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The Raven Dark Hero 105
🕑 Added 2021-10-21 00:01:59 +0000 UTCChapter 105 : Lucky Seven
TL:SummerPeanut
“Captain! Let us handle this!”
“Yeah! We will avenge Okubo!”
Watanabe of judo and Kondo of karate stepped forward to avenge their comrade, Okubo. Fuuka, however, approached them with concern.
“Our opponent is one of the Numbers, you know? Besides, that unpredictable movement…… if it's the three of us, I’m sure……”
“Come on, look here. Captain Mizutani, you are the captain of the Hanagekitai, and I keep telling you that you can't take such a gentle tone when you're on the job, didn’t I?”
The Hanagekitai is a special kind of squad where all the members are high school classmates and also women. This is why they have a rule that they can treat each other as friends in private, but when we are on duty, they must observe the hierarchical relationship. This would normally be a normal thing but it was a rule that had to be made because Fuuka is their captain.
For Fuuka, until she went to high school, all her close peers were older than her. In addition, everyone was male except for herself when she was in the Byakkotai so she was able to maintain a strict attitude as a captain. Perhaps it was also partly due to the fact that her time in the unit was so short.
However, all the members of the Hanagekitai were her first friends of the same age that she had made. She was happy of course, but more than that, somewhere deep down she didn't want to be disliked so she refused to be strict as a captain. The other members of the team took a dim view of this and forced Fuuka to at least keep a clear hierarchy during missions.
At Watanabe's words, Fuuka muttered with a troubled expression.
“Uuh……but, we're dealing with an unpredictable gift user here……”
“That’s exactly why, if you, as our captain, feel that it is out of our control, only then you should step in. You're the captain. You've got to stand your ground.”
“Yes, that’s right, It's cooler and more boss-ish that way!”
Watanabe and Kondo then smiled at Fuuka.
Fuuka was happy to see such reliable subordinates and friends.
(After I broke up with Kouki-kun…… I gave up on everything for a period of time. It was Yoshida-san and everyone who saved me from that. Living up to everyone's expectations. That is my role now.)
“I understand. Well then, please keep your guard up and fight.”
Although she was still speaking politely, her expression and tone were dignified as a captain.
“Roger-! Okay, I'll set it up first!”
“Okay-! Let’s do this like usual!”
The golden combo of Watanabe and Kondo. First, the karate woman Kondo attacks, and when his opponent is frightened, Watanabe uses judo to block the movement. So far, only Fuuka and Yoshida have been able to escape this pattern. But……
“Fufufuh, No matter how you plan it, it's all for naught in front of my strong luck.”
Kondo attacked with sharp blows trained in karate. In response, Seven swung an overhand right hook (cat punch) without even aiming. He looked like he had plenty of leeways, but he actually got scared and closed his eyes in response.
Normally, there was no way he could have hit her with such a large swing. And on top of that, his opponent was Kondo, a fierce karate fighter.
……However, Seven's cat punch became a counter and caught Kondo in the jaw, causing her to fall down without saying a word.
Of course, he hadn't aimed for it. It was just that the luck of Seven's gift gave the cat punch the power to pierce the needle-like gap with excellent timing.
“Na-……Nacchan (Kondo)!? YOU BASTARD!!”
“Wait, Watanabe-san! I knew it, that man is dangerous……”
Fuuka was unable to stop her in time, and Watanabe unintentionally grabbed Seven by the collar.
“Hoh, I'm used to being hugged by women……but I think you're being a little pushy, no?”
“SHUDDUUUPPPPP!!”
Watanabe went straight to work on Seven with a back throw! ……But he was sweating so hard from the strain, and the coconut oil he had originally applied caused a chemical reaction, and only his clothes slipped off.
“Eh-!? GUGYAAH!?”
Watanabe took the momentum and plunged head first into the ground, knocking herself out.
Both Watanabe and Kondo were beaten. Fuuka, once again, felt something unfathomable about Seven.
(What is up with this man……. I can't believe he managed to beat Watanabe-san and Kondo-san in just a few seconds.)
“Fufufuh, I-, I'm embarrassed so I'll get dressed now.”
(Damn it, I forgot to trim my chest hair today! If I was going to be seen naked by such a beautiful girl, I would have shaved it off, gosh I'm so embarrassed!)
“I don't understand……. You don't look very strong, and in fact, your movements are just mediocre. But you defeated each of those three in an instant. Just who are you?”
“I already told you a while ago, didn’t I? I am Seven, the most powerful man in the Numbers, the man loved by God!”
The strongest in Numbers. In fact, that in itself is not an exaggeration. Once Lucky Seven is activated, he is invincible in a sense for seven minutes. His opponent's attacks will not hit him. Even without regard to the gift holder’s intention, he will be able to avoid any attacks automatically. And yet, no matter how bad his attacks are, the attacks will land because of his luck.
