Just as I had expected, it only took a few bullets to take those Gatekeepers down. However, the problem wasn’t the enemy statues. It was Hina and her familiars roaming around the battlefield.Before defeating our enemy, Hina consistently used a bunch of spells at me and hoped for the best. First, Hina applied the absolute defense, which was the sphere made of rock, on me and made a hole that followed my vision. However, the problem immediately appeared when my perspective was limited by the hole Hina had allotted for me. It was enough for my bullets to come through, but I had to squeeze my limbs together and perform various rituals just to make a shot, which I had eventually missed because of it. So I broke the damn thing for me to focus on shooting the Gatekeepers, regardless if Hina summoned it for me. Second was the Grocks Hina had created. They were bigger and more durable than the Gatekeepers. And I believed that the Grock’s punches would deal more damage than these Gatekeepers
???? Perspective ____________________ Something was not right. Everything was going exactly as I had experienced, except for the fact that Hina was supporting him… was supporting me. As I watched those two from afar, I immediately knew that this world had changed the course of time. My double did something that I wouldn’t have done. Hina didn’t have this overwhelming ability. The last time I saw her wield any ability was creating a stump that could disrupt someone’s balance. And that was about it. Instead, Hina, in this world, created walls that could block any incoming projectiles and abilities that could harm her or the people she wished to protect. And from what I had remembered, I took another path and left her behind to protect her And then after a few days, the inevitable happened. I sipped my tea from an abandoned building and watched the news from the worn out television I fixed a couple of weeks ago. I had no time idling around to watch the trends for this world, but thi
As soon as we entered the dark market, we immediately hid inside an empty stall instead of heading inside our blacksmith. Nobody knew what was going on or what to do. But we all knew one thing. The Crimson Guild and the government had eyes at me and labelled me as a possible suspect. I deduced that those two names presented from the news were actually people who the Crimson Guild and the government wanted dead. But the reason behind those other possible suspects didn’t bother me at all. My life was at risk, and so was Hina and her family. This was the only place far from the public’s eyes and where the Crimson Guild wouldn’t find us. Fortunately, Vulcan quickly thought of moving towards this place and talked about what would do from now on. “They’re onto you now, Aoi. We need to come up with a plan before those Crimson Guild adventurers and soldiers could detain you. Or, even worse, kill you,” Vulcan was the first one to break the silence, and voiced out his concerns. He had a worri
Another adventurer admitted that the portal killed his friends. And when the White Fang - my adventurer name - showed up, the deaths lessened. The woman claimed that her family would’ve died if it weren’t for my intervention. And she was thankful for my efforts.Some audiences claimed that was the source of the portal and the unusual killings surrounding the twisted dimension. But according to the veteran adventurers, a handful of them strongly disagreed with the claim and sided with me. However, the majority won. But there were still others who believed in the injustice done to me.Eventually, everyone present inside the portal gave their word that they will protect my sister, Vulcan, and me. It seemed that everyone sided with me instead of the government, the Crimson Guild, and the people claimed that I was the killer. I didn’t know what would happen if this situation didn’t occur. Maybe a blood bath might have taken place, considering the number of people present in this portal and
Doctor Maruki’s Perspective _______________________“Aoi Nakamura, a Japanese person living among us, is on the wanted list. Whoever could lead us towards these figures shall be rewarded with ten million yen. And whoever could catch these possible suspects shall be rewarded with fifty million yen, tax free, from the Crimson Guild only. If anyone bravely catches these possible suspects, they will face trial in front of the supreme court of Japan. That is all. Please stay tuned for the latest updates brought to you by our trusty station. We will continue our news report in the evening and keep you updated for the possible suspects and the portal ‘Omen’.”As soon as the news ended, I walked past the hallway and entered my patient’s room. It was Amamiya’s parents room. Hina and Aoi, the two step siblings, I knew this was about to happen sooner or later. Now that it had occurred, there was one way for me to do this. And that was protecting the privacy of my patients.I had already called
Back to Aoi’s Perspective________________________Despite the name of the Crimson Guild and the government, they barely knew the entrance of the dark market. Even the internet had no idea where to find this place, not unless some weird and unnoticed man would be checked and posted something ridiculous like the instructions I read when I first got here. Thankfully, the man who had posted the instructions leading to this place had his comment deleted by the admin, labelling it as a fraud and fake And since the man had already said his word about concealing my existence, theoretically, I didn’t have to worry about anything. Additionally, I had more eyes than one, considering that the people inside the dark market were willing to help meVulcan was the one who instructed these people to gather some intel from the outside and narrate everything here. While that happened, my goal was to arrive at the hospital and converse with Doctor Maruki about Hina’s parents. But according to Hina, Doc
Akai’s Perspective _______________________ Akihiko and I didn’t reach an agreement. But I planned on following my decision, regardless of the prime minister’s or the government’s opinion. I had an alibi. And that was saving the entire survivors affected inside the portal. And just that. I also had the chance to rescue the prime minister’s daughter, Elena. Not everyone knew that. So I will use that information to my advantage. However, that wasn't all the news presented in Japan. The time was ripe, so I disseminated the information regarding the "possible suspects'' behind the killings happening outside the portal. I knew that wasn't the doings of a person, considering that no data from the government or from the guilds that had someone who could summon portals. For now. Regardless, I made it look like someone was behind it to harness more popularity for my guild and acceptance from the crowd. All I had to do was manipulate the people, thinking I could lead everyone to safety. My
Akai’s Perspective_____________“Just taking my car out for a ride. There’s… nobody inside my car. I have a sick patient to attend to at the end of that street. Now, if you’d excuse me, I should do my job. My patient would suffer the most if I left them untreated,” the doctor uttered.The Doctor was completely lying. I could tell from afar, especially from the salty river of sweat pouring down on his face. My eyes glued themselves at the doctor's figure, glaring at him as if he was a criminal. And he was. That man helped Aoi, a boy labelled as a criminal by my own commands. And then, I cracked my knuckles and let out a smirk."I'm not buying that, Doctor Maruki. Where's the kid? Aoi. The White Fang who killed people outside the portals? Or should I say he's the one creating portals? That's what the people have believed in. I need the Amamiya family to lure him to me. You have such a wonderful life, Doctor Maruki. AndI can even make it better if you just comply."I had cornered Docto