Date a Live: The Inverse Spirit of Paradox
Chapter 2: Building the Foundation [1]

DOR!!

The sound of gunfire echoed in this place.

I, standing right where they were shooting, was terrified for a moment. But just for a moment.

I mean, as soon as I stepped out of the portal I made, I was here, not even a few seconds later, and someone had already tried to kill me.

Who is not surprised, right? Especially if you don't know where you are now. 

The portal I created just sent me to some random place I didn't know about. But I didn't expect to receive such a cool reception.

Fortunately the shot did not hit me. or rather was blocked by the shield I made by raising my hand at the moment I was about to get shot.

Quickly restoring my composure, I stared intently at those who dared to shoot me.

See their looks like thugs? Maybe they're some kind of gang.

"...My bad luck. hm? That..maybe good, I guess...?"

When I observed them, almost all of them were trembling in fear and shock, there was even a k3ncing inside the pants.

It's disgusting!.

But don't pay attention to it. Ugh.

"W-who are you...?!" One of them shouted nervously.

At first I wondered why they were so scared, then I realized how I got to this place.

Don't get hung up on this. There must be a situation where it is better not to react, right?

Looking at them, my gaze involuntarily fell on the things behind the 'thugs'.

Pistols, containers with lots of bullets, lots of suitcases, bags, wads of money littered all over the table, and even plastic bags and containers filled with white powder.

'Is this some kind of crime syndicate, gang or something? Although, judging from their clothes, they looked more like ordinary thugs.'

Literally, these kinds of organizations (Gangs, syndicates, etc.) are not mentioned or featured in anime and novels, but there is nothing to prove that they do not exist.

Just then, looking at one corner of the room, I saw some corpses there.

My eyes were shocked. It was a woman carrying a child with gunshot wounds all over her body. The other was a beaten teenager who might also have died from gunshot wounds.

And the most amazing.... In fact, I did not feel anything special at all when I saw the mutilated corpse.

 it feels. ordinary.

Of course, I felt something, but it was something foreign. It's like one of the little things I've experienced in my past life.

Then I turned my gaze to the thug who was trembling in fear. I think ... "grooming" them wouldn't be so bad.

"It looks like I hit the jackpot at the beginning."

A grin appeared on my face involuntarily, and the thugs who saw it gasped in fear and retreated.

Staring at who should be the leader, I tried asking him what was going on, because I needed some kind of clear information about what was really going on here.

Taking a step forward to where the bandit leader was, I asked as innocently as possible.

"Hi hi, did you kill those people?"

I gave her an innocent smile, yes, an innocent (scary) smile, like a baby (crazy person). Expecting good news, but otherwise, the result is disastrous...

"You...!"

The criminal looked horrified as he tried to fire his gun again, but was stopped when I "squeezed" his arm into messy flesh.

"Is my innocent smile really intimidating?" I don't want to wonder, because somehow it hurt my feelings.

Taking a deep breath, I stopped pretending and then spoke to their leader.

"Controlling the [Spaces] right now is certainly scary and very unstable, yes. I didn't think I could squeeze your hand so easily.It's funny." I said with a sneer mocking towards the leader of the thugs who fell on the floor.

"Ah... AAAA!! MY HAND! OHHHHHH!!!" As if realizing that his hand had turned into messy flesh after a few seconds, he started shouting or rather squealing, which was extremely disgusting even in my ears.

"Silent. I'm the one talking now," I said, waving my hands in the air.

The other thugs or his minions just stood there, unable to understand what had just happened right before their eyes.

"...He's not dead, is he?"

I murmured anxiously. I can't let him die until I know what's going on here.

When I was about to check on the leader of the thugs, his subordinates began to act.

"B-boss is dead!"

"Yeah! SHOOT HER!! SHOOT IT!!"

"Revenge BOSS!!"

"D-RUN..!!"

Chaos runs rampant in this place, as criminals approach a sudden turn of events in different ways. Who would have thought that the Spirit would appear in front of them when they entered a large mansion on the outskirts of the city.

Of course, no living soul could have foreseen this.

"Um, he's not dead, okay? Can someone answer my question..." I tried to justify myself that I did not kill the thug leader, but I was interrupted by loud screams and screams.

"GUNSHOT!!"

"KILL HIM!!"

Somehow, I felt one of my veins [#] suddenly pop out of my head.

"At least don't interrupt me while I'm talking, trash!!" I growled at the people who interrupted me, but they didn't seem to care.

dor's!! dor's!! dor's!!

Then a barrage of shots rang out from almost all sides.

Following my instincts, I unknowingly created a barrier that blocked all the bullets that were fired towards me. Exactly one second after that, the flake-like pillar shot a straight beam towards the thugs.

"What?! Are these things weapons?!" I exclaimed in shock at myself as I saw these pillars floating around me, like shards.

A moment later, I turned my attention to those who had been shot with my rays, and the result was that there was nothing left of them. Just a few splashes of blood.

"Yes God. Um, I didn't mean to kill them, but what happened, let it go..."

Not all the thugs were killed by this surprise attack, well, all the thugs in the room just vanished. I mean, not all of them are in this room.

"Should I let them go...?" I murmured, hesitating on what to do.

After some thought, I made a decision. Letting them go was a foolish move, which could cause trouble in the near future. 

That's absolutely right. That's why I'm gonna kill the rest...

"In addition, if they kill, then they must also be prepared with the fact that they will be killed, right?"

Glancing at the shard-shaped weapons next to me, I sensed that they had their own ego or something. I don't have any definitive proof to support this, but it's just a guess. If it doesn't work, then I'll do it myself.

Examining my assumptions, I said: "Kill everyone who runs away from here. And try not to be as flashy as possible." I said.

Although I wanted to mock myself for talking to inanimate objects, but before I could do so, the following happened.....

"The fragment seemed to nod...? Wait, what?!"

Honestly, it's a surprise.

The next second, the shards themselves distorted space and disappeared from the room, returning a few seconds later.

"Done? How fast... Looks like they didn't run far enough to be finished off so quickly...." I stopped when I finally realized why they were knocked out almost instantly.

Glancing at the pointed part of the floating shards, which was still emitting heat and smoke, I sighed.

"No matter how far away the enemy is, it doesn't matter, my shards can easily manipulate [Spaces] and ignore the concept of distance and time..."

I then went through the open door from which the thugs had escaped and was greeted by a staircase leading straight up. Following the path, I again found myself at an open door, which eventually led to a sort of corridor filled with furniture. After that, I took a walk around the house... No, it could even be called a mansion, considering how big this building was.

Ignoring the countless doors that could be found wandering around the house, I arrived at the courtyard located inside the mansion, the door was opened, allowing me to see the outside world.