#Episode 58
I put strength into my hand. Crack.
“Why are you pretending to be a human, you little beast? There’s only one thing you have to do. Answer my questions honestly and quietly get beaten up before you die. Do you understand?”
Gandharva, who had been staring at me blankly, spoke in a small voice.
“I guess you don’t know yet.”
“What?”
“Who is the beast.”
I blinked for a moment.
The words were strange. I should say that there seemed to be hidden nuances.
In my experience, this feeling should never be ignored.
It was then that light burst out from Gandharva’s body. From both eyes, his mouth, and even his two hands with holes in them.
It was annoying. I thought it would become annoying if I left it alone.
I guess I’ll just have to blow my head off.
With that thought in mind, I pulled my shoulder back to throw a punch. I slammed it down with force. No, I tried to slam it.
Gandharva’s leg rests on my fist.
It was weird. Is this the right composition for my body structure?
Gandharva’s left thigh was bent. In addition to that bent state, his calf was bent as well. His foot was also very strange.
What, should I say it looks like a bird’s foot?
It has three toes.
Not five, but three.
“… … This isn’t a beast, it’s a baby bird. Oh, are birds also beasts?”
Light also streams in from the bastard’s toes.
So nine rays of light stretched out towards me.
Kwaaaaang-!!
I stepped back and brushed away the dust. My hands were tingling.
It’s definitely different from the 18th one I faced before.
Even on Titan, such a strong person is rare.
That bullet, no, that technique that fires like a gun is pretty threatening.
“This is your realm unfolding.”
An extreme technique used only by those who have reached the extreme.
I thought it was strange that he burst his heart earlier, but I guess it was all part of the preparation.
I raised my head.
Gandharva was floating in the sky.
He had a different face than ‘John Carter’.
His appearance is quite different from any of the apostles we have seen so far.
First of all, the face was long. There were no horns. The two eyes were slit long and the hair was long. There were golden wings on the back, and the two legs were bent like those of a bird. There were also claws.
And both arms had holes in them, just like we saw before.
There is no finger itself. Is it possible to attach or detach it?
I glanced at my hands. There were several long cuts, and blood was flowing from them. They were the wounds I received when I deflected all the flashes he had sent me earlier.
“I have a lot of questions that I’m personally curious about, but I don’t think you’ll just answer them.”
“That’s a very wrong idea.”
“What?”
“No matter what I do, he won’t answer. I was tortured on Titan. But instead, the guys who were torturing me all just gave up.”
Gandharva bursts into laughter, seemingly out of awe.
Next.
He extended both hands toward me.
Light is pouring in.
Thump.
I think I heard that sound. In an instant, two beams of light appeared in front of me. One on my forehead, one on my forehead.
Kwaaaaang-!!
My body was pushed backwards. Gandharva furrowed his brow.
“… … The level of self-defense is stronger than anything I’ve ever seen.”
“Is that a compliment? Thanks.”
“… … .”
Gandharva looked at me silently. His gaze was extremely cold.
It’s a look of something to say. I’ve been waiting. I have this much tolerance. Gandharva asks.
“How long do you plan on playing around?”
“joke?”
“Why don’t you take it seriously?”
He scratched his chin. Well, maybe he’s quick-witted, or stupid, or both.
Rather, I was curious.
“Where in the world is there a stupid kid who fights the neighborhood dog with all his might?”
“… … .”
“What’s with your expression? You seem to have been making a big mistake since earlier. You’re not human, Inma.”
“… … .”
“Why are you imitating a human, you little beast?”
Gandharva seems to have made up his mind. His expression becomes serious. A brilliant light begins to emanate from his body. He doesn’t say anything, but that is the ecstasy.
The energy used by beings that transcend species.
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To be honest, compared to other apostles, his energy management was far superior.
I guess I should say that he’s a pretty good master of the ‘Talhongi’ technique.
His wings moved. It was instantaneous.
In an instant, he was next to me. The air was ripped. I turned my head. His hand reached out. It wasn’t a hand with holes in it. It had fingers. Three, just like his feet.
I guess you can put those three in and take them out. It’s definitely a beast.
Three fingers extend. I raise my hand.
Kwaaang-!!
I am pushed back. His claws grab my hand. His mouth opens. Just before the swarm of light spreads out, I raise my right fist from below and strike upward.
Crunch-!
Gandharva’s chin rises to the sky. Light stretches out toward the sky. That’s when his two feet grab my thighs. His arms do the same. His right arm grabs my right wrist.
All four limbs were captured.
“I ask again. Are you still not willing to give it your all?”
hmm.
“Do you want it that much?”
“Yes, I want to.”
To be honest, I have never given my all for a single moment since I came to Earth. No, I have never even given it my all.
It was simple.
Because I didn’t use my fists much.
My main weapon is not a martial artist.
“Well then, shall we make a deal?”
“……transaction?”
“If I give it my all, answer my questions. Without lies, with the pure truth.”
Gandharva nods.
“good night.”
It’s a bit difficult to refuse an offer like this.
I closed my eyes for a moment. I directed the energy within my body towards the captured limbs.
Pass the pass.
