TL note: Translation changes, courtesy of the author: End Void Gate Martial Origin Infinitys Galatea Abandoned Structures Galatea
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I organized the current situation.
First, Siis arm was cut off by the Silver Lion Earl.
Second, although we succeeded in sohow sticking Siis arm back on, be it Sii or myself, we were both very upset at the Silver Lion Earl.
Third, thats why weve decided to receive an apology from the Silver Lion Earl.
I hugged Sii tightly and comforted her. Although her weeping had ended relatively quickly, her body took a long period of ti to cool down.
Sii had her head lowered with a bright red complexion on her face, the redness contained a aning that was different from the similar color which she was displaying earlier. She spoke.
Yujin.
Yes?
Uhm if you could let go now.
I released her. After being flustered for a long mont, she grabbed my sides, lifted up, and set down on the floor next to the bed. Sii sat on the edge of the bed and stuck her foot out towards . Once my service reached near the heel of her foot, Sii, who was just barely able to calm her bashfulness down, gave a sidelong glance.
But Yujin. How are you going to make Her Excellencythe Earl apologize?
There are two thods that co to mind imdiately.
I massaged Siis toe.
First, threaten her with violence. The execution of this in itself is already impossible right off the bat and even if we did manage to carry it out, itd be impossible to obtain the desired result. If Miss Sii wishes to hear the reason, then Ill explain.
V-Violence, sothing like that explain. Why is it impossible?
Miss Sii and the Earl certainly are siblings.
Mm~~! What are you saying all of a sudden!
I believed that the two of them were truly related.
Furthermore, if you look at the fact that Sii did nothing more than puff out her cheeks, she must certainly be aware of her bloodline as well.
There are 4 obstacles standing before the execution of that plan. For starters, I dislike violence.
Youre changing the subject I actually dont like violence either. Sothing like making a person listen through violence, thats really, incredibly, the worst way of thinking.
If we put aside the weaponry which the Silver Lion Earl possesses as an unknown factor, then there are two remaining obstacles. Theyre both respectively related to the power which the Silver Lion Earl has, the beings which she can summon and the strength that cos along with them. Itd be difficult to make it so that shes unable to use her summoning ability and even if were able to make her use up all of her summons, Im also a summoned being, so if she cancels my summon, then Ill just end up returning back to my original world.
Dont ignore what I say! Mm~~ really. What about the part about it being impossible to obtain the desired result even if we do carry it out?
Its impossible to correct soone through violence.
Sii looked at blankly.
Yujin, occasionally says so incredibly sane things sotis.
I looked at Sii blankly as well.
The pouting Sii started patting my head with her right hand. I stopped Siis hand by grabbing her wrist and changed it so that she was patting my head with her left hand. Sii had a puzzled expression on her face before she beca red and shifted her patting to stroking my head.
If its impossible, then why did you ntion it?
Ideas arent things that fall from the sky, but they are things that must be dug out from the ground. If you wish to excavate sothing useful, then you have to dig with a shovel. Id normally do this in my head by myself, but I have soone to do this together with right now.
I-Is soone like helpful?
Sii uttered while opening her eyes wider than usual and stealing glances at . Although its a situation where the answer was already there and all she had to do was say it, instead of pointing that out, I lifted the end of her hand and placed it against my lips. Starting from the end of her hand, Sii beca bright red and her lips twitched.
Mm~~ Yujin, occasionally does so incredibly cute things sotis.
Those words flowed as well.
Theres no need for you to try and see more than what I do. Try to look at things that are different from what I see. In other words, there is no need for you to match what I say and attempt to put strength into my opinion. You should either go against or raise an objection to what I say. Thats what friends are supposed to do.
Friend.
Yes. As much as that is the case, just as I had said earlier, if you have an opinion or an idea, then say them without reserve. Dont be seized by the sense that your thoughts are nonsense, and like right now, start off by laying out all of your thoughts and explain why theyre nonsense. If you repeat this process, then there will be occasions where youre able to discover veins of gold.
Veins of gold Okay, I understand! Coincidentally, since Im the adopted daughter of a blacksmith! Ill make sure to always hit gold!
