Vol 3 Chapter 1 (1/2)

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at 10th of September 2019 10:53:21 PM

Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Roland’s Night

It was late at night, the kind of dark where the light of the roundThat’s when the lion sprang out

Sion looked across the darknessWhen he did, he saw a beast attacking huh tofrouardsReally, it only took a secondThe soldiers had turned into bodies before they ever realized they were being attacked

Now there was only one leftHe was a nobleed for mercy at the beast’s hands

“W-wait, don’t kill meI’ll pay you! I’ll pay whoever hired youJust—”

The beast swung his armJust like that, he stole the noble’s life

That noble had lived with immense pride, power, and was an existence that no one could touch, so everyone let him seek pleasure after pleasure on his own timeAnd yet

“……”

The beast, bored, swung his right ar from his opponent

A red arm, dyed the color of blood

“……”

The redheaded beast turned around

He turned to look at Sion, who had erased his presence and should have blended sealaredHe had red hair and a tough body, trained like steelHis fiery red eyes were fixed on Sion

Claugh Kloht-hand man

He was a demon of the battlefield whose na countries, and he was looking right at Sion

“……”

He didn’t speakBloodlust emitted from him as he watched, and then he broke out in a runHe was unbelievably fast

One stepTwoThreeThat was all it took to h raised the arrab Sion’s neck with it

But before he did—

“Listen to what I have to say before you kill h didn’t stopHe gripped Sion’s neck tightly“I got no reason to,” he said“I can just kill you now”

“Then will you?”

“Yeah”

“Then kill rip on Sion’s neck tightenedIt felt like his neck would break, like his life would be snuffed out through it

Sion had no way to escape

He didn’t think any human within Roland now could

Even so, Sion smiled

He felt his own death and s choked, suffocated, his neck crushed under an unspeakable pressureAnd he sh asked, clearly suspicious

Sion didn’t look at hi death, eitherHe looked behind Claugh, to a second monster, who also had no presence

Sion snapped his fingersThat was the nalThere was a faint sound like that of a breeze

Ferris appeared behind Claugh in an instantShe held a longsword one would think too heavy for her sainst Claugh’s neck

Claugh tried to turn to face her, but…

“Don’t move or I’ll kill you,” Ferris said with that cold, e with killing intentHer sword dug just so into Claugh’s neck

“……”

Claugh couldn’t moveHe looked a little nervous, and then happy, like he was enjoying this“You bastard—”

But that was all he could e

“Ferris,” Sion said

She dug her sword deeper into Claugh’s neck

“…Be quiet,” Sion said“It’s lared at hiuy of your caliber—”

“Ferris,” Sion ordered quickly

She pressed her sword in deeperThick blood began to pour from his woundHe’d probably die if she pressed it deeper stillSo Claugh didn’t h Klolared at him, his sharp red eyes full of maliceFull of murderous intentHis stare alone

But Sion gripped the arle hi that face for? Frustrated because you lost?” Sion said, clearly provoking hih smiled“Who are you callin’ a loser? I just need to kill you and get rid of this bitch—”

“Ferris”

Her sword dug even deeper

The beast’s face scrunched up“shi+tThe fuckI thought I’d stop this sith my ed“You aren’t the only h said easily“If I were, that set under my skin so bad all the time”

“……”

Sion’s eyes widened in surprise

Because he’d researched Cri here, and he hadn’t heard anything about others ae

There was Claugh’s underclass, sure, but his ability couldn’t hold a candle to Claugh’sShuss shi+razz, who followed Claugh, was the same

There was also Lear RinkalLach VelarioreMoe VelarioreJereme CryslarThere were also Es, Tulio, Genlu, Bannel - Miller had collected numerous excellent pawnsBut each and every one of theh Klom, as currently the perfect picture of murderous intentThey all paled in comparison to the deh just said that guy had white hair, which was quite the distinctive traitA white haired, smiley idiot - Sion already knew that he didn’t have any info that iven him to ith

“Who in the world are you talking about?” Sion asked

“……”

Claugh obviously didn’t answerHis eyes lowered to Sion, then ht towards the town steeped in darknessThen he smiled

“Oh, looks like my reinforcements are hereLooks like I’m on the winnin’ side now~”

Sion looked in the direction Claugh was looking“H Sion’s h took his hand off Sion’s neck and whipped around, aih,” Ferris h took a step back once Ferris was out of the way and rose his fingers to the air to draw a ic circle“I wish for a rainbow of annihilation - Abstract Phosphorescence!”

