My Girlfriends Are Hardcore Yanderes - Chapter 120

Chapter 120: Linking 2
His heart sank as the chains dragged him toward an unknown place.

All he could see was complete darkness, stretching endlessly in every direction.

Glancing down, he saw the golden chain that bound him, their glowing links coiled around his body.

A flash of memory struck him like a lightning bolt—Yuki’s warning and her story about the person responsible for everything that had happened to him until now.

‘It’s that Angel again! ‘

He spat the thought out bitterly. Each time she intervene, he lost something. She had been the cause of countless struggles in his life.

‘Damn it,’ he cursed, struggling against the unrelenting pull. ‘I won’t let her control me. I can’t be captured. I still need to rescue Index!’

The pressure of the chains tightened, and time was running out.

His mind raced through every spell he had learned, searching for something to break him free. One spell stood out—one he had tried before but failed.

Back then, the chains had blocked it, but now, with the strange shift in the space, the forces around him were different, and maybe, just maybe, this time it would work.

He began to chant, focusing on the words and magic formula in his mind.

The chains fought back, their golden links glowing brighter, but he didn’t stop. His body trembled with the strain, but he pushed forward.

‘Focus. Just focus. ‘

Finally, he felt it. His body began to break apart, his limbs dissolving into a swarm of golden neon butterflies.

The chains could no longer hold onto them. One by one, they loosened, slipping away as his form scattered, becoming nothing but delicate golden lights.

‘I did it.’

For a moment, freedom filled him, the weight of the chains gone. But then, a sudden, powerful force tugged at him, pulling him in the opposite direction.

‘What now?’ He tried to steady himself, but the force grew stronger. It was like the entire place was trying to reject him.

He forced himself to stay focused, refusing to let the force scatter him apart.

‘You’ve done this before. Come on. ‘

He concentrated, pulling the golden butterflies back together, willing his body to reform.

Each butterfly, each fragment of himself, had to return. He could sense the pieces of his body slowly drawing closer, but the struggle was intense.

Finally, with one last surge of willpower, he managed to pull it off.

But there was no time to celebrate because just seconds later, everything around him distorted, only to be spewed into a completely different place.

When his senses returned, he felt himself falling, the ground rushing up to meet him.

Turning around, he saw nothing but the vast expanse of the night sky. The stars shimmered in the distance, and beneath him, a dense forest stretched out, its trees rising like dark shadows. He was heading straight toward it. .

Wind howled past him as the ground neared. In a split second, he cast a spell to lighten his weight, turning his body almost as light as a feather.

The force of the fall slowed, and instead of crashing into the earth, he descended smoothly, landing softly on his feet without so much as a tremor.

Around him, the environment barely registered. He reached into his space bag and pulled out a small piece of paper, imbued with durability magic.

Quickly, he wrote down the anchor point he had memorized from Index. Every detail mattered, leaving no room for mistakes.

Teleportation was still a complex matter for him, but Index’s book on the subject was his best lead. It wouldn’t be easy, but it was a starting point. It was a good thing he had put it in his backpack, or he would have really regretted it.

With her accumulated knowledge and his determination, he would find a way to bring her back, no matter what.

Once the paper was filled, he paused to check for any inconsistencies, comparing it to his memory, making sure it matched exactly.

When he was certain it was right, he made several copies of the paper, just in case something went wrong.

The last thing he needed was to rely on a single chance. With the copies secure, he took a deep breath and began observing his surrounding.

Wherever he was now, it was definitely not the void. But it also wasn’t his world.

The trees around him were enormous, their trunks thick and towering high above, stretching like pillars.

Some were so massive that he could probably run along their bark as if they were wide bridges, their surfaces smooth but sturdy enough to hold his weight.

The leaves were a deep shade of green, almost glowing in the dim light, creating an eerie yet beautiful canopy above.

The roots were just as impressive, twisting and curling across the ground like a web, making the forest feel alive in a way he had never experienced before. Everything here was far too large to belong to his world.

‘Wait for me. I promise I’ll do anything to get to you,’ he clenched his fist, his determination rising.

Feeling depressed would be counterproductive, so he had to calm himself. Fortunately, he was very good at it.”

In no time, he focused on what he had to do next: gather information on where he was and find a place where he could study and improved his understanding of space magic.

‘I need to find a civilization here, if there is one. Maybe someone could even help me,’ he muttered under his breath, casting a spell to lift himself into the air.

The wind rushed past him as he floated higher, hoping for a better view of the vast forest below.

From his vantage point, he narrowed his eyes after sensing a concentrated amount of energy in the distance.

It was still far away, but if he kept flying higher, he could reduce the distance, just like how planes in his old world used altitude to cover more ground faster.

So he did just that, after covering himself with a powerful barrier.

He might not have as many spells as Index had, but he was still a bona fide magician with a perfect magic body.

His current power was definitely strong, to the point that even Kitsune’s original body wouldn’t be able to defeat him.

This showed just how much he had grown in the void, thanks to Index’s support. A level that should have taken him decades was achieved much faster.

Asher continued to fly and made good progress.

However, after a while, something began to feel off. His energy was depleting far faster than he expected.

‘Could it be some kind of special condition in this place?’ he muttered to himself.

He stopped mid-air, hovering as he checked his energy reserves. His suspicion was confirmed—the energy drain was far more intense.

With a frustrated sigh, he descended back to the ground, his feet touching the soft bark of a large tree.

Next, he closed his eyes and focused on his body to understand why his energy consumption was so high. After a few moments, he realized this place had at least ten times the gravity of his old world.

‘So, that’s why I’m using so much more energy while flying,’ he concluded.

Just as he was about to cast another spell to counteract gravity, an explosion in the distance caught his attention.

‘What’s that sound?’