Chapter 137 – NTO – 001
──······Netoru!
“… Karen?”
It was the moment when there was a knock on the door. At Karen’s urgent voice, Netoru immediately grabbed the doorknob.
…The door is locked.
─Ugh! Let go of this! Let go! Wow?!
After stepping back for a moment, Netoru spurred the ground and slammed his body into the door. Before he could grasp the situation, his body moved instinctively.
──Pud Deuk!
As he rushed in with all his might, the door crashed into his shoulder and was crushed horribly. Just like that, Netoru broke the door and went inside.
······And the visible scenery.
At that moment, Netoru couldn’t control his expression and narrowed his brows.
Is this what it feels like to have his heart pounding?
“… Karen.”
Karen’s face is nowhere to be seen. Instead, her room was left a mess and the window was open.
Netoru immediately ran to the window and checked outside.
In the thick darkness. The only source of light was the large full moon adorning the night sky. And there, I saw a boy running away at an unbelievable speed with Karen on his back.
You can lift someone up and run like that?
For a moment, I wondered if I was wrong…
“… Natsuo?”
Even as he called out the name he had no confidence in, Netoru climbed out of the window and jumped out of the building without hesitation.
* * *
It is said that Unit 393 diligently removed the wreckage of buildings after the Frasion incident, but there were still many collapsed buildings and ruined spaces throughout the city.
That’s why there are piles of ideal places to hide when you leave the base.
After jumping out of the unit, Natsuo ran towards it.
“Ha···. Ha···.”
But maybe it’s because he ran while hugging Karen, who had fainted? She is getting more and more out of her breath.
But Natsuo didn’t stop and continued running. It was because the man was chasing him from behind.
Looking back, Natsuo frowned.
“Why are you so fast?”
It is an incredible physical ability.
How can you come after me?
Natsuo couldn’t hide his astonishment when he saw Netoru finally catching up no matter how far he ran.
The power he lent was amazing. I wondered if this was the realm of superhumans that knights had reached in the distant past.
The abnormal physical abilities currently provided to Natsuo were so difficult for even him to handle properly.
Even so, Netoru doesn’t lag behind and follows behind.
─Whoa. Amazing I hope you will follow me
“Ha···. Whoop…”
—Are there many people like that? Then it’s difficult.
“It can’t be…! This man is abnormal! At least among the pilots I know, there is no such person!”
Dark night street. The scenery around me is passing by quickly. Although Natsuo was able to run at great speed over long distances, it seemed far from being able to outrun Netoru.
Then there is only one thing you can do here.
─Hmm. It’s a little different from my original plan, but I’ll have to kill that guy today.
“…Kill?”
─Yes. Wasn’t that your contract with me?
“·······”
Contract···. Yes, it was a contract.
He wanted Netoru’s life, and Natsuo wanted Karen. Contract thus established. They agreed to listen to each other’s wishes.
-Are you hesitating now?
“···No. What are you hesitating about coming all the way here?”
He is a man who has already seen the scene. But how could he hesitate here?
Luckily, seeing that he immediately followed, it seems clear that he followed without informing the unit. So, if you kill that man, ‘no one’ will know what happened today.
But still, the twisted plan remains unchanged.
Naturally, this was not in Natsuo’s original plan. Natsuo didn’t act recklessly today.
Originally, by now, I was going to ‘hold’ Karen as planned and change Karen with the help of that guy.
The guy said
He said he could change Karen.
I will correct you to be the child I want.
So Natsuo did this. Rather than having Karen taken away by Netoru like this, it would be better to borrow at least the power of the devil.
…But, I never thought that man would come to Karen’s room at this late hour.
Why did I find Karen’s room at this hour?
The answer was obvious. Natsuo immediately gave an answer.
‘No way with Karen again…’
My heart is pounding. It was jealousy and envy.
Why···. Was that man able to get what I wanted so casually?
In the first place, it was only about two months.
However, in that short time, the coupling partner I had been with for over 3 years was taken away.
Her man, whom she did not even know her face, suddenly appeared and took all of Karen’s body and her mind. If so, what will happen to my efforts so far?
Damn it…
I wished there wasn’t a guy like that from the beginning.
How long did you run with your teeth clenched like that?
Natsuo’s legs, which had been running nonstop, finally started to stop slowly. Finally, she arrived at the right place.
It was an abandoned building with a height of three stories. The building has become a mess with the entire roof area destroyed, probably because of the spider’s bombardment.
If someone dies here, no one knows.
So everything ends here. The moment he made that decision, a chilling feeling of murder passed Natsuo’s eyes.
