Chapter 136: Chapter 136 The News.

On the deserted place where the cold wind brushed past the cold body of a woman who lay on the street with a fresh wound on her skull. A tiny entity emerged from beyond the shadow bridge that resembled a slimy creature with a mouth showing its protruding teeth like a sharks. Dragging its jiggling body toward the corpse.

"Tch, it seems she is dead. Well, She is a woman, but there is no problem. I could use her body as a replacement".

Gura lost his main body after the battle that shredded his flesh earlier, only leaving a small chunk of him along with his demon heart. Upon the destruction of his body, Gura managed to separate a part of his consciousness into a slime body and managed to escape from complete annihilation.

His slimy body started to hop to Devi's destroyed face and began to assimilate himself and replace the real Devi. The slime on Devi's face starts to regenerate the destroyed skull. As for the heart Gura kept, he scattered it into tiny particles that seeped through the corpse until its heart.

It gives the heart nutrients, making the stopped heart regain its beat and pumping blood to the nerves as it regains its flow.

Slowly, Gura, still not used to her current Body, opened her eyes. She blinked a couple of times, and her eyes could see just fine. Then, she tensed the muscle around her body and raised it into a sitting position.

Gura raised her right palm and started to clench it multiple times and nodded her head.

"Good, not bad".

As Gura managed to assimilate perfectly with the new body. Her senses start to gradually back, and she stiffens her body. Because from afar, she could sense multiple presences approaching the place, which made her knit her brows.

"...Tch, no choice but to escape".

With her new body and still not regaining her full strength. A pair of black bat wings emerged from her back. She tried to infuse a bit of mana as it started to flap. Without further ado, she infused much more mana before she jumped to the sky and disappeared along the night sky.

While flying in the night sky. Gura started to replicate the earlier events. She clenched her fist before uttering.

"Next time, You better prepare yourself, for I will show you no more mercy!".

*****

A black car drove across the empty street with gentle speed before it stopped in front of a Hotel where the Akabane family resides.

"We have arrived, Mr. Hiroshi".

Malik, who is the one who holds the steer, turned his gaze to his side and saw Hiroshi with a blank face, looking down all the time. Malik, who saw his face, also felt that his heart tightened for the things that happened earlier.

After being teleported to Malik's house, the two of them began to put effort into bringing the relic back into action and managed to do it ten minutes later. Then, after being teleported to the same place, a small miscalculation happens, and they transfer a bit far away from the actual place.

However, the battle was already over. The empty street was already crowded when the investigation started because of the destroyed bridge and the blood that was plastered on the ground.

Hiroshi panickedly asked about the presence of a boy, but no one saw Soma, and when the investigation team arrived at the scene, there was not a single soul on the bridge.

"...Mr. Hiroshi".

"Um?...Ah? So we arrived".

Hiroshi jolted from his sitting position, then scanned his surroundings to find he had already arrived in front of the hotel. He hurriedly opened the door and stepped outside.

"Thank you for the drive home, Mr. Malik, and I am sorry for dragging you into this trouble".

"...No, I am the one who should be sorry for what happened".

"No, no, you mustn't…".

The two of them start to take the blame from each other. The atmosphere turns heavy, and Malik, who holds the steering wheel, revs the engine to distract the heavy mood and changes the subject.

"...The truth is. I want just to drown myself in liquor to wash away this feeling I have. But, it feels sad doing it alone, so ask me sometimes if you are willing to…".

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"Good night, Mr. Hiroshi. Hang in there".

"Yes, thank you. Mr Malik".

Malik nodded his head and began to step on the pedal gas, making the car drive on the main road, leaving Hiroshi alone with a heavy feeling in his chest.

Hiroshi turns his back and faces the hotel where he stay. He tried to take a step forward, but his feet were too heavy to be moved. A cold wind brushes past his cold body, chilling his heart.

"...Dear, welcome back".

A chirping voice that woke him from his dark thoughts gave light to his bleak eyes. Hiroshi turned his gaze to the side and found his dear wife wearing a brown coat, looking at him with her curious gaze.

Hiroshi expelled a sigh as he approached Hisako and suddenly hugged her body, seeking warmth to melt the ice that formed in his heart.

"?!Dear?!".

Hisako, who suddenly got hugged, flinched as the heat started to gather on her face. This situation indeed felt pleasant, but they are still outside, and she wants this to happen when they are in a relatively good mood and in personal space.

However, her thoughts start to turn into a weird place. She noticed that when Hiroshi exhaled a long sigh, his body trembled slightly in her embrace. Hisaako, wondering what had happened, began to take action. She gently wrapped her hands around his back and softly asked.

"What's happened? Are you alone? Where is Soma?".

Hiroshi separated himself from his wife, then with a forced smile, he replied.

"Let's go to our room first".

"Okay".

Without any words to tell. The two of them start to enter the building and climb toward the elevator, bringing them toward the hallway. The place where they stayed.

Hiroshi, who carried darkness within his soul, felt each step he took to reach Hina's room felt so heavy. It also breaks his heart. But, slowly, he finally stood in front of the door where Hina and Soma were supposed to stay and gently knocked on the door.

"Hina, you awake?"

"Dad? Wait a moment".

Hina, who heard Hiroshi's voice, hopped from her bed. She was currently reading some grimoire her mother lent her, but as soon as she heard Hiroshi was back, which meant Soma was also there.

Swiping the black card in her hands, unlocking the lock feature on the door. Slowly, she creaked open the door only to stiffen in place because Hina didn't see Soma's presence.

Hiroshi, who saw his daughter's face, felt an intense guilt. But as a man, he must resolve this case immediately.

"Let's enter inside. There is something I need to tell you guys!".

Hearing the solemn voice coming out from Hiroshi's mouth made the two women tense their expressions. Hisako and Hina saw Hiroshi enter the room before, followed by Hisako.

Hina, who wondered what was happening, had many questions to answer. However, looking at the current situation, it seems impossible for her to open her mouth. A sudden premonition emerged from her mind. It stirred her calm heart. Her mind starts to be occupied by bad feelings, making her restless.

However, Hina shook her head to get rid of the negative thoughts she had. So, with suppressed feelings, Hina closed the door as it locked by itself before she settled herself on her bed across from Hiroshi, who occupied Soma's supposed bed.

Hisako, wondering where she should sit, hesitated, but seeing the gloomy atmosphere her husband exuded, she chose to sit beside him.

"No, Hisako. You sat beside Hina".

"?! Okay".

Hisako raised her brows, then moved to her left, and she sat beside Hina, waiting for the thing Hiroshi had in mind.

Hiroshi, who felt his mind was in disarray, inhaled a huge amount of oxygen to calm his stirred heart and to wash away his clouded mind. He continued it several times before he faced the two.

"...Soma is gone!".