Bocchi Kaibutsu ch36

p1
>Marie.

>...I see...

>...She really is here.

>Lily... I think I'm scaring her.
>I should go back to my room...

>M'lady.
>Miss Edel and Miss Amaryllis are watching.
>Yeah.

p2
>It's okay, Heath.
>This woman is Marie's mother.

>O-Okay...

>...Marie told me

>that she became friends with a monster with a tail.

>...Friends...

p3
>...I never thought it'd be true, but...

>?

>...It really is you.

>Miss Monster.
>I'm not sure if you recognise me...
>but we've met before.

p4
>I was still young back then...
>so I only vaguely remember it, but...

>you saved me, didn't you?

>...Ah...

>I had a weak constituion when I was little,
>and I just so happened to feel ill when I walking through the forest alone.

>...It was then...

p5
>that you found me.
>Yeah.
>I remember.

p6
>Wha...

>Why is there a human child collapsed in a place like this...?
>H-Hey...

>...Uuh...
>Hah...
>It hurts...

>What should I do...!?
>Aren't her parents around nearby...?

p7
>Hold on!
>I'll take you back to the town!

p8
>...Hey...
>Somebody!
>This kid needs hel-

>Hey!
>What's that?
>Hey, that's a monster, isn't it?

>I-It's a monster!
>A monster's here!
>Get the women and children inside!
>Are you here to attack our town!?
>It's hunting around for children!

p9
>Bring out your weapons!
>No...
>You're wrong!
>How cowardly of you to use a child as a hostage!

>I just...
>Don't look down on humans!
>Hurry up and kill it!
>Damn monster!
>this girl...

>As long

>as this child is saved,
>that's all that matter.

p10
>What gives?
>What did I ever
>do to you?

p11
>Kill it!

>I'm all alone.

p12
>I've always dreamed
>of being together with someone.

>But...

>if this is what it makes me feel like,
>then I don't care if I'm alone for the rest of my life.

p13
>After that
>I was brought to a hospital in the neighboring town...
>After things calmed down, my mother told me
>that the "monster who tried to kidnap me" attacked the town.

>Since a different monster attacked that area a long time ago...
>they overreact when it comes to monsters.

>...But still,
>that doesn't change the fact that humans cornered a kind monster.
>Most likely... I'm the only one who knows that.

p14
>Thank you
>for saving me back then,
>Miss Monster.

>And... I'm sorry I couldn't save you in return.

>...Me too... I'm sorry for doing something...
>that couldn't be undone...
>I'm so sorry...

p15
>You don't need to apologise.
>At the very least, not to me.

>Hm? What is it, Marie...?
>Heath?

>That's the name
>of this monster.
>My! What a wonderful name.

p16
>Um... It's the name you gave me, Lily.

>Oh yeah, so it was.
>Yeah.

>I never thought that the monster Marie met
>would be the same monster
>from back then...

>Getting to meet you here like this
>must be destiny.

>...Same here...
>I'm glad to have met you.

p17
>By the way, Lly-chan and Heath-chan... What kind of relationship do you two have?
>Heath-chan...
>We're lovers.
>Ehehe.
>Oh my~
>What the heck?
>I've just baked a cake.
>Let's all have some tea.
>!!

>Aah.
>So it wasn't a mistake
>to save a human being back then after all.