The Raven Dark Hero 62

Chapter 62 : The Real Elite

TL:SummerPeanut

Dankie for the support Connor Kogut

“Darkflash Bright. To prevent another tragedy from occurring again… I will kill you.”

Female Major General Mizutani Fuuka pointed at Bright.

Until a short while ago, Fuuka had not been able to recover from her grief over the loss of Kouki... her anger at Nature Stranger for killing Kouki, her anger at Kuroyume's filths for causing it in the first place, and her anger at herself for not being able to do anything about it.

But it was her grandfather's words that put her on the spot.

“If you want to protect what needs to be protected, be strong. If you want to change the organization(National Defense Force), be strong. If you can't forgive yourself, be strong.

The only way to change the world is to become stronger. If you don't fight, you can't be strong.”

She hadn't completely recovered yet. Still, Fuuka stood up.

To be strong…. And, so that another tragedy will never happen again...

Darkflash Bright. Now, Fuuka faced the most feared existence in the NDF that was known as the jet-black demon.

……she also noticed that Hiro was crouched down at the ground, and the only part of his mouth that was exposed due to his helmet was twisted into a grimace.

“Sanada Hiro... you're still alive. Then, you should withdraw, you're in the way.”

“Eh? ...I'm a member of the Byakkotai now, too, you know?”

“And I am the captain of Byakkotai. I was opposed to your joining of Byakkotai until the very end. Although it was my mistake that you were chosen to join while I was inactive.

I won't accept a weak man who can't do anything and is crying in a place like that as a member of the Byakkotai...no, as a member of the National Defense Force.”

Hiro, who was being looked down upon everywhere, bit his lip and looked down.

In case you're wondering, Hiro still doesn't know that the female major general was Fuuka. He had been told her last name was Mizutani, but not her first name, Fuuka, and also that she had been holed up when the decision was made to enlist.

(Somehow… I kinda feel sorry for Hiro.)

Watching the scene, Bright felt pity for Hiro. He had always thought of himself as an elite, but in the end, no one had ever recognized him. If what Hiro said was right, then Kouki himself hadn't recognized him either.

And of course, Bright didn’t know that the Major General was Fuuka.

“So...you're going to kill me, huh. Can you do it? Female major general.”

“Please don't talk to me that way. I'm a major general before I'm a woman. At the very least, I'm stronger than the people you've been fighting... even Lieutenant Saejima, you know?”

Stronger than Saejima... It's hard to believe, but the rank of Major General is certainly higher than that of Lieutenant. I understand that rank is not directly related to strength, but…

“Tsk… I've already lost my will to fight…. If you're going to do so anyway, at least do your best to get me motivated again, okay?”

“What nonsense…. Please don’t treat me like a fool. Try eating this blizzard made out of absolute zero!!”

Suddenly, a blizzard released by Fuuka hit Bright.

(Kuh... it's cold! It's very cold! It hurts! How powerful is this thing!? The suit's resistance is useless! This girl looks like gonna be a troublesome foe. I should close the gap at once……What!?)

Just as he was about to activate ......Speed Star, Bright felt an uncomfortable sensation under his feet and was stopped in his tracks. His feet were pinned to the ground by ice.

“Bright. I heard that you have more than one gift. But you're not the only one who has more than one gift, you know?

That was a little disappointing, but it's over! Hurricane Mixer!”

“…!? GUOOOOOH!!”

This time, a tornado enveloped Bright, and within the tornado, countless wind blades were generated to slash at Bright. Even if he wanted to escape, he couldn’t move because his feet that were in contact with the ground had been frozen stiff.

(It's different in nature from the blizzard earlier!? This female major general... She has two gifts!?

I mean, what the hell is this!? I can't move and it's instantly chained with a killer tornado... this is a set-up! I’ll say this honestly, a normal person would be killed instantly!)

“It's your own fault for letting your guard down, thinking I am only a woman…”

The tornado stopped... So far, only a handful of people had ever survived from this attack, an instant kill course. Naturally, she thought she had killed Bright this time as well.

“......Hmph, that was a moderately pleasant wind…lass.”

But there, Bright stood with his body wrapped in Lonsdaleite, standing comfortably. In fact, the hardening didn't work in time, and he was cut in several spots...

Initially, Lonsdaleite could only be activated partially, but after some training, he had become proficient enough to cover his entire body, although it was only about half as thick as Kiryu's.

The downside was that when his entire body is covered, it became too heavy for him to move properly. This also showed that Kiryu's physical abilities were out of this world.

