BAMN: Chapter 207/208

Chapter 207: Kohina Hiruko

"I have to go back, my stupid brother is still waiting for me!"

Not just the four girls, even the blonde girl not far away, who was arguing with Midori Fuse, Senju Kayo, and the others, shouted emotionally.

"Please, God, I really can't stay here."

Her name was Katagiri Yuzuki. She had a brother named Katagiri Tamaki.

Unlike other civilian pairs.

Tamaki was truly fond of the girl. He was a proper older brother.

For this child, Rin's approach was the same as Elder Matsuzaki's.

He used telepathy to communicate with Katahira Tamaki.

Indeed, Rin could heal Yuzuki and then leave her by Tamaki's side.

But would that really be for the best?

Yuzuki was a Cursed Child. Even if the Gastrea virus in her body was gone, could she really live peacefully in that world?

Rin didn't intend to make the choice for the siblings.

He would give them time.

Let them choose for themselves.

Whether to move forward toward a heaven-like future.

Or, driven by deep sibling affection, choose to stay together, and face a new life side by side.

Whatever the choice, Rin would respect it and offer his blessing.

"God, huh..."

While Rin was resolving problems one by one, two figures stood atop a tall building in Tokyo Ward, overlooking the city surrounded by monoliths.

The shorter one was a girl with short, dark blue hair.

She carried two long swords on her back, and her eyes were blood red. Clearly, she was a Cursed Child.

Next to her stood a tall man wearing a clown mask—Kagetane Hiruko, the villain who had appeared early on in the original work.

"Yes, Daddy!"

Kohina Hiruko grinned crazily. "That voice is echoing in my head, it's so weird. I really want to kill him!"

"No, Kohina-chan."

"That's God."

Katagane didn't believe in gods.

That voice in his head was probably some kind of advanced tech he didn't understand. But definitely not God.

"Did the voice say anything else? Aside from calling for help in danger?"

"Yes!"

Kohina laughed. "He said he would send a great flood to this world tomorrow to cleanse all filth."

"Hmm?"

Katagane's expression behind the mask stiffened. He frowned slightly, starting to ponder the meaning.

Claiming to be God. Declaring to send a great flood to purify the world.

Even if this world was different, Black Bullet still had the Bible and Christian mythology.

"Heaven. Judgment. Flood. Apocalypse. Salvation..."

"This is getting more and more interesting."

"Who would do such a thing?"

"Playing tricks like this."

Suddenly, Kagetane had an idea. He looked at Kohina.

"Kohina-chan, try responding."

"If this is real, and you're really brought before God..."

His tone deepened, icy.

"Then kill him."

Just imagining the possibility of killing God made Kagetane's heart race with excitement.

"Haha, got it, Dad!"

Kohina didn't hesitate at all. Her mind already leaned toward madness, and her killing intent was powerful.

Silently, Kohina mouthed the words, "Save me."

And then, right in front of Kagetane's disbelieving eyes, Kohina's figure vanished.

"!!!"

Kagetane's pupils shrank slightly.

He'd thought the so-called salvation meant someone would be sent over.

He hadn't expected it.

Kohina disappeared right in front of him.

'No trace at all.'

'This isn't speed. Not even close.'

The only explanation he could think of was legendary spatial technology.

Whoever that voice belonged to, that power held terrifying tech that could teleport Cursed Children.

"Interesting."

"Too interesting!"

Not only Kagetane, but various ambitious individuals and politicians also learned of the apocalyptic prophecy and the savior through the Cursed Children.

"Where is this?"

In the forest outside the Void Ark's castle, Kohina looked around. She didn't see any so-called God.

But she wasn't surprised by the sudden teleportation.

Obeying orders, killing her father's enemies—those were the reasons Kohina existed.

"Another newcomer?"

Perhaps by fate, the one responsible for greeting her was Enju.

Unlike her previously filthy and pitiful appearance, Enju had now bathed and changed clothes, and had the twin-tail hairstyle from the original work.

Aside from her low vitality and slightly downcast eyes, she was clearly in better shape.

With the Cursed Children rescue plan in motion, more and more girls were being teleported into the Void Ark by Rin's power.

From hundreds, to thousands, to tens of thousands, and even hundreds of thousands...

The artificial angels were clearly overwhelmed.

Thankfully, the girls started organizing themselves into teams, and under guidance from the angel sisters, began helping the new arrivals head to the castle.

"Swish!"

Before Enju could even explain, two cold flashes sliced through the air!

Two incredibly sharp long blades, made from special alloy, designed to restrain Gastrea's regenerative powers.

If Enju had been hit, she would've been severely wounded.

"Ah!"

"Enju, watch out!!"

Sensing danger, Enju instinctively jumped back.

Perhaps it was a desperate moment that unlocked her potential.

The rabbit genes in Enju's body activated, and she leapt back dozens of meters, barely dodging Kohina's ambush.

And almost as soon as she evaded the strike.

Midori Fuse, Senju Kayo, and Mibu Asaka.

The three girls charged forward simultaneously.

They had no weapons, only relying on physical strength to fight Kohina, so they quickly fell into a disadvantage.

"Damn it!"

"What's with this girl, why is she attacking us?!"

Asaka's face was filled with frustration. She tried calling for a truce multiple times, but each attempt was cut short by Kohina's dual blades.

