Chapter 225 Inequal Victim

Hmm, I remember how the old translator of Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita said he can translate an entire chapter and put it into blog with just an hour, that's after working too. Amazing guy. I remember the chapters in that novel weren't short either.

 

Chapter 225 Inequal Victim

 

It’s a dark world where no one can tell front from back, left from right, and up from down, a vivid reminder of Althea’s magic from before.

Just now, we were swallowed by a huge earth fissure that looked like a mouth, what has become of us?

The hardness that I feel on my back, rather than ground, it’s stone.  So the bedrock?

However, completely different from my back, what is this soft sensation that I felt at the backside of my head? Somehow it feels like a calming sensation.

I don’t really feel any abnormalities on my body, am I sprawling on the ground right now?

And what is this sensation on the back of my head?

As I finally twist my body that has gotten used to the dark, something on the back of my head twitched as if feeling something.

“Velt, have you awake?”

This is, even though I can’t see anything, I immediately can tell by the voice.

“So it’s you Forna.” (Velt)

“Yes. You lost your consciousness a little while there.” (Forna)

So was unconscious. Did my head hit something? Well, I don’t really feel any pain in my body though.

Hm? So, right now Forna is giving me the knee pillow?

That’s well, it made me felt I was sleeping tight.

“Fuuh....... and so, where is this? I can’t see anything.” (Velt)

“Yes. Here is..... a place such as that.” (Forna)

At that moment, a glaring ball of light was invoked, making me reflexively shut my eyes.

I slowly opened my eyes, Forna has made a simple lighting out of her magic.

Such a convenient thing. As I thought that I take a look at the surroundings....

“.....A prison?” (Velt)

It’s a square shaped room made from an excavated bedrock.

The room has now window, only a seemingly solid door.

“I was also momentarily unconscious. And only awaken just a few moments before......  however from what I feel, not so much time has passed it appears.” (Forna)

“.........Did we got caught? ............Uwaah, so pathethic. It’s not like I let my guard down or anything.” (Velt)

Dangit really. It’s not like I’m looking down on the level of the subterraneans, so what’s with this situation.

Well, but as expected that power was out of my expectations. The one from that time......

“And so, here is...... I mean, how’s everyone?” (Velt)

“I don’t know. We were all swallowed by the fissure, I think everyone have been scattered apart.....” (Forna)

“I see..... in other words, I don’t have to worry about them that much huh.” (Velt)

“......Well, I can’t deny that.” (Forna)

In the end everyone are surely still alive, and of course they’re still well. It’s them after all.

That’s why for now, I need to grasp where we are and immediately meet up with others, and perhaps even going further.....

“..........Huh?” (Velt)

It was at that time. I can feel it, a slight vibration. A presence that’s coming closer. And a sound of digging.

I’ve already familiar enough with this repetitive pattern. The sound of drill.

Just the perfect timing. Since they’re coming here themselves then it’s convenient for us......

“Fuuuuuh, finally out. Aaah so tiring. Earth’s power doesn’t seem gonna be useful.”

“Geez, Neeto-kun, you weren’t able to control it’s full power right? Thanks to that we got confused and lost........  isn’t....... it...... huh?”

Huh?

I thought who it could be when I heard the drill sound, but the moment that solid looking wall collapsed, the ones who appeared from there are Neeto who has his drill pushed out and that Fairy.

“...........Ah, we got the wrong place. Pardon......” (Neeto)

“Fuwa Fuwa Retrival” (Velt)

“Wha!” (Neeto)

“Hey, that’s so cold of you, there’s no way I’m gonna let you escape alright?”(Velt)

It’s like the same situation from just a moment ago huh.

“Whawhawha, what are you doing here instead of all other places! Geez, Neeto-kun stupid! Think about the location when you’re drilling!”

“It’s usually wasn’t this bad, why am I so unlucky now......” (Neeto)

I caught Neeto who was about to turn back to the hole where he came from without a moment’s delay.

“Bastards...... long bangs bastard and noisy fairy.” (Velt)

“.................Heya, good day.” (Neeto)

“Wait, what did you mean with that noisy fairy. You mean to say I am noisy? The fairy protection association will capture you, you know?”

Neeto nodded with a snap, while the fairy on his shoulder puffed up her cheeks.

No, wait a minute. HEY, why are YOU guys in this place!

I bet Kishin gonna say that.

