[The Evil’s Judgment]
Midou Ryuusui didn’t answer Boss’ question and was silent.
During that silence, Midou Ryuusui sought a number of ways to breakthrough the encirclement, and should have realized that all of them were blocked.
First of all, Byakurei-san’s ability, Room Impair.
This ability does not allow any intruders.
The only ones who can intrude in are teleportation ability users as well as Byakurei-san and Kemuri-san.
Moreover, it seems that Shimichi-san’s Infinite Corridor have already been activated.
We are now in the middle of a vast desert.
Overlapping this with Byakurei-san’s Room Impair has cut off all path of retreat.
Furthermore, the Infinite Corridor also cuts off radio waves. Now, Midou Ryuusui has no means of communication with the outside world.
“Checkmated, huh…”
He himself muttered what everyone thought.
However, contrary to his words, Midou Ryuusui’s killing intent is increasing more than before.
His seething killing intent was about to swallow the area.
Everyone is ready for battle.
“I wanted to capture him alive, but it seems impossible,” said Boss.
Midou Ryuusui is still burning with fighting spirit even in this situation.
He should have known that he has no chance of winning.
However, he still does not give up.
Midou Ryuusui would never yields in the face of evil.
Because he is righteous.
I mustn’t misunderstand. We are evil and he is justice.
“Those sure are good faces. Am I really that scary?” provoked Midou Ryuusui, looking over his surroundings.
With his mask removed, Boss said,
“Can I ask you one question?”
“… I have nothing to talk to you bastard.”
“Where is Yumesaki Aika?”
“…”
I felt Midou Ryuusui’s heart beat harder for a moment.
He kept silent.
Yumesaki Aika. It’s a name I’ve never heard of.
“Desuko, can you read him?” said Boss.
“Etto~, Yumesaki Aika seems to be isolated in the center of Saint Celia. Ah, this is the only thing that I can read.
And he seems to be aiming me first, so protect me, okay~.”
“That’s enough. I want to know a little more, but it can’t be helped.”
It seems that Desuko-san’s mind reading ability is not perfect.
How much she can read mind depends on the psychological condition of the subject and her condition.
And there seems to be some restrictions, so it seems that she can’t read mind recklessly.
With regards to Desuko-san, her ability is the dangerous type where we don’t know how much it can do, so she might not be telling us the full extent of her ability.
Even so, mind reading is an ability that you are helpless against. There is no way to counter it.
It’s not suitable for battle though.
“…Well then, it’s a goodbye. Midou Ryuusui.”
Boss’ words was the signal. Boss puts on the mask again.
The attack started with Tameiki-san’s Press.
The surrounding area collapsed in a circle, and water erupted from the crushed pipe.
Midou Ryuusui is dodging to the side.
The wind slash that he released while dodging was offset by Chiyaku-san’s blood.
And Byakurei-san was waiting at the place where he was dodging to.
Room Impair captures his right arm.
Midou Ryuusui immediately cut off his arm and fled to the sky.
However, there is no escape even in the sky.
He is pulled back by Shimichi-san’s Infinite Corridor.
Followed by Tameiki-san’s Press, Midou Ryuusui was slammed to the ground.
“Gah…!”
*cracks* Painful cracking sound could be heard from all over his body.
Boss slowly walks to Midou Ryuusui.
Miduo Ryuusui launched a wind slash while looked almost being completely crushed.
But, as if slipping through it, unnoticedly, Boss is already standing in front of him.
“G-guuOOOOOOO!!!”
Perhaps by mustering his last power, Midou Ryuusui stood up and tried to hit Boss.
However, before the fist reaches Boss, he collapses.
A knife was stuck in his chest just before I knew it.
With a *thud*, Midou Ryuusui fell down.
His heart beat disappear before long.
He doesn’t even breathe.
Midou Ryuusui is dead.
“……”
This feeling is not a sense of accomplishment.
Hakunetsu-san and Kuroino-san were killed by Midou Ryuusui, and even though he died now, I felt uncomfortable for some reason.
