Chapter 226: Send A Love Bouquet To This Darkness ①
I opened the messages.
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“Kuro…are you okay?” (Jeanne)
“Y-Yeah…” (Hikaru)
The horrible messages continued.
Even if I don’t want to remember, I end up remembering my feelings of that time.
My legs are trembling. If these two weren’t supporting me here, I would have crumbled to the ground already.
There’s still messages.
Let’s continue. I have decided to face it.
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“…Wa…? Eh…?” (Hikaru)
“What’s the matter?” (Jeanne)
“Are you okay? Your face is pale white.” (Rifreya)
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“Waa, Hikaru!” (Rifreya)
“Are you okay?!” (Jeanne)
Energy was drained out from my whole body and I couldn’t stay up anymore.
I could only laugh.
There’s nothing I can do but laugh here.
The message of Celica made sense immediately.
Celica would do something like that.
The reality is that I had the most viewers amongst the Chosen within that forest.
Even more than Jeanne who is by my side here.
Number one within 1,000 people. I believed the reason behind this was because ‘I am being thought of as the culprit that killed Nanami’, and that’s how it was, but to think it was the plan cooked up by Celica.
That girl…the things she does are way too extreme…
“What should we do? Stop? I don’t know what kind of messages you saw, Kuro. You decide for yourself. I won’t stop you.” (Jeanne)
“Are you really okay, Hikaru? You were making a face I have never seen before, you know?” (Rifreya)
“Fufufu… Thanks, Jeanne, Rifreya. I am alright now.” (Hikaru)
I opened the next messages.
What came after that was mostly on a completely different spectrum from the first ones.
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Tears were spilling out from my eyes all too naturally.
Just like how words can hurt…you can also feel this much warmth from words, huh.
There were horrible messages every now and then too, but the more I approached the recent ones, the more frequent the positive ones got.
“I was so…self-centered.” (Hikaru)
I am an idiot.
I couldn’t believe in anyone…not even my little sisters, and was dragging this on the whole time.
Doubting the possibility that I am loved.
Not even believing the possibility that they might be cheering for me.
I am a bonafide idiot.
A truly blessed individual.
“That’s not fair…Kurose Hikaru.”
The true culprit…no, Ozawa Yuichi was glaring at me.
I was piecing up the messages regarding the details of the incident, and I can now see it clearly.
Even when I know his name, it really doesn’t click. We were in the same school, but he is a stranger, so you could say that’s a matter of course though.
“That’s not fair. Why…Why is it you…? Why am I not the one standing there? Why wasn’t I chosen…?” (Ozawa)
“No, you were also chosen. You are here after all. Why were you so obsessed with killing me?” (Hikaru)
He killed Nanami in order to get chosen in the isekai transfer.
That’s the conclusion you would arrive at when thinking about it normally, and that was actually his objective. I don’t know the circumstances that led to being transferred, but he could have enjoyed it now that he is in the isekai he wanted to be.
Him wearing a mask must have been because the other Chosen know that he is the true culprit. But if that must is enough to live in this world, even more so the reason why there should be no need to risk it in this manner.
“The name.” (Ozawa)
“Huh?” (Hikaru)
“You…didn’t know my name, right?” (Ozawa)
“We haven’t spoken even once after all.” (Hikaru)
“…I did know. I had a friend in your class, and I remember your name too. And yet, you don’t know my name? …Even though you are a loner…looking down on me.” (Ozawa)
“I did think there was a really noisy guy coming every now and then.” (Hikaru)
“Damn it, making fun of me. Every single one of you…” (Ozawa)
Is that the real reason why he wanted to kill me…?
Because he didn’t like that I didn’t remember his name?
No, there’s no way such a stupid reason would exist. It must be a lie or something.
“…It was also the same for that asshole Fer. All the plans he thought of were no good. Even though he was acting all high and mighty. Goddammit!” (Ozawa)
Anyways, I have to settle matters with this guy too.
There’s so many messages I obviously haven’t been able to open them all up, but I can do so once I have handled matters here.
