"How is this possible …"
Lying on the surface of the sea, Mercury Tengou's pupils were dilated. He could not believe what he had just experienced.
"… The perfect, perfect sage … actually failed …"
After the sage was destroyed by Eight-cloud Ink, Mercury Tengou, who was freed from his control, regained his consciousness.
"This is impossible, this is impossible …"
However, after understanding that he was just an artificial life created by the sage and was never a human, Mercury Tengou, who thought he had lost everything, could no longer accept the fact that the sage was defeated.
Eight-cloud Ink's body slowly landed and stood on the surface of the sea not far from Mercury Tengou's body.
Mercury Tengou, who was aware of this, raised his arm with difficulty and wanted to attack him.
"Still not giving up resistance? Why is this happening? "
The metallic lifeform that called itself Amaterasu Mercury tried to support his body, but Yakumo's attack had not only destroyed the Sage, but also severely injured him. In the end, Amaterasu Mercury could only smile weakly.
"I'm sorry, because I really don't know what else I can do …"
"I'm so scared … I'm scared that I'm no longer myself … Who am I? Why was I born? What should I do? "
Amaterasu Mercury's voice gradually became louder and louder as he continued to ask himself. Finally, he roared at Yakumo.
"Tell me! What should I do? "
Eight-cloud Ink was silent.
Without getting an answer, Mercury Tengou's smile collapsed.
"You don't know? Haha … Hahahaha … "
"… Is the identity of a human so important to you?"
Eight-cloud Ink suddenly asked.
He did not understand. Even if he was once a human, he still did not understand why Mercury Tengou cared so much about whether he was a human or not.
"Of … Of course!!"
With the last of his strength, Mercury Tengou tore off his clothes, revealing his broken chest.
It was a chest that had more than half of its body turned into metal.
"I'm a monster … a monster … How can I live!"
Shaking his head and sighing, Eight-cloud Ink, who was already a monster, did not know what to say in the face of an alchemy creature who was trying to become a human.
After pondering for a while, Eight-cloud Ink said, "In fact, from the moment you wanted to be a human, you could already live as a human."
"You —!!"
Mercury Tengou's eyes widened as he looked at Eight-cloud Ink.
"Haha! A demon, a monster! You're telling me how to be a human! Haha … Hahaha … "
"Are you surprised? You know, I was once a human … "
Standing on the sea breeze, Eight-cloud Ink looked up at the blue sky blue sky. above his head, seagulls were circling above his head.
His voice was distant as if it was a memory from a long time ago.
In fact, his experiences as a human were like the memories of another person to him now.
"What? This is impossible — "
"— Nothing is impossible."
With a complicated smile, Eight-cloud Ink looked back at Mercury Tengou.
"But, in my opinion, being a human is not as good as you think. What you can't get is often the best. When you really become a human, maybe you won't agree with your current thoughts. "
"Whether it's a human, a vampire, a monster, or an alchemy creature like you …"
"In the end, what's the difference? If it's power, then there are also powerful people among humans who are so powerful that even monsters have to avoid them. "
"So, what is it that separates humans from other creatures?"
"What … is it?"
"Yes, I also want to know what it is …"
With a wave of his sleeve, Eight-cloud Ink's body slowly rose.
"You … Are you going to let me go just like that?"
"Kanon has the most say in how to deal with you. But with that child's personality, she will only choose to let you go in the end —"
Eight-cloud Ink looked down at Mercury Tengou, who was still lying on the sea surface.
"So, you're on your own."
Eight-cloud Ink turned into a stream of light and disappeared in front of Mercury Tengou.
⑧
"Yakumo!!"
As soon as Eight-cloud Ink returned to the cruise ship, a soft and fragrant body jumped into his arms.
Kanon tightly hugged Eight-cloud Ink's waist and tried to squeeze her petite body into his warm chest.
Yukina, who was holding a dagger, looked at the situation in front of her with a blushing face and whispered, "Yakumo sensei, that alchemist …?"
"It's already taken care of."
Eight-cloud Ink touched Kanon's head and smiled elegantly.
"Kanon, if I let you deal with Mercury Tengou, what would you do?"
"Ah? Me? "
Kanon looked up from Eight-cloud Ink's arms and frowned in distress. Then she pouted and said, "Um, if he repents, can we let him go?"
"But, he killed everyone in the monastery except for you."
"But, but … even if we kill Mercury Tengou, they won't come back to life, right? If that's the case, why let them die …? "
Kanon looked at Eight-cloud Ink carefully. She was worried that he would be angry.
"Yeah, I knew Kanon-chan would say that, so I let him go."
