Chapter 71 (2/2)

The symbol that the thieves that I saw in Amanda-san’s dream have.

In the dream where most of the scenery was vague, only that were clearly shown.

……it probably means it was engraved in her heart.

「This is……the emblem of Iron Sharks Troupe」

「Iron Sharks Troupe?」

「Yeah, it’s famous that their captain is hard headed……oh, that part doesn’t matter huh. It’s the emblem of a famous band of thieves. They’re heinous. They’re guys whose motto is to steal everything they want from others」

It was like that after all huh.

There’s no way that they would be shown in that dream if they weren’t related.

It means, most of that dream is Amanda-san’s past, andーーit means that even now, Amanda-san is still having nightmares from it.

「Do you know where they are?」

「The place called their headquarters is in the north-west of La Linea……oh, w-what are you going to do?」

「It’s decided of course」

I used my head fully, and searched for ‘usable’ magic.

「I’m going to crush them」

It’s been a while that violent emotions filled my chest.

Northwest of La Linea, in a certain mountain castle.

「Stop! What, a brat huh」

「This isn’t a place where brats come」

「Go home and drink your mama’s milk」

They tried to intimidate using their weapons at first, but the instant they knew that it was an 8-years-old boy who came, everyone threw out dirty words, and teased.

「『Blaze Needle』」

I attacked with magic without warning, flaming needles pierced through each one of their limbs.

Screams and shrieks exploded; the thieves that were attacked were rolling around the ground.

There was the one who was more energetic, and he also cursed at me with dirty words, so I shot him extra needles.

「What happened! What the heck is this!」

One man appeared from the back.

Unlike the other men, he’s wearing an armor and cloak with shark designs.

「Ne〜ne〜, is Oji-san this place’s boss?」

It’s child-mode after a long time.

Because if I don’t act like this, I don’t know what I would do with anger.

「You brat, who the h.e.l.l are you」

「I’m the one who’s asking」

I shot magic. The flaming needle pierced the man’s feet.

As if it was a nail, the man was nailed to the spot.

「Gaaaaaaaa!!」

「Ne〜, answer please」

「You b.a.s.t.a.r.d, doing this you thinkーー」

「How stupid〜」

I shot magic once again, I shot a flaming needle to his other feet.

「Do you want to answer now?」

「W-What did you came for. Is it revenge? Bounty hunting? If it’s moneyーー」

「Too bad, it’s the former」

We can now talk a little, so I answered that.

「Amanda-san……do you remember this girl?」

I chanted『Create Delusion』,

The one that was shown was the appearance of the young Amanda-san and her parents.

It’s the scene Amanda-san saw in her dream.

「……」

The man would not answer

「How is it?」

「……I don’t know」

「You don’t know?」

「How can I remember such a little d.a.m.n thing! You b.a.s.t.a.r.d, do you d.a.m.n remember what you ate before! Aann?!!」

「You get angry instead huh. How cruel. But, you know something right」

「Yeah, of course. I did things like this countless of times. What’s bad about that」

「There isn’t. I just hate it」

Well, whatever. Even if this continues, it would only be a useless conversation.

「Answer, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d. I don’t d.a.m.n care if you’re a brat. My comrades will come someday, and f.u.c.king kill you」

「A-rerere〜, how strange〜」

「Haa〜?」

I laughed, I couldn’t help but laugh out.

My heart, my tone, it became colder.

「You, did you thought you would have ‘someday’?」

The man was dumbfounded for an instant, but understand the meaning of my words soon after, and started to get noisy.

It was pleading for his life, but I didn’t hear it out.

I cleaned up the thieves once, and when I was about to leave the fortress, she was standing in front of me.

In front of the fortress, with her usual cold face and maid uniform.

「……Amanda-san, why are you here?」

「I saw a good dream, Danna-sama said that he was going to be late. And also」

「Also?」

「Danna-sama’s face was stiff when I woke up. It was the first time I saw Danna-sama’s face like that」

「I see」

“I was careless”, I didn’t think of that.

It’s because I thought, “It isn’t strange if Amanda-san had noticed”.

「It can’t be helped since you found out. Rather than that, from where did you watch」

「The whole scene」

「Was ‘it’ within them?」

「The man with a cloak」

「I see. Let’s go home then」

「Yes」

With Amanda-san, I left the mountain castle, and returned to La Linea walking.

「Amanda」

「What is it」

「There’s a magic that can change one’s memories. I cannot change your past, but I can overwrite the whole memory itself. A magic that would make you forget your painful past. Shall I cast it on you」

「It is fine」

Amanda-san refused by answering immediately.

「Are you sure? It’s something that is finished, it’s also alright forgetting the painful things by overwriting them」

「No, it is not yet finished」

「Mu?! What do you mean, do you still have a vendetta? If that is so, I willーー」

「I am still to return the grat.i.tude I have for Danna-sama, that is why, it is not yet finished」

「Ahh, you meant it like that huh」

「Danna-sama」

A serious, a more serious tone that usual.

The sound of Amanda-san’s footsteps stopped, I stopped to a stand, and turned to Amanda-san.

「Thank you very much. This kindness I received from Danna-sama, I will return it all of my life」

「I got it. I’m counting on you from now on」

「Yes」

Amanda-san silently nodded.

Her tone, it was the same up until now.

But, in her face.

There was a peaceful smile, one that I had never seen before.

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