Chapter 192

"Screw you."

Ah. It's been a long time since I've eaten food like this.

After finishing the meal, Meleoron lay down on the floor.

Seeing her sister like that, she watched her unwillingly, while mumbling about the remaining vegetables.

"None of you ever thought you'd have a chance to eat like this."

"Once you enter the game, it shouldn't be that difficult."

Uranus's words made me understand why he spent time cooking. I cannot take you to someone else's house or a restaurant.

I thought I knew this, but continuing to live as a fugitive just because you don't look human is quite difficult.... I want to cooperate emotionally.

"……Hey. Listen."

Lying down, Meleoron covered his eyes with his arms and made a sound.

"If...

Suppose only I am caught. At that time, can Seam be entrusted to you?"

"……

…………"

When I was silent and unable to answer, Uranus frowned.

"……There are many possible scenarios, so I cannot give you a general answer."

Suppose, if Shim succeeds in reshaping his limbs, I don't think it will be that difficult.

According to the International People Data Organization, he is currently considered a missing person."

"Yes...

In fact, Shim is not dead. I died."

These words made me feel comfortable.

... No matter the form, the experience of "death" haunts those who are reborn with their memories.

I am sure there are many ways to do this, but that one... it doesn't make me feel good just remembering it.

"As far as I am concerned...

Even if I am caught by a Hunter, the chance of surrendering will not be low."

If this ability of mine is discovered, I am afraid it will be of no use. It will be seen as very easy to escape, and the fact that you have managed to escape until now will be bad news.

... Just being isolated and monitored would be fine. If Seam is by your side, or at least it is safe.

But this is difficult, because my situation and Seam's are different..."

"…………"

I wonder if Netero or Reina could do something about this... However, the difficult reality that can be seen through remains. Especially Meleoron.

Seam will change again depending on the location of organizations like the laboratory. If it is necessary to find that organization for him, I think I can continue to do it.... If the other party is entrusted to accept the legal judgment, hesitating, hesitating, no.

"……If everything goes well, but...

I intend to hide here for a while."

Uranus told us.

"Even now, but...

If you do this, you are definitely not a criminal..."

Meleoron returned weakly.... After all, I am worried about you.

"Hey hey, I am a Professional Hunter."

If it is a small matter, you will not be charged with a crime.

... How great a crime is it that you sympathize with two Chimera Ants and hide them..."

Uranus...

Of course, I believe he is sincere, but it is impossible for him not to have noticed. Even if you are a Professional Hunter, you cannot escape it.... I can say the same.

However, Uranus's life is at stake, why bother...

I gently rubbed the corners of my eyes, and Shim trembled and lowered his head.

"──What if only I am caught!!

Sister, please take care of it!!"

He had tears in his eyes and cried.

... That thought. I really wanted to answer.

"Seems like it. At that time I...

I will definitely help you. So please wait a moment."

When I said that, Meleoron trembled.

"Wait, Aisha...

Because that is my job..."

"... Then me.

No more Seam. This is better."

"I am sorry Aisha, but that is my job..."

Uranus lowered his head and said this. Immediately shaking his head,

"No, it depends on the opponent...

In terms of Certainty, it would be much better if you caught them instead.

But if it is someone I must kill... I will do it."

"Wait, Tianwangxing. It is—"

"... The opponent is not a Chimera Ant, nine times out of ten it is a human.

Can you kill me? That kind of "

"............"

"... Regardless, I still have to resolve the problem with the people in the village.

I have seen so many filthy people, I want to kill them.

I even want to kill them when I recover my vitality and regain my strength.

I am the only one who has dirtied my hands..."

Listen to that...

I understand.

He...

Has much more than me.

I have always had misfortune.

Tired of doubting... himself.

For a moment, no one moved.

The sound of the clock's second hand echoed.

Tianwangxing suddenly looked over there.

"Oh... long time no see.

Shall we clean up as soon as possible? I am ready..."

I looked at my watch, it was already 9:00 PM. Less than 3 hours later.

"Seam. Meleoron."

When he called them, they all looked at them.

"... I will not do bad things.

That is all I can promise you for now."

Saying this, Tianwangxing began to clear the Plate.

"Ah, let me help you..."

"No, I will do it.

Aisha needs to start packing her luggage.

... Clothes will be difficult to pack, so you can use the changing room."

"Ah..."

That was a strange sound. Shame!

I struggled to push my large backpack through the narrow door and pulled it into the changing room.

Now...

What should I do. I must reduce my luggage, but...

At least I have to change the clothes I am wearing now. I want to wear my usual sportswear for a while. This is what I am wearing now. I need to wash it.

... If you are still going to change clothes, maybe I should take a bath.

Try opening the frosted glass door of the bathtub.

The bathroom was larger than I imagined. The house and dojo were also beautiful, but there was a small bathtub for one person. Suitable for multiple people to use. There is also a shower. Is there soap or shampoo on the boulder?

