Hah, hah, hah!
Perspiration was cascading down my body like a waterfall as I weaved my way through the woods on the outskirts of the city to Matthias house.
From the church to here, which was located roughly at the opposite end of the city, a normal walk would have stretched for two hours. With my body augnted by sorcery, I took a shortcut by crossing the roof of the house. The ti consud was drastically reduced thanks to this, but my body was already complaining of fatigue.
Phew.
Resting here was not an option, though, as the situation was becoming more and more pressing. What transpired earlier when I was detaining Finathe barrier at Matthias house that I had erected for Eto in case of an ergency was destroyed by soone a while ago.
And Envy, who had been brought into the fray as Karens escort, had also just been eliminated by Xenia. I knew she was an unpredictable woman, but it was out of my heart to suspect that not only she would bare her fangs at , but at Matthias as well. Originally, even if Xenia took on Matthias in a head-to-head match, the latter would certainly not be outdone, yet the gravity of the circumstance was against him. It was my intention to inform Matthias of this at once, but with his inability to wield magic, sending him information by ssage was out of the question. This was where I realized how grateful I was for the convenience of a cell phone in my forr world.
Ensuring Etos safety was nevertheless my first priority. Fifteen minutes have already gone by since the breach of the barrier. Eto was likely to have already been in jeopardy when the intruder opted to target her. I nonetheless pushed open the samurai mansions antiquated front door with a glimr of optimism.
The sll of blood pervaded the air from the mont on entering the house. Fortunately, no abnormalities could be found in my vision, while the stench of blood was drifting in from the living room. I went up to the house with my shoes on and traced the source of the sll soundlessly.
Truth be told, the feeling of utter unrest had never been so profound since my arrival on this side of the world. Such a sensation of impending doom had never boiled over within , not even during my one-on-one confrontation with Rain, which was the direst situation I had ever encountered. When I gave it so thought, I realized that second only to Matthias, Eto was the person from this world I have known the longest. After all this ti, the existence of the girl nad Eto has taken up so much weight in my mind, and at the sa ti, I have finally grasped the identity and purpose of the assailant.
The scent of blood has already begun to mingle with other slls. It was difficult to describe what it was, but it was a familiar sll to .
I opened the sliding door to the living room.
Oh, Teacher Kanaki. What took you so long!
Blood was splattered all over the walls of the living room. And on the floor, a bath of blood was stained. No, there was more than just spots of blood. Along with the blood, the floor was littered with squishy, peach-colored entrails and shredded small intestines.
You are so late, Teacher, we have already started to eat first! Oh, and dont worry, there is a portion for you as well!
Why
Huh? The reason for this?
While saying this, the girl in front of Artitilted her head in wonder. On the spoon in her hand was an eyeball dyed crimson.
Here you go, Eto. Say, aah.
Aguuu, nnguuu!?
Contrary to her amiable tone of voice, Arti compulsively made her ingest a spoonful of the substance and chew on it while moaning and groaning. In the midst of witnessing her transformation, I suddenly had the sensation that the scenery in my field of vision was fading away.
A squishing sound was produced at the base of Etos neck. The thing she had swallowed plumted straight onto the table. It was as if it escaped Etos hearing, but Arti was quick to catch on and lifted her head up.
Aah, Eto, you spilled it again. Seriously, youre an adult now, Eto, dont drop things Who would have thought that the day would co when I would be able to lecture you, Eto! Human beings, if they live long enough, good experiences would spring up for them, right!
Stop it.
I interrupted Artis habitual deanor with an ice-cold tone of voice that was astounding even to .
Turning to , Arti blinked a few tis in amazent.
Hmm? Whats wrong, Teacher? Youre mad about sothing?
Eto, can you hear my voice?
Teacher Kanaki?
Eto, whose eyelids were closed, called out my na in a gibberish manner. Then her face trembled a few tis.
T-Teacher! I, I!
I am truly sorry, Eto. You have every right to curse .
