Chapter 87
Seras reacted to the name of my target for revenge .
It was like she had already expected my response .
Well, I had called her a âf*cking goddessâ before .
[............]
I donât think I really have anything to clarify huh...
I already talked about being sent to the Disposal Ruins by the goddess before .
Along with the story of my survival from that ruins .
[âAnd, I met you in this forest just as I came out to the ground above . ]
After hearing my story, Seras became quiet for some time .
[No way... To think that the goddess has made the âSealed Underground Cemeteryâ in the Dark Forest into an underground ruins where she disposes people of...]
It seems that Disposal Ruins isnât its major name .
It was known as an underground cemetery that were enclosed out of the outside world .
In a sense, it really became peopleâs final resting place huh...
[Iâve obtained those Azure Dragon Stones from the bag of one of the corpses I found in the Disposal Ruins . It seems that there are some heroes that were sent towards that place, such as the Great Sage Angrin . ]
Seras had an intense reaction when I said that .
[Even the Great Sage?]
[He must have been quite an eyesore for the goddess . ]
[Then, whatâs the reason why Touka-dono was sent towards that place? I guess it must have have been because she isnât really favorable towards you but...]
I havenât talked about this before huh...
[When we were being ranked as Heroes, I have received the lowest grading within the whole class . ]
[Even though your power were to such an extent like that?]
[As a result of the judgement based on their previous summons, it seems that they decided to dispose the lowest ranking Hero . ]
Their purpose was to encourage the other heroes by disposing a scapegoat .
[I heard that Alion strongly follows the established doctrines from their predecessors . If thatâs the case, what youâre saying may indeed be plausible but...]
Theyâve already done something like this .
This worked well in the past .
The historical data of Alionâs âpredecessorsâ .
These âpredecessorsâ may have been just piled up sh*t made up as that f*cking goddess wanted .
The history that is really convenient for the goddessâ Thatâs their predecessors .
There is no reason for that f*cking goddess not to use this .
[However, Touka-dono survived in the Disposal Ruins that you were sent to . It said that there were no survivors that managed to get out of that place before... And you did it with the power of your âAbnormal State Skillâ that you used to defeat the Black Dragon Knights huh...]
[Yeah . ]
Seras glanced down as if she saw something ironic .
[The doctrine by their predecessors that the Goddess said was a mistake huh...]
[Iâm glad that Iâve learned the true character of the goddess earlier thanks to this . Even if she had judged my skill as something useful, it would have been used by that f*cking goddess anyway . ]
Convinced, Seras spoke .
[I understood now why you wanted revenge . ]
[Huh? Isnât that reason something that no one can be proud of?]
I laugh in self-ridicule .
[Because that f*cking goddess who disposed me, I hated her enough that I wanted to see her painful death . Thatâs my only reason . ]
I placed my hand over my chest .
[Thatâs why, at the time that someone interferes with my revengeâ Without any mercy, I will trample them . ]
[............]
[However, this kind of self-satisfied revenge doesnât suit someone like you who values righteousness and honour . Right?]
[No . ]
Straightening her posture, Seras turned in front of me .
[If Touka-dono didnât save me, I would have been killed already by the Five Dragon Warriors . Thatâs why, it wouldnât matter for me even if weâre against the Goddess of Alion . If my power could be of any help in your revengeâ]
Seras placed her hand over her chest .
[Please use this power for your revenge . ]
Kneeling down on the ground, she bowed her head...
Just like a knight making her vows .
[It seems that the former king has decided that Seras Ashrainâs existence isnât needed anymore . This sword that Iâve dedicated to the Holy King currently have nowhere to go...]
[Even though I said this myself, Iâm not saying this just to be complimented by others . ]
I donât need the praise of others .
I can never become a protagonist that would be complimented by other people .
Well, I never did this for that intention but...
[Is this not a righteous revenge?]
[This revenge would only be ârighteousâ for me . To prevent confusion, letâs just say this is just my personal enmity against them . No matter how you look at it, this revenge would only be for my sake . I think there would be no such thing as ârighteousnessâ that Seras Ashrain wishes to find . ]
[Itâs exactly for that reason that I want to help . ]
[............ . ]
[As Iâve already have said before, I also had my own personal sentiments with the goddess of Alion . However, most of allâ Without caring about the danger for yourself, you have saved me . I wanted to repay these âfavoursâ towards you . If itâs what you think is ârighteousâ, then I wouldnât mind . ]
Seras raises her face .
[Please use this body that have already died once as you like . ]
[............... . ]
[If itâs for you, it will be my satisfaction to be of use to you . ]
She really is full of integrity...
