Chapter 68 (1/2)
Chapter 68 – School Princ.i.p.al sensei is also human
The axeman placed his hand on the wall and slowly advanced deeper.
However, he felt worried being unable to see his feet in the darkness.
And as expected, he tripped on a huge rock and fell.
「Ara, ara, are you okay?」
Suddenly, the axeman heard a woman's voice. A cold hand grabbed his arm and helped him up.
「Y-Yeah……thanks」
He said thanks in reaction, but something is strange.
Who is she? Why is she here?
And, what is this pressure coming from her?
The axeman instinctively punched his fist.
He cannot see, but he guessed the direction from where her voice came from.
However, it was easily blocked.
His fist caught and was crushed.
「GUOO……!!」
He could hear his bones being crushed. His fingers were disfigured.
The next instant, the cave became bright and he saw the terrible spectacle of what happened to his fist.
Bones were piercing out of his skin.
It might, no longer return to normal.
「You b.i.t.c.h……what the f.u.c.k did you do!」
「That is my line. What are you doing here? You are in the presence of the G.o.d Beast Haku. Keep quiet」
A voice that seemed like freezing water was returned to the words the axeman spat out.
The owner of the voice was a silver-haired woman.
She looked about she is in her early twenties.
No one would complain if she is called a beauty and the axeman was sure that he would call out to her if he saw her in town.
However, more than that, the axeman had his breath taken.
It was not like his mouth was blocked.
As if he was petrified, he was unable to move his body.
Magic? No, it was simply due to fear.
「Gre……」
He swallowed and barely moved his mouth.
「Great, Sage……?!」
The hero who defeated the Demon G.o.d together with Haku 130 years ago.
The living legend, Calrotte Gyrdorea is right in front of him.
Of course, this was the first time the axeman was able to see her in person.
However, her features were the same as what he heard, and most of all, who and what would it be if this existence releasing a monstrous presence was not the Great Sage.
「You were quite noisy out there. I had heard all of it you know? To think that you planned to catch a G.o.d Beast and sell it, there's a limit on being conceited you know. Small fries should just catch small prey just like how they are small fries, but it's because you got carried away that you met me. However, it looks like you have a strong devil's luck. After all, you came after Haku died. I'll praise you for that. I guess you can read the air. If, supposing, you came five minutes earlier, getting in the way of my time with Haku……you, you would've been minced right now」
After saying that, the Great Sage patted Haku who lied on its side.
Haku would not move anymore.
Ever since she gave birth to her egg, it was set that this would happen.
It is not like the Grey Night killed her.
However, even so, the axeman could feel with his whole body the meaning of sullying the last moment of the G.o.d Beast.
The Great Sage's eyes were burning with anger.
He felt an illusion that those flames came out to burn him.
He could not breathe.
In reality, nothing was done to him, but he felt so painful.
「Don't worry. I don't want to soil this place, so I'll let you keep your life」
After the Great Sage muttered, the axeman's body started to sink.
Was a hole opened on the ground?
No, that's not right.
It's difficult to explain, but rather than the ground opening a hole, it looked like the s.p.a.ce itself opened.
That's right. It was like this when that little girl erased the axe.
「You……monsters!」
Due to overwhelming fear, overwhelming isolation, the axeman regained himself instead and shouted.
「It's because monsters like you are mixed with humans that people like us can't walk on the right path! Monsters should live just like monsters! Why the heck are you standing at the same stage as us! d.a.m.n it!!」
The reason why we were unable to succeed is because there are people who have more talents than us.
In short, that was all that there is. But we had enough rationality to understood that such claim is only shameful.
Even so, the axeman could not help but to say it.
He thought that if only he had the talent. He thought, what's wrong thinking like that. There is no way that talented people can understand the feelings of those who do not possess them.
「Even if you tell me that. It can't be helped since we were born in the same world. Even so, well, that's so pathetic. I don't know where and when you hit a wall, nor I can understand your feeling since I had never encountered one. But compared to Charlotte-chan and Annchan, you're just throwing a tantrum. People who does not fall into despair after knowing the hopeless difference, really exists. Don't spoil yourself」
While hearing the words of the Great Sage that ridiculed him, the axeman's body was swallowed by the hole.
“Don't spoil yourself.” Hearing that, all that he felt was anger.
Someone who does not fall into despair after knowing the hopeless difference?
Someone like that, in the end, they're the strong ones.
「You b.a.s.t.a.r.ds wouldn't probably understand the feelings of the weak in your whole life……!」
「That's true. But, if you were to mention that, you probably won't understand my feeling of being careful not to step on ants, right?」
Ants.
The Great Sage said so.
The axeman did not think that he would be looked down upon that clearly.
Ahh, yeah, I see, I don't understand. There's no way that I could.
The species as an organism is too different.
Or at the least, this Great Sage, not once ever since she was born that she had stood in the eyes of a common person.
Even if she wanted to, it would have been impossible.
That is why, at the least, she is being considerate to not step on them.
“Can you feel how that feelsーー?”, the Great Sage asked.
「d.a.m.n it」