The Crisis World XX

Chap. 4: Drawn Deeper

The mysterious girl suddenly appeared behind me. And strangely, I couldn't feel his existence at all until he called me earlier.

Her appearance was indeed like an ordinary little girl, but she was expressionlessly frightened inside this yellow goblin circle. And just like me, he was also unaffected by the powder being spread.

But the most terrifying thing was that when one of the yellow goblins tried to attack him, just by looking, the yellow goblin had been chopped off.

There are too many irregularities with this girl.

I have to be careful.

Keeping my distance is what I do. It seems he also has no intention of doing anything bad to me, hopefully. This girl still wants to know the answer to her question, because she keeps repeating the same question to me, what is she? Computer bots?

And because of too many irregularities, I had speculations that he was a monster that had the ability to disguise himself as a human. Could have happened, right? It doesn't hurt to be alert, does it?

But looking at it from anywhere seemed impossible.

I watched him from top to bottom. She was clearly just a girl my age who could not be equated with any monster I had read about in books or movies.

"I repeat, who are you?" ask the girl.

He still asks the same question. It seemed like he wouldn't be satisfied if I didn't answer his question, but I was at a loss to answer him with what kind of answer. Should I be honest or lying.

If I'm honest, he'll probably come after me and make me his next target if he's done with all the monsters here — that too if he wants to clean them all up.

But if it's a lie, I doubt if he can be fooled. Moreover, he had that one strange ability, attacking something with just his gaze. It's really terrible to think about it, with just a little lyrics, your body is already separated.

Imagining it happening to my body involuntarily made a horrified feeling run down my spine. Anyway at this time must be calm, I hope that he still has a feeling of humanity that emanates from his current human figure.

Sighing for a short breath to calm down, I had already thought of the answer I would give him.

"Can't you see? I'm just an ordinary high school student."

Yep. That's my answer. I choose to lie, but I don't know what will happen to me next. It all depends on the response he gave me.

After waiting for a while in silence, he still looked at me silently, while my chest was already beating fast from earlier. Will this answer work or not? I don't know.

But it turns out that what he gave was a disappointment response with a sigh at the beginning.

"Huh .... You see them? And the people around you?"

He pointed towards Kudou and Hira then at everyone who was fainting around the area except for those monsters. Yeah, I'm not really a normal high school student, anyway. If true, I would have also fallen unconscious.

"If you're an ordinary student, you'll end up like the people here. I think there's no point in lying anymore."

Checkmate. He locked me away which made me unable to escape anywhere. I could only smile mirically laughing at my poor communication skills. Now what will happen to me next, I can't predict it either.

I glanced down and realized that there was an empty bottle of powder in front of my feet. It seems like it could be used to attack him if I distract him for a while.

"Then what are you gonna do to me? Are you going to kill me too?"

"Depends on your next answer."

Thanks to the strange power I had obtained earlier, the kick on the empty powder bottle slid swiftly towards the girl's face. Although he could casually dodge that high-speed bottle with a slight movement.

"???"

Huh! Don't underestimate me! Of course, that's not my only plan. When his attention was distracted by the empty bottle earlier, I immediately shot up and pointed my fist towards his slightly unprepared face.

"Because of you! Eh—Uwogh!"

When I think I managed to trick him, but my dream is still too fast. The girl's movements were still too nimble despite being distracted. He brushed off my punch and let the fist pass through his face.

I lost my balance. After putting aside effortlessly, he also directly pushed back and grabbed my feet at the same time which made me fall to the ground. He then held both hands behind his back.

"What are you planning? You're too weak, you know?" said it.

"S-At least I've been trying."

"Huh .. calm down a little bit. If you can't calm down, I'll help you by cutting off one of your legs. You want that?"

"Memo—?!"

This girl said that casually as if it was nothing, you psychopath! But it also doesn't change the fact that I just got defeated by a girl smaller than me. I don't want to put my pride after this.

But in the end, I chose to obey his words with a slight looseness of the effort to break away and thanks to that as well, the pressure on both of my hands was also slightly loosened.

"All right, I'm calm. You can let me go now."

"really?"

"Yes, right."

"Seriously?"

"I'm serious!"

"You're not lying, are you?"

"Hurry up and let me go! My hand could break if it kept being held like this!"

And he let go of my hand. Makes me able to stand up, clean the street dust on my body due to lying on the asphalt, then after that invite him to talk.

"Before I answer your question, may I ask you something?"

"Solicit something?"

"Yes, can you kill all these monsters? There's two of my friends who passed out here and you look like you can do that."

I don't know if asking for help like this is going to work, but maybe this is the single most powerful way to clean up this mess as quickly as possible. The mysterious power I had obtained earlier did help, but I guess it was still not enough to defeat all of them here.

By the way, he still hasn't given an answer. I didn't know if he was going to accept it or not, but surprisingly, he wanted to talk again.

"You're stupid, aren't you?"

"Eh?"

"You asked the person you just met, especially in this situation. Is your brain okay?"

"Ap—?!

This girl .. her words were very sharp. What the fuck, her sweet face was covered in her sharp talk. I would love to retaliate and argue with him, but for now I will hold back for his help. No need to tell me, I know I'm despicable.

"As for you, as long as my friends survive, I don't care what you say."

"Yes, I could."

"Eh? Seriously?!"

Even though I asked for it, but still surprised when he agreed to the request. Not that I'm not happy, but just not expecting.

"Stopping them all is easy. But if you don't keep your word, I'll make you experience the same thing with these monsters."

Oi, oi, oi! Isn't that too scary?! Which little girl could say that in such a relaxed tone? Even so, I still nodded my head slowly in agreement.

