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VOLUME 5: THE COVERT OPERATIONS OF MATAR·DEUS
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EPISODE 209: KOKUROU’S REBELLION
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An epidemic suddenly spread in the [Beast Kingdom・Passion]. With the cause unknown, Yuhito and Rarashik desperately tried to elucidate it, but can’t provide effective means against it.
At first, it spread to the citizens rapidly like poison. While many people were suffering, as for the cure, Lendock even tried make some runs in the nearby towns and villages to investigate, but everything was for naught.
It seemed to spread through only in [Pasion] for some reason. It was an illness called Dehydration Syndrome, and once you are infected, in each passing day the disease will gradually decrease the fluids in your body.
《枯渇病(こかつびょう)》is in the raw.
Even continuous taking of water can only delay the progress, and like deadly poison without treatment, it rapidly corrupted the whole country.
Many people died, but finally, Yuhito succeeded in the development of the cure. It’s made from a boiled rare medicinal herb. The amount was not enough, but it can be administered through those people who are suffering from the disease somehow, so he managed to stop its advance.
But as the medicine was about to go out of stock, the Dehydration Syndrome have infected Blansa and Nerei at the same time.
Yuhito was ordered to hand over the remaining medicine immediately, but……………there was just enough for a single person. Of course, Lendock organized his troops and in his command tried to search for the herb, but unfortunately, the invasion of [Humas] had begun.
If he lessens the troops here, they may lose the fight. But Lendock’s thoughts of saving the two are very strong. What’s more, the two people both had the intentions of being Leowald’s wife.
That time, Gareos volunteered. Even if he draws out, he declared that this war is not much of a hindrance for them, and decided to go for a trip to search for the medicinal herb.
Thus, on the day Gareos was about to start his journey, he said “I’ll get it away by all means” to Kokurou who nursed them without eating nor drinking. Kokurou believed those words in tears.
Originally, he himself wanted to go look for it, but he hated being separated from Nerei. Besides, to Gareos who was a first-class warrior in the country, leaving this to him is a good choice.
Concerned with the result, contrary to the time when he should be arriving, Gareos didn’t come back. Was he attacked by a brutal demon on his trip to find the medicinal herb? Or is he attacked by humans who were concealing for an ambush?
However, days passed, but there is no news of Gareos at all, and the worst part is, Blansa is at her limit.
Her usually healthy skin changed into a darker color, withering like a dry and dead tree, and she was unable to put out her voice freely anymore. Her beautiful face was so pitiful that you’ll seem to cry just from looking at it.
There is only one medicine. Of course Kokurou who was against it was determined that it should be administered to Nerei, her true elder sister. It’s because Nerei’s illness is spreading faster.
But Leowald who was unable to see Kokurou seized with despair, began to rage, and before things get out of control, with his little authority in between, he decided to have Kokurou behave himself in prison.
Receiving an unexpected surprise, Kokurou who have regained his consciousness, noticed that he was in jail. Leowald who came over to the prison, declared to him in this manner.
“It will be alright. I’ll save Nerei by all means”
Kokurou gave a serious look towards the words Leowald had said, and regaining his presence of mind, left his body to the drowsiness which attacked suddenly as a result of several days without sleep.
And when Kokourou woke up, he heard the words of Leowald who came over to the prison, with his face dyed in despair.
“I’m sorry. Blansa was the only one I could save”
At that time, Kokurou has become strange. Wails resounded from the prison all day long, and three days later, the hair of the man who came out of prison has been changed to an irregular white and black pattern.
Everyone held their breath in his changes, he with a few words.
“I want to mourn for my elder sister”
And with that, everyone agreed to it and the funeral was done solemnly at that time it rained, and the rain that should be cold, seem to feel hot for some reason.
The rain continued for a long time, but there is no sign of crying of anyone at all. Then, some good news had arrived.
“Gareos have returned”
Everyone who has heard the news led their breath.
“The medicinal herb was certainly grasped in his hands. However……it was too late”
Yes. He didn’t make it. With a ragged body, full of mud and bruises, he came back wounded all over, but he……didn’t make it in time.
Then, suddenly, a ray of light flashed. When they noticed it, the sword of Kokurou had penetrated the body of Gareos.
“W-why……”
Unable to endure, Mimir held her hands through her mouth.
