“Well then, it looks like this cheeky kid needs to be punished.”
“A foolish adult will never change unless they die.”
“Your mouth really is good at talking.”
“?!”
Vishnou appeared. The moment he did, a sharp pain shot through my left arm. I couldn’t sense any killing intent at all, so my reaction was delayed.
“Tch.”
I hurriedly swung my weighted sword, but Vishnou’s figure was already gone.
And my left arm had been slashed deeply, exposing the bone about 10 centimeters above the elbow.
I could feel the cold sensation of blood flowing out endlessly.
“Where should I strike next?”
“…Are you a pervert?”
“Ku ku ku ku ku. Your mouth still works well, doesn’t it?”
“Gah!?”
Along with the pain in my right leg, I suddenly lost feeling in the ground and collapsed. Where was he!?
What I saw was my right leg, which was gone below the knee.
This guy doesn’t show any killing intent. It looks like he can injure me from a considerable distance without me realizing it.
Something with killing intent had been coming at me a moment ago, but now that he revealed himself, all the killing intent vanished. I felt like I was being played with.
Gritting my teeth from both pain and frustration, I glared into the darkness at Vishnou. Of course, I had no idea where he was.
“Hahaha. How pathetic.”
“If you’re attacked from the darkness, this is what happens…”
It hurts so much.
I’ll make sure to repay this pain!
“Do you think I’ll give up just because of this? This is how shallow the thoughts of weaklings are.”
“After all this, will you beg for your life and cry?”
“Gah!?”
Now my left leg was slashed. Still no sign of Vishnou. Damn, this is bad.
“Ku ku ku ku ku. Now you’ll never walk on your own feet again.”
Saying that, he appeared beside me from my right side.
“Even if I can’t walk…”
“Hahahahahaha! What a gutsy attitude. I’ll at least acknowledge that resolve of yours.”
As soon as he said that, something black stabbed into my right arm and tore it. Was that shadow!?
“Ugh!”
“Hahahahaha, ahahahahaha! Not only have you lost both legs, but now you’ve lost your right arm as well. Shall I cut your left arm, which is about to fall off?”
“That… is very kind of you…”
“You’re useless without your limbs. Even if you’re called an apostle, you’re just this weak.”
“Do you know that I’m an apostle?”
“Hehehe. I was actually only supposed to kidnap Prince Reinhardt, but I was ordered to capture you as well. I’m going to peel away your apostle mask.”
It seems there’s someone who doesn’t like me.
Also, what’s this title of Vishnou’s—”Lord of Dominance”? Does it mean he leads the “Haten” organization? Is this “Haten” a criminal group?
“Hey, who told you to kidnap me?”
“You don’t need to know that.”
“You’re cold, aren’t you?”
“Well then, how about you take a little nap for a while?”
“I’m not sleepy yet, though.”
Liar. I’m getting incredibly sleepy. If this continues, I’ll definitely die from blood loss. I feel like I might fall into eternal sleep.
“Don’t worry. I won’t kill you here, not yet.”
“Thanks a lot.”
“By the way, I heard your mother is still alive.”
“…What are you talking about?”
Why is he mentioning my mother? Could he be planning to kidnap her too!? I won’t let that happen!
“Hahahahaha! Don’t misunderstand. My target this time is only you and Prince Reinhardt.”
“…”
Target this time? What does that mean? Does he have plans to kidnap my mother?
“Hahahahahaha! I was the one who kidnapped young Hermina.”
“What!?”
“I took her under the cover of a heavy rain, but she jumped into a river while we were traveling by ship. The river was in a flood because of the prolonged rain. We gave up on her, thinking she was dead. We couldn’t find her, even when we searched.”
“You… kidnapped my mother!?”
“Yeah, who knew she’d end up as a slave for Lightstar, being toyed with? Heheheheh.”
“You!?”
My vision turned completely red with rage. Because of this bastard, my mother lost her memory, was turned into a slave, and was violated by Lightstar!
