Chapter 143: Can You Save Me?

"Sora's... older sister?"

Gon, not believing it, muttered, and the young girl... Hami raised her head again to answer.

"Barely."

Killua scrambled up from behind Hami; the latter responded with an unwilling expression, spat out, and shouted.

"... That is a lie!!"

"Although her older sister died in another world nearly ten years ago, there isn't even a fragment of a corpse here, and besides her, no one knows her older sister's appearance or name, that's right!!"

Even if they weren't truly dead like the Flame Soldier, it was impossible. Killua tearfully explained the reason.

Someone discovered that Sora had a deceased younger sister and tried to exploit it. I tried to shake off my thoughts.

That is what I thought. I wanted to think that way.

However, the young girl looked at Killua with her eyes closed and answered expressionlessly.

"If you want to think that way, then you should think that way."

"I don't have a hobby of bullying the young. So, at the very least, I have the ability, and I hope you can fight on equal footing."

"Wait... eh?... Why? Why fight us!?"

"Because I am your enemy."

Gon felt puzzled by Hami's answer and asked again, but this time she didn't even turn around and answered immediately.

Even so, Gon struggled and pleaded: "Why!? We have no reason to fight with Kai-san!!"

"Neither do I."

Gon and Killua's answers confirmed the prediction that they were in the same state as the Flame Soldier—that is, they were lives created by the same mastermind, because their eyes had been closed the entire time.

The overly harsh "bye-bye eyeball pervert" that had curtsied didn't have any effect, but the atmosphere was completely ruined, so the two decided not to listen to nature, not to listen to the movements of the sea. Pay attention.

"So, can you try not to bully the weak?"

While lazily making a one-sided request, Hami took a palm-sized Drawstring Bag out of her skirt pocket.

Perhaps it was her own hobby; she opened a crepe-style Japanese-flavored Drawstring Bag that didn't quite match her clothes. Inside was a sphere the size of a colorful marble reflecting moonlight and starlight, and a coin the size of a Jenny. She placed a few shapes onto her palm.

Seeing the colorful sphere rolling in Hami's palm, Gon and Killua unconsciously raised their guard and pulled back a distance behind them.

Although her eyes were closed, Hami seemed to understand the two's reaction.

"Oh, you think I am a 'liar', but you should be wary of this."

"Don't worry. I didn't have time to get enough Jewels to use, nor did I have time to pour in Mana, so being a Jewel Mage is embarrassing, and the Bullets are almost at zero."

"This is the real deal, just marbles and marbles. I could use some pebbles here, but that wouldn't be very elegant, would it?"

Although they couldn't appraise Jewels, both felt uncomfortable with the styling; although processing was difficult, the use as a Jewel seemed limited, but they certainly spoke lightly. I don't believe it.

Or rather, if it were really a marble or a pebble, it would be even more meaningless.

"If it's a marble and not a Jewel, then what is it? Or rather, even if it's a pebble, what are you going to seriously do with it? All you have to do is reinforce it like a blanket and throw it into the air."

So Killua tried to express his frank impression as a provocation.

However, these inadvertent words made him recall.

The young girl before him was indeed Sora's older sister.

"Strike."

"... Teeth?"

Killua's Mage's method of attack was impossible, or rather, wasn't this a waste of Mana? The expressionless declaration was correct, which instead confused Killua.

Gon also said "Eh?" with a face and voice that didn't know what to do. He muttered something. I accidentally threw the marble.

Right above your head.

""Teeth?""

Hami muttered something; Killua and Gon both cast aside the confusion caused by her words and revealed their vigilance again. I stepped down just like that, but the new momentum suddenly became sharp.

Just as I was vigilant, her murmur was the Aura in that marble... I don't know if it was the Spell she mentioned that granted Mana; there was Aura in that marble, but the important thing was that the marble was indeed as declared, I threw it in, but the direction I threw it was directly above me, not at Gon and the others...

There must be a limit to being out of control... Killua thought seriously.

Just as he thought of it, he heard a sound.

"Oh my god!!"

"!?"

Gon, looking across the sea, raised his voice.

Judging from his voice and appearance, it didn't seem like a big deal; at most, it looked like a small pebble accidentally hit his head... but this was the reason for the change in Killua's expression.

In the "Hard" state, for a more powerful Gon... in the current state of Gon, even "a little painful" is possible. Killua was not optimistic enough to take it lightly.

Most importantly, I saw him because he was facing me.

Eyes with dynamic Sight Vision and well-trained vision not much different from the wild child Gon caught it.

That landed on the back of Gon's head.

Gon also held the back of his head and looked around, his eyes widening when he saw something rolling under his feet.

There was a Red Marble.

Hami had thrown it above my head earlier.

No matter how you look at it, you didn't throw it in an arc to make it land on Gon and Killua's heads. She threw it casually above her. If it hit her, it would only be her own head, but even so, it definitely landed on the back of Gon's head as if it "fell from the sky," and now it was rolling around at her feet.

The rolling marble disappeared before it even touched Gon's toes.

In an instant, something like heat haze appeared between his toes and the marble, and then the heat haze, the fluctuation of space, and the marble disappeared as if it had been sucked in.

"... After all, that child, 'Replacement Magic Flash Air' is still not my strong suit."

Grabbing the rolled-up marble again, Hami said.

The marbles around the old house disappeared and appeared on Hami's left palm; she raised her hand as if to say "please," Killua instinctively moved away from her, and all that was lost was the eyes, I just watched her mouth open wide.

"……Although Replacement Magic Flash Air is a low-level basic magic, this is a very pitiful matter.

And although it is low-level, as long as one masters spatial displacement, it can also become a master's magic…… though it is possible it might transfer to a Parallel World……"

However, Hami ignored the two boys' reactions, sighed deeply, and complained in a tone that was truly lamenting. Or rather, she held her head with her right hand, as if enduring a headache, seemingly earnestly lamenting her sister's poor performance.

However, the two of them did not have the luxury to accompany their sorrow and comfort them.

If the content of their complaints was just "Magic" that they themselves did not know, it seemed like mere posturing, just nonsense to show the truth.

But she even said "Magic."

Also Sora's teacher, and the originator of their family's magic. The keyword related to Master Zelretch and magic, "Parallel World."

