Chapter 247
Butcher Demon
âââ (Gevaudanâs point of view)
I can see the R&D center building.
Yasmin is probably in thereâ¦â¦.
Is she really there? What should I do next time if she is not there?â¦â¦
I hope Natsuki and the others are safe. From the aliensâ perspective, they are targets tooâ¦
I wonder if Abigail is okay. She might be hunted by the lieutenant general in order to keep her mouth shutâ¦â¦.
Is Ferris and the rest able to return to their home? Itâs about time for the humans to regroup and bring out the high-tech weapons. Especially Arshella. If sheâs flying around unprotected, sheâll get locked on by a homing missileâ¦â¦.
Aah, I have too many things to worrryâ¦â¦.
My heat to smash Yasmin and Garnier is cooling downâ¦â¦.
I run across town in the darkness with all kinds of uneasiness.
âJebotan!!!â
â!?â
I was startled.
âNatsuki?â
I hid in the shadows and pulled Kin out of my apron.
âHelp me, Jeebotan!! âueeee, uuuuâ¦â¦.â
Sheâs crying and Kin is also mimicking her cries, so the scene is very realistic.
âWhatâs wrong?â
âYakumo wasâ¦â¦ Yakumo was hicâ¦â¦!â
âWhatâs happened to Yakumo?â
Focus.
Natsuki and Yakumoâs presences seem to be moving away from each other.
ââDid he get lost?â
âHello.â Abigailâs voice said.
âListen. Yakumo-kun has been kidnapped.â
âKidnapped? by who?â
âAliens, a vampireâ
âVampireâ
I saw him.
I saw someone like that in the Highland Zephyr gang at the plaza a while back. Thatâs probably himâ¦â¦.
âBut why Yakumo?â
âDid you tell anyone about his ability?â
âMe? No, I didnât told anyone about the Yakumoâs abilityâ¦â¦.â
âBut they knew. They kidnapped Yakumo-kun right in front of us.â
Then a thought occurred to me.
ââhmmâ¦â¦may beâ¦â¦â
âAny idea?â
âMustachio.â
âMusâ¦â¦?â
âHeâs a spy. Iâve been spied on by him before.
Heâs been quiet lately, but heâs still following meâ¦â¦.
I look around. But thereâs no sign of it. What a great spy. *Boo-hoo-hoo* Then I hear an owlâs cry from the other side through Kin.
âDamn itâ¦â¦..â
âIâm sure Rudra is still tracking them, but once they get into the alien camp, we canât help him anymoreâ¦â¦ so Iâ m hoping maybeâ¦â¦ you can help him?â
âPlease, Jebotanâ¦â¦. pleaseâ¦â¦.â
Abigail was somewhat reluctant to say it then a sobbing voice came after, I could imagine Natsukiâs crying face from it. It is so destructive when a girl who is usually so cheerful cries.
I know where the Yakumo is. It seems he is heading for the main gate of 88.
I looked up at the building of November. There was a twinkling light.
Itâs right in front of meâ¦â¦. What should I do? â-
â¦â¦.
After a momentâs hesitation, I punched a nearby wall.
With a dull thud, the concrete cracked.
ââ¦â¦â¦â¦Alright. Natsuki, Iâll take him back, donât worry.â
ââ¦â¦Hic, reallyâ¦â¦? huffâ¦â¦.â
âYes, I promise.â
Natsukiâs cries louder, but softer than before.
âCan I speak to Abigail?â
âWhat should we do?â
âYakumo is heading for the main gate. There are probably a bunch of aliens there preparing to destroy it, so you two donât go near it.â
âHahâ¦â¦ thanks, reallyâ¦â¦.â
Abigailâs sigh.
âAfter I get Yakumo back, Iâll deliver him to Natsuki. You two stay together.â
âYes. Weâll be close by. See you soon.â
I tucked the saluting Kin into my apron pocket.
âPapameyan you waste of calcium bastard â¦â¦.
Cursing in my chest, I spun on my heel.
I can imagine seeing him smiling widely while I ran back the way I came, heading towards the main gate.
âyouâve interrupted me once again.
â¦â¦Iâmâ¦â¦workingâ¦â¦donât disturb my work!!
Donât think you can get away with it, making Natsuki cry like thatâ¦â¦.!
Next time, Iâm going to rip off that mask and reveal your face. Iâm going to give him the biggest humiliation of any masked wrestler.
How can I tackle that Edelweiss or whatever itâs called? As I was thinking about this, I saw that the road I had just taken was blocked by a barricade.
I turn. Run. Another barricade waiting for me.
Turn. Run. Barricade.
Turn. Run. Barricade.
âUsing the pathway that I and Velvet built together to capture 88? And get a supernatural weapon Yakumo? And kill me? And maybe kill Titania as well? Youâre too greedy, that skeleton!
