Baccano!, Vol. 11: 1705 The Ironic Light Orchestra by Ryohgo Narita and Katsumi Enami

Author:Ryohgo Narita and Katsumi Enami [Ryohgo Narita and Katsumi Enami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2019-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

Elmer wandered off just as abruptly as he’d wandered in, and after he was gone, Huey sat down on a crate at the edge of the square.

“I’m sorry. I’m a little tired.”

“I-it’s okay…”

Lowering her eyes behind the screen of her bangs, the girl quietly seated herself beside Huey.

“U…um… Are you all right, Huey?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, um, you know. You were different from usual.”

“Yes, I’m sorry. I just… He just got under my skin; that’s all.”

Huey’s customary smile had returned immediately after Elmer left.

However, Monica already knew it wasn’t a real smile, so the words didn’t reassure her at all.

“What do you think of what Elmer said back there?”

At her casual question, Huey looked away, murmuring as if to himself, “It’s nothing to worry about it. He’s just a petty hypocrite.”

“You really don’t like him at all, do you?”

“No… I don’t really get along with his type,” Huey answered bluntly, without denying it.

At that, Monica arched her back on the crate, looking up at the cloudy sky, and stated her feelings plainly. “I might be a little jealous of him.”

“…Why?”

“Because you said to him exactly what you meant right from the start.”

“…” Without responding, Huey let his gaze fall to the ground.

I really can’t tell what she’s thinking, either.

It’s obviously better not to know what people actually think, and yet…

For a little while, there was silence. Monica seemed uncomfortable, as if she felt the silence was because of her comment, and she turned the conversation back to Elmer.

“B-but listen, I think he may be right about the town being a little strange. From what our teachers say about other towns, this one always seemed pretty different to me, too. And besides…it is lively, but it doesn’t seem as though anyone’s enjoying themselves very much.”

As Monica spoke, Huey looked at the market that surrounded the square.

True, business was booming. From the mood, you would never have guessed there was a war on, and there were almost no soldiers or clergy to be seen.

Conversely, the aristocrats had formed a gang called the Rotten Eggs, and it seemed as though the people themselves—not the aristocrats nor the military nor the churchmen—were the leading players in this town.

As Huey reaffirmed this for himself, the memory of what Elmer had said earlier rose in his mind.

“This town has so much energy…but there aren’t many smiles.”

“It’s fine that way.”

“Huh…?”

Huey had heard Monica’s voice, but he kept talking to himself, letting her hear how he really felt for a brief moment.

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