Volume 3 Chapter 3.3
The Outburst
of Hatred Part 3
Translator : PolterGlast
"Gah!?"
The shockwave that
exploded blew Nozomu's body away, leaving countless lacerations on his body.
He slammed into a tree
behind him and fell to the ground.
"......Ah."
A dumbfounded voice escaped
from Lisa's mouth at the sudden event that took place in front of her.
I gotta help him
......
Forgetting all about
the anger she had been directing at Nozomu, Lisa raised her hips to run toward
him.
However, as she was
about to reach for him, someone grabbed her hand from the side.
"Lisa, what are
you doing here?"
"Ah, Ken. Nozomu
is- ...... Kya!"
"Camilla, take
Lisa out of here!"
"Wait, let me
talk to- ......."
Ken stopped Lisa as
she tried to approach Nozomu and pushed her body toward Camilla.
Camilla caught Lisa's
body and took her hand, forcing her to walk away from that place.
After confirming that
the two had disappeared behind the bushes, Ken approached the fallen Nozomu
while breathing roughly.
"Kill him, we
have to kill this guy right here ......."
[Ken, hurry up!
Something's coming this way!]
With his face tensed
up with impatience and nervousness, Ken raised his already-severed blade.
However, the blade
that he swung down was grabbed and stopped by Nozomu, who suddenly raised his
upper body.
"Wha!?
Haaaaa!"
[Oooooooo!]
With a yell, Ken was
thrown away by the powerful force of Nozomu's arm.
[Damn it, what a
pussy! Even though it was so close!]
A rage-filled cry of
anger came out of Nozomu's mouth. The voice was not his own.
It was somewhat
feminine, yet its tone was filled with nothing but hatred and resentment. It
was an anger that could only be satisfied if it killed everything that lived in
its vicinity.
It was undoubtedly
Tiamat's voice, sealed in Nozomu's body.
"U-, waa
......!"
[You ......!]
While Ken was
flustered by the hatred of the Dragon King, Mefi suddenly shot a light blue
ball of light toward the sky. The ball of light bursts in the sky above,
scattering light blue elements all over the area.
"Mefi, what are
you-......"
[I randomly taunted
all the demonic beasts in the area.]
"Wha-
......."
*Guooooooo!*
While Ken was
surprised by Mefi's action, a Mad Bear appeared from behind the bushes and
attacked Nozomu. The danger level was B. It was such a threat that ordinary soldiers
and adventurers would have immediately decided to retreat.
[Don't get in my way!]
However, the monster
in the form of Nozomu turned the Mad Bear into pieces of meat with a single
swing of its arm.
In the meantime, other
monsters appeared and attacked one after another, but they were all brutally
slaughtered.
[Ken, get out of here
while you still can!]
Ken, whose face was
tense with fear, forgot all about trying to kill Nozomu and fled in a panic.
Meanwhile, Tiamat, who
had temporarily materialized, was unable to move after killing all the monsters
that attacked her. Looking closely, one could see that invisible chains were
wrapped around her body.
[I can't move! This
boy, he is still trying to restrain me!]
Tiamat spat out
five-colored source elements and tried to break the restraint.
*Crack, crack* .......
The chains cracked, and fresh blood poured out from all over Nozomu's body.
But even so, Tiamat
still could not move from that spot at all.
[Even though I've
given you the opportunity to fulfill your revenge, damn you, damn youuuuu ~~~!]
Eventually, the chains
of Ability Suppression began to push Tiamat's consciousness back into the
depths of Nozomu's body.
At the same time as
she let out a resentful cry, Nozomu's body collapsed on the spot.
*Splash*, a flower of
blood blossomed on the ground.
Nozomu's body was
already at its limit due to the recoil of the Dragon King's power and the
outburst of [Core Piercing].
[Wha, I felt the power
of an unknown spirit and came over to check, just what's going on here?]
Then, a lapis
lazuli-colored bird appeared. It was Razward, a lesser spirit contracted by
Shina.
He saw Nozomu lying on
the ground and landed beside him in a panic.
[This remnant .......
Spirit power? No way, but this is the power of someone far superior than me.
And besides ...... -wait, this is not the time for that!]
For a moment, Razward
was bewildered by the remnants of the Dragon King's power floating around him,
but when he saw Nozomu's tattered figure, he immediately released his power. He
began treating his wounds.
"So this is where
he is ......"
Then another voice of
a third party echoed.
A person wearing a
deep hood. His face was unrecognizable, and the tone of his voice barely
indicated that he is a man.
However, when Razward
saw the hooded figure, his eyes widened even more than before.
[Y-you are-......?]
"Be quiet, lesser
spirit. We cannot awaken the one who now resides in this man's body."
