Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
“Who is it, come out!”
I could faintly sense a magical power. When I looked in that direction and asked, challenging that person, that magic surged chillingly in response.
“If you had died just now, you could have ended this without suffering.”
From within the dim light appeared a man with deadened, bloodshot eyes. He was laughing, accompanied by a bunch of subordinates behind him. This guy should be the leader. He had a massive, brawny figure, with a greatsword even larger than his stature carried on his back.
Around ten hoodlums had appeared. Catching sight of me, their muddy eyes warped into a pleased look. Those eyes carried madness, drawing pleasure from tormenting and killing people.
This was the first time in years since I had seen lunatics like these men, and goosebumps rose on my back.
If I don’t kill them, they’ll kill me.
If I was someone who felt guilt or hesitation over killing people, my life would probably not have lasted in this world for so long. But in this tense, crucial situation, my heart was clamoring.
Would I have to kill a person?—when I was frozen by this abrupt question, the men in front of me suddenly dropped like flies.
“What?!”
Just as one of the scoundrels yelled that out, his head was twisted in a strange direction, and the light in his eyes vanished.
I didn’t even have time to be choked by that scene. The men, who went into disarray due to the shock, were whittled down one by one until there was only one remaining—
“I hadn’t heard that you had this ace up your sleeve.”
“……”
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Kiiiin…… with a faint scraping sound, the blade of the katana was pulled out. Just like its owner, it was dyed an ominous black.
“Well well, what a pleasure to meet the famous demonic killer in such a place.”
After the bloodshot-eyed man’s ironic laugh rang out, the massive sword and the slender katana clanged.
Every swing from the wordless, darkness-like man carried only one intention—to kill.
He moved like a fish in water. Each attack was sent out rapidly one after another, as if haphazardly, but none of them missed and each left a wound on the enemy’s body.
I wondered where that slender body found such strength. But unexpectedly, the bloodshot-eyed man that was overpowered by the unleashed slashes laughed, the sound vile.
“I thought you were something else, but rumours are really rumours. From here I’m going to kill—”
Suddenly, his eyes bulged out.
Like parts of a tin man, the hardy flesh came apart. The hands gripping the sword fell, the arms fell, the feet detached, and then—
“…..”
The bloodshot-eyed man had turned into pieces, and was never going to open his mouth again.
Those attacks were so skilfully placed that it cut up that man’s body into pieces without any signs. Even the injured person himself didn’t realise it……
Standing in a pool of blood, the darkness-like man wiped away the blood on his sword and sheathed it. The ends of the string tied at the back of his head were fluttering in the wind, like a black butterfly flying comfortably over the water’s surface.
“….Just, who are you?”
My hoarse voice trembled.
The bloody smell assailed my nose. Nausea filled my chest and throat. Those humans had been alive mere seconds ago, but now they were……
My agitated heart stopped moving, unable to process all the information. My mind had abandoned all thoughts; I was simply petrified in surprise. The darkness-like man turned his head around to look at me.
At that moment, a loud voice drowned out the tension.
“Lilius!”
My attention was caught by Seth only for an instant.
But without a noise, the darkness-like man disappeared.
“Are you alright?!”
“……”
“……Hey. You’re not in the wrong. If they hadn’t been killed, they would have killed you, Lilius. Got it?”
“Aa. I’m alright. More importantly, you should deal with this soon.”
After understanding the situation, Seth gripped my shoulders hard, as if to console me.
That’s right. Anything less decisive, and the one lying on the ground would be me. I knew that.
“Lilius?”
Aware of Seth’s worried gaze, I shook my head with a sigh.
I was alright, really. I wasn’t going to panic at such a thing now. It was just because it had been a while since I had seen people die in front of me.
I gently tapped Seth’s shoulder.
With my reminder, Seth collected his emotions and closed his eyes, switching tracks to his Knight identity.
“Leave the rest to me. Lilius, please go back to the mansion first. Belus should have been informed by now, too.”
“Okay.”
Seth seemed to be trying to keep me away from this area as soon as possible.
Even though the incident only happened a few minutes ago, Belus had already been contacted?
Then, that man was—
thanks for the chapter! ♡
i’m kinda confused…
Jill?! Jill killed those people to save Lilius but why didn’t he stay?
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OMB what a chapter!!! It seems someone wants to kill Lilius. Who was that dark man? Was he a friend or a foe? This story is getting more and more cliffy.
Thank you for the chapter!!!
Thank you for the chapter!
thanks for the chapter!