CHAPTER 21
Sometimes We Tend To Forgot The Things, When We Needed The Most!
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「!!?」
「!? T-Tomoki-sama!!?」
「!? W-Where's Mister Tomoki!!?」< Mark >
When Sub teleported himself with Tom, suddenly.
Ino, Kira and Mark looked around dreaded for a moment, before they starts to look for him, frantically.
「You guys should clam down a little~ Tomoki isn't here- de gozaru~ *Puff*」< Jyoti >
「Yeah~ Master just teleported with your friend of yours. Somewhere far from us~」< Num >
「Stop looking. It's useless-ne~」< Kitsune >
Sub's followers said in their usual manner as they look on at frantic group who were looking for their leader, desperately....
「But how can you be so sure, Sensei!!?」< Mark >
「Yeah! On what basis you're so sure, Sensei!!?」< Kira >
「....Even when you say 'Teleportation Magic' I didn't even hear him enchanting even once.....even if he did, why didn't a magic circle appear how it supposed to be, like mine.....」< Ino >
Suddenly; Ino, Mark and Kira straight runs towards Jyoti with their worried expression.
「Hey guys, I understand that you all only know Jyoti among us....but can you guys stop ignoring us! Heck, even I was the one who said, 'Master uses teleportation magic' not her! Hey Kitsune, tell them something!!」< Num >
「Shut up, you stupid monkey!」< Kitsune >
Num on the other hand just complains while calling out Kitsune to say something. But instead, he was the one who got scolding..... And Kitsune just look at them in calm manner while hiding her lower half of her face with folding fan.
「You kids......my Master do not bother to chant his magic- de gozaru~ And there's also different types of 'Teleportation Magic' around the world, y'know~ have you kids forgotten my teachings?」< Jyoti >
『....』
Hearing Jyoti's word; Ino, Mark and Kira stay quiet and think about it...
「....And I'm still being ignore.... *Sigh*」< Num >
And indeed, there were many variant of 'Teleportation Magic' around the world. For example: Mech-Country's officials use different teleportation which is based on coordinates of places and generate a 'Wormhole' by using electromagnetism to teleport their food supply and stuff-- However, it was a different question whether a living human being could travel through..... After all, to do that one must have many layers of magic barrier as possible to protect oneself from the distort space-time, or else the flesh-cell everything will just ripped apart into countless pieces or even with all of that there's zero to none possibilities that a human can travel through a wormhole......
「You kids can say; my Master uses 'Instant Teleportation', different from the ones you kids learned during your learnings- de gozaru~ *Puff*」< Jyoti >
Jyoti said as she took a long puff from her 'Rolling Paper'.
The 'Instant Teleportation' magic was the highest-rank level of 'Teleportation Magic' that ever known to the whole world which needed tenfold the mana than the normal ones. And the magic itself defy the law of physics. After all; caster can just teleport anywhere in the world, in an instant without disturbing the space-time. And the ones who knows the fundamental of physics or magic could only pull this off......or the 'Mythical Beings' who born from itself.
「....But I didn't even sense any mana from him.....」< Ino >
「Well~ it's because of that mask which you also seen around his head- de gozaru~ *Puff*」< Jyoti >
「...But....but still......to do that.......」< Ino >
「'You need a lot of mana', right? Well, my Master have a lot of mana reserved so it isn't that hard for him to do- de gozaru~ and my Master is a 'Human', okay? *Puff*」< Jyoti >
Jyoti smirks as she took a puff, looking at the trio.
「...I..I see, Sensei....」
To which; Ino, Mark and Kira felt more silent and stare at the ground with gloomy expression.
「Now now~ there's no need to feel depress, y'know~!」< Num >
Suddenly, Num said in amusing voice as he stand beside Jyoti.
『..?』
The trios looks at Num with their tilting heads.
「? What are you trying to say, Num?」< Jyoti >
「Come on now~ There's no need act stupid, y'know, Jyoti~~」< Num >
「Excuse me...?」
「*Sigh* You already know that I love fighting and cooking~ So, let's put this chit-chat aside for now and let's fight already~!」< Num >
「? Who said we're going to fight them!?」< Jyoti >
「Well, I had asked Master about this, 'If you wanna fight them then ask for their consent first and no killing', he said~!」< Num >
「!? W-Wait! When did you--」< Jyoti >
「I had asked him when you were busy talking~」< Num >
「...」
Jyoti was at a loss for words and silently took a puff and while looking at the trio.
