Chapter 16: Chapter 16

Uggh…

Waking up feels painful…

–Nggn…

A room… I see… is this my room? Most likely an illusion… I'm currently still sleeping… Real illusion? No, that one is forbidden.

–... For now… try to escape… It's kinda painful for me to stay here…

{That's a problem… How do I solve it…}

Hmm, ah, that.

This place is an illusion, but it doesn't restrict every action I do, how it does whatever is follow a script until the illusion is over. Meaning, they will make me feel darkness won't they, but there's a single solution to that…

–... Well, first, go to the highest point you can reach in the sky…

I'm not using me as an Angel as much… hmm, I felt slower… must be because I'm just "naturally" faster as a cat rather than as an angel. Technically my speed as an Angel is just super acceleration and being in the air… but since this is an illusion, I won't have to bother actually acting like I am wingless…

–Yeah, unless someone broadcasted this illusion. But I'm sure you have a way to escape that?

Race change. Let's say it's my ability, and yes technically it is my ability.

I opened the window and immediately jumped off, I then quickly ascended using my wings…

"..."

Hmm…

Not seeing anything yet.

–And… suddenly…

Meteors appeared in front of me, but I expected something like this to happen, so I dodged it in time.

"Yep, an illusion… nya…"

–Getting used to that?

Yes nya.

Anyway… this place is an illusion, one way to break an illusion is to let time pass… but that's boring and I don't think I want to see Liza dying so…

–The second option it is. For now, I think we should be close to the illusion invisible barrier…

I quickly started to slow down my ascent as I'm close to the barrier… hmm… I knocked in the air three times…

*Ting, ting, ting.*

Yep, that's the barrier all right… now…

–50% concentration should be enough for this…

I summoned Cheating machinations and went down a little to distance myself from the barrier… using 50% concentration, I made one very powerful magic arrow… I aimed it at nowhere when suddenly, another meteor is in front of me… but that doesn't matter currently…

"Cause it will hit and pierce nya."

I muttered really quietly as I let go of the strings, making the arrow fly as quick as the foreseeable light.

–... Light speed?

{Technically yes… but you can actually react to speeds like that in this world as you can just use concentration to look into the future to guess which trajectory the arrow will fly off and avoid it. I mean, it flies in a straight line due to the fact that it is basically a "light" arrow after all… and time dilation due to having fast speed is also a thing, so… it's only on light speed when you are pacing yourself at the margin of times commonly known as the normal time, if you exceed normal time, you can see the arrow, but light itself won't move… it's not good enough yet, but as long as the time dilation isn't as big as 1 second equals to 3 seconds … it will be at the speed of light.}

–[... Did you just explain something in your mind for 3 seconds?]... So, the illusion must be over right?

… Let me see…

I got close to the barrier, and as expected by me, it wasn't even damaged…

–... Okay… ready the big boys.

{... Hmm… for some reason I still have 100% concentration here… ah. I see…}

I moved farther away from the barrier before aiming my bow at it again… 100% concentration used… 300% concentration used… 1000% concentration used…

–... Oh, they don't actually use concentration here as this isn't a specialized illusion….

1000000% concentration used…

A very compact arrow of destruction is being made by me…

And I let go of the string as I immediately tried to resist the initial force sending me backwards by how strong the light arrow is…

–that was over by the speed of light, let's be real…

Probably, but this insanity of an attack isn't possible by me in any normal means.

"Now it has already hit it… probably nya."

I said while immediately switching to a cat… hmm… is it better if I used this to reach the ground softly?

–wings are better… also the distance is quite high…

Teleportation deals with force of stop anyway, so it doesn't matter in the end. I just need the 50% speed to make sure I can teleport in the right time much more consistently. And I can't accelerate as the recoil of using that much power in this illusion is too much for me to just ignore with wings…

–So that's why you didn't bother with wings…

As I am close to the ground, I just barely teleported using 20% concentration… this illusion is probably that illusion.

