Chapter 30.2 (1/2)

I was born on a cold winter night.

I seemed to be born with strange eyes.

Unique eyes, with no pupils.

I was named Yui.

My eyes hid a special power.

yes of=”” beikala=””>

Commonly known as Death Eyes. They hold the power of Beikala, the G.o.d of death.

It is thanks to a special skill called an “Extra Skill.”

My house holds the family name, Furgman.

It is a small n.o.ble family that has been serving Samaria Kingdom since ancient times.

We seem to have descended from demonic beings.

So those of the Furgman lineage possess special skills by out nature. and using this power have become distinguished through military service over many a battlefield.

However, the glory did not continue for long.

After repeated wars with 【Terramay Kingdom】 the head of the Furgman household was sent by 【Samaria Kingdom】 to advance on the large country, 【Osberia Kingdom】, when suddenly they reconciled with one another.

When the war that had worn on for countless years finally ended…

The small military n.o.ble family loses their important post and declines.

The Furgman’s territory was small and they were not a rich family.

The family’s finances declined during father’s generation, they called themselves n.o.bles but they lived a life full of poverty.

Still, Father Karudo and Mother Saki worked desperately the revive the Furgman family without complaint, acquiring the daily necessities.

At such a time they received a good sign.

Father is employed for his martial arts prowess by a great n.o.ble family.

It no different from the old days when the Furgman family was a small n.o.ble house.

However, the lineage of the military family has been pa.s.ses down.

In fact, To-san received it strongly.

Exceling in martial arts, he trained me since I was young.

I say that, but I am also smart and tough. And yet, the features are handsome.

Indeed, my father is attractive. Although his personality is a bit feminine no one says that.

However, the good times did not last forever…

My mother collapsed unexpectedly and died of an illness.

My father had no time to grieve, he became busy with his new work and was spending increasing amounts of time away from home.

Even if my Father’s work was favorable the Furgman house’s finances was in a terrible state. Our condition of being one step away from losing their gentry granted by Samaria Kingdom.

Always living on the edge.

The circ.u.mstances are so severe, but To-san continues teaching me the basics of the Furgman style sword play.

It is a military art that adopts the beneficial aspects of the three big schools, Flying Sword Style, Absolute Sword Style, and King Sword Style.

It may be mocked by the swordsman pract.i.tioners in the area, but those people understand nothing.

These days, the faces the instructors and Father surprised by ability is increasing, the joyful expression are increasing.

I was happy to see the figure of my father being happy.

Once, father returns to the house covered in blood, causing me to panic.

To-san has a serious expression and begins to explain.

“Yui, do not speak until I am finished I entered the dark guild, I dyed my hands with unknowable darkness through a.s.sa.s.sination work.”

To-san talks, unusually upset.

“I have dyed the proud Furg

man family is darkness.”

Hugging me, he explains while crying.

I entreat him strongly “It’s okay. No matter what happens, I will not come to hate To-san. Instead, because I am strong, train me even more.”

To-san nods in silence and accepts my desire.

And, when the work with the dark guild is finished, severe training begins

I am very happy because the time I am able to spend together with my father has increased.

To-san is very strong and strict.

Injuries are a daily occurrence.

However, I desperately continue the harsh training.

As I continue the severe training to-san is amazed by my growth.

It appears that the lineage of the Furgman house has a strong influence on me.

The battle occupations Soldier, Swordsman, Dual Swordsman, Heavy Soldier, Light Technique User, Bow User, Light Soldier, Sword User and a.s.sa.s.sin are acquired one after another.

And, I learn the special secret art of wearing mana, “Fighting Moji.”

This grants physical ability.

I had trouble at first because it uses mana, but how great is it that it can increase a soldier type’s speed?

I was happy once I wore Fighting Moji.

In this way, the art of the sword and a.s.sa.s.sination is instilled strictly by Father and my talent blooms.

-Innate talent.

My father looks at me, and about the time three months has pa.s.sed I begin training with genuine swords.

In the middle of training, my eyes repeat a shaft of light.

yes of=”” beikala=””> – I use them.

The yes of=”” beikala=””> is a skill related to the G.o.d Beikala.

The other person I look at becomes bordered in red, they become “marked by the G.o.d of death” and it does not disappear.

When fighting someone who has that mark, every aspect of my physical abilities doubles.

My father has a stunned face, and opens his mouth to talk.