Even so, on the point that the usage of "Magic" and "Magic" is different, it is said that the possibility of "someone eavesdropping on what Sora told them and posturing" is extremely low. However, those who understand "Parallel World" are completely limited.

And I don't think anyone who knows this would casually leak the information to others, even if it isn't believed.

I couldn't help but want to deny the possibility I could think of, but I had to backtrack to the worst-case scenario I noticed the moment I first saw it.

"……Can you teleport?"

"Teleporting supernatural power? No, this is just magic. This is also a low-level basic magic among Magic."

While praying to hide the cold sweat, Killua, who opened his mouth with all his might, spoke, and Hami answered without thinking, with the grave composure that had not changed from the beginning.

"As the name implies, it is a magic that replaces something with something else. The foundation of alchemy is degenerate exchange, or at best, Equivalent Exchange.

Just now, I replaced the space where the marble fell from above my head with the space above Gon's head over there. Picking up the dropped marbles is the same. By the way, the marble itself is attached with Reinforcement Magic. A magic with an effect similar to what you say, 'the 'Ken' of the Reinforcement type.'

Sorry. If she had my formal wear, she could fight a bit like a Magician, but she doesn't know much about my formal wear, so she cannot Copy it."

Hami answered with no intention of hiding the theory she imagined based on the facts that happened to Killua and the remarks of Kai, and apologized for not becoming an effective means of attack.

This self-discipline could also sense Sora's afterimage, Killua shook off the afterimage, Killua thought while continuing to speak to buy time: fight or run?

"……You are kind, are you together with your sister, pampering your sister?"

"Impossible. Basically, I have no interest in other people, regardless of age or gender.

I say this because, as I said before, I don't have the hobby of bullying young people. I was reluctantly taught the knowledge of 'Nen Ability', but you only know that girl's magic knowledge, right?

This is too unfair, so I will teach you some basic knowledge."

Hami raised her beautiful lips and smiled for the first time, as if saying she was going to go out with Killua, while also understanding that he went out to buy time.

She did not sneer, but with a pitying compassion, she showed her strong character, smiling so charmingly that I couldn't believe she was a girl.

That smile made Killua's spine chill, completely different from Sora.

The brother Curse voice in my brain shouted: "Run." There is no chance of winning, I am facing my mental state, not my ability.

Even so, Killua remained in place, claws kneeling on the ground laughing.

I cannot run away.

We have determined that she is not unrelated to the Flame Soldier who stole Sora's eyes and his mastermind.

Because there is a reason I cannot quit.

I cannot forgive the person who put Sora in that situation.

That is why Killua grabbed the Carnelian on the Pendant hanging on his neck and opened his mouth to struggle.

"………………What about Sora?"

But it wasn't Killua who spoke.

Gon was not ready to run away, but in a completely open posture, barely grabbing his own "coat," he asked Kai.

"……You said you are not interested in others…… are you not interested in Sora…… or your own sister?"

Before Killua could reprimand him, "What are you doing!?" Gon stepped forward and asked.

The smile disappeared, Hami was expressionless, but unlike before, it was wrapped in a cold air, turned her face to look at Gon.

I still couldn't feel any hostility.

However, Killua sensed the anger gradually turning into hostility, rising slowly like cold air, and slowly took a step back.

Gon felt the same way, you could tell from his tense face.

It's just that the expression on his face was grave, his gaze fixed, and he took another step forward.

"No. You…… Hami, you are not uninterested in Sora. Because you talk about Sora from time to time.

And…… Hami likes Sora, right? Hami, you call Sora 'that girl'…… just like when Sora calls me Killua, Kurapika, or the people he likes and cares about, he calls Sora very gently, 'that girl'!!"

Gon himself proposed the answer to this question and appealed.

Facing the girl who had the horror and atmosphere worthy of the title of Queen, but lacked too much humanity, he pointed to the part he felt was human, pointing to the Magician.

Undeniably, if one said they longed to become such a person, they believed it. To that extent.

However, Gon believed it.

If she and the Flame Soldier who stole Sora's eyes were the same existence, if the mastermind was by her side…… if her heart was the same as her true heart, even if it was fake, then she believed it was true, and appealed.

To her who saved Sora, 'Sister, do you love Sora?' he appealed.

"……If that is the case, what do you intend to do?"

Regarding this appeal, the answer was a question.

He did not affirm, my whole person was stung by the surrounding air to the point that I thought the cold anger was hurting my skin.

Seeing Killua behind him shivering from the pressure of the sea, about to cry, I felt sorry for Killua losing control and causing me trouble again, but Gon did not flinch.

The reason Killua couldn't draw was not just Killua.

Even he could not flinch, so he also picked up the White Jade Bracelet that was a birthday gift from Sora, and answered.

"Tell me. Why are you here now, even though you should have died in a world that is not here? Who resurrected you…… who created you? He stole Sora's eyes and Kurapika's best friend. Tell me who made you hurt Kurapika!!

Please…… Hami, just like the Flame Soldier, if you cannot oppose what you don't want to do, we will set you free! We will definitely defeat the mastermind and let Kai not have to do what he doesn't want to do!!"

So, please. …… Give back Sora's eyes. Please help Sora."

If he loved Sora and his younger sister as Gon thought, then he would ask them to lend him their power.

Gon did not realize that if he could not resist, he would not be able to accept. It did not matter whether the other party agreed or not; he was simply willing to do as he was told, so even if he did not realize it, there was no problem.

But he wanted to ask, he wanted to know, so he answered, pleaded, and hoped.

Even if he could not resist, even if he were being manipulated, even if it were fake, what was the Sea still thinking? I want to know what her true "feelings" are, so I asked her for help, because I knew I had made the Sea angry.

To the appeal, to the plea, the Sea answered quietly.

While slowly opening her tightly closed eyes.

"……Gon. You are too pure, too naive, too stupid, and too cruel."

It was not Sora who answered, but Gon.

"A pure, beautiful child who does not know the stupidity of a 'Magician' and the sins of 'humanity'.

Hey, what if I said I loved her? What would you do if that girl said she loved her little sister so much that she couldn't resist?"

He called Gon "cruel" and asked back.

The anger dissipated like cold ice. He spoke coldly, yet there was no coldness. It was softer and gentler.

But this was not kindness. This was not about Gon.

It was like dealing with a child too stupid to understand.

I understand that this is like talking to myself without expecting to be understood.

