Published at 16th of November 2020 09:20:23 PM
Chapter 90
[Lullaby of the Heart]
“Desuko, you were…the leader of the Nursery Rhymes…!”
“That’s right, but Byakurei should shut up for the moment, kay . ”
Having said that, Desuko-san threw two knives in a row, both piercing the back of Byakurei-san . Byakurei-san groans collapses on the spot .
Meanwhile, I was stuck in place . I hesitated to move in this situation .
Even though I could have knocked away the knives thrown at Byakurei-san, but I just stood still, looking at it .
Just like that, it was a helpless situation .
“But it was worth the many years of effort . Shion-kun, who only had a short relationship with me, was the only uncertain factor for me, but the unfolding situation didn’t turn out badly . Rather, the fact that Shion-kun is here means that Yoiyami noticed it after all . ”
Roll, Byakurei-san, and many other members should already have their thinking induced by Desuko-san . That’s why they didn’t doubt her .
The fact that I was the only who could doubt her was, as she said, because I didn’t have that much relationship with her, huh .
And the fact that I was made to train under Yoiyami-san, was perhaps because of Desuko-san, to rid of the uncertain factor . At least she should have taken a considerable amount of time and effort to prepare for this situation .
Perhaps, Kemuri-san was also not suspicious of Desuko-san .
That was why he only ordered for three people to rush into the hideout . Thinking that it would be fine since Byakurei-san was there .
We were completely isolated .
Dammit, even though I was the only who could predict this situation…!
“Now, Shion-kun, what are you going to do? Roll and Byakurei can’t move anymore . Shion-kun is also in a state where he can hardly fight, right?” Desuko-san said with a smile filled with insanity .
Although I was turning my eyes to the two people on both of my sides, my heart was already completely seized by Desuko-san . Byakurei-san was struck by knives and collapsed on the spot, and Roll just stood still, not moving even by a tiny amount .
It is one of Desuko-san’s abilities . The power to deprive the freedom of your body . If she feels like it, she should be able to make you to lose consciousness .
However, now that it has come to this, it won’t matter even if I know anything about Desuko-san’ ability .
I don’t know since when Desuko-san become a part of Nursery Rhymes, but if she was originally an enemy, it’s highly likely that she hadn’t told the truth about her ability . And it is better to think that this thought of mine is also being read .
She also knows that I’m already at my limit . I can’t beat someone who can read my mind in such a state .
Roll and Byakurei-san can’t move .
Is there something that I can do?
The more I thought I about it, the more I felt like I was dancing in her hands .
I see how much psychological advantage can be gained by being able to read mind .
It’s a desperate situation . I lay out my consciousness, thinking of a way to overcome this situation, but I was too powerless before Desuko-san .
If she figures out what I’m thinking about, isn’t that mean that she has all the initiatives?
“…That is Desuko-san’s real nature, isn’t it?” As a result, I make the most wasteful choice .
Dialogue .
I know . Having a dialogue with Desuko-san is meaningless . I can see it from the surroundings . At this disastrous scene .
The best choice is to silence the sounds emitted by Desuko-san and fight her in that state . Words are Desuko-san’s greatest weapon, so if I seal them, I may still have a small chance of winning .
Desuko-san probably read such inner thoughts of mine, she lifted the corner of her mouth to a grin .
“That’s right . We have a similarity, right, Shion-kun . ”
Similarity, huh . That’s an unpleasant way of saying it .
And then, Desuko-san got into a dialogue with me . No, now that Desuko-san is in control, it won’t be a dialogue . It’ll be a conversation .
“Still, powerlessness is wonderful, right, Shion-kun . ”
“Powerlessness… is it?”
“Look, Byakurei who is lying there and Roll who can’t move are powerless . When people who originally had power is turned powerless, they will become beautiful like this, you know . I think that Shion-kun perhaps understands this feeling . Shion-kun has experienced it for himself after all .
‘I don’t need ability’, that’s what you thought, right? Well, Shion-kun who entered Anonymous had to become stronger though . ”
“Shion, don’t… Don’t listen to Desuko’s words… That is Desuko’s…” Roll said, barely able to squeeze out her voice . I know that . I was just following along with the conversation .
“Roll, you have to stay silent . I’m talking to Shion-kun right now, you know?”
“Desuko… You, why…!”
“Moreover, Roll doubted her partner, Shion-kun, more than me; to open her mouth now after such a long time, is kinda distasteful, right? Generally, Roll lives quite carefreely after all . ”
“Desuko…!”
“Even though she killed all her family . If it’s me, I would have committed suicide . ”
I glanced with my eyes .
Roll is silent . Then seeing Desuko-san took out a new knife, I hurriedly say,
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“…I don’t know about the second half, but Roll doubted me because Desuko-san induced her thoughts, right?”
I found that my forehead was sweating .
“There’s that too, but still, that’s terrible . I think she would realize it if you tell her normally . I just erased myself as the option from everyone .
