Volume 4 Chapter 3 (1/2)

Chapter 3 - Holy King's Descent 1

(We should have shown a considerable coth back there didn't we?)

Ren whispered to Riona who returned to the forirl

(And yet, the boss of the pirates called us to co attitude Does this mean that the other side also 『has confidence in their skill』?)

(Perhaps it's that, or perhaps it's sonize the difference in strength between both sides)

Riona also answered with a whispering voice

(I hope that it's the latter but, this is the et We can't be optiantic shi+p naantic shi+p that rivaled even the Noah's ark that could be filled with a pair of every kind of anily had a structure where s hull's side There were even stairs set up to climb from the shi+p's bottom until the deck

The two of the the sea breeze on their body

The one guiding them was the pirate A in white kerchief who addressed Ren before this

The first reason why he accepted the invitation that he even asked Riona to dispel her transformation was simply because he was interested with the pirate's boss called Byakuren Ou The other reason was because 『it was nice to have it easy to be led until the presence of the last boss』

If the discussion and negotiation broke down, then they could just simply move to battle

Both Ren and Riona weren't restrained They also didn't get weapon pointed at theht have a lot of confidence in his own strength just as they thought

(Thinking back this is ical world huh)

(The true identity of the pirate king is a God from somewhere……that's a likely development)

Both he and his partner braced themselves

They would soon arrive at the top of the stairs There would be just a bit iant shi+p

DON DON DON DON DON DON DON DON DON DON DON DON DON DON──

The volu played since so louder each ti to play without pause until Ren and Riona reached this point

「Hey, ht in front of them

「This music, is it a music to welcome us?」

「Fool All of this et conceited」

The guide didn't even look back and replied unkindly

It seeive any consideration to the irl Ren smiled wryly while Riona's eyes opened wide in surprise

It seeainst the presence of Byakuren Ou!

──Finally they finished cli up the stairs from the shi+p's bottoly spacious deck

The aforementioned band, the thousand of pirates in orderly line, the extres that they saw froami's eyes with their own naked eyes this time

「Ah That, it's the people that Rokuharsan pushed into the sea」

「You're right」

There were around three hundred pirates ere soaked wet

They didn't join the lines of their coathered into one group They were lined up neatly just as expected, although the faces of theloouide into that and advanced forward steadily

They walked until an emptied space at the uide suddenly kneeled in a flash with ba his head toas that extravagant tent──

「O owner of wisdom without equal and valor that smash even the stars of heaven! The holy Byakuren Ou! Once ust self that is overfloith benevolence and splendor!」

The guide prostrated while──banging his head right on the floor

Bang! His forehead hit the deck's woodenthere……」

「That's because he made a nice sound fros reflexively drew back

The white kerchief on the head of Mr guide who head-butted the floor had redness spreading on it The other pirates were of course being silent during all this

The area was ruled by silence But, a voice finally resounded

「Guest's guide, your effort is appreciated!」

That was the voice of the girl right beside the tent

She was a lovely girl but her voice was loud And above all it was a beautiful voice, like the ringing of a bell Perhaps the girl was Byakuren Ou?──the irl with beautiful voice quickly entered the tent

Two or three irl with beautiful voice came out once more and then spoke with a really clear voice

「I shall convey the voice of Byakuren Ou! Before the talk with the guest, the treatment of the defeated will be decided! You people ere unsightly defeated, do you understand that you have stained the authority of Byakuren Ou!?」

「But of course!」

A young man who seemed to be the leader of the soaked wet pirates stepped forward

He faced the girl of beautiful voice in front of the tent Looking carefully, this girl alone was clad in white long garar like a skirt

Riona whispered

「It seee from Byakuren Ou Her role is like a priestess or a committee chairman」

「So the person himself is inside that tent……」

The conversation of the pirates were continuing even while the thispering between the force who stepped foras questioned by the girl of beautiful voice

「Then ill you do!?」

「Like this! This sin shall be atoned with the blood of their leader, me! I pray that this fault won't affect the others as well as their faht after that

The soaked wet pirate leader drew out a short sword from his waist, placed the copper blade on his own neck, and pulled it to the side decisively──

Pshew! Blood sprayed He cut his own neck

The body of the pirate who committed suicide fell with a thud Ren was taken aback from the bottom of his heart

「He, he killed himself……」

「A suicide in order to oodness」

Riona was also astonished

The other pirates atching this scene as though there was nothing wrong about it

The girl with beautiful voice retreated inside the tent again and then she came out after a while

「I shall announce the decision of Byakuren Ou! The blood of redeiven! Rejoice, all of you!」

UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!

