Isekai Tensei - Kimi to no Saikai made Nagai koto Nagai koto Volume 1 Chapter 23

Don’t mind the techniques that I didn’t translate into English… please? Thanks for reading~

I recalled the athletics festival.

— Asakura, I'll leave the rest to you!

When I was Asakura Ryuuma, Samejima said that as he pa.s.sed the relay baton to me in the athletics festival.
Now, we have roles in completely different worlds to each other, as the demon king and a farmer's son. Despite that, I was told the same words from that time by Samejima.
That remained inside of me forever.

"Zuaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!" (Sharkryu)

Losing the traces of Samejima, the demon king transformed into a fierce G.o.d.

"You humans. Be afraid. Prostrate in front of this overwhelming power!!!!" (Sharkryu)

Letting them perform a suicide attack without the slightest fear of death is a threat that humanity wanted to avoid the most.

"Makyokushin Karate, Calamity Roundhouse Kick!!" (Sharkryu)

A natural disaster breaks out inside the large, airtight hollow.
The big tornado that blows violently together with the kick was something that made a human's powerlessness known in plenty.

"It, it's a monsteeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!"

The last brilliance of the demon king, who has already prepared to die.
Although he had been defeated by the hero, people at the level of imperfect braves or champions can do nothing against him.

"Un, unbelievable, it's just a kick! The wind caused by the kick was far more amazing than wind attribute magic!"
"If, if this kind of thing was rapidly fired without chanting…… ho, how could we stop it……"

Now that I think about it, Samejima's unconditional surrender was for the demons, but it was also for humanity's great allied forces.
If Samejima fights, his injuries will spread and he will not escape from death.
Even so, he can take on the humans here as many times as he wants if he feels like it.

"Makyokushin Karate, Horizon Quintuple Thrust!!" (Sharkryu)

He pushes out his fist. Even though that's all he's doing, it's like a shock wave.
With one fist, the whole body of troops in their strong army was blown away.
All I can do is be amazed by this extremely unreasonable power.

"Uoooooo, follow demon king-sama! We will definitely open a path!"
"At the very least, we will at least send us demons' ray of hope to tomorrow!"

The demons that welcome death follow.
Exactly because they know they will die, they are all the more desperate.

"L, let's go, Ura! Put your hood on; we're going to slip into the confusion and escape!" (Velt)
"H, however…… however!" (Ura)

Ura is still hesitating.
Of course she is. Her real parent, and furthermore the people she was always with, are heading to certain death.
There's no way a splendid princess can easily choose the option to escape alone.
However, we have no time to be lingering.

"Oi, is that small one over there princess Ura?"
"Guh, kill her! We will not have mercy just because they're a child! Cut off all the chances of future revenge!"

d.a.m.n it, we were found!
They’re heading straight here.
s.h.i.t!

"Tch, just try coming here!" (Velt)

More like, why do I have to fight a human, an ally, to protect a demon's daughter!
Samejima…… on second thought, I'm going to resent you……

"Youngster! Princess Ura!"
"Eh?" (Velt)

At that time, a demon soldier that I don't even know the name of stood in front of us, as if protecting us, and had his body pierced by the blades of the humans.

"O, oi!" (Velt)

Who are you! More like, it's a fatal wound; his heart was pierced!
A demon I don't know the name of protected us……

"That…… reminds me, in the end…… you don't even know who I am, but…… youngster, go……!"
"!" (Velt)
"No matter what…… you must protect princess Ura no matter what! Counting on…… ga…… ha……"

Why are demons, like, ahh, I don't know anymore!
If I haven't even asked for it, don't go willfully burdening someone with all these things!

"Ura, you know, it seems we aren't allowed to just die." (Velt)
"……. Uu…… why…… why does everyone……" (Ura)
"Look in front of you. I'm scared too, but I'll definitely overcome this. In this war…… if you survive, it's your win!" (Velt)

We can do it!
We'll break straight through without any tricks. There's no way the humans can easily defend against the demon king's power when he's putting his life on the line.
Since that encirclement was impossible to escape from, it means that the soldiers were scattered too much, so concentrating on one point to breakthrough is our only means of escape.
And, that hole is being spread out by Sharkryu's hand.

"Kuh, send out the other reservists!"
"It's no good, if we do that, they'll escape from the other tunnels!"
"However, at this rate, they're going to breakthrough!"