But oh, well. Not at all.

I left the water area and asked Tianwangxing, who was washing dishes in the kitchen.

"Tianwangxing.

I want to wash the clothes I am wearing now while I take a bath. Is that okay?"

"Hmm?

Oh okay... or rather, that's right. I forgot.

Yes, use it.

Ordinary Towel and large Bath Towel are in the drawer under the closet in the changing room.

The drawer above has new soap, shampoo, and conditioner, so you can use them if you like."

"Thank you.

Then I won't hesitate."

Saying this, I retreated to the water.

... Well, then, I'll take my clothes off first and put them in the washer/dryer... I don't want to do that while naked.

Hmm. Then why not take a bath first, change clothes, and then wash them?

But if all three of us want to do laundry, we won't have time. I want to soak in the bathtub slowly.

... Okay. Use the Bath Towel. Take off clothes in the changing room. Wrap the body with the Bath Towel. Put clothes into the washer/dryer at the water area and turn it on. Take a Bath Towel to the bath in the changing room! Okay, perfect.

──Girl takes off clothes──

As I cleaned the Plate, Meleoron was grinning.

《Neferpitou》

"... What's wrong, you are smiling disgustingly."

"You are very unhappy to hear that Aisha is taking a bath, aren't you?"

"Don't be like that, isn't taking a bath very normal, what are you talking about..."

I ignored him and took the Plate back to the kitchen. Meleoron followed behind me, whispering in my ear.

"Isn't that girl taking off her clothes right now?"

I gave him a suspicious look and answered in a low voice.

"... Isn't it obvious? I'm going to take a shower."

"Don't you feel anything?

That girl is naked on the other side of the Wall, you know?"

"... I can't think of anything."

"Hmm. That's a lie."

"Ah, if you can't help me clean up, then go get it."

"Hey."

What the hell... don't say unnecessary things. I tried not to care...

──The girl doing laundry──

After quickly putting away the Plate, I relaxed, and Seam looked at the corner of the room and said:

"I'm curious, but what's inside that safe..."

"Oh, this?

Don't put anything big inside. There are quite a few empty ones too."

"Here we go again, isn't there a lot of Ging and silver Treasure inside?"

Sighing at the foolish Meleoron,

"Why would you hide it here?

I am a Professional Hunter, so all I have to do is deposit the money into my account.

... I haven't done anything particularly sinful."

"I don't doubt it.

But what are you putting in there?"

"Hmm...

Things you don't want others to touch. Like a souvenir engraved with Kamiji."

"Ah, I see.

You are a Divine Hunter, so naturally, such things would exist."

"If a Nen user touches it unknowingly, it will react to their aura and trigger its effect.

To prevent such accidents."

"Hmm. In other words, besides you, will anyone else come here?"

"..."

"That's right. This is a secret hideout, but that doesn't mean no one will come."

"Really."

Meleoron and Seam didn't ask for more details.... Well, that's fine.

──Filling the bathtub with hot water for the girl──

"We still have time, let's play a game."

"Big sister, have you played most games?"

"Really? Is there anything else?"

"Hmm."

Looking for the clattering Aisha game siblings.... It's fine, but I feel like it's troublesome to deal with. Is this what it feels like to play a friend game?

"This."

"Hmm?"

"But, Aisha said you should stop doing that..."

"What game?"

Looking at the packaging illustration shown by Meleoron,

"Ah... ○Capone.

That is also the ○Sword of Wrath..."

I also recommend Aisha. No, if that's the case, then why are you holding it?

"Is it interesting?"

"... Human."

"Hehe, is it interesting?

Seam, let's do it."

"Yeah. I wonder if anything will happen..."

"Hey, you too."

"Me too?"

"You've done it before, haven't you?

Please explain."

Ha. I don't know what will happen.

──In the girl's Shower Room──

"This looks interesting. Which character do you like?"

"Choose according to your intuition.

If you relax, you won't have time to play."

"Then this is me."

"Oh, the seam is erotic, isn't it?"

"It's fine, separate it."

... seam, that is an egui choice. Will I be strong?

"How do you win this game?"

"Whoever has the money wins."

"Although it has a comedic atmosphere, it is also a game full of desire...

Then let's go with this guy."

Oh, when did you choose? I think it's difficult, I won't tell you. It's revenge for me teasing you earlier.

──The girls come in... stop.

"Hmm. It's about time..."

I sighed and muttered to myself while stretching my legs to my heart's content in the spacious bathtub.

Looking at the body I was already tired of seeing, I sighed.

... This is it. If it weren't my body, I know you would want to say "Oh."

But if this is my body, then it's troublesome, all sorts of things. I don't want to show anyone... I don't want to show anyone.

Well, after Training, narrowing the scope, naturally it is like this, as if there were no maintenance costs.... Only this Root of hair I inherited from my mother, I must make it look good.

