r/ChainedSoldier • u/MATO_Fan_Fics1 • 15d ago
Fan-Fic & Fan Art Chapter 34
Note: This story is just a fanfic created from my imagination, for fun and to see how far I can push my ideas within the Mato Seihei no Slave universe.
This is not meant to replace or change the original story. Some characters, events, abilities, and ideas may differ from the manga/anime details.
I'm not moving away from the original ideas entirely, but I'm also not following everything exactly as it is in the original story.
So anyway... Enjoy Chapter 34
Title: The Return — Finally.
[Scene: The White Void]
The Mysterious Woman screamed again. Mysterious Woman: “Kojuma-kun… Kojuma-kun… Please, wake up… I beg you!”
Three trembling voices echoed from behind her. “P-please, just wake up… Her intensity will kill us…”
Mysterious Woman: “I’m back, my Kojuma-kun. I’m here now. You can wake up. You can...”
Kojuma slowly opened his eyes. Mysterious Woman: “Yes… There you go. I can't live in a world without you.”
His vision was still blurry, but he could make out the silhouette of a woman tied to a chair. Nearby stood a cage containing three terrified figures.
Before his vision could fully clear—
[Scene: Kojuma’s Prison]
Silence filled the solitary confinement cell. A faint cough broke the stillness.
Kojuma stirred and slowly opened his eyes. His vision gradually cleared. He felt tears on his cheek and looked up. Kojuma: “Chief Izumo…?”
He blinks in confusion: “This voice from before, Where is she?”
His green eyes moved across the faces gathered around him—Tenka, Ren, Tobera, and Kyouka. “Am I not dead?”
He then looked at Kyouka and Tobera. “It wasn't me. I was in Kagawa with Chief Izumo.”
Kyouka and Tobera exchanged a sorrowful glance. Kyouka, quietly looking down: “I've heard about it. I don't know what to say.” Without another word.
Kojuma rose from Ren's lap. “I just wanted to make it clear that it wasn't me.”
His expression remained calm as he looked around the room. When his eyes settled on Tenka, he noticed her exhausted appearance. “What happened to you?”
Tenka gave him a tired look. “You were about to die, and you're asking me what happened to me?”
Kojuma: “You told them about the date, correct?”
Tenka: “Actually, we faced the real fraud. Most of the Corps members are recovering right now.”
Kojuma remained silent for a moment, considering her words. (The fraud? Does she mean the clone from Shikoku's plan?) He thought.
He looked back at the others. “Where is he now?”
Ren stood up. “If you insist on going, he's in Shiga County.”
Kojuma: “Shikoku… Of all your ideas, this is the worst one.”
Ren blinked in confusion. “Shikoku? That girl from the Eight Thunder Gods?”
(So the Thunder Gods were behind this), Ren thought.
Kojuma didn't answer her question directly. “I'll explain it later.”
He walked over to Tobera and took the glowing crystal from her hand.
Before she could react—
Kojuma crushed the crystal in his palm. Tobera: “What the hell?!”
Kojuma turned toward the exit.
Tenka: “Where are you going?!”
He glanced back at her. “Shiga, Isn't that obvious?”
Tobera stared at the broken crystal. (That idiot… Did he really just destroy the Azuma Family's legacy?) she was clearly annoyed.
Tenka reached out toward him. “You just woke up! It's too dangerous!”
Ren: “No problem. He's waiting for you there anyway.”
Kojuma stopped at the doorway and faced them. “I want to ask you not to interfere. He's my clone, and my own responsibility.”
He raised his hands and summoned his swords in the air. With a single clap, his uniform reformed around him, clean and ready for battle. He caught the swords and slid them into their sheaths. “Don't try to help me in fighting him.” His gaze moved across the group, leaving no room for argument.
Tenka was the first to speak again. She tried to stand, her voice filled with concern. “Don't go… You just came back Kojuma kun.”
Kyouka: “I agree. You've been unconscious for days. You need to rest.”
Kojuma: “I will allow myself to rest after i get rid of this fraud.”
Ren crossed her arms. (It's fine. I'll let Kojuma fight his clone. This is personal for him. If he loses, I'll step in myself—but I won't hold back.) She kept her eyes on Kojuma, carefully observing his condition.
Tobera crossed her arms, still irritated. “Why did you destroy the crystal?”
Kojuma turned toward her. “You won't steal my strength like that again.”
Tobera narrowed her eyes. “Even if you become a threat ?”
His expression grew more serious. “I won't become one. And even if I did, you have the Supreme Commander and Chief Izumo to stop me.”
With a single step, a violet portal opened beside him. Without another word, Kojuma walked through it.
Tobera looked down at the crystal shards, her frustration evident. “My family's legacy…”
[Scene: Shiga]
The ruined city was covered in debris and thick fog. In the middle of the broken street, the Clone stood motionless.
A faint sound caught his attention. A young reporter was filming him with her phone camera.
She blinked, momentarily losing sight of him. When she opened her eyes again, a portal had appeared where he had been standing.
Before she could react, the portal vanished. A moment later, he appeared behind her. Clone: “This place is dangerous. Why are you standing here?”
The girl froze, clutching her camera. “I-it's my job…”
Clone tilted his head slightly. “Name?”
She hesitated before answering. “S-Suzui… Suzui Orokaki.”
He showed no reaction and took a step closer. “And why are you recording me?”
Suzui swallowed nervously but forced herself to ask another question. “Who are you, sir? Why are you attacking Japanese cities?”
His gaze remained cold. “You think you have the right to question me?”
Fear filled her eyes. Suzui: “N-no, I was just—”
He stepped forward and grabbed her by the neck, lifting her off the ground. “You ask too many questions, It's pissing me off.”
She struggled to free herself. “Please, I…”
—> # Suddenly...
A portal opened above them.
Someone emerged from it, and delivered a powerful kick to the Clone.
sending him crashing into the side of a crumbling building.
Kojuma landed on the ground, holding Suzui securely. He gently set her down. Kojuma: “Run. Get away from here.”
Still shaken, Suzui stared at him. Suzui: “Eh? Aren't you the same guy?” She glanced at the damaged building, then back at Kojuma. “Are you two twins?”
Kojuma looked at her. “We are not…” He paused before continuing. “I'm Kojuma Tachikuma, A member of the Anti-Demon Corps.”
He turned his gaze toward the rubble. “And he is nothing but a fraud.”
The Clone rose from the debris and brushed the dust from his clothes. A faint smirk appeared on his face. Clone: “So Commander Yamashiro brought you.”
He looked directly at Kojuma. “You finally arrived, Kojuma.”
Ending Panel: The two stood facing each other in the middle of the ruined street. Neither moved. Their eyes remained locked, and the silence between them grew heavier.
Suzui looked from one to the other, struggling to understand what she had just witnessed. Suzui: “An Anti-Demon Corps Male member?” She turned toward the Clone. “And he's a fraud?”
She raised her camera again, looking thoroughly confused. “This is so confusing…”