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Chapter 48 - Cruelty

Chapter 48 – Cruelty

Sensing a sudden change of emotion, Misaka's senses woke her up.

"What's up." She rubbed her eyes.

"Nothing, why?"

"I sensed something wrong with your emotions."

"Oh. Don't worry about it. I just thought of something depressing, that's all."

"Whatever you say..." Collapsing on her bed she snored away again.

I don't think I can tell her what just happened. Knowing her, she would probably go kill them all right now...

But to do that to your own daughter is very cruel. He deserves none of my mercy.

...

Because of Reg absorbing the back of reserves of the energy plant, he went out of control and an all out fight broke out between him and Bondrewd.

With extreme speed, his arm extended to over 40 meters long and surrounded himself, effectively making his body a drill and dashed towards Bondrewd.

Seconds turned to minutes as both engaged in combat. It was only when Nanachi interfered and closely hugged the out of control Reg that he regained consciousness.

Although it did help them, as all the combat knowledge on how to use his body remained, so a second bout with Bondrewd began.

"How come you are not affected by the curse?"

It was a very curious question, since Bondrewd did ascend more than 10 meters yet no visible signs of the curse showed.

But, out from the back of his case ejected a smaller box, and a slimy liquid dripped out of a hole to the side.

"Simple really. These cartridges are made of living humans removed of anything but the major organs to sustain life. Instead of the curse affecting me, it affects them first, basically serving as a human shield."

"What?" Reg was stunned. Such an inhumane way to survive. His disgust for him rose a few levels.

"Although... quite a lot of them have been used up in that fight. In fact, I only have one more... and here it comes."

Once again, because of the curse a cartridge was ejected.

Then, to their horror, Meinya who only responded to Prushka, rushed to the cartridge and wailed whilst licking the liquid flowing out.

"It is a shame."

"Is... that who-" Riko couldn't even mutter out words. She stumbled forwards but collapsed onto her knees.

Reg, fighting back the emotions that could affect his performance, engaged Bondrewd again with a fiercer attitude than before.

This time, it resulted in Bondrewd's defeat, as his body was cut in half.

Seeing how there was no danger left, Riko rushed to Prushka's cartridge and hugged it close.

She wailed like a baby out of a womb, and tears relentlessly flowed down her face.

At that moment, the liquid began to empty faster, and at the end of the flow, a small stone came out.

"That's a life reverberating stone." Nanachi identified.

"What?" Amidst the tears Riko asked.

"A life reverberating stone is the raw material required to make a white whistle. It can only be acquired by the death of a human life, and only if that human has a firm resolve to sacrifice everything for the whistle's intended user. That is also why each stone is unique to a person, as only the original owner can use it.