Prime Minister of Japan - Yoshitsugu Akihiko’s Perspective
(This will happen one month where we have left the main story)
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It had been days since the first time Akai and I held conferences, meetings, and conversations about portals. But no matter how hard I tried explaining it to the Crimson Guild, Akai and Kei - the guild master and the appraiser, always said the same thing.
“We want power. Give me the jurisdiction to promote law and order as an official in the government of Japan, and I shall give our people protection,” Kei stated, as he pounded fist on the table.
Akai hadn’t arrived yet for our meeting, so Kei was responsible for communicating with me and other officials. I g
Prime Minister of Japan - Yoshitsugu Akihiko’s Perspective____________________________________________The Dragon’s Den was a portal that recently emerged near Simuda. According to my secretary, the portal was around Tokyo, specifically Tokyo skytree. It devoured everyone surrounding it, including my daughter. Her classmates invited her to visit such a place without my permission. Although I had eyes and ears near her, my people couldn’t react in time and got transferred inside the distortion. Nobody else knew that my daughter was there, excluding the people that were brought inside the portal. And as stated by Akai, communications were severed. It only meant that we didn’t have any means of communicating with the people trapped inside the portal.Akai explained everything related to The Dra
???? Perspective______________________Even though I had killed his parents, that brat still continued on living. I wanted HIM to be vengeful and feel hatred just like me. I lost my parents. And I knew that was the only way for that boy to get stronger and strike his revenge for me.But regardless of my attempts, that boy didn’t fall into his doom. It was as if someone had pulled him back up and was a completely different person than me. He wasn’t someone I had thought that kid would be. After all I did to him - killing his parents and giving hints where to find me, I never broke the lad’s spirits. Well, I knew that was bound to happen. That boy was someone I knew too well.Even so, I still needed to try. It was the only way for me to make him st
Aoi’s Perspective________________________“It’s around here somewhere.”I already left the hospital and immediately went straight to Shibuya Subway, where Midori found me a blacksmith that could help me refine my weapon. As I strolled around the place, hundreds of people passed me by. But none of them looked like they were adventurers or entering inside the portal. Although Midori had already reminded me that the portal was something unknown to the public, my system never found out throughout the station.And then I remembered. The place that Midori instructed me to go was to go through a bathroom and enter the last cubicle. From there, I should knock at the wall ten times and stomp my feet three times. I didn’t know how Midori discovered i
There was nothing that caught my sight in this isolated wasteland. I could barely even see any people in this place, and the stalls were just tables turned upside down. It was as if a hurricane blew this place away. But amidst the awful sight, a store stood tall among the rest of its demolished neighbours.I had nothing else to do but approach the place and wandered off on my own. This place was the furthest inside the portal, and the exit was a few miles away from me. However, I cared little about it as I stood in front of the shop. My eyes sparkled behind the mask when I gawked at the store’s contents.This particular store didn’t have anything special. It was just like any ordinary stall with weapons displayed on the table and other materials used for the equipment. But I didn’t need any of that. All I cared about was the sign that an
The old man led me further inside his shop. He went past me and flipped the sign to temporarily close his store. Afterward, the man returned inside and urged me to follow his lead.I did as the bloke had told me and entered further inside the ragged store. And when I stepped into the next room, everything became different. The rusty metals and weapons were no more. The place wasn’t clustered, and my eyes saw no dust hanging from the creeks and the ceiling. My nose caught the fragrance of thousands of roses and spring, compared to the rotting stench of dead rats from the previous room.Everything was different. Even the walls had been covered with fresh paint, and the weapons on stock were recently made. The anvil and the hammers were properly placed and organised on the desk. This man also had a fire pit ready to molten down the metals and forge the
“This Loan Agreement and Promissory Note was made last year of December 21, 2023, by Akai Sato and among the Crimson Guild. Borrower and Lender shall collectively be known herein as “the Parties”. In determining the rights and duties of the Parties under this Loan Agreement, this entire document must be read as a whole.”“Promissory Note. For value received, Borrower promises to repay to the order of Lender, the sum of €11,000,000 Euros together with interests thereon at a rate of 7 percent (%) per annum.”“The Borrower and Lender, hereby further set forth their rights and obligations to one another under this Loan Agreement and Promissory Note and agree to be legal bound as follows.”Followed by what I had read from the document, the list of rights and laws were
