After what Arima said about the water effects on a zoner's power, we all combined our thoughts together and came up with a solution.
The main plan was to get Rounin back. Because of the fact that they were after Arima, we had to put someone as Arima's substitute and as a result, I was the best option out there.
We knew that Asuka looked like her brother the most but she's a women so hiding her identity as a girl was going to be challanging.
In other hands, Rokoro was too muscley for someone as thin and model-like as Arima's body so he wasn't a good pick either.
Not to say that Toma's too short to act as Arima as well but we didn't tell him the reason so he wouldn't get frustrated at us.
If he heard me now he'd have sliced my tongue and make some snacks from it.
So in conclusion, i had to go with Isao in Arima's stead.
And now here i am..thinking if this was really the best idea to come up with.
The rain got heavier and so my messed up thoughts. I could hear a loud hurricane inside my head.
The two of them got closer to us, me and Arima could finally see their faces clearly in the middle of the brawl the fog was causing.
Rounin had blood stains all over his clothes. Arima couldn't hold back his worryness and started to ask Rounin about his status.
“Rounin?! What's with your condition?! Was this weakling really able to beat you up?!”
Beaten up?! I don't think so...now that he's closer and his digital box is right in front of my eyes i can see it...!
This guy's health is 100%...
And so his mana status...
How can this even be possible?!
I don't know how having lots of magical powers work inside the zone but for Asuka and Toma's box datas, especially for their health part, it has always been something around 70% even though they look healthier than anyone else that i've ever met.
Right! the crazy numbers inside Rounin's box took my whole attention away from the guy that was accompanying him, the guy that introduced himself as Egawa Isao.
This guy also has high records...
[HEALTH: 82%/ MANA:65%]
He got more than Rokoro, Toma and Asuka in both options, which means if Rounin really turns out to be a traitor we're in a great trouble if this gets into a fighting battle.
But the worst thing at that moment was the fact that we already got on Isao's nerves because i just spotted the scene that he gitted his teeth tightly when he heard those words coming out from someone that supposed to act in my stead.
“For someone that's known Rounin for like a day, you sure worry a lot huh?!”
Damn, this person really knows a lot about us huh? and i think Arima made a mistake there, he forgot i've supposed to act as him and he acted impulsively. I should've been the one worrying over Rounin before him but i've failed.
“I see...Just as always Arima's too indifferent even towards his best friend, huh?! You're just like the rumours say.”
So my carelessness somehow made them actually believe i'm Arima?!
“Right. Let's start the exchange. Arima Arata you come with me, don't try to do anything ridicilous because you're sieged by my guys.”
We rolled our eyes and he was right. Even though the fog was too tick to make anything visible, we could clearly see it that we were being sieged by his people.
If Rounin's not on our side or even the fact that he's lying about his condition, I can't do anything about it because it's too late to point it out now.
Ugh...I should've told Arima about the things i started to see after i woke up from that dream!!!
Even though i don't trust him completely but he still seems like a nicer person than these kidnappers.
I mean he's going all out just to save his friend"s life afterall.
I was drawn in my thoughts and lost track of time until Isao's loud voice and Arima's pinch on my arm brought me back to the present.
“What's with the hesitation?! Come over here already.”
I came to my senses and went on their side slowly. As the sky was getting darker the more time was passing by, the city lights were starting to turn on one by one.
Rounin and i had to walk in reverese directions and at the same pace too so we could make sure we get on the other side at the same time. The moment we were walking side by side, i tried to make eye contact with him but he surprisingly avoided my eyes and turned his head towards the other direction.
Maybe he was really behind it but until the very end i didn't want to believe he tried to kill me that day...!
I almost arrived on Isao's side so it was too late to tell Arima about Rounin's health being at 100% in his box and those blood stains were all lies.
So i had to push my right hand to my back and make a little heart with my pointing finger and middle finger as a symbol to send him a short message sneakly.
I wasn't sure if he saw it or not but it was already too late to go back because a car came right after. They forced me to sit in the back between Isao and some weird girl that had crazy records in her box as well.
[HEALTH: 75%/ MANA: 60%]
Just who are these people?! I can make no mistake from here on or i'll get killed immaditually.