Sii clenched her first and fird her resolve. I pressed my lips against the end of that hand and sat beside her.
Ill continue. The second thod of making the Silver Lion Earl apologize. Make an exchange.
Exchange?
I was just barely able to consolidate my enthusiasm, but I feel like a keyword completely unrelated to apologizing ca out. Did you think this just now?
Eh! I didn mm, no~~ Yup, I honestly, was YupI honestly thought that.
Lets confirm our respective objectives. I do not want to break the Silver Lion Earl.
I grabbed Siis hand and explained.
I believe that a punishnt is required. I also believe that she must be corrected. Regardless of whatever past she has experienced, I believe that shes crossed the boundary of whats forgivable or not. However, my ultimate goal is to make the Silver Lion Earl regret her decisions. My goal isnt to kill, break, or destroy her.
Okay I see. Mm. Yujin is kind, after all, thats right.
Its not kindness. Its selfishness, experience, and childishness.
Please explain.
Its selfishness since if we were to kill or break the Silver Lion Earl, then I would be unable to return to my world. Its experience because Ive destroyed soone before and I know the sense of futility that cos from it. Its childishness since I havent personally experienced sothing that severe yet.
The first two make sense, but Yujin, if being kidnapped and being forced to live an irrational life isnt within the category of being severe to you, then what does sothing severe an to Yujin?
Are you curious?
Yes. Yujin was the one who told to stop moderately agreeing to things.
I nodded.
Doing sothing like that to soone who is more precious than .
I answered.
Thats what a severe action towards is.
Half-opened eyes. Siis pupils, which felt as if they were stuck on a horizon, rose up and ended up in a state where they were stuck on a different horizon, but upside down.
Yujin, are you not precious?
I am. However, there are things that are more precious than .
Okay.
Sii nodded her head.
I see.
Sii uttered.
A short silence.
And what about Miss Sii?
I, want.
Sii responded. I, want.
She then continued.
I, want to break her.
While biting her lower lip, tightly, Sii spoke while gripping onto my hand like a predatory bird latching onto its prey.
I wont kill. Yujin told that theres nothing past that after all. But, at the very least, I want to return the hardship that I had to go through. Give back the pain that I had to experience down to the last dot, mm, I want to return that pain to her a hundred fold. I want to make it so that she becos so afraid of that shes unable to look in the eyes, make her lick my feet while in front of others. I want to give her humiliation and pain. Im.
Im, Sii continued.
Im a shallow and cruel person. Im ungrateful, and I really have no sense of honor, Like Yujin had said earlier, in monts like this, I feel like that persons sibling. Yup, I feel like that, but.
After taking a deep breath, Sii Garno Mikatni pressed her hand against her forehead.
Every ti I feel like this, a thought cos to my head as well. Why am I the only one whos going through this? Bad things beco better if everyone shares it. I cant throw away this way of thinking Really, I think, that Im a lowly human.
Her words started off spitefully and ended as self-deprecations. Sii, who was taking a mont to catch her breath, fixed her complexion, which was giving off a white glow, and finally gazed down at the hand which she was holding onto. After seeing my hand that had beco completely pale because of her grip, Sii beca tearful.
Sorry, it hurts, right?
Its all right.
Sorry at that ti too, it must have hurt.
I said it back then as well, but its all right. If it did hurt, then all Miss Sii has to do is repent and not do it anymore. Its fine to repent later if youre unable to do so now.
I told her while adjusting the position of my glasses. Sii, while massaging my hand,
Whenever I listen to what Yujin says, I feel like the world is quite simple. Even a twisted human like is able to feel like this. One day, I want to be like Yujin, is what I believe.
Although I dont recomnd it.
Sii smiled bitterly. She didnt pry any further.
I spoke.
Since the difference between our goals is sothing thatll take ti to change, lets adjust them gradually over ti. The smaller goalsince receiving an apology is the common ground between our goals, lets discuss mainly about that.
Okay. An exchange, right? What kind of exchange are you talking about?
