By Zephyria 
He hadn’t lost consciousness and fainted.
He could still hear the sounds of his comrades fighting all around him.
‘Did I inhale that nasty smoke and my vision is temporarily paralyzed?’
How are the other senses? Was it a type of poisonous fog that slowly paralyzes the whole body?
Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. His fingertips and toes moved fine, and the smell of blood that brushed his nose was still there.
‘I can move.’
However, in a situation where his vision was completely blacked out, combat was bound to be disadvantageous.
‘What should I do?’
Potato shouted at me, who was standing still.
[Dodge three steps to the right!]
‘What?’
[Hurry!]
As Potato instructed, I moved three steps to the right.
Then, I felt a heavy attack graze my cheek.
Crack.
‘…If I had been a little late, I would have become flat jerky.’
Something huge and hard seemed to have struck the spot where I had been standing.
It was scary, but strangely, I felt more anger than fear.
“Ban No-ah! This is your doing!”
“……”
“Don’t just use these petty tricks and come out right now! You know better than anyone that there’s nowhere to run anymore, right?”
Ban No-ah didn’t show any reaction to my provocation.
Bang, Kwakwang, Kwakwagwang-!
He was just quietly aiming at me with fierce attacks.
Potato told me which way to avoid, in place of me who couldn’t see.
[Seven steps back, four steps to the right, five steps in the 10 o’clock direction!]
“Ughhhhh!”
Thanks to that, I was able to safely avoid Ban No-ah’s attacks, even if it was close.
‘But this is dangerous.’
Are the other comrades unable to see like me?
If so, how badly were they hurt?
There was a limit to relying on Potato all the time.
‘If another attack comes that seeps in without warning like before, I can’t guarantee what will happen then.’
Worried, I asked Potato.
‘Hey, Potato!’
[What!]
‘Hey, can’t you use Resurrection to recover my abnormal state?’
[I’m doing my best right now! Just wait a little bit!]
‘How long is a little bit?’
[Just 5 minutes!]
‘Damn it. Was it an Esper ability I got from killing a terribly strong guy?’
[I guess so. Ugh! Two steps in the 5 o’clock direction!]
‘Okay!’
Even though I couldn’t see, I could feel the sounds of my comrades fighting and the smell of blood.
It seemed like heavy attacks were concentrated only on me, especially persistently.
The moment I realized that, I laughed at Ban No-ah.
“Ah. You don’t want to be caught and killed like this, so you decided to target me?”
“……”
“Whether you kill me or capture me, your chances of survival increase? You think if you just have the ‘Resurrection’ ability, you can somehow survive and plan for the future?”
“…Shut up!”
Finally, Ban No-ah fell for my provocation and shouted.
‘There he is.’
I reflexively threw my sword in the direction of the sound.
It was a weapon I received from the Management Bureau staff.
“Ugh!”
Ban No-ah’s painful groan echoed.
‘Did I hit him?’
[Y, you hit him!]
‘Where?’
[The arm! B, but Ban No-ah disappeared immediately.]
I was benefiting from Potato, who wasn’t affected by Esper abilities, not like a human.
I frowned at Potato’s words.
‘Disappeared?’
[A, and… the black fog surrounding this place has thickened.]
‘Damn it.’
[I can’t see anything either. What kind of trick did he use…? I can’t see. Ga-hyeon.]
What kind of trump card did he pull out this time?
I couldn’t even hear the fierce fighting sounds that had been coming from around me anymore.
In the eerily silent silence, I drew another sword and guarded my surroundings.
So that I could cut down Ban No-ah whenever he approached me.
‘Jae-ha… hasn’t been able to find me because he’s been directing and protecting the others?’
Or has he been hit by Ban No-ah’s attack and is unable to move easily?
In a situation where I couldn’t see or hear, I was having a hard time racking my not-so-smart brain.
It was then.
I felt movement nearby.
The energy of an Esper ability that an Ability User could wield.
“Ban No-ah?!”
I shouted and tried to cut him down.
But I flinched at the voice that followed.
“Ga-hyeon! You’re safe!”
“…Jae-ha?”
The sense of security that the familiar voice gave me made me lose strength in my arm.
Potato screamed.
[No! That’s not Hyeon Jae-ha!]
“What?”
Then Jae-ha, or something with Jae-ha’s voice, sneered in a subdued voice.
