Chapter 98 - 91: Slave

Hikaru decided to leave again because he'll just get in the way of their familial bonding. Azumi needs their attention the most because then, she'll be able to love them as a family. Hikaru would only get in the way, so, for the meantime, he'll have his fun on that planet.

But as soon as he stepped foot inside the town of Unity, a bunch of adventurers suddenly attacked him. He killed them all, of course, but he managed to hear that Hiroshi killed the people ruling this town. No, he did not just kill them, he absolutely slaughtered their entire family.

But Hikaur knew that Hiroshi wasn't that kind of a person, something must've happened there. He was about to calmly solve this situation, when he learned that the King of Humans issued a bounty on his head!

He just lost it and went towards the imperial capital of the human kingdom faster than the speed of light. In less than a second he was there, standing in front of the door of the Imperial Throne Room.

The guards tried stopping him, but he just beheaded all of them.

Now, we come to this scene.

Keiko just stood there, unable to move. She tried to move a finger but found that she couldn't. She was trembling in fear by the very presence of that boy. She's supposed to be the strongest, second only to the King, yet this boy gives her this much pressure that she's trembling? Impossible!

This must be some kind of trick! She's the strongest out of all the summoned heroes, but why? Why can't she move a single limb against that boy!?

"So, this must mean that the Kingdom of Deagaia is going against me with this kind of pathetic strength? How pitiful." Hikaru coldly said as he looked down on the nobles and the King.

One noble got angry at his comment and yelled, "Huh!? What do you mea-

He was cut off when his head suddenly disappeared.

All of the nobles backed away as they saw the nobleman's headless body wobbling and falling to the ground. Blood spurted out of the headless neck of the dead nobleman and almost all of the nobles screamed in fright.

That noble that Hikaru just killed was one of the highest ranking generals in the Kingdom, mind you, but he just beheaded him without doing anything!

"Who told you to talk?" Hikaru said, not even bathing an eye on the corpse of the man he just killed.

And then he manifested his killing intent like bloody tendrils and tied all of the nobles present in the room to the ground. All of their four limbs were suddenly tied by those bloody tendrils.

While the King is a strong man, Hikaru is even a stronger man. The King sweated a lot, and he couldn't even move like the rest of the Heroes. He couldn't reach out for his sword, and only a little bit of despair filled him.

Slowly, Hikaru walked towards the King ominously. The closer he got, the more the others felt like they were facing a death god.

And, soon enough, Hikaru was in front of the King. Hikaru looked down on the sitting King before grabbing him by the throat.

He got his face closer to him and said ominously and coldly, "From now on, King of Humans, I own everything you have. Your power, your family, your servants, your subjects, and your entire Kingdom. This is my punishment for you. And from now on, you are my slave and I am your master."

With that, he sealed all of the King's power. His mana was sealed away, and he'll never be able to use it unless Hikaru allows him to.

"You are now nothing but a normal man, slightly stronger than the average person, but still a normal man. You can never use your power unless I allow you to, remember that, Slave." Hikaru whispered coldly in his ear before dropping him to the ground, The King was breathing heavily and feeling out of strength.

Without his mana, all of the previous injuries he got from the battle back then is starting to act up. He may be able to bear it for a few days but he will surely fall by then.

Hikaru stepped on the former king's head and sat on the throne while still stepping on his head. He rested his head on his hand and crossed his legs while arrogantly looking down on the nobles.

"Hear me, nobles," He roared, "From this day on, I am the new King of this land! If there's anyone who dares to step up, then do it now!"

No one did, because all of them were tied to the ground except for the Heroes.

He smiled in fake satisfaction and said, "It's good that all of you understand. Hey you," He pointed at another noble, "Go outside and spread the information that I am the new King of this Kingdom. And also, cancel that bounty that my SLAVE issued a few days ago. And tell the whole kingdom that Hiroshi is no criminal, and he'll become this Kingdom's new crown prince."

He removed that noble from being tied up, and instead of running away, he walked towards Hikaru and knelt down.

The noble looked no older than 21 years old. He has short black hair, a knightly appearance, quite tall, quite handsome, and he was wearing some kind of armor beneath his noble clothing.

"Your majesty the King, the people won't believe my words unless I have some form of proof that you are indeed the new king of this land." The noble said respectfully.

Hikaru was surprised that there was someone who's so fast to change sides right away. This must've hated this former King, from what he can tell from the looks of his eyes.

"Ho, tell me, noble, do you hate my Slave?" Hikaru asked, slightly interested.

The noble hesitated a bit and said, "Yes, your majesty. One of his sons destroyed my village five years ago, and since then I've been trying to at least hurt the royal family. But since your Majesty decided to usurp the King, and humiliate him beyond belief, I've decided to pour my entire loyalty towards you, my King."

Hikaru smiled, he was now fully interested on what's happening. He just wanted to play as King until Hiroshi arrived and he became the King. But this development surprised him, slightly. It looks like he'll have to continue this charade a little bit longer.

"Hahahahaha, you are interesting. Tell me your name and I'll bestow upon you the title of duke!" Truthfully, Hikaru doesn't know how the whole system works here. But since most of the manga he read back on earth had the title of duke as the highest rank in the hierarchy, only below the King.

The black haired noble lowered his head and said, "My name is Cristoff Bloodlaviline, at your service, my King."

"Then, from now on, you are one of the duke in my kingdom. And just spread the news that I am the new king, and I'll take care of the other things later. For now, I'll wait for my friend to come. Now, go one, Duke Bloodlaviline." Hikaru lazily said.

"Yes, your Majesty." Then, he ran off.

Inside Hikaru's mind…

'Woah, that was super embarrassing. But it was good that my 'Dark History' managed to save me this time. God, I feel the cringe crawling throughout my body! And Bloodlaviline? Who names their family like that? What, a super chuuni? Ah, I'll just sit here until Hiroshi comes. But it'll take quite a long time before he comes here, but that's fine. Because… I won't let anyone here go out. I'll starve them all to death, hahahahaha! Die a dog's death, you filthy nobles! Hahahaha, wait, not a 'dog's death', dogs are cute. Hmm, I'll think of something later. I'll just enjoy their suffering as much as I can.'

He thought sadistically.

These kinds of thoughts are what mostly fills his head. It was just never shown. Outside, he's a cold and sadistic bastard, but on the inside, he's still a sadistic bastard but more crazier. Countless deaths did that to him.

Hikaru sat on the throne with the golden crown on top of his head. The Heroes by his side couldn't move, he forbade them to. He didn't care about them, they could all die for all he cared. Right now, he's waiting, waiting for his friend to come.

After a few hours, he got bored. So he started stepping on the poor old king's head non stop, the force on his foot was just enough not to kill the old and shriveled king.

'This evil bastard…' Everyone thought inside their heads. They couldn't help but feel pity for the now-former king. He's about to die, they thought, yet that bastard seems to enjoy the old king's suffering. He hummed and smiled.

Oh, that smile of his, it looks like from the devil himself.