If she were asked by someone she trusts, it would be something like a cross and joint guarantor .
Even though both of us have a good foundation when it comes to our vigilance, you could also look at it in another way . Once you trusted someone deeply, you would end up losing all your vigilance towards him .
I took a deep breath .
[If youâre going to say it like that, then do as you please . ]
[â-Yes, thank you very much . ]
Loyalty .
Favours .
In some cases, they could exceed the contractual relationship that was made through money .
A person who employs someone through money is reliable .
The employee wants the reward that the employer presented .
Thatâs why, they would frantically work to achieve their employerâs goal .
However, there is one problem with relationships that were made through money .
There were employees who may change side to someone who would pay them without a larger amount of money .
Thatâs why, if you were to put it in another way, it can be said that you could easily betrayed by them .
On the other hand, the relationship made between loyalty and favours is different .
It wouldnât depend on money .
Even if she was presented with a large amount of money, she wouldnât be swayed .
Thatâs why, it was necessary to have deep âbondsâ with someone...
Because these bonds would be their chains .
That was the image I had when weâre talking about bonds .
[Can I rely on the power of Seras Ashrain?]
[Certainly, I would make sure to live up to your expectations . ]
I donât think I have such a thing with her .
Iâve already predicted that this might happen .
Thatâs also the reason why I headed for Seras who escaped into the Dark Forest .
She kind of resembles my aunt, so I helped her .
Thatâs not a lie .
Thatâs the truth .
Howeverâ
[It seems that it was as I had expected . ]
I thought that this might happen if I were to give her my favour .
These bonds are chains .
Regardless of what kind of person I am, the execution of my revenge would always be my priority .
Of course, I may be a sh*tty bastard .
You may even call me evil .
[... . Iâm sorry, Seras . ]
Passing by her side, I placed my hand on her shoulder .
[Touka-dono...?]
Thatâs why, I would at least...
[This favour I also received from Seras Ashrain, Iâm going to make sure that I repay it in kind . ]
Thatâs right...
I will always make sure to pay back my debts .
Even if they were favours...
Or the malice that were sent towards me .
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We rushed ahead .
We avoided Mills and decided to head straight towards the Demon Zone in the north .
There seems to be a small village on the way .
First, we headed towards that place .
On the way, we decided that we would take separate actions .
Depending on the information that have circulated, walking as a âtwo-person groupâ might make us suspicious .
Though I said that, the probability of getting found out was quite low .
Serasâs clothes was different from what sheâs wearing back in Mills .
Most of all, the face sheâs wearing now is different .
It seems that the Light Spiritâs confusion has already been lifted .
So, the power of transformation could be used now .
However, it seems that she canât make large changes from her original face .
Thatâs why, she canât just become into âanother personâ .
Currently, Seras has changed her face into something different from âMistâ .
But...
What I could see in my eyes were her pointed ears and her out-of-this-world beautiful face .
Seras says that what the others can see is a different face .
In other words, only me can see the original appearance of her face .
Thatâs quite a convenient feature .
However, while she looks like this, I must be especially careful that I call her with her new pseudonym âMisraâ and not her real name âSerasâ .
Just when I was thinking about that...
[Is it fine for me to call Touka-dono as âMilordâ hereafter?]
Seras suddenly made such a proposition .
She looked a bit embarrassed and stopped, but it seems that she will still continue .
[Did you remember that time when I accidentally said your real name?]
I nodded my head .
Speaking of which, that did happen .
That was just a nasty trap that I had set up before but...
[Itâs possible that I may carelessly call you âTouka-donoâ when Iâm supposed to call you âHati-donoâ hereafter...]
Sheâs worried about that huh...
Serasâ eyes awkwardly turns away .
[Therefore, I thought that I could just make it uniformed and call you âMilordâ so that I would avoid mistakenly calling out your name...]
This really is a Seras-like kind of way of preventive measures .
[All right . Calling me that is fine . ]
[Iâm thankful for that . ]
Seras bows her head .
[Wellâ I think âMilordâ is a bit stiff though . ]
[Then, I would continue calling you âTouka-donoâ when weâre alone . How about that?]
[Yeah, letâs do that . ]
[Fufu, roger that . ]
After walking for a bit, I spoke .
[For the time being, Iâm leaving my back to you, Seras, Pigimaru . ]
Turning my face towards her, I spoke to Seras whoâs walking in my back .
[From hereafter, Iâm in your care . ]
With a clear smile on her face, Seras Ashrain softly responded to her Lordâs words .
[Yes, Milord . ]