Chapter 40: Spiritual Power Reflux
"Oh my~ Satoru-kun, are you really not planning to escape? To be honest, with your abilities, if you truly wanted to run, I might not be able to catch you~ Or are you worried I'll go after Mei-san and the others~"
"Who knows? All I know is that if I don't deal with this now, it'll only become more troublesome. If it can be resolved early, there's no point in delaying."
Satoru responded calmly to the teasing girl before him.
In reality, there were always various troubles and unexpected events.
Even though he was a transmigrator and had Nia who possessed the "Omniscient" Angel, it was still impossible to foresee everything.
Reality wasn't a predetermined game—there were too many uncertainties. He couldn't just assume he was omnipotent because he was a transmigrator or the "protagonist."
Moreover, he remembered that in the original "Date a Bullet," Sawa not only became Kurumi's Inverse Form but also turned against Kurumi, becoming the antagonist.
With a split personality, different allegiances, and completely consumed by the negative emotions of inversion, she only came to a slight realization before her death, speaking words from the heart.
For someone like that, no matter how much trust you placed in them, there had to be limits.
Satoru could trust Kurumi, and he could also threaten Kurumi.
Now, he could trust Sawa, but naturally, he could also doubt Sawa.
Before, he had no choice but to be forced into it, but now there was a better option—so why not take it?!
Thinking this, Satoru gripped "Michael" with both hands, pointing it like a spear at Sawa across from him.
His entire aura instantly shifted dramatically, a powerful pressure radiating out and forcing the surrounding plants and trees to part ways!
Even through the screen, the girls at home could feel this oppressive force and the rare seriousness in Satoru's eyes. They couldn't help but swallow nervously and silently cheer him on in their hearts.
Of course, Satoru couldn't see any of this now—his attention was entirely focused on Sawa before him!
He had power now, and it could be said to be his only power.
If he let her escape, given the complexity of Sawa's abilities and her formidable strength, who knew how much trouble she would cause.
So now, he had to restore her!
"I never expected Satoru-kun to be such an unexpectedly serious and good man~ It makes me almost want to fall for you~"
"Let's not go there. If we're talking about yanderes, I prefer the original Kurumi."
"Is that so? What a pity then~ Leo Bullet Arie~!"
Hearing this, Sawa smiled faintly, then directly aimed the pistol in her left hand at Satoru and pulled the trigger with a sinister grin!
An energy bullet shot out from her pistol, speeding toward Satoru.
But unlike ordinary Reiryoku bullets, the space along this bullet's trajectory twisted violently!
Seeing this, Satoru instantly leaped into the air, dodging it.
However, the bullet seemed to have a consciousness of its own, making a 90-degree turn and accelerating toward Satoru!
"BOOM!!!"
Before it could even reach Satoru, the bullet exploded violently mid-air.
Though it didn't shatter in the sky, it instantly tore open the space, forming a "black hole" even more distorted than the spatial trajectory, sucking in everything around it!
A Spacequake?!
Though on a much smaller scale, everyone who witnessed this couldn't help but gasp in shock.
They had known the terror of Spacequakes since childhood—the reason there were so many underground shelters worldwide was because of Spacequakes!
So what was written in his book was true after all.
Spacequakes were really caused by "Spirits"!
But now was clearly not the time to dwell on that.
The opponent had already begun attacking and definitely wouldn't stop. The power of an Inverse Spirit was also an unknown variable.
So if Satoru truly wanted to resolve this, he had to end the battle as quickly as possible before the opponent could fully unleash her power!
"Michael Shi—Huh?!"
But just as Satoru prepared to go all out to end the fight, he froze in disbelief.
Not just him—Sawa across from him and everyone watching the "live stream" were also stunned.
Because the "Michael" in Satoru's hands suddenly began to dissipate and shrink significantly, shortening by about half!
What the...???
What was going on?!
He had felt it was perfectly manageable earlier—his previous actions were just to probe Sawa, so there was no way it could actually fail!
What in the world was...
Huh?!
But soon, as he thought about it, he realized.
Even without seeing the scene, he could roughly guess that certain people were watching him.
And if that was the case, then this possibility existed!
Sure enough, on the "viewers' side."
While everyone was still in shock, one of the girls suddenly began to glow with a dazzling light, drawing all their attention and leaving them stunned once more.
This originally casually dressed blonde girl now wore a pink qipao, and in her hands appeared a weapon identical to the one Satoru held!
"Big Brother..."
"..." xN
Oh no!!
Reiryoku reflux!!!