Vol 4 Chapter 10 (1/2)
Froida’s plan was a coer On his part, Itami had already accepted the broken Tuka
“Papa♪”
Ita with that sad fantasy of hers
After treating him as her father, she seemed to have pulled back from the brink of madness, and he had responded appropriately to her
Of course, this was just sidestepping the proble away from it
It was not iht receive a withdrawal order to Tuka back with hiood as killing her
Still
What can I do? What can I say? Itarit his teeth and tried to hold back the tears, and instead forced his face into a s around
“What’s wrong, Tuka?”
Tuka was hu cheerfully as she made breakfast
After the two of them finished theirto the “team” On her part, Tuka had work to do for the ALC, so she headed to the nearby forest
When evening ca dinner This fake and peaceful life went on for ten days
“What are you doing today?”
“Oh, just JSDF stuff”
“You must be really busy…”
“Well, this town’s grown quite big, so we have to do the work the JSDF assigns us Isn’t that the same for all of us?”
“Well, that’s true…”
“Also, I’ll be going to the Capital tomorrow You need to take care of the house”
“The Capital? Why is that, Father?”
It seems they need someone to translate and lead the way 3rd Recon will be there too, so there’s no need to worry
Itami was Tuka’s caretaker, but he was still a JSDF serviceiven to him Therefore, he needed to lie as appropriate
“Father, can’t you not go? I’d like you to stay at home…”
“Don’t be like that I’ve gone out for several days quite a few times in the past”
Suddenly, Tuka’s brows furrowed, and she winced as a headache came over her
No matter how much Tuka tried to treat Itami like her father, they were ultimately different people There were small differences in their speech and habits
In addition, Ita about Tuka’s father, Hodoryu Ray Marceau If he had some idea what he was like, he could at least improve his act, but without any information on her father, Itami could not help but conflict with Tuka’s mental impression of him
These conflicts here the fantasy broke down Tuka would retreat fronore those conflicts She would not think, would not see, would not hear and would not understand them
The stress fro this manifested as painful headaches which swept over Tuka
Living, eating and spending ti the deviations froe of her father When the conflicts with reality increased until Tuka could not bear thens of bodily discomfort And as the days went by, the frequency of these attacks and the pain that accompanied each one increased
Itaony, and muttered quietly, “What should I do?”
He could not do anything It was taking all his effort just to ht about this, he left Tuka’s room, but just as he stepped onto the street, he saw Yao, who had been waiting for him
“What, you again? Haven’t you gone yet?”
“”
Italared at hirily jerked his head aside and stalked past Yao, ignoring her
Inthe hero for help, and the hero would set forth with sword in hand Itami hated those stories
That was because battle was a thing which on by living and which was lost by dying
Because stories were stories, the warrior would win, earn his reward and gain a lover But in reality, the opposite happened Most of the time, the warrior’s corpse would litter the countryside
What would the beautiful maiden do if that happened?
The whole thing sounded like so to throw his life away for er compensation paid after the fact Then, if he succeeded, they would paint him as a hero
In these stories, the warrior’s life was cheap
Ita up to noas not very good, he did not think his life orthless enough that he would discard it at another’s whim
He had been h it had ended in a divorce), but he felt that he had gotten to knowforward to ould happen with them
However
“She can’t stay like this forever The end will come soon”
Yao’s words were like a curse
Itami stopped, and shouted behind him
“Son of a bitch!!”
“Yo, Ita to play house?”
Yanagida’s voice came from behind Ita him about Tuka
“Do I need to tell you? You should know”
“Ah, forget it As long as you’re fine with it, so am I More i are co with the the prisoners as collateral
“What about the kidnapped people?”
“They’ll arrange for soe This round of returns is also e to Piña, that we’ll treat our captives well They we’ll say, ‘Whether the rest of the prisoners are returned depends on your attitude Their treato’ Then the Empire will have no choice but to say, ‘We’ll work as fast as we can’ or so similar”
“Is that so…?”
“Is that so… Isn’t that a little dull for you? Totally unlike the guy who slugged the Crown Prince of the Empire in the face and had him beaten into a pulp”
“Sorry, I’m kind of distracted now”
Itahed, and took his hands away from the keyboard
He was not ida about s For some reason, he also felt worried
He had never liked talking to Yanagida in the first place, and now that feeling intensified
“Are you alright?”
