Chapter(3)

Episode (3): The Valkyrie Arrives 

Sovereign of Death~(3)

'I messed up!'

Nagisa was panicked.

He thought that even with a useless occupation, at the most they would just send him off with some form of compensation.

He never would have guessed how cruel the king truly was.

The guards walked towards him brandishing their spears and releasing killing intent.

[What do you mean by this goat beard?]

Feeling the raging momentum, Nagisa could see this wasn't a joke.

He was angry.

On the other hand, the king was stunned and nearly choked on his words.

[G-G-Goat beard?!]

He couldn't believe what he'd heard!

[What Insolence! For a mere incompetent to disregard my royal self!]

And to think it was a waste that had the audacity!

Summoned hero or not, the king just wanted to place this trash in his place.

Reflected in his eyes were the cold unfeeling blades being pointed at himself.

Veins bulged all over Nagisa and he could barely swallow the rage.

[WHY ARE YOUR MEN POINTING THEIR WEAPONS AT ME YOU F*CKING TURD!! ANSWER ME NOW OR I'LL KILL EVERYONE OF YOU F*CKERS!!]

All eyes opened at this moment.

Those who knew and those who didn't but judged him to be a quiet type due to his looks were all shocked.

The princess was also shocked, however she came back to her senses and angrily turned to the king.

[F-Father what is the meaning of this–]

It didn't matter how useful the class was, he was still a summoned hero by the gods not to mention a living flesh and blood person.

She didn't have the heart to see her father put an innocent person to death!

And even without a combat skill, couldn't his otherworldly cuisine benefit the empire in other ways?

Yet the king didn't listen. He merely frowned and waved his hands to the guards.

[Take away the princess]

As for her kindness, what did it matter to him?

[My daughter, you need to understand how much trouble we'd be in if other kingdoms learnt we summoned trash after stealing their summoning circuits!]

[W-wait a minute....father!]

Princess Maria tried to resist but it was no good and she was dragged out through the entrance.

Nagisa had also heard the reason for his 'execution' and his rage burnt even more furiously.

[That's.....your reason?]

Okay, as a king you can say that you've made a good decision.

Even so, who created this f*cking mess to begin with!?

[hah, you summoned me here, no....]

Nagisa shook his head.

He felt like he was losing his mind.

[You kidnapped me from my world for some drawn out hero bullshit....then you tell me that I'm useless garbage throwing me away like my life is yours?...]

He laughed.

An unhinged angry laughter filled the entire scene and chills ran down the spine of all present.

[THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS SH*T YOU GOAT BEARDED BASTAAARD!!]

Yet the king, through all this laughed.

[HAHAH...]

What was this kid saying to him?

[Who needs justification, I am the king! I am all the justification I need! I can do whatever I want! This is the power I have that you don't]

Yes, he made the shots and now he had given the order!

Why bother even arguing with a dead man?

[Guards, kill that brat now!]

Swoosh*

The next moment, a spear brushed against his face leaving a line of blood.

Not expecting them to go for the kill, Nagisa barely dodged the attack.

'If I had been even a second later that would have been my head!!'

Nagisa gritted his teeth.

Just then, another spear stabbed at his exposed back without a hint of hesitation.

Crouching, Nagisa slipped by the attack.

He needed space to think, unfortunately he wasn't given such sweet time.

The spear blades chased him down wherever he went.

There were many guards in the castle to begin with and with them attacking he had no space to gain at all.

In his eyes, they were all amateur babies just learning to walk. Still, a thousand ants could still kill a tiger.

And so, Nagisa could only continue to narrowly avoid the spear blades that mercilessly chased him down.

Suddenly, he saw an opening. 

Under the helmet where there was a gap showing skin, Nagisa chopped with his hand.

The guard gasped for air helplessly while his spear fell to the ground.

Air seemed to be the only thing he desired at this moment as he grabbed his neck.

It was such a good chance.

Nagisa grabbed him and flung him to the ground.

That wasn't the end of it.

