Chapter 61 (1/2)
Volume 2 Chapter 5 Green Nightmare(Part 1)
*Chronologically – This chapter occurs before the “Despairing dreams of the Hero”
“Haa, haa, haa”
I was running through the Dark Forest, where the tree trunks grow very thick. My HP remained adequate. The MP, on the other hand, was previously used to set up traps.
“Tsu!!”
Suddenly my Life Perception Boundary, which I had thinly spread around using my magic, alerted me. I immediately jumped to the side and a green beam landed where I had previously stood. It had been cast without a chant, thankfully I was able to dodge by rolling to the side.
A sound, as if something huge and heavy had been dropped from a high place, resounded; followed by a loud roar, rattling the surroundings again. A pitifully huge tree was blown away completely after a direct hit. It looked as if lightning had struck down, causing charred wood to fly everywhere.
Judging by the damage, it should have been Green Thunder-Lightning Flash, with quite a bit of power behind it. The power of the magic had been adjusted to a non-lethal level, aimed not to kill but paralyze me, factoring in my low magic resistance as well. As usual, the only one who can cast and control with such finesse was THAT genius.
“Damn it!!”
In this situation in which i was running low on MP, i was unable use my absolute Magical resistant Barrier [Sword Of Protection] due to the Time restrictions.
Although it was best to escape using the Sword of Teleportation, it used a similar amount of MP as the [Sword of Protection] and thus unusable, currently.
No…it’s not like I could not utilize it, rather i was unable to activate it while running and evading.
“There is no choice but to do it……….su”
Kaito steeled his mind and quickly ran to a less congested area. At the clearing he stopped running from his pursuer and prepared his sword.
“Ara, have you finally decided to stop running?”
“Yumisu…..”
My pursuer turned out to be one of my old companions. Wrapped in her usual [Dark Green Robe], which amplified Wind Magic, she smiled her unchanging smile.
The enemy magician – Yumisu Erumia.
“If you stop resisting, as I was your previous companion, I shall kill you painlessly. Unlike what the princess or that warrior would have done. I shall give you a second to think it over. Since it’s necessary to obtain the materials with the least amount of damage as possible. ”
There was no trace of friendliness or feelings of companionship in those words that she said with a smile. In her eyes, though, laid a glint of madness.
It seemed as though the Yumis who stood in front of me, had no traces of guilt in trying to kill me. Then again, that wasn’t something I wished to confirm by staying here.
As expected, confrontation was inevitable. My hope for reconciliation, which laid in in some corner of my mind, were shattered by her eyes. She looked at me as if I was a thing, not even human. Those eyes which once looked at me with respect for being the strongest were gone, replaced with eyes that looked at me as if I was nothing, nothing but Materials.
“Tsu, WHY~!! WHY DO YOU WISH TO KILL ME!!”
It was a simple Question.
…Even though she no longer looked at me as a person, I wanted to know the truth behind her emotionless words.
“Why? It won’t change, no matter how many times I say it! If I obtain your body, which has the strength to take down the Dungeon Guardian, the strength to take care of the Demon King while negating its power, I will be able to create a Tool! The Masterpiece of a lifetime. And then my name will be engraved onto the stone monument of Erumia, and i will gain recognition in Erumia, No!! i will gain recognition everywhere! And then my reputation will rise exponentially.”
She said happily, with an innocent smile on her face.
“If Fame is your purpose, then you have more than enough of it already!!”
“Thats no good. The only fame I obtained was from being your Magician Companion. My dream is to have my name carved on the stone monument of Erumia, but as of right now that isn’t possible. Only people who have created the greatest Magical Tool of their generation have the potential of getting their name engraved.”
She looked sorry while saying this, but in the next moment her eyes light up with hope.
“And so, please die for me quietly. To be honest, I’ve had enough of playing around and am reaching the limits of my patience.”
Her eyes shone vividly, because her dream was right in front of her eyes.The only requirement for her dreams to come true was my death; such selfishness.
“You betrayed me… for such a pointless reason ”
“Although it might be pointless dream for you, for me it’s my most important dream desu~. The existence of an Demon King was already extremely disgusting for us, but if it wasn’t for you…”
While saying so,, her tone slowly sinks to that of a retorting child; thinking that her actions were, without a doubt, righteous.
She continued to spit out those disgusting words.
“Isn’t it fine? The Kingdom is already your enemy and also there is almost no possibility for you to return to your previous world, since you cannot use magic, anyway. ”
“SHUTUP! Evenso, I will find a way to return to my World!!.”
“You’re quite stubborn ne~. But there is no way. Since your precious dream has already been [Destroyed], help me fulfill my dream by becoming my ingredient. ”
“Che~, YUMISUUUUUU!!”
I couldn’t take it anymore. There was still a part, hidden deep in my heart, that still believed that she was my comrade. Those words though, completely shattered that part.