"Don't worry about it. You're cute like this too." Seeing Kusue's reaction, Glenda gently pinched her chin, lifting her head slightly while leaning close and speaking softly.
"Ah~!" Faced with Glenda's action, Kusue instantly turned as red as an apple, her eyes spinning.
"Hahaha," seeing Kusue's adorable reaction, Glenda showed a triumphant smile and then moved away.
"For a moment my heart raced..." After Glenda left, Kusue clutched her pounding heart and whispered.
Takeru, observing from above, noticed this scene. He shook his head and looked elsewhere.
At that moment, Jesby was giving orders to a man with a terrifying insect head growing from his own. The man's expression was vacant.
After issuing her command, Jesby quickly hid. The man parasitized by the insect directly walked toward Kusue's location.
"Ahhh~!" Noticing the controlled man approaching, Kusue screamed loudly. Although her strength had improved, her courage was still at an ordinary person's level. Seeing such terrifying things naturally frightened her. Not just Kusue, even Mio would be scared.
"Father!" At Kusue's scream, everyone quickly gathered. Jesby stepped out from her hiding spot, her expression filled with disbelief.
"What happened?" Seeing this, Glenda, protecting Kusue, asked her.
"I don't know!" Hearing Glenda's words, Kusue said helplessly. Although she had discovered the monster, she had no idea how it came to be.
"Father?" Jesby still had a pained expression.
"You just said father?" Everyone heard Jesby's words and looked astonished at the parasitized man before them.
"No, why is this happening!" Jesby looked incredulous and instinctively moved toward the man.
"No! Other players online mentioned a wireworm that parasitizes other creatures. No matter how much you cut or kill it, it won't die. The best method is to burn it to ashes along with its host!" Just as Jesby was about to approach the man, Yusuke appeared and stopped her.
"Burn to... no!" Hearing Yusuke's words, Jesby became agitated.
"The moment its brain was parasitized, he was already dead. I'm sorry, but we can't be annihilated here!" Blocking Jesby again, Yusuke made his resolution.
"Yusuke!" Glenda and Kusue looked at Yusuke's expression, understanding he was preparing to bear the sin of killing.
"No need for such trouble." As the three hesitated, Takeru directly appeared among them.
Suddenly hearing Takeru's voice, Jesby trembled. Turning around, she stared in shock at Takeru, who had arrived unnoticed.
Seeing Takeru before him, the parasitized man instinctively attacked. But before his strike could reach Takeru, his entire body froze solid, completely stilled.
"Father!" Seeing Takeru's method, Jesby was again shocked. Then, reacting, she anxiously looked at the frozen man.
"Do you really want to save this man?" Watching Jesby's actions, Takeru looked at her with a smile.
"You... what are you saying? He, he is my father. Of course I want to save him!" Hearing Takeru's words, Jesby was startled, then quickly spoke.
Yusuke and Glenda, hearing Takeru's suggestive words, seemed to think of something but dared not be certain.
"Master, can you save him?" At this moment, Kusue quickly spoke. She completely failed to notice anything wrong. Her only concern was whether the man could be saved.
"Is that so? Then, as you wish, I will save him." Hearing Jesby's words, Takeru's eyes changed. His pupils transformed into a hexagram pattern, tinged with crimson.
"What is this?" Seeing Takeru's eyes, Jesby was startled and instinctively retreated.
Takeru ignored her and looked directly at the frozen man. "Time Rewind."
Speaking softly, the man's body rapidly changed. The insect, like rewinding, retracted. The man's appearance quickly restored. However, the ice Takeru had used still firmly encased him. Takeru's Time Rewind targeted the man himself and the wireworm.
Soon, the man's appearance returned to normal, no longer in the parasitized form.
But Takeru knew this did not mean the man was saved. The wireworm still remained in his brain, merely returned to a state before complete occupation.
However, this posed no difficulty for Takeru. He pointed lightly. The wireworm larvae within the man's brain seemed surrounded by something.
With a thought, Takeru used spatial teleportation to bring it before him.
Then, Takeru tapped again. The larvae, as if struck by some terrible impact, exploded. Of course, Takeru used telekinesis to contain it, preventing any splatter.
Within the telekinetic field, ultra-high temperature flames appeared, completely incinerating the wireworm's remains.
Everyone watched Takeru's actions in complete bewilderment. Clearly, Takeru's actions had once again exceeded their imagination.
Snap!
After handling everything, Takeru snapped his fingers. The ice encasing the man shattered, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Master, this is..." Watching Takeru's series of actions, Yusuke Yotsuya asked, bewildered.
"Saving him." Hearing Yusuke Yotsuya's words, Takeru said calmly.
"Eh, but isn't someone completely parasitized by a wireworm already brain dead? Even if you kill the wireworm, the person is already dead?" Hearing Takeru's words, Yusuke still found it hard to understand.
"Correct. So I simply returned him to the moment before complete parasitization and killed the wireworm then." Hearing his words, Takeru said with a light smile.
"Father!" At this moment, Jesby anxiously rushed toward the man. But her hand contained a special spell. The moment she touched him, she was directly repelled.
This sudden turn of events stunned everyone. Kusue quickly went to help Jesby up. "Are you alright?"
"How strange. What happened? Eh, why am I here? Heroes?" Waking up, the man looked confused at his surroundings. Seeing Takeru and the others, he was stunned.
"Well? Do you remember what happened before?" Looking at the man, Takeru spoke softly.
"Before... I think I met someone, then lost consciousness. It was her!" Hearing Takeru's words, the man suddenly noticed Jesby. He recalled that his unconsciousness was related to her.
"Eh, isn't Jesby your daughter?" Hearing the man's words, Kusue was stunned.
"Daughter? Impossible. I only have one son, Ranan!" Hearing Kusue's words, the man directly stated.
"How can this be? Father, I am Jesby! Have you lost your memory?" Hearing the man's words, Jesby looked anguished.
"Enough. No more pretending, Jesby. All your actions have been under my observation. Including the scene of you manipulating him, parasitized by the wireworm." Looking at Jesby, Takeru shook his head.
"What!" Hearing Takeru's words, everyone was stunned. Kusue instinctively released Jesby.
"You, what are you saying?" Hearing Takeru's words, Jesby still tried to play dumb.
"Do you know why you were repelled just now? I had placed an Anti-Magic Barrier on him. Unless your magical attainments exceed mine or you can dispel the barrier, any other magic will be repelled."
"And clearly, you didn't even notice the barrier before attempting to alter his consciousness with magic. You failed." Seeing her still trying to pretend, Takeru said calmly.