Chapter 232 The Weak is Prey The Strong Eats

Sigh, I got fired. My feet seemed to have accessory navicular syndrome, they have extra bone in them at the ankle. Making jt very hurt when standing for prolonged period of time, also causing flat feet. Many circumstances later now I'm broke and in debt, sacrificed many things to get here but only lasted two months. Well, what a fate. 

TL note: The current chapter title could also mean law of the jungle.

The hell, isn't the coincidence a bit too much oi, you fate.... these strings of chapter titles felt like my life...

Chapter 232 The Weak is Prey The Strong Eats

“What now? You’re letting the peak excitement to be wasted away like that? Oh Pitt. Being forced to do something like that while you’re feeling reluctant, how boring is that, isn’t it?” (Isamu)

-------------Don’t say that-duck. We the organization members are in big trouble-duck. We’ve been getting complains from the Subterranean World’s palace, by the subterranean king Goddrilla-sama who are looking down at you because of the noise-duck

Subterranean king? We suddenly look up to the palace but don’t really see anyone there in particular.

But, he’s really there? Inside that huge building, the king that control the underground.

--------------Twinkle. Do you think for what sake you are let to do as you please-duck? It’s so that this kind of problem won’t happen-duck.

“General Manager..............” (Fiari)

--------------You’re to make Neeto Dropp as the test subject for the crest eyes, and if you succeed, you will be invited into the management. But, why are you making things developed into all these quarrels with Martial God Isamu and Velt Jeeha-duck

“I’m, just.............  want Neeto-kun to............” (Fiari)

-----------------I wanted you to hang in there a bit more-duck. We’ve already went out of our way to not overhunt the fairies who are highly priced in the dark auction and shelter them instead-duck. I want you to prove your merit to be way more than the value we get by selling all those fairies-duck.

The fairy Fiari casts her face down.

I can see that Fiari has her own situation that needs to be deal with for Love and Peace.

Well, for most parts, it could be understood by the conversation just now.

“Oi, what are you whispering about since a while ago now? So what?  Do you think a starving beast will let go of the delicious meat in front of their eyes?” (Isamu)

However, all those things don’t seem matter to Isamu, he kept getting closer to Pitt one step at a time.

-----------------We don’t have any business with you Martial God Isamu to begin with-duck. Since you aren’t being affiliated with the World Alliance, we don’t think it’s necessary to lay our hands on you-duck.

“Kuwahahaha. Which mouth is babbling these words now. In the first place, regardless of any business or circumstances you have, the ones who have done those bad pranks all over the Demihuman Continent beginning from the high elves are you guys.” (Isamu)

-------------------But it was you who destroyed Shirom, an important location for us and have killed a great number of humans who don’t have anything to do with all of that-duck.

“Destroyed? We were only taking back. Our many brethrens that were there.” (Isamu)

It’s true that to Isamu and us, the circumstances of the subterraneans and the fairies have nothing to do with us.

To begin with, they’re the damn bastards that ambushed us and abducted Cosmos. So what’s the need to hold ourselves back here?

--------------------Martial God Isamu, it seems you’re the kind of guy who don’t bring your wives to the battlefield and have them wait for your return at home-duck.

“Mh............” (Isamu)

--------------------You have hundreds of wives-duck. It’ s doesn’t matter how many were to be killed-duck. Besides, right now , the Demihuman Continent is being short staffed in their guards-duck. Do you mind if we use the teleportation magic and have your wives be eliminated-duck?

Upon hearing those threats, Isamu’s expression changed......

------------------- Melma Chasey, Lalana Chase, Hanabi Chasey-------

“!” (Velt)

-------------------Velt Jeeha, I want you to understand the situation too-duck. Do you want your child to return safely-duck?

..........This guy.................

“...........Oi............ bastard.” (Velt)

------------------- do you understand the situation-duck? Obediently hand over Neeto Dropp and get out of the Subterranean World-duck.

This feeling doesn’t need any explanation. This violent emotion that’s boiling up from the bottom of my chest.

It’s rage!

