55.1 A Rock in my Mouth
A girl once lived on the outskirts of London. She lived in a small one room apartment with her taciturn little sister. Her mother had died at an early age while her father worked abroad and rarely returned home. Despite that, she wasn’t the least bit unhappy. While the family budget was tight, leaving no space for indulgences, happiness was certainly there.
That girl greatly valued her father’s teachings. Kami-sama is always watching over us. That’s why you must always strive to lead a proper life.
In accordance with those teachings, she lived an upright life. She believed that kami-sama was always watching over them.
Not only was the girl of good character, she had a good appearance and was popular within her town. Even her younger sister admired her.
The two lived happy lives together.
Around the time when that girl turned 15, a young man confessed his feelings to her. He was the son of a distinguished conglomerate of the area, but bad rumors constantly followed him around. The girl, being unfamiliar with the workings of romance, honestly told him how she felt and turned him down.
Sometime later, an incident occurred.
The girl, upon returning home, discovered her younger sister had been killed. Her body was riddled with marks of violence and the smile that always bloomed on her face had been twisted by despair.
The girl investigated the matter. She turned to everyone for help and used every possible method available to find the culprit.
The ones responsible were the young man, his friends, and finally, the girl’s father. While the young men were responsible for enacting the crime, her father sold them information on the girl needed to help make the crime possible. Furthermore, the girl’s sister wasn’t the target, she was.
She called to her surroundings for an appropriate punishment as dictated by the law to be implemented, but the young men were found not guilty, and her sister’s death was determined to have been an accident. The testimony from father was the influential evidence that ensured the acquittal.
The girl hungered for power, the power to enact a just verdict. With the death of her sister as a trigger, she awoke to the special ability of [Hypnosis]. Yet, that was not enough.
Over the next 10 years, by enduring harsh training and experimentation, she acquired the unique power known as [Army of Fools].
She wielded that power and got revenge on the young man and his friends. Naturally, her father, the man who sold the information to them, met the same fate. She heard his excuses, that selling the information was so that they could escape from poverty, that he didn’t think they’d kill her sister, but her resolution didn’t waver.
“No more, I’m tired, wa.”
Her revenge was reaching its end, all that remained was for the girl to kill herself for causing her sister’s death.
“Is it truly over, de gozaru ka?”
That was when a presence made itself known.
“One deserving your revenge still remains, de gozaru yo.”
“Deserving… my revenge?”
The existence responded to her question with a smile.
“God, de gozaru yo.”
She could neither make out the face nor the appearance of the existence addressing her. However, she was filled with a mysterious resolve.
“You’re right. My little sister and I lived proper lives, yet despite that, kami-sama forsook us. Since it’s like that, we also need to get revenge on kami-sama for abandoning us.”
Even now, she continues to live according to that resolution. All the while, she is unaware that her twisted purpose was in truth provided by another…
– –Noble Diamonds are Noble– –
[Kamui Makiri (Divine Knife)]
It is a sacred treasure with the ability to strip away phenomena and concepts with a single swing… apparently. I never would have expected something like that to be on display in a municipal museum, but I’ve confirmed it numerous times with my learning ability, so there’s no doubt about it.
“Either way, it’s incredibly powerful.”
Just getting scratched by the tip was enough to instantly tear away all the magic power from the dragon and giant skeleton, causing their bodies to crumble. That act created a far more terrifying ambience than the quadruple barrier off on the side.
“What, is that…?”
“A museum exhibit, I guess.”
I answer the stunned black dress while dashing my hardest to close the distance between us.
[Kamui Makiri (Divine Knife)] was created by applying the spirit techniques [Blade] and [Lance] from Owl-chan and Uruna-chan, although it is incredibly difficult to control. So much so that I can’t use any techniques or special abilities alongside it. I have no choice but to do this dash without any assistance from [Reinforcement] or [Scatter Flame Bullets].
“Uwooooo!”
“Sta– stay back!”
Spears made of branches, rocks, and walls of air block my approach, but I cut them apart one after the other with [Kamui Makiri (Divine Knife)].
“There is no time. There are 2 minutes remaining.” (Near)
“My head hu–rts! I’m bur–ning up!” (Urd)
Near informs me of how much longer until [Kamui Makiri (Divine Knife)] collapses. There really isn’t any time left. Looks like Urd is reaching her limit too.
“Damn, just a bit longer!”
T/N: If only there was an expert swordsman with him. Still, don’t give up. Fight, you can do it!!
~Lyfe
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