Vol 1 Chapter 6 (1/2)
Chapter 6 - The time of the final battle
After thirty ed to ascertain Iris's whereabouts
As aerial transportation had the advantage of not being caught up in hindrances such as traffic lights or congestions, our actual velocity went up
”This is Yokohama's harbor”
In the harbor's scenery seen fro the rows of large warehouses
I see, this is the most suitable place to hide somebody
”Chiharu, where does the thread connect to?”
”Mm, there!”
The thread seeest of the warehouses
”Well then, we're landing!”
Kyouko slowly lost altitude I realized that her flying skills have improved remarkably in this short time Frankly, we almost died at the start
Iround Zonmi and I jumped from her back
”Fiuuu, like I thought, the ground is the best”
The trip through the sky was good, but also too thrilling I didn't feel safe
”Isn't it!? Isn't it!?”
”Why do you look so happy?” retorted Kyouko in shock to Zon from ear to ear
”Good, then, shall we go?”
”Be careful, please There are signs of monsters in the vicinity”
” Understood”
I braced ain
I'll reiterate, our opponents are the atrocious tamers that exterminated Iris's clan From here on, a little mistake could cost us our lives
”Wa-wait! Don't go yet I' on my clothes!”
Looking back in confusion, Kyouko was in the ed shapes from Nephilim to human
”Eh, why have you changed back?”
” Don't look here”
”So-sorry”
Though I was already tired fro Kyouko's panties
”At your limit, already? You couldn't keep your transformation more than that”
”Is that it?”
This could be a little bad
If Kyouko couldn't participate in the battle, Zonh we didn't know the extent of the true power of our ene battle?
”Chiharu, let's go Don't worry, since I won't lose”
As if reading ly
So it's like that That's what I have to do when I groeak-hearted
After reaching this point, we can only fight at full power!
SPLAAAAAAsh!+
”Chiharu! Behind you!”
”Good grief Speak of the devil!”
A geyser of water sprayed with vigor
Turning around in a rush, what appeared froiant squid monster
The threatening squida jet-black aura
”Wha? I uy somewhere”
I had an intense recollection of this monster
”It's a kraken of the sea beast tribe I dare say it's the sao on television”
So it was that It's the guy as broadcasted on the TV news the day I met Zonmi
I see I remember that the place they showed then was Yokohama
But wait a minute, wasn't the squid monster from back then killed by ain this place?
”Look, the black ic power that wraps this child It's under 'Enforce'!”
”Wait, what's 'Enforce'?”
”By ally ', they bring the monster to a state of forced submission”
”There's such an item!?”
”Yeah Different fro'[1], this is the s Put under one-sided command, the monster loses its freedom”
I think I understand
While on a normal contract the monster stands as an equal, under 'Enforce' it's treated as nothing more than a slave
And, the next instant
”Uoh!?”
The squid tentacles that bent like whips grasped us three tightly
”Uoooooh!?”
Looking closely, the squid's overall length reached twenty e to a bizarre level It's beyond coreatest of the monsters I've met till now
Or, how should I put it, this situation is quite bad
Is it OK that ere so easily caught!?
And in contrast to , those two's facial expressions were still composed
A preed in water Could these two have been caught on purpose?
Instantly
”Taaaa!”
”Hah!”
With movements too fast for my eyes to follow, those two tore the squid's tentacles to pieces
” Good grief, what reliable fellows”
If I tried to do the sa, I'd have been powerless before the squid's slippery tentacles
”Until ill you reht!?”
Zonmi's umbrella cut up the air
Slash The tentacle that restrained me was splendidly cut in two
”Chiharu, please get down!”
”Uoh!”
Oncemy distance, I watched over those two's appearances
Let's cool our heads Right in front of limpse of that is the very best
And in these circuainst Zonmi and Kyouko
But
It seehts were too naive
The ene restoration ability The torn up tentacles regrew immediately, and that in h level
” What should I say to this!?”
To the panicking me, Zonmi said with indifference
”This is no more than an hypothesis, but I dare say the tentacles are but a decoy Any tiical power And, in fact, you can't get close to the real body without facing the tentacles before”
”That's In that case, what the heck do we do?”
