SSS-Class Suicide Hunter Chapter 123

Chapter 123. < Utopia. (2) >

Translator: thursdays Editor: Yahiko PR: LightBrin

The Constellation was silent. [The Evangelist of Everlasting Happiness], whose entire body was covered in blood, quietly bit her lips. Her eyes were shaking, not with the ripples of the surface but with the shifting of deep ocean currents. The Constellation remained silent for a long time.

“…Death King.”

Following suit, the apostles had also stopped moving. The battlefield that had been raging nonstop from the beginning halted for a few moments. During this time, the Crusader approached me.

“You say you'll execute the wicked and the sinners. What do you mean by that?”

From behind her, our other colleagues were also directing their gazes at me. Speculating. Dumbstruck. Or shocked. Eyes filled with different emotions stared at me.

“I'm being serious.”

I accepted their gazes calmly.

“I know that you all have purged people while managing the Tower. This practice must continue in the dark even now.”

“I can't tell you that your methods so far have been wrong or that you have to fix them. I don't have the confidence nor skills to run the Tower better than you do. However, if you absolutely need to kill someone in the future, just bring them to me.”

“Oh?”

The Heretic Questioner tilted his head. He tilted his head once to the left and once to the right. After the two bobs, he smiled brightly with understanding.

“I see! No, why didn't we think of this until now? It's a really good idea, Death King!”

The Black Dragon Master wrinkled her brows.

“What are you talking about?”

“Think about it. Death King's skill doesn't just summon someone. It can give them their memories from life! Therefore, we can use Death King as a [moving prison]!”

The sound of the Heretic Questioner's distinctive laughter echoed throughout the silent plain.

“No need for food! No resources consumed! Say that Death King reaps a serial killer. If Death King orders him to [never commit murder again], the killer is forever prohibited from killing!”

The Black Dragon Master's eyes slowly grew bigger. As did those of the Count and the Crusader. Despite their shock, they quickly calculated the advantages outlined by the Heretic Questioner.

“Using Death King's skills as a prison will…”

“Yes! Ahaha. The criminals will be fairly terrified. And isn't the cadence of it just beautiful? Death King. As a king who literally jails and rules over those who must die, there's no better epithet for him!”

“As the owner of Sangryun, I want to offer you my opinion.”

The Count pulled out her fan and tapped on her lower lip.

“It's not bad. As you may know, the Tower has a significantly higher crime rate than the outside world. Our prisons are chronically overcrowded, and the cost of maintenance is high.”

“That's right. As the master of the Ten Thousand Temple, I also agree!”

The Heretic Questioner grinned. An impromptu meeting of the greatest guilds' leaders was being held.

“The purpose of a prison is to [contain criminals] and [prevent further offenses]. However, no matter how excellent a corrections program is, it's hard to stop all recidivism. A human mind is as complex as it is beautiful. But the four kings can completely prevent recidivism!”

The Crusader hesitated.

“I… don't know. I admit that it's efficient. But I'm still doubtful. Isn't it too much of a burden for a single person to carry?”

“Death King already lodges two thousand people from the martial arts world, the Righteous Sect, and the Demonict Sect! He probably has people we don't know of inside, too! If he already has two thousand people, any number above that means nothing.”

“…No. I'll withhold my judgment.”

Meanwhile, the Black Dragon Master was staring at my face. Several emotions were swirling in her black eyes.

“Will you really be all right?”

I felt that she felt sorry. The Black Dragon Master was feeling some sense of responsibility. The responsibility for bringing me into their world.

“It's all right,” I said with conviction.

I was grateful. She was taking responsibility even though I jumped into this world of my own volition. The Black Dragon Master was a kind and honorable person. Someday, I would hear her real name.

I turned my head to look up at the Constellation.

“What will you do?”

“If you want to keep fighting us, I won't stop you. But the outcome is decided. I'll absorb this utopia you're so proud of.”

The Constellation, which had been silent for a long time, opened her mouth.

-…I am not only a fragment of [The Guardian Goddess] but also [The Evangelist of Everlasting Happiness] with a million apostles. If you take me, all of my apostles will follow. I must ask, is there any guarantee that you will not use my apostles as your personal army and use them for wickedness?

“I won't use them,” I bluntly asserted.

“Even when you invaded Raviel's world, I summoned only the members of the Demonic Sect. As I killed the Righteous Sect, I could have summoned them too, but I did not. It would be against their morals. Those people can never obey the orders of the Demonic Sect's young master.”

That was why I threw him an 'irresistible temptation' for a bibliomaniac.

“A scene where your favorite characters are together. Don't you want to see it?”

The genre of the next stage I chose was a crossover.

Chapter end