We quickly made our way to the starting fairy square of this zone.
Yamajun was hurt bad. I wanted to help him as soon as possible, but we couldnt risk it away from the safety of the square.
At the ti, I perford basic first aid with the salves I had on hand, and to lessen the bleeding, I wrapped him in blackhair. Blackhair bind was also useful in carrying him on Raptors back so that he didnt fall.
And the mont we arrived, I began his treatnt. I say that, but Im neither a doctor nor do I have a calling specializing in healing. I cant really do much.
Gently now
Sure, careful guys
Y-Yamajun, stay with us!
We set him down by the fountain and took off his outer wear. Unbuttoning his gakuran and shirt, I pulled up his blood soaked undershirt.
Ugh, its bad
I despaired.
The wind blade had sliced into him from the top of his right shoulder all the way to his left hip. The large gash kept gushing out blood, tinting him scarlet.
Can my ointnt A really handle sothing like this? Even if it healed, what if he lost too much blood by then and Ah, fuck it, do now, think later!
I quickly clean the affected area with water, dumped the contents of my bag and grab the desired ointnt container. Applying more doesnt necessarily do more, but I wasnt feeling frugal. I practically buried the wound in ointnt.
Uh, Khh Uu
Yamajun groaned in pain. Maybe it stings? Just bear with it, this ti only, promise.
Oi Momokawa, tell hes fine right!?
Shut up Yamada
Yamada, panicking and desperate, was seeking reassurance I couldnt give. I then realized that it was better to tell him its fine anyway, but Ueda was a step ahead and Id lost my timing.
Momokawa-kun Are you, there?
Yamajun!?
Though tinged with pain, Yamada spoke in a clear voice. It was a small voice that felt as if it would disappear any second but, he was conscious.
Dont force yourself, alright? The ointnt might work faster if you
Its OK Ju-just listen I, might not get another chance
I suddenly thought about how Ive read this scene in a lot of manga. The useless thoughts buzzing into my head must be how I was trying to deny this reality.
Be that as it may, I still had a duty to hear a dying friends last words.
I couldnt look away from this. An important friend was on the fine line between life and death. I couldnt even imagine ignoring his parting words.
I wrote down, everything I know about the ancient language, its in my notebook Im sorry Momokawa-kun, I couldnt teach you properly
No, you did great, really. And thanks, Ill read it
Shitshit, why are you talking like youre leaving behind your will.
Ueda-kun Youre, the bravest one of us I know that youll, be the first to charge in no matter the enemy
Shit, fuck you Yamajun, why do you gotta say that now!
Nakai-kun, you, haha, youre great at reading people You handle our vanguard If its you, we can take down any monster
Heh, heheh, so you did notice. Thats right, Its thanks to we have great teamwork!
Shimokawa-kun, youre the best at making, decisions on your feet Thank you, we escaped just now thanks to you
No I, if I was a little faster, we wouldve
And Yamada-kun, Ive known you the longest among the guys here Thank you, for being a great friend
You, dumbass you say that like youre gonna die!
Youre our strongest Protect the guys So dont worry so much, trust in your friends
I know, I got it! So Yamajun, dont
Yamada was sobbing like a baby. But so were the rest of us. It just couldnt be helped.
Momokawa-kun Youre the leader. And I know youre a good one at that
I, Im nothing like that I could just barely manage, and even that was because you were there
You are despite your weak calling, youre brave, intelligent, and kind Even if you, had to kill soone, yeah?
Huh, so hed realized that I killed Higuchi?
I, believed that you did the right thing, I still believe it
How, how can you. Ive never done anything so great
Its because Ive always Nnng, ghh, cough!
As if his ti was nearing, Yamajun started coughing violently. Blood ca out, dirtying his mouth.
Haah, haaah. Sorry, I cant
Yamajun, its ok. Itll be alright, I put on lots of ointnt. This thing saved after I was almost done in by an armor bear you know? Youre be alright!
