Part 5 Episode 8: Pakak (破却).
Crow raised his head and looked up at the sky as if he remembered something.
The afternoon sky, which should have been shining with sunlight, was turning black with dark clouds.
The darkness came dressed in black mourning clothes, as if it knew what was about to happen.
And Crow, looking at that sky, drew his past using the black sky as a drawing paper.
I struggled to survive.
I used everything to become stronger.
I rose above everything to live like a human being.
And when she finally stood on the same incarnation as herself, she found out.
That we have become so far removed from humanity.
After realizing this, Crow hastily came up with a solution.
I followed the last advice in the tooltip and headed to Korea.
He met this person who could be called the boss.
White memories seep into the black drawing paper.
Ironically, Crow resembles his past. No, rather, he felt something comforting as he watched ObsQ go much further than him.
And at the same time, he missed the obscurity of the human past.
Contusion. Bruises.
Crow and Xiao, who were walking in silence, arrived somewhere.
There were many magical girls gathered in groups of twos and threes having a conversation.
If ordinary people saw it, it looked like it was a gathering of ordinary women, but Crow could tell.
Because the face of the woman speaking in the center of the girl was a very familiar face.
“I guess the preparations are all over~?”
Crow said with a smile.
At Crow’s words, all the magical girls and the president’s eyes focused on Crow.
Xiao flinched for a moment, but quickly regained her composure.
Originally, their eyes should have been burning with the will and sense of justice to catch and detain them at any moment.
Strangely enough, the emotions reflected in their eyes were not of that kind.
Compassion.
Thank you.
Worry.
Awe.
The kind of emotions that magical girls would never send to villains swirled and made Crow dizzy.
“…All preparations are complete. Now all we have to do is wait for the requested support to arrive.”
“I see.”
Crow glanced around and looked at the items guarded by the magical girls.
All kinds of ugly-looking weapons were writhing around, trying to find a host.
“……”
And then Crow quietly closed his eyes and recalled the past once again.
The past of killing someone to survive.
And the future of sacrificing and falling to save someone.
Both of these. At least to Crow, it was a very humane action.
“…There are about 10 minutes left until support arrives from Japan. So let’s start in 15 minutes.”
“…I will.”
Crow supported his body with his cane and looked up at the sky again.
And the president, who had been thinking about seeing Crow like that, bowed his head politely and said.
“As president, Villain, Crow. I sincerely thank you for your sacrifice.”
Crow nodded his head quietly.
The president raised his head again and quickly took his steps and moved his body to command the scene.
“…Mr. Crow.”
Xia quietly asked Crow.
“Isn’t there another way? If we use the incarnation of the Queen instead…”
“Then a body will be born that is very good at mental attacks. It’s not as good as a boss, but it won’t be easy at all.”
“…Then, if you don’t just provide your body…”
“If preparations are not made for the descent, that being will forcefully descend as the incarnation with the highest attunement rate like last time, even if it means taking risks. And… That target will be the boss. “
Xiao pursed her lips and looked at Crow quietly for a moment.
“..Really. Is this the only way?”
“…Yes.”
The conversation ended like that.
Thoughts that could not be shared were swimming in the air and hovering around my mouth.
With that, the conversation ended.
The end of the conversation that continued in silence.
Quaaang!
It was an unexpectedly strong explosion.
“What..?!”
It was clear that the explosion occurred far away, but the explosion was so large that everyone present felt it.
And at the same time, Crow’s phone trembled violently.
Crow quickly picked up the phone.
“Bishop?! What happened…?”
“Start now!”
Bishop’s urgent voice came from the other end of the phone, interrupting Crow’s words.
“What? Why are you doing that?”
“Boss…Boss…!”
Bishop gasped for a moment and caught his breath.
“The boss has escaped! With a group of strange black robes! Start quickly! They’re heading that way!”
Crow’s pupils dilated greatly, expressing embarrassment at what had suddenly happened.
But the panic did not last long.
“President! Prepare for the ceremony right now! The boss is coming!”
“…! I understand!”
Crow shouted at the president and immediately walked towards the shaking weapons.
As the distance from Crow narrowed, the movements of the weapons became more intense.
As if to tell you to start over.
As Crow got closer to the weapons, the magical girls watched him nervously.
“…Whoa…Whoa…Whoa…Whoop…!”
Crow, who was taking a deep breath, finally stretched out his hand.
And as Crow’s hands moved closer towards them.
They were lumped together.
Black.
Round.
Sharp.
Unpleasantly.
After being gathered together like that, it finally touched Crow’s hand.
“…Ugh…?”
And Crow could not help but let out a low groan.
Darkness.
Darkness.
Yes, darkness!
Darkness began to take over her brain!
“Uh…Ah…Ah…!?”
At the strange sensation of darkness gnawing at his brain, Crow’s legs instinctively relaxed.
And Crow saw.
The thing that touches one’s hand gradually expands in size.
Like the egg of a living creature.
Her circle surrounds her.
He protected the life that would soon descend.
“Ugh…Ah…!”
Crow, who was in his first state, was unable to stop the screams that erupted even though he had been preparing for this situation for a long time and had fully expected it.
That was the fear.
Even though I know.
I can’t help but be afraid.
But she was relieved at the same time.
She was there until the end.
Be human.
Going forward for his boss.
“…Ahh…It’s the last time…I want to see…More…”
She closed her eyes.
The darkness finally swallowed up the last piece of her brain.
And then Crow faced the thing that was crouching in the darkness. It looked at Crow. Its face did not exist. The face, filled with endless emptiness and darkness, slowly approached Crow while smiling.
Quad.
Crack the egg.
Quad Deuk.
To save.
The corner of the egg where only darkness existed completely collapsed, and light shined down on Crow.
“..What is that?!”
And as soon as the egg broke, one of the magical girls shouted.
It was not a natural break.
A piece made by someone applying force from outside.
And that someone infiltrated their center at a speed so fast that even the magical girls could not notice.
And then someone put their hand inside the egg and took out Crow.
It happened in less than a second.
Qrow lifted her head as she realized the darkness had retreated from her brain.
And.
I faced despair.
Standing there was the man she once called boss.
Not a single emotion.
With a face that does not look human.
———–
“…My God. You always offer deals that surprise me.”
“…Is it impossible?”
“..It is possible.”
The Black Merchant sighed and read my request out loud.
“A leg that can travel faster than ‘Sloth’. An arm with destructive power that can block Crow’s ritual. I’ve made one, but it will only be disposable.”
“…It doesn’t matter.”
I quietly looked down at the white arm that replaced the prosthetic arm.
“If this operation is successful anyway, there will be nothing more to use.”
The Black Merchant, who was silent for a moment at my words, cautiously opened his mouth again.
“Once you open this deal, there will be absolutely no turning back.”
“……”
…Can come back. Is it not there?
“…Well, that wouldn’t be bad either.”
I got out of bed with a grin.
“I like endings like that too.”
For the first time since I came to this world.
“Open the deal, Black Merchant. It’s time to go.”
I started moving with the sole purpose of saving someone.
———-
“Ugh…Ahh!!”
Crow let out a scream that was close to a scream and pounded the black egg.
The magic girls, who noticed something was wrong, also quickly started flying.
The egg has already started breaking apart.
Quad.
The egg breaks.
Quad Deuk.
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To save.
The egg was broken.
Sleeping inside.
Something finally opened its eyes.