Mahito's POV
"Aira... stay back and watch over Kouki and Rin, this'll be over soon." My scythe began to glow and grew larger than last time.
I could see my soul swell and reach an imposing size, comparable to Death the Kid's against the Great Devourer.
I don't know if my emotions are transmitted through my soul's wavelength, but that's not important.
I just want to reap them.
*slash*
"How did he cut the psychic energy?!" A Serpo on the ground expressed his confusion about the situation.
Of course, I didn't waste time explaining.
I can't see psychic attacks, but I can feel them.
Toji Zenin couldn't see cursed spirits, but he regularly used them in his strategies.
So, I just imitated that monster to see the invisible.
I increased the sensitivity of my 5 senses to the extreme by modifying my body, and I used my currently massive soul to increase my sensitivity in this area on the spiritual plane.
In short, no small physical or spiritual change can escape me in this zone.
"Use your attacks on bam": the Serpo who wanted to speak was caught by the explosion caused by Diablo's music note.
The basic powers of the music room spirits are simple.
They materialize music notes, which usually have two fundamental capabilities.
The first is creating an explosion when they touch anything.
As for the second:
"I can't move anymore!!!" another Serpo shouted as he was paralyzed.
It freezes anyone who comes into contact with the music note named 'pause'.
*slash* I decapitated the Serpo in front of me before slowly moving towards the last one.
I could see the panic in his gaze, but also feel it through his soul.
"Stop!!!! We don't want to upset you, we Serpos just want the banana of the other one," he said, indicating a huge hole in the corridor with his gaze.
I could sense Takamura there with another soul facing him.
*splash* Blood spread on the wet floor.
I seized the still-conscious head of the alien.
"I don't give a shit about your problems with Takamura and Momo, you're in MY territory here," I said, beginning to absorb his 'aura'.
He tried to raise a barrier around himself, but I simply broke it by force, distracting him with a little torture.
"I see, you are indeed an extremely advanced civilization..." It took me a few seconds to assimilate the Serpos' knowledge about their technology.
Of course, I also gained psychic powers as a bonus.
*haaa* An intimidating howl resonated at the end of the corridor.
Suddenly, the water level began to rise... No, the floor and walls became water.
I glanced towards the origin of the strange.
"Help!!!!" Momo swims towards our location with a Jurassic Park-worthy creature in tow.
"Diablo!!" No sooner had I pronounced his name than the little devil started playing louder and faster, amplifying my wavelength while producing more music notes.
I modified my physiology to move more quickly and easily underwater.
Bam! As soon as he spotted me, the monster behind Momo immediately fired an energy beam.
"Huh?!" Momo let out a strange sound when I extended my arm to grab her and place her on my back.
The light of my Witch Hunt Slash shone intensely, reacting to the imminent attack.
"Momo!" Takamura's voice echoed behind me.
Given his movement speed, he must have found a way to propel himself, since Granny Turbo can't swim.
"Okarun!!" As Momo screamed his name on my back, I swung my scythe towards the aqueous laser launched by the monster.
Boom! The energy ray split in two, allowing Takamura to continue his frenzied charge without difficulty before pulverizing the monster with the power of his propulsion.
"We did it!!!" Takamura shouted, on the ground and panting.
Unlike the original story, Momo and Aira hadn't needed to remove their clothes because of the flooding. Consequently, Takamura found himself alone... completely naked.
"Kid, I advise you to run, haha," Diablo said mockingly, snapping Takamura out of his post-combat euphoria.
"A pervert..."
"Why is Aira-san so wet?"
"And Momo-san?!"
The whispers of the students around us put the group in an embarrassing situation, pushing them to flee to a refuge.
"Being invisible is sometimes useful," I said, honestly.
"Totally agreed, boss, but despite this gift that so many men dream of, you haven't accomplished any virile romance," Diablo declared, nodding with a falsely respectful tone.
This also reminded me that Sanji from the manga One Piece dreams of obtaining this ability.
I wonder how he would react if he learned that I find it embarrassing.
"It's normal, Mahito-kun isn't a pervert," the acrobat Silly intervened while carrying Kouki.
"Uh... if we're invisible and Miss Silly is currently carrying Kouki, then..." Diablo and I exchanged glances around us.
The students all had blue faces of fear seeing an unconscious Kouki floating in the air. Before I could intervene, they had already started running, screaming that the school was haunted.
"Sorry..."
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Parallel Story (Canon)
Diablo's POV
Darkness...
That's all I saw and knew before my creation. Or was it before obtaining my autonomy? Doesn't matter. I was always immersed in this darkness until that moment.
"I think I succeeded?"
At the time, I hadn't paid attention to the words coming out of his mouth, busy assimilating the strange information flooding my mind.
This data included elementary knowledge, like how to express myself, but also more complex information.
The priority information was the need to be useful to my creator.
Later, I understood that I was born purely out of curiosity and caprice of my creator, Mahito.
Initially, the idea of escaping had crossed my mind. But for an unknown reason, the further I moved away from him, the weaker I became.
Any 'rebellious' thought drained me of my strength, completely incapacitating me and preventing me from accessing my cursed technique.
In the end, I had to resign myself to obey him.
With time, I learned to appreciate him. He even began to grant me a bit more freedom (leaving his body).
A nice gesture...
Today, after the incident with the Serpos, he authorized me to go outside.
Unfortunately, I was forced to explain a restriction I have on myself.
Of course, I suspected he already knew, given his perceptiveness and the fact that he created me.
"So, you weaken at a certain distance from me?"
He thought for a moment before throwing me a golden ball.
"I think this thing could temporarily solve your problem."
He said with a soft... 'hypocrite' smile, obviously.
As expected, this bastard already knew everything about my constraints.
He didn't even seem surprised when I explained why I couldn't use his 'exit permit'.
"Thanks, boss. I cherish... this thing." I responded with a falsely sincere tone, slipping the golden ball given by Takamura into my pocket.
Finally, I went outside, in my human form, to enjoy my freedom.
*Grouiiiiik* My stomach made a noise.
Obviously, I wasn't really hungry. But I had gotten into the habit of eating at this time.
I entered a random restaurant and moved to grab a hamburger sitting on a table.
"Hey, that's my food!!" A young man stopped me.
I was really caught off guard for a moment.
I was supposed to be invisible.
"You can see me?"
My voice didn't hide my astonishment.
"Uh... Yes."
I observed him carefully, looking for a particularity like Kouki or Rin, but he was nothing special.
"Sorry for my rude behavior, I... I'm just too hungry and didn't think."
I apologized to avoid looking crazy or creating unnecessary commotion.
It would be disastrous for my first outing if I got arrested for a hamburger theft attempt.
"Oh, no problem. Here, enjoy yourself."
With a friendly smile, the teenager handed me some money.
After thanking him, I left the restaurant to go to a nearby convenience store.
Even though he had been kind, I preferred to eat far from a place where I had been indiscreet.
"I... w... want..."
After choosing some red and juicy apples, I lost time because of a black-haired girl, poorly groomed, standing in front of the cashier, unable to express herself properly.
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"Excuse me, can I help you?"
Given her appearance, she must have been about the same age as me in appearance: 14 or 15.
"I... want... this."
I paid for her and gently grabbed her arm to help her out.
This girl was clearly socially inept.
I wondered if the boss would accept that I form my own subordinates.
After all, I belong to him, so everything that belongs to me also belongs to him.
With this idea in mind, I looked at the nervous girl next to me and a sly smile slowly appeared on my face.
Time to use this gentleman appearance.