"No need."

Shit, this brat is really pissing, woi! But I can't do anything, because shamefully, my life is in his hands.

And I just realized something. As long as we chatted, there were no yellow goblins to disturb or attack us like before. It was obvious that they were frightened and were only wary of our movements, maybe they had learned what happened if they tried to attack.

We have also made a deal.

The focus had also been on the yellow goblins that surrounded us from earlier.

“??!!”

The girl then jumped up and darted past the yellow goblin horde by making their heads as a foothold. The movement is quite far away from me and the yellow goblins have also left me and the victims fainted alone. They were completely focused on the girl right now.

After quite a distance, he then stepped on the head of one of the goblins even harder and made it a repulsion to jump higher. Being in the air long enough, looking down and having determined the target.

So fascinated by the beautiful movements he did, I could see the small movements he made. His lips moved saying a word.

"Peng .. gal."

Shortly after he called it, all the yellow goblins that were beneath him were almost all decapitated almost simultaneously. I did not hear the screams of pain made by them. Everything goes so fast. The most domineering one tonight was the rushing sound of blood pouring from their necks.

Is this just a dream? Because tonight Kyoto City Center experienced what is called blood rain. And I don't blame anyone if they don't believe this story, because I still don't believe what my own eyes see.

It then descended slowly, as if unaffected by the Earth's gravitational force. Although terrible, when he landed perfectly, with the appearance full of blood on his clothes, face, and hair, he still looked beautiful.

An expressionless cold face, straight blond hair without curls, as well as irises of eyes that are more shiny than emerald stone. Become ‘angel death’ for yellow goblins.

Then he came back to me.

Oho! Suddenly I remembered something that Hira had talked about while at school. About a little girl who slaughtered a huge monster here, in the same place a while ago. This girl may be ....

"You ... Is it possible that you killed another monster here? Some time ago?” I ventured to ask.

"Hmm? How did you know?"

"That's a rumor that has spread; if there's a little girl who beats all the monsters alone."

"They're not entirely wrong. But I'm 16 years old."

The rumors are true. Either you could say luck or misfortune for meeting him, but I never expected in my life if I could meet his person directly.

"Well, it's time to collect my appointment. What's yourname?"

"My name is Satou Iraya."

"Satou Iraya? Never heard of it. Then why can't you be affected by that powder?

"Instead, that's what I want to know."

I lied. The truth is I know the answer. But I feel that telling me the existence of this creature in my body would be dangerous. So for now as much as I can hide it, I don't know when I can do it.

"Not to be hidden is okay, either. I'm strong crazy about it."

The sound re-echoed inside my head—and if you can guess it—it sucks. The annoying voice that seemed to take all this for granted really wanted me to teach you a lesson. But I'm definitely gonna get beat up by him.

The girl thought for a moment. And then talk again. "Then, come with me now."

"Eh? Come where?"

"Not much to ask."

"T-No, I'm not—"

"Didn't you promise me?"

He moved his hand towards the neck and made a gimmick about to cut off my neck. Of course it makes me unable to do anything and must obey.

"Well ...," I said limp.

"Come, we gotta go now."

"Now? Wait up! What about my friends and everyone here?"

"There's nothing you can do, the effect of the sleeping powder will soon disappear and they'll wake up soon. The police will also be here soon, so the incident here is arguably over and your friends are safe."

That explanation made me a little calm. Even though I still wasn't sure about leaving Kudou and Hira here alone, but due to the promise with this girl, I had no other choice.

I'm sorry, Kudou, Hira, tonight you have to go home alone.

As we followed it, we walked through the narrow alleys, after which it returned to the main street of a shopping district. It looks like this area is a special area where to sell because many shops stand whether it is electronics or food.

While walking, we passed a TV store and saw a TV on, broadcasting the news of the attack downtown. Apparently, it is not just us who see there, many people are also interested and watch from outside the store.

Seen on TV screens as the police were evacuating the victims, the attack this time caused no casualties. Somehow I felt so grateful that there was nothing to worry about anymore, at least for now.

We walked again and after a long walk, we finally arrived at a cafe that was not too crowded visitors. The atmosphere is like a cafe in general, comfortable and calm. On it was a large signpost that read 'Haiiro Cafe'.

"Haiiro's Cafe?"

Without lingering the girl then went inside, so did I. In it there is nothing strange at all here, really like a regular Cafe with customers that are not too crowded. I was confused as to why I was brought to a place like this.

Then as I was watching this Cafe, there was a female servant who greeted us at the door.

"Welcome. Oh, Herlin-chan! What brings you here at night?" said the maid kindly to him. It seems they have known for a long time.

"I'm looking for Oita-san, is she here?"

"I think he's in his room, you can check it out there yourself."

"Thank you, Yuuki-san. Come on, follow me."

"I understand."

He then invited me into a room that seemed to be a place for the owner of this Cafe to rest. I glanced at the waitress and she smiled at me a little. After I left and without me noticing, he then said something.

"Herlin-chan brought a man I don't know? Tumben once."

**

In the meantime we entered the room designated by the maid. A room like an office room in general. Nothing strange here at all. This girl then called out to a person named 'Oita-san' who seemed to be in that rear-facing swivel seat.

"Oita-san, can you help me something?"

"Herlin-chan, yes. What's up?"

The man then turned his chair around and looked at the two of us who were here.

This person named ‘Oita-san’, a male between 20-30 years old, his purple hair is combed by drizzle. He also appeared neat in a maroon tuxedo suit featuring a calm and dignified aura to him. After which, it let out a friendly smile as it looked at the two of us.

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