Vol 1 Chapter 9 (2/2)

“For myself, the situation was a bit more unexpected I was one of a pair of twins, and the child of the chief, so in terth By chance the year I was born in, had an abundance of food, so they decided to raise both of us, to deterrew up”

“There was still so season was about to start So they decided to start hunting for shi+ps My sibling was very excited about this – he had already started to reach puberty, in terer than I But the ability in illusionary ic can’t be determined by outlook, so I was allowed to re”

“They found a suitable shi+p, planning to lead the shi+p to be stranded on a deserted island The plan was alh the siren’s illusions – but his position was lowly, so he wasn’t able to prevent the captain fro a mistake”

“Because they needed to wait until thekept’ They were already seduced, thinking they had drifted onto an island, and saved by the local tribe, they would be able to return once their shi+p had been repaired The chief decided that they had uses other than as food, so every day in front of us, with the sailors they would… hoping to teach us how to mate”

“As for the uncontrollable sailor who could see through their illusions, he was locked up They believed that a huood food, so he wasn’t killed immediately”

“At that time, I didn’t doubt that I would lose toseason to arrive without ht At that time it would be my death, as well as the death of the sailor Probably because of our similar circumstance, I started to develop a sort of familiarity towards him”

“I went to see hi that I was just checking on the food But after I told him about my circumstances, our distance was reduced He knew a lot, at least to me who had never experienced hu I pestered hi him to tell me what the land was like, how humans lived”

“Of course, I would tell him about life at the tribe But I soon realized, that compared to humans, my experience was too pale When I triedstory within the memory of my ten or so years of life, he would always easily respond with astory”

“I started to yearn for that sort of life Secretly usingto his descriptions, created endless plains, tall cloud piercing castles, crowded streets – But no one was able to tell me if my illusions were accurate or not”

“I told hihed happily, and reached out a hand froe, to pat my head ‘Then continue to work hard, if your illusions could trap ht?’ hat he said to me”

“For that reason, I started practicing desperately They thought that I finally woke tomuch friendlier towards me I used this chance, to request for the sailor’s freedoreed, since this was a deserted island, he would not be able to leave, and she was happy that her sons were both determined …to kill each other In truth there was only a few days left until ht, that at least before I died, I could co”

“Finally I succeeded At first it was soe, finally the surroundings I created from his description, his ho the illusion, according to hisall sorts of details When I didn’t knohat to do, he would draw it for me It was just a pencil and sos I had never seen before I thought it was ical, even more so than illusions”

“ ‘Then, this is my illusion’ He said to me Then took a piece of paper, told ain I really didn’t move, untilIt was the two of us, hand in hand walking along a human street”

“ ‘It would be great if it was real’ I didn’t knohy, that I would say that He s I never considered – to win the tribe’s male position”

“Of course, not only that He wished for e for the position of chief I had told hi opponent at any ties would always come from females”

“ ‘But there are no rules preventingfor chief,’ he said, ‘therefore they cannot refuse Once you become chief, you could allow them to live’ “

“Of course I knew that by ‘they’ who he had meant – my brother, my mother and everyone aboard the shi+p It was a truly bold plan, but we had nothing to lose We were originally at the edge of death anyways, so what if we struggled a little more?”

“Most importantly, I didn’t know from when it had started, that I wanted to live – Perhaps it was a hu s for a way to live all along To save himself, to save his companions, even if it was a small thread of hope”

“So I did it When I defeated round in disbelief – Then I challenged the chief They discussed it for a long ti my mother”

“I was afraid Really very afraid She was already 300 years old, her poere started to wane But in terms of illusions, experience was more ies, causing my mind to break and die”

“But then, that person caripped my hand and spoke this in my ear”

“ ‘Remember, no matter what happens, I am by your side’ “