Or so I thought, but it seems I need to do this on my own.
I mean, I was at fault for this, so I need to suck it up and defeat this guy.
I sighed and activated both [Flash] and [Multiply].
I dashed in front of him as he was about to fire another [Fireball].
Luckily, he was getting tired.
I looked at his stats and saw that he only had 10 Mp left.
"Might as well try catching this."
I held out my now black fingered right hand to catch the [Fireball].
It felt a bit hot when I touched it, but it instantly disappeared afterwards.
I didn't even need to activate the skill…
A passive huh? Does it have Mp consumption? I'll take a look later.
"What?!"
"Heh."
I punched him in the abdomen as soon as I got in front of him.
He spitted out blood before he flew away like paper, hitting the barrier.
Woah, I didn't hold back there.
Well, not that I care. I dashed to him and touched the barrier behind him, breaking it.
"What?! How did you do that?!"
"Not gonna tell."
He was still conscious, so I kicked him and made him faint.
Just out of curiosity, I checked his hp and was shocked.
He only had 250 hp left. Was that how much damage I did to him last time?
Although, I don't care if he lives or dies.
"Maybe I should just kill you here?"
I pulled back my arm and was prepared to stab him.
"Stop!"
My hand was pulled back by chains. Although I just smirked and made the chains turn into dust.
"Ayato!"
I was about to stab Luke, but then I heard Hina, Nana and Shiina screaming my name.
I looked behind me just to see them coming at me with tears in their eyes.
"What's happening to you?! This isn't like you!"
Said Nana as she embraced me while crying.
What's wrong with me? How could I do something like this?
I hugged Nana back and stroked her hair. She was trembling.
"There, there. I'm sorry I scared you. Will you forgive me?"
"Mhm…"
"I see."
I asked for forgiveness in the softest voice I could do.
She forgave me, I'm glad. I looked behind me and saw the other two crying as well. I could understand Hina, but why is Shiina crying?
"Hey, sorry for worrying you two."
"Mhm."
"It's alright."
I'm glad that I'm not hated.
"I love you, Nana."
"... I love you too, Ayato."
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A while later, they had stopped crying and we were now in the library. I looked at my skills and saw that [Nullification] didn't require any Mp. I needed to make physical contact with the magic first though.
"Oh, by the way. I need to ask you a question Nana."
"Hm?"
"I got new skills again. Did you know?"
"Heeh. I didn't know about that. It seems like the system is starting to become a separate entity."
"Do you think it's because you started to come out?"
"I think so."
Me and Nana whispered these to each other while holding hands. Once we were done, I could feel gazes coming from in front of me.
Haah, I need to explain this to Shiina.
"Shiina, I'm-"
"No need to explain it. I'm just glad that you're okay and that someone finally taught that big dumbass a lesson."
"Oh? How so?"
"He's my cousin. He lives based on the morals of the Vermillion family. They don't think about anything else other than power."
That doesn't really sound that weird, considering that my family is the same. I mean, that is the reason why I was hated.
I hate power, but I need it. I really hate it.
"So your family is the same as mine huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"Power hungry. I'm hated by my parents due to me being weak."
"Wait, weak? How was that weak?"
Oh yeah, they don't know. I'll just tell Nana to tell them later.
"Are you still living with them?"
"No, I live by myself no- ow!"
"You're living with me, remember?"
As I was about to say that I lived alone, Nana crushed the hand that she was holding.
I could almost feel my bones crack.
"You're living with Nana?"
"H-Hina? Are you okay?"
"I am. Now answer my question."
Hina looks like she's about to kill someone. The aura around her feels so cold.
I smiled at her and to her that I did. That was the wrong decision.
The aura around intensified to the point where I thought I would get hypothermia.
"I-if you want to, you can live with us as well. So cold!"
"Really?!"
"Yeah, I mean, Luke won't stop until he gets you right?"
"Yeah…"
I was already considering it earlier.
If she lives with me, then I'll be able to protect her even more effectively.
Although, I need to ask her something first.
"Why don't you fight back?"
"I don't have control over my [Freeze] skill…"
"Ah, is that it?'
"Yeah, that's it."
She's strong, but I don't think she can fight Luke.
Especially since Luke has a lot of Hp.
This is also what I'm curious about.
If he's a tank, then why use a spear? It won't be answered if I just sit here idly.
"Shiina, why does Luke use a spear?"
"Oh that… I don't really know either. If this were a game, his class would be a tank. Using a shield would have been more useful."
"Maybe that spear is special?"
"I guess. I heard that it was made by Dr. Aide himself."
"Oh?"
If Mr. Aide made it, then I could just go ask him about it later.
"Well, what's your answer Hina?"
"Yes!"
"Alright then. Is this okay to you Nana?"
"Yeah, it's fine."
I can see you pouting you know?
Well, I'll just have to spoil Nana a bit then.
Now, what would be good? Maybe a cafe?
"Nana, do you wanna go to a cafe?"
"Sure!"
Seems like cafes exist in her world as well. Who am I kidding, of course it does.
That's it then, we are going to go to a cafe.
"We'll bring Shiina and Hina too, right Ayato?"
"Huh? Oh, sure."
"Yey!"
"T-thanks."
I still have a lot of credits left.
How much did I have left again?
I took out my phone and checked my credits.
"Alright, I still have a lot left."
"How much?"
Shiina looked worried.
I smiled and told them.
"3 million."
"..."
The three were silent.
Did I do something wrong?
I didn't say anything wrong right?