Konjiki no Moji Tsukai - Chapter 295

Chapter 295

Chapter 295: Unwavering Hiiro

A few hours after Hiiro met Arisa, the sun sank and the night dominated the world .

On the terrace of the castle [Victorias], one boy stood alone overlooking the scenery of the streets with a smile .

[As expected, its changed quite a lot . ]

[…Even if you erase your presence, I advise you to not get so close alright?]

While closing his eyes, Avoros, the reigning king of Humans in Victorias, directed his words to the back .

[Oh? As expected of Avoros-shi . ]

Appearing from the darkness was not the strange attireless <<Matar Dues>>, but someone cloaked in white with a strange face guard .

Through it’s rough voice, the only other identifiable feature, it was a man .

[Its you as I thought . What do you want?]

[I just wanted to ask you how it feels to be a king this way . ]

[If your talking about being a king, then I have already experienced it . ]

[That’s true, but it’s your first time being the king of humans, right? Even if you’re only a temporary one . ]

[Temporary… huh . Kukuku, certainly that is true . I don’t really care about the people who live here after all . ]

[…Are you really going to move?]

[Kuku, you seem to be in a strange bind, right?Is it really fine for you to stay here?]

A muffled laughter could be heard from the man who bares the strange mask .

[No, no . I just wanted to see the interesting thing that was happening with my own eyes . ]

[Is that so? Your hobby is unexpectedly quite strange . ]

[Is it really that worse from yours?]

[Kuku, maybe . Who knows?]

[Alright then, I will go around somewhere . ]

[Are you leaving already?]

[Eh, I certainly don’t wish to be a busy body . ]

[Eh, if it can be allowed; sure . ]

Avoros turns around and faces the man .

[Are there… . More of you?]

[Eh, that depends on if you can keep me entertained, you know?]

[Fuu~ . Then it looks like I have to work hard . ]

Avoros shrugged his shoulders in an exaggerated manner .

The man slowly faded into darkness, just as he arrived .

Avoros continued to glare at the existence that had left .

After staring for a while, he turned around and returned to look at the cityscape once again .

However, his expression was not as loose as before .

[There are some things that can’t be done . Even at the cost of the entire world, I cannot hand it over . ]

His face filled with sorrow, he whispers to himself quietly under the starry sky .

Hiiro laid on the bed, consumed in thought .

At night, a time when he normally would be cruising through books Hiiro continued to ponder about the story that Alisha told during the day . Only Hiiro's breathing could be heard, the lights in the room were switched off and the room was covered in darkness .

Hiiro stared at the ceiling, borrowing the light from the moon .

His gaze slowly moved to the windows and looked at the night sky .

[You can tell if I am lying or not if you use your magic, can’t you?]

He remembered his conversation with Arisa .

She was right, using his magic he could not be deceived .

[The reason why I told you all of this, you already know . ]

[… . Why?]

[Eh?]

[I know that the story is true . Then why did that brat leave me alone?]

[……]

[If I noticed such an existence then I would either bring that person to my side as a colleague or eliminate the person . ]

[True . If such a person was not a friend, then there would not be an existence more troublesome . ]

[Then… . ]

[That’s why from now on . ]

[What?]

[Avoros might actually start doing something from now on . ]

[Is this what your Fortune Telling skill is telling you?]

[Unfortunately . Fortune Telling is not so universal . ]

Hiiro got up from his bed and opened the window .

A cool breeze shook Hiiro's raven black hair .

Hiiro flew out of the window using the character [Flight] .

Now in full view, the full moon shines brightly in the night sky .

Hiiro flew straight ahead as if aiming for the moon .

After reaching a considerable altitude he stopped flying and remembered the conversation with Arisa .

[Be careful Hiiro-kun . ]

[…… . ]

[There is a reason why Avoros did not move against you up till now .

But considering that magic you inherit, it is not possible that he would leave you alone .

Moreover, you have decided to fight, right? He is the founder of <<Matar Deus>> after all . ]

[… . Ah . ]

[The only thing I can do, is give you this advice .

It’s regrettable, but I don’t have the ability to fight Avoros . ]

[… . It’s not like the army will be able to completely deal with them, right?]

[… . Eh?]

[There are various methods to a fight .

Thanks to you, I was able to slightly understand the aim of that boy .

Advice and support so that he does not fight himself? At least it looks that way . ]

At that moment, Arisa’s stunned face was quite interesting .

[…… Fufufu, as expected you’re quite strong . You resemble that person similarly . ]

[I will not change . This world, the moment that I stepped into it, has become my own . I will not allow the world to be destroyed before I have enjoyed it . ]

[Hiiro-kun…]

[There are plenty of books and food that I still haven’t tried . If that guy is trying to destroy the world, I will stop him . For BOOKS AND FOOD!]

[… . . Ahahahahaha! You are truly an interesting guy . … Hey Hiiro-kun, do you still remember the fortune that I told you before?]

[I forgot it . ]

[Ara? That’s terrible for you, fufu . But still, that fortune was incomplete . ]

[Incomplete?]

[Eh, I told you this earlier . Everyone has a star in their heart . ] (This is straight out of chapter 3)

With that single sentence, Hiiro remembered that she had said the same thing on that day .

Each has its own shape, color, size and radiance there are hundreds of thousands of variations .

It was the fortune that Arisa had judged by looking at Hiiro .

Hiiro's star was burning red with a blue outline which outshined everything else .

A complete sphere with change in shape anywhere on it .

With a glow which emitted dazzling light which would arouse the eyes of any onlooker .

[The light is gentle and warm . A strong will that would not waver . ]

[……]

[Inside the light, I could see a small seed . ]

[A seed?]

[The origin of the seed is unknown . It’s a premonition for the future . The seed has yet to flower . ]

[Seed… huh . ]

[I don’t know what kind of flower will grow, but I know that everything will go well when it does . ]

[Is this Fortune Telling?]

[Fufu, no . no . This is more like, intuition?]

[I don’t understand properly, but I shall pave my own road . That’s it . ]

[…… Understood .

I shall also do what I can . See you again, Hiiro-kun . ]

Hiiro remembered this conversation that he had with Arisa while looking at the moon and allowing the night breeze to ruffle him .

At that moment, he could feel a slight weight on his shoulder .

[… . . What do you want yellow monkey?]

Ten the [Spirit] appeared on Hiiro’s shoulder .

The monkey could teleport to any location where the <<Katana Zangeki>> was at any time .

The evidence could be seen as he had appeared on Hiiro's shoulder when he was so high in the sky .

However, there was no smile on the monkey's face, he looked seriously at Hiiro .

With that look Hiiro could understand what happened .

[You heard it right?]

[… . . Aa, you had said it before, right? <<Zangeki>>-chan and I share sense with me .

You must have properly listened in, right?]

[…… . That’s right . ]

The two looked up at the moon in the same way .

[Hey Hiiro, no matter what Avoros does, let's make sure to foil it . ]

[Obviously . ]

[Ukiki! Though I am quite surprised by the truth, but the past is the past right? It has nothing to do with the present . ]

[Ah, it’s time to have a good time with <<MAtar Deus>> soon .

That shall not change . ]

Once again, Hiiro’s resolve was strengthened .