Chương 80: Chapter 50:”Escape from the Laboratory”

Moving while grasping the approximate elapsed time in my head. By the time we reached Inea-sensei, the remaining time was about four minutes. The time limit was approaching moment by moment. Sensei was treating herself with Qi while lying down powerlessly.

"Sensei! Are you okay!?" Sensei turned to me and forced a smile a little.

"Somehow. I can't move yet though."

"You heard his broadcast, right?"

"Ah. It became bad. Even though Teleportation Magic cannot be used."

"As I thought..." At that time, Karla-senpai, who was piggybacking behind me, taught us with a weak voice. Even though she shouldn't be in a state to talk much yet.

"Teleportation Magic Jamming Device. Surely there is something with such a name in the back of this underground facility." A ray of hope appeared.

"Then, if we destroy it!"

"Yes. We should be able to escape... I'll guide you. Because it's something only I can do." She, who looks painful just by looking, is still trying to fulfill what she can do desperately for our sake. Someone has to go there together helping her who cannot move. The most suitable person is me. There was no hesitation.

"Sensei. I'll go with Karla-senpai." When I said so, Sensei changed her color.

"Oi. But the time to return is!"

"Probably there won't be any..." At Karla-senpai's sunken voice, Alice also raises a voice close to crying. Since I understood somehow from her tone, I wasn't surprised. As I thought. In other words, Senpai was already prepared to die together with this facility. But at the same time, she feels responsible and is trying to let escape at least those she can. Being told that much by Tor, she might have lost hope to live. But. I won't let it be like this. Isn't there too little salvation?

I won't let Karla-senpai become a sacrifice. I will save her. And, I will save myself too! Making up my mind, I told everyone.

"It's okay. I have an idea."

"Idea, you say?"

"Really?" I nod and continue.

"Sensei, please prepare Teleportation Magic. Once you can teleport, leave me and teleport immediately. Alice, I want you to take Argus and any people from the masked group if there are any, as many as you can, to Sensei's place." They must also be victims of Tor. Being betrayed like that, surely they have lost the will to fight. I didn't want to do something like abandoning lives that can be saved.

Sensei and Alice were startled gyotto at this proposal that looks like nothing but self-sacrifice at a glance, and tried to stop me desperately.

"Then, you and Karla are...!"

"That's no good! Doing something like sacrificing yourself again!" I gave a thumbs-up gu, saying no worries. Actually, I'm quite worried, but I acted a little tough to reassure them even a little.

"Please believe in me! I'll probably come back alive!" Saying only that, I started running turning my back to the two who still wanted to say something. Because time to argue is precious. First of all, the two will absolutely not be convinced about me going. But believing that if I go anyway, they should start their own work immediately. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there.

"Karla-senpai. Which way?"

"Go back a little. There was a fork in front of the room where Alice and I were, right? First go right there."

"Got it." Running through the passage at full speed. Anyway, it was a battle against time. Going right at the fork as told, after a while, the path was divided into two again.

"This time left."

"Yes." While running, she brought her mouth close to my ear from behind and apologized with an apologetic voice.

"I'm sorry. For involving you until the end..."

"It's fine. Karla-senpai, thank you for taking such a role yourself."

"Yes. At least you guys."

"Don't say it like that. We will return alive together."

"I am, fine already... I somehow don't care anymore." Her cold tears touched my shoulder. I called out to her gently as calmly as possible to soothe her.

"Giving up on living, I won't allow such a thing. Live and atone for your sins properly. Live in a way that you can face him who passed away. We are with you too." I wonder what she thought. She was silent for a while. And when she opened her mouth next, brightness returned slightly to her voice.

"Right. But, as expected, it seems you and I won't be saved."

"No. I won't let you die." When I said it with a strong tone, she laughed just a little.

"Fufu. Being told that much, I feel like somehow it will really work out."

"Actually I'm a little unconfident though." When I whined a little, she admonished me in an amazed tone.

"Oh my. At least act cool at a time like this."

"I'm sorry."

