Chapter 35 (1/2)

Translator(s): s.h.i.+mizuA    Editor(s): Yuzuha    Proofreader(s): Merp-Merp

h.e.l.lo again! Now that D.C. have said that he gonna be on hiatus, don’t worry about translation progress, BECAUSE I AM HERE! HA HA H-ough cough………

ehm. Well yeah until D.C. comes back, I will be responsible for this project. So without further ado, enjoy the chapter!

A take out around the murderer

”Welcome home dear. I'm glad you're safe.”

”Ah, I'm home.”

Lady firstly greeted s.h.i.+zuru who come back to their base in the slums, at the entrance. When s.h.i.+zuru caressed her face with her real form, she let out a comfortable growl.

”Lady, I'm sorry but could you prepare one more bed. It's for this child.”

” …… is that kid…… no. I got it, my beloved.”

Lady glanced at the girl who was sleeping on s.h.i.+zuru's arm with a somewhat suspicious gaze. She attempted to place her faith in him, and she needed to prepare the bed first, so she changed to her human form and turned away her heels and entered the hideout.

s.h.i.+zuru soon followed her.

”Hick…… Oh s.h.i.+zu, ya'r back, come hereー”

Once he went into the living room, there was Casca who laid on the sofa with a bottle of sake and a reddened face. She was already stoned- giggling and laughing without reason.

But―― as soon as she saw the girl on s.h.i.+zuru's arm, her eyes raised in suspicion.

”Hah? Who that brat…… Ah, OH!? Isn't she that d.a.m.n brat who made fun of me a before!”

”Ssshhh. Please don't shout, Casca. This girl will wake up, after I finally managed to make her fall asleep.”

”It's not that! Oi, give her to me! I'll beat her!”

Casca unsteadily stood up, and staggeringly approached s.h.i.+zuru. Her drunk state was twice as dangerous as her sober state. If this continued, it wasn't just the girl but s.h.i.+zuru could also end up half dead.

Naturally if he called Lady, it would be over quickly, but right now she was busy making the bed. In addition, If he was to leave the problem between Casca and the girl, it wouldn't end well.

Leaving the girl who was sleeping aside, at the very least he needed to remove the animosity inside Casca right here. Thinking like that, s.h.i.+zuru drew something s.h.i.+ny from his pocket and flicked it towards Casca with his fingertip.

”Tto…… Wha' this…… Gold coins!?”

If it were to be given a name it would be called, the 'Drain the water with money' operation. s.h.i.+zuru smiled bitterly at the straightforward, without any twist operation name. (TN:水に流して下さい. This maybe some j.a.panese idiom,according to weblio.jp: 'to make one forgive and forget')

”I'll hand you this, so could you please forget about that previous matter?”

” …… Nyahahahaha! What ar' ya talking 'bout s.h.i.+zu, I never mad from the start rightー?”

Casca acted as if her anger from a while ago was nowhere to be seen, and she hurriedly put the gold coin in her slacks' pocket. Usually, sake or gold was enough to make her mood better when she was being short-tempered or frustrated.  This time the effect was also shown immediately.

”Dear, the bed is ready.”

”Hm? Ah, thanks Lady. You're fast.”

While doing so, s.h.i.+zuru replied with a smile to Lady who come out from the empty room in the 1st floor―which was once Elizabeth's room, but she herself never used it. A few seconds later, Ludmilla who seems to have heard the commotion walked down the stairs sluggishly while holding her head.  Today Elizabeth wasn't feeling so well, so with all this personnel lined up at the hideout…

”Oy…… Please don't be loud, it's echoing in my head…… Oh, s.h.i.+zuru? You're ba―― wait what, with a kid? Where did you kidnap her from?”

s.h.i.+zuru could only smile wryly to Ludmilla’s disgusted remarks.

Black Maria is specialized in killing/a.s.sa.s.sination. They would never take kidnaping requests.

(Yuzu: Never say never, except to drugs. Always say never to drugs.)

”Please don't soil my reputation like that, I just fulfilled my order from above. This child has been your target for the past week.”

”Target? What are you…… say…… Ha? Hah? Eh, wai…… It can't be, you're joking right?

”Does it look I'm telling … a joke?”

Ludmilla opened her eyes and stared at s.h.i.+zuru in total disbelief. However, as he had built his daily life upon lies and killing, his temperature as a result never changed when he committed the mentioned acts.

In other words, even Ludmilla's demon eyes couldn't see through his lies. But, She also knew that s.h.i.+zuru wouldn't lie without meaning to it.

”Ahー?”

”Dear …… is that true?”

And there was Casca who still couldn't comprehend the situation, and Lady who let out a surprised voice. s.h.i.+zuru smiled softly, and looked at  the 2 people and beast before him. While gently stroking the girl's hair in his arms, he nodded.