Book 1: Intermission 1

Book 1: Intermission 1

One block away from the building Scarlet is in

A couple hours later

At first, she was just a part of a contract. He was asked to bring her to an orphanage of his own creation in return for permission to set up his own Association.This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

But after a few years, she began to grow on him. Her more than any of the other orphans in the orphanage he had set up as a cover for the contract. And by the time she got old enough to argue with him? To question him on his inventions? He couldnt help but admit that he was starting to care for her as he did his own daughter.

Of course, it didnt hurt that Scarlet was quickly becoming best buds with his actual daughter. So when Allen heard that there was a Fracture near the orphanage several years back, he didnt hesitate to drop everything and rush over to the city from the capital arriving there in less than half an hour thanks to one of his skills. Only to find that he had overreacted, and the kids werent even in the Fracture.

But now shes in actual danger. Now shes in a Fracture.

This thought echoes through Ciphers mind as he throws a punch straight at the core of the Class II Fracture, bolts of electricity created by nanomachines wrapping around his fist in the process before the core shatters in a matter of seconds. He then sends a wave of flames through the room, torching alive all of the demons in it including the level 250 Demon Commander in charge of the Class II Fracture.

Without a hint of hesitation, Cipher rushes out of the room, all of the demons in the building beginning to lose their connection to the world of Earth now that the core is gone. And by the time the Guardian gets to the front door of the building, every last demon is gone from it, already sent back to their home world of Tartarus, with the shield automatically coming down around the building now that theyre gone.

Cipher doesnt even pay attention as he simply goes from floor to floor, incinerating the demons while not touching any of the humans the Class I demons not being anything more than simple bugs in the face of his power.

Maybe this will teach her not to be so reckless. First its trying to teach other orphans bullies a lesson when they were twice her size by filling their lockers full of worms Tartarus knows where she got them then it was trying to negotiate with the fucking board of education for the ability to apply for Tier 1 Universities. And now its taking on demon knights while only being a newly contracted Guardian?!

As the mans irritation rises, so does the death count of the demons he kills through the floors. All the way until he reaches the sixth floor and finds the core situated there with a level 100 Demon Captain guarding it, along with two level 75 demon knights stationed next to the core. But none of them so much as slow the man down as he simply walks in, turns each of them into barbecue, then grabs and shatters the core in his bare palm.

Space begins to warp around them ever so slightly before stabilizing again as the demons filling the building all begin to fade away, each being sent back to Tartarus with regret. Meanwhile all of the humans in the building let out cheers of excitement, relief, and pure joy as the man saves their lives while simply taking out his irritation on the core and the demons.

Cipher doesnt even stop moving after dealing with the demon core. He just continues walking up the stairs in his path towards the twenty-sixth floor, not even bothering with answering the calls he is getting from Sage and the other Guardians of his Association now that the Fracture has been dealt with.

But as he is stepping onto the eleventh floor, he pauses as he sees through his nanomachines the very source of his current stress, anger, and anxiety waking up.

Then his eyes narrow as he sees the faint smile that makes its way across her face, likely at seeing the Systems message of her killing a demon knight, and whatever achievements that comes along with at her level. Which are most likely quite a lot.

Of course, she doesnt regret it. Because all the System is going to do is reward her for it.

And so, the mans irritation rises again as he continues climbing the stairs to go meet his wayward ward.