Hakai No Miko Volume 1 Chapter 72 (2/2)
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At the ocean—
A big island floating in the Beness Bay, located to the south of the Ocean Commercial State Jeboa
That island, which was surrounded by a belt of reefs with various sizes, is known as perilous pass which can't be approached easily with a shi+p
The figure of a single girl was visible on one of the reefs surrounding that island
Even though it was still the cold season, where a chilly northern wind is blowing violently and where the water is piercingly freezing, the girl doesn't wear a single piece of cloth to protect against the cold and only covers her breasts with a wide, leather belt that had shells sewn on it like the scales of a fish Moreover, her hips, which she lowered on the wave-covered reef, are even now below the sea level
Ocean water trickles down from her silver hair that was tied up into a ponytail She had an appearance ed fro bothered by the cold, she directly gazed in the direction of the distant land
Suddenly the girl puts her hands on the trident she had placed on the reef
“… Elder sister So you are over here I was looking for you”
The one who had her head peek out in-between the waves is a little girl that gives an iirl called elder sister separated her hand froirl a question,
“Is so I hear slaves of various races decently raised the standard of revolt against the huirl widened her eyes slightly, but as if coh
“So it finally happened, huh…?”
It's soo
The persecution against the other races by the hu that irl frown from just the few stories that reached her ears
It's impossible for the other races to endure that injustice forever Sooner or later, there will definitely coainst the huirl is astonished by the next words of her younger sister
“But it appears that a hu that revolt”
“A huainst the huirl slightly shaking her head sideways as if saying that she can't believe that, her younger sister continues,
“Yes They say it's a hu hi powers”
“『Divine Son of Destruction』, you said…?”
Her heart throbbed furiously in surprise
Even though it was a name she heard for the first tier sisters looks curiously at the girl who had suddenly sank into silence
“… Sister? What's wrong?”
“—! No, it's nothing”
Answering quickly in a fluster as if covering up her state, the girl wiped away her idle thoughts with a little shake of her head and picked up the trident
“Anyway, let's go to Her Majesty the Queen”
As she said so, the girl slid off the reef and dove into the sea Her younger sister subes her head into the sea in order to follow after her
After the girl and her younger sister vanished into the sea, for a e fish became visible between the waves, but that also sunk below the sea level at once
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In a country full of hot sand—
That person woke up due to the talking voices audible froalley that's enveloped by stuffy hot air and offensive saps in the deck above so area in a spherical shape While being tied by chains in the sas, that person slept like a log while leaning against an oar
The thick chains tying down their huge build resound with a jangling as that person shi+fts their attention to above – the origin of the talking voices Once that person did, they caught a gli while standing on the deck
“—leave With Holmea—slave revolt—that's what I heard”
“That's—so, that guy—what is said”
That person listened carefully for a short while to the conversation of the sailors which was only audible in disconnected parts
It looks like slaves of various races caused a rebellion against the hu for next Furtheraining total control over a single city
However, that person immediately lost interest in that
I have been a slave by birth I don't know any other way of life than that of slavery There's no way that I can succeed as anything but a slave It's a story that has nothing to do with nation
For that person it was nothingthat they have to prepare for the next departure by resting their body as ain leaned their body against the oar blackened with dirty marks
“—is,–divine child—what did you say!”
While entrusting their body to the i lure of sleepiness, that person unconsciously voiced out the words of the sailors they heard o,
“…『Divine Son of Destruction』”
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At last, on the soil of the Empire, located in the far-away center of the continent—
“Hey, did you hear!? It seeions of the continent”
As the young knight, who entered the roo eneration, dons an expression as if having sed a bitter pill
“Don't you know the word manners!? Just what the hell are you on about all of a sudden?”
However, without ed into the room, sits down on a chair as he pleases and pours alcohol into a cup froet perfed up with it
“It's just as I expected after all I was convinced that it would happen in due time! In the first place, it's a mistake to allow the priests of the Holy Faith toone-sidedly, in resignation
“So, just what are you telling htened up as if having only waited for those words, drains down the alcohol and slams the cup on the table
“Of course this is about refor this rotten Eht's cheeks blushi+ng in exciteed his shoulders as if saying “Good grief”
“For heaven's sake—if you speak of this to anyone else, you will be sacked due to treason”
“Of course it's so man protests with “Just when did I beca asked “We are friends, aren't we?” by the young knight
While it's so man, who realized that it's useless no et on with the topic
“Let's set aside the matter of our Empire Do you really believe that the influence of a slave revolt in the far, distant western region is going to reach this Eht declares in response to the young uy, who caused this rebellion, will definitely spread to the centre of the continent! I have no doubt that a terrible chaos is upon us!”
After having finished saying what he wanted to say up until this point, the young knight suddenly began to tilt his head to the side in doubt
“Huh? Uuy who caused this rebellion What was he called…?”
While letting his look wander through the air for a while, the young knight probed his htens up
“Ah, yeah! It's 『Divine Son of Destruction』!”
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Like this the world finally got to know about the 『Divine Son of Destruction』
However—
On the hill in the outskirts of Bolnis where Souma and Darius had their shon
Uncountable burial mounds orderly line up on that hill which is illuht of the full h into the sky Each of those ht into the soil
It's a gravesite
The many soldiers, who fell in the decisive battle over Bolnis, are resting there so that they never wake up again
The hill with such burialover the deceased
However, it's an odd silence where one can't hear the sound of the wind or the chirping of any insects Without even the s present, although they ought to be, the entire hill seele bluish-white flame suddenly lit up above the burial mounds within that silence
It's a will-o'-the-wisp
Taking that as a start, will-o'-the-wisps appeared all over the hill And then, being illu on top of the burial ure appears
“Aaah! My cute, cute Sou a plain, white dress
That little girl widely spreads her ar around and around
“The world finally beca Your naside terror! Alongside fury! Alongside despair! Alongside hatred!”
As if being drawn into the little girl's outstretched ar on the battlefield are attracted
If one were to look froht above on this place at this time, they would likely be able to see a vortex of bluish-white flairl Clad by countless bluish-white fla
“My kind Souma You will likely save many people! My clever Souma You will likely enrich many people! But, in the end you will be definitely betrayed You will be betrayed by this world At that tishell called false hero will break and the real you will be released from within!”
A sirl's white face
“You will definitely becoendary person feared by everyone!”
The little girl bent her white throat back, releasing a cackling
“Aah! I wonder how dreadful are going to be I wonder how repulsive you are going to be My cute Sou Soumaaaa!!”
—However, the world still doesn't know of his true dreadfulness
Author Notes:
“Yeah, yeah, I ive a fuck even if you tell o for it for as long as I can, right?”
A worumbles
“Lad! You are a funny one!”
An elder with a white beard laughs loudly
“Aaaaaah I wanna eat delicious stuff…”
A boy says with his cheeks stuffed full with bread
Souma tries to amass his power in the city of Bolnis in preparation for the battle against Hole going to bring development or turmoil to Bolnis?