Isekai No Gakusei: Students From Another World
The Disappointing Truth

Tomatsu's eyes looked at the man. His eyes were filled with worry and uneasiness, but he persisted to buy time for Darren.

"I have to buy some time so Darren-kun can escape. But, I'm not sure how long I can hold it," Inner Tomatsu while remaining vigilant. "I didn't think I'd meet you so soon, Dark Demon King."

The man moved back. He was about to go straight through Tomatsu and head to the place where Darren was. But Tomatsu launched an attack with his punch.

The man retaliated by closing his hands in front of his chest and forming a defensive position. Tomatsu's punch didn't cause anything.

Without saying much, the man reopened his hands and launched a kick towards Tomatsu's head. But Tomatsu avoids it easily.

Seeing a gap between the man's defenses, Tomatsu immediately launched a counterattack. He took out an ice spear from his hand and pointed it at the man's body.

Seutt... The man parried with his black sword. He did not even look and looked so relaxed in the face of Tomatsu.

"I can't keep on serving you, Tomatsu," said the man.

"I can't let you get any closer either" Reply Tomatsu while staring hard.

"What makes you think of protecting her? Don't you hate humans?" Keep the guy.

Tomatsu paused for a moment and then retorted. "I needit. After all, he was a different human being."

"I also need it-much more need it," replied the man.

He then raised his sword and slashed towards Tomatsu's body. But Tomatsu immediately turned his body into dust so that the sword pierced through his body without inflicting any injuries.

"Tck, it's a hassle" grumbled the man. "But every move has its weaknesses."

Tomatsu swung his spear straight towards the man's face. He moved his spear quickly and incessantly.

Crekks! A few drops of blood began to drip between the gaps of the man's mask.

"Hows it? Do you like it?" Tomatsu said as he launched a second attack.

Tomatsu again attacked the man repeatedly. Its attack speed was extremely fast, almost equivalent to the speed of sound.

The creekk! Crakk! Blood poured out from the man's body. It even began to splash the skin of Tomatsu as well.

"Ha, ha, it's been a long time since I've made someone bleed like this" said Tomatsu, grinning. "Did you enjoy it? I'm giving you a chance to leave right now."

"Tomatsu, you made your second mistake" the man said suddenly. "You're overwhelmed by your position. You think you've won?"

Tomatsu is a little confused. But he began to realize when suddenly his body felt hot.

"What's this!?" Tomatsu was surprised when he saw black flames appear on his skin. "Don't, that's blood!"

The man replied. "really. I turned my blood into fire. Dark flames, Hell Flame."

Tomatsu's skin starts burning. Even for a Demon King-level creature, the fire was still painful. Ordinary humans would not be able to withstand it and would definitely die in an instant.

"S-Dong," Grumbled Tomatsu. "If you said this was my second mistake. What was my first mistake?"

"Your first mistake is to dare to challenge me" replied the man. "Now, get out of the way. I'm giving you a chance to leave and don't get in my way again."

The Tomatsu that was still in a burning state retaliated fiercely. "Don't!"

The man sighed. "What exactly is your reason for protecting that human? What's the advantage to you?" Her speech.

Tomatsu was silent and did not answer. The man continued.

"Oh, is it possible, you want him to help you find the truth?"

Tomatsu jerks. "W-What are you talking about?"

"The truth about your kingdom, right? I already know," continued the man. "But I'm pretty sure that you know that, too, it's just that you're too scared."

Tomatsu. He lowered his head.

"Seeing from the way you responded, it looks like I was right" the man continued. "You already know the truth. You know what destroyed your kingdom, and what happened to your people, you already know everything. But you're too afraid to admit it and want to blame someone else. And you know who the real culprit is, and you want to kill the guy."

Tomatsu remained silent. He slightly moved his teeth and his face looked depressed.

"Or maybe you still don't know who did it? Don't worry, I'll show you, "The man then lunged towards Tomatsu quickly and touched his head.

"Please see for yourself" he said.

As soon as the man's finger touched Tomatsu's forehead, he seemed to enter into a dream and could not feel anything.

"Where am I?" His inner. He could not feel his body and knew that he was half conscious. "What's going on?"

But another voice called it. "You're looking into the past, Tomatsu. Seeing the truth you're looking for" he said.

"It's..." Tomatsu.

Then the voice answered. "Yes, this is Erfroren. Your homeland and death."

It was clear that two children were running to and fro in the middle of the meadow near the mountain. They looked very cheerful and they laughed cheerfully.

A short time later, a woman appeared to call them. His face was not too young and not too old. From the way the children saw her, the woman seemed to be their sister.

They immediately approached the woman. "Sister!" Say them cheerfully.

The woman bowed and greeted them with both hands and ended up hugging them.

"Come home, it's late afternoon. Mom and Dad were waiting at home" he said.

The two children nodded with bright faces. They both went home holding hands.

Tomatsu looked at them with tears dripping down. Although he did not feel the physicality there, but the tears felt real.

"You moved?" Ask that voice. "You haven't seen the end yet."

Suddenly the sun had descended on the western horizon, as if time were turning rapidly, and the atmosphere changed to a quiet night.

The lights started to light up the kingdom glitteringly. The moonlight illuminated from the sky so brightly, making the city look very beautiful to behold.

"This is the reality you seek" said the voice.

Shortly after, the castle on the top of the mountain collapsed. From the top of the peak, a thick cloud appeared accompanied by a storm that hit to the foot of the mountain.

A great wind blew, and the snow fell heavily. Within a few minutes, those green mountains were immediately covered in thick snow.

Not enough that alone, visible building debris flew carried by the wind and began to be thrown in various directions.

"This-" Tomatsu was distressed to witness it.

"It's the truth, Tomatsu. The truth you created yourself."

Suddenly there was the sound of screaming from the foot of the mountain, among the rubble of the ruins. That voice was the same voice as before.

"Help me. Please my brothers..." The voice of the woman is getting quieter and quieter.

His feet were crushed by the ruins, and in both hands he hugged his two dead sisters covered in blood.

"You see that? That's what you did" said the voice to Tomatsu.

Tomatsu spontaneously wants to move to save them. But before he knew it, he was back. His consciousness returned and he got complete control of his body again.

Before him, the man still stood up without taking the slightest chance.

"Looks like you're conscious" said the man.

Tomatsu held his head. His eyes were wide and he felt frustrated.

"T-No-may-" Tomatsu said as he grabbed his own hair.

The man looked at her without any sympathy, at least because the mask was blocking his expression.

"What you need is not the truth. But the courage to accept the truth itself" said the man. He walked slowly past Tomatsu intent on chasing after Shiro and the others.

"Now, that man is no longer of any use to you. Let me use it now," said the man.

But Tomatsu immediately clenched his hands and turned to face the man. With a face that was covered in tears, he again attacked the man quickly.

But the man seemed to have guessed this. He didn't even turn around to hold on. As Tomatsu's hand was about to hit him, he pulled his arm and threw it firmly on the ground.

Tomatsu, who was already mentally injured, made his concentration decrease. Even he could not make maximum use of his physique.

He eventually lost and fell to the ground. When it hit the ground, it didn't even have the strength to get up.

Not far from where he fell, he tilted his head and could see Darren with a face of panic. Tomatsu was disappointed in himself, and his spirit seemed to be extinguished.

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"I'm sorry-"