"Can you save me?

Remove me from 'working as a Magician'. Can you save me from the 'Human Species Origin'?"

The Sea was so similar.

The opened eyes were hollow and filled with Pitch Darkness, just like the Flame Soldier I heard about.

However, it looked very similar.

The Goddess who had been sleeping deep in the sky, the Goddess who didn't even dream, not even in her dreams... Sea Beauty asked "her," whose eyes were filled with helpless laughter, with the same smile.

Rather than how she created herself, or how she freed herself from the mastermind who stole her sister's eyes, she did not care.

Will you free me from my work as a Magician and my origin as a human species? When.

Gon realized that Sea Beauty had given up on the mood of being angry at Gon and started laughing, and he was speechless.

I don't even know what I said wrong. I don't know what the Sea is talking about.

However, when asked what I could do, I couldn't answer anything, but when I said I was powerless, I was told by the Sea that it was useless to be angry. I only knew what had happened, so Gon suddenly shouted, "I'm sorry."

I couldn't do anything, and I was about to blurt out an apology admitting my powerlessness, but it was drowned out before it could even leave my mouth.

"Shut up!"

Killua cried out.

Terrified by the Sea's anger, Killua stepped forward and shouted.

"What is 'Can you save me?!'

That guy! I know Gon is too naive, too silly, too annoying, too stupid, too cruel, and too stupid, but it's not you! That guy is just too stupid, always acting on momentum and causing trouble for those around him!

You don't have to tell me, everyone knows!!"

Killua seemed angry at the Sea, but for some reason, he shouted so many insults that it could only be said he was attacking Gon, and Killua yelled.

Declaring. Appealing.

"Just because I'm an idiot, even if I reach a dead end, I'll break through that dead end, and this guy will always help me! He's here to help me!!"

Although it was just momentum, he politely appealed what a brilliant idiot Gon was. Declaring.

He said he was saved because he was an idiot.

"If you're just going to give up, don't ask 'Can you save me?'!"

Gon also denied the "powerlessness" he was about to admit.

Killua said that her giving up was stupid.

"If you haven't given up yet, just honestly say 'Save me'!!

Even if you've given up, even if you don't know anything, Gon... don't deny what we want to do!!"

I said don't give up.

In the sea, and... in Gon.

I wanted to kill him. If I could kill him without him noticing anything, it would be easier.

But I knew. Because I noticed.

Because when Kurapika and the Flame Soldier caught my attention, I thought the same thing, Sora.

Even if they were created with the expectation of their own tragedy, they would be used and exhausted. Even if the Fate Maiden was fake, it was an encounter that shouldn't have happened.

Because if my wish came true, I would want to see him.

Because he is the person I want to see.

So, even if I don't know what to do, even if I know I'm powerless, I'm still here because I don't want to give up. Crying.

I can still forgive her resignation because she, like a Goddess, understands everything in this world that we don't even know, but I cannot forgive her resignation. I have no reason to forgive you.

"No matter how talented you are, if you are not omniscient or omnipotent, don't give up!!

Gon too! You know you're an idiot! Why does he just stop when he's told he's stupid or something?! What happened to the reckless motorcycle that's usually out of control!?"

"I said stupid and cruel, but you are the only one who is stupid."

"You're just like your little sister, except for the cousin you don't want! Look at the mood! Don't say that now!!"

Killua's argument even reached Gon, but Kai closed her eyes again, returned to her original pace, sprinted normally, and killed Killua.

Gon couldn't help but smile at that reverse giraffe.

Laughing and saying

"Haha, that's right, Killua. It's true, being called an idiot is a bit sad, but regardless, thinking of myself as an idiot is useless!"

Gon concluded that he had been hurt by Killua's foolish shouting, and he gently spread his legs to steady himself.

Refining his aura, increasing the density of the aura wrapping him, shaking off hesitation and regret, gazing at the sea with infinitely transparent eyes, I declare.

"Yeah. Umi, I will help you."

"Even if you don't trust me, even if I can't do anything alone, I am not alone! Killua is there, Kurapika and Leorio aren't here right now, and... Sora!"

"So definitely, I will help you!!"

Hearing such a declaration, Umi shrugged and sighed.

He seemed stunned by his reckless and rash behavior as well.

However, this might have just been a fleeting thought, but in Gon's view, he was a bit impressed by his own and Killua's positivity... he hadn't given up.

"...... I really envy your youth."

I don't know if that mutter was sarcastic or sincere.

Although she looked slightly taller than him, the aura and presence she exuded were more mature than the current Sora.

Ignoring that whisper, Umi asked while playing with marbles in her palm.

"So? If you're going to help me, what will you do?"

"Hmm? Well... Killua~..."

"Hurry up! Relying on me too early!!"

"............... Even a foolish sister like me had to think a lot before speaking."

Facing Umi's question, Gon said, "I'll help you," and opened his eyes wide, remaining silent for a few seconds.

As expected of Umi, she was taken aback by this, stopped being sarcastic, and spat out words that seemed to be her true impression.

Then, perhaps without thinking too much, a sense of sympathy welled up, she took a light breath, put the marbles she was playing with back into her Drawstring Bag, and muttered briefly again, but it was a little longer than the first time. After that, she proposed.

"For now, why don't you fight me? Right now, I am an indispensable member of that lecher, and if I can't fight, the 'Master' you call will come to save me."

"...... Isn't that very favorable?"

Umi's proposal was undoubtedly the most effective one so far, but Killua wondered if such a proposal could be made.

The answer was the original "Replacement Magic Flash Air," I didn't have high expectations for it when I asked about it, and if I answered, I thought it was because of my composure as a strong person, but I didn't expect Umi to make such a strong statement.

"To be honest, I really, really want someone to kill this narcissistic pedophile, so I don't really like or dislike her. Regardless, I will treat that pervert's enemy well."

"You really can't go against him!?"

"Needless to say, if you oppose me here and now, I will kill or I will be there."

She emphasized "really" until he could understand that Umi truly didn't want to oppose him because she was created by the mastermind, I have been insisting. I really hate it from the bottom of my heart.

"Wow, I understand! I don't want Umi to get hurt, but if that's the case, I'll do it!"

Although confused, Gon was convinced and accepted Umi's proposal, believing Umi was truly Sora's sister.

