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Aftermath (II)... [Chapter 31]
🕑 Added 2022-04-28 15:32:33 +0000 UTC“You are a fucking weakling. You get a say when you reach my level…” Daichi spat with a look of disdain as he glared at Emiko. The woman flinched back in fear. Daichi was about to continue to dress her down, but he was cut off by Sara Yui, and Tsukomo Seiji, both of them had furious looks on their faces.
“That’s too much!!” Sara Yui wailed with a furious look on her face.
“How could you say something like that to her?! Apologize, right now!!” The man thundered in rage, but Daichi simply stared at him with an unimpressed gaze.
“I refuse… Why would I apologize to a weakling who can’t even protect herself? It is the same with you too…” Daichi said as he stared at Sara Yui. “No matter how much nonsense you blather, you are also a weakling who can’t protect themselves either” Daichi shrugged and both Kou and Sara flinched back like they were physically struck.
“How dare…” Tsukomo began to speak, but Daichi cut him off.
“Yes, I dare because I am strong. The three of you can spout all the bullshit you want, at the end of the day, it is not going to matter…” Daichi simply waved them off in a dismissive manner. Then all of a sudden his face hardened as he turned his head to look at Aoba Kenji. “You can spout all the bullshit you want, I wouldn’t mind, but if something like today happens again then I will break every bone in your body and then toss you out on the street” Daichi snarked coldly.
“What??” Tsukomo gasped in horror as he shot up to his feet. “He tried to help someone, how could you say something like that to him??!” Tsukomo exclaimed while pointing his finger at Daichi.
Daichi simply released a tired sigh, he felt like he was dealing with children. “He put the whole group at risk because of his stupid heroism. He ended up getting brainwashed by a high schooler. He could have waited for our return, but no!! He had to be a hero” Daichi mocked Aoba Kenji who could only look down in shame.
“I think that’s enough” Yuriko spoke up from the side. Daichi turned toward the woman and looked down at her with pity in his eyes.
“That is the problem with you adults, you can’t face your own faults. Tell me what would have happened if that girl would have succeeded at brainwashing me?” Daichi questioned as he leaned down on the table. Yuriko frowned and shook her head.
“I don’t understand why that is relevant?” Yuriko questioned with a frown.
“Yes, it is quite relevant, but it is not as simple as you might think… If that girl would have succeeded then she would have used our group as her own personal guard dogs, like she was using him and the other boy…” Daichi said as he pointed at the boy who had been accompanying Ichika. “She wouldn’t have hesitated to sacrifice us if necessary” Daichi added and the adults who had been acting like fools finally understood Daichi's reasoning…
Daichi couldn’t help but smile condescendingly. “Now you finally understand what I am trying to say and the reason I am calling them weaklings is because they are… Can you prove me wrong?” Daichi asked with a snort and the ones he called out couldn’t do anything but look away in shame.
“You might think that I am being cruel and sadistic but in reality I am not, I am simply adapting to the System of this world. Do you think that you can survive in this new world?” Daichi questioned as he stared at Sara and Kou intently, but neither of them dared to meet his gaze. “The Zombies and Mutated Beasts aren’t the most dangerous enemies we are facing… Right now, Humans are” Daichi said and Kemono nodded her head with a grin.
“My son is right… Right now, Humans are cornered. So, they will go to any lengths to survive. I would have done the same too…” Kemono shrugged.
“Today you risked the safety of the whole group. What do you have to say for yourself?” Daichi questioned Aoba and the said man could only fiddle with his fingers with a heartbroken look on his face.
“I simply thought that I might be able to save them… I simply wanted to help people…” Aoba muttered with a pained look on his face. Then all of a sudden he looked up with a hard look on his face. “I didn’t know something like this would happen! You can’t blame me!” Aoba defended himself.
“Then who the fuck am I supposed to blame? You are the one who wanted to act like a hero? Did Yuriko tell you to go? Did Roberta? Or was it Tsukomo-san who encouraged you? Just tell me the name of the person who asked you to play hero and I will blame them” Daichi exclaimed calmly and Aoba simply gaped like a fish after hearing his words. He gulped loudly and looked around for some support, but none of his friends were willing to help him out.
“Aoba-san, if you do something again like this then I will break your bones and feed you to the Zombies… keep that in mind” Daichi said coldly and slowly stood up. The whole room was completely silent.
Kemono couldn’t help but smile proudly at her son, her son had grown so much. Bella was beaming in delight, she couldn’t help but be awed by the magnificence of her Lord. Roberta might be looking completely stoic, but internally she too was bursting with joy. It was the same with Saeko… She might look completely normal on the surface, but she was extremely proud of the man she had fallen in love with, and Kyoko was simply glad that Daichi was okay…
Kemono, Bella, Roberta, Saeko, and Kyoko also stood up, planning to follow Daichi. Meanwhile, Daichi was already making his way out of the kitchen, but all of a sudden he stopped and turned around to look at Yuriko.
“Takagi-san, I think they are doing whatever they want because they think that you will protect them and the world still runs on the old laws. Please correct their delusions and keep them on a tighter leash…” Daichi said in a cold tone with an indifferent look on his face and before Yuriko or anyone else could say anything, Daichi turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
Saya felt really bad for her mother, but she wasn’t going to side with her mother here. Daichi-senpai always tried to protect their group and for the same reason, he also didn’t stop for Koichi Shido when they were escaping from the school. She simply huffed and left the kitchen along with Shizuka and the others. Kohta also left the room, he already trusted Daichi and with the latest meeting, his trust deepened further.
Daichi stopped near the stairs wanting to talk with the boy accompanying Ichika. He decided to send his mom and the others before him. The boy was accompanying Kohta and he seemed to be kind of out of place. Daichi could only imagine his plight, after all, he wasn’t brainwashed by a classmate. “Hello, as you might have already guessed, I am the leader of this group, Yozora Daichi” Daichi introduced himself and extended his hand toward the boy.
The boy smiled grimly and accepted the extended limb. “My name is Umko Anoi, I used to be a third-year high school student, I would have liked to meet under better circumstances, but…” The boy trailed off with a thin smile and Daichi could only nod his head with a similar expression on his face.
“Yes, I understand what you are trying to say… By the way, how are you holding up?” Daichi asked and the boy couldn’t help but grimace.
“I am confused as hell and my stomach is also hurting, though I am really glad that someone hit me, or else I wouldn't have returned to my senses…” Anoi said sheepishly and even Kohta couldn’t help but chuckle sheepishly.
“I see… Then I wouldn’t take much of your time. It must have been quite a hectic day for you, if you want to know something then you can ask someone. I am also really tired, it has been quite a long day…” Daichi said with a smile and started to climb the stairs, leaving behind Kohta and Anoi.
After that, Daichi quickly made his way toward his own room. According to Bella, even if Ichika woke up then she won’t be able to go anywhere. Bella had said that she had used the Cruciatus Curse on Ichika and the Spell caused unimaginable stress to the victim. She had said that due to the Post-Cruciatus effects, Ichika won’t be able to move much as her muscles and nerves won’t be functioning correctly. That is why Daichi wasn’t worried about Ichika running away.
Daichi finally entered the room he was staying in and found all of his women including Kyoko were waiting for him. Unfortunately, Daichi was extremely tired, so he wouldn’t be able to enjoy their company as much as he would like, and from the looks of it, the others also looked similarly exhausted…