While Razward kept on
with his healing, the hooded figure touched Nozomu's back, who was lying on his
face.
"Hmm, it is
sealed. I never expected a human to seal that dragon ......"
The hand on Nozomu's
back emitted a white light.
The light, however,
flickered unsteadily and then quickly faded away.
"I can't tamper
with it. I see. No wonder I didn't notice it ......"
The hooded figure
nodded several times, as if convinced.
He then checked on
Nozomu's wounds and turned his attention back to Razward, who was still healing
him.
"Lesser spirit,
that's enough. If you put any more energy into him, I fear it may awaken once
again."
[U-umm .......]
The hooded figure
continued to speak quickly, leaving Razward who still could not hide his
surprise toward the hooded figure.
"You seem to have
made a contract with someone who lives in this town. I'm sorry, but I'm going
to put a restriction on you. I can't afford to be exposed at the moment."
[Wha......]
The hooded figure held
out his hand to Razward, and the same light that he had just directed at Nozomu
was emitted.
Then a white ankle
ring appeared on Razward's right leg and disappeared as if melting into his
body.
"I forbid you to
speak of what happened here and about me. Of course, not even to your
contractor."
[Wa-, wait a second!]
"I have to hurry
......"
As Razward let out a
cry of bewilderment and dismay, the hooded figure stood up and flashed his
right hand in a single motion.
In the next instant,
countless magic circles enveloped the hooded figure.
After the light
subsided, the figure disappeared without a trace.
[What am I supposed to
explain about this then? ......]
Razward, who was left
alone in the Spasim Forest, let out a bewildered voice.
◆
In anger, I swung my
blade at the monsters.
What I saw were
jet-black shadows. They are enemies, wielding the weapons in their hands
mercilessly, trying to harm me.
Releasing my Ability
Suppression, I wielded my power as I wished, and laid waste to them.
Each time I slayed
every single one of them, a sense of satisfaction welled up within my chest.
More, more,
more. Let them bleed, let their screams be heard, and make them regret it.
It's all their
fault after all .......
Before long, the
jet-black shadows abandoned the battle, turned their backs, and began to flee
in a panic.
There is no
way I will let you escape, all of you, take your retribution.
Driven by my thirst
for revenge, I started to kill the fleeing shadows one after another.
At that moment, two
extremely fast shadows intervened between me and the fleeing shadows.
One was a slender
figure holding a rapier with a handle that resembled jet-black wings. The other
was a large figure, holding a greatsword that was taller than me.
They resembled people
I had seen somewhere before. But this sense of déjà vu was overwhelmed by the
surging rage and enjoyment.
Get out of my
way!
Irritated, I pounced
on the shadows that had stood in my way.
Sure, the two shadows
were strong in their own way. But nowhere near as strong as I am now.
With a single swing of
my katana, I split the large shadow in two, cutting it in half.
Then, I proceed to
attack the rapier-wielding shadow with a slash.
This shadow, with its
swordsmanship and ability, was able to block my slash with a number of blows.
But that was its
limit. Just by turning from a horizontal cleave to an upward slash, the rapier
held by the slender shadow was knocked away. As it was, I turned the tip of the
katana and pierced through the slender shadow's chest.
See, just like
this. How easy it is.
"No-,
zo-......"
"Hmph
......."
The shadow whose chest
was pierced reached out to me, but I pulled out the blade that pierced it and
cut off its head.
The vision of the
surroundings suddenly cleared up.
"Eh?"
What jumped into my
vision were ruins blazing in red flames.
Burning flames
illuminated the surroundings, and the shadows that had enveloped the figures
were cleared away.
And then I came to
realize what I had been slashing at.
Countless people were
lying on the red ground. That was the true form of the shadows that I had just
slain while enjoying myself.
Among those who were
lying on the ground, there were also those whom I knew.
Anri, Norn, Tima,
Somia, and Mars, without exception, were lying on the ground as corpses.
Strength drained out
of my legs, and I fell to my knees. Then, like a child rejecting the scene in
front of it, I looked down with my head in my hands.
"A-, aaa
......."
However, no matter how
hard I denied it and closed my eyes, the smell of blood like rusted iron and
the sound of crumbling buildings kept confronting me with the tragedy that I
had caused.
At that moment, the
head I had just decapitated rolled down to my feet.
Illuminated by the red
flames, the face that emerges is of a girl I know very well.
Instead of the radiant
smile she used to show me, she has a pale white face of death.
It was no wonder,
because I had killed her with my own hands a moment ago.
"Uaaaaaahh!"
As my screams echoed
through the collapsing Arcazam, my stretched shadow transformed into a gigantic
six-winged dragon.
[If only you had let
your anger take over, you could have had your revenge ....... But you chose to
push my helping hand away. This is the price for you to pay.]
