SSS-Class Suicide Hunter

1.

What's changed in the spire is that the dawn is only one step from the end of the earth.

The earth was dark and son-in-law was still.

"Hmm."

Chop, chop.

The Grey Witch stood up with me through the night. We were in the midst of darkness, I can't say, but in the middle of silence. I could hear the ears moving.

“You're calling.”

The gray spider narrows her eyes and looks at the spire.

“Yes?”

“Me……. No, I'm calling you, my king. ”

“Who? ”

I followed the eyes of the gray spider and looked at the tower. The great iron gate is still closed. No matter how many spiders decided to surrender, no matter how hard they tried, no matter how loud, how loud, or how hard they tried, they were never at the door.

“I don't see anyone. ”

“He's already standing at the door. Alone.”

"......."

“I don't know what you're capable of. Perhaps, when you fought me, it was just part of the sign that you had. But so are you. You must have seen all the millennia I've had in the tower. ”

“Indeed.”

Understood.

I nodded and unwrapped my scabbard.

“Yes, it's not surprising if a spider has [invisible body] and [wiping out] skills. ”

“It's a good thing you talk fast. ”

“Goodbye. What can I tell you? ”

“[Thank you for staying. I hate to think about those fugitives. But let's curse those bastards out there.] ”

“Clean slate.”

I headed to the spire.

The headquarters of the first tower was surrounded by moats. A glass transparent bridge was outside the gates and gates of the city.

On the bridge, I could see a hazy shadow cast over the glass.

“You summoned me?”

Someone is standing in front of me.

Although, it's invisible.

"......."

The transparent man looked at me for a long time.

“…… don't move your lips, use your vocals. ”

Soon, she said.

“Don't be strong. I can only hear it. No one can overhear our conversation. ”

“It's quite difficult to send a message specifying an invisible person. ”

“Hard means not impossible. Do it.”

I shrugged.

“Done. Even your elders won't be able to intercept this conversation. Now, I want you to relax."

But the transparent witch did not speak comfortably.

She said again after a long time of silence.

“…… Are you Ubrica's father? ”

“Oh, that's okay. ”

“…… What? ”

“Instead of asking me if I'm the tetrarch, I'm asking if I'm the parent of Ubrica. To you, Ubrica has been branded as quite important in some way. I could call him" Son of a Pig "or" Son of a Pig, "but I politely wrote the name Ubrica, and I also wrote," Father. "”

I nodded.

“Ubrica seems to be persuading. Or maybe you convinced him. But instead of sending a formal surrender envoy, trying to secretly meet me like this... which means there's a little bit of trouble. Isn't that right?”

"......."

The transparent man is silent for a moment.

“…… I heard the story of Ubrica well, carefully and seriously. ”

“Hmm."

“I heard what you were like. It's too late to verify if the story is true or false.... ”

I tilted my head slightly. I feel nervous in the other person's voice.

It's as if you're afraid of something nearby.

Why am I nervous?

“…… we didn't do anything. I dispatched an investigative unit into the limbic system. I followed the route Ubrica told me about, and I made contact with the monks. I've seen your history as a god, Four Kings. ”

“Why are you so scared? ”

“What?"

“You're trembling. I'm scared. What's going on? ”

“What's the matter...? Are you serious? ”

For the first time, the transparent man smiled. It wasn't a funny laugh, it was a ridiculous laugh.

“What are you afraid of? Of course I'm afraid of you. ”

“Yes?”

“In my dreams, I saw a thousand Elite Soldiers wearing black under your command. I've seen thousands of aspiring warriors willing to follow you if you ask me to. And…… the appearance of the fleshly nature that obeyed you. ”

"......."

“But don't be afraid? You? You could simply destroy us, 50 floors and build your own millennial empire. ”

The transparent man mutters, "This is insane."

“... I put a ship on the investigators. Not yet, most of our kids don't know what kind of hunter you are. ”

“In short, you're in charge of the First Division. Would you like to surrender to us? ”

“Yes, but on one condition. ”

Conditions.

“What is it?”

“We surrender to you. Four kings, only to you. ”

There was a very clear voice. A transparent tone. No hesitation, no hesitation.

“I will never surrender to a crook like the Half-Man. ”

"......."

“You were the only one who treated them as real friends. At least, I tried my best. By persuading not only you, but your colleagues. Yes, I admit it. If it's you, it means we're losing to you. But they're not! ”

The invisible man is invisible.

But I could tell she was pointing over my shoulder, staring, and chewing her teeth.

“Is there not one innocent person on the 50th floor? Ah. Sometimes there were people who were less sinful. Those kids were willing to join our tower. Do you understand? We never kneel before those bastards! ”

It was the same word that the gray spider used.

"......."

I thought about it for a while and said,

“That means the demi-maritans will make it completely empty. ”

“Yes. They didn't deserve it anyway. Thanks to you, I could put up a spoon. I'm not gonna give those bastards the impression that we won. ”

The Transparent Witch's words crossed my mind.

