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
Akai’s Perspective_______________The meeting took around a few hours before they could relay the final decision. And I had expected that already. It was set to stone that the United Nations still wanted the prime minister to govern the country without the interruptions of a guild. The only power the United Nation and the Japanese government could give to a guild, especially my guild, the Crimson Guild, was the Chairman of the National Defence. I would still receive enough power to govern some parts of the cities and other rural places, but the power was not enough to quench my thirst for my ideal governance. I believed that the United Nation and the prime minister had already performed their roles far too long before the portals arrived. And since this was a new era, the old generation shall be replaced with a modern solution - including the guild in the line of power to oversee the country. Just like Darwin had predicted. Survival of the fittest. How could a powerless person lea
?????? Perspective - another version (Epilogue) (Bonus Content) ___________________ ……… I was still inside the same room with the man I considered as my father. I stopped my eyes from weeping a river, but I couldn’t control every tear drop flowing from my orbs. It was too much. This occurrence was too much for me to handle. The blacksmith from my world died in front of me. He was killed by Akai from the same moment that was going to happen right now. I could stop this from happening by saving Vulcan and relocating him to another place. I had no idea how much time I had, but it wasn’t much. Vulcan was alive in this world. Vulcan was in front of me. And I will do anything within my powers to protect him and meddle with this universe. Even though he wasn’t the Vulcan in my world, the man was still the same old smith that worked for me and upgraded my weapons. I didn’t want to sneak inside the shop and hid myself from Vulcan. It was now or never. Idling around and finding a perfe
Black Fang’s Perspective (Aoi from a different world’s perspective) _____________________ “And I’m guessing you can’t help me fight Akai, since you came from another world. And your body took a toll from it. Go, Aoi. Save your other self… Don’t mind me. I… I will do everything to protect you… You’re like a son to me, Aoi. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be where I stand here today.” Just as we conversed with each other, the footsteps from afar continued ringing inside my head. It served as a ticking time bomb before Akai could reach this place. If I wanted to save Vulcan, now was the time he should escape with me. But no matter how hard I tried persuading the old man, Vulcan never budged an inch. He remained proud of his post while brandishing the sword on his hand. That man finally decided. Vulcan will risk his life to buy time to save Aoi in this world. “Leave me alone, boy. Grant this old man his final wish… I… I really want to see my family again.” I didn’t know what kind
Black Fang (Aoi from a different world) perspective________________________…….This occurred just before transporting himself from another world……After learning about Vulcan’s death, I immediately hunted down Akai inside Omen. I kept Elena aside and focused on that bastard. Since the Crimson Guild members arrived, I let them lead the group of survivors while I headed out to find their leader. And when I killed Akai, things had gotten out of hand.War began. While that happened, I received two gate keys for defeating Omen - one for entering the dimension and one for exiting the place. These keys were designed to enter any gates beyond the portals summoned across the vast universe. It was my ticket for meeting the being behind the existence of these hellish portals.However, it came with a price. As the war ignited across every nation, Hina was caught in the crossfire and severely injured herself before I could even cross the border into the unknown. Thankfully, as my last glimmer
Revival Seed was an overpowered and rare item that can only be obtained once in every world. That’s what I believed in. I only received from out of all the portals I defeated, including the Class-S portals scattered across the place, both internationally and in Japan. This seed could revive any deceased person within an hour in exchange for a human life. That was the rule. It didn’t matter how old the sacrifice component would be or who would be revived. As long as the user activates the spell, the Revival Seed will work wonders and resurrect the dead. Everything was written on appraising ability. And that was what I had aimed for. As soon as Hina died, I equipped the Revival Seed, captured an unfortunate man, and used him as a sacrifice material to resurrect Hina’s corpse. It had only been a few minutes since my sister lost her life, so it was safe to assume that I could still see Hina alive for the second time. The world was falling apart. Most humans in Japan and in other count
“You used the Revival Seed, did you, Aoi?” Hina asked, and glared at my back. “Did you?!... Tell me you didn’t…”I remained quiet and refused to answer her question. I kept holding her hand and didn’t let Hina’s hand go. We were this close, and I didn’t want to lose Hina for the third time in front of my eyes. But despite my silence, Hina kept pestering me for a reply. After a few seconds, I finally gave her one.I nodded and answered, “Yes…Revival Seed took his life… in exchange for yours. It has to be done, Hina. I… I have no other choice,” I murmured, while gazing straight at her eyes. Even though my voice sounded soft, I was confident that my actions justified the means. The travel time and activation of the portal keys were delayed, which was also part of their abilities. Since those items wielded powerful spell activations, it needed more time to condense the arcane and turn it into a vacuum inserted from the gatekey. However, despite the attributes hidden from the dimensional