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Midnight Talk
The door was unlocked. I quickly pushed the iron bars open and entered the room. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The office was dark. A dim, orange colored light was coming from the reception office. They didn't usually light candles, but it seemed to be special tonight. I headed in that direction.
「I came to return the key」
Myluc only glanced at the shining key in my hand from the sofa. Well, that made sense....not only was it rare, but this was the first time I saw him drinking liquor. He was holding a glass so he could not receive the key. I gently placed the key on the table.
「Thank you for your hard work」
He smiled while I said that. Suddenly, he put down the glass next to the key and stood up.
「You probably have nothing to do, so take it easy for a bit」
He motioned me to sit down with his hand and withdrew to the back. There was a sound of pottery clinking against each other. Shortly after, he returned with a tray of fragrant tea and a plate of snacks.
「It’s tomorrow」
「Yes」
He put a teacup in front of me and poured tea while saying that. But, even as a slave, I feel something is wrong when the master goes this far. Still, when I showed hesitation in my action, Myluc spoke sarcastically.
「Is today also the last time you show such a deliberate action?」
「Deliberate action, is it?」
「That honorifics too」
After he finished pouring the tea, he threw himself back and leaned on the sofa. Then he calmly crossed his legs.
「3,5 years, eh」
「That’s right, thank you very much for taking care of me」
「’Taking care’, huh? That is not something a child who is about to be sold off tomorrow will say, you know?」
This was also regrettable.
「But I really meant it?」
Actually, there was no doubt I had been taken care of. Myluc’s help was important in that situation, no matter how much power I have with Piercing Hand. I would probably have been abandoned again at the outskirts of the village if Myluc were not there. And this power of mine, it could only materialize when there are others around me. Furthermore, I still did not understand what kind of function it had.
If I survived at that point in time.....I would have no other choice but to steal the life of someone who is living a stable life in their entirety. Naturally, it would not be easy. Since I would not inherit their memories. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Hm」
With the glass in his hand, Myluc took another sip.
「Enough, I wish you could tell me a little more」
「About what?」
「Cut the act. Who are you」
Despite pressing such a question, he had a smile on his face, as if indulging in some mischief.
「I told you.....I am Fals from Linga village. Although I am now the slave Noor」
「Fuh….hahahaha!」
Myluc suddenly burst out laughing.
「Linga village? Really? Is that the truth?」
Even if you said that, it is true. My skill in Fores language at that time was quite limited. If I had to say it, I could not guarantee the accuracy of the information since I was 2 years old at the time and was a bit slow in learning language.
「But, it was so, from what I have heard at the time. Is the village’s name, wrong?」
「Fuh, fuhahahaha!」
Again, he laughed.
Is Myluc actually a person who laughs easily? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「It’s not wrong. There was certainly a village with that name」
「So it’s not strange, right?」
At that, he stopped laughing out loud. Although there was still a grin on his face.
「……how did you escape from?」
「Eh?」
「From Linga village, I’m asking how you make your escape?」
That was a question that hit the core of the issue.
And at the same time, sure enough, Myluc knew something. The way he used ‘make your escape’ makes it clear that it must be so.
There was no way I could have survived that night of massacre without the ability from Piercing Hand. Of course, I could not possibly explain it like that. But, how do I get over this?
「Umm, maybe」
「Un, maybe?」
「I was thrown into the river, or something like that」
「Hou」
「No, I’m not really sure but, for some reason, it seems like there was not enough food to eat in Linga village at that time, so maybe the children were thrown away to reduce the mouths to feed.....」
It should all make sense. I was picked up by the Tick siblings in the Shuga village. It seems like I was lying on the riverside. So.
「That’s a pretty good lie for something you came up with on the spur of the moment」
「How do you know it’s a lie?」
「As for that.....isn’t that obvious?」
Myluc’s expression became somewhat serious.
「Linga village, doesn’t exist anymore」
「Ha?」
「The village itself has been destroyed. There should only be ruins left. All the villagers were all killed」
I was taken aback by that information, my mouth open wide.
