Because I’m a Weapon Shop Uncle - Volume 2 - Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Translated by lovelyxday

In the darkness, I couldn’t tell what was happening .

At first, there seemed to be some disturbance in a far away place .

After several seconds, the quiet returned .

Next, I heard what sounded like large, rusty prison gates shuddering open .

It sounded like a burlap sack was tossed in the corner .

As for everything else, it was all too far away from me .

It was really, too far away .

Right now I had nothing; it was like I was rooted on a wild, open plain .

Like I returned to the corpse and sword mountain .

Where I was wasn’t important .

Here, I could hear Ailee’s voice .

Of course, it was just a voice echoing in my mind . A voice from long ago .

––”Leon, I want to eat this!”

––– “Argh, it’s so cold . ”

–– “Drink some more water, Leon . ”

–– “You’re all sunbunt, Leon . Recently training must have been hard work . ”

–– “I always, always liked you Leon!”

In the boundless darkness, I felt a comfort . This was my only home .

Here, the concept of time didn’t exist .

Perhaps several days passed . Perhaps it was only several minutes .

I lived in my memories, because Ailee lived there .

Until one day, I heard a different noise .

The sound of someone being lashed, of being kicked, of being tormented .

Even if they were forcing themselves not to cry out, occasionally a painful, sharp moan would leak between the teeth .

This sound never ended .

I don’t know where it came from, but since that sound appeared, the world of awareness I had constructed started to collapse .

Ailee’s voice gradually grew fainter, replaced with the wails of an evil spirit .

The long since rotten corpses began to climb up, grabbing at my legs and pulling me down to hell .

Walker was there, Muse was there, Bond was there .

Everyone from the Disaster of the Three Hundred was there .

The devils I had killed then were working together .

I desperately shrunk back, wanting to evade the bony, grotesque hands .

But then I was pushed .

Pushed into the river of the dead and sea of corpses .

I looked behind me and saw Ailee wearing a malevolent expression .

I desperately reached out for her  only to fall into hell .

I was accompanied by the sound of that person and their voice that was unable to withstand the devastation . I felt my suffering grow stronger .

My head felt more and more faint .

I would never be able to get out of here .

My dreamland that was occupied by Ailee’s voice had turned into Sisyphus’ calamity . [1]

This world had turned into a tedious one .

Right at this time, my blindfold was taken off .

Even though it was just the light from a torch, it stung my eyes .

I blinked, tears moistening my eyes .

On the ground before me lay a girl, all covered in bruises and cuts .

She was only wearing her inner clothes; and she was covered with inflamed whiplashes .

Her white hair had no luster, and was even stained with blood .

For a moment, I didn’t recognize who it was .

“You’re awake, Leon . ”

Said Scampelier close to my ear .

“Today, everything is good . ”

I stared, wide-eyed .

My memories rushed back, and recalled this girl .

Her name was Kaluona . She was Zhai He’s friend .

She always called Zhai He “master, master . ” A strong girl that stood behind him .

Scampelier pinched her face and lifted her up .

Bruises and lumps covered her . Who knows how long she had been abused .

My heart ached dully .

“Very beautiful, Leon . ”

––Pah!

Scameplier used a whip to strike at Kaluona’s face . A red mark appeared and the place that was hit split open and filled with blood .

“In this situation, she’s still struggling hard to protect other people . Really, a wonderful person . ”

The Kaluona filled with bruises and cuts shuddered as she breathed, and her body curled up because of the pain .

Green eyes trembled slightly, and tears ran down her cheeks .

I shifted my gaze and saw someone standing to the side .

A small girl, eyes red and swollen . It was Elan .

Bearing his tiny eye teeth, standing on top of Elan’s head was the tiny people, beast-eared boy, Jinwen .

The growling one was the silver-haired donkey, Little Hairball .

As well as the silent Miss Ghost .

“Scampelier…… this is… . what is happening… . ”

I spoke haltingly .

“I found them, Leon . Those that came in contact with you, the ones that travelled with you . Leon, are they the culprits that changed you?”

Scampelier used the whip to lash Kaluona’s face again .

Then she raised her hand for another attack .

Kaluona spit out a mouthful of blood, staining her lips .

But she still glared at Scampelier defiantly .

“It’s very strange, Leon . These lowly mole crickets still want to shield each other . Saying things like, ‘Let me take the punishment, so let them go’ . Don’t you think it’s funny?”

Scampelier kicked Kaluona in the waist . She rolled on the ground .

She left behind messy bloodstains as she went .

“Stop…… . I have nothing… . to do with them… . ”

As I said this, I felt my strength leave me .

When Ailee died, I had also said this .

Scampelier wouldn’t listen to me .

Because she was a devil .

