"Arthur! (Big Brother!)"
Everyone panicked seeing Arthur fall into blood, Charlotte, Nora and Hatsumi couldn't believe it, this was beyond her expectations, Lilian herself felt the world collapse, not to mention Carter and Ludi.
Even No. 37 herself tried to reflexively try, not even in her wildest dreams did she think that this child would not hesitate to commit suicide.
But the most affected of all this was Cristie, I felt as if a part of her soul was being ripped away, maybe it is because they are twins or that they were always together during these 8 years, her eyes filled with tears her older brother whom she loves so much just committed suicide, something inside her broke out like a storm.
* Bom
Her spiritual core lit up and she began to undergo a drastic change, she was in the process of evolving ...
"Aghhh!"
No. 37 felt the abnormal change due to the << Sacrifice Authority >> so she quickly sent a mental order, tying Cristie's soul tighter, this caused the change in her spiritual core to momentarily stop her evolution.
"..."
This little change sent chills down to No. 37, unsurprisingly from spirit foxes, they are a tough nut to crack.
* Creakkk
And just as Lilian was about to lose her mind, one of the Clays in her fox ear broke off and Arthur's body was covered in a mist of blood.
"This was unpleasant ..."
Likewise, Arthur's voice was heard, with the fog dispersing, Arthur came out unharmed as well as he smiled.
"Arthur! (Big Brother!)"
This caused indescribable joy to the group, but before Lilian or Ludi embraced him, Arthur faced No. 37 again.
"Miss No. 37, I think you now understand very well that you are the one who is not in a position to order me."
Although it was a brief moment, Arthur could see the involuntary movement of panic of No. 37, this proved his theory, as well as Level Upper's calculations, were not wrong.
The masterminds of all this need him alive and cannot afford to kill him.
At first, he thought that if these women couldn't kidnap him, they might as well kill him, as revenge against the Van Phantohime.
But that was not the case, Verónica made quite a few opportunities but neither, therefore Level Upper used this data and confirmed with the database that it is the memory bank of Margareth's legacy as well as his memories and came to the conclusion that his life was more valuable to these people than he thought.
Because of this, he bet everything on << Blood Sacrifice >> and committed suicide.
Everything was going according to his calculations, getting rid of Veronica was vital for this, if he wanted this woman to leave, as well as avoiding Cristie's death.
"Young Master Arthur, don't think you can negotiate with his life, if I want I can end the life of his sisters ... Is this what you want?"
But No. 37 didn't back down either, tightening the rope, ready to end Cristie's life.
Bringing a hand back to his chest, Arthur readied himself for self-destruction.
"Is that so? Unfortunately, I am faster"
* Creakkk.
Striking his chest again, Arthur committed suicide again, again dumbfounded by those present.
Likewise, the other clay broke and his body was covered again with crimson mist.
"What do you think now? Do you still think you can threaten me?"
With his body unharmed from him, Arthur smiled and asked, at the same time that he brought his hand to his chest, this time the two extra lives ended, so this time it would be true death.
No. 37's expression sank, Arthur dares to play with his own life, fortunately, she was wearing the mask so his expression could not be seen.
(If I use my maximum speed ... I might be able to stop it ... But)
Although I highly doubt if this boy should have the guts to commit suicide for real, from his expression and posture, No. 37 did not want to find out the result, also if she moved recklessly to stop him there were the guards of Charlotte and Carter, not to mention Lilian ready to go attack, this will end badly for her and they may be able to kill her before being able to make use of the << Sacrifice Authority >>
Right now the whole group was under psychological pressure, with Arthur and No. 37 seeing each other ...
"I'll say it one more time ... Release my sisters."
"..."
No. 37 didn't answer, but she pulled gently on the rope, causing Arthur to narrow his eyes.
"I see, since we got nowhere, it has been a pleasure"
"Arthur! (Big Brother!)"
This time everyone moved to try to stop him, Arthur was determined to kill himself, however, No. 37 was faster.
"Alright, let's negotiate!"
And just when Arthur lightly touched his chest, No. 37 raised her hands in surrender, if Arthur dies that means goodbye to the future of the angels, they will be punished by God and will have to wait again another thousand years for another male spirit fox to be born, which her race did not have the privilege of doing.
Arthur's smile widened, though not under his fist from his chest.
"Free my sisters ..."
No.37 snapped her fingers, thus removing the rope from Nora's body.
"Arthur!"
"Alright Big Sister ... Leave it to me"
Nora trembled slightly, before running, all this had her terrified and she could only find comfort in her little brother hugging him, Arthur, on the other hand, did not look away and did not lower his fist, after all, Cristie was not released, so only he was able to comfort Nora with his words.
"This has been a show of my sincerity, don't think I'll let my hostage go, now please Young Master do the part of it"
No. 37 was not stupid to free them both, I knew that it is a valuable bargaining chip, but Arthur was not stupid either and he would get caught, especially if his soul is subjected to that Artifact, fortunately, Arthur already had an outlet for all this.
"I know what you're thinking Miss No. 37, but don't think I'll trust you and I know you won't trust me, so I propose a deal ..."
Raising a finger to the sky, a magic circle appeared at his feet and Arthur increased his magic power.
"I, Arthur Van Phantohime, plead with the heavens for equality and fairness, using the ancient laws of the world as judges, my blood and my soul as collateral .... << Binding of Destiny >>"
Suddenly the sky flashed, the clouds began to move, likewise, the projection of an old man was formed, this old man was sitting in what looked like a tribune, he was holding a mallet and in front of him, a gigantic book was formed.
