The Raven Dark Hero 82.2

Idle Talk : My Name is……

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s Note:

Happy New Year!

-December 31, 2071 AD. New East Kyoto Port Area.

New Year's Eve. In the crowded Seaside Park, the countdown to the start of the new year had begun.

In the midst of such a crowd, the boy who held hands with his kind father and mother and counted down the days together also had hope for an undetermined future in his heart.

Normally, this was not a recommended time for a ten-year-old boy to go out, but he forcibly had his parents to bring him here.

「「…4…３…２…１……ZEROーーーー！！」」

「SAYAKA CHANーーーー！！」

As soon as the countdown was over, the Rainbow Bridge was lit up in rainbow colours, and at the same time, a number of large fireworks were shot off.

However, the boy, in the end, shouted the name of a girl in his class, not the number zero.

There was an urban legend going around that if you call out the name of the person you love at the beach park, your love will be fulfilled.

The urban legend told that ...... a pair of man and a woman who was not destined to be together reunited here. Knowing that fate is against them yet they chose to swear their eternal love before going their separate way.

Since then, if you shout out the name your sweetheart, the couple in the urban legend would pray for the relationship of the one who shouted the name to go well for the sake of theirs that couldn’t.......at least that’s how it goes.

The boy was one of the many who believed in such urban legends. There was a girl he really liked but he was too embarrassed to scream, and more importantly, he couldn't go out normally, so he forced his parents to bring him here.

The boy was ravaged by a serious illness and had been told that he had only six months to live. Of course, his parents and doctors hid it from him but he happened to come across his mother talking to the doctor and witnessed her crying and telling him the name of his disease.

…Ah…It seems like I'm going to die soon…. If that's the case, I will do what I want to do for the last time. Up until now, I've been acting like a good boy, but let's be a little selfish. …that's why he asked them to bring him along this time.

“Come on, getting cold is bad for you. Let's get in the car and go home.”

The boy's father works as a general manager at a major advertising agency, so he has always grown up in a relatively wealthy family. Perhaps because of this, his father was often absent from home due to work and his relationship with his mother became so strained that they were on the verge of signing the divorce papers. …However, when his son became ill, he became a good father who focused more on his family than his work.

As a result, he heard that his father had taken a step backwards in his career path at the company but that didn't matter to his father. He just wanted to spend the time he had left with his son peacefully with his family. That was all he wanted.

Since many people were still in the midst of celebrating New Year, there were not many people on their way home. So there was no one in the parking lot except for the parents and their child.........and stray filths.

“If you don't want to die, hand over your money…”

“HYAHAー! Get it out or I'll kill you allー!”

Suddenly, a group of five stray filths appeared in front of the father and son. In their hands were knives.

“I… I understand. I will hand it over. So, spare us our lives…”

Without hesitation, his father pulled his wallet out of his pocket and handed over all the cash he had to the man. His father put the safety of his family first and complied with the demand.

“... Then as promised. Just leave us alone. My son is sick.”

“Hoh? You’re sick, kid? …I see…then... Why don't I make it easy for you!? HYAHAー!”

“Wha-!? But you promised…!”

Suddenly, one of the strays swung a knife at the boy! But the boy was safe because his father took a stand in front to protect him.

“KYAーーーー!! Someone! Help…”

A knife was thrusted into the stomach of the mother who called out loudly for help.

“Mo-, MOM!?”

The boy who watched what happened tried to get up to help his mother, but his father, who was covering him, would not move.

“DAD! Mom is… Dad…?”

The boy noticed that his father was bleeding profusely from his stomach...

“Hey, the content of the request is to kill the father only, right?”

“HYAHAー！It’s fine, isn't itー? We’ll just say that she’s a witness. Let's kill this kid, too.”

The stray filths were saying something. Apparently, he was not robbing for money but a hitman that wanted to kill his father from the start. His father said that he was off the career track but the company appreciated his ability, and someone who was jealous of that hired these men.

However, one of them went out of control and stabbed not only his father but also his mother, and finally attacked the boy.

When the boy found out about his illness, he felt deep despair. However, since this became the trigger to the restoration of his family's relationship, he felt that he found the meaning in his existence.

And yet, all of that happiness had just fallen apart in an instant. Because of the men in front of him...

The boy looked up at the sky, thinking that there was no point in his life after all. A large crescent moon was floating in the sky.

……Then, a bird-like figure overlapped the crescent moon. And the next moment! A man in a jet-black bodysuit and cloak landed in front of the boy.

