Anime: Desolate Darkness

"Ha~! Huh~!..." The sound of rapid breathing was heard from an alley far away from the battlefield.

Kimura Takumi sat on the ground, his back against the wall, his face full of pain.

Because Mephisto and Nexus are similar in nature, the severe injuries he suffered at the beginning did not disappear just because he transformed into Mephisto. In fact, because they had not been treated for a long time and he had been using his hands and feet wildly during that time, the degree of the wounds now was even larger than expected, and his face was extremely hideous because of the blood.

If it were just these, he wouldn't feel so uncomfortable. The main reason was the pain in his head which had just appeared and had not gone away yet. His head felt like it was being pierced back and forth by countless silver needles.

What's even more distressing is that his cell phone was destroyed when a vehicle exploded in the underground parking lot, and Kimura Takumi couldn't even make a call for help.

In desperation, he had to drag his seriously injured body and slowly walk out of the dark alley, hoping that someone outside would notice him and give him help.

In order to prevent accidents, he deliberately threw the Dark Evolver into the trash can beside him. Anyway, the two were already bound together, and Kimura Takumi could sense that as long as he thought about it, the Dark Evolver would appear beside him.

If he didn't do this and instead carried the Dark Evolver with him, if he fainted and someone tried to touch him, the Dark Evolver would definitely use unexpected methods to push that person's hand away.

At that time, a seriously injured person who appeared inexplicably and carried strange and weird objects on his body would definitely be targeted by some people with bad intentions.

……

Maybe God was kind to Kimura Takumi, as he was noticed as soon as he walked out of the alley.

Unfortunately, the moment the other party approached, the pain in his head made him unable to hold on any longer and he fainted. His blurred consciousness and vision prevented him from seeing the appearance of his benefactor clearly.

"Hello? Are you okay?"

"..."

These were the last words Takumi Kimura heard before he fainted.

If he had a little more strength, he would definitely ask the other party, "I see your eyes are bright and wide open, you don't look like a blind person, how could you ask such a question?"

……

Perhaps because of the enhancement provided by the Dark Evolver, the severely injured Kimura Takumi woke up from his coma in just three hours.

When he woke up, he was already in a hospital ward. The wounds on his body had been bandaged, and even his forehead and the left half of his face were wrapped in bandages.

The time was now 22:13 at night.

Kimura Takumi climbed up from the bed with difficulty, looked around, and found that there was no one in the room except himself.

Fortunately, there was a pager on the table next to the bed, so he didn't have to shout loudly.

After pressing the call button, just a moment later, a beautiful nurse and a male doctor in a white coat pushed the door open.

The first thing he saw when he came in was Kimura Takumi leaning against the bed and looking at him, as if he had been waiting for a long time. The doctor exclaimed, "It's really surprising. You have suffered such severe injuries from the explosion. In my opinion, you will not wake up until tomorrow at the earliest."

Hearing this, Kimura Takumi understood that the other person should be the one who treated his wounds.

"Thank you. Also, I want to know who sent me here."

"You're welcome. Saving people is my duty. As for the person who helped you, it was a pink-haired high school student. She helped call the ambulance, but she didn't leave her name in the end."

Just as he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and continued, "By the way, she has already paid for your expenses. You can be discharged from the hospital when you recover."

Pink high school student? She?

Hearing these two key words, Kimura Takumi felt a little confused.

Whose eldest daughter is this?

The cost of treating these wounds of mine must be high. The other party helped me but didn't even give me a chance to repay him.

"I see. Can you lend me your phone so I can make a call? I want to let my family know I'm safe."

"That's no problem, please go ahead."

Taking the phone handed over by the doctor, Kimura Takumi called Ryunosuke Ichisuke.

The doctor and the nurse tactfully walked out the door.

"If you don't feel comfortable shouting after you finish the call, just press the call button again."

Kimura Takumi nodded and thanked him again.

Then, just five seconds later, the call was connected.

At first, Ryunosuke was still complaining about who was disturbing his rest so late at night, but when he found out that the caller was Kimura Takumi and that the other person was still lying in the hospital, he immediately asked about his location and said he would drive over to check the situation.

Logically speaking, Kimura Takumi didn't want the other party to go out so late at night, but now he still had one thing to complete, so he could only respond bitterly with a "please".

Half an hour later, Takumi Kimura was already in Ryunosuke Ichisuke's car.

That's right, he's out of the hospital!

Although the doctor repeatedly stressed that he hoped he could stay in the hospital for observation for a period of time, only Kimura Takumi himself knew that his physical injuries healed very quickly.