I won’t be bewildered by his lies anymore.
“Kuro…are you going to do it? Want me to do it for you?” (Jeanne)
“Of course, I can also do it for you instead.” (Rifreya)
“…Thanks, but this is my revenge for Nanami, so I will be the one to do it.” (Hikaru)
I put a hand on my sword and stood up.
People who die in the dungeon turn into small Spirit Stones without leaving a corpse.
That might actually lessen the guilt.
“Y-You are going to kill me?! Me, a Chosen like you?! Are you really going to do it?!” (Ozawa)
“Yeah, you killed Nanami…killed her parents. That’s unforgivable. Now that this world can’t bring the hammer of justice on you, I have no choice but to wield the scythe. You know, I got along quite well with the parents of Nanami. Especially in elementary school. I don’t know just how much those two gentle souls saved me. My parents weren’t really the type to take care for their children, you see.” (Hikaru)
“E-Even if you…O-Oi, stop this dude! He is not the type who can kill. It will traumatize him! A guilt even stronger than the messages!” (Ozawa)
“You are being pathetic. Weren’t you the one who tried to kill him first? Die obediently.” (Jeanne)
“If Hikaru is hurt, I will comfort him, so no problem~.” (Rifreya)
Whether I can kill someone or not…huh.
We will most likely have to experience something like that if we are going to be traveling out there -that’s what I thought.
You could say this is a good chance to gain some experience.
All that’s left is to swing down this sword…that really is all, but…
“W-What…”
That appeared all too sudden.
A massive bundle of Spirit Energy.
It suddenly appeared inside the dungeon.
It is…close!
Around the entrance of the 1st Floor…
“Jeanne, Rifreya, a massive bundle of Spirit Energy is heading this way!” (Hikaru)
“What?! A Great Spirit? Weren’t they supposed to not be able to enter the dungeon?” (Jeanne)
“A Great Spirit-sama shouldn’t be able to! Or more like, if they did, this dungeon would have begun to crumble a long time ago!” (Rifreya)
“Then, it is a Demon Lord! This is bad! Jeanne, do you have a Barrier Stone? I don’t have any anymore. Fast! It is already extremely close!” (Hikaru)
“Hiyahahahaha! I don’t get it, but this is my chance!”
The Dark Knight hit its summon time limit while our attention was shifted by this sudden intrusion.
Ozawa opened the Status Board the moment he got free.
He most likely wants to use Random Transfer to escape.
“As if I will let you!” (Hikaru)
I must not let this guy run away.
The moment I swung my sword…
“Ai-chan, do it.”
I think I heard a nostalgic voice.
At the same time as this voice rang, a single beam was shot from the entrance, and the right arm of Ozawa trying to operate the Status Board…was cut off.
His arm fell off and blood spurted out.
“Hah? Giyaaaaaaaaaaah!” (Ozawa)
Ozawa writhed on the ground.
With that figure of his on the corner of our vision, Jeanne, Rifreya, and I had our eyes nailed on the one that appeared on the entrance.
Putting it in simple terms, it is a giant eyeball.
A giant eye was looking at me with a deep glint that reminded me of space.
A single-eyed monster that has a massive amount of Spirit Energy and is covered in disheveled purple fur all over its body.
A number of tentacles were dangling down.
It is a true to the word monster.
Why did a monster like this show up in the 1st Floor?
You would normally think that.
Rifreya and Jeanne naturally had their weapons ready and in battle stance.
That’s how formidable of a monster it is.
Even though such a thing had shown up…my eyes were nailed at the person standing at the side of the monster.
“Alright~ Alright~. Good job, Ai-chan. Now, wait here until I finish up, okay?”
That voice of hers was the same as the one in my memories.
Her kind gaze was the same as the one in my memories too.
My feelings of disbelief that something like this could happen and my plain happiness were mixing, and I somehow managed to wring out a few words.
“Is that you…Nanami…?” (Hikaru)
There’s no way I would mistake her.
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Author: The Darkness was Comfortable for me.
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