Slowly standing up…. His appearance was far from the image of a righteous hero, at least not the widely accepted one...... He looked as if he’s a jet-black demon….

“Wha-! Who the hell are you!”

“……You bunch are not worthy of knowing my name.”

“What did you say, you…… he, he disappeared!?”

Suddenly, the jet-black guy in front of the boy disappeared. And then……

“GUGYAH!?”

“AGAHRGH!?”

“GEFFFNNN!?”

The first one had his head chopped off, the second was pierced through the stomach, the third had his head smashed into the ground and in no time at all, three of the five robbers had their breath taken away.

“HYAHA!? What the hell’s going on!? Is it a ghost!?”

“Well, maybe for you guys.”

A jet-black man suddenly appeared, standing in front of the berserk man that stabbed the boy's father and mother.

“AHYA!? UGYAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!”

Then, black flames suddenly engulfed the out-of-control man, and he was quickly turned into black coal.

The boy could only watch the unrealistic scene unfold in front of him.

“Wha-, Wha-What are you!? Wh-Why did you………AAH!?”

It was here that the last of them finally realized what the jet-black demon was.

“No, No way!? Why are you…… no, you are-!?"

“I don't owe you an explanation…”

A jet-black demon was slowly approaching. The man got down on his knees with great vigor.

“Wai-, wait, wait a minute! We are the same, we’re filths, right? It’s only a life…”

In the next moment, a sudden slash cut off the head of the last person…

“…Drown in your own sins and sleep…”

…it all happened so fast. But it didn't change the reality for the boy. That his father and mother had been killed. Instead, he bore outrageous resentments towards the jet-black demon, wondering why he didn't come sooner to help him if he bothered to.

The jet-black demon put his hands on the bodies of the boy’s father and mother. Is he confirming their deaths? But even a boy can tell. They had been stabbed with a knife. Her mother in the stomach, his father in the back. If he doesn’t get them to the hospital quickly, they'll never make it.

The jet-black demon notices the boy's expression, which is a mixture of despair and indignation.

“……Such a dark expression.”

“…A dark expression? BUT, OF COURSE! They killed both my mom and my dad and what good of me being alive!? I only have 6 months to live…I wish you had killed me right here and now too!!”

A boy crying and screaming. …The jet-black demon slowly approached the boy and put his hand on his stomach….

“Eh…? ……AAAAAAH!!”

Then, the boy's insides became hot like they were on fire. He screamed that he wanted to be killed but he didn't think that he would really be killed.

The jet-black demon let go of his hand. ...Still, the heat in the boy’s body did not cool down immediately.

“ …Live on. ...There's must be a meaning from the fact that you are alive…”

With that, he placed his hand gently on the boy's shoulder and then the jet-black demon stood up and turned his back on the boy.

“Dammit… What's wrong with you all!? Who the hell even are you!”

The boy, who believed he might be dying soon, asked in a strained voice.

“…I am the light within darkness, Bright. If you feel like it... remember that.”

Then the jet-black demon took a giant leap and disappeared into the night sky…

In front of the boy was stray filths that had been knocked over. And his parents who were probably dead by now. As the heat in my body slowly subsided, he felt relieved that he was not going to die.

...but he immediately regretted his relief at the confirmation of his own safety. Because there was nothing but despair in front of him.

…and then…

“Erm…? Eh? I, I'm pretty sure I was stabbed in a robbery…”

“…Eh? I… I was stabbed in the stomach… weren’t I?”

To his surprise, his parents who had been stabbed, got up unharmed.

“Shotarou!? Are you safe!?”

“Thank God! Thank God, you’re safe!!”

The father and mother came to hug the boy. ...Is this a dream? His mother and father, who he had thought were dead from being stabbed, hugged him with tears streaming down their cheeks.

The boy didn’t know what's going on. But he knew one thing for sure.

“Dad, mom, you know? The person that saved us was, ‘Darkflash Bright’…”

Yes, the name of Bright, who had saved them, was certainly engraved in the boy's heart...

Later, the malignant tumor in the boy's body had shrunk considerably to the point where it was operable.

The surgery was a success, and more than a decade later, the boy was happily married to Sayaka, a classmate of his….

Author’s Note:

Darkflash Bright, year 2020, we're on!

……With that being said, It's a bit early, but I've had a couple of idle talk chapters, so I'm going to start a full-fledged recharging period now. I'll let you know in the activity report when I'll resume, so please keep your eyes on me!

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