Reincarnated Into a Shounen Anime-Chapter 46: A Change

Like any other day, Carico completed his daily grind and went to sleep after eating dinner with everyone.

​Booomm~~

​Until, a terrible shockwave hit him in his sleep and hurled him through the air like a rug. He skipped a few times after hitting the ground before stopping. His mind filled with confusion. Vision blurred and ears ringing before sensation of pain assaulted his brain.

​The confusion slowly cleared. Cries and screams of horrified women and children could be heard from all directions. In front of Carico, the whole orphanage building was destroyed. Fires burning high. It was a surreal sight. He looked around and found a few of his dorm mates sprawled around him.

​Unconscious.

​Carico slowly stood up. His eyes looked for someone. Within the screams, he heard distant sound of laughter and monster growling.

​He suddenly felt warm liquid trickling down from his head and many other parts of his body. He looked down. And noticed blood, illuminated by fire light.

​Boom!!

​The fire flickered intensely. Strong gust of wind pushing back against Carico. He instinctively raised his hands to protect his face. He cautiously removed his hands.

​He saw a man with crazed laughter and heinous face. Saliva flying out as he laughed. He wore a black robe. Held a Khopesh in his right hand, it was covered in sinister black and red aura. His face was sliced. Deep wound gushing out blood.

​Carico felt his heart skip many beats and mind spin from fear and disgust. Extremely overwhelmed.

​In front of the man was father Itsuki, his expression tense and full of quiet anger. He was holding a sword, tainted in golden aura. Carico felt somewhat relieved seeing him. His worries lessening.

​He didn’t know why these people were attacking them, but he very well knew he couldn’t help in any way in the fight. The only way he could help was take his friends to safety.

​Carico then dragged his unconscious dorm mates far from the two combatants.

​After dragging all three of them to relatively safe distance, he looked at the distance where the fire was burning. Sounds of steel clashing ringing out, ground shaking from each clash.

​Carico barely saw blurs inside the collapsed orphanage building. His heart was filled with awe for Father Itsuki. The kind hearted man was not only such a great person in heart, but only extremely strong physically. He gathered back his focus and steeled himself. He ran around the area of fight. Carefully avoiding the flying debris.

​His goal was to look for survivors. But he wasn’t that hopeful.

​’Only four out of thirty from my dorm...’

​Carico felt his chest tighten with the thought. He was still in shock, everything felt like dream but the pain made it real. Too real to ignore.

​He made it to the other side, there were many dead bodies littered on the ground that made his stomach churn.

​Sliced corpses of children ranging from 1 to 9 littered around. The ground soaked in blood.

​He noticed the sisters of the orphanage, many of them were dead. The few who were alive were barely alive, bleeding heavily. They seemed to have fought as well.

​The enemy corpses radiated foul smell and sinister black energy. And now that Carico noticed it, this side of the orphanage hasn’t caught any fire. Most of the corpses were here.

​The aura was chilling despite fire burning intensely nearby.

​’Something is wrong!’

​Carico felt the urgency and gave his all to drag the unconscious people away. Until he didn’t feel the chill anymore. He didn’t know how many actually managed to evacuate, but looking at the amount of corpses, it does not look good.

​As Carico was shifting people, the noise of steel clashing suddenly stopped. He looked up and his eyes went wide in shock and heart jumped in urgency.

​Father Itsuki was holding his chest, one knee on the ground, bleeding. He was leaning on his sword. The villain’s situation didn’t look good as well. He was bleeding from all over. His black robe tattered in many places.

​But he still had his crazed smile on his face and was sluggishly walking towards father Itsuki.

​Carico froze. His mind unable to process the situation for a moment before his body jerked and mind rattled. The worst possible scenario playing in his mind.

​’What do I do?’

​He wanted to do something but he couldn’t think of anything that won’t get him killed. His hands started to shake. The man was getting closer to father Itsuki.

​’A moment of distraction!’

​Carico had studied countless Hero fights. A moment of distraction can be fatal.

