The devil's whispers... Only when I truly faced them did I realize how utterly powerless I was...
Knock knock!
Knock knock!
Knock knock!
His heart pounded uncontrollably, his breathing becoming difficult. Large beads of sweat streamed into Ryu Ishigori's eyes. A nameless fear gripped his entire body—this overwhelming power! Why do humans possess such strength...?
Can I blink...? Will it kill me...? What's going on...? Damn it...? What's happening...? What is this feeling...? Why am I scared...? I can breathe, right...? I won't be killed, will I...? Just a "dessert"...? What...? How could this be...?
"What are you thinking about? Aren't you going to introduce yourself?"
"Aaaaaah!!!" The moment Igarashi Amaha's voice rang out, Ryu Ishigori's heart completely collapsed. As if he had lost his mind, he screamed wildly, turned around, and formed a hand seal, "Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!!"
Boom!
At point-blank range, the cannon atop the Ryu Ishigori unleashed a terrifying golden shockwave that shot directly toward Igarashi Amaha's face!
"Die! Die!!"
Sizzle!!
Intense sparks flashed in front of Igarashi Amaha's face. The blocked shockwave burst outwards like ropes, and the ordinary people nearby who were affected were instantly turned into ashes.
Buzz──!
Buzz──!
The heat waves caused by the shockwave spread outwards in layers, and some people were even cut in half by the heat waves!
"Help! Help me!"
"Run!!"
"Stay away from me!"
"What the heck?! Is this a real-life Marvel?!"
"Don't push me, you jerk!"
"Why don't you just get a little further away!"
"Ugh, so noisy." Igarashi Amaha frowned in annoyance. "And it's so bright."
The next second, to Ryu Ishigori's incredulous gaze, Igarashi Amaha raised a hand in front of his face, pressed down on the shockwave, and began to push it straight back.
A powerful shockwave shot out from between Igarashi Amaha's fingers, and beams of light relentlessly destroyed the subway station.
flutter!
As the shockwave dissipated, Igarashi Amaha ruffled Ryu Ishigori's rocket launcher-like hair and said nonchalantly, "Seriously, what's there to be afraid of? I'm not going to eat you."
"Fake... it can't be fake..." Ryu Ishigori's pupils trembled uncontrollably. Ignoring Igarashi Amaha in front of him, he turned and shouted, " Takako Uro, save... me..."
But his voice trailed off the next moment, "How could this be..."
Snap!
Satoru Gojo casually tossed the battered and bruised Takako Uro at Ryu Ishigori's feet, picked at his ear, and lazily said, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you?"
"Hehe." Igarashi Amaha chuckled, and then he and Satoru Gojo floated up together. Igarashi Amaha put his hands in his pockets, Satoru Gojo put his hands behind his head. The two of them floated side by side in the air, looking down at Ryu Ishigori and the others.
"Do you know? You are still very weak now. When you see me, you are like frogs at the bottom of a well, looking up at the moon. When you are fortunate enough to reach a height where you can look me in the eye, you will be like an ant looking at the blue sky! However, I think you are not qualified."
silence...
"Boring." Seeing that he didn't get a response, Igarashi Amaha shook his head in disappointment, looking at Ryu Ishigori below with pity. "What's wrong, strong one? Don't you even have the courage to look me in the eye?"
"Damn it... damn it..." Ryu Ishigori stared at the floor beneath his feet, his vision blurring. What was that? Were those tears...? He clenched his fists so tightly that a trickle of blood oozed out. So that's it... it was humiliation... the tears of humiliation...
"Let's go. There's no need to intervene in his current state." Igarashi Amaha sighed, and he and Satoru Gojo turned and flew upwards.
"Where to?" Satoru Gojo asked with a grin.
"Well... how about we grab some ramen first? You must be hungry."
"They're alright, they're quite weak, I didn't feel anything. But that Cursed Womb: Death Paintings of the Incarnation Embryo was quite interesting, and his use of the ' Blood Manipulation ' was even better than the one used by Kamo himself, haha."
"Hellish joke."
The conversation between Igarashi Amaha and Satoru Gojo was like a series of sharp swords piercing Ryu Ishigori's heart. "Come back."
Igarashi Amaha and Satoru Gojo paused. Satoru Gojo turned to look at Ryu Ishigori, only to see Ryu Ishigori staring intently at the two with blood-red eyes, showing no fear whatsoever.
"I said, get back here right now!"
Ryu Ishigori staggered and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"I was reborn from the Incarnation. Among the sorcerers who signed contracts with Kenjaku, including Takako Uro, they were all tempted to sign contracts because they had regrets. I didn't. That's right, I have no regrets. My life has been turbulent and magnificent, but there are no 'desserts' in my life. My only dissatisfaction is that I haven't been satisfied. They are all like those sparse desserts that no one wants in the cake shop display case, making people have no appetite. Until... I met you."
Ryu Ishigori pointed at Igarashi Amaha, his gaze calmer than ever before, " Igarashi Amaha, you are the dessert I've always been searching for."
"I know I'm going to die. I used to be unrestrained, I loved desserts, I loved women. To be tasted by me was their honor, they should be proud. It was only the second day, and I've already forgotten what they looked like, their names."
Satoru Gojo glanced at the silent Igarashi Amaha beside him, then said to Ryu Ishigori with interest, "So? Is this your way of cheering people on?"
Ryu Ishigori rubbed the blood on his hands, using its stickiness to restyle his hair into a rocket launcher shape. " Igarashi Amaha, my dessert, let me devour you, and remember me too."
"Remember this well, my name is— Ryu Ishigori!"
He interlaced his fingers and placed his palms upward.
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"That's more like it." Igarashi Amaha smiled, then turned to look at Ryu Ishigori, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
Wang... will remember you, Ryu Ishigori.