Maou na Ore to Fushihime no Yubiwa:Volume 2 Chapter 6
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Chapter 6: Captured "heroine"
Running at full speed, I could see Kyouko’s apartment in less than five minutes.
That’s really weird.
If I’m not wrong, I think there was a distance of 2-3 kilometres[1] from my starting point, but… This watch, could it be broken?
If I lose my job as a monster tamer… I may join a short-distance running team.
I was about to think about it.
Receiving a mail from Kyouko on my cellphone―
If you value her life, come alone to the designed point.
I first thought it was spam mail.
For starters, being the contents something so crazy, it made me think it hadn’t come from Kyouko.
However, once I opened the attached file, I fell into the abyss of despair.
“… What the heck. This…”
Displayed on my cell’s screen, there was Kyouko, unconscious and with blood oozing from her head.
Tied to a tree with thick ropes, she could not even twitch a finger.
“…Ku.”
Who has done this terrible…
Clutching tightly my fists to the point bleeding, forgetting myself with rage, I managed to keep my head in check.
Let’s think it with calm. Getting angry here won’t solve nothing.
And besides―I have to first decide how to save Kyouko.
For starters, what’s the aim of the sender of this mail?
As he took Kyouko captive, and then expressly contacted me, it’s safe to think he’s somewhat related to monster tamers, but…
Who the heck is him? What’s his aim?
… Only one. I happen to know about an incident like this one.
The evil organization that abuses monsters―Black Tamers.
If it’s those guys… Chances are high they could pull on an incident like this.
From the attached image, I can guess Kyouko’s whereabouts.
It’s a high place from where you can have an unbroken view of Saegusa city’s landscape―the best spot to watch fireworks from. It was the place I’ve dreamt of before.
Well, what do I do?
I have two options to choose from.
That is, do I give in to the culprit’s demand and head there alone? Or do I go back and ask for help from Zonmi and the rest?
If I think first on my own safety, undoubtedly the latter.
However, is that really right?
I can’t rule out that Kyouko will be harmed if I disregard the culprit’s demands.
Come to think of it, I can also employ summon.
It’s never too late to ask for help even if I get in a pinch. Anyhow, right now Kyouko’s safety comes first.
… I’ve more or less decided what to do.
No problem. It’s totally not safe, but rather than hoping to dialogue with the culprit, it’s simply to prevent Kyouko from suffering harm.
This time alone I’m grateful that my body is so far off from a human’s…
… I feel that the me right now can run even faster than when coming here.
Loosening the grip on my fists, I headed at full speed to the high place where Kyouko was being held captive.
That place was located crossing over a not very well-known mountain path.
The people who knew of it were few even among the locals. Talking about people who used it, it was mostly used as a morning walk course by the elderly.
“… Good. Are you unharmed?”
“Haru… Why are you…!?”
As soon as Kyouko saw my figure, she opened wide her eyes in surprise, but, soon, once her gaze fell on ‘that’, she started trembling with fear.
“How pleasant♡ You’ve come alone as we agreed.”
“You? The one who sent the mail…”
“That’s correct. My name is Noelle. Noelle North Norm. Feel free to call me Nono.”
“…”
Surprsing.
The tamer I fought before looked like 5-6 years older than me, but this one looked younger than me.
And, moreover, a girl.
Her features were like those of an exquisitely crafted antique doll, impressive ringlets of a vivid red―judging by looks alone she’s an unblemished pretty girl, but… Why is it?
The impression I gathered from that child was ‘eerie’.
More like she lacked something any human should have… When I looked at that child, it’s like same baseless anxiety overwhelms my chest.
“My bad, but I don’t have the time to get acquainted with you, so I won’t call you by pet names at all. I’m sorry, but I have something scheduled for later.”
At worst, if a battle starts, I’ll summon Zonmi and settle it in one swoop.
“―Give Kyouko back.”
Once I threatened her like that, Noelle burst into a theatrical uncanny laughter,
“Aha♪ You say amusing things. That I return her even though this child is already mine?”
Those, were very significant words she said.
“…”
I feel uneasy about Noelle’s words, but I walked up to Kyouko.
“?”
Surprising. Certainly she should have summoned a monster, but contrary to my expectations, Noelle didn’t show any signs of moving.
References and Translation Notes
- ↑ 1.25 to 1.85 miles.
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