​’Even if I can’t do anything!’

​Carico steeled his breath and ran towards the two combatants.

​’I will create a moment of distraction even at the cost of my life!’

​He grabbed a pebble from ground and hurled it towards the villain. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

​"HEY YOU UGLY BASTARD!!! FIGHT ME IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS!!!"

​Both father Itsuki and the villain looked towards Carico.

​Father Itsuki’s eyes went wide in worry. He was about to say something but seeing the blazing determination in Carico’s eyes, he stopped. Instead, he focused on the villain.

​Father Itsuki was at his wit’s end. He was feeling nauseating. Every breath felt like his throat was being scraped. His vision bloody. Blood shaking from overwhelming pain. But he can’t fall yet. Or everyone in the area will be dead and these vermin will succeed in their ritual, bringing greater disaster before the Heroes can arrive.

​Carico felt every hair in his body stand up when the villain looked at him. A suffocating pressure pressed onto him like a mountain.

​There was a moment of uncertainty on whether or not if his provocation actually worked. Just in case it didn’t, Carico started to hurl pebble at the villain with all his might. It barely fazed the villain. But he looked annoyed. He gave one look at the almost dead father Itsuki before looking back at Carico again.

​"I will deal with you first."

​He said and disappeared from Carico’s vision.

​Carico’s eyes widened in shock. He froze mid throw. Time seemed to slow for him as he watched the villain reappear in front of him, his weapon raised above his head. Ready to strike down Carico. His sinister blood red eyes blazing down at Carico.

​Carico knew this could happen. And he was ready for it. Because that’s what Heroes do. But it was still frightening. His mind unable to process. Carico watched in horror as the villain swung his weapon at him. He was sure that he will die but before the weapon descended half way, a golden streak of light passed by and the villain’s head along with the hand holding the weapon flew off.

​The villain’s body fell forward, black blood spurting out like a fountain. Carico’s face and upper body got smeared in it.

​"Guack!!"

​Pain instantly hit as his skin made sizzling sound. Burning sensation spread wherever the blood touched.

​But he ignored the pain and ran towards father Itsuki, who was lying in the ground after the final attack.

​"Father!"

​He screamed as he flipped father Itsuki. He was still breathing. But faint. Carico’s heart churned in pain. Father Itsuki’s face was pale, eyes bloody. Many deep wounds in his body. Blood had turned black. Worry filled Carico’s heart.

​"Please don’t speak!"

​Father Itsuki tried to say something but Carico shot him down. He was trying to stop the bleeding with his hands but couldn’t understand where to start. He took off his shirt and pressed it against the place that was bleeding the most. He looked around in desperation. Trying to find help.

​But there was no one in sight. The fire had died down. Only crackling of woods could be heard. The beautiful moon illuminated the world with its brilliant light. Not caring about the tragedy that occurred.

​Carico kept looking back at the city. Hoping that Heroes would come sooner.

​’If I was just a little stronger!’

​Carico bit his lips, tears forming because of the overwhelming helplessness. Never in his life he felt the need for a Bloodline than today.

​Father Itsuki was fighting to stay conscious.

​After what felt like an eternity, help finally arrived. A bunch of Heroes arrived wearing their Hero costume.

​’Did they take all that time to put on those costumes!?"

​Carico couldn’t help but feel resentful. They paused momentarily, seeing the massacre. But they quickly regained their bearings and ran up Carico and father Itsuki.

​"We will take it from here kid. Good job."

​A Hero said, making Carico angrier. He just gritted his teeth with a frown. He said nothing. Few moments later. City police arrived with medical help. Father Itsuki was taken into emergency immediately.

​Carico was also taken for medical care. News reports crowded the area while the police tried to stop them. All of this made Carico so angry that he felt like he could just eat them.

​’What?’

​Carico was momentarily caught off guard by his own horrifying thoughts. But he attributed it to the villain’s blood. After a while, both him and father Itsuki were taken to the Central Hospital...