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Volume 1 Chapter 6.4
An Unforgettable Birthday Part 4
Translator : PolterGlast
Nozomu, who had just
severed the familiar of the contract, did not look back and silently kept a
vigilant eye on Rugato, despite the Somia's voice behind his back.
He could not afford to
let his guard down in the slightest against the opponent he was now
confronting.
Rugato, on the other
hand, was looking on in disbelief as he saw Nozomu slicing the familiar in two
with a single strike.
"Oh my, I would
never have imagined that the contract's familiar would be defeated with a
single strike......"
Both Irisdina and Tima
had rigid expressions on their faces, and Mars let out a dry laugh in
amazement.
Nozomu lowered the
great sword on his back to the floor and kicked it toward Mars.
Picking up the great sword
that slid across the floor and came to his side, Mars uttered words that
sounded like a complaint.
"Goof grief
...... You're late."
With his blood-soaked
hands, Mars picked up his great sword and managed to stand up using it as a
support.
But his legs were
shaking so badly that, even from the side, it seemed to be impossible for him
to continue the battle.
"......
Sorry."
"Hmph."
"But the familiar
of the contract has been defeated. With this, Somia-chan is- ......"
The familiar who was
trying to fulfill the contract was defeated.
However, as if to
betray Nozomu's relieved feeling, the core of the familiar he had just
shattered began to rise up into the air and gradually assemble.
The fragments that
gathered in the air turned jet black and once again became a mass of black
light that began to pulse with a thumping sound.
It was clearly a sign
that the familiar was coming back to life.
"W-,
why......"
"That familiar is
merely an entity that carries out the contract. As long as I have the contract
in my possession, it will be revived as many times as necessary."
Grimacing and gritting
his teeth, Nozomu glared at Rugato.
"...... Are you
really going to take Somia-chan's soul with you no matter what?"
"Yes. Otherwise,
I will not be able to accomplish my duty."
Rugato answered
immediately without hesitation. He had no hesitation at all about what he was
about to do. Nozomu's voice naturally became hoarse in response to his answer.
"Why!? They have
no knowledge of the contract that was made 300 years ago! Do you think such a
deal is acceptable? In the first place, the only thing mentioned in the
contract was to return [the Furnace of Spiritual Flame]! There's not a single
word about taking Somia-chan's soul along with it!"
Nozomu had no idea of
the duties of a noble family or the circumstances of the Francilt family three
hundred years ago. But he could not approve of unilaterally sacrificing Somia,
whom they knew nothing about, and dumping everything on their own descendants.
"To be honest, I
was not aware that [the Furnace of Spiritual Flame] was fused with Somia-sama's
soul until I confirmed it just now. In fact, my Master does not consider this
contract to be that important. Or perhaps I should say that She is not
interested in it ......"
"If so,
then-......."
"However, the
contract has already been agreed upon. Once it is made, it is absolute."
Rugato did not wait
for Nozomu to respond, but simply brushed him off.
"[The Furnace of
Spiritual Flame] has already fused with Somia-sama's soul and will no longer be
able to be separated from it. But that does not mean that our contract no
longer stands."
Unilaterally breaking
a contract once made would be a serious blemish on one's credibility and
dignity, and would be an opportunity for those who behave badly to take
advantage of one's situation.
Because the Francilte
family has great authority and power, the repercussions of such a scandal
becoming public would be immeasurable.
"Even though my
Master has no interest in it, She will not remain silent if the contract were
to be unilaterally violated. Nor would the Francilt family want this secret
agreement to be made public ......"
"I don't care
about that! Let Somia go!"
Rugato put a threat in
his polite words, but Irisdina brushed it off.
Certainly, if the
matter became public, the dignity of the Francilt family would fall to the
ground.
However, what was most
important to Irisdina was her sister, who was about to be killed in front of
her eyes.
Even the Francilt
family is not pure and innocent.
As the next head of
the family, Irisdina was also aware of this fact, and that was why Somia's
existence was a treasure that could not be replaced by anything else.
In the face of Irisdina's
declaration, Rugato's atmosphere changed.
His gentlemanly
expression remained unchanged, but a spine-tingling sense of wariness began to
radiate from his slender frame.
The previous
confrontations had only served as a prelude for Rugato, and he felt as if he
were admonishing a child who did not know how to listen.
However, now, here he
was finally about to get serious, in the face of the clear opposition shown by
the next head of the family with whom he had signed a contract.
