Chapter 447: Sudden Change

Chapter 447: Sudden Change

First, let me offer an excuse. Its not that I wasnt being cautious, but I didnt think theyd actually resort to spiking the food and drinks. Captain Serena was eating and drinking normally, and even Kugi didnt have any particular reaction. Even Elma was drinking booze like usual, and Mimi was consuming the meals with relish.

I also didnt feel any malice or hostility. I admittedly did let my guard down, but the two noble ladies in our group kept insisting that betrayal wasnt possible. So, cant you guys consider the extenuating circumstances into account and go easy on me a bit?

Well, in any case, I did mess up. I had no choice but to recognize that.

Mimi was the first to fall prostrate on the dining table with a thud.

? Kh!? Dont tell me!?

But why? Theres absolutely no merit in doing this?

Captain Serena, who quickly realized what was going on, tried to get up from her seat, but ultimately couldnt. Elma looked like she was about to faint at any moment. Even I was feeling utterly drowsy and was so close to falling asleep. The substance they spiked our meals with seemed like it wasnt a type of fatal poison but a sleeping drug of some kind instead. This was the worst.

I turned toward Kugi, and even though she looked like she was about to fall asleep at any moment as well, she still matched my gaze.

Please put your heart at ease.

She pleaded to me telepathically. I see. Stay calm huh? I understood what she was getting at. These bastards from House Ixamal probably had no idea. Im actually much more dangerous of a bomb than one with a reactive warhead.

Oi

What?

Vincent turned his head toward me and responded with an emotionless voice. I dont like those eyes. It didnt feel like he was looking at people, but at objects instead. Perhaps I looked at space pirates with such eyes as well.

Just some friendly advice You better not even think of messing with those girls.

Hm? Why?

Because if you do, Im gonna destroy you all

Destroy? Such grandiose words. Youre just a loser whos about to faint at any moment due to the drug.

I already warned you, okay? Listen up. Never lay a finger on them, or else

And then, I finally lost consciousness.

What did I mean by being a highly dangerous bomb that would destroy them all? Well, the storys a bit complicated. Err, okay. Maybe its not that complicated after all.

In other words, according to Kugi, Im a visitor from another dimension, and I house an incredibly huge amount of psionic power within me. What if that vast psionic power goes out of control and gets released? In the worst-case scenario, that power could punch a hole in the fabric of this universe, and could even cause it to rupture and explode.

Or perhaps, it might unleash power equivalent to a star going supernova, resulting in a catastrophic explosion that might lead to the creation of a massive black hole. In any case, according to Kugi, a single star system being completely annihilated was already the least destructive outcome.

I used Vincents sword to cut through the ropes binding the rest of my body, and the moment I got free, I held my breath and entered bullet time.

!?

I quickly cut off the right arm of the stunned and bloody-nosed Vincent. I also severed the arms of the two soldiers in the same manner.

As soon as I exhaled and exited bullet time, the agonized wails of Vincent and his two cronies echoed throughout the room.

Guh!? W-What the! How!?

Beats me.

I slashed off both handcuffs from my arms using Vincents sword, then searched the soldiers and looted their equipment and supplies such as emergency nanomachines, laser guns, and laser rifles.

The tables have turned. Now, tell me where Mimi and the others are being held. You want this back, right?

I taunted Vincent and showed him the emergency nanomachine injector. These guys all had one of their arms cut off. They were pressing upon their respective arm stumps with their remaining left arms, but that wouldnt bring them any sort of relief. No matter what level of physical enhancements they underwent, they were still ultimately humans. And if they lost a large enough amount of blood, even the high and mighty nobles would perish. In other words, as long as they didnt administer emergency nanomachines in time to stop the bleeding, they would most certainly die.

Y-You bastard Do you believe you can get away with something like this!?

Not sure. But I have no intention of showing any mercy to anyone who threatens the lives of me and my crew. I mean, if it comes down to it, I can always appeal to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor or Her Imperial Highness the Princess. I also have the option of asking help from Captain Serena or House Dareinwald. And I can also simply run away from the empire if I feel like it.

As I responded, I stood at the ready while wielding Vincents sword. After all, even if hes lost an arm, he was still a nobleman. Theres a chance hed suddenly come at me with incredible speed and fight back or something.

Theres no use buying time. Choose. Either fess up now or die.

Fuh Hehe. Theres no way a mere mercenary like you would kill a noble like

Uh, no? I definitely can, yknow?

After saying so, I unhesitatingly decapitated Vincent. Vincents head, whose eyes had widened in shock after hearing my words, spun in midair. Since he didnt want to talk, then killing a noble like him who posed the most danger was only natural. Thats just common sense. Eh? Itll bring me trouble later? Its gonna get even messier if I end up killing House Ixamals head of house as well? I dont care. If push comes to shove, we could always just leave the empire entirely.

Now then, which one of you is willing to talk? Its first come, first served.

I flicked Vincents sword to the side to shake the blood off of the blade and called the attention of the two soldiers who were looking up wide-eyed at me in shock and disbelief.

Oi, oi. Dont just stare at me in shock like that. If you dont talk quickly, my hands gonna slip. I might be acting like this, but Im actually really pissed right now.

I felt the corners of my mouth subconsciously curl up. My head was all messed up. It seemed that all the furnishings inside the room were trembling faintly. Perhaps my psionic powers have started running out of control already.

Tell me everything you guys know. I wont kill you if you do. If you insist on keeping your mouths shut, Im gonna send you guys after your master straight away.

I pointed the sword at the two trembling soldiers who were holding their wounds in pain and gave an ultimatum.