Oukoku e Tsuzuku Michi - Chapter 569.3
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Chapter 569.3

Chapter 569.3

I would have liked more portents of magic being cast, like my head hurting more or my legs becoming wobbly. It happened instantly.

I groan as I look up at the familiar dirty ceiling.

I even remember the stains and chips.

That is proof of how deeply engraved in your heart this place is. FufufuIm sure it must be painful and terrifying.

Indeed, Ive been here since the earliest I can remember until the time I escaped.

I look at my own body.

Ive shrunk considerably, but Im not a child. My build is roughly that of the time right before I escaped.

Dont mumble! You slaves are only supposed to move when you are told and to sleep otherwise!

Just as I was about to reply to the bosss voice in my heart, the cage was kicked by the person on watch duty.

Right, I remember. This guy always did that to intimidate me.

Fufufu, it must have been scary for a young boy like you. Now fear the nightmares of your past! Despair!

I answer the voice resounding from heaven with a wry smile.

Whats with those eyes, you got a problem?

And what if I did? Are you going to punch me?

I make eye contact with the guard and use a bit of a threatening tone.

keh! d.a.m.n slave, go to bed!

Huh?

There, he backed off.

This guy wont hesitate to hit small children or girls, but he doesnt lay hands on men who have grown to a certain size.

Looking back now, he was a pretty big coward.

I dont know if this is a dream or an illusion, but even though my body is smaller, my heart is that of my present self.

There is no reason to be scared of a small fish in a shallow pond.

dont get c.o.c.ky. This is a swamp in your own memories and you will wander in h.e.l.l for eternity if I dont release you from it! Here comes the next horror!!

Approaching the cage is another familiar man.

Get out Aegir. Time to fight.

Todays opponent is a drifter, but I hear hes tough. Good luck surviving.

Fuhaha, time for a harsh experience. Cry out in terror! Despair and beg for forgiveness!

I sit cross-legged in the middle of the cage and dont move.

Im not in the mood right now.

Haaah!?

Dont screw with me! You d.a.m.n slave!

Do you want me to cripple you!?

I stare at the angry guard.

If I dont feel like it, I dont feel like it. If you want to hurt me, go ahead. Try to make it useless.

Guh

They cant do it.

The only reason these guys can act tough against children and live is because the slaves are earning money from the customers.

Looking back, the amount of money I was making didnt compare to the amount made by the girls entertaining men.

Then again, I couldnt tell back then because I couldnt even count.

Whats wrong? Not going to fight?

Obviously, if I cant fight, the customers wont bet money, and profit cant be made.

A lowly guy like him cant disable me on a whim.

I fold my hands behind my head and lean against the wall.

Bring me a woman first. Then Ill get in the mood.

A woman, you say!?

This arrogant son of a

I take my thumb and start bending it back.

If my finger breaks, I cant hold a sword. Im sure the spectators will be disappointed.

Do that and youll be disposed! Ill beat you up and throw you in a cellar!

I bend my finger further back.

Profit will disappear and your pay will decrease. How are you going to explain to the master why his biggest earner was killed?

The corners of my lips curl up.

This brat

As irritating as it is, this kid earns close to ten times more than the others. Itd be bad if we killed him.

What are you thinking!? Be scared! Be in despair!

The guard glares at me, spits at my feet and then opens the door of another cage.

I hear a small shriek and yell, then the pit-pat of bare feet walking

Ooh.

I couldnt help being excited.

Walking in, while trembling, was a young Leah.

Right. If this is my memory, then Leah would be the only girl I knew.

I was a fool in my teen days after all, and didnt have the slightest interest in girls.

Originally, the face of the girl who was about to sleep with me was also hazy, but now I see that I remember after hearing what happened from Leah.

Please lay with medonthurt me.

I gently embrace the tearful Leah after she takes off her clothes.

I wont hurt you. In fact, I know all of your weak points.

I kiss Leahs thin body as I stroke her hair.

Ah

Leah told me she always remembered how her hair was brushed softly.

