Chapter 50 (1/2)
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That boy, Elliot, he introduced himself as a YuushaThat would make him El Meida's summoned hero and the person Lefille was instructed to travel with by the oracle
”You're exactly as how the oracle describedHow about telling me your name?”[1]
”I- I'm Lefille Graphis”
”Lefille Graphis, is it?Well then, Lefille-chan, please treat me well”
Elliot gives Lefille a s his white hand towards herIs his expression an endearing one or is it -
”Well then, in accord with the Goddess Alshna's oracle, let's get going”
”Th- That's…”Lefille is bewilderedElliot acts as if the natural outco him
Suimei steps forward and inserts hiot a minute?”
”You are?”
”I'iYou interrupted us with that sudden introduction, but… are you really the Yuusha?”
Christa gets irritated at the questionShe goes to criticize his doubt, but Elliot cuts her off with his handHe says, ”Your reservation is naturalI've no doubt there are people who'd spout such liesHowever, I'ht Pavilion will vouch for me”
”Everyone here?”
”I helped subjugate sooI'm pretty sure they understand what I's at those wordsMany nod as his eyes pass over them
That explains why everyone startedif the Yuusha openly addresses a stranger
Though, so feels off to SuimeiEvery time Elliot speaks, his words seem disconnectedWhat does this es, so as long as he pays attention, he should be able to recognize the one being used even if it is being ically translatedSince he can't, that means that the youth before him wasn't summoned from the same world as hi the Yuusha?
Lefille rim expression”…Suimei-kun, he also matches the description I received fro his identity; he's the Yuusha summoned by El Meida”
”That is correctThere is nothat Elliot-sama is El Meida's summoned Yuusha”Christa confirms Lefille's declaration for everyone to hear
Elliot thuets cleared away”How's that?Do you accept that I'm the Yuusha?”
”There's no doubting that you're the Yuusha”
”Then—”
”I heard the sa you leave with her is entirely another matter”
”What?”
”More importantly, is this really, absolutely necessary?Do the Goddess-sama's oracles have to be observed without doubt?”Suimei's question is one that deviates from the current world's social norm, but he still has to voice it
Christa says, ”Of courseThey are our Goddess-sas, are obligated to grant them”
A in this world, only a very small number receive a direct oracle from the GoddessElliot is one example, Lefille is a more extreme oneShe basically inherited the blood of the Goddess's right-arm
Regardless— ”Even if the person in question is unwilling?”
”Even then”Elliot declares it for everyone to hearHe speaks with an astuteness towards Alshna's decree that disregards his own origin of another world
Where does his confidence in her oracle cohable once Lefille's condition is taken into accountSuiht?Should you really be taking people who can't fight?”
”I'll admit that I'm also somewhat perplexed by that”
That's rightAll sensible people will reach that conclusion ”In that case—”
”However, that was the oracle's decreeDoesn't thatonly she can do?”
”You're reading way too e”
”The one presenting us hulorious existence we could never fathomThe only e could ever understand her intentions are by seeing them with our own eyes”
”Kami-sama sounds pretty sketchyShe could have said that on a whim”
”That's impossibleTruth is, that oracle saved me”
”Quit being so draesturesOr are they supposed to prove the credibility of your Goddess?”
Christa says, ”From what I understand…”
”Hm…?”
Christa glares as she says, ”From what I understand: you reject the oracle; deny our Yuusha's, Elliot-sa Alshna-sama's decree”
The remark leaves Lefille flustered”That- That's…”She averts her gaze like a little girl after being scoldedMentioning the Goddess Alshna's name stabs at a deep rooted anxiety that disrupts her usual confidence
Fel Christa with a rarely seen attitude”I will not deny the importance of our Goddess Alshna's co a little too inconsiderate of our circu with Lefille here and now is somewhat hasty?”
”Are you that ignorant to our current state of affairs?The dodo, do you really think we have time to be so laid-back?”
”That invasion was repelled”
”You can say that in hindsight, but it doesn't change the fact that they invaded”
”Regardless, Lefille joining Yuusha-dono does not eInstead, does that not create the needless possibility for ru Yuusha-dono's reputation to arise?”Sparks fly as Felainst Christa'sShe had the weaker position at first, but with a skillful counterattack, flipped their positions to leave Christa pursing her lips
Elliot says, ”Still, I'll be troubled if she doesn't come with me”
Suih handed?”
”From your perspective, that may appear to be the case”
Sui the question?
Elliot shi+fts his stare towards Felmenia
Suimei says, ”What?”
Elliot's tone is as though he's evaluating irl next to you looks pretty strong, but I doubt you'd be able to keep up”
”Huh?”
”Put short, you don't want to separate froive upI cannot take you with irls fro this for everyone on the planetHold in your tears for the sake of this world”
Suimei's lip twitchesHe isn't so such an insult thrown at himAlso, while he isn't someone who'll adopt a reserved tone just because it's a first oes too far
”So, what do you have to say?”
”For the sake of this world?Isn't that nothing ence?”
”Self-indulgence…Fro a reason to take those girls with me?If you really want a reason, then because I said so should be enough”
Sui when-
”EnoughYou have nothing to do with thisNothing you say matters”
”Wrong, Lefille is my companionThat should have been obvious”
”Like I said earlier, I' this for the world”Elliot once more uses ”the world” as an excuse
Sui”Yeah, I heard you the first ti he shouldn't say out loud, but does so anyway
Lefille says, ”Suimei-kun!”
Felmenia says, ”Su- Suimei-dono!”
Yuusha Elliot also stares at Suimei in shock”…Isn't this your world, too?”
”Maybe, but I don't care
”Come on…”Elliot is at a loss as he stares at the steel resolve within Sui each other until someone interrupts
Christa says, ”I heard those words!Everyone, this lorious Goddess-saainst our Goddess-sama!”She has her back to Suiht PavilionFro, she tells a draerated defamation both incites her listeners and isolates the offenders
Felround as they stand
Many people respond to Christa's loud voiceThe Twilight Pavilion officials who had been st themselves, adherents of the Salvation Church who had come to accept requests, and curious onlookers all direct their glares towards Sui atmosphere breaks and soon everyone voices their condemnationAbusive words like ”scoundrel,” and ”shameless” are thrown about
Suio, watches without a wordHowever, Christa's tactic of drawing support fro their faith churns his sto I know nothing about her, her intentions are garbage”
Lefille says, ”Don't say thatOur proble riled up with lies”
With everything that's happening, Suimei says to Elliot, ”You're like an idiot”
”What…?”
SuiuardThen, without disregarding Elliot, he glances back towards LefilleHer sThe Goddess's intentions are conflicting with her own desiresThat le makes her pale with anxiety
Suimei says, ”Just look at LefilleA Goddess that fills a forward person like her with so ?”
”You're still going on about that…?”
”What of it?You're trying to take the them by force?”
At Suiestion, the phrases, ”He said that to Yuusha-sama?”, ”Does he really think he can defeat the Yuusha?”, and ”Stupid,” fly about the room
Elliot thinks the same”Hey, do you realize I'm the Yuusha?”
”Yeah”Suimei's response displays how deep his obstinate refusal to yield runs
Yet, Elliot, even upon seeing Suiive upHe turns to Lefille and says, ”Do you, at least, understand the importance of Goddess Alshna's oracle?”
”I- I, that…”Lefille turns silent and nodsAs so, that's the only response she can give despite feeling the contrary
Elliot says, ”She appears to understand”
”Perhaps, but that doesn't matter”Suimei made a promise with Lefille and for the sake of that proe from his position