Vol 3 Chapter 4 (2/2)
How co so obvious?
Up till now, I’ve been auto as wo the racial wall between monsters and humans
However, now’s different
Just as Kyouko has said, since I’m noare that in me flows half the blood of a monster, there’s no need to feel at loss before romance
Thinking like that, I suddenly becairls beforehot
“Fufu It works, it works Once more…”
“…”
Co-could it be that I… A on Kyouko’s palm!?
How come?
This is soet an incredible feeling of having lost at being played with by Kyouko
“S-stop[12]!
Right after I thought like that
With an unsteady gait, Zonot between Kyouko and I
“Wha, I told you not to hindermy turn!”
“You can’t, you can’t! Anyway, you can’t! I don’t know about turns and such, but going further… Stop approaching Chiharu and me!”
“And why?”
“That’s… Because I am his very first contract partner! And since I’m his very first contract partner… Chiharu must treat me as the most important! People that came later please leave!”
“…Wha!”
It see to say to that
“Who has co about Haru!”
“The time you’ve know hi Chiharu’s initial partner… I’m the one who’s able to know Chiharu the best”
“Hu is not how long one has known him… But! If that’s what you propose, then the order of the contracts doesn’t matter!”
“Th-that’s…”
Kyouko’s remark left Zonmi at a loss of words
In the end, Zonned face
“…Very well Nephilio to that extent, let’s decide here and now if you are suitable as Chiharu’s partner!”
“What”
How has it come to this!?
“As you wish!+”
“…”
Still in a state of excitation, Kyouko agreed to Zonmi’s proposal
… Why did I keep looking at both of the a word?
That is, if those tho had the power of et destroyed to the point it couldn’t be recovered, but… Just this time, it’s different
“Tah! Tah!”
“Ei! Ei!”
Zonible s at each other
Maybe due to the tipsiness, their poas at a cute level
… Regarding the change of personality when drunk, humans and monsters are alike
Is this what they call gap moe[13]?
It waswith a simple-mindedness usually unthinkable from them
“… Now that I think about it, Manami has been awfully quiet”
Looking around, I sawdown in a corner of the table
Could it be that, after Zonap moe different from usual?
It’s that usually excessively bold and active Manami
I personally find it a bit clichéd, but usually willful woe to the point soof seeing that makes ?
“Ufufu Oniichan… Waity I’ll prepare you wakamezake[14] asap”
“…”
I see
If I think about looking down, I wonder ill I see
Wouldn’t it be better if you change your character a little more?
Though I’irls, my sister's wakamezake alone is not included
In the end I left the place in the hands of the ot out from there alone
× × ×
Where is the toilet?
Having left alone fro for the toilet
My head was a little fuzzy and my body felt hot
It seeot even toproperly
“… So, why don’t we cooperate?”
A somewhat familiar husky voice
Softly opening the door of the room the voice came from, there was the unexpected combination of the RisLith combo: Lilith-san and Iris[15]
“I refuse I cannot place my trust in demons”
“Why don’t you reconsider it? This talk benefits both of us”
“…”
What the heck are those two talking about?
Fro
“I’ll say it once again
Please e we’ve especially prepared to make a contract with Chiharu-sama
If there is soon, at his side, naturally the safety of Chiharu-sauaranteed”
“!?”
What Lilith-san is holding in her hand is undoubtedly a contact ring glittering in silver
What a surprise
Could it be that like this comes around my chance to make a contract?
“No matter how, I cannot coths with that lad?
If he’s a mere chimera between huh to receive so much hospitality”
“… I can’t understand either Weren’t you the one that wanted to make a contract with Chiharu-saree?”
“It’s deeply unpleasant What thou art looking at it’s not me—”
Just when Iris was about to say so
My gaze, while secretly peeping froaze met
“…”
Iris, co here with her head down, violently opened the door,
“… Forgetest what thou hast just heard”
She muttered that as she parted
… Why has Iris refuseda contract with me?
