Published at 25th of March 2019 11:09 pm

Chapter 85: Simple and clear

When we went on the field trip, I saw Kamino’s corpse just before I died and despaired.

I actually wanted to talk with her more.

There were a lot of things I was embarrassed to say.

I always wanted to say thanks, and the words ‘I love you. Go out with me.’

“I regretted not doing that. I couldn’t accept this world. So, it’s not like I don’t understand your pain.” (Velt)

While sitting down against a large tree in the forest next to Kagami’s fainted body, I mutter that.

Kagami isn’t waking up.

In this world, it wouldn’t be wrong to deal the finishing blow to him right here and now.

This world is different to the one we were in before.

Even if I kill him in this situation, the crime of murder wouldn’t apply to me.

And yet………… even though I said I’ll kill him over and over again…………

“Is that………… so…………” (Mackey)

Kagami suddenly lets out a voice.

“Tch, you’re still alive, huh.” (Velt)

“Ahaha, that’s funny coming from you~, you couldn’t kill me after all………… ahh ow, I awesomely pushed myself.” (Mackey)

That’s right. I couldn’t kill him.

Regardless of how much I wanted to murder him, in the end, I wasn’t able to kill him.

I still have the chance to do it now. If I want to end his life, I can do it.

“It’s fine, like that. Asakura-kun………… you’re fine like that…………” (Mackey)

“Kagami…………” (Velt)

He probably doesn’t have any more stamina to pull any tricks.

Kagami continues speaking while slowly getting his body up.

“Hey, Asakura-kun, I~………… looking at me by using this world as the norm, am I really that mad~?” (Mackey)

“Haa?” (Velt)

“You know~, all I did was prepare the situation and write the plot, right? It’s the other guys that actually carried that out. Everyone kidnapped, performed slave trade, killed Miyamocchan’s family and killed and raped the High Elves while smiling. It was the same when I was trading with the rich humans at Shiromu. They were playing with living things out of their own will. This war is the same too. I was the one that incited it, but it was ultimately prince Ragaia’s own will to start the war. In this world, fifteen-year-old brats hold weapons and get called champions, but from our world, that’s basically the same as a doting parent who’s crying proudly thinking that her son went to where god is after that son dragged people into an explosion from suicide bombing. Why am I the only one………… that gets called mad?” (Mackey)

Rather than a complaint, it seemed like he was testing me with that question.

Is he trying to defeat me in an argument by thrusting the inhumaneness and common sense of the world, after I talked sheet about him?

“That reminds me, although the content was different, I got asked a question by Samejima and couldn’t answer him either.” (Velt)

“From Samecchi?” (Mackey)

“Yeah. He said that he couldn’t do anything about his extreme thoughts as a demon king, of killing all humans………… and that he’s gone to a place where he can’t turn back anymore.” (Velt)

“Hm~m………… then maybe he was the same as me? Since we both can’t turn back anymore.” (Mackey)

“I wonder. You both have your own sides, but I………… don’t want to say he’s the same as you.” (Velt)

“Ahhahhahha, don’t dodge the question. If you can’t answer, then just say that. Well, if it was simple enough that you could answer it, war would’ve already disappeared from the world. You really are still inexperienced………… only enjoying this sheetty world from the outside…… you’re awesomely inexperienced.” (Mackey)

Well yeah, there’s no way I could answer that. I honestly don’t know.

There’s no way I, who decided to not participate in war five years ago and just watch over the future of the world, could reach the answer to that.

Surely even Forna and the other heroes of this world wouldn’t be able to reach it.

However, even so, if I had to say a few words………

“Hmph, even after all that whining, you really are a worthless guy.” (Velt)

“Oya?” (Mackey)

“Like, isn’t it too convenient for you to bring out common sense and give a sheetty lecture after cursing this world and living however you wanted to?” (Velt)

“Geez~, you’re being too blunt!” (Mackey)

Even after the day Samejima died, I’ve been doing nothing but regretting.

Because I regretted that day, I tried to save Miyamoto to prove that, but the result was questionable.

Miyamoto seemed somewhat refreshed, but I personally don’t feel like I did anything for him.

And now, far from trying to save Kagami, I don’t even feel like saving him.

No matter what I, an idiot who has the least chance of being saved, do, everything ends up being incomplete, so I fell into a bit of self-loathing again.

