Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
It would be bad if someone barged into this situation.
No matter how you looked at it, trying to stop the deranged woman in a space this narrow was too dangerous.
Soon, the footsteps finally arrived in front of the room. Despite my wishes, the door was thrown open, and the corner of the woman’s lips lifted smugly in a laugh as she used the dagger in her hand to cut her own clothes into pieces.
“Kyaa!”
“Tch, what are you doing — don’t come in!”
At the same time as a person entered through the door, the woman collapsed on the spot, as if ‘ashamed’.
“Mary!”
“Don’t approach her—”
“You’re the one that shouldn’t come near, you beast!”
The person—it was the servant from this afternoon—hugged the woman. With eyes filled with hatred, she glared at me fiercely.
“What other cruel things are you doing to Mary?! You’re the worst! Everyone has been fooled by you, treating a horrible scumbag like you with empathy like idiots!”
“What’re you talking about…… Nevermind, just get away from that woman! You’re hindering!”
As if to protect the woman, the servant screamed at me. However, through a crevice between her arms, the woman in her embrace gazed at me and grinned broadly. At the eerie sight, I felt my back become cold.
Just by looking at her blood-red eyes, it was obvious my words wouldn’t reach her. Meanwhile, her whirling magic had been entwined with a black aura, and wildly raged through the room.
The raging magic became as sharp as a blade, cutting down the things inside the room. The curtains, the furniture, even the walls, in the blink of an eye, were slashed and began to corrode.
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“Q…Qtja, ktja’r ublcu bc?!”
“Kmt, ibbx, raeqlv kbwjc! Pa’r atja qfgrbc lc sbeg jgwr! Lfg wjulm lr gecclcu kliv, rb lo sbe vbc’a ifa tfg ub lwwfvljafis, sbe’ii jirb yf fcueiofv jcv vlf!”
“T–sbe’gf islcu… Pa’r cba Zjgs! Pa’r sbe, lrc’a la?!”
Snfc ktfc P tjv qea la ilxf atja, kts kjr rtf ralii cba ilrafclcu? P kjr ugbklcu lgglajafv.
However, I had to calm down. Jill also would definitely catch wind of the disturbance here. Even if the strong barrier I had put on the room were broken, those guys would probably lend their power too.
“Hey, you. Take a look at the eyes of the woman you’re protecting in your arms, and tell me if you still think it’s my fault?”
Hearing my words, the servant, seemingly startled, peered at the woman. Then, letting out a small shriek, she pushed the woman away.
After being pushed away, the woman began tearing out fistfuls of her own hair and ferociously stuffing them into her mouth. But her movements were apathetic, like a doll. Between the corners of her mouth, strands of flaxen hair were visible.
From her injured scalp, blood flowed down, and the once beautiful skin was dyed red. The scratch wounds remaining on her arms were festering painfully. Even so, the woman’s attention was still completely focused on eating her hair.
“Don’t move from there! If you don’t listen to what I say, then expect to die!”
“I–I know.”
I needed to restrain this woman’s magic as soon as possible.
Thanks to the servant moving away from the woman, I could finally use my magic. I quickly let the servant hurry away, and then right away I moved to restrain the woman.
When I gathered magical power in my hands—beads of light tugged at my hair.
“Why are you here……”
The ones tugging my hair were the spirits.
It should be impossible to see them somewhere like this, in the heart of a city. Why would they appear here? My eyes traced after the spirits as they flew, and I was shocked when I saw something I hadn’t foreseen.
“Guy?!”
Under a furniture in the corner of the room.
It was Guy, who had hidden himself there. Tail curled up tight, his whole body was pitifully quavering. His eyes filled with fear were gazing at me.
I needed to help him out from there as soon as possible, even if I had planned to stop the woman before.
I was horrified at the thought that Guy might have been hurt.
When I was midway through teleporting to Guy, the woman made a shrill scream, and then laughed as if she had lost her mind.
“—Tch.”
I performed another teleport, without any gap in between, even if it put a burden on my body.
However, I was able to take us both away before we fell into the woman’s hands. So, it was nothing to complain about.
Seeing Guy in my arms, I sighed in relief.
He hadn’t suffered any injuries either, and there was also no surface damage. I was sure it had been frightening for him. Although he had ended up wetting his pants, his eyes carried a firm light as he clung to me.
For now, I was going to let Guy sleep. I pressed a kiss on his forehead, and Guy’s eyes shut close.
The only thing not going to plan was that the madwoman had bitten my shoulder. What to do… I was incensed. For putting Guy and the other children in danger, I could not forgive this woman.
“You bastard…… That’s enough, you bitch. Since you’re asking for it, then I’ll give you a good beating—it’d be my pleasure!”
With maximum power, I threw an offensive spell at the woman who was raving wordlessly. She was blown off into the wall, caving it in, and was stunned.
With a snap like a puppet having its strings cut, the magic that was devastating the room lost its power and dissipated into the sky. The barrier affixed to the room also slowly weakened.
“Lilius!”
Normally, it would be impossible to break through the barrier forcibly, no matter how weak it had become. With that said, this person still broke through and rushed over to my side. Seeing Jill, for some reason the deepest of my heart ached extremely, and the thread of tension loosened.
Now that I felt things were settled, indescribable emotions sprung up. I hadn’t thought anyone could elicit such emotions in me.
Even in my imagination, I never thought a day would come where I would see somebody rushing with relief for me.
“Any injuries?! Are you all right?!”
Seeing Jill’s face that had completely lost its calm, I couldn’t help the laughter that spilled out. Large, warm hands covered my cheeks. As if to confirm that I was alive, Jill’s hands caressed my eyes gently.
His touch was just like someone holding a treasure, such that my chest gradually permeated with warmth and I trembled.
However, fate was an unkind creature after all.
“You’re late. Guy is fine, and I’m also—nngh?!”
When I was giving Guy away, my heart noticeably leaped. Pain swooped down on my body, which had just calmed down, giving a shock that made my head feel like it was being pierced.
In proportion to the magic power that I was rapidly losing, my chest was in pain as if being crushed, to the point I couldn’t keep on standing. My body was slowly tilting over.
“Lilius?!”
When I was on the verge of collapse, Jill caught my body.
It should be warm in his arms, but I was cold. I couldn’t sense anything. I couldn’t feel anything at all, as if all my five senses had been lost.
When I wanted to call out Jill’s name, blood spilled out of my mouth. The words I had assembled, my thoughts, both blended with the red blood and faded away.
😶 what is going on?
Lily please be okay 😥🙏
Thank you for translating 💕
Arg, he’s been poisoned?!
this is bad for my heart.
Also, hair eating, the.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!!!!!
She was probably trying to gather as much energy as possible and hair is supposed to be chocked full according to Lillius.
Lily could have deal with that woman easily… But why do that woman and Guy have to be in there?! Aggggghhhhhh.
Lily, please be OK.
Thanks for the chapter!
Was it the bite? Or the teleportation???
Thanks for the chapter~ ( ^ ♡ ^ )/
Thanks for the chapter! 💕
Damn what’s happening?!!!!!! :○
Thank you for the chapter ❤❤❤❤