Facing the
increasingly intimidating Rugato, Nozomu also readied his katana.
"......
Nozomu-kun. How many more times do you think you can use that technique?"
Irisdina, standing
next to Nozomu, also readied the rapier in her hand and asked Nozomu in a quiet
voice.
She was one of the
people who had seen with her own eyes the lethality of Nozomu's [Phantom].
It was surprising that
it was so powerful, and now she could rely on its deadly power.
"...... Not too
many. A few more shots are my limit."
Under [Ability
Suppression], Nozomu's Qi is scarce. No matter how much he reduced the amount
of Qi he used, he could not unleash a technique that would work on that
opponent so many times.
"It's
frustrating, but I'm no match against that old man on my own. You are my only
hope. Please destroy the contract he holds."
Both Mars and Tima
were already in a bad shape to continue fighting.
The only way to save
her sister's life was for Irisdina to rely on Nozomu's help.
"...... Alright.
I'll try."
In response to
Irisdina's plea, Nozomu gave a small nod.
However, his voice was
slightly shaky.
His opponent was a
formidable individual equivalent to an S-ranked adventurer like Shino.
(I have to fight now.
I have no other choice but to fight!)
Nozomu, while forcibly
suppressing his own hesitation by using his current situation as an excuse,
wrapped himself in his Qi.
Irisdina also raised
her rapier and charged her magic power.
"Are you still
going to resist? If so, I have no choice."
An extraordinary
amount of magical power overflowed from Rugato's body.
The magic that erupted
from the old gentleman's body covered the entire hall, raging so wildly that it
threatened to crush Irisdina and the others.
Expensive furnishings
and tables were flung into the air, and the wallpaper peeled off as if it had
been scraped with a sandpaper file.
"In my country,
strength is respected more than anything else. Therefore, even the Emperor of
my country cannot annul the outcome of a battle."
For the reasons given
at the time of the establishment of the Dizard Empire, the stronger one is, the
more respected and honored he becomes.
Dueling is considered
more sacred than in any other country, and all kinds of duels have been used to
settle disputes of mutual interest.
"If you refuse to
accept this contract, then ...... prove to me that you are stronger than
me!"
Therefore, Rugato told
them, if they wanted to save Somia, they would have to use force to break the
contract.
"Here I
come."
The next moment,
Nozomu activated his [Flash Step]. He rushed forward to close the gap between
them at once.
Rugato's fingers ran
through the air as if playing a musical instrument, and once again drew magic
formations in the air.
There were ten magic
circles drawn in the air. The magic bullets produced from each magic circle
were shot simultaneously toward Nozomu under Rugato's command.
The ten magic bullets
approached to pierce Nozomu's body. However, five black magic bullets flying
from behind Nozomu intercepted Rugato's magic bullets.
This was an offensive
magic cast by Irisdina's [Immediate Development].
The black magic
bullets shattered the first half of the ten magic bullets that were approaching
Nozomu.
However, the remaining
five magic bullets were looming over Nozomu.
Nozomu, while rushing
toward Rugato, synchronized all the muscles in his body and brought the
momentum of his attempt to go straight under his control completely by shifting
his weight precisely.
[Flash Step・Curved Movement]
Nozomu ran past the
five magic bullets and closed in on Rugato. He then raised his katana, which
was resting on his hip.
"Sei~!"
Rugato quickly drew a
magic circle and formed a single sword of blood. With his right hand, he pulled
the sword out of the magic circle and intercepted Nozomu's swinging blade.
*Clang!* A
high-pitched metallic sound echoed through the hall.
"Haaaa!"
Even though his first
strike was intercepted, Nozomu was not panicked and proceeded to connect with a
series of strikes.
A downward slash, an
upward slash, a lateral slash to the right, and a lateral slash to the left.
He used every muscle
in his body without any waste, connected his movements without any stagnation,
and continuously launched a series of slashes.
Rugato, on the other
hand, swiftly swung his blood sword in one hand to block all of Nozomu's
barrage of blows.
In contrast to
Nozomu's curvy and rapid attacks, Rugato's defense was direct and powerful.
However, Nozomu felt a strange sense of discomfort in every part of his robust
defense.
(This man's movements
are inconsistent. Then!)
Nozomu swung his
katana diagonally down from above. The moment it was about to be blocked by
Rugato's blood sword, Nozomu tightened his armpits, turned his wrists, and
lowered his waist.
