Chapitre 203: Herrscher of Salvation
Let's rewind some time before Kouro returned to earth.
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'I lost...'
That was his first thought as he felt his vision darken, his body was recovering but very slowly, his Honkai energy had been sealed including his body, making him unable to move.
Currently the only functioning part of his body was his brain which allowed him to think.
'Is this the end...?'
Kouro blamed himself, because of him, Higokumaru of this world died and the Herrscher of the End rose again putting the world in danger.
Even now he was losing to the 'Sirin' even though he used the Herrscher of the End's core fragment.
His mind cursed himself and right after that drowsiness and tiredness then filled him.
His battle with 'Sirin' had used up all his stamina, his body was also being severely injured so his brain was telling him to sleep.
But Kouro tried to hold back his sleepiness only for it to make him even sleepier, his eyes felt very heavy.
'I'm sorry... Everyone... I... Feeling very sleepy.'
That was his last thought before falling fast asleep in the boundless darkness.
The sleeping Kouro then unwittingly dreamed of his childhood memories. A very old memory, a memory of when he was trained by his grandfather.
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December 18, 2005.
On a lonely, snowy plain, two people faced each other with wooden swords in their hands. One was an old man with piercing violet eyes and a burly body.
While the other was a boy about 7 years old, he had black hair and shining purple eyes.
The little boy was Kouro and the old man was Tenji, Kouro's grandfather.
They clashed swords and in just the blink of an eye the inexperienced little Kouro fell flat on his back on the snowy ground, his wooden sword had been knocked into the air and fell nearby.
"Haah... Haah... Haah... Grandpa... You're really cheating, you don't hold back even when fighting a child. " Kouro said with a red nose, every breath he exhaled creating cold dew.
He felt pain all over his body from the blows from his grandfather's wooden sword that didn't hold back.
Tenji who heard his words just shook his head and stuck his wooden sword on the ground.
He stared at Kouro on the ground before asking in confusion, "Kouro, why are you trying so hard in training? Is becoming stronger not your ultimate goal?"
Tenji remembered the time Kouro came to him with a bag on his back and said that he ran away from home.
"I want to be stronger. "
That's what Kouro said to him with a serious expression, Tenji still remembers how his eyes shone bright as stars when he said that.
Tenji at first gave Kouro a special hell-level training set for him because he didn't want to train Kouro.
But to his surprise, Kouro uncomplainingly carried out the training, even if he fainted in the middle of training, even if his body was screaming in pain, Kouro still practiced.
Kouro's persistence and perseverance amazed Tenji and by this time a month had passed since he had trained Kouro.
Tenji was truly amazed that in this one month Kouro had kept up with his training without complaining, but on the other hand, this also made him wonder why Kouro was training so hard that he asked him.
Little Kouro who heard his question stopped panting, his eyes looking up at the clear sky, his body muffled by the coldness of the surrounding snow.
Little Kouro who was lying on his back blinked and stretched his arms forward as if he wanted to reach the sky.
"I'm training to become stronger because I want to learn how to 'save'."
Tenji's eyebrows shot up at his words, to think a 7-year-old child would say that....
"Why?" asked Tenji curiously, he knew very well one of the main reasons Kouro was training now was because of his childhood friend.
But strangely Kouro left her without hesitation and even without saying goodbye.
This makes Tenji wonder if Kouro actually has multiple personality disorder.
Kouro woke up and sat down with a sigh, he looked at his hands that were full of scars and calluses.
He then closed his eyes remembering Ayame and the future he would face.
"I want to be a savior. A savior who can save everyone just like a hero. "
"...You know that your goal is unrealistic, right?" said Tenji mercilessly to a 7-year-old child.
"Yes. But so what? I'd rather take action and try my hardest to reach my goal than sit back and think it's just wishful thinking. "
After saying that, Kouro picked up his wooden sword and then stood up while assuming a fighting stance.
"Even if I fail to reach my goal later, I will have no regrets. What I regret is that I didn't try harder enough. " Kouro said with his purple eyes shining brightly.
