Chapter 297 Yamato Hina
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
I parried his blade with my round shield, catching the rhythm of his strike and letting it slide off the metal. The moment his guard wavered, I lashed out with a horizontal flash. He didn’t even bother to dodge. My blade connected squarely, but against that fortress of armor, the strike did zero damage.
I continued the assault, unleashing a flurry of slashes with enough precision to keep him pinned down, yet nothing pierced his defenses. The second my sequence ended, he swung back with a heavy counter. I parried again. This had been going on for minutes-a stalemate of attrition.
”Tch! You’re a pain in the ass! ‘Judge-‘”
”Not happening!” said Yamato Hina.
”Again!?” Jinno replied.
He tried to wind up for a massive skill, but I shut him down before he could find his footing. Jinno’s face contorted into a hideous mask of frustration.
”Damn it! Over and over… you’re a persistent little bitch! Just hurry up and accept the judgment of justice already!” said Jinno.
”Justice? That’s a pretty big word for someone like you,” Yamato Hina replied. “What exactly gives you the right to claim the moral high ground?”
”Isn’t it obvious? The Goddess Aurelia-sama¹ is absolute justice. Therefore, we, her apostles, are absolute justice as well. To think you don’t even grasp something that basic… you really have fallen into the gutter, Yamato Hina,” said Jinno.
(Has this guy’s sense of ‘justice’ warped even further? It was bad enough back in the day, but now it isn’t even his own belief. He’s just regurgitating dogma. His ‘justice’ is nothing more than pure, unadulterated self-righteousness.)
”How pathetic,” Yamato Hina said.
”Pathetic? Me?” Jinno spat. “From where I’m standing, you’re the pathetic one-refusing to bow before Aurelia-sama and choosing to wallow in the dirt instead.”
”You think so? I think the truly pathetic one is the man who abandoned his own will to worship a puppet-master. You call Aurelia absolute just so you don’t have to think for yourself,” Yamato Hina said.
”And what about you!? You’re just groveling at the feet of that piece of trash Sugita without a second thought!” Jinno screamed.
”Heh. You couldn’t be more wrong,” Yamato Hina said.
It wasn’t just me. Honoka, Mihiro, and Reese had all been cut loose from the Goddess’s chains. We realized-or rather, we were forced to realize-just how insane she actually was. It is true that I love my brother, but I don’t follow him out of blind obsession.
During the Mazoku² invasion of Envyos, the cracks in our old worldviews finally shattered. Our perspective shifted away from the dogma Maya and Mashiro clung to.
Ever since I entered my brother’s Servitude, my hatred for the Mazoku has vanished. Instead, I’ve come to see Aurelia as the real monster-the one who unilaterally oppresses others just for existing. Of course, if Big Brother hadn’t “educated” me, I probably would’ve stayed trapped in that twisted mindset even after being freed from her…
”What’s the difference!?” Jinno screamed. “You’re no better than I am! You’re the same person who stood by and did nothing while that loser was being tortured!”
”…Yeah. You’re right,” Yamato Hina admitted. I still remembered my own shallow reasons for not stopping Sugita. I was a fool back then. “But even so, I’m not nearly as revolting as you-a man who uses ‘justice’ as a cloak to hide his cowardice.”
I remembered what Jinno had told me himself. His excuse for letting Sugita, Tatei, and Yokoo bully my brother was that it kept the class unified. He claimed that if my brother wasn’t the sacrificial lamb, Sugita would have targeted someone else. It was a load of shit. Reese was raped, and Honoka and Yukiko were both on the hit list anyway. A monster like Sugita didn’t care about balance. Back then, I didn’t have the strength to call Jinno out because, regardless of my reasons, I was just as guilty of being a bystander.
”I still regret it every day,” Yamato Hina said. “I wonder why I didn’t save him. But look at you. You haven’t changed a bit. No reflection, no remorse. You don’t even think you’re wrong. You’re a bigger piece of trash than Sugita ever was.”
Jinno’s brow furrowed, his eyes bulging as his lip began to twitch with rage.
”Who are you calling trash!? I am justice! Absolute justice! I am the messenger chosen by Goddess Aurelia-sama! I won’t let that stand! I was going to go easy on you for the sake of our old school days, but no more! Die by divine judgment! ‘Judge-‘” said Jinno.
”I already told you,” Yamato Hina said, interrupting the skill again. “That’s not happening!”
”God damn it!” Jinno replied.
I canceled his skill with ease. A wide-scale attack like that requires a vanguard to protect the caster-something this idiot still hasn’t figured out.
”Shit! Just let me fire it! You fallen bitch!” Jinno said.
”You’re the one who thought it was a good idea to challenge me one-on-one. But ‘fallen’ actually fits. I really have gone over the edge,” Yamato Hina said.
(Whether Big Brother is ‘evil’ is a matter of perspective. But looking at Honoka, Mihiro, Reese, and even Mashiro… we’ve all completely fallen for him. It isn’t about evil; it’s about pleasure. Specifically, the pleasure only he can provide. So I guess I haven’t fallen from grace-I’ve just fallen for my brother. Yeah. I can live with that.)
