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Arifureta After IIAt Synclea's CapitalFirst Part
「Fuu……」
Kouki naturally leaked out a deep sigh like that Kouki was sitting down on the bed of a guest roo a wry smile toward himself as like that
When he looked over the room, the quality of every furniture that was put in minimu on was soft However, it had so little decoration that it could be said to be siuest roodom no matter how Kouki looked at it
It showed the current pressing situation of the country, so Kouki fell backward and lied doith his expression staying coh 「Fuu……」 once ued than he thought
He hadn't reached the limit of his stamina at all, but the core of his body and the inside of his head felt clingingly heavy To speak in the ue, his current condition was truly in a state of total exhaustion
Kouki lifted one of his hands to block the sunlight shining in fro at his hand in a daze, the sensation of "that time" was revived vividly
(tsu, ……I, killed, huh)
The sensation of cutting apart flesh Blank gaze Spurting out blood……
「Uuh」
He unconsciously felt desire to vomit and he crouched on the bed
(It should be, the correct choice ……It was a race against time ……In order to save Moana-sama and others ……That's why, it's not a mistake, that's how it should be……)
To persuade himself, to convince himself, he repeatedly, frantically muttered that the option he picked "should be the correct one" over and over
──Even though I don't understand what is correct?
──Despite I, not trusting myself more than anyone?
Each time Kouki yelled inside his heart that he should be correct, the cold voice of hih it was the voice of his other self that he confronted once at the 【Cavern of Ice and Snow】, the figure of hi coldly suddenly crossed over at the back of his mind Clad in black holy ar it, and then dark red eyes like monster……
「tsu」
Kouki sat up in a flash and he shook his head It was his bad habit since the legendary decisive battle When he noticed his thought was falling into an endless spiral What'sinto
In order to renew his feeling for the moment, Kouki recalled the events after he reached the palace
「It was dreary but, the audience hall was really beautiful huh」
The audience hall where Kouki was h in order to formally introduce him to the palace people was so iree he unconsciously leaked out such e There were several pillars with beautiful and detailed engraving that would h in admiration It see mirror reflection to shine even the inner part, and because of that ventilation of light that wasn't unlike air ventilation, crisscrossing pillars of light were showering inside the audience hall regardless of the place being deep indoor
And then, Moana when she was sitting on a chair that waswas also positioned under the crisscrossing light pillars, ht that would cause anyone to hold their breath
Due to everything in the surrounding hite, her chocolate colored skin was really standing out Her pure white full dress that was beautiful while being si her perfectly that it「I see, she is really a queen」 On top of that, the white hair which was possessed only by her alone also really gave out the i, aides, soldier force, royal guards, and so on were standing by in rows Because Kouki only saw Moana in her traveling clothes all this time coupled with her warrior attitude, when he was led inside the audience hall as the last one a when he saw her dressing up like that
He inated position, but looking frohtly bashful, shereally eh by an older girl, Kouki shook his head whilethe focus of his recollection toward another point
「Nevertheless……as expected, everyone is having expectation huh ──toward the hero」
A gloo welled up inside hiardless whether they wereexpectation toward the existence of "hero"
That could be said to be natural
In the large scale battle five years ago, Synclea kingdom lost all members of the royal family with the exception of Moana and Koone Not only that, they naturally also lost a lot of soldiers
The power of <Heaven's Blessing Art> the royal family possessed was tredoreat sacrifice, and with that the best they could do wasn't exter back the eneeneration was Currently he seemed to be unable to move properly in order to heal the wound he received, but even then there wasn't any sign of the <Dark King> getting replaced, and on top of that even while being currently wounded, the Dark King had the strength that allowed hi> still
He was truly aat his most powerful ever And then, nine out of ten cases, he the <Dark King> would surely coth Then, for the current Synclea kingdom that had lost many of their royal family, at that tiuy……
The prospect wasn't bright
At such tiether with the oracle of Faltina
If those people were told from Moana's mouth that the hero used technique of another world, that the s> ere quiet famous unaided and saved Moana and her people, it was impossible to tell theh he understood that……
「……It's heavy」
To the degree it felt like he was going to get crushed
Once, when he was suht there was nothing he couldn't do He didn't even notice the "weight" of the words save the world, rather his heart was feeling exaltation the ht now……those expectations were si
