Chapter 249

"Is that so?"

Hikigaya climbed up staggeringly.

That lecherous man was actually his classmate's father?

So because of his momentary kindness, because of a misunderstanding, a fresh life was sent to its doom.

What a joke.

What a joke!!!

How could he accept such a ridiculous result?

He stood up tall.

A meaningless charge.

He knew it too, but ah, even if there was only a trace of possibility, even if he expected a miracle, even if...

He thought of many things.

He thought of his past *chuunibyou* fantasies.

He thought of playing Kamen Rider games with other kids when he was little, where he, the antisocial one, was always the one playing the monster.

He thought of the Sky Screen that spanned eras, and on that ancient land, heroes knelt on one knee to receive the King's investiture.

Subconsciously, he gripped the merchandise of the Savior's Sword he had secretly bought.

Knight!

Yeah, he also wanted to be a hero, to be a knight.

Whether it was Caliburn or Arondight, he liked them all.

He also wanted to wield the Sword of Opening under that majestic figure radiating infinite brilliance, for the future of humanity.

In a trance.

He seemed to hear a light laugh.

"Is that so? Do you want to become my knight?"

His heart, hidden beneath his antisocial exterior, had responded on its own:

【Yes!】

【I want to become your knight.】

"Why?"

The voice seemed to come from a distant shore, ethereal and light.

【Because of admiration, admiration for your knight, admiration for wielding the sword for the glory of humanity, opening up the future of humanity...】

"Is that so..."

The voice became solemn.

"Then... take the oath."

【Yes, I swear...】

In the dark, the oath naturally reappeared in his heart.

He couldn't help but speak.

"Under the witness of the Eternal Light, I will..."

"Humility."

"Honesty."

"Compassion."

"Valor."

"Sacrifice."

His voice grew louder and louder, piercing through his body and soul, almost roaring it out.

Endless brilliance bloomed from his heart, overflowing from his entire body, radiating a brilliant, gorgeous, and holy light.

His wounds were healing.

His blood was burning.

His muscles were bulging, reaching the perfect growth state that only existed in his theories.

A sudden, shocking change.

The monster that had been playing with its prey like a cat was stunned.

The desperate girl was now completely dumbfounded.

Many fans who were watching this step through her live stream were also dumbfounded.

Yes.

The girl wasn't stupid; no matter how strong her self-esteem was, she wouldn't go find a man so late at night.

Because of the appearance of the Sky Screen, the girl who had embarked on the path of a streamer had a flash of inspiration and simply started a live stream.

This way, if something happened, it would be convenient for fans to call the police for her in time.

Who knew that the boy was not only her classmate.

But also encountered a monster that only appeared in rumors.

The other Reverse Reverse Side of the world suddenly smashed into her and the soaring live stream audience.

That terrifying monster whose mere existence made one suffocate.

That selfless, almost saintly boy, charging in vain time and time again.

Made all the fans gasp, and the live stream audience surged like crazy.

5312... 12752... 51385... 25512...

Almost without hindrance, it rushed to one million, two million, five million...

When they realized the streamer wanted to run, they got anxious.

"Streamer, don't go, you won't be able to run anyway. As long as you keep streaming, I'll tip you fifty thousand yen."

"Me too, me too, I'll tip one million."

"I'll tip eighty."

"I'll tip ten million, give me the address, the whole platform will testify, I'll pay it to your family."

It added up to nearly one hundred million yen.

Even if she was a dead person in the audience's hearts at this moment.

She was shamefully tempted.

There was no way around it; the most terrifying terminal illness in the world is called: poverty.

If her death could allow her parents, her younger brother and sister to live a happy life, then death might not be terrifying.

Thus.

Now looking at Hikigaya, who had clearly stepped into the mysterious realm, people exploded.

"Holy crap, magic awakening?"

"Mommy, my eyes are red with jealousy, this is clearly not an ordinary awakening."

"I'm not jealous; I have a clear understanding of whether I'd be dead or awakened in this situation."

"Uh, now that you put it that way, I'm not jealous either."

"Wait, don't you guys think this light looks familiar?"

"Now that you mention it... HOLY CRAP!!!!"

Under the night sky.

Countless howls that shattered roofs rang out.

The boy roared, bellowed, and swore the oath that pierced through soul and time.

"I bind my soul and glory to this sword, forever wielding it for the glory of humanity, bathing in the radiance of the Holy King..."

As he spoke, he actually grabbed an ancient, vast holy sword from the void.

That appearance.

Earthlings couldn't be more familiar with it.

That was exactly the holy sword possessed by one of the eight knights under the King in the Sky Screen—【Durandal】.

Although it didn't look like a physical entity, but...

"No way..."

Tokyo.

Mouri Kogoro muttered while holding a cigarette.

