Broken Possessors of Infinite Regression Academy

“Krrrrrr! Kkkkkk!”

The woman’s eyes were unfocused, and her voice, as if she was scraping her throat, was hoarse and tearing. Despite being a magic-type hunter, as evidenced by her weapon and armor, she had the strength to send people flying with her bare hands.

All of these characteristics matched exactly with the serial killer I remembered.

“Aaaah! My arm! My arm!”

The woman tore off the arm of the hunter lying on the ground. Blood gushed out, and a terrible scream echoed. The woman licked the blood off her hand greedily.

Only then did the onlookers start to flee, but some remained, filming the scene with their smartphones. Others watched from a distance, as if it had nothing to do with them.

“What are you doing?! Run! Run, you idiots! Stop filming and run!”

The healer, who had kept a safe distance, shouted at the remaining people to escape. No one seemed to be listening.

‘I’ll have to destroy those cameras.’

It was only right to destroy them since they were filming even as someone’s limbs were being torn off right in front of them.

Nika, having assessed the situation, cast an illusion magic to conceal her presence and then cast another illusion magic on herself before running towards the woman. She blocked the woman just as she was about to kill her companion hunter.

The woman, with unfocused eyes, scanned the area with a “Krrrrr.” Nearby, the sound of “Shoot, shoot” could be heard.

‘Go ahead, film as much as you want.’

After all, it wouldn’t matter soon anyway.

“Kyaaaaaah!”

The woman screamed and charged at me. I clenched my fist, and as if to time it perfectly, I stepped forward with all my might. “Kwaang!” The ground cracked, and fragments flew in all directions.

I detonated a shockwave at just the right moment, sending the fragments even further, specifically targeting the cameras of those holding their smartphones towards me. Sharp asphalt fragments precisely pierced through the cameras.

“Kyaaack! My phone!”

“That crazy bastard just broke my phone!”

Screams of despair erupted from those whose smartphones had been destroyed. Unfortunately, no matter how much they claimed it was me, the CCTV footage wouldn’t show anything, so it was a shame.

I ignored them and used magic to melt the memory cards as well. It was a small price to pay for their lives, considering they could have died if the situation had escalated.

I grabbed the woman by the hair and lifted her head, scanning the area.

‘There are a lot of eyes on us. I need to subdue her quickly and get out of here.’

I didn’t want my identity to become a topic of discussion on the internet. I roughly memorized the faces of the people around me and hit the woman again, causing her body to spin in the air.

It was enough force to kill a normal person, but the woman, despite being thrown in the air, was unharmed. Her body fell back to the ground with a thud.

I grabbed her right arm and pressed my knee into her shoulder, twisting her arm below the elbow.

“Puddddrrrr!”

“Krrrrrrrr!”

As her shoulder dislocated, her arm twisted almost 270 degrees, tearing her muscles, tendons, and ligaments. I twisted her arm until it was physically impossible to apply more force, then turned her body halfway.

I stomped on her left leg, shattering her femur and crushing her thigh. Her knee bent backwards, and her shinbone cracked, rendering her unable to walk without healing magic.

I released her right arm and grabbed her left, dislocating her shoulder and breaking her arm at the elbow. The bones pierced through her skin, and her arm curled up, with her wrist touching her shoulder.

Finally, I grabbed her right leg and twisted it, shattering her pelvis and twisting her leg 180 degrees.

“Krrrrrrr! Kyaaaaaah!”

I let go of her leg and stood up. Despite her limbs being horribly mangled, the woman didn’t care and tried to bite me with her front teeth, clacking them together.

At the sight of the woman’s ferocity, the whispers of the onlookers about excessive force disappeared.

“What is that guy? Is he a hunter?”

“I don’t know. But why can’t I see him when he’s right there?”

“Is it magic?”

“Is there a magic like that?”

“Why is he hiding his body? Just tell him to show himself!”

Instead, they focused their attention on me. Even with so much attention, no one seemed to recognize my appearance, so the illusion magic must be working.

However, there would be a limit to its effectiveness. I opened a dimensional door and stepped through, joining Nika.

“Hey, he’s running away! Catch him!”

Some hunters ran towards the alley where I had disappeared, only to stand there, unsure what to do. It was a futile effort.

Beatrice stared at me with wide eyes. She had never seen me act so brutally before.

The goddess and the demon god were deep in thought, quietly discussing something. It seemed like there was something else on their minds.

“Why did you suddenly do that, master?”

“She became a serial killer. I thought I would only see that in the other world, but I didn’t expect to encounter it here on Earth as well.”

I recalled the Sword Saint, who had been extremely cautious of me and exuded killing intent when we met in the other world, despite not having killed any monsters there. Perhaps it was because the karma had continued to accumulate even after returning to this world.

“Nika, you’ll have to take care of the aftermath. Take those hunters to the hospital, and bring the serial killer to the guild building. Oh, and destroy the phones of those who were filming and the ones who didn’t run away and just stood there gawking.”

“Yes. Leave it to me, master.”

Nika stepped out of the barrier and suddenly appeared as the guild leader of the Eternal Guild, causing a stir in the area.

“I’m sorry, but it seems like we’ll have to postpone the sightseeing for now. I’m sorry, Beatrice. We’ll come back later.”

