Chapter 158: One Who Harbors Darkness (1)

Gahel Wayne, no, Adle Scale, had been lurking in this place from quite a while before.

His ability as a Vigilante is growing and specializing some abilities. Therefore he could notice with sound the existence of Leas who from unpopularity information did not flow to SNS and such and had been isolated alone.

Precisely because of that he rushed to join, confirmed the current state, and devoted himself to searching an opening rather than fighting together.

The figure of Leas with transformation sealed fighting Gain’s beasts. He was only hiding and watching from a building window.

It is not that he was afraid.

It is not that he was expecting the act after.

Because he understood even if he cut into the place of the fight he himself would be of no use.

"..."

He peeks from a building window, confirms the situation, and degenerates his body.

He shaves things needed for life activity to the limit and takes it to a state of suspended death.

Even so if the slightly remaining beasts or Meldiana carefully searched for Adle his location would immediately be exposed, but since they are wary of Leas there is no such room.

Therefore he can hide and lurk.

Yes, still only hiding and lurking. The other party has not thrown away the possibility of Leas’s comrades coming to rescue. If he charges in without plan he only dies meaninglessly like an insect swarming fire.

Adle’s specs changed based on a Growth Monster Villain are high.

But in total value he is inferior to Magician Diabolics, Meldiana who is Alter’s adjutant, and Gain’s beasts, all of them.

Of course if he forcibly grows like when he became a Monster Villain before, in arm strength alone he could surpass. Even with specialized five senses he does not feel he will lose.

But with only that he probably cannot overturn the current state. He ends beaten by the group.

Pushing back absurdity with will and feeling like Leas, Adle cannot do that.

Then he moves after Leas is defeated.

If a Monster Villain or Magician Diabolic defeats a Sacred, first what do they do?

The answer is simple, humiliation. Adle who once became a Monster Villain and is now a Vigilante understands that feeling.

Of course not all Magician Diabolics are that kind of human.

There are probably also those who prioritize victory most and try to stop Leas’s breath.

(...That Magician Diabolic is not that type.)

If he looks at the gaze directed at Leas he understands.

That is a man whose priority most is enjoying himself, and if Leas is defeated he will go to the act first.

Then the talk is simple.

Strike the opening of convincing of victory and about to eat the prey while licking lips.

Tighten the helmet cord after winning is words of this world, but precisely because everyone loosens their mind the instant they convince of victory that kind of words were born.

Therefore the Magician Diabolic apparently named Koito only directs a lustful gaze at fallen Leas and is not wary of the surroundings.

There is one more, Meldiana who is Alter’s adjutant, but from the relation of role she cannot take consciousness off Leas. If she shows an opening and they transform into Sacred this victory is overturned at once.

And the remaining beasts too, whether preparing for when Sacred reinforcements come, are not wary nearby.

"Please. Please. Anything, hi. ku, anything, I will do, so... therefore..."

A while after Leas’s scream-like shout, a sobbing plea reaches his ears.

While hearing that voice Adle only stays in that place.

Sacred could not have lurked this far.

What moves Adle’s body is magical power of darkness. Therefore now that many Gain beasts exist it is hard to notice his fine magical power.

But more than that Sacred, seeing the figure of Leas cornered spilling tears boro-boro, they cannot possibly hide and lurk. The body naturally moves and they will try to save Leas. They will end up doing it.

But Adle can do that.

Of course Leas is his sister’s friend, an existence like another sister. Seeing the figure begging the enemy for forgiveness while crying, seeing the state trembling from fear, there is no way he does not hold righteous indignation.

(But that is that, this is this.)

Jumping out from anger or righteous indignation or a sense of justice, even doing that kind of thing is meaningless, Adle judged in his heart.

Days since coming to this world are still shallow, but unlike when he was in Calmate he is piling various experiences.

Things he could not do because he was sickly he became able to do from becoming a Vigilante, and he can also learn knowledge and technique this world called Earth piled.

