Leveling Murderer - Chapter 4

 Episode 4: A Boy Called Akira Ishigami

 

“How long have you been here? Where did you come from? Did you just say you're a murderer?”

 

I ask the boy, who calls himself Akira Ishigami.

I do my best to remain calm and mature.

I can't afford to be fooled by a child.

 

“Fufu, Oni-san, what's your name?”

“I'm asking the questions. You answer first.”

 

There was no way I was going to reveal my identity to someone I didn't know.

This boy mentioned the word "murderer," and he could be a witness who saw me do it.

 

“If I had seen what Oni-san did, would you kill me too?”

The boy asks back with a smile on his face.

 

“ ! ”

Shit.... Looks like this boy witnessed my murder.

There's no way around it.......

 

I raised my hands and the boy looked defensive for a moment, but I went with the flow and got down on my knees.

“Please, just let me go!”

“Huh?...... what's that?”

“What you saw was self-defense!  So please, keep your mouth shut, like I said!”

I got down on my knees in front of all the employees, I don't care anymore if I have to get down on my knees in front of one child now.

 

“Huh? I witnessed Oni-san murder someone. But you're not going to kill me?”

“Of course not. Who would kill a child?”

I have no interest in killing children.

The last two murders were unavoidable.

 

"Hmm...... It is not what I expected, but I guess I'll give it a pass then.”

When he said this, the boy reached out to me and put me under his umbrella.

 

“P-Pass......?”

I look up at the boy.

 

“Yeah, you passed ... Oni-san has killed two people so far, including the woman you mentioned earlier. That means you are level 3 and how many spells do you know?”

“Huh? Hey, how do you know about the level I'm at?”

“Why wouldn't I? After all, I'm a murderer just like you.”

“Murderer......”

This boy had said those words earlier.

“Don't worry, you're safe. I'm not going to tell the police about you.”

“O-Oh, is that so?”

“Yeah.”

He nodded heavily like a child.

 

I stood up.

“You know, you say you're a murderer—”

“My name is Akira.”

He said with a smile, but it looked like he wasn't smiling behind his eyes.

 

“Ah...... what kind of murderer is Akira talking about? What do you mean when you say Akira and me are the same?”

In response to my question, Akira stuck out his index finger.

“In this world, there are people who are chosen by God to increase their level by one level for every person they kill. They are called murderers. That would be me and you.”

 

“…O-Oh..”

“The bodies of people killed by murderers disappear, as you saw earlier, so there's no evidence left behind.”

“…Really”

That's why the bodies of both the man and the woman disappeared.

 

“Oh, so...... Akira has killed people too?”

“Yes.”

It was a difficult question to ask, but Akira answered without hesitation.

“Hey, that's not important, remember that question I asked you?”

Akira smiles at the thought of having killed someone.

 

“Question? Ah, a spell I know. I have two.”

I'm sure I learned one thing at a time when I killed Shinichi Gotoda and that woman earlier.

 

“Fufufu, are you sure you want to tell me something important like that when we've just met?”

“You're the one who asked me. Besides, I’m level three, so It should be normal to have two.”

 

I guess you learn one spell per level.

“I think you misunderstood me, so I'll tell you this: spells are completely random. Sometimes you learn them as you level up, sometimes you don't, and I may not be able to use a spell that you can use.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Since you told me, I'll tell you a few of the spells I can use, including invisibility, silent footsteps, sensing a killer's whereabouts, and reading their mind.”

“You can read minds?”

...... So are you reading my mind right now, too?

“Fufu. I guess.”

Akira just said with a wink, which was very mature for a child.

 

You're a little brat.

I'm sure you're reading this too.

 

“Oni-san is funny…Try saying - Status Open”

“What's that?”

“Just think of it as a trick.”

I don't want to be fooled by a twelve-year-old.

“Just do it. Come on.”

“All right...... status open.”

 

As soon as I said it--

~Picon!~

 

Letters and numbers appeared in front of my eyes as I heard a electronic beep like sound.


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