And the monster who watched it laughed quietly.
As long as the correction is proceeding as desired.
It was like he didn’t know, though.
* * *
I don’t know exactly what happened in the room.
But obviously something is not right. Otherwise, Karen couldn’t have screamed like that, and Natsuo couldn’t have run away like a criminal like that.
······But I never thought I would be able to catch up.
Netoru kicked the ground, activating all the magic nerves in his body. His mana nerves were screaming and twitching, probably because he had generated excessive mana, but now was not the time to care about that.
Natsuo’s physical abilities far exceeded his expectations, and Netoru’s expression hardened for a long time.
It’s not just about having quick legs.
He wasn’t even a knight in the first place, he was just a boy raised in an institution. Besides, he was even holding Karen up.
Realistically, it was absurd to bully Netoru in such a state.
But, unbelievably, Natsuo did it.
How the hell
Such questions constantly littered my head, but now is not the time to bother with them.
We have to save Karen somehow. That’s why Netoru tried to be calm rather than excited.
Eventually, Netoru arrived in front of the building where Natsuo had disappeared. He paused for a moment and looked up at the building.
Big full moon.
With it above his head, the ominous ruins looked down at Netoru. The glass is all shattered, and there are clear traces of bullets and shelling.
“…This guy can’t be.”
Of course, he probably didn’t come here to hide himself.
There are no celebrities around. It is a place where no human footsteps can reach at this late hour.
······And no matter what happens, no one will know.
Did Natsuo lead me to such a place?
I am increasingly unable to understand the meaning. No matter how much I think about it, only ominous thoughts are confusing my head. If you’re fighting bugs, chasing people like this is…
“···After.”
Anything is good. I have no choice but to move. Netoru took a long breath and entered the building with his fists clenched.
Then, black darkness greeted Netoru.
Of course, the inside of the abandoned building was so dark that it was impossible to see. Since there was no light, all Netoru had to rely on was the five human senses except for sight.
In a place like this, even Netoru can’t see properly. That’s why I stepped on the remains of the building and went upstairs, keeping all my senses up.
That was when I reached the third floor.
There, Netoru was able to find Karen sitting up against a wall with his unconscious counterpart.
“… Karen.”
Right away, Tohru Net checked her Karen’s condition. Fortunately, she lost consciousness, but her breathing is normal.
It was while Netoru was relieved by that fact.
Badeuk… At the same time as the sound of stepping on stone dust.
Netoru felt someone’s presence quickly approaching behind him.
The moment he sensed the presence, Netoru reacted immediately.
Without even time to check who the opponent was, the right foot, which was instinctively a pivotal foot, kicked out…! Trampling on the floor, Netoru’s entire body spun.
It is an attack with life. So there is no need to hesitate.
While drawing a long arc, Netoru’s roundabout kick exploded at an unknown figure.
Pudeudeuk… The sharp touch felt at the tips of his toes.
“… Gagging.”
An unidentified human being suddenly attacked – Natsuo let out his old breath from the depths of his lungs.
Yet.
Perhaps he didn’t know how to counterattack, but without being able to properly defend himself, Natsuo flew away as it was.
Whoa—!
Just like that, Natsuo headed towards the corner of the building, fell from his back to the ground, and lay down as if he were slipping.
He wouldn’t have died He had no intention of killing him in the first place. Because I assumed it was Natsuoil from the beginning.
However, since the attack went in properly, I wouldn’t be able to control my body properly for a while…
“·······”
But that was then.
Netoru’s eyebrows twitched.
It was because Natsuo’s body, which had fallen on the floor as he flew far away, was wriggling.
“Ugh…”
Before long, Natsuo began to stand up slowly, pressing down on the area where his foot had hit him. Then he raised his head and stared blankly at Netoru.
It is inside a dark building.
However, the moonlight pouring in from the wall shattered by her bombardment showed Natsuo clearly.
As the eyes of the two met.
Netoru asked in a calm voice.
“Natsuo. Why did you do this?”
“Why?”
When asked why, Natsuo twisted the corner of his mouth.
And after a while, he murmured in a voice mixed with a hollow echo.
“This is all… It’s because of Netoru hyung.”
“·······”
“Because my older brother is trying to take Karen away from me…”
It was when Natsuo had finished talking to that point. Did she even feel dizzy? Natsuo, who stumbled while holding her forehead, closed her eyes for a moment before opening them.
And the next moment… An eerie red eye glowed in the darkness inside the building.
It would be nice if it was an illusion.
Those ominous red eyes reminded me of a bug.
