Pride of the Assassins
Part 2 Lesson 1
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The two returned to the mansion, on the path surrounded by the botanical garden, you could see golden and black shadows.
She cried, yelled until the sore throat, after spewing out her inner feelings, Melida became calm. She was a strong girl, once someone saw her do something that would lose face, she would feel embarrassed for a while.
Melida naturally held onto Kufa's hand and walked forward, at the same time, timidly looking at Kufa.
“It, sensei…. Do you remember the girl you met today at school, named Elise?”
"Hmm? I recall. I heard he's cousin ojou-sama.”
"You saw us arguing, didn't you ..."
Melida forced herself to smile. He was very upset by his encounter with Kufa in the back of the cathedral. Kufa thought, Melida is quite a sensitive girl.
Melida slowly walked over, and at the same time said:
“Our relationship used to be very good. Elise was rather slow, she would be misunderstood by the people around her because they did not know what she was thinking. But she is very weak and likes to cry.so I always feel that I need to protect her.”.
Melida chuckled softly, but her expression faded.
“...but once we entered SD a few years later, our relationship changed.”
“Change?”
“No matter how long, where I have not woken up, but Elise has become a paladin, and suddenly she gets recognition from everyone. Unknowingly, I was the one left behind. I am now under his auspices from bullying. ”
Then now like this — Melida says it self-deprecatingly
“Sensei saw me like that at school. Even though I was made fun of by my classmates, I could only smile, unable to refute a word. As soon as I thought of Elise seeing me like this, I felt so embarrassed. I didn't even have the guts to look at her.!”.
Melida's monologue made Kufa's heart stiffen. This is called psychological trauma. Compared to being physically beaten or scolded, facing embarrassment in public, would leave a much deeper scar on the heart.
“I can slightly understand the feeling of ojou-sama.”
“Sensei can understand? Impossible, sensei very successful..”.
"I was born in the 'Night Area'."
Melida's eyes widened. He seems to be unable to understand.
“Eh...it's outside Canbell, bottom housing area...?”
“It's further. As I said, I came from the night territory and fled to Flandre.
Melida's eyes grew bigger, as if she had just received a big shock as she shouted:
"What! Any people living outside of Flandre?”
“It's not about staying there, but about fighting to survive. Even though the night has been cursed, humans do not necessarily turn into monsters. Although they are few in number, but there are people who have been left in the night territory for various reasons, they can only avoid Lycanthrope calmly, and stay there. ”
"Hmmm…."
Melida's expression was so cute, that Kufa could only smile.
Although it was not published in the school textbooks, but the mission given to the cavalry 'explore the night territory', in addition to taking on new resources and a circle of survival, was, it was to save the refugees.
Kufa gazed deep into the sky, the glass container that surrounded them (canbell) at the other end, she continued: the:
“When I make sense, I'm already in the night territory. I can clearly remember that a very dense darkness surrounded me, and how unreliable it was to turn on the lights at that moment. My mother and I were very lucky to come to this city, to survive.”
“Mother Sensei?”
"Yes, he didn't live long in Flandre when he died."
Although she saw Melida's deflated expression that made Kufa feel regretful, she continued to speak:
“Although a strong army has pushed the mother's body to its limit, but what was difficult for her was stress. The stress of being discriminated by the citizens of Flandre that our background comes from the night region.”
"Discrimination?"
"It is said that 'people left in the night region, their bodies are contaminated and getting closer to them will make you infected.' When I was young, the children nearby called me 'bacteria.'"
"How dare they!"
Melida frowned and was angry at Kufa, she felt happy.
“Of course, it's all unfounded rumors. But its importance is not the truth but how people in general think, such discrimination has seeped into the minds of the common people, endlessly becoming worse, mom always hoped that I would get happiness, until she had the last breath."
“…”
The things that followed could not be told, born from the territory of the night, a child homeless so as to lose his place of residence. This was when the dark cavalry that no one had adopted him.
Later, Kufa is forced to take a dagger, naturally like taking a spoon; her youth is wasted in hell training, and now she is forced to do the dirty work under despicable people…
“So, ojou-sama, I feel very envious.”
"Dear?"
“Although I received an education, I did not go to school. Sometimes when I see kids in uniforms, I used to be so jealous of them. Like those who are engrossed in chatting, going to class, and after school going to the cafe to hang out, dating during the holidays… I envy them that they can live a life so young that they take it for granted.”
