ーーPhalaris’s Bull.
Ancient Greece’s Sicily Island. It is the torture device that was selfish order「I want to see new torture ways」by the tyrant Phalaris.
Humans placed inside the bull mold, and its purpose is to kill by burning by setting the fire under the stomach.
However, because the shape of the tube inside is like a trombone, fresh air from outside can be placed inside.
That is why, one wouldn’t be able to lose one’s consciousness inside the flas, they will be burned, while living, and having their consciousness.
Also, the inventor, Perillos, during the developnt of the device, it is being said that he was made to be the first victim by Phalaris.
Furthermore, Phalaris himself in the after years, he himself beca a victim when he got overthrown.
「Hey……are you……serious?」
His usual strong gaze had completely hidden, Junpei asked with an expression that was like a scared puppy.
Compared to that, the man stared intently at Junpei while placing firewood, and just nodded.
The man in front of him, although he cannot be compared to the God, his ntalities is quite disordered.
ーーwhatever I say or do, this guy won’t listen.
With feelings that were like resignation, Junpei, he only left it to his fate.
The chains that bind him to the chair was removed.
As long as the man’s level is over 2500, there’s nothing that he could do.
In fact, he tried to resist in tooth removal in the past days but it was useless.
It seems like he also has resistance to poison, and that also did not work.
As long as Junpei’s blood was not drank or placed in the wounds of the man, the neurotoxin would probably not have an effect.
After the handcuffs and shackles had been removed, the man put Junpei on his shoulders.
「Hey, oi, please……I’m begging you……. I’ll do the manicure with you as many tis as you want. So……so……」
Even to Junpei’s begging, the man wouldn’t react.
He only, held the handle without expressions, and opened the door that connects to the bull’s compartnt without emotions.
「Please……please……excuse ……from going inside this……」
The man laughed with a dry voice.
「Hahaha. What are you saying? After Phalaris’s bull, eyedrops of molten lead……I’m also thinking of other things. And also, Phalaris’s bull is my favorite torture after all. Not only this once, but it will also be done, twice, thrice, a lot of tis」
「……eh……?!」
「In the safety area, one wouldn’t die other than starvation. That’s why I’ll give you food. I’ll continue feeding you. If you’re not willing to eat, I will feed you a smoothie through your rectum. I will no let you die……not so easily」
And the man casually threw Junpei inside the Bull.
「Don’t worry. You won’t die. It’s made like that after all……so, you can be relieved」
“Instead……”, the man continued.
「Cry for with a good voice okay?」
After saying that, the man closed the entrance, and locked it.
He had already confird that the bull itself is made out of orihalcon with his【Appraisal Eyes】, so it would be impossible for a human to destroy it.
What ca first, was the heat that he couldn’t even open his eyes too.
After that, the skin that touches the talーーfrom his palm, *Juu*, the sound of burning ca out.
「ーーーーーーーーーーー!!!!」
When he tried to breathe, the heated air burned his lungs.
As if he couldn’t hold it in, Junpei’s eyes opened wide, and checked the surroundings.
ーーthere it is!
He bit the breathing opening that was like a tube without hesitation.
Cold have flowed, and his lungs didn’t burn. “To think that breathing normally is this much……”, he felt that there was an oasis for an instant.
However, this is the hell’s cauldron, no, this breathing opening is the devil’s trick.
The life prolongation device that only exists for him to continue sufferingーーthe proof appeared quickly, from the tube that connects to the breathing opening, Junpei’s scream of pain from his whole body burning echoed.
「Vuhooooooooooーーー!!」
The desperate cry of a bull being strangled, it echoed throughout the basent.
And after that, the man’s voice connected to Junpei’s ears who was suffering inside the bull.
「Kuhaha……fuhaha!! Well well, what a beautiful cry……you know, I really, really like this. Ahh……I am……with this crying voice……I’m in love with it!!!! Hahaha!! Kuhahaha!!」
The man who had his poker face up until nowーーhe was laughing to his delight.
The voices that show happiness that it seems there is none above it.
Skin scorched, and at burned.
Pain cos around, the breath cos out.
The bull cries.
「Kuhaha……fuhaha!! Hahaha!! Kuhahaha!!」
at lts, bones burns.