As a Reincarnator who knew the future of this world, he had to become stronger!
Hearing her words, Tenji burst out laughing with his head raised, "Hahahaha! Well said! Alright. I will train you with all my heart. But before that you must go to school first. "
The prepared little Kouro immediately put on an ugly expression as he heard his grandfather's words, as a Reincarnator his knowledge was enough to enter high school.
Moreover, it didn't feel right to hang out with kids his age, especially since most of them were girls.
"Ah! Grandfather! I don't want to go to school, I want to train! I'm more knowledgeable than other elementary school kids anyway. "
"Really, then I'll test you later. If you're really good, I'll put you into junior high school instead. " Tenji said.
Kouro wanted to say that it wasn't necessary, but... Since his grandfather had already compromised, he could only reluctantly accept it.
Tenji was actually worried about Kouro's common sense, after all no matter how long Kouro trained, he also needed to socialize with others.
After that, they then looked at each other before fighting each other.
And that was how Kouro spent his childhood. If it was just hell-level training, Kouro wouldn't mind it so much, but the problem was... His grandfather was too vulgar!
A few days after he said his intentions, his grandfather started to interrupt or try to distract him from training.
For example... Giving him p*rn magazines, not only that, when Kouro felt tired after training and wanted to sleep, his grandfather would always play J*V videos next to him at a loud volume.
What a pervert grandfather! Doesn't he know that he is still a young child who is still growing up!
It's a good thing that his mind is an adult and that he hasn't gone through puberty yet either, he just considers all his grandfather's vulgar actions as a way of training his mind to be dense.
Training physically and mentally at the same time must not be an easy task, especially for a child, from morning to evening he trains at the level of hell, at night he trains mentally and thinks like a monk ignoring the sounds of desire.
At first it was difficult, sometimes when he woke up in the morning, he saw a p*rn magazine with the cover of a beautiful young girl with pink hair wearing pink lingerie in a provocative pose.
Kouro felt familiar with the girl on the cover but didn't think much of it.
He always subconsciously wanted to pick it up before slapping his own hand and berating himself with the mirror.
But after consistently practicing and trying to restrain himself, he was slowly able to control his lust.
The P*rn magazines that were always on his bed Kouro burned without hesitation.
The voices from the videos his grandfather was watching he just dismissed as the sound of mosquitoes buzzing in his ears and nothing more, he didn't even glance at them.
And just like that a few months later.
Tenji stared at Kouro who was somehow emitting light, he had probably attained buddha by now.
Tenji then stopped attacking Kouro using the wooden sword making the glowing Kouro confused.
"Amitabha, my dear grandfather, why did you stop?"
Kouro's way of speaking was now also like a monk!
'This can't be allowed, if Kouro continues like this, he won't have a girlfriend later! And if he doesn't have a girlfriend, I won't be able to hold my great-grandchildren!" Tenji thought with a difficult expression.
"Let's take a day off first. And Kouro, follow me."
Kouro gave his grandfather a confused look before following him.
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"Where I thought you were taking me, it turns out to be a hot spring. " Kouro said while looking at the hot spring in front of him with his grandfather beside him.
"What, where did you think I was taking you? After all, you've been training hard for more than a few months without a day off, so let's just say we're refreshing today. " Tenji said and hit Kouro gently on the head before going inside.
"Ouch!" Little Kouro rubbed his head before following his grandfather.
He looked around with sparkling eyes, his grandfather was not wrong, since he reincarnated into this world, he had never once gone to an entertainment venue or a hot spring.
Kouro looked at his grandfather beside him who was talking to the guard who was an old lady.
The old lady then looked at Kouro before smiling and handing her a candy.
"You have a handsome grandson, Tenji. "
Tenji just smiled and didn't say anything back, he waved his hand to her before going to the hot spring room followed by Kouro.
Kouro ate the candy while following his grandfather, he looked at the marker in front of him and realized something.
"Grandpa... Why are we going to the mixed hot spring room? Why not the men's bath?"
