Vol 7 Chapter 4 (2/2)
This place is dangerous She needs to explain that to Spriggans, then take Ouka and escape from the subway
The i bumped into the door with her back, she jumped outside
She grasped the doorknob and with a abandon closed the rusty door
”——Hiiii!”
In front of her, there was a smile
Ouka investigated the routes branching off from the station's home one after another
Unchangingly, none of them seemed to be populated
《”I have sent Sentry Bots to scout the other passages, but there's no one there For now, there's no biological reactions Well, there's a tons of places you can hide so I can't be certain”》
”There should be a number of people in here there aren't many territories of Fantasy Cult'sValhalla's left”
《”It's bad isn't it the station is narrow so one bot in each is a limit”》
”That helps No problem”
While carefully checking, she went down the stairs to station's home
She was under the guise of calm, but her pulse wasn't calm at all
The ru here has clouded her mind
《”Usagi ht have said so but you don't feel too uneasy at all, do you?”》
As Ikaruga pointed out sharply, Ouka stoppedfor a moment
”so you can tell after all I'inami”
《”We have the same experiences as you do, so we feel similar about that matter, you don't have to worry Humans aren't creatures that can live that simply There's no need to be ashamed of that”》
Nothing to be ashamed of Told so, Ouka stared at the palm of her hand
The tre of it could be easily misunderstood as convulsions Ouka are that it didn't come from fear
She was trehted by the fact that the target of her revenge ht be here
”I have a feeling that says, she is here”
《””》
”She is here thinking that I!”
《””》
”I'!”
Ouka realized she was laughing and covered her face with both of her hands
The joy she was unable to suppress has overflowed through a seance, she couldn't help but be glad
All the blood vessels in her body were boiling, her blood was si
”Ha-haha I thought that I'll be all right The smile I've had it the entire ti won't stop are bodies really this honest? Even as I force it down, it overflows”
《””》
”I didn't think I would turn this strange or that I was this weak”
She laughed ether
《”——It's all right I'm with you”》
As Ikaruga said so, Ouka stopped for a moment
She listened to the radio with a cramped smile on her face
《”As not to let you do anything du at your ear Don't worry I won't let you turn into a vengeful demon”》
”Suginami”
《”Despite everything, I have been supporting you in co time I could only prepare the weapons and provide you advice through radio but I knohat's going on in your hearts”》
Hearing Ikaruga's strong tone of voice, Ouka's expression turned back to normal
《”Even if you drown in revenge, I can understand that A human's heart is not a ic or a program That's why other people are there”》
In the end, Ikaruga laughed lightly and said mischievously
《”Shall I say it in Kusanagish way? That is why there are comrades for you”》
”!!”
《”Myself intends to be the reliable foundation you can depend on”》
It was a line that ed and with a proud expression
Ouka spat out a deep breath and faced forward
That's right I'm not alone Comrades are with me I can rely on them for more than just combat
That is why they're called 'comrades' aren't they
”really, t-thank you If I seereat if you stopped me”
《”Roogeeer”》
”I'uys the whole time”
《”That's true Siood captain, our temporary captain also needs to be taken care of”》
”Sorry After everything's over, let me treat you to some food”
《”Rather than food, after all this trouble I'd rather have your two bulges——”》
”?”
Ikaruga's joke was suddenly interrupted,Ouka feel puzzled
”Suginami? Hey, what happened?”
《”———”》
There was no reply Not even noise has sounded fro it's a malfunction, she took off the intercoers
The sound of her hitting it lightly has sounded in the darkness
kukukukukuku
Noticing a laughter mixed in with the sound, Ouka looked up
”!! Who is it?!”
She raised her voice towards the darkness
Her voice echoed as if she was in the hter
kukukuku, kukukukuku, kukukukukukuku
It wasn't a single person There were
Squinting, she was able to see the source of those voices
On the track of the station's home, there, was a platoon of soldiers clad in red clothes
! There wasn't any presence at all in there before!
Ouka hurriedly activated Witch Hunter form and stood wary of enemy's movement Enemy didn't ht and they wobbled to left and right
It was a bizarre sight It looked like a troop of ghosts
The enemies held their wands She was irritated by the situation that didn't make it clear whether she should shoot or not
《”Master beware”》
Unexpectedly, Vlad has muttered
”What is it”
《”Do not get distraught Do not forget us Thy nobility, show it to me”》
”?”