I swiped my hand and activated my hologram related to my system. My inventory popped up and revealed the numerous skins and materials my system had collected. And with one click of my finger, I summoned the item and placed it on an empty table. It was a goblin’s skin, one Vulcan had mentioned and needed earlier. I didn’t place everything on the side, since they wouldn’t fit. But I just wanted to show Vulcan what I was capable of and I was willing to help him. “This is…” Vulcan mumbled, as he picked one sword he had made from the table to his hand. He stared at it for a couple of seconds before throwing it away on the side. Vulcan’s eyes blazed in anger, as his cheeks turned red in hatred and despair. Instead of tears, sweat from his hard work dripped from the temple of his eyes. The eyebags resting on his sockets were evidence that he hadn’t had any dec
For the past few minutes, the workload was minimal. I barely did anything besides transporting the tools Vulcan needed and placing the sword and other items the old man made inside their containers. It was a breeze. ‘If this continues, we will craft those swords in no time! And within a week, I can finally level up and upgrade my sniper!’ I thought, while continuing to heed Vulcan’s instructions.The clock stopped moving, so I couldn’t count the time. And the outside world from this house didn’t show the sun if it had set or the moon was already up. The lighting outside the smithy was just enough to flash the room and made everything visible. So the only thing that helped us catch the time was the timewatch built in my system and the metronome-like watch that the old man had on his desk.Hours had finally passed in a blink of
Aoi Two’s Perspective (not the original Aoi, but the other one who lived in a different yet similar life.) __________________________________ I forgot the last time I tasted good food. How many days had it been since the time I had been luring and fighting these beasts? Two months? No. Two months were short in my calendar. If I had to guess it right, I was up here for eight months fighting and evading these monsters. I fed myself with arcane from my surroundings and made it my nutrition. Although magic particles were different from real nourishments, it was enough to keep me functional. And my body was still in top shape. I also forced myself to sleep only for an hour and wake up dodging those projectiles for the umpteenth time. There was nothing inside my mind but evading these ambushes, hoping I could, at least, strike back with my rifle. But the time never arrived. The lizards weren’t the only creatures present in my vicinity. There were more of them. If I had to name a few, t
Aoi Two’s Perspective (not the original Aoi, but the other one who lived in a different yet similar life.)__________________________________I temporarily lent my power to the Crimson Guild in exchange for my monthly salary enough to pay for the hospital fees and our daily living. There was nothing wrong about it. So I told Hina about our current situation and encouraged her to attend the school we were once going to. But I refused the scholarship and dropped out of university. College life should be something that everyone desires to have, especially us students. But for me, I wanted to see Hina’s parents live for another day. Hence, the approval of being an adventurer in a guild.But I didn’t apply for being a regular adventurer. Regular adventurers were tasked to defeat a certain number of portals in return they will be given cheques and salaries from it. The more portals defeated, the larger amount of cash will be rewarded. As long as the adventurer was talented enough to survive
Volume 3 - Epilogue Aoi Two’s Perspective (not the original Aoi, but the other one who lived in a different yet similar life.) __________________________________ As far as I remembered, my parents died when I was little. When I was six years old. I didn’t need money, a lavish life, or things that I could call mine. There was only one thing I wanted, and that was my parents. I wanted them to live. But with one sudden moment, my wish turned around and burned me alive. My parents were killed by monsters, not humans. The fiend was around a hundred feet tall, and the village we were living in took the invasion. They were reptiles. These monsters had the shape of a dragon, which was technically a lizard with wings. According to the internet, unidentified beasts kept appearing from nowhere, and there were others who fought against them. Those individuals were not the police officers. I believed they were called guilds. And as I glanced around me, the news and other people claimed that t
Aoi’s PerspectiveAoi one or the ORIGINAL MAIN CHARACTER OF THE STORY (not the different one)Author’s note: This Aoi is also calling himself as Aoi one, and the other Aoi will be Aoi two (It is to avoid confusion. Thank you.)_____________________“That’s why I need to become stronger. And you’re not strong enough! Even though we’re the only ones who have this system, you didn’t try to break your own wall and learn more about it! There could’ve been portals that you could eliminate to gain more levels, and yet you chose to idle around and did nothing about it!” What did he mean when this motherfucker told me I wasn’t strong enough?! I trained with Vulcan, which Akai killed. Did he not think of that?!”“Your face is telling me that you met with Vulcan… That you trained with him. But did you learn anything from those sessions besides aiming your gun properly? Because it’s the only thing you have if you plan on comparing yourself to me!” Aoi two, or should I say, this doppelganger adde
