Vol 3 Chapter 6 (1/2)

CHAPTER 6: DESTINATION OF THE VIRTUOUS ONE – PART 1

July 7, 2016Tgurneu

What about the fight? Is it still going on or did it end? If it did, what is the result?

There was no way for Mirepoc and Mattalast to know the answer for any of these questions The two of theate Mattalast seemed to have already run out of leaves for his pipe

“…The Director probably won, right?”

Mirepocher, Mattalast blew out the lasts of his smoke

After a while of silence, Mattalast suddenly spoke

“In my opinion, Mokkania is too virtuous”

“Huh?”

Mirepoc replied

Mattalast put the pipe back in its case His expression seened

“He should have been more evil, like the Director, Ireia-san and me”

Mirepoc couldn’t understand him

“What do you mean?”

“Eventually you will understand We have to be evil”

Thinking about it, it was often discussed – who is stronger, Mokkania or Haround level and Mokkania in the Labyrinth Mokkania in Magic and Hath and Hamyuts in tactics

That was a good conversation topic Were both of theest?

But it no longer had anyon and stayed alive Using every possibleand thus si That was all

Mokkania was thinking to himself

I threw everything away My position as an Arrets Because I’ve been dead as a person froo Was it since the day he massacred Guinbex’s soldiers? Or since the day he became an Armed Librarian? Or since the day his mother died? He was already stopped in time

He had no regrets of throwing everything away

In exchange for that he got a little tihable for any person If they want to laugh, let theh

It was i one second with hiselse combined

“…”

Suddenly he thought of Feekiee He did so bad only to that man He actually didn’t want to kill anyone But it was pointless thinking about hiht

“…”

When the fight is over, he will return to his room And he will live there with his mother

How much tile day? He wouldn’tas he ith his mother, it didn’t matter how short that time would be

After that’s done, he will die Together with her

“Come, Hamyuts Meseta”

He called for Hah her Sensory Threads

“Looking good there, Mokkania”

Haer than anyone, he was atowards Hamyuts with all of his power

Shlaht hand After having run away all this time, Hamyuts set foot in the ocean of ants for the first time

Ha for its owner’s instructions, it began defensive actions The ants swar around were torn to shreds till none were left

The ever-going laughter of the e of ten meters around Hamyuts All that were cut were killed without exception Not even a single ant remained

Having received its ideal owner, the brutal blade demonstratedpower became completely different from hohen wielded by the virtuous shi+ron or the inexperienced Cigal The ants, who dominated the Labyrinth, had their throne taken away by the spider of the Magic Blade

Mokkania stopped in his tracks Sensing that his ants were all being killed si for an ambush Hamyuts was at about the middle of the Fourth Labyrinth She was still at quite some distance from Mokkania

He gritted his teeth He clasped his mother’s hand

Mustering the greatest power he could until now, Mokkania began releasing his ants

The ants scattered around the Labyrinth began a large et was a single person – Ha the corpses of Guardian Beasts now passed the Fifth Labyrinth and gathered in the Fourth

The Magic Blade cut through the endless supply of ants

The floor beca into a black pool In a minute or so, the amount of corpses almost made it up to Hamyuts’s knees

The ants were crawling on the walls, flying in the air, or falling fro Shla numbers

One ants bit Hamyuts’s foot even as its torso was torn apart She shot it doith a pebble held in her right hand

“…So it can’t completely defend me huh?”

Hamyuts muttered It was natural She won’t beat Mokkania with just Shlamuffen

Within the rain of shells and body fluids of ants, Ha around

Hah He will have to face her while he wasn’t in range

Thinking this, Mokkania kept releasing his ants Their echoing march sounded like the noise of a broken radio He could also hear the dry sound of stones knocking them down

Mokkania reflexively twisted his body A gravel bullet grazed his face Histo his back and raised a shriek

The second shot caravel bullet rebounded on the walls and floor As he couldn’t dodge that attack, Mokkania protected against it with his ar him scream in pain

“Mokkania!”

“Don’t speak, you’ll bite your tongue!”

