<h4>Vol. 1 - Chapter 6.2: The One And Only Special Technique (2)</h4>
"...Ah?"
Gharaga''s narrow pupils widened as he realized that Suzuki was holding the baby, rice, whom he was about to eat. Exce was surprised as well.
(H--He made it in time...!? From that distance!! And he got rice back unharmed!!)
Exce was ashamed of herself for wanting to "punch him in the face" for even a moment.
The hero nced at the headless Allen, lying on the ground far away from him, and showed a sad expression. After he handed rice to Kate, his expression drastically changed as he red at Gharaga.
"Why did you kill Allen...?"
"That filth grabbed me out of nowhere! That''s why I punished him."
"Allen was my ve!"
"What if he was?"
The hero grabbed Gharaga by the chest. Exce had never seen the hero so furious.
"If you''re mad at me, take it out on ME!"
"Get off me, you fucking brat. I hate being touched by humansss..."
Gharaga raised one hand in the air, just as he did when he killed Allen.
"Lord Hero!!"
Exce shouted involuntarily. However, Gharaga clicked his tongue and slowly lowered his raised arm.
"I''d like to kill you right now, but if I kill you, I''ll probably end up worse than in jail."
Gharaga''s golden pupils sparkled suspiciously.
"A Military Duel."
When Exce saw Gharaga grinning, she gasped for breath. Perhaps this is what Gharaga was after. If he killed the hero, who was favored by Nephira, in the worst-case scenario, he could be executed in return.
However, if it was due to an ident during a military duel, he would not be charged with anything. Gharaga was trying to legally kill the hero. That was why he killed Allen and had the hero form a grudge against himself.
(He may look like a psycho, but he''s smart! If this continues, the hero will be forced to y into Gharaga''s ploy!)
However, ignoring Exce''s concern, Suzuki kept his eyes fixed on Gharaga and nodded his head.
"I understand. I ept the duel."
"<em ss="chakra-text css-0">Ke-ke-ke. Tomorrow at noon. At the training grounds." </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> Gharagaughed in satisfaction and extended his long-wed index finger to the hero''s face. </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> "Ow--..." </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> Suddenly, the hero''s face contorted. A trickle of blood dripped from his cheek. </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> "I''m looking forward to it." </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> Gharaga licked the w covered in the hero''s blood with his slender tongue and walked away. </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> Walking from Suzuki''s vi to a deserted back alley of the town, Gharaga ced his hand against a brick wall. He was a little out of breath from excitement. </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> (That lowly human dares...!) </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> The baby he was about to eat easily got taken from him without notice. But more importantly. When he was about to hurt Suzuki, Gharaga realized the true power of the hero. That sensation------it was simr to smashing a piece of pottery that you''ve been carefully polishing every single morning and evening for years onto the floor and shattering it. It was unbearable for normal nerves. </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> And yet, Gharaga had hurt Suzuki. He could hurt him. That''s right! I can do what no other demon cannot do! </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> Recalling the red blood from Suzuki that he had licked earlier. An indescribable sweetness spread throughout his mouth. </em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"> "<em ss="chakra-text css-0">Ke-ke...... Ke-ke-ke-ke-ke-ke-ke-ke!!" </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> Gharagaughed loudly. When was thest time it happened? When was thest time he tasted something that he could truly appreciate from the bottom of his heart? Twenty years ago... No.... </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> (It''s been 30 years.) </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> One day 30 years ago, Gharaga began to feel a constant salty taste in his mouth that made him want to throw up. Even after rinsing his mouth, he was left with the salty taste, as if his oral cavity had been dumped with seawater. </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> The symptoms, which did not improve no matter what he did, only eased when he ate a human. The reason Gharaga joined the Thunder-Lance Charge, a special attack unit under the directmand of the Demon Lord''s Army, was because he would have more opportunities to eat humans at the front lines. </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> When he heard that virgins'' meat was delicious, he snatched it up and ate it. When he heard rumors that babies were delicious, he devoured human babies. </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> However, a few moments after eating, Gharaga''s mouth would soon be filled with the salty taste that made him want to throw up again. </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> ...However. </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> Gharaga breathed heavily in the back alley. The sweetness of Suzuki''s blood still lingered in his mouth. It was only a few drops, yet itsted for so long. </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> (If, I kill that bastard, and eat his flesh...) </em></em>
<em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> Gharaga was convinced. His sense of taste would return to normal. No, not just that. If he killed Suzuki, he would reach a new height as a fiend.</em></em><em ss="chakra-text css-0"><em ss="chakra-text css-0"> </em></em>