“You’re quick on the uptake for a Guide.”
“Cough!”
Crack.
The sound of my heart being pierced was deafening.
“Cough, cough…”
I groped with my fingers for the weapon that had pierced my ribs and reached my back.
It was after a sharp, hard spear had penetrated my chest.
“Y-you… you…”
I could feel blood gushing from my mouth.
[Agh! Aaaaaaaagh!]
Potato screamed like crazy.
Ban No-ah spoke in Jae-ha’s voice, evilly.
“The core of the ‘Resurrection’ ability, according to the investigation, was your entire heart.”
“……”
“So if I just destroy your heart, even you, who is skilled in recovery, will eventually have no choice but to collapse.”
“What… what kind of words…”
The coughing from my mouth got worse. The amount of blood flowing also increased.
‘Ah, this isn’t good.’
Potato, somehow use all your strength to recover me.
As I muttered inwardly, Potato cried and shouted.
[I’m doing it! I’m trying to save you with all my might!]
‘…It’s not working well.’
[No. I can do it, I’ll make it. I’ll save you.]
I had heard similar words before.
It was what Jae-ha had said to me when he had taken an attack in my place and collapsed.
‘No. Ga-hyeon. You can live. Just hold on a little longer. I’ll save you for sure.’
You fool.
A guy who was skilled in combat said that even after seeing my wounds.
Even as pain that felt like my body was being torn apart washed over me, I chuckled.
‘Jae-ha shouldn’t see this…’
I didn’t mean to hurt him again.
My consciousness kept fading.
One knee finally buckled.
Ban No-ah whispered a curse in Jae-ha’s voice in my ear.
“Watch as you die there. And Hyeon Jae-ha collapses again because of you.”
“You son of a bitch…”
“This time, Hyeon Jae-ha will go berserk. I wonder if the others can escape from here? If it’s an empty plain, it’s one thing, but it’ll be difficult for everyone to get out alive from a complex building, especially a collapsing one.”
“…Are you going to use Jae-ha like a garbage disposal unit?”
“Why not? He’ll choose to die himself this time in despair. He won’t be able to bear the shock of not being able to protect you.”
Ahahaha!
Ban No-ah burst into a cheerful laugh.
Listening to the unpleasant laughter, I asked Potato.
‘Potato. Run away from here.’
[What?]
‘You’ve already run away from that guy once, right?’
[H, but….]
‘It’s already an ability separated from me, so you should be able to do it.’
Run away.
‘Run away and go to Jae-ha if possible. And tell him.’
Never blame yourself.
‘Tell him that if he goes berserk and kills all the comrades gathered here, I won’t even look at his face in the afterlife.’
[Hey, you…!]
Potato can only be seen by me, so I don’t know if he’ll be able to convey my last words to Jae-ha.
Cough.
‘Ah….’
Seeing the panorama flashing by, it seems like it’s time to die again.
In my fading consciousness, I unconsciously put my hand in my pocket.
‘The red bead I stole from Ban No-ah….’
Strangely, one of them was emitting a hot heat.
Was it an auditory hallucination due to the injury?
Or was it the voice of a real vengeful spirit?
Someone’s voice was heard, piercing through the Esper ability that Ban No-ah had unleashed.
“Use this.”
Now is the time to use this ability.
There was no reason to hesitate.
I had to do something in this dying situation so that I could face Hyeon Jae-ha.
I squeezed the red bead tightly and shouted inwardly for it to activate.
Paaah-!
[Uh, uh?]
And the darkness in my eyes cleared.
The unpleasant fog that had been blocking my ears disappeared.
‘Ah….’
I think I know what the Esper ability of the red bead I used last was.
‘Nullification.’
Perhaps an ability that is more specialized in mental or curse-type attacks and can return everything to nothing.
‘I had good luck with the draw….’
In the brightened vision, I saw Jae-ha in the distance with shallow wounds.
“Jae-ha….”
I reached out my hand towards Jae-ha, but that hand never reached him.
My pupils rolled back.
The last scene I saw was Jae-ha, who turned pale as soon as he saw me, chasing after me, and then it was darkness again.
‘I’m sorry, Jae-ha.’
For dying again.
I have no face to show you if I leave like this, leaving you behind.
I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
But please don’t even think about following me to death.
That’s too sad.