Chapter 206: A forcible end to the stalemate [Continuation]
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Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Jack_of_Editing_Trades”
The next person that came before me was a boy that appeared like a good-natured young man.
However, contrary to what his appearance might suggest, he didn’t go easy on torture.
「I didn’t do anything to you…」
「That’s true, you might not have done anything to me personally. Even so…」
「Gigugi, AA, GAH…」
After modifying his arm into a freezing slime, the young man put his transformed appendage onto my completely exposed left arm. The sleeve which covered it having been utterly ruined by now.
The coldness that felt like it was stealing the very life out of me ran through my arm, soon reaching a part of my face.
「My friend and his lover were betrayed and killed in such a cruel way. There is no way I’d have any hesitation for torturing you.」
Indeed, with a cold smile he pulled the ice, tearing it off my arm along with the skin.
「~~~~~~~~~!!!」
The sharp pain that came with it felt like a scorching fire.
The torture that makes one wish to give up on everything was still nowhere near the end.
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「ah… uh…」
「Now, it’s time Mai, the next is my turn.」
「Haah, haaah, Nii-san. It’s time already?…」
The third person, I finally endured the third person.
By the third rotation I gradually grew able to endure the pain without dropping the magic stone.
Come to think of it, I’m halfway through. Come to think of it, I’m only halfway through.
The thoughts, that from time to time simply stopped, turned my mind into such a mess that I couldn’t tell what’s going on inside my head anymore.
I could still feel the pain from every inch of my body being cut over and over countless times despite the wounds being healed.
However, I still held onto the magic stone tightly.
「Well, well, well, to be honest, I’m impressed. I was sure you will give up much earlier.」
The rules that Leticia announced at the very beginning.
Five minutes per person, I have to endure them without dropping the magic stone in my hand.
If I fail to do so, they are to start all over again from the first person. And after enduring each person, there will be a 2 minute period of so called rest, which is in fact just a time to treat my wounds.
The reason I couldn’t be happy about it is because the feeling of pain, that gradually grew dull during the torture, would return as sharp as ever after the healing.
And most importantly…
「『Gehihih!』」 「『GIHYAHYA!!!』」 「『GAKIGAKIGAKI!!!』」
「guh, gouah, guah!!!」
(Leon…)
I will have to look at how Leon gets torn apart, fighting all alone.
It was too awful of a sight to call it even a hopeless struggle.
Right now, he was desperately fighting against a group of ogres that was surrounding him, led by an ogre king. Even though he has technique, he doesn’t have enough strength to actually oppose them. In the end, he was beaten into a bloody mess and was thrown to the Faerie Eaters.
「Oh, Leon, this is exactly the 20th one. What a wuss. Even though Lilia used only 8 magic stones so far.」
「Guah, haah… haah…」
Leon is crawling towards the disgusting monsters prepared by them.
Suppressing the revulsion, Leon has bitten one of them and raised an agonized cry.
「GuGAAAAaa!!!」
As I caught the figure of Leon in my vision, I, now recovered, was able to catch the sight of something invading him and forcibly expanding.
Certainly, Leon’s capacity grew each time it happened, allowing him to draw more power from the world, but this process of basically rebuilding and restructuring his body over and over must be insanely painful.
(A bit more, just a bit more, Leon… So don’t give up… Keep fighting…)
The counter for the remaining monsters was already under 500.
It’s alright. I’m sure it will be alright. Leon won’t lose. What’s left is for me to keep hanging on.
Two more. Only two more people left.
I already became quite accustomed to enduring pain.
Now, if only I can endure the torture that the hero and Leticia will put me through……
「Well, well, well, it’s my turn now, huh…」
The hero, no, the monster, was smiling with a satisfied smile, as if pleasant music filled the air rather than Leon’s resounding shouts of anguish.
「If you are going to do it then hurry up already…」
I grip the magic stone harder.
I won’t lose. We won’t lose.
Even if I die here, as long as Leon manages to survive, we certainly will be able to eventually achieve our goal.
「Oh my, you didn’t say a thing at first, only kept screaming and crying. Did you acclimate to the pain already?」
「Yes, I already got used to the pain you can inflict. This much won’t be enough to break my… AUGHG!!!」
The monster unceremoniously grabbed my hair, as his lips twisted into a grotesque smile.
「Oh, that’s not true at all, is it? You only got used to enduring the pain but not to the pain itself, right? You kept trying to trick yourself into believing this, merely deceiving yourself. How miserable.」
「Guh, uuh.」
The hand holding my hair swung up and down, shaking my head.
「Say, is that how you were looking at us? I think you are scum, the lowest trash, inhumane monsters, but unlike everyone else, I think you might be capable of feeling guilty. So tell me?」
Suddenly stopping his hand, he then peered into my eyes as if he was seeing right through me.
「I heard a bit about your motivation from Leticia. That if She and I were to stay alive, this world will eventually turn into a world of death. I see, that is indeed a very noble motive. So? As you looked at Leticia and I, did you pity us for how little time we have left? Did you think of us who had bet our meager remaining time on a miracle to be miserable? Did you feel some kind of compassion as you betrayed and killed us?」
「…Indeed, it’s inevitable that what we’ve done would be seen as cruel. Even so, we fought to keep this world alive. Weren’t the two of you doing the same in your own way? Hero, didn’t you fight demons to save this world?」
「…Aah, I see. That’s how it is after all.」
It seems that my words struck something in him as he quietly muttered to himself.
「Though Leticia is burning for revenge, but she also loved this world, and to prevent a tragedy from happening she studied the great barrier separating the continent where humans live from the continent inhabited by demonfolk…」
「Don’t screw with me!!!」
「Aah!!」
「Don’t even think of comparing what you’ve done with what we were trying to do!」
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