Chapter 144 (2/2)
As so chilly fell onto his cheeks, he suddenly opened his eyes as he realised his sudden predicah it could not be confirmed whether he was fully awake or not, as he was unable to determine where he was, he wore a blank expression as he surveyed his surroundings
And as he finally reht dwelled in his eyes as he began to restlessly shi+ft his line of sight about, as if he were looking for so
Taishi+: 「Chika-!」
As Chika was sleeping next to him in a similar manner, Taishi+ called out Chika’s name Taishi+ then placed a hand on her cheek and beca frohtly cold
Taishi+: 「Thank God……Chika」
Although she had yet to awaken, Taishi+ felt comfort due to the fact that it appeared that she had not yet passed away Following this, Taishi+ once again checked his surroundings
This place appeared to look like a limestone cave If one were to look up, one could confirroups of rocks that rese from said sharp rocks
It appeared that Taishi+ had been roused fro onto his cheek The falling water haddue to the cold, or so Taishi+ had thought
The reason for this was because the chill within the cave’s interior was quite doiven blankets, yet, even though they had wrapped their bodies with the blanket, it was still cold
In this situation, Chika’s safety was Taishi+’s salvation If he was alone in this situation, he one mad
???: 「You’ve finally woken up, huh su?(4)」
At thatfrom within the darkness As he winced at the sudden voice, Taishi+’s body stiffened as he turned around and squinted towards the darkness
peta peta(5) The sound of so this, a shadow shaped as a person began to surface from the darkness
???: 「To think that we’d be reunited in a place like this, it’s real surprising, huh Hero-kun(6)? 」
Taishi+’s eyes opened wide Of course, that was to be expected The reason for this was because the one before him was somebody that Taishi+ was familiar with
Taishi+: 「……f-from that time……the painter?」
Taishi+ had remembered He was certain that he hadthe ti Rudolf and the first princess Lilith
Accepting Lilith’s explanation that he was a faed words with hih Taishi+ thought that he was an unusual individual, as he felt that he possessed the atood person, Taishi+ remembered that he had a favourable impression of him
Taishi+: 「I-It was……Nazaar, right?」
Taishi+ was unable to comprehend why Nazaar was in such a place, nor why he had his hands restrained by handcuffs
Nazaar: 「Oo~(7), it looks like you remember me su」
Nazaar’s eyes narrowed happily as they peeked out fro, unkempt hair that covered half of his face
Taishi+: 「W-Why are you…?」
Obviously, Taishi+ was not aware of why he was here Moreover, even though he was handcuffed and trapped in here, it was a fact that Nazaar had, like himself, been captured
Yet, Taishi+ could feel a eeriness fro, Taishi+ stood up, as if he were trying to protect Chika Looking at such a Taishi+, Nazaar, in a humbled, yet troubled manner-
Nazaar: 「It’s alright su I don’t really have any intention of doing anything to you guys su」
Taishi+: 「……I don’t believe you」
Nazaar: 「Well, that’s to be expected su In that case, I won’t move from here so I’d appreciate it if you were to calm down su」
As he expressed his intention of not h it wasn’t clear as to whether Taishi+ had believed hiaze, Taishi+ sat down in a similar manner
Nazaar: 「First things first, I guess I should perform a self introduction su」
Taishi+: 「Self Introduction? Aren’t you Nazaar?」
Nazaar: 「Nn~ That’s just an alias su」
Taishi+: 「Ha? Alias? Eh, why?」
Taishi+ couldn’t co behind why the fa that his name was merely an alias
Taishi+: 「Ah, I see An ‘Art Naht?」
Taishi+ thought that it was soaka’s pen name or the net world’s handle name
Nazaar: 「Nn~ I guess so su…if an artist were to make such a claim, then that would be correct, without a doubt However, because of this situation, allow ain introduce myself with my real name su」
Taishi+: 「O-oo」
Teckil: 「I’h I look like this, I hold the position of the Cruel’s 《Rank 3》 su」
Taishi+: 「Na-!?」