“You, bastard! Don’t you pull Sensei, Camy-san, and Hanabi into this, asshole!” (Velt)

-------------------We aren’t warmongers, nor are we a group that will talk to you fair and square-duck. Fight? Courage? Soul? Faith? They make me puke-duck. To do anything and everything, that is my policy-duck.

My whole consciousness is being completely controlled by only a single emotion.

It ain’t anything close to something like taking hostage or probing each other.

I only want to kill...........

“Guwahahahahahahahaha, now~ hahahahahahahaha, guwahahahahahaha” (Isamu)

But despite that, Isamu who is supposedly someone who exceedingly loves his family is pleasantly laughing 

However, rather than the usual hearty laugh, it’s somehow felt like the innocent laugh of a child.

“Hey, trash dad! What’s so weird! What are you going to do if anything happened to mom!” (Yuzuriha)

It’s natural for Yuzuriha to say something like that. This isn’t the time to laugh.......

“Well~, it’s very strange isn’t it~, oh good gracious, despite I think there’ll absolutely no one who will do that to demihumans here, and look now~, but to think here a human trying to do that on me, now you got me there. Guwahahahahaha!” (Isamu)

At that moment, the chills got me. Isamu opened his mouth so widely that the corners of his mouth completely wrecked, from him there’s this coldness that gradually arising up.....

“Ridiculous thing......... this exactly happened because you’re thoughtlessly stepping on a lion’s tail.” (Pitt)

Pitt let out a sigh as if tired, he took a step back. Those words were not for Isamu. It could be heard that it’s being directed to the one who is using this telepathy.

“Well now~, all’s well all’s well. I was thinking what I’d do if Managing Director Pitt were to start killing seriously, but with this, the fight will be adjourned. Isamu-san too, since that’s the case, you’ll pull back since you treasure your family right? But, despite with how you have hundreds of family members, to make them all be safe, now~, I’m filled with awe~.” (Goofer)

As if not understanding the inside of Isamu’s heart, Goofer talked in a jovial voice. He lightheartedly get close to Isamu and patted his shoulder.

But, it was at that moment!

“GAH!” (Goofer)

“............huh?” 

For an instant, Isamu’s face blurred. And in the next moment, something was spitted out.

That spitted out thing let out a popping sound, and in the end a large amount of blood is......

“U.....UGYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” (Gooer)

It was, Goofer’s arm.

“HYAAA!” 

“Ugeh......”

Goofer who thoughtlessly approached got his hand bitten off.

“That idiot....... Goofer.........” (Pitt)

“UGYAAAAAH, M, MM, MY, MY AAAAAAAAARM!” (Goofer)

Goofer lost everything below his elbow, for a moment he was unable to understand what had happened, but in the next few seconds, he’s spasming all over his body, as if he’s experiencing the suffering in hell.

“Hey, you noisy guy who keep saying duck duck, do you hear?” (Isamu)

-------------------- Isamu........... bastard......... now you’ve done it. How foolish......... it seems you haven’t understand that you won’t beable to meet your family anymore by tomorrow.......

“Guwahahahaha, what’s with your threat you bastard.  Tomorrow you said........... do you think you’ll be still fine like this by tomorrow?” (Isamu)

The demihumans are different from the other races, I heard that they have many wars even among their own race in their continent.

With so many clashes within their own fellow people, they’re being separated into many countries and races.

The Four Heavenly Beast Demihumans Isamu and others are reigning at their summit, they have experienced fights way more than any others.

So why is Isamu never get his hundreds of family members as a material for threat? The answer is simple......

“Guwahahaha, it’s so fun...... that even my nose is more effective than usual. I can precisely know from where you’re doing this telepathic communication from.” (Isamu)

------------- !

“It will be useless even if you were to escape with Mannie Mouse’s teleportation. No matter where you are, be it at the end of the earth, deep underground, at the bottom of the sea, even in the sky........ you, can no longer escape~♪” (Isamu)

The demihumans have understood. What will happen if they dare to lay their hands on Isamu’s family.