“Yui. Those are ominous eyes. However, when you use the eyes, the quality of your movements changes. They become terrifically sharp. If you match it with fighting moji you will become one of the top-cla.s.s a.s.sa.s.sins is 【Samaria】. As expect, my daughter is of the Furgman house.  Regarding the G.o.d of death, a benefit is a benefit. Yet, your eyes will become troublesome because of the Beikala fanatics. Be careful when you use them. Learn to control them better.”

“Yes-”

To-san talks truly happily.

So. These eyes of mine are strange. These eyes have the power of the G.o.d of death.

When I come to master this power, the training with father becomes even more severe again.

-I feel scared…

At that time, I notice that my eyes changed on their own.

“N? Your eyes changed again?”

“Eh, oh, un.”

I am trying to control them, but for some reason they activate automatically when I feel fear.

But, this is convenient for the present me.

As much as my abilities become strong.

Training with such a father, we approach the verge of killing each other.

But, such a life does not continue for long.

My father, proud of his strength, is one day injured carrying out one of his duties.

The injury is a serious wound.

I get a heal potion and a priest at the church to look at it, but it cannot be completely healed with recovery magic either. The injury is not a normal cut.

Black flecks appear on his face and skin, there are things that look like countless tiny magic formations around the cut.

Such a wound…I have not seen…

It as if he has suffered some kind of cursed wound…

Surely, the duty my father received was no ordinary responsibility.

Because if it, To-san is suffering an illness.

Everyday his condition becomes worse…

At such a time, there was good news. I found a magic medicine that worked on to-san.

However, the price is abnormally high.

Regardless, it is the only thing I can rely on, so I have come to depend on the expensive magic medicine. Since he cannot go out to work, the Furgman house goes into decline. (TL: How much can they decline before they die?)

As a result, I followed the natural course of events and entered the dark guild in father’s stead.

And then I met Hewso-sama, a person from a great n.o.ble house in 【Samaria Kingdom】, I formally swore an oath of allegiance to the dark guild and arrived at the present.

Therefore, I must carry out my duty to save my to-san.

But, like this, it is impossible…

Mou…I keep going back and forth.

I need to pull myself together.

Seven days have pa.s.sed living with Shuya and the black cat.

I am able to stand up now.

Shuya, these seven days…has truly taken good care of my body and cherished it.

In order to cheer me up he intentionally says playful things and does acts foolishly. He has cooked, and eased my body.

He is not only a gentleman he is also kind.

And he looks at me with tender eyes.

The cold eyes that froze when I first confronted him, without showing it entirely he not only hears my trifling story but he returns it with a smile, and treats me as a woman.

My obstinate posture begins to “warm up for the first time.”

One such day- I was talking naturally about my father.

I should be disqualified as an a.s.sa.s.sin-

However, he listens in silence, and “Understands” me.

He talks about himself too. There seems to be a s.h.i.+sho-san.

They must be very strong. I cannot begin to imagine someone strong than Shuya.

I am able to pa.s.s time with the black cat peacefully. Rollo is cute, when she runs and plays she extends of feeler and conveys her feelings.

What a mysterious cat.

She seems to be a familiar. (TL: Yui has been introduced to Rollo at this point, so I’ll have Yui refer to Rollo as “her” rather than “it” now.) When the cat or maybe the magic beast conveys her feeling, I do not hear them…even if she’s cute, fufu.

And then, Shuya goes into the hut to the study almost every day.

He goes to look for a book.

I want to do something to help Shuya, so I talk about dried meat.

However, it is no use.

The air here is thick with fog and it is unable to dry. (TL: Okay, so I made a mistake in the last chapter. I thought Yui was offering to make Shuya some food from the dried meat, apparently she was offering to dry some meat to preserve it for him. Some of you may have caught that, but since I didn’t realize it the translation there is off.)

After a little while, Shuya returned.

“Ah, Shuya. Drying the food here isn’t possible. It becomes moist because of the fog.”

“There’s no helping it.  There’s no choice but to properly cook and dry it.”

“Un. “It’s easy if one can use magic.”

“A, speaking of magic. I discovered magic characters here. See?”

Shuya has a joyful child-like expression and shows me the book of magic

“N, this? I can’t read the characters, oh, I can feel mana in this. But, the contents are incomprehensible.  I can’t read these characters. It’s different from the elf language…and though it’s similar to ancient dwarf I think it is different. I haven’t seen these characters before.”

