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The Raven Dark Hero 28
🕑 Added 2021-04-16 01:38:09 +0000 UTCChapter 28 : Kill if Killed
TL:SummerPeanut
※I've corrected the name of Teaser's ability that was pointed out.
※I'm going to use a little more text than usual to express my gratitude for the favourable response. I've been working on this for a while
TL: Yeah, but you are killing me here with more things to translate than usual (╬ಠิ益ಠิ)
“...I-I did it?!”
Hiro raised his dumb voice.
"Bright!"
"Did he cut off Bright’s arm?"
"Bright-kun?!"
Bright chuckled inside his helmet.
(...Thank God. Because of Hiro's interruption and my subconscious response to it, my speed dropped for a single moment. Thanks to that I can end this with just one arm lost.)
Saejima, who had been looking downwards, suddenly vomited blood.
His abdomen was pierced by Bright’s left hand...
Bright took Speed Star gear by another step during the previous showdown. Naturally, the timing of Saejima's counterattack was supposed to be off. However, Saejima predicted that Bright was going to go even faster.
In spite of this, Saejima, who should have slashed Bright's torso in two, was only able to chop one arm.
If not for Hiro's interference, Bright would have been fatally injured first timing-wise. Ironically for Saejima, his ally (Hiro)’s support fire was only a disruption to him.
"Guh...this fight. It’s my loss huh...."
"...yeah. Seems like it."
If it hadn't been for Hiro's interference, the best case would have ended with a double knock out. But Bright was too frustrated to say anything.
"Ahhhh... that was fun...."
Bright pulled out his left hand, and Saejima fell face downwards.
".....Yeah, it was. Although I had quite the cold sweat, it might have been quite fun..."
After replying to Saejima’s last words, Bright turned to Hiro. It might be obvious even if it’s not mentioned but currently Bright is leaking overwhelming bloodlust...
"Wha...Lieutenant Saejima…?"
With Saejima’s defeat and Bright’s bloodlust aimed at Hiro, he was incredibly shocked and in a state of completely frozen from fear.
“Well then, you've really crossed the line huh...you son of a bitch.”
Bright slowly walked towards Hiro.
Certainly, whatever the actual situation was, Hiro's unnecessary action saved Bright's life. But as the one who had the death struggle with Saejima, he felt his action can’t be forgiven. Hiro threw mud at the duel between him and Saejima.
Bright was filled with anger towards Hiro.
"I'll kill you in an instant. Because you don’t even have the right to fight me..."
"Ugh.... don't come near me?!"
Bright overflowed with bloodlust. His intention to end Hiro in one punch instantly couldn’t be more obvious. As Kouki’s childhood friend that is.
"Farewell... Hiro."
It pierced his heart precisely...
"...........Huh?"
Bright saw his own body being stabbed through and tilted his head in confusion.
"Darkflash Bright. His head is mine."
Iori pierced Bright's heart from behind.
"......what the?"
He wasn’t able to notice her presence at all. He wasn’t able to see any movements. I didn't even feel anything when he was pierced. Why was she behind him? Bright had no means to know the answer to that.
“My gift is a bit special you see... Goodbye, Bright.”
(Oh... this is. Going to die........please... revive...)
Bright's consciousness was cut off while confirming that Iori was looking down at him with eyes filled with the satisfaction of having accomplished her mission...
"...I did it! I defeated Bright! But still, what a terrifying enemy... Who would have expected that that Saejima to lose..."
Iori immediately confirmed whether Saejima was alive or dead.
"...Sanada, bring Lieutenant Saejima to the medical office just in case. If it’s too late, report his death to headquarters."
"...Ah, yes!"
This time, Hiro obeyed the order honestly and hurried into the building with Saejima on his back.
"...and there’s still you three left huh."
Iori stood up and glared at the three members of Kuroyume.
"Bright... you're joking, right?"
"Yoger. There's no time to cry. We will avenge him."
"What are you talking about?! He might still be alive! Quick, let’s take Bright-kun and retreat!"
Iori also checked if Bright is alive or dead, just in case.
"...sorry to say this, but his heart and breathing have completely stopped. Bright is dead."
"Ugh...!"
Tears well up in Teaser's eyes.
