The Raven Dark Hero 110

Chapter 110 : Partner Forever

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s Note:

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“……You're not going to regret this, are you?”

“AAH? What regret?”

Crow stifled his emotions, bit his lip, and strained his words.

“The regret of dying here, asshole!”

The shields that surrounded Gorindaman were all concentrated on Gorindaman in the center.

“GUOH!?”

The impact of the collision from all directions with the transparent shield. In addition, the pressure that seemed to be crushing him made it impossible for Gorindaman to move.

Crow's sister, Kirara, had declared that Crow's gift was a defensive specialization, and that it would not work against the Bright-class powerhouse in terms of pure offense but that was only with comparison to Bright, Kiryu, and Numbers-class superlatives. It was a powerful enough offensive tool for others.

“GUGIGIGIH…… It's not fair.. You and I both manifested our gifts at the same time. And yet, my gift is so small, while yours is so powerful. That's why you were chosen as the Numbers.”

“It’s not like I hate your gift but you are the one who one-sidedly think my gift is a cheat! I trusted you to be my forever partner, you know? I never thought of you as higher or lower based on your gift!”

The pressure on his internal organs made Gorindaman spit out blood. Still, he did not stop speaking.

“Th-That's what's so annoying about you. In the end, your way of thinking is nothing but the pity of those who have, for those who do not……AGAGH!?“

Suddenly, Gorindaman lets out a muffled scream. He seemed to have received some kind of shock, but the next moment, he rebounded the pressure of the shield with force.

“……!?”

Crow could not hide his surprise at this. He knew that Gorindaman's power would not allow him to escape his gift. At the same time, he realized that when he had actually thought so, he might have been looking down on Gorindaman without knowing it.

“GUGAGAH……you, What the fuck did you do……KOBEE-!?”

Kobe jumped down from above and made a spectacular landing.

“Well~, I thought it would be a shame to let him die like this. I'll control Gori-kun from here on out. Maybe I'm better at handling you than yourself, a muscle brain.”

Kobe's gift ‘Force Puppeter’ is a rank B ability. It can manipulate the target at will, and also forcibly multiplies the target's physical ability several times.

Crow was also surprised by Kobe's sudden appearance.

“Wha-, You are, the Four Heavenly Kings of Kagerou?”

“That’s right. I’m Kobe, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Kagerou. Good day to you.”

“Good day to us? You think I'm going to let you live?!”

Crow attacked Kobe but was tackled and blown away by Gorindaman that jumped out from the side.

However, Gorindaman's face was filled with anguish.

“GUGIGIGIH……Kobe……you asshole, you’re manipulating me?”

“That’s right? Ah, how is it? My gift, it gives you more energy than usual, doesn't it?”

Gorindaman tried desperately to resist the body that moved without his will but he could not move even a fingertip properly.

“HAHAHAH. I'm sorry but your will won’t be transmitted to your body until I deactivate the gift or your body is destroyed, Gori-kun.”

Suddenly, the shield that Crow had released appeared in front of Kobe……But again, the manipulated Gorindaman stepped in between and pushed the shield away with a powerful fist.

“My shield……You sure are powered up, man. Hey Gori, can't you do something about it!”

“Guh……it’s no use! It's as if my head and body have become separate! GUWAH!?”

Ignoring Gorindaman's intentions, his body lunges toward Crow.

“Seriously……Invisible Shield!”

A shield appeared in his direction……but Gorindaman easily bounced off the shield and punched Crow in the stomach like a bomb.

“GOHAah!? Y-you, aren’t you…… powering u-up a bit too much!?”

Kobe replied on behalf of Gorindaman.

“What do you think? This is my gift. I didn't think I'd be able to overpower a member of Numbers so much. Gori-kun, you actually have a lot of potential, don't you?”

“Sh…… shut up, you, four eyes……. You can't fight on your own, anyway…… you're just a skinny guy, GAGAh!?”

Gorindaman couldn't resist his own body and punched himself in the face.

“Excuse me. I'm not a skinny guy, I'm a slim macho type. If you ask me, you're an ugly over-muscled gorilla.”

“Hey, Gori! Can't you do something about this!?”

“If……I can, I would’ve already done it!!”

“AHAHAHAH. I told you before, didn't I? Once my gift is activated, it cannot be released except either by my own will……or until you die. Now, hurry up and give your old friend a proper send-off!”

“GURH…… AAAH!”

He used his shield to block a punch from Gorindaman. However, the shield was cracked by a single blow.

“You, seriously way too overpowered, you know!”

After that, Gorindaman continued to attack. Each time his shield was destroyed, he made a new one appear.

(This ridiculous gift, raising the target's power too high?)

“ORAAAAAAAAH!”

A powerful spinning kick from Gorindaman destroyed Crow's shield, which had previously sustained several hits.

“OH SHIT!?”

Crow, who was in the middle of thinking and didn't expect his shield to be destroyed by a single blow, was a moment too late to make the next shield appear.

“THIS IS IIIITTTTT!!”

“Ghhhh!?”

A powerful megaton punch caught Crow in the side of the head. The impact blew Crow away, sending him spinning three times in the air as he flew into the audience.

“Phew~! That's awesome! Wouldn’t this thing going to beat a Numbers at this rate!?”

Kobe got excited. But Gorindaman was staring intently at the fallen Crow……with a smile on his face.

Crow…… noticed something strange about Gorindaman as he got up.

“You bastard, since when? How long have you been moving on your own?”

At these words, Kobe gave him a curious look and Gorindaman gave him a big smile.

“I’ve been found……. KUhKUhKUh, I hate to say it's because I borrowed someone's power but this thing is awesome. It packs a lot of power.”

Kobe couldn't make sense of the conversation unfolding in front of him.

