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Published at 10th of November 2019 05:51:19 PM
Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Antihero

「Lugis . There’s no point in doing this . Just put your blades down . 」

Helot Stanley told me to give up by putting my old knives away .

Actually, to tell the truth, I didn’t had the slightest chance on a fight against swords . If I causally jumped into this fight without much thinking, naturally my skull would be split in half .

I knew it too well . But, I didn’t want to let them feel as if I gave up . I didn’t want to show any weakness, so I hid the overflowing emotions from my heart .

「Yeah, I agree . However, I won’t give up if they don’t put their swords down as well . 」

I wished I had my chewing tobacco at times like this .

I didn’t let go of my knives . The blades emitted a dull silvery glow . Then, I changed my stance against Helot . Besides those men, my nemesis was an opponent who fought fiercely . But, he was an honorable men . He never fought with surprises or ambushes .

And, by opponent, he was the worst I could face, I mean he was a future hero . The unmistakable genius . The person who showed a majestic aura as the sun, the famous Helot Stanley .

It felt that the street dust disappeared from the Poor People’s cave . This main square was strangely brighter than normal . It was as if the sun light illuminated this gloomy place .

I hated this . Ah, absolutely hated this . Still, I’d be insane if I were to fight with this man for real .

「So, where is that girl? 」

She ran away . When I let her go, she disappeared immediately in the crowd .


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Still, I had such a bad luck . I tried to save her, but she never thanked me . On the contrary, she just left regardless of what could happen to me . I was the unreasonable one . I went to save a young girl in spite of the consequences .

I didn’t see any small figure when I looked closely at the surrounding crowds .

「…Lugis, why did you confront the guards? 」

Helot asked me that question with such naivety and purity . I could tell from his expression that he really meant what he asked . He looked rather confused . But, would he understand what really happened? Maybe, he was a righteous person after all . All he cared for was justice .

「Don’t make assumptions without knowing the truth . My acquaintance’s sister was about to be slashed by those guards . That’s right . They were going to cut her arm . 」

Helot narrowed his eyes at the guards lined up on the other side .

He probably doubted me for a second . That’s why he asked one of the guards if my story was accurate . The guard saluted vividly and responded with, 「Yes, Captain! 」 .

What an arrogant attitude these guards had . They responded vigorously as if they didn’t do anything wrong . The people from the Poor People’s cave were humans too . Either way, I noticed something unusual . The guard responded in such a polite manner towards my nemesis, that made me question my previous knowledge .

I didn’t know that Helot was the Captain of the Guards .

I never heard of such story during my time in the Rescue Party . However, I had heard before that the Stanley family was a well-known household in Garoua Maria .

That’s right . Even though the city-state was known for equality among citizens, it was natural to have some sort of difference between “common folks” and those that belonged to prestigious families . It all depended on the family status . It was a facade . The city-state was never a completely equal organization as they proclaimed it to be . It wouldn’t be far-fetched to think that the power of Helot’s family got him this captain position for a very short period of time before he joined the Rescue Party . Of course, there may be other reasons .

After exchanging words with the guards, Helot tightened his mouth and remained silent for a brief moment . Then, he sharpened his lips and said the following words .

「I understand . We must capture the girl . However, execution on the spot isn’t allowed . No matter what . 」


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My eyes widened while I doubted my ears . I had no idea what was going on . My eyelids blinked fast . I didn’t hear anything wrong . My ears weren’t mistaken . What on earth was he talking about and why? My understanding of the situation fell short . I felt that my understanding was fading away from my previous conversation with the Lizard .

This man named Helot was not a person with a bad sense . Unlike the lizard, he wouldn’t try to seize the young girl Sereal for his own achievement . Then, why?

「…Helot Stanley . We’re outside of the walled city . What are the reasons that made these guards enter the Poor People’s cave like this?」

I felt confused . That’s why I spoke those words in order to solve the puzzle entangled on my thoughts .

Helot raised his eyebrows and slowly shook his head . It seemed that they had a reasonable intention for coming here . It made me feel somewhat ignorant .