Then, the trajectory
of the slash, which had been swung in a diagonal strike, changed abruptly. The
diagonal slash changed to a vertical slash as if slipping through the blood
sword, and struck Rugato from a completely different direction.
" ~!"
Rugato quickly pulled
the blood sword at high speed back and repelled Nozomu's vertical slash.
The old gentleman's
physical ability was quite impressive despite his appearance, and both of
Nozomu's arms received a strong impact.
However, this attack
allowed Nozomu to understand. In terms of pure swordsmanship, he knew he had
the upper hand.
Nozomu attacked Rugato
with a variety of katana techniques.
"What an amazing
swordsmanship. To think that someone so young could master such a skill ……"
While letting out an exclamation
of admiration, Rugato, with his extraordinary physical ability, did not seem to
be concerned about the difference in skill between him and Nozomu.
Even assuming that he
himself would be outmatched, he further used his left hand to use magic to strengthen
his body.
By further enhancing
his own physical abilities, he was able to make up for the difference in
swordsmanship.
This was the result of
his overwhelming experience and precise and accurate magic techniques.
"Kuh!"
Nozomu's face
contorted at the fact that he was unable to land an attack, despite the fact
that it was a close-quarter combat in which his opponent was not excelled.
Rugato drew more magic
formation with his left hand, which was not holding the sword. Suddenly, a
magic circle identical to the one Rugato had drawn appeared under Nozomu's
feet.
Seeing the magic
circle that appeared under his feet, Nozomu quickly distanced himself.
The moment Nozomu left
the magic circle, dark-colored flames erupted from the magic circle.
If he had stayed where
he was, he would have been burned all the way to the bone.
"Damn, just how
many varieties of magic do you have!"
With the distance
between them widened, Rugato threw down the blood sword in his hand and began
to fire magic bullets toward Nozomu again.
Nozomu tried to
deflect the trajectory of the approaching magic bullets by striking the side of
the bullets, but he found himself quickly losing ground in the face of the
storm of magic bullets that could break through even Mars' Qi-jutsu.
"Damn it!"
Having no other choice, he activated his [Flash Step・Curved Movement]. While balancing evasion and defense, he somehow
managed to resist the storm of magic bullets.
"You did well
defending against them. You have good eyesight and good instincts. When it
comes to the sword, even I am impressed. However, your efficiency in Qi-jutsu
doesn't seem to be good."
While speaking
unexpected words of praise, Rugato saw through Nozomu's weakness caused by his
[Ability Suppression] and tried to unleash relentless follow-up magic bullets.
"I won't let
you!"
"Mu-
......."
But before Rugato
could launch his follow-up attack, Irisdina had closed the distance from the
opposite direction.
[The Silver Wings of
the Evening Star], the rapier in Irisdina's hand, flashed.
Rugato skillfully
kicked upward the blood sword that had been thrown away at his feet, blocking
Irisdina's slash.
"Haaaa!"
Irisdina swung her
rapier in rapid succession, raising her fighting spirit.
Her movements were
smooth and fluid.
The blade of the
rapier was enveloped in a pale light, perhaps as a result of strengthening
magic, and every time Rugato used his blood sword, sparks and magical elements
danced in the air.
As soon as Nozomu
confirmed that Irisdina and Rugato were engaged in a battle, he sheathed the
katana he had drawn.
Then, he immediately
sent Qi to the blade and extremely compressed it in just half a second.
Rugato, who had been
engaged in a battle with Irisdina, also noticed Nozomu's deadly Qi and deployed
a magic circle with his free left hand. In half a second, he deployed a double
magic barrier.
*quick-draw*
The extremely
compressed Qi-blade flew at high speed and landed on the magic barrier that
Rugato had deployed.
The Qi-blade easily
cut through the first barrier and exploded in the middle of the second barrier.
The barrier was fatally damaged and dissipated.
"Haaa!"
Nozomu charged
forward, slashing through the scattering magical elements and attacking Rugato
directly.
Of course, an extremely compressed Qi was again attached
to the blade as it swung down.
Rugato's left hand
moved quickly, and a magic circle generated a blood sword.
He then parried
Nozomu's Qi-enveloped blade, which could easily cut even a boulder in two, by
sending an enormous amount of magic power into the blood sword.
"Guu!"
"Kuu!"
The three of them
engaged in a fierce battle as they flanked Rugato from both sides.
However, even though
the opponent was only using one hand each, Nozomu and Irisdina were unable to
push through.
"What kind of
physical strength do you possess, old man!?"
"This big ......
of a difference, huh?"