Place the Silver Lion Earls apology on one side of the balance and well contemplate on what well place on the opposite side. If its a shell of an apology, then thats sothing that can be obtained by moderately establishing a distinguished service, however, if we wish to receive an apology thats not just a shell but an apology that contains pain within it as well, then the thing we have to place on our side of the balance must be heavier.
Balance Ah, a scale. Mm~ an apology that contains pain is it not supposed to be an apology that contains sincerity?
You cannot purchase an apology that contains sincerity with an exchange.
Silence.
Like I said, Yujin occasionally says so incredibly sane things sotis.
What do you think would be appropriate to place on the balance?
Mm~~ you ignored again I dont want a shell of an apology. If I were to hear sothing like that, then that would just make boil on the inside more. Thats why, at the very least, if it can be purchased in a trade, then I want to buy a pain-filled apology. In regard to what to put on the other side of the scale Hm not a distinguished service, but wouldnt we need a threat?
If, instead of a practical reward for a distinguished service, you could reward the individual by saying just a single thing to them, then anyone would pick that option. In the end, pain originates from doing sothing even though you dont want to after all. The very act of understanding this held a great resemblance to the Silver Lion Earl.
I acknowledged that resemblance.
Thats correct. Although its possible through a distinguished service, if we neglect it, then well need to carry out a service thats on par with rescuing the Earl when she herself is in danger, so the keypoint is a threat.
Rather than that, I dont want to establish a distinguished service! Just what am I feeling lacking about that I have no other choice but to perform a feat? To that girl Mm, really.
Sii closed her mouth. That expression of hers, which was more dyed in self-hatred than it was rage, probably ca from the fact that she was aware that she was behaving like a child.
I stroked her head.
Miss Sii.
Hm?
A line where you will not yield is important, however, if you beco buried underneath that line, then you will lose your goal. For that part, I believe that a professional-like mind is necessary.
I paused for a mont before continuing.
The Silver Lion Earl is the lord of this City of Confinent. She possesses a faction thats loyal to her. Her ntality may be unstable, but because of that, she possesses a dangerous charm that radiates from her deanor. You want to show that individual Hell, right? If thats the case, then ultimately, you need to have a charisma thats great enough to go against her.
Charisma.
Sii made a face that appeared as if she were embracing my words into her chest.
, , Okay. Ill, work hard. Youll help, right?
Of course.
Sii nodded. I stroked her head a bit more before removing my hand and speaking.
In that regard, if were to perform a distinguished service, then we need an achievent thats impressive enough to receive the admiration of soone whos either the sa rank as the Silver Lion Earl or higher. If were going to threaten her, then we need to have a hold on her weakness. In order to do so, for starters, we have to gather information, but mm itd be good if we had a little more people on our side.
We needed at least two other people to handle the things which both Sii and I will most likely be unable to manage on our own. Although there were so strong candidates, sothing that I could provide for them from my end there were things that I brought from Earth, but itd most likely be impossible to obtain a proper sympathizer with this kind of physical reward. If its like that, then a slightly different thod.
Hey, Yujin.
I paused.
Sii spoke towards .
I, since Ill be thinking a lot like Yujin told to. Since Ill be doing my best. Lessen your thoughts a bit, Yujin. You shouldnt rush.
She was right.
Nothing good would co from being hasty.
Yes, lets proceed slowly.
Once I stroked her head again, Sii looked at with narrowed eyes.
For soone who uses formal speech, you stroke my head however you please. I believe that Yujin, is an irreverent child.
Is it unpleasant?
I never said that! Sii lowered her head and pressed her forehead against my shoulder. more. A bit more. Do it all the way to the back of my neck.
I did so.
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TL note: Thanks for reading. This was a rather short chapter, but the next chapter is probably the longest chapter in this volu, so Im not sure how fast Ill be able to get that done. Theres a couple of big events being held by the departnt Im in at work, so Ill be really busy until the middle of next week. Ill try my best to translate in my spare ti, but dont get too upset if I dont finish chapter 2 by next week.
Anyway, see you guys in the next release.
Side note: Im still trying to figure out how Im going to go about translating Million Dollar Bill. If I get the permission to translate it, then should I go back and forth between releasing a YaMA chapter and a chapter for that?
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