Vol 3 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Night 5: Vomit
Saibara Mitsuki’s diary, 4th April, 2003
I heard writing a diary can help people to look at themselves objectively However, I have so sister said that toherself objectively In fact, itsister’s words and bought a diary, so I am an idiot
This will probably become a diary full of self-derision, accusations, hatred, and be altogether despicable However, I’ve decided to waste large amounts of paper, pencils, and my time, to record every day of s of emptiness and stop
My personality is such that I a as well I don’t think I’ll want to write for very long
This e self
I’d say I won’t write for more than three days
But I also hope big sis won’t force her own hobbies ontosis’s room, and that scaredsis herself
I’m the same
Unpleasant Counter-Current has two personalities
The parasitisiving birth to the personality of the angel and that of the fallen angel As an angel, she normally loved others with a pure and innocent heart, onlyinto the personification of retribution, reflecting evil back onto evil-doers if she detected malevolence However, if Unpleasant Counter-Current, whose role was to uphold and dispense justice, started to hate, fear, and blame others – then Mitsuki’s heart would becoel And in that role, she would continuously destroy everything around her, until both the malevolence that filled her and her soul were completely spent
Terror Hatred Vengeance If the world allowed the ‘angel’ of justice feel such negative emotions, then it deserved to be destroyed This one-sided slaughter was also Unpleasant Counter-Current’s ‘role’
However, the Bible dictates that fallen angels can never destroy God, the world, or humans
Thus, the fallen angel would be destroyed at the end of her rae due to her inescapable fate
Yes – even fallen angels were only a pawns created by the oels to prove His absolutel power and justice
She couldn’t see anything
Her sight, hearing, and sone She was confused Her sense of taste and touch were also suppressed Mitsuki’s body had lost the majority of its functions
She didn’t kno long it has been due to her lack of sensations
She also couldn’t tell where she was and as being done to her
It see table and her body was being toyed with
The angel and the fallen angel were battling within Mitsuki’s mind
“Crunch crunch crunch”
Hearing? Touch? What nerves re and reported it to the brain
“Crunch crunch crunch”
This sound?
This feeling?
This inco She smiled when she saw its true face
It was so ridiculous that she laughed out loud
“Ha –”
She was being eaten
“Hahaha –” She opened her eyes a crack, purely out of willpower, and saw an unknownup her feet, arms, and flesh Those were ordinary, common monsters She had destroyed countless monsters like this with Tatsue, Mitaka, and Mina
Her friends… Mitsuki’s consciousness was instantly enveloped by happiness as soon as she thought of this But she soon heard the unwanted voices of hu
“We’ve only fed ordinary Apple-Holders to monsters so far But this is the first timent –”
“I heard that a Fragment plays a role in the world If one of them disappears, we don’t knoould happen to the world –”
“She’ll regenerate as long as we leave her sensory organ alone Let the except the heart”
What are they –
Saying?
What are they saying?
I don’t get it, I don’t understand What are they talking about while watchingeaten up?
The future of humanity?
A dream towards eternity?
The search towards the truth?
Mitsuki shi+vered Her body wouldn’t stop shaking
Her thoughts were cut off every second, getting dimmer and dimmer
She wanted to vomit
Malevolence – circulated throughout her body with her blood
“Stop…” Mitsuki begged with the last of her strength
“Stop Don’t – eat me, dissect me – anymore – stop”
“She’s talking about so –”
“Ignore her”
“We’ll discover the composition of immortality, and benefit the entire human race –”
The entire lower half of her body had already been devoured by the monsters, but these researchers didn’t even flinch
Mitsuki felt that – just like her – other hu cut open, toyed with, and killed throughout this Institute The malevolence of the monsters and the Apple-Holders sed up this profound sin and this hell
“You want to know the composition of immortality…” Mitsuki spoke frankly as she twitched “… that’s ih Puny folks like you… you dare to want to defy God and obtain truth?”
The researchers panicked and leaned backwards, walking away as they pulled out handguns They don’t want to die that much? They’re useless even while alive They will only hate each other and harm others
“Stop being so arrogant, you fallen humans!”