The car started to move and i had no choice but to stay still. I had to simply accept the situation and follow plan B as i was supposed to.
But there was a big error compared to the main plan B that we came up with.
And that error was...
Rounin was never on our side to begin with...
Or rather...
That person wasn't even Rounin.
Now that i think about it, everything feels so off. If we could come with a subtitute then why they couldn't?!
Ahhhh I was so naive...!!!
I need to go back as soon as possible because Rounin's subtitute is a dangerous person...especially with the amount of mana he holds within his body.
“Stop the car right now.”
Isao looked at me with a ridicilous expression as if i said something funny and started to laugh loudly then added, “So you found out what's up right?! Your friends gonna get killed there buddy and that goes the same for you.”
They entered a tunnel and forcefully dragged me out of the car.
I could see a guy with a brick colored short hair standing right in front of the enterance of the tunnel with a weird posture as if he was trying to catch something with his open hands.
The girl that was sitting beside me all the time in the car finally started to talk. “Isao, that's the guy right?! The one you said Mr Iwata has hired.”
“Yes, he's a prodgy, you'll understand why Mr Iwata was trying so hard to get this guy in his team.”
What are these people saying?! What's that guy doing there?! Who's Mr Iwata that they're mentioning a lot?!
And above all, Did they really call the guy in front of the tunnel a prodgy?! With those numbers?!
He's far but i can still clearly see those low records...
[HEALTH: 57%/ MANA: 17%]
How can someone with such low magic powers be called a 'prodgy'?!
Do they not know?! Or am i really the only one that is capable of seeing those boxes...!?
“Mr Egawa, what was this guy's name again?!”
“Oh i guess Minami Yuji or something..!”
Huh?! That name...Where did i hear it?!
“Yujiiiii start the process.” Isao was yelling in a playful tone from the other side of the tunnel.
“We're not that close are we!? Stop these weird sounds it's cringy.”
“Aww how scary. If you weren't that important to Mr Iwata i would've smashed your head by now, you know?!”
“Just shut the hell up and let me focus.”
I didn't know what was going on and why they were wasting their precious time to mock each other instead of attacking me but what i noticedd in the middle of the chaos was the fact that a lot of water had accumulated under my feet before i even realize.
What the hell?! Is this that person's power?!
I couldn't maintain my relaxation anymore.
These guys thought i'm Arima Arata so of course they'd go all out to kill me.
The guy with 17% magic powers just collected a big mass of water and trapped me inside a big bubble filled with pressured water molecules.
Rounin and i had to walk in reverese directions and at the same pace too so we could make sure we get on the other side at the same time. The moment we were walking side by side, i tried to make eye contact with him but he surprisingly avoided my eyes and turned his head towards the other direction.
Maybe he was really behind it but until the very end i didn't want to believe he tried to kill me that day...!
I almost arrived on Isao's side so it was too late to tell Arima about Rounin's health being at 100% in his box and those blood stains were all lies.
So i had to push my right hand to my back and make a little heart with my pointing finger and middle finger as a symbol to send him a short message sneakly.
I wasn't sure if he saw it or not but it was already too late to go back because a car came right after. They forced me to sit in the back between Isao and some weird girl that had crazy records in her box as well.
[HEALTH: 75%/ MANA: 60%]
Just who are these people?! I can make no mistake from here on or i'll get killed immaditually.
The car started to move and i had no choice but to stay still. I had to simply accept the situation and follow plan B as i was supposed to.
But there was a big error compared to the main plan B that we came up with.
And that error was...
Rounin was never on our side to begin with...
Or rather...
That person wasn't even Rounin.
Now that i think about it, everything feels so off. If we could come with a subtitute then why they couldn't?!
Ahhhh I was so naive...!!!
I need to go back as soon as possible because Rounin's subtitute is a dangerous person...especially with the amount of mana he holds within his body.
“Stop the car right now.”
Isao looked at me with a ridicilous expression as if i said something funny and started to laugh loudly then added, “So you found out what's up right?! Your friends gonna get killed there buddy and that goes the same for you.”
They entered a tunnel and forcefully dragged me out of the car.
