131. You Guys Are Too Slow, I'll Take Care of This

Taishi was so surprised by Izumi's statement. Unexpectedly Kyouko is Izumi's lover. He didn't understand why Izumi could come to Edea by himself.

When Taishi knew he was summoned with 4 girls at the same time, he was so delighted, especially to see Hiiro leaving the palace at that time. With that in mind, he thought that a hero should be surrounded by beautiful girls. That's why he coaxed Kyouko at that time. Too bad, Taishi's efforts were rebuffed.

"Are you really his boyfriend? How did you come here?"

*Smack*

Izumi kicked him.

"And you're still doubting me? If I didn't come to this world, did that mean you were planning to force her to be your harem?"

"*Cough* T-that's not what I meant." Taishi was at a loss as to how to answer. He wanted to explain properly. But Izumi lifted him and chopped his neck. He fainted instantly.

Izumi would take care of Taishi later since he sensed the presence of a large number of people with malicious intent. Using his magic, he disappeared from where he was standing.

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*clank* *clank* *clank*

The sound of clashing swords resounded loudly. The battle ensued after Leowald managed to stop the first intruder from entering the palace.

What Leowald couldn't believe was that the culprit was his childhood friend, Kokurou Konig. Kokurou has a muscular body because he was trained since childhood. He has hair with an irregular pattern of black and white, which is due to his madness after losing his older sister.

Kokurou and his older sister lived in a small village called Egma near the border. During the war, the village was attacked by the Humas and it became the site of a massacre. Their parents gave their lives to protect their children, who were the only survivors.

The leader of the Three Warriors under the late King was so touched by their sacrifice that he decided to adopt the kids. They became the siblings of his only child, Blansa, who would become Leowald's wife later.

Long ago, a terrible plague struck Passion, the capital of the Gabranth continent, and many people died before a cure was found. After the cure was found, it was still so rare that people barely had enough to get it under control. There was only one dose left when both the future of Leowald's wife and Kokurou's sister contracted the illness at the same time.

Kokurou worked around the clock caring for those women but could only watch them slowly deteriorate. The exhaustion and stress caused him to snap and become violent for the first time. He insisted the last dose should go to his flesh and blood sister, whose condition was the worse between the two, but Leowald rejected it.

It was understandable, even though Kokurou and his sister were adopted by the higher-ups of the Gabranth, they were still adopted children. Naturally, the higher-ups who got the antidote would prioritize Blansa first rather than Kokurou's older sister.

Kokurou went on a massive killing spree after his sister died. Among his victims was the king while Leowald was wounded. Kokurou was able to escape because the Evila chose that exact time to invade.

"Kokurou, what do you need to do to the palace?"

"Of course killing Blansa, who else?"

"You really are crazy! It's not her fault that your sister died!" Leowald narrowed his eyes when he heard what Kokurou said.

"You're wrong! Because the antidote was used on Blansa, my sister died. I just wanted revenge." Kokurou said with a smirk.

"My King, how about we take care of him."

The one who said so was Barid, he suggested for the Three Gabranth Warriors into action.

"No, you guys are no match for him. I know exactly how strong he is."

From the other side, a deep voice was heard.

"Then I'll be the one to kill him, Gabranth King! You look hesitant when you fight him! Besides, I also have a grudge against that black-and-white half bastard!"

It was Marione's voice filled with hatred.

"Grudge against me? Do I ever meet you?"

"You didn't, but my deceased family did!"

Then Marione immediately moved forward quickly while drawing his sword. Kokurou responded with his weapon to fend off Marione's attack.

Not only that, but Kokurou's subordinates also attacked and chaos ensued in the castle.

*clank* *clank* *clank*

Hiiro, who saw the situation getting out of control, was still confused about what kind of magic to use in that situation.

When the battle heated up, Izumi appeared carrying someone who wore the same robe as the enemy they were currently facing.

They were surprised by Izumi's arrival and stopped their movements.

"You've not done yet? Why took so long? Enemies will be arriving in sufficient numbers soon, if you can't deal with them quickly, it's better if I step in!"

Hiiro looked at the robed person Izumi brought, he seemed to recognize him.

Seeing Hiiro's expression, Izumi said,

"No need to guess, that's exactly what you think of. Isn't that ridiculous? The hero who was supposed to save people in need became the Last Boss' subordinate."

Hearing Izumi said "Hero", everyone was stunned. Kokurou frowned at the useless hero who got caught by Izumi. When Kokurou's eyes fell on Izumi, Izumi also looked back with curled lips.

"The description is correct, you are one of Avoros' trusted subordinates aren't you? A Gabranth who massacred his own race because of his sister's death."

Seeing Kokurou's expression which looked wary of Izumi, he continued with a laugh.

"Hahahaha, you idiot. You've been lucky enough to be adopted by an important person in Gabranth. Instead of thanking them, you killed them because they didn't give your sister the antidote. Your social status isn't worth mentioning. Why didn't you try to find a way to duplicate the antidote? Or maybe a way to prevent the people infected by that plague from death, even if it was just a temporary measure."

It was only natural that the antidote would be given to Blansa first, since she was the daughter of the leader of the Three Gabranth Warriors. Moreover, the leader of the Three Gabranth Warriors was also trying to find an antidote for Kokurou's sister.

Kokurou's older sister's death was indeed unlucky as the leader was late returning to Passion to bring the antidote.

"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MY SISTER, HUMAS?" Kokurou roared in anger.

"Dunno! You and your sister may be killed by Humas if you don't get adopted. Ah, besides, I'm not a Humas. I'm just someone who visited another world. Like the heroes who were summoned to this world." Crossing his arms, Izumi just shook his head with his explanation about he wasn't Humas as Kokurou thought.

"Y-you…"

"You, what? Let's end the chit-chat here, I don't need you to be alive since I'll force you to stop your killing spree in madness."

Holding his sword, Izumi's aura changed. He really intended to finish off Kokurou right now.

Leowald who saw this tried to stop Izumi but was too late.

Izumi used his sword art and simultaneously imbued it with a soul attack. All of a sudden, he appeared in the middle of the crowd of enemies, Kokurou's minions to be precise.

The temperature dropped drastically. Then, he used an attack that turned the surrounding area into a blizzard. The blizzard trapped them inside and slowly froze their blood in their blood vessels.

Their movement slowed down, and their faces started to turn pale. Even Kokurou was affected due to the difference between his and Izumi's strengths. Izumi was too strong compared to him.

While Izumi walked step by step toward Kokurou, he shifted his right wrist and then swept his sword from the left to the right side. After that, he switched his grip in reverse to sweep from the right to the left side.

With a few simple moves that he repeatedly executed, Izumi took down the enemies one by one.

The last one was Kokurou. Kokurou knew exactly that his strength was unable to go against Izumi. So he tried to escape. Too bad, Izumi knew what his intentions were. In an instant, Izumi teleported by blocking his escape route.

Izumi's sharp gaze was on Kokurou alone. It was filled with his killing intent.

Kokurou roared and brutally attacked Izumi with all of his power. Naturally, Izumi easily dodged the attacks. Even without using Haki, Izumi could see Kokurou's slightest movement before Kokurou attacked him and then predicted his attack patterns.

And when the opening was clearly seen by him, his spiritual energy burst out and imbued his sword. Izumi swung his sword to deliver a diagonal rising cut.

*Slash*

The slash cleanly cut Kokurou's body into two.