“Hmm... you've got a pretty tough body to withstand that, don't you? Well, it's probably  thanks to a gift, but…”

“Hmph!”

Bright forcefully pulled the ice off his feet and lightly snapped his neck.

“Okay, warm-up is over... Now it's my turn.”

He deactivated his Lonsdaleite, activated his Speed Star, and closed the gap between himself and the major general. Then he followed with a hardened piercing hand to the solar plexus...but before he knew it, his arm was entangled, and he found himself looking at the ceiling.

“Eh?”

“Did you think I'm incapable of melee combat?”

Fuuka used the aikido technique to topple Bright over and locked him down.

Bright looked up at the Major General from below. His face was obscured by a smoked helmet, but the exposed mouth gave the impression of youth. And in that young mouth with a hint of composure, his withering will to fight had finally been aroused.

“...... Interesting. Apparently, you're a ‘real elite’...lass.”

“How can you say that in that state? Are you stupid?”

In fact, Bright who was thrown down was lying on his back while Fuuka was looking down on him from above.

In that state, Bright moved his head as if to nod. Then, just like that, a small Invisible Slash was generated near Fuuka's head!

“Wha-!?”

Fuuka barely avoided it, but the strong grip that had been restraining around Bright's wrist relaxed.

Bright took advantage of that gap to stand up and regain his footing and then launched a rush of punches at the Major General.

“ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAOーRAAHー!”

However, Fuuka handled Bright's fists with her hands. As she said, she was also an expert in close combat.

Bright, impressed by Fuuka's responsiveness, took a moment to pause.

“Interesting... then I'll use purely physical techniques against you without using my abilities for a bit.”

“Are you sure? It's like an amateur taking on a master, you know?”

Kouki had been learning all kinds of martial arts in preparation for the day when his gift would manifest. The results were such that he was able to achieve a good result in the mixed martial arts tournament for the non-gifted.

“Hmph!!”

Bright threw a low kick towards Fuuka...but halfway he shifted the direction to the head. However, Fuuka bent down, easily avoiding it, tackled Bright who was on his one leg and knocked him down again, and took the side position! She originally wanted to go straight to the mounting position, but Bright wouldn't let her.

“You’re trying to pin me, huh! You're in a position where your strength makes the difference! Little lass!!”

As Bright was about to force it into a strength contest, Fuuka tangled with his arm and performed reverse arm scissors.

“Guurghhh!?”

“For now, can I have one of your arms?”

“Don’t you fuck with me!!”

Bright, impatient with the way the woman was playing him, tried to lift Fuuka up and slam her to the ground, but as she was being lifted up, Fuuka let go on her own, and this time twisted her own body around Bright's leg and went for a knee armbar.

“Guwah!?”

He was further toppled over by the principle of leverage, and Bright was clamped in a tight knee.

Kouki had indeed learned all kinds of martial arts. He was unbeatable in street fights, and he could do well in mixed martial arts tournaments for non-gifteds.

But Fuuka, even if she was a non-gifted, she’s a fierce fighter who could have won the world championship in women's mixed martial arts. She hadn't just beaten Yoshida and three others in a matter of seconds for nothing.

“What's the matter? It looks like you've been over-relying on your gifts after all.”

Bright was pissed off by those words. He felt like his efforts to prepare when he became a gifted were ridiculed, and more importantly, he realized that after he gotten his gift, he had been so focused on it that he had neglected his basic fighting skills.

“Don’t fuck with me, you liltle bitch!!!”

He forcibly swung his leg out and released Fuuka's lock. Bright didn't miss the fact that Fuuka was momentarily upset, not expecting him to be dislodged with brute force.

Fuuka was about to stand up when she was hit with a powerful front kick! She blocked it, but the blow sent her flying and crashing into the wall.

“Guh…!?”

“...... play time(non-gifted battle) is over. Now, shall we begin the show from hell...?”

Fuuka felt a cold sweat run down her spine when she saw the figure standing there with his wings(cloak) spread out in a leisurely manner.

“A jet-black demon...huh? Sure enough, this guy could only be a demon…”

In reality, he had injured his left arm and right knee by forcibly undoing the locking technique, but before he knew it, Bright’s heart was throbbing excitedly, knowing he had been upgraded from a jet-black birdman to a jet-black demon in the National Defense Force…

(Yeah....demons are way cooler than birdmen...)[1]

Author’s Note:

Special One-Match

✕Flash of Darkness Bright vs. Major General of NDF, Fuuka Mizutani〇

※Lost by foul play due to abandonment of the match

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TL’s note:

1. Bruh.