Chapter 196 – Evil Dragon-sama’s One Blow
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“TRANSLATOR: Anargya”
“EDITOR: GhostApe”
In a pitch-black space. I keep sending my voice to the outside.
The words I spoke are genuine.
「I’ve always thought that it was weird. It was a very unreasonable lie. If he wanted to be known for “Defeating the Evil Dragon” for fraudulent purposes, isn’t it much easier to just get rid of me?」
I heard 「huh」 in my ear. It’s Kyo.
「Hey small fish lizard, was that really the case? It seems like he was about to kill you.」
「But the reality isn’t that way. I think he stopped halfway through.」
「That may just be your hindsight. If he really wanted to protect you, he would at least tell his descendants of what he did. Otherwise, some of his descendants might go and try to avenge him by fighting you.」
That is exactly what Raiotto’s doing.
If he could tell his descendants exactly what I am, it probably won’t be so troublesome.
But still,
「But I don’t think he had a bad intention.」
『…Why is that』
A voice echoed from the other side of the light. It was Raiotto’s voice.
「Why are you saying that? I’ve always been…My parents and ancestors have always been… bothering you haven’t they? And I have been begrudging you thinking you’re all bad.」
「Well, you are also tied up with Ariante and various things, so it’s good already.」
Besides, I continued.
「I’m not proud of it, but I’m a little confident in my eyesight. I can tell what kind of person someone is by looking at them. And, when I recall your ancestors that I met before――It was just like you.」
『…like me?』
「Yeah. You have very kind eyes. In that village, the only one that is worried about Rēko is you.」
The ability to see through the nature of the other party is the only special skill I have.
Without it, I couldn’t live until this old.
「That’s the only reason as to why I think he tried to protect me. I’m not really good at reasoning.」
『Stop- it with the consolation.』
「It’s not a consolation, but what I really think.」
Then, I’ll pull out my trump card.
In return for everything that happened in the past.
「Raiotto. Until now, you didn’t believe in me at all, didn’t you? I don’t need to to apologize for that, but I think it’s okay for you to believe me this time.」
*Gunyari*
The light that connected me to the outside world distorted greatly and flickered unstably.
When I was confused about what happened, The emptiness laughed.
「Hah. You sure did it, lizard. Looks like you brought up that masked man’s displeasure.」
「Is that you fake kin?」
「Yes. I didn’t even try to look at you until now, but I will crush you with all of my strength now. What will you do now? At this rate, you will be erased soon.」
No light can be seen anymore. The darkness around me is covering me like ink that has flowed into the air.
The darkness gives clear anger, impatience, and hostility so much that I can feel it on my skin. However, the feeling that is transmitted the most to me is sorrow.
「I see.」
I was finally convinced.
「Fake kin-san. So that’s why you are so sad. You are―― a lie made in order to protect me, but everyone forgot about it. You are supposed to be a kind god made to protect something, but you became a demon.」
The moment I realized that, I’m not afraid of the darkness anymore.
I was convinced that no matter how wicked it was, it wouldn’t hurt me.
He is not someone that would do that after all.
「All this time until now, thank you for always protecting me.」
A light shined.
Unlike before, it is not just a small hole. Cracks started to form and lights began to leak through it, and the darkness began to disappear as the walls peeled off.
The space began to go against it and try to crush me. But like Rēko’s magic power, it did not hurt me at all.
「Nguuaaaaaa!」
But, Kyo was swallowed by the twisted space and he screamed. Even if it doesn’t work on me, it works on him.
For the time being, let’s reach out and rescue him.
Kyo, who I have hid under my abdomen exhaled a long breath,
「Did you mean to help me, lizard?」
「I mean it though.」
「Listen, if there is a gap in your heart when it collapses, I could escape to the outside world. Also, I could bring plenty of evil magic power that is filling here as a souvenir… You should be terrified. I may have been on your side until now because I was looking for an opportunity to escape. Regret for ever helping me. I will shake the world with my transcendental power-ups.」
「Ah, are you going out already? Thank you for everything. Take care.」
「Fear me a little, you small fish lizard.」
Even if you say that, I don’t really feel scared.
By the way, I don’t think he could compete with Rēko even if he did become an enemy.
「…You are a creepy guy to the end. I hope we’ll never met again.」
Then, the leaving Kyo began to slowly drift away and disappeared between the cracks, I hope he managed to get out safely.
The collapsing of the place did not stop, and the surrounding area eventually turned into a blank space.
But everytime I walked in it, sprouts began to grow in my footprints.
「――Stop it.」
There, a voice comes behind me.
The fake kin stood there. But unlike the usual, no margin can be heard from his voice.
「If you disturb this place anymore, even someone like you can eliminate it with your own strength. Because, the true Rēvendia is not me anymore.」
「Yeah. And you can’t fight me. Because you are――」
Before I finished my words, the fake kin moved.
A huge claw with a crazy amount of magic power in his right hand. A blow that seemingly tried to rip me apart.
Pon, it ended up as just a light tap on my scale.
「Because you are my kin.」
Just as I scolded the fake kin, I turned around and swung my tail on the fake kin’s mask with all my might.
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