Tenji didn't answer his question, he just walked in and immediately took off all his clothes and placed them on the shelf before grabbing a small towel that was used to cover his crotch.
Kouro started to get suspicious, but still followed his grandfather and took off his clothes and put them on the shelf before stopping.
Between him and his grandfather's clothes were pink girl's panties.
"... *Glup*" Kouro gulped down his saliva, he took a deep breath and dispelled his dirty thoughts and quickly put a small white towel on his lower body.
"Grandpa... He before teased me using J*V and P*rn magazines and now does he want to tease me using real girls? Hmph! That definitely won't work! I'll show him the results of my training!"
Little Kouro then straightened his back and walked into the hot spring with a proud expression.
"Hello! Ladies!" Kouro said confidently only to freeze.
The hot spring was surrounded by thick white mist, but what made him freeze was that this place was full of young girls let alone all of them beautiful, clear, and curvaceous.
What's more they are all completely naked!
To a normal man this place is a paradise for them, but not for Kouro, he knows very well the reason his grandfather brought him here was to make his desire to train less and focus on pursuing carnal pleasures!
The girls' gazes were like they were looking at easy prey.
Kouro suddenly felt a strong turbulence heading his way as he felt their gazes.
He slowly turned around and wanted to leave before being stopped by his grandfather who suddenly appeared beside him.
"Kouro. What are you doing?" asked Tenji with a serious expression.
"Can't grandfather see it? I want to go. " said little Kouro without looking back.
"Hooh? Is that all the resilience of your mind that you're proud of?" Tenji said while provoking her.
Kouro stopped and turned to stare with sharp eyes.
"Take back your words. "
Tenji patted his shoulder in satisfaction and praised him.
"Good, as a man you shouldn't shy away when facing a girl, let alone a naked one. "
Kouro pretended not to hear his grandfather's last words and nodded his head.
But right after that, he was immediately pushed by his grandfather making him splash into the hot spring and being held back by plump girls who were completely naked.
Kouro looked at his grandfather with widened eyes as if he didn't expect that he would push him like that.
"Grandpa!" he shouted as hid body was being-Ehem! being gnawed on by savage and hungry hyenas.
"GRANDFATHER!!!" Kouro shouted once more as he reached out his hand to him only to see his Granpa saluting him.
"Adios." Right after that, he immediately left Kouro.
Kouro could only stare blankly at his grandfather's back ignoring the girls holding him who were thirsty for male caresses.
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A few minutes had passed, Tenji was seen leaning against the wall beside the road near the hot spring.
The reason he pushed Kouro earlier was to make him into a man, but... It seemed like pushing Kouro directly to the girls was a bit inappropriate.
Moreover, Kouro was only 7 years old now.
He hasn't entered puberty yet, what he's doing now might have the opposite effect on Kouro.
And actually what he thought was true, Kouro became a severe Gynophobic because of him.
But he currently did not know it.
As he was anxiously thinking about Kouro's state of 'squeezing' curvaceous girls, he heard the sound of footsteps making him unconsciously raise his head and look forward.
"Haah... Haah... Haah... Damn you old man!" shouted Kouro with a flushed face at the sight of Tenji, his body covered in red lip marks, luckily his virginity was still safe.
He managed at the crucial moment to use the skills he had practiced to escape from the girls hungry for his caresses.
"Hooh? You're still alive? I thought I'd see you being carried away by the guards in a sorry state." Tenji said with his arms folded.
"Grandpa! No matter what schemes you come up with! My determination to reach my goal will not change!" shouted little Kouro and staggered towards him before collapsing.
Just as little Kouro was about to fall to the ground, Tenji caught him and looked at his flushed face.
It seems that due to being in the hot spring for a long period of time, Kouro's blood flow became faster making him feel dizzy before fainting.
Tenji just shook his head while sighing at Kouro's condition.
From afar, the relationship between the two of them was not like grandfather and grandson but more like father and son.
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Time quickly passed, day after day, month after month, and year after year.