Isamu isn’t screaming out from the bottom of his heart of anything. He’s laughing.......

“You, how, how, how dare you do this to my arm! For an animal of low intellect, how dare you resist this great human!” (Goofer)

Anyway, this guy seemed to have snapped too.

“Stop, Goofer, if you were to lose control here---------“ (Pitt)

“Shut up, Pitt! I’m going to kill this animal bastard! My special move! Tora--------“ (Goofer)

The loose lipped character from before has gone, Goofer has turned into completely angered hoodlum.

But!

“Tei.” (Isamu)

Isamu lightly swung his wrist with a snap.

In the next instant, a ball like thing flew far and rolling down on the ground.

What in front of our eyes is the stiffened Isamu who is in the pose of having slapped.

“Upph!” (Neeto)

“N, no, no....noooooooo!” (Fiari)

“T, tr, trash husband~!” (Yuzuriha)

“.......it, it flew too far.....” (Forna)

It even made the gloomy Neeto to unintentionally feel nauseous.

The fairy and Yuzuriha shrieked, even Forna is showing an anguished expression.

“Goofer.......... that idiot........... I told him to stop......” (Pitt)

Over there, something still maintaining it’s standing pose, a mere [body with no head].

And the thing that’s rolling in the distance is the head of the dog costume.

Not only that, it seems to have also flew together with it’s [content] inside.....

---------------- ......Isamu........ you bastard.......

“.......Aah~, I’m hungry, aah~ so hungry. ..... Actually, I wanted to eat Pitt, but now someone else I must eat have appeared~.........” (Isamu)

---------------- How foolish........ you want to try to kill me?

“Kill? Do you think I’ll do something so kind like that? You’re so interesting, aren’t you~♪” (Isamu)

The fear made my killing intent collapsed in the blink of an eye. No matter what befell the world, it is the only thing that one must not do, it seems the telepathy guy did exactly just that.

“Good grief......  you did something unnecessary and made the place a mess......... I don’t know what will happen to the Subterranean World after this, alright?” (Pitt)

“Guwahahaha, Pitt-kun, I want to go and eat some desert~, do you fine with being instantly killed~? Though, if you don’t want to regret it, you can take off that seal that’s pushing down your body strength.” (Isamu)

“.............So you have noticed it.......... terrifying beast instinct.” (Pitt)

To Isamu who suggested with a calm grin, Pitt’s voice turned slightly excited. It seems, Pitt himself also tired with the telepathy guy’s thoughtless words.

“Isn’t that so? By the way, I can tell with my current nose. This Subterranean World..... it seems it has a path that run through it? One that goes to your headquarters.” (Isamu)

Well, if anything gets into the eye of that Isamu, this is the natural consequence.

“Since that’s the case, let’s go~, Velt, don’t you have to go and meet your child? Let’s finish things here quick and go.” (Isamu)

“...................Hah?” (Velt)

“It’s a bother to group up with our comrades. Let’s go to Desney Land with only us. It’s a date see, a date, guwahahahahaha.” (Isamu)

Up until this time, I’ve been in physical contact with  many extreme and fear inducing girls, but never have I felt this much fear just from being invited to a date.

“I never thought that things will go to be like this. To make matters worse, you’ve made the one who shouldn’t be made angry the most in the world to be angry. This is a clear case of mismanagement, General Manager Black Duck. No matter how much the prototype crest eyes to have gone smoothly, isn’t it bad for us to have the Subterranean World be destroyed?” (Pitt)

---------------- Pitt, silent-duck, 

“But, I also have mismanaged. For us who have known and turned to like everything about the underworld and the backside of the society, to have baselessly became conceited and look down on the powers of those who are the true heroes.” (Pitt)

---------------- ..............

“Though, despite I said that, it is exactly because there’s at least one person who could unfalteringly put into practice no matter what kind of disgusting act it is, no matter how lowly it is, that our organization could hold true. It’s also for that reason that the President has appointed you.” (Pitt)

Pitt once again sighed. For some reason, it’s a sigh that looked as if an employee who has to deal with the  annoyance caused by their superior that unnecessarily make a mess out of things.

