Chapter 19 - 19: Memory/Black Beast (2/2)
That place... was comparable to hell.
Raphtalia was also among those cases.
In the beginning, they considered making her into a servant. A well-buffed noble bought her and tried teaching her multiple things.
But the coughing was trouble enough, and she also shrieked like a banshee at night on top of that.
Thus, she was promptly refunded back to the tent the next day.
The next buyer also attempted to teach Raphtalia various stuff, but again she was immediately returned the following day.
The owner before me was the cruelest buyer of them all.
They purchased her one evening, whipped her throughout the entire night, and resold her, tattered and torn, the very next morning.
I wasn't the least bit surprised that this country had sickos who would take pŀėȧsurė in inflicting pain upon others.
She was wrecked by illness, her heart was almost broken from the recurring nightmares, and she was used and abandoned countless times... that was when she was bought by me.
”You know, I'm very glad to have met you, Naofumi-sama.”
”... Yeah.”
”You were the one who taught me how to live a proper life after all.”
”... Yeah.”
I absentmindedly replied to Raphtalia's story with a mechanical tone.
This didn't matter much at any rate.
”For that reason, please allow me a chance. A chance to confront this wave.”
”... Yeah.”
”With that said, I'll do my best!”
”Ha... ha... give it your best shot.”
Even I thought that I was acting a bit too cruel.
However, my past self could only act in such a pitiful manner.
00:01
We have one more minute before it's time.
I took my stance, prepared for the teleportation.
00:00
Bikin!
A deafening sound echoed throughout the world.
The very next instance, my vision was flushed away and the scenery around me changed. I was probably being warped.
”The sky...”
Dyed an eerie wine red, cracks began peeling away and expanding outward through the sky due to the dimensional rift.
”So this is...”
While ȧssessing the scene, three shadows dashed passed me, followed by twelve other people.
Those shitty heroes.
I also tailed them since it was the obvious thing to do, but where were they heading off to?
While sprinting onward, I saw enemies come crawling out and pushing against each other through the large crack in the sky.
”This is the vicinity of Riyuuto village!”
Raphtalia anxiously exclaimed after examining the surrounding area.
”Since this is all farm land, a lot of people should still be dwelling here!”
”But everyone should have already evacu--”
Then a sudden realization hit me.
We never knew beforehand where the Wave of Calamity would appear, right? Then how the hell would we know which locations needed to be evacuated?
”You fools, wait a minute!”
Refusing to heed my calls, the three idiotic heroes dashed straight towards the source of the wave.
During that time a group of monstrous spiders, having separated themselves from the overflowing monster horde, headed straight towards the village's direction.
Wait, the buffoon hero troupe had shot something like a bullet flare up into the sky, signaling a sort of message.
It must have been to inform the knight squadrons and rally them to their location.
”Tsk!! Raphtalia! Let's go protect the village!”
I was indebted to many of the people from Riyuuto village.
I'd definitely suffer from remorse if they got killed by the wave!
”HAI!”
We then rushed to a different direction, separating from those shitty heroes.