However, the person who made the suggestion gave a lazy suggestion by answering "yes" in turns.

"I will cheer for you personally, but I cannot fight that pervert, so please do your best."

As she said this, she casually turned the Drawstring Bag filled with marbles upside down.

Because the mouth was open, gravity caused dozens of marbles to fall to the ground, but they never reached the floor.

"Ah!?"

"Hey!?"

Seeing this, Gon and Killua realized once again who their opponent was.

The opponent was a mage.

Even so, Sora still said his sister was "a mage, with a mage's talent and ability, far inferior to me."

This was by no means a filter overlapping with the guilt and longing for a sister who had lost her family.

Umi herself was also constantly honing her skills, even without the weapon-grade ritual gems, let alone the ability itself, the combination of what was claimed to be basic Magic and low-level Magic would exert the greatest effect. Gon and Killua realized they were the truly strong ones.

As if surrounding Umi, like a wall, all the marbles fell casually onto the sea surface, falling continuously with a buzzing sound.

This woman connected the space where her marbles fell with the space around her to extend the falling distance.

The height at which the marbles fell around Umi was about 1m, but they were circular, which meant the distance the marbles fell increased with the number of loops.

In other words, not only Killua, but Gon also understood that if it cycled 100 times, it would become a marble with the power of a normal G falling from a height of 100m.

With this alone, it became a Magic Bullet with terrifying power.

"Also, what's added isn't just enhancement, but an increase in gravity... and it has the opposite effect of the Magic I cast on myself when falling, so you really have to be careful. World."

"You're the Demon!"

Killua's heartfelt impulse and his evaluation of Umi were a signal.

Those marbles surrounding Umi like a wall flew in all directions as if they were about to burst.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Gon and Killua let out screams, released their refined aura, increased the density of their "Ren," and used the agility of children to run around seriously. That was all.

With the move of "cutting flesh and bone," the two had thought of using the "Hard" they had just learned to deflect the marbles to close the distance with Umi, but there were concrete buildings everywhere here. The marbles hit them, making the sound of throwing bowling balls, and when I saw a small marble that wouldn't break even if it sank into the water, Killua and even the reckless Gon decided "This is the last resort!"

Umi's extremely simple attack method of "connecting the space where marbles fall to another space," because it was as simple as enhanced melee combat, was difficult to deal with.

What's more, Umi didn't always connect to the "above" space like she did when she put it on Gon's head during the first "test," and unlike when she extended the falling distance to apply G, this time it wasn't always "above"...

The marbles that had been accelerated to gain G would fly out like Bullets fired from a pistol, and even if there was a space connection on the side or ground, they would return to the space where they were fired. Connected somewhere, their number decreased as they sank into the surrounding walls and ground to a certain extent, but their momentum increased further.

This reminded me of the top of a man named Kido in Heaven's Arena, but its lethality was much greater than that, and it was just a troublesome attack that didn't know where it came from because it was connected to space. However, although troublesome, as Killua said, Umi was a true Demon.

"Gander."

"Shall we add more projectiles, you guys!!"

Although everything you could do was to avoid the marbles of Replacement Magic and the majestic dance, this woman shot the Gandr that Sora is also good at between the two.

Fortunately, Sora's Gando is a sphere that distorts space like hot mist even in a "Hard" state, making it hard to see clearly, while Umi's Gandr is a black sphere, so even at night, my eyes have grown accustomed to it. Both of them are former Assassins with strong night vision, and trying to dodge them is as difficult as dodging splashing glass shards.

However, whether Umi truly has Malice or not is unknown, but this woman is indeed a Demon.

"That's right. I forgot to say that unlike that girl, my Gandr is a legitimate strike for Finn... It is a Curse of cardiac arrest.

Excellently, if you defend with Magic Aura, even if you are hit in the heart, it won't stop immediately, so it's fine, right?"

"I will kill you!"

"Calm down, Killua! I believe Sora might forgive me, but calm down! Don't fly away with the Gandr!"

Killua's hesitation and doubt were blown away by Umi's excessive lethality and her words of comfort; after connecting the space to the next day, he flew in from the direction of the next day, starting to make Gon cry for real.

"...... I wonder if this can be resolved?"

Tohsaka Rin, who had been looking down on Gon ever since jumping out the window, collapsed instinctively and muttered in confusion.

The murderous intent is high in many respects, but the colorful marbles flying around, the marbles, the black spheres, and the children making a loud noise while dodging, look completely devoid of tension from the side.

The first argument was more tense, and I was worried, but now, to be honest, it looks like Umi is playing with me.

Perhaps she has the same thoughts as Retsu; Umi sighed in annoyance and let the fleeing children sing.

"God, grant me the reason to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to always see the difference between the two."

Of course, amidst the wild dance of magic and Gandr where glass shards are attached with Enhancement and Gravity Increase Magic, Umi's motto is her own motto; she hummed the "Nibel Prayer" she spoke of and asked.

"If you say that the things I accept as 'impossible to change' are not 'reason' but 'refusal', then you say your choice is 'the wisdom to discern the difference between the two'. Then... why not show me the 'courage to change the things that can be changed'?"

Open your closed eyes and speak with the hollow eyes of Gandr.

"Are you just running away?"

These words motivated them.

"Killua!"

"Ah, I will forgive you!"

Gon called out to Killua while emitting an unprecedented Aura. Killua agreed.

There was no need for a meeting. I didn't even have to think about what he was going to do; I just did something so simple I didn't even think about it.

I know what I should do. Without a doubt, Gon is also looking forward to this.

That is why Killua gave permission with a desperate mood, and the permitted Gon ran straight ahead like a dog, saying "Wait!" to the "Good!".

Sure enough, the effect when Gandr hits is scary because even if you defend it with Aura, you don't know what will happen, and you avoid it because its quantity is smaller than the marbles and its momentum is smaller, but besides that, it is a machine gun 360-degree dive; instead of dodging the Enhancement and Gravity-enhanced glass shards dancing wildly when approaching the strafing, he defended with the maximum output of "Ken", the "last resort", and directly closed the distance. The shortest distance to Umi.

Gon showed "courage" in this naive way, and Umi's expression just smiled slightly.

"You are an obedient child. But you trust me, your 'enemy', too much.

Well, I didn't lie. Did I tell you? My remaining Bullets are 'almost' zero."