Hina’s Perspective_____________________“It’s okay… Don’t cry. There, there…. It’s going to be okay… It’s going to be alright….”And then, I said the words. “I forgive you… I forgive you, Aoi… You don’t have to cry anymore… It’s going to be okay…”I said the words Aoi wanted to hear. Even though he was Obsidian, the face of my brother carved itself on the man beside me. It was as if Aoi two was a dog barking and biting people left and right only to realise he needed someone’s help… He needed my help. And now he had faced his fear and listened to the words Aoi two wanted to hear, his ears calmed down. His ears discerned what was important.‘But what now? What are we going to do now?’ I thought, and looked at the downcasted face of Aoi two. As if knowing the question inside my head, Aoi two returned my gaze and uttered, “I know… you are confused. But we don’t have much time now. As soon as I fought Aoi in this world, the entities behind these portals were already high on alert. And I
Hina’s Perspective _____________________ “Come with me.” With one phrase, the masked man offered his hand to me. He used his other hand to lift Aoi’s body and cast a spell that changed our surroundings. “I’ll show you something.” Obsidian showed no signs of hostility. And the voice behind the masked man soothed my ears as if it was some sort of music with perfect beat and lyrics. I gazed at the man’s hand, wondering if I should take it. I had seen something like this before. But something was off. And at the same time, there was a peculiar feeling of calm and genuineness. He almost reminded me of my brother. In spite of these feelings twirling inside my mind, I shook my head and answered, “I don’t… want to... I won’t leave…. My brother! You… Want… to kill him… I’ll…. Stay by…. His side…. Until you… can kill me…” There was a chance that the masked man wanted to pull me apart from Aoi. And I never wanted that to happen. The moment the masked man heard my words for the umpteenth ti
Hina’s Perspective_____________________All my life, Aoi did nothing but help me with my problems, regardless if it involved him or me. As long as he noticed, which he always did, my brother would rush towards me and help. Aoi really forced himself so hard until he could see me smile. And even though I pushed him countless times, he continued crawling his way back in my arms. I could still remember those days when we were together, especially when these portals hadn’t shown up. Life was simple back then. If only Aoi’s parents didn’t die, maybe he could’ve lived the life he deserved. But his life was taken away by a murderer and the portal. And now, we were given the chance to confront the man who stole his life away. But even so, we couldn’t defeat him. I… couldn’t do a thing. Aoi did everything he could to stop the madman from hurting everyone, despite knowing none of the strangers, but he failed. And the only thing I could do was to watch him suffer.Maybe if I trained hard enoug
As I glanced on my side, Hina still wanted to fight. She stood up and used the rock beside him, but her legs kept shaking as if an earthquake struck us. But the ground remained still. There was no earthquake. And when I appraised her status, my system described her with a fatigue ailment in addition to her drained mana right beside his health bar.[Iron Maiden has been deactivated. Obsidian is too powerful to be compressed!]Those were the words that marked our doom. The moment Obsidian broke free from the [Iron Maiden] all hope was lost. I had no idea how to win now, especially when my sister was on the ground. She couldn’t me right now. But Hina had already assisted me until her body fell on the ground. Although she desperately forced herself to move and stand with the help of a rock, Hina couldn’t cast any more magic and would remain sluggish until she could recover her mana. Obsidian stood on the other side of the map, unscathed and unbothered from the spell. The [Iron Maiden] wa
Time wasn’t on our side. Obsidian tried hitting us with his sniper, but Hina continued lifting me up and creating walls in front of me. It was as if she was reading my movements. When the masked man pulled the trigger and launched a set of bullets in my direction, I went to the side despite having no platform for me to step on. But I trusted my sister. By the time I jumped above ground, I trusted my instincts and rolled on the side. Like I had said, there was no ground to catch me when I fell. But as soon as I gyrated my body, a floor made of soil immediately materialised and cushioned my feet. The next thing I knew, I tumbled to the side and evaded almost every bullet coming in my way. The shells that I couldn’t dodge still didn’t hit me. The moment those leads from the masked man could take me out, Hina summoned a wall in front of me and protected my face.I didn’t have the time to thank my sister and carried onwards with the fight. Time was also our enemy. So when I found an open