The Tale of the Teapot Hero’s Revenge

I wondered what to say, because Joana is the trustee Judas...

No, no, that's not true.

"It's not funny. Stop joking. I need you to show me to the trustee."

"... oh, you don't believe me. I think I let you trust me a little too much."

Believe it or not, there's no way Joana's a trustee.

'Cause you're the one I trust more than anyone, right?

You're the one who thinks I can count on you more than anyone else.

"Hey, that's why you can't even laugh at such a joke."

"Oh, okay, you don't have to believe me. From here on out, your sister's crap, Taryim!

"... you still going on? You're just gonna get mad at me, aren't you?

"It all started with the war that Burtoghu waged."

... Something's started.

"A clergyman is a being able to hear the words of Empireo sent via the Virgin's body. There are plenty of them besides me. But I'm the only one who can tell me the truth. He wants more, he wants more human souls."

"... of man, soul?

"Hey Killier. Have you ever wondered why, when a brave man kills a demon or a man, he becomes strong according to his strength?

"How come, that's how it works..."

Killing someone makes you stronger.

Characteristics and privileges of the brave.

I always thought it was something like that, and I never questioned it.

"The answer is yes, a reward from Empireo. Thank you for the delicious treat. It gives me strength."

"... a treat? Eating your soul, then, you can't be brave --"

"Instead of Empireo, who can't move himself, the clerk delivers life pruning rice. That's who the brave are. Kirie kept giving her a good meal."

... Dinner?

Are you saying that the souls of the people I killed are all eaten by Empireo?

Did Mr. Cain eat his soul too?

"Oh, you're making a good face. There's a sense of despair inside, right?

What is that, just kidding......

I can't believe Mr. Cain's soul was eaten and wiped out because of me. What a face to the leader...

"But he's a good kid, so I've been gambling with demonic souls for a long time. Ever since the day I came to this world, I've been healthy and self-sufficient as a demon, the soul of something I've created myself."

"I created it... that demons are also created by Empireo...?

"Exactly. You know the red star heirloom, right? Long ago, from some distant place, that child came to this earth."

Red star.

It fell from heaven a long time ago, and right after that, the world was flooded with demons.

To bring salvation to people suffering from demons, Empireo named Kami gave a certain young man the power to be called a gift.

That's the beginning of the brave, they say.

"It's an empireo that feeds its soul, but it can't be eaten unless it's the soul of some advanced creature. I would have killed a human and eaten him, but he was sweet."

"That was sweet...?

"That child produced a creature, a monster, that raised the level of his soul to the level of being able to copy and eat flora and fauna. Let the brave crusade it, and Empireo ate the defeated soul, and it all fitted round. Not until Burtoghu shows up."

... crazy.

Where are you going?

Let this world flood with self-created demons and let this again defeat the brave man who made it himself?

Why don't you just do it yourself?

"Using brave men for war, brave men continued to kill people on the battlefield. Huge quantities of human souls were delivered to Empireo. There have been times before when brave men kill humans and subhuman beings, but that is a rare case. She felt like an occasional treat, too."

Occasional, delicious......

Apart from Lou Golf's grandfather, there are still a few stories about the bad guys that the brave men crusaded.

But sure, that's a rare case.

It's a rare example, and the ages are falling apart.

"But after the war, the brave man kept killing people and eating the delicious souls he was sent to eat like every day, so if he did, his tongue would become fat and the demonic soul wouldn't be able to gamble. That kid is also a victim of Burtoghu, poor thing..."

"... hey Joana? Where did you get this information? It's just great information, but it's not funny to be a trustee and talk about it, is it? Let's not..."

I don't want to believe it.

I want you to tell me you're lying.

Even though I don't want to believe Joana is a trustee.

As I trample on knowing how I feel, 'The Deputies' continue to talk.

"At the end of the war against man, Burtoghu turned his spearhead against the subpeople. That's where she found out. That the soul of a strong human or subhuman who has forged it will be more palatable. Now you want quality.... but if you're just a brave man, you could be killed by a strong opponent. A new brave man takes time to be strong. That's why I wanted it so badly. An intense gift dedicated to murder."

Hold still, look at me.

Joana narrowed her eyes and licked her tongue.

"[Boiling]. A gift that can make you die instantly if you touch the human body. Sister, I'm impressed. If you let the brave man have this Gift Sphere, you can kill even the most powerful opponents. I didn't mean for him to be active because he was just a village girl."

Stop it.

No more.

If I go on any further, I'm sure I will.

"So I put in wisdom to Burtoghu so that he could kill all of Kirie's villages. To kill you."

One by one, more like separately emphasizing.

Clarified, Joana said so.

You should know.

The part I shouldn't touch, you should know.

I went up on that part with my earthfoot and trampled it rough.

"Ma'am, the result was a big deal. I've been used to gather souls because I've become a vengeful bucket."

……

"Ha-ha-ha! Hey, how do you feel now? How does it feel to have killed your family, to have had the vengeance to kill you, and to have trusted you so much?

"… su"

"But you can't, you're just getting too strong. You think you can cross my boundaries like this? Besides, I'm going to kill that kid for Beato... So I'm going to have you die before you lose control and become a Gift Sphere."

"... Roosu"

"Oh, I came all the way here just so everyone else wouldn't know? The new born brave will also have to be well vengeful and grow into a bucket like you, won't they? Joana, your sister needs to be trusted to use us again."

"Kill him!

Something broke in me.

Pull out the swordbreaker and in an instant go before Joana.

Take the momentum of the escape and pierce its abdomen all at once.

"Bubba......!

"Kill! I'll kill you!

Spilling blood and horseback riding on fallen Joana, she sticks a blade in her belly, chest, throat, face, and body over and over again.

"Die, die, die, die!!

Doss, zud, bad, gucha!

Stick it again and again, bathing in return blood.

Over and over again.

Betrayed grief, anger at revenge and trust in Joana, which is still in my heart.

All sorts of things get mixed up, tears come in on their own, and they still keep stabbing even.

"... Ha, ha, ha"

Joana's dead face with her eyes upwards, bleeding from her mouth, nose and eyes.

My head is getting a little cold, and I don't know if I'm really happy with this.

Really, he was the trustee...?

My revenge, is this really the end of it...?

"............... How's it going? I hope it's a little refreshing."

"... Huh!?

Gently, Joana's eyes, which were peeling white eyes, looked over at me and distorted her mouth with a nibble.

Without a surprise hippo, Joana stuck out her left hand and released a blade of wind.

The blade blurs the critical distance by turning the body wide against it.

He jumped away as he was, hit the back turn, and let go of the time.

"... haha, that hurt. Wow. But you finally seem to believe me. I'm the trustee, Judas."

Stuff your bloody face with your hands, and Joana laughs.

They should've rattled you all over your body, but all the scratches are blocked.

"… its ability to regenerate. No way, [healing]?

"Yes, your answer. I snuck out of Killier's butt pocket that day and I had it all along."

I mean, that's the only gift he's got.

With the ability to regenerate and the degree of wind magic, I thought I could kill this me--.

"... Shit!? Agh, shit...!

Hey, what...?

Suddenly, I can't breathe......!

If you think he put his right hand on it, suddenly...!

"I would have been alarmed to think that the only gift I had was [healing]. Yes, sir."

What do you mean...?

I've always thought wind magic was a gift, not wind magic...?

"I'm Judas. Make it a trustee, the first successful example of an artificial bravery experiment. The name of the gift you stayed in is [Wind Emperor]."