The possibility of hi those expectations The possibility of failure And also, the possibility of hi mistake
Aaa, he wanted to run away But, he had proht his heart that wanted to avert his eyes and ran away Because at that tiirl as his childhood friend, and with his best friend who ca his life and punched hi
「BAA────NN!! Looking like a princess, but actually oing on-!?」
Serious-san was bloay along with the rooht by surprise and he reflexively ju pathetically like he never before
Koone didn't even pay attention to such Kouki and stepped on the collapsed door while entering the room She then pointed sharply at Kouki She even winked pachin- while she was at it
「Hero-sa fretful, so Koone come here for you!」
「Eh, fretful? Rather, the door……」
Kouki ondering how did the door get bloay and his gaze glanced alternately at Koone and the door she was stepping on
However, as expected Koone didn't pay it any attention
「Koone will give you a tour of the capital! Now, let's go!」
「Do, don't pull at o outside as you pleased, you will get scolded by Spenser-san or Donar-san again you know?」
「Koone think, that going outout of the capital! In other words, inside the capital is the sa out!」
「Tha, that's too much of a broad interpretation isn't it……」
Koone theory was surging out Koone's hand beckoned at the wryly sh to say 「It's fine so shut up already and follow Koone!」 She was really masculine
Normally he would want to accoood at all
Kouki didn't kno much the people of the capital were aware about Kouki and the h the ether with the soldier force and Moana Naturally, a lot of people witnessed Kouki riding the same Arous with Moana and Koone
If he went outside to the capital, perhaps he would be looked at with those eyes of expectation again Above all else, his heart fully tired right now and he wanted to rest slowly
And so, Kouki tried to speak 「No, I……」 with reservation but,
「Koone Body Attack!」
「Guheh!?」
Koone-tan was always abrupt at any ti body attack, Kouki was pushed down on the bed Koone as straddling Kouki was ht after that, her expression quietly changed Kouki held his breath toward that jade eyes that were staring at him fixedly
「Hero-sama No , nothing will happen you know? That's why, first we should see, hear, and feel Koone think that those has to be done」
No good idea or anything would eeted hesitantly inside the roo as though hie, Koone shtly and,
「Koone also want to listen about the story of another world! Please teachabout this world! Koone want to know!」
「Ah, yes……I guess Then, let's go」
Kouki kept getting toyed by the quickly changing aura and expression of Koone, however, he nodded thinking that what Koone said also had truth to it, and he requested her to give hie of mood
But, at that time,
「Wha, what!? The doo is- What happened!? Kouki, are you saf──」
Moana-sama who seemed to come to visit Kouki made her entrance
And then, the queen-saure of the little sister she doted straddling aclosely──Kouki's excuse was that he reflexively caught in his arm Koone who jumped him so that she wouldn't be hurt, that was really what happened──Kouki's hands were holding the waist of her beloved little sister
I see
「Faltina-sama hath spoken She said, kill Kouki」
「That's a lie- I , Moana-sauessed how Moanato resolve thethe mood in this kind of ti! Hero-sama, he is really hard!」
Kouki wished that she would attachwithout fail He didn't knohether Koone aimed for that or if she was just an airhead, but in any case, Kouki now acknowledged Koone as a trouble out his complaint Moana-sa a Hannyatoward the sword on her waist that she seemed to always carry around,
「HEAVEN'S JUDGMENTTTTTT-」
「Hiiih, don't use real swordddddddd-」
She assaulted the scoundrel that "toyed" with her beloved little sister
Even while screa, Kouki wasted no ti out of the way At the same time his other hand created a miniscule barrier on his palm and averted the sword attack For the et cut, but Moana's Hannya face ht of a naked blade, so Kouki was desperate
Moana as slashing down froitation had her balance crumbled when her sas parried Like that she collapsed on top of Kouki
Kouki erased the barrier and iht Moana
There,
「Moana-sauard captain who doted on the two sisters like father made his entrance
The captain witnessed it The scene on the bed, where the pair of sisters who he thought as his own daughters, were being embraced by a man with both his arms
「HEAVEN's PUNISHMENTTTTTTT-」
「Hiiih, this is a -」
The sorrowful scream of the hero-sama echoed once ht Spenser's attack using both his feet In doing so, Spenser flopped down and his face dove on Kouki's iony, Kouki as e Spenser on his is were seen by the people of the palace ere rushing into the roo how screams were raised
「Uu, that was a horrible experience……」
The disheartened voice of Kouki echoed in the bustling shopping district of the capital Beside hi with their faces hidden by wearing hood Moana looked apologetic while Koone was laughing cheerfully
「Koone-tan! You troubled Kouki, so reflect a bit on your action!」
The two hadto Kouki, but it was doubtful whether Koone was reflecting fro that she rarely did