บท 60: Crumbled Pride~2!
[Regressor]
A spell, made with incomplete knowledge of time paradox and its working. This spell is solely based on reversing the state of a matter back to a certain point of time whether that matter is living or not. There are countable shortcomings of this spell which its creator, negates every time he chants this spell.
However, there were some certain side effects too which were inevitable to suppress.
One of the most massive drawbacks was insanity.
Bringing back someone to life, always draws something out of them. Subaru used various guinea pigs for his experiments but in the end, regardless of strength or age, the subjects ended up becoming mindless puppets ready to follow orders.
And to think he have to see someone close to him in that kind of state was unimaginable for him.
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"NOOOOO." It was the first time, Subaru raised his voice during the whole ordeal. His eyes were wide as he saw the intention of Jimmy upon reaching his ultimate form, the [Elemental Manifestation.]
Subaru had only heard about it from the flying information cycle but never faced one. However, he was curious about its power limit. He wanted a decent match with someone and upon realizing the external mana presence inside Jimmy, Subaru became excited to finally meet his match.
But in the end, the manifestation didn't bring much strength to Jimmy in overall view and Subaru was certain that he won't need much time to defeat Jimmy.
Mana imbued Sharingan could catch up with those objects which were on par with the speed of light however, he never thought that after changing his form, Jimmy wouldn't attack Subaru but target someone close to him.
'I was careless'. Subaru cursed himself as he saw a bolt of yellow lightning proceeding toward Ririka at a speed that his Sharingan was able to detect fleetingly.
Working his mind to the limit he calculated the time Jimmy would need to reach up to Ririka and the time Subaru need to draw a spell, strong enough to withstand the attack.
'1.83-second atmost and Ririka would be dead. I need at least 1.24 seconds to...damn it'. Resolving himself to use which he never intended before he raised his hand and smashed his palm on the ground with sheer force. A huge crater formed where his hand landed, however, the smash wasn't meant to break the surface but to enchant the vicinity.
[Time concealment ]
A green cloud-like gas erupted across the whole hall and in the half time of a blink, the whole surrounding of Subaru got froze at their place. Naturally, Jimmy was also hanging in mid-air, some inches apart from Ririka with his high bolt-covered hand directed toward her heart.
Subaru felt dizzy upon using half of his mana, all of a sudden as in place of halting the time of his certain radius, he paused the whole globe.
'Ah, I have to wrap this up quickly '. He recalled the warning he got from the goddess that's why he didn't want to last this spell for too long.
Shaking his head, he switched his place with Ririka, and in meantime also placed Yuuno, Theo, and Kyojuro some distance apart from him and his prey.
After just one and a half minutes, he subdued the threat upon Ririka and also placed himself at the spot where no one could come between him and his target.
'This is going to be fun.' With a snap, he canceled his spell, and everything returned to normal. Those who were rushing toward Ririka to save her were now baffled upon seeing the current situation. Ririka was out of danger and standing far apart from where she was a second ago.
However, soon the commotion subdued as a scream violated everyone's ears.
"AAAAAAA-hngg". The scream broke down in the middle as the preparator's vocal cords were gauged out.
Looking at the center of the hall, one could see a tall boy torturing a pitiful human-like thing in the most gruesome way.
Subaru had his hand covered with blood as he tore the living cords from Jimmy and before Jimmy could have died because of suffocation...
[Regressor]
Jimmy was back to normal with a pale face. He couldn't even kill himself as Subaru sucked the last drop of his mana without mercy.
" Pl-please ki-kill m-" His words never got the chance to be completed as Subaru thirsted Jimmy's own meat inside his mouth and using pysckonesis pushed it toward the belly.
Jimmy's eyes rolled as he felt his world flipping upside down when suddenly pain assaulted his eyes.
Subaru dropped two pearl-like lava balls in Jimmy's eyes forcibly as the piece of raw fire traveled slowly yet painfully toward Jimmy's throat burning his flesh surrounding the skull too.
*Crack*
"GAAAAAAH" Before Jimmy could understand, his both limbs were broken apart as he fell on the ground limply. His body was burning, surging with pain and his mind wasnt able to keep up with it at all.
He only wanted one thing and that was death. But Subaru used [Regressor] every time Jimmy's breathe starts fading away.
The students who regained their consciousness as well some of the teachers started vomiting on the scene. It was no different for Ririka and Theo.
However, the person which was in the center of all this had a stern face with eyes completely void of any emotion.
After 30 minutes of complete hell, Jimmy lay on the ground completely fine if one to see from his physical perspective but inside his mind, he was broken to the point of no return.
But before Subaru could continue, a black-haired woman appeared in front of him and hugged him gently.
"Huh? Mom?" Subaru asked as he regained his composure on his mother's gentle touch.
"It's okay baby. Let it go. It's not how you are. Please don't become someone which you probably won't like in the future". Her gentle words were enough to calm his rapid breathing and restless mind.
The professors and students were stunned. Or to be precise except for Ririka who was still recovering from her previous nausea, everyone was baffled upon seeing Natasha embracing Subaru and calling him her son. No one noticed her change of hair as her words were already left them blank.
" Okay, mom. Let me end this". He patted Sasha lightly before they separated.
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At the same time, inside the Association branch office of the Kyoto region, one could see two people sitting opposite to each other with serious expressions. Apart from these two people, no one was there inside the meeting room nor any surveillance was keeping the record of their words.
"So how did it go?" Shigeo asked the person in front of him as he poured coffee in two cups. Shigeo never showcases this kind of courtesy for anyone but this person.
"Do you think Go Gun-Hee had an option? He is cornered and the world is blaming him for his previous overconfidence and arrogance. So in midst of self-reflecting, they ended up accepting our aide." Goto said as he took the cup and sipped the coffee before resting his legs on another.
"Very well. . All the 12 'S' ranks will be in Japan before tomorrow so we can move according to the plan. It sure will look suspicious, for Japan to deploy so many high ranks but Korea is in chaos and before they could realize our motive would be fulfilled". Shigeo smirked as he spoke.
" And about Sasha's brat?" Goto asked with a frown. He learned about Subaru's performance during the red gate which made him conscious about Subaru's presence.
(A/N: Ain't he focusing on Sasha too much? ~ ° ~)
"Aah, he is the real and the only problem we have. That single person can stand between us and our destination. We have to be cautious that he doesn't leave that island".
(A/N: He is talking about the school island)
"What are the measures we have prepared if he comes back and interrupts the plan? " Goto asked calmly even he was a little agitated. He was pissed being concerned about Subaru but he didn't want to conflict with Subaru if possible as going against a single 'S' ranked would be not so tough for him but Goto has to be cautious about the witch covering Subaru's back too.
"For now I have set an instructor in the school who would immediately inform me if 'he' leaves school perimet-". Before Shigeo could complete his sentence his phone vibrated in his coat pocket.
After putting down the cup he took out his phone and immediately got startled.
He picked up the phone a little timidly and went silent for several seconds.
" Hmm. I understand". Only these words left Shigeo's mouth before he disconnected the call. Goto watched the pale face of the chairman which changed color during the time he was talking on the phone.
"What happened Mr. Shigeo?" Goto asked with his brows lifted as it was a rare sight to see the almighty Shigeo Matsumoto, in this state.
Regaining his composure a little Shigeo turned toward Goto and said with a dark look on his face.
"He is already here".
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A/N: Chaos will continue for a long time so get ready for it. And the school arc concludes here. But don't worry, no harem member would be left in the school, if you know what I mean( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
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