Episode 315
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It happened years ago, but it felt like it happened just a moment ago.
A memory that is very strongly imprinted in Thanos’s mind.
‘Please, it’s not the children’s fault.’
The heart of a mother who is pleading so much.
Phew-!
‘… … At least for the children, please.’
Even though a sword was stabbed in the heart, my mother pleaded in that state.
And then there’s the man who stabs that mother’s heart again.
The man with long hair and a slim body smiled.
Phew-! Phew-! Phew-!
He stabbed his mother in the heart three times in a row.
Finally, as he cuts off the neck, the man speaks.
‘Tsk, that’s dirty.’
It wasn’t just that guy.
They ran wild like unbridled calves, laughing and swinging their swords.
The same was true of his sister, his father, and all the knights, wizards, servants, and maids who served the Grand Duke’s family died like that.
And the tragedy.
Thanos never forgot the faces of the Master and the High Circle Mana users who were at the center of that disaster.
I couldn’t forget it.
Appears in Thanos’ dreams every night.
How could I forget?
And there the faces were frolicking.
Is that all?
In their gazes, which looked at him with faces full of curiosity, things like ‘past events’ were erased.
No matter how much I’ve built up my physique, this isn’t it.
Only those who have experienced this will understand.
Teeth clench and knuckles become twisted.
Dogs, puppies.
Jack approaches Thanos and asks.
“Are you one of those masters over there?”
Said.
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Thanos raised his head without saying a word.
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Looking at the guy’s distorted face, it seems certain.
“Are the guys here the ones who killed your mother, your sister, your father, and all the knights, wizards, and servants of the Grand Duke’s family?”
The guy didn’t make eye contact with me.
He just looked into the empty space and spoke slowly.
“… … I apologize for the inconvenience. These are the new people you have accepted. They will be of great help to you in what you intend to do.”
The guy said he would take me.
He knows what I need.
I value talent.
These so-called Masters were considered to be extremely talented people, surpassing humans and out of all races.
The same goes for high circle mana users.
Thanos continues, still looking into the void.
“How good they are at killing people… … How good they are at swinging a sword… … How good they are… … How good they are… … .”
Finally, Thanos’ teeth shattered with a crunch.
His hands were soaked in blood and had lost their original color, and the tendons in his wrists were so protruding that there was nowhere else to go.
He reached out and grabbed Thanos’ blood-stained right hand.
Finally, the gaze of the guy who had been floating in the air meets mine.
“… … My lord… … .”
Looking straight at the guy, he asked.
“How long will it take?”
“… … .”
“How long would it take for you to kill all those Masters?”
It goes without saying that Thanos is very talented.
But the guy needs time.
You need to become a Master at the very least, and after you become a Master, you need to continue growing until you can kill some of those Masters.
That time.
It’s definitely not short.
Thanos knows that too, which is why he is doing this now.
This island is where the descendants of the Gunnar Empire live.
The ‘power’ that the descendant has is one of the enemies, and it seems that the lord has a close relationship with them.
Compared to them, Thanos himself is only a 5-circle mana user.
He knows that they can do more than Thanos himself can.
I have no intention of denying reality.
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In terms of usability, the Masters who are gathered over there and gossiping are more useful than Thanos right now.
however.
Usefulness is something that is used when comparing things.
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I never thought of Thanos as my property.
Thanos is my family.
The child I have accepted. And the piece of the future I will create.
That’s enough.
I tapped the guy’s cheek with my bloody hand.
Oh my.
“I have a saying that I always say. One of them is, I will do anything for my family. Have you never heard of that saying?”
“… … I’ve heard it. Many times.”
Accepting Thanos, going around with Thanos, it’s something I’ve been saying all along. It’s something I’ve been saying all along.
“Before I am your master, you are my family and I am your family. Isn’t that enough?”
“… … My lord?”
“Why are you doubting and trying to endure it alone? I’m not telling you to rely on me. But don’t doubt me. Never doubt what I can do, what I can do.”
Thanos seemed to understand what this meant.
And Ron and my sister who were around, the teacher on my shoulder, and my maternal uncle who was just watching nearby.
Everyone noticed.
“Thanos.”
“……yes.”
“Take everything that happens from now on and take it in. Use it as a driving force. Use it as a reason for you to grow more.”
Then, quietly, I whispered in the guy’s ear.
Good luck in the future, Inma.
That was the end.
I turned around and slowly reached out my hand.
Then, the Red Master, who had been listening to the conversation between Thanos and me from afar, flew towards me with a pale face.
behindhand.
Ppaang-!!
But he resisted by raising his mana.
Kwaaaaang-!!
It was meaningless to me, who had been trying to get married.
The sight of the flying guy’s mana being crushed in the air was a spectacular sight in itself.
Yes, the Red Master’s neck is in my hands.
Naturally, the sword at my waist floated into the air.
Mother’s sword.
A sword that has been touched by my mother’s hands.
