Book 5: Chapter 27: Failed Plan

Book 5: Chapter 27: Failed Plan

Scarlet

I blankly stare at the screen for several seconds before raising my hand and clenching my fist, grabbing control over the Red Plague that I somehow still sense within the artificial magical reality. And immediately after doing that, the Red Plague stops trying to eat through the reality, instead freezing in place with a struggle. Then a portal to the magical reality opens up next to me, likely Artificioss doing, and I draw the Red Plague through the portal back into my body.

Silence fills the room after that, leaving the three of us awkwardly staring at the collapsing magical reality.

Eventually I hear Allen calmly ask, So what were you talking about?

I glance at Allen to find him frowning at Artificios, who is simply scratching the back of his neck and avoiding Allens gaze despite him being a Class V and Allen being Class IV.

Whats he mean?

I frown and tilt my head slightly.

Well, whatever he means aside, I was honestly hoping training in a magical reality would work after all, theyre basically the same as our regular reality. Just in a parallel projected universe somewhere else in the void. So it shouldnt have been eaten or anything like that.

So why didnt it work?

Why didnt what work? I hear Tars voice, bringing my attention to him as he appears in the air and glances at Allen and Artificios, who are now arguing in a rather strange way. With Allen fussing at Artificios for being arrogant and reckless despite Allen being only Class IV.

A rather odd duo, to be sure.

I glance back at Tar again.

Well, Artificios got into contact with me not long after you left through Allen, saying that he wanted to give me a place to test and get used to Warden of the Red Plague. He mentioned that a magical reality should work well for testing, and I agreed with him in that thought.

But then the Red Plague started eating the magical reality instead, leaving us to where we are now.

The only way I can think of to distract the Nobles away from the Gates or Fractures is with the help of the Knights, who Im sure wouldnt let me go either due to Vargass rampage. Or I could try to spread the Red Plague a little bit there to make them rush to deal with it, but that would be counterproductive to the goal Im trying to achieve.

Besides. Id just end up putting Tartarus at risk instead by going there, even if the demons there are stronger than the humans and demons on Earth.

True, Tar comments with a nod of his head.

Guess Im stuck being extremely careful not to destroy the planet.

I let out a sigh at that before glancing at the two idiots again.

By now the respect that I had for Artificios is not anywhere near what it was when I came here.

Its kind of hard to highly respect him when hes acting like a child towards Allen, after all. Even if I do still respect his work.

Tar and I continue watching the idiots for a few minutes before I begin to lose my patience and walk up to them, summoning Red Plague above my shoulders to form spikes directed at the two as I glare and say, Are you two quite done yet?

They immediately shut up, looking at the spikes of Red Plague that I quickly retract into my body not long after they shut up. Mostly because while they do work as a threat, Id rather not actually hurt them. Or kill them, considering how possible that could actually be if I infected them. Especially Allen.

Best not to kill my soon-to-be-adopted-father.

Tar snorts at that, but I ignore him to say, Thanks for trying to help me Artificios, but Im going to go back to my training now.

He waves at me with a playful smile and says, Alrighty, have fun little red!

I blink at the nickname he just gave me before deciding to ignore it and turning into blood to leave the place.

That guy is not what I was expecting.