One after the other Nagisa subdued the knights. He thought that it'd be enough if he did this much.

He was mistaken.

One after the other, knights would struggle to their feet and fought until Nagisa felt his stamina depleting.

At the same time two spears nicked Nagisa on both the left and right sides.

They grinned after performing their attacks as if they had practiced before hand.

As if it was a rehearsed recital, they both moved fluidly together while swinging and thrusting their spears.

Nagisa was in a bind. With little space for movement he could only redirect attacks with punches and kicks.

He felt exhausted.

Nagisa sighed. 

He genuinely wanted to not spill human blood but, was there no other choice?

But, continuing to just defend would be naive. 

Driving the attack with all his confidence, the guard applied all his strength into the spear and swung.

This time however, Nagisa didn't merely dodge.

Instead he moved slightly and grabbed the spear and tugged it.

With just a bit of force, the guard came flying towards him.

[Go buzz off!]

The guard flew towards him forcefully and was met with a solid kick to his stomach sending him flying back.

The armor he wore dented from the strike and the man spat a copious amount of blood.

At the same time, another knight rushed in and struck silently from behind.

Stab*

Sensing the attack, Nagisa spun to the side.

As he did, he spun the spear in his hand and slammed the wooden shaft under the knight's chin.

The strength of the swing caused his body to lift slightly off the ground.

Before the man could fall prey to gravity, Nagisa spun the wooden shaft towards the man full force.

The wooden tip slammed into the chest armor caving in and throwing him into the distance.

Shatter*

The spear broke unable to handle the rough usage.

Looking at the wooden pieced in his hand, Nagisa threw them away and scowled.

'This wont work!'

Sure, he injured them, and yet they stood back up like zombies!

'Perhaps one of them has a group skill that nullifies pain for a collective?'

As a fantasy world, this wouldn't be strange at all.

But this meant he couldn't take them lightly anymore.

Clenching his fist, Nagisa sighed and made a decision.

'Wanna see blood that badly? Alright, lets see some red!'

[I'll show you how it's done]

Nagisa moved towards the closest knight.

The knight was shocked at this move, but soon he grinned and also started to attack.

Every thrust or slash of the spear was met with the nimble steps of Nagisa easily avoiding the attacks.

The knight was shook, especially seeing how Nagisa further closed the distance with each step.

He tried to retreat but failed.

The moment he showed an opening Nagisa grabbed his wrist and pulled him into the path of his palm.

With a heavy slam, Nagisa's palm slammed the knight's chin up shaking his brain so much the world twisted unnaturally.

But Nagisa wasn't done.

After all, now that he'd decided not to pull his punches there was no way blood wouldn't be spilled.

And sure enough.

Nagisa felt an attack behind him and moved.

But he didn't just avoid the attack.

Instead he pushed the head of the wobbly guard into the path of his comrade's attack.

Squelch!*

The attack slipped through the gaps in the man's helmet and accurately poked through his head.

Blood spilled out from the helmet as his lifeforce bled away.

The knight that did friendly fire was too confused to even move.

A scream echoed from his classmates.

On the other hand Nagisa didn't feel much.

It was either him or the guard so why should he feel sorry for staying alive?

Feeling remorse over someone that wanted him dead?

What a joke!

Instead, he took the dead soldiers spear and got a feel of it.

'Good, it fits right in my hand'.

The guards were stunned and didn't know what to do.

Was this a fluke or not? They couldn't tell anymore.

Nagisa smiled.

[Do you have time to day dream?]

He quickly shortened the distanced between him and another guard and thrusted the spear.

Still in a daze, the spear easily tore through the guards armor like paper.

'Shallow, but...'

Nagisa corrected his stance and spun the spear before swing towards the man's neck.

Flesh was torn and a head was sent flying while spurting blood.

Just then, two more guards moved in.

They could no longer take Nagisa lightly after this!

Since it was two against one, Nagisa had to play defense and was a little reserved in his attacks. But this couldn't continue.

He moved swiftly.

