Unofficial Team

<MC POV>

"RAIKIRI" "SERIOUS SLASH"

*CLANG*

Both Kaori and I were standing, facing our backs to each other. But in the next second, the Kaori sword broke into many pieces and fell down. Kaori then turned, fell on her knees, and raised her head.

"You won. You can take my life." She said those words without emotion, but I can still see her hesitant look.

"How do you give up like this, dumbass? Fortis931, [FIRE]" At that time, a red-haired, bitchy guy jumped and attacked.

Just as I expected, he will make a move.

"amethystus000, [BARRIER]." With the barrier spell, all the fire got blocked, and not even a single fire caught me.

"One of the five great elements from which the world is constructed.

The great flame of the beginning.

It is a light of blessing that raises life and a light of judgement that punishes evil.

It is overflowing with calm blessings and with freezing misfortune that destroys cold darkness.

Its name is fire, and its role is the sword.

Be manifested and become the power that eats into my body!"

"The Witch Hunter King, Innocentius. It means 'Killing without fail.'"

"Gggggggggghhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"

A humanoid fire spirit formed in front of me. Just as it appeared, it created a big, white cross and kept attacking me with that cross. I easily dodged as I was in a more open area.

"Well, Magician-Kun, aren't you forgetting something?"

"What?"

"Didn't you notice how I modified the space rune? And you still used a rune summons against me."

Just as Stiyl realised I could easily destroy or modify runes, he was completely horrified.

"But don't worry. I just want to play with fire. [ETHER FLAME]."

Just as I said, a pure white flame with blue lustre formed on my left hand, and at the same time, my hair turned snow white. Slowly, the flame dragonized my hand, with some black and blue scales on it. Just as the white flame burst out, it illuminated the whole place, like it was daytime.

It was the ability I got after integrating the ether dragon core, but I haven't tried it in battle. And this flame is not even at its full strength because I am a weaker vessel. That's why if I have to summon this flame, I have to semi-dragonize my arm.

"SSSSSSSSSSSSSccccccccrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

The Innocentius got tensed up by the mere presence of the ether flame. I just flicked, and a small spark of Ether Flame fell on Innocentius, and it burst with such an intense flame that it completely extinguished it.

"Ash to ash..." "...Dust to dust..." "...Squeamish Bloody Rood!"

He then attacked me with a double-flame sword, which I easily blocked by just waving my hand.

"Just accept the reality; you are just lost to me." I reverted my hand back to its original form, grabbed Magnus's neck, and lifted him.

"Stop; don't kill him. I am the one who was defeated by you."

"Wait a minute, you misunderstood something."

""Huh!""

"I actually just came to stop you from erasing index memory."

"Sorry, we can't do that. It is our mission to save her at any cost." Kaori spoke with determination.

"Even if we die, we wouldn't stop here." Magnus also assisted Kaori.

*Bonk* *Bonk*

"You idiot, let me finish my word."

"You want to erase index memory because it will explode her brain with an overload of memory."

""Yes""

"Have you ever graduated from high school?"

"Why would we even need that?"

"No wonder; you both are idiots. Don't you know there are many kinds of memory, and whatever we experience, study, etc., all goes and is divided among all categories according to priority to information? Now, how can we determine priority? Just as you remember your chant for your spell, it is the most prior information that you engrave in your mind as an important memory. Next, if you experience your daily life, you unconsciously store some memory that you completely ignore, but because of some eye-catching appearance, you subconsciously remember it."

"Now, we will come to the main topic, which is INDEX. Index has perfect memory, and she can completely recall whatever she subconsciously sees easily. But like I said, she just stored the memory, but she didn't read it. You can even say that she recorded everything on camera, and later, whenever she needed it, she took out the camera and read it. Well, perfect memory is rare in born ability, and you are even looking at one of the rare people who has the same abilities."

"Wait, you have a perfect memory."

"Yeah, and I am still not dead with memory overload.

"And finally, a human brain can keep up nearly 140 years of memory. And with even 10300 grimoires, only a little part of her memory will be consumed. And with rest, she can live more than 100 years easily. And now the moral of the story is: Don't ever trust the higher-ups. And the higher-ups who fooled you till now are just trying to restrain Index, or you can even say that she is just considered a tool to be used only by them."

"But every year she gets a severe headache."

"What if I use some mental magic on you? Will it be considered a headache?"

As the words left my mouth, Kaori and Magnus were left dumbfounded, processing the information I had just revealed. The tension in the air slowly dissipated, leaving a mix of confusion and realisation on their faces.

"You... you mean to say that the higher-ups manipulated us?" Kaori finally managed to utter it, disbelief evident in her voice.

"Exactly. They played you like pawns, making you believe that erasing Index's memory was the only way to save her. In reality, it's just a means of control," I explained, still holding Magnus by the neck but with a less threatening grip.

