Chapter 35: Female President (11) (1/2)
Chapter 35: Fe to the mansion, Eshnunna stopped five meters in front of the entrance There was a sed closer to see who it was, and was pleasantly surprised when she got a better look So much so that she see in front of thethe brother she loved so much, her cold, expressionless face melted like snow
“What happened? Why aren’t you in bed?” she walked up to her brother and asked softly “Are you having trouble sleeping? Do you want to sleep next toher brother if he had nightmares Then she suddenly stopped herself
“…Yohan?” She blinked fast, and her smile iped clean fro He siaze was sharp enough to send chills down her body
“Yohan What’s wrong?” Eshnunna hurriedly approached him and kneeled down to meet his eyes “What happened? Hmm?” She stretched out a hand and was about to place it on his shoulders when he finally said so
“It was you”
Eshnunna’s hand froze midair, and her heart sank She plastered on a forced s…”
“It was your doing” Yohan’s voice was boiling with fury, and Eshnunna’s face fell “Why did you do it?”
“Y-Yohan?”
“Did you have to do that?”
“Wait, what do you mean?”
“The hero ith you Did you haveto put him in such a state?”
Eshnunna’s face hardened She stared at her brother’s enraged face and glaring eyes
“…It’s a ,” she replied after a moment of silence “That’s not it, Yohan It’s really not”
“Ha” Yohan laughed; it wasn’t a child’s innocent laughter, but one dripping with ain
“Yohan? Wait, please listen to ivethe truth” Yohan suddenly changed his stance, but it was clear fro her “We can say that you aren’t at fault After all, even though the heroes have lost their powers, they are still heroes How could you have inflicted any harm on them?” The corners of Yohan’s o out of your hen you could sis happen”
Eshnunna breath hitched She wanted to plead to hi, and that it was all aThese words lumped in her throat, and her desire to declare her innocence pounded inside her chest However, she couldn’t voice the about more than the earlier incident
Still, she had to say so “No—"
“Don’t lie” Yohan had already interpreted her brief silence as admission and immediately cut her off “Do you think I’m stupid?”
“Yohan…”
“Do you think I wouldn’t knoere able to survive in the middle of this complete hell?”
Eshnunna opened her ardless of her reaction, Yohan continued, “You handed the fifth and the sixth recruits over”
Eshnunna’s co the seventh recruitment, you now—”
“Stop!” Eshnunna shouted unintentionally and hurriedly looked around her in surprise Then she realized that she had basically admitted to her brother’s accusation with that reaction Yohan’s face fell froritted his teeth
“Are you satisfied?” Yohan asked, and Eshnunna squeezed her eyes shut “Are you satisfied with selling off the heroes who had come to help ensure our safety? Does that make you happy?”
The words she had feared the most came out of her brother’s mouth Eshnunna heaved a couple of times and let out a deep breath
“Yo…han” She tried to calm herself down, but her voice shook “I knohat you’re saying I also know that you’re right”
“Then why!?”
“Yes, it doesn’t ically It really doesn’t” Eshnunna cal and continued, “Did you ever stop for a moment to wonder why I made these decisions, Yohan?”
“…”
“It’s clear that you’re not couessed it by now Right?” Then she said in a pleading voice, “You called them heroes, but do you really think so?” Yes She knehat she had to say “No, they are certainly not heroes Rather, they are just a bunch of fanatics, ing in their own far-fetching ideals that hold no sense of reality” Since the truth was out, Eshnunna felt compelled to continue, “They said they had corateful about that Why shouldn’t we? And it’s our duty to show support out of our gratitude But” Her voice hardened “Even if it’s for the World, there’s no need for us to die Wasn’t that what the heroes told us? They didn’t want us to die fighting alongside them, but instead expected us to sacrifice ourselves All the while clai that they were here to save us Does that make sense to you? How are they heroes then?”
Yohan’s pupils shook slightly Eshnunna said in a fir the World if we’re not in its future? ‘noble and sacred sacrifice?’ Don’t h I don’t want to die I want to live with you, Yohan, and…” Eshnunna couldn’t finish her sentence
“No” Yohan shook his head sideways “No, you’re wrong” Although he had wavered slightly, his voice now sounded resolute “If that’s what you really think, it’s all the more reason for you to not act this way”
“…”
“You said you wanted to survive and forge your own future If you continue in this ht be able to live momentarily, but you won’t be able to reach the future you have dreamed of”
Eshnunna failed to respond
“Could you be certain that the recruits would continue to co? Even if they continue to send people here, do you think all heroes are stupid? You would be exposed sooner or later What are you going to do then? And is there a guarantee that the cursed ones would keep their proued vehemently, and Eshnunna looked at him with sorrow
“Plus, not all of them are the same,” Yohan said
Eshnunna had expected Yohan to understand because he was precocious for his age, but Yohan continued, “There are heroes a the recruits who are skilled and have the ability to help us”