Chapter 12 - Despair in the lowest level (2/2)

To me.

To Mimori Touka.

Live.

To be alive.

The reason for the warning is immediately apparent.

Suddenly– The brightness has increased.

The surface of the skull becomes orange.

The skull reflects some light?

[———]

It’s coming.

Behind me,

Something,

is coming.

Something that emits orange light.

[Fu shi yu oo…. uooorrrrrrroaaaaa~! shi yu~ oo~ oo~!]

Beast.

Beastly odor.

Stinking odor.

Bicha~ tsu!

Docha~ tsu!

Shuwashuwashuwa… (T/N: apparently, that’s how bubbles sounds.

Something falls on the ground.

Something sounds like its melting.

Did it just melt the ground?

The irregularities in the ground I saw earlier were quite intricate.

Is it because of that shuwashuwa I heard earlier?

What the?

Something is… behind me?

I want to make sure.

But, I didn’t turn around.

The reason is because I’m sure.

The moment I move, I’ll be killed.

My reasoning acted as a brake.

It’s telling me.

Don’t move.

The one who destroyed the breaks— is my instinct.

I started running.

But,

The moment I started running, I fell over…

However, this turned to be my good fortune.

Grazing through overhead– something with a heavy mass.

Wind pressure.

Readjusting my posture, I run.

Only to be blown out by wind pressure.

Just now, did it just–?

Did it just try to hit me?

Did it just try to catch me?

Either way,

My head,

I need to do something,

I should try.

Full speed ahead.

No time to turn around.

Absolutely, no time at all.

The feeling of adrenaline runs through me.

My whole body.

Every cell in my body is scared.

My teeth is now chattering.

Shivering,

Chattering…

It’s still ringing, bit by bit.

I know.

I get it.

I understood.

No.

Level.

Status.

and,

Bloodthirst.

This adrenaline.

That’s right.

The real intent to kill.

It was different from what the goddess have released.

The goddess intends to overpower.

Now, the intent of that “something” on my back–

That’s bloodthirst.

While running, I suddenly realized.

Hurriedly, I hide the leather bag in my uniform.

This light have become a mark.

That’s right.

I’m going to slip in the dark.

…………

That’s why Iask.

Please let me go already.

[Hah… Hah…. Hah.. Hah….]

I want to reduce the sound of my breathing.

Breathing is difficult.

My sense of footing have become unreliable.

Thought of being shredded to pieces.

No— such thoughts must be thrown away.

Run away.

I have to escape.

My instinct tells me so.

I don’t want to die.

Right now, what’s controlling me is just my instinct.

Everything was left to my instinct.

Again, it overflowed.

Tears.

Even though, I’m not sad.

Even though, I’m not happy.

It’s just, I’m scared.

[Hah~! Hah~! Hah~!]

………..

Eh?

No.

I’m not scared.

There’s a scary thing, but…

The reason for my tears is another emotion.

Emotions I have recently tasted

At that time,

Ga~ tsu!

I’ve stumble upon something that stand out.

In the first place,

It was fortunate that I had been able to run through this darkness until now…

[Gah… Guh!? Hah~ Hah~]

Ah, I see.

I understand.

I’m scared but tears won’t come out.

I look behind.

I turn around.

That’s right.

I’m not scared.

I—-

[Oh, sh*t.]

I’m frustrated.