Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1288 - 930: This Is Clearly Not Normal (Part 2)
"[Shut up.]"
This was an ordinary sentence.
But when these words were spoken, a wave of curse energy like sound waves emanated from Reiger, enveloping the entire aerial courtyard.
"————!"
Suddenly, the cries of the fly Curse Spirit abruptly ceased once more.
This time, however, it was beyond its control.
"Whir-whir-whir——whir-whir-whir——"
Amidst the piercing sound of wings flapping, the fly Curse Spirit seemed somewhat panic-stricken, somewhat terrified.
It could no longer make a sound.
"[Come down.]"
Reiger spoke again indifferently, his voice carrying curse energy.
Then, the fly Curse Spirit, which was flying in mid-air, suddenly felt as if pressed down by an invisible giant mountain, plummeting down.
"Boom!"
The large figure crashed heavily onto the ground, shattering the floor and causing the aerial courtyard to tremble slightly.
"Whir-whir-whir——whir-whir-whir——"
The fly Curse Spirit struggled against gravity, desperately trying to get up but found it was impossible, only managing to overturn the floor, shake the ground, and flail its limbs wildly, sending debris flying everywhere.
"[Stop.]"
With the third [Curse] attack, the fly was completely unable to move.
"Tap——tap——"
The sound of footsteps rang clearly as Reiger’s figure was imprinted in the fly Curse Spirit’s compound eyes, coming to stand before it.
Under the gaze of the fly Curse Spirit’s terrified eyes, Reiger looked down at it from above.
"Considering that you have killed so many people and cruelly devoured them all, rest assured, I will let you die in pain as well."
Upon hearing these words, the fly Curse Spirit seemed to realize what was about to happen, its eyes became even more terrified.
Unfortunately, from the moment the young man appeared here, its fate was already sealed.
"[Be slowly strangled to death.]"
This was the final [Curse] sentence uttered by the young man.
Then, within his line of sight, the body of the fly Curse Spirit began to twist uncontrollably.
"Squelch!"
Its hands and feet bent to impossible angles before breaking.
"Squelch!" "Squelch!" "Squelch!"...
Its wings also twisted, as if being slowly torn off by an invisible hand, becoming a mass of blood and flesh.
The fly Curse Spirit’s whole body was convulsing, twisting, as if being toyed with by a demon, its flesh contorting, breaking, and tearing bit by bit.
Drawn and quartered could no longer describe its ordeal; it was as if pulled in different directions by hundreds of horses, gradually becoming an unrecognizable form amidst spurts of blood.
Yet it couldn’t utter a single scream; it was slowly strangled, as if it was being dismembered alive.
Reiger had already turned his back on it, slowly walking toward the exit, leaving the scene.
Soon after, only a pile of indistinct flesh remained in the aerial courtyard, turning into ashes amidst a pool of blood and slowly dissipating.
Inside the building, the complex stairs and corridors returned to normal amid spatial distortions, causing the uncompleted domain within to gradually disappear.
...
Outside the building, on the highway.
An extraordinarily luxurious black limousine was parked there, exuding an extraordinary presence in the silent, deserted night.
When Reiger emerged from the building, the car door was already open, ready to welcome his return.
"Thank you for your hard work, Brilliant-kun."
As Reiger sat in the car, a gentle voice instantly greeted him with concern from the driver’s seat.
It was a woman dressed in a black suit, with waist-length black hair, styled like a corporate elite, yet her appearance favored the Yamato Nadeshiko stereotype, exuding a full sense of homemaker warmth.
Her name was Shinseki Kikyo, a support overseer assigned to Reiger by the sorcery school.
When Curse Mages from the sorcery school go out on missions, they are always accompanied by support overseers to assist in completion of tasks.
The duties of support overseers, as the name suggests, include but are not limited to driving, gathering information, remote communication, and even handling daily affairs such as food and lodging, easing the mages’ burden during missions.
Shinseki Kikyo came to be with Reiger for this reason and had already assisted him for a month.
This support overseer, true to her appearance, was gentle and virtuous, much like a Yamato Nadeshiko.
"Do you need to eat first? Or head back to the hotel to rest?"
Shinseki Kikyo asked Reiger in a gentle voice as she started the engine and began to drive.
"Let’s go straight back to the hotel." Reiger crossed his arms, leaned back in the carriage, and said: "How many runs have we made today?"
"This is the fifth." Shinseki Kikyo replied softly: "You handled two missions this morning, another two this afternoon, and this is the fifth."
"If we count your monthly performance, this makes it the one hundred and thirty-seventh sorcery incident you’ve dealt with, the least level being first-grade."
"By the way, did the level of the Curse Spirit you just resolved match the preliminary evaluation?"
Shinseki Kikyo’s question received an ambiguous answer.
"Probably." Reiger said, closing his eyes: "That fly was disgusting, but it should warrant classification as a special-grade Curse Spirit."
"Then this incident matches the preliminary evaluation, a special-grade sorcery incident." Shinseki Kikyo said with great admiration: "This is also the forty-fourth special-grade sorcery incident you’ve resolved this month."
"You are truly remarkable, Brilliant-kun. Recently, the sorcery world has been abuzz with your news, calling you the strongest new-generation mage since Gojo Satoru."
In a month’s time, Reiger had been running all over the country, traveling through every city, resolving countless sorcery incidents.
These incidents, as Shinseki Kikyo said, were all at least first-grade sorcery incidents, not lacking special-grade ones, either.
Under normal circumstances, these would be resolved by Gojo Satoru, and only he could easily handle such high-level sorcery incidents.
For others, even a first-grade Curse Mage like Todo Aoi, achieving such remarkable feats would be unthinkable.
But Reiger, like Gojo Satoru, effortlessly resolved dozens of special-grade sorcery incidents.
This led to Reiger becoming truly renowned in the sorcery world recently, with rumors about him appearing everywhere, especially at the sorcery school, where it was said his name came up daily.
Unfortunately, Reiger hadn’t returned to the sorcery school for a month now.
This past month, he had been constantly on the move, dealing with various sorcery incidents, not having the opportunity to return to the sorcery school.
"Strongest new-generation mage..."
Reiger seemed to murmur to himself, expressionless, indifferent to such a title.
That wasn’t the reason he had endured such a long period of effort outside.
This past month, without knowing how many Curse Spirits Reiger had dealt with, he’d also witnessed many interesting sorceries, greatly enriching his repertoire.
Among them, there were even some techniques that could complement others, enabling some of the sorceries Reiger had previously mastered to awaken new powers and possibilities.
But, Reiger was no longer concerned with this.
"One hundred and thirty-seven sorcery incidents, the lowest level being first-grade, with even forty-four being special-grade."
Reiger opened his eyes and looked at Shinseki Kei sitting in the driver’s seat, speaking thus.
"So many high-level sorcery incidents have occurred this month; surely there are even more of a lower grade?"
"In just a month, so many sorcery incidents occurred, including many above first-grade."
"This is obviously abnormal."
The entire world of sorcery’s mages were gradually becoming aware of this.
Starting a month ago, the world of sorcery was in chaos.
No, it was better to say that society at large was thrown into disarray instead.