“So, leaving that aside, what are you going to do from now? Well, you’ll probably get caught and executed though.” (Velt)

“Haha, I’m obviously going to run, don’t say such awesomely scary things~. Besides, I still have my useful pawn Maney-chan and Love and Money. I can enjoy myself as much as I want to. I’ll probably refrain from working at the crime scenes for a while though.” (Mackey)

“U-, have you still not learnt your lesson! Seriously ending your life here is probably for the……” (Velt)

“It can’t be helped. For some reason, I got a second life, after all, so rather than reflecting on it and dying, enjoying myself and dying sounds wa~y better.” (Mackey)

Trying to punch this guy one more time, my hand had already started going towards him before I realized it.

However, he disappeared from my sight, even though he shouldn’t be able to move from his injuries.

“Wha-…… he disappeared……” (Velt)

No, he didn’t disappear.

Someone rescued Kagami.

Who?

At that moment, I heard a voice messing with me from right above me.

“I’m going to protect Mackey! I haven’t received my wages yet too!” (Maney)

“Waao, you came at an awesome timing! As expected of my Maney-chan!” (Mackey)

Maney Mouse! Why is she here!

“You’re the one Ura………… what happened to Ura?” (Velt)

“Geez, stop it already! Princess Ura scary! Scary! Maney ran away.” (Maney)

No way did something happen to Ura!

“Yo-, you! What the hell did you do to Ura! Answer me! I’ll kill you oi!” (Velt)

As I spontaneously shouted that…………

“Makyokushin Karate, Midair Kick!” (Ura)

“Uwa, uwaaaaaaaaaa, ruuuun!” (Maney)

“Tch, again………… fast!” (Ura)

There was a flash from behind Maney.

What, she’s totally fine………… on top of that, she’s uninjured.

“Yo………… Ura.” (Velt)

“Velt! It seems you were fine!” (Ura)

“Yeah. Rather, what happened to you? Weren’t you fighting her?” (Velt)

“U, umu, about that………… she ran from place to place with some strange ability, so I couldn’t hit a single decisive blow……” (Ura)

Well, thinking about it carefully, there’s no way Ura would lose to a joke character like Maney.

However, considering Kagami still keeps her by his side, he probably has some kind of aim behind it.

“Hee~, you’re awesome~, Ura-chan. Karate………… nice~, I can feel Samecchi’s dying wish.” (Mackey)

“………… This is the true face of Mackey Mouse, huh. It seems you were done in by Velt, but………… do you know about my father?” (Ura)

“I guess~. Like, we’re basically old friends. Along with Velt-kun too.” (Mackey)

At that time, Kagami started talking to Ura with deep interest while being held by Maney.

Then, he showed a broad, unpleasant grin.

“You’re pretty mad yourself too.” (Mackey)

“What?” (Ura)

“Your family and country were destroyed by humans, and you guys destroyed human countries too. And yet, how can you make that kind of face while moving with Velt-kun?” (Mackey)

Tch, this guy is really……

“Kagami, do you seriously want me to show you hell again?” (Velt)

I point my hand towards Kagami, but right at that moment, Ura caught my wrist with an unconcerned face.

“Ura……?” (Velt)

“I don’t mind, Velt. I am no longer someone who falls for these types of provocations.” (Ura)

Ura smiled with composure and pointed her finger at Kagami with a snap.

“Let me answer you. You ask why am I together with Velt? I fell in love with him, so that kind of thing can’t be helped!” (Ura)

“…………………… Wa~o.” (Mackey)

“Even if Velt was a demi-human, I would still have fallen in love with Velt. That’s right. It is not about this and that of humans, I just fell in love with Velt, who was coincidentally a human.” (Ura)

I didn’t see that coming………… since it was too much of an answer, giving a tsukkomi just seems idiotic.

However, it might’ve actually been a lot more effective than a theoretical argument.

After all, questions from Kagami is just banter that doesn’t have any deep meaning behind it.

And then, I remembered the words I said to Hanabi in the past.

――Hanabi, the demons and humans and whatever your neechan was talking to you about, doesn’t matter at all. You love your niichan and neechan. Niichan and neechan also love you. The world is fine like that.

That’s right, it’s fine like that.

“That’s how it is, Kagami. Regardless of the world you’ve seen until now or how the current state of society is, my world is fine like that.” (Velt)

After all, I’m not interested in common sense Kagami talks about at all.

“You really are lucky, Asakura-kun. You were blessed with encounters.” (Mackey)

“Yeah, I was lucky. All the women I met are a hundred times better women than Maney-chan!” (Velt)

Yeah, that’s right.

