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Chapter 35 - Not much time remained

[2 days later]

After the little thing with Gabriel's meal trying to kill students, things happened, like Kokoa's transformation in a little kid due to something she ate from Yukari, which was followed from the other girls' transformation, Gabriel and Tsukune laughed at them, making them angry.

Kurumu and Yukari jumped at Tsukune, hitting him with their little strength, while Gabriel didn't even flinched when Moka, Mizore and Kokoa attacked him from anger, he just continued to laugh.

Moka, who was still in her kid form, asked Gabriel at night…

Moka: Hey Gabriel, can we do it again?

Gabriel: Oh, hell no, I'm not going to be called Lolicon, wait that the effects disappear and we can start sleeping together again.

Moka pouted and kicked Gabriel's leg.

Moka: Meanie!

Gabriel: I prefer this than sleeping with a little girl, I had abnormal girlfriends, but I'm not going to fall on pre-school girls level.

Moka: Then… Can we do it when the effects disappear?

Gabriel smiled and patted Moka's head, making her smile and hug Gabriel.

Gabriel: Yep, but not now, I still have my respect to myself, and I don't want to lose that.

[1 week later/Mizore Side/Dreamscape]

Mizore was in front of a kid around her age, both of them were small and Mizore had a flower in her hand.

Mizore: This flower is called 'Snow White'... Just like my last name! Pretty, isn't it? Let's promise each other… When I turn seventeen… We'll come back here and pick this flower again. That means… We'll be together… Forever!

Mizore was smiling with enthusiasm, but the boy had an unamused face.

?: Cut it out, Mizore.

Mizore: What?

?: That's impossible! It can never be! Because you're… A monster who eats humans like me!

Mizore woke up from her nightmare with a shriek, then she started to breathe heavily.

Mizore: A nightmare… 'Why am I dreaming about my childhood…?'

Then Mizore looked at a postcard near her bed and became worried.

Mizore: Must be because of this postcard from mom… Seventeen… Hmf.

Then she turned to sleep, worried about her future.

[Meanwhile/Gabriel's side]

Gabriel was fighting again with Meruem, his time was slowly becoming smaller, until it will reach 0, Gabriel was continuously jumping left and right then attack Meruem.

Gabriel was able to predict Meruem's attacks to a certain extent, while he would become always unpredictable in Meruem's eyes, because Gabriel's mind would always evolve and thinking about new combinations of attacks.

They already exchanged more than a billion of blows since the fight started, but somehow Meruem was able to dodge or block Gabriel's attacks due to his reflexes and instincts, sometimes Meruem would get damaged while Gabriel would leave unscathed.

But there are times where Meruem would throw a heavy blow to Gabriel, dislocating a bone which would be repaired from the latter right after the clash, if the battle would continue for a long time then Gabriel would win, but he can't beat Meruem in 12 hours without doing sacrifices.

Right now Gabriel threw a kick at Meruem, who used his knee to block it, neither of the two moved of an inch.

Gabriel: C'mon Meruem, you can do better!

Then Gabriel kicked with his other leg, and this time Meruem blocked the hit with his arm but he was flung downwards, still, he was undamaged from the attacks.

The moment Meruem touched the floor, he jumped back at Gabriel, who blocked Meruem's punch with both of his arms and flew towards a pillar.

Meruem clicked his tongue and prepared for Gabriel's attack, but he didn't expected that he would appear behind him.

Meruem: What?!

Gabriel grabbed Meruem's tail and put his feet at Meruem's back, then he pulled the tail, ripping it off, but Meruem didn't even flinched at the pain and turned towards Gabriel to attack him again, but Gabriel used Meruem's tail as a baseball bat and hit Meruem with it.

The latter flew towards a pillar and spit some blood from the impact, Gabriel powered up Meruem's tail with nen, making it a dangerous weapon.

The fight continued on, Gabriel got many scratches from Meruem while the latter was fighting without his tail, they clashed too many times, and neither of the two was tired from it, they could still go on for days, the area around them was completely reduced in dust.

They gone for the final clash of the night, but before they could touch each other, Gabriel was reduced in dust, disappearing from the world of dreams once again, failing in killing Meruem.

Meruem sighed and regenerated once again, his tail reappeared, his cuts disappeared and the blood in his body was gone, leaving Meruem as if he never fought, he sat in the floor, which was regenerating too, and the pillars repaired themselves.

Meruem: If this goes on, we will never end the fight, and both of us will die… Still… What should I do once I get back my body? I could breed with other species to give birth to the Chimera Ants once again… Then maybe I can try… No, those humans are too cunning…

Meruem was already planning what he would do when he gets back the body, until he remembered the bomb that left him at the verge of death, he sighed and closed his eyes.

Meanwhile, Gabriel woke up once again, his body was full of cuts which hastily regenerated.

Gabriel: I can't continue like this… 'I can't sacrifice something… It would be useless if both me and Meruem died at the same time…'

Gabriel prepared himself and left his room.

[Later]

Gabriel, Moka, Tsukune, Kurumu, Yukari, Ruby, Mizore and Kokoa were in the bus, the reason? Mizore invited everyone in her home due to a ceremony.

Kurumu: Vacation! Yeah!

Kokoa: Step on it, driver!

Bus Driver: Heh… That I will. Straight through the four-dimensional tunnel…

Meanwhile, Gabriel looked outside the window.

Gabriel: 'Will it be like in the anime, where we go in a resort, or will it be something else…?'

Unknown to Gabriel, they were going to the land of the snow women, where another problem lies in the place.

--[OMAKE]--

--[PREVIEW]--

--[Marco's side]--

Marco and Billy were near each other, they were looking at two ropes connected to the ceiling with a serious look, they picked a chair and tied the ropes in their neck, then Marco talked.

Marco: Hey Billy, do you think it will work?

Billy: This is the first time I gamble outside of casino and other games… I say yes, it will work…

Marco: I hope so, if I find Gabriel I will kick his ass.

*Ding*

Marco heard a ding right now, it seemed that only Marco heard it, but he ignored it and said before kicking away the chair.

Marco: I hope we can see each other at the other side…

Billy nodded and both of them kicked the chair, neither of them struggled with the rope in their neck and just suicided, like it was normal for them.

Marco closed his eyes and death hastily approached, when he didn't felt the rope in his neck anymore, he tried to open his eyes, and found himself in the arms of a woman in white clothes, he turned around with a panicked expression and found himself as a baby.

At this moment, the woman said with a smile.

Nurse: Thanks Illias that the kid was born…

Marco: 'Thanks… Illias? ...Oh hell no! Not here!!'

Marco started to struggle in the nurse's arms, she smiled and said to another woman in the bed.

Nurse: Lucifina, your son is born without any problem.

Marco: 'Nigga what?!'

Marco turned towards Lucifina with an extremely panicked expression, which was immediately replaced with a charmed expression.

Lucifina, Marco's new mother, was a beautiful young woman with big blue eyes and long brown hair, her body could make many men fall in love with her, she was wearing white clothes, and was currently smiling at Marco with some tears falling from her eyes.

Marco: 'Beautiful…'

The Nurse gave Marco to Lucifina, who took him with her arms and said with a soft voice.

Lucifina: What a cute kid… I already have a name for you… Marco.

*Ding*

Marco ignored her words but he heard a familiar sound. He recovered from Lucifina's charm and heard a voice.

*Analyzing the Host…*

*Host: Marco*

*Genre: Male*

*Age: 10 Minutes*

*Welcome, Host, this is the ******** System, you already have a quest* (AN: Spoiler alert)

*Special Quest: Kick Gabriel's Ass*

Marco: '…Eh?'

--[END OMAKE]--