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Published at 21st of July 2019 10:12:30 AM
Chapter 31

Chapter 31: The Captive People and the Envious Person

「Let’s give you some time in this room you profane people . This is the right moment for you to repent for your disrespect and sins, and plead forgiveness to God . 」

After professing those words, the holy woman started walking and returned to the chapel . She wasn’t interested in asking who we were and what we were doing here . She probably thought that we were treasure hunters . We weren’t . But, to be honest, I did steal some small goods .

We were trapped in a room piled with books . There were small items scattered around . I stood in the corner of the room where Filaret la Volgograd was taken before .

I looked at her and noticed that her eyes were filled with tears . Her body seemed to show evidence of her terrified feelings . For example, wet cheeks after she started to cry, and pale skin that showed that she was frightened .

Still, her behavior wasn’t unreasonable at all . The escape route was far from our location, and worst of all, the executioners kept an eye on us in the room . They wanted our lives . Summing up, this was one of those situations where our “hands were both tied” .

Although that holy woman was frail looking, she still had seemingly strong underlings at her command . But, this wasn’t the moment to shed tears . We had to think of something . Yet, I started to feel some despair as well . It looked almost impossible to break through those well-equipped men and run away from this place .

A candlestick made of monster fat and pottery was placed in front of us . It was meant to watch our movements from afar . The room was dark and the light of the flaming candle created our shadows on the wall . If we moved a little, they would see immediately what we were up to .

「So, how long can we live? 」

Filaret whispered on my ear . She wanted to know for how long we’ll live . She kept murmuring with a low voice 「I’m going to die, I’m going to die . 」 . She needed some water for her dry lips . She wasn’t looking okay . I called for the men in the room .


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No reaction . Well, the guards weren’t allowed to talk with the prisoners . It seemed that they were following that rule strictly .

Well, if I thought deeply about it, even if I were to ask for their help, they would probably think that I’ll bargain with them . Either in gold or some other sort of negotiations . Either way, they wouldn’t fall for these types of trickery . They were historically famous as fanatic Heraldic Knights that only lived their lives for their holy cause .

I twisted my back and exhaled deeply through my lungs . I took a deep breath and I sighed nervously .

The situation was bad . And not only for us, it seemed . I noticed that the amount of soldiers decreased . It was probably to capture the other intruders, Caria and Helot Stanley . They were separated from us when we arrived in the underground temple . I never heard of them since then . But, there was a high possibility that they were caught as well . On the other hand, maybe they weren’t . They were skilled with the sword, so they probably wouldn’t be that easily caught . Or, perhaps, they decided to return back to the city-state to ask for help after Filaret and I got trapped inside .

In other words, the worst problems were from our side . There must be a reason why they kept us alive for now . Maybe they were trying to deal with the rest of the intruders . Or, maybe they were waiting for the right moment to torture us in exchange for some information . It seemed that the former was more likely case scenario . That’s why they tied us up and left us here . Of course, in the worst-case scenario, both of those reasons could end up happening at the same time .

However, they were waiting patiently for something . But, that patience was getting to my nerves . I felt frustrated that my life was in the palm of their hands . Besides, I lived a lot longer in the future . It would be absurd to die here and now .

「Helot…Helot…Save me… 」

Filaret weep next to me . It looked like she wouldn’t last long if this situation continued . She kept calling for Helot Stanley’s help with a hollow expression . Her cheeks were wet and red from her overflowing tears .

I’ve never seen her like this before . She was always serious-looking in the future . Who would’ve thought that she would weep for Helot like this . Not to mention how distraught he was not long ago . In the future he was always a serene and calm person .

Anyways . Her eyelids trembled and her forehead was burning hot . She was feeling sick and scared for her life . Certainly, Helot was a man that she could rely on . It was hard for me to admit, but he was someone who acted immediately and efficiently . He was totally different from me . I never did commendable things just like him . I wondered if he’d managed to get out of this .


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「Ah…You know, it’s better if you moved to that side . We have to do something about this . 」

While we whispered to each other, we moved the rope that tied our hands . Our shadows only shook a little on the wall .

The only fortunate thing about this situation was that Filaret was a Sorceress, and the enemies didn’t find out about this fact .