"Haa!"
"Whoa!"
"Kuh!"
While Nozomu and
Irisdina were momentarily intimidated by the difference in strength between
them and their opponent, Rugato spun his body around and flung them away with
brute force.
Rugato let go of the
blood sword and immediately constructed a magic formation with both hands. He
then launched countless magic bullets at the two of them.
Nozomu and Irisdina
somehow managed to handle the storm of magic bullets, but they were gradually
pushed farther and farther away.
They had no choice but
to jump back to open a distance between them.
Rugato, too, stopped
his pursuit as if to take a break.
"Haa~, haa~
...... Irisdina-san, how much longer can you go all out?"
"Phew~ ......
Let's see. I guess one more would be the limit."
"So do I
......"
Nozomu's consumption
of Qi was so intense that he could only release [Phantom] one more time. Due to
the adverse effects of [Ability Suppression] and the constant use of Qi-jutsu
at full power, he suffered severe exhaustion.
Irisdina, too, had
been fighting with all her might, so she was also severely fatigued.
Since she had no more
energy left, she had to settle it with just one more blow.
The only problem was
how to get through the rain of magic bullets and get into close-quarters combat
once again.
Nozomu had an idea and
glanced at Irisdina.
And Irisdina seemed to
be so perceptive that Nozomu thought she might have mind-reading skills. Thus,
he assumed that she would be able to guess his idea to some extent just from
the way she looked at him.
Irisdina then looked
deep into Nozomu's eyes and showed a surprised expression.
Her expression
convinced Nozomu that she had guessed exactly as he had expected her to.
"Here I go ......
I leave it to you"
"......
Alright."
Despite her extreme
nervousness, Irisdina nodded firmly.
What they were about
to do was a sort of gamble.
The two of them, who
as far as they are concerned have no experience in working together, would
estimate the capabilities and course of action of their partner and Rugato, and
bet on the expected value that their own guesses would lead them to.
But there was no way
they could confirm it, even in a whisper. There was a possibility that the old
man could read their plans from their subtle moving lips.
"......
Phew!"
After the silent
confirmation, Nozomu launched his full-power [Flash Step] and charged toward
Rugato at full speed.
Immediately, Rugato's
magic bullets came at him in a swarm.
Irisdina, who was
standing behind him, immediately deployed her magic to intercept them.
However, the number of
magic bullets was too many to be dealt with, and Nozomu was hit by several
bullets.
"Ugh!"
The places where he
took the bullets hurt so bad that blood spurted out, but Nozomu gritted his
teeth, bore the pain, and kept moving forward.
"Hmm, a suicidal
attack is so unlike your character. ......"
Rugato frowned at
Nozomu, who switched from delicate evasion to relentless rush.
From Rugato's point of
view, it was Nozomu who had the potential to break through his defenses.
But at the same time,
this old gentleman with a great experience in warfare also noticed the clear
handicap that Nozomu had.
His swordsmanship and
Qi control were superb. However, contrary to his highly refined Qi-jutsu, he
was far too inefficient in terms of body strengthening.
"I don't know the
reason for you to resort to this, but I can assure you that it is impossible
for you to break through by force."
It was the same
one-sided development as before, but Nozomu and Irisdina had already
anticipated this.
"Haaaaa!"
With an excessive load
on her brain, Irisdina created a huge spear as tall as herself and threw it at
Rugato.
The dark-colored spear
flew at high speed and plunged into the swarm of magic bullets released by
Rugato and exploded.
It blasted Rugato's
magic bullets at once, dispersing a powerful blast into the surrounding area.
The storm of magic
bullets temporarily stopped, but it was still not enough.
Even though the storm
of magic bullets he had released was blasted away, Rugato calmly constructed
new magic circles.
What he constructed
were magic formations that produced a double magic barrier and a formation that
generated magic bullets.
It took him only two
seconds to create the magic circles, which were both offensive and defensive.
"You cast your
spell a little too early. If you were going to bet on him, you should have
waited another three seconds. It seems both of you are not as coordinated as I
thought you would be."
Rugato calmly
described Irisdina's blunder.
It was clear from the
previous confrontation that Nozomu's [Phantom] would not be enough to break
through Rugato's defense.
But when he caught
sight of what was beyond the clearing of the billowing smoke, Rugato's
expression changed to one of astonishment.
"Wha!"
What leaped into his
vision was the figure of Nozomu, with his left hand raised into the air.
