Vol 2 Chapter 6 (1/2)

SLAUGHTER – PART 1

April 7, 2016Tgurneu

Zatoh once got out of the Book in theit He was a little tired Only a s the Book exhausted his htly pressed on his eyes

“How do you find it?”

“Interesting This boy ants to beco”

Lascall, who stood by Zatoh’s side, sent him a curious look

“However, wouldn’t you rather directly eat rather then read it? Isn’t that your ability?”

Zatoh answered while stretching his fingers again

“Reading it is also interesting I’”

At that tie wave suddenly appeared in the cal next to Zatoh and Lascall and receded

Zatoh’s fingers once again touched Enlike’s Book

Even after Enlike saw Qu days passed as usual without any change Every day he siic Deliberation and i For a while, there was no night-ti These days could have been called peaceful in a twisted way

“That’s enough for today”

Boramot announced Enlike and the rest opened their eyes and stood up Bora like usual in front of them

“Not even one of you had succeeded in your Deliberation today I’htly perforer Those ill not be able to will die Don’t forget this That’s it”

Boraroup dispersed Enlike and the rest started returning to their caves like usual

“Hey, Enlike”

When Enlike was about to go back, Boramot called out to him

“What’s wrong with you lately?”

“What?”

Enlike returned a question because he couldn’t understand Although the speed of his growth had slightly dier

“Lately, you haven’t been reading the Books about Hamyuts”

“Yeah”

Thinking about it, rather than hiot they existed

“Did you already memorize Hamyuts’s capabilities? You don’t need to see them anymore?”

Bora the Books about Hamyuts wasn’t to check her battle capabilities in the first place What he wanted to see was her smile

Since denying it would be bothersome, he decided to leave it at that

“Yes, that’s it”

“H an effort so you can become a real monster”

The two separated and each went back to their residence

When Enlike ca a hammer next to the bonfire for some reason

“I’ your cup, Kayas-san I’ll try to fix it”

“Oh man, that sucks”

Kayas scratched his head

“What a to do now?”

“Please use this one instead”

“Is this a medicine bottle? It smells weird…”

“I’m sorry!”

“Ah, it’s fine”

Kayas and Qumola talked in a friendlyso

Ever since the day he saw Quan following her with his eyes Whenever they were together, he would look at her face and movements

Suddenly, Quazes htened Qumola went to hide behind Kayas

“…”

Enlike averted his gaze

“Anyways, it’s time to eat Let’s all eat to our heart’s content and choke on it!”

After Kayas’s greetings, the usual meal time had started They also put the leftovers of the military rations inside the cloth in the middle like usual

Then, so unusual happened

Just before finishi+ng hisit on the cloth for Qu at his face

“What’s wrong, Enlike?”

Kayas asked without thinking

“Nothing”

Enlike answered bluntly

“Umm, Enlike-san, you don’t need to worry for me…”

Qumola said with a small voice

“…I see”

Feeling a bit lonely, Enlike picked up what he put on the cloth and tossed it inside hisas usual

He considered trying to talk to Qu about her He only knew about her smile that he had seen only once and her timid appearance that seemed like a mouse

Enlike wanted to know more about Qumola However, she was terribly afraid of his would shake Whenever he looked at her, Enlike hesitated if he should try talking to her

AsIn thewords with the others Besides hi all by herself

“Now that I think about it, Qumola”

Kayas opened his mouth

“I want to see your treasures”

“Huh?”

“Everyone gave theht? Show us”

Qumola made a small nod and ran to her cave

“Here they are”

She brought a s from the cave She laid it in the center of the circle and sat there as well Her position was such that her back was turned towards Enlike who sat a little farther

“Not bad at all”

“Oh, this is the one I gave you”

“Who gave you that?”

The group was happily talking Qumola as at the center of attention also seemed to have fun However, Enlike couldn’t take part in the conversation Without saying anything, he simply stared at Qumola’s small back

Feeling lonely, he finally left his spot As Qust themselves, no one had noticed him

“What is it, Enlike?”

Bora cabin Enlike had decided to come there

“Do you want the read the Books about Hamyuts?”

Enlike shook his head to the side

“Hmm, oh well Come in”

Enlike was invited inside Boramot’s cabin arm On top of his table was half-eaten canned meat, corn soup and a liquor bottle

“What is it? Do you want to kill someone?”

Enlike shook his head

“What’s wrong, Enlike? You’re acting strange lately”

“I have a question Why is Qumola here?”

“What?”

Boramot frowned

“What’s wrong with Qumola? What will you do with that information?”

“Nothing”

“…Oh well”

Bora

“She’s a Meat like you brats Since herthat she ht be of use”

“And?”

“That’s it Why are you asking?”

Bora

“Everyone seems to care about her Why is that?”

As Enlike said this, Boramot looked even more bored

“What, did you also start taking interest in the opposite sex?”

That way of speaking was more unpleasant than ever

“That’s not what Iwhy everyone seems to care about her”

After pouring more alcohol down his throat, Boramot answered

“They’re a bunch of guys stuck on an island without knowing of the outside world Even that sort of mouse will catch their interest”

Enlike took offense in hiht that way of her, but Bora it felt unpleasant to him

“I have once seen her smile”

“And what of it?”

“Why did she smile?”

