193 Great Sacrifice for World Peace and Science (1/2)
Doem woke up with a dull pain coming from his head.
”Uhh… Where am I?”
His surroundings were covered in darkness, and the only sound he could hear were the leaves and branches rustling in the wind. It seems he was in the forest.
Doem sat up against a big stone.
He had no idea how he ended up here.
”You woke up.”
Doem heard a boy's voice from above.
This boy was looking down on him.
Dark hair, dark eyes – an ordinary person you could find anywhere.
Doem couldn't feel his magic power.
He could hear his voice and see his figure, but the boy blended into the darkness so well, that one would still doubt if he really existed.
”You… who are you…”
Doem tried to stand up, but his body felt heavy, and for some reason he couldn't control his own magic power.
”I know you, and you know me too. Try to recall.”
”Have I ever met you??”
Doem remembered the faces of almost every person he ever met, even those he met only once.
He certainly did see that black-haired boy somewhere.
”You are… You're the one who sat next to Princess Iris in the Bushin Tournament.”
”Correct. Amazing.”
”You're from the Midgar Kingdom… this can cause an international issue.”
At that moment, Doem thought that this boy was just an ordinary person. He couldn't possibly have the courage and strength to kidnap him.
But maybe, the boy hid his strength and specifically targeted him. Maybe he created a detailed plan, and found an opportunity to kidnap him.
”Who knows.”
The boy gave a cold smile.
”Why are you doing this?”
”Today a girl's life was nearly unreasonably taken away. It's a pity, don't you think??”
The black-haired boy looked down at Doem coldly. His eyes devoid of emotions. .
Doem couldn't move his body at all for some reason.
”Are you doing this for revenge?”
”No, no. I'm just asking.”
”Who knows? Maybe I do, maybe I don't.”
”I do think she is pitiful.”
”Huh… so?”
”I have set some rules for myself for killing people. I followed them so far. One of them is that I will try my best not to kill anyone that I think is pitiful.”
”You're really gentle.”
”I nearly broke this rule because of you. So, for the sake of world peace, I am going to kill you. If you really think about it, killing you is still a positive thing, considering the killing part, and positive reaction will come out of it. I don't even really care about the world peace part.”
”… what are you talking about?”
Was this boy joking, or was he just stupid. Doem looked at the boy, not comprehending what he was really talking about.
The boy's stance didn't change, he still stared at Doem with his cold, dark eyes.
”You're a bad guy. I can tell by your smell.”