Chapter 41: Mass Teleportation
"Roar~ Though I don't know exactly what happened, but isn't Satoru's situation going from bad to worse now~"
Even Sawa was momentarily stunned upon seeing Satoru's condition.
However, this was clearly not an issue of insufficient Reiryoku or poor control.
The proficiency Satoru had just demonstrated wasn't low at all—he should have been able to maintain control properly.
But suddenly weakening like this must have been caused by external factors.
Yet this situation actually worked to her advantage~
"..."
For Satoru, however, this was undoubtedly the worst possible luck.
He supported his forehead with a depressed expression, his face full of exhaustion.
Given the circumstances, it must definitely be Mukuro's side that had problems!
Sigh, his chances of winning weren't high to begin with, and now with nearly half his Reiryoku being drained away, he'd probably have no choice but to flee!
"Satoru seems to want to run away, but do you really think I'd just stand by and watch you leave~"
And this woman before him probably wouldn't let him have his way either...
He had no choice but to fight with everything he had!
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"Mukuro, you??"
"Sister, what about me... Eh?!"
At first she was confused about why everyone was staring at her like that, but after noticing the changes in herself, Mukuro couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
No wonder she'd been feeling so warm just now—her Reiryoku had returned...
Wait!
No wonder Brother's Reiryoku had suddenly weakened!
She remembered Brother saying before that if she became too agitated, it might cause Reiryoku backflow.
At the time, she hadn't taken it seriously.
Even if backflow did occur, she thought of it as just a tool—after all, she didn't care about having abilities anymore since she already had what she wanted.
But now the problem was that Brother was facing an extremely dangerous situation, and she had suddenly weakened his abilities—wasn't that making things even more dangerous?!
"Th-this! What should I do now?!"
"Calm down, Yuigahama-san. First, let's call the police."
"Miss Ayano, you're panicking too! But what should we do? M-Mukuro, quickly apologize to everyone!"
"S-sorry."
"...Hey, you all don't need to be so nervous. He should still have a chance to escape, or you could teleport over there instead."
Seeing the group of girls before her all dumbfounded and falling into chaos, Nia, as the "old aunt" of the group, finally displayed her calm and steady role.
Although she had to admit she was quite tense about what just happened too.
But no matter what happens, being able to handle it with composure is what truly means having control of the situation.
"Oh, I understand!"
Hearing this, Mukuro finally reacted and immediately took out her weapon.
Though she had no combat experience, given Satoru's current state, even escaping would be difficult—she needed to go support him immediately!
"Michael—Lataib!"
So she also took out Michael, tapped it forcefully on the ground, and shouted loudly.
She could sense Brother's Reiryoku now, so she could teleport directly to his side.
Except she opened the portal in the wrong place.
The dimensional portal for teleportation appeared directly beneath her and everyone else's feet, with a radius of about 3 meters, perfectly enveloping everyone inside!
Before anyone could react, they had all been transported into an alternate dimension, with the surrounding scenery rapidly shifting.
In no time at all, they arrived at their destination—the very island they had been observing moments before.
And standing right before them were none other than Satoru and Sawa!
"Huh? How did you all get here too?!"
"Ara~ Did you come knocking on our door of your own accord~"
"..." xN
Witnessing this act of "walking right into the trap," not only did the two of them find it strange, but even the newcomers wore peculiar expressions, instinctively turning their gazes toward Mukuro.
"S-sorry, I was too nervous! But, brother, Muku will help you!"
Mukuro herself felt rather awkward, having unintentionally caused trouble once again.
With so many people present, they couldn't possibly fight freely—they were all holding back.
"No need, Muku. I can handle this. Just stay back and do nothing."
"Huh?" xN
But at that moment, Satoru suddenly uttered a baffling statement, startling everyone once more.
Was he "disdaining" them?
While the others might truly be unable to contribute, surely Mukuro could still fight, right?
In reality, however, Satoru had no intention of letting her fight.
The gap in combat power couldn't be bridged by numbers alone—having more people would only get in the way.
So…
He alone was enough!