" What? "
" It suddenly turned into a massive elephant with sharp claws on its fingers? " He looked at me like I was crazy.
" Yeah! I was fearing for my life and it nearly killed me." I say as I act like a shriveling camel in the antarctic.
" Do you see these marks on my neck? It grabbed me and wanting to strangle me to death, thankfully Sol managed to save me. "
" Student Sol saved you from the grasp of that beast? " He looks at me in shock. He probably saw the corpse already and its strength, so he's probably quite amazed by Sol.
I don't have a clue what Kinmed said, but I know it wasn't about that fight. He was out of himself all throughout that encounter, so I'm sure all he gave was on how he met Toons and why he had to kill James.
And as Sol wasn't really giving his alibi, they're possibly going off of mine with this one.
" Then what happened to Kinmed? Wasn't he fighting against you guys? He was allegedly threatened by the other beasts. "
" So I'm assuming you've figured it out already. He killed James, so I distracted him with my ability and Sol managed to cut his hands off. Then he became depressed and didn't bother to move any longer. " The school already knows I can use my ability this way, so hiding it would just be more suspicious.
" I think he was just underestimating Sol. I mean, why would you give up in life when THE Sol, the White Heron himself, is present at the scene? "
" Uh... okay...? So next are the two missing arms from Toons. Who was responsible for that? " He looks at me weirdly.
" Oh, that? It was Sol as well, but he didn't really cut a lot. Even at his full power, he could only wound him. It was Kleir, who lost her life in battle, who was responsible for that. She managed to put poison in the open wound, causing his arm to collapse, and then guess what? " I say, thickening my face with the amount of bullshit I just spat.
"What...?"He looks at me in curiosity.
"Those beasts who call themselves demons ripped his arms out by himself."
" Wait... what did you just say? "
" He rip-"
" No, what did he call himself? " He looks at me in seriousness this time.
" Demons? They also used energy that was different from ours. It was not Ki nor Mana, it was something more sinister, which he used to turn himself into a human beast. " I say with a serious face. Considering how fast the plot is going already, I might as well push the government as far as the demons are moving as of now. They might not be the kindest people, but I'm sure they'll gather great information if I raise the urgency level of this topic.
" WHAT!? " He suddenly jolts from his seat, hitting the table in the process.
" Woah, relax, mister."
"Ahem... I'm sorry " He seems to have realized what he did as he clears his throat and sits back down.
" Yeah... He was also talking about something as a master, so I'm assuming they have a working society and a hierarchy among them... "
" This... this is something more sinister than we've originally thought of." Anyways, student Mon, we'd like to thank you for your cooperation, and we'll head back now. We'll compensate for this information if it's found to be factual.
" What do you plan on doing next? " I asked them as they were about to head out of my room.
" That would be for the higher-ups to decide." He says as he looks at me."
" The public already knows, and I just hope the hunters won't be like Kinmed when facing someone like that... " I say this as I act frightened. I could only hope they pick up the hint and publicize their presence.
Leaving them to be unknown by the public, fearing their reactions, would be a fool's decision. These demons are not here to play, and they're not something the government could fight while hidden from the eyes of the masses. The Hunters are humanity's strongest weapons. They are the best choice to fight the Demons. If they are used by the Demons like Kinmed, then we will not only lose our strongest weapons, we'll also gain them as our enemy.
" I see, I'll keep that in mind, student Mon." He says before they leave the dorms.
Now that I think about it, since this case would probably turn for the worst, the rabbit Lair would not only close down, but the demand for its resources would soar through the roof. I should wait and sell it for a high price or even auction it before selling it all.
I opened my Holic as I needed a better collection technique to improve my Ki storage and increase the number of arms I can form. There should be a good number of different techniques on the internet, so I'll just browse what I need and the price for them.
Darn...
They are quite expensive, and the worst one among the choices was already twice the amount I would get if I sold everything right now.
My loot would sell for quite possibly multiple times the original market price as long as I wait, so it should be fine.
[ Prenzell Ki Expansion Technique ]
B Tier
-A technique formed by the 6* Martial Artist David Prenzell. By expanding the entry points of energy in the body, one would collect ki 3x more efficiently than the standard method. This technique, however, causes immense pain due to the sudden expansion of pores and other collection methods in the body.
2,000,000$
[ Herald's Internal Magnet ]
B Tier
-A technique that allows the user to be loved by Ki. Once practiced, the body will release dormant Ki to attract more Ki in the surroundings, causing you to be a human magnet for Ki.
1,500,000$
These are two of the best I could afford as of now, and also my choices when it comes to my KI problem. The Prenzell technique is faster and better at collecting Ki, but it puts its user in immense pain. The pain is allegedly like someone using small needles to spread all your pores three times their original size. And I'm sorry, but I'm more afraid of holes than pain, so this is an intense drawback for me.
Herald's technique is calmer, but it's slower than the Prenzell technique, so that's the drawback in this case.
Hmm... maybe if I look further, I'd find something that fits me well...
And sure enough, only after a few minutes of scrolling. I found something that would possibly carry me to the top...
Something that might help me surpass the generation of geniuses that would save the world from its doom.
[ Mana-KI Collection Technique. ]
F-TIer
- A technique found by Dr. Frego. Spending 10 years of his life looking for a way to have Mana and Ki coexist with each other, he formed this technique under the pretense that anything with Mana would be able to collect Ki and send them to their owners.