The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 190



Chapter 190 – The Last? – 3

“It seems like you’ve definitely killed him, but he’s not dead yet. That’s amazing. At that point, shouldn’t it be time for him to die?”

It wasn’t anything else, and I even stabbed her with a spear. When I made a face that said I was fed up, Aria shook her head.

“It’s not that he didn’t die. He died and then came back to life.”

“It’s no different than this, right?”

“Yes. It’s different. It’s very different. It was Mira who saved me.”

“Nonsense againㅡ”

“Why do you think I appeared in front of you, Mira, in this body?”

-Whack!

A spear made of ice slammed down. The ground nearby froze instantly. The cold spread out like a shockwave, creating a swarm of ice shaped like a sharp spike.

Aria was staring leisurely at the window that was emitting cold air from a spot less than an inch away, even as the cold air leaking out from the window created white frost on her habit.

“You’ll have to choose your words carefully. Next time, you’ll really get it right.”

I was serious. If I were to see someone else do something like that with their Latina appearance, I would rather take care of it myself. I’ve already made enough of that determination.

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“Do you remember when you stabbed me with a spear at the end? At that time, the soul that was in the spear flowed into me.”

But Aria opened her mouth with an unfazed expression.

“And then my soul, which was about to die and disappear, merged with it. The divinity that Mira used did not attack my soul that was combined with this nun any further, and instead, it even healed it. That’s why I was able to come back like this.”

“Flowing in? The soul?”

“There’s no answer for me if you ask me. I don’t know the reason either. But I’m grateful to Mira. To be honest, I really thought it was over. If Mira had killed me by something other than the light spear, or if I had been left with Leona stabbing me in the neck and chest, I wouldn’t have been able to open my eyes again. It’s all thanks to Mira.”

It was ridiculous. I had used the Holy Spear to kill her in the most certain way, but it ended up becoming an excuse to resurrect Aria.

“Mira-san’s divinity no longer recognizes me as Aria April, but as this nun. So when I reconstructed my body, I reconstructed it with the appearance of the soul that resided in the spear, and as you can see, the only trace of Aria is her eyes… … But just being able to live is something to be thankful for. Isn’t that right?”

I thought about killing her when she was talking like that, but this time I hesitated for a different reason. The fact that Seongchang had judged her to be Latina, and that the remaining souls had actually bonded with each other.

If I use it well, I might be able to awaken Latina’s soul instead of Aria’s. Thinking about that, the strength in my fist naturally drained.

“Thanks to that, Mira-san can no longer use that spear on me. In fact, you could say that it’s even better than before. Even though I stole your power, you lost in the end because of the Holy Spear, right?”

“Want to try it? See if I can write it or not.”

“Of course you could. You could throw a spear at me, you could stab me. But Mira, do you really think you could kill me with a spear? Do you really think this body could die from being stabbed by that spear? You just heard. How my soul is made up. What was it that reborn me into this form?”

I know. That’s why I’m still listening quietly. I don’t blow my head off first and then think about it later.

“I’m asking if that Holy Spear can burn this body, which was created by combining the souls of the nuns that Mira cares so much about. Other weapons might be able to do it. Bursting, cutting, and tearing this delicate body. But that Spear can’t. Because you won’t be able to carry out that belief on ‘me’ alone.”

I looked down at the window. As if to prove that Aria’s words were true, the golden color that had been shining unwaveringly in any situation until now was gradually fading.

-Blink.

Then, it began to blink loudly, as if it were an old fluorescent light whose lifespan was about to end. Aria smiled even brighter as she watched the light from the light window fading.

“Look at it. It’s shaking.”

“… … .”

“It would have been okay if you didn’t know anything. If you didn’t know anything, you would have thought I was simply imitating this nun and would have been even more angry and attacked me. But now? Can you do that?”

I looked at that bright smile and put the window in. The colors that had been shining on the world dyed in gold had faded. On the contrary, the figure of Aria standing in the center of it all stood out even more.

Instead, he took out his Dragon Sword and held it. The long blade made of dragon fangs flashed blue mana. He couldn’t cut down that figure forever. That would be disrespectful to eternity.

“You’re right. It won’t work with a holy spear.”

“What about other weapons?”

“Thanks to that, I gained confidence in my thoughts. I also realized what I had to do. Since Latina’s soul is with yours, if I just take out your soul, there is a chance Latina will come back. Am I wrong?”

“Well, what do you think?”

