Arifureta Vol 3 Chapter 8 (2/2)
—… As if apologize can solve it
—… …
—… Just die! Just die!
“”Storm Emperor””
—- A—-!!
Suddenly tornado appear and swallow s.h.i.+a then launch her into the sky. Her scream echoes in the canyon. After 10 seconds, Gusha (TL note : or Bamm but Crunch is perfect I think)! she fall in front of Hajime and Yue.
Her convulsion with buried have completely similar to Inuoie’s character. Completely gag-like. Though her figure was extraordinary what a child of failure. Only wearing ragtag clothes(?) and added with this, it can’t be called nothing but garbage. Thing that must not be seen was seen because her upside down figure. Something like this can awake hundred years of love.
Yue seems to express “Job well done!” while wipe her sweat and walk to Hajime. With him sit on the bike she quitely stare at him.
“… Do you like it big?”
It truly an problematic question. If Hajime say “YES!” he will suffer the same fate as that regrettable rabbit that still convulsing now. That must be avoided.
“… Yue, it’s not about the size. Who the partner is the most important”
“…”
For now, instead of decisive YES or NO, Hajime answer with something vague. Truly indecisive. Yue narrow her eyes in consent then silently sit on the back.
In secret, Hajime with cold-sweat try to find some topic to break the silence, but nothing come to mind. Hajime’s Rai*Card truly useless.
However, immediately after his eyes glance at s.h.i.+a that trying to free her head while her body tremble with both hands gripping the ground. In his mind, he tried to make this as their talking topic.
“She is moving… truly a zombie. Her endurance level truly above average…”
“… Nn”
After a long silence she answer and that make him relieved and at the same time Zubo(Plop) sound come out when s.h.i.+a puller out her mud-covered head.
“Uu~ It looked with cruel eyes. Even though I didn’t want to be seen like this”
With tear-filled eyes, s.h.i.+a pat her ragtag clothes and muttering some unknown thing while crawling closer to Hajime. It truly like a horror film.
“Haa~, how high is your endurance? It’s not normal you know… What are you?”
With Hajime’s suspicousness, s.h.i.+a sits up and finally tell her problem. She made serious expression while sitting in front of Hajime and Yue who are on the bike. Well it already late for a lot of thing but…
“Let me reintroduce myself, I am s.h.i.+a Haulia from Haulia RabbitMan tribe. The truth is…”
Finally s.h.i.+a began to summarized her story.
s.h.i.+a and her tribe, Haulia RabbitMan tribe of hundred used to lived quitely in “Haltina sea of trees”. RabbitMan tribe have excellent hearing and stealth skill, but their specs are low compared to other demi-human because of that they are ranked lower compared to other demi-human. They are gentle and dislike fighting, and treat the entire tribe as one family. In addition, they have excellent figure in general, different from elf’s beauty. Because they are cute they are caught by empire to be enslaved and become a popular product.
One day in Haulia tribe, one of RabbitMan tribe, a girl was born with abnormality. Even though RabbitMan basically have dark blue hair, that child’s hair is gray with blue hue. Moreover, it has magic that demi-human didn’t have, to directly manipulate magic. To be able to use a certain peculiar magic.
Of course the tribe was greatly puzzled. A child that impossible to born in RabbitMan tribe, no, even demi-human. It has power similar to demonic beast, normally it will be discriminated. However, she was born in RabbitMan tribe that has deep connection to each other as a family of hundred. Haulia tribe decide to raise the girl.
However, if her existence were found by the demi-human country “Faea Belgaen”, she would be executed for sure. That is how much they despise demonic beasts. As the rule of this country as soon as a demonic beast is found it must be annihilated, there is a record of a person that expulsed for letting demonic beast away. In addition, there are discrimination of tribe, for a tribe that use magic they will be persecuted human and demi-human. Other race who wield magic already enter the sea of tree, but immediately killing them has become the usual.
Therefore, Haulia tribe hid the girl and raised her in secret for sixteen years. However, her existence was found out. Because of that, Haulia tribe escaped to Sea of tree before getting caught in Faea Belgaen.
There are other who decide to go to Northern mountain area for the time being, because there are mountain products. Although it was uncivilized, but it’s better than caught by the empire or a slave trader.
However their attempt was crushed by the empire. Even though they arrived in Sea of Tree, they were immediately found by empire Soldiers. It was unknown why the Soldiers were there, but encountering 1 squadron, Haulia tribe had no choice but run away to south.
Though the men tried to obstruct to let women and children go, but there are differences in battle potential between trained empire soldier who can use magic and the gentle and peaceful RabbitMan tribe. When they notice, already half was captured.
They keep desperately running away to avoid annihilation and arrived at Raisen Grand Canyon as the last resort. Indeed, the imperial army won’t come here where magic can’t be used. Until everything is over the tribe will wait here. The tribe betting between attacked by demonic beast or the empire’s Soldiers withdrawing come first.
However, empire’s Soldiers didn’t try to withdraw at all. They decided to wait at the canyon entrance where the platoon position themselves in (the staircase). They wait for RabbitMan tribe to come out when attacked by demonic beasts.
And that was what happened, the demonic beasts attacked them. After what happened they can’t surrender to empire anymore. Between escaping the canyon or fleeing from demonic beasts, Haulia tribe only option was to escape into the canyon. That’s why, they can jump into the depth…
“… When they come to, of the 60 people, only 40 left. They will be annihilated if this keeps up. Somehow help us!”
From the start s.h.i.+a tried to appeal with regret and bitterness in her face. Apparently, s.h.i.+a is the same as Yue and Hajime, an exception of this world. She was the same as Yue in particular an atavism.
After finished listening to the story Hajime answer fankly without any change in his expression.
“I refuse.”
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