Chapter 55 - Touma Waking Up

Twelve hours after Hiko curing Touma, Touma finally woke up after he had been unconscious for more than a day. And when Touma opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was his grandfather sitting on the couch in the hospital room where he was being treated.

Touma didn't feel too surprised when he saw the existence of his grandfather, because he was sure that the one who had saved him apart from the Heaven Canceller was his grandfather.

But what Touma wanted to know was the who is a woman who looked very much like his mother Shiina clutching his grandfather's arm tightly. Who is she? Touma had never met a woman who looked like his mother before.

Shortly after Touma opened his eyes, Hiko also finally opened his eyes. And immediately sat down from the armless chair next to the bed where Touma was asleep.

"Finally you woke up too, Touma," Hiko said with a smile. "I thought you wouldn't wake up in another two days, but it seems that the power of the fourth ancestor made you recover a lot faster than I thought."

"Are you the one who chased away the strange energy that was eating away at my body, grandpa?" He asked. "That's why I didn't die and recovered quickly?"

"Well, that's it," Replied Hiko. "Kagami beat you so badly, he even went as far as to do crazy things using the energy of aging and decay to keep the power of the fourth ancestor from activating. But that fool didn't realize at all, if you die then the monster sealed inside your body will wake up. Because Imagine Breaker needs a living vessel to remain active and if the monsters are released, I myself am not sure whether I can defeat the monsters or not."

"Kagami, is that the name of the person who defeated me and made my body unable to recover?" Asked Touma. "Grandpa, since you know the name of that person. Who told me that he wants to destroy the multiverse. Does that mean that grandpa knows who that person is?"

"Sigh, not only do I know him, because during the war between humans with supernatural powers against invaders from other worlds a hundred years ago it was because our dimension was one of the connecting places of many dimensions. He is my comrade in arms," ​​Hiko explained with a sad face. "Unfortunately he lost his wife and two children in that war so he has a huge grudge against humanity and this world that took his beloved fron him, so it's not strange that Kagami has the intention to destroy the multiverse."

"Right after he thought I had passed out I still heard that he and his gang were after Avrora Florestina's power in my body, can grandpa guess what he wants with the power of the fourth ancestor?" Asked Touma.

"Hmm, about that, I don't know," Hiko replied, while touching his chin with his right hand. "Because if I'm being honest I haven't met Kagami Ikkokku in over a hundred years right after I was sure I killed him with my own hands to prevent the insane act he was about to commit, and how he was still alive right after I 'killed' him. I don't really know either."

"He can live as long as grandfather, does that mean he is also a special human like grandfather?" Asked Touma.

"No, he's not human, but half human and half dragon god," Hiko replied. "He is one of the descendants of the Azure dragon Seiryuu that existed in the legends. And he has more or less the same power as me. It's not strange that he can beat you easily my grandson, since your strength is far below his."

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"Demigod? A true demigod? Plus he has strength on par with grandpa! No wonder I can be defeated so easily! It's all because from the start I had absolutely no chance of winning," Touma said while smiling with relief because he thought he had become weak after being defeated by Kagami after all this time he had never been beaten by anyone except Hiko. "I thought I lost because I've been a bit lazy to train recently, but it's because my opponent was too strong!"

"Touma are you aware of the power of Avrora that you have. Your body will always be in the best condition!" Hiko said while tapping his forehead. "So it's impossible that your body will become weak and stiff just because you're a little lazy to practice! And if you practice more diligently then your body will get stronger faster. Have you forgotten the abilities of your own body?"

"I very rarely use the powers I get from Avrora, it's only natural that I forget," Touma said with a sigh. "Rather than that was there really a war against invaders from another world that happened over a hundred years ago?"

"Yes, the war against invaders from another dimension that was never recorded in history because my teacher Zelretch erased all evidence and memories of that war from almost every human in this world, there are very few people in this world who can remember that war. the gods of magic, the demon race, and the elders of the vampire race. And it is my teacher who is responsible for closing all the dimensional gaps that connect this dimension with many dimensions in the multiverse," Hiko said explaining a little about the war he participated in a century ago to Touma. "Rather than explaining about the war, do you want to know the identity of the woman who looks like Shiina sitting on the sofa. I'm sure you are curious right?"

"Yeah, to be honest I actually feel a bit curious about the identity of the woman who looks a lot like mother," Touma said while nodding his head. "Don't tell me she's my grandmother Yukiko whom I've never met in my life."

"Well, as you said, she is your grandmother Yukiko, whom you have never met and your mother really hates her very much," Hiko said, curious about Touma's next reaction. "So do you want to hate her like your mother, or are you going to be neutral. About your grandmother Yukiko."

"Frankly, I also don't know what to do with her," Touma said. "To be honest, I feel a little angry with her because she left my mother as she pleased, but on the other hand she has never done anything bad to me, so you could say I also have absolutely no right to be angry with her."

"Yukiko did make a lot of mistakes to Shiina and also to me," Hiko said. "But he is currently willing to change her selfish nature, do you know that sh felt very worried when she found out that you as her grandson were seriously injured to the point of being admitted to the hospital."

"She's worried about the grandson she's never even met? Grandpa are you sure that she isn't pretending at all?" Asked Touma who still couldn't believe the change in attitude from the selfish woman who had left her mother.

"I've known Yukiko for years, and I know if she's lying or not," Hiko replied. "She is indeed a selfish woman who chose a career over family, but lying is one thing she can't do well no matter how hard she tries."

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