Date a Live: The Inverse Spirit of Paradox
Chapter 9: Code Name [1]

When Rei finally entered his original form, the area around him completely changed.

The ground, which was only a few meters away from him, began to melt, turning the ground into charred and barren.

Rei, after calling properly for the first time, still adjusted himself for a while. In short, he was at his most vulnerable state because he lacked the ability to move his body while still adjusting to his own.

But, fortunately, no one tried to attack him. Well, there are, but they turn into crispy slurry when Rey finishes calling and - because it emits such tremendous heat that it can melt or burn metal in seconds.

Seeing a glimpse of the results from the presence of 'em, he gathered all the important information he knew about him based on information from his past world.

it is almost always called the Angel of Justice, Impartiality, and Harmony. He is also often referred to as the Angel of Speakers.

He is also known as the Angel of Retaliation and Redemption.

As he recalled, in the Book of Enoch, chapter XXIII, Raguel was one of the seven angels who played a "guarding" role". What is meant by "observer" is an observer of the world. Raguel takes revenge on the world and figures who violate God's commandments

Although "Raguel" is not mentioned in biblical canonical writings, however, in the Book of Enoch, which is usually considered non-canonical, the patriarch Enoch was transferred as a man to Heaven and returned by the angels Raguel and Sariel. He is considered an Angel of Justice. And his name means "Friends of God".

Moreover, he was associated with the Sacred Fire Attribute, just like the other Angels who used fire as a means to purify evil.

How did Rai know this? Well, Rei, or rather Lucifer, in his past life was a very believer in God!

Although this fact is hard to believe, but still, this is it. For the most part, Rei studied the topic of angels and demons in Catholicism before watching or reading anime and novels, as he thought it was interesting.

Given the atrocities he has committed in his life, such as murder, which is the ultimate sin, can you think that he sincerely believes in God? Of course not. Almost everyone will answer.

Well, the answer is no doubt yes, but he himself knows that he is a hypocrite in this regard. At least he doesn't deny that he's a hypocrite like any other freak, right?

However, he knew that this did not justify the sin he had committed.

As the memories of his past life began to appear in his mind, the purple flames around him became increasingly fierce, burning everything within reach of the flames.

And the battle between Spirit and AST continues.

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[POV AST]

Combat drones controlled by AST began to be on the lookout when they realized that the flames radiating from their targets could be considered extremely dangerous.

This caused alarm among their managers, who were several hundred meters away from the center of the explosion. Realizing the level of Spirit threat they were facing, they sent the team to their other comrades in the area to retreat and use their "experiment weapons".

So, the senior officer gave the order.

"Retreat! All units, I repeat, retreat! Avoid the Spirit Fire! We don't know the limit of how much destruction can be inflicted, but looking at the results inflicted on our units, you understand, right? Especially you, Sergeant Tobiichi Origami Do you understand correctly?" the AST division leader.

"....." However, Origami remained silent and did not respond to the orders of his superiors.

Knowing what Origami was thinking at the moment, the commander let out a heavy sigh and gave him another command specially designed for him.

“You won't back down even though I warned you repeatedly, right? Ck. It's another command, use this trial weapon and try your best to kill this Spirit.” Commander Captain Ryoko Kusakabe said with a tired expression.

"...Understood," Origami finally said the answer.

"What should I do with you? If your life is in danger, back off quickly and don't make trouble for us later."

"...Understood" Despite Origami's tone when she said this reluctantly, deep down she was delighted and also thanked him and his team-mates at AST.

"Huh. Okay, team! Take a position and try to hold the Spirit for as long as possible!"

Upon hearing their captain's orders, their sudden retreat was stopped as they took separate positions, readying their sniper rifles.

No one complained about the sudden change of command. It also came naturally to them, and some even predicted that a similar situation would occur.

"Origami, um?"

"Yes? Permission to fire?"

"...Haven't. Stay alert. Your boss may still be discussing this..."

"Good"

Showing no relief or disappointment, Origami nodded.

Currently, standing a kilometer away from the target, Ryoko and the other AST members, a total of fifteen, split into five pairs that were currently retreating straight towards them.

If you add the Battle Drone that flies everywhere, there used to be 30, but only 12 are left when the Spirit summoned its Angel.

Of the twelve remaining, 7 were damaged, meaning only 5 drones were completely unharmed or still operating after the Spirit's fiery attack.

While waiting for the order, Ryouko constantly tapped his finger on his side.

Signal!

"Hmm? Origami, the order has been received. You can shoot him as you like."

Equipped with the same electrosuit and propulsion system as Ryoko, Origami's right arm holds an Anti-Spirit rifle that is longer than its height, . A new type of anti-explosion rifle derived from the previous version.

