133 – All-out War (5)
“…..What is that?”
When I first saw Himari hanging on top of the building, I thought I was still experiencing that strange dream-like phenomenon.
“What’s going on…?”
That was because, putting aside the current situation, Himari would never have set foot in a slum like this.
She has a fairly high level of mystique, with an extreme aversion to things that are dirty or unclean.
“…Is it for nothing?”
Therefore, the probability that what I am seeing is a lie is twice as high as the probability that she is caught by a shadow like that while wandering alone in her slums.
“First of all, I don’t think it was a dream…”
With that thought in mind, I pinch my cheek and see the exhilarating pain that comes to me. I guess this situation is not a dream.
And it’s not some strange fantasy where another me appears. If it had been an illusion, I wouldn’t have been able to move my hands the way I wanted.
“……..”
In that case, I think it could be seen as a mental attack by the enemy to cause psychological disturbance.
If that’s really the case, unfortunately, the settings were wrong.
If you want to shake me up right now, Pandora or Ariel. They should have hung Lumia up there instead.
There is absolutely no reason to hang up an ex-girlfriend who has PTSD so much that it makes me nauseous just thinking about it.
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“…The character selection was wrong.”
I guess I thought that if my ex-girlfriend was in danger, I would definitely go to her rescue, but I was wrong.
If that’s going to be the case, you should have at least tried it with me a few days ago. Now, I am not the type to fall for such false images.
“Ha, sky?”
With that thought in mind, I was about to walk down the street to return to my companions, when I began to hear a very familiar voice coming from up there.
“Sky…”
A few years ago, this was a voice I heard every day. There was a time when just hearing that voice made me happy.
But now that I think about it, I’m not sure if that’s happiness.
Now that I realize that my feelings for her were sympathy, pity, and a sense of duty rather than love, I feel like I see all of her past experiences in a different light.
“…You’ve never called me in that voice before.”
Anyway, the important thing is not to fall for such an obvious trap.
There are too many things to keep in mind to pass over.
– Turp, trudge…
I walked quietly, ignoring the sounds coming from above.
“…Uh.”
I couldn’t help but stop walking and make a blank expression.
“What is this…”
I was obviously going to pass by the old building, but for some reason, my feet led me to the entrance of the building.
‘Is it really a dream?’
I had that thought for a moment, but then I shook my head. It was just proven that it wasn’t a dream.
In that case, could it be that my heart has become weak unconsciously and I have headed here without realizing it?
‘…If Pandora had seen it, wouldn’t she have been beaten a few times?’
I muttered this to myself and walked out the front door again with a bitter smile on my face.
“Uh…”
But this time, my feet were pointing toward the stairs, not the direction I wanted to go.
‘This is…’
At this point, it is half certain. I don’t know what the ability is, but I’m being attacked by an enemy…
– Put it in your hand.
“…….?”
– Hurry up and get your hands on it.
As I was looking around the abandoned building with my eyes sharply open, it was at that moment that I began to hear such whispers in my ears.
“What…”
– The power you wanted and longed for is right in front of you…
I quickly turned my head to the side when I heard a creepy voice that seemed to be coming from right next to me, but there was no one next to me.
– But why are you pretending not to know?
“…….!?”
But I could clearly hear that creepy voice in my ears.
– Even if you look away, you ended up coming here on your own accord…?
“Wait a minute, this…”
And it didn’t take long to realize that the voice was one I had heard many times before.
“It’s my voice that came out of that dreamlike fantasy…”
It was a voice I had heard several times over the past few months, so it might actually be natural.
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– Don’t reject it… Even if you cover your ears, the sound won’t stop…
“Ha, ha…”
Kang Ha-neul, whose entire body is soaked in cold sweat, stumbles up the stairs at the sound of voices constantly being heard.
– I’m whispering in your head right now…
“Damn it…”
– It means you can’t stop unless you smash your head in…
His eyes are starting to get darker and darker.
“Shadow…”
– Huh?
“Are you a shadow… You?”
In such a situation, a trembling voice suddenly leaked from Kang Ha-neul’s mouth.
– Were you even vaguely feeling my presence…?
“…It would be more difficult not to feel it when you are so stubborn.”
– Ahhahahahaha…
The very next moment, a shadow with shining blue eyes vaguely appears in the window next to Kang Ha-neul.
“…What is your intention?”
– I’m just guiding you to the right place.
Kang Ha-neul, who was biting his lower lip and looking at him with hateful eyes, bursts into laughter when he hears those words.
“Are you saying that the vision on the roof of the building is the right path I should take?”