CheadleYorkshire looked through it with a doctor's eye, but observing my body carefully, there are faint traces, and one cannot tell at all if they are bruises. If my body hadn't turned red in the bathtub like this, I wouldn't even be able to tell myself. It will disappear over time, so I really don't care. It hurts a little when touched.... I really lived very well...

... Meruem, hmm?

My feelings for him are complicated. The King of the giant Chimera Ants.... If left to develop, it will surely develop into the greatest Disaster threatening humanity. Not just him alone, the giant Chimera Ants also have such great potential.... But I feel threatened by the King to an incomparable degree.

A powerful learning ability that grew at an astonishing speed even during the battle with me. That is a crazy mastery that could only be achieved through the toughness of the body. But this is also the King.

No one in the world can match his speed of becoming stronger. I have a feeling that there will never be another entity that can approach my 100 years of Training, not only in aiki but also in Nen abilities.

As a warrior, I am proud to have been able to defeat such a powerful opponent.... I am truly happy. I think in that battle, I was able to bring out the essence of the martial arts I had practiced for many years. I don't think it would be so interesting to continue giving my all while trembling at the premonition of failure.

That sense of satisfaction is still with me.

So──there is also regret for destroying his future.

I can no longer fight him. This was a life-or-death battle, so this is natural.

But... this makes me think. If we fight again

I have the answer.

You might not win. In the early stages of the battle, by the time it reached the hundredth level, the pain given to him seemed to have been greatly reduced. Although it was a deliberate launch of a similar attack, it was also a risky gamble. If I continue to receive Netero's Guanyin Bodhisattva, even if I don't like it, I can react. If I fight again from that state, I will not be able to endure until the end.

I am also proud that I have grown further as a warrior after experiencing the battle.

So I understand.

... Still wouldn't win. If I could win two out of ten games, that would be great. On the contrary, I think I was able to win because it was a one-time match. Everything—was at stake.

What if I lost...

This is simply a terrifying imagination. Perhaps I was eaten by Meruem, and the King might have grown into an existence that humans cannot control. Even if my companions and Netero gave their all, and combined their strength, I fear they would not be able to do anything.

I fought for humanity... I didn't mean it like that.

The possibility that my failure would cause irreparable consequences for humanity... is by no means a small matter.

... That is to say, apart from me, no one can fight. If he grows a little more, my chance of winning will almost disappear. This is also a victory, because I fought at that moment.

Become my subordinate...

The only option-if shown in that battle.

To him, this might be the greatest admiration I could ever receive. He even reached out his hand to the opponent he had been fighting until now. That born tyrant.... If he knew how to behave, he would clap his hands and even generously praise me.

Such an existence praised the martial arts Training I had accumulated, and I am not unhappy either.

A feeling bordering on madness—no.

Enjoy the Training to the fullest. It is precisely because I surrendered to this madness itself for a hundred years that I was able to reach this realm.... No, I don't want to go that far. It's truly crazy.

That is why.

Not even a chance to join his hand.

If there were, allegiance as a temporary relief in an emergency. Pretend to follow him for a while. Also get rid of your friends.... Perhaps the only thing in the future is despair for a tyrant who no longer controls anyone.

The other is to truly follow him. Standing by the King's side, watching humanity being trampled after the establishment of the giant Chimera Ant kingdom, more than you can imagine. At that time, I will not leave a human heart.

... First of all.

I cannot forgive the King for speaking as if he had decided on a gender that would never appear. That was the greatest admiration for him, and also the greatest insult to my self-esteem as a warrior.

So there is no dust. A future of walking with him, etc.

... It should be like this, but what is that?

Somewhere in my mind, something is brushing past.

If only he had studied the human heart. Break your tyrant's shell, and understand empathy for others.

Instead of being Together with the King and his subordinates—as long as I guide him as a teacher, and pass on the martial arts I know.

If he gives up being a King and chooses a single life.

I wonder if anything would change.

What is placed before one's eyes is not necessarily an unfortunate future for humanity.

He might have grown into the most serious Disaster.

He might have grown into the greatest hope.

Every future flower bud...... chosen by myself.

I was not wrong to choose not to take his hand. Even now, I believe I would do the same thing.

Even so... the regret of that choice has not ceased.

...... Thinking about it is of no use.

But...

Meruem's soul, no one can pray for him......

If I could comfort you even a little by hurting your heart like this......

I want to accept this Burning regret.

I reached my right hand out of the bathtub and stared at the palm that did not touch his hand.

Meruem......

As a warrior, I am glad to have met you; you gave me the greatest happiness.

I have always...

I noticed that I had never prayed for his soul......

I pressed my trembling hands together and prayed from the bottom of my heart.

Meruem... I am sorry, I let you die...

Please rest in peace......

Thank you very much......

If I had to give this chapter a subtitle, it would be "God's Prayer".