Chapter 14
Avoiding my perceptive younger sister’s gaze, I told her I’d visit again tomorrow and stepped outside the hospital.
“Who did she get that sharp intuition from?”
It must be me, right?
Feeling slightly proud, I headed home, but my phone suddenly rang.
That sound—it’s the disaster alarm.
【C-rank Gate Rampage! This is an actual situation. Nearby residents are advised to evacuate to the nearest shelter immediately!】
Of course, it had to happen today, the day I thought things would go smoothly.
I told them to shut it down early, but no, they wanted to squeeze out every bit of profit, and now this mess.
Since this area is packed with guilds, they should be able to handle it quickly.
Or so I thought.
My assumption was wrong.
News soon broke that all nearby guilds had deployed their forces, including reserves, to an S-rank Gate assault, leaving the city defenseless.
If this keeps up, things are going to get really bad.
“I should check it out.”
【Got it!】
As Nika and I approached the Gate’s vicinity, gunfire and soldiers’ shouts echoed around us.
“Hold the line! Don’t let them through!”
“When are the Hunters arriving?!”
“We’re about to get overrun!”
“Damn it! Hold for five more minutes!”
Getting any closer would be dangerous.
I entered a nearby building and climbed to the rooftop to get a better view.
From here, I could clearly see the monsters pouring out of the Gate, attacking the soldiers in the vicinity.
More concerningly, where is the Awakener Association?
…Oh, they’re over there, lying on the ground.
People in black suits, likely from the Awakener Association, were sprawled across the ground, their upper and lower bodies separated.
At this rate, things will spiral out of control.
“Nika, I’m counting on you.”
【Leave it to me!】
With those words, Nika leapt from my arms and flew toward the Gate.
Gunfire echoed all around, accompanied by officers’ shouts, but I wasn’t paying attention anymore.
A green-skinned monster wielding a massive weapon loomed in the distance.
It was an Orc.
With its enormous size and powerful muscles, the Orc was tearing people apart.
All the Hunters dispatched from the Awakener Association had been killed.
The remaining soldiers were trying to minimize civilian casualties while waiting for Hunters from the guilds to arrive, but their efforts were nearing their limit.
Every time an Orc swung its massive weapon, another comrade fell.
A comrade who, just moments ago, had been joking about the day they’d finally be discharged.
“Aaaaahhh!”
Screaming, I fired my gun, but when I ran out of bullets, an Orc noticed and raised its axe toward me.
Damn it… is this the end?
I shut my eyes tightly, bracing for the pain and fear that would soon follow.
But the pain didn’t come.
Cautiously opening my eyes, I saw an Orc with a gaping hole through its torso.
The problem was that the thing that had pierced it wasn’t human—it was a newly arrived monster.
And it was terrifying to look at.
The creature had plunged its hand through the Orc’s chest, blood dripping onto the ground, as it bared its enormous teeth and stared at me.
I couldn’t hold onto my sanity any longer as I watched the giant, fearsome monster turn its back and walk away.
I lost consciousness.
I saved him because my master asked me to, but the moment he saw me, he passed out.
I want to devour him, but since my master is watching, I can’t, can I?
After hunting down and cleaning up the remaining creatures, I felt eyes on me.
When I looked around, I saw green-uniformed humans staring blankly at me.
To reassure them, I gave a big smile.
They fell backward.
…Should I kill them?
No, hold back. My master wouldn’t like that.
Heading into the Gate to close it, I moved toward the boss monster and its remaining minions.
Surely, helping with the boss monster is part of what my master wanted, right?
Grinning, I entered the Gate, where scorching heat greeted me alongside an expansive desert.
Orcs usually inhabit dense forests or grassy plains.
In other words, there’s another predator here.
At that moment, the ground began to shake, and a rumbling sound echoed from below.
The vibrations grew more intense until something massive emerged from beneath my feet, jaws wide open, trying to devour me.
It was a Sandworm, a creature often seen in deserts.
