When Seiji turned around, he saw a gigantic ball of blood-red flames slowly exploding like a blooming flower!
The waves of heat became even more intense. Many enemy monsters were instantly destroyed by the shockwaves.
Seiji now knew how that gigantic crater had appeared after witnessing such a majestic scene.
Seiji strengthened his barrier and continued running away without looking back.
Although he didn't obtain the information he wanted, he still obtained some critical information.
Voidfire was surprisingly easy to talk to. Ignoring his chuunibyou nature, he was quite friendly. At the very least, Seiji had a much better impression of him than Kamitani.
If possible, Seiji would have liked to talk to Voidfire for a bit longer. Unfortunately, he didn't have the time.
Of course, just because Voidfire was friendly didn't mean that Voidfire was a good person. They had only met for a short time, and their understanding of each other was quite limited. It was impossible for Seiji to trust a member of the Messengers just like that.
But no matter what, obtaining Voidfire's phone number and password was a possible solution.
Apart from that, there was also Voidfire's words … Seiji didn't know just how much Voidfire had seen through him. But even if Voidfire was just bluffing, Seiji was definitely moved.
He wasn't restraining himself to protect humanity or the world. He was restraining himself to protect himself. That was what Seiji truly believed.
But now that such a calamity had already happened, was he really going to keep restraining himself?
Seiji didn't immediately return to his Spirit House after he destroyed all the pursuing enemy monsters and entered a state of invisibility. Instead, he stood on a rooftop somewhere and fell into deep thought as he faced the mist and the gigantic cherry blossom spiritual tree.
He was actually quite strong … more accurately speaking, he was actually quite strong with his dating sim system.
As long as he let go of his restraints, or as Voidfire said, "releasing his power", he would definitely be far stronger than he was currently.
No, it should be said that if he truly let go of his restraints and used his system at full power, even Seiji himself didn't know just how strong he would be!
And that was the problem.
Being overly strong, possessing power that even he himself feared, and unsealing his seal might even destroy the world … That sort of chuunibyou could be used on Seiji.
Perhaps this was just arrogance, just a superficial and overly arrogant attitude. But before he could prove it, this was indeed a possibility.
And Seiji himself was the most afraid of this possibility. That was because if he let go of his restraints … it would be difficult to say if he would still be himself at that time.
But if they still maintained restraint, could they really ignore such a disaster and the lives of so many people?
The various scenes he saw along the way appeared in Seiji's mind … Huge misfortunes and tragedies were directly presented in front of him, and were definitely not to be taken lightly.
This was not a movie or a game, but a real tragedy!
Even if he could ignore strangers, what about his friends?
Even if they could save their companions' lives, their friends and family would be harmed.
In this case, should he protect everyone related to him, or should he just give up?
Expanding the scope of protection seemed more reasonable, but as long as this opening was made, the scope would gradually expand as the situation developed. As a result, the so-called "saving the world" would still be the result.
Since that was the case, wouldn't it be more straightforward to let go of the restraints and do what he could to protect everything?
The only obstacle was his own thoughts … or perhaps it should be said, "fear."
At the end of the day, this fear was just a premonition, a pessimistic imagination. Perhaps things would not have developed that way. However, the suffering of the people and the sacrifice of a large number of lives had already happened right before their eyes!
It was obvious which side was more important between his own weakness and the lives of the people.
Seiji wanted to make up his mind.
However, there was still a small part of him that was resisting.
It was unreasonable, willful, and emotional, just like a child throwing a tantrum, struggling to resist.
'That won't do!
'You're just an ordinary person with some special powers!
'Don't be so arrogant! Don't fall into the trap of arrogance!
'You won't be able to become a hero that saves the world! Nobody can! Nobody can!! '
'Shut up …' Seiji wanted to shout out, but he ultimately maintained his silence.
He felt tired, and standing around like this wasn't good for him. So, he opened the door to his Spirit House and walked in.
Everyone looked at Seiji upon seeing that he was fine. They all heaved sighs of relief when they saw that he was fine.
After responding to Summer Night and the others' concern, Seiji sat down at a table and took off his helmet.
"I found Voidfire and had a chat with him …
Unfortunately, I didn't get any information. The Catastrophe Goddess saw us and sent many spiritual monsters to surround us.
It took me some effort to escape. As for him, I don't know how he's doing. "
Then, silence fell between them.
"Seiji … are you really alright?" Summer Night observed his face and felt that he didn't have much energy left in him.
"I'm really fine …"
"But your expression doesn't seem like it," Chiaki spoke up. "What did that Voidfire say to you?"
Seiji didn't seem like he was injured. That meant that he was like this because of his meeting and conversation with that Messengers high-ranking member.
Seiji remained silent when faced with this question.
Everyone began to worry for him upon seeing him like this.
"Seiji … if it's possible, please tell us." Mika spoke up as well. "Although we might not be able to help you with anything, it might be better for you to tell us."
Shika Kagura and the others didn't say anything. However, they all expressed their concern through their eyes.
Something flashed in Seiji's eyes as he sensed this.
He placed his hands on the table and crossed them in front of his face, using this classic pose to hide half of his expression.
"Voidfire told me that he saw through me.
I don't know how much he saw through me. However, his words indeed moved me.
And, the reason why I was moved is because of this calamity, because of all of you … "
Seiji glanced at everyone as he said this.
"Everyone … actually, I've been hiding my power.
A very powerful, inconceivably powerful power.
Because it's far too powerful, I didn't dare to casually use it. I could only cautiously hide it as a trump card.
But, now that I look at it, this was a mistake.
If I had been more proactive in using my power and taking more initiative to do things, perhaps this calamity wouldn't have happened.
Even if it did happen, perhaps it wouldn't have been so bad.
At any rate, if I hadn't been so worried about this power and used it properly, many people could have been saved, or wouldn't have been harmed at all …
Now that such a calamity has occurred, even if I'm able to kill the Catastrophe Goddess and resolve the situation, several hundred thousand people will die! Perhaps … no, it's highly likely that some of them will be people you know, or even your family.
And, I can save all of this.
"I can still do better."
I should be able to do better.
As long as I let go of my fear and get rid of my meaningless shackles, I can … become very strong, strong enough to protect many, many people! "
Seiji clenched his fists tightly.
"But … even though I know all of this, even though I've clearly thought through what's right, I still … feel afraid.
I'm afraid that I won't become who I am right now.
Although this sounds like a chuunibyou, and even I don't understand what I'm saying, I'm indeed afraid. I'm afraid of my own imagination — my pessimistic, negative, and illusory imagination.
Just because of my imagination, I'm unable to save others and hesitate … I'm truly useless and terrible. "
Seiji chuckled as he said this. Even he didn't know what his chuckle contained.
"Everyone, tell me …
What should I do? "
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