This was the judge of the fate of the world ...
<< Binding of Destiny >>
This was a simple spell which all living beings could invoke, for thousands of years, with dozens of races in the world, several wars and fraudulent deals have been carried out, due to so much chaos, it was necessary to create this spell using the law of nature as a judge to mediate conflicts between people.
By doing this, both parties would form a contract binding their destinies to the rules of the world, likewise, if either party manages to breach the contract, they will receive punishment from heaven and in the worst case, death.
"..."
No. 37 I doubt a lot, the judge of destiny is neutral and the contract is also appealed, but using the judge of destiny is a desperate way to resolve a conflict since they run the risk of being trapped in the term of the contract.
(I must complete the mission ...)
Unfortunately, Veronica failed, leaving her the only one with enough strength to kidnap Arthur ...
Her goal is very hard until now she has been cautious, taking hostages and making Veronica test the waters, according to her original plans all the children will undergo the 'Test' bringing chaos to this continent, unfortunately, Veronica failed, Arthur caught her in his trap.
"Well, I have accepted the contract ..."
"Well..."
Arthur remained unchanged, both parties declared their terms, of course, Arthur refused to let himself be tied by that rope, he also declared that both Cristie and everyone present must be kept safe, as well as any Artifact, Spell or Innate Ability harmful towards his sisters must be annulled, the elemental rats must retreat and Arthur will be willing to accompany her voluntarily inside the barrier, likewise No. 37, added her conditions, that both Lilian and the rest of the group present, could not chase them into the barrier and nor do it harm No. 37.
There were so many clauses that No. 37 felt dizzy, however, everything was within what was allowed, for example, once they leave this barrier, the contract will be canceled, this will also release Arthur and the rescue group can search for him, however, No. 37 did not think it would be a problem, after all once outside the barrier, her bosses will be guarding Arthur and each of them is a Transcendent, Arthur would have zero chances of escaping and committing suicide.
Of course, there was opposition from Cristie, Lilian, and the rest of the group Arthur was sacrificing himself for them, Lilian almost went crazy, her fiancé was about to be robbed right under her nose and the worst thing is that he did not have the strength to stop it.
(Is this what you meant by getting out unscathed?)
Even Charlotte began to doubt, after all, Arthur assured him that they would come out of the barrier alive.
With both forming with blood, the judge of destiny left to be his deck, likewise the contract was divided in two and entered the bodies of Arthur and No. 37 to be part of his blood, until this contract is annulled and the judge He disappeared.
"Big Brother! Don't go! Wuuu"
Once free, Cristie ran to Arthur and hugged him tightly, refusing to let him go, she cried and his tails enveloped him.
"It's okay Cristie, your older brother will be fine"
"No ... No ... Don't go!"
However Cristie did not believe him she shook her head and did not let go, Arthur sighed, he really could not with her little sister, he gently caressed her head and smiled.
"Trust my Cristie, I promise I'll be back"
"..? !!"
This time Arthur didn't let her answer him, before gently sealing her red lips in a tender kiss.
Cristie was surprised, her eyes widened and her two tails stood on end and not only she, so did everyone present, but this show of affection also is not from Siblings, it was from a couple.
"It's time to go..."
No. 37 she could no longer continue to see this and she began to walk, causing Arthur to move away from her as well, Cristie's arms gave way and tears fell from her beautiful face.
"I'm sorry everyone, but it's the only way out ..."
But before leaving, Arthur did not forget to hug and kiss the forehead of Nora, Lilian, and the rest of the girls, he also apologized, the small group was at its limit, and at this rate, they would end up being defeated by the elemental rats.
Ludi couldn't hold back any longer and she wanted to intervene, unfortunately, Charlotte didn't let her.
"What do you do?"
"Help him of course! We can't let Arthur go!"
"Arthur is under a contract with Fate, if you go now, Arthur would be in breach of the contract and ends up receiving the wrath of heaven"
Although beneficial, the judge of fate is neutral, so he will not hesitate to let his wrath fall on those who break the contract.
"Guuu!"
Thinking about this, Ludi clenched her fists and her teeth, she just watched as the boy who likes her was getting further and further away from her, the same thing happened with Cristie, Nora, and Lilian.
"Some way to stop the contract, Master?"
[Sorry, but once both parties sign, there is no going back]
Shrugging her shoulders, Claudia was also helpless, her soul form is weak and she doesn't have enough power to void the contract not to mention that she can't get out, plus she also agreed with Arthur, the group reached its limit, is this or the whole group captured.
Charlotte bit her lip was quite frustrated and also angry with herself, in the end, she had to depend on Arthur and also be saved by him, her favorite character, as well as the one she wanted as a husband and reminded her of that man, she was walking out of its scope some parts of the story can not be changed, as is the kidnapping of Arthur.
*Doorbell
[Hidden Mission Failure]
[Penalty: The time of the Great World War will accelerate]
"Wuuuu"
Hatsumi's tails fell, she knew this was the result, even if she was two or three times stronger, it would still be the same.
A failure...
"Arthur ..."
At the same time she also felt touched, that last hug felt so warm and comforting, that she couldn't help but think about that man she loved in her past life, Arthur felt so similar to him, that Hatsumi now understood why she liked Arthur so much than any other character in the novel because he was so similar to that man that he almost looked like a copy ...
"...."
Carter felt worse than a cockroach, during these two years he misunderstood Arthur and now in his time of greatest need, it was Arthur who helped him, as well as the one who sacrificed himself for them.
"Arthur ... I'm sorry ..."