The brave Simmel wants to resign

It has disgusting scars.

【——————————】

(Hei Musi said that the mastermind behind it all was 'her'.)

(Therefore, I never imagined this scene.)

(But, that suture... is that so? If that's the case, then it makes sense... But, no, oh no... Oh no—)

My brain just can't process it.

As a man of intellect, Xia Youjie was unable to convince himself to think things through properly at this moment.

灰原雄

He was a contemporary of Nanami Kento, and a junior of Natsumi and Gojo.

After Simmel arrived at the Pyromancy Academy, everyone tacitly avoided mentioning his existence, but no one forgot him.

One year.

They've been through so much, and because it's a dangerous job, they cherish their friendship all the more.

Eating together, holding a sports meet at a school with only five students, riding tandem bicycles, rushing to the dessert shop we'd been eyeing to buy limited-edition cakes, throwing birthday parties...

Those seemingly ordinary days may become some of the most cherished memories of a lifetime for students at vocational colleges.

Haibara Yu died during a mission based on faulty intelligence, just a few months ago.

When they brought him back, only Haibara Yuu's upper body remained.

As a doctor, Shoko was the first to see the body. Perhaps it was her nature, but her expression didn't change much, and she remained silent.

As the strongest, Gojo Satoru was on his way to the high-speed train when he received the news. He vented his emotions violently, not caring about the gazes of others, but in the end he forced himself to accept the bad news.

Xia Youjie was slightly 'lucky'; he had just completed his mission and had time to send Haibara off on her final journey.

Looking at his pale-faced junior on the bed, what was Xia Youjie thinking?

He has forgotten.

He didn't cry. Seeing his junior, who had been chatting and laughing with him just a few days ago, with his eyes closed and lifeless, his first reaction was just 'it's unreal'.

Reality, which should have continued as it was, suddenly took a turn, leaving the brain no time to even process the sadness.

But as that gloom accumulated and swelled, what he was met with was not sadness, but regret.

Why has the problem of the current intelligence system in the world of sorcery never been considered?

Because I am the strongest, I feel there is no problem.

[You've already failed the mission once?]

......

Why did Ai Haibara die?

Because...weak....

[No, to put it bluntly, from the very beginning! Why did Ai Haibara have to go on missions?!]

Why did he become a sorcerer?

Why must sorcerers save non-sorcerers?

Because the strong must protect the weak...

【why? 】

........

........

.......

He remained silent for a long time, unable to convince himself.

This isn't a question of maturity, but rather a question of choice.

Xia Youjie could not convince himself to choose the path of a sorcerer.

On the day he met Simmel, he originally intended to kill all the civilians in the village, thus allowing himself to fall into depravity and completely destroy himself, embarking on a path completely different from before.

But Simmel helped him up.

After that, Gojo Satoru returned, and the presence of his companions helped Natsuyuu Sei gradually heal his heartbreak and fear of the future.

Until that future was presented to him once again.

A sudden explosion.

The Panxing Cult: Revenge of Non-Sorcerers.

The parents and the Kaba sisters were implicated.

He forced himself to endure the nausea and arrived at the village at that turning point, where he saw... ——————

It was a burning village.

That's right.

Wu Tiao Wu repeatedly questioned Xia Youjie about "why he killed people," but upon closer reflection, it's not hard to see why—

Xia Youjie never admitted that he killed those people.

When he arrived there, the entire area was already engulfed in flames.

However, the difference lies in—

At that time, he still had the opportunity to lend a helping hand.

However, similarly, at the turning point when one should be able to make an independent choice...

A figure stopped him.

"...Haiyuan?"

"Oh, senior."

Similar yet different smiles overlap at this moment across different timelines.

"You're in trouble? I'm here to help!"

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On the battlefield, the moment Haibara Yu appeared behind Natsume, Simmel made a move.

He grabbed the still-dazed Gaba sisters and threw them backward.

That's the direction Xia Youjie had arranged in advance to protect the two of them with the cursed spirits. Using the cursed spirits as a buffer, the two of them will be fine.

It's this guy, on the contrary! ——————

The smile vanished instantly, all nonchalance disappeared, leaving only an icy focus.

The cloak flew backward like a crane's feather as he stomped hard on the stone slabs and charged forward!

At that very moment, the man with Ai Haibara's appearance placed his hands close to his chest.

"I'm sorry, but I can't let you take him away."

A slight smile played on the man's lips as he spoke softly.

With palms facing up, fingers slightly bent and touching – interlaced.

Trouble.

As she moved, Simmel sensed a layer of cursed power beginning to cover her body and frowned slightly.

boom!--!----

A filthy giant tree bursts forth from the earth.

Dark red flesh and blood veins twisted and knotted, and countless distorted faces and limbs squeezed out from between the branches, sticking together with each other.

[Domain Expands. Hidden Treasures Abound]

Chapter 51 Demon King: Children, Simmel is really hard to beat.

That night.

The man saw the familiar, hearty smile.

Looking at that familiar face of his junior, Xia Youjie turned pale for a moment.

"!"

He felt like vomiting, but he forced himself to cover his mouth and took two steps back.

"No... Haibara is long dead, who are you!"

"That's outrageous, senior! Maybe it's some kind of spirit summoning technique or something?" The boy with Haibara's appearance said, hands on his hips. "The Panxing Cult needs me here to stop you~"

The Panxing Cult... Is it those beasts again?!

Xia You thought he would be angry, but he found that he didn't have time to show such an emotion.

"But does it really matter who I am?"

......

Yes.

For Xia Youjie at that time, this was not important at all.

[The important person I couldn't protect]

[In their own imagination, the non-warlocks who should have been protected]

[And, my fallen comrades.]

These factors combined to constantly challenge Xia You's rationality, forcing him to confront those past issues once again.

—Should I still exist as a sorcerer?

Should we continue?