Kufa turned around and looked at Melida, smiling.
“—but still no problem going to school huh?”
Melida showed a panicked expression for a moment, but she immediately returned her smile.
"of course. Sensei, the school is like a battleground.”
“Keke.”
"Hehe…"
The two stared at each other while laughing. During the conversation period, Melida's stamina had recovered a lot.
Should I raise this matter now. Thought Kufa, she suddenly stopped her steps, her expression turning serious.
“Ojou-sama.”
Melida felt a change in mood, her body shivering and nervously stopping her steps.
"I have a suggestion."
"Saran…?"
Melida wonders — for a girl who is just 13 years old, from her point of view she looks so young, Kufa carefully chooses her words carefully and continues: she is:
“Today, all day, I have been observing ojou-sama as a private tutor at home, the chances of waking up your mana are very low.”
Melida's expression showed a lot of emotion.
"What's…"
“Sometimes, there are children born in noble families who do not inherit mana. This kind of thing will not be too obvious, plus the ojou-sama situation that happened in the ducal family, it will cause quite a chaotic scene.”.
Kufa lies to cover her background, but Melida doesn't listen.
Melida lowered her head, she held a small fist in front of her chest.
"Like this?"
Kufa did not let her have time to grieve about this, as she asked:
“That's why, I have a suggestion, ojou-sama, will you give me your life?”
"What…?"
“Although it is a dangerous bet — but there is a way for mana ojou-sama to rise.”
Melida's reaction is like when a traveler finds an oasis.
His lips trembled as if he missed the air, subconsciously asking:
"How am I…"
“We need to use a drug that has not been publicly announced and is still in trial. The drug is mixed with mana user mana — this time, it will be mixed with my mana for you to take, it will cause a reaction to mana ojou-sama who hibernated and woke up mana … there is such a possibility.
There is half life in that statement, in fact Kufa's method is to transplant mana.
It is an internal method. It was to cut off a branch from the Kufa tree (where), and move it to Melida's body. A branch that has been cut will grow a new tree, so there won't be much of a problem. Then the transplanted branches will grow roots and become large trees.
“But this is very dangerous. Such a feat has only a 70% chance of succeeding . three times out of ten will result in failure.
“But if it fails, what will happen..?”.
Kufa thought about it a bit whether to coat it with sugar but decided to report it honestly.
"There's going to be a sequel."
“Sequels?”
“I don't know what symptoms will occur. But to my knowledge, some people will grow scales; some people's faces will crumble from the inside and become as bad as ghosts; and some people's skin will turn green, there are no absolute symptoms. No matter what famous doctors are, they will never be able to cure these residual symptoms, and it will hurt you for life. Worst-case scenario.. is death.”.
"-Ha!"
Even Melida felt fear, she hugged herself.
When humans become inhumane and die, even Kufa feels uncomfortable with the situation. But, even a mad scientist of dark cavalry would say that gene modification is extremely dangerous.
“I can't force you, ojou-sama. What do you want to do?"
“…”
From the side, you could see him struggling inside.
This is not a situation where you can try it. You can't even say I shouldn't have done it.
This choice would break Melida's life into two different paths.
Fate is not controlled by gods, but it is a very rare moment when entrusted to you.
But seeing as Melida was unable to make up her mind, Kufa thought, bearing such pressure, a 13-year-old would not be mature enough.
“….”
The tense atmosphere lasted for five minutes, Kufa spoke in a relaxed tone:
“Of course, although ojou-sama will not do it, I will not quit my job as your private tutor. I'll nurture you and watch you grow, until you graduate. You don't have to make a conclusion now, how?"
"I want to do it."
Melida says it like that.
The expression where she clutched her chest, how do I describe it?
He did not cry, did not state excuses, and did not even shout spiritually.
He said it again, clearly:
"I want to do it."
"… uh."
Kufa nodded and knelt down with one knee on the stone path.
Green plants in canbells, of course, are not from natural plants. Surrounded by a magical green plant, Kufa grabbed Melida's left hand and pulled her closer, kissing her fingertips.
“... My Little Miss.”
“Eh?”
“Like ojou-sama has given his life to me, I will risk my life for ojou-sama.”
Kufa smiled, looking at the 13-year-old ojou-sama who seemed to not understand the situation.
“We have to prepare, come on, back to the mansion?”