Is it because in the past, I longed for Midou Ryuusui?
Is it because my best friend’s father died?
I don’t understand. I couldn’t help it.
“Huu-”
With a complicated heart, for the time being, I feel relieved that the operation was completed.
It was unexpectedly easy.
The strongest wind user in history. It seems that even the man who was feared as the wind god can’t do a thing when surrounded by such powerful people.
I thought it was an excessive force, but Boss did not underestimate Midou Ryuusui.
Boss looked down on Midou Ryuusui’s corpse for a while, turned on his heels and proceeded a few steps.
“We sure have left traces in this city. It may be time to move the hideout.”
“That’s true.”
Kemuri-san, who had been a spectator from the beginning to the end from above the rubbles, nodded.
“Although Byakurei will forget the city where the hideout is again.” Desuko-san make fun of Byakurei-san.
“Aren’t you too much?”
“Hyde, there is a woman called Sen lying over there, is it okay to take her back? She is a Myth class strengthening type. She will be an interesting material.” said Chiyaku-san, pointing at the nude body on the rubble.
“No problem.”
“Hyde, it’s okay to dissolve right?”
After a while of silence, Tameiki-san said.
And when I tried to stand up from my hiding…
That man appeared.
――At that time, this space was supposed to still be an absolutely inviolable area.
Shimichi-san’s Infinite Corridor and Byakurei-san’s Room Impair were not unraveled yet.
However, that man appeared.
Everyone turned to that tremendous killing intent.
Nay, no one here noticed him until he appeared.
Indeed, he appeared without a sound.
Now, I can hear his rough breathing.
“You all are unmistakable evil.”
His voice could be heard.
His face couldn’t be seen well in the dark, but a bit weeping could be heard. He was crying.
And his SDF uniform is barely visible.
A 3-star badge is lightly illuminated on the moonlit night.
I immediately knew who it was.
He walks slowly. Strongly stepping on the ground, he stood in front of the remains of Midou Ryuusui.
His name is Midou Tsurugi.
My best friend.
“You guys are trash…! Rubbish, dung, dirt! Scum!”
Tsurugi thrown all abuse he can think of to Boss who is in front of him.
“Oioi, you sure said some terrible things. Or rather, how did you come in?”
Byakurei-san takes a step forward. But Boss stopped him with one hand.
“It’s you, huh. Midou Tsurugi.”
“You guys are killing innocent people and threatening peace.
Killing a great number of people for one person? Bullshit. You guys are just doing whatever you want, aren’t you?” Tsurugi ignores Boss’ voice and continues speaking.
“You guys…what the hell do you want to do…
For what purpose, are you doing this…!?”
Voice trembling with anger is transmitted to here.
I was watching Tsurugi’s state from my hiding spot.
“Good eyes.” Boss looked at Tsurugi and said.
“I will never forgive you all.”
“Just won’t forgive, huh?”
“…No, I’ll kill you…! I will kill every last one of you…!
I’LL KILL EVERYONE!!!”
“Midou Tsurugi. That hatred itself is the truth of this world.
And you didn’t have enough composure.” Boss put on his jet-black coat again.
“Can I kill him?”
Byakurei-san appears in front of him again.
“No, wait. Let’s let him says his farewell.”
When Boss said so, Tsurugi crouched in front of his father’s body.
Boss’ words just now weren’t meant for Tsurugi. It was for me.
I don’t think I have anything to say to Tsurugi for the last time.
I answered with a silence.
I have nothing to say.
It is not the time for that now. I feel a bit uncomfortable that Boss cares about me like this.
In this situation, Tsurugi and I are stranger. I had decided so.
“sob…sob…Dad…”
Tsurugi only holds his father hand for a little while, and before long, he stands up.
Despite shedding tears, his eyes are full of killing intent.
Tsurugi tear off some of his chest buttons, throwing his SDF uniforms out of order.
It’s the first time I’ve seen Tsurugi being like that.
