…Even if he wanted to do that, he wouldn't do it in front of Kiana and Mei!
"It's okay, dear Savior." The silver-haired boy gave her a strained and stiff smile. "Is our relationship so casual? It will never be broken by mere trivialities!"
At times like these, he really wonders…Why is he going along with this girl's nonsense? It's fun for now, but he predicts that it will get really tiring really fast
"Well said!" Kyuusyou grinned cheerfully, puffing her chest. "Our bond is higher dimensional! It transcends mere realities!"
Adam's smile turned even stiffer at those words. An urge to cover his face with his hands arose simultaneously in his heart, but he suppressed it.
Face steeling, turning into a cold expression with his eyes exuding a 'That's natural' look, he opened his mouth:
"Hn."
An extremely cool grunt escaped him in a very Uchiha-like fashion. He didn't want to reply with anything else to this chuuni girl- doing so risked this conversation continuing even further than it needed to.
He should be focusing on digesting her blood, damnit!
"Hm, hm, hm!"
Following his example, Kyuusyou turned her face seemingly 'cold' and 'cool' as she repeatedly hummed.
"....."
The silver-haired boy closed his eyes, focusing inward to cleanse the 'corruption' like before.
Seeing his closed eyes and his lack of intentions to continue their 'bonding', the dark haired purple haired girl pouted.
But she turned away and didn't disturb him in this 'critical' period of time.
….
[Success.]
This time, it was even easier. After absorbing that minute fragment of the will of Ruin, not only did his ability in all honkai-related matters increase, but [Great Sage] also analyzed and developed plenty of methods to make things easier or even trivial.
Now, for the gains after drinking the chuuni protagonist's blood-
"What…?"
Adam's expression froze, his eyes widening in shock.
'Holy shit! Isn't this Kiana's stigmata?!'
His incredulous eyes went blank, and the boy confirmed with his sense again and again-
But no matter how many times he probed with his senses, the result didn't change!
Taking a deep breath, Adam turned to look at Kiana, giving her a weird look.
'So that's why Kiana can't use the power of the Saint….It's locked! And Kyuusyou's stigmata is the key to it!'
Lowering his head, he looked at the floor that was made out of floor.
'Which genius came up with this shit?!'
Despite denouncing it, he had to say-
The person who actually did this was a bloody genius. Giving Kiana's stigmata to another person and locking her Saint powers reduced the influence of the Will, and it also lowered the chances of the white-haired girl awakening as a Herrscher!
…From the story he remembers, however, this plan evidently didn't work out.
Okay, this was definitely that AI Alaya's doing. Nobody else could do this.
So Kyuusyou has the 'Apocalypse' stigmata that is capable of peering into the future and past, and also Kiana's stigmata.
As expected of her! She's the protagonist of this era! What a classic main character template!
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As the sun slowly came down, they all sat down next to each other, engaging in idle chatter.
Or rather, it was mostly Kiana and Kyuusyou chattering away, with Adam interjecting every now and then. Mei mostly passively listened, only replying one or two words when prompted.
"This is going to take forever, isn't it?"
The dark purple-haired chuuni girl scratched her head, impatience written all over her face.
"Mhm…"
Kiana, beside her, leaned against the wall, humming in agreement
"The more you think about it, the more time will seem slower to you." She tilted her head, eyes hovering over the girl as she smiled lightly. "It's a psychology thing, you know? So you should instead just find a way to enjoy yourself while waiting."
…
The more you think of time, the longer time seems to you. On the other hand, if you aren't mindful of it and are spending it doing something you enjoy, time passes very fast.
It's quite an interesting phenomenon. Obviously, whatever way psychologically a person is, time doesn't pass differently.
And unfortunately for the three of them, whatever the Savior is doing is affecting them too. It's like getting reminded by someone that yes, 'You are breathing right now. And now that I've reminded you, you'll manually start breathing.'.
Not to mention, Kyuusyou's current behavior is like a kid asking her mother 'Are we there yet?' every five minutes. It's quite annoying.
…
"Okay, okay, I get it." The dark purple-haired girl pouted. "I know it's kinda annoying, but what can I do? I'm bored out of my mind!"
She slumped back against the wall, impacting her head with it with quite a bit of force.