Unable to understand what he said, Ouka frowned Vlad spat a very deep breath inside of her head
《”it's her”》
At the same time as he spoke shortly, there was movement in the middle of enemy ranks
The ene A charirl and eeriness that reue
Ouka could see a shadow co the enemy ranks
Stepping on the gravel between the tracks, it slowly loomed towards her
Distorted ic power surrounded its body like aura, and the person herself has appeared in front of Ouka
Bright red unifor Pureblood Party A little bit of blood was rey eyes
Red lips as if she sucked so a smile of a saint
”Good evening A wonderful night, isn't it”
A gentle and soft voice It a clear voice unfitting the battlefield
On the contrary, rustling resounded in Ouka's heart
”Nn? That beautiful sunset-coloured hair seems familiar I know about you”
The giggling woman apparently knew about Ouka
Ouka too, knew her
”Certainly, it was during the work I have undertaken five years ago That's right I re here, there's no way I could forget about you!”
”———”
”You were in the middle of that family which looked so happy Gentle father andwith You're the one of them aren't you?”
”———”
”That work, was really enjoyable It was my last job as a member of Red butterfly I remember it even now It was really nice”
The woer, tilted her head and smiled to Ouka
The only thing reflected in Ouka's eyes was the woure Vlad's voice and screams in the distance didn't reach her
Ouka knew her There was no way her existence engraved in Ouka's otten
The wohter Gentle, merry, just like it was back then——
”When you killed your family——you had a wonderful smile”
Once before, this woh' to Ouka
With the sa into her ear, in front of her——she robbed Ouka of everything
Laugh Maker The one who has derailed Ouka's life, her abominable enemy was in front of her
”——————AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!”
Ouka launched froht arm at the woman's smile
She used 》 She released a blow that boasted of a pohich could possibly collapse the entire subway, notelse
”How impatient”
With a sh Maker stroked her lips
Thatdown have aiic bullets
Ouka was unable to even think of avoiding it All of the bullets struck her body and blew her aith an impact similar to that of a cannon
Her body was blown far, far away and crashed onto the wall
Ene ic power Each of them was comparable to a blow of an HeroEinherjar The lined-up soldiers have wobbled froht and all fainted
They sacrifices their lives and ic power simultaneously, and momentarily died
”Thank you for the treat you did your best I definitely won't forget your smiles”
With a benevolent sh Maker spoke words of appreciation to the dead soldiers
All of the ones who died were suish in their expression, their eyes ith tears of regret, they died with huge s They wailed and laughed at the same time
——Mimulus-samawhy?
——I don't want to dieI don't want to laugh any moreit hurts
——We believed in you
——I beg you don't kill your comrades
Even though their voices were tragic and sad, they had big smiles on their faces
Froht at the woman
”——Laugh Makerrr!”
Ouka pierced through the cloud of dust and attacked Laugh Maker again
”What an ary after all?”
Laugh Maker stroked her lips again, and the soldiers suical bullets, they have released chains The chains entangled Ouka's body and constrained her in the air
”Gg-gghhhhhhhhhh!”
Bound with chains, Ouka struggled while glaring at Laugh Maker
She raised a distorted voice like a beast, seeing only her eneed
《”Calm down Master! Ouka! You can easily penetrate and break these chains with our power!”》
Vlad's voice restraining her didn't reach, Ouka directed her h Maker
”Why did you kill my family?! What did they have to do with you?! Answer me!”
《”Consider the circuround will collapse, and it ht involve our comrades as well!”》
”My little sister was just five years old! Five! Such a young child you and of all things you ive you I will never forgive yooouuu!!”
Her fangs exposed, she forced her body forward The chain tangled around her th was incredible to the point where even Witch Hunter forh it
Laugh Maker juht in front of Ouka
She leaned forward right in front of Ouka, and stared into her eyes
It looked like aand its owner
”That Relic Eater I remember it Have you become your own fathers, Red Glare's successor? Even if not connected by blood, he was your parent wasn't he”
Hearing Laugh Maker's profound words, Ouka stopped e
The woman continued
”You cae for Red Glare haven't you?”
”What are you talking about! What does Red Glare have to do with me?!”
”Oh? Can it be that you don't know? Just now, I've said that I have killed your faood reason for that you know?”