His left hand, infused
with a large amount of Qi, emitted an intense light that illuminated the
battered and desolate hall.
While Rugato's eyes
widened in surprise, Nozomu slammed his left hand, which was infused with a
large amount of Qi, onto the marble floor.
[Qi-jutsu・Light of Annihilation]
The next moment, the
floor beneath Rugato's feet erupted, and a torrent of light engulfed the old
gentleman.
"Ugh!"
A sudden consumption
of Qi struck Nozomu.
Color faded from his
vision, and his vision grew dim.
Nozomu felt his own
vitality rapidly declining due to the release of Qi that exceeded his limit.
Undoubtedly he was in
a dangerous situation. But aside from this, Nozomu had no other technique to
catch Rugato by surprise.
Although the [Qi-jutsu・Light of Annihilation] caused a sudden consumption of
Qi, it had the greatest area of effect and annihilation power of any of
Nozomu's techniques.
Once Rugato was caught
in this technique, he would have no choice but to focus on defense. At the same
time, this was also their last strategic move.
Even the previous
extremely deadly [Phantom] could not break through Rugato's defenses. At the
same time, however, Nozomu realized that the person Rugato was most wary of was
himself.
Rugato is an extremely
powerful magic warrior who can deploy a wide variety of magic simultaneously
and also possesses superior physical abilities.
And his fighting style
is very similar to that of the all-round genius Irisdina. If one were to
compare the number of simultaneous magic deployments, deployment speed, and
power, Rugato would clearly have the upper hand.
Therefore, Rugato was
not that wary of Irisdina but was instead wary of Nozomu, who had a
single-point penetration type of attack.
That was why Irisdina
would be the final decisive factor.
And Irisdina was
already preparing her final move.
She deployed her magic
in succession while raising her rapier, the [Silver Wings of the Evening Star],
in front of her eyes.
Layers of dark magic
kept overlapping on the blade of the rapier, and a dark glow of energy began to
ripple violently.
By repeatedly applying
reinforcement magic, she was able to eventually achieve explosive power.
This is her decisive
move, which she had previously shown in combat training at the academy.
At that time, Irisdina
managed to slash apart the torrent of flames released by Lisa with a single
strike, but in comparison to that time, Irisdina poured in an even greater
amount of magic power and piled on layers of strengthening magic.
If one were to do it
in the chanting method, this action would definitely take several minutes, and
in the case of the magic formation method, it would take hours to prepare the
magic formations alone.
However, Irisdina, who
possessed the ability of [Immediate Deployment], repeatedly cast the
reinforcement magic at a speed ten times faster than that of the chanting
method.
Before long, a magic
sword was formed in her hands.
[Magic Sword・Lunar Eclipse]
The magical power
enveloping the blade emitted waves of darkness reminiscent of a dark abyss. The
blade itself, however, glowed white and shone like a comet slicing through the
dark night.
"Haaaaaa!"
Irisdina rushed toward
Rugato while rising her fighting spirit.
Nozomu released his
[Qi-jutsu・Light of Annihilation]
in time with her cry.
Then, with a powerful
swing, the comet, shrouded in darkness, sliced through the remnants of the
torrent of light.
"Wha!"
However, what escaped
from Irisdina's mouth was not the conviction of victory, but a voice of
bewilderment. Rugato was not in that place she had sliced through.
"W-, where ......
kyaaaa!"
Irisdina looked around
in a panic, but a magic bullet closing in from a blind spot landed on her and
blew her away.
The [Silver Wing of
the Evening Star] in her hand also lost its magical light and rolled on the
floor. Furthermore, four magic formations were deployed around her as she fell
to the floor, and the chains summoned from the formations restrained her.
"What the hell-
...... ugh!"
Nozomu was confused by
the unexpected situation, but the same magic circle that restrained Irisdina
was deployed around him, and he was restrained in the same way as she was.
Confused, Nozomu
looked around and saw several black shadows flying around him.
Upon closer
observation, he saw that they were a group of bats with black skin and red
eyes. The flying bats eventually gathered in one place, and Rugato appeared out
of the swarm of bats.
Before he was
swallowed up by the [Qi-jutsu・Light of Annihilation], he transformed himself into a swarm of bats to
get out of the range of Nozomu's Qi-jutsu.
He took advantage of
the opening to restrain Nozomu and Irisdina.
The fact that Rugato
could turn himself into bats brought to mind the name of a certain race in
Nozomu's mind.
"A
vampire......"
"Yes, that is
correct."
Vampires.