On top of that the Holy Water Monster Villain uproar. A vicious existence he met then. Knowing they are becoming a Monster Villain, an outside-path one threatening and forcibly manipulating as his own piece and making money. If justice, they cannot do much counterattack, right? The existence of one who does that clever calculation.

Therefore the boy became convinced correct alone is no good.

He does not intend to make light of justice, but that does not mean if he always only makes correct choices the other party has logic to answer with correctness.

In fact are Sacred not only getting done in against enemies who appeared from outside Calmate.

Good is disadvantaged because it is good.

Evil has abundant means because it is evil.

Even so the reason Sacred were winning is simply because they were strong. Precisely because of that if that strength is sealed they are brittle.

Then what to do?

Is it fine like this? Absolutely no.

He learned, experienced.

Then he should connect to next.

He should grow and overcome difficulties impossible until now.

If the other party corners this side with evil, this side also meets them with evil.

Of course even now there is admiration toward light like Sacred, and he thinks if he could also be so, but admiration and reality are completely separate problems.

Therefore to win, to grasp the best hand, he thought of the option of watching until right before Leas is violated.

"Growth: Right Arm. Here!"

Without hesitating he executed and could strike the opening.

"What!?"

"No way, were you lurking? Until reaching here!?"

Two kinds of astonished voices.

Koito’s is simple surprise that the female body he tried to taste vanished.

The other, Meldiana’s, is could an existence on the Sacred side stay silent even though an ally is cornered that far?

If the opposing other party were a Magician Diabolic Meldiana would not have been surprised. Far from that she should have shown interception. They will do about that calculation.

But the opposing other party is Sacred and their comrades. In other words those close to light.

Sacred who fight for people they should protect and comrades, and those who follow those women.

Those people, seeing the figure of a comrade defeated, spilling tears in a tattered state begging stop, cannot possibly stay silent.

Even if lurking somewhere to strike an opening, at the point Leas begged forgiveness while crying that kind of calculation should evaporate. Sacred of course, even that Atel Octo, surely.

Therefore Meldiana judged if they still do not appear for rescue at this point they are not nearby.

If comrades of light Sacred, emotion gets in the way and continuing to lurk is impossible. She loosened inner caution. If they come, from outside. There is a possibility they rush sensing a comrade’s predicament.

(...That judgment is correct. Surely if other everyone they would have intruded long ago.)

While pulling back the right arm he grabbed right before Leas is pierced, he grows his body.

What is needed is power of a degree he can support Leas, and leg power to flee.

Yes, flight.

Since he cannot win alone there is no reason to force fighting, and in the first place fighting while holding a wounded comrade is out of the question.

Therefore he grows legs making a meki-meki sound and sprints inside the building. While kicking and smashing walls he distances from the Magician Diabolic and Meldiana.

"Arte. Ad, le, ?"

"Un, Leas-neesan. Sorry it is not the person you imagined."

"No. Sorry..."

When he smiles jokingly Leas small shakes her head and lost consciousness.

She fainted with a tattered body, he is worried about her safety... but now is not a time to think, he accelerates.

The current body is athlete-like muscle in Earth’s terms. He can run but it is not suited to hitting each other. If it becomes a head-on fight current Adle will not last even several seconds.

"Did you think I would let you escape, brat!"

Together with a voice mad with anger Koito who jumped stretches a tongue.

The tongue closing while flexing is like a tentacle, yet several times faster than Atel Octo’s. Only one, there is no way he can be careless.

"No, I flee, me!"

While jumping freely between buildings he mutters.

He kicks a building wall, jumps, lands on another building’s rooftop. Sprints just like that, high-speed falls from the head. While sheltering Leas he pierces the facing building’s window and enters. Confirming the tongue jumping in, while grasping Koito’s current position he runs around inside the building.

"Ei, fidgeting. Already fine, die together!"

The building crushes.