– Just walk in silence…
“…Ugh.”
– As long as your abilities are disabled, you cannot defy me…
But a shadow taunts him with a laughing voice and makes him walk faster.
– Kkurrruk…?
“…….!”
At that very moment, inside Kang Ha-neul’s body, Kyaeruk, which had not moved until now, began to slightly wriggle.
– What are you doing…?
“…….”
– Are you starting to get scared now…?
In such a situation, Kang Ha-neul looks at the shadow out of the corner of his eye and realizes that it did not notice Kkyoruk’s movements.
“Ugh…”
– That sucks…
As he quietly lowered his head, deliberately turning his complexion pale, and started walking again, a mocking voice echoed in Kang Haneul’s head once again.
– Still, you still have the courage to open the door in front of you… Right?
In such a situation, Kang Haneul eventually reaches right in front of the rooftop door located on the top floor of the building.
– Hurry up and open the door… And face it…
“…………”
– The final piece that will make you great…
It was at that moment that the laughter-filled voice he heard in his head grew so loud that it became uncontrollable.
– Kkrrr…!!!
Kang Ha-neul, who momentarily turned his body, stretched forward with all his strength and attacked the shadow.
– Foolishness…
But immediately, a relaxed voice began to resonate in Kang Ha-neul’s head.
– Have you forgotten your childhood…?
“…….”
– Ah, now that I think about it, I must have forgotten.
What was so funny about that voice that rang out and giggled.
– You can never hurt me…
All of a sudden, it suddenly cuts off.
– Kkrrr…!
“Say it again, you son of a b*tch…”
Surprisingly, this was because the shadow that extended out from Kang Ha-neul’s body was tightly binding the shadow.
– Ho…?
“Ha, ha…”
– This is also interesting…
At that moment, Kang Ha-neul began to exhale harshly as he felt a refreshing feeling begin to form in his head, while Shadow, who was tied to Kkyuleuk, began to voice his interest.
– I see. How familiar is this guy?
“Sigh.”
– Grrr, grrr…
That guy is tightened by Kang Ha-neul’s tentacles and begins to let out a harsh voice.
“I don’t know what you were planning, but you are no longer the nightmare you were as a child…”
– Grrr…
“It’s just a cancer that can be controlled…”
Kang Ha-neul watched that scene with hateful eyes and began to whisper in a cold voice.
“If that’s the case, we’ll have to cut it out now.”
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– Creak…
“…….?”
When the rooftop door in front of me suddenly opened, Kang Ha-neul was just about to give strength to the tentacle that was quietly reaching forward.
“…..This.”
Kang Ha-neul’s eyes, which had been inadvertently looking forward, soon turned cold.
“Ha, sky…”
“…………”
This was because his ex-girlfriend, Minamoto Himari, was looking at him with bewildered eyes while being held in her black hands.
– Does that girl in front of me… Still seem like an illusion…?
“……..”
– It looks like your abilities have returned to some extent, but then don’t you know better than anyone else…?
The next moment, this time, the cracking voice of the shadow that was being held by Kang Ha-neul began to be heard from behind Kang Ha-neul.
– It’s not an illusion, the real Minamoto Himari is in front of you…
“…So?”
But Kang Ha-neul’s soulless voice immediately echoes across the rooftop.
“What are you going to do with me?”
“Now, wait a minute. Sky…”
“…Please don’t call me by my name.”
At his cold response, Himari’s face began to gradually become colored with fear.
“I-I was wrong… I was wrong…”
“…….”
“There’s a lot I want to say… And I also want to apologize…”
But Kang Ha-neul, who turned his back on him, started walking towards the exit.
“Please, please…”
“…….”
“Ha… Always…”
Then, Kang Ha-neul quietly reaches forward with his hand and grabs the doorknob.
– Rattling, rattling…
“…What is this supposed to do?”
But for some reason, when the door does not open, Kang Ha-neul begins to look down with cold eyes at the shadow that has walked next to him, his body tied up.
– I’m so sorry that you seem to be walking down the wrong path…
“……..”
– So, I would like to make a suggestion…
Then, the shadow began to whisper in a still cracking voice.
– Now, with your own hands, end that past relationship.
“…What?”
– Kill that girl with your own hands.
The moment those words ended, the rooftop began to become engulfed in silence.
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– In that case, I will lend you my strength…
In that silence, the shadow stretched out its hand and pointed beyond the rooftop, and the river sky froze for a moment.
– Should I make a choice quickly?
“Ah…..”
When he discovered his party struggling while surrounded by the troops of the 7th Main Line, his eyes began to flutter.