“…have you settled your farewell?”
Once again, I responded Boss’ reminder with silence.
Tsurugi didn’t say anything.
“Then, die. Byakurei, Tameiki, support me.”
“Ha? Support?”
When Byakurei-san’s bewildered voice raised up, Tsurugi moved.
Boss pulls out a knife from his breast pocket and throws it to Tsurugi.
However, as before, the knife deviates.
Tsurugi entered Boss’ bosom, removed the holder’s knife, and cut up from below.
Naturally, Boss dodge it.
“Hyde, get away.” came Tameiki-san’s voice.
Boss instantly jump sideways.
Then, there was a thumping noise, and a vibration ran around.
The Press directly hits Tsurugi.
Everyone must have imagined that Tsurugi were crushed on the ground and turned into blooming red flower.
For a moment, I was relieved of the tension.
But, when they saw Tsurugi who was intact in the center of collapsed circle, everyone entered battle stance again.
“Oioi, what’s going on…!?” said Byakurei-san.
Tsurugi is still staring at Boss with bloodshot eyes.
“Hah, hah, I’ll definitely…kill you all someday…” said Tsurugi, and he took a step back.
Blood was dripping from his mouth.
“I’LL DEFINITELY CLEAR AWAY MY FATHER’S REGRET!!” Tsurugi clasped his fist and shouted while his shoulders went up and down.
*thump* Tameiki-san’s Press was poured on Tsurugi again.
Again, there is no damage done to Tsurugi.
Tsurugi is screaming without minding it.
“I’ll weed out all evil like you all…! ABSOLUTELY…!!
Remember! I’ll definitely…!”
At the same time as his voice was cut off, Tsurugi disappeared.
“He disappeared…?” murmured Kemuri-san.
“He should have escape into the ground. He was able to slip through walls previously.
It seems he was calm because he had the option to escape.”
“Should I follow him?”
“No, it’s meaningless to chase him more than this. We don’t even know his ability after all.
Let’s withdraw.”
[The Evil’s Judgment]
Midou Ryuusui didn’t answer Boss’ question and was silent.
During that silence, Midou Ryuusui sought a number of ways to breakthrough the encirclement, and should have realized that all of them were blocked.
First of all, Byakurei-san’s ability, Room Impair.
This ability does not allow any intruders.
The only ones who can intrude in are teleportation ability users as well as Byakurei-san and Kemuri-san.
Moreover, it seems that Shimichi-san’s Infinite Corridor have already been activated.
We are now in the middle of a vast desert.
Overlapping this with Byakurei-san’s Room Impair has cut off all path of retreat.
Furthermore, the Infinite Corridor also cuts off radio waves. Now, Midou Ryuusui has no means of communication with the outside world.
“Checkmated, huh…”
He himself muttered what everyone thought.
However, contrary to his words, Midou Ryuusui’s killing intent is increasing more than before.
His seething killing intent was about to swallow the area.
Everyone is ready for battle.
“I wanted to capture him alive, but it seems impossible,” said Boss.
Midou Ryuusui is still burning with fighting spirit even in this situation.
He should have known that he has no chance of winning.
However, he still does not give up.
Midou Ryuusui would never yields in the face of evil.
Because he is righteous.
I mustn’t misunderstand. We are evil and he is justice.
“Those sure are good faces. Am I really that scary?” provoked Midou Ryuusui, looking over his surroundings.
With his mask removed, Boss said,
“Can I ask you one question?”
“… I have nothing to talk to you bastard.”
“Where is Yumesaki Aika?”
“…”
I felt Midou Ryuusui’s heart beat harder for a moment.
He kept silent.
Yumesaki Aika. It’s a name I’ve never heard of.
“Desuko, can you read him?” said Boss.
“Etto~, Yumesaki Aika seems to be isolated in the center of Saint Celia. Ah, this is the only thing that I can read.
And he seems to be aiming me first, so protect me, okay~.”
“That’s enough. I want to know a little more, but it can’t be helped.”
