Chapter 23 Part2 (1/2)

A few days later

I was a again called by the n.o.bleman.

“So you’ve come, beast girl.”

I was called to the bas.e.m.e.nt.

It was filled with a strong smell of death.

When I entered the room, I faced the n.o.bleman, and one of the children from our village.

The child that I’ve played with before was bound so he couldn’t move.

“……!”

While *purupuru* trembling, the beastman boy faced me, and seeked help.

There was a puddle by his feet.

By this point, I’d already realized it.

“Well then, show me.”

(Possibly, was the question from before⸺)

“Here, go ahead.”

⸺*Karan*, a knife was tossed in front of me.

“⸺Kill him.”

*Zokuri* My back trembled.

“……Nnn! Nn!”

*Bubun*, the boy shook his head.

While spilling tears, the boy sought help from me.

“……What are you doing? Hurry up.”

*Girori* The n.o.bleman glared at me.

“Wh,why? What reason is there to kill him……?”

“Hurry up and kill him.”

The man spoke coldly.

“You chose didn’t you? To show me the scene of you killing your comrades.”

Then, he *niyari* grinned.

“……ah……”

I, understand,

That this is my fate.

*Purupuru* My hand trembled.

I pick up the knife fallen on the floor.

“Nnn—! Nnn, nnn—!”

I hit the boy who was desperately shaking his head and resisting with the knife.

Then⸺

“⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺”

⸺*Zuchu*.

The feeling of cutting meat.

There was blood flowing from the boy’s body.

“……Fumu. Well, this is okay.”

While comparing the dead boy and I, who was in a daze, the n.o.bleman was able to reasonably enjoy himself, and snickered.

At the end, he whispered from behind me:

“……You made an excellent choice. You loved your family to even sacrifice a comrade from your village. I’m impressed.”

I don’t avert my eyes away from the corpse.

I can’t avert them.

“Nevertheless, at the same time you made one mistake.”

From the man’s voice, it seemed that he truly found it unfortunate, and mourned.

……A mistake?

Even though I’ve done so much, a mistake?

⸺*Buwari*

My cold sweat won’t stop.

“Your little sister wasn’t admitted to the hospital⸺she was taken to a certain laboratory.”

For a while, I wasn’t able to understand those words.

(⸺What, does that mean? A labo……ratory?)

My palm’s sweat.

It *jitori* oozed.

(⸺No way. Nowaynowaynoway⸺!)

My head was filled with the worst ideas.

(Such such such! Is such a thing okay?

This⸺even though I killed! Even though I killed! Even though I’ve killed! EventhoughIkilledEventhoughIkilledEventhoughIkilled!)

“She had a pretty rare disease. I’ve been having her let me use her for human experiments⸺no, as an experimental animal.”

When I heard that⸺something inside of me broke.

Something that was important up until then.

Something I protected no matter how tough things were.

Something that I protected, for my family.

It, broke.

“⸺Uwaaaaaa!!”

I leapt onto that man, and dropped my fist onto his face.