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Chapter 4 Part 10
Translator : PolterGlast
Proofreader : John4891
My
consciousness slowly came back.
My
hazy field of vision gradually regained its color, and it became possible to
see what was in front, albeit vaguely.
It
was a highway illuminated by the light of the stars floating in the night sky.
It was a simple road covered with gravel and overgrown grass on the sides.
When
I noticed, I was back on a road leading from the forest to the outer edge of
Arcazam.
Perhaps
I thought it was unpleasant to be in the pool of blood where the corpses were
scattered around, so I unknowingly came back to Arcazam.
To
be honest, I was relieved that I wasn't heading to Shishō's hut. I didn't want
Shishō to see my current unsightly appearance.
At
the same time, I felt disgusted towards myself for even having such an idea. My
face naturally becomes distorted, turning my bloody and muddy face into an even
uglier one.
(I
ran away again…………)
The
truth was pointed out by Ken.
I
didn't want to admit it. I didn't want to think about it. I just exerted my
power with my own fury.
I
tried easing the pain by destroying whatever was in front of me. By taking the
lives in front of me...but that didn't change a thing.
To
shut myself inside my shell or to break everything I see.
Even
if what I did was different, the underlying meaning was exactly the same.
(Nothing
has changed...ever since I was dumped by Lisa...nothing...)
My
thoughts were messy and jumbled up.
Everything
was mixed up and I couldn’t think of anything because of the shame and disgust
towards myself, who ran away by exerting power so easily.
Still,
my body kept moving forward. My mind and body were completely separated.
Without
knowing where to go, I walked with a staggering and unconscious gait like a
ghost.
Without
even knowing the destination…….
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Iris'
POV
"Haa........."
After
taking a bath, I was watching the starry night sky on the balcony of my
mansion.
The
night breeze blew, and even though it was spring, the cold air took away the
heat of my burning body.
However,
no matter how much I soothed my body, the feeling my chest had of being pressed
on didn’t disappear at all.
I
thought about him.
Recently,
without realizing it, I started thinking about him.
In
the morning, when I'd be grooming myself in front of the mirror.
When
I was taking a lecture at the school.
When
I was training in the mansion.
When
I was eating.
Even
when I was taking a bath earlier, he was in my head.
And
even now.
However,
after what happened today, I felt the inside of my chest tighten.
His
position at the school was worse than I expected. Many people gave frank advice
to me just because he and I were together.
And
the conversation with Lisa.
She
told me that it was better not to be near him because if I let things go on, I
would definitely have a terrible experience.
I
asked her what he’d done to her, but she left without saying anything.
At
that time, Her face was distorted by hatred, and that wasn’t the expression a
childhood friend should’ve had.
“………..Haa…………”
In
the end, I couldn't find out anything from her, and I tried to ask him directly
about the rumors that made him look so terrible, but my best friend and sister
made me give up.
Afterward,
when I heard from Ena about the interaction between Lisa and him, I couldn't
bring myself to ask him.
In
the end, I found out that I didn't know anything about him.
And
he was still suffering from Lisa.
But
we’d never heard from him since that time.
I
recalled, he was somehow drawing a line between us. I knew that the power he
spoke about after helping us sisters, wasn't just about the release of Ability
Suppression.
But
he didn’t seem to want to talk about that.
“…………Haa…………”
My
sigh naturally deepened and my feelings gradually worsened.
I
naturally held the hand that was connected to him that day in my chest.
The
night after that incident, I was very happy and couldn't sleep. My body
naturally became hot, and every time I saw the hand that was holding him, my
cheeks became loose.
But
now, when I looked at that hand, my chest became painful.
I
wanted to know about him. But I couldn’t hear it.
I
wanted him to talk about himself. But he didn’t talk.
A
question that kept coming back and didn’t provide an answer. Each time, my
chest became painful, and I got impatient.
In
the end, even if my body got cold due to the night breeze, the haze inside my
chest didn’t clear up.
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Shīna's
POV
"Hmm...it's
already this late..."
I,
Shīna Juliel, was doing research in the school library after school.
Solminati
Academy was founded jointly by each country on the continent. For that reason,
the number of books collected from all over the continent was enormous, and I
was having a hard time doing research because of it.
With
my bag in my hand, I walked down the dark cobblestone road, went out from the
Solminati Academy building, passed through Central Park, and headed for the
main street.
Magic
lamps were installed in several places on the main street, illuminating the
street brightly even at night.
This
magic lamp was the first street light used in this city, and it used a stone
with magical power called a magic stone, and it was made by incorporating a
technique to illuminate the surroundings during the night.
Given
the importance of the tool to the city, although it is a very expensive
facility, the Aristocrats of each country decided to install it in order to
maintain security and control crime.
"In
the end, I didn't understand anything today as well..."
I
was investigating the demon beast that robbed me of my hometown in the Foskia
forest.
The
Foskia Forest was a forest protected by spirits and became a safe haven for us
elves. However, the Fosun Fountain, which was the center of the forest, and
Ienis, a large tree, which took root inside the fountain, were destroyed by an
unidentified demon beast during the great invasion 10 years ago.
However,
we had not given up on our hometown.
Someday,
we would get our hometown back from those filthy demons. For that reason, I
kept investigating that demon beast.
Of
course, not only me but my colleagues and institutions in each country were
working on it too.
