“Ganjis!”
“What the hell is going on?! I was controlling that thing! Why did you protect me?!”
I slashed the Lesser Vampire that had stabbed Ganjis, then rushed to his side.
“Ganjis! Ganjis! Can you hear me?! Answer me!”
I called out to him repeatedly, but there was no response.
Of course not. His heart had been pierced.
I applied a potion, but it was like pouring water on a hot stone.
Why?! Damn it!
I could have survived being slashed…
Why Ganjis…?
Anger and regret mixed together, and I couldn’t help but want to destroy something.
I glared at Text, who was crawling away, trying to escape.
“You… are you prepared to be torn to shreds?”
“Hii! I-it wasn’t me. I didn’t kill him. So please, let me go…”
“It’s the same thing!!!”
I threw away my sword and approached the Vampire Lord.
“What’s this? Are you going to obey me? Good, then touch me…”
I taught the fool, who was still thinking such naive things, the reality of the situation.
“No. It would be boring to end it with a single sword strike, wouldn’t it?”
“Ah… s-stop, I’m sorry, please forgive me…”
He started begging for forgiveness, but it was too late.
I punched him repeatedly, pulled out his hair, tore off his limbs,
but I used potions to keep him from dying,
and after repeating this about 10 times, I said.
“The potions are gone…”
“I can finally die…”
“What are you saying? I’m going to drag you to town and torture you until you’re out of money.”
I also need to get information out of him.
“…P-please, just let me die…”
Those were Text’s last words before he passed out.
“C-Cain…”
It was a very weak voice, not his usual one.
“! Ganjis, are you okay?! Wait, I’ll get a potion… Ah…”
That’s right, I used the potions for that.
“Cain… listen to my last words…”
“Ganjis! You’ll be okay! You’ll definitely be saved, so don’t talk anymore.”
I carried Ganjis on my back and headed to the church in town.
“No, either way… I can’t be saved…”
“Don’t say that. You’ll be fine…”
“It’s… okay. It’s my own body, so… I know.”
Tears wouldn’t stop.
Just a moment ago, I was shaking with anger…
“You… have too much anger towards the Demon Lord’s Army.”
“Of course I do. My friend was treated like this…”
“That’s what we… adventurers… no, humanity… should have felt too… From their perspective… humans were… enemies trying to… steal their homes… their comrades…”
That’s true.
Why haven’t I ever tried to see things from their perspective…?
“This is… war. There is justice on both sides… and there is… evil… on both sides.”
His voice was gradually fading.
I was having trouble hearing him.
“But, I don’t think I can forgive them…”
“…You don’t have to… forgive the Demon Lord’s Army… Just for yourself… you should continue… as you always have… wield your sword…”
Teary-eyed… I nodded at his words.
“That’s right… about Enema… don’t… fight too much… you guys… if you’re men…”
At those words, I chuckled and replied.
“I’m a girl.”
Even on his deathbed, Ganjis looked surprised.
“I see… so that’s why you had such a cute face…”
With those words, he drew the curtain on his short, long life.