Eternal Adventurer (WN): Chapter 272

 

Words



"Thank you"


That's what Iburo told me when I handed over the men who had taken over the airship.


"I'm glad, our friends, not kill."


"What will happen to them?"


"I will, make them promise, not human kill."


"I see... we'll be leaving here in three days."


"Is that so? Longer, you can stay."


"No, these guys aren't the only ones who have a grudge against humans."


"That's right."


"This contact was too sudden. Let's take some time to get to know each other."


"Okay, appreciate that."


"Then this is goodbye."


"Bad humans, I saw a lot."


"Hmm?"


"But, good people, there are, we the same! Goblin, there are good ones, bad ones too."


"That's right."


"Come again, we’ll be happy!"




----------




And so we boarded the airship and came to the middle of the sea.


"......"


After we left the land, there was something wrong with Yukikaze.


"What's wrong?"


"Hmm? Ah... it's nothing."


She glances at me while calculating the direction and position.


"It's not nothing. You're looking at me over and over again."


"Hmm, shall I say it then?"


"Please do so."


"Shiro. You were talking to an amazing goblin, weren't you?"


"That's right. They were all good guys."


Honest and pure


They don't lie, and they're considerate of others.


They're definitely good guys.


"I was just wondering how you were able to have such an easy conversation."


"What do you mean?"


"They're speaking human language, but... I just don't understand what they're trying to say."


"What do you mean?"


"Their language is immature and takes time to understand. And Shiro understood it immediately."


Why?


I guess you just have to accept it literally.


"Shiro, have you noticed? Shiro sometimes responds strangely."


"Eh, seriously? Was I really that natural?"


"At first I thought it was natural, too. But this time I realized it wasn't."


"I want an easy-to-understand explanation."


"...I don't think Shiro understands what the other person is saying."


Of course, that's not the case


You can even speak properly right now.


"I'll correct it. I think you're probably not hearing the words, but the intention behind them."


"Huh."


"I'm not sure, and there's no precedent. But I think the probability is high."


Am I really that strange?


I'm trying to keep it normal though


"I don't think it's such a great power to read minds or anything, you know? It's just that if you can have a minimum conversation, you can communicate at a higher level."


"It doesn't make much sense."


"It's better than nothing, though. No, it could cause trouble if there were..."


Well, if I had it, it might have problems because I'd be getting into the other person's nature without them knowing it.


"Fortunately, Shiro has never had much luck with black-hearted people."


"Isn’t Tenrei all black?"


"It was only after she gained some prestige and power, wasn't it?"


That's right


If I were the person I was before I met Wince, I wouldn't be surprised if something happened.


"Well, I'll be careful from now on."


"That's right. Ah, I'll go eat some food, but can I leave it to Shiro?"


"Okay. I'll be in charge."




----------------




Walking down the aisle alone to eat


Shiro didn't seem to notice.


Shiro has changed since returning from the center.


He clearly deviates from humans.


No


He's been different from the start.


In the first place, he's a synthetic dragon, Dranmeira


He's not even human


What's most strange is the surroundings.


They haven't noticed Shiro's physical changes.


Tenrei was the first to notice.


[Is he changing the color of his hair?]


She only said that to me


When she said that, I finally realized it too.


Shiro Edgeworth had black hair.


It's different now


It's gray now


I asked Wince and Sedona, but they were not helpful.


[Are you having trouble seeing?]


[What are you talking about?]


Neither of them noticed.


Even Quies and the others don't seem to notice.


The other fairies didn't remember because they weren't interested in the first place.


According to Tenrei's guess


Shiro may have the power to erode the minds of others.


I guess I'm safe because I'm a fairy.


Tenrei seems to be okay because she has the mental strength of a monster.


This time, he is showing signs of that to the goblins.


What will happen to this world if the erosion continues to spread? I fear that.


Only two people are aware of this.


There is nothing we can do about it.


"I guess it helps that Shiro is a good person..."


If Shiro wanted it, the Empire could become an entity that destroys the world.


Tenrei and I must protect Shiro from making such a choice.





No comments:

Post a Comment