“then that fellow began attacking every person in the place indiscriminately”
That look that is warped beyond the thoughts of anyone, as if an Asura had manifested in this world. Series of black and with flashes ran with a speed of light.
(TN: I think the Asura the author is referring to is the one from Buddhism, and not the Indian one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura_(Buddhism) Well, if you played Asura’s wrath, I think it’s more closer to this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura%27s_Wrath )
Leowald faced him to stop his rampaging, but is instinctively been overwhelmed by his power.
But he could not go with that. At that moment, a sword had cut through his body, and like how he did it with Lendock, Kokurou lunged the blade in his chest.
And with a few words, Kokurou
“…nothing but lies”
Jumped out of the Great Tree.
“Then, we desperately searched for that guy……but he was not found. Though I had escaped death, Gareos’ wasn’t in an instant, and father has passed away because of the wound, too. And in such timing, the [Evila] attacked”
Although they had succeeded in the defense somehow, they took a lot of damage. Succeeding in extracting information from the captured [Evila], they have found out that Kokurou had fed them the information and gave them an opening to attack.
“That guy was serious in crushing this country. It happened not only once, but for many times. But with the help of the Three Beast Warriors and Rarashik and the others, we manage to overcome it somehow……”
Even then the person who had lost was still at large. Kokurou’s insurrection gave the [Gabranth] a very deep wound.
“That guy didn’t appear after a while. Though there was the thought that he had died somewhere, but………as expected, he’s still alive”
After Leowald ended his story, no one gave a word, and silence dominated the room. They seem to be wondering on how they would react to the past that they couldn’t have imagined happening.
However, Mimir resolved herself and opened her mouth.
“Bu-but then, mother, if I’m not mistaken, I heard that mother’s father had died of sickness”
Not only Mimir, this was also told to all the people who didn’t know Kokurou.
“It is so. As a result of this, I have lied to all of you. The people who knew that scandal, most of them have already been killed by Kokurou. After that, the Konigh name was treated as misfortune, so I was married to this man immediately, casting away that name”
“S-so that’s why…… But why didn’t mother and father tell the truth?”
To everyone who was seeking for the answer, they faced the two.
“……That’s because we don’t want to convey that we [Gabranth] had a traitor appeared in history. Fortunately, Kokurou is judged to have died, and we thought that the truth would continue to be hidden in the darkness”
However, Kokurou didn’t die but have only lied low so far.
The bond of the beastmen is believed to be so strong that it’s incomparable to the [Humas] and [Evila]. Even if you read the history, there is only the fact that Kokurou was the only person who have caused a revolt. Therefore, thoughtlessly informing them will only cause those bonds to be filled with insecurity……… apparently, I was wrong”
Leowald lifted his face with eyes looking at someplace distant.
“No matter how long you hide it, truth will be revealed sooner or later. There isn’t a beastman shaken by such thing. Certainly, it was a disgusting past, and now it caused a disaster in this country. For that very reason, I cannot let that tragedy break the power of our bonds”
He looked at everybody with eyes filled with reassurance. In answer to that, they gave a small nod.
“The opponent is not only Kokurou. Accompanied by that fellow…… is the Former Demon King Avoros”
The sound of catching one’s breath was heard over that name.
“Either way, what we have got in the last duel was huge. The power of the former demon king is on another level. Also, all of those guys who are under him possess an aura that is way far from normal either. However, this time, we [Gabranth] and the [Evila] will fight along together”
“Ah……Hiiro-sama”
Leowald’s cheeks turned with a faint smile at the name Mimir muttered.
“Ah, if we assume that Hiiro whom knocked me down will also give a hand, there will be no other thing as reassuring as this”
“But father! Kokurou is a beastman, isn’t he?”
As if he doesn’t like the idea of relying on an unrelated person, Lenion says in a bad mood.
“I know. Kokurou is a [Gabranth] and must be dealt by us”
“Father…… so you do get it”
“Of course. The matters of the [Gabranth] must be settled by the [Gabranth]. However, the enemy is not only Kokurou. Perhaps, if this becomes a war, the former demon king will spend some war potential, too. the possibility of us hitting a rough spot is high. To that degree …………is Avoros’ strength”
Everyone swallowed their saliva at the fact that Leowald admitted.