Yeah, I know Thank you
His life was fading away. Yamajun slowly closed the eyes on his pale white face.
Momokawa-kun Can you, hold my hand, please Its, cold
Of course
I gently held Yamajuns hand in both of mine, as if in prayer.
Thank you this, isnt that scary now
Yeah, youll be fine When you wake up, youll be all healed up
Shit, dont cry, dont cry. Howre you supposed to put him at ease looking this sad.
I had to believe. Even it its just , at this mont, I had to believe that Yamajun would stay alive, but I
Good night Everyone
Yeah, good night, Yamajun
Ueda was the first to speak.
Guys, we shouldnt leave him like this
Right
Yeah
Nakai and Shimokawa also stood up.
W-wait up! What, the hell, are you trying to do!
Seeing the totem pole trio like that, Yamada began to yell.
The hell are you talking about
Calm down Yamada. I, we feel the sa
Yamajun, hes
Shut your traps! Hes not, Yamajun is not dead!
Ah man, whats with this dumbass.
Yamajun is, fucking dead alright.
He stopped breathing already. His hearts stopped, and I even checked his pupil reflex. Theyre the 3 signs of death apparently.
Theyd remain wide even with light entering, aning that he was completely brain dead too. Since pupillary reflex is governed by the brain, itd remain if just his heart had stopped.
Yes, by dical standards, Yamajun as a living person had completely ceased.
Yamajun, is dead
So I told him the unvarnished truth.
He looks peaceful. They say the dead may look like theyre simply sleeping, and its how it looked to too. As if he could wake up any mont Which was only selfishness from those left behind.
I confird Yamajuns passing with my own hands. So that I could be sure that putting on more ointnt wont help. So that I could convince myself that praying to god at this point wont cause any miracles.
Dont deny it, Yamada-kun
I stood up.
Our first course of action was to give Yamajun a burial.
Shit, shitshit shit shit shit
Yamada was crying his heart out while still helping us dig a hole at the base of a fairy walnut tree. He was after all, the closest friend to Yamajun among the 4 of us. As for myself, standing near such passionate mourning, my tears had pretty much dried up.
My head was already filled with a different emotion.
For us, Yamajuns death was painful, regretful and tragic beyond words. Its the type of thing you see in a drama show.
And yet, his death had no aning. Honestly speaking, Yamajun had died for nothing.
Of course, he did end up saving by getting hurt fatally himself. But thats it.
The act of saving soones life is truly valiant, yes, but if you died in the process, then its all for nothing. You shouldnt have to offer up your own life to save soone elses. Theres no aning if only one cos out of it alive No, rather, I cant accept sothing like that.
Why did you save . You knew that wind blade was fatal didnt you? If it was , I wouldnt have done it. I definitely wouldnt. I value my life the most.
Whether he knew he was sacrificing himself to save , or he was a good enough person to not even think on it and did it on reflex, at this point, who knows.
The ends are all that matters. My feelings on the matter are, in the end, just reasons tacked onto a result. The boy known as Yamakawa Junichirou had died. That was everything.
This isnt fair. I cant accept this. He didnt have a single reason to die. Yamajun, the heart of class 2-7, absolutely no one had anything against him.
This wasnt supposed to happen. This should not have happened.
What do you call this emotion it was Anger.
I, stopped being simply sad. I stopped shedding tears.
We laid Yamajun in the grave, and as a send off, we took flowers from the ones growing here and placed them over his body. Finally, we shoveled dirt over that and buried him, everyone still sobbing. I wasnt the sa but wasnt about to bla them for it either.
I was the only one who wouldnt cry.
Because, unlike everyone else, I was mad with rage.
Reina I will kill you
This was the second ti. My second oath of killing soone due to pure grudge.
For the sin of letting Yamajun die in vain, Reina A. Ayase will face the full extent of my curse.
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TL: Scallop
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