The Raven Dark Hero 115

Chapter 115 : The Answer to the Question

TL:SummerPeanut

“!? This feeling is……”

When the Gaia Dragon appeared in front of Azusa and the others, Fuuka noticed the strange presence.

“What’s the matter?”

Fuuka, who had an excellent sense of presence, was able to notice it but Yoshida seemed unable to sense it.

“What is this…… It feels that a powerful entity has appeared. If somehow Azusa and the others have encountered……they're all in danger!”

Fuuka immediately started running in the direction of the presence, and Yoshida followed.

After running for a few minutes, Okubo was coming towards them from ahead.

“Okubo-san!”

“Oh thank god! It’s a disaster! A Gaia Dragon appeared, Azusa and the others are currently stalling it!”

Okubo was in tears. She was so frustrated that she was the only one who had to leave her friends behind.

“No way, a Gaia Dragon…….I’m not sure if there have been black holes in this area before, or if this is a new one. In any case, let's hurry up!”

It had already been more than ten minutes since Okubo, the fastest of the Hanagekitai, had left the scene. Even if she returned at full speed from here, it would still take ten minutes.

“Everyone, please be safe!”

Comparing the strength of Azusa etcs, and the strength of the level 9 phenom, although she had never seen it directly, Fuuka judged that the situation was time-sensitive and started running at full speed.

“Haa, Haa, Haa, what’s with this thing, this fucking lizard……”

Azusa was covered in blood and had wounds all over her body while Haruka had already fainted and collapsed.

In front of them was the Gaia Dragon, which seems to be in a relaxed mood. If Gaia Dragon wanted, Azusa and Haruka would be blown away in a few seconds.

It was truly a desperate situation.

In the back of Azusa's mind, she saw Fuuka's face.

(I see. I kept saying that Fuuka was cheating on Kouki and that she was hiding things from him but I was just jealous of Fuuka. In the end, I was just jealous of Fuuka who Kouki was in love with……)

“Fufufuh, I’m sorry, Fuuka. In the end, I guess I've made the same mistake I made with Kouki.”

Although Azusa was indeed taken in by Hiro's wooing, ultimately she did not believe Kouki. As a result, Kouki's death left a big scar on her heart.

And this time. Azusa couldn't believe in Fuuka. Even though she knew in her head, her heart could not hide her jealousy of Fuuka. As a result, she endangered not only herself but also her best friend and companions.

Azusa slipped an iron ball the size of a baseball into the chest of the fallen Haruka.

“This is my final Magnet Force!”

Then, she activated the magnetic force toward the distance and threw Haruka with the last of his strength.

Haruka flew as if she was being pulled along, and succeeded in moving to the point where the magnetic force was activated.

“I hope she didn't die from the impact, did she? But I'm at my wits' end……. I can't even move my fingertips……”

Azusa slumped down on the spot, but was slightly relieved from the fact that she could barely get Haruka away from herself.

(It's been almost 20 minutes since Kubo left this place. I'm sure Fuuka and the others will be here by now…… though, I probably won't be able to make it.)

At Azusa's action, the Gaia Dragon let out a boring sigh and opened its mouth wide. It was to put the finishing touches on the little animal that had lost the will to fight.

Azusa closed her eyes as if in contemplation.

(Ahh…… I wonder if I can see Kouki in the afterlife. I'll apologize to him for everything I've done, and if he forgives me, I'll be able to see him again like we used to……)

“BUUOAAAAAA…… BERAH!!”

The roar was cut off, and Azusa opened her eyes to the loud crashing sound she heard at the same time. There stood a man dressed in a tattered black cloak and bodysuit.

The mask that used to cover his face is now only covering his eyes. Even so, Azusa realized who this man was.

“Br…… Bright? You’re supposed to be dead……”

Bright looked at Azusa. The aura of overwhelming strength that drifted from his body pressured Azusa, and she was unable to move.

However, as she looked at Bright's face, where the mask was only around his eyes, she had a big question.

(He looks similar……to Kouki……. No, It couldn’t be……)

“GUGYAAAAAH!!”

Bright turned to look at the Gaia Dragon, who was shouting with a form of anger that was obvious to see. Then, with a freakish smile, he pounced on it.

“GOGYAAH!?”

When the hardened fist shot through the belly of the Gaia Dragon, the Gaia Dragon, that had been unfazed by Azusa's attack, let out a pitiful cry.

