Volume 4 - CH 33

Act 4-33: Silent Rage(Side: Deimos)

TN: Sorry for the delay, my laptop has been fixed! Enjoy the release!

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Deimos was truly surprised by his action. This was part of Supreme Ruler’s plan, and his order was strictly limited to protect Lyla. Thus, he should stay quiet as long as his target of protection was safe.

Especially when the other party was a youngster who dared to insult Kai-sama, Our Supreme Ruler. Properly speaking, I shouldn’t save this kind of youth. And that should be the correct choice. And yet, strangely enough, I felt refreshed instead of regret by doing this.

「What are you, an undead? Moreover, one that retained intelligence. A new species huh…」

The baldie with skull tattoo on his head squinting his eyes as he spoke that soliloquy.

『Shut that dirty mouth of yours.』

Why? Why do i feel that I can’t forgive this basta*rd?

In the past, Deimos had stopped being a human to reach the extremities of magic. He, at that time, had cast aside his human emotions. He cast aside all kind of hesitation and conducted all kind of inhuman experiments like the man before him. Thus, he felt disgusted when he saw his past’s reflection in front of him.

Specifically when he recalled his previous contractor, Ruby, it was the worst memory in Deimos’ life. Him at that time had murdered so many innocent. It wasn’t wrong to say that the Deimos at that time was as disgusting as Tokotsu and Tamri before him.

And this mission had made Deimos to remember a lot of unpleasant memories that he cast aside as trivial. And he understood the reason.

It’s Kai-sama. A transcendence with overwhelming strength, strong to the point it suffocated everyone when he unleashed a bit of his power. For a transcendence like us, it was normal thing for us to have not a shred of interest in the people of lower realm. And yet, Kai-sama is different, he drinks with us, eats with us, laughs with us, and sometimes gets angry at something trivial such as human life. And it wasn’t just when he was with transcendents. He treated human and transcendence equally. Thus, it was only natural for us, his subordinates to see his essence upon seeing that.

It was different from the kindness showed by capricious gods from time to times. In his case, it was as if his subordinates were part of his family. It was a completely refreshing feeling for Deimos. He was the exact opposite of Deimos who cast aside his humanity.

Surely, it was the humanity of Kai-sama that attracted Girimekhala-sama and the others to put interest in humans.

Though it was considered as the biggest taboo amongst taboos, it was only natural for kai-sama who was originally a human like me. Otherwise, he wouldn’t become an existence that understood humans so much nor could he get close to them.

Thus, Deimos finally understand the pain in his heart when he saw the youth, it was the rage of his human soul that he cast aside.

And I’m sure that Kai-sama would do the same if he was in my position. No doubt about it.

「A mere skeleton ain’t supposed to yapping yer mouth.」

Tokotsu scorned at Deimos as he looked at the latter in scorn.

Strangely enough, I felt nothing when called skeleton by this low-life. On the other hand, I felt the silent rage in me grow stronger the more I heard him insulting Lyla-sama and Kai-sama. That’s why――

『Humph, a remark befitting of 3rd rate, nay, fake Necromancer.』

Deimos taunted Tokotsu.

「Hah, fake?」

And just as he expected, when Tokotsu barked at him, baring his teeth…

『Keep barking, small fry.』

He hoisted his left hand, and focused his mana into his left-hand. Suddenly, a black sword with jet-black blade appeared from thin air and he proceeded to grab that.

「And here I thought that you’re some sort of big shot, turned out just skeleton who acts like a swordsman. Haah… What a kill-joy. Oi, finish him.」

Tokotsu walked toward the corner of the room while waving his right arm, as if he had completely lost interest in Deimos.

「Good grief! Such selfish fella. But, undead extermination is also my job as a guardian knight after all.」

The blonde youth clad in white armor, Tamri said so as he readied his sword.

『Enough chit-chat. Come if you may.』

Deimos took a stance as he raised his black sword.

「You’re the one who talks too much, skeleton bastard.」

Tamri was closing in toward Deimos with enraged look on his face, as he raised his sword, and swung it down toward the latter.

Deimos controlled his black sword and parried Tamri’s blow with smallest possible movement.

「N-NHAAAAAA!?」

Seeing that, Tamri’s eyes opened wide in shock,

『Such crude skill. But, it’s not a reason for me to show mercy.』

Deimos attack was the signal of the beginning of the battle(farce).