However, acting as if Pitt’s mental state to be unrelated to him, Isamu cracked his fingers joints.

He is truly the predator.

On the other hand, Pitt who has his colleague caused trouble for him is still in a calm state.

He slowly put in order his dishevelled costume.

“Nothing can be done about it.......” (Pitt)

Despite Isamu has snapped because of his family’s matter, it’s not to the point of forgetting himself.

Despite he said he’ll be killing him instantly, he doesn’t make light of Pitt and pay close attention to his behavior.

“Fuh, you want to bet everything on the instant you turned serious? Then, show me what you have so that you don’t regret it. Everything that you have to offer.” (Isamu)

Isamu no longer hold himself back.

He burns his fighting spirit with proper amount of rage and heat, with the intent to end things in an instant.

However, despite it’s fine to attack while Pitt is doing his preparation, Isamu does not move.

It might be have to do with the [seal that suppress Pitt’s power] that he said so nonchalantly a few moments before.

Isamu’s attitude is as if saying [I’ll give you the time to undo your seal so get to it quick].

Even if the fight were to end in an instant, he will end it in a way where there will be no regrets by letting Pitt exerting his whole power. Isamu’s feeling is asking him for that.

It might be the policy he put on himself. 

But...........

“Anyway, I’ll go back before I got dragged in it.” (Pitt)

“..................................................................Hah?” 

Pitt instantly ignored Isamu’s feeling, jumped into the sky, punched into a wall and opened up a hole.

“Hell, oi oi oi!” (Velt)

“Could it be, he’s going to run away?” (Forna)

He went and escaped so casually! Not only it’s out of our expectations, even Isamu turned stiff and gawked.

But, as he is looking down at us from the hole in the wall above, Pitt said his piece before leaving.

“Sorry for that, Isamu. I don’t mind betting my life but I don’t want to eat the burnt of being  involved in a stupid mismanagement.” (Pitt)

“..................................” 

“Twinkle. If you keep on being muddled by worthless feelings, don’t you know that you’ll lose everything? I’ll take my leave, but you decide what to do by yourself. If you want to escape then do it quick. I don’t know what will happen if you keep standing by over there.” (Pitt)

Pitt left those words and quickly pulled back.

I thought a blood-stained fight will unfold for a moment there but I never thought he’d disappear so quickly like this.

“...............Guwahahaha........... that man, in the end he never expose his true self and acted cool thoroughly.” (Isamu)

“Isamu?” (Velt)

“Even if I were to be defeated, he won’t be getting away with it unscathed, after all, he must have judged that it’d be impossible to achieve his objective with fighting against you and Princess Forna. His face showed an urge to destroy for a moment there because of being influenced by me, but he immediately grasped the situation and quickly took a retreat...... isn’t he quite the capable one?” (Isamu)

We are stupefied and keep on looking up for a while because of the unexpected letdown but it’s only Isamu here who seemed to be having fun.

This sure is surprising. It’s as if it was just a banter, though I think it was certain that he was angry and got disappointed.

“It wasn’t a retreat because him feeling fear, it was a retreat with firm resolve and self sacrifice. In the past, Barnando said something like this. Even as a warrior looking for their summits, they won’t deliberately look for perils....... in the end he never reveals his true strength........ how stubborn.” (Isamu)

“Now now now, don’t say something so carefree, do you fine with not going after him! I mean, aren’t we eventually gonna arrive at Desney Land once we chase him?” (Velt)

“..........................No, there’s something to do before that.................” (Isamu)

Let’s immediately go after him. We thought like that but........

“These guys.............”

“Oh my, we’re being glared at.” (Forna)

“Nah, it’s natural with how you guys made so much mess.” (Neeto)

When we realized it, we’re being surrounded by subterraneans in military uniforms as they take their position.

“Hey, you guys, you sure have been doing as you please since a while now.” 

“To think both you Neeto Dropp and Love and Peace treated us as if unrelated, these rubbishes.” 