Known as the “Calamity of the Desert,” but to me, it’s just a snack.
As I sliced its body apart, the spray of blood attracted even more monsters, slowly drawing them closer.
I couldn’t let my master wait too long, so I decided to unleash my power.
【Nika ver. 0.3.】
With something obscuring the sun, the world was shrouded in darkness, akin to a total solar eclipse.
Without light, life cannot survive.
As the darkness consumed the world, hunting the monsters within, the air filled with their screams in no time.
“You… how are you here?!”
A being that resisted the darkness and refused to be consumed.
Could it be someone who knows me?
I was curious, but my master was far more important.
I needed to hurry back and receive praise.
【Become one with us.】
“Harbinger of Doom…!”
With those words, I devoured the entity that seemed to know me, and the world began to tremble.
However, its memories were as fragmented as its body, leaving me with nothing useful.
Returning to my original form, I exited the Gate and stepped into my master’s world, only to find countless humans waiting for me.
Judging by the weapons in their hands, they weren’t here to welcome me.
At that moment, a strong-looking human stepped forward and appeared to offer me something, but before they could finish, the Gate began to tremble and gradually disappeared, leaving everyone stunned.
Killing them all would displease my master, so I decided to slip away.
As I prepared to retreat into the shadows, I heard someone calling out to me but ignored them.
“W-wait a minute…!”
What matters most to me is my master.
【Breaking News】 Mishandling by the Awakener Association leads to a C-rank Gate Rampage.
└ I knew this would happen. The Association has been incompetent for ages.
└ Then why didn’t anyone warn us?!
└ What good would that do if no one listens?
└ I filed a complaint about this, but they ignored it entirely.
【Breaking News】 Urban C-rank Gate Rampage! Are the Hunters at fault?
└ What kind of nonsense is this?
└ Such a ridiculous headline. It caught my attention, though.
└ The Association is at fault. Why blame the Hunters?
└ Anyway, it’s the Hunters’ fault. LOL.
【Breaking News】 Monster hunting other monsters? A mysterious entity resolves the C-rank Gate Rampage.
└ I saw a photo of it. It looks terrifying.
└ Damn it, someone should’ve warned us. I’m sleeping with the lights on tonight.
└ Do you even live with your parents?
└ You’re crossing the line, man.
Amid countless news reports, photos of Nika had gone viral.
If this gets exposed, it’ll be a huge problem.
【Master, I’m sorry.】
In a subdued voice, Nika apologized, but what had she done wrong?
“It’s not your fault, Nika. Don’t worry.”
【Really?】
Finally regaining her energy, she snuggled into my arms, trembling slightly.
At that moment, a message appeared.
【Prerequisites met!】
[If there’s a reason to like something, it’s admiration; without a reason, it’s love.]
【Skill: Unleashing a portion of the power of Infinite Love!】
【Infinite Love】
- The summoned creature will love the summoner forever.
- The summoner’s love for the summoned creature determines how much of its true power is unlocked.
- The summoner and summoned creature will be bound by a special connection.
- Unlocked (???)
Simultaneously, a red thread emerged from Nika and entered my body without any explanation of what it did.
“What… what is this?”
Just then, Nika, who had been trembling, began flying around in a frenzy. What is this supposed to mean?!
【Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you!】
Oh… it’s not that deep, is it?
Relieved by Nika’s ever-consistent personality, I checked the online community, only to find it filled with stories about her.
Well, nothing worth worrying about, I suppose.
“Nika, there’s something I’ve been curious about. Can you answer me?”
She nodded eagerly, indicating I could ask anything.
“What species are you, Nika?”
【······.】
She froze at my question and stayed silent for a while.
After a moment, she hesitantly muttered, and I approached her to give her a hug.
“If it’s hard to answer, you don’t have to.”
【I’m sorry, Master.】
“It’s okay.”
But something feels slightly different.
As I held Nika and gently touched her here and there, she tilted her head curiously.
She felt even cuter and fluffier than usual!
Could this be the effect of the skill?!
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