Num also gaze at them.
「So, what do you guys think~?」< Num >
Num said with a cheerful smile.
『...』
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But-- Ino, Mark and Kira couldn't speak, as if they were feeling pressure by their gaze alone.....
「...W.....What...if we...」< Ino >
When Ino tries to speak up, her voice got cut off by Num's loud voice.
「No need to tense up, y'know~ I promise that we'll go easy on you, right Kitsune~?」< Num >
Num said giving off friendly vibes while looking back at Kitsune who was now reading 'Doujinshi' manga, without a care about her surroundings......
「Just do whatever you want, Monkey. 'Cause I'm least interested to fight with them who are no more than a weak fragile human. And it isn't worth my time-ne.」< Kitsune >
「Oookay..... Then--」
「Wait a minute! What you mean by 'weak', Miss!? You think that we aren't worthy to fight you!?」< Kira >
Suddenly, cutting off Num's loud voice, Kira spoke up as he look straight at Kitsune's direction.
「Hm, I suppose. After all, you all are weak-ne~ In fact; the friend of yours whom my Master took away somewhere was just a little bit stronger than you all~ Even I could've beat him easily-ne~ And I wonder why Master choose to fight him, though..?」< Kitsune >
Kitsune said as she puts her manga back to the 'Storage Pouch'.
「It's decided then! I'll make you eat that words of yours, you spoke about Aniki!!」< Kira >
Suddenly, Kira step up to fight Kitsune.
「!? W-Wait a sec, Kira! Don't just act on your own, you know!」< Ino >
Ino tries to sense with Kira, who had already set his eyes upon Kitsune......
「I understand that Aniki put you in-charge of us, if he weren't to be around us. But--I also cannot take the insult that others are talking behind Aniki's back! And you also know it well, Ino.」< Kira >
Kira said as he continues to look Kitsune with keen eyes...
「...」
With nothing to say; Ino just stare at Kira's back.....As Kira took a step forward towards Kitsune.
「Ara~ It seems like we're quite similar-ne~? And I happen to like your gut for standing against me~ So, I've change my mind, I'll fight you.」< Kitsune >
Kitsune look at Kira with cold-blooded eyes--before she accept his challenge, while hiding her lower half of her face with folding fan.
『...』
And soon; Kitsune and Kira walked away from their each group, to settle their business with one another.
「Now then, that left with three of us~」< Num >
After; Kitsune and Kira left the scene. Num spoke up again in amusing voice as he looks back at Ino and Mark with a smile.
「「...」」
「Then, I'll go with Ino-de gozaru~*Puff*」< Jyoti >
『!?』
Out of nowhere; Jyoti who was silently smoking the 'Rolling Paper' spoke as she took a last long puff before throwing it away and looks at Ino, who had surprise reaction on her face, along with others.....
「Huh? But I thought you were against it, Jyoti?」< Num >
Num question as he tilt his head.
「Well....that was before I knew all of this, okay! And besides; I think it's a good way to know of how much they've grown-up since our last met- de gozaru!」< Jyoti >
With a stiff voice, Jyoti said.
「I see.... Well, I'm fine with it though. As long as I can fight with someone~!」< Num >
「...No need to doubt me, Num! I said what I said, I'll just have a sparring match with Ino. So, you can fight with Mark- de gozaru~!」< Jyoti >
Jyoti said as looks at the confused Mark who was just confuse by their talk....
「Huh? Is something wrong, Sensei?」< Mark >
「Oh no, it's nothing. Just wanted to say 'Good Luck' on your fight with Num- de gozaru~」< Jyoti >
「Ah, I see! Leave it to me, Sensei!!」< Mark >
「「...」」
With a meek smile; both, Jyoti and Ino walked away from their group.
Leaving only; Num and Mark alone.
「Hmm....Never thought, I'd see a day where Jyoti and Kitsune choose their opponent on their own accord~」< Num >
「Yeah, same here....I also never thought that I'd see a day where a silent guy(Kira) and a serious girl(Ino) wouldn't get oppose, besides Mister Tomoki, huh.」< Mark >
As they gossip; both Num and Mark agreed upon each other opinion while nodding, despite being an enemy......
