Chapter 35

I had never thought of myself, as pitiable .

However, the adults around me said that I was a pitiable child .

I wonder what pitiable means .

Was being pitiable, something the adults around me decide on .

Or, was it a something that I can decide on .

Was it pitiable that my hair was white .

Was it pitiable that my eyes were red .

Was it pitiable that my younger sister was the one who’s exceptional . .

I, don’t understand anymore .

Certainly, my younger sister had beautiful hair and eyes, and was extremely strong .

Everything, had always been taken by my younger sister .

My parents, friends, and my fiance who whispered words of love to me should’ve been my allies .

Before I knew it, the entire tribe was on my younger sister’s side, and for some reason, it was said that I tormented my younger sister .

My younger sister cried in front of everyone, and she fervently talked about how cruel I was .

The tribe, everyone, was on my younger sister’s side .

And, I had been exiled from elven territory, and was forced to separate from the sacred tree .

Nobody, believed in my words .

I too, did not believe in anyone .

After that, I left ‘Forest’, and I think I drifted to the humans’ continent ‘Continent’ .

While I was in confusion in a forest that I didn’t know, I was eaten by a muddy monster that looked like a black slime .

I was resigned to my death .

Or rather, I thought that I was dead .

The next time I woke up, I was inside of a human dungeon .

If I remember correctly, was the name Continent Dungeon,

A somewhat plain, black haired man gave me food .

I was wondering if that monster that looked like a slime was a reconfigured slime subspecies that the kidnappers that had been making trouble in elven territory recently had released in order to capture elves .

There were two reasons .

The first was that, just before I was eaten, although weak, I had sensed the presence of a human .

In addition to that, it did not seem to be one or two of them .

The village was probably nearby .

If that monster was a man-eating carnivore, it should’ve been better to attack the village, and not me who was by myself .

Even if it would be, more or less, a hard fight, that slime should’ve been able to at least prey upon the villagers that had non-combative occupations .

Even if, an adventurer happened to be there, if it wasn’t a considerably powerful person, if it’s that slime, it would be able to turn the tables on them .

The second reason was the fact that it was, for some reason, in the Continent Dungeon .

In addition to that, it was in a lower floor that was inappropriate for its own strength .

The dungeon monsters fundamentally did not leave their own floor .

There was an exception once every few years .

It was when the monsters overflowed from the dungeon .

At that time, the scrambling monsters move toward the upper floors and come out onto the surface .

The hypothesis that I could come up with from this was that, after capturing me, it would return after taking another person .

Based on how big its body was, it had the capacity to hold at least one more person, and that pseudo-slime that was following someone’s orders was, as a matter of fact, not part of the elven race, and if it were looking to capture a target who had high levels of magic power on par with the demons, the man in front of me who had pretty high levels of magic power, fit that requirement .

Even if I was right, I didn’t know why the kidnapper who did not go after the elves released the monster in the human continent though… .

I thought that perhaps this man knew the reason, I used the Eye of the World that all the elves hated because it saw through anything and everything, and looked at the man’s status .

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・Akira Oda

・Race / Human

・Occupation / Assassin Lv . 68

・HP 23000／23400

・Attack 15600

・Defence 10400

・MP 8400／9100

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Skills

・Arithmetic Lv . 5

・Negotiation Lv . 5

・Hidden Weapon Lv . 8

・Assassination Lv . 8

・Curved Sword Lv . 9

・Dagger Lv . 5

・Stealth Lv . MAX

・Perception Lv . 9

・Threat Detection Lv . 8

・Intimidate Lv . 7

・Roar Lv . 3

・Twin-Sword Style Lv . 3

・Magic Manipulation Lv . 8

・Glamour Magic Lv . 1

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Special Skills

・Language Comprehension

・Eye of the World Lv . 2

・Shadow Magic Lv . 7

・Fortune

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For a short while, I was at a loss for words .

It was obviously, strange .

It was far stronger than the status of my sister who had the highest rank within the Adventurer Guild, the gold rank .

Just speaking of his offensive ability, it surpassed the previous demon lord .

Despite this, his presence, in some respects, was thin .

Strong people had something like a unique presence, but I couldn’t feel it from this man .

When I stared at him, the mysterious man stared back at me, so for the time being, I screamed so that it wouldn’t raise suspicions .

Perhaps it had been hard on my throat that had not taken in food nor water in quite a long time, when I screamed for a bit, it started getting hoarse .

Knowingly or unknowingly, he presented roasted monster meat and bread to me .

Immediately after that, my stomach growled .

It was improper, but I snatched them away and ate in the corner .

That was when, I met Akira . .

Giving an unfamiliar girl, one who came out of a monster on top of that, food and water, Akira didn’t avert his eyes even when he saw my face, and he didn’t make a face .

On the contrary, he said that he hated the word ‘perfect’ .

For me whom those of my own race did not believe in, those words, even if it was just that much, made me happy .

「Akira, are my hair and eyes, weird?」

Even when I asked him like that, Akira will definitely not avert his eyes .

And, he strangely answered as if it were really obvious .

「What are you saying? I still do not know of anyone who has hair and eyes that are prettier than yours . 」

Akira had yet to see my younger sister, but nevertheless, I thought, if it’s Akira… .

If it’s Akira, even if he saw my younger sister, it seems that he would be on my side .

Besides, my heart beat fast when I’m near him, and my heart jumped from nothing more than a brush of skin .

This was definitely, love .

There was no reaction even when faced with the beautiful faces of the elves from my tribe, but as soon as Akira patted my head, my cheeks turned red .

I want to, always be by Akira’s side .

No matter what happens, I will be Akira’s ally .

Even if, Akira made an enemy of the world, at the very least, I will be by Akira’s side .

Really, just when did I solemnly swear this in my heart .

That vow will not fade, it was in my heart .

「Akira, let’s stay together forever . 」

「Ah- . you’ll be by my side, right?」

「Un . 」

For this moment alone, I could even thank my younger sister .

If I hadn’t been betrayed by those from my tribe, I would not have met Akira .

That’s why, Kirika Rose Quartz and all those other people of my tribe, thank you for betraying me .