“Bastards, you did us quite good back then huh? And now, what’s is this place? What did you do to us?” (Velt)

“No well, pardon. When using that power, everyone regardless enemies or friends will be blown away somewhere inside the Subterranean World, I also unable to control it and ended up wandering around on the underground area I don’t know about, I just come back myself so I don’t know the situation, so for the sake of investigating the situation, it’d really help me out if you let me go right away, so can you do something........ ah I knew it, sorry.” (Neeto)

“What?” (Velt)

“But, from what I see, this is a prison.... no, something like an empty room? Maybe you guys weren’t captured but were swallowed down and ended up falling here instead. Anyways, I think it’s somewhere in the residential area.” (Neeto)

“.....Residential area?” (Velt)

“From how you say it, should I say the place as the Subterranean World? But for us subterraneans, we’re living in this far deep underground. Villages, towns, royal capital, they all have loose scaling though, and for subterraneans, the earth of this continent is the most important location. Being where the royal capital of the subterraneans located. Well, about that, if it’s in places that still undeveloped it’d be dangerous to get lost there, gonna be a big trouble.” (Neeto)

The Subterranean World. To think that I’d arrive to the second of the world’s Three Unfound World without hoping for it.

“So you’re always in this world? So why are you getting involved with the war on the surface?” (Forna)

“Well, I was just your normal student that got forced into conscription, I don’t know about the country’s intention and politics. But well, it’s not like we never involve ourselves with the surface.” (Neeto)

“So, with using the power of your helix you’ll be able to go to the surface?” (Forna)

“Well, there’s that, there are also exchange of goods with those that exists on the surface and temporary employee placement for construction works, seems we have that kind of connection. Though I said that, that country seems to have been destroyed since I was a kid, so the stuff I mentioned has long gone too.” (Neeto)

“A connection with a country on the surface? I’ve never heard of something like that! Which country is that?” (Forna)

“Uhhmm, Bal what was it again.....” (Neeto)

At that moment, me and Forna both expressionlessly looked at each others’ face, we remembered of a certain country.

Balbadie Kingdom.

“......Since Mannie able to join forces with the Subterranean World, maybe it’s because she has that kind of history behind her.” (Forna)

“Mannie? Aah, yes yes. Somehow she’s a former princess of that Bal stuff, the Subterranean King and the ministers seem to secretly know after all.” (Neeto)

If what Neeto said is true, it’s no wonder that Mannie, who was a princess of the Balbadie Kingdom, will get the cooperation of the subterraneans.

Despite the existence of Princess Mannie was made forgotten by the Holy Knights’ magic, it’s a mystery of how she’d earn their trust.

“Neeto-kun, is it okay for you to talk about something like that~?” Aren’t these guys enemies~?”

And, seemingly worrying for Neeto who is talking about the Subterranean World with no hesitation, the fairy pulled Neeto’s ear with both of her hands.

However, Neeto looked annoyed as he [shuush shuush] to the fairy and flatly drove her away.

“Haah? You’re so stupid huh~.  It’s not gonna harm  me in anyway speaking about those. Because, I don’t have any allies. Since I don’t have any friends that will be sad if I die, I don’t have anyone who’ll be sad if I die.” (Neeto)

“Uwah....... that’s too much, I’m going to get angry you know? It’s rude to this goddess that will aaaa~~lways stick with you and thought about you, don’t you think? See♪Ehe♪.”

“Aaah yeah yeah, so annoying.” (Neeto)

“What, annoying? Which part of me is annoying! It isn’t annoying nor it’s sly! This is au naturel me you know~. Hmph hmph~”

“Hah? Au naturel? So you mean you’re naturally like that? Are you stupid? You aren’t natural, the act of you making it to be seen that way is completely exposed alright. It doesn’t need any expert to see through it at first sight you know? In the first place, using hmph hmph~ like that and puffing up your cheeks might be something nine out of ten boys will find cute but the one out of ten of boys and ten out of ten girls will look at that with cold eyes and tell you to go die in their head.” (Neeto)

“Eh, nine out of ten boys thinking that as cute is already enough isn’t it! It means almost all of them think of it as cute right? Then, Neeto-kun must also naturally think of that as cute right!”

“.......... what nine out of ten boys means, is that it’s what the general boys in the world would think....... If I were to live with the values of some generic boys of the world, I’d probably think it’d be good if I were have more friends though.” (Neeto)

Well what can I say...... these guys, they’re inside their own world right now, have they completely forgotten about us?

Subterranean and fairy couple....... it feels like a weird match up somehow.....

