funbook-pk Chapter 157 Beast Arc: "Shocking Mikie for 1 Years"
Chapter 157 Beast Arc: "Shocking Mikie for 1 Years"
The black blade was pulled from her abdomen by Ming, the chains slowly disappeared, and Kusakabe Ryoko collapsed weakly to the ground.
Mikie, who had just been knocked against the wall and was unharmed because she had used her Freedom Domain beforehand, hurriedly flew back, only to find Ryouko lying in a pool of blood.
She stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what she was seeing.
"Captain... wake up! Captain!!!"
"Ah...no...no, it's not over yet..."
Ryoko Kusakabe's vision gradually blurred, as if the entire world was distorting and deforming before her eyes. Her eyes were fixed on that terrifying being that she could never defeat, her heart filled with resentment and despair.
His figure was tall and majestic, inspiring awe in all who beheld him.
Ryoko Kusakabe wanted to stand up and fight against this terrifying existence, but her body, which was on the verge of collapse, couldn't even maintain the most basic function of opening her Free Domain.
"Ah...I'm so sorry, everyone..."
She closed her eyes unwillingly.
"This woman was a soldier until her death."
Ming gazed calmly at the brave challenger who was taking his place. As an opponent, Kusakabe Ryoko was a persistent and troublesome person, and even he himself couldn't help but admire her.
"team leader!!"
The AST girls, lying on the ground, were all severely injured by the attack, but they still used all their strength to call out to their captain, who had taken such good care of them when they couldn't carry them.
Subsequently, the AST team members, who were insignificant in Ming's eyes, followed suit and fell down while their captain stood up.
"Even though your bodies are already broken and battered, do you still want to follow in the footsteps of your deceased captain? Perhaps you deserve to be called heroes..."
Before Ming could finish speaking, more than thirty team members rushed forward without hesitation. Although their steps were somewhat unsteady, they were extremely determined.
Each person's eyes burned with unwavering fighting spirit, and they did not back down even if the situation ahead was certain death.
"For the captain! For protection! At this moment, we must carry on the captain's will! To protect the people behind us!"
Seeing this, Ming controlled the weapons stuck in the ground to slowly float up and hover around him, then coldly said:
"Hey! All you powerful figures watching this scene, in half an hour my next target will be you. This is no joke."
The display device used to declare war on the world in mid-air was shut down.
He glanced back at Miki behind him, but did not launch any attack. Instead, he raised his hands.
"Alright, you've won! You and your captain have triumphed in willpower, and I can promise you... Now, you can use the manifestation device to take everyone in Tiangong City away one by one. How about it?"
Ming said calmly, and the weapons that were originally prepared to attack also stopped.
The girls from AST were stunned; they hadn't expected this terrifying being to suddenly stop.
Ming slowly walked towards Kusakabe Ryouko, squatted down to check her injuries, and a wisp of flame flowed from Ming's fingertips.
"Although your power is insignificant, it is as precious as a dream, so I concede..."
Miki rushed forward and looked at Ryoko, who was already unconscious, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Your strength is beyond our control, but we will never give up..."
Ming stood up, looked deeply at Mikie who was supporting Ryouko, and said:
"However, I have one condition: leave that girl over there, what's her name, Mikie Okamine?"
Everyone was startled upon hearing this and turned their gazes to Miki. Miki felt a pang of anxiety, but she still managed to step forward with feigned composure.
"Why did you keep me here?" she asked, pointing to herself, momentarily confused.
Ming smiled slightly but did not answer; he simply looked at her quietly.
"How about it? If you agree, everyone can leave. I will not stop you. I can even let all the people here pass through."
Everyone wanted to refuse, but Miki looked at the seriously injured captain and decided to sacrifice herself.
"Holy crap...wait a minute! Does this Flame Beast have a lolicon fetish?!"
One of the team members shouted from among the seriously injured players, and instantly all the team members erupted in cheers.
"Wait! If that's the case... Mikie won't do it, you absolutely can't let her stay..." The team members all tried to dissuade her.
"I stayed."
Miki took a deep breath and said firmly. Her teammates tried to dissuade her, but Miki was determined.
"Everyone, take the captain and the people away. This is the only way. One sacrifice from Captain Liaozi is enough. This is probably what she wanted most before she died." Her eyes were full of determination.
Although the girls of AST were reluctant to part ways, they knew that this might be the best choice.
