Volume 2 Chapter 20 (2/2)

「『You knohat, I’ll even be nice enough to let you hear their voices one last time』」

The demon waved his hand and moved some of his mana into both Shellmy and my Mother

「Red…」

「He…ar…」

The area around the nashed their teeth a few ti the lines I’d heard just a few days ago

「How have you been doing lately, Shuria?」

「You always say you’re doing fine, but I still can’t help but worry」

「Please… just… stop…」

The dehter took ments and crushed thenize theh lad we … What did I do wrong? What did I do to deserve this…? 」

「『Hehe, I’ bad, but that sister of yours sure did Just look at what she did your precious faets her off Hahahaha, she’s even more demonic than most actual dean to leave me I lost even the ability to feel my tears as they rolled down my cheek

「I… see…」

I’d always seen the world as a warht of it as a soft blanket ed The whole world had been turned inside out

All my warm memories had transfor right throughme pain

（It was all a lie It’d all been a lie from the very start Her sether were all just parts of a web of lies The only reason she gave me books, the only reason she tookto me, so she could reinforce the idea that she was my kind older sister）

「Haha…hahahaha How ridiculous The whole thing was just a ruse」

I was such an idiot I not only trusted the bitch that e, but also treated her like a beloved member of my faic even though she’d turned both the ured ? Have you finally fallen into the depths of despair?』」

「Shut up! Blaze, oh orb of flame, Fireball…!」

I tried to create a projectile and fire it at the dey I poured into the attack ended up just dispersing throughout the air without taking form

「I… I can’t even cast that anyical talent I once had I couldn’t even retaliate against the demon that was about to consume my soul

「Fufufu… Hahahahaha… Haahahahahahahahahahahaaahhh!」

The situation I was in was so ridiculous it caused s as tears continued to pour from my eyes

「『Uhihihi, it looks like your soul’s really going to end up being quite the tasty one』」

My vision was blurred, but I could still see the des

「Why…?」

Why did this have to happen?

How did things turn out this way?

I’d always thought that the world was a wonderful place But I was no longer capable of believing in it Evenjust becoood I do love h already… I don’t want to see or hear anything anyood that I can’t help but want to eat it right now Actually, you knohat, that’s it It’s ti in』」

Colour had started to drain from the world around me, but the demon, sneer and all, re his arm towards me I knew that the moment it finally reached me, my life would be forfeit The moment he reached me, it would finally all end And so, I, Shuria, awaited it I si as my last breath drew closer and closer

But then I realized so?』」

「…I can’t let myself die I won’t let this be over just yet」

Though I wanted to give up, I ended upmy body backwards in an attempt to avoid the demon’s touch

Because I realized that I wasn’t satisfied

「…I won’t forgive her I won’t forgive that stupid bitch! I’e and pay her back for all she’s done to me!」

「『Ohhhh, not bad at all The ones that resist all the way through end up being even more delicious than the ones that don’t』」

I don’t want to die

I don’t want to let it all end

Not like this

A thirst for retribution welled up within

I hated her I wanted to kill her so badly that I couldn’t containup, that I would get eance no matter what

And so, I swore an oath, an oath of vengeance

「…I swear I’ll kill everyone that involves themselves with her I swear I’llto her benefit」

「『Oh my I’m sure she’ll feel real hurt if you tell her that Hehehehehe』」

I felt nothing but hatred for the demon that lay beforeher plans to fruition I wanted to tear it apart, burn it alive, bite through its flesh, drown it, and strangle it with my bare hands

I wanted to ht could invade And I wanted it to die in there

No

That wasn't right

I didn't want to just let it die

I wanted to do the honours

I wanted to kill it withwas pointless, but I started throwing stones at the demon When I ran out, I instead resorted to sand

My thoughts were filled with naught but hatred, hatred for everyone and everything that’d forced my current fate upon me

But it didn’t matter

It didn’t matter how led

Nothing was going to change

「Ugh… arghh…!!」

The derabbed me by the hair as it licked its lips

I tried to shake it off, but it was too strong I couldn’t get away

「『Don’t worry She told h you up tooyour heart with o ofto kill you!」

I desperately scratched at his aret him to droptearinghi tih class as yours Don’t worry, I’ll ical energy together hat's left in those failed undead over there』」

The deo of me and extended its hand towards h!? Stop it…!」

「『Demonic Absorption』」

I wasn’t capable of understanding what it was , but the results were self evident I didn't need any sort of explanation

He caused them to explode Red blood splattered all over as their bodies were destroyed What remained of them was just a bit of black mist, a substance the de asshole! How dare you! How dare you!?」

「『Well ell, whatever happened to you? Weren’t you just trying to get as far frouess that rinned

「『Don’t worry your little head tootheer and frustration once again caused my vision to blur as I screaain

Why, how did it end up like this?

I didn’t do anything wrong, so why did this have to happen?

「It can’t end, not like this…」

That bitch was going to keep usingto do toto turn redient and useto useme into an undead

I wasto do toto die

Where did I go wrong?

How did I end here of all places?

Just when did she first decide she was going to betray h of that It’s time for me to eat you, and for real this time』」

The way the demon smiled made me recall Yumis’ own

『So you’re Shuria? It’s nice to meet you I’m Yumis, your older sister』

Specifically, it looked exactly like the one she had e firstthat her voice had even began echoing through my head

（That… was probably when it all started…）

「I swear… I swear… I’ to kill her」

「God damn it I can’t believe your circumstances are really this similar to my own This has to be a God damn joke, and a terrible one, at that」

「Huh…?」

I saw so flash as the prison bars were cut open Thearound The deround as it was severed

The person that’d caused the sudden change was a black eyed, black haired swordsman

His face was a familiar one, but yet not at the same time His body, which I’d known to be spiritual, had become one with physical form

「Kai…to…?」

「’Sup It’s been a while I’ain, just as promised」

He answered the question that I couldn’t stopin a casual tone

「『Who the hell are you? Don’t you know it’s rude to interrupt, human?』」

Kaito turned around to face the demon as it posed its question

「I’d love to open with “Itlike that, but I’m actually here to run a bit of a recruitment drive today, so I’ll refrain」 [1]

In his hand was a single, blue-silver blade with two orange coloured fluffy balls hanging frouard

「I’ way for the sole sake of torturing the bitch that summoned you to death」

He raised his blade and pointed it towards the de upwards The dark s passion that I almost wanted to call it heroic

「I’er’s Second Co」[2]

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[1] Really famous line, especially in Kabuki

[2] Subject to change Sounds horrible in English JP: Nidome no fukushuusha

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