The Raven Dark Hero 60

Chapter 60 : Broken Pride

TL:SummerPeanut

-Shiroyume Headquarters, first floor

The first floor was a shell of its former self.

Hiro, along with Sagara and Iwashita of the Byakkotai, had invaded the hideout as the advance team.

(Nobody appreciates me... Hahaha, I only amount to this much, aren't I...?)

When did it start? He was told he had a promising future and was full of confidence, but now he felt as if everyone he met despises him.

(…No. I'm an elite. Today, they’ll see…)

Still, what little pride remained kept Hiro standing, albeit barely.

As he proceeded to the back, they saw two men standing in front. They were Genji and Yone.

“Stop. This is Shiroyume's hideout. This is no place for NDF.”

“Get out of here. Do it now and we’ll let you off the hook.”

Genji and Yone warned without any change in expression.

It was a provocation, knowing that there was no way they would back down and say, ‘Oh, is that so…’

“Hey, Sanada. You're good at fleeing, aren't you? Go tell Vice-Captain Madarame about the situation.”

Hiro replied to Sagara's sarcastic remark.

“Spare the joke. If I act as the messenger here, you guys are going to laugh at me again, right? I'm staying. I… can handle two of these guys.”

The next moment, Hiro was punched in the cheek by Iwashita.

“You're not good enough to deal with those two! You can't even tell your own strength apart from theirs... and that's why I'm telling you to go tell them!”

“Urgh…”

It was frustrating. However, the blow he had just received had made him realize that Iwashita was probably stronger than him.

“Not gonna run away? Then… die.”

Genji took a stance. Then, a string made of aura appeared from his fingertips.

Yone, who was also in a fighting stance, also lowered his centre of gravity and took a stance.

“Iwashita, these two are Shiroyume's number one and number two, Genji and Yone. Be careful.”

“Suddenly being greeted by the top brass…. This is the best!”

The four of them were already oblivious to Hiro.

Left alone, Hiro's pride was destroyed again, including what little pride he had left. And then…

“Damn it… DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNIT. DAMNITTTTTTTT！！！”

Hiro's barely-preserved spirit collapsed as the little bit of pride he had left was shattered.

“AREA・MASTER!!!”

The precious metals on the first floor, from the electronic bulletin board to the computer, the chairs to the tables, all of them flew toward Genji and Yone, interrupting the two-on-two situation.

“AHAHAHAHAHA! How about that!? My Area Master! My gift rank is A+! Isn't that amazing!”

“Are you out of your mind!? …Goddamnit, there’s no other way! Iwashita! I'll go deliver the message! I'm counting on you for the time being!”

“Ou! Good grief, for a coward, he's got some pretty impressive abilities!”

Genji and Yone easily avoided the object that Hiro manipulated.

“Ok… Let’s do this, Yone.”

“Right…”

Iwashita and Hiro could hear people shouting from behind Genji etc. Iwashita misunderstood that they had caused the other enemies to notice the commotion.

Then, Genji and Yone leave in the direction of the voice…

Iwashita was about to chase after them but remembered that they were a reconnaissance unit and decided not to. But Hiro…

“I am… I am AN ELITE! AAAA!!”

“Hey wait, Sanada!!”

An out-of-control Hiro charged into the back of the hideout.

“This idiot... that's exactly what the enemies want…”

At this point, Iwashita was faced with the choice of whether to pursue Hiro or wait for reinforcements.

“......Oh well. I don't care if that scum is dead.”

In the end, he decided to wait for the rest.

Genji and Yone were moving to guide the NDF. The shouting earlier was an auditory hallucination created by Yone's gift ability.

However, Hiro was the only one who came after him from behind.

“...looks like a new recruit... what do we do?”

“It would be a waste of time to lure in only new recruits. Besides, the reinforcements will probably come after us sooner or later. It can’t be helped, just babysit him for a bit.”

The second basement floor of Shiroyume's hideout. The Kuroyume team was waiting for them on the third basement floor, so the two of them decided to babysit Hiro until the reinforcements from NDF arrived.

“Hey, recruit, why'd you go in alone? Do you want to die?”

Genji stopped and asked Hiro.

“Recruit? Kukukuh, I'm not just a recruit! I'm AN ELITE!”

“An elite, huh... Hey, Genji, do you know if the elites are supposed to forget themselves and act recklessly?”

“I don't know. The elites I know wouldn't do something so stupid.”

Hiro is being looked down upon in a very obvious way. Then…

“Stupid? Did you just call this elite me an idiot? ………Don't call me an idiot, AAAA!!”

He manipulated every object he could find in the area to get at them, but they were completely unfazed.

“This guy’s ability... is it ‘psychokinesis’? Manipulating things with telekinesis…”

“Maybe. But don't let your guard down, Genji. There's something unusual about that guy.”

“KUKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEH!!!”

Hiro was abusing his abilities with an eerie smile on his face, his eyes unable to focus. The two of them were a little frightened by the way he was acting, which anyone would agree that it was out of the ordinary.

“!? What !?”

Suddenly, the thread made of Genji's gift, which he had produced to restrain Hiro from his fingertips, wrapped around his neck regardless of Genji's will.

“Guh… How!?”

“KUKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEHー！！！”

“Tsk!”

When Yone cut the thread, it lost its power and disappeared…

“Cough, so that’s what he’s capable of!?”

“Manipulating other people's gift? ...that's ridiculous.”

“Cough cough… enough. That guy might actually be quite the nasty enemy. Let's take him to the room where the members of Kuroyume are waiting.”

“I guess so. To whose? That creepy guy(Hiro), if we take him to Jiren or Vendetta, we'll get beaten up later.”

“How about... we impose him on the new guy?”

“That's right. New recruits for new recruits! Then let's get him there ASAP!”

The two start moving again. Hiro followed them.

In the face of the newcomer(Bright) waiting in the room... Hiro's fate was now about to be tested.

“KUKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEH! I AM AN ELITE!!”

-Bright sat in the chair provided in the room and waited impatiently for someone to come through the entrance door.

(I wonder if that female Major General will come? Even if it's not her, I'm sure the Nature Stranger has me in their sights, and they’ll come at me like suicidals…

Interesting, interesting! Come on, come on! I'm gonna kill all of you!)

Even though the Revived Hunter was not activated, Bright's overflowing black emotions can no longer be contained, and his tremblings exceeded 200 times per second, cracking the concrete ground. This was the most wasteful use of a Speed Star.

At that moment, the door opened. Genji and Yone came in.

But for some reason, they both looked apologetic to Bright.

(Who is it? Major General? Nature? I don't care even if it's the Byakkotai! Come on, let me fight someone strong!!)

“KUKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEHー！！”

“………Hiro?”

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