However, although the corners of her mouth rose slightly as if praising Gon's actions, perhaps because she could not disobey the mastermind's orders, or perhaps because of her innate personality, this girl was serious. However, there was no pity.

She took out a Drawstring Bag containing marbles and marbles from the pocket opposite her pocket, said a sarcastic remark to Gon while taking it out, picked it up with her fingertips, and revealed a red one the size of a quail egg, a red gem.

"Hey!?"

Even a layman like Gon could tell; when he confirmed that this ore was clearly different from the glass shards flying around, Gon let out a sound inadvertently, saying he had endured the marbles and marbles hitting him.

Of course, I didn't lie.

She said, "The remaining Bullets are almost zero," and "Sora doesn't know, so I can't reproduce it." I never said "zero" or "cannot reproduce." On the contrary, he hinted that I had some.

Gon did not notice this hint, and Umi exhaled with slight disappointment, but even seeing the gem in her hand, his face twitched slightly, but facing the bombardment of glass shards, he did not give up on facing himself. The light that could not be seen even without him flickered in his eyes; he flicked the red gem in his hand toward Gon with his thumb and told him to detonate it.

"Bake and Wear"

It is an extremely simple detonation word like her sister's, but the effect and accuracy of the magic itself are definitely far superior to Sora's.

The effect of Sora's Gem Magic is that if it is Fire attribute, it will only burn or explode, turning into a Burning long spear, extending the scorching tip toward Gon in front of him.

"Wow!!"

And that scorching long spear was indeed something he didn't want to hit more than Gandr, or rather, rather than being "Hard", he felt that even if he used "Hard" to defend the direct hit position, he wouldn't be able to predict what effect it would have; Gon took the opportunity to rush up, jumped in, and dodged the Fire spear.

Umi's lips still carried a faint smile, as if she had noticed his avoidance.

Even if you can't see it, you have to notice it. The light in Gon's eyes did not dissipate, and he thought with a smile: "This is unexpected, but premeditated!"

That's right, even Umi can see it.

"Freeze and Capture"

So Umi twisted half her body, threw the blue gem hidden in her hand, took it out along with the red gem, and detonated it as well.

"!?"

The Ice Mana contained in the blue gem caught Killua's feet; it covered the ground like vines and erased its existence with "Zetsu".

Gon emitted Aura and rushed over to attract Umi's attention; Killua weakened and extinguished his existence, escaped from the space where Gandr and glass shards were dancing wildly, and went around to Umi's back to start a surprise attack.

"Sweet"

This is why Umi judged sternly and frankly.

However, Killua, still bound by the ice vines, could still drop his Sword into Umi's medulla oblongata.

"Degree Jin Blood but!!"

Just like he avoided the spinning top with pure reflex and concentration, just like his first match with Gido, he had been dodging the spinning top. Gon swung his fist after avoiding Umi's Replacement Magic of glass shards and Gandr.

The strategy ends here. Even Killua did not expect Gem Magic, let alone that from the beginning, just using Gon as bait, he lost himself from Umi's mark.

I was bait from the beginning. The purpose was to make Gon think he would launch a surprise attack, thereby removing Gon from Umi's mark.

Hearing Killua's words, Umi turned around forcefully.

Then, with that momentum, she lowered her hips slightly, stretched out her right hand, countered Gon who was about to attack her with his palm, and blew him away.

".................. Teeth?"

To avoid being noticed by Umi, the body was likely that of an ordinary girl; if it were an attack imbued with Aura, Umi might have thought she couldn't faint, so Gon took it out himself, because he was still in a "Heavy" state, and Killua's eyes widened as he saw that momentum returned to the sea, blown backward by a cheerful piece.

Looking back at Killua, Umi said.

"This is the reason I told you. It's very sweet."

"Why are you sisters both Mages, yet so good at hand-to-hand combat!?"

"Don't you know? Self-defense is common sense for beauties."

"I don't know! Are the beauties in your world all Amazons!?"

To be honest, seeing that Gon was the person he liked most was frustrating, but it was still within my expectations; although he was in an "Absolute" state, he was already accustomed to actual combat, so he blew Gon away with a single strike—not as a Mage, but as a real person—and his appearance and demeanor made him mistake his physical ability for being high, so he went berserk while in a frozen state.

However, Umi put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and rejected Killua's claim with a smug face.

"Who is an Amazon? At the very least, one can compare us to Valkyries."

Hami found Killua's reasoning shameless, but while making reasonable demands regarding appearance, he snapped his fingers, and the glass shards that continued to dance behind him did not hit Gon or the surrounding environment like the first time, connecting space, circulating, and accelerating.

"So? Is it over just like that? What you displayed in the end wasn't 'courage,' but 'savage courage,' is that okay?"

This time, Killua could not refute.

Perhaps it was a more powerful Magic than I had imagined, and when Killua released a burst of Aura, he could feel the ice vines binding him cracking, but even so, he judged that it would take dozens of seconds to release the bindings.

Umi firing those glass shards at Killua this time was certainly faster than him releasing the bindings, and even so, I'm afraid there would be no chance to enter the gap in the sea.

Even if there were, I could see that both Gon and I would be out of Aura before then.

Killua gave up and said, "All options have been exhausted."

Behind my head, brother illuminated, but, "I told you, didn't I?"

Immediately after, the sea before his eyes smiled slightly, and her smiling face returned to a doll-like, inorganic expressionlessness.

"……I don't know which mouth said 'don't give up'?"

Like her brother, with a blank, doll-like face, Hami muttered in disappointment at the face that was still Sora, and snapped her fingers again.

About half of the glass shards hovering behind the sea disappeared, and the space in front of Killua twisted like heat haze.

(-No way! Killua or it's over!!)

Killua immediately closed his eyes and emitted an Aura of full-force resistance.

Just then, Killua shuddered, took a step back, and felt the ice vines binding him crack and disappear.

I was stunned.

But it was much smaller than I had expected and prepared for.

I didn't even have to think about how it ended up this way.

"Ah!!"

"!?"

That warmth embracing me as if jumping onto me, that shock surpassing that warmth.

I cannot move, I cannot escape, because you became my shield. Because you bore all the shock for me.

Even knowing everything, Killua couldn't believe it; he opened his eyes and called out to his best friend, hoping the scene before him was a lie.

"Gon!!"