A newcomer who has just joined the team. He's also a very promising rookie. Because of their invitation to the joint mission, the necessary individual for the organization was killed.
"...guh, even then we have to retreat. We have to report this. Bring Bright-kun too, okay."
"Why? It's true that leaving the corpse of a comrade behind is frustrating for me too, but in this situation, we should just retreat, right?"
"...Of course, it’s only right to bring back Bright-kun as comrades. But... there was a condition added to this mission.
That [if Bright is incapacitated, dead or alive, the first priority is to withdraw with him]”.
"They added a new condition to the mission? Teaser, why didn't you say anything about this change that would result in increased difficulty?!"
"I'm sorry. It was when Bright-kun and Saejima were fighting that the email came...so there’s no chance to tell you guys."
Teaser's action could be the most foolish act towards her comrades who risked their lives to complete their mission.
However, without blaming Teaser, Yoger smiled.
"All right. Then I'll hold off that female lieutenant, and you guys take Bright and retreat!"
"I won't tolerate you acting cool. Besides, although that lieutenant had stayed low until now, she’s quite strong. Teaser, you and Bright are to retreat."
"Don't be silly! Why is it just me...?"
That's when it happened. Teaser stared at a sword stabbing through Mist’s chest.
"...thank you for being so engrossed in your own discussion."
"Ga...ga-ha!!"
Mist collapsed, coughing up blood as his heart was pierced...
"That's the second one."
"Mist!? ...Oooooohhh! Yoger, HAMMER!"[1]
Yoger’s enormous arm sank the nearby ground but Iori avoided his attack.
"You should have retreated away earlier. ...not like I’m letting you go though."
Iori pointed her finger. A total of around 100 people stood there. Different from the previous new recruits, trained soldiers are coming for them.
"Dammittt! Teaser! Give up on Bright! I'll hold them off here! Just get out of here!!"
"W-wait a minute, Yoger!"
Ignoring Teaser’s words, the rubber guy jumped at the NDF army.
"Yoger, shotgun!!!"
"Looks like filths at least have some compassion for their own friends."
"...what do you dogs of NDF think of us, filths, then?"
"Criminals that went against the nation... or criminals in the making."
"That's just bullshit! You could have been one of us if you'd taken a single wrong step!"
"I'm different. My gift manifested when I was in junior high school, and I was trained by my country to be a specialist, and I joined the NDF because I saw a future for myself there. I'm not like you, filths."
"I was educated by the government, too. But I refused to join the NDF. For that alone, I was branded as stray filth! It was Kuroyume that picked me up when I’m lost!"
"What are you talking about? I'm pretty sure the government would have provided you with an occupation suitable for your gift? You're just blaming the government when you yourself run off on your own, aren't you now?"
"..you seriously don’t know anything huh. Even if you're a lieutenant, you're nothing but a cog in the organization. I guess it’s no wonder that you have no idea at all..."
"...what do you mean?"
"Weather control!"
"Mmm?!"
Iori's vision was suddenly shrouded in fog.
(I need to save Bright-kun while I can!)
But no matter where she looked, she couldn’t find Bright.
(I'm pretty sure he was lying around here...)
"Did you find what you were looking for?"
I turned around and saw Iori standing with Bright lying at her feet.
“How...why can you move freely under the fog?”
"It's a trait of my gift. The gift comes with high detection capability as a bonus."
For Iori who had high detection capability, Teaser’s action couldn’t be any more foolish from her point of view.
"I've got the filth down!"
From the voice heard afar, Teaser realized that Yoger had fallen.
"no..."
Both Yoger and Mist were her frequent companions in missions. They were older than her, but they loved her like their own sister.
(Bright-kun too... they're all dead… Because I invited them to this mission...)
"Now, if you surrender, your life will be spared."
"..stop with the jokes. I'd rather die than surrender to you."
"Well... Then I'll at least put you out of your misery..."
(I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Yoger, Mist, Bright... I'll apologize in the afterlife, so please forgive me...)
Prepared for her end, Teaser closed her eyes...
"Gghh..."
"It's payback for earlier..."
Thinking that she heard an impossible voice, Teaser opened her eyes. There was Bright standing there, stabbing through Iori’s stomach from behind...
TL’s note:
- Gum gum hammer.
