Arisugawa, who was almost killed by Reirio, Marcos’s father.
“Did you really meet my son?”
The hand holding the sword trembled, and his murderous eyes wavered.
“Yes, I stopped by the Jarrot clinic on my way here.”
“And what did he say?”
“He just said that he knew it wasn’t just a simple injury.”
Hearing his son’s name, Reirio lowered his sword.
“So you’re often injured? This isn’t your first battle, have you been fighting for a long time…”
From behind, his wife gently placed her hand over her husband’s.
“I don’t know what their situation is. But Marcos saved their lives, so why should we take them?”
“You’re right, I’m sorry. Now, go and defeat that youkai.”
I nodded strongly towards the two. I swung my dagger down at the hands of the dead man who was holding me down. Once the restraints were released, I ran towards Kalm.
“H-Hiroaki, um, I’m sorry, I…”
“Apologize later, let’s go.”
I pulled her hand. In front of me, the youko narrowed her eyes in frustration.
“Gugigi… so close! Enough, disappear!”
“I sort of understand your plan. There’s something about that sword, isn’t there? Like it gains power when you kill someone with hatred. Such cursed objects have existed for a long time.”
A wave of hostile energy surged from the woman’s body. A disgusting wind enveloped my entire body like mud. At the same time, her two tails increased to five. Her hands were covered in fur, her eyes slanted upwards, and her mouth split open.
“Kikiki, you noticed well. Well, I’ll gain power by killing you anyway, so it doesn’t matter. Fall into the underworld!”
The ground shook violently, and a large crack ran through the center of the room. A ghostly voice calling for the living echoed from below.
“Mr. Jarrot, please escape quickly!”
“Kokokoko, it’s useless, you fool! This hospital is isolated from the real world! It’s an alternate dimension I created, you can’t escape anywhere!”
This is bad, my footing is disappearing. I grabbed Kalm’s arm and pulled her closer.
“Waaah~, my footing is gone. What should we do? I can fly, but what about you, Hiroaki?”
“You can fly? Then take me to him.”
Her graceful movement in the air. She must be using wind magic with her poncho. She couldn’t fly as well as Piyo, but it was a gamble, and we had to try.
“Um, I’m not sure if I can do it, but…”
“Please, just a little. Fly upwards for me.”
I got a running start on the remaining ground. As I reached the very edge of the crevice, I clung to Kalm’s shoulder. I kicked off the ground with all my might. A gust of wind blew up from below, lifting my body.
Alright, I can make it from this height! I released my hands from her shoulder and drew my dagger. Then I used her back as a stepping stone to jump. I’m sorry for stepping on you, I’ll apologize later. The youko, transformed into a beast, was rapidly approaching. I held my sword in reverse grip and swung it down with all my strength.
But there was no resistance, and what spread before my eyes was a wall.