With tears in their eyes, the team members carried Ryoko Kusakabe's body and evacuated the civilians who had been released from control, leaving with heavy steps.
Only Miki and Akira remained at the scene.
Miki suppressed her fear and met the golden gaze of that face. After all, He had just injured the captain who had always taken good care of her, leaving him in a state of uncertainty.
And then there's his lolicon fetish, which I don't know if it's real or not...
"Sigh...hey..."
"Don't look at me. Do you want to go and confirm the evacuation of those people? I don't like people saying I'm untrustworthy, so do you want to go?"
Miki hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Um, hey... what are you doing?! Ahhh!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the hem of Miki's clothes was grabbed from behind the device, and then Ming's feet, which had been floating in the air, suddenly rose rapidly and flew towards the edge of the city where the evacuated people had left.
Soon, they reached the edge of the city.
Seeing the team members leading the people to evacuation in an orderly manner by air, Miki felt a little relieved.
Ming put Mikie down and said:
"See? I kept my word."
Miki looked at Ming and mustered her courage to ask:
Why did you keep me here?
"I guess I need someone to pass on a message to me to keep quiet? Just 30 minutes before I make my final decision, to have one last heart-to-heart talk with me."
"what?!"
Before Mikie could react, Ming inexplicably raised his head as if he had sensed something, looking at the ceiling of the domain that was radiating golden light.
He suddenly said something inexplicably:
"So you don't care about the lives of the residents? How disgusting..."
Miki followed Ming's gaze, but could see nothing. Instead, as far as the eye could see, a dense mass of black dots was hurtling toward them at an alarming speed on the distant horizon.
As these black dots drew closer, their true nature was gradually revealed—they were actually countless missiles hurtling towards the sky!
Located in the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Chiyonagata Ward, Tokyo.
"Are we really going to do this, Prime Minister...? If we launch the magic explosive missiles now, what about the civilians in Tengu City who haven't been evacuated yet...?"
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who looked somewhat aged, had a somber expression. He gritted his teeth and said:
"There's nothing we can do about it. That terrifying entity is too dangerous, and bigwigs in the US have also sent me messages. If we don't deal with Beast soon, it will be nuclear bombs first, then... For the long-term interests of the country and the people, we have no choice but to sacrifice the people of Tiangong City."
Although the officials standing nearby looked reluctant, they could only nod in agreement.
'When their own interests are threatened, those in power can always find a high-sounding reason to sacrifice a minority.'
Ming pondered this in his heart, then looked at Mikie standing beside him and the civilians who had not yet been completely evacuated. Let it be a final act of kindness before the massacre...
"Wait a moment, Ms. Mikie. I'll answer your question later. Could you please make time for me?"
"Ah! Can I use the restroom?"
Miki's eyes swept over Ming's glowing body, whose gender could not be determined except by his voice, and she fell into a blind spot of incomprehension.
While Miki was still wondering, Mingke didn't have the patience to wait for an answer. He lightly touched the space in front of him with his palm, and with the sound of a key opening a door, a purple spatial door was opened.
Ming then slowly floated inside, but did not close the door.
Mikie hesitated for a moment, but still inserted half of her head inside to observe.
On the other side of the door, thousands of miles above the sky, Mikie is battered by the relentless gale, and in front of her is the Beast, who has declared war on the world.
"Ahhh—! This is! Wait a minute, Mr. Yan!"
Ignoring Miki's cries, Ming walked step by step through the sky as if on flat ground, with more than twenty compressed missiles loaded with rich magic power ahead of him.
Ming stretched out one hand, palm facing forward, and in an instant, a powerful force burst forth from his hand.
The twenty-odd missiles stopped as they approached it, as if bound by the threads of fate. A huge spatial gate appeared from within, and the missiles were then sucked into it.
Immediately, a vast space appeared above the Prime Minister's official residence in Chiyonagata Ward, Tokyo, where countless missiles were indiscriminately bombarding the area.
"Wait, what is this...? How could this be, no—!"
This area, which was bombed by missiles, should have been a bustling and prosperous place, but now only ruins and desolation remain.
More than 80 powerful nobles, who once possessed endless wealth and power, have now all perished.
Among these people are business tycoons, social celebrities, and many individuals who have achieved outstanding success in their respective fields.
Along with them, 49 government officials perished, including the prime minister, who also fell in the ruins.