“Um, I think you looked quite close with each other, but why did a subterranean and a fairy could come together?” (Forna)

Yup, that’s what I thought too.

“Ehehe~, close with each other? See~ Neeto-kun, we looked close and fitting with each other. Nice isn’t it~, someone with low social standing Neeto-kun is being looked as fitting with me who is a girl from the top social rank, it’s a form of status you know~? This is your chance, you derive courage from it and turning it a push for you to confess to me okay~? Ah, by the way since I’m a girl I don’t want the confession to come from my side, if you want to go out with me, then I wish that it’d be you, Neeto-kun to do it. See, if the girl confesses instead, the boy won’t be able to take the initiative right? Aah~, but but~, if that’s were to happen and you do confess to me~, the chance for the dark and gloomy Neeto-kun to go out with me is only one in ten thousand, okay~, but~, since there’s quite a big chance for that very one in ten thousand to happen, I think you can go ahead and try it out, who knows~.”

And so, as her face turned completely red as she talked rapidly, the fairy is gesturing [come on] to Neeto-kun. This isn’t calculated, I can feel she’s genuinely feeling shy, if one were to say she’s cute then she’s really cute. Neeto-kun squirmed seemingly a little embarrassed, he turned his face away, trying to feign off the conversation.

“This fly, when I went out to the surface secretly out of curiosity last year, I found her in a forest’s spring nearby, since that time she’s always following me around. Since she’s a fly, that might be the reason for her to fly around me who is like a shit, like what she’s doing currently.” (Neeto)

“Geez~, Wha~t are you saying now~, since that time~, you’ve been really~, protecting me a whole lot~, like from those other subterraneans that found me and tried to make a pass at me~, it’s so clear that you’re head over heels for me. But~, that was~, if one were to say it’s a destined encounter then it definitely is, isn’t it~.”

“It’s just a coincidence.” (Neeto)

“No no no no, there is no one else that leads a life of this kind of misfortune like us. That’s why no matter how you look at it, this is a destiny.”

Whatever alright...... even Forna who asked because she got slightly curious got tired by this manzai-like duo...... huh, why are you looking sad and glancingly peeking at me now.

TL note: Manzai is like a when two people grouping up to do some comedy skit.

What? You’re envious because they looked so close? It’s unfortunate but I’m still on bullying campaign to you so it’s a no.

Geez, what the heck am I doing at this kind of place.

But, the moment I was about to sigh like that, I remembered something important.

“Oh that’s right, bastard, you have Crest Eyes huh.” (Velt)

Yeah, I remembered that. It’s beyond doubt that he used the Crest Eyes. And from the situation, he must have used the last eye.

However, what I regard as important was not the fact that he has the Crest Eyes, but how did he gained it.

“Ah, so you knew about Crest Eyes. Well, mine is just cheap imitation though.” (Neeto)

“Cheap imitation?” (Velt)

“Yup. There was this guy who was like the representation of riajuu handsome dude , and that cute little girl that smiled so brightly that made me unintentionally doubt myself whether I have a preference for little girl, they made me awakened these eyes.” (Neeto)

Representative of riajuu.... aah, must be Roa.....

The cute girl that’s smiling so brightly. There could only Cosmos and no one else in this world like that!

“For some reason, that riajuu representation looked at my eyes and body with shining eyes, he pointed at some spot that seemed like acupressure point, and then the small girl pressed it. And so, for some reason the special cheap imitation eye awakened in me while I don’t really have any idea what’s going on.” (Neeto)

“Wait a minute! Wasn’t that small girl supposed to be crying? She’s doing that while she’s smiling brightly?” (Velt)

“Yeah. I mean, I don’t really know what they did to me. But,  the girl came hand in hand together with [Paa-san the bear] and someone wearing a big dog like costume [Fluto] that walked on all four, she looked like having fun you know? Somehow, it seemed like she’s having fun at Land while waiting her papa and mama to come and pick her up.......” (Neeto)

Cosmos eeeeeeh, so she’s really having fun......

Just by imagining that scene happening in reality, it my head hurt.....

“......W, well...... It’s the most important that she’s alright isn’t it, Velt.” (Forna)

“No, well, that’s true......” (Velt)

Somehow, Forna patted my shoulder with pitying look on her face while making a bitter smile, I only nodded powerlessly to that.

