Tyrant

‘What comes after One Kill?’ A long time ago. After learning the mnemonic for the secret sword technique, [One Kill], from his master. When Nobody asked, his master snorted in disbelief while taking a swig from his bottle. ‘Nothing, you idiot. This is the only swordsmanship I have to teach you in the first place.’…

Alcatraz exploded. And before anyone in La Mancha could react, a figure flew onto the deck of La Mancha, trailing long streams of smoke behind him. It was the Emperor of the Empire, Traha ‘Peacemaker’ Everblack. “Ah!” Then Traha immediately raised his right hand, and the back of his hand shone brightly… the control of…

“Ah…” I let out a sigh of relief. I confirmed that the sniper shot had successfully hit its mark at the collapsed castle wall, and that the two airships had entered the darkness that the bullet had pierced through. “That’s not the real problem.” At that moment, Crown clicked his tongue and spoke. “The real…

The walls, brought from New Terra and rebuilt with all of humanity’s technology, still stood firm amidst the chaos. Though more sections had collapsed than remained intact, the walls were still standing, and people capable of fighting were gathered atop them. “Your Majesty!” Led by Junior, people who saw me return alive for the first…

Crossroad. City center. “Aaahhhh!” Crying. Serenade. She clung tightly to me, sobbing her heart out on my chest. “Se, Serenade? It’s okay, calm down…” “Heuuuugh.” “This is hopeless. She’s completely regressed to infancy.” I gave up trying to soothe Serenade and raised my hands in defeat. Serenade’s personal maid, Elize, rushed over and tried to…

“There’s no way to defeat Night Bringer in his current state, no matter how hard we try.” Watching the terrifying battle between Night Bringer and Jörmungandr from a not-so-distant place, I turned around and spoke. “He’s fused with the night of this world… No matter how much damage we inflict, he’ll just regenerate by merging…

A few days ago. When Crown first heard Ash request to wake Jörmungandr. And when he heard the request to have Jörmungandr join this battle. Crown thought. ‘Is he insane?’ No, of course, he knew the guy was crazy. But this was an utterly mad demand. As Ash said, among the remaining monsters in the…

Present. South Field of Crossroad. Under Night Bringer’s feet. “…” Lucas, having heard that I am now a mix of the fake Ash and the real Ash… of ‘Prince’ and ‘Lord’, hesitated, unsure of how to react. Maybe it was the side effect of beastification and using the cursed sword, but his expression was off….

The last memory I had was the moment my chest was pierced for the second time by Night Bringer. Dusk Bringar calmly explained what had happened after that. With her support, I stood up and looked around blankly. “…So, you came all the way here to find me yourself?” A world within the ice. Inside…

24 hours ago. Nameless, Dusk Bringar, and Ash had just fought a decisive battle against Night Bringer. “Hah, hah, hah!” Nameless breathed heavily. She shot all the light remaining in her soul at Night Bringer. It was a strike with all her might, but Night Bringer barely twisted his body to avoid it. Even though…