“That’s why. It is necessary to contact the [Evila], and quickly expand our war potential from now on”
No one said anything to the legitimacy of that proposal. But being worried about something, Lenion opened his mouth.
“……say, perhaps, are they by any chance cooperating with the [Humas]?
“………”
Ever since, The [Evila] had deep connections with the [Humas]. They are only seized and treated as livestock by them. The majority of the [Gabranth] have similar thoughts, too.
“N-no way, Hiiro-sama is a human too!”
Lenion clicks his tongue on the scream of Mimir.
“I know that already! But I heard that that fellow was summoned from another world, right? In other words, he’s not probably totally with the [Humas]!”
“th-that’s……”
Surely, Hiiro was certainly classified as one of the [Humas], but as Lenion said, there are no basis to decide if he really was with them.
Though Mimir trusts Hiiro completely, he came from [Humas] where they have no relations. Even if he’s a human, that doesn’t mean that you can rely on all the other humans.
She has also heard the story that he is a human being. Therefore she understood the reason for Lenion’s uneasy feelings.
“Well, what do you think, father?”
He pressed Leowald for an answer. Then, he quivered his lips gently.
“There isn’t any country in which the reigning king had a complete grasp of their arms at all”
“I thought so too”
Lenion gave a light smile.
“However”
“Huh?”
“If the country changes, it may be possible to negotiate”
“Haa!? What are you saying, father!”
Lenion who was completely relieved earlier, yelled reflexively at that remark.
“Just listen to me first”
“Guh……just what is it?”
“Certainly, the present nation that King Rudolph had unified is untrustworthy. It’s because that country was painted with full of lies. Even forming an alliance, we don’t know when we will be stabbed in the back”
“Then, the more it’s necessary to think about it………”
“But if that person changes, the country will also change, too”
Everyone who heard those words was amazed. However, only Leowald fixed his eyes on that person…… staring at Regulus,
“Explain yourself, Regulus”
And demanded an explanation from him.
“As you wish. If that person changes, the country also changes. Do you understand, Lenion?”
“……….”
Looking at him who still remained silent,
“Listen here, the current king right now, for me who is still immature, is imbecility in itself. Hero summoning, and even breaking the conference……perhaps, they really are connected with the former demon king”
“Wha-!?”
“Hohou, so you noticed too, Regulus”
“Yes, otherwise tearing the conference apart won’t simply lead to the war breaking out. Probably, the former demon king negotiated with King Rudolf with some means and made a plan beforehand. Though we have got into it to take advantage, there should be someone who was set up to catch us off guard at any time”
Everyone was surprised, but only Leowald groaned with admiration.
“Simply because of the thought that they have planned something, rather than an alliance, they had called for a temporary truce. An agreement not to interfere with each other more than necessary”
“So?”
“King Rudolf, from the beginning, doesn’t want to form an alliance at all, simple as that. He thought of nothing but murdering the Demon King at that place. If it’s for the sake of the country, it is necessary to recommend forming an alliance, and he should have borrowed our hands to kill the Demon King. And yet, he didn’t make any objections against my demand at all, and for only killing the demon king, he even dispatched the heroes with us to act as a decoy to the [Demon Country]. That time, he already………No, he was already no longer a king for some time”
“…………”
“A grudge perhaps…… a personal grudge is clearly involved in this matter. Therefore, father isn’t assertive to make an alliance with them, right?”
“Ah, so it’s like that. But it’s also a fact that this is a good opportunity. With this, [Xaos] should be cleaned off and moved. However, even after they did this and that, one irregular had ended it all in a massive failure”
Of course, it’s Hiiro we are speaking of.
“A king who moves for such a personal grudge cannot lead a country to a better course. The country of the foolish king who doesn’t mind it’s people at all will eventually get corrupted later on”
“Is this the reason why you said something about the country changing, big brother?”
“Yes. The country will change. The people will have no choice but to change. Isn’t that right, Lenion?”
“………?”
“Not King Rudolf, but one who love his own country, his own people. If a person who loves peace above all stand on top, this will change the country”
“Is there such a human being?!”
“I don’t know”
Leowald have answered so.
“It has have never been managed in a political situation. However a person who has the power blowing it off completely must take the top, or the country won’t change”
July 25, 2016 at 3:06 pm
thanks for the chapter 😀
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July 25, 2016 at 3:17 pm
Yeah leowald you lier
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July 25, 2016 at 3:30 pm
Thanks for the chapter, and for all your hard work~!
