Vol 9 Chapter 43 (1/2)
This is a continuation of PART B
”What are we supposed to do?” A voice questioned weakly from the crowd It was a female voice ”Tell us e're supposed to do”
”Keep waiting,” shi+on answered ”Wait just a little bit longer, and everything will come to an end No one has to die anymore”
Wait, he says
So we just wait here
For half an hour or so
Like a breeze blowing ripples across the surface of a lake, a silent wave spread throughout the crowd Everyone gradually began to sit down on the spot People in the square also squatted on the ground, hugging their knees
”Thank you, everyone” Still holding the aphone, shi+on also spoke to the du Wait here”
Yo ahead” Nezu behind shi+on
”How on earth did you” Yoazed at shi+on
There was no one in front of the uards had likely fled as well What used to be the safest and erous territory
shi+on knocked on the door
”Coh the intercom beside the door
The door slid aside soundlessly
The roo in front of a riting desk near the wall He had a sined And he was young
This man is the ruler of No 6
There was a leather sofa beside thea white lab coat His neck was bent at an odd angle, and his arled lifelessly His hair had turned white before shi+on's eyes, and hisalready taken its last breath A tooth dislodged itself from the man's mouth and landed on the floor
”Oh”
A as sitting on the nape of theits antennae busily
”It's a newborn,” thenot to wake a sleeping baby ”I had no idea it was living inside his body, either But I think he was theover his astonishment 'It can't be'―” the mayor smiled faintly ”Those were his last words 'It can't be' Hah, itlike that co in the world could be explained by science”
”Mayor Please open theWe're going to use your balcony”
”What do you intend to do?”
”We want to speak with Elyurias We need to ent”
”You kids know about Elyurias?”
”Yes”
The aze shi+fted from shi+on to Nezumi
”Window, you say” he muttered, and pushed a button on his desk The ly opened out
”Nezumi”
”Yeah”
Nezumi stepped out onto the balcony A wind blew up at the flowed forth
O earth, wind, and rain; O heavens, O light
Keep everything here, and
O soul, ing was picked up by the wind, and seemed to reach every corner of the square―and every corner of No 6 The people sat perfectly still and listened in a trance
It was like a voice that stole the soul away and thieved the heart
Safu shi+on spoke to the girl in his heart Just once―just onceto Elyurias Safu, please Lend us your power
But here I will stay
Please
Please
Safu
The wind grew stronger Nezuered
”Ah!”
Inukashi+ stood still, rooted to the spot
”Wh―What the hell―”
A golden ring appeared in the sky, squarely in front of Nezuht shi+ure of a wasp
It has been a while, Singer
”It really has” Nezumi turned around and beckoned to shi+on
Come closer
shi+on stepped out onto the balcony and drew up beside Nezu the square looked up all at once
”Elyurias Do you mind if I call you by this naiven by a hu you We want you to grant us oneof wings Four transparent wings gliive up on us humans yet Just once Give us one more chance, Elyurias”
Foolish creatures
You are telling me to believe you?
”Hu to corruption There are those who cling onto their power, and there are those who are pushed along by the majority But there are those who uphold their ideals, live for others, and continue to fight against their own foolishness, deceit, and arrogance Elyurias, hear our plea Believe in us, just once er?
Nezuht nod
As one of the Forest People, you will believe in the residents of No 6?
”I won't believe the people of No 6 The only one I believe is him No―that's not it It's not that I believe him It's just―”
Just?
”I want to see what shi+on will beco to build on the ruins of No 6 I want to see with my own eyes what he'll create”
You want to see
”O God―Forest God, you yourself aren't o There's no way you could predict whether he'll create a future that's different fro to look forward to, isn't it? How far will hu in their heels and resist? See where it'll take the the gun if you think humans are hopeless because of a small example like No 6”
The tiny infant I rerown into an insolent one
”People grow up For better or for worse”
Singer, are you sure? You do not need to keep loathing No 6?
”No 6 doesn't exist anyain, I'd hate it with e another war”