“Frankly speaking, no Recently, my brain’s been all rabbed his head
“Then the solution is sion and all your problems will be over”
“If I do that, o with uys as well I can’t sacrifice any of them
Did you know? Sergeant Major Kuwabara’s daughter is going to getrandson after he retired
Nishi+na complains about how his newly-married wife dominates him with her job, but secretly, I think he kind of likes it
Kuribayashi+ also needs to go on dates with the guys I introduced to her She’s quite picky too, I think she said so about ‘None of the men are my type’
Kurokawa is still an idealist as always, but she’s gotten better after the incident with Tuka She’s doing quite well
Toe classes There are even ruht If they get caught, he’s going to be punished
Kurata is totally devoted to that House Formal maid called Persia He works extra hard whenever he’s picked for missions in Italica
Katsumoto is concerned about the kids in the ALC
Tozu’s financial skills are getting better and better He’s always shown an abnor of stocks, and he’s been praised for his ith the ALC’s finances
Azunment to a coeant
Sasagawa takes part in photography contests He takes them seriously, too
Furuta never stops honing his culinary skills, and he’s always been thinking about how to redients from this side of the Gate
Well, as you can see, they’re all a bunch of interesting fellows Although it would be different if it were a proper mission, if I had the choice, I wouldn’t want to take theerous”
Yanagida pulled over a nearby chair and sat down on it
“I’ you that this matter involves diamonds and oil They’re an immense boon to a resource-starved nation like ours In any case, think of the country’s interests If the place where the Dark Elves live has resources like that, we need to get the those resources will be easy”
“Then, Yanagida-san, why don’t you go yourself?”
Itao out and get his hands dirty instead of plastering his ass to a chair all day long
Yanagida sily unconcerned
“Unfortunately, I have no men under me Or do you mean you’ll lend me your people, Itami?”
“As if You can go by yourself”
“Me, by myself? No way…”
“Yanagida-san The only thing that humans can freely use are their own lives If you think dia your life for, then use yourself as the stake After all, the prize is a diamond the size of a human head and a Dark Elf beauty too”
“Well, if a person could handle it alone, I’d like to do it too However, that’s a Dragon What can I do against it?”
Itaainst the Dragon… if you can hit it”
Even a tank would have trouble taking on a Dragon in an open field However, in a place with dense cover and lots of ground clutter like a forest, a single person ht be able to do it
Well, that was assuon was equal to an attack helicopter
In the end, fighting it was still a proble tank? It would be fine to fight it in a cramped space where it could not turn around easily Lure the Dragon into terrain like that, and then take it doith a LAM It could work
“Well, your opponent is a living creature You could poison its food, a, and so on”
“I could It ht even work”
Surprised, Yanagida looked at Itaht and not very responsive He stood up abruptly to abort the topic
“Well, Itao I’ll take care of the paperwork for you”
Itaida
“Ah, I’ll be counting on you, then”
That night, Itaht Tuka to the canteen so she could drink with everyone
Usually, Elves did not hty by nature However Itaht ether At the sa the role of a father It gave Itami time to think
The townsfolk and 3rd Recon gathered around Tuka, and Kurokawa sat beside her to help
Tuka felt Kurokawa had a professional look around her As a result, Tuka had an expression that said, “Could it be that she has a thing for me…”
Though it probably was not to that extent, one could say that she had feelings of admiration
And so, Kurokawa sat beside Tuka, and Tuka told Itami, “Father, co at another table and drinking with Lelei and Rory
“How does it feel to have a daughter older than you,” Rory smirked Itami smiled bitterly at her
“It’s complicated Very complicated”
It would not be long before the ga to stop this charade Lelei and Rory knew this, which hy they did not answer him
Itae But if they stopped halfway, Tuka would break down Therefore, Itami could not quit
Itami was fully aware that the two of the the case, there was no need to ruin the mood like this This was supposed to be a happy occasion
“Hi, sorry for the wait”
The Catgirl seeht the food over She must be new here
“What happened to Delilah?”
“Se a break”
“I see…”
Rory raised her glass and toasted Itami from the opposite side of the table Seated beside Italass of a non-alcoholic drink from japan and toasted him as well
The two of them had a radiant air about them
Women like this were very rare, be they lovers or just friends Woard the situation and selfishly adopt an annoying or annoyed attitude
With that in irls He had to treasure them
After realising that, Ita about what he could do, and what he should do
Itami’s mother had fallen ill when he was still in middle school
In order to stop her husband, as getting more and more violent, she reached for a knife from the kitchen
It was self-defense It could not be helped
The police, lawyers, detectives and people fro facility came by to co herself
She kept on castigating herself, even though there was nothing to be done about it
It tore at her, the pain of losing her beloved husband, her anger and hatred for the “person” that killed her beloved husband, and the unease for her child’s future
The path his mother chose to save her soul was to deny reality That was the only thing she could do Ita somehow