Can you blame Kokurou??? He basically gave Leowald his complete trust, and what did Leowald do? He stabbed Kokurou in the back. And in the worst way possible, essentially killing his only remaining family member. Kokurou was betrayed first. Leowald should not have promised to save Nerei, especially if he could not put her life above the life of his lover. Worse, they don’t even realize what they did wrong and blame Kokurou for not valuing the “beastmen bonds”. I just find Leowald utterly disgusting right now. He’s such a huge hypocrite and he doesn’t even realize it himself.
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July 25, 2016 at 4:58 pm
I can’t find myself hating Leowald.(He kinda grew on me)but I don’t blame Kokurou for his actions. heck, I’d probably do the same thing if I was in his place.
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July 25, 2016 at 9:49 pm
Well I’ll just stay as a neutral party (like Hiiro), and just continue to read and eat
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July 25, 2016 at 11:07 pm
now calm down nigga it true leowald should not have made that promise to him know he was going to save his wife be Kokurou take things ways to far he kill the man who save him and his sister in the first place all because he was late and attack people who had nothing to do her death
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July 27, 2016 at 7:10 am
My bet is: His sister said she wanted to sacrifice herself.
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June 12, 2018 at 9:12 am
Wow, you’re retarded if you truly believe what you’re saying. You’re essentially claiming that just because someone made a bad promise that they couldn’t uphold even after trying hard, that dickwad can’t be blamed for going on a rampage and killing tons of innocent people while trying to bring down the entire country. Leowald didn’t even kill her, there’s a huge difference in being unable to save someone even when trying and freaking murdering someone.
Seriously, this guy was a freaking nutcase and clearly he was mentally ill right from the start… I guess you believe you should be forgiven for murdering a million people that had nothing to do with it because the doctor couldn’t save someone close to you thanks to the cure being delayed in transport in real life. After all, it’s the doctor’s fault that he couldn’t save her without the cure. Yep.
Accidents happen, that’s life, get f*cking used to it. Things doesn’t always go as you want and sometimes tragic sh*t happens. Some things you can’t save someone, sometimes people die, you can be depressed and unduly pissed off at others, but don’t f*cking let it go out over other people, especially not innocents. Nothing about this guy makes me pity him in the least. I wish a chinese mc was here to torture him to death slowly. He doesn’t deserve to live.
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July 25, 2016 at 3:47 pm
Thanks for the chapter!
That was a good chapter.
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July 25, 2016 at 6:34 pm
Thanks for the chapter
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July 25, 2016 at 6:40 pm
this novel is cursed its truly cursed every time a translator starts it something happend .
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July 26, 2016 at 10:10 am
well thats the curse inflicted from this novel. Any translator who start TL-ing this novel get rekt by IRL. I hope someone can break free from this curse…… and start TL at weekly basis 🙂
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July 25, 2016 at 6:53 pm
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July 25, 2016 at 7:05 pm
Wow, that was sad! I can’t really blame Kokurou? Although, killing unrelated ppl is already too much!
Thank you very much for the chapter!
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July 26, 2016 at 1:56 pm
Unrelated? He is, he was trusted with finding the herb, if not, then it would’ve of been Kokurou the one who went to find the herb.
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July 28, 2016 at 3:56 am
Not him. He attacked everyone around indiscriminately. Innocent people who were just attending the funeral and such.
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July 25, 2016 at 11:42 pm
Thanks for the chapter – =͟͟͞͞ ( ꒪౪꒪)ฅ✧
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July 26, 2016 at 2:42 am
thank for the update
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July 26, 2016 at 1:01 pm
Soooooooo??? Its ur turn now guild master-san 🙂
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July 27, 2016 at 12:42 am
Thanks for the translation
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July 27, 2016 at 2:18 am
well knowing hiiro perhaps he can even revive the elder sister albeit temporary, kokuro deeply touched, and all finished since he was cheat ahaha so easy
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July 27, 2016 at 7:27 am
Thanks for starting up this series again. I am enjoying the chapters.
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July 28, 2016 at 10:54 am
thx for the chapter 🙂
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July 28, 2016 at 2:39 pm
Thnx for keeping this up
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July 28, 2016 at 4:25 pm
Thanks for the chapter.