Putting their lives on the line to resist was successful.
There's enough disorder that the allied forces are having difficulty reorganising themselves.
If a huge air hole would just open, we could……

"! Samejimaaa!" (Velt)
"Father! Above you!" (Ura)

In that moment, we coincidentally perceived it in our field of vision.
A woman that jumped over the encirclement, straight to Sharkryu.

"Makyokushin Karate, Calamity Roundhouse Kick!!" (Sharkryu)
"Samidare Hyakkiakusan." (Gyanza)

After coming this far…… of course she would come out……

"Hou, that's quite the slash. To think you would counterbalance my demon leg with your sword." (Sharkryu)
"I am the one that is surprised. Having that much power even though you are on the verge of dying…… it is admirable." (Gyanza)

The moment Gyanza appeared, the demon army which had the force of surging waves stopped moving.

"Gya, Gyanza-sama! Gyanza-sama is with Sharkryu!"
"No, however…… the only one that can deal with that monster…… as expected, is our general!"

Just one more step…… if we can just do something about this person……

"I see. So you made us believe you were trying to have an honourable death from suicide attacking, but the real plan was to let princess Ura escape alone in the confusion. Although she certainly is a child right now, she is your daughter. In a few years, she will become a threat to the world without a doubt." (Gyanza)
"Fu~, a threat, huh. By the way, if I say I want you to overlook her because my daughter is going to peacefully spend her days as a woman that has forgotten wars from now on, will you suspect that I'm tricking you and refuse?" (Sharkryu)
"What are you talking about. If that was true, there is nothing as wonderful as that. That is precisely why it is unfortunate. Because I know that is impossible……" (Gyanza)
"Fuh…… I shouldn't have…… aaaaaaaaasked!" (Sharkryu)
"Now, come, demon king!" (Gyanza)

The demon king and the monster general stands facing each other. Each of them are monsters.
An exchange of unseeable fists and slashes. That's all I can see.

"O, ooo, g, go, Gyanza-sama! General Gyanza! General! General! General!"
"Demon king-sama! Demon king-sama, banzai! Demon king-sama, banzai! Demon king-sama, banzai!"

Their fight is at the level that no one can interfere anymore.
If you take a single step near them, the meat level of your body will probably be smashed.
For this reason, each army is raising their voices to their generals so that at the very least, their voice can reach them.

"Fuu…… how troublesome…… I can definitely win if it is a drawn out fight, but…… however, if I do so, there's a chance I may be struck by a different plan…… as expected, I will go for an instant killing here." (Gyanza)
"You brat! Who do you think you are talking to!" (Sharkryu)

At that moment, Gyanza's stance changed. That is the one she used to kill Ruuga……

"! …… Just from seeing it, my trembling is…… Samejima, this is risky, that technique is!" (Velt)

I recalled the disgusting scene of Ruuga being suddenly chopped up into small pieces.
Ura's hand I'm holding is sweaty and shaking as well.

"Demon king Sharkryu. While having the power worthy of holding the demon king t.i.tle, you have a weakness. That weakness, is that you do not use any weapons or magic, and only fight with your fists and legs." (Gyanza)

In her stance, Gyanza started indifferently talking.

"Humans created the sword to obtain power. After obtaining wisdom, they mastered magic. The fusion of sword and magic is the strongest path. Meaning, with your conceited mind that thinks you can win without holding a weapon or using magic, you will not be able to understand anything!" (Gyanza)

Gyanza's body relaxedly sways.
She's coming.
Even while knowing she's coming, her swordsmanship can absolutely not be blocked or seen.

"Chronos Crusade!" (Gyanza)

However,

"You don't understand, brat!" (Sharkryu)

We doubted our eyes.
We certainly were not able to see Gyanza's movements.

However, by the time we realized it, Gyanza's sword was caught with Sharkryu's hands.

