Chapter 23 Part1 (1/2)

Never read a manga with the genres shoujo, romance and drama before going to bed late. It gives you NTR nightmares about vanilla series you like ↴. Also, I this chapter had a lot of PoV switching, so I used italics for Ellie’s 1st person, so tell me if you want me to get rid of them.

It's been a week since Ellie came here.

She lived her days doing housework and training with Edgar.

⸺It was completely different from where she used to be.

She wasn't worried about meals or a place to eat.

She didn't have to kill, and it didn't seem like she'd be killed.

They were very normal, and thus very happy days.

She came to learn a little about the 2 humans.

Edgar.

A very careless, and sloppy fellow.

Also, he didn't have any prejudice towards me, a beastman⸺he was a strange fellow.

He teased me every time we faced each other, but he never made a truly disgusted face.

Rather, it seemed like he enjoyed being with me.

……Honestly, I didn't feel that bad about it.

Arisa.

The sorcerer of 'fire'.

This person is strange too. When she saw me, she immediately said she was going to accept me.

She has unusual hair and eye colors, but I think they're pretty.

She's a very, very kind person.

Since she's one of only four sorcerers in the world, she doesn't think normally?

……Still, that's fine, or so Ellie felt,

Because that person's kindness was real.

Ellie thought of these two like her family, who were by her side before.

One night, Ellie had a dream.

It was a painful, agonizing dream, but also one she shouldn't forget.

It was when her family was still alive.

In a beastmen village, everyone lived while laughing.

Father, mother, and her little sister Milly

There wasn't enough to eat a stomach full of food, but there were smiles, warmth, and a definite happiness there.

⸺Then, that day came.

It was the day that our village was attacked by humans.

It was a sudden event.

I went to the river to get fish as usual.

I was happy that I got more than usual,

Because I thought I could let little sister eat more.

I thought that something good happened.

But when I got back⸺the village was engulfed in fire.

*Googoo*, My house burned.

Armored knights of the like that I've never seen before drove on the people of the village.