Gandharva furrowed his brows with a strange sound. Without hesitation, he soared into the sky again.
He looked at Gandharva and stretched out his hand towards the sky.
Jeez. The space is distorted. In the subspace, I take out a sword.
It was a long sword with a blade that was likely two meters long.
If a normal person had seen this, they would have wondered what the intention behind making this sword was.
Because the width of the sword was very thin compared to its length.
Without exaggerating, it was about half the length of one knuckle of my finger. It was exactly that long from the blade to the back of the sword.
“… … What a strange sword.”
I hear it so often that it’s not a big deal.
This is the sword that I have been carrying on Titan for over 6 years.
I cut off the Dragon Lord’s head with this sword.
In the Eastern Continent, this sword was called the Heavenly Sword, and in the Western Continent, it was called the Judgement of God. Both are ridiculous statements, but I prefer to call it the Heavenly Sword.
“But, you won’t regret it, right?”
“regret?”
“Well, usually when I use a sword, the people I fight against end up regretting it.”
“That won’t happen. If you’re strong, do your best like a strong person.”
There’s nothing I can do about it, since it’s what I wanted.
The standoff was brief.
Just like before, Gandharva’s wings move.
He disappeared from that spot in an instant. He didn’t say anything, but that speed was almost the same as when I used a slingshot. It was that fast, and Gandharva was in perfect control of that speed. As proof, he came to me in an instant without any recoil.
His leg stretches out like before. He takes a step back. It brushes past his nose.
and.
Crunch-!
Gandharva’s legs rise into the sky.
“What… what is it!”
Gandharva, who had been shouting in a panicked voice, soon furrowed his brow with a pained expression. It was understandable.
Because my sword pierced Gandharva’s spleen. He couldn’t even react. Phew, the sound came too late. I put strength into my arm. My muscles swelled. The sword moved to the side. Crunch, crunch, a creepy sound rang out, and Gandharva’s side was completely torn apart. Gandharva, who was blankly staring at the spilling organs with a bewildered expression, tried to kick back, but it was useless.
Crunch-!
The remaining legs of Gandharva were also cut off. Then his wings began to move. No, they were about to move.
I immediately put strength into my arms.
Crunch-!!
One of his golden wings falls off.
I kicked my seat towards Gandharva, who was blinking. At the same time, he extended both his hands towards me.
Both had holes in them and were also filled with light. But I wasn’t where he was aiming.
I folded the space. I saw Gandharva’s back before my eyes. He turned his head. It was meaningless.
Phew-!
The sword pierced Gandharva’s neck. My two eyes reflected in his eyes were shining brilliantly in gold.
“… … Cool… … .”
It’s over.
Gandharva, who was very well-dressed, probably thought he could fight on equal terms with me.
The ‘territory expansion’ used by the masters of the Talhongi period gives that level of confidence.
Such useless confidence.
I just played with the beast for a bit because it was acting cute. Even the way it rolled around in the sand and shot out a halo of light was all just for fun.
Gandharva’s question of how long I will continue to play was justified. I have never been sincere for even a moment. In fact, I am not sincere even now.
Gandharva is slammed into the ground. Phew, the sword digs into the sand. I sit on Gandharva’s back, where blood is naturally flowing.
It feels like sitting on a bumpy rock.
“… … It was a monster… … . It’s an unbelievable power. I can’t even sense a trace of you right now.”
It was like that for a while. Whatever Gandharva did here was meaningless.
Because the fight is over.
“I told you. You’ll regret it.”
“… … .”
“Not only you, but everyone on Titan regretted it.”
I’m not lying, I’m being honest. And.
“As a side note, if you mix your hands and match the rhythm, the other person always seems to be very happy. It’s quite fun to watch that.”
“… … You have bad tastes.”
“Thank you for the compliment, but now I have a question for you. Tell me the truth, without lying.”
“What if I don’t answer?”
I ended up laughing.
“You’re not going to do it? Then you won’t die easily. I really hate those who don’t keep their promises. You might die a few years later, or even decades later.”
It was the same in Titan. I don’t see those who don’t keep their promises as human. No, it’s not that I don’t see them as human, I just don’t see them as living beings. I pull out all their teeth so they can’t die easily, and I burn them with fire so they can’t regenerate.
After putting a hook in his back and securing him in place, he invites torture technicians and makes them show off all the techniques they have.
The longest-lived one was 8 years. I killed it during those 8 years because I had a chance to return to Earth. This is Earth.
It could go beyond 8 years, into double digits or more.
“… …Ask.”
“Well, what should I ask?”
“… … This kid is really… … .”
No, to be honest, I have no interest in these doppelgangers.
There is no need to ask where the person the doppelgangers call ‘him’ is now, as the doppelgangers I’ve dealt with before have said that he is under a taboo against them, and I have no intention of going looking for him now.
The world is like that. After killing all the subordinates, their heads have no choice but to show themselves. They will show themselves unconditionally, even if it means being pushed around. You can kill them then. Or, if you ride them one by one, you may meet them in passing at some point. What is their purpose?
Actually, I wasn’t really curious about the purpose.
Whatever you do, you’ll all be killed. If everyone dies, then everything you were doing will be meaningless.