The Savior seemed to understand that her behavior was annoying, but like she said….Just because she's aware, doesn't actually mean she'll stop.
"Afraid we can't do much about that." Adam spoke up, chuckling. "We are experiencing an ultra-level Impossible difficulty zombie apocalypse. It's good that we even have a safe space to look down upon the rest of the city."
"Huh, you're right." Kyuusyou blinked in realization. "But unlike those movies, we at least get superpowers, don't we-?"
Slap
The dark purple-haired girl suddenly slapped her forehead, her eyes widening.
"Wait-! Only you three have superpowers!" She shouted, pointing at him, Kiana, and Mei. "Why don't I also have superpowers! This is so unfair!"
"...."
Raiden Mei tilted her head, staring at the girl blankly with an adorably confused expression.
"I think you're overexaggerating."
Looking at the despairing girl who covered her face with her palms, Kiana spoke up with an unamused expression.
"My superpower is survivability and super strength." She continued dryly. "In short- it's kinda the same as you. Ah, don't feel bad though, you'll also get super strength if you train in the future."
Kiana and Kyuusyou currently aren't in the best condition. However, Adam knows that, in their peak form, they are overpowered.
Still, the Savior compared to Herrscher Kiana….Well, it's not that Kyuusyou is weak; it's just that comparing her to the Herrscher of the End is just unfair.
"What Kiana wants to say is-" The silver-haired boy spoke up soon after, mimicking the chuuni girl's previous action and pointing at her. "You have potential, sis. You can definitely be one of the main characters of this era!"
She can indeed be strong…..for a non-Herrscher human, at least.
"Of course!"
Kyuusyou stood up abruptly, slamming her fists together as a wide grin stretched on her face.
"This savior has never doubted it!" She raised her head, looking up at the red lines in the sky. "I'm just sighing in pity that my current unearthed potential hasn't been able to help my companions!"
"Pf-"
The white-haired girl among them snorted- which instantly earned her a glare from the dark purple-haired girl who has delusions of grandeur.
"Let's leave this academy and have fun until those guys from that sus organization come for us!"
Kyuusyou put a hand on her hip, pointing vaguely towards the buildings in the distance. Her companions' amused stare didn't deter her at all- in fact, it made her chest puff up in pride.
"Well, if you insist…."
Feeling Kiana's gaze that seemed to ask him, the nominal team leader, to make the decision, Adam slowly pushed himself up from the ground.
"We could go to that Ferris wheel."
Reaching the dark purple-haired girl's side, the silver-haired boy also pointed his hand. However, in contrast to the girl's random pointing, he clearly pointed at the large, prominent red Ferris Wheel that seemed to be quite close by.
"Does that thing even work?"
The Kaslana warrior, still seated, raised an eyebrow as she questioned the 'team leader's' questionable decision.
"I can make it work."
He smiled confidently- nay, arrogantly!
…
Who does she think she is talking to?
He is the almighty Herrscher of Reason, the incarnation of civilization! With [Great Sage] by his side and the light of humanity as his weapon, he has become the Demon of Knowledge that turns Omniscience into Omnipotence! A mere Ferris wheel dares to disturb his fun with his companions!?
[.....]
'Whoops….Might have been affected by Kyuusyou a little bit there.'
Feeling a vague unamused emotion from his partner inside his soul, Adam quickly shook his head, banishing whatever chuuni magic this Savior used on him!
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"Yay!" Kyuusyou's eyes lit up, her smile brightening to absurd levels.
She abruptly turned to look at the white-haired girl who dared to doubt her. "See? See?! It will really be fineeee!"
In contrast to her dramatic act, the Kaslana girl deadpanned at her
"My companion, you're really the best!"
The dark purple haired girl ignored the surprise of the two girls and lunged at Adam, wrapping her hands around his neck like a snake.
She hung off him like a koala, totally unlike how a hug should be like!
"Well, it's good that you're happy…I guess."
The silver-haired boy sighed and wrapped one hand around her waist to support her body, while his other hand started patting her back.
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A/N:
There are 2 or 3 chapters left for the GGZ world. After it, it's time for magical girls!
Hm....Slight spoiler, but only in the last chapter of GGZ arc will GGZ actually feel like GGZ. Things will go to shit....for Adam.
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