The Forsaken Hero - Volume 1 Chapter 27

The Forsaken Hero Chapter 27 He Who Revived From Death Part 5 Hamakaze Shuris Point of View

How dare you do that to Katsuragi!!

Suddenly hearing a sorrowful scream, I lost myself in anger and invoked the imperial rank magic Berserk Tempest.

Berserk Tempest!!

Blizzard Prison!!

Our enemy also used a similarly strong imperial rank magic. At that moment, I lost any semblance of calm I may have had. Shamefully, I had forgotten what would happen when two similarly ranked magics collided with one another.

As what was obviously going to happen, I knew that I would lose to his Blizzard Prison. However, that was alright.

This was my mistake to bear. I would die, but it was my responsibility. Besides, Im certain that Katsuragi will come out on top in the end.

But for some reason, I was pushed to the side.

By Yui, my best friend.

Shed been talking with me this whole time, apologizing worrying about me. I only ever gave her the cold shoulder in return.

Even with that, she decided to save me, even volunteering her body to do so. So that the mistake she mad on that day wouldnt repeat itself

But even then, it was too early for me to be surprised. Someone had then pushed Yui out of the way.

That someone was a gentle person. A very, very warm-hearted person. Someone who made those with him happier.

That someone was Katsuragi.

He saved me. Although he sometimes did terrible things, he wouldnt stop, even if it got hard.

Thats just they kind of person he was. He probably couldnt bear leaving Yui to die, either. Hes the kind of person who wouldnt stop being kind to those who were important to him.

I felt my chest tighten.

Then, a thing Id hoped wouldnt happen became reality.

Yui kissed Katsuragi. He didnt look like he didnt want it, either, and responded.

Ah

I felt my body suddenly lose its strength.

Katsuragi was telling Yui something. Yui said something back to him, causing Katsuragi to smile.

He was trapped in that ice.

Ah ah

Katsuragi had to have said something to her. And Yui definitely has to have started liking him now.

If not, theres no way she would have kissed someone she hated so much.

Theres only one way I can confirm it.

I need to hear it from Katsuragis mouth directly.

I need for him to say Im wrong. For him to tell me that Im the only one he loves. For him to embrace me, whispering that I was his into my ear.

So that that can happen I mean, so that I can get him to do that

I have to kill Fantra.

Looking toward the annoyingly loud manthe man who put Katsuragi in that ice, I absolutely had to kill him.

I stood up, my eyes dead set on him.

I couldnt think straight.

My mind felt clouded. Like a bomb went off in it.

In that case, who needs thinking?

I just need to kill him. Yeah, thats good enough. As long as I can be with Katsuragi, thats good enough for me.

Demonslayer, activate.

My body had felt like it was made of lead moments before, but now it felt like feathers.

I cant waste any time. I have to end this within five minutes.

Oh? You couldnt possibly still intend to fight me? Havent you come to understand the difference between us after that little magic display of yours?

Ill win if I dont use magic.

If magic is a threat, I just have to make him not use magic. With how I feel right now, I feel like I can do that.

How idiotic of you. Theres no way you could!

I wont know if I dont tryno, I can do it.

I picked up the dagger Id dropped and swung it through the air a few times Yeah, fast.

I dont mind letting you go, you know? Im feeling thoroughly refreshed right now. Besides, you are someone whos been forsaken, just as I have been. I dont like beating up brokenhearted women.

Shut up. I havent been forsaken. He had to do that.

Yeah. Katsuragi would do anything if he had to do it. He wouldnt even hesitate if that something was killing someone. I have faith that what he did with Yui was something he had to do.

Hah, sure. If you want to have at it, then have another taste of my magic!

Fantra snapped his fingers.

Simultaneously, Iaccelerated.

An extremely short moment passed, maybe not even a second.

My speed exceeding what Fantras eyes could follow, I arrived behind his back.

Eh?

Fantra still hadnt realized where I was. I pulled my arm back behind me

Behind you.

Wha!?

and swung my fist straight into his face. The punchs impact sent blood all over his face.

!

Losing his ability to see or hear, the man fell back a few steps and snapped his fingers again.

Light gathered on his face, restoring it.

Y-You! What are you!?

I punched at the face again. However, as there was a layer of ice to act as a shield between my fist and his face this time, the punch didnt go through.

I couldnt let him open a distance between us.

I got in close so that I could get into my daggers range.

Yah!

Multi Blockade!

Realizing that he wouldnt be able to stop my attack with his ice layers, he immediately switched to using walls.

Taking off into the air and putting my feet together, I flipped vertically in the air drop kicked him. Fantra wasnt able to hide his surprise at my sudden change in tactics.

Guh!

He crossed his arms above his head to receive my attack, but his slender arms had no way of stopping my attack and couldnt take the shock, easily breaking.

Aaaah!? How dare yooou! Ice

I wont let you!

Hearing him begin his incantation, I kicked him to the wall with my shin. He made a crater in the wall before falling limply to the ground, unable to get back up.

I couldnt miss this chance.

Fantra started getting back up, so I severed his arms.

I didnt stop attacking him, either.

Grasping his neck and shoving him against the wall, my right hand paid his face another visit. Finally, I jumped and drove him further into the wall with a roundhouse kick.

His head hung limply, he wasnt breathing anymore.

Its because of you that Katsuragis

Stabbing my dagger into where his heart should be, I tore the area up with all I had. Changing my grip on the dagger into an underhanded grip, I swung it at him again.

Vertically. Diagonally. Horizontally.

I mangled him.

So that he would never appear before us again.

I turned him into a lump of flesh.

Finally, once there was nothing left for me to slice apart, I stopped. The remains before me didnt look like a living creature anymore.

Haah haah haah

Id definitely killed him.

His skull was caved in, his heart was torn apart, his body was mangled. He didnt even have fingers to use for his crystals, so he shouldnt be able to use magic anymore even if he were alive.

Id won. Now Katsuragi could go back to normal!

Filled with a sense of accomplishment, I looked to Katsuragi in expectation.

However, Katsuragi was still encased in ice.

Eh, why?

Fantra was defeated. Id taken his life with my own hands.

But why isnt Katsuragi released yet!?

Did I do something wrong!?

Can only Fantra release the magic?

Or is there another another reason?

Shuri! Behind you!

I heard Yui shout, bringing back from my sea of thought.

Once I turned around, I saw that Fantra had almost completely regenerated and was approaching me with a sword in his hand. I tried avoiding him by leaping backwardbut suddenly, my body felt like it was experiencing multiple times normal gravity, making it so that I only barely took a single step back.

Why did it have to happen now

Demonslayer ended

Right after that, feeling like my chest was being pierced through, I collapsed.