Noah's eyes widened, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, his voice held back, he was just stunned. At that time, Jerry's figure still looked calm, even though his face looked dark and full of suppressed anger.
Noah's skin felt like it was burning, a little blood was flowing from his neck due to the thin scratch from the sharp knife there.
"What are you doing, Jerry?
His voice shook violently, his eyes filled with tears, he winced, feeling the sting of the thin cut on his neck.
"Hold back your tears, I won't sympathize, remember that."
The cloaked figure attacked again, but this time Danji, Yadz and Fizen blocked his path, making it completely impossible to get through.
"Stop pretending Noah, show who you are."
The words were calm yet full of emphasis, coming out of Jerry's mouth with such force, Jerry's eyes staring at him so coldly, almost like an eternal snowstorm.
Naoh kept crying, sobbing, but there was a strange feeling, his lips that were curved down started to rise drastically, he smiled while closing his eyes. And the moment his eyes opened, he laughed so loudly, making the atmosphere feel heavy.
He rose from his sleep so quickly, as if the wounds all over his body that were visible before no longer meant anything.
His smile widened, his teeth bared sharply, and in deep or breathy breaths he spoke while staring Jerry down.
"You've been a nuisance from the start, Jerry."
Noah pulled something, jumped and spun in the air, instantly his clothes were replaced by a pitch black robe with an X mark on his back.
He opened the hood that covered him, his face still looked like an innocent child, but there was something different about the way he looked and stared. He sat on a table, one leg goes up, while the other leg goes down.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Noah, one of The Alphabet, I am N."
Hearing those words, Jerry's eyes widened, his body trembled, this was the first time he looked like... Holding back emotions.
"So that's it? You're from Alphabet, of course, I should have felt something was wrong, and no wonder you were able to throw Kama behind the mirror."
His smile widened, almost tearing his mouth open, then he pulled his hood up, put it on again, he looked like he wasn't a child anymore this time.
"Right! Right! You must have noticed, right Jerry? You're great! So talented!" He babbled, stretching his arms high, shaking them up and down like a happy child.
Jerry shot up, and then tried to slash at Noah, but a large piece of mirror just appeared, swallowing the knife Jerry was holding.
"Damn it!!! Give Kama and Ray back!"
Noah laughed out loud, like a child who had been told a funny joke by his father, he held his stomach to keep it steady.
He raised his index finger, then a large mirror appeared behind Jerry, Jerry's reflexes were so fast, he managed to avoid it. But a mirror behind him swallowed the attack, and reappeared from another mirror.
The chunk instantly disappeared, leaving no trace of its constituent elements. Noah's eyes hunted, then his eyes swept the room, seeing the frightened girls. This time he turned to the man with the orange hair, still floating in the air keeping his orange eyes burning like fire.
"So... You're the one who always causes attacks to be aborted, huh?"
Danji stared blankly, his eyes never once looking at Noah, making him annoyed and grit his teeth. Danji adjusted the position of his cigarette, smoking it slowly.
He pulled it out, along with a puff of cigarette smoke coming out of his mouth. Danji's eyes noticed another black-robed figure, who had been not far from him.
"... Phew."
In one breath from his mouth, the person fell from the air, hitting so hard, at that moment everyone knew clearly, he was already dead.
Noah's face was still full of calm, his lips still curved like a child waiting for the next game. His lips were pressed together stiffly, his eyes were dull but also empty.
"Wow... That's great power Danji! Here! Here! I want to see it more clearly."
Danji kept a straight face, clearly very surprised by the request of the stupid little criminal in front of him.
"Stop your nonsense! Quickly return Kama and Ray."
Noah sighed in annoyance, his eyes rolled lazily, then looked at Jerry with a look full of ridicule. His hands shot up into the air, then dropped down again in a feverish rush.
"If you guys are that desperate, I'll send you there."
A mirror appeared to replace the floor just like that, their were swallowed inside. Everything was dark, just darkness. That's what they saw in their eyes, they then opened their eyes. Finding a place they would never be able to visit.
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Her brown hair was neatly spread out, a small murmur and a small hum filled her ears, her long hair felt like it was being brushed by a gentle hand, she groaned feeling the warm touch there.
She tried to open her eyes, but all she saw was a silhouette with an innocent and sincere smile, she blinked slowly, trying to see more clearly.
There was a smile she hadn't seen for a while, it was Ray, giving her a comfortable position on his thigh to lie down.
"Wow... Cestele is awake."
She blinked a few more times, the boy in front of her eyes looked as innocent as usual, his lips curled like a child's, but there was a sense of relief in Cestele's heart.
"... Ray."
Cestele called out his name weakly, then he tried to get up, and felt his whole body aching and sore.
She swept the scene around her, it was white, just an empty white space, but more than that, there was something reflecting themselves.
"Ray... Where are we now?"
Ray swept the scenery around him, both hands raised high, then he shook them, like a child.
"We are behind the mirror!!!"
"Ah... That's right, why did I ask that... I should have known.
Cestele looked down, back at her reflection, her eyes seemed dull, then only a word and a name crossed his mind.
"... Noah."
Ray quickly averted his gaze, he scratched his cheek with his index finger.
"Well... I also didn't know that he was one of the Alphabets, this was also because of my carelessness, maybe they wanted to attract us from the start."
This time, Cestele's gaze shifted to Ray, still smiling like a child. He tilted his head, confused by Cestele's actions.
"What's wrong Cestele? Is there something strange on my face? Or are you starting to be fascinated by me?"
His smile curved slightly to reveal mischief, Cestele raised an eyebrow, then took a deep breath.
"No, I was just paying attention to your condition, you can be naughty, it seems like you're fine, huh?"
"E-Ehh??? I-I have a Cestele, look at this look! I have a headache, ouch it hurts so much!"
Ray lay down, letting Cestele watch his stupid drama.
"Stop that Ray, now what should we do?"
Ray got up, then sat down in his place, swept the view around and lay back down.
"There's nothing we can do!"
"W-What do you mean Ray?"
Ray opened one eye, and glanced at Cestele, then closed it again, and sighed.
"Well, it seems that behind this mirror, N has modified it a little. In the past, this place only trapped perception, but for some reason, it's like a seal."
"You mean... We can just get out of here, right? Hey tell me!"
"No, we can't!"
Cestele's heart felt like it stopped, her eyes widened, she looked down again, seeing her infinite reflection, her body trembling slightly.
"Please tell me it's a joke!! I don't want to be here forever!!"
Ray stood up, his hand raised to caress Cestele's cheek, his smile widening with mischief clearly visible there.
"Ohh... We'll be here forever, we'll live forever, just the two of us."
Cestele's hands were so fast, they immediately pinched his cheeks from two directions, Ray winced in pain.
"Stop your mischief okay? Now tell me how we can get out of here."
Cestele let go, Ray could only rub his red and sore cheeks, he glanced at Cestele and pursed his lips in annoyance.
"The only way we can defeat N is to at least make him lose control of this place."
Cestele was silent for a moment, she was still staring deeply at the boy in front of her.
"... Or we could find where he operates here, there's a good chance he's there, but if he can influence this place from the outside... I think that's impossible."
Cestele swallowed hard before finally asking in a calm tone.
"Then... What if he can influence this place from the outside?"
This time Ray stood up, now starting to look around. Cestele also got up and looked at his back, Ray turned and gave a thin smile.
"If that happens, we have no choice, we have to find Kama here."