Shion had simply created a sword using “Weapon Creation” magic because the man approaching him was holding a short sword, thinking he might have a chance if it came to a sword fight.
By the way, the weapon creation that Shion performed is a relatively low-level magic among those of the same type, and can only create swords of very fragile strength. Also, normally there wouldn’t be any pitch-black lightning like earlier, but Shion was just using a separate lightning attribute magic just to look cool.
The reason Shion had let out a big sigh in front of the man with the short sword and behaved as if he were an overwhelmingly strong person with exasperated gestures and statements was simply because he wanted to make the opponent wary and buy time to generate a weapon.
However, due to Shion’s numerous abnormal actions that were far beyond his actual abilities, the men’s judgment was severely impaired. In the end, they let their imaginations run wild, turning the mere C-class magic student before them into the strongest swordsman in their minds.
The leader of the men, who had misunderstood the situation and was now terrified, spoke to the two men beside him with a trembling voice.
“H-hey, let’s run…”
“B-but what about the job? We’ve already received the payment upfront…”
“You idiot!! Do you think we can fight this monster for that measly sum?!”
Of course, they wouldn’t accept a job where death was certain, no matter how much money was offered. The leader urged the other two to flee.
However, the men froze at the next words uttered by the boy in front of them.
“What are you talking about? Do you think I’d let scum like you escape?”
…Ichinose Shion was completely carried away.
He was holding back a threat that would have left on its own if left alone, all because he wanted to recreate his delusions. There were no longer any brakes on his abnormal behavior.
“Ah, scum… that’s… hehe, even the ‘Revenant’ wouldn’t do work that they could proudly show in broad daylight, right…?”
“Huh?”
“Eek…!”
As Shion glared at the man with his most intimidating voice, the man let out a cry of fear. The leader of the men finally began to grovel before Shion.
At this point, there was no one present who could stop the men’s misunderstanding and Shion’s pathological behavior.
“Don’t get me wrong. Sure, there are some in the ‘Revenant’ who wouldn’t hesitate to kill if asked.”
“But,” he continued.
“There isn’t a single one of us who’d gang up on a woman and try to lay hands on her like you scumbags.”
Shion glared at them intensely.
Whether his eyes had turned a deeper crimson than before because he had adjusted his magic to express anger, or because they were responding to his boiling emotions of rage, was unclear.
However, despite having never even heard of the ‘Revenant’ organization until moments ago, he was now fully convinced that he was the ‘Red Eyes’, boldly speaking about the personalities of imaginary people.
“Guh…!!”
Although every word of his statement was completely made up, the leader of the men was at a loss for words. The boy’s words carried a certain persuasiveness and atmosphere.
And the man was now trembling in fear, facing the anger of a boy he had mistakenly assumed to be the strongest swordsman.
“…Maybe if you split up into three groups and ran with all your might, one of you might get away. But the ‘Revenant’ will absolutely find the one who escapes. We’ll chase you to the ends of the earth. No matter where you hide in this world, even if you’re in a dragon’s mouth, we’ll find you. And we’ll inflict many times the pain you’ve caused to those you’ve tormented. We won’t kill you quickly. But we will kill you, eventually. That’s what the ‘Revenant’ is.”
“Ah… ah…”
Shion was completely into it now.
While Shion was repeatedly reaching new heights of exhilaration in his life over the past few minutes, the men’s faces were dyed with unfathomable despair.
And no matter how much they didn’t want to accept it, they had to acknowledge that they were destined for an inescapable death.
—It was a mistake to accept a killing job for such petty money.
—It was a mistake to chase the woman around as if enjoying a hunt, instead of finishing her off quickly.
—It was a mistake not to retreat immediately when the boy appeared, sensing his abnormality.
—It was a mistake to raise a blade against a member of the ‘Revenant’.
—No, it was a mistake to start working in the underworld in the first place.
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No matter how much they regretted it now, it was too late.
These men had lived in the underworld and survived no small number of crises.
However, what stood before them now was incomparable to any danger they had faced before.
In this world, there exist supernatural individual powers that no number of ordinary people could ever hope to defeat.
The men realized that the boy standing before them was one such supernatural individual.
With no will to run or resist, the men collapsed in their own ways.
Their faces, as they sat powerless on the ground, showed emotions of despair, fear, and resignation.
…At that moment, Shion opened his mouth.
“Just kidding.”
Hearing this sudden anticlimactic voice, the men weakly turned their gaze to Shion.
Tapping the back of his sword on his shoulder, Shion addressed the men.
“I’m not going to kill you. After all, you haven’t really done anything bad in front of me.”
“…?”
“I’m not going to kill you,” the men couldn’t quite understand the meaning of these words.
Or perhaps they were refusing to understand, to avoid the sorrow of finding hope only to lose it again.
Faced with the men showing no reaction, Shion sighed “Haa…” and continued speaking.
“Look… In front of me, all you did was chase that woman back there, and while it might have gotten a bit intense, you just scared her. That’s about it.”
As Shion continued speaking in a casual, non-hostile tone, the men gradually began to understand the meaning of his words.
“If that’s all the evil you’ve done, there’s no need to kill you. And you’ve probably experienced the same level of fear that lady felt by now.”
“…! …!”
Having heard this far, the men seemed to have fully understood Shion’s words.
Desperately clinging to the small ray of hope shining before them, they nodded vigorously, affirming Shion’s words.
“Alright then, you can go. I don’t care what other bad things you might have done. It’s not the ‘Revenant’s’ job to judge that, it’s the job of the national security agencies. Right?”
The men nodded even more forcefully, their faces covered in cold sweat that flew off with the vigor of their movements.
“And like I said earlier, I’m not in the mood to cut anyone down today. So, you’re free to go. Get out of here.”
“…!”
“(He… he did say that…!!)”
Receiving Shion’s words, the men stood up hesitantly.
But they didn’t move immediately, instead looking at Shion with questioning gazes as if asking, “Is it really okay?”
“What are you doing? Get lost already. Or I’ll kill you.”
“…!!”
Hearing the low, sharp voice that sent chills down their spines, the men ran away at full speed, crying “Eek!” and “Help!” as they went.
“………..”
…The hurried footsteps of the men gradually faded away, and after a few seconds, they could no longer be heard. After seeing them off, Shion stopped sending magical energy to the sword he had created with weapon creation magic, making it disappear, and returned his crimson glowing eyes to their original black.
Shion let out a sigh, “…Phew.”
Although a threat that could have endangered his life at any moment had just left, he didn’t feel “relieved”.
This wasn’t because he was afraid of the crisis he had faced, but rather, he had become so exhilarated that he felt no fear or anxiety at all.
“(Kukuku…)”
Reflecting on his recent dialogue, he replayed in his mind the lines he thought were particularly “good”. He even shuddered at how cool his words and actions were, and how well they recreated his daily delusions.
Ichinose Shion, it was a moment when his aberrant behavior and daily delusions had saved people.
…After thoroughly indulging in self-admiration, Shion approached the woman and called out to her.
“…Are you alright?”
“Of course I’m alright!! I could have handled those men on my own without needing help from someone like you!!”
Shion, considering that the woman had probably experienced a once-in-a-lifetime level of fear and despair, had addressed her in a deliberately gentle voice.
But ignoring his consideration, the woman who had been trembling in fear and unable to speak just moments ago responded quite bravely.
“I… I see…”
“And why do you look so accomplished!? You’re acting like you fought nobly, but all you did was threaten them with a sword without actually doing anything!! Don’t ask me if I’m alright!!”
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