Moreover, what Iris almost said… It’s just a hunch, but it seems like it has to do with her self… I can’t help but feel that there are some deep circumstances
“Chiharu-sama… You were there?”
“Sorry I didn’t intend to eavesdrop, but…”
“No There’s no problem”
Lilith-san, “fiuu…”, sighing, sat on the couch
Following her example, I took a seat in front of her and voiced my question
“Er the talk of just now… Why does Lilith-san intend to endorse our contract?”
“That’s easy Your existence is ine Hereafter, it can be supposed that chances are high that bad people set their aims on your body That’s why, if youof superior battle prowess—a red dragon, that perfectly means that the risk can be diminished”
“…”
It’s true that, since co here, I’ve been informed of the rarity of my existence
“… And why has Iris refused that?”
“Honestly, that was beyond my expectations
Though this is no uess… As the last survivor of the red dragons, she’s subjected to racial discrimination that cannot be compared to that of us succubus… She may have some darkness inside her heart”
“…”
Until I cas— having all of her cohtered
However
Only now I feel I can understand a little
Since I, too… Have found I’m a monster completely alone, with no one else in the world
“Chiharu-sale favor?”
“… What is it?”
“Please take… These contract rings”
“…”
What Lilith-san handed to me as she said that were, no different fros
“During this trip, I want you to open Iris-sas I’d say you are the only one that can erase the darkness from that child’s heart”
“What a coincidence Had Lilth-san not said that, I’d have asked it ladly fulfill it”
To shorten the distance between Iris and me
That—hat I intended with this trip to the Underworld
If I think about it, when I received the letter fro the trip members, that happened
I unconsciously excluded Iris fro
Honestly speaking, I feel like there’s an open gap between Iris and I
Zonmi, Kyouko and Iris, all of them… As they are comrades met in the same circumstances, this is weird
With renewed decision, I — put the contract rings I received from Lilith-san inside my pocket
× × ×
At the same time, in another place
This is the threshold between the human world and the Netherworld
Inside an old tower erected in the middle of a desolate wasteland, there was the hideout of the Black Tamers
“… Then, even that fellow Noelle ran away back in defeat after being beaten black and blue by Kusumi Chiharu… Moreover, she even released the limiter[16] without the proper authorization…”
The anization—Clarie Shernfelt confronted his own superior
“…So says the report”
“Boss… I can’t believe it”
The man shook his head and muttered,
“Don’t Firsts[17] like Noelle have a power coh class rank monster tamer? This exceeds the level of just talent
Kusumi Chiharu… Who the heck is he?
Why, being a Rookie, does he hold a coh class monster tamer!?”
“Before I answer your question, there’s so I want to make sure of Clarie… Can you repeat to me what’s the reason why us Black Tamers exist?”
“… Yes To put the monsters under the total control of humanity… The creation of that Arcadia is our noble objective”
“… By what means?”
“By bringing forth humans with a combat capability that surpasses monsters… To create superhumans To insert monster’s cells in the human body, we need to calculate the rate of compatibility with the huather numerous samples of monsters”
“… That’s right As a result, we discovered a pattern on the compatibility rate of the monster cells with the human body and achieved a power that transcends humanity”
“Yeah Though our nuuys, our individual battle prowess is already superior It’s just a matter of time until the human world falls in our hands…”
“… I wonder if it’s time to tell you too… But, I called you now in order to tell you”
After that introduction, the masked woman,
“Everything we’ve done until now, Kusu”
Blurted that succession of shocking words
“…H-how come!?”
“I shall answer your initial question Kusumi Chiharu’s true identity is that of a chimera born from a demon and a human”
“!?”
Clarie couldn’t hide his commotion before the masked woman’s words
A chimera between a monster and a human
Since the dawn of history, that has been regarded as genetically impossible[18]
It’s not unusual for a child to be born between a human and a monster
However, Clarie couldn’t acknowledge the facts before him
“… I can’t believe it so right off the bat Monster genes are usually far stronger than those of humans, so the children born from a human and a monster are one hundred percent ed[19]!?”