Gon, who should have been hit in his defenseless stomach by the counterattack, protected Killua.

He was originally in a "Hard" state, but he had already used a lot of Aura, and the damage caused by an attack without sea-surface protection could not be as strong as the first "Hard." It should have been.

That is why Gon could not stand up and was groaning in pain.

Even so, Gon looked up at Killua, who was holding him, and said.

"Killua…… run……!"

"Uh……?"

Although his injuries were far more numerous than Killua's, and even breathing seemed difficult, he still prioritized breathing to tell Killua what he wanted.

"Quickly!"

At the very least, I wanted him to escape.

I had no way, and I didn't want to, but Gon wanted to be as pure, innocent, foolish, and cruel as possible.

"……What a cruel child."

Looking down at Gon, who was begging for a cruel wish, and Killua, who was about to cry because the wish could not be fulfilled, the sea looked down and muttered the same evaluation as the one in Killua's heart.

The doll's expression twisted somewhat sadly.

That expression was the most like Sora.

Her face was very similar to Sora's; she raised her right hand and snapped her fingers, this time erasing everything behind her and twisting the space above them.

"Gon! Killua!!"

Retsu, who was watching the ball game at the Hotel, let out a scream as if feeling that they were no longer playing, but Killua did not hear it.

What I heard was a sad apology amidst the rain of glass shards that had turned into colorful Magic Bullets.

"――――Sorry…… Sora."

I certainly heard the apology directed at my sister, not at us.

Of course, the rain of glass shards that had been accelerating and falling for several kilometers should have poured down.

However, due to Gon's cruel plea and Umi's disappointment, Sora's reflection made him unable to escape, nor could he protect him with Gon's "straightforwardness," and it did not reach Killua, who was present.

"!"

Before it could reach, Hami's expression changed from sad disappointment to a vigilant, ferocious face, and at the same time, she clapped her hands again; meanwhile, the vicious Magic Bullets pouring down on Killua and the others were swallowed by the turbulence of space once more. Dissipated.

Then, the disappearing glass shards turned and were released from the side.

Killua noticed "someone" behind him, whose accuracy in killing presence was even higher than Killua's or Gon's, and vigilantly changed the target of the attack.

"Close!"

Perhaps because she was unexpectedly noticed, the other party clicked her tongue but did not slow down.

Switching from "Absolute," she released the Aura she had been kneading within her body, and while running, she grabbed the prey and pulled it out.

He avoided those Magic Bullets, which were only the size of pebbles but had the power of a bowling ball fired from a rifle, with minimal movement, cut them with the blade he held, disabled all the bullets, and passed through.

No matter how casually you connect space, as long as it is within a 4m radius, it is under your control.

There is no need to stop. There is no reason to stop.

Piercing, piercing, possessing "Circle territory," as soon as the girl entered the door, she swung her blade at that slender neck.

However, as a chill ran down my spine, my absence, which should have reached the realm of god-like speed, stopped.

"Oh, sorry."

You were right to stop.

Umi said in a monotone, seemingly without any regret.

Moving the space in front of the neck, she stabbed the tip of the blade into the opponent's neck.

If he hadn't blocked it, he wouldn't have been able to stop it; he would have long since cut his own throat by hand, cold sweat streaming down.

It stopped for a moment, but that moment was enough.

Umi said "sorry" in a monotone, then leaped backward as lightly and gorgeously as a fairy, and then disappeared, swallowed by the fluctuations of space.

He clicked his tongue at being able to escape, but it was more because he realized how troublesome the other party was, rather than frustration at the escape.

The ability to connect space was known from the sliding lens of the glass shards earlier, so I kept a close eye on the misty fluctuations that occurred when connecting these spaces.

Therefore, unless the spatial fluctuation was activated at the last moment, I had the confidence to avoid the replaced space by changing the trajectory of the drawn Sword.

That girl did it at the "last moment." And, without any fear or impatience, as naturally as breathing.

He clicked his tongue in frustration because he understood this was no Coincidence; it was a perfect ability, and he cast his gaze toward the remaining two children.

"Hey! What is up with that damn scary girl?"

There was no answer to this question; instead, Killua, who had finally broken free from sleep paralysis, and Gon, whose pain had subsided, opened their eyes wide and raised their voices.

"Nobunaga!?"

A ronin-like man wearing a kimono suddenly rushed in, making Umi shrink back. It was Nobunaga, a member of the Phantom Troupe.

"Oh, yeah. What happened? If you don't know, you don't know, answer this question."

Seriously, who is that girl? It feels strange, but I've never heard of a person capable of repeatedly teleporting details like this, even if it's illegal to let them walk around or explore in the same place. She's a little older than you, what kind of bad joke is this?"

He clicked his tongue, as if irritated by these two who didn't answer his questions and reacted too slowly, but he didn't seem to have any intention of hurting them. He spoke unilaterally.

And it was not the two of them, who had not yet grasped the current situation, who answered his somewhat complaining question.

"That is a glorious evaluation."

Following the direction of the voice, Umi stood on the roof opposite the Inn where Gon and the others had stopped, looking down at the three of them and saying:

Apparently, he had just left Nobunaga's range and did not seem to have any intention of running away yet.

"Is it because of the strange mark carved on that Wall?"

Nobunaga clicked his tongue again at Umi's words and complained to himself.

After hearing this, although it was so noisy, Killua discovered that even in the middle of the night, no one came out, there was no commotion, and no onlookers jumped out.

Perhaps as Umi said, before they sneaked into their room, they set up a Barrier to avoid people, and Nobunaga's "Quan" was probably part of the Barrier. By noticing and destroying the things filled with Magic Aura, he must have been able to reach this place where he was cut off and turned into another world.

"That's right, your 'Quan' is accurate, isn't it? It might reach the level of an 'Absolute Barrier' in a while, keep working hard."

Did he really not expect to be discovered and ruined? Umi said she truly admired him, but even if a fourteen-year-old girl looked down on him and admired him, he would only be angry.

Thus, Nobunaga glared at him again with bloodthirsty eyes and said:

"Don't listen to my cheeky mouth, Puppet of Omokage...!"

"Omokage?"

Facing the name that appeared in Nobunaga's angry words, Gon stood up leaning on Killua's shoulder and retreated like a parrot. No, he looked up at Umi and continued speaking.