With a blank look, Laugh Maker said
”Your father, Mineshi+ro Kazuma wasn't a civilian Called Red Glare once, he used to be the Inquisition's Witch Hunter and captain of the EXE He has infiltrated e』 as it was on brink of destruction, and had caught me”
Ouka was speechless as she heard the truth froh Maker's mouth
She received a shock, learning that her adoptive father was Red Glare
But what surprised her even more, was the fact that her family was killed for such a reason
”So you e for that?! With just that as the reason?!”
”Ahaha No, that's wrong I didn't really hate hirateful to him He was the hero who saved me I don't kill anyone out of hatred”
Laugh Maker wrapped Ouka's cheeks with both of her hands and stroked theently
Looking at Ouka with benevolent gaze, she spoke the reason Ouka's family died
”I killed Red Glare because he was in trouble”
”wh-at?”
”He was given orders froe, and executed it Several of the children that were supposed to be the goods were disposed off right? When he confronted me too it looked difficult for hientle side were in conflict”
With a tear h
”——That's why I saved hi If one dies with a so to heaven”
Hearing a motive for murder she couldn't understand, Ouka boiled inside
What she understood, was only the fact that this woman was broken beyond help
”You are insane!”
Ouka glared at her with hatred, in response Laugh Makerexpression
”Why make such expression? You should understand as well After all, you too should have become a Red butterfly just like I did”
”Don't speak any ht now!
”Ouka, listen properly okay? I'e's ic poelled within you when you were born, you were supposed to be killed, but Red Glare struggled in order to save your mother He wasn't able to save your mother because I have killed her, but you have survived Surely, he took you in to atone for being unable to save yourfor the saht, to atone”
Laugh Maker spoke the facts unknown to Ouka one after another
Ouka didn't knohat she said was the truth However, there were many points that connected with Vlad said If the witch Red Glare was trying to save was Ouka's mother, she could understand ould he take in Ouka who didn't even know her parents
——However, so what if that was the case That truth was no reason for her family to be killed Her adoptive father, mother, little sister, her real e
The number of reasons to hate her only increased
Laugh Maker spoke indifferently of the past, as if it was nothing
”It's okay everyone died while laughing happily, right?”
”!!”
”Your little sister laughed too, right? Even though she was very sad to have her Onee-chan take her life, she did her best and smiled didn't she?”
Ouka's anger burst out, she has pulled out her right arh Maker's face with her fist Laugh Maker easily caught her fist with one hand
”What a too”
Laugh Maker's ht
Ouka recognized the property at a glance
Ancient Property 『Radiance』 It was a property that specialized in strengthening et's life force into ic bullet that hit Ouka before and the chains were released by the soldiers after they have passed their limits
”Hey don't be so angry okay? No matter how difficult it is you have to se to do so You too should have become a Red butterfly, so you need to follow my example”
Stroking Ouka's cheek as going wild, she made a sorrowful smile
”I was one of the Insect Cage's goods I was hurt until I broke physically and race, pain in this world It was so hard I felt like dying, but then I noticed that if I laughed the trouble passed”
”Who caresI'll kill you!”
”Even now, I'e After all, I' to the people around the world Don't you think it is a joyous thing?”
”I'll kill you! I'll kill you, Laugh Maker!”
”Oh, you will kill me? Very well, kill h okay? Kill et killed if you laugh”
”Youcrazymurderer!”
As Ouka lashed out with her eyes dyed bright red, Laugh Maker downcast her eyes sadly
”you have decided already that I'm crazy haven't you The people from Fantasy CultValhalla who took me in after I escaped from Inquisition were the same They decided I'm abnor the of love has appeared and tried to re-educate me you know? Why can't they understand I wonder”
Although she hung her head for a moment, immediately after she looked up with a smile
”But it's all right! As long as we laugh anything will go well! To get you to know that, I need to grant smiles to more people!”
Laugh Maker's eyes sparkled like that of a little girl as she said so triumphantly
Then, she created red butterfly wings behind her with th into both of her hands that rapping Ouka's face
”Now, show me a sh happily It's all right, no need to be scared Just like when you killed your little sister, it's fine to laugh and kill me”
Having a preled, but she couldn't th from her body
《”——Not good thou canst handle this un to control thy strength! At this rate she'll deprive thee of control over thy body!”》
”Aagh”
《”You have the chain's operative procedure in thy head do you not! Penetrate and destroy it with Tepes!”》
”aaAAAAA!”
For the completely-out-of-control Ouka it was impossible to build an operative procedure in her head
A h Maker's feet and the butterfly wings fluttered
”Noill make your smile”
Tears ran down the Laugh Maker's cheek as she activated the er any way to escape Just like back when she killed her family, she would be deprived of the control over her body and s to
——And just when Laugh Maker was activating ic
”Slug Shot!”
