Volume 8 Chapter 17 Goddess Holy Church Seven Heaven Apostles 'aerial Emperor Warrior' Takeru Kusanagi ③ - Pride
Before the Kushinada family, the Kusanagi family ruled the Yamato country.
One family, one nation. One house controlled the country.
The samurai of Yamato country questioned this system and rose up, defeating the Kusanagi family... the one family, one nation rule collapsed.
Then, a new system was established called 'Seven Warriors, One Kingdom,' where the 7 most powerful samurai formed the 'Yamato National Government' to run the country.
Among these 7 families, the most powerful was the Kushinada family.
It didn't take long for the Kushinada family to regain control of the Yamato National Government, returning to the one family, one nation system.
And none of the 7 families noticed.
The Kushinada family was still loyal to the Kusanagi family.
The last head of the Kusanagi family, Takeru Kusanagi.
A surviving child, chased by the samurai of Yamato country, lived a quiet life in hiding.
The Kushinada family found him, waiting to gather strength until the time was right.
But... Takeru was killed by an assassin from the government who was secretly investigating the Kusanagi family.
And then, he came back to life.
His wandering soul, filled with regret, was saved by the goddess Pipina.
Takeru was given a 'cheat skill' by Pipina.
Originally, he had the skills 'Sword Technique' and 'Counter Foresight.'
He could train to improve Sword Technique. He could also train to enhance Counter Foresight.
However, his body couldn't keep up. That's why he received the cheat skill 'Unbreakable.'
Any 'attack' would be nullified by Takeru.
Even Takeru, being human, might face unavoidable attacks. So, having an invincible body was essential. It was simple but powerful.
The level of his skills was raised by Piasola, the head priest of the Goddess Holy Church.
Like Takeru, there were 7 apostles saved by the goddess Pipina.
Takeru fought as the priest 'Aerial Emperor Warrior' for the Goddess Holy Church.
And then, he encountered a traitor. The '8th' priest, 'Scarecrow' Elk.
A strong opponent. And an assassin.
Takeru was not aware, but he unconsciously hated the assassin who had killed him.
He thought about abolishing the assassin system in Yamato country.
Returning to Yamato country, Takeru became the ruler.
Thanks to the Kushinada family's influence, no one opposed Takeru becoming the ruler of the Kusanagi family... well, there were a few, but they were silenced when he cut them down.
He gained the country and power.
Now, Takeru would become strong and rule the world with the Goddess Holy Church.
The ultimate goal, the best life.
In front of Takeru stood 'Scarecrow,' wearing a pitch-black long coat and a black eye mask.
He was preparing to attack.
Takeru shouted.
"Come, Elk!! Become the rust on my sword!!"
The greatest battle of his life───Takeru couldn't stop smiling with joy.
* * *
Elk lowered his stance and started to run, both hands reaching out toward Takeru.
"Is that... Telekinesis?! Are you going to crush my heart? Smash my organs? Reverse my blood flow? Go ahead, my 'Unbreakable' nullifies any attack!!"
"Yeah, I know."
As Elk activated Telekinesis, Takeru's body floated up.
Gently, softly, like handling fragile items... it was a loving Telekinesis.
"...?"
"Your 'Unbreakable' nullifies attacks, right?"
"......"
"In other words, it can't nullify anything that's not an attack. I can lift or move you with Telekinesis. So... how about this?"
"What...?"
Takeru's body began to spin around and around.
It started slowly, but soon the speed increased, the sound of wind grew louder, and it spun with such force that it seemed like it would turn into mincemeat if touched.
"───, ───, ───!!"
It seemed like Elk was saying something, but it was inaudible.
Elk spun Takeru for about 5 minutes before suddenly stopping him.
"Ueoooooooorrrrrr..."
Takeru vomited heavily.
His eyes turned bright red, and his face went pale. The sudden stop must have burst some blood vessels, as blood dripped from his nose onto the tatami mat.
"That wasn't an attack. I just 'spun you around.' Do you understand? There are ways to defeat you besides crushing your heart or organs."
"Ugh... you, basta...rd."
"You got too cocky. And there's one more reason for your defeat."
Elk clapped his hands together and raised his right arm high with all his strength.
"Nu, oooooooooooooooooooh───!?"
Takeru broke through the ceiling and shot up into the sky at supersonic speed.
The sudden change in temperature was judged as an 'attack.' The supersonic speed was judged as an 'attack.' Being in space where he couldn't breathe was judged as an 'attack.' The heat from the sun was judged as an 'attack.'
Takeru collided with the sun in space and came to a stop.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaaaah───!!"
He couldn't make a sound.
There was no damage from 'Unbreakable.' But there was no way to return from space.
'Unbreakable' activated automatically. It couldn't be turned off.
Not being able to eat was judged as an 'attack.' Being exposed to an environment where he couldn't sleep was judged as an 'attack.' Every aspect of this situation was judged as an 'attack.'
Takeru was forced to spend his life until death inside the sun.
Elk, still on the ground, looked up at the sun and muttered.
"You'll be stuck there until you die. A pitiful swordsman who mistook himself for invincible."
* * *
The battle was over.
Yato restrained Byakuya, Yuuhi, and Hinowa from the Kushinada family and pointed his sword at Byakuya.
"Withdraw from Adrazione. The 'Fire Gem' isn't coming back anyway, so you might as well do that. And... if you come for revenge, you know what will happen, right?"
"...I will comply. We, the losers, have no choice."
"Is that alright, Miss Sophia?"
"Yes. I will inform the Galatinne Kingdom and the surrounding countries about this matter. There will be a travel ban to Yamato and all trade will be stopped. For a while, Yamato will be in serious trouble."
"Calm the chaos. That is the top priority for the Kushinada family... If you were to connect with Adrazione again..."
Yato looked at Elk.
Elk used telekinesis to shatter the sword that Takeru had.
Byakuya remained nonchalant.
"Sakuya, don't you hate us? We killed everyone from the Shikiba family, handed the Fire Gem to Adrazione, and killed your servant. Don't you want to kill us?"
"Stop it. If you say any more, it won't be me who loses patience, but Elk."
Elk glared at Byakuya.
Sophia also seemed unwilling to stop.
Yato continued.
"And I'm not Sakuya. I'm Yato from the Shikiba family. The only reason I'm not killing you is out of pity."
"O, older sister..."
"Be quiet───it's really hard to hold back my desire to kill you."
"Eeek."
Yato directed a killing intent at his sister, Hinowa.
Elk and Sophia noticed. Yato had become much stronger since entering this castle.
The Kushinada family, having lost their limbs, would likely be finished as swordsmen. It was the greatest punishment for a samurai.
Yato sheathed her sword and turned around.
"Elk, Miss Sophia... let's go home. We have no business here anymore."
"...Yes. To everyone in Yamato, please do not forget our promise."
Yato and Sophia left the Castle Tower.
Elk looked at the 3 members of the Kushinada family and said.
"I'll say it again. If you ally with Adrazione again... 'Death Crow' will bring you death."
"...Adrazione. No, the Goddess Holy Church is a group that worships the goddess Pipina, right? You were supposed to have been revived by the power of goddess Pipina. Why aren't you part of the Goddess Holy Church?"
Byakuya mustered all his courage to ask.
Elk answered.
"Pipina told me to 'live freely.' What the Goddess Holy Church is doing is not what Pipina wants. So I will destroy it. That's all there is to it."
With that, Elk turned on his heel.
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