Iâm really getting irritated.
You are unforgivable, Papameyan!!
I will bury the bones in Yufanâs body and eat him while raping them together. Then Iâll finish them with the Sustainable Killing method!! Smash them to pieces with a butcherâs hammer and throw them in the wilds where they can be put to good use!
As I was running, I thought I heard the monsterâs cry echoing through the 88, but I didnât care.
The butcherâs ferociousness scorched my brain. I hadnât felt this way in such a long time that I couldnât spare a moment to worry about the traps.
I stepped out of the street.
I paused as I stumbled to a stop.
âIâve lost itâ¦â¦..
It was a park on the widest avenue in 88, where a huge number of soldiers were now assembled.
It was a combined force made up of Alpha, Beta, and Delta.
Among the infantry carrying heavy weapons, there is even Ripley in the mix, and the armored vehicles are in full battle mode, hauling out cannons. Furthermore, tanks with traces of explosive armor that had been hastily removed from their tracks came rumbling out of the underground passageway. thereâs even service dogs.
Butcher, whose blood was rising to his head had been lured out to the center of such a gathering place by accident.
I blushed internally, feeling out of place as if I were the only one who had hopped into a party wearing pajamas where everyone else was dressed up in suits.
But luckily, no one seemed to notice me yet.
The reason I was not suddenly attacked was because the line was facing the opposite direction from me, that is, toward the main gate. They are probably on their way to recapture the main gate, which is occupied by aliens.
In other words, this is an assault launch position. The military has done a good job of setting up a counterattack in such a short period of time.
This operation team will fire without caring about the existence of Yakumo. It would be quicker to kill him than to have him taken away by the aliens. If they got caught up in the battle, there would be no way to stop them. I had to covertly rescue Yakumo before this army reached the aliensâ position.
So itâs not a time to make a scene here. Letâs pretend for the sake of both parties that this never happened. Butcher will leave secretly, so please donât notice me. â-
ââAh! over there! I caught this one first!â
The crab monster thrust its arms at me.
Aah! Idiot! How did you notice?
The spotlight was shining on me.
Countless gun muzzles pointed at me all at once.
ââThis is over.â
Penrose, full of intent, stood behind the light.
âUgly monster, donât think you can do whatever you want at my fort.â
Penrose raised his right hand.
In response, sirens blared in the distance.
Wrrrrâ¦â¦ wrrrrâ¦â¦.
The grim tone of the old air raid sirens.
For training, it is limited only to five times. Now it keeps repeating and shows no sign of stopping. In other words, this is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill.
âMartial Law.
The signal for an all-out battle in the Fort.
The sound of thumping footsteps and citizens rushing from building to building. Everyone, from adults to children had guns in their hands. The barrels of guns were pointed at me from the windows of the buildings.
From an old man on the verge of death to a newborn child, everyone is a soldier now.
This is what a crazy all-out militia system looks like.
As it reads, total mobilization. In case this happens, these people will fight until they are the last one standing.
â ahâ¦â¦..
These vulgar ethicists that can only flock together are so annoying.
Get out of my way.
I donât have time for you now. If you want to die, do it later.
Well, I guess that wonât change anythingâ¦â¦.
If Penrose put his hand down, everyone will pull the trigger without hesitation.
Iâm an ugly butcher now, after all.
â-.
ââ¦â¦â¦â¦ Iâ¦amâ¦â¦ Gea..Gevaudan.â
I turned on the speaker. They have been overworked lately and not in good shape.
I see Penrose startled a little.
ââthe ugly monster the Butcher, the one you all fear.
That is me.
I was once a human.
But now Iâm a beast who canât even remember my name.
I went through terrible things before I came here.
Yet, my soul remains intact.
I returned from that prison.
Lift your chin and look at me. See your own sins in my eyes.
If you know who I am, then make way.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
If you are too stupid to understand, put your finger on the trigger.
I will crush every prideful human who has no respect for mother earth.
Once I start, I will never stop until I have my fill.
If you are ready, go ahead and shoot.
That will be the end of you.
And I will take all your sins with me.
If you donât want to die, get out of the way. Humanâ-â
My mechanical voice echoed through the fort.
Butcherâs speech rang out somberly, and everyone in the area fell silent.
All the adults in the crowd are staring at me with stunned expressions on their faces.
âThis was my ultimatum.
I will keep the promise I made to Abigail.
I warned them. If you run, I wonât chase you.
If one of you shoots, I will kill you all.
Not that I donât feel like it, but I donât plan on being a good little girl anymoreâ¦â¦â¦â¦.
I inwardly lick my lips upon looking at the banquet right in front of me.
How long I have waited for this moment.
Now, go ahead and shoot.
Iâm waitingâ.