At the End of Revenge, There You Are ~The Scum Who Killed My Beloved, Prepare Yourselves! I Will Drag You All to Hell... Wait, What? Why Are the Heroine and the Demoness Coming After Me, a Woman!?(GL) - Chapter 15

“Here’s your Explorer Card… I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before. Has anyone ever told you that you look like someone?”

“Not particularly. I just have a common face. Anyway, thank you very much!”

“Ah, I see… Well, take care and good luck!”

Disguised under a new identity, Yuzuha successfully obtained her Explorer Card.

She was almost suspected, but she forcefully ended the conversation before it could go any further.

Honestly, I should learn a thing or two from her assertiveness—I’m way too easy to push around.

At this moment, Yuzuha had just re-registered as an explorer.

Of course, she couldn’t use the name Yuzuha Hanashiro.

In fact, she couldn’t use it.

Because as far as the world was concerned—Yuzuha Hanashiro was dead.

And that was exactly how we wanted it.

If people knew she was alive, those bastards would come after her again.

Sure, we could fight back and get revenge that way, but what if the ones who killed her sister were a different group? If that were the case, we wouldn’t be able to eliminate them.

When we talked about it, Yuzuha clearly remembered Ryuya Sawamura, that slim guy in light armor. He was definitely there.

But as for the others… her memories were too vague.

She felt like they were different people.

Which meant that simply taking out Golden Eagle wouldn’t be enough to complete our revenge.

Of course, Golden Eagle would still pay for what they did.

They made their move, and whether Yuzuha survived or not, they deserved to suffer the consequences.

But the ones who did that to her sister… they wouldn’t get off easy.

I wanted to make them regret being born.

Because what happened to her was beyond horrific.

That’s why we used the demon’s power to create a fake corpse, making it seem as though Yuzuha had truly died.

When the news reported “Yuzuha Hanashiro has passed away”, I knew the plan had worked.

Though the way they worded it made my bl00d boil.

As for the real, living Yuzuha, the demon had prepared a completely new identity for her.

Honestly… is there anything she can’t do?

At this point, she was walking around outside the dungeon like any normal person.

I didn’t even want to ask how she managed to get that new ID.

Half a Day Earlier…

“Hey, hey, what kind of face should I have?”

“Anything is fine, isn’t it?”

“So cruel! How could you say anything when your own girlfriend is asking you about her new face?!”

For some reason, she asked me for advice on her new appearance.

Apparently, even with a fake ID, she could still be recognized.

I mean, it made sense.

Yuzuha was undeniably cute, and she had run her own video channel.

Her chances of being recognized were way higher than the average person’s.

Her sister—now a demon—was going to use her powers to alter Yuzuha’s face.

But for some reason, Yuzuha started obsessing over the details and dragged me into the discussion.

I was not the right person to ask.

I figured it was basically like plastic surgery.

But I had never cared about fashion, and I rarely even wore makeup.

I prided myself on being able to keep up with the Special Investigations Division’s brutal training, which was basically just getting beaten to a pulp.

“Hehe, Akari~” The demon smirked. “She wants to change her face to match your preferences. So instead of brushing her off, why don’t you tell her what you’d find cute?”

“Sis!?”

Even though she promised not to read minds, she said that like she had plucked it straight from Yuzuha’s thoughts.

Yuzuha’s face turned bright red.

…Was she really thinking that?

That’s so adorable…

“Yumeha Mutsuki.”

“Huh?”

“That’s my name. I changed my last name after getting married, but given the circumstances… that bastard is probably involved too, so I’d rather not use it.”

“Yumeha Mutsuki… You’re my sister…?”

“Just call me Yumeha. Especially when we’re being intimate, okay?”

One moment she was having a serious conversation, and the next, she threw in something completely inappropriate.

Was she doing this to lighten the mood?

Or was it because she couldn’t completely suppress her hatred?

Either way, both Yuzuha and I had decided—we would also carry out Yumeha’s revenge.

“No way! This is about me, so stop hitting on Akari! She just accepted my feelings!”

Yuzuha finally snapped at Yumeha’s antics.

Again… she was adorable.