「Didn’t I tell you? Don’t introduce yourself as Fals of Linga village」
「Yes」
「Why do you think?」
That’s, not because I’m a special case. Take Dona, for example. Her original name was Nora. There were others like Tamaria or Detel, who were forbidden to use their real name. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Isn’t it, to make them aware of their own status as a slave?」
「Of course, but that’s not all.....especially for you」
He put down his glass and turned around.
「I heard about a terrible famine in the Tintinabria region, so I left to purchase supplies. My original destination was to stop by Linga village」
Myluc’s gaze stabbed me.
「But….a villager told me back in Tick village. That it is dangerous to continue traveling west」
「Dangerous? Why is that?」
「First, the degree of famine there was so severe. So, from the perspective of poor villagers, a slave trader like me must appear rich. So with the degree of famine at the time....instead of buying, it wouldn’t be strange if I was suddenly killed.....what’s wrong?」
I knew firsthand what that 「danger」 was like. And the memory that resurfaced must have shown on my face.
「But, there was a bigger reason I had to go to Linga village.....what do you think? Noor」
「That is.....umm」
Myluc peered at my face and smiled again. There was irony to that.
「You have an idea, right?」
「Ah, yes, that’s, umm.....」
What should I say, how far should I say, eei, whatever.
「At that time, Linga village was strange」
「Hm?」
「Umm.....there was actually no food」
「Hm, and then?」
「……in the end, the villagers even started to kill each other. I escaped from the place where they kill and eat children」
Upon hearing that, his smile disappeared, and he looked up. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Was that all?」
「Yes」
「But, there is still more. Why didn’t they try to cut down on their food? Why didn’t they just sell themselves to the slave trader?」
「That’s true but.....I don’t know. At the start, the village chief went to talk with the lord-sama, but he returned right away. After that, the village fell into chaos」
Hearing what I said, Myluc crossed his arms and fell into thought.
「That’s a little different from the story I know」
「What kind of story?」
Naturally, I leaned forward in curiosity.
「It’s a rebellion」
「Re, rebellion?」
He leaned against the sofa and explained in a heavy tone while stroking the tip of his beard.
「Because of the poor crop yield, Linga village could not pay the tax set by the lord, and then they petitioned the Earl for tax reduction. The Earl accepted it, but the villagers turned their backs on that compassion. To show they were unwilling to pay the taxes, they deliberately set fire to the wheat themselves and tried to rebel against the lord with violence. So with no other option, the Earl dispatched his troops to suppress the rebellion」
「Wha……!」
That’s absurd. That fire caused Linga village to be in a terrible situation. Although the incident of the fire itself was not clear, at least it was a complete lie to say that we set the fire ourselves.
「That’s nonsense! At that time, the silo went up in flames in the middle of the night, and the next day the village chief went out trying to discuss it with the lord.....ah」
So it’s like that?
If that’s the case. Then perhaps.
The reason the village chief immediately returned...it was not because he was robbed by the man who took the donkey. The man who killed Punos with his sword had already been waiting near the village and drove the village chief away. As for the large man who never returned to the village, was he killed instead of escaping?
Wasn’t the timing just too perfect? If that was the case, then Aneros had been keeping watch at the village’s entrance with his soldiers the day the previous wheat was burned.
「So.....the soldiers at that time.....Aneros Kukuban.....was there for that reason」
「What?」
My thoughts were suddenly interrupted. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Just now, what did you say?」
「Eh?」
「That name. Just now, didn’t you just say Aneros Kukuban?」
Crap. Did I something unnecessary? But, I could not hide it any longer. At any rate, I could no longer distinguish what can or can not be talked about.
「I did」
「How do you know that name? Did you see that person?」
「……yes」
「How did you know, it was him?」
「Umm, that is」
「He shouldn’t have introduced his name or anything」
Darn it. I did it again.
The information from Piercing Hand that I accidentally let slip can really cause trouble.
But, Myluc’s attention had already shifted to another thing.
「So that’s how it is.....but, so that guy was lurking in that kind of place」
「Umm, do you know that person?」
Myluc nodded at my question.
「Of course. You don’t even know who he is?」
「Well, I’ve been here all the time, right. There’s no way I could know」
He frowned at my answer.