Anyhow, the squid has ten tentacles
We number three — no et next to the main body
”It can't be helped Leave this to me”
”!?”
The one who said that was Kyouko
”What the heck will you do?”
”If I throw all the surroundings at it, even this guy will eventually be exhausted Luckily, there's no lack of things to throw inside these warehouses Perhaps, uy orthless”
”But, Nephiliic power almost depleted?”
”Don't worry Rather than that, to the uy alone will be no , I'll take care of this guy here that's releasing this awfully unpleasant ic power Ghoul I leave it to you”
”If I coic power Please spare me that outcome Since we haven't yet settled our dispute”
”Ha, ha, that's my line!”
Contrasting with the cynicish five with refreshi+ng expressions
By so, it seee camaraderie
”Let's go, Chiharu, our foe is very near”
”Aye!”
Feeling gratitude towards Kyouko, we left that place behind
× × ×
There was more darkness than expected inside the warehouse, it doesn't seem like there are many people
There were containers loaded with o lined up They were probably varied articles scheduled to be exported overseas
When I looked from the sky, the thread surely reached inside here
There's no mistake Iris should be very close to here
We should proceed to the interior with caution
”Ahaha How unusual to have guests here”
As we thought we heard ainstalled on the ceiling illuminated a nearby position
We unintentionally squinted our eyes Who the heck is the one who did this And
”Iris!”
Hands and feet bound by thick ropes, Iris tied to a pillar entered our field of vision
Dishevelled golden hair Bare skin covered with injuries
Her face, lacking the ambition of before, looked pale
”Foolish one Why art thou here”
Judging from her hoarse tone of voice, she seemed to be quite weakened
”Hoeird~ As the Kraken should have been standing watch, how can you people be here?”
It was an unpleasant voice
Standing right beside Iris was ahair
Clad in a black suit from head to toe
The arrangeave the feeling of an annoying narcissist His age, htforwardly, he was an extre man
”I've been wondering for sos? Do you understand how grave a criards the free will of the ets leaked to the IMA, it won't end well”
As Zonmi spoke with an emphatic tone, the man showed a composed smile
”What a proble you escape from under my nose That aside, I want to have a chat with that tamer there”
””
Shaken by the sudden change of topic, I was left without words
”You should be a 7th generation rookie You got to choose a red dragon A, the best! I now understand what the boss said! What outstanding talent do you have!?”
”Wait, what the heck are you saying?”
”Don't you know?I'ets selected, the three initialto their individual aptitude For a on class, an apt person doesn't appear even once in a generation”
” I don't care, I'lad to be praised by you! What do you want to say?”
”Fu, fu, such cold words You — will also become a tamer of this side”
””
What did this guy blurt out of nowhere
”Ha, ha, I'ue of a criminal?”
”Aah, in that case, you can do me a favor and sell me the blood of this chick To make my monsters even ainst the da, but I still have ed How do you think, is it a bad offer?”
”Don't mess with me! I won't consent to what you say, you fool!”
It's obvious that doing that won't benefit me in the least
Thereupon, the man's face distorted,
”From my point of view, you are hopeless fools
Being a ta my peers I' that, it won't hurt you to hear what your senior says
Believe it or not, like you lot now, I too was once a foolish taently So, until you know the inevitability of destiny”
” What the heck do you mean by that?”
”You, have you thought about the end of the world?”
The man switched to a serious tone,
”As we are now, humanity will e number of monsters that inundate us from the Netherworld”
” Heh”
This guy What's he saying
When I looked at Zon her lip and her body was tre
”She doesn't look like she knows nothing Monsters have longer lifespans than humans and are more fertile Because of that, their numbers suffer an explosive increment each year
If it's like that, they end up having not enough food supplies nor land If we restricted the traffic on the Gate that connects the Underworld with the human world, there will be an incessant increase of revolts The cause would be a chronic deficiency of food supply
Because of the current laws on co to the human world from the Netherworld, a strict check from the Government is a must However, that system approaches failure
Once that happens, huhtered by swarms of monsters”
””
”And yet, the current IMA doesn't care about it Who will mediate between monsters and humans?
