157. Explosives (4)
I know that things don’t go my way.
No matter how hard I tried to make the flow of this world flow along the lines I knew, there would always be changes.
I’ve been thinking about it to some extent and now I’ve reached the stage of giving up.
Instead of forcibly denying it, make a knot in the most acceptable line.
However-
“What is this… … .”
The variable that Cain dies has never been thought of.
Cain is dying. Black spots sprouted all over her body, gnawing at her life every second.
Accidents stop.
I can’t understand why this happened
Even considering the flow of the story, Cain is far from dead.
Cain is the main character who avoids death even if he is seriously injured.
However, I don’t know how to explain Cain who is now on Ackerman’s back.
As if from a terrible nightmare, cold sweat broke out.
“Aren!”
Even Ackerman’s cry is muffled, as if heard underwater.
Is it wrong like this?
No, it shouldn’t be.
Cain is a person who should never die.
‘I have to live.’
somehow
Finding the cause, taking revenge, and these things were put on the back burner. Saving Cain is an urgent priority.
The reason why Ackerman ran to me with her on his back was because he thought I could save Cain.
If the main character makes that choice, it will eventually happen.
According to Ackerman’s miraculous protagonist, I can save Cain.
You have to be confident.
――
Take a deep breath.
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Keep your spirits up and wake up your whole mind.
And think of what you need right now.
Shall I ask for help?
Should I call Professor Julius?
No, this is a kind of power that not even Professor Julius can wield.
A ‘curse’ that has never appeared in the game.
new power… … . Even Julius’ prayers couldn’t solve this.
Only the one with the same ‘power of demons’ and ‘knowledge’ can solve it.
Having Julius intervene here would only be a hindrance. It is understandable that Ackerman came to me.
For now, let’s just focus on saving Cain.
“Ackerman! Go right away and apply for Cain’s overnight stay.”
“Ah, I see!”
Cain must be watched by me all night long.
“Jade! You go out and don’t let anyone in the room. And don’t ever enter this room until I come out.”
“Yes, yes, senior!”
I sent the two of them away and locked the dorm door.
He immediately picks up Cain and puts him on the bed.
“ha… … .”
Cain let out a hot breath. breathing is shallow It felt like life was dying out. It was like a candle in front of the wind.
“Don’t die, Cain.”
First, I poured Windsorbing’s tears into Cain’s mouth. Immediate first aid will be effective.
Next, take off Cain’s school uniform shirt. The black spot on her forearm, uncovered by the white sleeveless, grew in size moment by moment.
“It looks like a cancer cell.”
It’s a power you’ve never seen before.
The secret power of demons did not appear frequently in games. However, the power to kill people in this way was not even in the setting book.
“You need to know what this is.”
If you look at it in a big frame, it is definitely a curse.
If so, it may have been recorded in 【Necrotula】.
However, there is no time to compare and find symptoms while reading these one by one.
“I can’t help it.”
It’s time to use the cursed power.
I gently closed my eyes and placed my hand on the materialized necrotula. Then, by consuming mana, his ability to think and concentrate dramatically increased.
Brain rotation accelerates. The bookshelf flips through my head quickly.
It took less than a few seconds to read all of Necrotula ＜Curse＞.
Instead, it consumes that much energy and the body gets tired quickly.
“Damn it, no.”
Nothing was gained compared to the energy expended.
The curse that struck Cain is a power that is not even recorded in this vast book.
“Ugh, ugh.”
Cain groans. His slender arms trembled in pain. I was already sweating so much that my pillow and blanket were wet.
“I don’t have much time.”
Whatever the cost, Cain lives and sees.
I borrowed the power of Diamon at the cost of my life.
The armor of shadow wraps around my body. Horrible black smoke rose.
As it was, my mind and body stepped into another dimension.
If you are here, all the existing common sense and knowledge are overturned. A completely different knowledge and wisdom covers the brain like a tide.
The curse that struck Cain was clearly not from this world. That is definitely the power of the powerful ‘Ma’, and the prime suspect is Argon.
then… … The source of that power must also exist in the shadow dimension.
Jureuk.
Lips and cheeks become hot.
Blood flowed from his eyes, nose and ears.
It is too much power and knowledge to receive with an ordinary human body. It’s hot enough to melt your brain. I feel like I’m going to lose my mind right now.
However, in order to save Cain, he had to endure even this. It’s like setting my body on fire.
The fate percentage of the demon worship goes up in real time.
I’m getting closer and closer to the devil.
Okay.
Because that’s what I wanted too. Asmodianization is inevitable like fate.
Now, we must save Cain and plan for the future. To avenge a hundredfold a thousandfold. Rather, it is to increase this power given to me.
“Kuuu!”
Blood spurts out of your mouth. The five organs writhe in agony as if they were being twisted.
“found.”
Found it though.
The curse that attacked Cain is Diamon’s unique power. A power hidden only in the shadow dimension that does not appear in the game or in the setting book.
It was a kind of hidden setting implemented in a gap that is not recorded even in the game.
