Episode 98. Conditions of power (8)
“We were originally vagabonds wandering around Lambetha. Children who have no home, no parents, and just have nothing. “At that young age, all I could do was steal.”
In fact, it is very rare for normal families and normal children to be born in such an abnormal city.
Most of the children came from other areas, were abandoned in red-light districts, and some ran away from the slave market. It is highly unlikely that they would have parents, let alone homes.
This manager would be no different.
“Is there a gun site where a customer was killed? He wasn’t that crazy to begin with. Since the only thing he knew how to do was punch, he didn’t hesitate to loot and rob, but because of that, many children, including me, survived by eating porridge… … .”
“… … Were she siblings?”
“Is that possible? There is no resemblance whatsoever! We were just friends! friend! That’s all a long time ago, but… … .”
It was an unexpected tantrum.
“Anyway, it wouldn’t be strange if we got caught, and it wouldn’t be strange if we died, that’s what we were. At that time, I was just foolishly hoping that tomorrow would continue like today. But it wasn’t Gunther. “He wanted to end his miserable life as a vagabond, and the means he chose to do so was to plunder Lamberstar Cage.”
“Did you participate in that?”
“Because I couldn’t send Gunther alone. Eventually, a group of thieves was created to plunder the cage. “What do you think happened?”
It was a question with a definite answer.
“I guess I failed.”
“that’s right. I failed. Because I got caught at the entrance before I could do anything. So what do you think happened after that?”
Unlike before, where I answered quickly, this time I couldn’t come up with an answer easily.
It’s not that I can’t do it because I don’t know.
Teenage boys who came to loot the cage,
To Cage, they were just ugly stray cats with no value as customers.
It would be a big mistake to think that we sent them away in a good way.
It will be one of two things.
Beating them so that they could never come again,
Or they killed him on the spot without mercy.
“They’re all dead… … .”
The correct answer was the latter.
“Exactly, except for me and Gunther, all the children who were waiting outside were killed. They say that stray cats need to be dried up. “I lost all my friends who were like family that I could rely on in an instant.”
I wasn’t really surprised as it was something I had already expected.
“You know what? “I actually felt very relieved at that time?”
“You felt relieved?”
“yes. Because I don’t think there’s any need to continue living life foolishly. For some reason, I felt relieved. “I thought it would be better to die quickly, even now, as there was no point in living any longer.”
A bitter smile appeared on her lips.
“It was Lindsay who saved me. He is a person who continues life to avoid death, but he seemed like a person who had no choice but to live because he could not die. Then he held out his hand and asked me if I would live for him this time.”
She is probably where she is today because she held that hand.
“I wasn’t the only one who survived. Gunther, who struggled and cursed until the end, somehow survived. From then on, I just started working as an employee at Cage. “Gunther, who had always been a bit of a puncher, was soon drafted as a player, and I ended up doing odd jobs in the lodging facility.”
Her eyes, which were focused on the corpse, suddenly turned to the dagger in her hand.
“But it was just a side job. The moment I was taken away by Lindsay, I had to become a sword for her. From then on, she practiced the sword every day.”
A sword does not grow naturally just because it is held in the hand.
Perhaps Linze judged that this woman had a talent for swordsmanship, and even assassination.
In fact, the movements she showed highlighted elements of talent that could never be achieved through short-term efforts.
“It was great at first. Because it was my job to earn a fair living from my own body. But I guess it wasn’t Gunther. Soon after conquering the arena, he left the cage. Lindsay didn’t really stop me either. He felt like he had written enough so he would stop sending it… … .”
“Why did you stay?”
She couldn’t speak right away.
“Actually, Gunther said it before I left. You should just leave, and he said he would protect you, so let’s get out of this horrible place as soon as possible. But I couldn’t do that. Because the Gunter at that time was no longer the Gunter I knew. He was just a cruel murderer who insisted that everything useless should be destroyed… … .”
I expected that there would be some kind of connection with that guy named Gunther, but it seems like the relationship was closer than I thought.
The person involved may not know that he or she has changed, but the people around him or her who watch it know very well.
I couldn’t help but feel sad.
To see one’s old childhood friend gradually becoming corrupted by blood and fighting.
Well, when I look at her eyes, it seems like those feelings aren’t there at all right now.
“There’s nothing to be too sad about. “It’s already been wrong for a long time.”
“You don’t blame me… … .”
“What is there to blame! Rather, you killed it well! “Even if he stays alive, he won’t be of any help to the world!”
She seemed genuinely empathetic.
“The story went somewhere else for a moment? He asked the guest why he asked him to leave? When I first saw the guests, we immediately came to mind. Even before we reached the cage, we thought we were happy to be together… … . When Lindsay first said she was going to kill a customer, I immediately thought of my friends who had gone before. So I told the customer to leave. “Because I didn’t want to see that kind of death anymore.”
“Was that why you didn’t want to send me to the arena?”
“yes that’s right. But I think it was a needless worry. I didn’t know that Mist’s assassin would come… … .”
I smiled without saying a word.
Her eyes turned to Lindsay’s body again.
“How come the owner died, and you don’t show any signs of sadness?”
“Iknow, right. “I have lived and received a new life from him, and although I feel empty, I don’t really feel sad.”
