The Raven Dark Hero 52.1

Chapter 52.1(Idle Talk) : The Man Who Became a Hero

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s Note:

※This chapter’s timeline is two days after Volume 4, Episode 53, updated on the 25th

TL: Please check the next chapter notes about why 52.1 and 52.2 are posted after 53 and 54.

Three days after I died... At a nearby temple, my funeral was being held…

It's been a long time since I've spoken to anyone at school except Takahiko, but quite a few of the students have come to my funeral.

Maybe because I've been a little more approachable lately? ...If this is the case, I can't help but regret that I should have treated those around me better much much earlier.

My mother... was stunned stiff with tears in her eyes. She was so shocked that she could not stay awake without my father's support.

They say the greatest lack of filial piety is to die before your parents... maybe that's true. ...I'm really sorry. One day, I'll definitely come to see you as Suou Kouki.

Azusa and Haruka were briskly helping with the funeral in place of my mom due to her current state. They both had bandages and plasters on their faces and bodies for some reason.

And, surprisingly, Yoshida was there too.

Yoshida was also helping with the funeral, along with Azusa and Haruka. She was also wearing bandages and plasters all over his body, just like Azusa and the others, and the three of them were working together.

...those guys, were they this close before?

Also, Rumi(Teaser) was there too. Teaser had only emailed Bright to tell him that her friend had died so he had not met her yet. ...Somehow I feel guilty, it’s like I'm deceiving her.

One of these days, when the time is right, I'll let her know that I'm alive and I'm Bright.

Hiro was not here. ...On one hand, I think he's quite the heartless guy, but on the other hand, it must be hard for him to come here, so there’s not much he can do.

And for some reason, Fuuka was not there either…

But maybe it was for the best. If I see Fuuka here, I might have rushed out to tell her that I’m still alive.

...I guess I fell in love with her that much before I even knew it... Damn it.

Definitely! We'll create an equal society and we'll definitely meet again! That is if Fuuka isn't dating someone else until then…. ...No, other guys? ...... Let's secretly, secretly, warn any man who gets close to Fuuka. ...What? There’s no way I’m like Yoshida.

And to my surprise, my funeral was visited by a lot of ordinary people and various media related members.

I listened to the reporter talking to the camera next to me, and to my surprise, I was being reported as a hero who, despite being an ordinary person with no gift, risked his life to save his best friend, Sanada Hiro, a soldier in the NDF.

...Huh? If I tell them I'm alive later, they're going to flame me, aren't they? ...No, let’s think about that now.

I was informed later that my death was a convenient scapegoat for the NDF.

The friendship between me and Hiro, the non-gifted and the gifted, was told as a beautiful story and served to cover up the failure of the NDF this time. ...Nature Red and Green's deaths were also not reported.

Well, most of the civilians had already fled the scene and were not there, and if they were, they were probably silenced with some kind of reward as bait.

But it's not good enough to feel safe. The NDF knows that I was a gifted. There's no guarantee that they won't connect me to Bright.... Maybe I should ask boss to put my mother and father on the watch list?

That's when the Kuroyume’s device went off vibrating.

"Hey, partner. Are you ready to say goodbye to the surface world?”

"...Yeah. I'm just watching with Silent Stealth though. I'll be back soon.”

"Well, it's ironic, isn't it? Considering how much you wanted to be a hero previously, you are recognized as one in the whole country now?”

"Oh. It's ironic, really. The fact that I became a hero after my death. On top of that, I come back alive after dying, so it feels even more complicated.”

"That's hilarious!”

“Tsk...shut up~. Alright, I'm going to go hunting for phenoms today!“

"Oh~. Then I'll be waiting for you, so hurry up and come~”

After saying that, my partner hung up the phone one-sidedly.

Well... here's the thing. It's not my gala to be a dead hero.

I'm going to use my power to change this world and become a real hero!

And I'll come back as a hero. As Suou Kouki, I'll return to this everyday life that I've lost!

Author’s Note:

What, a partner!? ...and if you're wondering who, stay tuned for the next chapter!

In this idle talk, I was torn between the idea of "Troubles vs. the strongest female in the primate family" and this story, so I decided to write this one as an idle talk. Long live opportunism! ＼(^_^)／

Because this one’s easier to write after all.

So, the reason why Troubles and Yoshida-san were covered with scars is that they talked to each other with their fists and as a result, a bond(?) was born between them or so and so development happened behind everyone.

Today at 3pm, we'll be updating our second character profile, and at midnight, we'll finally begin volume four! Look forward to it!

TL: Don’t look at me. I didn’t even peep a single sound >.>

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