I could see a guy with a brick colored short hair standing right in front of the enterance of the tunnel with a weird posture as if he was trying to catch something with his open hands.
The girl that was sitting beside me all the time in the car finally started to talk. “Isao, that's the guy right?! The one you said Mr Iwata has hired.”
“Yes, he's a prodgy, you'll understand why Mr Iwata was trying so hard to get this guy in his team.”
What are these people saying?! What's that guy doing there?! Who's Mr Iwata that they're mentioning a lot?!
And above all, Did they really call the guy in front of the tunnel a prodgy?! With those numbers?!
He's far but i can still clearly see those low records...
[HEALTH: 57%/ MANA: 17%]
How can someone with such low magic powers be called a 'prodgy'?!
Do they not know?! Or am i really the only one that is capable of seeing those boxes...!?
“Mr Egawa, what was this guy's name again?!”
“Oh i guess Minami Yuji or something..!”
Huh?! That name...Where did i hear it?!
“Yujiiiii start the process.” Isao was yelling in a playful tone from the other side of the tunnel.
“We're not that close are we!? Stop these weird sounds it's cringy.”
“Aww how scary. If you weren't that important to Mr Iwata i would've smashed your head by now, you know?!”
“Just shut the hell up and let me focus.”
I didn't know what was going on and why they were wasting their precious time to mock each other instead of attacking me but what i noticedd in the middle of the chaos was the fact that a lot of water had accumulated under my feet before i even realize.
What the hell?! Is this that person's power?!
I couldn't maintain my relaxation anymore.
These guys thought i'm Arima Arata so of course they'd go all out to kill me.
The guy with 17% magic powers just collected a big mass of water and trapped me inside a big bubble filled with pressured water molecules.
Is his mana record really at 17%!!??
That can't be possible...!!!
Maybe the system is not working properly due to the heavy raining.
But the fact that he was drawning me inside something that powerful with that amount of mana was so amusing to me...!
I was almost out of breathe and no matter how much i struggled trying to get myself out of that big bubble, i could not get ride of it because that big mass of water moved within my body's rytheme.
“Oh one last thing...”
Egawa Isao came in front of me before completing his sentence and when he stopped his arrogant steps he countinued.
“We knew you're not the real Arima Arata from the beginning...” he pointed at his left ear and said “Because you're not wearing that round earrings.”
He's...right! We changed our apperances perfectly but what about that earrings?! Why did Arima not think this through?!
“Well, it doesn't matter anymore, the spy we sent to your team is gonna kill the real version anyway.”
Isao said those words and sat in the car from before with a satisfactory smirk on his lips.
They took the guy that performed the magical bubble on me and left.
As i was losing my consciousness i saw a box appearring in front of my eyes with an unusual message in it.
[UNTIL WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BE SO USELESS?]
Huh?!!!
What the hell is this?!
[JUST USE THE POWER I LENT YOU AND GET YOURSELF OUT OF THIS MESS.]
I dropped my head and sighed, thinking that i was finally going mad in the last moments of my life but i still had several unfinished complains in my head.
What power?! All i can see are those stupid boxes above everyone's head. Changing everything back to normal?! Pft...i can't even change myself.
I'm so weak!
[WHAT AN IDIOT HUMAN, THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE MY POWERS IN YOUR FAVOR YET.]
I tilted my head and looked at the digital box.
I'm sure i heard it right. It just spoke!!!
But wait...all i'm doing right now is thinking inside my head!!! How can this AI system read my thoughts?!
[IT'S NOT THE TIME FOR THIS CHITCHAT SHOW DUDE. JUST DO AS I SAY OR YOU'LL GET TRAPPED HERE FOREVER.]
What's with the vocabulary?! It's so unserious...and by 'trapping here forever' Does it mean i'll die?! But what am i supposed to do anyway?!
[JUST SAY 'DE-ZONE: LEVEL:10. WATER BREAKER. AND YOU'LL GET OUT OF THERE.]
What?! What the hell is that?!
[JUST SAY IT!!!]
Ugh why's a mere AI getting mad at me?!
[....]
Oh it's...super angry...!
Fiiiiine. 'DE-ZONE: Level: 10. Water breaker.