My shadow began to
pulse. Soon, every bone in my body creaked and the shadow began to devour me
from the inside out.
The sound of skin splitting,
flesh tearing, and bone crushing echoed through the air.
And then my
consciousness faded into the despairing darkness.
◆
"Uwa!"
He reflexively sprang
up, and immediately afterward, he shrank back due to the intense pain that ran
through his entire body.
At the edge of his
pain-shaken vision, he saw his beloved katana stained with dirt. Whether due to
tears leaking out or because of the darkness, his eyes were unfocused, the
scenery was gray, and he could not perceive things well.
"What is this-......guh!?"
He reached for his
beloved katana, which had fallen to the ground beside him. However, his whole
body screamed just by doing so. It was as if every muscle in his body had been
torn.
He felt the skin all
over his body like it was ripping and snapping, and a strange, iron-like smell
assaulted his nose.
Reaching into the
pouch at his waist, he took out the potion he always kept on hand and poured it
over his head. For some reason, the potion completely healed the wound that had
almost closed up, but the weariness and the dull ache that enveloped his entire
body did not go away.
He somehow managed to
move his body, grab the katana and pull it closer to him. Then Nozomu noticed a
strange feeling of discomfort.
"What is
this?"
The blade of the katana
was wet with something. The pattern on the blade, which resembles a clear
stream, has somehow changed into chain-like patterns. It had not looked like
this before.
What exactly happened
here?
In a hazy state of
consciousness, he wiped off the water from his beloved katana, put it back in
its scabbard, and tried to stand up. The stench seemed to have intensified.
"Sure enough, I
was- ......~!"
In the next instant, a
vivid scene recurred in his mind.
Driven by the anger
that welled up inside him, he synchronized with Tiamat.
Drunk with the
excitement and thrill of revenge, he used his power and wielded his blade with
glee.
With the intention of
...... murdering them.
What followed was an
attack of intense self-loathing and the fear of being confronted with the fact
that he could be so cruel.
"Upph......"
The feeling of nausea
rising up within him, he involuntarily bent over while vomiting.
At last, color
returned to his vision. At the same time, Nozomu realized what the strange
stench was.
Fragments of something
were scattered in the surrounding area. They were fragments of demonic beasts'
flesh that were scattered all over the place.
The surrounding area
was stained bright red and turned into a sea of blood.
The gruesome scene
overlapped with the dream he had just had and crushed his heart.
"Ugh......guee......!"
Unable to bear the
excessively heavy negative emotions, he involuntarily vomited up the contents
of his stomach.
A sour smell pierced
his nose, and stomach acid burned his throat.
However, even that
discomfort was still better than the devastation that was engraved in his mind.
The combination of his own actions and the nightmare scene convinced him. There
is a good chance that he could cause that nightmare to unfold in reality.
*click, clack, clack*
....... An indescribable fear swirled in the depths of his chest.
"I- ......."
Even if he looked
away, the scene ingrained in his mind would not go away.
He dragged his feet,
stained with filth and dirt, and left the place as if he were running away.
◆
After escaping from
the rampaging Nozomu, Ken and the others went back to the area near the west
gate of Arcazam.
The surroundings were
already dark, and lights were already lit around the gate as a lookout.
"Haa, haa......
we're safe here."
Relieved to see the
lights of the west gate beyond the bushes, Lisa turned back to Ken abruptly as
he was catching his breath.
"...... Ken,
please tell me. What happened?"
"That guy, he
attacked us all of a sudden ......."
Lisa intuitively
sensed that Ken's words were a lie when she heard the slight rise in his tone
of voice near the end of his nonchalant reply.
"...... Then what
is this spirit?"
Quickly distancing
herself from the two of them, Lisa looked at the lesser spirit floating beside
Ken with suspicion in her eyes.
It was completely
foreign for her. Moreover, Ken clearly seemed to be close to this spirit.
"It's my
contracted spirit. It's a special, unique power, so I've tried not to tell anyone
about it."
Ken's gentle smile is
definitely the one Lisa has always known.
However, the distorted
smile when he looked down at the restrained Nozomu. The look of hideous joy on
his face was so frightening that she couldn't shake it off.
"Then how does
Camilla come to know about this little spirit?"
Lisa shifted her eyes
to Camilla. Being stared with suspicion, Camilla's shoulders shook.
Nozomu's eyes had not
changed. Ken and Camilla's side, which she had never known.
Like flipping a coin,
Lisa's doubts kept rising in her mind.
"That's
......"
"She found out
about it by accident during our freshman year. I asked her to keep quiet about
it."
Ken answered on
Camilla's behalf, but Lisa's expression remained stiff.
"Nozomu got mad
and attacked me, but I'm fine. I won't let him touch you, Lisa."