Season after season, 8 years have passed since Kouro trained with his grandfather.
In addition to enduring the fatigue and pain of training, Kouro also had to endure his anger at his grandfather's vulgar antics.
Although sometimes Kouro's frustration was at its peak and he felt like hitting his grandfather with all his might, he always controlled himself and quickly calmed down.
From those 8 years of rigorous training, what Kouro has mastered the most is 'restraint', he can restrain his desires, restrain his anger, and so on.
The 15-year-old Kouro carrying a black suitcase was seen with his grandfather standing in front of his parents' graves.
A few minutes later, Kouro turned to look at his grandfather whose appearance had not changed even after so many years had passed.
"In the end... Your persistence and perseverance were never distracted, you always practiced hard until this moment. "
"Yes." Kouro nodded his head.
The 8 years that passed were not only for Kouro's training, but their relationship also became closer.
Kouro then bowed his head 90 degrees to his grandfather.
"Thank you very much for everything, grandfather. "
Tenji smiled at Kouro, the little boy had now grown into a handsome man of quality.
"If you really want to thank me, get a girlfriend soon, I want to hold my great-grandchildren now. "
Kouro only replied with a bitter smile, after all, his phobia did not allow him to get involved with a woman.
He then said goodbye to his grandfather and walked away with his black suitcase.
He walked on for a few minutes before stopping and turning to look at a pink-haired girl.
"Elysia." Kouro said the girl's name.
He had been aware of her presence ever since he saw the cover of P*rn magazine, especially since this girl was always around him even if not directly.
This Elysia in front of him probably came from the core of the Herrscher of Humanity that he accidentally touched earlier.
Elysia walked up to him with her hands behind her back while humming.
"Hii~~" She greeted Kouro in her distinctive voice.
Kouro didn't feel anything towards her greeting, he just looked at her with clear eyes.
Seeing Kouro not showing any expression, Elysia puffed up her cheeks.
"Mou~ You're just as bitchy as KOURO. But... That's probably the reason why the perseverance and tenacity of you two never crumble in the face of pressure~"
"So, do you need a favor or something?" asked Kouro.
Elysia smiled, "Your goal is to become a savior, right? Even after facing tortuous difficulties, your goal remains unchanged. Therefore, I would like to ask for your help as a savior. "
A large question mark appeared above Kouro's head as he tilted his head.
"I want you to save that girl. Sirin, she is just a victim of fate's cruelty. " said Elysia.
"You don't need to ask that. " Kouro replied
"Pardon?" Elysia tilted her head.
"From the beginning, my intention was to save her from the cruelty of fate, but as you can see I failed. Changing fate is so difficult I almost wanted to give up. " Kouro said with a dark expression.
"You don't have to worry about that, I'll lend you my power. " Elysia said before her body shone dazzlingly bright.
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Kouro who fell into infinite darkness suddenly saw a silver-black ray of light emerge from his chest, not only that Elysia's Herrscher Core and even a fragment of the Herrscher of the End core came out of his 'inventory' and shone brightly around him.
Elysia's Herrscher core glowed pink while the Herrscher of the End core fragment emitted a slightly faint beam of dark gold light.
The two lights then merged with the silver-black light on Kouro's chest creating an afternoon of blinding light that even dispelled the darkness indefinitely.
The unconscious Kouro was enveloped by the tricolor light for a few moments before the light dimmed again and revealed Kouro floating in the air.
Kouro was wearing a silver hooded cloak and a gray coat with red stripes, underneath the cloak he could be seen wearing an embroidered garment with long sleeves that were predominantly black and gold stripes creating a symbol similar to that of the Herrscher of the End.
His coat is seen to have an embroidered symbol in the shape of a pink orchid flower with gold stripes.
He also wears leather gloves that are the same color as his cloak.
Above Kouro's head is a large silver-black angelic halo.
Under the hood of his robe, Kouro slowly opened his eyes to reveal his prism-colored eyes with purple rectangular star-shaped pupils.
[Savior of Light], the predestined savior.
Herrscher of Salvation.
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