Wataru Yoshida—Sorry, Matías, I know you probably wanted a fair fight, but I had no other choice. "99 attempts were fair, I'm just rubbish."
The neighbor (Matías): Don't feel bad, kid. After all, it was a fight to the death. There are never any rules in these fights. I know I'm probably not the one who should be telling you this, but I wanted to... tell you something.
The neighbor (Matías): Please tell him to forgive me...
5:35:29 p.m.
And so Matías had died, while one half of him lay on the floor and the other half remained standing as if he were still there.
Suddenly, Matías' body began to glow as if it were about to explode. Wataru got up and started to run, but something stopped him.
The demon: "Brat, why are you standing still? You have to get out of here."
But he would receive no answer.
He would seem like an empty shell that was gradually being filled with information.
Wataru's head was filled with memories that were not his own.
The first memory
was of a middle-aged woman who was spending a nice afternoon with her husband. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. The husband went to answer it, but something broke down the door, threw the husband aside, and quickly went for the wife, killing her instantly.
The following memories ended up being the same: a person appeared and ended up dying for some reason.
Memory 49
Wataru would see a familiar silhouette. It was his uncle. Wataru wanted to help him, but he would realize that it was impossible and could only watch as his words expressed pain at the betrayal of one of the people he trusted most.
Memory 50
Wataru would see an old man who was the same as in the first memory, but in addition to him, there was a woman with her daughter who would shout at him
Woman: "You killed my mother! Why do you think I would let you take care of my daughter? Dad, I thought you had changed your life as a mercenary, but it seems you were just one of the crowd."
Old man: "...
Woman: "I don't want to see you anymore, Dad, until you become a good person for my daughter."
For Wataru, it was strange that the old man didn't seem like he was going to die, so he asked the system what was going on.
The system told him that in addition to taking someone's life, there was another way to die besides the usual one.
That was to be dead while alive, which is when you lose the most precious thing in your life, and nothing makes you feel alive anymore, even though you are alive.
That old man, even though it didn't seem like it, had lost the love of his life that day. His daughter had moved away from him.
The things that made him feel alive had moved away from him.
His daughter's lawsuit had come to nothing because there wasn't enough evidence.
The old man would continue his life smiling for his friends and neighbors, but under that mask he was broken. No matter how many friends he had, they couldn't fill the void.
until news arrived. The reward was to fulfill whatever wish he had, whatever it was, it would be granted.
The old man's eyes lit up when he saw that, and he quickly went to the place.
When he arrived, there would be a person waiting for him and would tell him his name.
???-Matías Yamamoto, rank A mercenary.
???-How are you interested? Do you have any questions?
Matías Yamamoto- How true is it that you grant my greatest wish?
???-I have someone capable of creating anything I want, even bringing the dead back to life.
Matías, with a determined look, would do anything to get his world back.
Wataru would wonder why this memory never ends.
In seconds, he would be sent to another place where he would see himself and Matías. Wataru would think that the old man from before looked very similar to Matías.
The system: Is he stupid or is he pretending? They are the same person.
Wataru Yoshida: Well, I don't know. I didn't know his last name was Yamamoto.
Matías, already on the ground, would end up dying, thus ending the memory.
5:44:55 p.m.
Wataru, returning to the world, would try to process what he had just seen, but he wouldn't have time because the body next to him was about to explode, so he would jump out the window that led to the courtyard.
Wataru would get as far away as he could.
KA BOOOM!
A loud explosion had been heard throughout the neighborhood, and Wataru's house had completely disappeared.
Wataru Yoshida: My house!
The demon: You old son of a...
Wataru Yoshida: Now where am I going to live? I hadn't even finished paying for it.
Wataru Yoshida: At least that demon must have died when the body disintegrated.
The demon: I don't want to disappoint you, but Fridus won't die from that big explosion.
Fridus: You're right, unknown demon.
Fridus: I, the most powerful demon, will not be defeated.
Fridus managed to survive the explosion and came out with Matias' body.
Wataru whispered, "What a mess. His voice doesn't match his body."
The demon: "Yes, the voice is horrible."
Fridus: "Even though I don't have a voice now, I'll make it my own."
Fridus: "Besides, don't you think you should worry more about yourself, human, or do you have some unusual power?"
Wataru Yoshida: What do you care? Do you think you're my dad?
Wataru Yoshida: If you can attack me, come on, or can't you use all your power?
Fridus: ...
Wataru Yoshida: I knew it.
Wataru would run to Fridus's location, punch him in the face, and when he saw him lying on the floor, Wataru would go back to hit him again, but a rock would hit Wataru in the head.
Someone would shout at him to stop hitting Matias.
A crowd of people had surrounded them and had stones.
Wataru would try to explain himself, but they wouldn't let him speak because they were about to throw more stones at him.
But someone would appear and defend Wataru.