200 That Mustve Been Tough (1/2)

”In any case, does that mean you're ready to become a Plane Guardian?” Raylein couldn't help to ask when they were back to Aurorae along with everyone else. Layla had also left Malum alone and sat down next to Arima.

”No, I said one month didn't I. Unless you think that two weeks equals to thirty days, you shouldn't need to ask me that”

Raylein looked back at him with a deadpan expression. He clenched his fist ”Should I just force him after all?” He said while staring at his hand with unfocused eyes.

Arima shrugged ”I'm taking a break right now. I don't want to fight all day for the rest of my life”

”…Do you think more highly of your break than the safety of an infinite number of innocent lives?”

”Yes” Arima bluntly answered and Raylein rolled his eyes and sat down on a chair in the corner.

”To be honest, I don't think you're really good anything else than fighting” Layla retorted with a pensive expression.

”…” Arima didn't even know how to react to that. Particularly when it was Layla who said that, the frankest and most honest person in his group. Night hurt himself while trying to not break the silence with his laugh. Even Malum laughed.

”{That was good! Just for that, I forgive you for what you've done}” He said to her and Arima coughed to quiet them.

”Anyway, can I ask you why you didn't choose someone earlier? And why did you set your sights on me?” He then questioned Raylein.

The latter was obviously not expecting that as he jumped off from his chair ”Hum…” His expression changed a few times ”How do I say that…? Basically, I was too lazy and rebel and didn't choose anyone. But when I realized the world was in deep s.h.i.+t, and that I may have to do something, you entered my senses”

”…That's incredibly irresponsible” Karma commented and Raylein took a huge blow. He sat down again and just decided to spend those freaking remaining weeks sleeping.

”What are you going to do now in the first place? Do you actually have something else to do except fighting?” He uttered after a moment.

Arima glared at him and clicked his tongue. He waved his hand and grabbed a white sphere out of nowhere ”I should do this at least” He declared and juggled with it.

Raylein frowned ”You seriously don't need my help? You know that you can die if you mess up the conversion, right? No matter how strong or immortal you are. If you can't convert your life force, you will either die or become a normal human, if you have a lot of chance” He warned and stunned Layla and Karma. Night even furrowed.

”I a.s.sume” Arima responded nonchalantly. He extracted a little chunk of life force and manifested it above his palm. His sigil glowed and the usually colorless aura gained a black hue. He took a breath in and covered the force with his hands.

Nothing happened on the outside but when Arima opened his hands again, the life force had turned white. He brought up Yeion's original force and compared it with what he had just made.

”…That's impressive. I would even say it's shocking…and traumatizing too” Raylein really couldn't believe it. He sighed ”It took me fifty years to just do what you just did…” He mumbled ”I wonder how you managed to learn it by just combatting a transcendental. It's not like you could take his memories either”

”I just a.n.a.lyzed it while we were fighting. It's easy to look through it when you have someone using their magic in front you, to hit you”

”Yeah, of course” Raylein nodded sarcastically ”And most people would simply say it's impossible they would need to be someone who knows every secret behind every magic formation, circuits disposition, theory, soul, and mind; which you apparently know about”

”Yeion was not even using the same worldly energy as you. It wasn't mana but ether. Internal force is universal, but energies are decided by which plane you're born in. Even like that, you still managed to uncover every mystery behind the magic of an ether pract.i.tioner while you are a mana pract.i.tioner” He clapped and laughed dryly.

”I hate geniuses…”

”That's not really new” Night remarked ”That guy managed to make me feel out of the place the day I was born. Can you even believe that?”

”That must've been tough”

”It was”

Arima rubbed his temple while listening to his soul beat agreeing with a Plane Guardian who was perhaps capable of destroying this entire world as if it was nothing ”…Fine, I'll just convert my life force then I'll come with you. Are you happy with that?”