Chapter 516: Kira

Chapter 516 Kira

It was a few days after his death that Akira regained his consciousness. He woke up in an unfamiliar castle, a place filled with ominous air and magic power. However, I found that the atmosphere of the castle was strangely familiar to his mind and body. It was the first step toward realizing that he was no longer a human being, but an undead. He immediately accepted the fact that his entire body had been transformed into armor and that his head was gone.

『Oh, it seems to have worked this time. The point is, the original soul that was restored completely couldn’t withstand the drastic change. The normal state is sensitive to abnormalities. It would deny reality and the ego would collapse immediately. Therefore, this time, I eliminated all unnecessary feelings and desires, and focused only on one thing. You’re the first one! ...... Uh, Alhazard, what was his name again?』

『Lilyvia-sama said that his name was Toue Akira.』

In front of Akira, there was a monster that clearly looked like a Demon King, Vakala, the person who revived him, and Alhazard, his confidant.

『Too long! Also, that’s a strange name. He has no head, so let’s omit the head from his name and named him Kira.』

『As expected of Vakala-sama. That’s a wonderful and simple naming sense.』

『Hmph! It’s true, but don’t praise me so much. I’m going to get carried away~. Ah, more importantly, Kira, do you understand what I’m saying?』

Akira’s heart was filled with loyalty, even though he had never met this monster before. Without any doubt, he tried to spin his words to pledge his loyalty to Vakala.

『■, ■■■, ■■...』

However, what came out were incomprehensible words.

『...... Vakala-sama.』

『It’s because I’ve been giving pressure, enough to make a normal person die due to shock, to him so that he can understand instinctively even if he has no reason. I’m sure you already know about it, Vakala-sama...!』

Vakala wanted to make the most of the ingredients, but Alhazard seemed to want to focus on safety. Akira’s treatment was in dispute between the Demon King and his confidant. The decision here would determine Akira’s future, but he could only watch the conversation between the two.

『――Okay, then let’s do this. In normal times, I will have Kada and Torse watch him to maintain the current situation. With the two of them together, they would be able to stop Kira before he could cause any problems. Then, we give Kira some kind of mission and release some of his sealed rationality only at the most critical moment. How about that?』

『Yes, I think it’s a reasonable compromise. But if something goes wrong, I’ll deal with him.』

『Uhh, I feel like a child who’s favorite toy is being disposed of without permission.... Well, that’s fine. Kira, your fate has just been decided. It is no exaggeration to say you’re just a small fry in Carmine since you’re just level 6. However, I see great potential in your qualities as a hero. In order to live up to my expectations, you should devote yourself to your vengeance every day. Fortunately, there are many deaths swirling around here. You can die to your heart’s content with the intention of devouring all of them. No matter how many times you die, I will bring you back to life again.』

From that day on, Akira spent his days covered in death as the 『Headless』 Kira. He faced against overwhelmingly strong opponents and died many times. He kept challenging them even while dying.

Kira has almost no human desire left. With his desire to sleep gone and his body no longer in need of sleep, he devoted the full 24 hours of his day to training. His sanity is gone, and his attitude is the complete opposite of what it was before he was reborn. Everything was for the sake of Vakala, whom he worshiped, and to destroy those who humiliated him and took everything away from him.

After a week and a month passed, Kira almost never died. On the contrary, he crossed bladed with the undead of the Sixty Six Generals and won. At this time, he began to participate in skirmishes with human nations, and the name 『Headless』 began to become well-known. His ability blossomed at a tremendous rate thanks to his hero job.

――――And now, Kira is assigned an important mission by Vakala. As a legitimate disciple of Vakala, he became the trial for Deris and Nell’s disciples. Kira’s body and mind rejoice at the perfect opportunity to demonstrate his loyalty to Vakala and to carry out the purpose for which he was resurrected. He’s eager to unleash his rage, to pay back what he owed at that time, and to feel the sensation of cutting his enemy.

Perhaps Kira’s mind would be broken when his reason is unsealed to fight Haruna and the others. However, he dismissed it as a trivial matter and devoted his days to facing death every day. Even if there is a possibility that he would be broken, he believed that this madness to take revenge would surely lead him to achieve his goal.

「This ■ is a bit cramped for us to settle our ■. I’ve prepared a ■ upstairs where we can go all out. Will you ■ me, Haruna?」

The vengeful demon jumped into the hole he had made in the ceiling while holding Ernest. Chinatsu tried to stop Haruna, but she immediately followed him into the same hole.