That means that the emotions have become dull.
Well, it’s not that it’s bad.
For example, not only for assassins but for everyone who holds a sword, emotions are nothing more than an unnecessary element.
There is no reason to stay any longer once the work is finished.
I turned away from her.
“Are you leaving?”
“Because the work is done.”
“Can I ask one question too?”
I turned around and nodded.
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“Isn’t Zion your real name?”
“… … .”
This time, I responded by nodding my head.
“If you don’t mind, could you tell me? Guest’s name… … ?”
Now I was curious as to why, so I stared at her.
“There is no reason! Most guests who come to the cage register the facility under an assumed name rather than their real name. If you find it difficult to talk, you don’t have to! “It’s just my desire to record the customer’s real name in my head.”
In my entire life, I have never once left behind the name of a purification project.
It’s not like I didn’t say it on purpose.
However, once the work is finished, no matter how much I talk about it, there will be no one left who will listen.
Actually, there’s no need to tell me, because it won’t do me any good.
“draft. Sian Bert… … .”
There’s nothing particularly bad about it.
For some reason, I feel like my relationship with her won’t end this time.
I left Lamberta that way.
* * *
“Your face has changed a lot?”
I frowned at the somewhat unexpected remark.
“Are you hurt at all?”
“There must be an external change before it can be said to have changed. “When a person attains enlightenment, their countenance changes.”
Would you like to learn?
Since I didn’t come to share my thoughts about the comfortable reunion, I went straight to the main topic.
“You gave me way too much homework for vacation… … .”
“If you gained something from it, wouldn’t it be okay?”
She smiled brightly as if asking what was the problem.
I snorted and quietly took out an object and showed it to him.
“Lindze Nihalov… … “It seems like she really disliked the head of the family.”
The head of the family’s face changed somewhat strangely after checking the item.
“Surely she had it?”
What I held out was a dagger.
It is important to know who owns the sword, but now we need to focus more on what kind of sword it is.
A black sword that covers the pitch-black night sky.
This kind of strange sword is not on the market, nor is it made to order.
An exclusive dagger that only Mist executive-level members can have.
The head of the family probably also has the same sword.
“Lindsay was a descendant of a fallen nobleman who ran away from the slave market. The surname Nihalov is probably a pseudonym. “He came to this Mist to throw off all the shackles he had.”
The head of the family smiled strangely, resting his chin as if an old thought came to mind.
“She had a stronger desire than anyone else for the future that Mist wanted to pursue. “It’s almost like she was born for it.”
“Did you have any intention of stopping that desire?”
“Of course I stopped you. He said that if you wait, the time you want will come, so let’s wait with patience. But it was no use. “Her desire was like a burning flame that showed no sign of going out.”
The head of the household looked at her sword with interest.
“But in the end, I couldn’t wait and left the organization. “I didn’t know you still had the Sword of Mist.”
The head of the family’s gaze turned to me again.
“Say it with my own mouth. “Was she really the only human you killed?”
“… … “It can’t be like that, right?”
She smiled in satisfaction.
“I said it before, but you are so perfect that I don’t have anything to teach you. But the more you do it, the more you will have to realize it. What you can and cannot do with your own strength right now. Only then will you be able to use your power without regret.”
Use your power without regret… … .
That’s right.
This is the life I promised myself to live without regrets.
Of course, I will use all my strength without regret.
“Well, it wasn’t a particularly difficult task, right? Even though he is an assassin from Mist, he would not have the power to threaten you.”
“… … “Do you really think so?”
“Don’t think like that! “There wasn’t any other problem, right?”
You didn’t know either.
I changed my mind.
Originally I wasn’t going to bring it up, but I think it would be better to show it.
I took another item out of my pocket and placed it on the table.
“… … “Is it a ring of absorption?”
It was an artifact that she could not have known about while working undercover as an academy instructor.
“Do you know what’s in this?”
Judging by the expression on his face, he seems to have already realized what was going on.
“… … .”
Lips trembling like waves and eyebrows narrowed like a valley.
It seems like it’s been a very long time since I’ve seen such a passionate reaction from the head of the family, who with a poker face would tell Shin to go away.
“This is also an item that Target had. “She said with her own mouth that when she left the organization, she brought the power of the mist into this place.”
From the ring, a black fog that could feel the power of Aer was creeping up like burning smoke.
“When on earth did this happen…” … .”
“She was also a member of the Mist, so wouldn’t she have been able to freely enter and exit Aer’s subspace?”
In fact, the power of God is not as common as the air floating around, but it is not that difficult to capture it in an artifact like this.
Even now, if I put my mind to it, I could also capture the energy of this subspace where the head of the family and I are currently located in the ring.
Let’s think about it here.
Is there anyone who can pretend not to notice when a mosquito the size of a palm sticks its needle into one’s arm and sucks blood?
No, even if it were possible to let it happen quickly, there would be no human being who would not even be aware of it.
What’s more, in this space where one’s own power is prevalent, does it make sense that someone could stick a straw and seize the power and not know it?
This idiot god allowed it to happen.
If you didn’t know, it’s a problem, and if you knew, it’s even more of a problem.
“Aeruniyim!!”
The foggy figure that had been approaching us just moments ago suddenly ran away into the distance.
(Continued in the next part)
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