Look, within less than an hour, he went from having difficulty shouting to being able to walk around freely.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I was planning to sleep in the hospital for a night on my way here."

Even though he didn't know the reason, Ryunosuke Ichisuke still agreed to the other party's unreasonable request for discharge from the hospital. It was not until he returned that he asked about it with concern.

"Nothing, just a small problem. By the way, let's stop at the convenience store ahead."

It could be heard that the other party didn't want to explain, so Ryunosuke Ichisuke stopped asking questions and parked next to the convenience store as the other party requested.

"Give me some money so I can go in and buy something."

As soon as the car stopped, Kimura Takumi raised his right hand in front of the other person and put on a flattering smile.

Seeing this, Ryunosuke Ichisuke couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This kid was fine in the morning, but when they met in the evening, his car broke down, his cell phone broke down, and his wallet was lost. He didn't know how to complain. Fortunately, he was fine and could still joke with himself.

A quarter of an hour later, the two had returned home.

After getting off the car, Kimura Takumi carried the things he had just bought and walked to Izumi's house next door.

Both mother and son are night owls, and even though it is already past 23pm, they still haven't gone to bed.

I rang the doorbell and saw Kimura Takumi waiting quietly at the door.

After nearly a minute, the door opened, and a beautiful girl with snow-white skin, long silver-white hair, pigtails, aqua blue pupils, neat and tender features, and a charming appearance entered Kimura Takumi's sight.

"Huh? Kimura-kun, what's wrong with you?! Why are you wrapped in so many bandages?!"

With only half of her face exposed, Izumi Riko recognized the other person as Kimura Takumi at a glance.

Looking at the blood-stained bandage, she looked panicked and subconsciously stretched out her hands to touch the other person's face.

Unfortunately, she was too short to reach it even if she stood on tiptoe.

Seeing the other party's anxious look, Kimura Takumi sighed softly, bent down helplessly, and let Izumi Riko's two little hands get what they wanted.

"I'm fine, don't worry."

"How can you be okay? You're almost like a dumpling!"

"It just looks scary. If you don't believe me, I'll take off the bandage and show you."

After saying that, Kimura Takumi wanted to remove the bandage with his free left hand, but was quickly stopped by the other party.

"Don't! Can't I trust you? Don't try to be so stubborn at a time like this!"

Knowing that the other party still didn't believe it, Kimura Takumi stopped caring and handed over the bag in his right hand.

"Hey, the chocolate with liqueur you asked for, and the cake Sagiri wanted to eat, remember to tell her that I was here. Also, the cake can only be eaten tomorrow, so put it in the refrigerator to keep it fresh. Eating it late at night will make you gain weight."

Kimura Takumi carefully reminded the other party, but at this moment Izumi Riko seemed not to want to listen to it and didn't even take the thing.

"Kimura-kun, are you really okay with your injuries?"

She carefully stroked the exposed half of Kimura Takumi's face, her eyes full of heartache.

"..."

After a long silence, Kimura Takumi pulled Izumi Riko's right hand and stuffed the bag into her hand.

"Don't worry, I'm really fine. See you tomorrow, good night."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kimura Takumi turned around and left without looking back.

Izumi Riko stood there in a daze, staring at the other person's back, unable to come back to her senses for a long time, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes.

"Kimura-kun..." she murmured.

……

Back home, in the room.

Kimura Takumi gently removed the bandage. Just as he felt, the wound had almost healed, but there was still a lot of pain. It must be that the internal injuries had not healed yet. However, that was of no importance to him.

Picking up the scissors beside him, he cut the stitches on his face short and picked them out one by one.

He now really wanted to complain that the power of darkness was so humane.

The body was healed quickly without relying on devices like the Stone Wings.

Then he closed his eyes and tried to get in touch with the Dark Evolver.

Sure enough, the next moment, Kimura Takumi suddenly opened his eyes and the Dark Evolver appeared in front of him.

"Now I am a chess piece..."

Kimura skillfully grasped the Dark Evolver. He understood that the one who gave him the power of Mephisto was undoubtedly Zaki.

Then why does the other party do this?

Today, he relied on this power to defeat the monster and protect humanity.

As a dark person, why would Zaki be willing to see this situation?

There was one thing he was unwilling to accept, which was that in the battlefield in the city, he could clearly feel people's fear, and that fear could actually turn into strength, continuously pouring into his body.

This is why he was able to hold on even with a seriously injured body.

……

(Monday, April 2018.4.1, .)