Chapter 83

83 – Who the heck are you?+

Seras looks toward the fallen Five Dragon Warriors .

[I thought you were just a freeman, it was unexpected that Touka-dono was a Hero from Another World... That mysterious ability of him was also that sorcery that was rumored around this place . And, umm... Towards Alion’s goddess, am I going to be—]

[Don’t worry . I was exiled by Alion before . ]

[I- Is that so?]

[To be exact, I was disposed of by the goddess because I was supposedly useless . Well, I think that goddess must have thought I have died where they disposed me . ]

A reassuring smile floated on my face .

[That’s why, you don’t have to worry . I will never hand you over to that f*cking goddess . ]

[F- F*cking goddess...?]

[Kuku, what else can you even describe her with?]

Seras bitterly smiled .

[You were expelled even when you held this much power, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx... However, I was pretty convinced after I looked at your mysterious ability . ]

[If I could hide this story about myself being a Hero from Another World, I would have properly hid it . Well, I thought knowing this information might be useless for you... Anyway, we’re planning on parting ways somewhere, right? Sometimes, it’s better for someone to know about something . Rather than that, I wanted to thank you . ]

Seras shakes her head .

[You don’t have to thank me... Ever since the Five Dragon Warriors appeared, I haven’t done anything at all . In the end, Touka-dono defeated them all . ]

[It’s enough for me that you’ve fulfilled your duty as my guard . ]

The Five Dragon Warrior were being more vigilant towards Seras .

Thanks to that, I was able to concentrate on those people flying in the sky without any worries .

[............]

Seras had a lonely smile on her face .

It’s as if her mind was in another place .

I lightly tapped on Seras’ shoulder .

[Are you okay?]

[Ah, I’m sorry . It’s just... There were lots of information that came into my head at the same time... I’m still confused with all that happened . ]

[It seems like you also have some things you’re troubled with... but well, you saved me some trouble when you took over watching over them for me earlier . ]

[I thought that I couldn’t let you die . ]

[Hmm?]

[I thought that... If I were to let Touka-dono die in this place while I was just absentmindedly thinking for myself, this time, I can never get back on my feet again...]

[............ . . ]

[Or perhaps, this may just be the result of my body’s own self-preservation . So that I could protect my heart from self-destructing, I have to act and protect Touka-dono in this place . I think I’m acting under that pretense . If I couldn’t protect the benefactor who had saved my life— I’m sure that I can never forgive myself . ]

I thought this might indeed be the case .

My Aunt and Seras were kind of similar .

Even if she were depressed—

[How do I say this... They’ve got a resilient heart...]

[Sometimes...]

[Hmm?]

[Touka-dono sometimes show that gentle smile on your face . ]

[It’s probably because I’m thinking about a kind person . ]

[Are you talking about the Aunt you’ve spoken of before?]

Seras grinned .

[Well, isn’t Seras Ashrain one of those kind people?]

[The gentle smile on your face is different when you’re thinking about your Aunt . ]

[After all, even if you two were quite similar, my Aunt and you were two different people . ]

One is a human, while the other is a high elf .

[I don’t have any intention of treating you like you’re the same person . ]

For some reason, Seras looked quite relieved after she heard my words .

[Uuggghhh—...]

[Hmm?]

Oban finally died huh .

Following him Schweiz who died a few moments later .

It seems that the other dragon knights and their black dragons were about to die too .

[...Funnn...]

It’s too quiet .

I poisoned them with my skill, Poison .

The only problem with this skill is the length of time I have to “wait for their death . ”

How long can a human stay sane after using this skill?

How many humans could stay in the same path they’ve taken?

There may even be some who would be afraid of their own skill and cancel the effect of this skill half-way through .

There may even be some people who would be overtaken by the feeling of sympathy for their enemy .

Perhaps— It would be impossible to stay decent .

The act of waiting for the death of several people in one place while you were holding the power to decide whether someone would die or not...

I violently shake away the feeling of compassion that’s trying to overtake me .

You must never look away from the darkness that spreads out in front of you...

Until in the end, you could only feel that your heart has been frozen .

Perhaps, coming across these people is something I needed .

[]

I started invoking towards them one after another .

A gauge would appear if they were still alive .

If they were dead— the gauge won’t appear .

This is also one of the functions that I’ve confirmed in the Disposal Ruins .

There’s only one person left where the gauge has appeared .

[Tou... ka...]

A sigh in admiration came out of my mouth .

It’s because he still had the sleep gauge over his head .

[He should still be sleeping right now, but he’s still barely able to keep his consciousness awake . As I thought, he’s really way ahead of the norm— Civit Gartland . ]

However, it seems that he’s unable to move his body anymore .

There are no signs that he could move again just like he did earlier .

I could only feel his killing intent that was being repeatedly interrupted .

He’s trying to endure the sleepiness .

I stare at Civit and observe .

It seems that he’s currently in a situation where he’s repeatedly falling asleep and waking up .

Adding the paralysis gauge over his sleepiness .

He’s also currently poisoned .

Now, he’s already weakened .

Is it alright to say that he’s already powerless now?

Seras suddenly stands between me and Civit .

Skreeeet...

Lying down in the ground, Civit scratches the earth with his fingers .

Is that some kind of signal for me to look at what he’s doing?

He turns towards me even with his eyes closed .

I understood it then, he’s about to die .

[You... bast... ard—, ... who... the heck... are you...?]

We’ve already talked about this before .

Therefore, what Civit wants to hear must be something else .

I quickly understood what he means .

[It’s the truth that I am a Hero summoned from Another World... but I’m not some kind of hero who would be saving this world . Currently, I am—]

Standing behind Seras, I look down towards the fallen Civit .

[—just an avenger . ]

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Like that, I quietly watched the end of “The Humanity’s Strongest” inside this dark forest, while the shadow of darkness began enveloping the sky and the countless trees in this forest .