"Fuh. Well fine. I entrust my life to you. Make sure to save me properly!" This time I nodded powerfully.

"Leave it to me!" Eventually, we finally reached the room where the jamming device was. Probably only about one minute remains. The door was locked, but I smashed the door itself. Then placing Karla-senpai beside the room once, I enter quickly. Inside, there was a mysterious spherical device seemingly made of metal. Since there is nothing else like it, this must be the Teleportation Magic Jamming Device undoubtedly.

Since there might be an explosion upon destruction, I apply [Qi Reinforcement] firmly to protect myself. And putting out a Qi Sword in my left hand, I concentrate Qi further. The blade shone pale blue as usual. [Senkraze]. Swinging down in one breath, the sphere cracked cleanly in two. Immediately after, I knew that the Qi of Sensei, Alice, Argus, and several others moved to the direction of the dojo in an instant. Apparently, they did it well. The rest is just us.

Leaving the room immediately, I transform into a woman. I grasped Karla-senpai's hand strongly so as never to let go. Remaining 30 seconds. I said I would return alive many times up to here, but that is not a lie. Although there is no guarantee, I had a hope to return alive. Probably in that guy Tor's head, the calculation must have been like this. Kill Inea-sensei surely or make her unable to move, assign enemies to Alice and Argus for the time being, and make them busy dealing with them.

Dividing and making them unable to move, there is nothing they can do. But here, I pulled off an irregularity of escaping on my own. And I dared not speak at all during the broadcast. So he doesn't know. That I can move freely. There is a moment of opening here. And it was a failure. His careless remarks and experiments made me aware of my own ability. Namely, that I can utilize the power of what I memorized! Like when Magic Power ran wild, it will be quite reckless.

But now, in principle, I should be able to use Sensei's Teleportation Magic. I have experienced it many times. If I can pull it out from memory well. I don't know if I can do it, but I have to do it. If I don't do it, I can't save Karla-senpai. I will absolutely make it succeed! Closing my eyes and wishing, I enter the 『World of Heart』. Somewhere here, there is a memory of Teleportation Magic. Sensei. Please lend me your strength! When I noticed, I was grasping my waist pouch tightly gyu. At that time.

From beyond the darkness, a faintly glowing fragment of memory flew towards here. Touching it, it was certainly what was necessary. The memory of when I flew with Teleportation Magic with Sensei for the first time. I returned to the real world immediately. Keeping my eyes closed, I knead the image desperately. Destination is the dojo. Targets are two. Me and Karla-senpai. Please! Fly! [Teleportation Magic]! Instantly, the ceiling began to collapse.

In the nick of time of being crushed, our bodies disappeared without making a sound. When I realized with a start, I was inside the familiar dojo. The hand holding Karla-senpai remains connected firmly. She is also properly safe. Fuu, I exhaled one big breath. Along with that, the strength of my whole body seemed to drain away. Looking around. Alice. Milia. Argus. Inea-sensei. And several people from the masked group were there. Sensei, who was lying down, said with a face truly relieved.

"Yu! I believed in you! You fool!" Alice jumps at me first.

"I was really worried! Geez!" Argus entrusted his back to the wall at a slightly distant position and turned his face away slightly as if embarrassed.

"You bastard. You always make us worry." And Milia, who has completely returned to normal, also hugged me a little later than Alice. Unusually, she had tears filling her eyes.

"It's true. Because you always do reckless things...!" Looking at Karla-senpai beside me, she also nodded nikori at me. —Yeah. Here, there are people who worry about me this much. There are such irreplaceable connections. Not just me. Everyone else has connections in the same way. Invisible but important things. This town, Sacris, is overflowing with them. There is a guy who tries to trample on them. A guy who tries to cut off connections by force. —I won't let it end.

I won't let that guy do as he likes with this town and the world. I won't let him cut off connections. I renewed my determination so. But just for now, I intend to share the joy of being able to return safely with everyone.

"Everyone. Sorry for making you worry. I'm home."""Welcome back.""