Chapter 29 (2/2)
”Now isn't that time for this—”
The blood covered escort's enraged expression creates a dreadful appearanceHe creates an eerie at tone”Tell me!”
”Ugh…”
Why?Don't they realize what kind of situation they're in?Why are they asking so so pointless?
No…I' and surveys the surroundingsTheas though the unfolding argument is a spectacle”Wha…?”
It's like they're not interested in usBut why?I can't cole reason for this
A vicious laugh chills Lefille
They're going to kill usRight now is their best chance to slaughter usSo why did they stop drenching their claws in blood?So to kill usWhy are they ignoring their base instincts and letting this argument unfold like a bad theater drama?
”Hey, are you listening!?”
Lefille is brought out of her bafflement by the escort's impatient yell”—Tch!!Is this really that important!?Hurry up and escape!!”
”Escape?Escape where, you bitch!Thewe can do anymore!”
”You ht…”
”How the hell did you get here, already?”
”Asking such a thing, haa…”
”Hey!”
The guard's demand is difficult to answerEven if she were to describe her power of the spirit, there's a high possibility no one would understandTherefore, all she can do is shout back”Tsk!I heard theyou and ran as fast as I could!That's how!”
The escort disregards Lefille's frustration and snaps back”Liar!I bet you were just loitering around nearby!That's why you got here so fast!I'ht, aren't I!?”
You're wrongI used et hereI wasn't just loitering aroundBut, how a any of this noould be pointle—
”Isn't that ere attacked?!Because you didn't leave!We were attacked because you were still here!”
”No, that wrong!”
”I'et here so fast!”
”Guu, ugh…”Lefille falters at the escort's relentless demand”Like I said…”Her determination to save them is shattered by their ruthless outbursts
Are they that desperate totheir frustration?Do people standing on the cusp of death need someone to unleash their eivable species?
Galeo says, ”Graphis-san, you…”
Lefille, having received a relentless torrent of abuse, is left shaking her head”I…”The world spins around herThe hostility, condemnation, and criticism snatch away her equilibrium
Why are they bla this my fault?I came here because I orried about themI came here because they were in troubleI came here to help—
”Why…I came here to save all of you…”
The escort says, ”Shut up!This is your fault!This all happened because of you!!”
”I- I…”The accusations hit Lefille like a curseIs this ?Without any exceptions?This isthat everyone would be safe, they detest her like some sort of vile snake
A screa accusations”…Gahhhhhhhhh!!”It's the shriek that preludes death
Lefille follows the screah an escort's chestIt's the arm of a mazokuThe power contained within its thrust makes the body collapses in on itself—
”So you came, swordsman of Noshi+as”
Lefille's sworn eneun, ”—, Rajas!!You bastard!!”
”You're as lively as everSo, are you here to claim my head?”
Lefille scoffs at Rajas's re that after all this time, isn't that obvious?”
Rajas is an incarnation of tyranny and destruction who stole everything fro off of her are the result of the e leads her to say, ”This- This is all… your fault!”
Lefille speaks, unable to suppress her e before herRajas's interpretation her of furry, however, is a h it aiting just for that ?This is your fault, bitch of Noshi+asIsn't everyone like this because you're here?”
Rajas laugh is repulsiveLefille doesn't knohat kind of answer she was expectingRajas is a living disaster, the least qualified thing to answer her questionFor so behind Lefille as though they were fools
Ahh…
Lefille realizes too late what Rajas saidSharp accusatory stares stab into her backShe feels as though winter has coainst herShe turns around to confir in everyone's eyes
”It really is your fault…”
”If- If you weren't here…”
”This is your fault…”
The voices condeulation of pent-up resentitatedto deny accusations”Tha- That's not true!Everyone, none of that is true!”
”Shut up!You bitch!You caused this!”
Everyone's voices grow louder as they curse her with each breathEven the relatively calm Galeo shoots off curse after curse
Lefille is assailed by everyone's resentment on all sidesWhy?Why can't they believe I only ca to kill the theht up in the moment—
”…No, this isn't my fault!I'm not here to bother anyone…”
”Liar,” ”This is your fault,” ”Your sin,” ”Because of you,” ”Even the aether as they denounce Lefille as evil
Lefille shouts out in anguish, revealing the e deep within her heart”I'm not evil!!Why, on't any of you believe me!!”
Rajas watches and gives a standing ovation with its laugh”Fufuhahahahahaha!Hu theh the lier than ots!”
Rajas finishes taking pleasure in the spectacle and turns to face the mazoku army”—Kill them”
Lefille's heart, worn down by the torture of everyone's accusations, rebuilds its resolve upon hearing Rajas's orderDespite the bitter tears staining her face, she grits her teethShe moves to stop the mazoku, ”Eh—?”
Lefille's body won't respondThe power that always filled her legs and allowed her to run like a swift gale seems to have diedShe can barely take a step forwardHer body has dulled
Everyone's reproachful glares freeze her in placeThe ones responsible for her condition are her fellow humans, not Rajas or the mazoku soldiersTheir persecution steals the control she has over her bodyThat loss is fatal
”Guahhhhh!”
”Ahhhh!Ahhhhhh!”
”I don't want to die!I don't want to die!Ahhhh!”
”Stay away!Stay away!Stay a- ahhhhhh- Gah!”
The people around Lefille panic as they're slaughteredEveryone; the hired guards who denounced her, the enlisted adventurers who cursed her, Galeo who glared at her, and the other merchants are killed
Her body only recovers as the last person is being killedI won't es forward and cuts down thethe futility of her action
The girl froround covered in both the mazoku's blood and her ownThey first ate a irl was the one Lefille became closest with, she was someone she'd consider a friend
Lefille kneels and holds the girl to herself”Stay strong!”
The girl groans in pain”Ah, guh…”Wheezing interrupts her groans as she raises a tre, blood stained hand towards Lefille”…u…ere…”
”Eh…?”
”If you… weren't, here…”She curses Lefille with her dying breathHer face is twisted with hatred as though she were staring at a monsterThe hand she placed around Lefille's neck in an attele her leaves a red mark as it falls limp
…The strength in Lefille's ar she believed in shatters with a sound
T/N:Okay, this chapter doesn't say it, but heavily implies that Lefille loves SuimeiI'm very happy that this question is now, mostly, settledOn another note, I took a lot of liberties in this chapter's translationI didn't erase anything, but a lot was moved around to improve the flowMaybe so up a second web novelAny suggestions??I'll give the first few chapter a shot if the story sounds interestingThe only condition is that it has to be on ncode
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1 I honestly have no idea who is speaking hereGoing from the context, I think it's Lefille
2 One Li is 500 metersTen would be 5 kilometers