It was Luna who was suddenly sent flying with a swing of the White Vulture's wing which forced Number One to act immediately. He launched with Nami towards Luna and caught her mid-air before landing on another pillar with a slide on his feet.
"You okay?" Number One questioned as he quickly placed Luna down and she nodded firmly.
"It's fast," Luna commented while popping a Body Revitalizing Pill into her mouth and suggested. "Let's surround it and bleed it out with sword cuts. We should be fine if we don't get hit."
Just like them, the White Vulture didn't attack right away and instead seized them up to calculate its potential of winning. The beast still looked determined to fight it out only to change their mind a moment after.
"Number One! Are you guys okay?!" Headmaster Blake shouted from afar as he finally appeared with Darius by his side. The people's advantage scared the White Vulture away and it began running away.
"Fuck…" Number One cursed as their wings burst from their back and they chased after the White Vulture without even replying to Headmaster Blake's question.
One didn't need to be a genius to realize Number One made a mistake. If he let the girls battle together instead of wasting the time swapping the Soul Arts then the fight could have already been over. They wouldn't point out his wrong judgment but he held himself accountable.
"It's heading towards the mountains!" Luna announced as the White Vulture bounced on its feet while gliding with its injured wing. It couldn't swing it but its speed wasn't that much slower without it.
ƥαṇdα-ηθνε|·ƈθm "I will stop it," Number One informed with a determined gaze and his palms lit up with Alchemy flame. Boosting his speed definitely wasn't its purpose but he had to improvise.
The flames burned through his Soul Energy but Number One accelerated momentarily and caught up just a few seconds later. He didn't even think about what to do next but he crushed into the White Vulture's back and gripped it tightly.
The beast wiggled to throw him off but Number One's hand already carried a Soul Sword which he stabbed directly into the Vulture's back. It screeched horribly while tripping on its own feet and they both slammed against the pillar with a loud thud.
"Number One!" The girls cried out his name as Number One tumbled with the beast and they rolled off towards the ground. He could jump away to stabilize his flight but there was no chance he would waste such an opportunity.
"Dodge it now!" Number One shouted as he stuck his hand into the Vulture's wound and unleashed all his Soul Energy into his last blast. "Bang!"
As soon as Number One saw the blinding light fire through the White Vulture's body, his consciousness slipped into his heavenly space and he avoided the incoming pain. He had no time to escape from being crushed by the massive Soul Beast's body collapsing on him.
"Damn… That must have hurt…" Number One cursed again as his body shook from the impact. Even though he was away, part of his consciousness was still in his real body and reacted to the outside factors.
Number One rushed to the golden bowl and gulped down a mouthful of liquid just in case. His real body was definitely crushed into bits and he needed any help he could get to recover.
"I should have calculated it better," Number One scolded himself as he actually forgot to include the other people in his plan. "We would be fine if Headmaster Blake didn't appear and I wouldn't have to risk my life again…"
They could easily surround the White Vulture with just the three of them but he was trying to include himself too much. He was too used to fighting alone and part of him couldn't fully trust others in finishing the job. Even though he knew that Luna and Nami were capable, his mind automatically picked ideas in which he was involved.
Letting others handle his matters just didn't feel right for Number One and that was the main thing he had to work on.
"I guess we need to fight together more so I can practice my trust…" Number One decided with a sigh and waited at least two minutes before finally returning back. He wasn't dead which was already good news but the pain was completely gone which wasn't ideal.
Number One was still covered by the White Vulture's body which showed he killed it but his whole body was paralyzed as if he broke his spine in the fall. He didn't even feel his toes which were bound to get him some scolding. Nami would be fine with any mistakes he makes as long as he doesn't get hurt.
It took the group five minutes to finally flip the vulture away and Number One saw the light once again. Everything seemed blurry as multiple figures appeared by his side but Nami's voice was crisp in his mind.
'Baby! Can you hear me?!' Nami questioned worriedly as she slapped his face a few times and Number One finally saw her anxious expression. She must have been calling to him but he couldn't hear her in his heavenly space.
'I can hear you but my body is messed up,' Number One replied calmly while signaling down with his eyes. 'Can you step on my spine? It should be cracked and uneven so just put it back in its place.'
Nami was immediately horrified but she didn't waste any time. They flipped him to the side while lifting his shirt and Nami connected his bent spine which resumed the healing process. That was the main worry in having such incredible ability as he would probably starve to death if he was alone.
"Why didn't you wait for us!" Luna shouted as they saw him moving again and didn't even question his miraculous recovery before hugging him tightly. "I thought you got killed! I hate you! Dummy! Stupid!"
Number One was overwhelmed by her reaction and sat up while hugging them both. "Don't worry, I'm all fine. We got the beast in the end."
'You know what you did wrong. I won't be scolding you…' Nami relayed in his mind as she tightened her grip.
All of it happened under Headmaster Blake and Darius' eyes who sighed in relief at his recovery. "Don't scare us like that. It would be a shame if you got killed by being crushed by a heavy beast."
"I'm cursed and too hard to kill I guess. Maybe next time," Number One joked as he tried to stand up only to be hugged tighter by his girls. He knew he would get scolded if he talked about death one more time.
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