episode_0147

Light appeared between space and time.

A blue light that stands out clearly among the rainbow-colored lights scattered haphazardly.

Before I could properly examine the pale blue light leaking out like gas through a crack in the invisible wall, I was already crashing into the wall.

My situation was reflected in each and every piece that shattered like a broken mirror with a creaking sound. That moment when I saw it with my own eyes.

Alice falls down bleeding.

The body that had bounced off the impact rose into the air as if it was feeling a recoil.

That feeling of being bounced off and bumping into something over and over again, as if there was an obstacle.

In a situation where my whole body was in shattered pain and my head was pounding so much that I couldn’t even think logically, I tried to look straight at the situation in front of me.

no.

It was all my fault. It happened because I was too complacent and relied too much on my own abilities.

I don’t know how much it helped me since I got seriously involved in the story. In fact, even if the country didn’t exist, wouldn’t everything have just gone well? Each person would have gone through hardships on their own, grown through overcoming them, and understood each other… … Like in a game, wouldn’t everything have just gone well?

I wonder if my appearance only made things worse and made things worse—

……no.

The situation, and whatnot. From the moment I appeared in this world, the story had no choice but to change. In the first place, I don’t even know why I came here. If there really was a goddess and she brought me here, she was clearly a conscienceless woman. At the very least, explain to me the reason or purpose for which I came here.

Since there’s no such thing, I’m just living the way I like.

again!

I shouted so as not to lose consciousness. My body, which had been thrown backwards, moved forward once again.

Actually, there’s no need to shout that out loud. I could turn back time just by thinking about it.

Thud. Our bodies collide.

But, to be honest, I didn’t have that much mental strength, and I didn’t have much tenacity. I was the kind of person who would turn back time and work hard at something, and then have to turn back time and just laze around and rest a few times to feel better.

If I hadn’t done something like this, even though I knew it would hurt, and just slammed my body into it like that, I probably would’ve given up a long time ago.

Crunch. There is a sound of something splitting, and pain shakes my whole body.

But, well, yeah.

No matter what, isn’t it better than being cut by a sword or shot by a bullet?

You’ve already experienced that.

So, let’s focus.

I rubbed my blurry eyes and shouted again.

again!

This time I heard it clearly.

The sound of something breaking.

*

I was lucky.

I barely managed to get back to where Alice was about to get slashed by the sword, but since I had managed to break through something with all my might, I fell forward. Thanks to the fact that I naturally fell forward with Alice while covering her from behind, neither Alice nor I were hit by the sword.

I felt something pass by, slicing at the back of my hair. If I had been even a little bit late, if I had hesitated to run towards it, I would have had to turn back time.

As I fell, I just stretched my hands out in front of me.

bang!

One shot, a bullet was fired. I felt a strong recoil from the gun I was hastily holding with one hand, but this time Lucas was not hit. Lucas must have been looking at the end of my gun, so he dodged my shot by sliding to the side. I saw the bullet hit the wall beyond where Lucas was standing.

That’s right.

I gritted my teeth and got up, pressing Alice’s back.

“Sylvia!?”

Alice couldn’t get up right away because she was suddenly attacked from behind. Well, that was also what I was aiming for.

“Sister?”

Claire looked at me, seemingly bewildered.

Ah, for some reason one side of my vision was red.

It seemed as if something had scratched his forehead, and blood was flowing from there.

I fired my gun again with one hand. This time, Lucas dodged my gun more easily than before, perhaps because it took longer than before.

The slide of the automatic pistol stopped in its original position.

All seven feet were used up.

Lucas looked at me with a slightly surprised expression, but he didn’t stop moving.

Again Lucas’ hand reaches for the sword handle—

That’s right.

again.

*

“Huh!?”

Again, from where I knocked Alice down.

The wounds on my body increased. But at least it didn’t hurt as much as before. That was to be expected. Being hit on the head with a blunt object and being scratched by a sharp object were two completely different blows.

It’s okay. It’s not that bad of a wound. At least I was able to get back up.

As soon as I got up, I ran towards Lucas.

“Princess!”

I heard Leo shouting from behind. He was coming towards me instead of the masked woman Garukas, so I fired a shot at him.

It was a warning shot, but at least it seemed to function as a ‘threat’, and the masked woman stopped in her tracks.

Why, you must be scared because you can’t cancel attacks either?

If you keep tugging, I’ll beat you with my body like you did.

I wonder if my goal of crying a lot if I do well is achievable.

Crunch.

ah.

But maybe because I was too focused on the masked woman, I didn’t see Lucas swinging his sword.

“Sylvia!”

Alice’s voice was filled with despair.

It’s okay. I’m not dead yet. My vision was strangely downward, but my thoughts didn’t stop.

So there is a chance.

again.

*

bang!

From the moment I shot the masked woman.

I couldn’t care less since I had already seen the reaction. I immediately turned the gun towards Lucas.

The muzzle blew fire, and a .45 caliber bullet was fired at Lucas. Of course, this time Lucas dodged my gun too.

It’s too close. Lucas will swing his sword before I can reload my bullets.

It’s okay. I just shot it once.

I’ll have to see how you move to know where to shoot next.

again.