They died without ever understanding who was behind it.
Miki was so shocked by what she saw that she couldn't speak.
After dealing with the missile, Ming floated back through the space gate. Most of the civilians were evacuated by the AST group whose injuries were relatively minor, leaving only a small number of people behind.
Ming looked at Mikie, who was still there, and gently patted her shoulder. Then the space gradually shifted, and they arrived at the door of a coffee shop in a corner of Tiangong City.
"Don't be shy. I don't intend to harm you or anything. I just want you to pass on a message for me. Come in. Don't have any mental barriers. I'll use that door-opening ability to pass the money the shop owner needs to pay."
Miki was still in shock when Akira opened the door to the coffee shop and led her inside.
The café was empty, filled with a tranquil atmosphere. Ming found a seat by the window, formed two arms from flames, placed a cup of coffee and a cup of iced cocoa on the table, and gestured for Miki to sit down as well.
"Alright, Mikie, feel free to ask me anything. I'll try my best to find out everything in these 30 minutes."
"........."
Miki didn't speak, but looked at Ming with a somewhat solemn gaze, and the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.
"Ugh, ahhhhh..."
Two minutes later, since Mikie hadn't spoken, Ming looked increasingly troubled, like an uncle who couldn't figure out what his niece was thinking.
"Haha... Oh, sorry, Mr. Yan, your appearance is a bit off-putting. You have long, golden hair, your gender is unclear, and you speak in a tired male voice. Especially with the black weapons floating around you, it's really strange..."
"Huh?! Does this mean I'm disliked...?"
Ming lowered his head in disappointment; it was indeed upsetting to have his appearance questioned by his niece.
"Ah! No! No! It's just that I'm not used to staring at your face while you're talking... It's nothing, it's not your fault that you were born this way..."
Ming listened to Mei Jihui's explanation and smiled somewhat reluctantly. As an elder, being disliked by his niece was somewhat heartbreaking, but he still maintained a rather indifferent expression.
"Oh, it's the appearance."
The intense light emanating from Ming's body began to intensify, gradually transforming from a few points of light.
"Wow! That's so sparkly!!"
When the bright light faded, what reappeared before Mikie was a girl wearing some kind of Showa-era sailor uniform, with chestnut-colored double braids and amber eyes.
The only thing that shows a similarity to the previous one is probably the halo above his head.
Mikihime stared wide-eyed at the girl in front of her, looking her up and down for a long time before she came to her senses.
"You...you've become like this?!"
Ming winked playfully, "Doesn't this look much better? Okay, ask me your questions."
Mikie picked up her iced cocoa, took a sip, composed herself, and asked:
"Yan Xian... uh no! Sister Yan, who exactly are you? Why did you say you wanted to destroy humanity, and what was with that message..."
After taking a sip of coffee, Ming rested his chin on his hands, tilted his head slightly, and said:
"Me? I'm nobody, really. As for why I would destroy humanity, oh~ sorry, that's just a reason I made up to complete a plan. Of course, I meant no harm, just putting on an act. By the way, your captain can still be saved~"
After Ming finished, he snapped his fingers. Miki felt that compared to the somewhat serious golden angel from before, Ming now seemed like a girl deliberately trying to act cute.
"The captain can still be saved! How is that possible!"
“Oh yeah~” Ming replied, sticking out his tongue.
"Then... um, what was that message you asked me to deliver?"
"Oh, your name is Mikie Okamine, your father is Kotaro Okamine, and your grandfather's name is Takeichiro Okamine, right?"
"Huh?! How do you know about Father, and even Grandpa...?"
"Looks like you got it right! Yes~ Then please listen to these words for me and then tell your father and grandfather. Thank you."
"what..."
Ming stood up, bowed slightly with sincerity, his expression gradually becoming serious, then looked at Miki, who was now looking puzzled, and continued:
"I'm sorry, Kotaro, I'm such a negligent older brother. I've never been able to understand the family we've never had before, nor can I comprehend your feelings. I'm so sorry... This might be the last time I apologize to you. Even at the very last moment, I have no face to see you. Perhaps we reconciled before, but I still can't face you honestly. Please allow me to be willful one more time..."
"…………"
Listening to the girl who now looks about her age, Miki's already overloaded brain feels like it's about to break down from the sheer volume of information it's processing.
"Ah! No! Sister Yan, what are you talking about... You are... Father's older brother?!"