Arifureta Chapter 128 (1/2)

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Hajime felt a dry,cold texture on the back of his head This feeling rapidly brought Haji consciousness back to reality

[…Where is…]

He shook his head to clear it, then quickly stood up and checked his surroundings

Without any sources of light it was pitch-blackHowever, since Hajiht

As a result, a quick look around told hie tree they had entered before he lost consciousnessHowever he quickly realised that it was er

There was one distinct difference thoughIt was a domed, circular space, filled with transparent tan coloured, oblong objects that gave off a clean feeling They were regularly spaced throughout the domed area

Judging from the size, each could fit a person inside

Hajiht they looked exactly like coffins

The empty space Hajime had woken up in was lined up with these tan coffins

Haji in the center of the dome and there didn’t sees

He turned his gaze back onto one of the coffins lined up in a row and after hesitating slightly, stepped up beside

[This is…just like amber]

Then Hajiht when he realised shi+a was inside the amber

Haji shi+a inside the transparent coffin looked just like an ancient insect trapped in amber

He briefly used ‘Sign Perception’ to checkshi+a’s status and was able to sense a steady pulse

He was able to keep hi that he had also been encased in amber shortly before he woke up

There were a total of nine amber coffins enshrined in the roomHe suspected that if he checked all of them he would find his other party members trapped insideThey had most likely been imprisoned in the amber after they had entered the hollow of the pseudo-treant

They were all probably ensnared in appealing dreae to escape from that dream world then it is likely that they will be freed froht in front of Hajime’s eyes

As Haji Yue he concluded that there was at least one good thing about the current situation

[Well, at any rate it’s good that Yue and Tio are back in their bodiesTurning them back myself…may have been a problem]

Just as Hajime had said, inside two of the aoblin forms but their usual, beautiful, bodiesThey were probably returned to their original selves when the previous stage was cleared

Personally Hajiinal Yue was the best

Hajime lowered himself down beside Yue and stretch his hand out towards his beloved’s faceOf course the aot in the way, but he still moved his hand as if to caress her face

[Come back soon, YueI want to hear your voice…]

For athe amber by force crossed his ht cause the trial to end in failure, so he held back the urge

[…Yue in a blazer……was dangerous shi+a too…hoas dreaht, I’ll have you wear it once we’ve returned to japan]

As Hajian to eht

Haji the change

As the light grew stronger the aan to melt from the outside inwardsAs the amber melted it would trickle down the side and be absorbed into the ground

Within 5Yue had completely dissipated

Haji of her chestWith that his reathered her up in his arms

It wasn’t clear whether he didn’t want to leave her lying down on the ground, or perhaps more likely, he just wanted to hold her

Yue’s long eyelashes began to quiver as Hajiently brushed some of her hair away from her face while he cradled her in his arms like a child

Yue slowly opened her eyes

[Yue…how are you feeling?]

[……N, Hajime?]

[Aah, it’s me]

Yue still seeaze didn’t wander away from Hajime for even a moment

Once her consciousness had completely returned she stared at Hajime carefully

[…Is it…the real Hajime?]

[Haha, I understand why you would ask, but Yue ht now real, or a fake?]

There was most likely an imposter Hajie for herselfHe was sure that she would be able to tell the difference between the real him and the fantasy she had seen

[By the way, right now I am sure that the Yue in my arms is the real one]

Haji at hirasped hisand smiled

Haji her that there had also been an ilad that she too had dreamed of him in her ideal world

The corner of Yue’s eyes lowered and her htful smile

[……How can you tell?]

Yue already knew the answer, but she still wanted to hear him say itEven if their hearts understood each other, it was still a wonderful thing to hear your beloved say the words out loud

Once again, Hajied his shoulders and answered casually

[I don’t feel any uneasiness…deep inside ofto me “the one in your arms is your ‘special one’”]

[Fufu…Me too Deep inside so now is Hajiet I asked?]

[Maa, you were still half asleep]

Yue eyes softened as Hajied his shoulders, then she suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him forcefully

—-Gohon! (TL: cough)

[……What was I like in your dream?]

[My school’s blazer looked so good on you that I could die]

Yue could now guess what kind of world Haji that Yue couldn’t stop her shter when she heard it

[…I’ll wear it for you someday]

[That’s so to look forward to Hoas it for you?]

Uuohon!

Yue buries her face into Haji the repeated pecks of her lips against his neck Hajime asked her about her dream too

[……The ceremonial clothes and throne suited you so well I could almost die]

[Sorry…Ceremonial clothes aside, a throne is impossible Or rather, why a throne?]

[Kufufu…In my dream I was an Empress…and we had 12 children]

[Just how far did you go in your dream!?A dozen is too many!]