‘Maybe this… … .’
It must have been the power that was targeting me.
Unluckily Cain got hit while clearing the main quest.
Even this is a variable that happened because of the existence of the country.
My fists tremble in resentment. The molar is about to break.
“I’m sorry, Cain… … .”
If it wasn’t for me, this kid wouldn’t have been sick. I was confused because I thought it was because of me.
With a feeling of atonement for her, I began to pull out Cain’s curse.
There is no other way to break the curse.
The only way I can absorb the curse instead, separate it and lock it in the shadow dimension. Ackerman’s choice was correct. Because this is something only I can do.
“Turn it off!”
Cain shuddered and groaned in pain.
“It’s done! Be patient… … !”
My mind goes blank. My brain is aching as if I am undergoing neurological treatment. Cain had been enduring this kind of pain and fighting the curse.
Squeeze out the last of your strength. I finally pulled out all of Cain’s curses. I took her pain with my whole body.
Cain’s breathing is tidied up. The sweat pouring down like rain no longer came out. Luckily, really fortunately, it seems it wasn’t too late.
“Kuk!”
All that’s left now is mine.
I endured the pain that Cain endured, and began to return the curse that did not exist in this world to the original world.
* * *
“What happened to Cain!??”
Ponte and Hoya return after defeating the brown bear monster.
The two asked Ackerman, who was squatting in front of the dormitory door.
“uh. You guys are safe too.”
Ackerma looked up, half-fazed.
“Aren is still in the middle of treatment.”
Jade answered instead. They were also waiting in front of the door without a promise, so there was nothing else to say.
“You don’t even know if the treatment went well?”
“Yes. Aren senior told me not to come in until the treatment was over.”
Jade let out a deep sigh.
If it were Aren, he would do it on his own, but waiting without a promise is bound to tire people.
At least, it would be less disturbing than this if he just told me that the treatment was over or not.
“It’s frustrating.”
Ponte crossed his arms and put his back against the dormitory wall.
Hoya was so exhausted by what had just happened that he even lay down in the hallway of the dormitory.
“Cain, Cain, Cain.”
Hoya muttered to himself with a worried heart. All four men were worried about Cain. In the case of Hoya and Jade, they even had feelings for Cain, so their worries were even deeper.
Then the door opened. very powerless.
“it’s over… … . Everyone can come in.”
Aren poked his head slightly through the door and said with a tired expression. Looking at his condition, he seemed like someone who had gone through something incredibly difficult.
The four of you jumped up. and ask with one voice.
“Cain! Are you okay?”
“uh. The hump is over.”
At this moment, Aren was a god to them.
God exists, and his name is Aren Blackfire.
“J-Really!?”
“Are you really cured?”
“Come in at once.”
Aren nodded and opened the door. With trembling hearts, the four headed to the bed where they could hear the gentle breathing.
Cain was sound asleep like a sleeping princess.
Looking at her breathing or her complexion, she definitely didn’t look sick. It was just like falling asleep from exhaustion.
As Aren said, the treatment seemed to have ended safely.
Hoya’s legs gave out and she fell to the floor, and Jade let out a sigh of relief and fell onto the bed.
“Thank you. Aren.”
Ackerman said while holding Aren’s hand. Ponte approached Cain and examined his condition a little more. Cain looked really good.
“What happened? What was the cause? How did you treat it?”
Fonte asked with narrow eyes. Now that we’ve confirmed that Cain is safe, we need to know the cause.
That way you can take revenge or whatever.
The four men here, including Fonte, like Cain. As a member of the opposite sex and as a friend.
They weren’t the ones to just ignore what happened today. I was determined to somehow find the culprit and root it out.
“The cause is the power of the demons.”
Aren replied with a very tired face. His dark circles were on the verge of descending to the bottom of his chin. The appearance clearly showed how fierce the struggle was.
“More than that, I don’t know. The treatment was based on a hint from my family’s secret plan.”
Aren evaded it with plausible words.
Aren also shed blood and endured pain that seemed like his brain would burst, and it was a power that he finally understood. They couldn’t understand.
“sh*t… … .”
Ackerman clenched his fist. He touched Acheron as if he was indignant. Ackerman’s thoughts deepened.
“I really want to ask. How the hell did Cain end up like this?”
Aren leaned back on the bed and asked. I’m guessing, but you need to know for sure.
“I was trying to talk anyway.”
Ponte pulled a metal marker from his pocket and showed it to Aren. Aren looked at the marker suspiciously.
“You know what? As I approached this that had fallen on the floor, black magic power jumped out and attacked Cain. Then the wearbeast suddenly appeared.”
“Wearbeast?”
Fonte calmly recalled the situation.
“Well. It was like a trap.”
“It’s a trap.”
I was barely keeping an eye on it.
That all of this was Argon’s ruse.
However, there was a slight deviation.
The power of the curse was activated from the marker, and a monster was summoned?
This is, in other words, the monster summoning device that Argon told Aiden about. Originally, he was aiming for Aren, but Cain suffered.