"Wha, wha! M, my Chronos Crusade was!" (Gyanza)
"It's my Makyokushin Karate, Shinken Shiraha Tori." (Sharkryu)

We were certainly shocked, but this situation is obviously beyond expectations for the allied forces as well.
For the first time, Gyanza's face became stiff.
Gyanza is certainly a monster general that is overflowing with terror.
However, Samejima is…… the demon king……

"Brat, I'll teach you. This is the path of never holding any weapons in your hands. Like I said, it's karate! That is not conceit, but belief!" (Sharkryu)

"!" (Gyanza)
"And, I'll teach this to you because I have the chance now. The one that created that path of karate, is not a demon. Like you b.a.s.t.a.r.ds, it was a human!" (Sharkryu)

Strong! Samejima!
You are…… you are an amazing guy!

"This is the end!" (Sharkryu)

With his fist, Sharkryu breaks Gyanza's sabre.

"Thi, this isn't good, general!"
"Sto, stop it, Sharkryu!"

Gyanza, who had become unarmed, cannot beat Sharkryu.
This match is……

"Makyokushin Karate, Consecutive Knifehand Strike!" (Sharkryu)

If he brings that knifehand strike down, it's Sharkryu's win.
Once Gyanza is dealt with, Sharkryu can avenge his wife by killing Gyanza.

However, without attacking Gyanza, Sharkryu instead released his knifehand strike behind him, towards the encirclement.

"!" (Velt)
"Fa, father!" (Ura)

The encirclement is penetrated due to Sharkryu's knifehand strike, and although thin, a hole certainly opens, so a means of escape for Ura and I was made.

"G, gooooooooooooo, Ura! Asaku……………… ga…… ha……" (Sharkryu)

However, at the same time, Sharkryu's body finally reached its limit, and while overflowing with blood from the wounds all over his body, he collapses after spitting out a large amount of blood from his mouth.

"Sa, Sameji……" (Velt)
"Fa, father…… Fatheeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!" (Ura)
"Sharkryu-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"
"Demon king-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"

That was literally Sharkryu's last blow.
Rather than returning the blow and taking revenge, he chose the path of definitely protecting an important person.

"Le,…… let's go, Ura!!!!" (Velt)
"Fa, father…… father…… no way, no way, no way! Father!" (Ura)
"I, idiot! He's telling you to go!" (Velt)

Now is the only time.
I forcefully pull Ura, who is trying to immediately run over to her father, slip out of the encirclement and run deep into the cave.

"Youngster, gooooo!"
"Take care of Ura-sama!"

If I had any leisure to respond, I would be running even harder.
We'll go out to the surface as fast as possible, and slip out of this predicament.
By the time I realized it, probably because we were the only two that could escape, no one was chasing after us.
However, I didn't have any room to care about that.
While simply holding Ura's small hand, I became absorbed in running.
However, as expected, Ura can't easily throw away her comrades.
She tried to stop her legs many times over, and often looks over her shoulder.

"N, no good, father, no way, I don't want to!" (Ura)

s.h.i.t, this is why brats are……

"Shut up and think about it calmly, you idiot! What meaning is there if you go back! For what reason do you think your comrades and father risked their lives for you! I've already said this, but it would all be meaningless if you died! If you go back, you'll die! And then, everyone will die in vain! Your comrades, Ruuga, and your father as well!" (Velt)

Therefore, she needs to live.
However, Ura was being stubborn.

"Si, silence! What, what would someone like you know! This regret, this frustration, this despair! You're telling me to live while carrying these things on me? Stop joking! If I'm going to live while carrying suffering on me, I would rather die with pride!" (Ura)

Like I said, stop going on about dying, you d.a.m.n brat!

"Stop f.u.c.king around! You just want to run away because it's tough being all alone! You're just unable bear the weight of those guys' sacrifices! It's not like I don't understand those feelings! My old man and mum died to save me as well!" (Velt)
"Eh…… Velt…… you also……" (Ura)

Ahh geez, why do I have to lecture this brat when we're supposed to escape from here as fast as possible.
More like, I can't collect everything I want to say either!

"No…… that's not it, that kind of thing doesn't have any connection right now…… yeah, just, your old man risked his life because he wished for you to live. Therefore, your will of wanting to die has no connection to this, since it's not just your life anymore. So, right now, escaping is…………" (Velt)

Yeah, what I want to say, is that we should quickly run so that we don't die……

"Wait……………… eh?" (Velt)

I got caught in the words that I was saying.
Run? Why did I have to run again?

