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Volume 5 Chapter 4 Part 7

Or at least that means that the two of them possessed similar Gifts.

 

Krishna stood up and looked around the now burning forest and laughed while the black wind blew all around him. Neither Izayoi, Asuka or You knew how exactly was that possible, but the current Krishna had a distinct aura of danger around him that was stronger and much more malicious than the one they caught in their surprise attack.

 

The man licked his finger which was now colored red with blood and laughed happily, almost as if this entire situation was bringing him immense amounts of fun.

 

「Your senses are certainly sharp for a human, girl. Just a little bit more, and I would have been able to cut your head off your shoulders.」

 

He said while pointing at You and then tracing his thumb along his own neck, which prompted You to check on her own. And when she did that, she noticed that she had a thin trail of blood slowly dripping down onto her collarbone. Krishna was obviously aiming to cut her carotid artery wide open, but missed when You send him flying and oly ended up grazing her with a shallow, non-life-threatening wound as a result. But when did he even had the time to attempt that attack? You was sure that she blew him towards the mountain before he had a chance to do anything, but apparently she was mistaken and did not even notice that he was this close to decapitating her.

 

「I was supposed to remain asleep until the time for 『The Youngest Child of Gaia』 to awaken would have come. . . now, this is a very peculiar situation, and the one that I would definitely like to know more about. However, as much as I want to hear a proper explanation, it does not look like any of you would be able to provide me with one, seeing as you look to be little more than simple servants. Well, I cannot say that being left to my own devices does not work to my advantage, but is that really fine? Are Shiroyasha, Algol or Indra really not going to come here to try and stop me?」

 

And he crossed his arms on his chest with a gloomy laugh. This man. . . no, judging by the atmosphere around his every word and the subtle change to his tone and the way of speaking, it might very well be possible for him to actually be a woman. He briefly looked at Asuka and You, but it was clear as day that he was not really perceiving them as an actual threat. But when his eyes stopped on Izayoi, they opened widely as if he just noticed something about him.

 

「Hmm. . . . .? You, the young man over there. Could it be that you are one of the 『Origin』 Candidates?」

 

「What?」

 

Not knowing what the hell was that guy going on about, Izayoi had many question marks flowing above his head. He heard the expression 『Origin』 Candidate only once before in 「The City of Glittering Flames」but he would have never thought that it could be something that referred to him personally.

 

(『Origin』 Candidate? Me? What does that even mean? And what is my 『Origin』 in the first place?)

 

According to Parashurama’s words, Sakamaki Izayoi is a modern-day hero who does not yet have any folklore associated with him.

 

Sakamaki Izayoi the Hero. . . what is his origin?

 

According to some theories, only the heroes from the past can become 『Origin』 Candidates.

 

(But since supposedly I am one of those candidates as well. . . . that has to mean that the criteria for choosing those candidates are not based on history or the times that the candidates originates from. . . but they have to be something else entirely?)

 

Izayoi tried to use this current moment to consider the exact meaning of the words 『Origin』 Candidate. But the time he took to do that proved to be absolutely fatal.

 

「The Ultimate Holy Sword, 『Origin』 Candidate, 『Genome Tree』. . . ahhh, I see! So that is how it is! I think that I finally understand it, now that I take a good look at you again. If all of you are here right now, then that must mean. . . .  that the three of you are the strongest that humanity has to offer. . . . . Million Crown!!!!!」

 

「Huh. . . .  ? ? ? ? Million. . . .  Crown?」

 

The black wind trembles and writhes with joy, but the three problem children had a very difficult time understanding why would that be, because the three of them did not know.

 

Yes. . . . they did not that this was something that was said when Sakamaki Izayoi, Kudou Asuka and Kasukabe You got summoned to Little Garden. These three have no idea that they were summoned because they have been considered as the most talented one from among all of humanity.

 

「No, no, it is not that big of a deal. I thought that sooner or later there would come a time for me to take the center stage, but to think that the ones who would stand before me when that time finally comes are not going to be The Jade Emperor, King Gilgamesh or Queen of Erin, but a bunch of kids! It is an undeniable proof that their schemes were mostly right!!!」

 

Leaning forward like a beast, the man stared at the three young people in front of him with clear hostility.

 

「Now then, if the time to talk has passed, then let us have ourselves some nice warm-up skirmish, shall we?!!! We still have about half an hour left before the power that I have entrusted Krishna with expires, so fight me with all that you have got and do your best not to die while you are at it, brats!!!」

 

While Krishna taunted them in high spirits, the black wing covered his entire body. His current appearance was too scary and beastly to still be called human, and when he run at them, it was done at a speed that Izayoi, Asuka and You had difficulties following with their eyes. You was equal parts amazed and startled just now, because the movement speed of the current Krishna was easily rivalling that of Izayoi whenever he was fighting someone while being serious. Preparing to counter whatever might have come her way, she coated her right hand in Great Garuda’s Golden Flames and summoned quetzalcoatl’s staff into her left hand.

 

「Izayoi is still not back at his full strength, and since Asuka does not possess any kind of defense against direct attacks, any hit can be a fatal one for her. . . but that only makes my job clear! I will never let you get close to either of them. . . .! ! ! !」

 

「Your determination is most admirable, however. . .   not enough, not enough, that is simply not enough, you impudent girl! The power of the Goddess of Venus is indeed teryfying, but without the Sun Authority backing it up, there is nothing for me to be afraid! Now, gaze upon the sky hidden in my eyes! 」

 

Even though she did not want to do as he was telling her, she had no choice, so You lifted her eyes and looked right into the eyes of the beast. And when she did that, she immediately felt as if somebody has sucked out all of the blood from her body.

 

In the eyes of the black beast, the stars were shining. . . the stars. . . the very same stars that shined in the night sky above them just moments ago.

 

「Impossible. . . . are you. . . . a Celestial Star Spirit. . . . ! ! ! ? ?

 

One of the three strongest species that inhabit the world of Little Garden.