“Is that so, I’m able to read them.”

“Eh?”

He can read this? This ancient language?

“I’m going to conduct a few experiments. You should back up…”

“Eh? Experiments?”

“Nya.”

Since the black cat is also there, I pick up Rollo-chan and take some distance from Shuya.

“Un.”

Shuya returns a short answer-

Eh? The characters are floating…

I do not know about this. I have seen when magic characters are read and learned, but I have never seen the phenomenon I am looking at, the characters are s.h.i.+ning and floating.

“What is…this?”

The characters then begin to vibrate and are sucked into Shuya’s head.

“Uo…”

For an instant, is he okay? I am about cry out, but Shuya nods with a look of ecstasy, he takes a deep breath and seems to be okay.

Finally, the old ancient characters in Shuya’s hand disappear.

He then raises his right hands and tries to do something.

In front of his right hand, he draws a circle with his finger-

Magic…

With the motion of tracing his finger with a trail of black light he constructs a magic formation.

“Amazing…magician…”

This magic formation, is Shuya a “magician?”

“”The beginning is according to the basics in the book…”

Shuya mutters.

“《Dark Bullet》”

The moment the magic’s name was declared-

A lump like a distorted black stone emerges from the magic formation…

I have never heard of such a magic.

Let alone magic user, after all he was of magician cla.s.s…

Dispelling such feeling from me, the black ma.s.s produced by magic collides with the ground- the earth is gouged out and a great gust of wind is produced as fragments burst out.

My hair sway from the shock of the wind.

Rollo-chan is surprised too. She jumps.

With such tremendous power, there is the collision sound of intense deep ba.s.s.

What earth-shattering power. That big hole…

“Hey, this is pretty powerful if it lands a direct hit.”

For a brief period, I am left speechless by the magic.

This power, I have begun to fear Shuya for a reason other than his martial arts.

And, I ask the question I thought of immediately.

“Shuya…you, who are you? Not only the spear, but to use magic…”

“Yui, your eyes…”

“Ah, don’t look!”

Oh, I am embarra.s.sed.

“Aah. However, I’ve already seen them…”

Such eyes…

“My eyes. They are hollow and abnormally empty…”

“Is that so? It was fantastic and beautiful…”

Eh? My eyes, beautiful…

This may be the first time some has said such a thing…

Even To-san only called them eerie.

“…Only Shuya. To say such a thing.”

I am so happy that near naturally begin to flow.

“Beautiful. You showed me those eyes once before.”

“Un, thanks. That was for the sake of chasing Shuya.”

The fear from before fades away.

“Ah, they’re turning back.”

“Fufu.”

My heart is light. I feel like I can tell Shuya everything.

“In order to chase me, those eyes are special eyes?”

He asks with a smile.

“So. These are the eyes of Beikala. They are nicknamed “Death Eyes” and are good for tracking. The target I catch with these eyes once with be bordered red for ‘eternity,’ where ever they go I can follow. It’s a ‘game’ for me. Two times, three ties, every time I see the target again, my a.s.sa.s.sination ability improves.”

I naturally confess my most important secret.

“So, uh, do they change all the time?”

“Yeah. Most of the time I activate consciously, but sometimes when I feel fear it activates automatically.”

“Is that so. Then I scared you. Sorry. But, such important information…is it okay to tell me?”

Certainly…but, it is already fine.

“Un. I am already okay with the problem that is Shuya. Aren’t you… actually a magician?”

“No, n, well now I can’t deny it…I became a magic user. In other words, my foundation is well rounded?”

Just well rounded, it is not convincing.

“…It was a phenomenon I have not seen. I have not seen characters float when you learn magic. Such a phenomenon happens with neither language nor crest.”

“That’s right…

There is probably still something else.

“You’re hiding something?”

“It seems to be ancient magic.”

“Ancient Magic!?”

Ancient Magic-

I have heard rumors in 【Samaria Kingdom】 and 【Terramay Kingdom】 that such a thing really exists in 【Labyrinth City Pernette】 and the tower town 【Senapa】, is it something studied in 【Magic City Ernst】 to the far north.

I am understanding less and less. Shuya…

“…It’s a shock when the woman I love is afraid so many times.”

Eh? Eeeh, woman he loves?

My feelings of fear and the answer to my question are blown away by his words.