IMPORTANT: The author uses ガルド(Galdo) and sometimes ガンド(Gand). But, I think they are the same person so I’ll keep to Gand since that’s how it was first written.
The Story Of A Certain Adventurer (6)
“You talk a little too much, Nero”
Maybe because his mood is elevating, Nero is even saying things that he doesn’t have to. Perhaps Nero also thinks that he talked too much from what I said, he lowers his head to me. Well, it’s only revealing me and Liscia’s name so there’s no particular problem though. Although had it been about Darx or Chrono, there’d be a slight problem.
“My apologies. I got worked up after looking at the despair in this fellow’s expression”
“Well, it’s fine since you didn’t say anything that important. Now then, it’s nice to meet you, Sister. My name is Hardt. The Dark Sorcerer who created that necromancer over there, and the one who attacked the town”
While introducing myself, I release magic power and expose Sister to it. Perhaps because she got exposed to the miasma that’s included in the magic power, her face turns pale, and her body trembles. The large breasts that are protruding out as though being emphasized are also trembling along.
Sweat running down her forehead, her breathing becoming dishevelled as well. From what I have seen at the back, she’s broken to some extent from the conversation with Nero but, I wonder if this broke her completely. I get close to Sister’s side and crouch down in order to match our gazes.
Because I can’t see Sister’s expression with her lowering her head, I lift her chin up using my right hand. It’s the Agokui1 that girls seem to yearn for. I remember in the past when Lig also does it to girls in the village and they go screaming ‘WaーKyaー’.
I somewhat tried doing that but, well, as I had imagined, what I saw was not a face dyed red in embarrassment, it was a pale and despairing face with tears flowing.
Though I think ‘Of courseー’ when I saw that, on the other hand, there’s a part of me that’s slightly excited even though I’m not Nero. Somehow, I want to see more of this expression. It’s like my sadism is titillating.
……Fumu, shall I try teasing her a little more……somehow, it’s like the thinking of a leader of the children² who’s mean to the girl he likes but, there’s the need for more study material to think about this personality, un.
“You don’t want to die?”
“……Yes”
Although slowly, Sister nods her head to what I said. Though she has eyes like that of a dead fish, light slightly returns with what I said. Well, those dead eyes will probably come back up once more though.
“If so, I’ll show you a path to surviving”
“……A path where I live?”
“Aa. It’s fine for you to choose. However, I’ll let you live with only that. How about it?”
When I ask her, Sister tried facing down again but, the Agokui doesn’t allow her to face down. I make her answer while looking into my eyes. So she’s aware that she’s selling her soul to the enemy
“……Understood”
Even while she looks annoyed at what I said, a slight expression of relief is visible. I wonder if she can make the same face after hearing what I say? With a smile on my face, I look at Sister. And then
“The sole path for you to survive is……to become my subordinate and kill your comrades”
I wonder what will Sister do to my devil’s whisper? By the way, I heard about it from Liscia afterwards but, it seems I at this moment had an evil smile on my face. What the, what kind of a smile is that……
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“Fuck! Why are the townfolks!?”
Not understanding anything at all about what had happened in the town, I kick a wooden box nearby and send it flying. We were able to somehow barely escape from the town alive but, why did the townfolks attack us! Furthermore, alongside the zombies!
“Calm down, Lynk. It won’t be resolved even if you get that irritated, right?”
Marie who looks at such me like she’s shocked. That guise, it makes me unnecessarily irritated.
“How are you able to be that calm! For all that we know, Mylene might have already been killed!”
“I understand that. But, we won’t be unable to do anything if we are impatient! We have only a couple of people, the other side has a couple of hundreds if you count the townfolks and zombies. Do you think that the us right now have any chance of winning?”
“But! But still!”
“Calm down, Lynk. It’s as Marie has said. Even if we rush and enter the town again, we’ll just get the tables turned on us”
Even Gand……shit! Can I not do anything! Can’t I even save one of our precious comrades……
“Lynk. I understand how you’re feeling. Gand and I as well, have the same feelings of wanting to save Mylene. Though it’s frustrating, we can’t save her by ourselves”
When I noticed, Marie who has tears flowing from her eyes is holding onto my hand. Gand who’s beside her as well……that’s right, I’m not the only one who’s frustrated. Marie as well, Gand as well, she’s the precious comrade who we came all this way together with. To these guys as well, Mylene should be somebody important. Even so, I ran ahead by myself, snapped by myself……
“My bad, Marie, Gand. I said a little too much”
“It’s fine. We know painfully well how you feel”
“That’s right. Besides, this kind of thing isn’t the first time anyway”
Marie and Gand who laughs as they say that. Geez, these guys.
“Then, what do we do from now on? We can’t just keep running like this, right?”
“Aa. For the time being, let’s return to the Feudal Lord-sama. We’ll probably arrive in slightly more than a day. We’ll talk about the circumstances there, and we need to have him send soldiers”
“Right. If a town has been occupied, the Feudal Lord-sama should also not stay quiet about it”
“Alright, then, let’s head towards the town where the Feudal Lord-sama is!”
I, look at the town that’s visible from afar, Flink. Wait for me, Mylene. I’ll definitely come and save you!