「I can see that you don’t know the whole truth . Lugis…We received a report from my subordinates that informed me that that girl had a tattoo . If that’s true, then we can’t afford to let her run away . 」

He spoke as if he hadn’t a choice . It was as if he felt some empathy, yet he couldn’t just overlook the purpose of justice . I truly disliked this sort of talk .

Certainly, I noticed some strange tattoos on Sereal’s neck . It was the proof that she committed a sin in the past .

So, was that the reason why they came here? Their point was clear, and I perfectly knew that . My mouth quivered for a second . Ah, I almost forgot about it entirely .

Helot was a stubborn person who never asked for my opinion . Besides, he never tolerated evil .

Therefore, what he was implying was that a tattoo was the testimony of a criminal record . It wouldn’t erase the fact that, even though she was a young girl, she was once tattooed in Garoua Maria because of a horrible deed . No wonder that they were suspicious of her .

I see now . How great and bittersweet . I got no better reason than this .

「Those with tattoos mustn’t approach Garoua Maria . And the current law applies to the neighboring districts of the city-state as well . Lugis . I fully understand your reasoning . However, can’t you leave the rest of this matter to me?」


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He made it look as if it was I that made the bad choice .

Helot, as the Captain of the Guards, had some meaningful power . He could send orders to the surrounding neighboring districts and other city-states .

Unlike the Vice Commander Lizard, Helot had the right to leave and enter Garoua Maria even if he had a sinful tattoo .

What a troublesome man he became .

This was such a laughable story . What a bad joke really .

My hands and feet were numb . My throat was dry and refused to release words . I felt as if I were put under a spell just like a serpent’s incantation .

Helot mainly influenced the Rescue Party . Every part of it was because of him . Actually, it was frustrating, but I knew that his reasoning was somehow precise . No . It was the real deal . No doubt about it .

But, at the same time, it was not . He and I were different creatures . Unquestionably .

「…It can’t be helped, huh . It’s me . So, judge only me . 」

Helot’s eyes became wide-open when he heard my words . There was no turning back now .

However, I couldn’t leave Sereal in this man’s hands . I mustn’t allow that . He would surely punish her . Yes, this righteous man who only saw justice and nothing else . This man didn’t understand anything about the world .

Yeah, I got it . The tattoos were the proof of a sin . But was it theft, violence or fraud? It could be anything that didn’t abide with the laws of men .

I was sure that this man named Helot ever made a sin . Nor he was forced to sin . Yes, sins that weren’t exactly evil, but necessary in order to survive .

Yes, that was unimaginable for this man . He was knowledgeable, and yet, he really knew nothing at all .

For example . A poor man had no money to call a doctor nor did he have money for medicine . He couldn’t even get nutritious food . His sick family was weakening day by day . All he could do was watch them die with tears on his eyes . What could this man do?

No matter how much he’d pray to God, nobody would help him . No one on this harsh world . The cruelty of people and their greed . No help at all . This man didn’t have any hope .

Then, there were those who weren’t looking for medicine, but for nourishment . Hunger was a sad and lethal consequence for poor people . What could these people do in order to get little basket of food? Of course, in most cases, they would resort to crimes . To become sinners in order to survive the cruel life that was bestowed to them .

The ignorance was not only limited to Helot . This ignorance was a characteristic of wealthy and strong-influenced people . Therefore, these privileged people didn’t understand what the poor people went through with their daily lives .

「I’m telling you here and now . I’m the thief you’ve been looking for . Yes, I’m the culprit . That young girl is neither my accomplice nor acquaintance . She was just passing through here . 」

I didn’t profess these words for him to tolerate it . A sin was a sin . A punishment was a punishment . Yeah, that’s all .

Nonetheless, I was sick of living in a world with the likes of them .

「So, let me tell you this . It will be useless for you to capture that girl . She won’t talk about things she doesn’t know about . Actually, she doesn’t speak at all . She lost her voice because of the trauma she received when guards of the likes of you nearly killed her older brother . 」

I pulled the knives out of my waist and aimed towards these spiteful men .

There was no turning back . No doubt about it .

My thoughts were surprisingly calm . I understood it very well . My knowledge and mind were clear about this . I knew it too well .

Helot Stanley and I were incompatible with one another in life, will, soul, and everything else .

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