Chapter 53 (2/2)
”That's why you said there's no one else like me?”
Liliana's warped sense of purpose drives her to continue”That's rightThere is no, one else like you, except for the colonel…”Speaking helps her regain her composureHer shoulders droop as her spirit falls and she turns silent
”He doesn't say ood person”Sui so, he pulls out some soft jerky from his pocket and offers it to the cat”Still, isn't it painful?”
”It's my jobI cannot abandon, it just because, it's unpleasant”
”Then, you've resigned yourself to your current situation?”
”I am the colonel's pawnI'll lose my, purpose if I reject my position”
A girl of about 12 or 13 shouldn't have already decided her own future
Liliana says, ”We're only talking about myself”
”You're curious about me?”
”…Why did you, come to the Empire?”
”I have to take care of a minor issue”
”Where did you learn, that strange ic?”
”From my father”
”How did you find, the criminal?”
”I was looking around and got lucky”
”What?Is this an interrogation?Did Colonel-san ask you to investigate people with my build?”
”He did”
Liliana's casual replythat fact
At that i”
Sui from his side and finds Yuusha Elliot
Liliana says, ”Ah, Yuusha-sama?”
Could he be taking a walk, or is this part of his search?Either way, it is a random encounter
Elliot says, ”In theit easyOr, could it be that you've run into a dead end?”
”What about you?Should you really be selling oil?[iii]I heard you haven't been ress”
”Aren't you getting carried away?You got lucky and found the culprit, onceRight now, you're just playing with animals”
Even though Suie, it doesn't develop into a dangerous situationElliot only approached with the intent of a greetingThat fact allows both Suimei and Liliana to remain calm despite how the conversation started
Suimei says, ”Your priestess isn't with you today?”
”Crista and I aren't always togetherShe does what she likesBesides,” Elliot looks to Liliana”Aren't you hanging out with a different girl?”
Suiirls?”
”I suppose I respond better to them than men”
Sui, ”Can't argue that”
Elliot once more turns towards Liliana, ”She's?”
”A soldier of the Eating rounds of cat abduction”
”There's no doubt you've been caught red handedYou're definitely going to prison”
Sui, ”Whatever”
Elliot gives Suiards that he's the Yuusha and produces a wall of killing intent and h Elliot is taken aback by the action, his composure doesn't crumbleHe says, ”She doesn't like me?”
”Who knows?She's always like this, so I really can't tell”Suimei's response is an honest one since he can't pick up on Liliana's intentions
Elliot, noticing that Liliana is being mindful of the cats, says, ”Hey,”
”What?”
Elliot responds to Suimei's blunt attitude with a serious tone”Let me ask once moreWhy do you oppose the words of Goddess Alshna?Even if her oracle is beyond comprehension, isn't she still the Goddess of your world?”
”I could ask you, someone who comes from another world, the oppositeWhy do you blindly accept the words of this world's God?”
Elliot gazes up towards the cloudless sky as he says, ”I' themI accept them because I believe that that is what I should do”
Suimei is struck by a sense of familiarity at those word— Could Reiji be the same?
His friend Reiji was also motivated by a similar irrational sense of responsibility towards a world not of his native birthHe was also obstinate in justifying his actions by clai they were on behalf of the people of this worldSeems to be a common feature
”Isn't Goddess Alshna the God who created this world?I've heard that she's an o who protects her people from wickednessThink about it, could the words of such a noble existence really be nonsense?”
”A noble existence, huh?”Suih he just heard a terrible joke
Elliot, as anticipating a serious answer, is overcome with fury”What's so funny?”
”What's funny?EverythingO that sooodness towards hus are noble?They'll use you for their own benefit and et sed up by such petty illusions”
”Illusions?Although, you don't seem to have any basis for your opinion?”
”…That ht be, but can you disprove it?”
Elliot is unable to reply to Suimei's words
Suimei says, ”That's how it isIs there really anyone who'd let an unknown existence choose their path for them?”
”You're rightI'll admit that you have point there”
Suireement
Elliot says, ”What?”
”…No, I' your God, I thought you'd make me out to be an enemy of humanity like your companion did”
Elliot adopts an attitude of indifference and flicks his hand while saying, ”I don't discriainst others based off their beliefsBack in my world, eren't limited to just one God, after all”
”Really?Then it'd be great if you could implement that mindset into the current situation”
”This and that are two different issuesIf it's for the sake of saving the people of this world, I'll take that girl with us even if I can't understand the reason for it”
”You're still saying that?”
”Everything in this world is connected by the cogs of fateNothing that happens is without ”
”If that's true, that e if you think about”
”I think you should just withdraw”
”That's just stupid”
Those words convince Elliot into giving up on trying to persuade Suih the conversation should be over, he claps his hands”Sorry for bothering you, but I'lad your someone I can talk withHowever—”He pauses to let the implication of his words sink in, ”I don't like you”
”What a coincidence, I can't get along with you either”
Elliot walks past Suimei to continue in the opposite direction of him
Did he come to check if ere unable to communicate with each other?Then, has he confir to deterht in one of the cat's clawsShe tries to pull it free, but ends up rolling it down and exposing her arm
”—!?”Liliana instantly re-covers her arm
Apparently, Elliot didn't see as hidden underneath as he says, ”Is soht?”
Liliana doesn't respondShe looks towards Sui, ”Excuse me!”
Sui as she runs awayThe hand hidden beneath her glove appeared demonizedIt was tar black and covered in a leathery, bumpy, texture
–Where are Your Tights, ★ Cute Star?–
Sui hoic lesson to ainst the floor as they run up to hilasses as she says, ”—Suimei-dono, did you really discover who the criminal is?”
Weary cats clinging to Lefille swing around as she says, ”Is that really true, Suimei-kun?”
Suis, ”…Yeah”
Lefille says, ”What's wrong, Sui for this country and ourselves?”
”That's true, it's just…”Suihs as he makes a trouble expression
Felmenia frowns in confusion as she says, ”What happened?”
”Re into Liliana?I was in the ives Felmenia and Lefille an outline of what happenedHe tells the up to his conjuncture
While they listen with focused concentration, he contemplates his next moveWhat do I believe in?What should I do?He questions hiards to the people now close to hi in the neorld, to how he'll overcoainst the su I need to think aboutWhat he needs to do is no different from what he's always done
Suimei hardens his resolveThe words his late father left him echo within his ears
—Save the girl who can't be saved
T/N: Here's a thought, what if the hero's blessing also includes some sort of brainwash to make the Yuusha sy willed, or won't bend, then itaway the ht in the su saved SuimeiWell, that's that for this chapterIf you find any mishaps, point them out for me so I can fix them
Thanks,
-Gandire
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