01x11 - Goodbye

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What happened?

Mio, stop the bleeding.

I'm going to check
the area of the expl*si*n.

Lich, come with me.

Understood.

My apologies...

What's wrong?

As I'm not used to this body yet,
I cannot run properly.

You're like an old man.

Rather than spending my mana on moving,

perhaps it would be better for me
to heal the wounded with it.

You can use healing magic too?

Yes. I'm rather good too.

Well, if you can do it from here,
then please go ahead.

Understood.

My image of the undead is crumbling.

Even the children...

Hokuto?

But Alkeys have
super regenerative abilities.

He's not breathing, and he feels cold.

I remember this feeling.

It turned cold and won't move.

Makoto, that kitten is dead now.

As sad as it may be...

Young Master.

The others are pushing through,

but the person near you
has suffered the worst wounds.

The worst wounds? So he's still alive.

I will prioritize my magic on him.

Please use your healing magic
as well, Young Master.

I can only heal by using Realm.

There's no response.

If only I could use healing magic.

If only I could add my powers, too.

Add? That's right.

I'll add another Heal Realm over this one.

Good.

Are you all right? Can you hear me?

Thank goodness.

His condition has stabilized.
Please leave the rest to me.

I'll leave it to you then.

This is strange.

Why is my mana spreading around this area?

Y... Young Master...

That's...

Actually, it's my turn to guide
adventurers in Mirage City soon.

It belonged to that Orc.

The humans and Madam Tomoe's
doppelganger are over there.

This is the center of the expl*si*n.

Traces of a mist gate.

Did a gate we connected to Tsige before
open up because of the expl*si*n?

This aura...

There's an adventurer
on the other side of the gate.

And the other two adventurers
are on this side.

Along with Tomoe's doppelganger
and the Orc.

A person scattering
their consciousness like that

is only possible when they die.

It can't be. What happened?

I'll enter the gates
and ask the adventurers.

That's Kuzunoha?

This is...

I can use that man.

It's that woman's memories.

Please, give that back to me.

Shut up.

You should be glad
to be of use to a human.

You're so kind, Mister.

Humans, what are you doing?

Get back to sleep, pig!

What happened? Are you all right?

Stop that! This was meant to be destroyed!

Let go of me, Demi-human!

This suits us, humans, far better.

That's really dangerous!

Stop! Hayato, don't be reckless!

Stay back, filthy livestock!

Oh, no! Water Barrier!

The clay aegis...

Is this Tsige?

That's right. The ring exploded...

The weapons I stole!

I survived.

Fog?

Who's there?

You're Kuzunoha... What's with that face!

Oh, my mask? I forgot it.

You're hideous! Are you a Demi-human too?

Think what you will.

To be honest, I hate myself too.

What are you saying?
Is that a Demi-human language?

I never understood

what it meant for Demi-humans
to give hospitality to humans.

Wh... What do you want?

What a coincidence it was.
Draupnir exploded.

And you survived thanks to the clay aegis
and the doppelganger's barrier.

Then, the mist gate opened by coincidence.

Don't come any closer!

A miracle? The will of the heavens?

Goodness. Humans have
such ridiculous luck.

Wh... What are you saying?

Right now, I wish
from the bottom of my heart

that I had k*lled you guys back then.

I'm a level 96 adventurer!
I won't be beaten by a merchant!

I got this dagger from the Orc that died
because of your stupid struggle.

S... Stay away...

You filthy little...

Don't come near me.

I'm telling you to get away from me!

My... My hands!

So what?

You've done the same thing.

Because of your stupid belief
in human supremacy,

you harmed those in the subspace

and even k*lled Tomoe's doppelganger
and a young Orc.

No... Stop...

Please... Stop...

-Such a disgusting voice.
-No... Please...

Goodbye.

Now that I think about it,

this is the first time
I've chosen to k*ll someone.

Is this how it feels?

Huh? Why am I...

Is it because I k*lled someone?

Is it because Tomoe's doppelganger
and the Orc died?

No, this is...

When others die, you feel sad?

I see. So that's what it was.

Back in my world,
it was normal to feel sad when others die.

The next day,

I acted calm and attended a funeral
for Tomoe's doppelganger and the Orc.

The Feast of Departed Souls.

We lit a bonfire and held a feast,

pained by their deaths.

That's what the Orcs taught us.

Nothing of them remained

as they were in
the center of the expl*si*n.

I was too naive.

I didn't understand anything

about how this world worked at all.

-Shiki?
-Shiki?

The name comes from "knowledge"
and "common sense,"

because Lich is well-versed in magic.

It is a wonderful name. Thank you.

Let's get along from now on.

Also, I have something
I want to ask you, Tomoe.

Yes?

At the time of the expl*si*n,
I saw the adventurer's memories.

Being able to see others' memories

should be Tomoe's ability.

k*lling the evil adventurers
with his own hands,

it would be fortunate if he has awakened
to his role as king of the subspace.

Does this mean my contract with you all

is turning me into a Demi-human mix of
dragon, black spider, and undead?

Why are you laughing?

Nothing. I thought we had finally
surpassed a mountain,

but it seems you have
quite the misunderstanding.

Misunderstanding?

In a control contract, you would not
take on our elements, Young Master.

Yes. That would imply
we are of equal standing,

so there haven't been any changes to you.

Is... Is that so?

The ability must be a coincidence.

The reason may be because Young Master
was unable to control your emotions

and perhaps because of
your connection with me.

Connection?

Tomoe!

I'm referring to our relationship
of trust and my loyalty.

If you wish for it, you can use our powers
whenever and however you desire.

But you will need to get used to them and
be cognizant of it, so it will take time.

