The Raven Dark Hero 92

Chapter 92 : The Perils of Revived Hunter

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s Note:

※This is the first time I've reached 100 chapters, including idle talks! It's thanks to all of you who read my stories that I've been able to continue this for so long!

Now, in commemoration of the total of 100 episodes, I’ll be making a big announcement in the activity report later today! Please take a look at that, too!＼(^^)／

Well then, I look forward to working with you in the future~!

“You…… You’re treating a chimera as a child?”

“Duh? How can a level 8 beat a level 10?”

Strohm was dumbfounded by the conclusion that was so anti-climatic. But even though Bright had easily defeated the chimera as expected, Evil's expression was not good.

“……You, the answer to my question earlier, is it true?”

Evil had been extracting information about the Revived Hunter from Strohm while Bright had been fighting. Strohm knew that he was being read but he didn't know how to, so he gave up on the idea of resisting.

“Tsk…… You are already reading my mind as you like it, aren’t you? I don't know how much you read, but it's probably true. I was still experimenting, so I can't say for sure. Though I'd say the probability is around 90%.”

Evil wasn't sure if he should tell Bright this information. He knew that if he did, it would definitely damage their relationship.

Bright came to Evil's side.

“Let's keep asking the questions, Evil.”

“Eh? A, Ah…… But, there doesn't seem to be much important information anymore, you know?”

Evil covered the truth. He couldn't make up his mind just yet.

Seeing this, Strohm was convinced. Bright was also a Revived Hunter.

“KuhKuhKuh…… Bright, you're a Revived Hunter user after all, aren't you? I can tell by the look on your partner’s face. And by looking at your gift, too.

You have the Lonsdaleite gift, but as far as I know, there is only one Lonsdaleite owner, in both past and present. And that one person is still alive today! It's your boss, the Demon Lord of Kuroyume, Shinichiro Kiryu!”

Bright didn't know what Strohm intended to say but he had arrived at the truth that had stunned Evil.

“HAhHAhHA! I got that right, didn't I? Isn’t it rough for you! I’m so sorry for you!”

“What's your point? And I haven't admitted I'm a Revived Hunter yet, have I?”

Strohm stared at Evil with a grin.

“……Oh, I see. If you don't want to admit it, I'll say no more. I'll leave the rest…… to your partner.”

As he said this, Strohm put his hand on his chest. The next moment, Strom's body lit up.

“Shit! A transfer stone!”

“See you next time! No……Maybe we'll never see each other again. Goodbye, Bright!!”

Bright activated Flash immediately but it was too late. Strohm had teleported away...

“Shit…… You let him get away. Hey, Evil, this isn't like yourself. You would have guessed that Strohm was going to try to transfer normally.”

“……Sorry, I didn't get the read for a second.”

In truth, Evil knew about Strohm's possession of the transfer stone and even the moment he aimed for the transfer. But he didn't move. Right now, he wanted to separate Strohm from Bright as soon as possible.

“……Then, Did you get any new information while I was fighting?”

“……Ahh, well, I did get something, but……”

“I need to know any information you have on the Revived Hunter. Please tell me.”

Evil was lost again. At some point, he would have to tell Bright. If he didn't, it would be an act of betrayal against his best friend, Bright. But he couldn't tell him. It was not only for Bright but also Kiryu.

And Evil, after some hesitation……

“Actually, it's not very good information. Listen carefully.”

The expression on Evil's face was so strange that it's hard to imagine from his usual attitude. Bright prepared himself. Because no matter how harsh the information might be, he would have to deal with it from now on.

“This may be hard for you to accept but it seems that the longer Revived Hunter is inactive, the worse it is for the user’s body. For example, the five senses. Taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight. It's believed that some changes will occur to these senses.”

The five senses would be adversely affected. Bright was able to accept these words with ease. This was because he was already aware of the symptoms.