「...So, does that mean.......it leaves us, idiots to fight..?」< Num >
「What!? No way, we're idiots! After all, even we can tell we have a big brain than ants, haha~!!」< Mark >
「Yeah, you're right! We aren't idiots like ants, hahaha~!!」< Num >
They laughed hard as they both were getting on same page.....
But--after a brief moment of laugh, they both stop laughing and look at their feet with blank expression on their face.....
「Hey.....do ants even have brains......?」< Num >
「.....I......I......don't know.......」< Mark >
「....I see.....I guess......we should've done a bit of research about ants before comparing with them, huh.......」< Num >
「....Yeah......」
With a hollow sigh; both Num and Mark look up to each other.
「....So, I guess all we can do is to fight with one another to stop having these nonsense thoughts, huh....?」< Num >
「....Yeah....I guess, it's the only way for us idiots.......」< Mark >
Both nods at each other words--before, getting ready for their battle.
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About few miles away from the battlefield; deep into the hot 'Desert' a wide-huge rigid stone wall lays out guarded by hundreds of Demons and Monsters. And behind this walls were more hundreds of more wide-huge stone walls which were surrounding the huge rocky mountain and top of it had a huge castle..
And suddenly, Sub and Tom appear out of thin air outside the first stone-wall....
「!? W-What the-! W-Where are we!?」< Tom >
Tom said in panic.
「No need to panic, Tomoki-san. I haven't teleported ourselves that far from our group. And besides, I thought you know this place well than me.」< Sub >
「...」
At Sub's words; Tom looks around them to realize that they were at the first stone wall of many which was build to guard 'Ruiyuko's Castle'.
「...M-Maybe we are--」< Tom >
「! H-Hey, it's 'General Tomoki'!!」
「! Yeah, you're right!」
Demons and Monsters who were guarding the wall soon starts to talk with each other at sudden appearance of Tom.....
Then, a single Demons walk towards the plain area where Tom was.
「General Tomoki, it's a pleasure meeting you! So, what brings you here? Or perhaps, you came here personally to bring this prisoner of war?」
The Demon said as he salute and looks at calm Sub.
「....No.....actually......run away from here......」< Tom >
Tom said suddenly looking at the Demon with dead-serious look.
「Eh?」
To which; the Demon couldn't help but to puzzle by it....
「....I'm not the one who came here.....it's him who brought me here! Run away from here, the war is not over yet!!」< Tom >
Tom said in desperate voice as he looks at Sub, who was beside him.
In which; Sub step in to talk.
「Hey Tomoki-san, I thought we were friends?」< Sub >
「No way we're friends! And how come you came to this conclusion!?」< Tom >
「Well, since you knew Jyoti and all. And we even had little chat prior coming here, have you forgotten?」< Sub >
「But how can you say 'we're friends' when clearly we only had talk for only once or twice and it hasn't even been a day since we've known each other, you know!」< Tom >
「Really? But I thought it was 'Friend at first sight', y'know?」< Sub >
「Say, friend at--of what...?」< Tom >
「Y'know, like, 'Love at first sight', kinda thing.」< Sub >
「No. What I meant was, wasn't there any better way to say....?」< Tom >
「Is that so? I guess, I didn't. By the way, have you noticed something, Tomoki-san?」< Sub >
Suddenly, Sub points his index finger at the ground they were standing on.
「「!!?」」
Tom and the Demon got shock to see everything under their feet was pitch-black substances--and not just their feet but their whole surroundings and even the first wide-huge stone wall was covered by it......
「*Snap*!」
But anyone could understand anything, a sharp snap comes from Sub's finger.
In neck of time; Tom also reacts to it by, jumping high-up in the air with all his might.
Soon after; the pitch-black substances which had spread at ridiculous range starts to wiggle for a moment--before releasing countless black chains from the ground, leaving no little gaps....The huge stone-wall collapsed in rubbles. Demons and Monsters were also caught by the black chains, restraining their momentum.
And Tom who had jump high-up into the air looks at the scene in total awe--but unbeknownst to him, something more was happening that his eyes couldn't see.....