“You guys should obediently be caught. You all will be judged in front of public later.” 

Their expression looked quite irritated, in all directions there are those that we thought as subterraneans’ military top brass . 

These guys, they took this self-assured attitude even after witnessing Isamu’s strength, they sure have quite the confidence in themselves.

Or instead, they just think that they won’t know unless they experienced their enemies’ strength first hand. 

“Well, I think you should better stop this. If you thoughtlessly approach, your neck will be ended up like that costume wearing guy over there.” (Neeto)

“Shut up, Neeto! A rubbish shouldn’t talk to us!” 

“Now, I don’t know what will happen alright........” (Neeto)

Even while knowing it will be useless Neeto still tried to stop them, but it’s impossible to hold down the subterraneans here with how they’re quite in the agitated state.

All the subterraneans rotate their drills, seemingly about to attack us all at once.

But...........

“Hohou, all of you. Are you trying to take things further  than just me messing around with Pitt earlier?” (Isamu)

Having just experiencing a letdown, Isamu who’s still having excess of power grinningly smiled.

“It’s been a while since I met such a sexy guy, so I take this as you guys have the confidence to accept my hard and erect thing. I won’t let you off before I climaxed, so be prepared.” (Isamu)

To think he’d say something like that with such an intensity, and as expected the subterraneans that have the predisposition to look down on us made a disgusted expression.

Well that’s natural. It’s such a foul words after all.

“Well, I also have a grudge to you guys since you have abducted Cosmos. I won’t have second thought to get rough around here.” (Velt)

“We’re in the middle of a war too.” (Forna)

“........... Noisy trashses......... Shall I incinerate you?” (Yuzuriha)

And so, we also follow along Isamu.

Don’t get in our way, we pressured the subterraneans who are glaring at us .

“Guh, th, these lowly rubbishes.................” 

The flustered subterraeneans  are slightly drawing back, including their top brass.

Upon seeing that, we could get out of here with nothing going on at this rate.......

.......................

“Aaaaah~ aaah~, you shouldn’t pick on~~ the weak okay~~~~” 

Or so we thought.

“Hah?” 

“Hm?”

“Huh?”

I heard something like this just a few moments before, a jovial voice.

Upon looking back, a headless body, it’s lightly rolling it’s torn off head inside it’s hand and approaching us.

“.............................................hah?”

Eh, wha.......................t?

We exchanged glances with each other. Eh? I mean, he’s ali.........no, I mean, his head is gone so how.........

“Bastard............ so you’re alive?” (Isamu)

“Geez~, cruel, that’s so cruel, so very cruel~, Martial God Isamu....... I’m, so very pissed now, Bastard, I’m really going to devour you to death alright?”

Jovially, however with also an irritated rough tone, it’s indeed Goofer’s voice.

We were completely unable to understand of what happened.

Naturally, the subterraneans who have looked from beginning to end of how Goofer’s neck went was also turned speechless.

The fairy too, as if she’s unable to understand it.

And then, Goofer brought close his severed head to the area where his head supposed to be, and put it on as it is, his head then reconnected with his body as if nothing has happened to it at all.

He then picked up the severed arm that has fallen on the ground, and just like what he did with his head, he aimed it to the outline of the severed part and the next instant, it healed.

“Really, I really thought I was gonna die okay~. If I hadn’t devoured one of the Yavai Demon Kingdom’s prince in the fight a few days ago, I’d really die after all. I’m glad that my body has become immortal~.” (Goofer)

Immortal body? Yavai Demon Kingdom’s prince? Devoured? What the hell did he mean!

“Aah~, geez, I normally keep it down so this is no good~, my blood is flowing out, it’s so irritating, really, no good.........  the withdrawal symptoms~............ I can’t hold it~........... ahh~ no more! This isn’t good for the organization~, aah~, no! This is bad~! It’s bad~, but I’ll do it after aaaaaaaaaaaaaall!” (Goofer)

And then, something happened! His personality is completely different than before. At first he was cheerful, then he turned into an irritated hoodlum, and next he turned insane as if his mentality has totally gone mad.