Pain cos around, the breath cos out.
The bull cries.
「Kuhaha……fuhaha!! Hahaha!! Kuhahaha!!」
The at lts, the bones burns.
Pains cos around, breath cos out.
The bull cries.
「Kuhaha……fuhaha!! Hahaha!! Kuhahaha!!」
The man’s voice that was strangely high-pitched echoes through his nerves.
From when his bones started to scorch, his consciousness slowly fades away.
“I see, I’ll finally lose consciousness with this huh……”, Junpei thought as if he wasn’t concerned with it, but, however, at the sa ti, the silver particles repairs his body.
His consciousness that had finally started to go away has revived.
「Rege……neration……damn it!! Don’t ss around!!」
It looks like, so that he wouldn’t fall out of his consciousness……the flas area being adjusted.
Skins scorched, and at burned.
Pain cos around, breath cos out.
The bull cries.
「Kuhaha……fuhaha!! Hahaha!! Kuhahaha!!」
at lts, bones burns.
Pain cos around, breath cos out.
The bull cries.
「Kuhaha……fuhaha!! Hahaha!! Kuhahaha!!」
The at lts, bones burns.
Pain cos around, breath cos out.
The bull cries.
The consciousness that starts to fade away, however, the silver particles that appears. Regeneration starts. Consciousness revived.
Skins scorched, and at burned.
Pain cos around, breath cos out.
The bull cries.
「Kuhaha……fuhaha!! Hahaha!! Kuhahaha!!」
The at lts, bones burns.
Pain cos around, breath cos out.
The bull cries.
「Kuhaha……fuhaha!! Hahaha!! Kuhahaha!!」
The at lts, bones burns.
Pain cos around, breath cos out.
The bull cries.
And silver particles that appear. Regeneration starts.
“I wonder how long it has passed”. Inside the scorching orihalcon, while suffering, Junpei thought.
ーーwhy is this happening.
Is it because I got careless on this floor? That’s for sure. I will be deprived if I fail, that’s the rule of this world.
But, the reason that this is happening……that isn’t the root of the cause.
ーーwhy am I being imprisoned in this labyrinth.
Inside the scorching hell, Junpei thought.
Noriko, Kido, ahh, I need to hit those guys at least once huh. Un, just like what’s happening to ……making them experience things worse than death might be good too.
But, the reason that this is happening to ……that’s not the direct cause.
ーーwhy am I so weak.
Right, that’s right.
The reason that I am being pathetically burned right now, and the reason that I was thrown into this labyrinth, and wandering aroundーーweakness, that’s the cause.
He gripped his right hand that was burned, and had bones being exposed.
Sothing blazing cos up out within him.
ーーthat was anger.
Anger to his own weak self, blazing anger to this world’s cruelty.
「Damn it, damn it, damn it……damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!」
Without using the breathing opening, he scread with all of his strength.
His lungs burned, and he coughed, but he didn’t mind.
And using only his strengthーーhe punches the orihalcon place with his right arm.
He knew that it was useless resistance. However, he couldn’t help himself but to hit sothing.
*Gakon*, a tal sound, and at the sa ti his fist burned. It was sothing that he knew that would happen, however, even soーー
However, Junpei noticed sothing strange.
The feeling that he had expected, it wouldn’t co however he waited.
And, he dropped his jaws to the scene in front of him.
ーーit was because, the bull mold, from its right shoulder to its stomach……it blew away.
He didn’t knew what has happening, but to escape from the heat, Junpei imdiately rolled out of the mold, and landed on the ground.
Junpei himself, of course, but the one that was more surprised was the man nad Jyr.
「That’s orihalcon you know……deterioration through ages? No, that’s impossible……what in the world……what does this an……」
To the man who had an expression that was like a pigeon hit by a bean, Junpei smiled fearlessly.
Junpei who was scared to death up until just now, he declared while laughing to his lungs.
「Co to think of it, that God was also saying don’t count on it huh. The activation requirent and also the effects……what a trendous skill. I an, I don’t know who it is, but soone’s body, without permission……don’t put in so trendous things」
With Junpei’s own【Appraisal Eyes】, after checking the skill that was placed to himself, what he knew was an alien existence.
