Toons' lifeless body finally rests on the ground.
" How?!?" Sol looks at me warily.
" What do you mean how?" I say, trying to fight my drowsiness caused by the over-usage of my Ki.
" How did you do that?" He says seriously, pointing at the arms floating behind me.
" I did it to you. It's my ability. " I say weakly as I laugh sarcastically at his question. I knew what he meant already, considering how I just hit Toons when I was clearly in his grasp, but I couldn't just say it bluntly now, could I?
" I'm not joking. Answer me seriously. " His voice lowers as his wariness increases.
" It's an artifact. I consumed one and it did that. " I could only reveal my power as my consciousness started to elapse. I have trust in the main character, and if I didn't, I was about to collapse here with a demon and a criminal beside me. I would love to leave this place safely right here right now.
" Then how did that magic bullet pierce him when I couldn't even slash his skin? "
" His knees were a weak point. He kept guarding them even though he was too arrogant to block attacks landing straight on his body. There's obviously only one conclusion with that personality and those movements. " I was only a 1* after all. Sol only sliced him on his Zenith Drive; there was no way I could do it even if I tried my hardest. Thankfully, he was obvious and arrogant, which is why I got the upper hand.
" Anyways... I'm getting too drowsy... I'll leave it to you. " My entire body collapses as I fall to my knees. I saw Sol moving toward me before I succumbed to sleep. I could only place my hope in Sol to carry us out of this miserable trip.
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" Mr. Mon? " I suddenly hear a female voice enter my ears.
Ugh… What now? My head feels like it's about to explode. Shit, have I traveled to another world yet again?
" Mr. Mon. Class will start soon. "
Wait, what? Wasn't I in a Lair just now? Now that I think about it, shit!
" Woah, you scared me, Mr. Mon. I thought you were knocked out from all that sparring. I didn't expect you to jolt up like that. " I see the receptionist in front of the dorms standing in front of me.
Sparring? Was that the excuse he put out?
Now that I think about it, what happened after that Lair? I'm sure we caught an immense amount of attention after escaping from that Lair with a demon. What did everybody say? Was I now a high target for the demons?
" Ma'am, could I ask you a question? Who was the one who dropped me off here? "
" Uh, shouldn't you know this? Apparently, you were sparring with Student Sol earlier. He dropped you here 3 hours earlier. " She looked at me with a confused expression.
So it's the same day… Now that I look at it, it's turning into morning already. Class will start soon.
" Alright, I'll be off then ma'am. Thanks for having me here. "
" No worries, just keep some good words. An S-class student is the future of humanity after all. Oh wait, before anything, Mr. Sol told me to give you this. " She says as she hands out a pouch.
A space pouch?
Oh yeah,
That was the purpose of this expedition in the first place. I expected to get some money, but I didn't expect such a major disruption.
But as much as that was unexpected, I'm going to have to put this into the record. I haven't even started yet, but there are already massive changes in the plot that I know of. This world is already moving away from my grasp, and I didn't even notice it.
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I arrived at the dorm and there were still a few hours left before class, so I relaxed for a bit after taking a bath.
I'm still incredibly anxious about what happened after, but I could only ask Sol if I wanted immediate answers.
Though, it seems like that wasn't necessary right now.
" Student Mon? " You could hear the voice of a man. Moreover, there seemed to be multiple others, as you could hear them chattering outside.
" Yeah? Who is this? " I asked even though I knew this was an obvious scenario considering what had just happened from the Lair earlier.
" We're sent to investigate the events that transpired in that Lair. It's a matter concerning the safety of humanity, so we hope you'd cooperate. " A deep voice escapes from the other side.
Peeping through the peephole, I saw a few men in black wearing shades and suits. It was your typical scary team you find in films.
Well, I've seen them a few times in the original story already, and I can't really say they're good, but they do have humanity in their minds.
" Oh, I see. I'll let you in then." I opened the door and saw about five men enter the door with some suitcases in their hands.
" Would you like something to drink? Got some cola with me. "
" No, we're here to ask you some questions. It won't take long. "
" Ok, you can sit there then." The one responsible for the talking sits at the end of the small table, putting out a piece of paper and a pen from his space pouch.
" Alright, before I answer your questions Who did you ask before me? "
" We have completed our interrogation of Hunter Kinmed, but student Sol refuses to explain anything. I hope that doesn't change your mind when it comes to cooperating with us though. " He says with the same calm and neutral voice.
" No worries, I think this information would help humanity as a whole, so I'm not planning to keep it hidden."
Besides, I do plan on using you guys for a bit. I'm not sure if this will escape the media, as I didn't really see the number of people present in the scene. I'm sure Sol brought Toons' body with him, as he was smart and he would have known to bring the body with him, but it depends on the people present on the scene and the judgment of these people. But I could always convince them...
So, with that in mind, using these guys to twist the media for a bit would surely help me out here.