It wasn't until Midori could no longer keep up with Kohina's pace and was about to have her arm slashed by a blade—

Midori vanished.

(To be continued.)

Chapter 208: Punishment Time

"Swish!!"

Midori wasn't injured.

Because before that, all the girls involved in the conflict had already been teleported before Rin.

This was a rule established within the Void Ark.

Whenever a clash occurred between Cursed Children, if one party was about to be harmed, they would be teleported away just before the injury happened.

"Hmm?"

Rin was currently tending to a newly arrived girl. Looking at Kohina Hiruko, who had been chasing and slashing at the others, he frowned slightly. "This personality can no longer be described as just mischievous."

At the very least, Tina's five sisters would ask a question before attacking.

But this one was like a rabid dog, not even trying to communicate.

"You've gone too far."

Rin was still seated when the rampaging Kohina was suddenly sprawled across his lap. "Bad children must be punished."

Slap!

Rin slapped Kohina's bottom without holding back.

"So, so scary!"

The surrounding girls collectively gasped.

Almost instinctively, they covered their bottoms, terrified that Rin would punish them the same way.

"Ah!"

"Let me go!"

"I'm going to kill you!!"

Kohina had an extremely high tolerance for pain.

But Rin's slaps carried a mysterious power. After just a few strikes, she was already wailing.

Even so, Kohina had no concept of begging for mercy and just kept struggling.

"Kohina Hiruko, is it?"

Rin didn't hold back. Her actions were truly malicious.

Besides, her personality had already been twisted by Kagetane Hiruko. It wasn't something that could be fixed with a little discipline.

A deeper level of correction was necessary.

"You really deserve to die, Kagetane Hiruko."

Kohina was born through artificial insemination, using five women Kagetane had kidnapped.

She had four sisters just like her.

Before they turned seven, Kagetane locked them in a basement, where he subjected them to brutal killing training and intense brainwashing.

In the end, he made the five of them fight to the death until only one was left. The survivor was the current Kohina.

"What is this?!"

After hearing Rin's account of Kohina's past, Artoria gripped her sword tightly, ready to cut Kagetane down with a single slash. "Can someone like that even be called a father?"

"Did he actually treat those children like daughters?"

If he truly did, then watching them kill each other had long surpassed the limits of human decency.

If he didn't, and merely saw Kohina as a tool, then...

"What does that guy even think life is worth?"

Artoria trembled all over. Ever since arriving in the Black Bullet world, her worldview had been shattered again and again by the depth of human evil.

"I will handle it."

Just like with the Doctor, Rin had nothing more to say to Kagetane Hiruko.

He didn't care about the man's ideology, his experiences, or what sort of suffering he'd endured.

None of it mattered to Rin.

"Die, Kagetane Hiruko."

The moment he spoke, his words became reality. Kagetane Hiruko was marked for death.

The powerful cyborg enhanced by advanced technology from the original world collapsed from the rooftop, shattered into pieces.

No one knew the cause of his death.

No one cared.

"Enju, Midori, I'll leave this child to you."

Through that spanking, Rin had already cracked Kohina's hardened heart.

She would forget Kagetane Hiruko and start over.

"Okay."

After hearing about Kohina's past, Enju and the other girls, who had originally been annoyed with her, began to feel pity instead.

As fellow Cursed Children, they all had pasts they didn't want to remember.

And it was precisely because of that, that Cursed Children could understand each other and show empathy.

"We'll take good care of her."

"Thank you, God."

"Mm."

Rin had not stopped since arriving in the Black Bullet world.

He received group after group of Cursed Children, arranged housing, and distributed supplies.

The number of Cursed Children in this world was around 500,000 to 600,000.

Settling all of them within 24 hours was no easy feat.

As midnight approached, Rin finally received good news from Violet.

"Almost all the Cursed Children in the world are here now."

Not only that, but Rin had already handled the aftermath.

That included Elder Matsuzaki, Katagiri Tamaki, the five sisters, and the schemers behind Kohina.

Those who needed explanations got them. Those who needed to be removed were eliminated.

Rin didn't let a single one escape.

In just a day, Rin's actions had turned the whole world upside down.

Unfortunately, due to the existence of Gastrea, communication between regions and nations in this world was severely limited.

This meant that most major powers only learned what happened by nightfall.

"The Cursed Children have disappeared..."

"I heard it was God's salvation."

"God?"

"How could such a thing exist?"

"If there really was a God, why didn't He show up when the war with Gastrea started?"

"It's a lie. There is no God!"

"..."

In a large conference room, the avatars of national leaders were projected on a shared screen.

The discussion was chaotic. Some passed the blame, others suspected conspiracy. No one agreed. The room descended into disorder.

"What does the future hold?"

As the representative of Japan, Seitenshi also participated in this world summit.

Meanwhile, the leaders of various districts in Japan reported their situations to Seitenshi, who was in charge of Tokyo Ward.

"They're gone. All of them."

"Whether it was Civil Officers' partners or Cursed Children from outer districts, they've all vanished like smoke."

"Seitenshi, what do you think?"

Seitenshi was a silver-haired girl, around fifteen or sixteen years old.

Not long ago, Japan's last Prime Minister stepped down, and Seitenshi assumed office.

Of course, Seitenshi was merely the nominal leader of Japan.

In many people's eyes, she was just a figurehead, a decorative mascot put in front of the public.

(To be continued.)