Mokkania said while retreating It was then that one ravel bullet hit him

He realized that he couldn’t afford to show his back If he turned around, he would up using his mother as a shi+eld He would do the opposite – become a shi+eld himself

The fourth shot struck He heard it rebound more than ten times Most probably Hamyuts was at an area five corners around She should be about five hundred meters away Nevertheless, she was far too close

The fifth ricocheting sniper shot caht he successfully escaped, he heard a shriek from his back

“Mom!!!”

Mokkania looked back

“My, shoulder…”

He transferred his mom from his back to his arht shoulder

It seemed the evaded bullet rebounded and hit his back He didn’t know if this was intended or happened by chance

There was no blood Her bones probably didn’t break either It lost its power after rebounding, so it didn’t cause any bloodshed However, if it didn’t hit the shoulder but her spine or back of her head it would’ve still been dangerous

She wasn’t like Mokkania, ouldn’t die from wounds like these His ic

“…shi+t!”

Protecting his mother, Mokkania went past the sixth sniper shot It was a e

Should he retreat? No, Hamyuts was faster He wouldn’t be able to protect hisaway

“Wait! Hamyuts!”

Mokkania called for her She undoubtedly could hear him At the same time he commanded the ants to cease their attack on her

He heard no reply However, Hamyuts’s attacks stopped

“I want to face you with my full power Give mom time to escape”

No shots came

The silent reply was agreement

Mokkania recalled his fight with Ireia By leaving his mother behind he risked her He didn’t want a repeat of that But, if this went on…

“…Mouide you Go back to my room in the Fifth Labyrinth”

She looked at Mokkania with her unseeing eyes

“Mokkania…”

Feeling as if he was being torn apart from the inside, Mokkania lowered historn apart Hismore important than his bowels

“Mom, stay safe”

“…Mokkania If you can’t win, it’s fine to surrender Forget about me Live on Please Don’t die before your mom”

“…”

He gently let go of her Holding her aching shoulder, she used her cane to start walking

Mokkania clenched his fist so hard it started bleeding If only he were stronger he wouldn’t expose his er

This man, who used to abhor his oer, lamented his powerlessness for the first time

Hamyuts had seen this all with her Sensory Threads She realized that she could take a detour towards the place Renas was heading to Mokkania was slow If she were to use all of her strength, it wouldn’t be difficult to catch up to Renas

Now then, I wonder what I should do Should I just defeat him or should I first kill Renas?

“Which one’s better…?”

At thather She kneas the man called Winkeny

“Can I help you?”

Hamyuts asked

“Hamyuts If you wish for a battle, you shouldn’t kill Renas If Mokkania would lose his reason to fight, the fight will end”

Hamyuts smiled

“Thanks for the advice I like you”

Winkeny left without saying anything

Mokkania’s h by now Ha the atmosphere

Thinking about it, Hamyuts was the one who probably wanted this situation ht with strong people and people who had a chance of killing her

Shefor the day she could battle Mokkania froo

“In the end everything goes as you wanted, Hamyuts”

‘That’s right’, hat he felt as if she answered

“I won’t allow everything to go as you please”

Mokkania activated his Magic Right At the same ti on the walls

“Ugh!”

Mokkania repelled the gravel bullet using his own arm He counted it as the fourteenth shot Mokkania only had the leeway to block that much

Since they hit the wallspower

He could protect against it At the very least, a single shot wouldn’t become a fatal wound

The fifteenth shot approached Mokkania created a large nuravel bullet scattered the ants about, but they were able to slightly change its trajectory

Mokkania now understood the ti it

The sixteenth shot hit the floor at Mokkania’s feet It flew backwards in vain He didn’t take any evasive action

“Did you miss, Hamyuts?!”

Mokkania shouted

“I missed!”

Although she followed the trajectory aimed by her Sensory Threads, Hamyuts cried in surprise When was the last time she ever missed?

The walls, ceiling, and air that were all tee with ants subtly distorted the trajectories If she will try focusing on aim, the bullets will lose power and won’t be able to be rapid-fired

Should I get closer? Thought Ha around in the Labyrinth now filled with a pool of ants’ corpses

The ants attacked Haht She then realized Mokkania’s aim

His goal wasn’t to let her be devoured He wanted to bury her alive in ant corpses

Thethe Labyrinth was already close to that of a castle Even Haot hit by that kind of mass

Mokkania fully invoked his Magic Right The quantity created by hih for the ants he produced to be crushed by their own e disaster ai to destroy the Labyrinth

“Drown to death, Hamyuts!!!”

