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The Raven Dark Hero 120
🕑 Added 2021-11-28 00:01:02 +0000 UTCChapter 120 : Collaborators
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Author’s Note:
※Major revisions have been made!
Half a year ago
“This is…… what is happening? Boss……”
In the central area, the ruins of a deserted factory. The general of the NDF, Toshiaki Zaizen, was standing right in front of Bright that had just let out a cry of surprise.
“It’s nice to meet you. Bright…… Or should I call you Suou Kouki?”
Zaizen smiled at Bright and gave him a light bow.
Bright, who had been taken from the airport by Kiryu, was prepared for the special...... and important mission that Kiryu would give him. He had decided and he was bracing himself that this would be his last job with Kuroyume.
He said that no matter what the mission, he would do it calmly and perfectly.
But when the person in front of you is the enemy……and he is the very last boss of the filths. You can't help but feel uncomfortable.
“Boss, this is?”
“I'm sure you've known for a long time that I have a collaborator on the side of the NDF and that's this Zaizen. Well, it's understandable that you're surprised but since it is a collaborator, they must be in a good position in the military, otherwise they wouldn't have much merit, right?”
Zaizen and Kiryu.The relationship between the two began when Kiryu joined the NDF or rather...... when he was still in it.
They both joined the army at the same time, and both possessed capable gifts which made them stand out in the army. Kiryu looked down on Zaizen, who excelled in brains over battles as a weakling, and Zaizen looked down on Kiryu, who specialized in battles as a muscle-brained. Both of them regarded one another’s existence as a thorn in the flesh.
The event that changed their mind was the final battle against the phenom.
Zaizen had contributed not only with his brains but also with his fighting ability, and Kiryu had been a member of the final battle against Unknown as well. Both of them knew that the other side had learned a new side from the others. As comrades who had overcome the same threat, their bond was strong.
And after the final battle, the two of them completely agreed regarding the government's policy toward gifteds.
To improve the status of gifteds. For this purpose, the two of them began a new war.
From the front, Zaizen rose to the top of NDF, eliminating even those with gifts that stood in the way of his goals and steadily increasing the number of non-gifteds who had a favorable view of their abilities.
Kiryu, from behind the scenes, drew the gifteds who were about to be eliminated to his side and established himself as the savior of the gifteds.
And today finally, everything was ready.
Bright was surprised to hear all of this but he accepted it without any trouble.
Perhaps it was because of the lack of emotion caused by the negative effects of the Revived Hunter steadily eating away at Bright's mind.
“Okay, I understand the relationship between the two of you. So, what am I supposed to do?”
As for Zaizen, perhaps he didn't expect Bright to remain calm but he smiled a little bitterly.
“You seem to have calmed down quite a bit, haven't you? I guess you're not just Kuroyume Numbers’ Number One for show.”
Kiryu answered that question.
“Because position makes the man. Now, let's get down to business. Currently, the war between Kagerou and Kuroyume has broken out and the NDF are working to suppress it. In response to this emergency, the Prime Minister and other top officials of the country are gathering in one place. You're going to have to strike this place.”
A coup d'etat aimed at overthrowing the state. If we get rid of the head of state, Bright will definitely be recognized as a world class criminal.That is, of course, if his true identity is discovered….
“We've already got the insider setup the preps, and with your Silent Stealth, you’ll never be exposed. You'll have an easy job.”
One of Bright's gifts, Silent Stealth, is the ability to completely erase both sight and sound. It is impossible for anyone but the most strongest class gifteds to be able to detect him since the thermal cameras had been cut by the insider.
In other words, it was a very easy job for Bright. ……But only if you have no hesitation in putting your hand on non-gifteds with no power at all.
“Hmm, apparently you are not naive. As expected of the man Kiryu intended to be his successor.”
As Zaizen said, the current Bright had no hesitation in assassinating the non-gifteds in order to achieve his goal.
“Copy that. Then I'll get right to work.”
“Yeah. Once this is over, we can finally achieve our destiny. But the real battle begins then. In a world of equality, we will show how important the gifteds are to everyone. And you'll be leading the charge, Bright.”
Kiryu put his hand on Bright's shoulder. The certainty of the trust he felt in his hand made Bright's heart tighten even more.
He wanted to kill Kiryu even at this very moment because he couldn't help it…….
“……I'm off then. When the mission is over……I have some business to attend to, so I'll be taking some time off.”
“Vacation? That's unusual for you……that's fine. But just make sure you stay in touch.”
“……Alright.”
After saying that, Bright left the place to go on his mission.
Kiryu and Zaizen, who were left behind, were deeply moved by the fact that the day they had been waiting for was finally approaching.
“Bright, huh……. I never thought I'd see someone so out of the ordinary.”
“It's been three years since Himiko's prophecy. When I first met that guy in my search for the saviour, I thought that maybe he……now we have a great asset for the revival of Unknown.”
The first objective of Kiryu and Zaizen was to restore the equal world that was supposed to be built after Armageddon.
The second objective was to prepare for the upcoming revival of Unknown after the equality is restored.
The third and final step was to finish off Unknown once and for all.
“Even with all our might and Elvin's life, we were only able to temporarily seal Unknown. This time, we'll finish the Unknown off once and for all! Bright's power is essential for that.”
“I suppose only those who have confronted Unknown know its horror? Currently there are only you and Onijima-san that knows. Although Onijima-san retired, he is training Sanada who possess the same gift as Elvin as his successor. Regardless how strong those two are though, your experience will be absolutely necessary in the end.”
Kiryu did not reply to Zaizen's words.
That was because……he knew that he had very little time left.
(Not yet. I can't die yet. At least, not until I've prepared my successors to the point where I can feel they are safe without me……)
……After that, Bright disappeared.
And then Kiryu found out why Bright had disappeared and he was going to take his last action with his life on the line but no one was expecting that at the time…….
Author’s Note:
I've been working on a story for a while now, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish it before the end of the year. I might make some corrections later.
I hope you all have a happy new year!
※I will finally start updating again on February 14.
This time, I'll be updating every day for about 10 chapters, so look forward to it!
TL: Not me, the next one is the last. :(