It seems that Desuko-san’s mind reading ability is not perfect.
How much she can read mind depends on the psychological condition of the subject and her condition.
And there seems to be some restrictions, so it seems that she can’t read mind recklessly.
With regards to Desuko-san, her ability is the dangerous type where we don’t know how much it can do, so she might not be telling us the full extent of her ability.
Even so, mind reading is an ability that you are helpless against. There is no way to counter it.
It’s not suitable for battle though.
“…Well then, it’s a goodbye. Midou Ryuusui.”
Boss’ words was the signal. Boss puts on the mask again.
The attack started with Tameiki-san’s Press.
The surrounding area collapsed in a circle, and water erupted from the crushed pipe.
Midou Ryuusui is dodging to the side.
The wind slash that he released while dodging was offset by Chiyaku-san’s blood.
And Byakurei-san was waiting at the place where he was dodging to.
Room Impair captures his right arm.
Midou Ryuusui immediately cut off his arm and fled to the sky.
However, there is no escape even in the sky.
He is pulled back by Shimichi-san’s Infinite Corridor.
Followed by Tameiki-san’s Press, Midou Ryuusui was slammed to the ground.
“Gah…!”
*cracks* Painful cracking sound could be heard from all over his body.
Boss slowly walks to Midou Ryuusui.
Miduo Ryuusui launched a wind slash while looked almost being completely crushed.
But, as if slipping through it, unnoticedly, Boss is already standing in front of him.
“G-guuOOOOOOO!!!”
Perhaps by mustering his last power, Midou Ryuusui stood up and tried to hit Boss.
However, before the fist reaches Boss, he collapses.
A knife was stuck in his chest just before I knew it.
With a *thud*, Midou Ryuusui fell down.
His heart beat disappear before long.
He doesn’t even breathe.
Midou Ryuusui is dead.
“……”
This feeling is not a sense of accomplishment.
Hakunetsu-san and Kuroino-san were killed by Midou Ryuusui, and even though he died now, I felt uncomfortable for some reason.
Is it because in the past, I longed for Midou Ryuusui?
Is it because my best friend’s father died?
I don’t understand. I couldn’t help it.
“Huu-”
With a complicated heart, for the time being, I feel relieved that the operation was completed.
It was unexpectedly easy.
The strongest wind user in history. It seems that even the man who was feared as the wind god can’t do a thing when surrounded by such powerful people.
I thought it was an excessive force, but Boss did not underestimate Midou Ryuusui.
Boss looked down on Midou Ryuusui’s corpse for a while, turned on his heels and proceeded a few steps.
“We sure have left traces in this city. It may be time to move the hideout.”
“That’s true.”
Kemuri-san, who had been a spectator from the beginning to the end from above the rubbles, nodded.
“Although Byakurei will forget the city where the hideout is again.” Desuko-san make fun of Byakurei-san.
“Aren’t you too much?”
“Hyde, there is a woman called Sen lying over there, is it okay to take her back? She is a Myth class strengthening type. She will be an interesting material.” said Chiyaku-san, pointing at the nude body on the rubble.
“No problem.”
“Hyde, it’s okay to dissolve right?”
After a while of silence, Tameiki-san said.
And when I tried to stand up from my hiding…
That man appeared.
――At that time, this space was supposed to still be an absolutely inviolable area.
Shimichi-san’s Infinite Corridor and Byakurei-san’s Room Impair were not unraveled yet.
However, that man appeared.
Everyone turned to that tremendous killing intent.
Nay, no one here noticed him until he appeared.
Indeed, he appeared without a sound.
Now, I can hear his rough breathing.
“You all are unmistakable evil.”
His voice could be heard.
His face couldn’t be seen well in the dark, but a bit weeping could be heard. He was crying.
And his SDF uniform is barely visible.
A 3-star badge is lightly illuminated on the moonlit night.
I immediately knew who it was.
He walks slowly. Strongly stepping on the ground, he stood in front of the remains of Midou Ryuusui.