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July 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm
Thanks for the Chapter!!!
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August 20, 2016 at 3:34 pm
…..?? When your body lose water rapidly ? Isn’t that diarrhea !!?? THEY NEED Pepto-BismolL !!
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August 28, 2016 at 10:34 pm
Thanks for doing this chapter😆
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January 7, 2017 at 5:11 pm
this chapter reeks of such bullshit it makes me puke. Honestly, there is a limit to this authors idiocy at times, such as with levels etc. At least come up with a more plausible reason. BOHOHO, a freaking epidemic, oh no, and for some reason THEY DIDN’T SAVE ENOUGH HERBS FOR EACH OF THE ROYAL FAMILY? color me dumbfounded at the utter stupidity of this statement OFCOURSE they would save at least one portion for each of the royal family, they would have to be at a vegetable state of stupidity to actually not do that. There is no freaking way, it’s utterly impossible. And the stroooong king goes by himself to gather a herb? yeah right, if so he would’ve gone to the invasion and let some other people weaker than him gather the herbs, it would’ve been more effective. And that super strong being couldn’t gather even a herb in time? And then there’s the retarded guy who attacks everyone all of a sudden, is he also completely utterly stupid beyond the possibility of the word? He sees a super desperate guy that did all he could to gather the herb. Also, he himself, instead of going to search for the herb and speeding it up, he is with his sister for no reason whatsoever “I’m too worried” yeah, right, if you were worried you would leave the job that anyone can do and do something only you can do and freaking find that herb. He has no one to blame but himself.
Seriously, sometimes I’m just surprised at how this author doesn’t think even a few steps ahead and just opens plot holes everywhere and pulls shit from his ass without even thinking of how plausible it is. I’m frankly disgusted, it’s boring and it breaks immersion when it’s written this badly. Stop cooking up some crappy plot just for the sake of getting some reason that the evil guy does what he wants. Just go with the “he was a freaking nutcase from the start” approach, it’s much more believable than this bullshit if you don’t properly think before writing it. Shit.
The translation is good though, thanks.
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June 11, 2017 at 8:40 am
Methinks you are overreacting 🙂
However I will say that this could of been written better as well. If I was the writer I would of had Koko-whatever try to got rush and find the herb but have everyone hold him back. Have that other guy who went looking for it say he is going to look for it but instead go help in the war. Then as both of the women are getting really sick have the king put that koko-guy in solitary confinement because he doesn’t want him to be “reckless”. Then the sister dies she gets a funeral, that guy comes back too late with the herb and the brother mourns for her but swears that he will life his life as if he was living hers as well or some nonsense like that. You know some sappy stuff however while he is working to help his country he overhears/discovers that that guy who was sent to get those herbs didn’t even go get any herbs but rather went to help defend the country and fight a war as he could not ignore his country that was in danger.
You might be wondering if he didn’t go looking for the herb how on earth did he get that other herb when he returned. The answer being that they and one extra herb however the king and that guy lied to the prince and koko-whatever because they wanted to make sure that the prince could be saved if he was to become infected with the illness as he will be the future king.
This is my opinion would make the revenge and killings more logical, less idiotic and more tragic. 🙂
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June 11, 2017 at 8:52 am
I also think I was overreacting. Must’ve been really fed up after reading a lot of stuff that annoyed me before I posted something like this. Really 😛 Sometimes you just get more and more weird shit stacked upon each other until you can’t hold it in anymore and blow up because you just get that pissed off from how weird it is. I am usually pretty tolerant with stuff like that, but when the story is supposed to make sense and be well-written and thought out, I can sometimes get so fed up that I go out of control and complain in the comment section.
It’s a bad habit of mine that I wish I could fix 😀 Especially the part where I tend to stay grumpy afterwards too and write negative comments for a while after that until I get in a better mood from taking a break or the story getting to a good point, haha. I once got severely pissed off at a certain plot development that I was disgusted with in a really long novel(I shall seal the heavens) and kept getting more and more riled up because it got worse and worse, so I had to turn off getting replies for that whole site, because I kept getting nagging comments from people who got annoyed by me instead of the novel, ahahaha.
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October 26, 2017 at 6:52 pm
Thanks for doing this chapter!🤓
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