I wondered if he noticed. My movements were getting sharper. The debuff that had been weighing me down finally expired. It felt incredible to move with my full range again-to feel my strength returning in waves.
”Damn it! Damn it all! Evil is supposed to perish! That’s the way the world works!” Jinno said.
”That only happens in movies,” Yamato Hina countered. “In the real world, the victors are the ones who get to write the history books.”
”I don’t care about your logic!” Jinno replied.
He was losing it. His attacks were getting wider, sloppier, and easier to read. (Even if the victors write the history, if they rule through suffering, a coup is inevitable. He’s starting to look as pathetic as Dong Zhuo³ from the old Three Kingdoms stories.) It was almost comical. Jinno was tilting because of some basic taunts, and I hadn’t even started trying yet. I actually felt a twinge of pity for him. Maybe that’s just a side effect of becoming an Apostle of Pride.
”What’s wrong? Your feet are heavy. You really think those wild swings are going to hit me?” Yamato Hina said.
”Shut up! Don’t you mock me!” Jinno replied.
I couldn’t watch this anymore. Time to end it. My Unique Skill had evolved into ‘Obedient Michael.’ The name Michael means ‘Who is like God?’, implying ‘No one can compare to God.’ By serving my brother-my God-I became the one who strikes down those who pretend to be divine. For a few seconds, I can wield his actual power.
”Michael Possession! Big Brother… lend me your strength,” Yamato Hina said.
”What!? How are you doing that!?” Jinno replied.
Wings erupted from my back-luminous feathers just like the ones Honoka had shown. Since I’m the Apostle of Pride, maybe Lucifer would have been more thematic, but for a self-proclaimed ‘hero’ like Jinno, Michael was the perfect insult. Unlike him, I can cast while I fight. If I couldn’t, I wouldn’t deserve to be my brother’s apostle.
”Why… why is Michael with you!? We are the ones on the side of justice!” Jinno screamed.
He was completely broken. I raised my hand toward him, ready to close the curtain.
”Vanish. ‘Pride’s Radiance’,” Yamato Hina said.
”No… that’s impossible-AAAAAAAAAGH!” Jinno screamed.
A searing beam of light erupted from my palm, incinerating everything in its path. Jinno had the ‘Protection of Uriel,’ the light of God, but the irony was lost on him as he was vaporized. Not even a shadow remained.
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Summary:
Yamato Hina confronts Jinno in a battle of ideologies and magic. While Jinno hides behind a shield of self-proclaimed ‘justice’ granted by the Goddess Aurelia, Hina exposes his hypocrisy regarding their shared past as bystanders to bullying. The fight concludes with Hina utilizing a temporary divine possession to vaporize Jinno with a beam of light magic.
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Trivia:
- Hina’s ‘Brother-fallen’ (Ani-ochi) reflection suggests a permanent psychological shift towards her brother that transcends simple loyalty.
- The mention of ‘Pride’s Radiance’ being the power to vaporize even a ‘Protection of Uriel’ user implies that Sin-based magic in this world can overpower Virtue-based magic.
- Hina’s mention of ‘education’ by her brother suggests more invasive or intensive conditioning than simple persuasion
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Character Insight:
Hina has fully transitioned from a guilt-ridden bystander to an assertive Apostle who finds pleasure in her ‘fallen’ state. Her relationship with her brother is now her primary moral compass, replacing all previous societal or religious structures.
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Lore And Worldbuilding Context:
The concept of ‘Apostles’ acting as conduits for divine or sin-based power is expanded. Possession-type skills like ‘Michael Possession’ allow for significant but brief power spikes, and casting while fighting is considered a hallmark of a high-level Apostle.
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TL Notes:
The author uses ‘Aurelia-sama’ to denote Jinno’s religious fervor. The name Michael is used specifically for its etymological meaning ‘Who is like God?’ to highlight the hierarchy of Hina’s loyalty.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Yamato Hina – Yamato Hina, the serious, beautiful student‑council vice‑president with long straight hair and sharp eyes, wears white armor and wields a round shield and winged Michael‑Possession. She is the younger sister and narrator, an Apostle of Pride serving her brother, and fights alongside the group as a trusted companion.
• Yamato – Yamato Hina is a serious, beautiful student council vice‑president with long straight hair and sharp eyes. Often seen in white armor, she is a companion of the group and participates in confrontations alongside them.
• Hina – Yamato Hina, a serious, beautiful student‑council vice‑president with long straight hair and sharp eyes, is the Apostle of Pride. She wields fire magic and a sword, trained by Sieben and reborn as her Master’s servant; she sometimes calls him ‘Onii‑chan’ and her mind regresses to childlike. As a Japanese associate of the protagonist, she despises nuclear‑scale destruction, her mind infantilized and corrected to serve the Goddess, viewing conflict as a battle against a rebel.