"Sensei, won't this …"
Yukina was a bit worried. Wouldn't letting an alchemist like this leave lead to disastrous consequences?
Kanon let out a sigh of relief and smiled happily. She let go of Eight-cloud Ink and turned to Yukina.
"It's fine, Yukina-san."
"Um … Okay!"
In the end, Yukina could only agree with this method.
"Ha, the bystander is here …"
"Hmm? Bystander? "
Yukina and Kanon both paused when they heard Eight-cloud Ink's words. Then they heard the sound of something breaking through the air.
Yukina's eyes suddenly widened in fear. "Cruise missile!!" Yukina yelled.
It was too late when she realized this.
The "cruise missile" with a cruising speed of Mach 2.8 flew above the tanker under Yakumo's indifferent and horrified eyes of the two girls.
However, there was no explosion as expected. When the two girls thought that the cruise missile was going to hit them …
"The realm of motion and stillness."
The sound of something breaking through the air suddenly disappeared. The flying object also stopped in a way that defied the laws of physics. It was as if a picture had been paused.
"Wah!"
There was a cry of surprise, and then something fell on the deck. Then, the cruise missile that had stopped strangely continued to fly forward and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
A young man in a jacket and a brown-skinned girl in a uniform were lying on the deck.
"It hurts … Ahhhh! I thought it wouldn't be able to stop! "
"Really, it stopped suddenly at such a high speed. My body is going to collapse …"
When the two of them finally adjusted to the sudden stop, Yakumo crossed her arms and smiled. "Yo, Kojou, it's only been a short time since we last met, and you already have another woman in your harem?"
"Yakumo sensei!"
Kojou shook his head violently to calm himself down. His face was full of complaints.
"Even vampires can't stand such a violent way of stopping a car!"
"Tsk, you won't die anyway. Being crippled is a joke to the ancestors, so a real man …"
"Is this something a teacher should say to a student?!"
At this moment, Yukina and Kanon finally realized who was here.
"Senpai …"
Kojou's figure was reflected in Yukina's eyes as she muttered in disbelief.
She wiped the tears from her eyes and rushed toward Kojou.
"Huh?!"
The sword witch who was about to cry flew into Kojou's arms.
She was still holding the naked dagger in her hands. Kojou's face froze when he realized this.
"Senpai, what are you thinking about?! Why are you doing something so dangerous?! "
Yukina pounded Kojou's chest with her fists. Although it was cute, the dagger in her hand hit Kojou. Kojou's face showed a pained expression. Of course, Yakumo believed that he was faking it.
"Of course I'm here to save Yukina!"
"I don't remember asking you for help!"
Kojou was a little disappointed when Yukina rejected his good intentions.
"What's the point of doing something so dangerous, senpai?! Also, why would the people who are here to save us have to take a missile?! "
"Ah … It's not a missile. I heard it's a test plane."
"Please don't tell such a lie that won't even fool a child!"
"No, even if you told me that …"
Yukina raised her eyebrows and glared at Kojou. The latter could only look at Eight-cloud Ink and smile awkwardly.
"Okay, stop arguing."
Yakumo Mo interrupted the two of them, then looked at the other girl who had darker skin and looked exactly the same as Shalonika Blue Feather, if one ignored her breasts.
"You're Master Alchemist Nina Andrade?"
"Yes."
The blue-feathered alchemist performed an ancient salute.
"May I ask who you are?"
"Well, you can call me Yakumo. You can call me Yakumo. By the way, you're here to play. Master Amatero Mercury's problem has been solved … "
"What?!"
Kojou and Nina looked at each other.
"How is that possible! That Sage … "
"If it was a Sage, he should be dead by now …"
Eight-cloud Ink turned around and looked at the endless sea.
Following his narration, everyone gradually understood what had happened.
"I see … It's already like this …"
Yukina looked at Eight-cloud Ink.
"If you can deal with a Sage, you're as strong as a True Ancestor …"
"I can't beat this crazy senpai …"
Kojou muttered.
"Because you're just a dabbler."
Nina retorted without holding back. Then, Yukina looked at Eight-cloud Ink.
"Allow me to thank you. Thanks to you, I'm finally free from the burden of 270 years. "
"It's just a matter of convenience. There's no need to thank me."
"Ah …" Nina blinked and looked at Eight-cloud Ink with a strange expression. "Sure enough, it's better to communicate with older people. The way the younger generation talks is too strange."
"You've misunderstood. I'm an eternal sixteen-year-old monster. Being too old is forbidden. This is very important, so please keep it in mind. "
"Ah!!"
Everyone on the deck cried out in surprise.
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