Bora Enlike’s question

“Because she’s a mouse Give her some food and she will obviously smile That’s all”

Bora the conversation was over Enlike felt that his eyes were telling hio away if he didn’t have any further business

However, that’s not what he wanted to hear Enlike stood up while thinking about Boramot’s disappointment

He returned in front of the bonfire The fire was already gone and Qu at the bonfire’s traces, Enlike recalled Qumola’s small back and the faint smile he had seen her wear that day

“…Qumola”

He let out that name with a small voice There was no reply

Enlike suddenly looked up to the sky He could see a lone bird flying

He shot out lightning It shi+ned in the night-time sky for an instant, and the bird fell doith a tailspin

Enlike looked at the feathers of the bird that fell to his feet Those bluish feathers looked pretty He grabbed the bird’s neck and pluck out a slightly singed feather

The unchanging days kept going

Enlike’s abilities have visibly deteriorated He failed at strengthening his Magic with Magic Deliberation and even in using lightning strikes which he worked so hard on perfecting until now Also during that day, his lightning that was supposed to be able to travel about five meters struck instead in his immediate vicinity

Enlike’s body bounced and fell on top of the sand Bora in a hurry

“What’s wrong, Enlike?”

Boramot’s tone was severe As Enlike’s abilities deteriorated, Bora him special treatuys, a er

Fortunately, he avoided a direct hit Enlike rose while staggering

“…That’s enough for you Go back and let Qumola take care of you”

“…Hey, Enlike Get a hold of yourself”

After saying this, Kayas tried lending a hand to him

“He can go by himself Continue your Deliberation!”

Bora body back to the cave where Qumola was

“Enlike-san…”

Qu to the cave He then calave her instructions

“First, bring water We need to cool the wound and then also let me drink a bit Use medicine afterwards”

Just as she was told to, Qumola cooled off his wound and applied medicine Both her handher fearfully touch him like that was somewhat sad

There was no one around Enlike thought – Maybe now I can talk to her

Timidly, so as to not scare Qumola, Enlike raised a small voice

“…Qumola”

Qu even more

“…What is it?”

She asked back in a fragile voice

“Am I scary?”

After looking troubled for a while, she answered

“Yes”

“Why?”

“Everyone says you’re scary”

“What are they saying?”

“They say that you love killing and that you only think about which one of them you want to kill”

It was not true Enlike thought about telling her, but didn’t If he were to say such thing, it would be like hi he is not a monster

If he were to become a ering regret

“…Marlin-san, Veyzach-san and Lonkenny-san were all killed by you…”

“I had no choice”

Enlike replied

“We’re all here so we become monsters If we can’t become monsters ill simply die”

“…”

Quain He wanted to hear some affirmation or even a denial The silence rejected hi

Even he didn’t knohat to say She applied hiscotton

“I have a question”

“What is it?”

“Some time before I’ve seen you s”

Qumola’s hands froze

“That didn’t happen I haven’t s time”

“Do you remember Lonkenny’s seashell?”

“…Yes”

“I’ve seen you save it to you”

“Did that really happen?”

Qumola answered, confused

“Did I smile?”

“Do you remember now? Why did you smile then?”

“When I received the shell, I thought that perhaps Lonkenny-san was still alive”

“That’s it?”

“…That’s it”

Enlike was a bit disappointed Is that all? He thought to himself

“What will make you smile?”

“If everyone will stay alive, that will make me happy”

“I see”

The treatment was already over Enlike stood up and turned his back to Qumola

I feel like I’ve understood so

Qumola could smile because there were people who cared for her

That didn’t hold for Enlike No-one cared about him, so he couldn’t smile

For Enlike, as all alone, the only way to s Just like Ganbanzel said, just like Bora

However, he also felt that so

Was this really his goal?

He shook off that question fro he could do

From that day on, Qumola had avoided Enlike evento her again

More time had passed

Enlike’s groas still slow There were those who began closing the gap aroup

For example, Sasari His ability allowed hih-speed water bullets he could shoot exceeded that of a norun

Although he was inferior to Enlike in his power to deal killing blows, the range and scope of his attacks were better than lightning

One day, Sasari suddenly talked to him

“Tonight You and me”

There was no coer conducted for Enlike’s sake It would becole to see ill survive and become a monster, Sasari or Enlike

Sasari couldn’t hide the excite, probably due to that as well

“I looked forward to this day”

Sasari said

“Why?”

“Qumola will be happy if you die”

Sasari said while sreatly upset Enlike

“Why?”

“You know Qumola hates you”

It’s a lie – he wanted to say, but didn’t Qu hi her friends

FINAL PAST — SLAUGHTER – PART 2

April 11, 2016Tgurneu

The battle between the two began as the moon ascended

“Begin!”

After Bora their abilities at the same time

Both of them had offensive abilities that were far above their defenses Enlike’s expectations that the ht at the very beginning

Just as the lightning hit, Sasari moved back After it struck the sand in vain, Enlike’s entire body was bombarded by water bullets He was bloay and rolled on the sand

“…Aah!”

He groaned Sasari then pursued hiain

If he were to concentrate his attacks on one spot, Sasari could penetrate Enlike’s body But he didn’t choose to do so Rather than creating an opening by using a single blow, he instead opted for the more reliable consecutive hits He shot the small water bullets in an extensive perimeter It seemed like an absurdly powerful spray Enlike couldn’t evade it He could only cower on the ground while enduring those attacks down to his bones

At the instant he would try standing up all of his bones would break and it would be his end While keeping himself in thefor a chance to counterattack

When the bullets grazed him they tore his skin, and when they hit they cracked his bones Enlike tried retreating while crawling on the sand

“Oho!”

Boramot’s cry reached Enlike’s ears Was he surprised or was he pleased?

“Why, are you, so quiet, Enlike!”

Sasari shouted and kept attacking While cal a steady distance from Enlike, he slowly started to corner hi attack

Enlike kept looking for soht now He could hear his bones cracking Even fro his teeth, Enlike waited for some chance to counterattack

“Sasari! That’s enough Finish him off!”

Boraht Enlike When Sasari will make a bold move to settle the match, if Enlike could avoid that, a chance will come

“Shut up!”

However, Sasari roared in anger as a response

“…What?”