Chapter 80
[Shouldering Darkness]
The mask broke and I covered the exposed part of my face with my right hand, but it was too late .
Rin is standing in my view .
“Kaza…to?”
I couldn’t answer the words she barely squeezed out .
I just thought, ‘I have no choice but to kill her’
I knew that one day this would happen, but still, I may not have been prepared enough .
I had decided to kill her if it come down to this .
However, she being here now makes my heart throbbing violently .
Resolving my heart, I silently aimed my palm toward Rin .
However, the Soundshoot that I tried to release ends in misfire .
I can’t fire . I couldn’t fire the Soundshoot .
Why? Dammit .
I cursed myself, but I knew the answer .
Because the other person is Rin .
If you have a decent nerve, you can’t kill your childhood friend .
I don’t hold a grudge against Rin .
Despite this, to kill her because of my position… is crazy . Really, I…
“Kazato… what does this…mean?” Rin reached out her hand to me and took one step ahead .
When I saw it, I unintentionally stepped back .
“Kill her,” but I felt that such a voice echoed in my head, and I was stuck in place .
Shut up . I’ll do that even without you telling me to .
I clenched my knife and slowly took a step forward .
And I close the distance with Rin in an instant .
“…!”
I slashed up from below .
Rin responded to the knife with her left hand .
I don’t know the name of Rin’s ‘ability to harden a part of the body’ ability .
Thanks to that ability, the knife doesn’t cut through Rin’s palm .
It was easily blocked and I realized that my attack was soft .
Hesitation, huh? Is that why my attack became dull
However, it is natural that I hesitate to do such a thing . I understand it now by facing the situation directly .
If you just think about it, you can do it as much as you want . It is also easy to come to that decision .
However, when the ‘moment’ arrives, whether or not you can act is a completely different matter .
Still, I have to kill her .
In order for me to live .
She firmly caught my knife in the palm of her hand and did not let go .
Our eyes… met .
I tried to pull the knife out from Rin’s hand, but my thoughts stopped for a moment when I met her eyes .
She also stared at my eyes and didn’t move .
As if time had stopped . Still, some time did pass .
“Are you really… Kazato?” Rin’s shaking… confused, unbelieving gaze pierces me .
It’s natural .
I, who was supposed to be someone who doesn’t have an ability, is wearing a tuxedo, is wearing Anonymous’ mask, and covered in blood .
It is wrong if you think that I’m Kazato . I’m a different person ‘right now’ .
“You’re wrong . ”
I’m not Kazato . I’m warning you .
“Why… how…?”
I’m not Kamiya Kazato .
I repeat in my heart .
I’m not Kazato .
“Anonymous… codename Shion . ”
Don’t think about it . I’m Shion .
Kill the enemy ahead .
What did I come here for? It is for a mission, isn’t it?
Do I have time to spend time playing like this?
No . I don’t .
It’s personal feeling . It’s dependence . It’s my weakness .
Shion . I haven’t completely turn into you .
I can’t be ruthless . Even though I come here, resolving that I don’t need to live in isolation anymore .
Even though I had to be stronger .
I have to become stronger than anyone to protect myself .
So, something similar to the sense of accomplishment you get by killing enemy… that’s the thing that the current me wished for .
I started to understand myself by training with Yoiyami-san .
The moment of killing an enemy that threatens my life is a repose for me .
Only that moment will reassure me . Muttering ‘serves you right’ is to prove my strength .
Be aware of my strength, and confirm the absoluteness of my life in that journey .
It doesn’t matter who the obstacle is . Whether they are my childhood friend, or my best friend…
Even so, I…!
The light in my eyes is dimmed .
I stop thinking .
I have to quickly destroy a total of 4 antennas .
There are two more left .
I glanced at the third antenna .
I breathe out .
I pulled the knife out of Rin’s hand, and kick Rin away with a front kick just like that .
Then I kick the ground, drawing closer to her for the second time, and stab the knife into Rin’s hand .
*giin* it produces a strange sound even though it hits her skin .
Rin is not calm .
At least, she is not showing any sign of counterattack even though I attack her like this .
I once again swing the knife from above .
Rin reacts to it and barely blocks it . I launched a kick on her opened flank .
“Guu!”
Rin loses her posture . I stepped into Rin’s bosom with a kick and fired a Soundshoot at close range .
Rin’s eyes are wide open at the shock wave .
――Roaring sound .
Rin, who was hit by the Soundshoot up close, was blown away and slammed against the wall .
A crack ran on the wall and it partially collapsed . The building behind shook greatly .
“…”
There was a response, Rin was still breathing . Apparently, she used her hardening ability in time .
However, it was certain that she was fatally injured as she coughs out blood from her mouth .
In order to finish her, I quickly walked up to Rin .
Buried in the rubble, Rin opened one of her eyes and looked at me as I approached her .