• Jinno – Jinno Yuto, a former classmate of Yamato Hina and Sugita, now an Apostle of Aurelia. He dons heavy white‑and‑gold armor, bears a holy sword, and wields the Unique Skill ‘Protection of Uriel’. Once a self‑righteous hero, he leads campaigns against Sasaki while protecting allies like Nagase.
• Aurelia – An ethereal, pale‑glowing goddess, heard over the school intercom, announces reincarnation and later manifests in a flowing white robe, retaining student memories. Arrogant and haughty, she calls herself a Goddess, holds Lil captive, uses Natsu’s former friends as tormenting apostles, views war as entertainment, laments she cannot see into Greedia, and finally takes over Lil’s body.
• Sugita – Sugita Kazuo, heir of police elite, leads the Sugita gang and bullies Natsumi Sasaki. Cold, lean, sharp‑featured with an arrogant stare. Uses Steal to manipulate women, impersonated hero Sieben, was stripped to Level 7, cursed as a Hero, became a Lesser Vampire, executed and erased. He assaulted Reese and Yukiko, mocked for a small member, embodying irredeemable evil.
• Honoka – Petite maid in gleaming white armor with shimmering angelic skin and hidden wings, once the cold class rep who mocked Sasaki Natsuki, now his bound Goshujin-sama—revived from frozen stasis by a wish to bear his child, utterly devoted and sexually obsessed, trembling with ecstasy at his scent. Her lewd eyes and large breasts contrast her pristine uniform; she wields a Caduceus staff, heals with wind sorcery and wings, fiercely protects him, and suffers lonely longing within his harem, transformed into an energetic Apostle of Lust by servitude.
• Mihiro – Yuki Mihiro (also called Mihiro), a 160 cm tall futanari with short black hair, B‑W‑H 82‑55‑80, originally male (Chihiro) now living in a female body with a unique gender identity. She wields a crystal rapier, performs high‑precision, high‑speed thrusts, masters swift water‑based sorcery, and is loyal to Natsumi. Associate of the protagonist, she leads a devoted circle of disciples and is haunted by the salvation void left by forbidden art.
• Reese – Jessica’s sister, a striking blonde, serves as the Apostle of Wrath—short‑tempered, impulsive, and armed with the gear she first received. Once under Sugita’s control, she fell into despair and exposure when the effect ended, and now, as a former friend of Natsu, she places loyalty to the Goddess above their past bond.
• Mashiro – Strikingly beautiful yet cold, a rank‑one student radiating immense mana, Master’s associate who supplies ant‑biology data and betrays as the Apostle of Greed, wielding barrier and reflection magic like Mirror Shade. Her living‑dictionary skill gives encyclopedic knowledge, informs the protagonist about Sky Temple Suria, and mocks Natsu’s “eighth‑grader syndrome.” Narrator, magic‑user, uses Enchantment and Sorcery to aid Leki, former classmate of Nigotori Maki, loyal servant to the Master.
• Maya – Short‑haired girl with a cold gaze, Yamato’s attendant and maid in a maid outfit; she bears the skill Parting Body and is later predated by Sasaki Natsumi. She is also the protagonist’s soul‑double, sharing thoughts and likeness but possessing a distinct form and the ability to open Teleportation Gates.
• Yukiko – Silver‑haired, crimson‑eyed True Ancestor vampire with porcelain skin, wearing black Gothic Lolita and a daytime parasol, flies cloaked in shadow. Unable to recognize faces, she erased Natsu from memory and sees him only as the Goddess’s enemy. Now she is a companion of the protagonist, his Kin.
• Tatei – Tatei Kozoo, 186 cm tall, once gaunt at 52 kg and an otaku friend of Natsumi, now a muscle‑bound powerhouse with a sharp, intrepid face. He forges class gear via Materialization Alchemy—most famously the X‑shaped restraint used in Sugita’s execution. Former best friend of Natsu, he now speaks in a stilted samurai style, no longer sees her as a brother‑in‑arms, and serves Sasaki as a loyal retainer. Best friend of Yokoo, battling severe anorexia and weakness while protecting Alice.
• Yokoo – Natsuki Sasaki’s former best friend, once modeled on Yoko from Comic Party, now speaks coldly with “‑shi,” branding him a traitor for the class’s sacrificial bullying pact. Enclosed in Living Armor, he wields Materialization Summoning, appears with Tatei in the rescue party, his familiar demeanor replaced by distant formality yet bound by shared trauma and lingering loyalty. Once obese, he’s now a shota‑esque beauty with a baby face, high intelligence, and a history of food‑related trauma and alternating overeating/anorexia.
• Tate – Male Otaku friend of Reese. Gaunt and thin, wears glasses. Possesses Materialization Alchemy skill.
• Yuki – Yuki Chihiro. Height 178 cm, weight 70 kg (Male). Natsumi’s childhood friend. A handsome, athletic top student in the soccer club.
• Van – A baby (infant) belonging to the household. the protag and Lil’s infant son. Taken hostage by the Goddess’s Knights.
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