The irl with beautiful voice announced that, every one of the thousand pirates and band raised their voice, thrust up their arreat joy

「OOOOOOOH! Deeply rant hope to great sinner such as us! Byakuren Ou-sas! The victorious one who kno defeat!」

Ren and Riona exchanged gaze in front of the frenzied mass

To think that they would witness this kind of sight── They whispered to each other

「This is fanaticism I heard that the victim of domestic violence or power harassment will run to fanatic act in order to forcefully convince themselves to accept the awfulness of the perpetrator……」

「This is a mood that we can't keep up with isn't it……」

「This Byakuren Ou is one outrageous tyrant……」

It was only the two of theiant shi+p

However, the wild enthusiasirl with beautiful voice quietly raised his right hand, the frenzied people shut their irl's voice was raised once uests! Byakuren Ou has spoken The strength of both of you are quite so Therefore, servea subordinate?」

Ren grinned and took a step forward

「I don't wanna If I'ether with Byakuren Ou-san──I' to accept if not as joint partner Or if you don't want that, then I'll be the new leader and Byakuren Ou-san can be the vice captain!」

「And then, I'll be the prime minister or the archbishop」

Riona also ht person in the right place 『Serve me』? In your dream!」

「Besides, there's no e can become a subordinate to someone e don't even know the face of!」

The two cheerfully spoke sharply

They had seen through really easily that the other party wasn't someone who could be talked with In that case, it would be pointless to probe each other's intention

Then──the girl with beautiful voice retreated into the tent again

It seemed she loyally went to listen to Byakuren Ou's reply And then, she iuests Display your capability!」

「Eh?」

Ren tilted his head hearing the strange irl with beautiful voice continued further

「You are the equal of this Byakuren Ou──if that's what you claith instead of just words We shall talk after that, that is the words of the king!」

Zun! Right after that, a wooden doll fell from the sky

It suddenly appeared fro onht was around two and a half s and stood ily

Yes It was more or less hu with a head like a bucket, and slightly short ars attached to the torso Attached on its wrists was just a silobe It wasn't even a fist

Riona con is like the first Iron Man suits turned evenfulike 『Shaolin Temple Wooden Man Fist』」

Ren also spoke his impression that was for eyes

However the two iot in suddenly unleashed a practice punch with a sharpthrough air was powerful

In addition it perfor kick that brilliantly swept through the air

This powerful and flowing shadow boxing looked like kenpo's kata Even Ren who hadrarely watched soirl with beautiful voice spoke coldly

「This wooden man is provided by Byakuren Ou's secret art! First you shall take care of this!」

「Secret art? What does that ician like ic of creation type and produced this wooden golem!」

Almost at the saround

It closed the distance to Ren to zero with a speed like a gale It punched with a right straight!

2

Rokuhara Ren possessed the authority of Goddess Nemesis

No hting, naturally he was able to deal with it easily That was how it should be However, while avoiding the eneht,

「Eh──!?」

Ren was shocked He circled to the wooden puppet's right side with a clockwise footwork and slobe』 that wasn't even shaped like had

But the nextarm and fist of the wooden puppet vanished

「What's that!?」

Ren certainly sahile gazing in astonishment

The vanished wooden arm appeared once more in just an instant later The arht after it launched a straight punch was approaching toward Ren that was right beside it!

Perhaps it was a variation of backhand blow

Ren realized This was a coht punch was released Even if it was dodged the puppet rotated its body with its right ar forearht to the side──

「Uwah!?」

Ren iht arm that should hit his head

God, hero, Godslayer An ene an attack that worried hied with desperation It was his first ti Nemesis's authority

Ren as still in the middle of super acceleration stared sharply at the wooden puppet while still crouching

Fro on!

The puppet launched a follow up kick like it was only natural

It swung down the hell of its left leg like an axe toward the head of Ren as on the ground

However, this was strange Rokuhara Ren was faster than sound when in the h it would be only natural to lose sight of him with his Godspeed movement that was faster thanof his knee He kept crouching

It was an extremely unnatural movement However, his inherent explosive instantaneous force and Goddess Neht his sliround, he stretched both his legs and deftly stood up

It was a splendid raphed dance But, of course he was adlibbing it

「Actually I can escape until the edge of the shi+p but……」

He intentionally stayed at close range in order to 『look』 properly at the wooden puppet's 『wooden h, the opponent'sthat should be swung down to the ground as an axe kick──

Was rapidly approaching Ren's face from the side already when he noticed The top of the foot that was like wooden clog was approaching fast toward his face It was an upper spinning kick

「It's this!」

Ren carefully observed

Originally he should be able to see 『the leg that was used to perforh kick with the sa technique then 『a Godly skill of thethat was still in the air pranced up into a high kick』 was also possible

However, he was co motion in the ression of the action wasn't properly drawn and only the first and the last pictures were shown, so thelike this is really the first time for ed the wooden puppet's high kick

The technique was certainly extremely novel But it wasn't at the level that couldn't be handled with Ren's overwhels

「That's if the opponent is this puppet though……」

Ren s

Zun- Zun- The wooden puppet approached with heavy footsteps It swung up its right foot and tried to sink its toes into Ren's torso with a sharp front kick──

「I wish for the judght here」

He perforht after he broke into a run with his full speed

While he passed beside the wooden puppet quickly, his right hand's er touched the torso that was like a log The counter activated with that

All the dae from the punches and kicks that were unleashed until now came down on the puppet itself

Bam! Bam! Bam!