“Yes. We didn't live well either. Admit it, but the only people who can insult us are Ubrica and you and the warriors of your world! I will kneel to you all I want, but not to the others. Absolutely not. ”

“What did Ubrica say? ”

“It's hard," he said. And then he suggested I talk to his father. The only reason I'm here is because of Ubrica's advice. ”

Not really.

I'm sure you will.

“…… happy endings are always difficult. ”

“What?"

“Protect something precious to you. Whether it's vengeance, pride, whatever. The way the world looks like this is not because there are more people who are worth less than life, but because there are more people who are worth more than life. ”

“What are you talking about? …… leading answer? I-I don't think that's your style. ”

“I know what's important to you. ”

I prepared my mind.

“So you don't have to kneel before the congregation. ”

There was Tom for a moment.

I can't believe what I'm saying.

“…… Are you sure? ”

“Yes, open the door, cross the bridge, and cross into the pose system. My children will show you well when you get there."

"......."

“However, please cross this bridge on foot. ”

I also made one condition.

“You can't just go into a spire and send it into a limbometer without seeing anything. If you will surrender to me alone, if you can't kneel to the believers, show them the courtesy and prayer of crossing the bridge. ”

“It can't be...... that no one will attack us on the way across the bridge, right? ”

“I am the Four Kings. ”

I daresay.

"You know what I am. You know how much my name weighs. You can trust that promise. ”

The transparent one was silent.

“…… good. ”

But I finally accepted. I would have had to nod.

It's just, really, really simple, walking across the bridge. Where's the hard part? Spiders working at HQ must have crossed the Glass Gate Bridge to be bored.

You think it won't be hard.

“In an hour, then. ”

“Yes, come out in an hour. ”

I came back to say good-bye.

"......."

After returning, the gray spider was staring at me with his expressionless eyes.

I sat next to her without a glance.

“The pill. You're bluffing.”

“The elder is the General Manager, but you have to know how things work. ”

“So you lied to the chief? [Even the Elders won't be able to intercept this conversation.] He sent a message to me at the same time. ”

Yes, it is.

From the beginning, I spilled my vocal cords not only to the transparent headquarters, but also to the gray spider. Thanks to this, the elder learned of his troubles.

“Sound quality was good, right? ”

“Come on, you're good to go, asshole. ”

“Do I look any different now? ”

The gray spider looked up at me.

The look in my eyes, which I had just told you about the past of Ubrica, the stories of the transparent witch have become a little darker now.

The gray spider said as if it were a pitiful thing.

“Are they real? ”

I folded my arms and opened my chest.

“Yes, I am the king. ”

“Not that one, asshole. ”

“A thousand elite soldiers dressed in black obeyed without hesitation, and thousands of designated warriors, the Azura, stood behind them. I have two rivals, one with a thousand white polished elite soldiers, one with 256 color-controlled brawling ears, one with a filthy ponytail, and the other with no such talent, just an old man with an original sword pick. ”

“Not even that, asshole. ”

I opened my heart even more.

“Is that right? To use the light of immortality as a sword? That you subverted the Blood Demon King against him? You mean the horrifying Constellation Killer, the part where even the infamous Season Boss on the 50th floor is under my command? ”

“Oh, not those [silly] things! One of the really good ones, damn it! ”

Unlike the invisible witch who manifested her fear of my power, the gray spider said it would be [dull].

“Strong bastards. Stronger cubs who call their strong cubs a mountain... If you live a thousand years, you'll see countless of them. Why can't we nail all the constellations under the tower right now? Those top fake god bastards, those voyeuristic bastards who lead Mahjoss, look down 50 floors and say," What's the point of eating popcorn? "”

The gray spider sharpened its teeth.

“It's a bit surprising that you're a natural killer, but not a petty one like that! The reason why the sword was different was because it was not such a dull force. But you... you don't know. What I'm saying. ”

Mmm-hmm.

“Really?” Yeah.

“Are you serious?"

Yes, it is.

“Four Kings, you…. ”

The gray spider accepted the part of the transparent witch that was not realistic enough because of the wind that paid more attention to my power, even though she overheard it from afar.

She groans and asks.

“On the 30th floor, on the 40th floor... did you not reign as a god? ”

I nodded.

“Yes."

“I can't believe it! ”

The gray spider cries out.

“I can't believe that you are that person, or that there is such a person! So far, no one... ”

“Yes, you can say that. ”

I spoke to the spider.

“You can believe that. Considering me a liar, mistaking what the first tower had said and throwing it all away and forgetting about it is definitely an option for the spider to choose. ”

"......."

“Or you can choose a completely different option. ”

The gray spider grips its teeth.

She leans in toward me. However, because I stepped back at the same time, I stopped in a steady position, not trying to approach me or get away from me.

I waited.