A spear of light shot fro for Ferris

“Ferris, get out of the way!” Sion yelled

“…This is no problem for me,” Ferris saidShe tensed her body, then slashed her sword at Claugh’s icIt disappeared just like that

“HahThe fuckYou just wave your sword around and it goes away? How h asked, exasperated

Ferris didn’t stop thereShe h and raced towards him

Advertiseh mutteredHer sword advanced towards hiainst Claugh’s neck again

She’d behead hihtHe wanted to yell for her to wait, but he’d just be too slow

And yet, Claugh stopped Ferris’ sith his right arm

Ferris tried to h had complete control of the swordShe couldn’t h’s arm remained wholly unharmedHe looked down at it, the sword stopped with his aroin’ easy on et serious about this,” Ferris said“There’s no reason for you to die”

“Hah? You don’t need to get serious? Don’t hYou can’t touch et serious”

“Ha, you’d still take it with your bare hands?”

Claugh laughed“This is a prosthetic, duh opened the pal the brunt of Ferris’ attackWhen he did, the red tattoos etched into that artificial arh Klolowed red, it was said to be the blood of his enemies

“Like I’d let you,” Ferris saidShe pointed the blade of her sword towards Claugh

“NoPull back, Ferris,” Sion said

“No needI’ll knock him out—”

“Pull backThis is an order!” Sion yelled

Ferris stoppedSo did Claugh

Ferris glared at Sion and stepped back, putting distance between her and Claugh and returning to SionShe spoke, expressionless and monotone as always“Who did you just yell at, exactly?” She asked, undeniably in a badout loudAre you angry?”

“ObviouslyI’ home”

“Oh, uo sets?”

“I’oing…”

“Uwah, you’re really testing o sets!”

Ferris responded instantaneously, raising her sword“I’ll fight anyone! Who is h of reliefFerris was finally taking the fight seriouslyOne had to against a h

Ferris’ poas absolutely vital to Sion’s strategy here - with their coh submit to what Sion wanted

Well, realistically, it was pretty much all Ferris’ power…

“……”

Sion watched the two monsters face off, exasperatedHe was called Number One at the Royal Special Academy, you know? But here…

Well, anyway

“I’ht out”

“HahLeave the trash talk outI’ettin’ seriousIf you don’t aim to kill, you’ll be the one who dies instead, Missy

They both looked absolutely ready to kill, to the point where Sion was paralyzed from the pressure

GoodThis was plentyFerris was finally doing enough for his plan to workAll she really had to do was stand at his side, sword at the readyThat was all she had to do for him

Sion looked to FerrisIf looks could kill…

“…Enough of this charade,” Sion said“Anyis pointlessLet’s call it quits”

”Ahn? Who put hieIf you kill me, she’ll kill youThat’s all there is to itI’m sure you’ve understood this fro youWould you really wave your fists around at an opponent on’t fight?”

Claugh laughed through his nose“Even if they’re not putting up a fight, you need to kill who you need to kill on the battlefield”

“Then do you need to kill h didn’t answer

Sion continued, unperturbed“Did Rahel Miller tell you to kill me now, no matter what?”

“……”

“I’m sure that Miller told you it was okay to kill me nowBut did he say that you definitely have to kill h said

“Then listen to what I have to sayListen, and if you don’t like it then you can kill h looked horribly annoyed“AaughYou’re uyYou’re powerless and prepared to die, but you still won’t give upYou’re the et even et carried—”

“I can get carried awayI can take this country back if I doI’ll kill the king, kill s, make Rahel Miller obey h looked at him like he was some rare breed of animal“Haaah? You’ll make Miller obey you and take this country, all with that stupid face of yours? You’ve got no power, no brains, and your stupid face is plannin’ to—”

Sion looked at him coldly“Actually, Ferris, it’s better if you knock some silence into this stupid redhead”

“Main? Man you guys are dumb—”

“Shuss, back Ferris up”

A young ed a dark city alleyHe was about sixteen or seventeen - Sion’s age - and he had blond hair pulled up behind him and calm eyes that betrayed his youth

Shuss shi+razz

Much like Calne Kaiwel, he was one of Claugh’s closest confidantsHe calared at him“Aahh? You a traitor now?”

Sion answered before Shuss could in his place“He didn’t betray you, Claugh Klolare to Sion, who he stared at with open dislike“When why’re you listenin’ to him instead of me? You’reto saySion couldn’t help but s that tooHe said he’d throw out his orders for your sake, and I’m sure he thinks that even now”

“Then why?” Claugh asked

“He didn’t say he’d betray orders for Rahel Miller’s sakeHe said he’d do it for yoursHe isn’t someone ore his loyalty to Miller, after all”

“What, do you hate that I’h asked, a bit troubled

Shuss shook his head“NoI love Miller, too”

“Then why…?”

“Because I’h looked over to Sion suspiciously“Because you’re weak?”

“Yeah”

“Weak compared to Miller?”

“Yeah”

“But… that’s obvious, isn’t it?”

Sion s the obvious“YesIt’s obviousBut you aren’t understanding what’s obviousRahel Miller is a geniusHis plan is perfect and completely free of holesHe’ll set the appropriate amount of traps, kill the appropriate amount of people, and at the end his revolution will be a success”

Claugh nodded“RightHe’s got everything all preparedWhat’s wrong with that?”