Contrary to her tone and her words, Mitsuki’s face was covered with sadness - a sliced up face where pieces of bones could be seen, bearing no reseirl of former days
Mitsuki begged farewell to those she loved with the last remnant of her consciousness
“Mi-chan, Tatsu-chan, big sis, I’m sorry I’ve already – ”
Mitsuki’s body bounced up The surrounding ave out sparks and exploded People screamed The entire roo Mitsuki froze, opening their eyes wide in fear
“Urk, hiss hiss hiss” Mitsuki’s body started to crack
“Uwooooaaaahhhh!”
The mouth in her abdomen, which she tried her best to seal off – opened up, releasing an unbelievable torrent of black liquid
That sticky black liquid – so similar to the fire and brimstone that consumed Sodom and Gomorrah – swept monsters aside and dissolved them The researchers were also enveloped and annihilated despite their cries
Mitsuki stretched out her hand, wanting to stop that flood of malevolence, but even her forain
“What –”
Sakaki Ganhō stared wide-eyed at the darkening screens, which were blinking with a purple light It had been so quick While he was thinking, screa on Saibara Mitsuki, right before some black substance erupted –
“Lab, lab nu into the phone next to him, but there was no reply
Had Mitsuki’s rae destroyed the room? No, even an immortal could not defeat armed researchers, not when she had been dissected and had lost large amounts of her body
Moreover, it wasn’t only that laboratory experiencing abnormalities
Lab nument Unpleasant Counter-Current – was only the epicentre The rooms next to it had been consumed within seconds, and the rooms next to those a few seconds later They were enveloped with darkness one after the other, with the es Some kind of black liquid had swelled up like a corrupted wave and destroyed everything within
Ganhō finally re, who didn’t usually show up, had said to hiender, who told Ganhō about the existence of Apples and Kobitos, said this with a very sad voice
– I told you to kill Unpleasant Counter-Current, but you seem to have made her an experimental subject
– Ignorant fool You don’t know the true terror of Unpleasant Counter-Current
– Get Berobōchō to finish her off before it’s too late
– Is that so? What a pity Then do as you please – Ganhō
– I’ to run away before Unpleasant Counter-Current unveils her true powers So scary, so scary…
“H like this happen? Hey, command central? Immediately use Berobōchō and Dullahan to sort out the situation Lab number one on the bottommost level! Quickly!”
The ‘role’ of Unpleasant Counter-Current was that of the Angel of Judgement, an existence that dealt out punishree of evil
He had certainly heard of this theory However, this was not the conclusion he had reached after capturing her and experi on her Ganhō did not believe she was a supernatural existence like God - rather, that she was merely an existence with some special abilities, an existence that he could use, study, control
But what Ganhō was seeing with his own eyes noas indeed soends ere punished by divine retribution
Everything was torn down, destroyed, and annihilated Ganhō’s ambition – this Institute set up to discover eternal happiness – was being gradually destroyed
“Hmph!”
Ganhō shook his fist at the screen in anger A terrible feeling encroached upon his heart, and he turned away
That black substance would invade into this rooerous to stay But even if the Institute were completely destroyed, he could always find so as he was alive
Thus, he must run away
His research so far had not been enough to analyze the Seven Kobitos He had been too eager, too rash He'd never thought it would co was right, I areat human in the past left these words of wisdoain, start ain Then, then –
“Father, where are you going?”
Tatsue, lying on the ground, said this cal no fear towards the destruction shown in the monitors
“It’s rare that God had prepared an appropriate retribution for you I think you shouldn’t run away, but bear it”
Her careless expression and voice enraged Ganhō He walked up to her and kicked her in the ribs
Tatsue whimpered and closed her eyes in pain
“It’s just a s to convince himself, Ganhō covered his face with his hands
“Eternal happiness – surpassing death, controlling fate, reaching the truth That is the true salvation of huain…”
Reround, Tatsue opened her eyes and looked at her father with a sense of challenge “Saving huh”
And yet, she laughed
“You’re ony of the people in front of you, sacrificing theoals – someone like you would save humans? How unbearably ridiculous”
“Don’t just say pretty words, Tatsue!” Ganhō swore in a low voice and stomped on Tatsue’s head
“That’s how humans have always evolved We conducted innumerable animal experiments in order to eradicate evil diseases We herded animals to have a healthier life and better nutrition Are you so stupid that you would not eat pork out of pity for the pigs, and so starve yourself to death? I’ to eat ani!”