The gray spider mutters like a steed of a beast on a cliff, alternating its towers with the brighter and brighter forces surrounding it.

“…… I told them that I dreamed of showing them your maneuver, whatever it was. ”

“Yes."

“…… show me. I saw it, and then... no. Anyway, show it to me. ”

I nodded.

“That's something I can do. ”

So I did.

2.

The dawn was slowly climbing up the sky.

The sound of dawn rising was the sound of the congregation spreading out their base in half-blind barracks and huts, the sound of the apostles dressing up, the sound of a child crying, the sound of a livestock crying.

“... Yes. ”

And a wizard who lived for a thousand years said, "Yes."

"......."

The eyes of the gray spider were blurred.

It wasn't just because I had a long dream with the help of the dreamers.

"......."

A little murmur.

"...... I,"

Over time, the gray spider begins to speak, wrapped around his face.

“I had no idea I was supposed to protect my sister. Let's just find the man who sowed my mother's seed, burn his village, destroy its territory, destroy its kingdom, and burn its continent... At some point, there were sisters around. ”

They didn't just bounce off her tongue, they just spilled out of her lips.

“There was no responsibility. But he was responsible. A bastard who doesn't take responsibility in a responsible place, I think, is like my father. They were our new people. Let's not be like them. We became the lords of our own kind. I built a steeple.”

Promised morning.

The iron gate of the spire is open.

“I never wanted anything to happen in my life. Let's not be like that. Let's not resemble him. Let's kill those bastards.... In retrospect, I am the only one who has lived by it consistently. ”

The semi-manian congregation roars.

The murmur was different. ‘Are you sure you want to surrender?' "Shit," "Let's see how cheeky you look!" End of story! We are victorious! 'Each vomited his own emotions as he watched the spires surrounded by tens of millions of humans.

“It was the first time. The sword. ”

From the opening of the iron gate, hundreds of spiders walk out.

“Like him. It was the first time in a thousand years that I thought I wanted to be like someone other than myself. ”

The spiders don't come out with white energy. ‘What?’ Then, the murmurs of the crowd that were flowing in various colors began to be drawn to one place. ‘I don't feel white.’ Spiders were stricken and did not bow.

‘ …….. '

Straight ahead. You walk through the iron gate, staring straight ahead.

"Really, what? ’

Like they didn't lose.

“It was light.”

The voice of the gray spider that said so was also not heavy.

But it was because there was nothing else in it.

“He didn't seem to hate anything. It wasn't lame.I have a point to make. That doesn't make it any good. I wasn't the kind of person who was eager to help others. It was... It was light. Like the wind."

No anger, no contempt. Malicious intent.

Even the hatred that I was filled with, until I showed you my dream.

“I thought it was possible to live like him. ”

The half-blind crowd begins to roar. "Kneel!" Forgive me! ’The congregation shouted without hesitation whether they felt too calm about the last four headquarters surrendering. "Kneel down!" "Kneel down!" "Kneel down, not just a few things, but that your very existence is all wrong."’ The faithful were eager to prove themselves this time.

“I thought about it. ”

“Kneel!”

“It's not possible. Impossible. That life, for me, is impossible for anyone else. ”

“Kneel!”

“So the sword is the only exception. ”

“Kneel!”

“But, yes. ”

“Kneel!”

“That's not necessarily true. ”

“Kneel!”

Spiders from the 1st Stronghold start stepping on the bridge. Turbock. A glass transparent bridge, not swayed by hundreds of walks.

The gray spider and I stood at the edge of the bridge like that.

“Even if it's not the same as the sword. Even if it's the opposite, even if it's heavy. Even if it's too heavy.”

"......."

“Different lives than mine, but also possible. ”

While we watched, the 1st stronghold spiders confidently crossed the glass bridge.

The closer the validity, the hotter the fury of the congregation's vomiting. "Kneel down! Can't you?!" Those guys! "Some people tried to throw rotten fruits or filth away from where they came from.

“You don't have to. ”

I told you.

“Thank you. Maybe. ”

The gray spider lowers its hand around its face.

“I spent over a hundred years thinking the sword was a special exception. I could spend over a thousand years thinking of you as a similar exception."

"......."

“I'm not wrong. I did my best. Me, me. …… but… ”

Saying that, she was crying and smiling.

“That wouldn't be too embarrassing. ”

And...

The gray witch kneels slowly.

"......."

The first headquarters spiders who crossed the bridge stopped.

No, even the spiders at the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th headquarters who watched the surrender with their little faces. The rabble surrounded them, frenzied and prowling. Even the common hunters who interfered with the festival and not the festival.

“I'm sorry.”

The Grey Witch kneels before the congregation.

“I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”

On behalf of the hundreds of spiders who refused to kneel, the largest spider, the lord of all witches, and the newcomer who did not kneel to God, put a bandage on his body and put his forehead on the ground.

Quiet.

“My thousand years were wrong. ”

The city was silent.