Volume 1
Chapter 61
Back in Town
Translator : PolterGlast
【Akana's POV】
I can hear the screams
and angry shouts of various people from the town. Surely, others like Faith
have appeared.
But I can't do
anything.
The dozens of soldiers
my mother, who is currently taking the helm of the Gilmberg family in place of
my father in the capital, sent me must be aware of this commotion. And they
should already be on their way to deal with the situation.
Yet, there is still so
much confusion. This means that the hands of these soldiers alone are not
enough to quell this disturbance.
Runa-san has also
disappeared somewhere. There is no one else I can rely on for help. I cannot
quell this disturbance.
In the first place,
don't the people of the town not want to be helped by me?
Adventurers are people
with power who interact closely with people and solve their problems. In other
words, in this town, adventurers are representatives of the people.
Two of the strongest
among them, rank 5 adventurers, have rebelled. ───No, considering the
intruders who invaded the mansion, there may be more───worst case scenario,
the entire adventurer community may be involved. If so, this can be called a
rebellion───a revolt by the entire
adventurer community.
The adventurers, who
represent the town, have decided to revolt───to drive out the
Gilmberg family. In other words, it has been decided that we are not needed in
this town.
So, even if I moved
here, wouldn't I end up being resented by the people? Wouldn't I just be
scorned for doing something so late?
If I'm going to be in
a bad position no matter what...
If I don't move here,
an adventurer running amok in the town will eventually find me and kill me.
I'm tired of this. I'm
tired of the same evaluations and of being cursed at every day.
If I die here, it will
all be over. It will be over.
Then, I should just
close my eyes here and wait to be killed. If I stay here quietly and do
nothing, and wait───.
"………"
But, if I keep closing
my eyes at crucial moments like this, nothing will change!
I get up.
I've seen my father,
who worked tirelessly for our family and the people of the territory, even
while he was suffering from illness. I've seen my mother, who would worry about
my father and me even though she was overwhelmed by the complaints and insults
of the people.
How can I, who has
seen the kind yet strong figures of those two, stop now? How can I, the
daughter of such two people, give up here!?
I swore to clear my
parents' names and sorrows! It was to prevent all the efforts my parents had
made so far from being in vain! I wanted my parents to be rewarded!
Then, what should I do
if I don't stand up now!? I encouraged myself, and to find out what I could do───
"Gruyaaaaaaaaaa!!!"
Just as I was about to
move, an adventurer appeared from the corner of the road, trying to bite me.
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【Akana's POV】
An adventurer with
saliva dripping from his mouth and his sharp teeth bared approaches me.
"Ah..."
It was so sudden and
unexpected. My brain completely shut down and became unresponsive.
I couldn't dodge or
resist───all I thought was───
Is this the end...?
That was the only word
I could think of.
"───!?"
Just as I thought I
was going to be bitten, a strong wind suddenly hit me.
I reflexively covered
my face with my arms and closed my eyes.
I felt a strong impact
as something moved at high speed. The aftershock is also kicking up dust.
What was that...?
I fearfully open my
eyes, and there───.
"………"
There stood a man who
had smashed the adventurer who was about to attack me into pieces of flesh with
his fist.
"Ku...
shina-san...?"
"Oh, Akana-san,
hello."
Kushina-san turned to
me and greeted me with a bright smile that seemed out of place for the
situation.
"H-Hello... no,
it's not the time for that! Why are you here!?"
I had inadvertently
returned his greeting because he greeted me so naturally, but that's not it! I
can't believe I would meet him at such a miraculous time...
"Well, you
see..."
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A little before
meeting Akana-san.
This is strange...
I tilted my head as I
headed towards Kakyouin-san.
I could tell from our
connection that Kakyouin-san was being pushed into a corner. To avoid future
trouble, I decided to go to Kakyouin-san before venting my anger───but the connection was
suddenly cut off when I got close to the town.
What happened?
I couldn't figure it
out, so I ran towards Kakyouin-san's coordinates, which I had felt just before
the connection was cut off.
I got closer to the
coordinates.
"Hmm?"
Hey, isn't that a
zombie (Rob) in front of me? And it's right near the coordinates.
I don't know why a Rob
is here, but... if I miss it here and it's mentioned later, it would be
troublesome, so I might as well take it down.
So, as usual, I
punched the Rob.
The impact of the
punch passed through the Rob and sent a shockwave that kicked up smoke around
it.
The Rob I punched was
shattered into pieces of flesh and scattered around.
Okay, extermination
complete.
"Ku...
shina-san...?"
"Hmm?"
I looked to the side.
There was also a path
extending that way, and on that path stood Akana-san, whom I knew well.
"Oh, Akana-san,
hello."
"H-Hello..."
We exchanged
greetings.
"No, it's not the
time for that! Why are you here...!?"
Akana-san asked me why
I was here.
Well, the reason I
came here was to go to Kakyouin-san's place, but... well, the coordinates were
around here, but I can't seem to find her.
Perfect timing, I'll
ask Akana-san.
"Well, you see───"
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