Monster Tamer: Volume 15 [Parts 1 to 4] by Minto Higure

Author:Minto Higure
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 7: The Thin Thread to Victory

His entire body had been blown to bits. The strike had been intense enough for that delusion to take root. When he came to, Kaneki Mikihiko found himself lying face up on the hard stone floor. He’d apparently lost consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he saw his best friend looking down at him.

“I’m...alive?”

“Not much point asking me. You should know better than anyone.”

“That’s true...”

He laughed a little. It turned out he hadn’t met an explosive end. That said, it felt like “not dead” was a better descriptor than “alive.” In terms of condition, worn-out rag seemed an appropriate analogy. His utter defeat was almost refreshing.

“Aah...dammit.”

Correction. It felt great.

“How pathetic. I couldn’t do a thing.”

“That’s not true.”

Majima Takahiro shook his head. There was no deception in his tone. As proof of his claim, his left arm was dangling in its socket. This was the arm he’d used in the collision against Aerial Knights. Even now, blood dribbled down his fingers.

“Did you think you were no match at all?” Takahiro asked.

“Uhhh...”

“Just so you know, I didn’t hold anything back. I’d be dead if I did.”

There was a large laceration on the cheek of his dead-serious face. There were wounds all over his body too. Above all else, his voice clearly indicated that he wasn’t just trying to comfort his friend.

“You’re strong, Mikihiko. That’s why I gave it everything I had.”

He believed. Just maybe, he believed more than Kaneki Mikihiko himself. He knew there was no way his best friend would die from an attack of this level.

During the battle, Kaneki Mikihiko had also sensed that Majima Takahiro believed in him to such an extent. That was why, in that last instant, the thought, “I can’t die here,” came to mind. By colliding with Aerial Knights, the Devil Arm had slowed down the tiniest bit, which had allowed him to twist to the side with a reserve strength he didn’t even know he had.

Perhaps the belief his best friend had in him was what had allowed him to narrowly avoid death. Surely, this had been the one and only path to prevent the doom he’d already steeled himself for.

“I see...”

Kaneki Mikihiko sighed deeply. It was as if he was catching his first breath after walking down a long, long road. However, that was when a boorish presence approached.

“Defeated, huh?”

Someone had jumped down from the corridor surrounding the upper level of this room. It was one of the knights who’d been keeping an eye on Kaneki Mikihiko. He was a particularly skilled one too. As to be expected, he’d infiltrated the area during the battle. He wasn’t likely to be the only one either. The others simply didn’t show themselves yet. They were the assault force meant to deliver the final blow after their sacrificial pawn finished his job.

“Kaneki Mikihiko, if you can still move, seal Majima Takahiro’s movements.”

He was probably the leader of the assault force. His orders were dispassionate.

“That’s unreasonable...”

Kaneki Mikihiko flashed a wry smile. His body was so wounded he didn’t even know what state it was in anymore.

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