In an instant, darkness envelops us, and the next moment, we’re transported to an unknown space.
There was ground to stand on, but the sky was pitch black like space, stretching as far as the eye could see. It was clear that I had been brought to a place that was definitely not Earth.
To add to my confusion, I was surrounded by dozens of armed monsters, and floating above were several spacecraft, each slightly larger than an airplane.
“I apologize for the rough welcome. We thought we couldn’t be too careful when dealing with you. But perhaps bringing out the invasion warships was a bit excessive?”
“…Monsters!?”
“It’s offensive to be lumped together with Earth’s monsters. Let’s see… in your language, you might call us invaders, or perhaps aliens?”
Aliens!? Are all these guys from space!?
“Everyone here is under my command. They’re all fierce warriors, ranked in the 200s of the Star General rank.”
“…Then what are you?”
“Haha, excuse me.”
The man touched his purple bangs and introduced himself with a composed expression.
“I am Yurga, ranked 201st among the Star Generals.”
“………..”
The monster… alien I fought before also mentioned this Star General ranking. What is it?
He’s talking about ranks as if I should know about them, but being attacked like this, I don’t understand at all.
“201st? Is that low? Or high?”
“Of course, it’s high. Ah, I see the lower-ranked ones you’ve dealt with before couldn’t communicate properly. My apologies.”
Maybe that’s related to why they’ve apparently been introducing themselves all this time?
“In the Star General ranking, those in the 100s and above differ greatly in the quality of their power and abilities. In other words, 201st is the limit for those below that.”
So this guy who called himself 201st is stronger compared to the ones I’ve faced before?
“Therefore, an unconditional promotion in rank is truly extraordinary.”
“Promotion in rank…?”
“It’s simple. If I defeat you, I can raise my rank. That’s how it works.”
“…Huh?”
Why am I being treated like a prize for alien rank promotion without my consent?
I really don’t understand why it’s like this.
What on earth is this guy talking about?
“So, I warped you here to kill you. I’ve gone to all this trouble, so you should feel honored to be finished off by my hand.”
“…Didn’t you think you’d end up like the others who were defeated?”
I can’t listen to this anymore.
I try to summon Shiro from my belt buckle to transform.
I need to defeat them quickly and get back to the shop—!
“I’ve planted a bomb at your workplace.”
“…Huh?”
My hand stops as I was about to transform.
Bo…mb?
As I freeze, Yurga ostentatiously shows me something that looks like a black rectangular button.
“It will turn a 500-meter radius into scorched earth. If it explodes, any life in the vicinity will be obliterated without a trace. Ah, this is the detonator!”
Yurga, showing off the hand-held device, pressed the button without any hesitation.
“You—!!”
“Oops! I just accidentally pressed it! It seems your family and friends have all been wiped out!!”
“!”
“Haha, just kidding. The real one is here. But if you resist, I won’t hesitate to press it, you know?”
If I transform, he’ll detonate it.
The Master, my sister, and the others are all there…!
“Now, put that dangerous thing down and let us kill you, White Knight.”
…I have no choice but to comply.
I release my grip on Shiro, which I had turned into a belt buckle, and let it fall to the ground.
The moment Shiro hits the ground with an empty clatter, one of the aliens pulls the trigger on the gun aimed at me.
“Ugh, gah, aah!?”
A beam pierces my shoulder.
I groan, clutching my shoulder in tremendous heat and indescribable agony.
“So this is all you amount to without being able to transform, huh, White Knight!!”
“Guh!?”
This time, another alien strikes my head with a gun as I writhe in pain, then kicks me in the knee, knocking me down.
“Hey, hey, you’re jumping the gun, Gyada.”
“Our comrades were killed. We’ve got to make him suffer properly!”
You’re the ones who came to attack Earth, what are you talking about…!!
As I try to stand up, holding my stomach, the alien in front of me reveals his fangs in a distorted grin.
“Either way, you guys are finished, you idiot.”
“…!”
I can’t lose my sister.
She’s my only family.
I can’t lose my family again, like that time.
“That time?”
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What do I mean by ‘that time’? My only family now is my sister.
There’s no way I could have anyone else.
Something feels off in my head.
As I stand there dumbfounded, unable to understand this sense of incongruity, a sharp pain shoots through my shoulder.
“Gah, guh!”
“Come on, what’s wrong? Move! There’s no fun in torturing you if you don’t react!!”
The alien who kicked me down had placed his foot on my shoulder wound and was pressing down hard.
As I desperately try to endure, unable to lose consciousness from the pain, Yurga, who had been watching with a faint smile without doing anything, leans in to look at my face.
“It’s amazing how much affection you can have.”
“What would you know!”
“I don’t understand. Why would you risk your life for a fake family?”
“…Huh?”
Fake? Who?
“Ah, how pitiful. How sad, how sad indeed, to find out that the sister you thought was your only blood relative is actually a complete stranger.”
“Don’t… lie…!”
Even as I try to deny Yurga’s words, a sensation like something scraping at the depths of my memories assaults my head.
These are memories I don’t know.
Not memories of my time with sister Hakua, but memories of a family filled with hatred and suffering.
[Why are you the one who’s alive?]
[You should have died instead]
My parents breathed their last, spewing curses right in front of me.
First, my father died.
[You’re no son of mine]
Then, just before help arrived, my mother died.
[I wish I had never given birth to you]
As a child, I thought I was loved.
But both my father and mother died hurling all their hatred at me.
And then, the heartless words from many strangers.
People I didn’t know, calling me a miracle child and saying things I didn’t want to hear.
[What a creepy kid]
[Don’t mind him, we’re kicking him out anyway]
[All we need is the money]
My second family, who accepted me as an outsider.
They pushed me into a small place away from the house and treated me as a complete stranger.
[Don’t leave this place on your own]
[Die without causing us trouble]
[Be grateful we’re letting you stay, you nuisance]
It was cold.
It wasn’t painful.
I believed this was natural for someone whose parents had wished for their death.
“Ah, aah…”
Are these my memories?
Are such things really my memories?
Don’t be ridiculous.
This isn’t family at all.
My family is—
“Not… here?”
Only sad memories overflow.
My sister isn’t in these memories that seem about to crush me with despair.
—Katsumi
—My dear Katsumi
—I wonder where your sister is?
My sister, Hakua, isn’t in my memories.
Why, she’s my family.
Yet no matter how much I search, all I can remember are my parents who wished for my death.
[Kat-chan isn’t a bad person. He’s kind and considerate of others]
My sister’s words flash through my mind.
All her words that warmed my heart were lies.
I was someone who should disappear, just as my father, mother, and those relatives said.
Realizing this, I’m afflicted with intense self-loathing.
More than the pain I feel in my wounded body, my heart feels like it’s being torn apart.
I hate this.
I hate this, I hate this, I hate this…!!
“—It’s a lie.”
My vision turns pitch black.
Endless anger and hatred well up from the depths of my heart.
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