Aren swallowed his anger inwardly. I promise to make things right.
“Do you know what a marker is? Aren?”
“Well. I’ll have to look into this as well.”
Aren received the marker and squeezed it tightly. It’s frustrating, but rather, by acquiring the marker, it became easier to locate the monster summoning device.
Of course, the price was high, but… … .
Cain’s sacrifice cannot be made in vain. Aren vowed to block all variables in the second test.
Also, I swear to a god I don’t believe in that I will definitely kill Diamon and Argon.
“I don’t know much yet. I’ll have to keep an eye on Cain’s progress all night, and I’ll look into the source of Marker as well.”
Aren quickly sorted things out.
Cain is also Cain, but Aren himself needs to rest too. He also had no strength in his whole body and was very tired mentally.
In fact, even now, she is barely holding on with her superhuman mental strength.
“Is Cain really okay?”
Hoya asked again.
“It will be fine. All traces of the curse have been erased. Your eyes will open in time.”
Aren reassured him.
“Let’s go back today. Aren should rest too.”
Ackerman rose from his seat.
The fire was quickly put out. It was full of doubts, but it seems good to think again tomorrow.
Above all, everyone was exhausted.
“What about Cain?”
“I’ll have to sleep here first.”
Silence passed. Everyone wanted to stay, but… … .
“Don’t worry, everyone go back. Cain will be taken care of by me.”
Aren didn’t allow that.
You have to watch Cain all night. If something goes wrong, you have to borrow the power of the shadow again. It was a power that no one here should have noticed.
“Jade, you too.”
“Oh, me too?”
“uh. sorry. I can’t help it. It’s a bit hard to show the treatment method to others.”
It was difficult to understand, but I had to accept it.
It is Aren who saved Cain, and when Aren asks to get out of the way, you deserve it.
… … I don’t like leaving the girl I like alone with my senior, and even all night.
Well, it’s funny that Jade has such feelings. After all, Cain had feelings for Aren.
Jade nodded with a bitter heart.
“If you have a request, please tell me.”
“Tomorrow is the weekend, so could you bring some soup in the morning?”
“Ah, I see!”
Jade tried her best to answer. Hoya was speechless. His gaze was fixed on Cain.
“Come on, let’s go.”
Fonte and Ackerman managed to get everyone out of the room.
Aren’s room, which had been crowded, became quiet again.
Aren looked at Cain, who was soundly asleep, with tired eyes. The bloodshot eyes stung.
I wanted to collapse and fall asleep right now, but I couldn’t.
It is because she has to check Cain during the dawn to see if there is any problem, and she has to purify the magic that is left of her.
It seemed like it would be a long night.
“Get well soon.”
Aren brushed Cain’s hair and began to nurse her.
* * *
Cain had a nightmare.
It was a very bitter dream.
The sky turned black as if the end had come, and people were lying on the floor.
The fallen corpse is greedily devoured by the monster. An army of monsters that spread like a plague was trampling on the academy campus.
There are few people left.
Some of Cain’s friends and professors at the academy.
They survived to the end and made a final stand, but that was it. He was killed without being able to block all the monsters that were rushing in.
Even Siana, who was so strong, died in the end with all her might.
The most terrifying was Aren.
Aren, the man Cain likes, floats in the air, groaning as his limbs are twisted. The skin was all peeled off, and the red muscles were clearly visible.
Then, Aren’s stomach is ripped apart, and a terrible heteromorphic existence appears.
The nightmare ends like that.
―――!
“Huh!”
Cain took a deep breath and opened his eyes.
Instead of the dark sky, I see blue clouds and an autumn sky.
I look up at the sunlit ceiling.
A cold sweat ran down his spine. Cain later realizes that he had a nightmare.
The nightmare is so vivid that my hands shake. In the midst of still fear, Cain sees one person and is soon relieved.
‘Aren.’
I don’t know why, but when I opened my eyes, Aren was sleeping with his arms crossed.
However, just the fact that he was still alive, the fear that made Cain tremble with anxiety disappeared as if it had been washed away.
Cain looked at Aren for a while.
I remember the past clearly.
Cain was cursed for an unknown cause and was on the verge of death. After that, I remember being carried on Ackerman’s back, Aren handing over his hair, and Aren lying on the floor alone in pain.
“… … Aren is me.”
He treated him and nursed him through the night.
The proof was that his already sickly face had become even more haggard.
Realizing all this, the man’s face suddenly looks lovely.
An unknown emotion welled up in my heart.
Cain got up and approached Aren.
He is sleeping soundly.
Strangely, his sick-looking face is even more attractive. Cain’s heart started beating.
A hot breath swells your chest.
It’s feeble, but wrong desire drives her.
‘Just a little bit of lips… … ?’
The more it hurts, the sweeter the skinship.
Cain’s lips parted slightly as he moved towards his sleeping lips.
Right before they touch, when Aren’s constant snort touches his eyelashes.
smart!
someone knocked on the door
At the same time-
“… … ?”
Aren’s eyes met.