Seeing Ganhō roaring like this, Tatsue looked sad
“I see So that’s humanity” She would not be silent no ry “If hureat sin, then perhaps it should be annihilated here”
She murmured in despair Ganhō kicked her forcefully one last time: “I won’t be annihilated! I won’t die! I am –”
Ganhō ran away, running away froanization, who should have obtained all the happiness in the world fro and trying to escape fate like countless people who had gained nothing in their lives and died in despair, yelling that they don’t want to die
Left behind by such adestruction despite hoeak she was from the pain of Ganhō’s kicks: “Ki-chan! Please hold on just a little longer”
Her sad words contained a blosso love
“Our friends will soon save –”
But Tatsue’s head fell and she lost consciousness On the hout the Institute spread further outwards each second
”Woah, looks like we are too late?”
”Zeki-kun! Over there, there's a car driving away!”
A tallhim almost invisible to the hu as a nor arms
”Clang clang clang clang”
Wheels
There heels like those of a car growing out fro hi speed
The girl without aruchi Nashi+nori's shoulders, who galloped along the earth without
Zekiguchiher words
”You can still see at this speed? Ume-chan, where?”
Zakiguchi's lupine eyes rolled inward and instantly forht sharper He s confir a car in the direction the girl - Long-Ar at
He had neat clothing, hair brushed backwards on his head, and a doaze in his eyes that looked down on everybody
”Oh, U Ganhō?”
Zekiguchi hissed his laughter and changed direction, passing through an empty factory in the dry outside air The speed of the car was so fast that the body of the car and the tires whined in couchi was faster
He changed direction as he turned and ju loudly froht above the car of Sakaki Ganhō: ”Destroy it!”
”M-Armed Demon answered and screamed as she used her revived powers: ”Ahhhhh!”
Two unbelievable indents suddenly appeared on the sides of the car, as if an invisible giant flattened and twisted the car with two hands
The car turned over exaggeratedly with a blast of noise
After the car landed, Long-Aruchi's shoulders, who had reround
”How is it – aren't Long-Ar?”
”Mmm Well done, well done”
Zekiguchi patted her head in praise as he watched Ganhō, as cli out of the wrecked car with difficulty
Ganhō saw these two abnor-Armed Demon - and Ultimate shi+eldThe Weakest?”
Zakiguchi maintained a smile on his face as he watched Ganhō and asked evenly: ”Ohoho, little Ganhō, is that crybaby around somewhere?”
Although he thought souchi still asked Ganhō this question As he expected, Ganhō kept”I don't know” as if in a trance
The ground continued to shake This was no earthquake, but the Eternity Institute below ground suffering from a metamorphosis of the worst kind
”Sorry, Uo on ahead and save Yono - that's Gankyū Eguriko If you can, finish off Unpleasant Counter-Current and end the entire incident The entrance of the Institute is the factory with the words 'BABEL' over its door”
”Muchi after landing lightly on the ground
”Zeki-kun, Long-Armed Demon will try her best, so don't discard -Arain”
Hearing her agitated voice, Zekiguchi nodded with a smile and watched her leave Then he immediately moved his eyes back onto Ganhō and his expression hardened
”Alright, little Ganhō, you really e mess for me What should I say - I shouldn't have allowed Melodia NoiseTear Song to establish the Eternity Institute as her hobby froood friends in terer necessary since you are now hindering ht?”
