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The Raven Dark Hero 10
🕑 Added 2021-03-14 01:54:02 +0000 UTCChapter 10 : The Hypocrite Bastard
TL:SummerPeanut
Author’s note:
※Changed some part of the conversation.
(......... what? What did Hiro just say?)
"About that guy, he has always had a strong sense of justice. Since I used to be bullied when I was little, he used to help me a lot."
"Really~? Isn't he a good kid then?"
"No, that guy only helped the miserable me to make himself feel like a hero. That's why it's so refreshing to remember the look on his face when I awakened my gift. After all the me who was just a sidekick for him guy to protect, awakened gift faster than him."
"Hmm~. In short, you hated him?”
".........That's right. That's why I made that guy listen to my bragging every single time. And after that, he would pretend to be apathetic every time as well. I wasn’t able to notice that at first but I guess he was so frustrated that he forcibly pushed himself to hide his emotions.
After I realized that, it was so funny to see him try so hard not to show his emotions without knowing that his frustration was so obvious from his face."
"Hiro-kun, even though you have such a cute face, your heart sure is rotten."
"No way. I'm an elite with a promising future. Even though I hated that guy from the bottom of my heart, I am always friendly with him on the surface. Hehe, I always secretly did things to annoy him from his back though."
"Oh~. For example?"
"...Hahah, there is this girl who grew up with that guy and myself and really liked him but I had her listen to bad rumors about him everyday, and eventually I made her fall in love with me instead. That guy most probably liked this girl as well.
In addition to that, I also had other girls, except a certain group of them, who seemed to be interested in him to hear his bad rumors while making them fall in love with me."
"Uwaah~, I didn’t know Hiro-kun was such a savage person, but, it might be better to have this much of personality to climb up the stairs in the organization I guess? Especially in organizations like the NDF."
Kouki was stunned by the conversation he had overheard, wondering if it was some kind of joke.
It's true that Kouki had also become uncomfortable with Hiro at some point. However, he had always told himself that Hiro is just thick-headed and that his pure heart is still the same as it had always been.
But guess what? Everything was calculated and Hiro was only making fun of Kouki.
Even though he disliked him, somewhere in his heart he thought that there is no helping it because they are childhood friends. Even if he knows that it is just a one-sided feeling from his side, he still felt betrayed as he stood up in anger.
"～Giirooooo!!~(HIiiRooooo!!)"
Even if his hands were tied up with wire, he still has his legs. Drowning in his anger, Kouki activates Speed Star and try to land a hit on Hiro’s body!
!?
Suddenly, he felt as if his body became lighter. Then, Kouki went straight through Hiro's side.
If he continued like this, he would hit the wall. He tried to stop himself, but he couldn't feel his legs... no, his legs were gone...
Kouki saw them as he crashed into the wall. His lower body that rolled down in front of Hiro...
"...hmm, I feel a little better now."
As his consciousness fades, Kouki stares at the entrance. Saejima is standing there.
"L-lieutenant Saejima!"
"Hey Sanada~. If I didn’t cut him just now, you would have died you know~?"
"N-no...there’s no way"
"You really are an idiot~! You have a good gift and your brain is decent as well, but you're really an idiot~"
"A-as if I would be killed by a half dead person like him!"
"You really are an idiot~. It’s exactly because he’s half dead that you were in danger. That thing killed Kurosaki for the record, you know? The current you will never win if you fight Kurosaki, okay?"
Kurosaki was actually a former member of the National Defense Force, and his combat prowess was highly regarded but his conduct was even worse. After being discharged from the army he became a stray filth who moved from place to place.
"...Kurosaki’s gift is the acceleration type gift ranked at A-, isn’t it. ...in terms of compatibility, I will only lose to him just because his gift is the worst type for mine"
"That thing’s gift is also an acceleration type gift. I’m not sure about the rank but considering the speed when it killed Kurosaki, it’s most likely of the same rank.
That very same person was rushing at that unguarded body of yours. You would have died."
"......Shit."
Kouki was already in a world of total darkness, but he could hear Hiro's footsteps approaching him.
Then Hiro kicked Kouki's head as hard as he could.
“This me will be done in by this thing?! My mastery of my gift is certainly still low but it's rank A+, the strongest of the domination type gift, you know?”
"Even if your gift is good, you will die if you can’t use it correctly. The world you are living in is that kind of world. You have to show more determination. Anyway...take care of the clean up~"
After saying that, Saejima left.
"...what the hell, when you are just a battle maniac!"
"But the lieutenant is not wrong. Because in this world, if you are not careful, you can die in a heartbeat. No matter how strong you are."
"I know, I know! Damn it! ......... Hmm? This guy ...... well, of course not. Kouki isn’t a gifted."
"Well then, let’s go too. I have already called the clean up team to take care of that thing."
"...Yes. I understand."
Hiro and Kawashigura left.
Kouki, who was left alone, was already on the verge of losing consciousness.
If it continues like this, he is most likely be disposed of as a corpse.
Kouki could only hope for the best. That the Revived Hunter would be activated.
...I will never, ever forgive them.
Not only Saejima who had killed him but also that bastard who put on the skin of his childhood friend. He swore to himself that he would never forgive Hiro....
Author’s note:
※I was torn between the heroic childhood friend route and the scumbag route. In the end, I decided to go with the scumbag route.
※Added Kurosaki’s profile
TL: I will be pacing myself after this volume 1 like maybe 2 or 3 chapters per week. But man, I really thought this novel would be a light-hearted dark hero story when I first see the title of this novel like a certain shadow eminence or intergalactic evil lord.