Lisa couldn't
understand what Ken was saying.
That's not what Lisa
wanted to hear.
What on earth are you
hiding and why aren't you telling me?
That means that there
are things that he doesn't want her to get to know ......
Ken's distorted face
came to mind. That face overlapped with Nozomu's when he said his farewell to
her two years ago.
"Lisa,
everything's going to be okay now ......"
Ken suddenly stretched
out his hand to touch Lisa's cheek.
*Slap* ...... Before
she knew it, she was brushing Ken's hand away.
"Ah ......."
"Li-, sa?"
Ken's face was filled
with disbelief as his hand was brushed away.
Lisa also froze,
looking surprised at her own actions.
In front of her, Mefi,
who had been silent until now, quickly moved closer to her.
[Hm~m.... You doubt
us, don't you? Ken and us ......."
"That's
......."
The little light blue
spirit peered into Lisa's eyes from a close distance. She smiled dubiously, as
if she could see right through Lisa's heart, and then turned her cold palms
toward her.
[I guess this can't be
helped now. Ei!]
"Ah ......"
The next moment, the
light emitted from Mefi's palm enveloped Lisa's head, and she collapsed on the
spot without any effort. Camilla raised her voice in response to Mefi's sudden
action.
"~, What did you
do!"
[Don't be so mad at
me. I was just trying to erase her memories of the last few hours.]
"~ !"
Mefi didn't seem to
feel a shred of guilt for having manipulated someone's memory.
Camilla's face turned
bright red from anger.
She tried to grab
Mefi, but the little light blue spirit easily avoided her hand.
[It can't be helped,
you know. She's almost sure of it. But don't worry, memories only get stronger
through time, so if she doesn't remember, what happened today will disappear
sooner or later.]
"That's not the
problem here! Aren't you putting the cart before the horse!? We originally
started this for Lisa's sake! ......"
"....... No, it's
necessary."
"~, You!"
When Ken expressed his
approval, Camilla gave him a look of disbelief and lunged at him.
However, the person in
question had sweat on his forehead and would not make eye contact with Camilla.
"Nozomu is-
...... he's dangerous. He was about to kill Lisa for real. We should never let
him near her."
Ken, biting his nails
and mumbling repeatedly that Nozomu was dangerous, was behaving unusuall, even
from the side.
"...... You don't
care about Lisa. You just care about yourself."
"Keep your mouth
shut. You're no different than me. You're just trying to save your own
skin."
"Guh......"
Hearing what Camilla
said, Ken's handsome face distorted into an ugly smile and he grabbed Camilla
by the throat with one hand.
"About
your blood, I can expose it to the authorities, you know? And without a doubt,
they will take you back to your home country. And when that happens, your
mother will be- ......"
[Ken,
the princess is about to wake up.]
"Do
you understand? If you betray me, it will surely bring you down with me
......"
As
he was intimidating Camilla from close range while squeezing her neck tightly,
Lisa began to wake up.
Mefi
disappeared and Ken released Camilla as he pushed her away. Then he walked over
to Lisa.
"Lisa,
are you okay?"
"Aa
....... Why am I here? ......"
"You
said you wanted to have a brief look at the exercise location since the Special
Comprehensive Exercise was coming up, remember?"
"Is
that so? ....... Eh? But I'm pretty sure the exercise site is-......."
"You
look tired. You should go straight to bed today. You've been working too hard
lately. Camilla, please take Lisa ......."
"......
Lisa, let's go."
Before
Ken could finish his sentence, Camilla stood up, took Lisa's hand, and walked
swiftly toward the west gate. It was as if she wanted to get away from Ken as
quickly as possible.
As
Ken stared at their backs as they left, he remembered Nozomu's figure earlier
and gritted his teeth.
[Ken,
what are we going to do?]
In
response to Mefi's words, Ken pondered.
For
him, his biggest problem is Nozomu. Although it would be impossible to overturn
what happened two years ago even if he were to voice his objections now. But
the current him is a pure threat, an object of fear for Ken.
"Mefi,
what did you see inside him?"
[I-I
don't know. But I sense ..... something dreadful was in there.]
"That
would be dangerous. I have to do something, not just for myself, but for Lisa's
sake as well ......."
Ken
racked his brain in frustration.
What should I do to get rid of Nozomu?
What should I do so that I don't have
to see that face again?
What should I do to get rid of that
monster from Lisa's life?
Ken's
distorted perceptions were becoming even more distorted by the mighty danger
before him. But Ken himself is unaware of this.
Nozomu
turned to Lisa to kill her with his immense power. Based on that, Ken justified
the next act he was about to do.
[W-,
what?]
Eventually,
Ken's gaze turned to Mefi as he came up with something.
His
eyes had a dangerous glint in them.
End of Chapter 3
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