SSS-Class Suicide Hunter Chapter 119

Translator: thursdays Editor: Yahiko PR: LightBrin

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It had been two weeks since I introduced my family to Raviel. A lot had happened since then. We met with the emperor and made several secret treaties between the empire and the Tower. However, putting aside this turbulent history—

I first did what I had to do.

Because I still had an epilogue to complete.

“Shiny.”

[Shiny replies, Yes, warrior.]

In Raviel's and my bedroom, a sword rested on the large bed.

“Eat up.”

The thing that had once torn away my lover's heart.

The sword that locked up this world in an eternal 10-day cycle.

The Prayer Sword.

My Holy Sword spat out white light toward that wicked thing.

[The Guardian Goddess absorbs a piece of herself.]

White light touched the Prayer Sword. Shake! Immediately, a red aura arose from the Prayer Sword. The bloody red mist shot out from the blade like it was trying to fight back the white light that threatened to devour it.

[The Prayer Sword is horrified.]

[The Idol Sword tries to persuade her sister.]

The white light and red fog tussled. However, the mist was a little thicker. As the red was about to overpower the white, another color spilled out of the Holy Sword.

[The Compassion Sword also tries to persuade her sister.]

Black wastewater. The second fragment of the Holy Sword that I collected joined the fight.

The tables turned. The white light swallowed the mist, as did the black water. The red mist was overtaken in an instant.

[The Prayer Sword is shocked by the betrayal of her sisters.]

[The Prayer Sword says that she cannot serve a master other than Lefanta Aegim.]

I opened my mouth.

“Do you know why Lefanta Aegim is killing Constellations?”

The red mist paused.

The mist did not have eyes, but I felt like we were facing off as I stared at the mist. There was a cool tension between us.

“At first, I didn't get it at all. I only understood after my experiences in this world. Those who are called Constellations try to invade and take over other worlds and rule those places depending on their personal preferences with no consideration to the natives' opinions.”

His method was different, but it was the same for the [Corner Librarian].

The Librarian didn't wish to rule the world but to observe the characters.

He designated the people who were living their lives as [characters]. He was a voyeur to their stories. And, same as the other Constellations, the Librarian watched over the worlds to suit his taste.

In a word—

“It's public harm.”

It was violence.

“Lefanta Aegim was once an emperor. He must have thought deeply. 'Rather than coveting the Constellations' powers, I would rather kill them.' I think that was his plan. This world probably had a Constellation too, but Lefanta Aegim killed them.”

“But your original wielder made a mistake.”

I drew the tip of the sword.

“When a Constellation dies in a world, another is born. Look at it! On the continent where the 'Guardian Goddess' was sealed, the 'Devil King of Fall Rain' appeared. In this world, the 'Silver-Plated Heart' arose. Frankly, your master isn't solving problems. He's causing bigger ones!”

[Lefanta Aegim is…]

“If I'm wrong, tell me no.”

The sword wrapped in the scarlet mist was silent.

“Maybe I don't have as much experience as your master. Sure. Your master may have suffered a great deal, known a lot more than me, and, after much thought and effort, taken on the work of being the Constellation Killer. But I can tell you something for certain.”

I spoke sincerely.

“If you've done something wrong, you need to take responsibility for it until the end.”

“There's a world that was put into an eternal winter because your master deigned to kill a Constellation. The people of that world were dishonored as they became moving corpses… Even if Lefanta Aegim acted with noble intentions, that can't be forgiven. Take responsibility.”

Then.

The red mist accumulated in one place. After a while, the mist took on a human shape.

[1]: Adding to the saga of the waifu drama, the term used here is 아내, which is what you use to refer to your own wife. 부인 (what Raviel and others in her empire call Gongja) is more formal/sophisticated.

[TN]: For more info on the waifu drama, scroll up in the #sss-class Discord channel and search for “I'll chat for a bit”! I went into quite a bit of detail, and I thought it was interesting, at least.

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