“If you travelled together with Leon, isn’t that saying you and Leon breathed the same air? Stayed close together with Leon? Your bodies touched?”

Scampelier kicked the curled up form of Kaluona .

Sometimes she would stab her high heels into her flesh .

Everytime I saw this, I felt an intense pain .

I shivered, but not from the cold .

Yet, Kaluona only gritted her teeth and endured .

Scampelier struck from both sides, using the whip to land many strikes on Kaluona’s face .

“Really very beautiful . Especially those eyes . Should I dig them out?”

I fiercely wanted to stand up, but I couldn’t break free .

My center of gravity shifted, and I fell with the chair onto the ground .

My face struck the ground and blood flowed out of my nose .

I desperately wanted to break free of the trains, but I could only squirm on the ground like a worm .

Faced with such a similar situation, I felt similarly powerless .

In the face of absolute strength I could only crawl and tremble .

“Out of these people, Leon, who do you like the most?”

“You bastard……”

I managed to lift up my face .

The expression in Scampelier’s eyes disappeared .

“I see . As I thought, this is still not enough . ”

I ground my teeth together and threw all of my strength into my wrist .

But I could not break free .

In this fortress, nothing happened except for what Scampelier intended to happen .

Because she was a near matchless existence .

“Stop it! You devil, we agreed that you wouldn’t hurt others––”

Kaluona, speaking unintelligibly, was sent flying by Scampelier’s kick .

Blood splashed onto her high heels .

“Agreed? I take it back . ”

Scampelier generated a giant sickle .

“Leon, choose . Who do you want to die first? Aha, actually it doesn’t matter . It’s just a matter of order . If you don’t choose, killing them all is fine . ”

“Devil……”

Kaluona wanted to prop  herself off, but she listlessly flopped on the ground .

That wasn’t surprising . Even I could not reach that level . Even if she stood up, she couldn’t do anything with her lack of battle experience .

Probably because of the pain from splitting open her wounds, Kaluona couldn’t stop her tears .

And me, I couldn’t do anything .

“Leon also thinks that killing the obstacles is better . Then I’ll start~”

Scampelier licked her fingertips .

She bent down and caressed Elan’s cheek .

Just like she was going to pluck a wildflower from the roadside .

Then she straightened up and raised her sickle .

I tried for the last time, but I could not break free . Even if I wanted to break free and save her, it was no use . I could not beat Scampelier . Nothing so simple .

Outside of the fortress I could not achieve victory . In her domain it was even more hopeless .

Elan’s weak whimpers entered my ears––

“He, He ge……”

Tormented till she was half-alive, Kaluona writhed, crying out despite the pain .

“Master!!”

Like the chains of life were connected together .

“Uncle!!”

“Zhai He!!”

“Aawoo~Aawoo!!!”

Everyone shouted that name .

––Thump!!

My heart started to beat rapidly, my whole body seemed to split into two .

This time, I did not forcibly hold onto consciousness .

I did not have anything holding me back .

The feeling of disappearing was very unpleasant, it made you unwilling .

Obviously it was not easy to summon up the courage to keep on living .

But this I was certain .

The present me could not bring out a miracle .

After I saw the absolute difference in strength, my Little Miracle could not be used .

I could not even replenish my magic power, let alone defeat the devil before me .

My ‘fire’ had died out .

But, but if it’s you––

You definitely won’t give up!!

Tears leaked out of my eyes, and I mustered up the last of my strength to shout .

“Come back!! Zhai He!!”

Save the things you want to save, protect the people you want to protect .

The giant sickle came slashing down . In the next second, Elan would be slashed into two .

I desperately shut my eyes .

It’s too late . Even if you returned, what’s the use, Zhai He .

This body is still mine . It has no magic power, nothing that can contend against Scampelier .

There’s already no way, no one could stop Scampelier––

––– Ka-pow!!!!!

–––Clang clang clang!!

–––Kakakakakakakakaka–––

The black sword knocked into the blade of the sickle .

One side holding a sword, the other holding a sickle . Each of the weapons trembled violently from the force exerted behind them .

Next, a violent explosion of air rippled outwards .

A corner of the sturdy fortress was cleanly cut off .

The fragmented tower top was rapidly swept by the air and turned into dust .

The broken chains were still wrapped around my wrists . Then a strong gust blew, and they fell off .

A blood moon hung in the sky, its strange color illuminating the room .

Everyone wore shocked faces, including Scampelier .

I slowly lifted my head and looked at the sobbing Little Elan .

So .

I matched gazes with that devil girl and said slowly:

“Don’t touch my shop assistant . ”

1 . In Greek mythology, Sisyphus managed to trap Hades, preventing death . He was tormented with a fate worse than death so that he would release Hades .