Chapter 36: Avenger [p1]

31 MAR 2022NOOBCHAN TRANSLATION BERSERKER MOB

(I kind of miss this road already. Mister Vince, I see. He was a fascinating person to talk with over a cup of tea, but I had the impression that he was a bit unreliable as the head of the family. Well, I guess there are a lot of things going on in their clan.)

Silently, Al follows the man who leads the way.

He does not need directions. It is a road that I used to take every day when I first came to the academy.

It was on the outskirts of the academy’s grounds. Whether for training or for other purposes, there is a well-maintained forest there. A path leading into the woods.

The path leads to a shed where the gardeners of the institute keep their tools, and a house where they live.

This is the base of the demons called the “harmony faction” who blend into human society. Vince is their unifier. He is the head of the clan.

Al does not know their true identity. However, he understands that Vince and the others are not just gardeners at the academy.

They cannot be a criminal organization or a force hostile to the kingdom. The kingdom and the academy are not incompetent enough to let such a group of people get inside the academy.

Al thought that they were probably assigned to the institute with some kind of mission at the behest of a royal or noble family.

It is not far off the mark, but he has no idea that Vince and the others are demons. He could not even guess.

I have a feeling that it would be troublesome if they were to reveal their identities at this point. However, if they go out of their way to make an urgent request to me, to whom they have a bias against, I can only think of one thing that is either related to the rough stuff or a connection to the shadow of a royal family …… Hmm-mm, that’s about all I can think of.

As usual, Al walks around in a daze, lost in thought. The feelings of the man leading him are out of his mind.

(Damn it! Even though I have strict orders from old Vince, ……! If this is the kind of thing we’re dealing with, I’d rather ……)

But even if it’s just a whim, if the other party develops harmful intentions, it’s a different story.

“I don’t mind. I don’t deny revenge.”

“…..!!!???”

Their footsteps came to a halt.

The man cannot look back. He was too late to realize it because he was so caught up in his own emotions. He now has his back to his opponent. And for Al, it is a deadly, almost mind-boggling, kill time. For the man, the odds are too much. He could do nothing but die.

“When you mean them harm, you should expect to be harmed back. Since you haven’t learned from the past one? If you think I’m the kind of guy who will just shut up and let them beat me, I’m offended.

…… You chose to fulfill your role as ordered and given to you by Lord Vince. I admire the way you suppressed your feelings of separation from me and tried to fulfill your role without …… any personal feelings.

If you want to kill me, I suggest you do it better. You see, the mansion is already here, right? Aren’t they waiting for you, Mister Vince and the others?”

“Gugu(grinding teeth) ……, this way.”

Without looking back, the man’s steps resume awkwardly. The man, who had been nearly engulfed by rage, regains his composure. Then he remembers.

The other man, Al, was the one who killed all the young and powerful members of his family without any repercussions.

“I pay my respects to who deserve it. But never twice.”

It is more like a monologue. But every word of it soaks into man’s whole being.

The man who found life. The man who saved his life, and the man who invited him to his mansion.