Chapter 439 – The Recap Finally Airs
The boy had been abandoned by his parents.
He had been rejected by his first love, for whom he had harbored a faint affection.
He had been reviled by everyone in his hometown.
The boy realized.
――This country…… including my father… me… no one cared about Earth Lagann…… What you were interested in is the son of an ideal hero who is convenient for you…. as for me…… Earth Lagann…… I didn’t matter……
And so, the boy vowed to break away from everything that had come before.
――If I knew it would be this hard… I would not want to be born as a hero’s child……’Father’……
With those words, the boy vanished from the public stage.
The boy fled. He ran. As if to shake off the past chasing after him.
At the end of that path, the boy set out on a journey towards a new future.
The boy ran.
He ran.
He ran relentlessly, striving for greater heights, striving for what he sought.
――Well, ladies and gentlemen! Thank you for joining us and welcome to the Arcane True Zenith Style Fighting Tournament!! And now, I would like to launch this competition between 16 men who will determine the pinnacle of martial arts in this country! Please watch to the end!!
And the boy fights.
―― I’ll also put your feelings in my fist. We sweated together like this and we sipped the same water.
At that moment, those fists were no longer the boy’s alone.
Bonds forged anew in this new land……
――Whoa, there’s Earth! Fight on!!
――Big brother, let’s go!
――Go for it, go for it, go!
――Go, Earth!
――Ora, for the win!
――Hang in there!
――Fight, Earth!
And then, a fateful encounter……
――Why is Earth working so hard?
――To get stronger. Because I’m a weak, helpless bastard who can’t do anything… I want to be strong enough to accomplish something. That’s all.
――I see…… Earth is… a liar. Because that’s not all, is it? I think what Earth really wants is something different.
――Hey wait a minute, what’s with the sloppy… just, then what do you think I’m doing this for?
――That remains to be seen. But I think what Earth really wants is not just strength, but something more.
Amidst that destiny, the boy comes to realize something he hadn’t even noticed himself.
What was it that the boy truly wanted?
This is… a story the world doesn’t know.
――Why? Who dares forcibly summoned me during my meal? Where is th’ oaf?
But this is a true story.
――Oh dear… well, even unconscious, I only need thy lower body to react. If thou had listened to what I say, it would have been heavenly, but… let us go rough, shall we?
Sometimes fighting fallen angels……
――Thou… scoundrels…… why art thou here?
――Where is the King of the Heavens?
Sometimes fighting angels of the heavens……
――Oh, so overjoyed panay! Thank you! I’m really honored that the new generation knows about me!
Sometimes even against evil……
――A strong-willed guy… a handsome dandy man with a robust body and unbreakable spirit, who stands tall and keeps fighting till the end, like, stylish hunks with attitude… I totally wanna put a collar on him and tame him! Make him crawl naked on all fours, lift one leg to pee, then shave off all his rough hair to make him smooth all over, and shove all sorts of things, like, you know, in his butt… Ufufufufu, I wanna mess him up and make him cry while he makes a disgusting face!!
And perverts… facing even madness……
――You punks, with brains smaller than a single piece of my crap, listen up closely, you heeeeaaaarr. This is my final live act!
Creating a history different from the history textbooks……
――Big brotheeeeeeer!
――Bro…… ther…… ah……!
And the boy comes to know what a true family is.
This is a true story unknown to the world, yet one deeply etched into the hearts of those who experienced it—a story for the world, and for history.
Whether the sun sets or rises, watch closely! People of the world!
…… And so, accompanied by a rather atmospheric narration, various scenes flash across the sky one after another.
Currently, all over the world, people are looking up at the sky in stunned silence. Those who know the boy and the figures appearing are aghast, while those who know nothing are shaken, wondering what has begun.
Naturally……
“Wooooooooooah, H, h, h, h, h, hey, w, w, w, w, w, what the hell is this?! Wh, what’s going on?! What is that?! Why am I showing up in the sky!?”
