“——Open it!”“I am! Give me five minutes! I didn't set up everything here just to last for a few hours!”Running to the console near the pod that held Teresa, Sabrine quickly began to override the system that held her to properly eject her. However, it also meant removing the power supply of the other pods above. “Once we remove her, everything will go dark from that on. The air maintenance and power would be out and we'll have less than 10 minutes until oxygen runs out.”Going forward with the prompts, Sabrine looked at Cian who didn't look like they understood everything except for the 10-minute timer. However, it could only be for the better.All she had to do was to press yes to override the pod's lifeline system to remove them safely. “Do it.”He would naively decide, but it was the obvious choice. As Sabrine nodded, she quickly turned to press y on the console, however, a blade would come flying through as Cian pulls Sabrine away from it. “Nuh-uh! I didn't come here alone,
After the incident in the compound, word would spread out on the surface of it being destroyed by mysterious figures once more. The fire had spread down to the bottom level of it that it was impossible to retrieve anything and all of the corpses inside were too scorched to be recognized by the local coalition forces.Sentient Guards had begun to scout the area after events like this began to be frequent, and this could be connected to the same explosion in Central Park.Toru Nagumo, who was one of the wanted criminals with a bounty was discovered, frozen, and sealed in ice. However, his vitals showed that he was still alive, and with that, the Sentient Guards took him away to be kept in a maximum security compound where no mages can escape. All the detectives could do was investigate near the surface of the compound, going down was not safe as there were four levels down that could still be burning with the tubes made out of flammable materials.There were somehow liquefied substan
As early morning came to the orphanage, all the children were still asleep.Teresa was left to Cian's care who began to doze off soon. Bahamut was also actively guarding the children won was still wary of Sabrine.It allowed Magi to sit on the bench in front of the orphanage freely as all he could do at the moment was wait and think.He gazed at his ring and the skies as he raised his hand, looking at how the ring could materialize itself into a blade and back into a ring. “—You're too kind for your brother.”From the front door of the orphanage, Sabrine would walk out, dressed in her casual clothes. She looked different without the suit, and if Magi were to describe it, she was more decent now.“What do you mean?”He asked, never looking at her as he already sensed her presence way before she arrived. “You didn't tell him about Teresa, the program, and your work. It all ended up being discovered by him anyways.”Sabrine would begin to brush her hair as she leaned on the wooden pol
“Hup. It's done. With this universal interface, she'll be able to maneuver around by herself. She would be able to access the mini-drones once I give her clearance. I'll work on the centrifuge now.”Amidst their operations to create a cure for Teresa, Magi created another portable console that Violet was supposed to house as an AI. There were mini-drones that were stashed to the side and bought from the black market.She was also one who would help their calculations be simulated accurately after all. [Even without clearances, I can brute force my way through.]“——?!”With a brief loud beeping sound of an alarm that changed into pleasant bling, the drones quickly turned on and flew around the room, barely avoiding the walls and going back to where they came from. It was but a quarter of Violet's capabilities. Everything she can do was still yet to be shown. “Alright. While we're at it, I might ask you some questions. I'm quite interested in how exactly, an inventor, transfers huma
“——Well, that's how our lives go around now. Magi's a genius and I'm just the intern at the job.”Explaining their daily lives as mercenaries, Cian lifted his hands in gestures to vaguely animate everything they'd done. Teresa's eyes stared right at Cian as he told their story, and even without a hint of worry in his words and eyes, she was certain that Cian was still living a life of purity. Although he didn't show it, his heart longed to act kindly, but with the nature of his work, he burdened himself to lighten the load of his brother's. Teresa had been letting Cian tell stories from near and far from truths, knowing full well what they'd achieved in such a short time. She already knew—— rather, it was her job to do so. Cian, who she had desperately tried to lure away from the eyes that secretly watched over them, was someone whose power should never be discovered. It was why she sealed it in the first place. Once it was released, it could be used as a massive weapon of destru
“——Magi. Have you ever trusted your brother?”“———”Before Magi could leave as he turned his back on Teresa, she asked one question that made Magi pause. “He always puts his faith in you. Isn't that why he is always reckless? He always believes that you'll come in to save and help him.”Standing at the doorstep where Magi was prompted to go, Sabrine and Bahamut listened to Teresa's words closely. They could see Magi's supposedly cold expression change into widened eyes and gritted teeth. “Yeah. That's exactly why I'm going there.”Magi would continue to take one step, but then again, Teresa would speak once more to stop him. “You know, I don't need to be saved. I do trust you can make something that would cure me even if you treated by coldly. However, the same goes for your brother... He doesn't need you to save him right now. He needs you to trust him.”“———”Magi would turn his head around to look at Teresa, and this time she was looking at Magi with a smile. He shrugged every
———As the burning base of Vipers turns into ashes, Cian and Baji faced off in a battle of raw skill. Cian, who was caught in Baji's sphere of encapsulation disabled his ability and restricted him from going outside. His weaponry was limited to eight shots in total with four in each of his Grant. “Violet! Do you have any idea you can suggest?!”Putting one Grant over his ear, he called out to Violet who he deemed someone who can help him. She was an AI now and he had thought that she surely had calculated a plan to turn everything around. However, it wasn't the case.[Negative. There's no way you can get out of here unless you win.]Responding to his calls, Violet gave Cian the only answer. There was virtually no way to escape than to defeat the old man.“Brat. Come out, I don't have all day!”From the open space, the old man would pull a grenade out from his coat as the wind makes it fly open, revealing all of his arsenal that was hooked in his coat. “——!”Seeing the old man pull
“You lot just came in time.”The old man, Baji lowered his cap after seeing the two unknown figures come to Cian's aid. “Baji Shiranui.”Leonis uttered the old man's name under his breath. He was a recognizable figure in the underworld. A man with a pure skill that was considered the most skilled out of them all.To think that he was here, fighting someone. “Well, my work here is done. You were able to survive for 20 minutes, so I'll let you go for now.”Holding his revolver inside his coat, Baji began to step back as Leonis tried to run after him. However, Cian would yank him back by the arm. “N-Nah, man. Following that guy would be a bad idea.”Looking at Cian, his body was badly wounded. There were a few bullet wounds in his arm and legs with a few cuts on his torso. It seemed like he was able to dodge bullets away from his vital organs as Leonis observed them. “Y-You're badly wounded. Wait, I'll try to see if I have some potion here——”Sabrine rushed to take her digitalizer a