The Raven Dark Hero 76

Chapter 76 : Lacking Determination

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s Note:

I'm sorry, my scheduled post got turned off. m(__)m

TL: Not me.

The steam subsided. Bright's appearance was completely back to normal…….

“Wh, what is happening……. Y-yes, back then, Bright was cut in half but he was still alive. I thought it was strange. But no, he was dead and then he came back to life!!”

(Ugh! That Hiro guy, he got right to the point…)

Hiro who got the bull’s eye caused Evil to be impressed but he switched to thinking that there was no point in panicking now.

And...... Darkflash Bright was making his comeback.

“……Fuuuuuuh, KAAAAAHHHHHH!!”

At the moment, a powerful aura exploded out of Bright, and Hiro, who was already barely able to stand, was blown away and hit his head on the wall, knocking him out.

Fuuka was also blown so hard that she crashed into the wall. She did not hit her head, so her consciousness was barely hanging to but the impact made it impossible for her to move.

“Sigh……Yo, partner. I'm glad you're back.”

Evil who had already given up on everything let out a sigh.

“……Fuuuu~~. Somehow, I've got a lot of energy inside.”

“Seems like it. I think I've lost my interest. I'll kill them another time. Let's go while they're asleep.”

“Hmm? ……ah, Hiro and Fuuka…. Why are they passed out?”

“Because of what you just did, duh?”

“Did I? I only stretched out for a bit, didn't I? Besides, I just woke up.”

“You can blow people away in your sleep with a bit of stretch! That's awesome! Damn it! You're not sleep-awake, you're dead-awake!”

Fuuka watched the scene with her eyes wide open. In her mind's eye, she saw the two of them in the classroom.

(Kouki-kun and… Takahiko-kun?)

While remembering 2 of them, Fuuka also lost consciousness...

“It looks like you have successfully awakened.”

Then, Hakuda Yuki, the boss of Shiroyume, appeared.

“Yuki-san, how are the rest doing? Well, I don't think our Numbers would lose in a one-to-one.”

“That's right. But now is not the time. I'm sorry to say this when you're already exhausted but please head to the surface as soon as possible and help Shinichiro.”

Yuki informed the two of them of the current situation.

“Eh!? Boss and THAT Onijima!?”

Takahiko shouted in surprise after hearing the story from Yuki.

Onijima Heikichi.

For Kouki, who has longed to be a hero and a member of the National Defense Force, this is the person at the pinnacle of his longing. That Onijima is now fighting the boss right above(surface)...

“This time, Shinichiro took a gamble. A big gamble. But when he asked Himiko-chan to make a prophecy about it... she gave him an ominous result.

Himiko-chan's prophecy is abstract in expression, so a rough translation is...... ‘This operation will result in the death of Kiryu Shinichiro.’”

Kiryu is going to die. This was a situation that the organization absolutely had to avoid. However, this operation had already been carried out. So, they questioned the reason why they carried out the operation even though Kiryu might die?

“But, after those words, there’s a continuation. ‘But if the jet-black man awakens to his new powers, Kiryu will not die and the mission will succeed.’ In other words, if you are able to awaken, Shinichiro will survive. That's why this operation was carried out.”

“My awakening is going to save the boss? No. How does a prophecy even know that?”

“Of course, Himiko's prophecy is not absolute. With an interval of six months, the accuracy is at 98%. The shorter the interval between the next divination, the lower the probability of the prediction.

But Shinichiro took his chances. Now is the best time to cause a big change to NDF and for Kuroyume to take the next step. And also for your awakening, someone who will become an absolutely essential part of Kuroyume’s future.”

If Yuki's words were correct, Kiryu had chosen to let Bright experience awakening despite the chances that he might die. Of course, he had other goals in mind, but even so, Bright could sense the difference between Kiryu and himself in terms of resolve.

(I...... I wonder if somewhere in my mind I took it for granted that I could die and come back to life? As Takahiko said earlier, Hiro and Fuuka were definitely risking their lives to kill me. And yet, I was only enjoying the fight, not even thinking about what would happen after I defeated them. As a result, I let my guard down and ended up being killed by an ambush.......)

“WUOAAAAAAAAAAH!!”

Evil and Yuki were surprised when Bright suddenly barked.

“Wh, What are you doing?”

“...... It’s exactly as what you said. I was sick of my own stupidity. I was on the battlefield where everyone else had their beliefs and were literally risking their lives, and I was the only one who was not prepared.”

“……Hmm~. So, what are you going to do now?”

Evil's words to the frustrated Bright were somewhat cold. No, it was as if he did not trust him.

“......I was so naive to only realize it after I have died so much. I thought I had found my purpose, but in the end, I lacked the conviction.

I...... agreed with the ideals of Kuroyume, and thought only of what would happen after I had achieved my purpose, such as ...... creating a peaceful world. But that kind of naive thinking won't allow me to achieve the goal. I don't have the qualifications for boss to put himself in danger.”

“......you seem to know what you are talking about now. Somewhere in your mind you still lingering desire to be a hero of justice, isn’t it? But you're no longer on the side of justice. You're living a life that's definitely different from those two(Hiro and Fuuka). If you still want to be a hero, you must never waver and stick to the path you believe in, no matter what.

Don't show mercy to the enemy. Be ruthless. Isn't that the ‘dark hero’ that you always talk about......? The you right now don’t even have the d of dark hero.”

Dark hero. ...... Did he know the meaning of that word? He had been living in a dark world but was he really resolved to truly live in such world?

“Yeah…. Okay, for what it's worth, and also for my sake, for the sake of the organization, for the sake of my ideal world. I can't let the Kuroyume(our) boss die. Even if it costs me my life......”

As soon as he said it, Bright was on his way to the ground at the speed of light.......

“Ah~ Goddammit! Don't leave me here!”

Yuki looked at Evil with a smile as she saw him hurriedly head for the ground himself.

“As expected. Even if you don't read their minds, you're very good at manipulating others.”

“Manipulating you say…...that’s rude.”

“Huhuhu, I'm complimenting you. If you had urged him to kill those two(Hiro and Fuuka) again right after Bright was revived, he probably would have killed them. But if that had happened, Bright would have fallen completely into the path of evil.

We are going to create a new world. We don't need a villain who is ruled only by madness. As it turns out, you've let Bright move forward. You must continue to use that power properly, okay? Because Shinichiro is expecting a lot from you as well.”

“It’s alright, I know.”

With a big smile on his face, Evil also headed for the ground.

Author’s Note:

On the other hand, the summit battle is about to come to an end. But then came the......

Next time, the reinforcements have arrived, be sure to read this next one!

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