Mushoku No Sonzai 無色の存在 (Colorless Existence)

Ai

He abruptly casts an Eye Shift on the both of us, our bodies completely non existent to the world now.

Why..?

He faces me again.

"Susumu. The thing that happened back there..."

"I told you I was sorry already. I just wasn't thinking straight. I admit i---"

"No."

"What?"

"What happened back there...was not normal at all."

He analyzes my eyes.

"Any human would have instantly died from a car coming at that speed and force. But, you stopped it with your bare hand casually. And, you reacted to it exactly as it came."

He's right...
It did feel strange...The same strange feeling since this morning...

"Susumu. During that fight with Ronin, what exactly happened?"

I stare at the sky, trying to remember.

"It all happened so quickly...I don't know. But, I remember I was thrown into a river, and then..."

Remembering, the feeling of near death, I cringe.

"I lost consciousness."

I feel my chest, remembering the sensation of being hit by Ronin's broadsword.

"But in that same moment, something appeared....A beautiful girl..."

"What?"

"I don't remember anything after that."

He rubs his forehead for a moment, as if thinking.

"It's just as I thought then..."

"What do you mean?"

"Susumu. That sudden feeling of strength you have is not yours. Something else gave you power to absorb and integrate into your human body. Something else has made your body reach this superhuman feeling."

"Something else...?"

"If I'm correct, there is someone else giving you all this power."

"Someone else...?"

I shake my head.

"But, I thought Divine Senshi could only have one Angel. Doesn't that sound a little unreasonable?"

Suddenly, I feel a nauseous sensation in my body. I feel a necessity to fall to my knees and breath heavily.

"Damn it. It's already begun."

Begun..? What does he mean?

He focuses Reiki into his hands, and touches my chest.

"Divine Sigil : Blessed Cloak "

A glowing white energy surrounds my chest, and wraps around towards my back like a blanket.

"What's this?..."

"An incantation technique. I don't know what is happening either. But, no matter the situation, this will temporarily disable your body's movements in case something else tries to control your body."

I fall to the ground face first, immediately feeling the effects. My entire body numbed down to the bone.
It's hard to even talk...

"Sorry, Susumu. But, this is for both our sakes."

I feel it...
That same Reiki I felt during the fight with Ronin...

Agonizing pain rushes through my entire body. But, I could not scream...
I could not cry...
My body was impossible to move.