The sword turned black as if it had a will, and it was.
Crunch-!!
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The Red Master’s right arm was cut off.
“Ah… … Aaaah-!!”
Ignored it.
I sent my will to the sword again.
More, cut it.
Crunch-!!
The remaining left arm is also severed and flies into the air.
Blood embroidered in the air.
Everyone was watching me.
Standing on the cliff, one hand outstretched.
And in that hand was the Red Master’s neck.
Everyone stares blankly at the sight.
“Why… why are you doing this!”
The Red Master screamed, but was ignored.
“It’s simple.”
I slowly tightened my grip.
“Those who destroyed Thanos’ family, my family, are naturally my enemies.”
My maternal uncle, who was standing next to me, intervened.
“Stop… … Stop!!”
I turned my head.
“Why are you suddenly doing this? Yes. The Kingdom of Cradle, I have heard of it. The Grand Duke of Cradle led his ships to explore the Black Sea and discovered this island. He noticed our presence. After that, the Taoist sent out his Masters to kill all those who knew of our existence.”
Oh, really.
If you just look at the content of the words, it feels like you know everything, but if you look at the nuances.
“Are you saying this as if your uncle had nothing to do with it?”
My uncle frowns slightly.
Then he immediately shook his head and said.
“No. I am involved too. The Great Master of the Dojo is an important position. If you must kill him, then kill me. No, just kill me.”
He shook his head.
I’ve been feeling this since yesterday, my maternal uncle.
Surprisingly, he has a strong sense of responsibility.
Look at it now, I’m currently acting as the agent for the escape, but strictly speaking, I’m just an agent.
The real head is running away.
That is, Plank Gunnar, he ordered the annihilation of Thanos’ family, the Cradle Kingdom’s Grand Duke family.
And yet, my maternal uncle is lying and saying that he did it.
This was the best option the people in charge could take before losing more.
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When I see things like this, I think, “Oh, that person is a good leader.”
I made this assessment, but I just let it be.
“My head told me to do it, and my hands and feet moved. How can I blame my hands and feet? If anyone is going to take responsibility, it’s my head that should do it. Let me finish it.”
My uncle wants to prevent the power of the consulate from being weakened.
If you are my maternal uncle, who was born and raised here, learned a lot here, and put an end to his reckless childhood, you will have a sense of responsibility for the Taoist temple itself.
It’s something that could easily be said and something that could easily be done.
But there is one thing wrong.
“You can’t blame your hands and feet for what your head tells you to do… … Who said that?”
“……what?”
He just tightened his grip.
Kwajik-!!
So vainly.
The Red Master, one of the great warriors of the Taoist cult and one of the strongest forces, is now dead.
By the way, this is the guy I saw in my dream.
The guy who made me a death knight.
anyway.
“The one who ordered it should naturally be held responsible, and those who were its hands and feet should also naturally be held responsible. Since the head ordered it and the hands and feet did it, should only the head be held responsible? What kind of nonsense is that?”
He threw the Red Master’s corpse aside and then raised his index finger and pointed at another Master.
“It’s because of people like that that the world is in this state.”
A sword that was in the sky extends out, cutting through the air.
Ss …
Phew-!
“Ugh… … .”
My sword, which had cleanly pierced the heart of a master, flew into the air again.
I didn’t want to say this either, but just like the high-level master I saw in my ‘dream’ earlier, the guy I just killed and the guys I’m going to kill in the future are all guys I saw in my dreams.
As for how I chose them, I chose only those who showed sensitive expressions, trembled, and other reactions when listening to the stories coming out of Thanos, my uncle, and me.
I also get the creeps at times like this.
My intuition is so accurate.
“Please… please spare us. We were just following orders from ‘Doju’… .”
I didn’t want to listen any more, so I just stopped talking.
“You should have been suspicious. You should have been suspicious instead of just doing what you were told foolishly. If you had done something thoughtlessly that would get blood on your hands.”
Then he pointed to another master.
Ss …
Phew-!!
“You have to take responsibility. Like this.”
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The pier was chilled by silence.
He said, looking down at it.
“A world where everyone is responsible for everything they do, that’s the world I’m trying to create.”
The idea spread naturally.
The swords of the dead masters, and others who carried swords.
The swords of everyone present slowly rose into the sky.
In an instant, hundreds of swords covered the sky.
Those who were surprised when they saw Thanos earlier.
Thanos was staring at each and every one of them.
10 masters and 55 high circle mana users.
Two are dead, so now there are 8 Masters and 55 Mana Users.
I don’t know if these are all.
But, among the many people present here now, there is no one else who is experiencing a combination of these three emotions: doubt, fear, and horror.
therefore.
Let’s just kill him first and see.
I sent my thoughts to the swords floating in the sky.
Turn all those kids into hedgehogs.
It was at that moment that all the swords were about to be thrust down towards the ground.
The towering and descending swords all stopped at once.
It wasn’t my will, of course.
I turned my head.