"Seriously, who the hell are you?... What happened to Uvogin? Didn't you dig up his grave to take advantage of him?"

"? Uvogin?... Ah, I remember. That pervert is the origin of the doll known as the 'biggest failure' that was destroyed."

"...'Biggest failure'?"

Leaving Gon and Killua behind, the story continued.

Although Gon felt frustrated that it was okay to leave him alone, he told them this was a chance to recover, because he did not give up, and a stream of Aura flowed through his body. Concentrating on recovery, Killua also concentrated on extracting even a little information from the two's conversation, not inserting unnecessary words.

"Yes. He was killed by that child's eyes, and most importantly, with the highest precision a human vessel could produce. It was 'impossible' because it melted and sank into an Abyss that no one could reach."

He should have given up, but that pervert dug up the grave and gave the eyeball to the Puppet, and as a result... he gave me a part of the real thing that was completely killed, so it was there. As a result, he died turning into a doll in a chain reaction, and this time, no matter whose 'obsession' was used as the Material, he could only make a shape, and he was made into something that would never move."

I barely knew what Umi was talking about.

However, I only knew why Nobunaga was here and what his killing intent was.

Like in Yorknew, Gon and Killua both understood that he came for his best friend.

"That girl, are you talking about Sora Kiori? Seriously, what is wrong with you... but I am grateful that the woman didn't let her use Uvogin. That's right."

Nobunaga scratched his head and muttered to himself; from Umi's explanation, he understood everything.

Not long ago, the man named "Omokage" might only have been called a "pervert," so perhaps he guessed that Umi herself was unwilling to be "Omokage's Puppet." The targeted killing intent was fading.

However, what faded to the end was that "killing intent toward Umi."

This is why Nobunaga directed his killing intent to the edge of the target he should be commanding.

Staring at Umi, not behind him, he shouted loudly.

"Previous Phantom Troupe Spider, you made a greatly underestimated imitation of me...

Are you there? Omokage!!"

As soon as Nobunaga's voice fell, the space he was watching fluctuated, and a man appeared from there.

A tall yet deathly thin figure was wrapped in a Mantle of peculiar design. The pale face and long silver hair were visible even at night, relying only on the light of the moon and stars.

The distance was too great for me to see his face clearly, but his features were all the same.

He seemed to possess the characteristics of the man who was the "Planner" for the vision shared by Sora Tokiori and the Flame Soldier.

"Gugu gugu..."

The man chuckled, standing by the seaside, looking down at the three of them.

Like the sea, in the empty church, there was only Pitch Darkness in his eye sockets, and at the same time, an eerie aura rose up.

Killua and Gon turned back to glare at the man, almost overwhelmed by that ominous aura.

Then the man wore an ecstatic look, as if he had seen something, and began to laugh while speaking.

"Uhu hu... endlessly Transparent eyes, pure and eyes full of Pitch Darkness... when your best friend insults you, the eyes will be Burning with anger...

All of these are wonderful! The eyes of you three are like a Jewel, I want to admire them all night long!"

"……………………"

The man's words silenced not only Gon and Killua, but even Nobunaga. Honestly, this sentence made me believe that this was not just about his appearance or his lack of eyes, but it made me believe this was the person Sora had seen.

However, they did not have the courage to say why they were so sure... or rather, they did not have the courage to ruin the atmosphere.

But there were also brave people.

"... You are an eyeball fetishist, a pedophile, a narcissist, and in the end, you are happy to come out and let others use your fetish... You really want to be chosen as a perverted world representative."

"You really don't read the atmosphere!! Also, really stop with the pedophile thing! It's a misunderstanding!!"

"Other than that, I admit it. An unconscious pervert is the worst, but a self-aware and provocative pervert is harmful."

"Don't eat the fried leg!!"

Of course, Sensen said what Gon, Killua, and Nobunaga wanted to say, 90% harsher than what they wanted to say.

In an instant, Sirius shattered into pieces, smashed to smithereens by Omokage, but Sensen replied with a cold beauty and even more ruthless words, as if saying he was the only one continuing to be serious.

Nobunaga was startled by her reaction, then pointed at the sea and asked Gon and Killua beside him.

"... Eh, is that girl a relative of Sora Tokiori?"

"Sora's older sister."

"My younger sister, it seems she has been dead for almost ten years."

"I see. I agree. Miss! Say more!!"

After confirming with the two, Nobunaga for some reason started cheering for Sensen, and Sensen also said: "Leave it to me!" She gave a thumbs up.

"What are you accepting!?"

"If you didn't suddenly expose your special fetish, that would be better, right?"

Sensen retorted without guilt, but afterwards, perhaps Omokage used his power to restrict Sensen's speech, or perhaps he realized that this story was actually deviating from the track rather than derailing, so there was no need. She shut her mouth like a doll.

"... I've gone off-topic, but let me introduce myself again.

Nice to meet you, Gon and Killua. I am Omokage. Like Nobunaga there, he was originally a member of the Phantom Troupe, a divine Puppet Master."

Sensen fell silent, she regained her composure, Gon looked at Omokage with slightly sympathetic eyes, unnaturally trying to clear his throat, while Killua and Nobunaga looked at him with pale eyes. The shrewd Killua muttered: God's Puppet?

By the way, when I called myself this name, Sensen beside me didn't speak, but she was clearly laughing.

"This is a self-proclaimed name."

Perhaps not knowing the reaction of Sensen beside him, Nobunaga responded to Killua's muttering and explained unexpectedly.

And even Omokage, knowing that Nobunaga did not have enough information to the point of not being bothered, didn't even stop, looking at him with a smile.

Gon and Killua, angered by that eerie smile, listened silently to Nobunaga's story, it was a pity to miss this valuable intelligence.

"Omokage's Nen Ability... the ability to create dolls from other people's memories and add them to his subordinates is basically infinite.

Once you imbue your own aura into the doll's body, regardless of the body's aura afterwards, it will continue to move semi-permanently... if you want, you can control dozens or hundreds of dolls."

"!? No limit!?"

Since only Umi appeared and the Flame Soldier did not appear, Killua thought that even if there were stock dolls that could be created, he could only move and control one like the current Sensen.

A somewhat familiar question... why can Sora's sister Sensen become a doll? It was clarified that she created the Sensen that only she knew because she created it from the heart, and presumably she learned about the "Other World" from the Sensen she created, but other than that, Nobunaga could only get information that made her despair.