Tears are accumulated in that eye .
The half-baked damage must have pained her, I guess .
I have to ease her right away .
Holding the grip of the knife in one hand, I thrust the blade into her chest .
It seems that Rin’s hardening power was no longer left, and the knife pierced deeply into her chest .
The spurt of blood is spattered on my mask .
“…”
I quietly close my eyes .
Something warm flows down my cheeks . It flowed down my cheeks without stopping . I bit my lips strongly .
Dammit, I’m too soft .
I spit out a curse in my heart .
And when I tried to pull out the knife,
“Ka… zato… I’m… sorry…”
Along with such a voice, Rin holds on to my hand holding the knife that was still stabbed in her chest .
I was surprised and opened my eyes . My view was blurred, but Rin was certainly looking at me with her eyes half opened . Tears mixed with blood flow down those eyes in large drops .
The knife is certainly stabbed in her vital .
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She shouldn’t have ability to speak .
Still, Rin speaks with all her might .
“I’m…sorry . ”
“…Why?”
Why do you apologize? Why?
I kill you y’know . I also killed the lieutenant general who was dead there .
You have no reason to apologize . Rin is not wrong at all . The one who was wrong is me . I did it because I like it . I’m evil .
You are the hero who bravely confronted the evil(me) . Even though you can die while cursing me . Even so, why do you apologize?
At least die while hating me . Don’t let me think .
I don’t want to… think about it anymore…
I can’t do it without making reasons and excuses to kill you .
“It must be… hard… right…”
*cough* A large amount of blood gush out of Rin’s mouth .
I shook my head unintentionally .
I wanted to take my hand off the knife and draw back, but Rin was holding my hand firmly .
“Sorry… I’m… sorry… Kazato… that I… didn’t… notice…”
Rin spoke as if she was squeezing air out of her lungs .
Rin continue her words with a frowning, crying, messy, and pained face .
“Please stop… I don’t want to hear it…!”
It seems that my voice did not reach Rin .
Tears spilled from my eyes in large drops . The drops drip onto the ground through the gaps in my broken mask .
“I’m… really… sorry… I’m… the… worst…”
Don’t say that…
Like you understand it . Don’t say it like you understand…
What is with you being the worst? The one who is the worst is me, isn’t it?
“I can’t… do… anything…”
At last I got on my knees .
“It’s natural… that you can’t do anything…!”
I didn’t rely on you . You all .
I didn’t want to hear it .
But I couldn’t even close my ears . Even though I should have that power .
“Rin…!”
By the time I said so, Rin had already died .
Contrary to Rin’s stopped heart, my heart was throbbing .
With a little dizziness, I stood up . I pull out the knife stabbed in Rin’s chest and swipe it to shake off the blood . The blood spills on the dry rubble .
I stood for a while, holding my exposed face in the broken mask with my bloody hands .
My heads hurt as if it was split .
When I lowered my hands, Rin’s blood stuck to my exposed face .
I breathe in and out deeply several times .
Rin is dead .
I killed her .
I am the worst . I’m a trash .
However, this is fine .
I don’t need to sit on the fence anymore . Even if I hesitate, I had to persist .
To drown out the growing hesitation in me, I stabbed the knife in the hand that Rin was holding .
The knife pierces the glove and I felt a sharp pain runs through my hand . And I opened my eyes wide .
I can’t be like this .
This means… that I’m too weak .
Just because of this I…
…No, let’s drop it .
Anyway, I have to destroy the antenna now .
Remembering my original purpose, I tried to move away from Rin’s corpse .
At that time, feeling a killing intent from behind, I looked back vigorously .
“…!”
The guy who was approaching without sound, approach me in a step and added an upper kick from the side .
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I use both arms to block it and jumped behind .
And I took a distance just like that .
“Dammit! Rin…! It’s a lie right? …Oi! Rin!”
As soon as he made me retreat, he knelt beside Rin and held her body .
Tsurugi .
I almost called out his name, but I swallowed it .
Blood drips from my hand that I stabbed .
“Rin! Why? Rin…! No, Rin…! In such a place… you’re joking, right? …please stoop…”
Tsurugi shout out Rin’s name again and again while crying .
Rin does not answer . Because she’s already dead .
“Aahh…! AaaAAhh!”
For some reason, I was standing still and watching Tsurugi’s wails .
It was a chance to attack, but I didn’t do it .
Although his ability is unknown, there is a high possibility that it doesn’t purely affect his attack power .
Rin might have been saved if Tsurugi rushed a little earlier .
Thinking about such a thing irresponsibly, I ridiculed myself .
This is the breakpoint .
I glared at Tsurugi who eventually stood up staggeringly .
Tsurugi was staring at the empty space diagonally below him .
“Are you the one who did it…?” Sunken voice . The voice was so quiet that only I could hear it .