“This is… despite the solemn tone…… Paripi’s voice”
“Wait, I’m on there too, Brother!”
“Wh, what in the world is this……”
“Like, did they totally show me too!?”
“Honey, what’s going on!?”
“What the hell is happening?”
“O, oh…… what shall come to pass?”
The culprits, for their part, were in a complete panic.
Earth and the others in the Elven Settlement, naturally……
Even in Cacretale……
“Nuwahaha. What’s this? Looks like something interesting is about to begin?”
“Little man…… And even me……
“What’s going on, Sadiz! And, w, wait, that includes our battle in the Heavenly Realm too!”
“Hey! We were there too!”
“Amae, the Goddess, Uncle, Big Sis, and the High Priestess were all there!”
“Hey, Rebal…… after that scene in the Heavenly Realm, there was a brief flash… did you recognize who was shown there?”
“…I feel like I’ve seen them in a textbook… but… that’s ridiculous… there’s no way…”
Sadiz, Phianse, and the others who were in Cacretale, along with Machio and other residents of Cacretale, all gathered on the shore and looked up at the sky……
Even in the Empire……
“Your Imperial Majesty! What in the world is this… that is Lord Hiro’s son…… why ……?”
“I don’t know. And…it’s ridiculous…just a glimpse, but… Jamdi’el… Paripi… even Norja and Gouda…why……?”
Emperor Solja stood on the palace terrace, staring up at the sky in a daze.
Amidst the confusion, he simultaneously heard a commotion coming from the direction of the Imperial Capital.
“Hey! Isn’t that Earth, the son of the hero Hiro?”
“That bastard, I thought he’d escaped using the Demon King’s technique, but what the hell has he been up to now!”
“But what is it? What exactly is floating in that sky…?”
There was hardly a soul in the Imperial Capital who didn’t recognize Earth’s face.
And given the controversy surrounding that Imperial Tournament, the people’s reaction was entirely understandable.
However, despite their efforts to contain the situation before it escalated, they couldn’t stop what was flowing through the sky. Moreover, even Solja himself didn’t understand what was happening. All he could do was watch in silence as “what was about to begin” unfolded.
And then……
“Hoh~, so that’s wot you were plottin’, eh…? And blimey, proper flashy way o’ doin’ it, just like that sod would do.”
On the ramparts of the ancient castle at the edge of the world, Hakuki sat in a chair with a glass in hand, elegantly gazing up at the sky.
He understood what was about to begin and was preparing to savor it with a thrill in his heart.
And then, at that moment……
“Boss…… ya sure about this?”
One of his Ogre subordinates nervously looked at Hakuki.
Beside that Ogre stood Hiro and Mamu, their hands shackled with magic-sealing restraints and their feet dragging massive chains attached to iron balls.
“No bother. Besides… lettin’ this slip by’d be downright cruel, innit? It’s a rare chance for them clueless parents to finally learn the truth about their own lad.”
Even though their strength and movement were sealed, the Ogres under his command remained tense in the presence of Hiro and Mamu, who were arguably the strongest humans. However, Hakuki remained unfazed, and instead called the two over to show them what was about to happen.
He wasn’t considering the possibility of being attacked in a moment of weakness or of them escaping at all.
This was because Hakuki had that much confidence, and above all, he knew that Hiro and Mamu were in no position to be bothered with such things.
“Earth…… you… why… what happened…”
“Earth……”
And so, the audience was now complete.
As everyone looked up at the sky, about to learn the story of a hero they had never known before and the true history of the world.
Author’s Note
Thank you for your continued support.
Today, April 7th, marks the release of the first volume of the manga adaptation of another work I’m involved with, “The Unrivaled Under Heaven of the Exiled” (※Narou title: The New Force of Exiled People is Unbelievable).
I hope you’ll pick it up. By the way, the character “Chuni” that appears in it is based on the image of a tribal chief (lol).
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