Just then, Gon grabbed his shoulder and said, "It's okay."

Then, he raised his head and shouted without hesitation, even though he was hit by Omokage's eerie aura.

"Did you steal Sora's eyes!? If so, give Sora's eyes back to me!!"

Facing Gon's words, Omokage still had a smug smile on his face, and without answering Gon's words, he began to talk to himself happily.

"Hehehe, your eyes are really good. Because straight eyes like yours are very suitable for 'her'... I think I have to add your eyes to my Collection."

(... "Her"? "Compatibility"?)

When Killua discovered something he was interested in, he looked confused, although he was tired of not being able to understand Omokage's story.

For a moment, "she" thought it was Sensen, and also looked at Sensen, but Sensen continued to put on a doll-like expression, I think it should be wrong.

Considering his previous harsh attitude towards Omokage, Killua was convinced that she would react unpleasantly to Omokage's words of gratitude.

First of all, Sensen often referred to it as an "eyeball fetish," so his obsession and fixation on eyeballs were hardcore, but that didn't mean his eyes didn't have special abilities or characteristics like Sora and Kurapika. Killua wondered if he was addicted to

Sora, who basically didn't rely on people, asked for their cooperation. That kind of eyes that gave a subjective impression were eyes full of purity, because the owner was still alive, because they were in human eye sockets, you want a pure eyeball fetish? I think.

"Collection... you also intend to steal our eyes!?"

So Killua still shouted, hoping to throw away some information.

Perhaps he wasn't just obsessed with eyeballs like Sensen said, but he wanted unusual eyes, and there was a reason for it from their perspective.

Killua hoped this would provide an opportunity for this person with such weird and foul abilities.

"Yes."

Unfortunately, Omokage did not give up any information more useful than this.

They looked regretful that they couldn't take their eyes off their hearts, and shouted to Sensen beside them.

"We don't intend to steal the main course yet... Let's retreat first."

Seemingly reluctant from the bottom of her heart, Umi tapped her Finger and replied lazily: "Yes, yes." A haze-like spatial fluctuation rose up behind her.

Once again, he was clearly trying to escape, so Nobunaga placed his hand on the Sword at his waist, ran up the building regardless of gravity, and then jumped into the space; he was about to slash him, but Umi didn't even hide her reluctance in her heart, so she was half-doubting, yet stood in front of Omokage as if to protect him, proving that she truly could not resist Omokage.

Then, with her right hand behind her back, she took out something that had been hidden behind a large coat collar, looking like an older sister's suit.

Seeing what Umi had taken out, Nobunaga unleashed his aura and took a stance, while Gon no longer borrowed Killua's shoulder to stand up, emitting his aura as much as possible.

Killua also had no time to worry about Gon, so he maintained his "Hatsu," preparing to move at any time.

What Umi took out was a gorgeous Dagger, with a blade about fifteen centimeters long.

Although it was impossible to see it clearly because of Umi's pincer attack, the handle was decorated with many Jewels embedded in a luxurious but not tasteless balance.

However, the blade was Transparent like glass, so if you consider it normally, it cannot be used as a proper blade. Even if it were just a decoration or a practical item, it looked like nothing more than a fancy letter opener.

However, in the eyes of Gon and Killua, who knew what kind of Magic Shikiori had inherited, studied, and carried forward, they simply could not view it as a decoration or a letter opener.

Even Nobunaga, who probably didn't even know about Magic, let alone Shikiori, instinctively felt: "That is dangerous."

Relying on this intuition, Umi pursed her lips, somewhat moved, but perhaps sensing that Omokage beside her was smiling as if it were her own thing, she spoke with open depression.

"How should I put it... both of us are unlucky. As for me, it is embarrassing to announce such a 'failure'; I want to smash it immediately, but that girl only knows this much about my dress, so this is the only one. I cannot Copy it."

"If this were my world, this would be the evil of the world... If I am not good at it, this is a deterrent case, but this world has so much Mana and Magic, such 'failed works' are also useful... It is a pity for both of us."

Of course, it was Nobunaga, and Gon and Killua, who had some understanding of "Magic," also said some things I couldn't understand, but I was too lazy to ask "What are you talking about?" as there was almost no room left to run.

As soon as he finished speaking, Umi gently waved the Dagger to check her condition; the Dagger was Wrapped in a massive black aura.

The aura of this weapon was clearly too great for the Umi who was pouring it out... Gon and the others, as well as Nobunaga, were very familiar with it.

They understood why they would instinctively be wary of that "Sword."

Knowing that they understood, Omokage had a joyful smile on his gloomy face, slowly immersing himself in the space connected to Umi, as if showing off, loudly provoking and mocking.

"Alright then, I will leave you here for today. But don't worry, we will meet again soon; even if your eyes are not suitable for 'her,' I will continue to love you carefully." Yo...

"Just like the Magic eyes of Sora Shikiori."

Although I knew this was a provocation, I could not ignore the last sentence.

"!!"

Although he didn't know what that meant, he didn't want to return Sora's gaze, even though he knew those eyes were "unworthy" of her. Instead, Umi raised the Dagger Wrapped in a massive aura.

"Sorry, I am a lecher, and my taste is really bad."

"Also, 'this' is not at all like the 'genuine article' created by the master; it is a despicable thing without even a trace of elegance, please avoid using it."

Umi apologized for Omokage's words and deeds like a guardian, and commented on the "Sword" in an apologetic tone, indicating that she wanted it from the bottom of her heart, rather than as a provocation.

"—Star, give it to me."

This was similar to what Sora said when using the Miracle to survive.

Alarm bells rang in my mind. Just like when the beauty of the firmament appeared, "death" erupted within them, and they felt their survival instincts screaming "Run!" To escape the trajectory, we strengthened our legs to the limit.

I don't know if it was a Coincidence, or if Omokage was predicting the timing, but when Umi announced the name of the "Sword" and it was swung, the three of them jumped sideways.

"Fallen work kishuazelretchschwein Sword organization replacement"

A pitch-black blade shot out, not like the light blade emitted by the magical fragments that proved Sora's fake was in no way inferior to the genuine article.

Omokage to Umi might be Hisoka to Sora.

Even so, the older sister Umi's sharp Tongue toward Omokage was better than it was at the beginning.