“Nothing,” Sion said easily

Naturally, Claugh eyed him suspiciously“Hah? What’re you tryin’ to say?”

“I’ to say that perfection is a proble about Miller’s plan is flawlessI can only look at it with awe, and when I’ with itBut what lies on a road like that?”

Claugh didn’t answerSo Sion continued

“Miller’s perfect, ideal society, right? A perfect, ideal country where the weak shouldn’t even be born? Will people feel reassured if they leave everything to the genius Rahel Miller? HaDon’t h‘He’ll set the appropriate amount of traps and kill the appropriate a you can just spend like currencyI think the ideal amount of sacrifices is none at allLet’s try to create a world where the fewest people possible cryDo you think anyone would want to follow that path?”

“…You tellin’ e?”

“For what it’s worth, Calne Kaiwel fell for it too”

“Wh—”

“So did Tulio GrizBannel Neldo, tooTwenty percent of Miller’s soldiers have decided to risk their lives for meDo you still think it’s child-like and overly sentaer than before“Hht you’d be”

“Wow, have you found it in yourself to praiseyou live this free for this long was a et-go”

“Wow,that mistake nowI won’t die, and both you and Miller will come to obey me as I rise even further”

“Don’t fuck with me”

“I’m notYou’ll fall, and then you’ll become my ally”

“Will not”

“Will tooEven Calne did, after allYou’ll do the saht him somewhere that Ferris couldn’t protect hi steps away

“I could kill you,” Sion said“Join h just stared du“Hah? Haaaaaah? What’s with thatLike, uhh, I can see that you’re overfloith confidence, but this is all ‘in theory,’ yeah? You can’t kill h to kill h, isn’t it?” Sion interrupted“Even if we can’t kill you, we can kill your friends”

Claugh’s expression faltered

“I can kill CalneI can kill Shuss, tooI can probably catch Miller off guard and kill him, tooI’m sure you don’t want me to do that, so become —”

“I won’t let anyone cry once I’I won’t kill people or calculate their worth like nu—”

“Shut upYou’re just dreamin’—”

“You’re the one who needs to shut up, ClaughKings who don’t dream can eat shi+t‘It can’t be helped if people die?’ ‘A country where everyone’s s is impossible?’ Save itI know that all too wellEveryone knows that kind of world is far, far awayBut does that ? Is a peaceful country made on sacrifice better than one that isn’t? If that’s what you think, then kill meIf you think Miller’s perfect world is better than mine, then c’ainst Miller anywaySo kill meKill me with your own hands

“But… if you join ret itA stupid, trashy, powerless guy like ht not be able to create a perfect world, but… even so, I won’t let you regret itNo matter what the decision may be, I’ll be the only one who has to worry about it, cry about it, and struggle with itSo please, e this rotten world!” Sion yelled

He was completely serious

He’d ht now, he h could reach his arh looked to Shuss, horribly concerned“You really fell for this?” He asked, pointed at Sion

“U, but… I think his speech was really appealingI really would lay my life down for this”

“IdiootThis isn’t about if you’re willin’ to risk your life for someone or not”

Shuss shook his head“No, that’s not what I meant”

“Then what’d youto risk my life for you to become his ally,” Shuss said, then looked to Sion“I think he’s a very capable personIt’s not just Captain Miller’s former alliesThere are others who follow him, too, and I want his allies to continue to increase”

“But there can’t be that many of them?”

Shuss nodded“Not yetBut he’s soend - an illegitimate prince born to a commoner motherThe people love itI’m sure if he uses that adoration, he can make it the pebble that Captain Miller trips on”

“But it’s still just a pebble”

This time Sion nodded“YesA pebbleAnd how ht with a pebble? I’ve already shown you, anyhowThat I have just enough power to rival Cri at FerrisShe was looking up at the sky, bored

Sion smiled bitterly, then quickly fixed his expressionHe turned to Claugh once riht since you don’t want any pointless sacrifices? Or are you tellin’ me to just kill you so there’s only one path left?”

Sion took another step closer to Claugh“That’s rightThere’s no ht if you don’t join meSo aren’t you the one who’s most fit to decide which path we all follow? I’htingSo you decideWill you kill o with Miller, or will you let me live and choose my path? It’s your decision”

With that, Sion closed his eyes, allowing his world to fall into darknessHe felt the darkness surround him

“…You,” he heard from the other side of the darkness“You’re an idiot”

It was Claugh’s voice

“Why’re you sayin’ all that so confidently?” Claugh asked“Are you that certain that I won’t kill you? You have absolutely no guarantee that I won’t, you know”

Sion didn’t answer

He didn’t need a guarantee that he’d liveSo many of his friends had already died, and they all died because of himHe didn’t feel that there was any reason for hiless, purposeless lifeSo he’d rather just die

But he could still bet his shi+tty life on soh Klolimmer of a future if this demon of the battlefield fell into his hands

So Sion waitedHe raised his hands a bit, his eyes still closedHe stared into the dark nothingness of his eyelids intently