“Hm? .........Aah! Now that I think about it, onii-san, you said your daughter was kidnapped...... the one who was kidnapped could it be.....” (Neeto)

“Yeah, that brightly smiling girl whose cuteness is incomparable to anything in this world that you guys said just now, I’m talking about her.” (Velt)

“Uhh, to say it that far, well, I admit she’s cute.......... eeeeeeeh, so that girl is onii-san’s child?” (Neeto)

What, is he gonna say we’re not looking alike or something? The fairy and Neeto seem very surprised.

“Um, anyway who is the mother?”

“The big boobed angel.” (Velt)

“Aah, that one....... huh, you made a description of your own madam very simply compared to the child.” (Neeto)

What? It’s easy to understand alright.

Though, putting that aside, the problem here is Cosmos.

“Other guys are fine. They can manage by themselves even when left alone. But Cosmos is different. I need to meet her even a second faster.” (Velt)

“I concur....... we can’t let them use an innocent child like that any more than this.” (Forna)

“Yeah. That’s why, we need to get out of here as fast as we can. So, don’t get in our way alright? If you do, I could even wreck the world now.” (Velt)

I slowly stood up, and heading towards the only door in this room.

No matter how tough it looked, it won’t be a problem. Forna nodded to me and followed right after.

And then, it was at that moment.

“Uuu~~~~waaa~~~h.”

For some reason, Neeto’s voice that sounded like making fun of me was heard from behind.

“Oi, what now?” (Velt)

“No, nothing. It’s just~, you look cool and full of confidence, and not only that you’re so blessed, it’s just so unfair, ~something like that.” (Neeto)

“...............Hah?” (Velt)

“I’m sure that after this you’ll slip out, defeat your enemies no matter who they are, and actually manage to save your daughter...... aah nope nope, this kind of thing is so unequal, unfair, for such a delinquent to be walking on a road of success.” (Neeto)

Is he trying to pick up a fight? It was quite the irritating way of saying it, that I even spontaneously stopped walking.

“Why is it so necessary for you to say it like that? What, you hate delinquents?” (Velt)

“Nah...... well, I was speaking to myself, just venting some anger.” (Neeto)

I really don’t understand what he’s saying. I turned back once again and glared at Neeto, Neeto’s feet buckled down as he spread out his body into the shape of 大 and looked up to the ceiling.

“I hate delinquents. There are inequalities in this world. And the most obvious example of that, is delinquent.” (Neeto)

“Why is that? Isn’t something like that should be said to those rich guys and those that have good looks?” (Velt)

“You’re wrong. Those rich and those with good looks have their own hardships. But, a delinquent is different. They don’t experience hardships and exert great effort but they able to gain profits, that’s why I hate them.” (Neeto)

.......No, that’s no way alright...... this guy, what is he trying to say?

“In the first place, you’re a delinquent yourself right? But despite that, you get to pick out and choose all those girls to be your wives, and of all things you have that cute of a daughter, it’s the peak of unequality.” (Neeto)

.............I can’t deny that.........

“W, well, it’s true that Velt’s unusual love situation is keep on expanding but...... even with that, everyone are truly in love with Velt.” (Forna)

“Fuh, how naive. Don’t you know this kind of saying? Listen okay? Delinquents are blessed and the representative of unfairness, and love is the falsehood of life.” (Neeto)

And, he even went and said that kind of incomprehensible aphorism, and even with that he still won’t stop.....

“And, I have this student of a certain school for an example.” (Neeto)

“You said school, so the subterranean world has school?” (Velt)

“Well, it’s something normal..... no, well, putting that story aside, right now we’re talking about the inequality of this world.” (Neeto)

As the fairy next to him spat out a deep sigh, Neeto suddenly went on.

“I’m..... I mean, that student didn’t have any friend and always alone in the class, but he kept enduring the isolation, he went to the school everyday, not slacking even for a day. Merely passing the time in unchanging day to day life, facing those days without running away from it. And then one day, came a day when the class needed to divide into groups for an event. At first the trend was for everyone in the class were to make groups based on their own discretion, grouping up with those who they liked, but the class representative for girls rejected that idea. If they were to gather up with those who they always hung out with then there’d be no meaning. It’s exactly with grouping up with those you don’t usually group up with, will you find a new discovery, she said. Having said that, she wished for the class grouping to be left for herself to decide. Upon hearing that, I felt relieved from the bottom of my heart. Because, to make a group with those you liked, for someone who didn’t have friends like me, I’d be left alone. I was really thankful to be able to avoid that. And then the class accepted the girls’ opinion too. Because, she was smart, had many friends, kind to everyone, as well as a beautiful girl that everyone in the school idolized, also she wasn’t prideful with her popularity and being trusted heavily.” (Neeto)

....... and so, I thought what this has to do with the delinquent, but Neeto’s story continued.

