Volume 1
Chapter 56
I Escaped
Translator : PolterGlast
【Tekiru's POV】
What... does this
mean? What am I seeing?
Faith-san, who had
been normal until just a moment ago, had suddenly transformed, and the
white-ranked mage, whom I had considered a mere annoyance and who had stood
firm until a moment ago, was now badly injured and crying.
No, the white-ranked
mage is fine. She was originally someone I planned to kill. So, I don't need to
worry about her...
Even though I tried to
convince myself of that, I couldn't help but feel a lump in my throat as I
watched her cry. Why does it bother me so much...?
I shook my head.
Faith-san is my top
priority right now. I can deal with the white-ranked mage later.
I forced myself to
switch my thoughts.
Why is Faith-san like
this? I've never heard of Faith-san having such a skill. Considering
Faith-san's attitude until now, it's hard to believe he was hiding it. In fact,
when he lies, it's immediately obvious on his face.
Then why...? What
caused it? ───
I put my left hand to
my chin and started thinking───and then I realized one possibility.
No way... It can't be.
My emotions denied
that possibility. However, the more I thought about it, the more that
possibility made sense, and I couldn't think of anything else.
...It can't be, it can't
be... but!
I was conflicted, and
I didn't have a clear answer. No, I had an answer, but my emotions denied it.
In order to get
confirmation of my denial, I ignored Faith-san and the white-ranked mage in
their current state and headed toward a certain place.
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【???'s POV】
"Phew... so the
time has finally come."
In the underground bar
I had created, I stroked the round table and pondered.
"Ten years...
it's been ten years. I've been waiting for this moment for ten years. I was
told by that person that I had to proceed carefully and cautiously in dealing
with people who were no better than insects... and it took me ten years until I
was given permission to act. It's been a long time..."
I looked back on my
frustration and felt a deep sense of emotion.
"I didn't
understand why I had to pay so much attention to mere insects... but that
person is abnormally cautious, despite seeming carefree. As a newcomer, I don't
understand───perhaps because she
has lived as a god for so long, she understands things that I don't. I wonder
when I will be able to reach that person's level of thinking."
I took a long breath
and switched my thoughts.
"Hmm, it's a bad
habit of mine to think about other things while carrying out a plan. I must
concentrate on making this plan a success. Tekiru should be arriving
soon."
I returned to the bar
counter and picked up a cloth to polish the glasses.
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【Kushina's POV】
My vision is dark. I'm
completely buried in the ground.
I can't move my arms
at all. It's beyond heavy.
What should I do...?
Come to think of it,
how did this happen?
Tekiru asked me to
help him, I was taken somewhere, he told me to wait, and then the ground
exploded... yeah, this is definitely a trap set up by Tekiru.
Ugh, this has become a
hassle. To begin with, Kakyoin-san told me not to get involved with Tekiru, so
why did I listen to him?
"......"
Huh? That's right.
Didn't she say, "Don't get involved"? Why did I misunderstand it as
"Let's not work together"?
......Some kind of
manipulation?
"......"
I don't know the
details. It could be my mistake, and uncertain speculations are useless.
Let's think about
something more realistic.
Tekiru told me to
"wait," but would he dig me out if I waited? I don't know. Judging
from the fact that he hasn't dug me out immediately, I'll probably be stuck
like this for a while.
"......"
What if I'm never dug
out?
Will I be buried here
forever? In a state where nothing happens, and I can do nothing, forever?
After all the trouble
I went through to come to a world where I could feel human emotions, will it
all end like this, without doing anything???
"......"
No, I don't want that.
The moment I thought
that, I crushed the pill I had hidden in the back of my teeth.
An incredibly loud
explosion and a huge pillar of flame erupted.
It was a self-destruct
magic item that Kakyouin-san had prepared for me just in case. It's a dangerous
thing that can cause an explosion powerful enough to reduce several meters
around it to ashes.
And because of my
story about the golem, it also has a disintegration effect. Thanks to that,
I'll be ashes too.
But by creating an
explosion to clear the soil and regenerating a new body, I can fully recover.
It's a one-time forced do-over technique.
Alright, let's revive!
I came to this world,
so I don't want to spend the rest of my life in that dirt. I'm grateful to
Kakyouin-san.
"......"
But what is it? Just
before I bit the pill, something surged up inside me.
Is it an emotion? If
so, what kind of emotion?
Anger?
"......Fufu, fufufu"
Laughter welled up
inside me.
Anger? Did I feel
anger?
"Hahaha,
hahaha!"
How could this be!? I
can't believe I'm feeling angry!
This is so funny! I've
never had an experience like this!
This emotion is
amazing! I can't bear it unless I release it on something! I want to vent this
feeling on something right now! I'm unconsciously driven by such an impulse!
Oh... this is amazing.
This world is the best after all.
Now, Tekiru, just wait
for me. I'm coming to thank you right now. With this emotion (anger), I'll give
you my utmost gratitude.
"Hahahahaha!!!!"
I indulged in the
pleasure of feeling this emotion, the first emotion I had ever experienced, and
my smile never faded from my face.
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