Volume 5 Chapter 23
...The one trying to obstruct my path was my father, who was supposed to be dead... Grisha Vetarinari.
No way...
Why...?
My father was supposed to be dead...
Why is he here now...?
No, why did my father try to kill a beast...?
The kindest, best beast veterinarian... why...?
"Zeke! Stay strong!"
I regained my senses with Sia's voice.
Right in front of me was my father, raising his left hand.
His fist was wrapped in black flames, and I could clearly tell it was bad news.
...And I understood that there was killing intent behind it.
The fist came crashing down.
I'm... brushing it aside with my palm.
I destabilize my opponent's stance and aim a kick...
A kick...
Can I land it?
My opponent is... my father, you know?
"Zeke! What are you doing!? Do it!"
"...Huh?"
The one pushing me was none other than my father.
W-what the hell... why is my father telling me to defeat him?
Taking advantage of my hesitation, my father grabs my leg.
Then he twists my leg and forcibly dislocates it.
"Gah...!"
'Zeke!'
A sharp pain shot through my leg.
While I was distracted by the pain, my father swung a fist at me.
Once again, it was wrapped in black flames.
I activated Hand of God.
I spread the domain of holy light.
"Gwaaaaaaaah!"
My father, with a look of agony, was blown away.
...Thanks to the healing light, my leg was back to normal.
Meanwhile... receiving the holy light, my father's skin was sizzling.
...I've heard of this.
The holy light that heals people.
However, if directed at the dead, it can drive away evil... they say.
"Father... have you become a living dead...?"
Living dead.
A type of dark magic beast.
It has been confirmed that occasionally, after the living die, they return as magic beasts.
...Those who become living dead turn into mindless monsters and attack the living, they said.
The latter part is correct.
But....
"I see... Zeke. I'm already a living corpse. I'm not human anymore"
...Dad is having a normal conversation with me.
And the things he's saying, and....
"So, please kill me. I don't want to be a nuisance to you... to the living people"
...his thoughts on people and beasts are just like my dad's when he was alive.
I felt relieved but at the same time... sad.
"Dad... why? Why... even though you're dead... so much..."
...was I really that unreliable, to the point you'd come back from the dead?
"Zeke. I'm bound to not speak in detail. There's just one thing I want from you... Zeke"
Dad was... smiling.
Oh, please stop, that smile... it's my favorite, Dad's smile....
"Please, kill me one more time"
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