Chapter 139: Chapter 139 Dream.

The purple-haired woman wore a dumbfounded expression on her face as Hina asked her to check a candidate's name and give Hina his Uniform if the boy passed. Hisako, who stood behind Hina's, blood drained from her face, then approached the counter hurriedly and with a wry smile, she opened her mouth.

"I apologise for my daughter's behaviour. Hina, we are already finished with our business. So let's go to some place to celebrate your passing…".

Hina, on the other hand, languidly glanced down because of the impossible request she asked. She felt a bit disappointed, but at least she had tried something. She suddenly switched her mind, bent her head slightly and spoke.

"..I am sorry for my weird behavior. Thank you for the uniform. I will be leaving".

The purple-haired woman blankly nodded her head, then gave Hina a wry smile, making the atmosphere turn awkward.

"...Yes, no problem. Have a good day, young miss".

Hina straightens her torso and, along with her mother, who says her thanks, turns their back, leaving the purple-haired woman. Then, from behind the woman. A young female in her early twenties appeared, bringing a lot of documents while approaching the desk.

"Senior Violet, Where should I put these?".

"You can put it here".

Violet shows the female where to put the documents, which are below her desk. She stood from her seat first, then slid the seat aside before the hollowed part was filled with documents to the brim.

Then, the female accidentally dropped one of the papers on the stacks, which grabbed Violet's attention. She bent her knees and picked up the paper that faced the ground before flipping it and saw the content.

"He is?!".

The picture that was plastered on the paper was a young boy with black hair and a pair of striking red eyes with a vigorous compliment from each teacher who came to score him on the exam. Violet traced her plump lips as she gazed at the figure of the boy she was familiar with.

"...So it was like that".

"Senior, thank you for your help".

Violet turned her gaze to the side, seeing the female thanking her for taking the dropped documents.

"No worries, thank you for bringing the document. I will take care from here".

"Yes, Senior. I will be taking my leave. If you need help again, don't hesitate to ask me".

"Fufu, I will".

The female bowed her head a bit before walking away from the counter, leaving Violet, who once again glanced at the paper in hand.

"...Soma, huh. My lady never told me his name".

Violet's lips parted as she saw the paper that had a huge S letter beside the photo.

*****

Within his hazy consciousness, Soma was a step away from regaining his clarity, once again being pulled back to the void. However, with sheer will, he managed to slightly regain his consciousness while at the same time, his mind started to replicate the incident on the bridge when he fought the two demons alone.

Soma's body twitched, and sweat started to gush from his forehead before his shut eyes jolted open, accompanied by clear gasps that jerked his body upward into a sitting position.

"Ah! Ha, ha, …".

He moved his hand, and a crunching sound entered his tone. He halted his raised hand, and his eyes caught the surroundings scene. What he saw was a dry land with withered lives. But Soma recognized the place. This place was the place where Martial Saints stayed, and it is also the place that should have been filled with vibrant colors of life.

However, the scene that was presented before him was something else. Dry cracked lands, brown withered grass and empty rivers, making all lives in the place died down.

The azure sky that once smiled now turned gloomy because of the black clouds gathering above, blocking the light from passing through the land. The towering tree that stood in the middle of the withered plain turned blackened, filled with miasma that stung his skin.

Beside the tree, there is a large cocoon wrapped by hundreds of black chains that feel familiar in his mind, but it should have been on the other land where the world only shows darkness.

"What is happening?".

"What do you think?".

Soma's body jolted as he heard a familiar eerie voice that entered his left ear, making his leap to his right. He turned his gaze to the source and found the devil with full appearance staring at him with a disinterested expression on his face.

"You?!".

"Hmpt…".

The devil turned himself into black smoke before he reappeared beside the cocoon, sitting while crossing his legs. He put one of his fists to support his chin and opened his mouth.

"...What?! You have a problem with where I live?".

"...I don't care".

"So…".

The two of them muted, leaving dozens of thoughts that couldn't be expressed because of how complicated the two situations are. Probably sensing what Soma had in thought, the devil also felt that they must speak to expose each other out. But, the method that came in his mind was not the usual conversation.

Soma, who saw the devil stand up, raised his vigilance to the max, making the devil parted his lips, showing his sharp canines. Soma shuddered and saw the devil suddenly disappear from his sight and appear before him.

"Boom!".

"?!".

Without knowing what happened, Soma's vision flickers as he feels a sudden jolt that shakes his brain and he is rolling on the ground a couple of times before stopping and lying on his stomach.

"Weak".

The devil spat those insult words, making Soma grit his teeth in frustration. However with the sudden jolt toward his brain, Soma's body paralyzed for a moment before he regain his body control. Then, he launched himself to stand and prepare his stance for battle. Seeing the fire in Soma's eyes, the devil's eyes flickered in joy. He spread his lips and once again disappeared from Soma's vision.

He was so fast that Soma couldn't follow his movement at all. Wondering where the devill will appeared, Soma got blown to the right, but before his body reached the ground, he already flew to the left, next to the sky before he pummeled and blasted to the ground.

Soma coughed multiple times to disperse the dust that entered his lungs. At the same time, he also trying to regulate his breathing, for his lungs were on fire because of the dispersed oxygen from the attack earlier.

"...Fuuu, haaa".

As he started to regulate his breath, a crunchy sound began to echo in the place beside him, and he saw a barefoot devil stepping on the dry grass and looking down on him with a cold gaze that sent shiver to Soma's spine.

"You are truly weak".

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Again, the devil relentlessly assaults Soma one-sidedly. The devil, saw how weak Soma was, felt greatly disappointed and bored.

"Tch, give me your body".

The moment the devil spoke those words, Soma's entire being started to shudder in fright. The devil disappear then pushed him to the ground mpuntting him. His instinct rang an alarm that the attack the devil unleashes, was so dangerous that it could reap his life.

The devil, using his left hand grabbed Soma's throat, and with the right hand. He raised it high while forming a spear gesture to pierce Soma's heart, killing him once.

Soma's instinct keep ringing an alarm, making him palpitating, and cold sweat start to gushed from all over his body. He try to retaliates but strength start to leave his limbs, making blood drained from his face.

He didn't give up and tried every way, but the oppressive fear that gripped Soma's heart overwhelmed him, making his body paralyzed.

However, as he lose any hope. From the black sky, he saw a faint golden color that tore the black sky. From the crack appeared a golden chains that radiate an opposite aura from the black chains. It began to descend upon the land, restraining the devil's limbs.

"Tch, you dare".

The devil's act was interrupted, making him knit his brows in annoyance. Another chains wrapped around Soma's upper body before dragging him from the ground, pulling him toward the cracking space.

"Just you wait. I will take that body of yours and make it mine".