86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 09: Valkyrie Has Landed by Asato Asato and Shirabii

Author:Asato Asato and Shirabii [Shirabii and Asato Asato]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2022-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

Right. Even at that point, Shin had stopped looking back at Kurena. It was like he’d left her behind and started walking off into the distance. He was caught up in ending a war that Kurena thought would never end. Occupied with figuring out how to discard the warrior’s pride that Kurena clung to as her self-identity. As if trying to leave her behind.

The truth was, Shin…might have already abandoned her long ago. And that was why he didn’t bring her with him to his battlefield. Maybe this was why he wouldn’t call out to her now.

Because I’m useless. I couldn’t shoot when I had to. Because I’m powerless, and I couldn’t save Theo and Shana.

He doesn’t need me anymore.

It was absurd logic, so much so that if she was even just a bit calmer, she’d realize how strange she was acting. One could only stretch common sense so far. Shin was on the front lines, facing the Halcyon at that very moment. Of course he didn’t have the leisure to call her.

But Kurena lacked the composure to draw that simple conclusion. She hated feeling useless. She was afraid of being powerless. And having her own helplessness thrust before her eyes frightened her more than anything.

The color of argent hair flashed in her memories. There was a Prussian-blue Republic uniform. Long silvery hair, and eyes of the same color.

Yes. Just like when you sat idly by and watched your parents get shot to death.

…No. That’s a lie. That officer never said anything like that. He said he was sorry. He begged her for forgiveness for not being able to save them. Then who do these eyes belong to?

The white pigs are all scum.

No doubt about it. But then why didn’t you stop them? Why didn’t you cling to them to get in the way…? If you love your mommy and daddy so much, why did you let them get shot instead of standing up to the soldiers?

The same held true for her big sister. Kurena could have clawed at the white pigs when they came to take her to the battlefield. But she stayed quiet and did nothing. She didn’t fight them. She just let them take her away.

But you didn’t do it. You couldn’t do it. After all… After all, you’re…

The silver eyes sneered at her. No…they weren’t silver. Maybe they were gold. Whose eyes were they?

That’s right. After all, you’re…

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