Chapter 15 (1/2)

Chapter 15

Scarlet Reaper’s Story of the Past

EveningWhen I drew the sword under the ht… I sensed a pressure

I wonder how much time I’ve spent with this fellowI knew every detail of this sword in my mindI could talk with it as if I was one with it

Right, back then…I was only called the『Reaper』

And later, the red necklace I wear gave me another nickname

『Scarlet Reaper』

It was such a fancy na either

Because there is always [death] no o

I don’t havemy childhoodI don’t even knoho my real parents are…I was found by a priest of a certain church and was raised by hiThere were a lot more others likealine it yourselfI think you can roughly tell by looking at ht eyeSo of course, my first kill was the one who raised me

The day I lost ht eye…was the same day that I killed that priestNot a shred of emotion borne from that event

After that, I was put in to a certain orphanage for troubled childrenBut turned out it was a facility to breed and raise new assassins for a certain assassin guild

And there…I met the [Sword] that become the half of my existence

I was so fascinated by itIt was funnyHow this tool makes it so much easier to make someone else die

The guild also started to noticein the facility for a while, I already began taking assassination orders

The orders mostly came from the aristocratsWell, they are an even les for more power

There were also orders frosIn any case…I realized so

Humans are rotten creatures, indeed

Then one day…… I ht up in this rotten power struggles between aristocratsWeaker people always ended up suffering the consequences

I…may have seen my old self in them

I don’t h at meA man called the reaper…actually took care and feed the kids

But right there…for the first time I felt myself free from rotten world, and it’s comfortable

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By living with theradually resurfaced

The guild didn’t like this of courseOnce, they attacked duringthe info about the attack in advance, I was able to thwart them

You couldn’t stop once you enter this world after all

But these kids, they got involved because of meThere was only one way for me to protect these little fellows

I decided to destroy the assassin organization

The guild I belonged to boasted the large nuuildsI supposed they expected h

I killed the assassin guild……I killed them all

It was an unspeakable memoryBut I was finally free

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After that, I had to think about how to feed the kidsThe only thing I can do……is swingingfro a bouncer

Thanks to my nickname『Scarlet Reaper』……I rarely met any trouble

Until……today when I was hired to be a bouncer for Baron Gordon

Even as I worked as an assassin and bouncer, Baron Gordon’s infamy was quite well known

Ajust to make himself rise in the rank

But that had little to no importance to meWhat matters is……I would be able to feed the kids

A few days after I started working for that uy

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The job this tihter of the Earl of Roxietta…and guard the mansion where she was held captive

It caer pay than a norht, why not?

The kidnapping was a cake walkAfter that, we had a little conversation while returning to the mansion

[The knights of Roxietta will surely coet rid of them]

The Baron said that to the hired mercenaries

[You sure? It’s the soldiers of Roxietta we are talking aboutThey are quite well known as warrior]

[There is the royal fae scale battleNo need to worry]

Gordon laughed

[2 days fro we should be scared about as long as everything is on time]

Baron Gordon and his son headed to the roo held captive afterward

We, thein a separate room

[But…that girl, she’s really a lookerDon’t mind if I can have my ith her]

[And that father and son will get to enjoy herHow envious]

[Perhaps we’ll get a taste too after they’re done]

The hed merrily in between their conversationMeanwhile I was just listening to the my eyes and leaned myself on the wall

It was at that ate…followed by the frantic screa of men

[What the… what just happened??]

The s whilst readying their equipmentWhile other mercenaries were busy with themselves……only I could sense that a powerful monster had appeared

(What the, the son’t stop…!)

I heard a voice calling for us from the room where Baron Gordon was in

By then, I could still run away

An alar inside my headBut beyond that…the curiosity on what kind of ot the better of me

Standing over there was a boy who barely reached adulthoodHowever, his clothes was soaked in bloodI could easily iine how he came to this room

What they talked about, I didn’t re off fro of that boy’s sword

His sas casual but full of power, soht to be impossible

And then…I was knocked down outcold with a single blow…

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[Oi, KielAre you listening?]

Apparently I was daydrea about the past

The big guy in front ofTo be honest, I don’t really want it

[Baran, please keep it quietDon’t bother anyone while you are drunkGood griefCan you just leave Kiel alone? It’s a hassle to tell you that every single time]

[Shaddap! Karina! I’m here to keep this territory safe from harm…]

[Hey there, please excuse Baran’s attitudeHe has a needlessly loud voice that tends to bother everyone else]

[I wonder if you can even drink quietly…]

Scolded by two ot even louder instead

[What the hey! Now Flick and Robin too!! You guys really misunderstood me, do you!?]

[Also, didn’t you merely tell what is already obvious? What Ares-sama envisioned is also our vision too]

Once Robin said that, Baran became quiet

[Well…that’s right]

Then, Flick laughed and patted the depressed Baran’s shoulder

[Forget thatLet’s drink for nowBoss! One more]

Karina also laughed after seeing the mishap…

Looking at this myself…I also smiled

I couldn’t do this back then, s carefreely like this

Yes, these people are my companions nowThere are still many others……those who share the same ambition