A h Maker from the side
Her body bent to the side, and she was bloay At the saained freedom
”Tch, there's not enough power!”
《”I have to suppress the power or this underground will collapse right Are you really fine with us being crushed along with it?”》
”Shut up, be silent you daun!”
Kyouya left the ticket gate and went down the stairs, un
Laugh Maker already fleay through the tunnel on her butterfly wings
After suddenly stopping in front of Ouka, Kyouya clicked his tongue with a chagrin
”daot away!”
《”We can't catch up with her At the moment Master's really pitiful”》
”It's your performance that's poor!”
《”It's because Master is good for nothing recently that I cannot demonstrate a decent performance Don't make it as if it's my fault〜”》
”Hanic object you have a habit ofexcuses!”
While severely cursing, Kyouya glared sideways at Ouka who knelt on the floor
”Ha, that's quite a way to show yourself after o alone, miss captain”
””
”If you crawl on the ground right in front of your revenge, I won't be helping ya”
Kyouya provoked Ouka while looking at her with scorn
”I'll kill her instead You can sit there on your knees if you want”
”shut up”
”Aa?”
”——Shut up, I'll kill you”
As a treoosebumps appeared on Kyouya's skin and he narrowed his eyes sharply
Fro a blue flame inside Her eyes inside of the cri, and the blue colour shone
Looking at the mass of murderous intent her eyes have becohter
”That's how it should be ain't that quite a good expression, Ootori Ouka!”
”I'll be the one to kill her She's only mine prey”
”Goin' all out aren't you Let's have a match to see who can kill her first then, me or you”
As Kyouya poised with Nero, Ouka stood up and activated Witch Hunter forain
The vengeful demons stood at the entrance to the tunnel
Both of theh Maker
——By chance, Ouka's ears picked up a faint sound
After a moment of silence, she could hear so at the suspicious source of the sound, she saw the intercoround after she was bloay
As a feeble voice leaked from its speaker, Ouka has——
《”Ootori h-help”》
——Ouka has finally regained sanity
With a pale expression she picked up the intercom and attached it to her ear
”——What happened!”
《”a trapsuddenly ene both eneas!”》
Speechless, she looked towards the stairs leading to the ticket gate, she saw so like a dark red mist silently come down
Hearing Usagi cough violently, blood was drained from her body and she paled
”Such a thing!”
She finally realized that she forgot herself in revenge and neglected communication with her comrades
'Tch, she used such a dirty trick hey, we need to hur——”
Before Kyouya could even finish, Ouka kicked off the ground and started to sprint The destination she headed to wasn't where Laugh Maker was, but the one her comrades were in
”hmph”
Seeing Ouka desperate, even if Kyouya didn't understand what's happening he still followed after her
”Saionji!”
When she arrived at the entrance, it was already filled with poisonous gas
She found Usagi ians who couldn't move
There were corpses of Pureblood Party all around as well as corpses of h Maker as
”I-I' the mask but it was also corrosive”
Ouka was unable to let out any voice seeing Usagi Wherever skin could be seen there was so like black bruises Mask also was corroded and had a hole in it Fortunately Usagi's a, but ans have completely collapsed
”hurry you need to get out!”
”The Spriggans we can't leave them at least those two”
Her body was already turning black, but Usagi took care of the tho barely could breathe When Ouka tried to carry the two's bodies,
”Outta way”
Pushi+ng her away by the shoulder Kyouya ans and Usagi, placed a hand on their foreheads and expanded a dark green ical circle on their foreheads
”Since Nero's property is 『Poison』, it can generate enough to neutralize other”
The black bruises disappeared froans' bodies After neutralizing the poison, Kyouya carried one of the Spriggans on his shoulder and dragged the other by his collar
”It's too late for others Hurry up and carry Saionji We're escaping”
”Kirigaya nhh, I owe you”
'Shut up Dae”
She did as Kyouya said as he turned away irritated, Ouka lifted Usagi in both of her hands
”Ootori I'ladyou're safe I couldn't contact you and orried”
”I'm really sorry”
”? Why are you crying?”
While holding Usagi as mystified, Ouka shed tears
She knew that she had no right to apologize nor any right to cry, Ouka was overwhelmed by her oeakness
All the words she spoke to her co a lie
Ouka earnestly blae