Volume 4 Chapter 5 Part1 (1/2)
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Minasan oideyasu. This is Yukkuri demasu!
Well, sorry for being 3 days late.
I watch too many FF XV videos……
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Author:
Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)
Translator:
Yukkuri Oniisan
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Enlightenment Arc
Chapter 5 As a Person A
Continental Calender Year 1547, mid-Thirdmonth
It was late in the night, the dark
reigned supreme over Capital City Parnam, as three shadows running through its streets.
As if to avoid the light, the shadows traveled on the back alleys without any light
moss streetlamp. They repeatedly turned around to look at their back, as if
they were pursued by something. And then,
*swoosh*
「Kugh-」(Shadow 3)
「「!」」(Shadow 1& 2)
The moment they heard the stirred
air sound, one of the shadows fell forward. Sticking on his back was a Kukri
Knife (a small curved blade). The pursuers will soon arrive! The moment the
shadows realized this they decided that it would dangerous if they remained in
this place and soon running separated to left and right direction. Every presence
behind them seemed to be pursuing to the left direction. The shadow who ran to
the right felt pity at his comrade while at the same time, he also felt relieved
that he had able to escape. However,
「！？」(Shadow 1)
The shadow stopped. It was
because there was a presence of an unusual man stood in his way. That man appearance
was bizarre. He was wearing a seemingly skin tight black metallic armor and a black
Sword Tiger mask.
「『Parnam’s
Black(Kuro) Tiger(Tora)』……」(Shadow 1)
The shadow unconsciously
muttered. Recently, there was a rumor amongst the “weeds”. There is a Black
Tiger in the Friedonia Kingdom, and the “weed” who saw him never returns. Why,
even though no witness ever returned, there were people who know about him? Because
that Black Tiger only rooting out the “weeds”, he didn’t lay hand on a certain merchant
who saw his appearance by coincidence. Judging from merchant’s vague testimony
and the information of the whereabouts of the “weeds” at that time, “In the
Capital there is a Black Tiger”, became a common knowledge amongst the “weeds”.
And then there was this rumor. If
while spying, you encountered Parnam’s Black Tiger, the first thing you do is
to run. The Black Tiger is not someone that could be defeated. But then that
rumor was closed with the remark 「…… Well, as if you could escape, that is.」When
the shadow encountered the rumored Black Tiger himself, he could agree that the
rumor is true. Even though the Black Tiger was just standing still, the shadow
couldn’t find any gaps of weakness in him. It was just like a veteran warrior
that had threaded many battlefields.
『Surrender.
My Lord is a merciful one. If you do not resist, I will guarantee your safety.』(Black Tiger)
Perhaps due to the mask’s effect,
the Black Tiger spoke with a m.u.f.fled voice. His words weren’t as if he had any care
about his opponent. It was in all respect, no more than a very formal
ultimatum. However, the shadow who should have been cornered, “smiled”.
「~~ sc.u.m, we are
not afraid to die!」(Shadow 1)
After saying this, the shadow
pulled out the two shortswords from his waist and leaped upon the Black Tiger. The
two swords approached the Black Tiger. However, the Black Tiger lowered his
waist, unsheathed his “oodachi”, and slashed down at the man, cleaving him into
two.[1]
『!?』(Black Tiger)
The next moment, the cleaved body
of the man was wrapped in flames. From the beginning, it seemed that he had
been intending to seal his own mouth by dying and burn his own body to remove
any trace of evidence. What a commendable loyalty…… In the past, The Black Tiger
might think so. However, the current Black Tiger didn’t have any thought like
that. If there was any meaning of a death born out of loyalty, then it would be
if the Lord grieves for him. To die for a Lord that uses his subordinate’s life
as disposable a.s.set, would be only a vain death.
『Kagetora(Shadow Tiger)-sama.』(Black Cat Operative)
When he came back from his
thoughts, the Black Tiger…… Kagetora was surrounded by men in black masks. They
were the members of the Special Intelligence Operations Squad, the 『Black
Cat』, under King Souma’s control, who protected Elfrieden
from the shadow.
『……The
other one? 』(Kagetora)
「It's
the same state like this one.」(Black Cat Operative)
『I
see……』(Kagetora)
Kagetora pondered for a short
moment before he gave to his subordinates, the 『Black
Cat』.
『I will
leave the cleaning to you. I will report this matter to His Majesty.』(Kagetora)
「「「Yes,
Sir!」」」(Black Cat Operative)
After he confirmed the Black Cat
Squad had dispersed, Kagetora remembered the word that the shadow said awhile
back.
――― Infidel Sc.u.m!
If not for his skill, Kagetora
could barely caught that man’s whisper.
(Infidel, right? Then this is…… yet another troublesome
one.)
While thinking so, Kagetora disappeared
into the dark.
◇ ◇ ◇
――― A Government Office in Parnam
Castle
Today, just like yesterday, I was
working on the paperwork while having Liscia to help me. Then, the gla.s.s door on
the balcony behind me opened all of a sudden. I was surprised and looked back, and
there was the sight of Kagetora’ black metallic armor dyed with blood…… I am