The difference between them is that the latest version has greater destructive and deadly power compared to the old one. In addition, several adjustments have been made regarding the controls so that users have better accuracy when shooting.

And the new version is not so safe to use because it is still in the trial stage, because its use is too burdensome for the human body.

Their location was about a kilometer away from where the Spirit was at the moment. And perhaps the Spirit will not see a person so far, trying to concern itself against other threats.

"Yes"

"good. And now, everybody! Make a gap so that our madman can make a hole in the Spirit's head! Get out and attack!" Ryouko shouts his orders to his transmitter, letting everyone know how serious their situation is and the possibility of destroying the Spirit.

"We understand!"

All the club members nodded and replied in unison.

And now, the curtain before the final of this fight will start to open.

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"That already? Well, I didn't expect it to be harder to fight them in my full Spiritual form than just partially. Actually, it's quite disturbing....."

Rei, who thought AST was retreating, heaved a sigh of relief. Right now, he could only move his limbs and head, but he could not move from where he was hovering. And this continued from the moment he called out to hers.

In other words, his entire body except his limbs was practically paralyzed.

It was a very disappointing ending than he had expected since he wanted to end this battle hard! But his current situation prevented him from achieving such a result.

That's why, seeing AST start to retreat, Spirit felt relieved, but at the same time, disappointed.

Relieved that he would no longer be distressed by their attacks, and disappointed that he could not get the end he wanted.

But that relief and disappointment soon dissipated when he saw the AST come back again and fired a barrage of bullets right at him.

"Time home.... Huh uh?"

No one answered his murmur.

Seeing the incoming projectiles flying straight towards him as usual, he called out for [Barrier] to block everything. If he continued to move like this, AST would definitely be exhausted with their equipment, supplies, and fatigue.

The question is, how long will it last?

This was a problem because Rei had a slight problem with the full version of his.

As the saying goes, for almost anything great there is often a price to pay.

Simply by calling , he spends a lot of my reiryoku per second. Reiryoku is the fuel that helps the Spirit create and . If either of the two is damaged, Reireku can be used to restore both to optimal conditions. Using both also releases Reiryoku into the environment. However, the Reiryoku Spirit was not endless. Similar to stamina, a Spirit that has used up all of its strength can collapse from total exhaustion.

And Rei knew that he had my reire in large numbers, but even with this amount, he believed that just maintaining - him was spending an enormous amount.

But it's understandable. The power he radiated with just a "Cloak" was already extremely powerful.

Simply by calling out to him, purple flames gushed out from the thin air whose heat was high enough to melt the metal in just a few seconds. It also increased his perception within a hundred-meter radius, giving him a full 360-degree awareness of his surroundings. It also provided high defense and more destructive power compared to when he was just using his and her. Finally, it also gave him new abilities.

That's why the consumption of reiryoku is so great. In a battle of attrition coupled with the number and tenacity of the enemy side, he knew that the probability of his victory was not determined.

Now, you might ask, shouldn't he use [Space Manipulation] to create [Gate] and leave this area?

In theory he could, but in practice Rei "can't" do it in this situation. Wh why? Because if he were to teleport from here in his current form, then every place he appeared would definitely face the destruction caused by his and hers, which made it easy to trace, revealing his reiryoku, which was his, also known as the "Spiritual Wave. " In short, wherever he went, these Spiritual Waves would definitely be detected.

Now questionable, why would he not use his abilities like [Space Manipulation] to kill his opponent by using his [Floating Blaster], stab his opponent, and use his [Fire] to scorch the enemy from afar? Answer's simple.

It's not that "he doesn't want it". "He can't".

There is a clear distinction between these statements, but some may already know it, right?

While in its full form, there was no doubt that its abilities had been upgraded to a greater level. But the problem was that they had become so powerful that he still could not control them properly.

Given that Rei had just used his full form once, and "once" it was now. It was clear that he was training to adapt to his new strength. In fact, he had originally not expected to be able to use his full spirit form today.

He already had a premonition that tomorrow he would feel severe pain in his body and the Spirit would experience tremendous fatigue. It definitely ruined his plans for tomorrow.

So he decided that ending this battle quickly would be the best option.

With his limited means of attacking the enemy, he felt the situation was quite frustrating.

*EXPLOSION!!*

*bang!* *bang!*

*EXPLOSION!!*

Explosions, bullet sounds and fire eruptions throughout the area.

The scorched barren land. The once clear sky was now stained with smoke and fire. Everywhere there is destruction and destruction.

This battlefield scene can undoubtedly be referred to as a small picture of hell itself.

Tobiichi Origami

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Author Note:

From now on I will reduce the parentheses in the reading, for example [].