Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

Chapter 243.2 - Traitor II

「Behold Momokawa-kun. We're about to reach the good part. Firstly, Kotori, who saw through Momokawa-kun's evil plot, has secretly prepared the antidote for this kind of situati~on.」

Oh, trying to steal the spotlight, eh?

「So, first I'll heal Souma-kun, then Sakura-chan, and then Asuna-chan and the class president――Oh, no! It turns out the antidote runs out here!」

So she's trying to imply that she was suspicious of me and prepared an antidote just in case, yet she didn't have enough antidote for everyone? Did she hit her head or something?

There were too many coincidences to the point that it started to look suspicious.

If it were me, I'd definitely be suspicious. This b!tch only brought the bare minimum of antidote so that she could legally kill everyone else.

「Oi, you should at least save Natsukawa-san.」

「I don't need her anymore. Properly speaking, she's supposed to be killed in action during the Orochi subjugation battle and become the key to awaken Souma-kun.」

「He already unlocked his sword of light and shield of light, right? That should be enough.」

It turned out she could see the skill tree of the hero.

It seems my existence was deemed a nuisance by Takanashi since I hindered the hero's growth to some extent.

As expected of the game master. She overwhelmed the rest of us in regard to information advantage.

「So, you plan to survive with just those members…」

「There's no need for Momokawa-kun to worry about what's gonna happen after that, you know? You're going to be executed after all.」

I see, so that was her goal.

The problem is that the one who's gonna kill me wouldn't be able to do so, thanks to my curse.

「Fufufufu, we just need to tie you up and leave you in the open, that way the monster will come to eat you.」

Indeed, that was the best way to kill me.

The skill to drag the other down with me was something that could be understood at a glance and serve as the shield to protect myself. But for wild monster, that was the last-ditch, self-destruct measure.

「Rest assured, I'll watch properly until they eat the last of you, Momokawa-kun.」

「If I’m going to be executed, I’d prefer Living Armor. It seems like it would deliver a fatal blow aimed at a vital point in one strike.」

「I'd rather offer you to the goma. You raided their village, committed a massacre, and even conducted mock human experiments. It seems like retribution, right?」

「Well then, you'll end up dying in a worse way than being tormented and killed by the goma, Takanashi.」

「Such cheeky tones. do you think you can even last for five minutes, Momokawa-kun? Now then, it's time for the antidote」

Declared Takanashi with a gleeful smile as if she was a judge who delivered a verdict.

And then, when I turned my attention to my knockoff that was kicking the fallen Souma-kun gleefully―― I noticed that Takanashi who was lying at the edge of my field of vision, suddenly started to move.

She's about to use the antidote, huh.

I wouldn't be able to regain control of the clone. Rem was not present at that location either.

No one could stop Takanashi's ploy――

「~~~~~!??」

However, Takanashi was surprised, even though she tried to surpress her voice. Both Takanashi's hologram and the real body in the plaza.

It was as if something beyond her expectation had happened over there… Unfortunately, there was nothing I could do.

The problem is who. Who stole Takanashi's thunder?

「――Giveable.」

The particle of light was dancing in the fairy plaza.

That divine brilliance was released from someone who slowly stood up.

「I won't let you to do that, MOMOKAWA!」

Souma Sakura stood up, along with the rising particle of lights.

「Ho-How can Sakura's 『Saint』 power awaken at this kind of timing!?」

Was Sakura-chan's awakening such a big deal?

Takanashi's real body lying in the square stopped searching for the antidote and fell silent, but the illusionary version of Takanashi in front of me was shouting.

「What do you mean Takanashi? tell me in detail.」

「Shut up, SHUT UP!」

She got flustered just by that kind of interruption in her plan? So much for someone with sage vocation.

I wanted to rile her up, but I focused my vision on the shadow in the fairy plaza.

「It seems that your despicable poisoning did not affect me. As the 『Saint』 I have been granted the power to save everyone.」

Sakura pointed at my shadow with the dramatic flair of a detective revealing the culprit.

Though I wanted to shout at her that the one who was poisoning them was Takanashi who was pretending to have collapsed behind her.

「I-It can't be… Are you telling me that the power of the saint can neutralize death stalker poison!?」

And that Takanashi b!tch was intentionally using my shadow to probe around.

It might look like my shadow had lost its cool… But that might be the real state of Takanashi's mind right now.

「O Holy Light, Dispel The Evil Power――『Malignant Purification』」

When Sakura raised her right hand in the air, dazzling white light burst forth――This magical sensation felt like healing magic or the effect of drinking a potion. I could feel a powerful magical energy being emitted even from my shadow.

It seemed that the brilliant white light had a restorative effect on the body, but it felt different from simple healing.

However, despite claiming to dispel malignant forces, the wave of light did not cause the shadow clone, which was a form of curse, to vanish.

Thanks to that, I understood the effect of Sakura's 『Malignant Purification』.

「Urgh… Sa-Sakura, this is…」

「Huff… Huff… Does the poison get purified?」

Although they looked barely alive, Souma-kun and Class Rep managed to stand up before everyone.

「U-Uh…」

「U~hm…」

The other classmates also started to move, groaning like zombies as they did.

It seems that the antidote worked on everyone who was poisoned, but… Why did Mei-chan remain motionless?

Don't tell me that b!tch Sakura intentionally left her out…

「Don't worry, everyone. I removed the poison in your bodies with the new power of a saint.」

「I see… Thanks a lot, Sakura, You're a lifesaver.」

Sakura used that opportunity to cuddle with her big brother, but Souma-kun, who might've regained his strength, stood up.

Then his expression turned 180 from affection to his little sister to one that he showed toward his sworn enemy.

「The table has been turned, eh, Momokawa.」

「D-Dammit…This is impossible!」

My shadow shouted unnaturally like a small-time villain's wail.

Well, it was impossible to turn the table at this point of time with just my offshoot.

「Humph, Sakura might have overdone it, but that won't change the fact that Momokawa-kun was going to be executed.」

Though not everything went according to her plan, Takanashi didn't completely lose her composure as she spoke to me.

「Well, because there's no way to resolve the misunderstanding after this. No matter how I think about it, they will come to kill me in rage.」

I mean, their killing intent was so great that I could feel it even from my shadow.

Despite having no weapon in hand, Souma-kun pointed his right hand toward me―― And something flashed from his hand.

There was no injury. But I knew the condition of my shadow immediately.

It seemed to be a light arrow grazing my cheek.

「Shadow, eh? Where's your real body, Momokawa?」

Souma-kun was definitely enraged, but he didn't lose control.

Instead of going straight for the kill, the first thing he did was make sure to inflict light wounds to confirm whether I was the real deal.

「Souma-kun! The real Momokawa-kun is still inside the school tower! Don't let him escape」

Takanashi's real body, who barely managed to stand on her feet while pretending to be miraculously healed by Sakura’s antidote, screamed at Souma-kun.

「I see――」

At that moment, my shadow's field of view was completely interrupted.

A perfectly executed headshot with offensive magic. Souma-kun, you’re seriously trying to kill me, aren’t you?

「Thus, everyone rushed to this place in anger immediately.」

Yeah right. The school tower was big, but not the perfect place for hiding.

It's like I was playing hide and seek against seventeen people.

「Open.」

The door of the clandestine room opened up as soon as Takanashi said so.

If the door stayed closed, no one would be able to get in, which would be problematic. And Takanashi definitely wanted to avoid any suspicion that she tampered with the academy tower's functions.

Thus, I had been biding my time.

For the time, she opened the door again.

「REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEM!」

The moment it opened, I shouted at the top of my lungs as I leapt toward the stairs.

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