Chapter 52 (1/2)
“So our mission is to kill all the hounds and mercenary and then saving this person called Lirin?”
Hinagiku confirmed the content once more with Wu Yan.
“Yeah, the mission said they’re nearby so that makes the job all the more expedient.”
He looked at the surroundings while grinning and fiddling with Nietono no Shana.
“Kill.. all the people…”
Mikoto frowned turning her pretty little face into those wrinkles found on guava, it appears she’s conflicted on something.
“Killing people… wouldn’t that be a bit too…”
Hinagiku is also feeling a bit uncomfortable, the two is still very reluctant to kill anyone.
He knows as well that asking them to kill people might be asking too much, if they could do it without any qualms they wouldn’t be the Hinagiku and Mikoto he knows. He tapped the two’s head with his sword hilt.
“I am not telling you girls to kill, I will worry about that part!”
He stretched out his hand to stroke their forehead, the two glared at him before nodding albeit they are still a bitter.
He sighed at their response.
“I say, you wouldn’t perhaps have any sympathy on these douchebag mercenaries who kidnaps people right?”
Not giving them the chance to response he continued.
“This world is not as beautiful as you imagined, in a world of might makes right, there are bound to be a.s.sholes who use their relatively stronger power to oppress others, this kind of people do not serve sympathy!”
Hinagiku and Mikoto slightly flinced before dimming down.
The two bright girl could understand the phenomena he said should exist on this world…
Cracking his neck he lifted his sword.
“I’m not asking you to do the stuff you don’t like, if it came to that, then you’re not being you, but I will say this, redundant mercy should not be brought into this world, it’s not realistic to do so!”
Not only is it unrealistic, a slight misstep and it could harm others and oneself!
He didn’t reveal the more sinister latter part, not in front of the two girls of course…
“Jeez I understand…”
She gave him a cold hmph out of being a little upset before muttering.
“At most, I would close my eyes to the thing that’s about to happen later…”
Mikoto pulled herself together and hoisted her face. She’s a reasonable person, after hearing about the circ.u.mstances surrounding the sisters, she accept that there’s a darker side to the world, accept doesn’t mean she’s okay with it, it’s only the extent of acknowledging the reality, if it’s the darker side…
Looking at Wu Yan’s back she murmured.
“He… is he handling it for my sake?…”
It’s Hinagiku who managed to looked at the broader aspect of the matter, since they did wrong, it’s collective accountability, this is what the upright Kaichou-sama thought. Maa, though the punishment is very heavy for sure…
He’s standing there waiting for the two to be done with their mental preparations, he hasn’t killed any person before as well but deep inside he won’t have much remorse, he’s not as soft and naive as before, otherwise Slime wouldn’t have got his hand chopped off.
“If it’s like that, Yan you take the mercenaries, while the hounds…”
Straightening the sword in front of her she slid her finger across it while grinning.
“Leave them to us!”
“Leave the hounds to you girls?”
He looked at her, not sure what to say to her, those hounds are level 20 wouldn’t it be a tad bit inappropriate to leave them to the level 19 her.
“Don’t underestimate me!
His eyes told her all she needed to hear, using a bit of a forceful tone.
“Even if they’re higher level than me I still won’t lose!”
Yet he hesitated.
“I know levels don’t say everything about abilities but your opponents is not just one but a whole pack of them.”
“Hey, don’t you go forgetting about me!”
Mikoto stood on her toes while looking like she’s rearing to go.
“The dogs are low in level and as disgusting as they come but Misaka Mikoto has no plans to let them go unharmed!”
“Very well!”
It seems they would not be satisfied without letting them help out, he could only nod his head to their request.
“Leave the mercenaries to me and the hounds to you girls, after that’s settled it’s rescueing the target person, Lirin!”
“Let’s find out the location of the enemy beforehand!”
She lifted her hand.
“The mission did say they are in the vicinity…”
She looked around but all she could see were bushes after bushes!
“Their numbers plus the vice captain should total up to 21 and with 19 additional hounds, plus a guy to look after them, this kind of scale would definitely leave a trace trail. It’s up to us to find it, with Mikoto and my ability of detecting electromagnetism if the area isn’t too big it ought be possible to find said trace!”
He closed his eye and a static flowed between his hair, Mikoto did the same and blue white light flashed across her forehead.
Hinagiku already heard about his ability that is obtianed from Mikoto so she’s not that astonished by it. Only that, right now there’s not much she could contribute so she stood there on the side with a helpless look in an attempt to stop any ambush.
“Found it!”