NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 18
Chapter Eighteen: Bai Luo – Your power is too dangerous, Colorless King
“That… Miss Kurumi, please show some mercy.”
Wiesmann watched helplessly as his body was battered by Kurumi, feeling quite distressed.
“Oh, I almost forgot about that.”
Kurumi playfully stuck out her tongue, leaving Wiesmann speechless.
Was it on purpose or an accident?
It seems it was both on purpose and an accident. That settles it then.
“Damn!”
“Damn damn damn!”
Due to Wiesmann’s intervention, the life of the Colorless King was indeed spared.
But in just a short while, his body was already covered in bruises, showing how fierce Kurumi’s previous rampage had been.
He glared at Kurumi with eyes that seemed to want to slice her into ten thousand pieces.
“Not good!”
This scene went unnoticed by Kurumi and the others, but Wiesmann, who had learned from past experience, immediately shouted: “Kurumi, be careful! This guy is going to take over your body!”
“Too late!!!”
The Colorless King revealed a sinister smile; a fox-like spirit emerged from his eyes and rushed toward Kurumi at great speed: “Give me your body, you wretched woman!”
“Hmph!”
Kurumi scoffed coldly, catching the soul trajectory of the Colorless King and attempting to stop him.
“It’s useless!”
However, the normally infallible powers of Kukkuruki Emperor were briefly lost under the interference of the Colorless King.
“What?!”
Kurumi was startled, clearly not expecting this situation.
The ability of the Colorless King wasn’t simply swapping bodies.
Its essence was ‘interference,’ akin to a joker in a deck of cards, offering infinite possibilities.
As mentioned earlier, the Power of Authority and Pokémon power belong to the same level of strength.
And since the Colorless King could even take over Wiesmann’s body, who was the first Authority Holder, one can see how terrifying his interference ability truly was.
Of course, this ability wasn’t invincible.
The simplest method would be using a strong mind to keep the Colorless King’s soul at bay.
The problem was that Kurumi’s mind wasn’t flawless.
“Haha!”
The voice of the Colorless King echoed in Kurumi’s ears; she saw the fox-like spirit hovering before her eyes: “I’ve seen it, your heart full of wounds.”
“How pitiful you are.”
“In order to be a partner of justice, you killed your best friend with your own hands.”
Although she quickly cut off the Colorless King’s probing,
the most painful memory was still exposed to him.
“Change the past? Save your friends?”
The Colorless King seemed determined to vent all his anger from before: “Boring! So boring!”
“This guy!!!”
The past of being deceived by Miyao Suugon was a forbidden topic for Kurumi, one that no one else should touch.
Though the interference of the Colorless King was strange, Kurumi possessed many abilities. Even if her body was taken, it would only be for a certain period.
A time Pokémon with countless avatars had no fear of the Colorless King’s possession.
“That’s enough.”
Before Kurumi could do anything, Bai Luo’s voice reached her ears.
The next moment, a vast black hand dotted with silver stars, resembling the universe, swallowed the consciousness of the Colorless King, the white fox.
“Where am I?!?”
The Colorless King looked around in shock.
An endless starry sky, rivers of silver flowing, it was a universe, also a new power born from the fusion of Bai Luo’s Power of Authority and Magic Power.
“Impossible!”
“I, I am the king!”
“No one can trap me!”
“Damn! Let me out! Let me out!!”
“…”
The Colorless King was terrified, wildly running around in the dark, deep space trying to find the edge of the universe.
But compared to the boundless universe, the Colorless King was like a grain of dust, so small and pitiable.
“Just reflect on yourself in this void where there’s nothing.”
As Bai Luo slowly clenched his palm, the consciousness of the Colorless King sank into the darkness.
“Bai Luo?”
In reality, Kurumi looked at Bai Luo standing beside her, knowing he had acted.
“Huh?”
Misaka Mikoto: “What happened? Didn’t I just see a fox fly out of that guy’s eyeball?”
“Are you still at this stage?”
Kurumi found Ace’s dullness quite exasperating: “That guy was trying to possess me, but Bai Luo stopped him.”
“Hmm, today’s practice is enough.”
Bai Luo spread out his palm, revealing a black orb containing the powerless raging soul of the Colorless King.
“Kurumi, perhaps your past can avoid his soul seizure, but it still carries risks.”
As a companion, Bai Luo needed to ensure the absolute safety of his group members, so even a slight possibility required his action.
“Ara~~”
Kurumi sensed Bai Luo’s kindness: “You’re truly gentle.”
Watching Bai Luo’s back as he walked towards Wiesmann, Kurumi’s anger stirred up by the Colorless King gradually subsided.
For some reason, with Bai Luo around, Kurumi felt inexplicably at ease.
She thought this might be what people often referred to as ‘security.’
‘If it’s you, perhaps you really have the potential to kill that person and change everything.’
Kurumi thought she should find time to talk with Bai Luo. The power he possessed, merely a fleeting glimpse of its aura, left Kurumi astonished.
It was unimaginable how powerful Bai Luo could be when fully unleashed.
The origin Pokémon, which she considered unbeatable, might not even be considered a formidable opponent by Bai Luo.
Kurumi’s plan was to use the Twelve Bullets to travel through time, return to the past, and kill the origin Pokémon, correcting all the mistakes she made after becoming a Pokémon.
The biggest issue here wasn’t time travel but the terrifying power of the origin Pokémon.
With Kurumi’s strength, defeating the origin Pokémon was impossible.
But!
If Bai Luo were willing to help, her greatest obstacle would vanish.
‘However, what should I do to gain his assistance?’
Kurumi wasn’t shameless; she knew that giving something worthwhile in return was necessary.
Since she wanted to borrow Bai Luo’s strength, she had to offer something that would make him interested.
“Truly troubling, I feel like I don’t have much to offer.”
Oddly, Kurumi felt somewhat disheartened, realizing she couldn’t possibly persuade Bai Luo.
Bai Luo was so powerful, he didn’t lack anything she could provide.
Helping someone like her, with such a large gap in strength, would Bai Luo even consider her weak skills worthy?
The only thing that held a bit of hope was her body as a female…