His name is Midou Tsurugi.
My best friend.
“You guys are trash…! Rubbish, dung, dirt! Scum!”
Tsurugi thrown all abuse he can think of to Boss who is in front of him.
“Oioi, you sure said some terrible things. Or rather, how did you come in?”
Byakurei-san takes a step forward. But Boss stopped him with one hand.
“It’s you, huh. Midou Tsurugi.”
“You guys are killing innocent people and threatening peace.
Killing a great number of people for one person? Bullshit. You guys are just doing whatever you want, aren’t you?” Tsurugi ignores Boss’ voice and continues speaking.
“You guys…what the hell do you want to do…
For what purpose, are you doing this…!?”
Voice trembling with anger is transmitted to here.
I was watching Tsurugi’s state from my hiding spot.
“Good eyes.” Boss looked at Tsurugi and said.
“I will never forgive you all.”
“Just won’t forgive, huh?”
“…No, I’ll kill you…! I will kill every last one of you…!
I’LL KILL EVERYONE!!!”
“Midou Tsurugi. That hatred itself is the truth of this world.
And you didn’t have enough composure.” Boss put on his jet-black coat again.
“Can I kill him?”
Byakurei-san appears in front of him again.
“No, wait. Let’s let him says his farewell.”
When Boss said so, Tsurugi crouched in front of his father’s body.
Boss’ words just now weren’t meant for Tsurugi. It was for me.
I don’t think I have anything to say to Tsurugi for the last time.
I answered with a silence.
I have nothing to say.
It is not the time for that now. I feel a bit uncomfortable that Boss cares about me like this.
In this situation, Tsurugi and I are stranger. I had decided so.
“sob…sob…Dad…”
Tsurugi only holds his father hand for a little while, and before long, he stands up.
Despite shedding tears, his eyes are full of killing intent.
Tsurugi tear off some of his chest buttons, throwing his SDF uniforms out of order.
It’s the first time I’ve seen Tsurugi being like that.
“…have you settled your farewell?”
Once again, I responded Boss’ reminder with silence.
Tsurugi didn’t say anything.
“Then, die. Byakurei, Tameiki, support me.”
“Ha? Support?”
When Byakurei-san’s bewildered voice raised up, Tsurugi moved.
Boss pulls out a knife from his breast pocket and throws it to Tsurugi.
However, as before, the knife deviates.
Tsurugi entered Boss’ bosom, removed the holder’s knife, and cut up from below.
Naturally, Boss dodge it.
“Hyde, get away.” came Tameiki-san’s voice.
Boss instantly jump sideways.
Then, there was a thumping noise, and a vibration ran around.
The Press directly hits Tsurugi.
Everyone must have imagined that Tsurugi were crushed on the ground and turned into blooming red flower.
For a moment, I was relieved of the tension.
But, when they saw Tsurugi who was intact in the center of collapsed circle, everyone entered battle stance again.
“Oioi, what’s going on…!?” said Byakurei-san.
Tsurugi is still staring at Boss with bloodshot eyes.
“Hah, hah, I’ll definitely…kill you all someday…” said Tsurugi, and he took a step back.
Blood was dripping from his mouth.
“I’LL DEFINITELY CLEAR AWAY MY FATHER’S REGRET!!” Tsurugi clasped his fist and shouted while his shoulders went up and down.
*thump* Tameiki-san’s Press was poured on Tsurugi again.
Again, there is no damage done to Tsurugi.
Tsurugi is screaming without minding it.
“I’ll weed out all evil like you all…! ABSOLUTELY…!!
Remember! I’ll definitely…!”
At the same time as his voice was cut off, Tsurugi disappeared.
“He disappeared…?” murmured Kemuri-san.
“He should have escape into the ground. He was able to slip through walls previously.
It seems he was calm because he had the option to escape.”
“Should I follow him?”
“No, it’s meaningless to chase him more than this. We don’t even know his ability after all.
Let’s withdraw.”
