Chapter 587 (1/2)

「Weena Rhyn is not here?」

『It seems so… We’ve only left for about an hour though』

After talking to Grandma Jill, we came back to the camp. We wanted to talk to Weena Rhyn about Rhyn’s stall. However, there was no sign of her in her tent.

「…Weena Rhyn, where did she go?」

「She didn’t tell me where she’s going」

Fran asks Zelos Reed, who was tied up in the tent, but he didn’t seem to know where she was.

『Maybe she went to investigate it herself』

(What should we do now?)

『Hmmm…』

We have no choice. I guess we should leave a message with Zelos Reed and go talk to Lovren. She was able to have a normal conversation with someone like Zelos Reed with him now.

Even so, I wondered if it was okay to leave this man alone, but it seems that the spirits are closely watching him. I guess they wouldn’t have much problem if it was the current Zelos Reed whose power was being suppressed.

However, with chains around his ankles and restraints around his neck, he looked like a slave. Even so, the way he stayed still and didn’t start raging made it hard to believe that he was the same person as that battle junky he was before.

「…Tell Weena Rhyn that Rhyn might be still in Kiarazen. She’s running a food stall there」

「…Understood」

They exchanged such looks with no expressions on each other’s faces. Fran still hated Zelos Reed, but what about him?

Does he hate her? Or just dislike her? I couldn’t tell which one it was.

But when Fran, who had said what she had to say, was about to leave the tent, she was unexpectedly stopped by Zelos Reed.

「Wait」

「…What?」

Fran stopped for a moment and replied in a sharp voice.

「…I have a request to ask」

「Request? Request you say…!?」

Fran snapped immediately after Zelos Reed uttered those words. She muttered to him with an angry expression.

Uncontrollable killing intent then covered the surrounding area. However, Zelos Reed showed no sign of fear and knelt on the spot.

It was not that he wasn’t afraid, but it seems that he was prepared for this. Here, even if Fran cut him down, he must have thought that it was inevitable.

The eyes that stared at Fran while he was down on his knees were so clear that it was hard to believe they belonged to Zelos Reed.

「I have, a request」

I could hear the blunt sound of gnashing teeth coming from Fran’s mouth. I couldn’t help but notice that her hand, which already stretched out on my handle, was trembling in disbelief.

『Fran! Wait! This place――』

(…Don’t worry)

The fire of anger still burned in her eyes. However, Fran let her hand go from my hilt and slowly lowered her fist.

(I know…)

I wonder, did Fran allow him to at least tell her his request after seeing his look? Zelos Reed then opened his mouth again.

「…In exchange, you can take my life」

「!?」

「Weena Rhyn is going to cancel the contract between me and Romio. After that, she can do whatever she wants with my life」

「Do you know what that means?」

「Yes. If just by killing me is not enough, you can also torture or do whatever you want to me」

「…」

「My request is for Romio. I want you to bring Romio to an orphanage in Barbra after I die」

「…」

「Romio wouldn’t be happy if he stayed with me. So, please」