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Last Embryo Volume 3 Chapter 7 Part 2

Translator: DarkHeartedAlchemist

「Oathbreaking Hero」. The moment he heard those words, Arjuna erupted with rage, and the peaceful atmosphere in the room was washed away like a tsunami pouring down on everyone present.

You instantly entered into battle mode, while Ayato immediately took out her linked sword and shielded Homura and Suzuka behind her. Even these two, who didn’t have much battle power, were pressed down by Arjuna’s boiling anger which was so intense that their legs started to give in under them.

This couldn’t be compared to something like incurring your boss’ wrath after a failure at work. The intimidating air he now gave off made it clear just how passive he was in the previous battle. If it was his current self, he could legitimately kill those Stymphalian Birds with just his glare alone.

Izayoi’s provocative statement was a forbidden taboo he shouldn’t have mentioned while this calm young man was still in the room where he could hear him.

「……You said something interesting there, Sakamaki Izayoi. If we weren’t divided by worlds, I would have pulled the true meaning of those words from your mouth in exchange for your life.」

「There’s no true meaning to my words. I simply meant what I said, that’s all. I was as literal as I could have been, oh Great 「Oathbreaking Hero」. That act which elevated you up in the ranks of Kshatriya is widely considered to be the most despicable victory not only in the entire Little Garden, but in the Outer World as well.」

「Games and war are two separate things. If you can’t even understand something as simple as that…」

「No, that’s wrong. Even if there are no rules on a battlefield, there definitely are in war. There are rules when fighting for your life! It’s because justice is based on such rules that the losers can swallow the defeat along with the pain that follows. Obtaining a flawless victory, suffering an unquestionable defeat, without these, humans can’t truly move on towards the future. Those rules exist to make that happen.」

Conflict without any rules was no different from fights between animals. Because they were humans, the primates had a path of duty they shouldn’t stray away from no matter what.

「After securing a victory by breaking an oath, what right could you possibly have to look down upon the Demon Lords? What can you even boast of? After achieving victory over

your fated opponent in a worst, despicably deceitful manner, you…!!!」

「Izayoi. You are going too far.」

You’s calm voice interrupted Izayoi who had snapped beyond control. While Arjuna trembled with rage, he clenched his fists and endured it with all he had. It was a misfortune that they couldn’t see each other’s faces now. If it was the normal Izayoi, he would’ve held back a bit more. Or perhaps he would’ve spoken with his fists instead of words. Moreover, it was strange for Izayoi to condemn someone like this over the mishaps of their past lives.

The heavy atmosphere made both ends of the call tense. The first one to break that silence was Arjuna inside the Giant Spirit Train.

「Sakamaki Izayoi. I understand what you were trying to say.」

「Oh? And what are you going to do about it, Mr. Great Hero?」

「There’s nothing I can do about it. After all, what you said was the absolute, undeniable truth. I have certainly… done something that makes me deserving of the title of 「Oathbreaking Hero」.」

Saying so, Arjuna headed out of the room with a self-deprecating smile on his face. Seeing him off, Homura couldn’t bear it and reproached Izayoi.

「Hey, Big bro Iza, what the fuck was that about. Why are you so angry that you had to take it out on him?」

「Angry? Who, me?」

「You definitely are angry. Or at least irritated. I’m not really sure who he is, but he didn’t seem to be that bad of a guy, you know?」

「You are right. Between good and evil, he is unquestionably a good guy. Ah, my bad, I really said too much. You guys are going to be fighting under the same Community from tomorrow on and here I went and thoughtlessly worsened the mood between you.」

Izayoi apologized in an unusually obedient manner. In fact, Homura was more surprised about his apology than about anything else. He almost said that it was more probable to expect a devil to succumb to heatstroke than to hear an apology from Izayoi, but he held back on that thought.

「Well then, I’ll leave dealing with that Arjuna fellow to Tokuteru. Rather than that, you have something you wanted to tell me, right? Did you annihilate the organization we were talking about last time by any chance?」

「If that was the case, even I would have been in a good mood. It seems that the situation has become more complicated than we originally thought… uh, sorry. I want to move somewhere else before we continue this talk. Call me again in an hour, okay?」

「Got it.」

Homura casually replied and ended the call.

The windy rain had started gaining strength with each passing moment. Izayoi looked at the girl soundly asleep on the bed. He lifted up the Albino he met at the forest and called out to Pritt who was standing near the wall.

「Hey, Mother Goddess. Let’s move somewhere else for the time. A landslide might happen here at any moment.」

「That’s fine with me… But, Izayoi. I’ve noticed something troubling.」

「Something troubling? More than this rain?」

「Depends on the situation. Please take a look at her chains once more. They have evidently been severed, right?」

Hm? Izayoi turned his head back and confirmed it.