He, who loved watching beautiful girls, didn't expect to see such a scene.

"What..."

Conan leaned over to look, and he was completely stunned.

"Bathing in your radiance, never afraid, until death without regret."

The boy knelt on one knee, one hand covering his heart.

The oath was inscribed on his soul.

A familiar, blurred shadow of light appeared behind the boy in the eyes of the people, gently placing the long sword on the boy's shoulder.

"Granted."

The voice was very light.

But they absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely wouldn't have heard it wrong!!!

Watching the boy slowly stand up, silver armor covered him from feet to head like projection magic.

From soul to body, from will to heart, he radiated a transcendence that surpassed the mortal world.

People's eyes turned red.

"Damn, damn, damn, damn, Mommy, God has manifested."

"My god, can he still manifest sanctity in the mortal world even though he is on the other shore?"

"Damn, damn, damn!!! I take back my words, I'm jealous, I'm jealous to death right now. That is..."

"... he recognition of the Eternal King."

Mouri Kogoro muttered as if chanting, as if praising.

Even he, who was unreliable, even he, who was heartless, felt extreme envy at this moment.

Becoming that person's knight...

It was so yearning.

That was the glory for which the founder of Rome and the root of Persia were willing to sacrifice everything...

Outside the factory.

"His knight..."

Standing on a small hill piled with the corpses of evil spirits, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka couldn't help but reveal a trace of jealousy.

He didn't envy the transcendent power the boy would inevitably obtain.

He envied the recognition from that King.

155. Audience: I can't sleep, you guys shouldn't sleep either ((╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻)

Live stream room.

"Damn, Mommy, why wasn't it me?"

"Yeah, why couldn't it be me?"

People were so jealous their eyes turned green, they were going crazy; that was the Eternal King, the Awakened One who reached the other shore, the light that saves everything.

Some sighed.

"Forget it, don't we have a clear understanding of what we are? That spirit of sacrifice, that determination to never give up, is not something we can compare to."

"Also, did you guys notice? The red stone he was holding in his hand suddenly shone and then merged into his body."

"This is probably an unrepeatable coincidence."

However...

Not listening, not listening, the bastard is chanting scriptures.

Everyone didn't hear a single word; they were all venting in intense emotion.

No one cared about the fate of the powerful Deep One anymore, nor did anyone think about whether the streamer would be gone.

What a joke.

That was the blessing of that King.

And he couldn't beat this?

Then he wasn't worthy of picking up the sword bestowed by the King.

Sure enough...

"What a joke, what a joke, how could such a thing happen?!!!"

The monster retreated repeatedly; it was the one who couldn't accept reality now.

When that light appeared, it felt a kind of extreme special attack.

A special attack targeting the power bestowed upon it by the God.

It felt like it would be turned to ashes if it touched it even once.

Realizing something was wrong on the spot, it immediately wanted to run away cautiously, but unfortunately, its body couldn't move at all.

When the shadow of light appeared, its soul was almost scared away.

It had no more thoughts of trying to get back at him; it just wanted to escape, escape to the ends of the world, escape to the abyss it didn't even know.

Unfortunately.

The moment the oath ended and the shadow of light disappeared, the boy in the armor of glory had already blocked its path with a wave of his long sword.

Those eyes burning with flames made it feel cold.

Its ugly face squeezed out a little smile.

"In the end, I didn't hurt you, right?"

"Please let me go, okay? I'm willing to repent. Isn't it said: 'Lay down the butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot'?"

It had seen this kind of saintly mother when it was still human; they were often extremely hypocritical, as long as he...

"Hmm..."

The boy nodded lightly, before the smile on the monster's face could bloom.

*Sizzle...

Brilliant sword light rose, light and without a trace of fireworks.

It bloomed with endless sword light in almost an instant, and then dissipated in a flash.

"... 'll send you to become a Buddha!"

Slowly putting away the long sword, the silver faceplate turned into light spots and dissipated, revealing Hikigaya's much more mature and determined face.

Behind him.

The terrified monster suddenly stiffened, and then...

*Crackle————!

Sword marks piercing through its entire body appeared, and its massive body, like a mountain range, collapsed with a bang, shattering into a pile of corpses.

Holy flames ignited on the cuts; not a single drop of blood had time to flow out before it was quickly purified and evaporated...

Instant kill!

A powerful individual that exceeded ordinary people's imagination didn't even last a breath before being torn to pieces and ground to dust.

The live stream room was calm.

They had long known that the King's blessing would be awesome, but they didn't expect it to be this awesome.

Because the boy before was clear as day, just a weak shut-in.

Even they in front of their phones could take two of him with one hand.

And now, he actually...

*Hiss~~*

People's hearts felt like they had been hit by a heavy hammer, tightening violently, their faces flushed red.