Chapter 85

Translator: Pun | Editor: Darling

Does she know that I’m an assassin?!

Is she nonchalantly asking me because she knows the truth?

Did she perhaps know that I was an assassin and still let me go around freely…?

I could feel a line of cold sweat flow down my back.

My heart kept beating harder and harder.

“W-what are you saying…?”

I was finally able to force out a word out of my throat.

In response, Makoto just smiled.

I can never really tell what’s behind that smile of hers, which is why I think she’s a little bit scary.

She always has a gentle smile on her, but what’s really on her mind?

“Hehe, you didn’t actually think I was being serious, right? If we did something like that, plenty of people would come after us. I just need you to help me save Rachel.”

She said while smiling.

“Well then, why don’t you go play with the children? I’m sure they’ll be happy to play lots with you. I need to talk with the sisters.”

“M-Makoto?!”

With that said, Makoto pushed me out of the room with his hands.

There were things that I wanted to ask and hear as well, but… I guess Makoto doesn’t want that right now.

Her smile told me that she wasn’t willing to tell me anything, and she didn’t seem like she was going to budge.

I trotted around the corridor, and with each step I took, the floor noisily creaked. I head to the room where Raimu and the others were.

Based on how the sisters were acting, it seems like they knew that they knew that sir Akkdoi was on his way here and told the children to go elsewhere.

And so, Raimu and the others must be in their rooms.

I lightly knocked on the door in front of their room.

However, I didn’t hear a single response from them.

But, I could feel the presence of several children inside the room.

“Raimu, Meryl, Kaede, are you there?”

I could feel that they were moving about in the room.

And so, they slowly opened the door.

I could see the slim fingers that belonged to a child through the door. From the small open gap between the door, I could see Kaede cautiously looking around.

“Hey Kaede, it’s me, Lyra.”

I looked at Kaede and smiled at him. In response, he quickly opened the door, and energetically rushed towards me.

“Lyra!!”

His small body tightly embraced mine.

Among the orphans in this church, Kaede is the oldest boy.

So he probably feels a sense of duty to protect the younger children.

As soon as Kaede saw me, out of relief, he started sobbing.

It seems like he was quite afraid.

“It’s all right… Everything’s all right now, ok? Is everyone here, as well?”

“Yeah… Everyone is all right. They’re inside…”

“Good job on protecting everyone, Kaede. Thank you.”

I gently brushed his soft hair, and he let out a relaxed smile.

Scaring such adorable children like these… Count Akkudoi sure is unbelievable.

According to Makoto, if we stir them up too much, they might come back again. They might even come back sooner than we thought.

Their target is not only the church but me as well.

If that’s the case, I wonder if they’ll leave the church alone if I just went directly to them.

It’s not like I don’t trust Makoto. But, since I have no idea what or when she’s going to do something, then I might as well take the initiative. I have to, for the sake of these children.

“Sis…”

“Miss Lyra…”

Starting with Raimu, the children leave the room, and all start embracing me.

It seems like all of them were quite scared. Their eyes were filled with tears.

I need to make sure these children can live happily…

Filled with resolve, I smiled at the children.

“It’s all right, I’m not going to let the bad guys hurt you or anything.”`