After saying that inside my head, a beautiful turquoise light came out of my body as the round shapped mark on my forhead started to shine as well as the water molecules to collapse all at once.
“I really did it. For the first time...i could save my own life with my own power.”
“And the fact that water didn't affect it at all is a big revolution.”
[HOW DARE YOU?! THAT WASN'T EVEN YOUR POWER, IT WAS MINE!!!]
“Yeah yeah...all the victory belongs to you, now Mister hero can i at least know what you are?!”
[HAHA FINALLY SOME REAL TALK!]
Wow..this AI system is really on another level, huh?!
[I'M NOT AN AI NEITHER A HUMAN. I DON'T BELONG TO YOUR WORLD.]
“So can you tell me at least what can i call you?!”
[YOU CAN CALL ME DELORD AKA THE LAST EMPEROR OF DE-ZONE.]
That can't be possible...!!!
Maybe the system is not working properly due to the heavy raining.
But the fact that he was drawning me inside something that powerful with that amount of mana was so amusing to me...!
I was almost out of breathe and no matter how much i struggled trying to get myself out of that big bubble, i could not get ride of it because that big mass of water moved within my body's rytheme.
“Oh one last thing...”
Egawa Isao came in front of me before completing his sentence and when he stopped his arrogant steps he countinued.
“We knew you're not the real Arima Arata from the beginning...” he pointed at his left ear and said “Because you're not wearing that round earrings.”
He's...right! We changed our apperances perfectly but what about that earrings?! Why did Arima not think this through?!
“Well, it doesn't matter anymore, the spy we sent to your team is gonna kill the real version anyway.”
Isao said those words and sat in the car from before with a satisfactory smirk on his lips.
They took the guy that performed the magical bubble on me and left.
As i was losing my consciousness i saw a box appearring in front of my eyes with an unusual message in it.
[UNTIL WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BE SO USELESS?]
Huh?!!!
What the hell is this?!
[JUST USE THE POWER I LENT YOU AND GET YOURSELF OUT OF THIS MESS.]
I dropped my head and sighed, thinking that i was finally going mad in the last moments of my life but i still had several unfinished complains in my head.
What power?! All i can see are those stupid boxes above everyone's head. Changing everything back to normal?! Pft...i can't even change myself.
I'm so weak!
[WHAT AN IDIOT HUMAN, THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE MY POWERS IN YOUR FAVOR YET.]
I tilted my head and looked at the digital box.
I'm sure i heard it right. It just spoke!!!
But wait...all i'm doing right now is thinking inside my head!!! How can this AI system read my thoughts?!
[IT'S NOT THE TIME FOR THIS CHITCHAT SHOW DUDE. JUST DO AS I SAY OR YOU'LL GET TRAPPED HERE FOREVER.]
What's with the vocabulary?! It's so unserious...and by 'trapping here forever' Does it mean i'll die?! But what am i supposed to do anyway?!
[JUST SAY 'DE-ZONE: LEVEL:10. WATER BREAKER. AND YOU'LL GET OUT OF THERE.]
What?! What the hell is that?!
[JUST SAY IT!!!]
Ugh why's a mere AI getting mad at me?!
[....]
Oh it's...super angry...!
Fiiiiine. 'DE-ZONE: Level: 10. Water breaker.
After saying that inside my head, a beautiful turquoise light came out of my body as the round shapped mark on my forhead started to shine as well as the water molecules to collapse all at once.
“I really did it. For the first time...i could save my own life with my own power.”
“And the fact that water didn't affect it at all is a big revolution.”
[HOW DARE YOU?! THAT WASN'T EVEN YOUR POWER, IT WAS MINE!!!]
“Yeah yeah...all the victory belongs to you, now Mister hero can i at least know what you are?!”
[HAHA FINALLY SOME REAL TALK!]
Wow..this AI system is really on another level, huh?!
[I'M NOT AN AI NEITHER A HUMAN. I DON'T BELONG TO YOUR WORLD.]
“So can you tell me at least what can i call you?!”
[YOU CAN CALL ME DELORD AKA THE LAST EMPEROR OF DE-ZONE.]
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