As Zekiguchi said this and walked towards Ganhō, as lying on the ground, the latter put on a desperate expression
”Wait, wait! At least spare my life! What do you want to know? What do you want to obtain? I am Sakaki Ganhō No matter what you may want, I can -”
”What do I want?” Zekiguchi laughed and hugged hie ”What I want is a tale in which the jealous queen ive ood and evil, and twist the commands of God?”
”Wait -”
Perhaps noticing that Zekiguchi's attitude has changed, Ganhō yelled out loud, trying to stop the other Zekiguchi paid no attention and his face was impassive, while his body shook once
”You allowed Sterilization Disinfection to escape because you an she built in his head”
Frouchi's feet, arms, head, shoulders, abdomen All over his body
Countless needles stretched out
These innuuchi's body pierced everyit apart Blood flew everywhere The needles penetrated the heart, the sensory organ where the Fragment resided, and pulled it out
”Aaaaaa”
What was Ganhō thinking in his last moments? - His hand reazed upwards towards the heavens, and he drew his last breath
”Moing to die”
Zekiguchi said with a soft voice He felt all over Ganhō's corpse and smiled when he confirmed the lack of life there
”Excellent, little Ganhō Dying here is a rather happy ending, isn't it?”
”Hehe” The devil named Ultimate shi+eldThe Weakest smiled
Awesome
Long-Arain excited at her own supernatural power
”Bend!” The tough steel bars were bent
”Fly!” Theher ere bloay
”Break!” With Long-Armed Demon's command, the solid wall shattered and scattered as if it was merely a sand castle
”Ohoho, hehehehe”
Long-Ar since she invaded the spacious underground Institute through the factory Zekiguchi told her about Nothing could stop her Whether walls, floors, ceilings, unknown -Ar out her invisible arms
She couldn't even use chopsticks after she lost her ability After having lived powerlessly as Aizawa U-Armed Demon realized just how convenient and hoerful her invisible arms were
She casually destroyed everything around her and laughed in happiness
”Ahahaha! How is it - Long-Ar! They are also very powerful! They won't lose to anyone!”
Long-Aruchi's orders were to save Gankyū Eguriko and finish off the existence named Unpleasant Counter-Current
She didn't knohat Unpleasant Counter-Current looked like, and she ran along the Institute looking for anyone who ive her more details
Strange tre walls and the floor,about counter currents, but Long-Armed Demon didn't understand that Just what exactly happened in this Institute place?
She heard human screams when she descended onto the lowest floor
It was coic screa-Armed Demon knotted her brows and carefully approached the direction from where the sounds came
This place seemed to be a di the corridor, from which a heavy stench of mold and decay emanated
Humans, their eyes full of fear, were packed into these cells like lab animals
Seeing a sirl approach them, these people showed a confused expression at first However, they i onto the iron bars: ”You, you! Help - help us get out of here!”
”Help us escape!”
”It's so scary! So scary! I'm so scared!”
Long-Arhtened by these aniive this soht
Zekiguchi said to kill everyone involved with the Institute, but these people look like they were victims taken in here It should be fine to let them escape
”I get it You guys back off a little bit! It's dangerous!”
Long-Armed Demon shouted with a serious expression, and the people backed off
Having -Armed Demon released countless 'arms' with a powerful yell
”Woah!”
Those iron bars, which would not even bend under the strength of the strongest human wrists, were instantly twisted apart as if they were no tougher than cooked noodles
”You're awesome!”
”Thank you, thank you!”
The imprisoned people thanked her one after the other and ran away Some of them even had tears in their eyes
Just what had they been subjected to down here? Long-Armed Demon pondered this as she replied to their happy expressions with her own soft smile
Co others -
It felt better to make someone smile out of happiness
”What a surprise”
There was suddenly a low voice
“I am surprised at your appearance, but I a humans”
“Who’s there?”