“It’s not like I ever cared about your face, but I did like it the way it was… so I really don’t know what to suggest.”

“Akari~♡”

For some reason, that statement hit Yuzuha hard.

She kissed me and clung to me in excitement.

After Her Face Was Finalized…

“Date~! A date with Akari~!”

Yuzuha was practically skipping as she held my hand, happily swinging it back and forth.

Meanwhile, I was being forced to walk beside her in a black outfit that was bold—or rather, downright risqué.

…How did it come to this?

“Come on, Akari. Say my new name properly. You can’t call me Yuzuha anymore. From today, I’m Sakuya.”

“Got it… Sakuya.”

“Good girl. Now then, let’s make sure we tear that bastard Ryuya to shreds.”

“Wait, tear him apart!?”

I thought we were just having a casual conversation, but the sheer intensity of her grudge caught me off guard.

And the fact that she said it with such an adorable smile made it all the more terrifying.

“Of course! We’re getting our revenge, after all. But first, I need to register as an explorer again. Otherwise, how else are we going to ‘accidentally’ kill him inside the dungeon?”

Jeez, don’t say stuff like that with such an innocent face.

Still… Sakuya, huh?

That name sounds kinda masculine.

But I guess it suits her since she’s always the one taking charge—wait.

Hold on.

Am I getting brainwashed here?!

With that, we successfully arrived at the Dungeon Management Guild, completed the registration process, and secured her new Explorer Card.

By the way, every dungeon has an associated management guild, so explorer cards can be issued anywhere.

We specifically chose the Shinjuku Dungeon instead of Musashino, where Yuzuha supposedly “died,” to avoid suspicion.

Now that we had accomplished our goal, we had no reason to stay.

We deliberately picked a dungeon we rarely used to avoid running into anyone we knew.

Now, we just needed to leave.

But just as we were about to step out of the guild, we ran into the worst possible person.

“Hey, you there! You’re an explorer, right? Lucky you—Golden Eagle is recruiting right now. How about it? Even beginners get proper training.”

The scumbag leader of Golden Eagle had the audacity to try and recruit Sakuya the moment he saw her.

That was close…

Thanks to Yumeha’s magic, Yuzuha’s appearance had been subtly altered—enough to still highlight her natural beauty, yet make her look like a different person.

As a result, this bastard was clearly interested in her but didn’t recognize who she really was.

I was speechless.

Yuzuha—no, Sakuya—was probably too disgusted to speak either.

Honestly, I wanted nothing more than to punch his face into the guild floor and stomp his crotch into oblivion.

But… that might be a little too much.

Completely oblivious to our thoughts, the human trash kept running his mouth.

“Listen, Golden Eagle is one of the most promising young explorer teams right now. Join us, and you’ll get stronger in no time. Money, fame—it’s all yours if you work hard. It’s a great deal. Come on, let’s chat over at that café—”

“I refuse. Don’t touch me. You’re disgusting.”

“Wha—!?”

The arrogant wannabe-cool Golden Eagle leader had been confidently flexing his “charm” when Yuzuha flat-out rejected him with pure disgust.

Even I was caught off guard.

And of course, the scumbag leader—actually, screw it, I’ll just call him Scum—was completely stunned into silence.

But only for a moment.

He quickly recovered.

“You… You must be new, so I’ll let it slide this time. But you should learn to show some respect. Golden Eagle isn’t a team you want to mess with.”

…Oh?

The guy who ran for his life the moment a demon appeared now thinks he can act tough?

How brave.

Also, is this idiot really trying to intimidate someone in broad daylight?

That was when a guild staff member stepped in.

“Please stop. Mr. Taketo, we just talked about how you shouldn’t be aggressively recruiting people. Also, no causing trouble inside the guild.”

“Excuse me? Do you even realize how much we’ve contributed to this guild?”

Thank god.

The staffer bought us just enough time.

While they started arguing, we used the chance to quietly slip away.

“No, Sakuya. No casting magic here.”

“But—”

“No. We’re leaving. Now.”

And so, with great restraint, we managed to complete our goal of registering Sakuya under a false identity and left without incident.