“Hey…… what are you going on about? Moving on your own? That’s impossible…… BUh!?”

The back fist of Gorindaman slammed into Kobe's face, and he lost consciousness.

“HAhHAhHAh! Apparently, I've got more power than you can control now! I'll let you off with a single backhanded blow in return.”

Gorindaman had broken free of Kobe's control by his own power.

Kobe's gift, Force Puppeteer, cannot dominate an opponent whose power is far beyond his control from the beginning. However, even if the opponent is of a higher rank, depending on the opponent's mental state, he can still dominate them similar to Vendetta’s gift. However, since the people he had under his control had never exceeded his control before, he didn't expect Gorindaman to be able to break his control.

“Well, since I've got the power now. Let’s enjoy it, former partner.”

“Seriously…… wait a minute.”

Crow's Kuroyume terminal buzzed. It seems like he got mail.

“Like I will wait for you!!”

Gorindaman lunged at him but Crow covered all sides with double shields. In the meantime, he quickly checked his mail.

“Don’t you fuck with me!!”

The shields were destroyed again. At this point, Crow took a large distance away.

“Let's not fight. Jiren will be here soon. It's not too late, so come with me……”

Crow had no intention of fighting Gorindaman seriously. But Gorindaman was……

“I'm telling you to stop fucking around!! Finally, I've finally got the strength to fight you on equal ground, but you still, stop talking down on me like you’re some high shit!!”

……He shouted with more anger than Crow ever had seen in his life.

“I get it, okay……. Somewhere along the line, there was a growing gap in power between us. You got more and more recognition, and eventually you made it to the Numbers. But you still treated me as your partner. But you know what……That was humiliating for me!”

“That’s, I’m……”

Crow tried to deny it but stopped short of saying it. Did he ever look down on Gorindaman without realizing it himself, just as Gorindaman had said? He'd like to think not, but no matter his becoming part of the Numbers, he always thought of Gorindaman as his partner. That's what made him wonder if that exactly was the proof that he was indeed looking down on Gorindaman.

“This doping-like power. It will be lost once the skinny guy regains consciousness. So… while I still have this power, I'll make you recognize my power!”

“……Hahh. Fine, I understand……. Then, I'll buy your fight!"

The fully determined Gorindaman and Crow, who had made up their mind to accept his feelings, resumed their fight with a natural smile on his face.

Their attacks intersected with each other. Crow, who no longer could receive attacks head-on by the dramatically powered up Gorindaman, skillfully avoided the attacks and counter-attacked. And the Gorindaman that rushed in without any regard to that.

At some point, the feeling of quarrelling all the time when they first met was revived in their minds.

However, the blissful time for the two of them came to an abrupt end.

Suddenly, Gorindaman's power was taken away from him.

(GUh……, That scrawny little bastard regained…… consciousness at this kind of timing.)

But Crow hadn't realized that yet.

“ORAAAH! Don't you fucking stop!!”

Looking around, Gorindaman noticed that Kobe was nowhere to be found. He then imagined what kind of development that would lead to.

(That scrawny-skinned bastard…… If you're going to do something like this, you should at least throw some lines first……)

The next moment, the whole studio was flooded with blinding light, and a loud explosion was heard after a short delay…….

“I didn't make it in time, huh……”

Jiren arrived at Studio A, which had been reduced to a pile of rubble after the bomb exploded.

(That Crow…… he didn't get caught in the explosion, did he?)

As Jiren looked at the rubble, some of it jumped up, and there stood Crow, holding Gorindaman in his arms.

“……Well, it seems I was worried for nothing. Hmm? Is that Gorindaman? Don't tell me, was the assassin from Kagerou at this place?”

Jiren, of course, knew about their relationship. On top of that, if Gorindaman was here as Kagerou’s ally, he would not be lenient enough to show mercy.

……However, Crow put down Gorindaman, who was in his arms, and began to shout as if in distraught.

“You fucking idiot…… Why did you cover me!? Hey, wake the hell up!”

At the moment of the explosion, Gorindaman covered Crow and protected him from the impact of the explosion. Even though he was supposed to be the enemy now, his body naturally moved in front of Crow, who had been his partner for many years, and this was the result.

“……Heh, it's only natural for the stronger~ to protect the weaker~……”

Gorindaman was a hateful man but the amount of blood he lost could be considered fatal.

“Hey…… HEY! Don't you dare die on me like this!?”

When he came to, Crow cried out with large tears in his eyes.

“……That's so unlike you. I told you a long time ago, a man should not cry……how shameful~”

“Don't talk anymore……I'll t-take you to Asami's place at headquarters right now……”

Gorindaman, who was no longer able to speak, laid his palm on Crow's chest. The palm then glowed, stabilizing Crow's spirit.

“You're so agitated. KUhKUhKUh…… Never thought the last time I used my gift was on you……but it’s……not……bad……”

With the last of his strength, Gorindaman activated his gift ’Cure Mind’ and drew his last breath with a smile on his face…….

“You fucking idiot…… You hated your gift so much but you still used it in your last moment……”

Gorindaman's gift, 'Cure Mind', is the ability to recover from a target's mental abnormality state. It had a gift rank of B but it is a rare and valuable gift for mental recovery.

But such a useful gift was only a disgrace to the gorilla-like combat style of Gorindaman, and he had somehow sealed it away.

“I knew it, you were the best, and will always be my partner, always…… You idiot.”

With his mind stable. He was no longer distraught. Still, Crow couldn't stop the tears from flowing…….

Author’s Note:

Kirisame, the head of Kagerou VS Kronos ,the demon sergeant of Kuroyume. Another battle to determine the strongest is about to begin!

Next chapter, 『Shadow Forces』

“Good grief…… To think that of all people, I would…in a place like this……”

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