Published at 25th of March 2019 11:09 pm

Chapter 83: Can’t bear it

The red-hot fighting spirit finally melted the indestructible power.

“I, impossible! My strongest strike was…… melted! What is this, what is the power of these flames!” (Redrock)

“Uoooooooooooooooooh!” (Barts)

Barts roars as his flame sword destroys Redrock’s metal rod, that could smash anything into pieces.

He used the power that comes from overcoming your limits. This is what tenacity really is.

“This is, the eeend!” (Barts)

“………… u…………” (Redrock)

The finishing strike is a downwards swing.

What did Redrock do then, when he was completely defenceless?

All the power in his body had already been drained.

So, without resisting, he just looked up at Barts with a strong gaze.

“Once again, I will ask your name.” (Redrock)

At that moment, the temperature of the red flames became polished, turning into blue flames and engulfed Redrock together with Barts’ strongest slash.

“Barts of the roaring flames. That’s my name…………” (Barts)

“………… Splendid………………” (Redrock)

In the end, he didn’t raise a cry of death agony, but he praised his enemy.

The words at the end of that life and death battle crossed over the obstructing wall of races and resounded throughout the battlefield.

“You were………… a guy like a hot flame too, Redrock.” (Barts)

While staring at Redrock, who was subliming after being bisected and engulfed in beautiful flames, Barts gave a clear answer.

And then, he shouted to the battlefield, to the empire, to the world and to the sky.

“Vice chief of the one-eyed demon unit, Redrock, has been defeated!” (Barts)

“““““Oooooooooooooooooooooooh!”””””

Although they’re still in the middle of a war, humanity’s great allied forces raise a victory cheer.

That was a stunning upset that the whole world hadn’t expected, and was the moment when the name『Barts of the Roaring Flames』became famous worldwide.

“Uoooo, vice chief Redrock…………”

“Redrock-sama was……”

There are still plenty of Redrock’s high cyclops subordinates.

If they reorganize themselves, there are still plenty of troops that can fight.

However, half of them had already dropped their weapons and were in a trance.

That goes to show how great of an existence the warrior called Redrock was to the cyclopes.

“However, it isn’t over yet! We still, we still have Ragaia-sama with us!”

However, some of the cyclopes still haven’t given up.

Their eyes say there’s still hope left.

“Haa, haa, haa, Ragaia, huh…… nah, that won’t happen.” (Barts)

“Wha-!”

“After all, who do you think is fighting Ragaia? She’s our princess Forna you know?” (Barts)

Barts denies the High Cyclopes that said Ragaia can lead them to victory.

However, the High Cyclopes immediately flared up at that.

“What did you say! You bastards don’t understand how amazing Ragaia-sama is! People like you wouldn’t be able to surpass Ragaia-sama’s darkness, who fought day after day in that hell without any blood relationships in the royalty, in those days of deep sorrow and despair!”

“That’s right, Ragaia-sama won’t lose! Because he was detested by demon king-sama, he was constantly sent to severe, inescapable situations, but he overcame all of them! After repeatedly crossing through inescapable situations, he advanced up in the fierce Maakai Demon Kingdom army and was finally recognized by all cyclopes, climbing up to become a champion! The world he’s seen is different to you bastards!”

Overcoming his severe life, he finally obtained his existence, as a half-cyclops prince.

The cyclopes are shouting, betting everything on him as their last hope.

However, despite listening to that kind of story, Barts’ eyebrows didn’t move a single bit.

“Yeah, we might’ve not lived lives of deep sadness and cruelty like Ragaia. But even so, I know. Princess Forna is the one that will win.” (Barts)

“Wha, what are you jesting!”

“Did you know this? Princess Forna is unexpectedly really simple. She wants to show her good points in front of the man she loves since she wants to show off. She’s just a normal girl.” (Barts)

“Hah? What are you trying to say with that stupid story! There’s no way that kind of woman could surpass Ragaia-sama!”

