LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 184
184. The Thing I Was Searching For [Side – Glen]
“So, I’ve lost, huh…”
Zanent murmured softly, gazing at the ceiling. The energy to shout like before seemed to have drained from him.
“Haha… It’s frustrating. But not bad. If my first defeat was against you, I can accept that.”
Zanent let out a quiet laugh and spread his body out like a starfish.
“Kill me. You have every right to do so.”
We were locked in a fight to the death. As Zanent said, it was only natural to finish him off here.
—But.
“I won’t kill you.”
“…What?”
“My fists are non-lethal. I won’t take a life.”
At my words, Zanent was visibly shaken.
“…Are you joking? Do you understand what will happen if you don’t kill me—”
“You might send pursuers after me again, or maybe you’ll win the next time. …But when that happens, I’ll fight you with everything I’ve got.”
“The woman there could be attacked, too, you know?”
“Even so. Besides, Sara doesn’t need me to protect her. She’s not that weak.”
I’ve realized something.
I’m not alone.
I have my real parents, Vitt, and Sara. I might seem like I’m fighting alone, but the truth is, I’ve always been fighting with what others have given me.
Everyone is someone’s ‘precious’. I want to fight for those ‘precious’ to me.
“You taught me ‘love’. That makes you a worthy ‘precious’ as well.”
“…I could crush your face with my fist while you sleep, you know?”
“That’s not your nature, is it? Besides—I’ve already defeated the pitiful man consumed by revenge and hatred.”
…Come to think of it, maybe you already understood. Arx.
You had comrades fighting alongside you. When I came to take your life, you smiled. Seeing that, I felt envious.
Have I come any closer to who you were back then?
I don’t know. But maybe this is what they call happiness.
“…I see. So, it’s over now.”
Zanent murmured weakly, staring blankly as though he were a hollow shell.
Yet, his eyes seemed to hold a hint of enjoyment.
“Zanent, there’s something I want to ask you.”
“If it’s something I can answer, ask away.”
“Why was Matthew gathering slave children with Unique Skills?”
My main goal was to uncover the truth about myself.
To learn who I am, I need to understand the connection to the
And to do that, I must uncover what the
“…I left most political matters to my younger brother. So, I don’t know much about that.”
“Then, with Matthew dead, the truth is lost in the shadows?”
“No, not necessarily.”
Zanent’s denial instantly piqued my interest.
“You know something!?”
“It’s not much, but—my brother occasionally met with an outsider. Once, I overheard them discussing ‘Unique Skills’.”
So, this person might have been involved in the gathering of children with Unique Skills?
I thought knowing Matthew’s intentions would solve everything, but…it seems the problem runs deeper than I imagined.
“Do you know anything about this person?”
“She was a very alluring woman… Her hair was white like an old woman’s, but her body was as youthful as someone in their twenties, and her clothes were exceptionally fine. She was—what was her name again?”
“And do you know the name of this woman?”
“I don’t. But I think I heard the name of the organization she belonged to. It was something like Ark—”
That’s when it happened.
Zanent’s body was suddenly engulfed in black flames—!
“What the!?”
Not understanding what was happening, I stepped back to observe.
There had been no spark, yet the flames roared fiercely, completely consuming Zanent.
“AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!! It’s hot! It’s hot!!”
“Zanent!”
“Hey, hey, it’s troublesome when people spill too much.”
As Zanent writhed in agony, a man entered the room through the door.
His hair was black, and he wore dark clothing, resembling a grim reaper.
He looked like an ordinary young man, but his aura was different. And yet, I hadn’t noticed him entering the room!
There’s no doubt about it. This man was the source of the black flames!
“Stop the flames!”
“Can’t do that. The man talked too much. Honestly, when I came to check after losing contact with Matthew, I didn’t expect him to start spilling organizational secrets.”
While the man spoke, the flames consumed Zanent completely, leaving not even a speck of ash.
Seeing the empty spot where Zanent once was, I shuddered.
Even weakened, Zanent had been formidable. Yet, with a single attack—this man is no ordinary foe!
“You’re a Golem, aren’t you?”
“Why don’t you introduce yourself first?”
“Ah, my bad. I’m Ryuuya, a wielder of the Unique Skill
This man is part of the organization gathering Unique Skills…!
In other words, he came to silence Zanent for leaking information.
“I hate to be abrupt, but let’s get to the point. I’m not a fan of long introductions.”
Standing before the man I’d been searching for, I held my breath.
“I want you and