However, if they knew the true nature of Lucky Seven's ability beforehand, they might be able to deal with it. In fact, if there is a considerable difference in strength, there are many ways to do it, as long as you remain vigilant. No matter how strong his luck is, it is difficult to overturn the absolute power gap.
However, Kiryu is the only person other than Seven himself who knows the true nature of this gift. So, Seven is recognized by all the Numbers, including Jiren, as a person who is usually apathetic but is quite capable when push comes to shove.
And hearing that he is ‘the strongest Numbers’, Fuuka showed violent reaction.
“The strongest Numbers? So by that…… Are you saying you're stronger than that Bright?”
The current number one is Bright. Number one is the proof of Kuroyume's strength. And for Fuuka, it is her ultimate goal.
“Bright, huh. Well, He's number one because I turned it down, but I'm sure I'd be stronger than him if we fought.”
(……Actually, I've never even met Bright. He's not the kind of guy you can get lucky with. He'd probably killed me instantly before I could use my luck..)
Seven knows that there is a level of strength beyond the power of his gift. And that knowledge is the greatest asset of all.
If Seven hadn't met Kiryuu, he might have been killed by the top-class NDF soldiers or filths due to being overconfident in his own power.
Meeting Kiryu and being exposed to the real thing had made him realize that neither his gift nor himself was invincible. It was because of this that Seven felt that he was no match for Bright, even though they had not met.
By the time Bright became number one, Seven was already firmly entrenched in the Okinawa branch and rarely bothered to show up at headquarters, so Bright and Seven were not acquainted.
Besides, he said he turned it down but even if he actually did get the chance, there's no one who'd recommend the usually lethargic Seven as number one. And even if someone did, Kiryu wouldn't approve of a guy who's actually just lucky to be number one.
Basically, Seven just wanted to look good in front of Fuuka.
But……little does he know that his vanity will bring him hell.
“I see……so you're stronger than Bright, huh. Well then…… I'll have to use my strength to the fullest.”
At that moment Fuuka’s aura turned serious, Seven's danger detection meter exceeded the maximum.
(Wha-what is up with this woman!? The atmosphere suddenly changes?)
Fuuka was lifted into the air as the mighty tornado enveloped her.
“I…… have to defeat Bright someday. So if you're stronger than Bright, then I can't lose!”
A humongous water sphere was released from Fuuka.
(OH SHI-!? I can’t handle this at all!?)
Seven barely avoided the water ball and it crashed into a telephone pole.
(……Oh? A chance!)
“Hahahah! You can't defeat me with that kind of attack! Now it's my turn!”
Seeing an opportunity, Seven set out to attract Fuuka's gaze.
“Ka~me~ha~……“
He struck an exaggerated pose to get Fuuka's attention. Behind Fuuka, a telephone pole that had been broken by the water sphere collision earlier was falling down towards her.
(As long as that thing crashed into her it’ll be my victory! I'm so lucky!)
“……Me~……HAAAaah!!”
(Timing's perfect! Come on, hit!)
The telephone pole approached Fuuka………… However, the pole was shattered by the tornado that Fuuka conjured.
(! ? ! ? The hell? That tornado, has automatic defense!? Or more importantly, if I get attacked by that thing, I'll really die!?)
Seven's eyes almost popped out of his head in surprise.
“Kamehameha? ……but, nothing happened……Are you joking with me?”
“Ah……well~, I don't mean to joke with you……ahaha……”
Seven knows that there are powerful people whose gifts are beyond the power of his own.
And he was beginning to realize that the girl in front of him was one of those powerful people…….
Author’s Note:
The confrontation between Seven, the self-proclaimed strongest Numbers, and the serious mode Fuuka come to an unexpected end…….
Next chapter:『Seven Seconds of Great Luck』
※Here's an interview to celebrate the publication of the book.
Takahiko: “Sigh……Boss took a lot of the guts momentum away from me……. But, let's get back on track and get going! Today's guest is Miss Vendetta, the Queen of Kuroyume!”
Vendetta: “Bonjour, everyone. Anyway, isn’t today’s guest supposed to be Jiren?”
Takahiko: “Erm……. Well, if it were Jiren, I assumed I would be lectured again……”
Vendetta: “That's already your character, so can’t you just accept the fact?”
Takahiko: “Uhh~, I won’t be convinced. Anyway, just in case, I'll ask you ‘what do you think of the book."
Vendetta: “No feedback, no nothing, since I'm not in the first book at all. I'll look forward to the next volume.”
Takahiko: “Figures~. Well then, maybe if I'll just illustrate the erotic body of Miss……”
Vendetta: “Fufufuh. I'd be happy if that's the reason people bought the first volume.”
Takahiko: “Aw right! Let's get Missy to do the cover of the next volume! Then maybe all the pervert bastards will buy it……”
Vendetta: “Well, That's not for us to decide, though, and it probably won’t be allowed. Okay, well, call me again if there's another volume.”
Takahiko: “Ah, right. I guess if the guests are not in book publication, we won’t get much of a reaction. Anyway, see you tomorrow!”