–... The weaker version of real illusion?

No, it is probably… dream illusion.

–That one that can- Ah… Nggn…

"Uggh nya…"

I unconsciously put my left hand to my head as I am feeling too much pain in my head…

"... Nggn… nya…"

My legs slowly shook and I collapsed… My… head…

–... What's happening?... Why… is it… so painful?...

Suddenly, I felt like I couldn't see anything, and naturally, I opened my eyes…

"... Aggh nya… that's a bad morning nya."

I complained as I try to move… but I can't move my legs… tch… I'm shaking…

–... That's rare.

Why am I scared? I can rationalize myself, but that doesn't really stop me from being scared…

{It… it can't be…}

–... [Hmm, I don't think this one is an illusion, but it feels like it is… huh]... Is this a real illusion?

An assassin clad in black clothes immediately jumped to my bed, trying to kill me, so the first thing I did was kill them before they reach my bed.

"... Yep, so real."

I said in realization as I burned the body and the blood with magic.

–... There's also a cap in your concentration now. And another presence that appears out of existence, rather than something that appears from spatial fluctuations.

Meaning they aren't teleporting-

I did a spin slash before immediately opening the door… so that's why I felt fear, real illusion is something I'm unconsciously scared off, huh?

–[... Probably.]

{... My next action should have at least one positive, dealing with the assassins isn't really a positive and just a waste of time if done slowly, so the best solution to this problem is to… kill myself?… wait… I can't suicide, this is real illusion after all, dying here means dying completely.}

–[solutions… What would be a great solution… Atleus isn't really strong… he can't really break the barrier normally, so the best solution is probably…]

{The best solution that I can do right now.. is probably…}

–Brute forcing it as fast as possible.

Brute forcing it as fast as possible… Why did we say it to each other at the same time?

–... Don't mind, Don't mind. Atleus… we have exactly 30 seconds to win this gamble that we both thought of. Do you think you can do it?

Of course I can. If I can't, then it isn't a gamble. It's a gamble after all in which I trade my life if I fail.

Now…

I summoned Angel and entered wing mode… you said I can fly even without wings in this mode right?

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–... Yeah.

Then, 30 seconds is enough then…

I imagined myself like I had wings and started to fly… 29 seconds left.

I started to quickly accelerate and immediately left the space… 26 seconds left…

–Summon Cheating machinations.

I summoned cheating machinations and used the gears to block air resistance, I then started to accelerate even faster…

"... My wings nya…"

Even though I technically have no wings, I'm still feeling pain from the invisible wings… Nggn… I'm over accelerating, isn't it?

–Doesn't matter. I rather you faint only… rather than you die after fainting… and the assassins aren't really able to catch up at this speed… Nggn… I'm getting dizzy…

I'm dizzy too… and I can't focus…

15 seconds left…

10 seconds…

Enough…

7 seconds before hitting the wall…

I switched Cheating machinations to… which should I switch?

–... I think… its… devil bringer…

5…

I slowly switched to Devil bringer while feeding it almost all of my concentration, leaving only one percent to wake up… I made the dark energy…. extremely…

2…

Nggn…

Sharp and wide…

1…

I held the sword in a way so that it's in front of me as I hit an invisible wall… and I immediately switched to being an Angel to quickly go downwards as I broke the barrier with extreme speeds… but just because I broke the barrier, doesn't mean my momentum stops…

– [F = MA……]

I switched to being a cat as I immediately landed and my vision darknened…

…

…

"Auggh… my head nya…"

I said while waking up as there's me feeling a massive headache for the unknown time… I'm also feeling that somewhere behind me is burning, even though I don't have wings…

–You definitely over accelerated by a lot… normally, it's hypothetically possible for you to accelerate by 1 meter per second no matter what speed you are in, but since you do have a physical body and your health Regen is only 100% percent, it isn't a great idea to go for extreme speeds… but then you did it anyway. Grab your side bag, you stored 4 wing restoration potions there right? Drink one.

