Mental Rebirth: The World's Savior Was Not Me, but My Childhood Friend and Stalker - Chapter 29: A New Ship Off (Last chapter released)
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“Touko!!!? What just happened!!? What’s going on!!!?”
The impact was clearly beyond any normal scale. Looking back, I was speechless to see the port town half-destroyed.
“Ma-ma-magic Lord!? I-I-I-I am…!”
Treson’s voice could be heard, but something was wrong. Something had happened. I hurried up.
The cause of the half-destruction of the port town was a massive energy beam. Fired at Touko, its shockwave blasted the town. However, no further attacks came. The ancient weapon called Titan was rampaging, now in a berserk state.
“Ugh…!”
Touko, dragging her injured body, rejoined Mei and the others. It’s impossible to draw that thing in now. It’s blind to everything. And I’m badly hurt.
“Are you alright, Touko-sama!? I’ll treat you now!! Oh… this is bad. That weapon’s movements are rough, but its power output has drastically increased! What do we do… If this continues, the Savior will die!!”
Mei was unusually frantic. This situation was beyond any expectation. There was nothing to do against the rampaging weapon, which was too powerful. They fired cannons and crossbows in town in response, but as Mei had thought, it seemed completely unharmed.
“…Stop… it…”
Touko muttered, ignoring her pain. But it was inaudible. Wondering if she was hurt, Mei prompted her to say it again.
“Stop the bombardment…! They’re still fighting! Yuusha is…!!”
Ignoring Mei’s attempts to stop her, Touko approached the guards transporting cannonballs.
“Yuusha, that fraud clinging to it…? Don’t be ridiculous! What can he do? Get out of the way!!”
“This guy…!”
Murderous intent flickered in Touko’s eyes. ‘This is bad,’ Mei thought, but it was too late.
“Stop it, Touko-san…!” “Calm down, guard? This lady’s right. We can’t disturb our fragile hero in action.”
“Who are you… Eh, eh, eh, Elder Eldora!!? I’m so sorry!! I’ll stop it immediately!!!”
The guard immediately halted the bombardment through a messenger, obeying Eldora’s order. They had to comply; if they upset Eldora, the town could be annihilated even before the giant weapon could, considering its power.
“Elder Eldora, thank you for your help. But then, about that weapon…”
“Hey, lady? I don’t mean to speak ill of him, but Yuusha is ordinary. He has no way to stand against that weapon. What do you see? What are you trying to show us? I’ve met your request. Isn’t it fair to answer such a question?”
Ignoring Mei’s question, Eldora turned to Touko.
“…It’s obvious. Yuusha is my savior. He’s always acted for me, saved me. He promised he’d somehow manage it. He’ll find a way.”
Her eyes held no doubt, clear and pure like a child gazing at a hero. Eldora laughed. Then let’s see, she thought. Let’s watch your savior’s heroics together.
Reaching the top of the giant weapon, there was a particularly sturdy part. No gaps, no apparent way in. But pounding on it did nothing.
“Damn it! What do I do now!!” “Y-you, you impostor Savior! Ho-how dare you touch my exalted self!!” “Shut up! I can’t understand a word you’re saying! Speak clearly!!” “Hmph… mmm…”
Pounding away. Hopeless. Even Touko couldn’t break through this armor.
“It’s futile, puny human. This body is made of a magical alloy from ancient civilization. Ordinary attacks don’t work. Hahahaha!! This body! This armor! If you wanted to harm it, you should’ve prepared a suitable weapon, fraud!!”
If I could’ve prepared such a thing, I would have, damn it! All I have now is… is…
“Oh, this is it.”
The magic sword at my waist. The lethal poison sword that the Demon Lord mentioned, with a curse that erodes with poison. I stabbed it in.
“Aaaaahhhhhhh!!! Youuuuuuu!!! What are you doingggggggggggg!!!”
Treson screams in agony as the poison seeps through the cuts, corroding not just the armor of the ancient weapon but also Treson himself, now integrated as a bio-unit. However, escape is impossible; his body, now one with the giant weapon, cannot evade the poison.
“What is this!! Such a despicable weapon! Curse you, humans! Not content with just sullying my daughter’s purity, you now poison my body, too! Defiling us both! Where, where did you get such a thing… this…!!” “I got it from the Demon Lord (his lieutenant dropped it).” “You, you… you received not only the Demon Lord’s favor but also his gifts!!! Curse you, curse youuuuu!!!”
Suddenly, the giant weapon starts to glow intensely. A blinding light emanates from the entire body. A massive release of energy, a torrent of immense power.