"Run………… why do I need to live a life of just running? Because I accepted Samejima intentions, who risked his life?" (Velt)
"Velt?" (Ura)
"Besides, I need to live. The life that my old man and mum protected………… and, to someday reunite with Kamino………… that's why………… for that reason…………" (Velt)

Ura's life isn't light, since it's a life that was protected with an important person as the sacrifice.
I'm the same for that aspect.
My old man and mum protected my life.
That's why, I can't afford to die.

"I can't afford to die. That's why even if I have to abandon my…… fri…… end…… that I finally reunited with……" (Velt)

Exactly because I can't afford to die, I tried to grow.
I tried to become stronger.
Preparing myself, I quit school, determined what I can do, and put in effort for the first time since I was born.
What was it for? It was so that I wouldn't regret a third time.

That's why I even sacrificed my friend's life to live, and in exchange, I would…… protect Ura?

Will I not regret anymore if I do that?

The day my old man and mum were killed, didn't I regret only being able to run away when my old man said to run away?

Is following Samejima's wish to survive by using his life as a sacrifice and caring for his daughter my way of living that will make me not regret?

Think. Samejima's will has no connection to this.

The only thing that decides whether I regret or not is Ura and my will.

"I won't have any regret if I abandon him? There's no way that's true. That doesn't serve as any excuse!" (Velt)

When I realized it, my legs had stopped as well.

"Velt………… what, exactly happened?" (Ura)
"Hmm? Ah………… thinking about it carefully, I wondered why I had to seriously listen to what Samejima was saying." (Velt)
"At a time like this, what are you saying? In the first place, what exactly is this samejima you have been talking about since before?" (Ura)
"As a friend and as a man, I sympathized with his intentions and was willing to do it, but instead of his will, I had forgotten my will." (Velt)

Sorry. Samejima.
You forgot one part about me.

"Ura. As far as I'm concerned, a proud death is idiotic, and I'm not interested in it. But you know……" (Velt)

I'm a delinquent………… in other words, a hopeless idiot.

"If I abandon him like this, every time I see you from now, it's going to be tough. I'll probably regret it." (Velt)

There's only one method that will make me not regret it.

"So, I'm actually going to return." (Velt)
"Haa?" (Ura)
"I'm seriously scared. But as expected, it annoys me! Sending that d.a.m.n stupid girl flying and escaping with Samejima is the best way to make me not regret it! Aah, I feel refreshed!" (Velt)

That was dangerous. Just a bit more, and I would have regretted it
Returning like this probably has a higher chance of us being killed.
But, that's how this world is right now.
From here on out as well, there's something wrong with running away by just using the excuse that my life was protected by someone.

At the very least, I don't want my way of living to be so cowardly.

"Velt………… Velt!" (Ura)
"Ahn?" (Velt)
"In, in that case, two people rather than one person!" (Ura)

Ura clung to my arm while I was trying to return, as if hugging  it.
At that moment, I saw Ura's smiling face for the first time.
When she smiles, she's normally cute for her age.

"You, if you return, the one that your old man will scold the most is me, you know?" (Velt)
"It's okay! At that time, let's both get scolded! Help father." (Ura)
"Keh, well, that's how it is. It's a child's privilege to go against their parent." (Velt)
"Is it because we have no power? Do we escape because that's everyone's will? In that case, what about my will! That is how it is. I'll make that woman be on the point of tears." (Ura)

I smile as well. I feel like this is our first time opening our hearts to each other.

"In that case, returning naively honestly like this really has is meaningless, so let's think of a plan while returning." (Velt)
"A plan, okay, with our coordination, we will knock them out of their wits! The time that father and the others made for us will not go to waste." (Ura)

Huh? Does this mean that a demon and human is cooperating?
…… Well, I guess it doesn't really matter……

Well, rather than that, the problem is us.
Even if two ten year old return, there are troops from humanity's great allied forces and the most evil general.
To be honest, there's no way we can win.
But…………

"Velt." (Ura)
"Ah~?" (Velt)
"Until just before, you were thinking pessimistically, and had rebellious eyes, but now you are really lively." (Ura)
"Fuh. Is that so~? Well, being rebellious is proof that I'm a delinquent after all. Like, the option of  disparaging people suits me." (Velt)
"How nice. How nice, being an idiot. But, I like the current you better." (Ura)

Even though we have no chance of winning, rather than fear, I feel my chest getting hotter.
I couldn't be stopped anymore.