{That's some lengthy dialogue you just said… but I guess what you're saying is true, after I reached a certain speed while flying, I need my speed to be constant or I will slowly burn myself huh.} Sure… I mean, I don't really have anything else to do.

I tried to stand up, but the sheer pain I'm feeling is too painful, so I stopped trying to move…

"Oh… you're awake?"

I heard a voice as someone opened my door… this one is… who?

I looked at them with a confused look… I probably forgotten her as she isn't important, right?

–... Violet hair… well… I don't remember either.

"... Don't look at me like you don't remember me!"

She said while looking at me, a little bit angry that I forgotten her… hmm…

"Ah, Stress right?"

I said, guessing if I said the right name.

–... Is it?

… I probably messed up some words…

"I knew it! You forgotten me… also, my name is Stres, not Stress…"

Hmm… guess so. I should note that… probably. You might be more important than I thought you are, maybe?

–... Probably.

"... I bought you some food and then you look at me like you forgot me… I do know we haven't met each other in a month, but still… also what's with your dark colored cat ears? Isn't it gold first?"

… We don't question that. Wait, it was gold? I thought it was yellow…

–... I know, surprising right?... It's quite strange that while having white hair, you have gold colored cat ears and gold colored cat tail… though I guess the part when your ear becomes a little bit black on the hair, so it's more understandable.

"Hey, listen to me. Anyway, Master Beth want to meet you, if you try to… where is he?"

…

Hmm… now what should I do? I hadn't heard a thing, so I can't oblige to something I hadn't heard.

–That's mean.

You do know that my life will be in danger if I do oblige, right?

–... Guess so. I would have ordered you to ignore the order, but you didn't even know the order, meaning you are legally allowed to ignore it.

"Hey, Atleus."

Oh…

"Hello there, Reid nya."

I said while waving… he then touched me in the shoulder silently and within my instincts, I immediately jumped away from him to distance myself from her… which her are you asking? It's Beth, of course. I had a feeling I will be teleported in a split 0.3 seconds I got touched.

"... You found out huh? Auggh…"

He fainted… oh…

"... Feels weird that I'm seeing other people faint nya."

I said on realization before dashing away quickly. Angel, I need a map please.

–Oh? Sure. Go to left, avoid the one teleporting behind you and just turn right before-..

… You're leading me into her?

–[... Huh?]... No, we will just slightly go over the room, change of plans, I guess?

I turned right, and found someone dashing towards me, so I, without a second though, immediately turned around and run quickly while sliding to avoid getting touched by the one who teleported that is now behind me, following me by running…

Ah.

I slipped, tch, who made it 4 cm elevation here? I got unlucky… which weapon should I summon?... I can't use Cheating machinations  and the other choices won't really help much in this clearly quite dangerous situation… then, the best choice is…

I summoned Angel… hey, can you open your eyes for a quick second?

–... Are you sure?

Yep, don't worry, I'm sure it won't do some long lasting physiological damage to the people following me… I hope?

Angel opened all of his eyes and I turned around and show Angel while pointing at the eyes…

"Look at this very normal sword nya."

I said very quickly as they both faint after I did that… hehehehe, I knew this would help me, imagine not fainting seeing Angel for the first time?

–[... Says the one who actually didn't fainted because of that, but fainted due to wing pain.]... Must be a rare kind then, huh.

Guess so? Anyway, close your eyes now.

–Already did it.

… Cool.

{Hmm… 4 presence around me, this is real… but… I'm sure I'm standing on the right spot right?}

I jumped and used concentration to make footholds into the air as I touched the ceiling and it pushed itself, showing the path into the roof… perfect, I can fight them in an open space better than not fighting them in an open space.

I quickly climbed up. And as I reached the top, I stabbed Angel lightly on the ground.

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