“Fuwa fuwa merry-go-round!” (Velt)

It doesn’t matter who comes at me, if I just rotate Maney, who’s wearing a costume, it’s the end.

That’s what I thought. However…………

“H, huh?” (Velt)

It was a misfire. Huh?

I tried it one more time just in case. However, there wasn’t any change to the two.

What does this mean?

At that moment, Kagami burst into laughter.

“Ahahahahaha, unlucky, how sad, come again next week! This is Maney-chan’s ability~.” (Mackey)

“What?” (Velt)

“She’s a mutant that can nullify every single magic in this world, a person with the『Magic Cancel (Magic Nullifier)』ability.” (Mackey)

“Hah? ………… Geh!” (Velt)

“She was originally merchandise that was going to be sold, but I bought her without putting her on auction! My Maney-chan is awesomely useful, right?” (Mackey)

Magic Cancel? Does a power like that which literally breaks the rules exist?

Well, even though I tried to use magic like usual, it didn’t activate after all.

“Wai-, wait a minute………… then…………” (Velt)

“Exactly. I defeat the enemies with magic, while Maney-chan nullifies all the enemies’ attacks. That’s our strategy for winning. How is it? Awesome, right?” (Mackey)

No, it, it’s way too awesome!

Wait a minute, then how should we…………

“Leave it to me, Velt!” (Ura)

“Oh-…………” (Velt)

“Makyokushin Karate, Straight Punch Spirit Cannon!” (Ura)

Nevermind.

A shell of hardened energy came out from the fist Ura thrust to the sky.

Maney and Kagami dodged that shelling in a panic.

“Ueeeeen, Mackey, this is why I don’t like her~, princess Ura doesn’t use any magic after all.” (Maney)

“Ooh~, that’s pretty awesome. Maney-chan can’t defend against bare physical ability and sword technique! This is the awesomely worst compatibility!” (Mackey)

I see. If she can nullify magic, then all you have to do is just not use magic to defeat her.

It’s probably an extremely rare ability, but her opponent was too terrible for her.

Then, dealing with these guys with Ura here should be…………

“Kagami, it seems like this is the end.” (Velt)

“Surrender obediently. The majority of the Maakai Demon Kingdom have already surrendered and been captured. Do you think you can get away from us?” (Ura)

At least turn yourself in.

I don’t feel like killing him, but I don’t feel like letting him go either.

I’ll leave the empire and humanity’s great allied forces to chose his fate.

Well, I don’t care whether he gets executed or gets life imprisonment though.

I won’t give him any pity.

However…………

“Ah~, this is an awesome pinch. I should’ve brought the management if I knew it was going to turn out like this~.” (Mackey)

“You can’t give up, Mackey! You always said it right, Mackey? Your life ends the moment you give up, right?” (Maney) (Tl Note: A spin on Anzai Mitsuyoshi from Slam Dunk’s quote apparently.)

That asshole………… he messed up the wise saying that everyone in Japan would know…………

However, what’s going on? Even though they shouldn’t have any more tricks to pull, what is this composure I feel from Kagami and Maney…………

“It can’t be helped. I guess we have to use our trump card…………” (Mackey)

“That’s the spirit, Mackey!” (Maney)

Trump card?

Tch, what is this damn asshole trying to do in this situation.

Showing an evil smile, Kagami raises his hand to the sky.

An unpleasant atmosphere is hanging in the air.

What’s he trying to do?

“Now, I’ll show you! This is my trump card, it’s awesome so don’t get too surpr―――――” (Mackey)

However, at that moment.

“That is as far as you go!” (Forna)

Someone circled around their backs at high speed with a lightning flash and struck both of them down together.

That person was Forna, who had been having a struggle to the death against the enemy general until just before.

“Fufufu, it seems Ura was shouting something about love, but please do not forget that I am the legal wife.” (Forna)

“Tch, even though I wanted to show my good side. Rather, since when did you become the legal wife?” (Ura)

“From ten years ago.” (Forna)

“You became the ex-wife five years ago though.” (Ura)

Furthermore, she’s super energetic.

“Guh! Ararararara, even the legal wife came too.” (Mackey)

“Owwwwwww, uueeeeeen, Mackey, what should we do~.” (Maney)

That was something that Ura, Maney, Kagami and I personally hadn’t expected.

However, regardless of Maney’s ability and Kagami’s trump card, the war has completely ended at this point.

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