The wooden doll's face, chest, and torso, the three vital spots were dented Cracks spread to its whole body from there and it was smashed to pieces

Ren sprinted without care of that A girl yelled behind him

「Oo! The wooden man as bestowed the fist technique from Byakuren Ou is──!?」

It was the surprised voice of that beautifully voiced girl

When Ren heard that, he was already──inside the tent

No one was even able to stop his Godspeed dash and he succeeded in sneaking until right before the leader Byakuren Ou

「Rokuharsan!」

「As expected from Riona, you're perceptive」

A small blue s also flew into the tent

It was the transformed Riona She as one in body and soul with Ren read his intention and wariness and chased behind hi boss Byakuren Ou There's no way I can stay out of that」

「Even the gatekeeper classafter all I can't even iine what kind of absurd fellow the person himself is」

He conversed with the blue s that perched on his left shoulder

And then, Ren was already feeling a chill Even though he was infiltrating with super speed that was faster than even sound, there was no one inside the tent

「Even though there should be no time for him to escape and hide」

「After all Rokuharsan destroyed the wooden doll and entered the tent almost at the same time Did he predict it beforehand──」

「Or he is someone who can move in the same speed like ant like its outside appearance

Several beautiful and glossy furs were laid down Every single one was surely high class items There was even one with striped pattern of black and yellow that seereat aold bars placed inside wooden boxes

There were also weapons like sword, spear, lance, bow and arrow, etc Unlike the low-grade stuff that ielded by small fries, the weapons' sheath and workmanshi+p were decorated with jewels

However, they couldn't find any human or Godly existence here──

「Don't tell ?」

'Nyaaaaa'

When Ren tilted his head, he heard a cry

There was a black cat right before hih he had been looking around restlessly inside the tent all this time and confirmed that there was nobody but him and Riona

Riona whispered with her blue s form

「Is this cat Byakuren Ou? As expected there is no way that's true……」

「Of course, little girl However, I was bestoith the great role of conveying the words of Byakuren Ou」

The black cat spoke like it was only natural Ren and Riona was taken aback

「「Eh?」」

「Why are you shocked? Aren't you two also using severalback to that……」

Riona who perched on Ren's shoulder as a blue s muttered aardly

She leaped down froirl in a flash Ren stood beside his partner and asked frankly

「Why won't that Byakuren Ou-san meet us?」

「That's only natural You're disrespectful Listen well Even us the disciples of ByakurentouWhite Lotus Faction cannot see and have audience with the king directly For such great person with that kind of status to directly interact with the common masses──even if the heaven and earth are reversed it is just not done」

「Eee─」

「That's a sense of values that is hard to accept for modern earth people isn't it」

The two japanese expressed their dissatisfaction

However the black cat didn't care and continued talking its unique argument dispassionately

「If so with their own eyes, that person ought to gouge out their own eyes by the's voice ought to scrape off their own ears The exception will only be our faction's senior vassals or the priestesses……」

「Noant to trythe black cat's tyrannical words

「Let usby all ot easily crushed by h qualification to be allowed toface to face」

Riona also spoke out for Ren The black cat pondered 「Hmmmm……」

And then──a new voice came from the sky

(Certainly……you two have overconed)

It was a beautiful voice of a woh the voice was only speaking words, it could cause the of heaven

'Aht now?' Ren thought of such thing Riona too was lance with hiarasu was harboring the same impression

When they noticed, the black cat was li, foa out from its mouth It had completely lost consciousness

It presented its own life due to its sin of hearing the king's raw voice──that was how it looked like

The resplendent 『voice』 was still co down

(As a reward, I shall permit the two of you to listen to my voice However, you two have no achieve an audience with me That wooden man simply moved by itself when I whimsically shaved a God tree and fore it soth」

Ren looked up at the ceiling of the tent and declared sharply

It wasn't just a beautiful voice that came down There was also a tremendous presence He was convinced that he would be able to meet the voice's oithout fail if he followed it

「If I' you out or capture you, then it'll be a proof that I've enough strength」

(How foolish that you intend to challenge this me However, very well If you have the resolve to lay down your life──then coirl outside the tent also had beautiful voice

But she couldn't be coht now The voice reverberated so clearly and coinable that this voice wasn't the singing voice of a celestial maiden

However, Ren wasn't per to that voice in ecstasy

Pi……nn──

He heard the sound of so fear ran through Ren's spine His instinct felt it At this rate he would die The 『acceleration measure』 that only activated when he was under attack also naturally turned on──

「What's this!?」

Today he tasted another shock for who kne many times

3

Goddess Nemesis who skillfully ran around even when chief God Zeus was pursuing her

Rokuhara Ren stole that 『escaping legs』, but it wasn't just his legs that were fast While his authority was activated, he could perceive all movement in slow motion