The Raven Dark Hero 25

Chapter 25 : The Descent of the Jet Black Birdman

TL:SummerPeanut

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"I'm gonna be the soldier killer!"

Yoger howled with both his hands raised high to the sky. Kouki(Bright) stared at him with his cloak as his wings from the sky.

(Soldier killer...Oh right, if I remember correctly Yoger’s gift, [Teles Copic] lets him stretch his limbs right. The line he shouted just now, is that supposed to be a reference to the national pirate anime character?)

National pirate anime. It is a very popular anime for both children and adults, where the peak viewership reached over 30%. Of course, Kouki used to watch it a lot. However, it has been running for so long that he hasn’t watched it recently. His signature line is [I will become the god of pirates!].

Following Yoger, Teaser and Mist also appeared. The three of them wore matching goggles to hide their face.

(I guess I should wait and see the situation.)

This time's mission. Yoger, Teaser, and Mist will go wild as they please firstly. Then, when the lieutenants appeared, Bright will appear from the sky and take down one of the lieutenants by surprise.

"Who the hell are you!!"

Iori jumped out in front of Yogar and the others. Kouki lowered his gaze to Iori’s chest to check the number of stars and lines on her military badge.

(Hmm? That woman... she's a lieutenant, right? Huh? Is it time for me to go? ...maybe I should watch over the situation a little more.)

"I'm the guy who's going to be the soldier killer!"

"Just an idiot huh...He might be an idiot, but filths are still filths. All recruits retreat now! Go call for backup as soon as possible!"

Following her instruction, half of the recruits were about to start escaping. However, they are also the elite among the gifteds from the moment they entered NDF. Their pride wouldn’t let them run away. Those new recruits that were spearheaded by a single boy entered battle mode to confront Yoger, and etcs.

"Kuh...What the hell are you all doing? There is no place for new recruits here! Hurry up and retreat!"

Iori desperately urged them to retreat, but the boy as the head of the new recruits opened his mouth with a wry smile on his face. Bright's gaze was glued to the boy.

"Lieutenant Iori, don't be so anxious. We'll be fine with these dumb-looking opponents."

"Sanada...you should stop underestimating others so much! And this is a violation of military orders!"

"Not if we fight them off ourselves, right? Let's go, everyone!"

Bright, who was watching from above...

(This Hiro again… As usual, he can’t read the situation at all or rather he might be valued too highly, or overconfident, or just simply annoying bastard. I’d really love to kill him right now...that pretty-face lieutenant Iori seems quite pitiful now)

"Heh! That’s a big talk for just a new recruit ain’t ya!"

"I'll teach you a lesson..."

"All right! It's quite the shame to bully the rookies, but this is all for the reward money! Die for me!"

Yoger, Mist, and Teaser were also battle junkies.

And so the battle of fifty against three began.

"Yogerrr...shotgun!!"

Yogar's arms extended rapidly, and a barrage of fists battered ten new recruits in an instant.

"Damn it!"

Five of the recruits tried to attack Mist, but all of their attacks were met with Mist's gift of “Fog Phase”. It let their attacks pass through his foggy body. Using the gap when they were startled, ten giant mist hands were suddenly formed above them and cracked their heads.

"Too naive..."

"Kyaa! Aaahh! Help me!"

The ten recruits who had just made their way to Teaser stopped and cried in front of her.

"...that’s helpful! It's easier to aim when you stop moving around."

Teaser activated her gift, “Taser Control”. A black cloud appeared over the recruits' heads, and when lightnings struck down from it, the recruits fell, charred black.

"Damn...these guys are strong... You understand now, right? It's not something that you (new recruits) can beat, so retreat now!"

Iori's face twisted. In an instant, almost half of the remaining recruits had been defeated.

"We are Kuroyume’s member! Don't worry, I’ll kill anyone who tries to attack me! I’ll still kill you even if you run away so don’t worry!"

Kuroyume. Hearing that name, the new recruits' expressions turned pale from fear. And most of them ran away.

"I won't let you go..."

Mist chased after the new recruits, turning his body into mist. But then... suddenly a wind blew and part of his body was swept away.

"Whoa?!"

Three new soldiers appear in front of Mist's surprised eyes, they all had one star and a line on their military badge.

"Second lieutenants...huh? Interesting! I will be your opponent as well!”

Yogar jumped on the three second lieutenants.

"Ugh, I'm not compatible against wind-type gift holder, but there’s no helping it now..."

Mist somehow managed to recover his scattered mist body before he joined Yoger.

"..I guess my opponent is you then."

Teaser looked at Iori. Iori was glaring back at Teaser with a pained expression on her face. But at that moment again.

"How dare you kill my comrades.... Pretty lady over there, your opponent is me!"

...Hiro interjected.

"Did you not see what just happened? There's no way a new recruit can take on me."

"That's right, Sanada. You stay back."

"I'm fine! I'm a rank A+ gift holder. I'm not going to be defeated by these filths!"

Although it seems that he was furious because his comrades were killed, the main culprit that led them to fight was none other than Hiro himself. All his actions and words seemed flimsy at best for Bright who knew his true nature. Bright silently clicked his tongue.

"Hm~ rank A+ eh! Then I won’t hold back against you!"

A piercing water fell on Hiro from the clouds that Teaser had made appear.

"Area Master!"

But the rain avoided Hiro and fell on the ground.

"What?!"

"How about it, isn’t my gift incredible? I'm not going to tell you the secrets though!"

(Huh?! He can control not only objects, but also other people's gift!? ...I need to reevaluate him I guess)

Bright had already thought that Hiro was no match for him, but now he was reminded once again of the capabilities of the gift Area Master. If Hiro continued to increase his proficiency, he would definitely become a troublesome enemy.

(...I should eliminate him. Right here, right now!)

"Hee~, you're quite good for a new recruit! Then... how about this!"

The clouds suddenly glows. The lightning that scorched the recruits in an instant earlier was launched towards Hiro.

"It’s useless!"

With the help of the Area Master, the thundercloud was directed not towards Hiro, but towards Teaser, and the lightning that was released fell towards Teaser. Due to how sudden it was, Teaser was left unable to react and defenseless.

Precisely at that moment, a jet-black bird man descended from the sky.

The jet-black bird man stood in front of Teaser, catching the lightning with his cloak and stood there, unfazed.

"ugh...who are you!"

Hiro shouts. The lightning that was released after controlling the thundercloud should have hit Teaser. But the sudden appearance of the bird man, who was not afraid of lightning, made him feel threatened.

"I am the light within darkness, Darkflash Bright. I am the one who will slaughter you..."[1]

Author’s Note:

Yes, this is the signature phrase. You will read the same line many more times in the future.

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TL’s note:

1. The literal translation is more like “My name is Bright, the Flash of Darkness. I am the one who will slaughter you…”. I took the liberty to change it a little.