That’s why I think that this wouldn’t have happened if Shion-kun made more logic and insisted that I was suspicious at the beginning . ”
No, I’m sure Desuko-san had calculated so far . Even thought she said that I’m an uncertain factor, I don’t know whether she really thought so . Certainly, it might have changed if I insisted more strongly, but Desuko-san made us prioritizing the matters at hand over identifying the traitor .
The reason why the Nursery Rhymes and the ‘Association’ didn’t come and invade this place immediately is because they were Desuko-san’s diversion .
“Desuko-san, did you want to crush Anonymous since the beginning?”
“That’s not the case, y’know . Don’t misunderstand me; I don’t hate everyone in the organization . I just wanted to kill a lot of people . To me, killing people is something like a cleansing shower .
If that’s not the case, I don’t have to this roundabout thing, right?”
It’s useless . I can’t talk to her .
This person is completely insane .
“In this rotten world, you can’t live if you’re not one, you know . ”
“Desuko-san… Perhaps Desuko-san touched people’s hearts too much . Because she looked too much at the ugly part of people…”
After I said that, Desuko-san had a blank look for a moment, and suddenly began to laugh while holding her belly .
“Fufu, Fufufufu! Ahaha! Ahahahahaha!”
“Is there something funny…?”
“No, it’s just I don’t think that Shion-kun would say such things . There’s a limit even in giving empty gesture, you know . Ahaha…!”
Empty gesture, huh . Certainly, my line was noncommittal . Desuko-san probably laughed because I said something she didn’t expect . But even thought I don’t think so, there must be some truths to it .
I think that Desuko-san lost track of what’s what while using her ability to touch people’s hearts .
“Or rather, insane you thought, I don’t to want to hear that from Shion-kun . Even though Shion-kun himself is insane enough . No, it is more correct to say that Shion-kun is broken, isn’t it?
You also followed a no less sorrowful fate than me, right?”
“Such a thing . ”
“You know without even have to be told, right?”
“…”
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I lost for words to the line she said earlier .
“You don’t know? Shion-kun . ”
“About what?”
“Shion-kun is misunderstanding it, you know . You don’t understand about yourself . You thought that you had changed . But, that’s wrong .
Shion-kun didn’t change at all . That’s how you suggest yourself, trick yourself, with that you survive the situation and live . ”
“That may be the case, but…”
Desuko-san’s expression is distorted happily . It made me stepped back .
From there I could see Roll’s expression . Roll seems to be desperately appealing for something with teary eyes, but her body still doesn’t seem able to move .
“You don’t have to deny it, Shion-kun . You are beautiful . You don’t want to die even if you have to sacrifice everyone .
Even if Roll is dead, even if Tameiki is dead, even if everyone, eeeeveryone is dead, you don’t care as long as you are alive, right?”
“That’s…”
True .
“That’s not wrong, you know . That’s Shion-kun’s real nature . …Well certainly, if your loved ones die, Shion-kun will be sad, but that’s it . That’s the end of it .
In other words, Shion-kun can reaffirm the importance of his precious preeecious life, right?”
“…”
“You’re not wrong . You don’t have to deny it, that’s okay, Shion-kun . I said it before, right?
Shion-kun is correct . ”
“I didn’t deny it!!” The moment I shouted, my body became heavy .
Crap, I thought so, but it’s too late . I completely fell into Desuko-san’s trick .
She already entered and tied my heart .
“Okay, checkmate . ” Desuko-san closed one of her eyes and said, making a deliberate footstep and slowly walking to this way .
“Death, is too close, too ephemeral, too abrupt . ”
I can’t even swallow my saliva .
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All I’m allowed to do is breathe and move my eyes .
“But what does ‘death’ mean? Is it mean your heart stopped beating?”
When Desuko-san finally came right in front of me, she touched my cheek lightly .
“I don’t think so . I think death means your heart lost the place to go .
I irresistibly love the death of a person who shines in that moment . ”
“Desuko…-san…!”
“Now who will die first? I’m the one to choose though . ”
“Desuko, the one who choose is me . ”
That man suddenly appeared .
Sitting on the front row desk board in the monitor room, unknown since when did he enter the room .
Looking at the corpse of Shikkou-san, overlooking this tragedy, with eyes that didn’t gave out his thoughts, he had his usual smile on his face .
“Hyde…!? Why are you here…!”
Desuko-san looked back vigorously .
“Because the main body moved, I came back in a hurry . ”
“Main body…? No way ‘Observer’s’…?”
Desuko-san put her hand on her forehead, making a thinking gesture . Then as if having thought of something, she opens her eyes wide and looked at Shikkou-san’s body .
“That means…”
“Correct . I wouldn’t have rushed here if she hadn’t activated the master code at the end . ”
Desuko-san distorted her face greatly and bit her lips .
“Shikkooooooou!! How did she did it without me noticing…!”
“Did you forget Shikkou’s ability?”
“’Rapid Process’…! Don’t tell me, she was thinking so fast that I couldn’t notice…!”
“That’s right . Now, do you have any last words? Desuko . ”