【The Devil’s Right Hand】
Skill Rank ▼▼▼ Cannot be appraised
Characteristics ▼▼▼ Objects and body without exceptions, can destroy most of the things that take contact with it. Asdqnl wqerqndf werq dkapj wjkadfaoho peuhjnafe kjnkdfn j. Okpaweklnf jffne ajnskdf fewfeoisd. Ehawuhoaweruoh;[email protected] dlnf;a3 fdajnfeuin. Awlenr23 f lskaklwou ois;jntuo ouaoenon#oing 2jndf0uha lanlksneonre. (※Activation requirent: Pain to extre state. Strong anger against the world. Thesaurus points below 80. Also, skill activation through the user’s will is impossible)
Junpei continued to laugh out loud.
That was laughter that cos from an overwhelming position, a winner’s laughter.
「Kuhaha……really. Can destroy most of the things you say……isn’t that terrific. Don’t write dreadful things so casually you bastard….…on top of that, what the heck’s with those garbled characters……don’t tell there’s also other things hidden. Really……I really don’t fucking get it. But……well, if you’re saying that, I’ll thankfully use it」
Those words of Junpei as the signal, the man started to run away towards his back.
The place he ran to was the torture device collectionーーwithin those, he took out a huge saw.
「Well, your level is only more or less 1000……anyways, you’re not my opponent」
The sa ti he said that, the man charged to Junpei while holding his saw, and swung it down.
*Shun*, together with the sound of wind getting cut, the dangerous weapon cuts nothing.
「ーーunfortunately, this one is proud with his evasion. It looks like I can win in terms of speed」
After dodging the direct attack of the saw, Junpei casually grabbed the saw that was swung down to the ground.
ーーblinding flash.
In the next instant, the materials that composed the saw changed into light.
And continuous to that, Junpei grabbed the man’s right shoulder.
Flash once again.
*Botori*, the man’s right arm fell to the ground, and fresh blood splashed out to Junpei’s cheeks, making blood costics.
「I see……this is really, a cheat skill huh」
The corner of Junpei’s lips curved up.
The man’s wounds also, it was shrouded by the silver particles, and the loss of blood stopped.
Impatience ca out of the man’s face for the first ti, and he had sweat dripping out of his forehead.
「Well, as long as you’re not an idiot, I think that you know the difference with out battle strength right now」
「……」
After silence for a while, the man made a surrender pose raising his hands.
Playing around insects with absolute powerーーfor him who had done that throughout his life, losing his own right arm was enough damage for him to lose his will to fight.
「I surrender……I’ll admit my defeat」
And then, the man worryingly asked Junpei.
「Oi……you……. you……what are you planning to do to ?」
Junpei answered with a kind face.
「It’s okay, I’m kind after all」
The fear from the man’s expression disappeared, and imdiately returned to his expressionless face.
「Tha……that’s right. It’s true, you’re soone so kind that you even tried to save who you saw injured……」
“Ahh”, Junpei laughed wryly.
「If I’m correct, the things needed for recovery in the safety area is water and calories, that’s all right?」
Unable to understand the point of Junpei’s question, the man tilted his head.
「Yeah, that’s true……」
The man worryingly continued.
「Why do you ask sothing like that? Don’t tell ……you……are you really going to have revenge against ……?」
Once again, Junpei made a kind smile.
「Didn’t I tell you. I’m very kind……unlike you, I won’t do an unfathomable thing」
「……thank goodness」
“Un”, Junpei continued.
「Unlike you, I’m very kind. That’s why, I won’t give you food. I won’t give you water. Well, don’t worry, the pain……it won’t continue forever」
「……eh?!」
To the man who had a dumbfounded expression, Junpei refreshingly continued.
「I also think that you know this. Phalaris who ordered to invent this bull, after getting overthrown, he himself was placed inside his bullーーand beca its last victim. If that is so, the last victim of this device, shouldn’t it be you?」
And, curving his lips upwards, Junpei made a cruel smile.
「Well now, cry a good voice okay?」
“Hii!”, the man raised a voice that couldn’t be distinguished between a scream and husky voice. For the first ti, his expression, it was dyed with clear colors of fear.
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