Hah, that was so from the past To kill or to be killed — hu more!
Right noe are a minority, but those like us that hold dissatisfaction with the current syste
That's why, by suppressing the monsters, ill build a new order to put them under humanity's total control!
And once we change the laill be in the right!”
” Is what this guy is saying true?”
With her lips tightly pursed, Zonmi,
”Yeah, surely what he said is so What Chiharu ought to do? — that, decide it by yourself”
””
I wonder what should I do
What do I want to do?
I ca to save Iris from her trouble
These evil taivable
Surely, right now I can't ement
These guys, following their ideas murdered Iris's clan
Different means, same objective — monster tamers are allies of humanity
Killing s, the qualification to say that?
I don't understand, just about anything
How much the development of an advanced civilization equals the start of a war, isn't that an eternal question rooted in personal values?
Noyou think about it, I feel the ansill still be out of reach
”Chiharu”
Zonnified voice
”I won't bla I camy life in the hands of that man In the case you take that ht here”
Pointing her umbrella at me, Zonmi said
I felt as if those eyes pierced me Zonmi was really serious
It seeuy
”Don't mess with me! As if I could do that!”
As if
I see, so it's like that What an easy thing Since I can't
I won't kill I couldn't kill neither Zonmi, Kyouko or Iris
In that case, I've decided
From the start I couldn't show hostility towards monsters
Coexistence
It may possibly only be lip service Maybe it's a dream that cannot be realized
But, why do I have to think about such difficult things?
In the end, that's the only objective I should aim for!
”Sorry about your invaluable suggestion, senpai I can't agree with your ideas Monsters these girls are, to me, precious companions If I can't understand, convince me until I can After all, isn't that our job as Monster tamers?”
”Chiharu”
Astonished by my overly optimistic words, Zonmi revealed admiration in her voice
”A~ah, even though I troubledidiot In that case, as you wish, I'll beat you to death!”
”Senpai, I'm aware it will sound impolite Ho, you hadn't noticed it before, you idiot!?”
”Keh, what shi+tty lines you spit!”
Theto his mouth and shouted
”SUMMON — MINOTAUROS”
And, the next instant
A huiant monster appeared
This one too It seems it's the same I saw before on the news
Its height was at least on the order of ten er than the squid frohting
”Zonht it?”
”Of course, I'll protect you even at the cost of my life”
Zonly nodded
Aah, in the end, I keep being helped by her Someday I will repay her with interest
As if unable to keep watching us, the man's face distorted
”Ha~ha~ha What beautiful friendshi+p It makes me puke You, don't you realize you'vearen'tlike that”
” Enough with the chattering Come at me”
”Hah, I'd have done it even if you didn't say anything!”
The round
In the vanguard, Zon attention, Zonh the air She slashed at the Minotauros with ferocious speed
Zon
That's so I understand better than others
I dare say, battling on the ground no one can defeat her
That's — what I thought
”GROAAAAAAR”
Letting out a weird sound, it swung its axe doards
Soh the slash wasn't a direct hit, with only the wind pressure, Zon
” Kyah!”
After being sent flying high, Zonhed blood Her beautiful silver hair was scattered on the ground
The man showed a fearless smile
”I didn't know you were so conceited, expecting to defeat a contracted monster with a stray monster Are you dumb?”
””
That was souely aware of
The other ic power from his tamer And we didn't have that That's to say, a 2 vs 1 situation It wasn't a probleth Even an elementary schooler would realize that it was a clearly overwhele
” Please, don't make that face I haven't lost yet”
Feelingme
”So it's like that As expected, to hile in this for for too much”
”Eh”
What the heck is she saying?
Zon a composed smile — turned into a monster
A pale face Murky eyes
Hanging fro hard to describe that should not have been on a pretty girl
Standing there was the transforhoul form
”Zonmi, that form”
”I wanted to defeat hih It makes me nervous to show my bowels to a man”