“Wh, what the hell is this guy!” (Velt)

“................, h, husband!” (Yuzuriha)

“This mad undulation, just what is it.............?” (Forna)

We’re completely unable to understand of what’s happening, even that Isamu is opening both of his eyes wide.

Love and Peace’s top executive, Goofer.

So he isn’t anything ordinary himself?

“GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” (Goofer)

It was at that moment.

“Eeek!” (Fiari)

“H, his neck, it’s getting longer!” (Forna)

It was done in an instant. Goofer’s neck extended out like a snake, and a big mouth opened up that it even torn open the costume’s head, he passed over right beside us, then what exists over there is....

“Wha, WHAAAT!”

It was the subterraneans’ military top brass. One of the Five Helix Spears, he was called as Lieutenant General Tsukeyaki....

“I, I..........KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” 

He was swallowed whole.......

“Lieut........ Lieutenant General Tsukeyaki!” 

“Ba, st, ard, are you insane, Love and Peace!”

“Unforgivable, unforgivableeeeeeeeee!” 

All of a sudden, Goofer showed his true form and run amok in murder, the subterraneans are oozing with killing intent and jumped at him.

However........

“Transformation, Giant Foot.” (Goofer)

TK Note: it’s really foot in the raw 

Only his arm......... turned into......... a giant’s arm..........

“What, u, uwooooooah!” 

“What the hell is that! Whta’s going on!” 

“L, let go! Rubbish shouldn’t touch us with their filthy hands! We are the----------“

He instantly turned his arms into ones that of a giant’s, and there are three subterraneans who got surprised by that and stopped in their tracks.

And they are of the same rank as the one that got swallowed earlier, those who are thought as the strongest military power the subterraneans have, ones who are called the Five Helix Spears.

However, those three are now being caught by a huge arm and then.......

“Thanks for the meal.” (Goofer)

They’re devoured whole.......

“No.................... No......................”

And upon seeing that sight, the atmosphere and time of the whole Subterranean World are all stopped.

However, despite having the size of a human, all of them went through his throat, and upon seeing the real face of Goofer who turned back and flashed a mocking smile along with his burping, some people turned faint, some others fell on their butt, and at the next moment many others were.......

“IYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!”

Screams of fear are rising up in the huge city of the subterraneans, with all of those onlookers included.

“Impossible! The, the Five Helix Spears were! The strongest heroes of the Subterranean World were!”

“They, they were eaten, no, a, ugh, bleeergh.” 

“What the hell........ what the hell is that, that monster!”

Monster. It exactly as he said.

Arms of a giant. Elongated neck, gaping wide jaw. And that face, of a huge snake........

“Is he a snake demihuman?” (Velt)

“No, he is not. He isn’t a demihuman. He’s a human.........” (Isamu)

“No matter how I look at him, he’s a demihuman!” (Velt)

“................No, even with that he’s a human. There’s only the reeks of a human on him.” (Isamu)

I spontaneously thought that Goofer’s true identity as a demihuman, but Isamu obstinately negated it.

That he is human, not a demihuman. So there’s that kind of human in this world?

If that’s the case then he’s as if.............. huh? ..........[Eaten?]

“Oho, oho! Oho! So this is the subterraneans’ helix.......” (Goofer)

And in the next moment, the [could it be] in my head has turned into certainty.

It’s because the huge snake like mouth has turned into a huge drill like beak. 

I have ever seen those aroused-like mad eyes of the excited Goofer before.

“GYAHYAHYAHYAHYAHYA! EAT MORE! EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT! I CAN’T HOLD IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTT!” (Goofer)

I’m sure everyone who are in this place will think like this when seeing Goofer, [a monster].

However, the words that get out of my mouth are different.

“Bastard you’re........ so you’re just like Cleran................... a monster master.” (Velt)

And then, I came to understand the words Pitt said the moment he left. [I don’t want to eat the burnt of being involved in a stupid mismanagement.]

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