This is bordering on unfair, but it shouldnt matter since we are in a dream.

I gently push Leah down as her nervousness visibly fades

Enough of this!!

The voice in heaven shouts, and then I hear the clatter of footsteps.

Not long after, multiple guards holding spears come running.

Masters orders. Injure him. He said to kill him, to torture him.

I see, so thats how you want to play.

Kukuku, this is a dream realm I created based on your memories, and I can easily change it to a nightmare.

When I reluctantly bring my d.i.c.k close to Leah, she gives the tip a kiss.

I wonder how long you can keep that att.i.tude up. In this world, you cannot die, but you are by no means invincible. It means you can feel the fear of death and infinitely feel pain. The moment your heart breaks from the nonstop suffering is the moment you meet your end!

Stroking Leahs hair as she sucks on the tip, a small smirk forms on my face.

Whats so funny!?

Of course its funny.

I thought it was weird from the start.

I grab the spear of one of the guards with one hand, pull him toward me from inside the cage, and punch him.

Its useless. The guards in this nightmare represent your fear. As long as you feel fear, you cannot defeat them within this world!

Contrary to what the voice in the sky said, the guard falls down with a dent in his face.

Dont tell me, youthink Im scared of this place?

I twirl the stolen spear and pierce the throats of two more guards.

Y-youre a child slave in an underground arena! Theres no way you arent frightened! The violent guards, the unbreakable iron bars of the

His words trail off as the cage is destroyed by a front kick.

I dont feel a shred of fear. Ive been here since as far back as I can remember. What is there to be afraid of?

I can understand being frightened if I was taken from a peaceful life and thrown into a h.e.l.lish arena.

However, I was here from the beginning. Until Lucy taught me, this was my normal.

Speaking of fear toward the guards-

I catch the spear thrust at me with the handle of mine, flip the weapon up to the ceiling and return a thrust to the guards eyeball.

Even back then, there were no guards stronger than me. Now the me inside has grown more. Whats scary about amateurs with sticks and rusty swords?

I dodge the incoming spears from the left and right in one breath and sweep the legs of the wielders.

I step on the face of the right enemy, then gouge my spear into the stomach of the left enemy.

In reality, I would use this momentum to run, but right now its fine to take it easy.

All the guards can rush at once and I would still be stronger.

Wheres the response from the voice in the sky?

The only way I can tell his presence is from the voice so its troubling if he becomes speechless.

Let me try calling out.

Honestly speaking, I feel happiness rather than fear.

What!?

I pat Leah behind me whose legs have given out.

When I was a kid, I was dumb and didnt understand the world. If I could redo it

I swipe my spear, and in a flash, the locks of the cages around me all get sliced.

I didnt have such skill back then either.

The boys and girls that shuffle out dont have faces.

It must be because they werent in my memories.

Happyyou say? Youre insane.

A fat man comes running from the back with a terrifying expression.

Oh, I remember your face well. Ive never met a more funny face than yours to this day.

As a greeting, I casually lop off his head.

Are you saying that you, who has gone from a high-ranking n.o.ble to a kingfelt no fear or despair during your h.e.l.lish youth?

Thats the funny thing. Its when I left this place that Ive been closer to death more times.

I thought I was done for when I met Lucy, it was the same when I left the forest and headed for the Federation, and I felt on the verge of death on the way back as well.

During my time in the Wings of Dawn, I was also in countless life-and-death fights.

And even after becoming a n.o.ble, it was constant war.

No matter how I think about it, facing off against a battalion of heavy cavalry in front of a castle gate and battling a number of giant insects enough to cover the ground is way harder than a one-on-one in an underground arena.

Maybe it was the second safest time in my life.

Of course, the safest was in Lucys forest.

I would study, have s.e.x, do houseworkalthough I did sometimes get sent flying by Lucy and come close to dying.

W-what the-thats not normal!

I agree, its not a normal life.

Oops, here comes the wife of a high-ranking n.o.ble wearing heavy makeup from behind the dead pig.