A flash shone. The wings of the Gaia Dragon were cut off.

“AGYAAAAH!?”

Jet-black flames enveloped the entire body of the Gaia Dragon.

“NOGYAAAAH!!”

The Gaia Dragon, which until just now had the air of an absolute powerhouse, could only scream pitifully like a frightened cat in the face of an even stronger opponent.

And then Bright grinned and jumped on the face of the Gaia Dragon……

“ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAAAー!”

He slammed his fists countless times, and with the final blow, the Gaia Dragon's head was blown to pieces…….

With the Gaia Dragon's blood all over his body, he looked just like a demon. Azusa was stunned, forgetting any doubts she had just had…….

“This tremendous aura is!?”

Fuuka, who was heading for Azusa and the others at full speed, felt an overwhelming aura that was incomparable to that of the Gaia Dragon.

And it was the same for Yoshida and Okubo. There was something tremendous out there. This anxiety accelerated the legs of the three.

“……This, what the hell happened?”

When Yoshida arrived at the scene, he saw the corpse of a Gaia Dragon lying on its side with its head missing, and a jet-black man standing beside it.

“Azusa! Thank god you’re alright! Where are the other three?!”

Okubo ran up to Azusa.

“Eh? ……ahh, they’re not here, but they’re alive I think.”

She answered, but Azusa was still dumbfounded. Her eyes were still glued to Bright.

And…… Fuuka, who had been standing still in silence since the moment she arrived here, couldn't help but let out. ……his name.

“Kouki…… Kun?”

Those words were the answer to Azusa's doubts, though Yoshida and Okubo did not understand them.

“Kouki……. I see, that’s why Fuuka……”

The pieces of the puzzle fit together in Azusa's mind. Fuuka had never been a two-timing girl. And the truth of what she had been hiding, or what she had to hide.

“You are Bright!? You’re alive?!”

Bright, who had been said to be dead, suddenly appeared in front of her. Yoshida sensed danger and faced Bright in battle mode.

Perhaps this was the trigger but a vicious aura was released from Bright as he smirked at her in response.

“Th-this…………demon.”

‘I'm definitely no match for him’. Bright was so powerful that he made Yoshida felt that way in an instant.

“Wha-!?”

Bright disappeared. And in the next moment, Yoshida was blown away by Bright's back fist.

“HIIH-!?”

Okubo was unable to move. She was hit by Bright's hostility towards her.

“Kuhiih-…… little bastards……”

Bright smiled wryly in a tone that clearly made him feel like a freak. The next thing they knew, Okubo was on the ground with a front kick.

“How about you next?”

Bright looked at Azusa. But Azusa didn't move. She never took her gaze off Bright.

“UWAAAAAH!!”

From the side, Yoshida, who had activated Burning Blood and had become muscular, tackled Bright to the ground.

However, Bright caught Yoshida without moving an inch and stared at Yoshida's face intently.

“You, where did I see you?”

Yoshida also came to the same answer as Azusa, having seen Bright's face at a very close distance.

“No way…… but this…… BUFUGH!?”

“FUHYAHYAHYAH!”

Bright's fist slammed into Yoshida's stomach. No matter the steel body.

“BORING! BORINGBORINGBORINGBORING! AREN'T THERE ANYONE STRONGER!?”

Bright was screaming like a madman.

Anyone who saw him would think that Bright had lost his mind. They would not want to be in contact with him.

But, Fuuka was different.

As she slowly approached Bright, she tried to put her hand on his cheek, but……

“So, you're next?”

With invisible speed, Bright's hand struck Fuuka on the cheek.

But Fuuka was unfazed. She looked at Bright with an expression full of compassion, as if she were a holy mother. With large tears flowing from her eyes.

“Kouki-kun……. You’re alive……”

Bright's movements stopped at the sound of her voice. Then, he was embraced by Fuuka vulnerably.

“You’re alive……. That’s all I need……”

Fuuka buried her face in Bright's chest and started to cry.

Then, from Bright’s mouth……

“Fuu…… ka? ……Fuuka!”

Fuuka's name popped up.

Then he called out Fuuka's name as if he were a child.

“It’s Fuuka! It’s Fuuka!”

Bright hugged Fuuka like an innocent child, as if the vicious aura he had just shown her had been a lie.

Author’s Note:

It was a bit too rapid a turn of events at the beginning of the resumption.

In the next chapter, I will link the blank period to the present, so I hope you will wait for another update.

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