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ARC 5 THE HISTORY-ENGRAVING STARS Chapter 57 [Where The Heart Is]
――It's been ten minutes into Subaru's desperate stall for time.
[Regulus: Enough! Why can't you take the hint and just drop dead already! Haah!?]
[Subaru: Whooaah!]
Regulus’ kick gouged into the building with horrific beauty, and, with nothing to support its weight, the structure helplessly crumbled.
Dust from the destruction swallowed everything in sight as Regulus vexedly clicked his tongue at his obscured vision―― picking up on this sound, Subaru rushed back to the battleground where all his makeshift traps had been spent.
[Regulus: Instead of scurrying around…… how about you face me and fight like a man? I'm way past caring about your relationship with that whore, but for a guy who calls himself a knight, is this how you fight!?]
[Subaru: Say whatever you want, asshole!]
[Regulus: There!]
Subaru's retort against Regulus' tedious vitriol was immediately met by a lethal shotgun-burst of sand.
The moment the murderous sand-grains made contact, the pile of rubble Subaru had just been hiding in instantly disintegrated.
Even a scratch would be fatal, and one blow meant instant death.
Miraculously, none of Regulus’s attacks have reached Subaru so far. But since it'd all be over if just one strike touches him, it'd be a mistake to rely on his luck.
[Subaru: Focus! Focus! Focus―― hk]
Taking a breath and wiping his sweat, Subaru ignited his every nerve to dodge the attacks.
With the swept-up dust coating his face, Subaru spat out the muddy saliva that had gathered in his mouth.
All of his parkour-training was coming to life.
Unlike the days when he'd pointlessly train his body, the clarity of purpose had done wonders for Subaru's motivation.
The exorbitant amount of time he'd spent every day practicing in the forest near the new Roswaal Mansion had not gone to waste after all.
[Subaru: Even though, hha, it only works, hha, against amateur asshats like this guy……!]
Still, he's managed to hold a Sin Archbishop of the Witch Cult to a draw.
Considering their situation and his own combat skills, Subaru certainly deserved a medal for his effort.
Once Priestella safely escapes the Witch Cult’s evil grasp, there definitely has to be some medals to hand out――
[Subaru: That's why……!]
[Regulus: Even if you keep wasting time like this, you think a guy like you can pose any threat to me? Just because you figured out a little clue to the source of the Authority of Greed, don't make the mistake of thinking you have any chance against me!]
Without giving Subaru a moment to breathe, the enraged Regulus expanded the area of his destruction. If it meant killing Subaru, he didn’t care what would be caught in the crossfire.
Priestella, known for its scenic beauty, was gradually losing its shape under the Witch Cultist's violence.
Here, a stone bridge spanning a waterway was crushed, and there, a shop adorned with glasswork was smashed to pieces. While remarking on the incongruous beauty of the sparkling glass fragments in the air, Subaru placed his faith in his right leg and sprinted through the storm of destruction.
Ironically, immense power bursted from his corrupted right leg.
Black and eroded by some inexplicable substance, that leg was now Subaru's lifeline.
Snapping his whip, he wound its tip around the corner of the roof to his side. Trusting in its gripping-force, he kicked into the ground, ran up the wall―― and stuck out his tongue as he passed beside Regulus, taunting the wild-eyed murderer.
[Regulus: You impudent whelp! Who do you think you are!!]
Regulus swung his arm, flinging out a jagged rock, but it completely missed Subaru, who escaped with the momentum of his whip-pull.
Don't think about attack, just focus on running.
Everyone who had been killed by Greed so far had been killed by their own bravery. Just stay true to this weak, brittle, cowardly self and keep running. Don't lose to this guy, no matter what.
So cast away all regrets here.
And――
[Subaru: How much longer… Emilia. ――Find this guy's heart!]
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Yes yes I haven’t forgotten about Arc 5 >_<
Nana and Fr81 should finish Chapter 50 soon, and Ringo has done Ch 54 and parts of Ch 51-53.
Let me know if you see any typos!
I’ll keep working on Ch 57 and 58 whenever I have time ❤
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Next Arc 5 Chapter 57 Part 2/4: [Will be out soon!]
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