“I understand, young master. Please don’t be too upset.”

Hearing Nika address me as ‘master,’ Beatrice quickly followed suit, calling me ‘young master.’

The goddess and the demon god still seemed to have something on their minds.

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“……It’s definitely a serial killer. I didn’t want to see this again.”

Former Sword Saint, now A-grade hunter, Rachel, shook her head. She had just come from seeing the magic-type hunter who was imprisoned in the Eternal Guild’s basement.

For the Sword Saint, the memory of the serial killer was a traumatic and shameful one, so it was understandable. The trauma was related to Karna, and the shameful history was related to me.

“If karma not only persists but also accumulates on Earth, all hunters will be like ticking time bombs.”

If the truth behind this incident were to be fully revealed, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the entire Earth would be torn apart. The fear that any hunter could explode at any time and anywhere would consume people.

“Fortunately, there is a solution…”

I looked at the two people who had come at my request—Latina and Leona. The Sword Saint smiled fondly at Leona, whom she hadn’t seen in a while, and Leona shyly waved back.

“I understand the situation. What do you need me to do, Mira?”

“If possible, I’d like you to try the ‘Soul Purification’ magic. Later, I’ll also ask Rosalia to try it, but it’s incredibly difficult to learn even when sober, so it’s pointless to try it in their current state.”

When I had checked on the five who had engaged in a drinking contest with Erestika, they were still groaning and bedridden. There was no way they could learn the magic of the first world in this state.

“Is that all?”

“That’s more than enough. It’s hard to explain with just words, so I’ll show you. Repeat after me: La- Smo- Ra.”

“La- Smo- Ra.”

“You’re wrong. You need to drag out the ‘mo’ a little.”

“……”

Latina’s face stiffened slightly. If she was already being corrected on the very first syllable, she could guess how difficult the latter parts would be.

“May I ask a question? How long is the incantation?”

“If I tell you now, it won’t be fun. Again: Ka- Gna Sun.”

“Ka- Gna… Wait a moment. Why is it different from before? Did you just skip to the next one?”

“No, it’s the same first one.”

“……?”

Question marks appeared above the heads of the three people. I sighed and decided to explain the concept first.

“You know that the magic language used by the nobility is completely different from the language we use, right, Latina?”

“Yes, I am from that world, so I am aware. But I have never seen a magic where the first syllable changes like this.”

“Of course. It was considered a divine art even in that world. I was just simulating the magic language in my head—no, never mind. Latina, you’re dead now, so it doesn’t matter. Again: Nag- Pa- Tala.”

“……”

Leona and Latina’s expressions became strange, as if their faces were rotting. Leona cautiously raised her hand.

“Mira, I don’t understand. Why do the pronunciations change even though it’s the same magic? There must be a reason.”

“Hmm… Well, to put it simply, it’s like this. They’re not exactly the same, so just accept it as a rough concept. You both know the English alphabet, right?”

“Yes.”

“I do as well.”

“The alphabet remains the same, but the pronunciation changes depending on its position. For example, ‘a’ can be pronounced differently in different words.”

There was no point in explaining the intricacies to these two people, so I simplified it by saying that the pronunciations changed.

“……So, how is this related to the incantation?”

“It’s the same. It’s like that, a feeling of the pronunciation changing. Just now, it wasn’t really the next one, was it?”

“……?”

“Anyway, just accept it as it is. It’s not exactly the same, but if I had to compare it to something, it would be like that. Do you understand?”

“Sort of…”

“There are no rules. You just have to memorize everything. You don’t consciously think about breathing, blinking, swallowing, or adjusting your tongue position, do you?”

The Sword Saint, who was listening to my unexpected attack, trembled and muttered, “Ugh…” but it wasn’t something I needed to worry about right now.

“……So, to summarize, it’s an incredibly long and complex incantation with changing pronunciations, and we have to recite it perfectly without a single mistake, right?”

“Later on, you can omit the incantation. As long as you memorize it in your head, the magic will still work.”

It wasn’t for no reason that I had memorized the ‘Soul Purification’ magic as the ‘Highest-tier Abnormal Status Removal Magic’ instead of its name.

Rather than confusing myself by remembering it in this world’s language, I had chosen to bury the related memories and only memorize it in the magic language, which made it much easier to chant.

“How do you expect us to do that? I can’t do it. I’ll just lie down here, so do whatever you want with me. Personally, I’d appreciate it if you ate me.”

Latina flopped onto the floor, lying flat on her back. Leona timidly sat down next to her, half-squatting.

‘As expected, they reacted the same way.’

When I first heard the explanation, I had a similar reaction to these two. I had gritted my teeth and pushed through because my life was on the line, but if not for that, I would have given up and quit a long time ago. I didn’t lie down and give up, though.

“Is there any other way, child?”

“I plan to continue researching. I want to find out if the conditions are the same as in the other world, or if they have been weakened or strengthened. If not, I wanted to let you know that this method might be necessary.”

“If the research goes well, that’s all we need. Why don’t you push those kids downstairs to get results—”

“No, that’s not necessary.”

The door suddenly opened, and the goddess and the demon god walked in. They tried to look dignified, but it only came across as cute.

“That’s not necessary?”

“We will solve it, human.”

“How?”

The demon god proudly raised her tiny hand.