*

Seven times, nine times, fourteen times, twenty-eight times.

Back to the old days. Like practicing hundreds of rounds with a single gun. I fired several times at the moving Lucas.

In the meantime, I figured out a few things.

The wounds I received in ‘reality’ would disappear if I turned back time. I was steadily running towards the past.

However, the wounds received during the process of ‘coming over’ do not heal immediately. The state of my body returns the moment I enter that unknown space. The wounds I get when I come out are still the same.

Well, still.

Fortunately, even if you turn back time twice, the wounds from when you went back won’t accumulate.

And one more thing.

The more often I turned back time, the slower the space recovered. Space does not recover the moment I pass through it. In reality, the wound is not visible, but every time I entered the space, the gap I had widened narrowed just a little bit.

Then there is only one thing for me to do.

As short as possible, in seconds.

I broke it hundreds of times, thousands of times. If I kept the situation like that, I could continue to use my previous abilities.

Well, it was the same when it came to hitting the body.

*

Lucas habitually dodges to the left in his direction, and to the right in my direction.

Even so, it wasn’t easy for me to match Lucas because of our physical differences—

bang!

“Huh!?”

Well, that’s right.

Anyway, all I need is just one success.

A bullet struck Lucas’ right shoulder. The bullet struck the strap of the small bag Lucas was wearing, although the strap was not completely cut.

I ran straight towards Lucas.

Lucas opened his eyes slightly wide and swung his sword inward—

Bam, a sword was stuck in my stomach.

The room suddenly became quiet.

Blood rose from my neck and I vomited blood.

But still, I was able to stick with Lucas.

I said, grabbing Lucas by the collar.

“Not satisfied yet?”

Lucas’ expression hardened as he saw me laughing with blood flowing from my mouth.

“You, how—”

“That’s right. How could it be?”

I whispered to Lucas.

“Don’t tell me.”

And then, he hit Lucas in the head with the gun he was holding in his hand. With a crack, Lucas’ head turned.

Well, I know full well that I won’t faint or die like this.

just…….

I wanted to hit you once.

again.

*

Returning to the moment Lucas was shot, I was thrown to the side again and rolled on the ground. Black energy flew straight from my back. It must have been prepared in advance. Was it the Black Star or Claire? Judging from its shape, it didn’t seem to be the Emperor’s.

“Huh!?”

Lucas was hit by the sword without understanding the situation.

In the meantime, I loaded the next magazine. Luckily, Lucas didn’t fire a follow-up shot until I was lying on the ground and finished loading.

Lucas looked at me through gritted teeth.

Why, do I feel so bad when I use the word ‘cheating’?

Uh, um… … Yeah, that would be annoying. I would have thought the same thing if I were in the same situation.

But it’s not the same situation.

After using up all the bullets in the chamber and replacing the magazine, there are now six bullets in the gun.

Of course, it was more than enough for me. At least enough to subdue one enemy.

I slowly got up from my seat, aiming my gun at Lucas.

Even after being hit by the sword, Lucas was still standing. A normal person would have rolled around on the floor even if his body wasn’t cut.

With that, I could tell that the robe Lucas was wearing was a protective robe.

“Yeah, that’s right… … .”

Lucas took a deep breath and said,

“Okay, I’ll admit it. There’s no way I can win here.”

That’s what he said.

But before anyone in the room could answer, Lucas had already finished getting into position.

And then it shot straight ahead.

Lucas knocked down all the knights in front of him and headed straight for the door.—

*

shit.

Come to think of it, I wasn’t bleeding even where the bullet had struck. It seems like the protective magic had pushed the bullet back.

I shot my gun several times at Lucas who started running, but it wasn’t easy to catch Lucas who gave up fighting and focused only on running away.

However, even though it wasn’t easy for me, there were already people in this room who could do it.

The Sword and the Emperor.

And Claire and Leo and Alice.

A lot of articles.

Countless sword energies flew towards Lucas. The power of each one was not that strong. He had to carefully control his strength so as not to cut down the people around him all at once.

But it was enough to beat up Lucas.

Bam.

The bag Lucas was carrying fell down. Lucas lowered his body to pick it up,

“Cheet.”

I gave up when I saw the sword flying towards me.

Lucas glared at me for a moment after seeing a few bullets flying towards him, then ran straight towards the door.

How many knights are there in the descending hallway?

It’s a windowless tower, and it’s not a place that can be easily destroyed by artillery fire. Lucas won’t be able to escape unless he passes through all of those knights with his body.

“Haa… … .”

I fell to one knee as I heard shouts and the sound of swords being swung outside the door.

My body was trembling.

Because I used all my might to break down something that was blocking it several times.

Repeating the process of recovering and getting injured was mentally incredibly exhausting.

“Sylvia!”

A sobbing voice was heard. It was probably Alice.

But I couldn’t react to that.

My eyelids were so heavy.

Oh, the battle isn’t completely over yet. I need to check on the masked woman too.

Someone running towards me held my body up, preventing me from falling to the ground.

Beyond the blurring, darkening vision, the Emperor was seen approaching the bag Lucas had dropped.

Seeing the Emperor pick it up was my last memory of that time.