Oh, dont start a dialogue with just the two of you alone!
Shut up.
When Arti stirred the pot, my voice rose in an unintentional outcry. That alone was enough to provoke a shiver from Arti, and her face grew tense as she looked at .
Co to think of it, never once have I been furious with Arti. With such an insignificant thought in my mind, I shot a frosty glance at Arti.
T-Teacher? I, did I do sothing wrong?
Arti. Hand that over to , Eto.
Y-Yes.
Arti walked to with small steps, her shoulders stiffening, and handed that.
Lifting it carefully with both hands, I tenderly cuddled it into my chest. With that, a reassuring breath of air was expelled from Eto.
So warm Its you right, Teacher Kanaki?
Yeah, its . I really could not help it, I was delayed in coming.
No. At the end of the day, just being able to et Teacher in this way is like a miracle. And to be able to be hugged like this by you is like a dream.
I wish this could have been a dream, too.
The body of Eto, whom I embraced, no longer contained the slightest warmth of human skin. Even so, I felt that so valued part of my heart was slowly being satiated.
I had never thought that I, too, would still retain such human-like feelings.
It was absurd for to be so sentintal about it. Considering what I have done up until now, even though I could not kill Eto by myself, there was no reason for to experience such a feeling of vanity.
And yet, I cant co to terms with this feeling of a void in my chest right away.
Teacher I really didnt want to follow in my fathers footsteps. You probably noticed that, right?
Yeah.
But the only reason I insisted on taking over my fathers business was because I believed that if I did, I could stay with him even after graduating from school. I am the worst, arent I? To think that I would choose to pursue a job like that just because of that reason I knew that people who get killed suffer so much pain and fear, but I made a pretense of not seeing it Even if I die here, it is my deserved punishnt.
Thats not true. You, you guys did nothing wrong. Its all my responsibility You can get so rest now.
Teacher, I have always!
No further words were forthcoming from her.
Sowhere out there, watching this, she must have turned off Perfect Undead on purpose at this point in ti.
Looking into Etos face, which was buried in my chest, I could see that there was sothing she desperately wanted to tell .
U-Um, Teacher
Arti I think you are going to catch sight of hell from now on.
I delicately placed the thing I was holding in my chestEtos headon the chair. All over the table, the things that had constituted Etos body were scattered in a jumbled heap.
I peered into the depths of Artis eyes. It was as anticipated. If so, she will probably suffer equal or even more tornt than from this point on.
Arti. Please keep this in mind. You did nothing wrong and I will be on your side no matter what. So dont ever lose sight of that.
Teacher? Since earlier, what exactly are you
The faint haze behind Artis eyes vanished. Her magicthe suggestion magic she had cast on Artiwas lifted.
This was how Xenias character was. There was no way that she would have erased Artis own mories of the ti she had been under the suggestion magic.
Arti took a second to scan her surroundings before clamping her mouth shut when the suggestion magic was abruptly dispelled and her sanity was recovered.
T-Teacher!? Ugh, what in the world is this
That were all the words that flowed out of Arti. Her pupils progressively dilated as the hand that had been pressing over her lips slumped down, and a tremor started to sweep throughout her body.
That was the mont when a girl nad Arti collapsed. I wrapped my arms around Arti as a consolation, but it was hopeless to stop her from collapsing.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! I the saw, the knife, the scissors, the pliers, the frying pan, the spoon at E-Eto Uuuuuuuaaaaaaoogggeeeeeeeee!!
At last, Arti vomited on the floor. Even I felt pained by her screams, and I wondered how she was feeling in her living room.
Isnt that enough? Please share your feelings with for the sake of future reference. Ms. Xenia, noMs. Alice Raison de Trile.
Ahaha. What a fantastic sensation I am experiencing, Kanaki.
Her appearance eventually greeted us, and sheAlice Raison de Trilelooked down at us with that bewitching smile that was shared by Xenia.
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