox, and he scolded me because of it.” I told him. “He told me I was ‘reckless’ and ‘irresponsible’.” “Haha, you sure are.” He laughed sarcastically. “He also told me that if I needed help… I shouldn’t hesitate to ask for one.” Hearing that, Principal’s gaze immediately softens. “…So that’s the reason for your sudden change of heart.” As soon as he muttered those words, I immediately lowered my head to him while shutting my eyes tight. “…I know I’ve never lowered my head to you before, but— please. Save me, Principal.” I murmured desperately. “Until I could see my parents again… I don’t want to die yet…!” When I knew it, I
“…I… was worried……” She said to me with a shaky voice. “…I thought… you were going to die……”“Sorry to make you worry…” I replied, while patting her head.“…You should’ve abandoned me.”“…!?”Hearing Kuroyuki’s sobbing yet chilling words— I was so surprised that I had to push her away with my hands so that I could look at her face clearly.“…Why didn’t you just let her kill me…!?” She yelled at me, with tears on her.“W-What are you talking about…!?” I retorted. “How could I…!?”“…I’ve never asked for help…!”…I was entirely shocked.I di
“This is surprising,” I murmured. “When did you wake up?”“(Yawns)… Just now.”Night Fury sounds really tired. Actually, it’s peculiar that a sword spirit would feel tired.“Come on, just let me take you for a swing,” August said to Night Fury. “I’m sure I could swing better than that guy over there.”“…Even if that’s true, and even if my master had zero talent for swordsmanship…… I would still choose to stay with him instead of you.”Hearing that response, August made a despising look at Night Fury.“Just shut up and—”The moment he extended his hand for Night Fury— I noticed that my right hand was reaching for the hilt of the Black Sword.“Aug— lookout…!&rdq
After we exited the elevator; a crowd of students in their casual clothes could be seen gathering at the outside of the First Year Central Building’s main entrance. It’s even more crowded when I fought Kuroyuki, there’s probably more than a thousand of them.There’s also some… familiar faces which I could remember. No wondered Kuroyuki would murmur the word ‘persistent’ when she fought Nightwalker three days ago.Kuroyuki has been sticking close behind me all this time, but she’s literally glued to me when she saw them.“…………” Kuroyuki even lost the ability to speak now.She’s shaking like a poor, terrified rabbit.Without another word, I gave Kuroyuki a piggyback ride without letting the card touch my body, and asked Persia to pour her magic into her card.…
Under Kuroyuki’s instructions, I make my way to the buggy— with Kuroyuki sitting in the middle between Persia and me. And once the buggy moves, Persia stops casting her light diverting magic. “Ah… I could finally see.” I murmured. Suddenly, August tapped my shoulder from behind, and I turned to face him. “That’s weird? Don’t you have ‘Presence Sensing’…? It wouldn’t matter to you if you can’t see, doesn’t it?” He murmured. “Because……” Should I explain to them that I’m not Nightwalker…? But… I don’t really want to let the others know about this secret…… “Maybe he’s tired after all that fight?” Persia said to August. From the way how Persia cuts in to speak for me… it seems she already realized that I am not Nightwalker. I wondered when did she notice…? “…Are you really alright, Luc?” August said to me. “Don’t force yourself.” “Haha, I will tell you if I’m not okay,” I replied. “…and me too.” Persia pouted. “Alright, hahaha. Don’t worry.” I patted her head. “Speaking of which
"Oi, what's with that look? Are you guys really that shocked? Hello? Are you guys still alive?"When I guided the group to the White Mansion's special classroom, August and Blaze were utterly stunned when they entered the room.I had to sway my hand in front of their eyes to catch their attention."I-I-I expected it to be fancy... but this fanciness is really outside of my expectations…" August said to me. "Why can't I have a classroom like this!?""She designed the entire building, and he built it," I replied to August.I was talking about Kuroyuki and Kronos, respectively.Persia and Kronos weren't surprised by it since they were familiar with it. As for Rumelia, I think she doesn't really have any emotions, or maybe Kronos brought her here for sightseeing before.While August's focus was directed to the entire classroom…