Clang* 

Clang* Clang*

Clang* Clang* Clang* 

Back and forth, Nagisa in the middle traded blows against the two knights.

They fought with all their might not giving him an inch, but the very moment he saw an opening he landed a kick.

One knight flew away leaving just one to face Nagisa.

He moved the moment Nagisa's back faced him and thrust.

The spear tip stabbed through the air hitting nothing but empty air.

On the other hand, Nagisa swung it whacking the knight's head to the side with a heavy blow.

The knight shook his head and hurriedly attacked again but Nagisa moved behind him and stabbed the spear point through his knee pinning him to the ground.

The guard didn't even know what happened before Nagisa pulled out the spear and the next moment he saw the world spinning in his eyes.

He head was chopped off.

A fountain of blood erupted from the body that fell with a plop a second later.

Looking at the corpse with cold eyes, Nagisa only released an exhausted breath.

[Fuu...I'll end this now]

This farce was pointless and the faster it ended the better it was for himself.

[...]

The king was silent.

After the fight began and he witnessed Nagisa's prowess he was amazed and planned to just let his knights teach him a lesson before he called off the execution.

Until he saw blood spurt like a fountain and lifeless bodies fall to the floor.

His blood ran cold as he recalled his words and actions. If Nagisa actually won the fight then-

He didn't want to think about that outcome as he yelled vehemently.

[K-Kill him! Kill him now! What are you fools doing!?]

Yet no matter how hard he screamed, with every skillfully thrust and spin of the spear a life would vanish from this world.

'I'll run away after threatening the king'

Nagisa thought.

The last knight had just been killed anyway. Without reinforcements arriving quickly he could make a quick get away after negotiating benefits.

But-

*Clang*

Metallic sound echoed and sparks flew when an arrow hit of the edge of his spear.

[Oh? He reacted...how strange, wasn't he supposed to be a new hero without skills?]

A voice came from the shadows of the corner.

An annoyed look appeared on Nagisa's face.

'I thought I could leave them alone since I didn't feel killing intent'

But it was his mistake. He turned.

[Come out, I know your there]

In the next moment, a figure in a dark cloak revealed themselves.

It was a girl of at most sixteen years old with a small figure and a cute face.

But Nagisa wasn't fooled by that childish facade.

He could feel the hostile aura constantly emanating from her body.

[Fufu, to think I was noticed? Did you somehow see me on accident or did you know I was there from the start?]

[What do you think?]

He gripped the spear ready to move at any moment.

[I think you're definitely not a chef class, that's for sure. It doesn't add up at all]

It was impossible to fool anyone now so he just shrugged without a word.

Instead he gazed coldly at the girl waiting for her to make her stance clear.

Seeing his gaze, the girl understood his thoughts and smiled.

[Let me Introduce myself...my name is code 02. According to the decree of the round table, this country committed a sin...I was supposed to kill the thing called king–]

[Wh-What?! The round table is involved!?]

Nagisa tilted his head.

Judging by goat beards horror filled expression, this round table must be a massive organization.

'Shit'

Nagisa cursed his luck.

Just what he needed.

To be blacklisted by some super organization before he even knew anything about this world.

Code 02 chuckled looking at the kings state.

[That's right, in other words you messed up big time your majesty. 

I was gonna kill you, I was supposed to, but this guy had a wa~ay too dangerous aura surrounding him I just really wanted to kill him before he grew any stronger.

Since my job was also to remove all variables-]

Closing one eye she imitated a camera with her fingers and said with a smile-

[I think your definitely gonna have to die, no hard feelings kay?]

'You too?' 

Nagisa was furious.

It was all their fault that he ended up here so why was he the one to suffer?!

'It's Bullshit!'

As if on cue-

[K-Kanata!...how could you kill those people?!]

Renji, the 'hero' of the class suddenly spoke up.

'Damned attention seeker! I'm not in the mood for your bullshit so don't test me!'

Nagisa ignored him.

He could see that this guy just wanted a chance to play 'hero' and he didn't have the patience to play with this guy at all.

