Isekaied Into An Ero Chapter 241: Excursion (4)

Chapter 241: Excursion (4)

By the time I shot my final arrow the lingering image of that Beastkin had blurred out, almost fading completely as I dragged in deep, even breaths that helped calm down my heart that was hammering inside of my chest like crazy.

The realization was still there but the reasoning I gave myself helped me accept that my actions were just and that there was no single reason for me to be upset about the lives I have taken; I told myself over and over again as I stared at the now freed slaves that I had done something good with these ’bad’ actions.

Doing this in the game and doing it in real life was never going to feel the same, but it did sort of scare me at how eerily ’similar’ they were in terms of execution; both had been so simple as applying a small amount of pressure on a specific thing, and they both achieved the same result.

Tapping a key or clicking a mouse had no ramifications in the real world and only took a small amount of force, while the releasing of a bowstring was simply releasing something from my hand and relinquishing the ’authority’ I had over it.

Both ended a life, but now that life was real and it had real weight behind it; it was hard for me to accept, yet it was something that I needed to accept, something that I needed to come to terms with from here on out.

And... I don’t know if I should be scared or if I should be grateful that the weight of my actions was surprisingly light on my shoulders; I might not be okay with it, but this... this was a burden I was more than willing to bear.

Just looking back at that Elf still stabbing the corpse of that Aviankin gave me everything I needed to be okay with my actions, though I didn’t once doubt that tonight, when the shadows of night crept over me, I was going to see each of them on the fringes of my vision.

I didn’t doubt that whatsoever...

But perhaps that was why I should be rather grateful that I now lived in a world like this, because the moment the killing was over and the moment that the interrogation started, all three of my friends rushed back over to me.

Kha’Miero was the closest and therefore the first to step up to me, her hand gently resting atop my own as she slowly lowered it to my side, letting the weight of the bow in that hand rest more comfortably than it had been a second ago.

Lu’Shaki jogged up and instantly took her spot behind me, her weapon strapped to her back despite it still being somewhat dirty from prior use, yet she was more concerned about me as she rested her hands gently on my hips and stared down at me quietly, waiting for me to speak first.

Then there was Taji, who strolled on up with a grin as she asked "So how’d it feel, Natalie~? Killing someone~? Did it feel good~? Easy~?