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Chapter 13: Domination

“Who would have thought that the first thing I would imagine in the heat of the moment was my appearance from my past life…?”

Hyde, having taken off from under Enju, landed some distance away from her and muttered to himself.

At present, he appeared as a young man around twenty years old, with black hair and eyes.

It was a far cry from the appearance of Hyde Rugen, who had silver hair and blue eyes.

While rushing to reach Enju, whom he had located using the “All-seeing god’s eye”, he had transformed his appearance with the “Clay Doll of the Divine Realm” to ensure she wouldn’t recognize him, in line with the wings he had sprouted for flying.

To change into a human form, he had to specifically imagine that appearance, and the first thing that came to mind was the appearance from his past life.

“Well, I guess this form will keep me from being discovered.”

After all, this was the form of someone who wasn’t even from this world… a human appearance. No matter how much they searched, they would never find Hyde Rugen.

“Even so, this power is really something…”

The first battle with the monster was resolved far more easily than expected.

A surprise attack from above, followed by a single strike from “Guidance of the Martial god”

With just that, the vicious monster was reduced to dust.

With this power, no matter how many monsters he faced, he was certain he wouldn’t lose.

He held that conviction.

“Thank you, I guess…”

Suddenly, he recalled the moment when he had rescued Enju.

She, unaware that he was her older brother, had directed words of thanks toward Hyde.

To Enju, he must have appeared as the hero who saved her from the brink of death.

“…That’s right. I have the power to save people from monsters.”

Hyde directed the “All-seeing god’s eye” toward the outside of the forest and searched for Dolph, who had gone to assist the village of Rūrya.

It was easy to find.

A small village on the plains. At this moment, more than thirty monsters were pressing toward it.

Dolph and the others were desperately fighting back, but since their strategy relied on an organized approach of fighting multiple enemies at once, they were struggling in the face of such overwhelming numbers.

Additionally, because he is maneuvering to protect the people of Rurya Village, his position looks undeniably bad.

“…Am I really going to do nothing because they’re complete strangers? Is abandoning those who are going to be hurt, just to save myself, truly the life I wanted?”

To discard the lives of others for the sake of his own happiness.

—How is that any different from the robbers who came rushing in that day?

“Ugh, I have the power!”

He channels power once more into the wings on his back, and Hyde soars high into the sky.

In the infinite sky, with nothing to block him, his pure white wings flapped.

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The village of Rurya came into view below.

Hyde tightly gripped the wooden stick and activated the [Guidance of the Martial god] from the sky.

(――This is full of openings.)

Thirty giant bat-like monsters were flying above Rurya Village, battling against Dolph and the others.

A path of light was shown to guide each of them.

The skill spoke to Hyde eloquently.

These monsters were insignificant beings.

“Haah――!”

With the momentum of his glide, Hyde swung the wooden stick down.

With that alone, one monster was instantly reduced to mist.

The moment he landed, he gathered strength in his legs and jumped up, raising the wooden stick high.

Another monster, unaware it had been cut, turned to dust.

Once again, Hyde distanced himself into the sky, drawing the monsters’ attention.

This was the same for the members of Dolph’s group, who were fighting on the ground.

“What, what’s going on?!”

“What just happened?”

“T-that man, he’s flying in the air!”

“Calm down!!”

The monsters, who had been struggling against them, were taken down at a speed too fast for the eye to follow, and this caused unease among the members.

Dolph shouted to steady them.

“What reliable reinforcements! While we support him, let’s guide the people of Rurya Village to a safe place.”

There was no disagreement with the leader’s words.

Dolph, proud of his team for immediately following orders, looked up at the black-haired man soaring in the sky.

“Who in the world is he…?”

While Dolph voiced his question, Hyde continued to defeat the monsters one after another.

Finally, the monsters, realizing their surroundings, began to retaliate, but [All-seeing god’s eye] could see through attacks from blind spots.

――No, there are no blind spots in this eye.

“LUAAAAA!!”

“GYOLOOAAAA!!”

Two monsters, coming from opposite sides, closed in on Hyde, who was floating in the air.

They assumed that with the wooden stick in Hyde’s hand, he could only attack in one direction, but…

“For a moment, their attack timing is off――!”

[Guidance of the Martial god] continued to show the correct movements.

The monster coming from the left started to move just slightly earlier than the one on the right.

In that case, it’s best to take them down from left to right.

Hyde swung the wooden stick horizontally, spinning with the momentum and striking down the other monster as well.

The two monsters, with their jaws open, left behind mana stones before vanishing.

“Only four left…”

Without even breathing heavily, Hyde stayed in the air, counting the remaining monsters below.

The large group of monsters had quickly diminished in number.

It seemed that the monsters, realizing they were outmatched, turned away from Hyde and glided toward the villagers fleeing in the village.

“Not on my watch!”

Despite being surprised that the monsters showed such intelligence, Hyde pursued them, diving into the village.

Before they could cut through the villagers, Hyde’s wooden stick slashed through the bodies of the monsters.

One, two, three――four.

With a dance-like series of strikes, Hyde defeated all the monsters and slowly descended to the ground.

(……Alright, there should be no more monsters around here.)

After confirming safety with [All-seeing god’s eye], Hyde looked up to find Dolph approaching without him noticing.

“As the one entrusted with this territory, I must thank you. I am Dolph Rugen. I’m grateful for your help in this matter. You certainly seem to be a renowned adventurer; may I ask your name?”

“………Shou.”

“I see, Lord Shou. If you don’t mind, I would like to invite you to my estate.”

“Rather than that…”

To cut off the awkward flow of the conversation, Hyde changed the topic.

“The monsters that appeared from the gate are gone now, and the gate itself has disappeared, but the interior of the Dark Dungeon remains saturated. Should we not take action and suppress the Dark Dungeon as soon as possible?”

“! Can you locate it?”

“No, I haven’t searched yet. But… I’ve found it… It exists about five minutes’ ride from here, over there.”

“How in the world… No, I appreciate the information.”

Dolph bowed his head and turned to his subordinates.

“Everyone, we are heading straight to the dungeon. We’ll wipe out the upper-level monsters and eliminate the saturation. Abe! You stay here in the village and fire a flare!”

The knights, who had just arrived at Rurya Village, immediately began to prepare for departure in a hurried manner.

As the villagers cheered them on, Hyde tried to quietly leave the scene.

“Thank you, adventurer!”

“――Eh?”

When he turned around, all the villagers’ attention suddenly turned to him.

They all spoke words of gratitude.

“Thanks to you, we were saved.”

“If it weren’t for the knights and the adventurer, this village would have been destroyed by now.”

“Really, thank you.”

“Thank you, big brother!”

“――No, I was just passing by. I’ll be taking my leave now.”

Hyde felt an uncomfortable itch deep inside his chest and took off from the village, as if escaping.

When he glanced down, he saw the knights who had just departed looking up at him, saluting him in knightly fashion.

“I’m not that important. I just happened to be given some power… But…”

Flying through the sky, now that the monsters were gone, Hyde thought to himself.

This power is too heavy for me.

But if I can help someone with it――then shouldn’t I be using this power for that purpose?

While repeating the villagers’ words of thanks in his mind, Hyde continued to ponder.

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