Long-Ar from, but she couldn’t see very well due to the darkness
She walked carefully deeper into the corridor, and didn’t forget to bend the iron bar with her ‘arms’ to help people imprisoned inside
At the end of the foul-s cell –
“Ahh –”
Long-Arht eye The eyeball there was gorged out by the person sitting in front of her
Long-Aret that
The pain… and the terror
“Gankyū – Eguriko-san” That person showed a disgusted face when Long-Armed Demon called her name
“Just Guriko is fine”
She had an unique wolf-like hair cut and eyes as deep as gun barrels She had also so-Aruriko, an opponent who had once hu-Armed Demon and defeated her
“It’s been a long while, Long-Armed Demon”
“Mmm –”
Long-Armed Demon nodded and bent the iron bars of the other’s prison while keeping up her guard
Guriko seeot up lithely and walked towards Long-Armed Demon
“Why are you saving me?”
Long-Armed Demon turned her face away at the question: “Zeki-kun said – he said he will be troubled if Guriko-san dies… Long-Ar-Armed Demon would be happier if you die”
“Zekiguchi… Nashi+nori?”
Guriko pronounced this na, but her face instantly returned to its for the corridor
“Never mind I don’t knohy you are here but – it’s ti-Armed Demon”
“Run away?”
Guriko anxiously looked at Long-Armed Demon when she heard the latter’s surprised tone
“Can’t you feel this? Can’t you feel the vibrations and the vengeance that’s driving us to do evil? This aura? This scent? I can’t explain it, but it’s bad, and this place is very dangerous You helpedme out All in all…” Guriko said all this in one breath, and suddenly lifted her head
“What?”
There was a strange sound The sound of things grinding against each other, or nails scratching away at soed, and she stared at the ceiling At the sa, and shrill sounds were cohter could also be heard
“Bam, scratch scratch, squeak squeak squeak”
“What is this?”
Guriko was appalled and ran towards the entrance Long-Armed Demon hurried to follow her
“What’s wrong, Guriko-san? You know that laugh?”
“Yes, a despicable monster
Then she pronounced a na-Armed Demon
“Its na like ‘Berobōchō’”
Berobōchō? That Berobōchō?
As Long-Arh the ceiling and showed himself
The scene in front of him made it impossible for him to believe this to be reality
The intermittent earthquake, the people with terror and confusion on their faces, the countless ear and spreading out everywhere
This industrial area in the middle of the mountainside, devoid of uniqueness or liveliness – it was still ordinary when Takainal ‘snake’ forh the bars to seek help
That was only soh for the world to be stained by hell
“Oi – Snake”
A re man with blond hair and blue eyes stood amidst this place dominated by madness Sakaki Guryū turned with shock to look at Mitaka, who had already reverted to his human form
“Guriko and Tatsue are really in there?”
Mitaka, who sought help fro, chose this man out of desperation
As an Apple-Holder, this man should be ie huanization Even if he proves to be useless on the field, he would be able to su a Sakaki In fact, Sakaki’s involvement alone had rapidly mobilized numerous soldiers
Half a year ago, Mitaka had targeted the Apple belonging to Usagawa Rinne, the girl whom Sakaki loves He had heard of this man’s experiences, situation, and abilities Sakaki was perhaps not enough to be the opponent of an unknown monster, but Mitaka believed Sakaki was definitely the best of humans when it comes to abilities
Of course, Sakaki did not believe Mitaka at first He would not respond no ed his, cried and begged and told Sakaki that he illing to do anything to repay this favor, Sakaki finally ed – Mitaka murmured to himself in reminiscence
Changed? I don’t know about that
That’s not important Now I just want to saveto me I have already found a happiness that is incomparable even with immortality
– Tatsue
As he reer
But –
“Ohohoho, what a ruckus”
Another ruous words carelessly Contrary to his tone, he had a serious look, but that could not be ascertained due to the long fringe covering his eyes
He said his naeki Kurukiyo
He appeared to be a detective despite his appearance He was also wounded, and even reat effort
The three of them met each other close by Once he knew they were headed to the same place, this man demanded to accompany them Mitaka couldn’t reeki someho this place and they finally arrived here under his guidance
He was a great help based on this, but it was not the tieki knohere the Institute was?
“The entrance of the underground Institute is that factory ords on it”