Disciple of Immortal-Chapter 39Act 5: : The Last Moment of The Great Merchant

「Cough, cough… I, I won't be defeated… I'm, not done yet…」

Greed's arms were flailing weakly. He had already reached his limit.

「… I know not of your wish, or your resolution. But you'll be resented back if you involve innocent people in your quest for revenge.」

「Resented back…! That's, that's…!」

Greed roared while gritting his teeth in frustration.

「That is… Something that I know the best…」

Then continued on weakly. I raised my sword slowly.

「… May your soul rest in peace.」

「K-KANATA WAIT!」

Suddenly I heard Philia's scream from above. Philia was led by a burly man. It seems he was one of Greed's subordinates.

「W-What kind of a monster is that? Greed-sama actually hid such a hideous monster in this mansion.」

Greed's subordinate gasped when he looked at Greed's monstrous form.

「And yet… Since that monster is already beaten to the inch of their life… Does that mean that man is the real monster?」

It seems Greed's subordinate knew nothing about this. Greed really didn't trust anyone; he had been living while suppressing his anger and hatred all this time.

Philia jumped down and stood before me as if trying to protect Greed.

「K-Kanata… This uncle is, you know… He's actually a poor soul… P-Please trust Philia! That's why…」

I shook my head.

「… Greed has made an enemy of the kingdom. And I don't know how many people have fallen victim to him.」

Greed intentionally created dark wards in Polorock and was also the mastermind who manipulated the crime organization of this city. His goal wasn't profit; it was to push many humans into the never-ending hell of capitalism. The number of people poisoned by Greed's poison and the number of victims were uncountable.

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「Moreover… Greed has reached his limit.」

Philia then turned around toward Greed. Greed was already on his last legs. It was a miracle that he still retained his consciousness when his breathing was already extremely erratic.

Even if I left him alone, he might die soon. That's why I'd rather end his sorrow as soon as possible rather than prolonging his suffering.

「B-but, but…」

「Firstly… His hatred won't be cured no matter what. Let him sleep quietly.」

Greed's goal was to keep the humans around the world hating each other, creating a never-ending chain of hatred. That was the sole reason he lived as 『Great Merchant Greed』 for the last few decades. His hatred and madness were beyond what I could understand. Even without that, I don't think he could turn over a new leaf.

Philia seemingly grasped something and then bent down.

「Uncle…」

Philia turned to Greed and gently brushed the latter's mouth. Greed's body twitched; it seemed he reacted to Philia's voice.

「O-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!」

Greed raised his voice, his huge arms wrapping around Philia.

「Philia-chan!」

I hurriedly touched the hilt of my sword.

「Is that you… Eve!? That bastard Greed didn't keep his promise, that's why I… killed him! Haah… How many years has it been since then, I wonder? I've always been wanting to meet you all this time!」

Greed called out to a name that he never heard before. His mind was in a mess to the point that he mistook Philia for someone else. Philia was taken aback for a moment, then she proceeded to hug Greed as she cried.

「Geez, take a look. The exit… Is right before us. The light…! You always wanted to see the sky that you've never seen before, right? That's why let's go, let's play under the blue sky! We've seen this nightmare for long enough… But homunculi like us have all the time in the world!」

「… Uhm.」

Philia nodded as she replied quietly.

「Haah… Today is, such a nice day—」

Greed's body stopped moving after he said those words.

「… Goodbye, uncle.」

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