「Yeah, they’ve been cut. We’ve already discussed that earlier, didn’t we?」

「Well, yes. But, just think about it. Isn’t it strange for the chains to be cut? This is the Outer World we are in now, you know? Don’t you find it strange that they haven’t been ripped apart, but severed instead?」

When Pritt pointed that out, Izayoi was taken aback. What she said was true.

This place was not Little Garden. If there was a confrontation between organizations, it should’ve been a modern battle settled by using guns and other modern weaponry. If the chains were destroyed in the height of such battle, it made no sense for them to have been severed when she escaped. On the contrary, this would’ve been quite natural if it happened in Little Garden…

「*Tsk!*, this is bad. Someone from Little Garden might have already beaten us to the punch.」

「That’s how it turns out to be. Even if we do find the facility, I don’t think we’ll discover anything in it. We were a step too late this time.」

「That said, even if it was an assassin from Little Garden, just where did he come from?」

「I have no idea. Maybe he was someone from 『Avatara』 or 『Ouroboros』… or someone completely unrelated to both Sun Kings and Demon Lords? Either way, we have no other leads anymore aside from what this girl has to say. So now we have a reason to prioritize aiding her, right?」

Pritt moved away from the girl and winked as she took out a black card from her wallet. Her smile contained traces of sarcasm towards Izayoi. He would’ve preferred to pay that back a hundredfold, but this was no time for that. He put the girl on his back and started walking towards the building’s entrance while shrugging his arms to adjust the girl’s position.

「Stop saying stupid things like that and let’s go. Unless you are saying that you want to get caught up in a landslide.」

「What are you saying? I am Earth’s Mother Goddess. Do you really think I would choose to stay in a place where a landslide would happen? Of course, if you still want to move somewhere, then let’s go to some high-class hotel in Rio!」

「You 『Twelve Devas』 really are materialistic pricks. But what should we do about her visa?」

「No problems there. With the way things currently are, even Everything Company will readily shelter her. They will get the information and provide her with a… wait, before that, we seem to have a guest.」

The calm atmosphere suddenly vanished like a mist.

There was a presence approaching them, as if cutting through the dreary sounds of the rain. A gaze mixed with both hostility and killing intent was directed at them like a sharp blade from outside of the building. Since they didn’t attack right away, there could’ve been a chance to talk things through with them, however, with such a hostile intent coming from them, talking would obviously do them no good. Izayoi and Pritt sensed the opponent waiting outside practically at the same time and clicked their tongues.

「They seem strong. Someone you’re acquainted with?」

「Their presence is close to us Divine Spirit, but I’m not sure. It should be physically impossible for any more Divine Spirits to appear in the Outer World. Three of the 『Twelve Devas』 descended here for that very reason, but…」

「But Tokuteru is back in Little Garden now, isn’t he? Doesn’t that mean there are just two genuine Gods left here?」

「Ah!」

Pritt raised her voice.

「S-So that’s how it is! That guy returned to Little Garden without even having someone from 『Twelve Devas』 take over for him!? How irresponsible can he be?!」

「As expected of Mr. President, the infamous Indra known for doing needless things whenever he makes a move! Thanks to that, we’ve been fucking had with a capital FUCK!」

「You said it! Let’s deduct whatever they take out of our salaries for this job directly from his own salary!」

「And don’t forget the hotel expenses!」

The two nodded in the strongest of agreements.

According to Pritt, it was only possible for three Divine Spirits to descend in a single world at the same time. 『The Heavenly Army』 had summoned the Divine Spirits in order to secure those three seats in advance. Those Divine Spirits who couldn’t grab a spot needed to send in a God’s Avatar instead, like how it was with Uesugi. It was quite possible they had seen through Tokuteru returning to Little Garden back at the time of 「The Labyrinth of Minotaur」. It could be presumed that it was a perfectly planned offense.

Hearing about the situation, Izayoi sighed in frustration.

「It is hard to please both worlds at once I guess…Oh well, can’t be helped. I’ll leave this Snow White to you while I’ll go play with the enemy.」

「You sure you don’t need my help?」

「Yup, leave it to me. I need the workout anyway. If the opponent is a Divine Spirit level, that’s all the better. Time to have my long-awaited entertainment.」

Izayoi passed the Albino to her and headed outside while waving his hand. Pritt followed a step behind.

(Now then. Who would be waiting for us outside? Let’s find out while looking forward to it.)

Thus, Izayoi left the building and proceeded to where the enemy was waiting for him.