Volume 6 Chapter 3 Part3 (1/2)
As the sun sank they set up caround completely exhausted and next to him Noloty stretched the tent and lit fire She poured plenty of warm black tea and offered it to Arkit
“It’s cold and the air’s dry, so if you don’t drink a lot you will ruin your body”
“…Yeah…”
Arkit received it obediently, probably because he was tired He’s so cute like this, thought Noloty I wish he’d always be tired
While seeping the sweet black tea, Arkit spoke
“We ht be killed”
“Huh?”
“Kachua ry”
The Indulging God Cult never forgave traitors It was quite likely
“Then I’ll beat Kachua”
Noloty said confidently However, Arkit snorted and laughed
“I don’t knohat’ll happen to you though”
“Huh?”
“You’ll be killed by other Ar you are also a traitor There’s no way they’d forgive you”
“No, I think it’s fine though…”
They would definitely be mad at her, but will probably not kill her Even at worst they will only demote her
“…But…”
Noloty held her head
“I don’t want to get deh…”
Seeing her troubled, Arkit laughed
“Feels good Just die, you Ars and die for them is the best”
His happy laughing eyes sent a curse at Noloty
Those eyes… I thought ould be able to talk happily but they reject it all His eyes think of nothing other than fighting and killing
A child shouldn’t have eyes like those No, no one should
The next day was clear
“Wow, look at the sky!”
Since they got far froood Noloty was looking up to the heavens in high spirits, and Arkit lowered his gaze His eyes still thought only of battle
“…Let’s go”
The pair started walking Noloty found all sorts of things along the way and spoke to Arkit Grass ith dew,from afar… but none of those moved Arkit’s heart He never responded to Noloty in a child-like way
I want to soe in hiht
They approached a river Noloty looked for a spot from which Arkit could also cross it As they caasped
A large school of salmons filled the river They jumped froain Pushi+ng and shoving each other through the rocky area, they were ai upstream
“…A”
For the first time, Arkit let out a child-like voice One salmon was bloay by its peers and landed at his feet He picked it up The salled, slipped froain Noloty lent a hand They returned the salmon to the river
Arkit looked at Noloty with a surprised face
“Even Ars”
He muttered unexpectedly
“That’s obvious”
“…Unbelievable”
Arkit’s hatred of Armed Librarians seemed to be deep
“Shall we go?”
Noloty said and started walking
That day also turned to night Noloty paid close attention to the surroundings while setting up cas like wolves and bears, and the Cult’s followers that disappeared soht also show up to attack
Noloty put the roasted haan to eat it restlessly
Thepan Noloty wiped it off using bread and ate Its saltiness made it delicious
Arkit looked at Noloty’s meal
“It looks good”
“So eat yours too”
She gave hi pan Noloty cut another piece of bread, spread salt and began eating
Arkit see it as he stuffed his cheeks
“Say, Arkit What kind of a person that Kachua guy is?”
“I don’t know him well I only met him recently”
“…I see, only recently”
Saying so, Noloty soaked her bread in black tea
She had a guess about what Arkit was for the Indulging God Cult The Armed Librarians already knew about them
Those ere allowed all their desires and pursue happiness with all means were known as True Men The people known as False Men served the forether in order to reach the place known as Heaven
In the past, they fought True Men Cigal who accuth There was also Parney anted fame
Arkit was probably also a True Man Was his happiness the killing of Armed Librarians?
“Say… do you also want to go to Heaven?”
Arkit, who finished eating his bread and started sipping the sweet black tea, rounded his eyes in puzzlement
“Heaven?”
His way of saying it made Noloty also widen her eyes
“You don’t know it? Isn’t it the place you guys want to reach?”
“Want to reach, where?”
“As I said, Heaven It’s a place you go to after you die”
“What are you talking about?”
“About the Indulging God Cult”
Arkit tilted his head
“Indoljing… is that soion?”
Noloty could not believe it As far as she could tell by looking at his face he really didn’t know He wasn’t a child good at lying
“Don’t you know Cigal Crukessa and the like? They should be your comrades”
“I don’t Where was that guy?”
“He was the person who spread Dragon Pneu Town last year”
“Wasn’t that just soanization? Why are they my comrades?”
“But he was a True Man fro God Cult…”
Her cup was bloay The re tea covered Noloty
“Don’t say such bullshi+t! As if those guys would be my allies! Don’t screith me Noloty!”
“But it’s true…”
“They’re the worst! Didn’t they involve a lot of people up to the point they almost died? They’re even below Armed Librarians! Don’t lump me in with them!”
Arkit was truly angry
“Sorry I get it I won’t say it again”
“…Good then”
Saying so, Arkit went inside the tent Before that, he turned around and asked
“Who were those guys you said?”
“The Indulging God Cult”
“What is the most important person there called?”