Shadow Farms
“Members Order and Sufferers of the Actual Curse”
Inside a dark underground tunnel was a man walking alone.
About mid-thirty years old. With a trained looking body, sharp eyes, and grayish colored hair.
His footsteps stopped after reaching the end of the tunnel. In front of him was a door guarded by 2 soldiers.
“What is that Kagenou girl inside?”
“Iya, Olba-sama.”
The soldier he asked him then saluted and opened the door.
“Master, please remain vigilant while inside there. Even though he is in a state of abandon, he is very aggressive.”
“Hmph, who do you think I am?”
“!! Please forgive me, sir!”
Olba opened the door and walked into the room.
The room was a stone underground prison. A girl is seen being shoved into the wall using a magic-sealing chain.
“You must be Claire Kagenou.”
When he heard Olba's voice, the girl named Claire raised her gaze.
She's a very pretty girl. Karea was kidnapped while sleeping, she was still wearing a thin nightgown that could not cover her entire body. With her silky black hair all the way to her back, the girl looked towards Olba with a fearless gaze.
“I've seen your face in the royal capital before. If it's not wrong, you're Viscount Olba, right?”
“Hou, you were there with the royal army earlier... Ah, no, what might the tournament be during the War Gods Festival?”
“At the God of War Festival, heh. Oh yes, at that time Princess Iris beat and made you helpless.”
Claire laughed at him.
“Hmph, it's just a match, and it doesn't mean anything. In a real fight there is no way I will lose to him.”
“That would be no different even if it was an actual fight, oh Viscount Olba who lost the first round in the tournament.”
“Stupid basis. You don't even know how big of an award you get just for standing on stage from that tournament, you stupid girl.”
Olba looked back at Claire cynically.
“I'll be able to be on that stage next year.”
“It's a shame for you, you don't have time anymore.”
The chain that was holding Claire was clinking.
In an instant, the bite almost hit Olba's neck.
If Olba had not tilted his head slightly, his head vein might have been torn by now.
“Someone who can't live another year – is that me? or maybe.. You? Do you want to bet?”
“No need to bet, Claire Kagenou.”
Olba's fist hit the bottom of Claire's chin, smiling fearlessly.
She fell to the floor, but her strong eyes never turned away from Olba.
Olba swung his fist, he felt less resistance than he had anticipated.
“You jumped to the back.”
Claire smiled without fear.
“Is there a fly in this room?”
“Hmph, It looks like you are not just relying on the capacity of your magic.”
“I was taught that magic is not about numbers, but control.”
“You seem to have a clever father.”
“I didn't learn a single thing from that bald guy. The one who taught me was my sister.”
“Adik..?”
“My insolent little brother. Every time we fight, I will win. But I always learned from my brother's sword technique. But he never learned anything from my sword techniques. That's why I bother him every day.”
“Truly poor sister. It will make me an ally of justice who will save her from her cruel brother. Anyway, it's been quite a joke that doesn't need.”
Olba cleared his throat and set his sights on Claire.
“Claire Kagenou's. Lately, have you ever felt anything strange with your body? For example, does your control over magic come off, or does your breathing become unstable, or does it hurt every time you try to use magic, or does black rot appear on your body? did you ever have those symptoms?”
(TN : ‘Black rot’ \= name used for various diseases of cultivated plants caused by fungi or bacteria, resulting in dark brown discoloration and decay in leaves, fruits, and vegetables)
“After what you did to kidnap me, all you wanted to do was play doceter?”
The corner from Claire's sparkling lips turned into ridicule.
“I too, once had a daughter. I don't want to commit unnecessary violence. Answering my question honestly will be the best result for both of us.”
“Ooo, what is menacen? Too bad, I have a personality that makes me want to fight back when threatened. Even when my mind understood that it was a logical thing to do.”
“I'm curious~”
Olba and Claire looked at each other cynically.
The one who first shifted his eyes was Claire.
“Good. It's not a big deal anyway, so I'll let you know. You're asking for an imbalance in the body and magic, right? Right now I'm very good, aside from this chain.”
“‘Currently’?”
“Iya, ‘currently’. About a year ago I had the symptoms you mentioned earlier.”
“You mean you don't have it anymore? It disappears by itself?”
As far as Olba is concerned, there has never been a case of ‘hal it’ being cured.
“Hmm, I didn't do something spe-... oh yes, my sister made me do something she called ‘stretching’? I don't know in detail, but he told me to do it, and without me realizing the body returned to its best condition.”
“‘Revelation’? I've never heard of it. But the fact that you have symptoms before means nothing wrong, you really fit.”
“Cocord? with what?”
“You don't need to know. You won't last long anyway. Ahh, It seems I also need to investigate your brother as well.”.
Something hit Olba's nose abruptly, and cut off his words.
“Guh?”
Olba retreated towards the door, staring at Claire cynically while stopping her drizzle.
“Claire Kagenou, you fucking.!”.
Both his hands and feet should have been restrained, but for some reason his left hand managed to break free, with dripping blood.
“You scratched your own meat and broke your finger..?!”
The chain that held onto it was not a normal chain, but a magic-sealing chain. In other words, Claire had only used pure physical strength to injure her skin, break her finger bone, and free her hand from the chain. That's why he can hit Olba.
Olba was very surprised after finding out.
“If something happens to her, I will not forgive you! I will kill you, the people you love, your family, your friends, and everyone who matters to you.!?”.
Olba's punch landed in Claire's stomach. Restrained by the magic-sealing chain, Claire has no way of dodging Olba's magic-reinforced punch.
“You brat!”
The blood flowing from Clare's left hand pooled into dark red patches on the floor.
“No problem, you should understand now..”.
While muttering, Olba tried to take the blood. But at that moment, a soldier hurriedly entered the room.
“Olba-sama, this is bad! There's intruders!”
“Invouchers?! How many?!”
“Unknown! Their numbers seem to be small, but we can't stop them!”
“Kuh, fine, I'll handle it myself! All of you step back and make a defensive formation!”.
After ringing her tongue once, Olba turned around.
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