As an exception, when a master
and follower form a bond of trust,

and furthermore, when you need
a solution in the event of an emergency,

the follower's abilities
may appear haphazardly.

Trust, huh?

Just a coincidence...

It was just a coincidence!

If Young Master were seriously hurt,
he would use my ability to heal himself!

Yes, yes. That may be true.

It's hard to form a connection with one
who pretends to be a samurai, after all.

Trying to compete, are you?

Young Master and I have a bond.

Yours is a far cry from that.

We have a bond too!

The Young Master and I have shared blood!

There was no sharing.
You just sucked it out of me.

As for me, his hot weapon
has painfully pierced me!

It was only a fire Brid!

You were trampled over,
no different to Shiki!

Who cares about that deadweight follower?

What does that mean?

That's my question!

They're the same as ever.

A dedicated area?

I want to build a wall to enclose
the entire area of the City in the Mirage.

To avoid the young and weak from
coming into contact with adventurers, yes?

I would like to ask the Mistio Lizardmen
to be in charge of patrol.

Leave it to us.

As for the Alkeys,
how are Hokuto's injuries?

It took some time,
but he is recovering well.

I wish to thank you again
for saving one of our kind.

It's my fault
he got hurt in the first place.

No, this reaffirms that we made
the right choice to follow you.

I'd like to have the Alkeys work in shifts
and act as adventurers in the city.

For surveillance and
gathering intelligence.

Understood.

I'll leave it to you guys.

I don't want a repeat of
that incident ever again.

As for the disposal warehouse
that you pointed out,

we have revamped the management system.

We'll dispose of unwanted
goods post haste.

We will also add fire-fighting equipment
and construct impact-absorption walls.

That should do for the time being.

Weapons created by Dwarves
are of high value to adventurers.

Please be careful when you manage
the products sold in Tsige as well.

Understood. I will make the arrangements.

Young Master.

You're the one that was usually with him.

Yes.

I went to apologize
to his parents for that expl*si*n.

Young Master, you saved our village
that was on the brink of destruction.

Everyone is more than willing
to sacrifice their lives for this place.

His parents said the same thing.

But I am also at fault.

I'm truly sorry.

In that case, Young Master,

instead of an apology,
please offer words of praise.

Thank you for protecting this place.

Young Master, is something the matter?

There is something.

Is something bothering you?

No, I've just been thinking a lot about
the future development of the subspace.

Yeah, I've made up my mind.

The City of Academies, Rotsgard.

It's the neutral city
I mentioned to you before.

With many academic institutions.
it is the city where information flows to.

This shape. If you added Hokkaido,
it would be like the Japanese Islands!

Is something the matter?

Nothing.

This here is Tsige.

These here are the Limia Kingdom
and the Gritonia Empire.

Rotsgard is located
in the center between both kingdoms.

At the moment, there doesn't seem
to be any interference with Rotsgard.

Your business should not face
any problems.

And I won't need to do any spy work.

So when will you depart for Rotsgard?

I'll leave the Tsige shop to my companions
and head there right away.

I understand.

I'll write a letter of
recommendation for you.

Thank you for all your help.

You've been too kind.

It isn't exactly fair to keep this on.

Actually, I've been lying to you.

Lying?

About this mask.

Oh, I see. That's fine.

Even when my wife and daughters
were d*sfigured by the curse,

my love for them was unchanged.

This isn't something
that would break my trust in you.

Mr. Rembrant...

While he's saying that to be nice,
it's actually quite hurtful.

What's the meaning of this?

Taking only Shiki with you on such an
interesting... important task is too much!

Your thoughts are leaking out.

But I feel like having a new follower
accompany you makes me envious...

I mean, it's a big burden on him!

Your true thoughts are leaking out too.

Young Master, I was unable
to convince them. I feel such shame.

I'm sorry.

What a beautiful river...

Stay away from the light, Shiki!

Shiki used to be a human researcher,
so he fits the role.

And he won't accidentally
destroy the city.

But this is all too sudden.

The turning point that led to this
was that adventurer's memory.

This world is ruled by that Goddess,

so I accepted that
things would be incomprehensible.

But I can't accept that anymore.

That's why I want to know more.

About humans. About the Goddess.

Magic, demons, and the Grant...

And my parents.

If I go to the City of Academy,
I might learn more about this world.

I'm sorry for pushing the Tsige shop
and subspace onto you guys.

But I'm going.

As such, here are your farewell gifts.

Young Master's memories?

Tomoe, I got stuff
related to swordsmanship.

I learned a bit of sword work as well
while I was learning archery.

For Mio, there are
memories related to g*ns.

I'm not too familiar with them,
so they're mostly fictional.

Young Master.

I suppose I can't help
but give in this time.

I will take this time to scout
for new residents.

You don't mean...

The Forest Ogres.

Those guys, huh?

I will be responsible for overseeing
the Mirage City and the store in Tsige.

I'm sure Mio will make a wonderful gua...
poster girl for the shop.

The poster girl!

All right.

When you set off on a departure,

you would usually
be sent off like this by your family.

You would inform your acquaintances

and use teleportation circles
and a path traveled by adventurers.

A new and exciting adventure
was about to begin.

Or so I thought.

Found him.

Limia and Gritonia?

Yes. The main forces led by
both of the kingdom's heroes

is about to head to the front line
of the battle with the demons.

The w*r is finally about to begin.

Shiki, what is going on?

What happened to Young Master?

Young Master... He disappeared!

This feeling...

k*lling intent!

You didn't k*ll him, Sophia.

Isn't it because your sword
was too dull, Mitsurugi?

It's hot, and it hurts.
What just happened?

This woman... is strong.

The twelfth night.
"Underneath the moonlight."