Filaret couldn’t do much if she didn’t possess one of her magical tools . But, at least, she could perform simple magic . Moreover, it was not every day that a Sorceress was tied next to a lowly adventurer like myself . Which meant that I could do things that she couldn’t do, such as close quarters fighting . This was our opportunity to combine our skills .

I explained the following . The rope was simple, without any other elements other than fiber . Filaret would have to change the flow of the wind, so that the fire sparks from the candle would fly on our rope’s direction . We had to do something to avoid the impeding consequences . It was not as if we were dying already .

Upon hearing my words, Filaret paused for a moment . She muttered afterwards . The lightening flame of the burning fat from the candle shined on her wet cheeks .

「…Impossible . I can’t do that in a situation like this . 」

She was filled in tears . Her lips trembled . She didn’t look like the fearsome Filaret I knew . Looking at her hopeless state, I wrinkled my eyebrows and opened my mouth in a slightly aggressive way .

「Hey, this is not the right time to refuse our only chance of escape . You just need to do a little magic . That’s all . You don’t need tools for that, because you’re a genius, you know…」

「Whom are you calling a genius? Don’t joke with me…We’re not in a situation to say useless and silly things to one another . 」


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Her words didn’t make sense . They were sloppy and unreasonable .

After she said those words, Filaret started to cry again . Her cheeks were wet, and her face looked horrible .

This situation was too much for her to handle . But, honestly, this was making me upset . I’ve never seen her like this before . I’ve never imagined I’d see such vulnerability from that Filaret . From that powerful Sorceress .

「You know, I am…I am an average person . I’ve never made any action to be noteworthy since I was a child . All I could do was create common but poor equipment with magic . 」

Summing up, Filaret couldn’t use her magic now because she was put into a life-and-death situation . Meaning that her emotions were unstable, therefore, she couldn’t concentrate on her magic abilities . Filaret spoke all of those words with a frail voice .

My head was empty . Nothing came to my mind . I remained speechless . I didn’t truly grasp what she said to me for a long while .

She was far from being an average person . Filaret la Volgograd was special, not common . This current situation was too far-fetched . During the rescue party days, she was a skilled person well versed through an overwhelming rage of magic . She was more than ordinary on every possible way . At least, the one who always did her best and always stayed focused was Filaret and no one else .

And, who was this person next to me? This girl was too small-minded and frightened . She trembled incessantly, and looked feeble and weak .

「It’s impossible anyway . I am a person who always gives up . I can’t do this . It was not long ago that I came to study at that prestigious school . And then, I came to this place at last . I finally found it . But, it was for nothing . It seems that I’ll die in vain . It’s a foolish end, isn’t it? Ah, I’m sure I’ll be a laughing stock among my family members . 」

My head started to hurt badly . She just gave up . How dare she say those idiotic words? She wasn’t like this before . That ridiculous sentence was someone else’s line, not hers .

First, wasn’t she respected as a talented woman in Garoua Maria? At least, that’s what I’ve heard from the people back then .

What on earth was happening just now? How could I know that her story would be presented with a twist . I wondered if Filaret was like this originally . If yes, then something happened in order to change her demeanor and personal feelings .

I tried to think of something to respond to her . Yet, it was hard after witnessing Filaret’s self-abuse of fear . Then, she spilled some quivering words at me .

「What can you do if your rope gets broken? 」

I barely could hear her speak to me . She spoke with a teary voice and sounded like a small child that has been crying helplessly .

I narrowed my eyes after hearing her voice . My spine didn’t move as if it was pierced by something frosty . My eyelids hurt . But, my body was burning with heat because I was upset . Blood ran through my veins vigorously . The heat increased and I burst angrily .

「I’m the same . I’m just the same as you . I can’t do anything worthy . I’m sick of this . We were caught, and none of us is willing to help each other . There’s no other way than just wait for help to come…」

I said what was on my mind without hesitation . I was tired and my head hurt severely . I didn’t want to hear her hopeless and useless words anymore . Those silly words came inside my head forcibly . My heart was no longer silent . It roared for everyone to hear .

「Ah, you’re the one I got caught together with…Helot…I wish I had been with Helot Stanley instead…!」

I felt an awful and envious feeling creeping from my eyebrows and fingertips until the tip of my hair .

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