Countless chains which was restraining Demons and Monsters were also slowly sucking their mana out, making their body weaker as minutes passes by.
(I guess, draining their mana out won't make difference, huh.....And hear I thought I would get stronger...) < Sub >
Sub thought to himself, without moving an inch from his previous spot.
And not long after; Tom also landed at safe distance from pitch-black substances range.
All while, Sub starts to walk towards Tom direction.
「....So, if you don't mind then, Sub-kun. Can I ask your reasoning for fighting me...?」< Tom >
Tom said the first thing that came to his mind.
「Sure. Do you remember almost destroying the whole Mech-City with your attack?」< Sub >
「..? Ah yes, how could I forgot....Wait--don't tell me you're here to take revenge for that? Well.....actually, I should've se--」< Tom >
「? What? No. I'm not here to take revenge on behalf of Mech-City. I'm actually here to give you some good punches for burning the classic old mangas which I was supposed to get soon.....」< Sub >
「...? Huh? Say what.....?」< Tom >
Tom got more confused....
But Sub ignores his words as he takes a very familiar stance, putting his hands in a double palm strike pose and looks at Tom with his dead eyes.
「Y'know, reading it online isn't that hard actually--but getting a hands on 'Physical Copies' is rare nowadays. Which you had to ruin it by burning Satō's household.」< Sub >
「! W-Wait a sec! Are you actually talking about the Mech-Country's, 'Guardian'!!?」< Tom >
「This is for 'K**llin'! 'Ka**hamehaa'!」< Sub >
But--without even for Tom's reply; Sub shoots a small blue beam from his palms, pointing it at Tom.
「!!?」
To which; Tom jump aside dodging the small blue beam. But the small blue beam continue to went straight--obliterating everything insight despite being just a small blue beam....
However--when Tom jump aside and looks around for Sub, he was nowhere to be found.
「!!」
Suddenly, Tom sense a strong mana presence, coming near him from behind.
When he turns around to look; he saw Sub lunching towards him with his left hand up in the air, holding a massive ball of concentration mana......
「And this is for 'N*ji'! 'Ras**gan'!!」< Sub >
Sub said as he plunge the massive mana at Tom. In which; Tom also quickly puts a magic barrier around him to protect himself.
*Boom*
With a loud bang; heavy gust of winds released from the massive concentration mana ball, creating a large smokescreen up into the air.
And in matter of seconds; Tom jump outside the smokescreen.
(....Seems like; I've done a mistake by accepting his challenge......) < Tom >
Tom soon starts to have regret upon his decision from earlier, as he was getting more far away from the smokescreen.
(Hey, I'm not done yet.) < Sub >
(!!?)
But suddenly, Tom hears Sub's voice inside his head.....
(This is for 'Port**s D. A*e'! 'G**u-G**u-no-Pistol'!!) < Sub >
With Sub's words; a pitch-black rubber lunches itself through the smokescreen towards Tom at rapid speed.
To which; from Tom's right hand a bright yellowish light shone, and when the pitch-black rubber got near his range, he quickly send his right hand flying towards the pitch-black rubber....
*Kaboom*
Another huge explosion happen in the plain area, creating another huge smokescreen around Tom.
With a keen eyes; Tom looks around for Sub, just to cover his vison more with the smoke.....
「I really wanna try out some more moves---but I just forgot other classic mangas name which sucks in times of needs...」< Sub >
Suddenly, Tom hears Sub's voice coming from behind. In which, Tom jump away from his spot, coming out of the smokescreen and looks back.
「...」
Seconds later; Sub comes out from the smokescreen as he lit a 'Rolling Paper' and gaze at Tom with his dead eyes.....
「...Seems like you won't back down from the fight unless either of us win, huh.....So, let's fight for real...」< Tom >
Tom landed on plain sight, as he took out a black longsword from the distort space which appear front of him out of thin air.
「Sure. *Snap*!」
With another sharp snap; countless pitch-black chains which had been restraining Demons and Monsters suddenly disappear, in an instant. And reappear as a bracelet appearing on Sub's left hand.
「If you're ready, then....」< Tom >
Tom said as he took his battle stance and looks at Sub with keen eyes.
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