Volume 4 Chapter 11 Part 2 (1/2)

Volume 4 Chapter 11 Part 2

Translator: Imlartis

Editor: Jacinta

「I understand what you’re saying. However this child is neither Elizabell’s cursed child, nor a monster. This child is my most precious——……….」

Having spoken till there, my words got cut off. Rather than they got cut off, it was better to say that they wouldn’t come out. Instead a sigh came out of my mouth. The world was swaying. No, that’s not right. I belatedly noticed that the one swaying was me, not the world. I was dizzy. My head hurt. It hurt so much that I couldn’t bear it. I couldn’t stand properly and my body leaned to the side. It felt like it wasn’t mine.

「Filmina!?」

The boy’s voice calling me felt far away. I dropped to my knees and the boy supported my body with all his might. I wanted to thank him, but the only thing coming out of my mouth was a rough breath. The pain of not being able to take a proper breath and a pounding headache. If I’d relaxed even a bit, I would have blacked out immediately. The islanders were watching as I was repeatedly breathing roughly, started shouting.

「Look, Elizabell’s curse! It’s the disease of the cursed black-haired!」

Wrong. That’s impossible. As if it could be something like that. Don’t kid around. I wanted to scream at them, but my body wouldn’t listen to me.

The men holding weapons started to get closer. As if trying to protect me, the boy stood in front of me. I could clearly see that the people were trembling even through my hazy vision. From behind the boy I saw his violet coloured magic rising up like a heat haze.

「No… Stop….!」

Were those words mean for the boy, or for the people? I lifted up my my heavy arm and stretched it out towards the boy’s back. As I was gritting my teeth at my arm which like it would reach, but wouldn’t. I heard loud, urgent footsteps coming from the corridor.

「What are you doing?!」

The Governor shouted sharply in her alto voice as she entered the cave.

At once the cave turned silent and all the gazes suddenly gathered on her. Even though those eyes gathered on her, she unhesitatingly looked around with her hazel eyes.

「I came here after I’ve heard the commotion and what do I find? Just what are you doing to my guests?!」

I knew from my experience with that man, that a beauty’s anger had double the impact. It worked for the Governor as well and the islanders flinched at her obviously angry expression and tone of voice. However if they were going to retreat now, they wouldn’t have come here. The man standing at the front raised his voice

「But!」.

「Governor! Are you saying that it’d be fine if Elizabell’s, black-hair’s cursed disease spreads around Nibbiellata!?」

「T, that’s right! We were thinking about the island….!」

The Governor glared sideways at the people who are persistently claiming that.

「Didn’t you raise your hands at a small child and a weak woman without any firm evidence?」

「W, we haven’t touched them! We were just trying to make them leave the island as soon as possible!」

「….. Is that so?」

Hearing the islanders, the Governor let out a deep sigh. Not minding their fearful gazes, the lady approached me and supported me as I was sitting on the floor.

She glanced at me with pity as I am heaving rough breaths while covered in sweat. She then looked towards the people and quietly declared.

「I will take them into custody. You should all return and take with you all those dangerous things you’re holding.」