Instead he focused on the girl before him.

No matter how pretty or childish she looked, she wanted his life.

Nagisa's eyes went cold almost instantly at the thought.

'This thing, she has to die'.

On the other hand, Renji was angry that he was shrugged off.

[Hey! Don't ignore me! You just killed people and you don't even have an ounce of remorse in you-you murderer! You should be ashamed of yourself as a fellow human being! As the hero I'll purge you myself!]

It was his first time seeing murder and on such a mass scale.

Renji had even vomited a few times and now his face was completely pale.

But he was the hero so he had to play his part.

In his heart he could see the scene of Nagisa changing and him receiving the praises of everyone.

'I'm already going crazy because of the situation so why does this cunt wanna make me angrier?'

His eye lids twitched violently.

'Sigh, really though. Why do I have to deal with this bullshit? I never asked to be brought to a f*cking other world!!'

[Hey narcissist]

He turned to Renji and spoke.

[Go stroke your ego somewhere else...I'll end you]

It didn't matter who pissed him off right now, he was so angry that the next head to fly didn't matter.

Renji shivered after feeling the cold killing intent grip his neck and he faltered.

The girls glared at Nagisa, all including his childhood friend but at this point he didn't care.

[Hey....]

Nagisa's hand grabbed the blade of a dagger thrust at his neck with his bare hands.

Blood dripped.

Looking at 02 who retreated as is teleporting, Nagisa almost blew a fuse.

'Screw you otherworld skills!'

[It's really strange no matter how I look at it]

02, far away muttered aloud.

[You're more like a trained killer than a new summoned hero.... what are you seriously? An assassin sent to kill the heroes??? Its weird that you would also be on the summoning circle then]

Nagisa just looked at her wordlessly.

[Not gonna tell? That's fine too, not like it matters either way…...but no matter, you'll end up dying anyway]

Code 02 muttered to herself in her own world.

Throwing the dagger in his hand to the ground, Nagisa opened his mouth but paused quickly.

!!!!!

He fell to the ground.

'What...happened?'

'Falling on my own? Of course I wouldn't do something so dumb on my own'

Suddenly, an obvious thought came to mind.

[The blade.....had paralysis...]

[Bingo! But how did you know?]

It wasn't exactly rocket science.

Nagisa felt despair creep in.

In this state he couldn't even twitch let alone rolling over.

'If that's the case, negotiation? But with what?'

[What are you going to do to me?]

He decided to first know what would happen going forward.

[Oh, I'm not going to do anything]

Code 02 shook her head.

[I would especially prefer to keep you around but I'm not the one who calls the shots. You'll be judged by the Valkyrie of the Goddess Stacia]

'I don't like where this is headed all of a sudden'

When was there ever a story where the protagonist got away from a super organization?

'No, she is the Valkyrie of a so called goddess so maybe she would be a bit understanding?'

Convincing himself that the Valkyrie was a kind person was all he could do as his tongue went numb. 

'Shit'

'Did the paralysis get to my mouth too?'

He glared at the girl that kept smiling back at him.

[What a terrifying gaze, how scary–...well, don't hate me now, I'm just doing my job. It's not like I want to kill you-you know?]

She said that but still had a wide grin plastered on her face.

Nagisa wanted to resist in some way.

But the poison was too strong hence resistance was utterly futile.

At this rate he would only be wasting energy so he stopped.

He had a dark look on his face and no one dared to speak.

In the silence, a burst of light appeared from the ceiling covering the entire throne room in its brilliance.

From the light, a soft and pleasant voice could be heard.

『I have come』

The Valkyrie had descended.

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[Kanata Nagisa–(Lv.1) ]

[Class– Necromancer]

[Trait – Dead Rise (SSS), Master (EX)]

[Mana–100/100]

"Skills"

[Perception(B+)] [Swordplay(S-)] [Martial Arts(A+)] [Kanata Footwork(S)] [Body Control(A)] [Oneness(D)]