For You This World I'll Destroy

Unseen Truth (1)

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The smell of cornet dancing in my nose. Immediately I woke up and found Khanza was sipping coffee while preparing his ration. His eyes stared at the giant ball of light at the end of the abyss with the ground and buildings surrounding it. In the center of the ball of light was a gaping hole, but faintly I could see the familiar tower being the source of its power. Red Tower.

“Lady Luciel, you're desperate apparently,” said Khanza who turned to me, “Oh, you've woken up,” he continued.

“...Why are you here— A-Aww!” my Ringis who realized my body had been wrapped in a healing bandage. It felt like a dagger was raining down on my entire body, many times mercilessly.

Khanza was stunned for a moment before smiling in relief, “A Prince persuaded me for days to catch up with his beloved Pathfinder. Uh, when Khanza came, it turned out Chrysant had been devoured by an explosion as far as 100 kilometers, hihi,” he said who helped me sit down, then quickly pecked at the points on my back.

“A-Aw, stop, sick know!” my reproach.

“But, in this way, the pain disappears right?” khanza said as he rummaged through his big bag.

B-real too. In a moment, the pain disappeared. Wait.. I don't even feel anything! What technique is that? Acupressure? I think the effect of the technique is just a myth.

I wanted to stand up, but my weak body immediately fell helpless. Fortunately, Khanza prevented me, though,

“Don't stand up first, The Warden cells in your body are busy rearranging your body,” said Khanza who also gave me a nutrient-rich sedus ration, “Eat.”

“No, I.. should find Time Dysplasia immediately.. Otherwise, Saber will—“.

“You now or later, it makes no difference. One month has passed since your expedition began, Chrysant,”

“H-ha? Not two weeks?”

Khanza shook his body, “Chrysant thought, Your body can withstand the explosion of Unwavering Faith? You should now only have small, insignificant atoms on the ground,” said the Witch who then approached me and unbuttoned my black shirt, revealing the roots of darkness that grew around the core of my heart,

“But it seems, something very strong seems to like Chrysant..”.

“A-I don't understand, w-what happened to my body?” I said horrified and wanted to uproot those roots, but they had fused within me.

“You're infected with Deception cells, Chrysant. Much more potent than The Warden Cell, as long as your heart is not broken, Deception will gladly restore your body. Chrysant hockey once, happens to be the core of your heart is very hard compared to a human in general,” said Khanza who took the Mystelteine sword leaning beside me, but the roots of darkness wrapped around his hand.

Khanza gently stroked those dark roots and continued,

“Deception never dies completely. Part of his DNA mutated in the bodies of the Witches and bestowed magic graces on them…. It is for this reason that Sapiens hate the Witches. Pathetic insect it—“

Suddenly Khanza cleared his throat, “Sorry, even if not human, Chrysant is disrespectful if Khanza insulted humans, is not it?”

The way Khanza calls humans Sapiens reminds me of him in the past. This is just my feeling, but Khanza looks different and more open when near the Red or Blue Tower. It was as if there was an oldness that could not now watch him around the Tower.

“Bila... Those two Malice infected my body, meaning Chrysant is in danger right?” many fear.

“No, Deception takes good care of its host. Because of that, Khanza is still young and beautiful like this right? Well, it all has a price. Every time Deception brings you to life, it will take away some of your memories,” said Khanza who toyed with the dark root.

I blinked my eyes and drew my words. Khanza remained the same, constantly dodging my questions with ngawur answers. But it's true too. I have absolutely no recollection of what happened after I attacked Asmodeus suddenly.

“Other side effects.. Now Chrysant can use magic without spells, just like any other witch. Well, the point is Khanza wants to say, ahem…

Welcome to The White Order or should I say, The Immortal Hag Club! ” said Khanza grimacingly.

“U-Uhh, since when did Chrysant register huh?” my lips.

Khanza laughed out loud, how much the witch was joking. Haah, where is the joke of danger again. If he talks that way in front of the Black Company members, he can. But Khanza is a White Order.

Khanza parted with Mystelteine and stood stretching his arms,

“OK, now, while you eat, can Khanza hear your story. What exactly happened in this place, Chrysant?” said.

While devouring the synthetic meat, I told Khanza everything. About my mission, about Nuwa and including Asmodeus' attack. Without feeling, a dus ration had run out. With pleasure, Khanza gave me one more dus ration.

“Hmmm, bizarre. Asmodeus had never attacked a human before. Is it possible, Chrysant did something that angered him?” ask Khanza.

“U-ugh, t-no, I didn't do anything,” I said lie, but Khanza's sharp eyes immediately noticed it.

“Hehehe. Seriously, Asmodeus cannot attack humans. Because, Emilia has installed a program that will destroy the system of a Homunculus if he attacks humans. Except..” said Khanza glanced at the black hole,

“Someone reinstalled the poor girl's program,” she continued.

“Ue? Can you?” I asked while devouring the dus of my three rations.

“Can dong, all Homunculus have USB plugs that can be installed flash. It's there's one,” she said striking my belly button.

“Iih, don't joke!” I said to pull that hand off.

Khanza laughs in a tummy-tousled manner and wipes away his tears, “Well, Homunculus that has passed the Qualification process will no longer have such computer features. Warden Cells will turn all the wires and machines in his body into flesh and organs that resemble humans,” he said who let out a long sigh,

“But, Asmodeus is different.he is the prank homunculus I created to prank Emilia. It has complex features, peerless power, and a cutting-edge AI that can mimic human behavior, uh it turns out that not a single Magicite is capable of powering the Homunculus. He was like a treasure that was in plain sight but unreachable. The perfect gift to offend that crazy Witch isn't it?”

… Oh, Khanza can create a Homunculus? I'm not surprised anymore. But, it seems like Khanza's fad has taken root since then huh.

“Before a prankster put a Moon Quartz on him and made him a friend. So happy, the boy programmed Asmodeus to call him Onee-chan, or in the ancient language, Big Brother. Heh, there-there's just.”

Thin smile you said, “Don't tell me that boy is Chrysant?”

“Yup. My treasure that has been lost,” Khanza said in a tone that harbored deep sadness. It seems he's not surprised I know his past.

“But, it's weird. Not that if I was created 17 years ago, and I was among the earliest series, Khanza should not have created Asmodeus last, right?” my question as I devour the last dus of Khanza supplies.

Khanza looked at the Chrysanthemum flower in his hand and said, “Simple. Khanza returns to the past via Time Dysplasia.”

Almost sprained myself hearing that truth, “W-W-WHAT?”

“Heeee, why so surprised?” khanza said, standing up and folding his hands, “It is very possible to send someone from the future to the past. But to do that takes an incredible amount of magic energy. But to send someone a period of one month anyway, hmm, a Quartz Moon is enough.

For now, that's your goal, Chrysant?”

U-ugh, this witch always blasts big surprises and then shifts the topic. After this he will avoid my questions as usual. Haah, come on, I'll just follow the game.

I also took off, “Yup, I want to save Nuwa and Saber,” I said.

Khanza stroked his chin, “But it is a pity, if it returns to the past now, when before our eyes, the White Order headquarters awaits. Without the explosion of the Unwavering Faith, even to the death, you will not reach this place,

Because Adram buried it in layer by layer Tme Dysplasia,” he said who also ruffled his waist, he said,

“Well, just so you're here and no one's watching us, what if I show you. The truth about the magic that humans use?”