Chapter 19 Part2 (1/2)

After a while, Ellie woke up.

She didn’t know whether our surroundings are bright or dark.

Her consciousness wasn’t yet clear.

(⸺I wonder if I’ll die, like this.)

I have no regrets.

Everyone died.

Her family, the people from the village, and everyone else.

There’s no meaning in living in a world like that.

The meaning of living in a world while continuing to be opressed is⸺!

When Ellie gave up on living⸺she remembered.

⸺A promise. A promise with her younger sister, who might still be alive.

(Still not yet. I still can’t die.)

Ellie shook her body, and made a noise.

In order to have someone notice her existence.

(⸺Notice me! Anyone is fine! Someone! Someone!)

“⸺Is anyone there!?”

After a while, I heard the voice of someone searching for people.

Completely different from the attackers, their footsteps sounded like they were impatient.

The key was removed, and a light s.h.i.+ned in the darkness.

Then, the man clung to her and began to cry.

As expected, I was puzzled by this.

(⸺Weird fellow.)

However, it seemed like he was pleased by her survival.

For a moment, I thought that this man was on my side.

(⸺There’s no way a human would get this desperate for a beastman. He might be a beastman too⸺!)

However, the one in front of her when her blindfold was removed was a⸺human.

“Ah……”

I wanted to live. I thought I wanted to live.

But I’ll be made a slave again.

I definitely want to meet my younger sister again.

But how much time would it take to get to that point?

(⸺That’d be impossible. On the contrary, I’d prefer to die.)

The moment I thought that⸺I remembered my despair over this world.