At the exact sa and rotated it She wasn’t ai

Sied aim from the ants to the wall

Mokkania and Hamyuts both destroyed the Labyrinth at the same time

The ants’ , and Shla amok, all made the walls of the Labyrinth collapse

Renas alking in the Labyrinth Tracing the walls with her right hand and leaving the tip of her cane to the ants crawling on the ground, she kept walking

A little while ago they passed a location that wasn’t inside the Labyrinth She didn’t check the surroundings, but it was probably an Archive Judging from what Mokkania said, it was probably the place called the Fifth Archive

Her cane touched a step Putting her hand to the floor, Renas cli the location, she thought those were the stairs they passed earlier

Why was she here? Why did she have to enter this Labyrinth that allowed no intruders?

Winkeny said it was to protect her But was that really true? Her shoulder hit by the bullet ached She couldn’t think of this as the safest place

The vibrations and sounds coht between Mokkania and Hamyuts Is Mokkania safe? She orried and wanted him to come back Perhaps he would return if she could see

“…Mokkania”

Renasfrom me? No, it’s also Winkeny-san and the person who turned out to be really our enemy, Locolo-san And Feekiee, the person who presented hi from me?

She didn’t inquire about this If Mokkania hid things fros that must be hidden He will definitely tell her when the time comes If Mokkania hid it from her, she will not probe into it

However, if Mokkania is doing bad things…Renas’s heart ached and quivered thinking about that Even though she believed hiood boy

I want to believe in Mokkania, Renas thought No, I have to believe in hi other than Mokkania

Then, the ground shook

CHAPTER 6: DESTINATION OF THE VIRTUOUS ONE – PART 2

July 16, 2016Tgurneu

The floor and walls have collapsed The central part of the Fourth Labyrinth collapsed in a radius of 200 e cavity opened up inside the complex maze Beloas a swa around here and there on it Mokkania’s created ants were almost wiped out by Shlamuffen’s attack and the Labyrinth’s collapse

However, the clash of the duo ere the world’s strongest didn’t end

At the center of the cavity, Ha atop a mountain of rubble At the start of the cavity, Mokkania was standing on the edge of a cru corridor

For the first ti, they could see each other

“…Ufufufu”

Hahed They both looked at each other

Both of them had injuries in spots that would kill any noretting hit by gravel bullets Caught up in the collapse, Hamyuts wasn’t able to keep the device on her left hand Shla the collapse

Mokkania released his ants Haht hand

This next round will be the last – thus Mokkania felt No matter who of them wins, it will be settled with this next attack

Mokkania lost his greatest shi+eld, which was the Labyrinth itself Hamyuts could now hit him with a direct attack instead of rebounded shots He will not be able to defend against a full-powered attack

And as for Haer had Shlamuffen on her hand She had no way to prevent Mokkania’s attack

“…”

Mokkania gasped Ha when he would attack next The moment he produces his ants, he won’t be able to evade

If they were to attack si behind for just one moment

He had to find so that would divert Hamyuts’s attention, even if for a second

Will so so convenient appear? If it will, it would be a miracle

Mokkania wished for it

Stop Ha for me Myfor me

I just need another miracle like the one that let me reunite with her

Just one more miracle

The shaking subsided However, small vibrations could be felt with one’s feet Renas endured her urge to return to Mokkania’s side What could she do? She couldn’t fight She could only go back as Mokkania told her to

Renas thought to herself – that boy changed Though, it was natural he would change, seeing as he enty years removed from the Mokkania in my memories

But she suddenly thought…

Is that boy really my Mokkania?

“…!”

Renas shook her head She was deeply asha Mokkania certainly changed He becaer and scarier person But he was also lonely and pas for her were transh his words, actions and skin He could be no-one other than Mokkania

“…”

Then why did she feel uncomfortable? What was the hollowness in her heart? She felt there was soap between her and Mokkania that couldn’t be filled

There’s no way that… a single flash of insight was born inside Renas’s mind

Then, her cane hit so with a clank

“…What?”

