LV999 Villager Volume 2 Chapter 9 part13

NT: And its like… It was late today, I just gonna beggan to translate The Emblem Of Din, and I remembered that I still have to do… this… Is like, i nearly forgot it… It feels like… “Oh, yeah… “that thing”….

「WhWhat are you talking about?」

「I never expected that the Fool of my Son could oppose the will of the King… The King could have brainwashed him, but there was a better way to deal with him」

「You mean… that?」

「Yes… But look, I had no choice. That fool loved the Demons so much that he even wanted to build relationships with them. That's why I thought the best way to deal with him would be to use those same Demons to kill him」

Palna began to feel confused after hearing those words.

That was impossible. A Demon had killed her Master because he was of no use to them.

「He-Hey… What are you talking about?」

Palna asked with a voice full of confusion, hoping that everything was a lie.

「No, it can't be」

「Everything I did was for the sake of the King. Those who followed that fool were considerably skilled… So I thought it would be a good idea to have them hold a grudge against the Demons after they murdered him. Just look at yourself, Palna. Are not you an excellent resource that we got thanks to that?」

When Militaria said that, he remove the kind expression that he had been showing to Palna until just a few moments ago and change it for an unpleasant smile.

「You- … You lie. So what was that? You said this was for him… Didn't you say that all this was for the sake of revenge on the Demons that killed him? 」

「Yes… That's what I said. But we can not deny that my Foolish Son is also to blame for having taken that path 」

「You… What did you do?」

「I went to the Demon settlement where my Foolish Son lived and killed one of the Demons who lived there. I thought that wouldn't be enough, so I dressed with the same clothes he was wearing. That's all. After that, the relationship between Humans and Demons that had formed in that place… collapse 」

Palna's memories emerged once again after hearing those words.

『I promise you! I will not let anyone harm any of you!』

NT:

That is what her Master had said. However, if what Militaria said was true, then the promise he had made was broken. And the worst of all is that the betrayed were the Demons.

「…Lie … That's a lie. Something like that… It's impossible! He was your own son!」

「Everything is for the sake of the King. Why do you think that a simple Human like me knows about the System is this world? It's because I've sworn allegiance to the King. That's right… The King is everything to me! It is normal that I murdered that Fool who was endangering the interests of my King. The King's Desires are absolute!」

「Why… do you tell me this now? If you had kept silent…」

「To determine if I should ask the King to brainwash you, why else would I have done it? With this your revenge has come to an end. And now that you know the truth about the System of this world… Will it be that you no longer want to exterminate the Demons? Well, that will be a problem. After all… we plan you to fight in the future」

Palna was overwhelmed by a sense of despair after knowing the truth. In the end, she had also been dancing in the palm of the World System that Kagami had been talking about.

「Mi-… MILITARIAAAAAAAAAAA!」

Then, Palna gathered all the Magical Power that she remained in the palm of her hand and pointed towards the culprit of her desperation. In that instant, she fired her magic with all her strength towards Militaria.

「… Oh? What's going…? 」

However, her magic did not reach Militaria. Instead, it impact something that got in its way shortly before it reached him, causing a huge explosion that raised a cloud of dust in the process.

「Yo-You…!」

A short time later, when the cloud of dusk generated by the explosion dissipated, Kagami, who shortly before had collapsed without strength on the floor due to the King's attack, appeared. At first glance he seemed really tired, and the wounds that covered his body gave the impression that he was about to collapse, however, the great cut on his back had been completely healed by Alice's Recovery Magic.

「Well well… I'm surprised you're still alive, but I'm even more surprised that you protected me despite being so hurt that you could collapse at any moment. What were you thinking?」

「It's not necessary for Palna to get her hands dirty by killing someone like you」

「Fufu… How funny. Do you think I would have died because of Palna's attack?… Anyway, you seem to have heard everything… In that case, why didn't you act before?」

After hearing the words of Militaria, Kagami simply muttered, 「I couldn't move」, while looking at Alice, who had fainted.

「Seriously, I couldn't breathe, and honestly, I was about to die.. I would definitely have died if one of those blasts had hit me. But Alice… She heal my wounds without rest. She even resists all that pain with her small body 」

Kagami said as he approached Alice.

Then, he carefully took her in his arms and murmured, 「Thank you… You did it well」 as he led her to Palna.

「Could you take care of her… please?」

Kagami asked while looking directly at Palna.

「You… don't you hate me? It was me who did this to Alice, you know, isn't it?」

「Certainly, what you did was horrible, really horrible, so much so that you should not believe that I wil forgive you so easily」

「Exact…! So hit me please! I'm not your enemy!? Hey? What are you doing? You should hate me as much as I hate the Demons… You hate me too, isn't it !? 」

Palna scream with tears of frustration on her face.

But Palna had already admitted that she was wrong. So forgetting what she had done to Alice was possible as long as she understood how much she made her suffer.

「Dosukoi」

NT: Shouted used by Sumo wrestlers when they start to push each other… or so I think

「Huh!?」

However, in response to her question, Kagami simply pushed Palna slightly while forcing her to hold Alice in her arms.

Unlike him, Palna, who had been forced to receive Alice, could not help but fell confused in response to his sudden thrust.

「Stop talking stupid things. That is all」

「What-What that means! I-… What the hell are you thinking!」

「I get it. But aren't you worrying too much? Were you the kind of person who cared so much about things?」

「Hey! That's rude!」

「I understand that you think that getting revenge on those who hurt you is the right thing, but for me it does not sound different than stupidity」

When Kagami said that, Palna showed perplexed.

「Do you understand that you were wrong? Do you understand that Alice is not someone easy to defeat? If so, then try to make an effort to amend your mistakes with your future actions. That's the only thing you should do」

After hearing that, Palna began to look at Alice in astonishment. In front of her was the sleeping face of a girl who did not look anything different than a Human. After that, Palna's eyes began to get wet as the blame for what she had done increased. 『I have done something horrible』, those words were deeply engraved inside your heart.

「What matters is not what happened in the past, but what will you do in the future」

Then, after saying that, Kagami faced Militaria.

Palna said nothing, and instead just looked at Kagami's back as she hugged Alice's body tightly, as if she was trying to confirm that she was really there. Then, she began to heal with Recovery Magic the wounds she had inflicted to her.

NT: As always, if you find something weird, whatever, just tell me in the comments

Chapter end