“And, she put me who was being left out and ignored by everyone in the class, someone who disliked to group up into her own group. Yes, she’d personally deal with the bomb, becoming it’s victim. The other members of her team were indifferent about it. It’s just, when she said [I’ll be in your care] with a smile on her face, it’s not exaggeration to say that was the moment when I fell in love.” (Neeto)

“...............Wasn’t it something nice?” (Forna)

“Nah~, the problem starts from here. Inside the group I entered, there was a delinquent got mixed in. Well, he didn’t come to the school that often so I didn’t see him much, I also didn’t talk to him. Besides, I was on high tension because of love so I didn’t care about him. From next day on, I started to looking forward to come to school. However, on the morning of a certain day....... when I felt good and opened the door of the classroom..... there was an accident  that happened!” (Neeto)

He was so piled up and assuming air of importance, Neeto who told us about his heart then put on a grin on his lips.

That’s the first time I’m seeing him grin. However, it wasn’t smile but of self depreciation.

“The next day, one of the idiots of the class, picked up that girl student notebook and showed it to the whole class. Originally it was supposed to be the lowest of deed but there was no one in the class that stopped it...... no, they weren’t able to. Because it’s content was that much of a shock. .....Because, inside that notebook......... was a photo of two between that girl student and the delinquent.......” (Neeto)

Uwoah, that made me surprised! As if darkness suddenly shrouded him, Neeto sunk like he weighs shit ton.

“Yup, the girl student was in love with that delinquent. Therefore that’s must be the reason why the girl student used her special right. She’s been maneuvering to get into the same group as the delinquent. The thing about grouping up with other people you don’t usually group up with to discover new things and stuff were lies. It’s simply because, if the class were to group up with those they like, the student girl who was popular will be contested for regardless girls or boys, it’s exactly because she thought that she won’t be able to group up with the delinquent that she did that kind of ridiculous maneuvering. And I was merely there to make up the number. It’s not like I had some stupid dream like having my love realized, but the delinquent that didn’t come to the school everyday and kept doing as he pleased managed to get everything into his hand, not only that, for some reason the delinquent shrewdly showed some of his good sides at times and the class unexpectedly took that in a good light, such an unfairness. What do you think? Have you understood the cruelty of love even if just a bit?” (Neeto)

........That’s a bit......

“Th....... that’s sure was awful.” (Velt)

“.......As, as expected, me too...... I felt pity on you.” (Forna)

Both me and Forna were taken aback. To think there’s that kind of misfortune......

“Well, certainly that delinquent was irritating. Despite being a delinquent he’s adapting himself with the class, it’s unbecoming of a delinquent. That girl too, she was black hearted.” (Neeto)

“Um....... I don’t quite understand about the delinquent but......  um, isn’t it turned out fine? That you don’t need to keep thinking about that girl anymore.” (Forna)

“Yeah...... at that moment, I understood the inequality of the world, and that made me no longer believe in love.” (Neeto)

“Wait! What in the world did you understand again! Neeto-kun, just for how long are you going to drag it out! Even you Neeto-kun, what do you really know about  love! When a love is real, be it what others said or what worth you have, you won’t care about all of something those at all! Once a girl loves someone, no matter if she in love with a delinquent or dark and gloomy loner, she’ll be like living in a dream, you know!”

So, what kind of talk are we having here now? The moment I realized that, a bit of time has been consumed

However, that kind of atmosphere also immediately got torn apart.

Because, with the suddenness like how sudden the subterraneans always appear, the ground and the room themselves, trembled, it broke through the floor of the room and even could reach all the way to the ceiling.....

“Huh?” (Velt)

“What is it?” (Forna)

“Isn’t that the sound of drill?” (Neeto)

“HYAAAAAAAAAA, whawhawhawhawhawha, what is this! What’s with this swaying, huh, the floor!”

A huge dragon face came and broke through the floor.

“Puhah......................... ah.....................ehe, Velt found~..........., I mean, Velt trash! Trash husband! Trash, yup, trash husband!”

For a moment there she looked to be smiling broadly in happiness but right after the dragon angrily shook her head and restated what she said, or so I thought.

I don’t care that she restated it but firstly, can she just entered from a door properly? Did Isamu not even educate her with that?

Anyway, the faces of all four of us stiffened regardless of what race we from.

 

 

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