“Ahh . ” I answer clearly . Our relationship as best friends also ends here .
Anything and everything were already broken .
“You are… Shion, right?”
I felt uncomfortable hearing Tsurugi said that .
Did Tsurugi not realize that it was me…?
I finally noticed . Half of my exposed face was covered with blood .
I see, he hasn’t realized it because of this, huh .
I can just wipe it, but…
In that case, it is fine .
“Ahh . ”
Tsurugi turned his body this way and released a dreadful killing intent while looking down .
Of course, that killing intent was directed at me .
Because his childhood friend Rin was killed, his anger was immeasurable .
Possibly… his anger and killing intent was darker than at the time when he saw his father’s death .
“I see… Then, die . ”
“You sure are . ”
Is it because I was half in despair that I replied? Is it to assert that I was evil? I don’t even know .
At least I didn’t think that the exchange, which would be called ‘useless’ if I ask Tameiki-san, was useless for my emotion .
At that moment, Tsurugi’s body shook .
Tsurugi instantly disappeared out of my sight .
I turn my body to the right and try to keep Tsurugi in my sight . I still can’t hear his sound .
However, it is possible to determine his position by grasping the space with sound waves .
All of the sound waves proceed as if avoiding Tsurugi .
That is doubtful in itself, but I can grasp Tsurugi’s position by that .
That’s enough .
As long as he doesn’t move above the speed of sound, I can cope with him .
While thinking so, I fire a Soundshot at the running Tsurugi .
It hit and cracked open the ground as if avoiding Tsurugi .
Soundshot doesn’t work too after all .
The shock wave doesn’t hit only Tsurugi .
It is neither countered nor blocked .
It is probably that kind of ability .
I try to catch the fist of Tsurugi who is approaching vigorously with my palm .
However, his fist slipped through my palm and struck into my belly .
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“Haagh!”
“Gugh…!”
Although I retreated far behind, Tsurugi’s attack continued .
My body was struck by Tsurugi’s fist many times .
The damage I got accumulated in combination with the damage from the previous battle .
However, Tsurugi is not calm . He’s just attacking in anger .
He must be trying to tormenting before killing me . Otherwise, he would use a weapon .
“Aaaaahhhhhhhh!!” I scream and fire Soundshot in all directions .
Even if he was hit by it, Tsurugi’s attack wouldn’t stop .
Once again, Soundshoot . Soundshoot .
While receiving Tsurugi’s onslaught, I repeat the Soundshoot .
Cracks run around me and Tsurugi, and the ground made of concrete collapses in a crater shape .
“Guoooooooooo!!” Tsurugi roared . Then he stepped back and took a distance from me .
“Haa… haa…”
“Haa…! Haa…!”
Both of us are heaving our shoulders up and down .
However, the one who took damage is me and Tsurugi was virtually intact .
However, backing down now is equal with showing me a chance .
There is no need to draw back if he was fine . He drew back because my Soundshoot worked .
He seems to have not receive any damage, but I can conclude that his ability can nullify attack .
The reason he can slip through wall because he has a penetration ability as well as another ability, meaning that he is a dual ability user .
This guess can be wrong .
I understand what he can do one by one . That alone will give me a clue to defeat him .
Anyway, what I’ve learned now is that he can’t nullify attacks indefinitely .
There is no one who can continuously use their ability forever .
It may be inefficient, but I knew how to win . I just have to make him keep using his ability to the limit .
I also can’t fire Soundshoot endlessly, but let’s compete on our endurance . My best friend .
Now that I think about it, even though we are a best friend, I have never had a fight with you .
Somewhere in my heart I might have hoped that we would clash like this .
Tsurugi took a deep breath once again and exhaled it .
Then he took out a dagger from the holder and took a stance .
It seems that he has regained his composure .
This is troublesome . Should I fight from a long distance?
While adjusting my breath, I measure the distance with Tsurugi .
*gokkuri* When I gulped, a hand was placed on my shoulder from behind .
I reflexively swing my fist, but it was stopped .
The one who was there was Yoiyami-san .
“Haa… haa…”
“Time is running out . Leave it at that, Shion . ”
I glared at Yoiyami-san .
Don’t get in my way .
“Did you forget your mission?”
That word returned me to myself .
That’s right, the antenna…!
“…I’m sorry . ”
“Enough . I have destroyed the remaining antennas . ”
Since when…?
Did I forget the surroundings that much?
“I’m sorry…” I apologize again .
“We’re going back . ” Yoiyami-san said .
I glanced at Tsurugi . As expected, even Tsurugi is restrained by Yoiyami-san’s killing intent, and can’t move .
Yoiyami-san turned his back on me and walked ahead .
After that, my view ‘darkened’ in black haze .
Until the end, both of Tsurugi’s eyes pierced me .
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