SSS-Class Suicide Hunter Chapter 108

Chapter 108. < 1 DAYS. (3) >

Translator: thursdays Editor: Yahiko PR: LightBrin

“Shameless oaf…!”

Beyond the darkness.

Someone I did not know was grinding their teeth.

Unlike earlier, everything they said was being [translated].

“Calm down, infant. The fragments of the Padak's days are showing.”

However, their voices were still muddied. It was like hearing a song filled with noise; one moment, the voice seemed far away, and the next, it was right by my ear.

“Anger and jealousy won't get us anywhere.”

“I'll kill him!”

“That's Death King, right? It's been a while since we had to convene twice for a single person. How long has it been since the Constellation Killer?”

“Moreover, the connection between the two of them is growing stronger. Is this by chance?”

It was then.

“…How troublesome.”

The voices instantly stopped chattering. The surroundings fell into a hush. Only one unaffected voice swept through the space where idle talk and conversation had occupied.

“If the immersion was 100% complete, he could be sent to the day before from the butler's perspective. If the immersion was less than 90%, we could just send him back from Death King's timeline. But of all things, it had to be 99%.”

I had heard this voice before.

“It's iffy. Which one should I side with?”

The Master of the Tower.

I gulped.

“I think… I need to regress from the butler's perspective.”

“Convince me.”

“First, please look at the numbers. Since the immersion rate is 99%, that means the butler has 99% control and I only have 1%. The butler has an overwhelming proportion of the self, so it would be right to lean toward the butler.”

“True. However, the [Returner's Clockwork Watch] is a skill that you've won. Death King, it is a skill that you own. Only the owners of the skill can use it.”

The gaze hidden in the darkness scanned my expression.

“Isn't it right for you to be the one to regress?”

“Don't be nervous. I'm asking because I'm curious.”

The voice had kindly told me not to be nervous. However, I could not respond to that consideration. Every word, every measure of the voice, made me feel like a long snake was crawling up the back of my neck.

“…That way of thinking is overly biased.”

“Hmm?”

“Please consider the butler's standpoint. The butler and I have been fighting all throughout the stage for control of the body. I was consumed by the butler, but that means the butler has consumed me.”

In other words.

“The butler defeated me fair and square, and in return, he stole my skills. The [Returner's Clockwork Watch] is now the butler's skill.”

“Oho.”

The snake voice wobbled strangely.

A moment later, I realized that it was due to laughter.

“There's some truth to that. Indeed. It's like how you, Death King, copied and acquired the Flame Emperor's skill.”

“I had wondered who would win if two regressors confronted each other. Who would have thought you went back to the point before he had a skill? Even my lowly self was impressed by the innovation. No, all of us were amazed.”

Lowly self.

The absolute being of the Tower referred to themself as lowly. They spoke politely, as if to respect everyone.

I felt an even greater sense of foreboding at that.

“It was astounding. You could have chosen to simply run away from the Flame Emperor's eyes. But you didn't. Why was that?”

Those who had been silent opened their mouths at the Tower Master's questions.

“Of course, it was for revenge. That son of a bitch won't forget being wronged even when he dies. That's why he chased the guy who burned him all the way to the end. And he died, what, 4050 times? Asshole.”

[The Moon Contemplating Blindness curses you.]

“It was for justice. The Flame Emperor killed many people and would have killed many more. He must have thought that he couldn't let that man go. Death King moved because he thought, 'Things shouldn't be this way.' Surely, he is a righteous human.”

[The Lady Who Walks In The Mirage supports you.]

The snake voice nodded.

“Yes. That must be so. He sometimes stabbed his neck for revenge, at other times for justice. However, both vengeance and righteousness are common traits. There was only one aspect that my lowly self admired.”

Someone replied to the Master of the Tower's words.

“That was the only way to beat the Flame Emperor perfectly.”

[The One Who Wrote The Beginning quietly declares the words.]

“Yes.”

The Master of the Tower laughed.

“Death King. Your heart is tender and heated, but your mind is cunning. You're always searching for the way to win completely. So I am looking forward to this. Did you come up with a way to persuade us thoroughly?”

Now was the time for battle.

I could not retreat from here.

“I have.”

“Please speak.”

“I… We did nothing wrong.”

The coiling serpent's voice seemed to turn to me. I continued to speak.

“This error was entirely the mistake of the Tower. The problem is that it is difficult to judge whether the regression should be in the [butler's point of view] or [my point of view]. If the Tower was perfect, this error never would have happened.”

“Yes, I admit that. So what?”

“We are the victims of an error, so please compensate us.”

Chapter end