Chapter 36: Lets Go! (2/2)
“…”
“I don’t kno you noticed me…but we have to finish you off…”
Eshnunna didn’t say anything As she pondered about this matter, Chi-Woo felt cold sweat trickle down his back Still, his ive it up?”
“I thought I told you to shut up If you say oneto kill you”
“Haha…Should we make a bet, Mister?” Chi-Woo said nonchalantly “Let’s see who’s faster—you cuttingyou down”
The edwith an eyebrow raised, “Hmm? Should I try?”
ed h he had his blade against Chi-Woo’s neck, Chi-Woo reed man assumed there must be a reason behind his confidence Even if they had lost their powers, heroes were heroes; their bodies were trained, and they still had their techniques and skills Moreover, they had the accuained from numerous trials Ru Hiana was a prime example of this—she had lost her powers, but she was still proficient in martial arts In the first place, a hero’s physical capabilities were incoer
“Why don’t you try?” Even though the ed man had replied in a confident tone, it wassas a clear indication of his fear “If you’re so confident, why don’t you give it a go now? Can’t you do it? I guess even heroes get scared when facing death, don’t you?”
“Enough,” Eshnunna interjected “Please withdraw”
“What? But—” The ed man was taken aback by Eshnunna’s unexpected coht,” said Chi-Woo “You can stay where you are”
That took thehi hi him to stay
“I don’t have any intentions to steal your sword and use it as a weapon, so you don’t need to be concerned” Chi-Woo tilted his head and rested his cheek on the blade “You must already know It’s not that I can’t do it, but I ested, I would have done it as soon as he ca like that”
“…What’s your motive?”
“I don’t have any hidden motives Didn’t I tell you?” Chi-Woo slowly continued, “I came here to help you, Ms Eshnunna, and everyone here” Chi-Woo stared at the conflicted look on Eshnunna’s face before continuing with a serious expression, “Ms Eshnunna, don’t cross that river”
“…What?” Eshnunna couldn’t understand him
“I e in his expression “If you take one step further from where you are, you really won’t be able to turn back Ms Eshnunna, youher fist “But now?”
“…”
“You can still turn back” While talking, Chi-Woo felt the blade on his throatthe sword see it, but he wasn’t the important one here
“It’s still not too late” If Eshnunna recognized her e your ways, but you’re in a situation where you can’t do so, I’ll help you” And if she felt that she had gone too far to turn back, Chi-Woo wanted to reach out to her and free her
Eshnunna didn’t shi+ft her gaze away frohtly clenched her fists and chewed her lower lip The first sign of her resignation was her drooping shoulders Soon after, she closed her eyes and lowered her head
“…Ah…” She let out a sigh as she tipped her head up to look at the ceiling Then she slowly began talking
It wasn’t like this fro
On the day she met the fifth recruits, Eshnunna beca while The heroes had coreat to save Liber Moreover, it was not just one or two heroes, but hundreds of the that even if the sky collapsed, there was still a way out To Eshnunna, who had lost her hoo to, the heroes felt like miracles Everyone was elated, and they welcomed the recruits with open arms Truthfully, Eshnunna and the natives had no choice but to feel hopeful and look favorably towards the heroes All the natives kne disastrous the situation was like on Liber Putting themselves in the heroes’ shoes, none of them would’ve wanted to coreat heroes illing to take on the terrible odds in order to save theratitude
Of course, they were slightly disappointed when they found out that the heroes couldn’t utilize their powers since the World in Liber had collapsed Moreover, after staying with the heroes for a while, the natives found out that hteous heroes froreedy Still, the natives didn’t completely lose their faith in the recruits The hope they discovered in a pit of despair was too sweet to give up on For that reason, Eshnunna promised the heroes that she’d fulfill their requests whenever they wanted assistance from the natives
At first, it felt like they were companions The recruits made requests, and the natives fulfilled the Fro to save the world as a weapon Or to be more precise, the recruits came to consider the natives as their servants, or a useful tool they could use whenever, and for whatever they wanted
Nevertheless, it was acceptable because they were heroes They were heroes here to save this world, and they had given back the hope the natives had lost Even thoughlittle to no results, Eshnunna didn’t try to urge or pressure the heroes Despite their lack of special powers, the heroes had the experience of saving other worlds And she considered it a necessary evil when there were co the food they had secured The heroes had to be prioritized over everyone else
Eshnunna had been willing to endure the heroes’thereat tension in the camp, and she was tolerant even when they showed annoyance towards the natives who asked the heroes to leave a bit of food for them In reality, she had tried her best to act as a mediator between the recruits and the natives In the process, she gradually lost oodwill for the heroes, but she persisted At the end of the day, they were still heroes, weren’t they? And they were the only hope left in this wretched world She focused on the hope that they s were and survive
Thus, Eshnunna had tried her best to endure whatever injustice and unfairness she encountered She thought that hat she had to do
…Until she heard those words