“You really don’t get it, do you. It’s been five years, five whole years. The dumb couple that was all over each other, flirting day after day, enough for the citizens to get shocked, reunited after five years. Velt’s watching. So, to show off her grown-up self, princess Forna can’t lose.” (Barts)

Everyone has different motivations to make them fight.

For money, for fame, for justice, for a great cause, for the people they love and among them, there are people that just simply like to fight too.

Therefore, no matter what the reason is, if your motivation can be at its peak…………

“! Wha, what is this sound!”

“Oi, look at the skies! Darkness and light are clashing!”

“Ho, how divine…………”

Everyone forgot about fighting and just looked up at the sky in a daze, to see the two people clashing, one clad in dark aura and the other clad in light, while the violent roaring of lighting continued going on. They were freely rushing through the sky, repeating offence and defence.

And then, everyone became surprised.

“………… I, impossible…………”

“No way…………”

There was a dull sound of a strike. A gouging sound, that made you get goosebumps. The sound of meat being crushed.

“Wha, what in the world…………”

A raw sound reverberated, completely contrary to how divine it looked.

Then, Forna and Ragaia continue fighting, despite the scattering fresh blood.

Seeing that battle situation in front of their eyes, the cyclopes raised voices of surprise as chills ran down their backs.

“Pri, prince Ragaia is………… being one-sidedly pushed down!”

If I were to say it in a few words………… he was getting beaten up.

“Gahah, ah, guh, haa, haa, haa, haa………… kuh! How dare youuu!” (Ragaia)

“…………… Too slow.” (Forna)

“Gahhh!” (Ragaia)

While evading the hand slashes of Ragaia, whose clad in black clothing, Forna, whose clad in lightning, drives palm strikes into him to counterattack.

With a swollen face and a broken nose, Ragaia just kept saying, “impossible,” while showing severe agitation.

“Wh, why…… is there such a difference in power………… who in the world, are…………” (Ragai)

To that question, Forna boldly answered with a dignified expression.

“The wife of the number one baddest guy in the wheat fields of this world.” (Forna)

………………………… You wasted it……………… is what everyone would have retorted if she wasn’t this overwhelming.

“U………… certainly, you are strong. I understand that the title of the Ten Heroes of Light is not just for show. However…… I will not lose! I overcame these kinds of inescapable situations with my comrades many, many times!” (Ragaia)

“You have definitely passed through points between life or death, have been blessed by capable comrades and your own natural talent is splendid too. But you do not have enough. You still do not have enough love!” (Forna)

This will probably become the last battle to decide the future of this war.

Right now, the past doesn’t matter and their feelings don’t matter, the one that wins just wins.

And, I already know.

Forna will win. For sure.

Therefore, to let her be freely proud of her win, I need to do something about this guy.

“Ahaha, your wife is awesome~, Asakura-kun. I can understand why you would accept this world with a wife like that~. But you know, they were talking passionately about wanting to show their good points, but in the end, what they’re doing is just war and killing! Killing each other in war? A proud battle? Haa? There was even an idiot that died saying ‘splendid’ in a one to one fight, where you could die. Aren’t they stupid, ‘cause like, if they die, their race might get massacred, right? Hey hey, Asakura-kun. Between me and them, who’s more awesomely crazy? This really is an awesomely sheetty world. Since a brat in her teens is saying that with such a sharp face, it’s even harder to handle.” (Mackey)

Seeing Kagami’s face under his costume, I couldn’t make out any words.

――That’s seriously awesome, Asakura-kun!

Even now, Kagami still talks to me in that screwing around, frivolous way.

But only this moment made me think back to the past.

It made me feel somewhat nostalgic about Kagami’s appearance from high school.

“Kagami…… you……” (Velt)

I’m not interested in what kind of life Kagami has gone through until now.

However, he probably went through agony and despair that he couldn’t do anything about.