「Don’t say something strange, alright? It’s like you only know his name and know nothing else besides that」
「Th, that’s right. The other thing I only know was that he was a Saharian」
「Hm」
After nodding again, he picked up his glass once more and downed its contents in one go. Then he set the glass on the table with a soft clink and continued his story.
「He is.....famous even in Saharia. But, he killed too many people. You know this, right?」
I know. I was killed by him once after all.
He smiled when I was pierced by countless spears. He did not hesitate to kill. No, on the contrary, he is someone who actively enjoys killing.
「A lot of people are chasing after him for revenge. But, there has been no talk of a single successful revenge. Do you know why?」
「Is it because they couldn’t find him?」
「That is one reason. But, that’s not the only reason」
Myluc said as he leaned forward. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I’m surprised you made it out alive」
「Yes?」
「Aneros Kukuban is a matchless master of the sword. To the point he was called 『Headhunter』. Until now, no one has ever managed to escape from him. Furthermore, he also mercilessly kills women and children. So, how did you make your escape from him?」
I was lucky. Since Punos’s body fell into the river. If his body had not been swept away by the river, I would have been killed immediately after crawling out, even if I had abandoned his body.
「……did you, turn into an insect again?」
Before I knew it, Myluc was smiling again.
「You are so strange in many ways. You always say you’re reading books and shut yourself in your room.....what were you doing inside? I thought it was strange, so I tried entering your room once, but there was no one inside. You also did not come out through the hallway. The slave’s bangle was also on the floor. Did you also turn into an insect at that time?」
Uuhh……!?
Crap. I’ve been found out. How far is it?
I’m starting to break into a cold sweat.
「……perhaps」
「Hm?」
「The one who gave me the wooden carving, was it Myluc?」
「What are you talking about?」
Huh?
「I don’t remember giving you something like that?」
「Umm, it was placed next to the window」
「I don’t know anything about it, you know?」
Wha, what to do now? Darn it. No, calm down. I ended up digging my own grave. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
So, that meant. There was someone else besides Myluc, who had an inkling of my ability? Is it Dona after all?
「Hahahaha!」
Myluc laughs loudly.
「So even you can be flustered sometimes!」
「O, of course」
「Hahahaha!」
He was slapping his knee, as though he could not stop laughing.
「Well, fine then. You’re that kind of person, huh. No, are you a human?」
「I am a human!」
「A human who sometimes turns into an insect!」
I couldn’t say anything back, but he did not stop pursuing.
「There’s still more, you know? Even though you were late in learning how to speak, how were you able to do calculations like that? Are your parents like that? The type that teaches their children arithmetic first before teaching language? But, how then?」
That’s right. You first need to learn the language to learn math.
「It’s as if you are a foreigner instead of a child. Although you have the body of a child and have difficulties speaking, your way of thinking is like that of an adult. Moreover, you have a way of thinking hardly seen around here. I couldn’t believe that you came from a remote countryside like Linga village」
「But, that is」
「Yeah, it’s the truth, right. Otherwise, the name Aneros Kukuban wouldn’t appear in your mind」
Myluc closed his eyes as if satisfied and rested his head on the sofa.
「To begin with, it’s strange, isn’t it? The other day, when we caught Dorol, I tried to give you a lot of jewels, but you easily refused them. With that much money, of course, you will be able to buy your own freedom back, or you will not have trouble with capital for business, and even living a leisurely life wouldn’t be hard. Don’t you think that was absurd?」
「But that’s because……」
「Yeah, I know. You’re not such a greedy person. Rather, you really don’t have such desires. No, or is it do you not need money? An ordinary person would at least try to obtain the money at least, even if they had no plan to use it immediately. Because you don’t know when you will be able to get money next. But, you did not do that.....so, either you’re very rich. or you have something you can convert into money immediately, right?」
I can’t say anything in reply already.
It’s almost the same as knowing all my secrets.
Nevertheless, does that mean I have to remove Myluc now? That does not feel right either.
「I will keep this in my heart」
However, he said that with a gentle smile on his face. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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