I drop my spear and bow deeply.

I killed you when I was a kid. You were a disappointing woman with a face caked in makeup who scavenged for boys in the underground pit, but that was the one thing I regretted.

T-that part?

I take the hand of the lady.

Thats why if I had a chance to redo it, I want to f.u.c.k you and make you my lover. Got it?

I say as I touch my crotch with her hand.

it cant be helped. Lets be lovers.

Why is a nightmare proceeding so smoothly!?

Well, its hard to think a wife who searches for boys in such a place is not lewd.

And obviously, she will fall in no time if she touches a big c.o.c.k.

Such ridiculous a.s.sumptions, is your worldview itself twisted!?

I push a guard aside and turn around.

Alright, the boys can run. As for the girls, if you follow me Ill look after you.

The girls shriek gleefully and crowd around me.

Y-you wont accept boys?

Of course not. If youre a boy, look after yourself.

Then an androgynous kid who cant pick between the two sides grabs my leg.

H-how about me? Umma female! Ill become a female.

I ponder briefly and gesture for him to follow me.

If hes going to become a female, that pretty much makes him a girl. Mm, this is a dream so I dont have to think too deeply about things.

Whats going on?

Looks like there are twenty other girls besides Leah.

It would be harsh to make all of them work, I guess Ill hold onto the pigs gold for now and buy a house in a town, then find a job as a mercenary.

If I have time, I also need to greet Lucy, and meet Celia and Carla. Even if they resist, Im sure theyll fall if I forcefully sleep with them. Nonnas Elektra is a bit far offshed just turn me away if I meet her when the family is still intact. I know her erogenous zones though, so I can just make her mine if I get her in bed.

I destroy the underground exit with a front kick, and smile as I twist the head of the final guard.

Things are getting interesting now. Its smooth sailing from here. Hahahahaha!!

I crack my neck and step outside.

I-Im at my limit!!

Everything turns white in front of me, and the underground scenechanges into an underground unlike that of my past.

I instinctively stick my hands out in the direction I sense bloodl.u.s.t and grab the heads of two punks.

Gahwhat is this strength?

My headis being crushed

My eyes go directly to the boss.

How boring. It was just getting to the good part.

I hear the sound of nuts being smashed from either side, and after a scream, a disgusting warmth covers my hands.

Apparently, the hours within the illusion were merely a few seconds in the real world.

I take a firm step toward the boss.

Stay away!!

Before he used that weird magic, he was composed, and now hes clearly terrified of me.

Im definitely coming. I came to eliminate you after all.

Eeeh, then how about this!? The darkness that remains in your heartbecome an illusion and appear!! You have driven thousands to their deaths. Surely you must carry a profound darkness! Die at the hands of the cursed army born from within you!!

His right eye opens wide again.

Oh, is this going to be a continuation?

I watch in antic.i.p.ation, but nothing happens.

No, I cant say it was nothing.

Ill curse you

So bitter

d.a.m.n you

Translucent pipsqueaks about 30 cm tall are muttering their grudges.

Looking carefully, they resemble the previous king, Erich, and Agor.

Oh please, dont complain too much.

thats it? You killed all those people, acted wildly, and backstabbed left and right, and these are the only ones who resent you? 30 cmso tiny.

I resume walking and grab the boss by the collar.

Well, thats because I fought them face to face. I killed them after crossing swords with them. My worry is about being impolite, I guess.

I pick up the mini Erich.

Seeing as how he has no weight, this must be another form of illusion.

Im also human. I still feel something when I kill people close to me. Even now, I occasionally visit their graves and feel sorry about what I did. Thats the extent.

I place the mini Erich on the bosss head.

He then disappears when the boss snaps his fingers.

Its over.

I put my hand on the bosss neck.

Stop, dont kill him!!! We need information!!!

Rebecca shouts as she runs in together with the knights.

With a wry smile, I punch the boss in the face, knocking a few front teeth loose as well as knocking him unconscious.