“Lord Demon Lord!! Long liveeee!!!”
The giant weapon causes a massive explosion. The blast blows me away, launched high into the sky, and then begins to fall, pulled down by gravity.
“Ugh, ahhh!!! I’m going to die! I’m going to die; this is bad!!!”
Death is certain. Hitting the ground will turn my body into minced meat.
Ah… to end my second life so soon… The feeling of falling, the nausea, the dizziness. If I’m going to die, I wish it’d be painless. As the ground draws closer, the countdown to death feels excruciatingly long.
“I’m gonna die, I’m gonna…!”
Suddenly, an impact from the side. I’m blown away and crash to the ground. The ground feels unstable. I’m conscious, not dead. I can’t understand what happened.
But gently, as if carrying something fragile and precious, like a cradle, I’m held. Who’s holding me? I can’t see their face in the backlight.
“It’s okay, Yuusha. I will always protect you. Just as Yuusha protects me, I will protect Yuusha.”
A familiar voice. Touko smiles at me with her usual smile. My heart races. Time seems to stop. I can’t take my eyes off Touko. It feels like we’re the only two people in this world.
“Are you okay!? There was a huge explosion!!!”
Maybe it’s a city guard, I hear a voice. I come to my senses and try to distance myself from Touko, but my knees are shaky, and I can’t move well. My legs have completely given out.
“Don’t overdo it, Yuusha. If the princess carry is embarrassing… here, lean on me.”
Touko lifts my arm and lends me her shoulder. Naturally, I lean on her.
“I guess… I mean… no… that’s not… Thanks, Touko… You saved me.”
“Hehe, you’re welcome.”
Touko smiles at me. We say nothing more. Silently matching each other’s pace, we start walking home.
High above in a tower overlooking the city, Eldora watches. She sees Yuusha and Touko, now close, heading home.
“Kukuku… The new Savior is really interesting. The Demon Lord’s fondness for him makes sense. He could do it. Change this world, become the revolutionary Savior. So, don’t die, okay?”
Eldora watches them cheerfully, confident that the awaited time has come.
Eldora flies away on a full moon night, hopeful for a new world’s beginning. Excited that a catalyst to change this stagnant world had arrived, she raced through the night.
The next day, reconstruction work is underway in the city. Despite the devastation caused by the giant weapon’s rampage and explosion, miraculously, there were no casualties. Everyone thanks the Savior.
Despite my embarrassing display before the Demon Lord, people’s views of me have changed. Those who mocked now apologize; those who believed, thank me again.
But I’m not the Savior. That much is clear. The real hero of yesterday’s battle is Touko.
“Well, that aside, I did help save the city… I’ve met the conditions to settle here.”
I head to the office in high spirits for a report of my achievements.
“The Savior’s feats in a report!? No, no! That’s too grand for here! The city representatives will send a letter of thanks…”
The receptionist seems flustered. A Savior is a special being in this world.
“Okay. Then, at least acknowledge this much. I’ve met the city’s settlement conditions, right?” “!! What are you saying!? Of course, we’d welcome the Savior to settle here!!”
Hmm, they think I’m the one settling, not Touko… As I’m getting frustrated with the receptionist’s obtuseness, everyone arrives.
“Savior, you’re here. A ship arrives today. Let’s spend time at the port.” “No, I’m not the Savior.”
Everyone laughs when I say this.
“Haha! The Savior loves jokes! We saw your heroics yesterday! Fighting that giant monster alone! That’s the stuff of heroes.” “I was worried when I heard you were kidnapped by the Demon Lord but returning alone from his castle? That’s incredible… The Demon Lord’s castle is uncharted territory for humans.”
Everyone looks at me with admiration, calling me the Savior.
“Right? Yuusha is the Savior! Everyone’s so blind. I’ve explained it a lot, haven’t I?”
Touko’s doing, huh? She’s determined to make me out as the Savior…
“So, Savior, we have a mission to defeat the Demon Lord. As much as we’ll miss this city, it’s time to say goodbye.”
I sigh deeply. A slow life in the port town… impossible in this atmosphere. No one believes what I say. I was lucky to return alive after being kidnapped by the Demon Lord, but it might not be the same next time.
“Alright, I get it! Next stop, the open sea! Wait for me, new continent!!!”
A giant sailing ship is docked at the port.
The sound of the waves the cries of the seabirds, herald the arrival of a new world. The city’s people, out in full, wave goodbye.
“Thank you, thank you.”
It’s a nice feeling… but…
(I will live a slow life in the next port town!!!)
I shout my plan silently so no one can hear.