Magnus, although restrained, tried to defend his actions. "We were just following orders, trying to do what we thought was right for Index. If what you say is true, then we've been deceived."

"Anyway, it cannot be blamed on you. After all, you were just completing your responsibilities."

"Can you save Index?"

"It's too easy; just wait for the spell to activate on Index, which will be tomorrow midnight. Then ask Touma to use his right hand to touch inside her mouth."

"Wait, why would we let a random guy do such an erotic thing?"

"... let me finish my word. So Touma has an Imagine Breaker in his right hand, which will dispel all the supernatural powers. After dispelling the first spell, John's pen in one of the grimoires will automatically turn on defence mode. And then you have again ask Touma to touch her head to completely eliminate the whole spell."

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<MC POV>

[Skill copying condition completed]

[Skill copied]

[FORBIDDEN LIBRARY]

[DESCRIPTION: It contains an abundance of heaven-defying knowledge, requiring decryption by the user for practical use.]

Finally, I obtained the skill I desired the most. It wasn't exactly what I expected, but the added omni-lingual skill should aid me in deciphering its contents.

And I have to create a Shichiten Shichitou for Kaori as compensation for breaking her sword. And I even added new metal and runes, so it will become a perfect sword.

"I've been working too much. I need a break today."

Exiting my dormitory, I encountered no one on the way to my destination, the pastry shop. It had been a few days since I enjoyed something sweet. As I crossed the next road, I sensed someone following me. Turning to spot the person, I found nothing but a fallen regular remote.

I moved forward, entered a small alleyway, and climbed up. Observing from above, I noticed a blonde-haired girl in a Tokiwadai uniform with white gloves tailing me. I silently descended and tapped her on the shoulder.

"Miss, whom are you looking for?"

"AHHH, when did you discover me?" Misaki exclaimed.

"From the beginning."

"Damn, as I have been discovered, I suppose we should say goodbye to each other." Saying this, Misaki took out a remote and pressed it in my direction.

"Sorry, but it seems it didn't work on me."

This time, Misaki panicked a little.

"Just who are you?"

"I am Amethyst Hoshino."

"No, you are lying. Who are you, actually? How many clones of mine did that damn lunatic Gensei make?"

"<(ꐦㅍ _ㅍ)>"

*BONK*

"I am not a clone. I just shared some traits with you. Having similarities doesn't make me your clone. So, what do you want, rank 5, MENTAL OUT?"

"I was just following to confirm whether you are my clone or not. But you have many suspicious things about you, like stronger physical capabilities, constant vigilance, and other things that lead me to think you are some kind of modified clone with enhanced abilities."

"Anyway, I think we should change our location and sit down somewhere to talk peacefully."

After reaching a cafe and sitting down, we encountered a peculiar sight—a wild Pokémon peeking through the window outside the cafe.

"Do you know her?"

"Well, she is one of my friends. Saten-San, you can come inside."

"Oh, I didn't know Hoshino-san had a big sister."

"Wait, even if you mistake her for my sister, why would she be the older one?"

At my question, Saten glanced at my chest and then at Misaki's, comparing sizes. When did I start feeling insecure about my chest size?

"Saten-San, thank you for taking care of my little sister."

"Ignore her; she's just joking. She's Rank 5, Mental Out, Shokuhou Misaki, and by coincidence, we have similar facial features. So, what are you doing here, Saten-san?"

"Oh, I was waiting for Uiharu-san for snacks, but she got caught up with work at Judgment. I thought I'd drop by and see if you guys were around."

Misaki chuckled. "Well, since you're here, why not join us? We were just about to have a chat."

Saten nodded, taking a seat beside us. The café buzzed with a mix of conversations and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. The wild Pokémon, seemingly disinterested now, had moved on.

"So, what brings you here, other than waiting for Uiharu-san?" I asked, sipping my coffee.

Saten grinned. "Well, I did want to catch up, and I heard there's something interesting happening around the city. Some rumours about strange phenomena and espers acting oddly."

Misaki raised an eyebrow and asked, "Strange phenomena? That's quite vague. Any specifics?"

Saten hesitated for a moment before leaning in. "I've heard whispers about a mysterious psychic energy affecting espers. Some are reporting weird dreams and visions."

Misaki's expression changed, becoming more serious. "That's concerning. Have you experienced anything like that, Hoshino?"

I shook my head and said, "No, nothing like that. But it sounds like something we should look into. If there's a disturbance in the Esper network, it could be trouble."

Saten nodded. "That's what I thought. Uiharu-san mentioned it briefly, but I wanted to get more information. Maybe we can investigate together."

Misaki smirked. "It looks like we have an unofficial team forming. I suppose you can tolerate my presence for a while longer, Saten-San."

Then both turned towards me with a smile on their faces.

Wait, I didn't agree to team-forming. Don't drag me along with your mischievous adventure.