Semelparous Chapter 8

Semelparous Chapter 8

Ogino Jun

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p01
>Mm. Mm. Mmhm. (mus note)
>Ah, yeah. Right.
>It'll be great if this all stops now,
>but it's not gonna be that easy, now is it?

>Our investigation's almost done, too.
>Looks like there's only one Pureblood in this world.
>Once we can deal with the girl,
>our victory will be all but assured.

p03
>I stare down the abyss, together with you.

p05
>We investigated the matter with Kanzaki-chan, and indeed,
>she has a shared existence with the Small Type that Yorino-chan defeated...

>Thank you very much...
>Yorino-chan...

-SHUT

p06
>Do you think it was just a coincidence?
>When it happened to Mio-chan, I do think that it was just a coincidence,
>but this time...

>If we also consider that incident back in Yorino-chan's training... she's definitely being targeted.
>So she really is a Pureblood, huh?

>We're monitoring the enemies who made it through to inner wall very closely, so they shouldn't be able to confirm it,
>but if they already did, we need to move fast.

p07
>If they're using Yorino-chan's friends to get to her...
>then they already know a lot about her personal life.

>We don't have the luxury to be subtle about our actions.

>There's a high chance that they already have an agent who has made contact with Yorino-chan.
>Oh! It's been a while, Aratsugu-san!
>?

>And they may already be putting their plan into action.
>Whatever they're planning, I'll protect Yorino-chan.

p08
>She's our only chance of winning against them.

>Oh, did you forget about me already?
>We enlisted on the same day. Name's Ryuuzaki Tobari.

p09
>Nice to meet you...

p10
-KA-CHAK
>Want some dinner?

>I'm sorry...

p11
>......
>Do you need something?

>Yorino-chan...

p12
>It's okay to cry.

p13
>I'm alright...
>My resolve won't falter... no matter what happens.

>Did you cry for Haruka-chan when she died?

>Eh...?
>I... don't think so.

>When things get too painful, you shouldn't hold back your tears.

p14
>Crying doesn't mean you've lost your determination.

p17
>...
>...!

p18
>...Uu... kuh... Hngh...!

p19
>Have you calmed down a little?

>Thank you very much...

>I didn't do anything...

p20
>I'm very happy that you'd...
>stay by my side in times like these, Captain...

>Do you still want to stay as a Bastioner?
>I won't quit. Never.

>I've already
>passed the point of no return.

p21
>I'll be fine if you'd stay by my side, Captain.

>Am I being a bother to you?
>You're always supporting me like this...

>No, of course not.

p22
>Please...
>don't ever leave me, Captain...

p23
>Captain?

p26
>Sorry.
>Did you hate it?

>...No.

p27
>Actually, even when I was still in grade school, I've always been watching you, Captain.
>Really?

>We were always watching your training through our classroom window,
>and we always talked about how strong and cool you were back then.

p28
>That was why I was so surprised when I found out that you'd be handling our training.
>And you even became my partner...

>I was really, really happy.

p29
>Yorino-chan, whenever your heart gets worn down,
>I'll be there to heal it with my love.

>That's because mine gets healed in the process too...
>I will always be here to support you, okay?

p30
>Can you go to school today?
>I can't bring myself to face Aoki-san...
>Hmm, maybe I should skip school too, then.
>Let's go buy some breakfast.

>After that, I'll tell you about what I've been discussing with Keiko-san and the others.

>We're planning to invade the other world to eliminate all of our enemies.