Even
so, I kept going to the library every day, going to guilds, etc. All to collect
information, wondering whether I could find anything.
Since
various books in the school's library were collected from each country, the
number of books was enormous, and it contained a large number of books that couldn’t
be deciphered and read even if it took a person's life.
Since
there were so many books, I was hoping that the first one I read would have
written about that demon beast, but in the years since I came to this school,
no progress had been made.
"Haa.........!
It shouldn't be like this."
I
noticed that my sigh naturally leaked from my mouth, so I hurriedly tightened
my resolve.
"...?"
At
that moment, I felt someone's presence in the immediate vicinity. This place
was far from the commercial district, so there shouldn’t have been anyone
walking around here at this time, unlike the main street.
Looking
at the presence, I could hear a faint footstep from the back alley. Magic lamps
were installed only on large streets in the city such as main streets, not in
the back alleys.
On
the contrary, the light of the magic lamps emphasized the darkness of the back
alley, so even if someone made footsteps there, we couldn’t see the person who
was making the footsteps.
I
lowered my back and prepared myself.
I
wasn’t not good at hand-to-hand combat, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t defend
myself.
No
matter how safe Arcazam was, it wasn’t without crime.
There
was no guarantee that a woman walking alone at this time would not be attacked.
The
footsteps gradually became louder.
I
put moderate power on both of my legs and took a posture to move at any time.
The light of the magic lamps illuminated the figure of the person making the
sounds.
There
was a man there, and I frowned when I saw him.
His
whole body was terribly dirty. I couldn’t see his face because he was facing
down. His shoulders were wide for a woman, so I knew from his physique that he
was a man.
However,
mud and blood were stuck all over his body, and obviously, that wasn’t normal.
"Wa-Wait!
Are you okay ?!"
Seeing
his whole body covered in blood, I hurriedly rushed towards him. The fabric and
crest of the clothes, which could be seen through the gap between the mud and
dirt sticking to the clothes, revealed that this person was a student of
Solminati.
When
I ran up and tried to check the condition of his wound, the person finally
noticed me, and he lifted his downcast face.
"Y-You
are …………"
I
was familiar with that face. That was the face I just saw recently.
Nozomu
Bountis.
A
boy who was surrounded by boys from the same class behind the school building a
few days ago. At that time. I drove away the students who were trying to lynch
him.
His
whole body was covered with blood, and he was walking with a tottering gait.
I
didn’t hold any good feelings towards him. No one would have a good feeling for
someone abandoned by his lover because of his own affair.
However,
no matter how much I disliked him, I couldn’t just leave an injured person
alone.
"Anyway,
just go to the doctor..."
I
said that and tried to take him to the doctor, but he wouldn’t follow.
"Wait!
That injury will be a big deal later! It's okay, please follow me!"
After
saying that, I pulled his hand, but he still didn't move. It seemed as if he
refused to go to the doctor.
When
I thought about it, I suddenly realized. The day was about to change. The town
was completely asleep and no clinic was open at this time.
However,
the boy in front of me needed treatment. This wasn’t the time to think about
the likes and dislikes of myself and the other party.
"Aargh,
It can’t be helped!!"
I
forcibly pulled his hand and started walking while dragging him. For the time
being, I had to take him to a place where he could get treatment. If his
condition didn’t improve, I think I’d have to forcibly treat it by myself.
He
was resisting at first, but maybe he gave up. His footstep was slow, but he
came along.
(Jeez!
How did it become like this?!)
I
kept pulling his hand while complaining inside my heart.
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Jihad’s
POV
"What...is
this........."
Kevin,
who was walking behind, leaked a murderous voice into the forest. I was also
taken aback by the miserable sight that unfolded before my eyes.
There
were the Triclopes that we were concerned about, and there were even Cyclopes.
Not
one or two. There were at least 10 giants there. If attacked by such a large
number of giants at once, a small town would be destroyed in less than half a
day.
However,
neither I nor the Arcazam Guards were holding our weapons. Because all the
giants were already dead.
Yes,
more than 10 giant corpses were exposed here. There were those who had been cut
off or whose heads had been crushed. There were many giants whose whole bodies
were charred, and all of them were severely damaged. No corpses were still
intact.
The
faces of the students following me and the guards of the Arkazam Guards were so
blue. Some of them couldn't hold it in and threw up, but it was reasonable. I
hadn’t seen such a horrific and bloody sight in the last 10 years. They were
still young, so it was reasonable to vomit when they were exposed to such an
ugly sight.
"Jihad-dono...what
is this exactly..."
"...I
don't know either, but we don't have much time right now. If the smell of blood
is sprinkled this much, sooner or later, the demon beasts of the forest will
gather. Mauzu-dono, let's split up with the guards, quickly investigate, and
get out of here immediately."
The
scattered corpses were badly damaged but not yet rotten. This meant that the
one who killed these giants was still nearby.
In
addition, there was a scent of rusty iron and a large amount of blood sprinkled
all over the place.
If
the demon beasts were attracted by this scent and they gathered together, it
would be difficult for me to protect everyone. Besides, there were also
students here.
It
was best to separate with the guards and examine the corpses of the giants, and
then return to the town immediately.
An
existence that could do all of this.
The
existence of a threat greater than the giants.
A
feeling of impatience was created in the depths of my chest…….