The Arkmel continent
is home to a wide variety of races, but even among these races, vampires are
said to possess top-class potential.
They possess
extraordinary physical abilities, enormous magical power, extremely long life
spans, and a wide variety of other abilities.
The ability to turn
oneself into bats, which Rugato showed earlier, is also a unique ability of
vampires.
Vampires have not been
spotted in the world for several hundred years, but legends of their existence
remain throughout the continent.
It is said that in one
night, they turned all the people in a town into monsters. It is said that they
seduced the royalty of a country and destroyed it with their charms ability.
They are said to be
one of the most powerful and dangerous races in the vast continent of Arkmel,
where many races live.
However, they are
feared and persecuted because of their great abilities and physical defects
that require them to drink the blood of others in order to survive.
"A mithril sword,
huh? If I were to be pierced through in the heart by Irisdina-sama's magic
sword earlier, even I would not have survived."
Rugato muttered to
himself as he picked up Irisdina's rapier, which was lying on the floor.
Mithril, when fully
charged with magic power, exhibits a kind of powerful purifying ability. It was
used as a sacred metal in ancient rituals, and it has what could be called a
smite against certain races, such as vampires.
Nozomu once again
confirmed Rugato's appearance.
His crimson eyes were
indeed one of the characteristics of vampires.
However, it was too
late to discover Rugato's true identity.
All of them were
already either restrained or unable to fight, and there was nothing they could
do now.
With Nozomu and the
others unable to do anything, Rugato threw Irisdina's rapier out the window and
headed toward Somia.
"Kuh, release me,
release me now!"
While Rugato was
approaching Somia step by step, Irisdina was desperately struggling to break
the magic that was restraining her.
However, Rugato's
restraining magic held her body firmly in place, and the chains that were
wrapped around her did not budge.
Irisdina tried to use
magic to break the restraints even by force, but even as she tried to increase
her magic power, her magic power dissipated in the blink of an eye.
It seemed that this
restraining magic had the effect of suppressing the magic power of the captured
opponent.
At that moment, the
black ball that was hovering in front of Somia popped, and the familiar of the
contract resurrected.
Irisdina's expression
was tinged with despair.
"No ...... don't,
please don't ......"
What will happen now?
Glimpsing a definite
future upon the resurrected Grim Reaper, Irisdina uttered a pleading cry.
"Stop! Please
don't do this! If you want a soul, you can have mine! So please, don't take
Somia away from me!"
She kept raising her
sorrowful cry, but the familiar of the contract showed no sign of stopping at
all.
The Grim Reaper
pointed its skeletonized palm at Somia.
Somia's restrained
body jerked and light vanished from her eyes.
And then, a pale ball
of light slowly emerged from Somia's chest.
The ball of light was
connected to Somia's body by a thin trail of light.
Perhaps this ball of
light was Somia's soul.
In fact, Somia's
complexion, from which her soul had been extracted, was already as lifeless as
that of a dead person.
"No ...... stop,
please stop ......"
With tears streaming
down her face, Irisdina tried to reach out to her sister, who had gone pale.
For her, Somia was her
most precious treasure.
She was able to become
the next head of the Francilte family and not lose sight of herself in a
society of aristocrats swirling with greed, all because of her little sister.
Irisdina lost her
mother when she was very young.
Her mother, who was
frail physically, gave birth to Somia in exchange for her life.
(Irisdina, you are
going to be a big sister from now on, so please take care of this little girl
for me.)
The day before her
mother passed away, while stroking her big belly and Irisdina's head, she asked
Irisdina to do something for her. A somewhat sad smile appeared on her skinny
face.
The next day, as if in
exchange for her mother's life, Somia was born.
She was born as a
premature baby, much smaller than a normal one.
Still, her newborn
sister cried hard and tried her best to survive with her tiny body.
At that moment,
Irisdina made up her mind. In place of her late mother, she would protect her
younger sister.
The memories of
Somia's life since her birth flashed through Irisdina's mind like a rushing
train.
Her cute little sister
followed her around with a smile on her face. Talked about the cuteness of dogs
and cats, losing track of time, and spending time together, day and night.
An irreplaceable
existence that was about to be lost forever.
The Grim Reaper raised
its scythe to sever the thin trail of light that connected Somia's soul to her
body.
Irisdina could only
plead.
I don't care who you
are, I'll do whatever you want me to do. I'll give my body, my soul, everything
I have!
"Someone ......
please. Help ...... me ......"
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