Shethe cane up to her waist, the obstacle was still there She timidly touched it with her hand and felt a cold metal texture

“…A wall?”

Was there such a thing before? No, more importantly, she couldn’t move forward like that

“…Mokkania What am I supposed to do?”

The two people’s standoff lasted not even ten seconds The sling’s trajectory changed Since Hamyuts was convinced he wouldn’t attack, she shot at Mokkania without waiting for any counter

Suddenly, the silence was broken by a single intruder Both of their gazes were directed there

“Oops!”

Mokkania heard Ha away rubble and ant corpses Both Mokkania and Hamyuts looked at it at the same time

Mokkania felt it was the return of a le Guardian Beast It wasn’t fully killed by his ants The Guardian Beast that appeared was the one that, based on its large body and appearance, was known as Elephant Soldier Shaking the Labyrinth with its violent footsteps, Elephant Soldier rushed at Hamyuts

Ha crushed its head It was a natural action to take Even Hae body

But it was enough It gave Mokkania tiht

A large amount of ants was created inside the cavity They poured down on Hamyuts At the sa attack

However, the siht would occur didn’t Hamyuts’s body sank in the sea of ants

“Did I… win?”

He was suddenly covered in cold sweat His feet couldn’ton the floor, Mokkania exhaled He didn’t even have enough power left to raise a cry of victory

“…I won”

Mokkania weakly muttered The tension that felt like it would stop his heart melted down, even made him smile, and Mokkania sank down to the floor

Renas put the cane at her feet Then, she used both hands to explore the wall There were no gaps in the es When she tried banging on it she heard a dull noise It was a pretty thick wall

“…We’re blocked, but why…”

Renasthe wall

She got on her knees and checked the floor Therethere She felt ants with the tips of her hands

“What am I supposed to do…”

She explored further still Her hand then touched so

At that moment, a scene that she shouldn’t be able to see was opened in front of her Meht – what I touched was a Book

But why is there a Book here?

And whose Book is this?

If he were to think calmly, he should have confiry to do even that Winkeny will take care of Hamyuts’s death and Haiza’s Book one way or the other It had nothing to do with him

He rose up and started walking towards his mother

He felt strange Even though he got his hands on everything he lost, he felt a tinge of loneliness

Mokkania’s o back there, she will be waiting for him

That rooer a replica of that joyous time period It would now be that time period itself

It would become a room that would reply “welco body Just a bit more, just a bit more, he muttered

He passed through the Fifth Sealed Archive and walked to route 51 On the way, he found so unfamiliar Part of the Labyrinth was blocked by a copper-colored barrier

“What’s that…”

He has heard about it The Labyrinth could be closed by the Acting Director or anyone receiving the authority froh

“What about mom?”

His happy feeling was suddenly bloay by anxiety Encouraging his aching body, he rushed through the part of route 51 that hasn’t been sealed

Mokkania found yet another barrier Route 51 was also blocked Also, his mom was in front of the wall Her cane was thrown aside and she was lying on the ground

“What’s wrong, mom?”

He rushed to her and helped her sit up

She was acting strange She seemed stunned Also, she flinched away from Mokkania’s touch

“Mo? It’s me…”

“You’re… Mokkania…”

Hishappen? Mokkania looked at her and then surveyed the surroundings

Then, he found it

It was a herd of small ants, different fro ants that should have taken the Book away and were now in front of the wall

“Why are they still here…”

Then, he also noticed the ite on his mother’s lap

It was the Book fragment that was carried away because he couldn’t allow his mother to see it

“…W…hy…”

Mokkania ht have uncovered the secret – the Armed Librarians, Locolo and Hamyuts have been eliminated

Why was the most crucial item still here?

“You call me your mom?”

Still pale, his mother questioned him

“Wasn’t she your mother?”

She pointed to the Book on her lap

“Isn’t this your mother’s Book? It’s not mine”

Even though he came so far, this…

“Hey, who am I supposed to be?”