The only symptom he was aware of was his sense of taste. Lately, no matter what he ate, the taste remained the same. At first, he was worried that he might be sick, but if he was, Cell White would have automatically healed him and since he hadn't felt any other physical abnormality, he decided to not worry about it but he hadn't expected that it was one of the harmful effects of Revived Hunter.

“I see……. But even if I wanted to activate the Revived Hunter, unfortunately, my Cell Flame automatically activates when there is something wrong with my body. It's a good thing that my body can be repaired independently to my will but I can't die even if I want to. ……well, not like I wanted to die on purpose in the first place.”

He couldn’t die. If what Evil had said was true, if the Revived Hunter was not activated, Bright would continue to be in the danger of slowly losing his five senses.

“And, there's only one way to prevent that from happening. That is to kill gifteds.”

“Kill gifteds? Evil, that’s, is that the way to slow the debilitating progress of the Revived Hunter?”

“……Ahh. If it what he said was true, you would lose almost all of your senses after a year without Revived Hunter being activated. But as Bright, you've killed a lot of people with gift over the past year. I guess it's a good thing that you're still alive and kicking.”

It is true that Bright had dyed his hands red from quite a few gifteds, albeit only the bad guys that he was willing to kill. For Bright, who had always against needless killing, the fact that he would now have to continue to kill people with gift for his own sake, without any clear purpose, was certainly not good information.

“……I see. You're right. That was certainly information I don’t want to hear.”

“Kouki…… Erm……”

“It’s Bright during mission right? It's not like your usual aloof and rational self, you know?”

“Ah, yeah. Bright, it's not just the five senses that you will lose. There's another thing, he said you'll gradually lose your emotions and eventually your ego.”

To lose one’s emotions and ego. On top of losing one’s five senses, it is basically as good as dead in a way.

“That's a tough one……. No, it’ll be the same when I lose all my senses… If I don't do something, then I won't be me anymore at this rate…”

“But hey, now that we know how to deal with them, it's a good thing, don't you think? Heck~, There are still a lot of bad guys out there that need to be killed. All we have to do is kill them all!”

“Don't talk to me like I'm some kind of freak killer. Unless I have a clear reason, I don't feel comfortable killing someone even if they are obviously bad guys. But killing for my own sake...”

“That is why! Only the criminals that need to be killed! That'll take away Revived Hunter’s harmful effect, so in a way, it's the same as usual, right?”

“Well, that’s true, but……”

“OK! I think Teaser has waited long enough, let’s go!”

When he said that, Evil was already walking away.

“Sigh, well, what will be, will be…”

Bright was not convinced but he stopped to think about it. And that was the proof that he was losing his emotions.

He will lose his emotions……. The results of Strom's experiments show that he would gradually become less and less emotional and finally lose his emotions altogether, becoming a phenom-like creature.

(As Rumi-chan said, I had noticed that Kouki had changed too. But I thought it was because he had grown mentally as a result of Bright becoming the number one in Kuroyume’s Numbers. No, I was forcing myself to believe so.

It's true that he has grown mentally. However, until just a year ago, Kouki was someone with a cool side yet stupid at times, likes to get ahead of himself but has a kind and straightforward personality. That's why he is my best friend.)

And in the end, Evil was unable to tell Bright the most important information.

(I can’t say it. I just can’t say it! That…… That kind of brutal secret, the current me, to Kouki…… No, not even the boss, I can never tell them!!)

There was another piece of information that he could not tell Bright. That important secret that concerned even Kiryu.

Evil put it off. But he knew. Even if he didn't tell him now, he knew that he would have to pull the trigger sooner or later…….

A year and a half has passed since then. Fuuka still remembers that day even now.

Author’s Note:

It's been a year and a half since then. Hiro has been looking ahead and making his own progress.

Next time: "The Hanagekitai and Byakkotai”[1]

“Darkflash Bright…… The next time we meet……”

“I'm the guy…… who's going to be Bright's rival.”

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TL’s Note:

1. Flower squad and Tiger squad