Shinigami wo Tabeta Shoujo Chapter 3 (1/2)
Chapter Three: Roasted Beans are Fairly Delicious
Antigua Branch Castle, Back Gate
A single soldier ascertaining the state of the vicinity beckoned with his hand and called his comrade
The guard who should have been the gatekeeper at this tiht shake of his head and took out a key
It was not the key to the stiff, shut castle gates It was for the sate built nearby
It was a small door that was forbidden to be opened unless in dire circu this very gate opened it for the soldiers who decided to escape
This gatekeeper had colluded with the Liberation Arhis kind services to deserters This was a scene that had repeated itself uard syste as well, there was nothing happening and should have ended as usual with hi soldiers
“……So you do not get found by the lookouts, in a o forward In a dilapidated house deep in the north forest is a contact on standby Here’s a map up until there Once it is not needed, make sure to destroy and dispose of it”
When the gatekeeper handed thelance
“……Sorry You’ve saved us”
“Also, give these docuuy on standby”
The colluder took out an envelope with the documents inside
“Yeah I understand”
“The surveillance is weak, but be cautious enough——”
“You over there, what’s going on?”
“——–!”
In theover the documents, a voice unsuited to the occasion spoke to the atekeeper and the deserters turned in that direction
“If I’uys were from the Eleventh Infantry Platoon I believe Where are you heading out to, carrying that kind of luggage? Are you guys also going on a stroll to gaze at the stars, I wonder?”
“You are…… the Thirteenth Infantry Platoon’s–”
“—–Oi, wait This person is okay”
The still very young man as in a posture as if ready to draw his sword at any h of relief He was relieved since she would let theo
The gatekeeper did not relax his vigilant gaze If she let out a loud voice, he planned to kill her Everything would be over if she made a racket
“Temporary Second Lieutenant Schera”
“Ahhh, the kid who had an annoying job pushed onto her Isn’t the ‘Te?”
“It’s beco does she have to live, they say She’s also becoet of some bets”
“—–More i on?”
Asked Schera, se scythe on her shoulder
“Isn’t it obvious? We’re running away fro side, right? Ru soon At this rate, we’d die a dog’s death”
“We will join the Royal Capital Liberation Army I heard that one can earn a lot of dom”
“All the group ifts as well as food We probably won’t be treated badly”
Theon his back with a ‘Pomf’ Schera, who had heard their response, nodded several ti understood the situation
“I see Well then, this is where we say farewell”
“……You wanna come to? You’ll just die somewhere at this rate”
“H-Hey”
One of the deserters spontaneously retorted He orried that their extraneous burdens would increase
“We can’t just leave her like this… She’s an eye-witness to our criht?”
The gatekeeper frohen the Platoon Leader asked, but as there was no recourse, he nodded his head
“It’s not in the plan, but there’s no recourse Killing wo as one would expect However, just you You roup members”
“So he says You’re coation to an army like this”
“……I guess Then I’ll be co Mostly likely it’ll be a short while, but take care of me”
With a bright, sweet smile, Schera expressed her consent The men nodded in assent, and they escaped quietly out the side door
—-Desertion was a serious cri would be useless: capital punishment
The deserters stifled their breathing and hurried to the Woodlands while pressing their bodies into the grass There was nothing e, but they couldn’t go on empty-handed
Schera had her large scythe as well, and she was no different from the men
“Hey, Ms Te away that, that outlandish, gargantuan scythe? Isn’t it a constant pain in the butt?”
“Without this, I cannot fight”
Schera gently brushed the handle of her scythe The man, while shocked, whispered,
“Jeez Fine I’ll let you carry that scythe Since you wanted to You don’t look the part though Once we reach the Liberation Are I won’t think any less of you”
“I’ll keep that in consideration”
“Platoon Leader! Isn’t that it over there?”
One of the groupthe e tree with an X gashed into it to serve as a landh it was dark and they couldn’t see well, thirty strides away fro out amidst the many smaller trees
The deserting soldiers started silently walking, ai not make any noise
They had gradually reached the point further than the surveillance of the Kingdouard even until the end This was the sole thing they had learned from the armed forces; it was the key to survival
“—-Certainly, this incision seems like it was made by a human So we turn left here?”
“Yes Most likely this way I think There’s some kind of animal trail”
“Only around here are there some random footprints left behind It seems like we’ll arrive if we follow these”
“Despite the ene their operations so close, they didn’t notice at all How comfortable Are the heads of our leaders hollow?”
Muttered the Platoon Leader while stroking the large tree with his hand All the group reement
“I can guess why our surprise attack was found out, heh”
“Our decision to escape was spot on To have been able to choose the correct choice at the last moment, we are blessed men If I make it home, I’ll pray to the Stars This is God’s favor to us devouts”
“Praise the Star God”
“Hear”
These men had left behind fa’s death Even though they would be called traitors, survival was everything This coht was shared by everyone
Schera was happily gazing at the scene fro with her beloved scythe perched on her shoulders Incidentally, her stomach was empty, and she tossed into herwith her The beans this tiood, but it seemed like it was also not bad
“Alright Our break is over Let’s tear up the map and bury it A promise is a promise Leave no traces behind”
“Understood!”
“Hey, Schera Don’t just be eating those bean things, help us out a bit”
One roup co her beans Instead of a response, she struck out with the point of the large scythe and made a small hole
“So that scythe is a substitute for a hoe? If you get ho as they live, give them the proper respect”
He said with a touch of a preaching tone while turning his gaze in Schera’s direction
The map was torn, put in the hole, and then violently covered with soil They stamped on the soil with their military boots They dealt with it in a way to not leave any vestiges behind A “That’s good enough,” signaled the end for everyone
“If I feel like it”
“Start putting in some effort and feel like it”
“Okay By the way, are you my Dad?”
“I have a cute son waiting for uy with your oer”
“Very unfortunate”