“Is that your real face? Or is it some kind of mask? What the hell happened.” (Velt)

I kicked Mackey Mouse’s costume head to show Kagami’s face, but what is this?

To my question, Kagami answered while still lying down.

“Kufufufu, after being reborn into this world, I didn’t have my old name, face, family, connections or anything. This face was made by plastic surgery…… I tracked down doctors and magicians that could manipulate the flesh and face shape throughout the world, to make this face over time by just relying on my past life’s memories.” (Mackey)

The person standing there was Kagami.

It’s not his face that he had after being reborn into this world.

Kagami’s face of when he was my classmate, was right there.

“Kagami, you couldn’t accept this world that much, huh.” (Velt)

Even though he’s already over thirty, I can see some slight innocent and childishness of a teen.

He has short, brown hair and an ear piercing. It’s Kagami’s old face, that’s been delicately reproduced.

“Fufu, ufufufufufu, don’t make su~ch a pitiful face, Asakura-kun. It can’t be helped. After being reborn into this world, my face was kinda good looking, but no matter how many times I get reborn, the time when I was Kagami, a highschooler, will always be the best after all.” (Mackey)

I got flustered from seeing him unable to make a clear distinction between lives, just clinging onto the past.

“Don’t think that everyone can make a clear distinction between this world like you guys can. Like, in the first place, only shut-in otakus that couldn’t accomplish anything great in their past lives would be happy about reincarnating into a fantasy world after all.” (Mackey)

“………………… You……” (Velt)

“In my opinion, you guys that easily made a distinction and are living carefreely, are awesomely more pitiful.” (Mackey)

No, that’s not true…… no matter how you think about it, the pitiful one is……

“You really are a miserable guy. You can go die on your own while holding those feelings and cursing the world.” (Velt)

He’s too pitiful. I can’t watch this anymore.

“Hmm, then what about you? Say for example in high school………… you worked hard to win Mina-chan’s heart and finally became a couple with Kamino Mina, but died immediately after, restarting as a baby in another world? You would only be able to think that this world is an awesome sheethead!” (Mackey)

That’s true………… it’s just as you say.

I was the same in the past.

“Yeah, that’s right. It’s just as you say. There was a time when I thought this world was a piece of sheet too. I wasn’t as much as a riajuu as you were in my past life though.” (Velt)

I couldn’t fit in with this fantasy world.

My blood-related parents just looked like strangers.

In this world where no one knows Asakura Ryuuma, where nothing that I knew was here, I felt hopeless.

“Why I was reincarnated. Why I recalled Asakura Ryuuma’s memories. I was always thinking about that. But you know, encountering people changed me. It’s not like I was a riajuu like you, but even so, I was somehow able to make a distinction. I decided to live as Velt Jeeha.” (Velt)

That’s right.

If I was unlucky, I would’ve ended up just like him.

To be honest, the only difference between us was that he got unlucky.

“You’re miserable. Your life that was more satisfying than anyone’s, was suddenly knocked down to the very bottom, and although we would’ve turned out like you with just a slight change, we’re looking at you like a pitiful existence………… that’s the type of pathetic guy you are.” (Velt)

If sensei, Forna and the others weren’t here, I might’ve been doing the same thing as this guy.

Thinking about it like that, I just can’t bear it at all.

“You’ve already gone into an area where you can’t come back from. There’s no way you can be saved. So, if I can’t save you………… I’ll end everything for you right here and now.” (Velt)

Since this guy is pitiful and nothing can be done about him………… and because I know that he can’t be saved as long as he continues living in this world…… I at least want to put him at ease.

“Fu, fufufu, I didn’t think the day would come where you would pity me. A useless delinquent shouldn’t look down and pity people! Why is some guy that was basically scum in his past life, making a sharp face and trying to be cool! Who do you think you are!” (Mackey)

Yeah, that’s true.

Who do I think………… I am…………

Sorry sensei, I can’t save this guy.

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