“It’s mostly as you’ve said”
Thethat,
“However, I’ular human
The Immortal Tamer
That—is the ave his mother”
“!? It can’t be… The high level end…!?”
“Yep I don’t know the details, that’s the only thing I can say with certainty
Her uncoive birth to a chimera between ularity occur…”
“…!”
Clarie cohts
“Just ten years… Had he been born ten years earlier… Maybe that would have not happened…”
“… It’s no use crying over spilled milk Anyouldn’t his existence be a substantial shortcut to our Arcadia project? What we shall do fro it in detail?”
“… Yessir! I’ll definitely bring Kusumi Chiharu before you without delay!”
The masked woman chuckled,
“I’m afraid to say that’s not possible
It’s quite inopportune, but… That lot is currently at thein a hotel ed by devils”
“Do youthem that has anticipated our actions?”
“Yep Be very careful they don’t trip you
Clarie This time, I’ll let you take five of the First that account for 30 of the Black Tamer’s battle power, except the Soul Tamer
It’s OK? The battle this ti Kusumi Chiharu… It’s also a rehearsal for the soon-to-be all-out war against the IMA
You’ve got permission to release the limiter, and even the Level Overlimiter”
“Yessir! Everything is for the co of our Arcadia”
“…”
The conflict that is about to happen is unlike anything till now
The y, on the other hand doesn’t plan for everything to unfold without probles
(… The person who holds the seed for the co if he was so easily captured)
Thesmile,
(Terribly… Interesting This tio to the frontlines…)
She quietly made that decision
References and Translation Notes
Jump up↑ Yobai I think I explained it already, but it’s an ancient japanese custoht to have sex The man doesn’t need to know the woman, the woman cannot refuse, and it was considered at the sa up The only ones who could stop the tryst were the males of the house
Jump up↑ Su); orna summer festivals, but s and hot springs to wear as a housecoat
Jump up↑ A tatami floored room or partition they usually have in traditional or japanese food restaurants (except rotating sushi+ and the like) where, for extra cash, you can keep your intiht of everyone, and the bar, that is, well, the bar, if they have it)
Jus to stand over water
Ju in” or left untouched; I chose this since it goes better with Zonmi
Jump up↑ But this is Chiharu
Jump up↑ A reference to a quote falsely attributed to Marie Antoinette, queen of France during French Revolution (until she was beheaded) that goes “if there’s not bread, let them eat cake” Note that the reason the true noblewoman who said that said it was because she didn’t know that cake was much more expensive than bread
Jump up↑ Name received by a kind of God or demon, protectors of the mountain, that are either hu nose
Jump up↑ Last time I heard of it, there was an idiom that went “Children and drunkards tell the truth”, or so in those lines
Jump up↑ It seems that drunk Kyouko tends to add question marks at the end of her sentences
Jump up↑ Just under 10
Julish
Ju so in a totally unexpected way (it doesn’t go with their usual behavior or clashes with their appearance, for example)
Jump up↑ Ita beverage, usually japanese sake, on the naked thighs of a woman to drink from The “seaweeds” are the pubic hair There’s a male version of that called “bamboo sake” (don’t know the specific word, but it“sake made from bamboo”), where the “bamboo” is the male member
Jump up↑ Pun lost in translation Lilith it’s RIRISU Iris is AIRISU RisLith combo is RISURISUKONBI, where KONBI it’s short from “combination”, or combo
Jump up↑ Read as “limiter”, written as “monster transformation”
Jump up↑ From the kanji, it’s the title of the “first batch of test subjects” (but they say “bodies” instead of “subjects”)
Juet Nephilim
Ju the previous note, you must take into account that, yes, they are monsters, but both Chiharu and Nephilim are not the same monster as the non-human parent, so in a sense, it’s true