A spear of light appeared in Aria’s left hand. When I saw it, I flinched, wondering if Aria could use the Holy Spear, but fortunately, it wasn’t exactly the same power as the one I possessed.

Unlike the Holy Spear, which is literally an object that embodies faith itself, that is simply my divinity gathered into a spear shape. It will have basic destructive power, but it will not have the same power as the Holy Spear.

The reason Aria can use my divinity is because Latina’s spirit is mixed into the soul within me.

“Would you like to think about it after you kill him yourself?”

-Kururururung!

As I dodged the spear that flew in with a flash, a halo of light collided behind me. The world shook with a loud noise that shook the heavens and the earth. No, to be precise, the time that made up the world shook.

I turned my head to see time surge and recede like waves. Aria clapped her hands in exaggerated surprise.

“Oh. I forgot to tell you. The thing that’s holding up this world right now is Mira-san’s divinity, right? So, the more attacks using divinity touch the world, the more unstable space-time will become. If the instability continues to accumulate… … I believe you know.”

“So, you’re telling me not to avoid it?”

“That’s right. Even when you receive or absorb it, you shouldn’t let it touch anything else. You’ve already died once, so you have to maximize your chances of winning.”

“Thank you for giving me so much to worry about.”

He cast his spell, grumbling. Chains shot out of the air and bound Aria’s limbs, and a force made of mana pressed down from above. Aria fell to her knees with a thud.

A magic circle was drawn under his feet, restricting his movements, and more iron chains were sticking out, binding not only his limbs but his entire body tightly, just like the goddess and demon that Aria had bound up.

Finally, just in case, he sealed the nearby space with defensive magic and then approached while aiming the Dragon Sword.

“I told you to try it yourself and see if Latina would come back if I took your soul out, right? I’ll do as you say. The treatments will be administered regularly, so don’t worry.”

Even though her body was completely bound and her movements were blocked by magic, Aria remained incredibly calm. Who knows what else she might be up to.

I approached her, being extremely cautious of the movements of my hands, feet, and lips. I wanted to cover my mouth, but I couldn’t help it. If I was not careful, I might end up torturing Latina instead of Aria.

Even as I approached her, Aria remained silent. She used physical strengthening and acceleration, and wrapped defensive magic around my body before grabbing my neck.

The two eyes directed at me turned gray.

“you are…….”

At the same time, a voice completely different from Aria’s came out, mixed with confusion.

“… … !!!!!!”

The hand that was about to stab her neck stopped. I could tell instinctively. This was the personality of Latina that was mixed with Aria.

-Pfft!

As soon as I stopped, those eyes turned blue again. With a terrible sound of flesh bursting, a sharp pain shot through my left side, and my body floated up and flew for a long time.

It flew at least ten meters before it rolled on the ground. As it coughed, a piece of dark red flesh popped out.

I checked the exact spot. Half of the right side was torn off. The area behind was visible through the torn off spot, and pieces of internal organs and blood continued to flow out.

I raised my head while using healing magic. I saw Latina melting the binding magic with divinity and raising her body. Her eyes, which had returned to blue, curved into a crescent shape.

“I wrote it with the intention of exploding my body, but it’s a shame. So, how was it when you tried it yourself? Did it help you at all?”

“… … Yeah. Well… … it helped a lot. At least I gained some confidence that what I said was right.”

If I could just get rid of Aria’s soul there, Latina could come back. That was enough. I staggered up. My tattered side had returned to its original form.

There was a reason I didn’t answer the question. I was trying to hide it for a while and wait for my chance. Just like just now. I survived because my body barely reacted at the end.

“I won’t deny it. But you know, Mira, is that possible? If I were to be attacked, I would hide behind the nun’s soul like I did just now? Then, Mira, wouldn’t it be that you attacked the wrong person instead of me? If you’re not careful, that person could die first.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m not the kind of person who would die like that.”

Although she says she is weak and frail, she is actually a nun who worked in a dark fantasy world where there were no dreams or hopes.

The fact that she died after being trapped by fellow humans means, conversely, that even those crazy monsters couldn’t catch the nun before she fell into the trap.

There’s no way that a person’s soul would disappear after being attacked a few times.

“Me too.”

The Dragon Sword’s Mana was overflowing. If it seemed like Latina was really going to get hurt badly, stop attacking, take one hit while avoiding fatal damage, and then recover.

Just like I’ve done before, boringly.