Hajime unintentionally drew himself back from Yue and stared at her in shockYue stared at Hajilossy lips still wet from the kiss

This seductive look caused HajiThe fierce spirit that could withstand the attacks of any monster was easily shaken

[……Fufu, I have high expectations]

[……As expected, I won’t be able to win against Yue in my whole life]

—-Gohotsuehhon! ( Editor: choke sob? TL: YES, NOT MY NOTE!!!! Btw is h)

Haji up towards the sky, the light of seriousness in Yue’s eyes had forced hiive in

Once again he was sure, ‘this is my Yue’

Returning to the excitement from before, Haji it down to her waist and e as her, closed her eyes and lifted her lips towards his

Her rose-coloured cheeks were irresistibly cute, and her vibrant tongue, visible through her opened and bewitching lips, was extreThere was nothe others lipsThey continued to draw closer10 centimetres…5 centimetres…and when the distance reached 0…

[Ugottsukeetsuehengohotsugahatsutsutobuetsukushoitsu!!!!] (TL: Gibberish for ht: ウゴッツクエッェヘンゴホッガハッツトブエックショイッ！！！！)

[—Aah?]

[—N?]

They were interrupted by a strange noise that was vaguely fah that they couldn’t miss it anymore

Yue and Hajilances, then turned their heads towards the soundThere they saw…

[Uuu gusu, whatever…I can see I’h I did my best to coet attention by clearing usu…reality is always so cruel…uuu~]

(TL: Left it gusu rather than translating itIt justlike that)

They were greeted with the pitiful sight of shi+a, struggling to hold back her tears as her rabbit ears droopedThe drops ofout from the corner of her eyes stirred up quite a bit of pity

It would seem that shi+a had woken up shortly after Yue, unfortunately they had been too caught up in their own reunion to notice

Hajian to soothe the utterly htly embraced her, and after a while the lonely rabbit’s usual spirit began to returnSoon both her rabbit ears and cheeks were twitching with delight, while her rabbit tail flapped about happily

[Un, as I thought, shi+a must have rabbit earsIt’s the rabbit ears that make her who she is, she just isn’t shi+a without themBetter put, it’s that shi+a existence is defined by her rabbit ears]

[No, I can’t understand that!Rabbit ears are not all that I am… but you really see happen in your dream?]

[Aah~, do I?The shi+a in my dreairl]

[……Is that even shi+a?]

[Ano, Yue-san? It’s true that my rabbit ears are part of my identity, but I would still be shi+a without them you know?]

shi+a was beginning to feel a vague sense of unease from their reactions

Perhaps they are only nice to me because they like my rabbit ears?

Hajian to reassure shi+a once they saw her worried expression and soon changed the topic to asking her what she had seen in her dream

It seems that she dreamt of a world where the Haulia tribe weren’t exiled and hunted, and she was able to live happily together with Yue and Hajime

Yue explained hers again as wellIt seems that in her dream she was never betrayed and her former country didn’t fall to ruinShe had received Hajiether

[As fora happy life with Yue, shi+a & the others without ever having been sureat suffering I experienced in the past but included the happiness of now]

[I see… That certainly would be an ideal world in a certain sense]

[…How did shi+a escape?]

shi+a answered the question on how she escaped froh

[It was obviously because I couldn’t deny my current self even if I wanted to]

[…I see]

Yue nodded with a convinced look while Hajientle look in his eyes

In her dream shi+a must have remained as her weak self from the past, but she was unable to accept it

[In the dream I met Hajime-san and the others before ether and I was fine with just being protectedBut so at me ‘there is no way you can stand beside them with a way of life that eentle, pleasant even, but the rew… By the tiht by the side of Hajime-san and the others]

[So that’s how you got back…]

[Hai!It is because instead of watching your backs, I want to stand beside you both now and in the futureEven if it ends up being a path filled with hardshi+ps and pain]

While watching shi+a grin happily HajiThe first time they had met…he had tried to drive her away as hard as he could… Noasn’t possible for him to reject her, all thanks to her love for Hajiroup

A feeling of affection for shi+a, different from the one he felt for Yue, welled up inside Haji her gently

Standing at their side, Yue was able to guess Haji

[Fue, umm, Hajime-san?]

[Maa, how should i say it?… welcome back, shi+aYou did well]

[Ah… Yes, I’m back…]

‘The place where you belong is by my side’ is what shi+a felt Hajime meant when she heard hi a little giddy and embarrassed, but soon the happiest shtly

As usual, Hajiht arm and shi+a embraced under the left arm as they all discussed their drea another one of the aain, one of their companions was about to break out of their prison of sweet temptation

[If I’m not mistaken, that amber is…]

Haji as in that prison, ical light so they could better see the escapeeAs the light grew brighter…

[Mugaa! Master’s scorn is not such a half-hearted thing as that–!If you expect to satisfy ain!]

[[[……]]]

The person waving her fist in the air and saying such things i up was, of course, none other than Tio

Able to guess the contents of Tio’s dreaazes of scorn at herHajime, as spoken of in such a way, eyes especially looked as if they were staring at trash

Feeling his gaze, all of thearound with an excited expression on her face, she was greeted with the cold gazes of Hajiroup and started to tre towards Haji towards its owner, an expression of ecstasy on her face

[Master~ This one just got back now~! Showerlovewith this instead)

Even after being turned into a Goblin she was still the same as alwaysTio jumped towards Hajime with a divers pose

Dopan!!

[Gafu-!]

Haji her to perforroundHe then stepped onto her back and tra her to startnoises