This guy! This bastard!!
“Y-you will pay! Aaaahhh!”
“So you won’t forgive me, huh? But it’s pointless. You can’t take revenge on me. You’ll be captured soon and won’t see the light of day again until you die.”
Vishnou grinned lewdly, and that smile made my anger burn even hotter.
I won’t forgive this bastard who kidnapped my mother!
He walked slowly toward me, wearing a confident expression. I glared at him without blinking.
“Well then, apostle. When you wake up next, you’ll be in hell.”
“The one who’ll end up in hell might be you.”
“You’re just a kid who can’t see reality. Heh heh. The place you’re going to is one where you’ll beg for death. It’ll be interesting to see how long your bravado lasts.”
“………”
“Now, sleep well.”
[Transformation]
“Gaahhh!!”
My body became light, and the sensation in my limbs returned.
I slowly stood up and looked down at Vishnou, who was writhing on the ground.
Transformation is a handy skill, but it can’t be used if the target is too far away. So, I had to wait until I could draw him close enough.
Even this Event Transformation I used doesn’t have much range. The target needs to be relatively near.
Thanks to him letting his guard down and showing himself, I was able to make it work this time.
And I also got the truth about my mother’s kidnapping. It was all because of his carelessness.
“Phew… I won’t forgive you, though.”
“Agagag.”
You’ve caused so much fear and pain to others, right? Compared to the suffering and pain of those people, the pain you’re feeling now isn’t that much.
Also, you took my mother’s memories. That’s something you’ll pay for with your life. And it’s not going to be a simple death.
“Does it hurt? Are you crying from the pain? But, you should think about what you’ve done so far. Aren’t you too ashamed to say you’re in pain?”
“W-what… did I do?”
You’ve just made it easier for me to turn things around.
“I’m not going to tell you.”
“Damn it!… Why!?”
Vishnou seemed to try doing something, but nothing happened.
“You made me angry. This is the first time I’ve felt this kind of rage since Tiraia.”
The anger I feel for you is hundreds of times stronger than what I felt for the Lightstar family.
“W-what’s going on!? Why can’t my skill activate!?”
I dropped your rank to F.
I lowered it five steps, so now your blessing is like that of an ordinary villager. All the skills you had are gone now.
See? The darkness is clearing away.
“Aghh…”
“Hey, who told you to kidnap my mother?”
“………”
“Well, no matter. I’ll ask you that slowly later. After all, the interrogator will be involved, and I’ll be there to witness it.”
I grabbed his mouth with my left hand and stuck my right hand inside. It wasn’t pleasant, but I had to do it.
“Ugaaahhh!”
“Alright, it’s out.”
I pulled out a molar and showed it to him.
“You can’t die from this poison.”
Yes, this tooth was laced with poison. I crushed it underfoot.
I then took off my sock and stuffed it into Vishnou’s mouth. I didn’t intend to make him die by biting his tongue.
Even if he’s going to die, it has to be a death he deserves. It won’t be an easy one.
He will pay for kidnapping my mother. I’m going to make him suffer hell for the rest of his life.
“Master Thomas!”
It was Captain Suzanna.
“Are you alright!?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“Your clothes… and there’s blood!?”
“Don’t panic. Look, I’m not even injured.”
All the wounds I had were taken by Vishnou. Since he gave me those injuries, he’ll have to bear the responsibility for them.
“This guy seems to be the leader of the disturbance.”
“Capture him.”
He won’t be able to escape now, even without being captured.
“Make sure he doesn’t die. We need to get some answers from him.”
“Understood!”
Now, where’s Reinhardt…?
Yeah, he’s still alive. Thank goodness. If he were dead, it would have been a huge problem.
“I assume he had some subordinates. What happened to them?”
There’s no way he was alone after causing all this chaos.
“Lord Ben and Lady Charmy, along with us and the knights disguised as teachers, have mostly taken care of them.”
“That’s good to hear.”
