I put my hand on my chest.
"... no heartbeat"
A pulse of the heart that should be. I can't feel that at all. Sweat erupts from all over your body at once. No, calm down. If my heart was really gone, I'd be dead by now.
So this is hallucinogenic? Speakers are resistant to psychotic disorders (debuffs), but Finocchio, who is superficial, can also show hallucinations.
But my instincts were telling me. This is not like hallucinations.
"It's a boulder to be able to check the situation calmly and without disturbance."
"... what have you done to me?
"This is a divine punishment (judgment) skill. If the target refuses the Atashi request twice in a row and meets the activation condition, the target's heart can be forced out."
"Interpersonal immediate-death skills... But I'm still alive."
"Beyond the space, I'm connected to you. If Atashi leaves you more than five meters away, or grips you, he'll die instantly. I mean, I literally hold my life."
Finocchio strokes my heart lovingly, smiling. There was no pain, but the chills ran nauseating all over my body.
"Noelle, you're just a little... yeah, on a non-sprinkling level, you're too good. I don't think he's a very sixteen kid. This is a bad idea, but one day, you will bring disaster to the Luciano group (family). Yeah, for sure."
"So you're saying we pick the bad buds early"
"Exactly. But you're not a ghost either. I'll give you one last chance. Noel, take the cup of the Luciano group. Then I won't take your life."
"I see. That, by being kind..."
I think about ways to open up this situation. The body doesn't move properly in the battle ahead. Assuming I could move, I wouldn't even get away with A-rank opponents.
Call Alma on Thought Sharing (link)? No, even Alma can't beat Finocchio. Why don't you ask Alma to come get Lios? The same A-rank would make it possible to disable Finocchio.
The problem is, if you rough things up badly, Finocchio will surely crush my heart. There's no way this Okama is dumb enough to allow others to intrude.
So, what do we do? You give in to the Okama threat?
".................. duh, that's impossible"
I pressed my body and stood up and walked over to Finocchio.
"What? Are you gonna get your heart back? I'll tell you what, you can't stand upside down like that because of the difference in power between you and Atashi. Even if I could take one back in a hundred million, that's it. My heart won't go back to you any more than you will."
"Finocchio Barzini, you're right"
"What? What are you talking about?
I walk even further to Finocchio, who leans his neck.
"I am the man who will sooner or later be at the top of the Seeker. After that, I can't get my hands on how many Luciano groups (families). So if you want to kill me, now's the time."
"Hey, hey! Stay away from me! Even if you lose your heart, you die instantly! What do you know?
"You're gonna kill me, aren't you? Do it. Do it."
One more step forward. The distance between me and Finocchio is so close that we can already breathe in each other.
"But don't forget. As soon as you kill me, you will lose your position as the head of the Luciano group (family) and the Barzini group (family)."
"What, what?
"Troublesome people in the future kill while they're weak. That is the right thing to do in a world of weak and forceful eating. But it's not about Han, is it? In other words, it means you're freaking out. Is there a Han vessel there? Answer me, Finocchio."
"A, you... How dare you in this situation..."
Finocchio cramps his face with anger and confusion. There's one height difference between them, and I'm a tall guy, and I look up at Finocchio.
But I don't take a step back and stare at Finocchio.
"I'm the only king of mine. I'm not tied to anybody."
"Ku, a, you......"
At that moment Finocchio took a step back. Shape it as incredible that it has fallen back.
"A, the Atashi... dared to lose..."?
Finocchio, who was flabbergasted, eventually started laughing out loud.
"Ahahahahahahahahahaha! If you already have Noel, you scared face! It's a joke, a joke! There's no way Atashi's gonna kill Noel, is there? Yes, the entertainment is over!
When I flipped my hand, which had a heart, a pulse ran into my body. A sure sign of life. The sound of "dong dong dong," hitting him without rest in the back of his chest.
"I'm sorry, I surprised you. Then I'll go now. Viva!
Finocchio, headed to the door, murmured in Dos' resourceful voice as he left.
"Don't spit and swallow, you shitty kid. I will never allow a man who dares to defeat me to end without taking the pinnacle."
"Naturally. You shut up and watch."
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As it rains, Finocchio gives him a purple umbrella with petal-like frills and walks silently on his face only rarely.
One of the inflexible components following behind opened his mouth to a sighing mixture.
"Are you sure about this, boss?
"Huh? What?
"It's about Noel. Why don't you let it go wild like that and we'll have a problem later?
"I don't know, that's not true! You just have to be!
Answered in a obstinate tone, Finocchio accidentally stops his leg and drops his shoulder.
"... it was a bad idea, wasn't it?
"It was bad. He said he'd definitely be in trouble later."
"That's right... Because I can really hit the balls..."
"Do you want to go back to killing now?
"Damn, that's an embarrassing imitation, but you can't do it!
Behind the back of reason, Finocchio really doesn't feel like ending Noel. However, the child felt more smiling than disappointed in the appearance of such a group leader (Don).
"Mr. Chairman, was Noel Stolen such a good man?
Asked out, Finocchio becomes a face like he bit a bitter bug.
"As it were, well, for my age, I was a stomach and a good man... I'm really weak and unfamiliar, I'm trying so hard, and there are some things that make me want to watch and support you... So, but! A guy with a face who doesn't know if he has that dick or not, he doesn't like it at all, so hey!!! I like Atashi because he's a dandy Odysama!!!
"Team Leader…"
"Hey, what's up?
"Love, right? It's nice."
"Ahhhhhhhh!!?? What are you talking about? I'm gonna fucking kill you!!! You can't fall in love with a kid like that!!! A, you, a month's pay cut!!! Salary cuts!!!
When we were having such a noisy conversation, another child appeared.
Captain, we've got Albert.
Threw out on the side of the road was Albert, who became muddy all over his body. I'm shivering from that tyrant swing, shivering like a puppy.
"Oh, Albert. You're so dirty."
"Hih, hih, fi, finocchio!
"Sister, right? Oh, but it's good because you're not our official anymore."
"Ya, just, help me!!! No, I don't want to die!!!
To Albert, who begged for his life unnecessarily, Finocchio had an icy eye.
"You don't think it's very much the same race, Han, who doesn't lose pride in having one or the heart gripped, trash who doesn't even have the pride to protect one or the other.... Don't you want to die so bad?
"I don't want to die!!! If you can help me, I will do anything!!!
"Well, I'll help you"
"Ho, is that true!?
"Yeah, I don't mind."
On Finocchio's face, a grin appears containing signs of ferocity.
"I'll keep you at our pig farm."
"... a pig farm, you say?
"Yeah, pig farm. Walk like a pig because you will slash off your hands and feet. I'll have my seed pig deal with you too."
"Hey, come on..."
To treat him so cruelly, Albert lost his word.
"Yeah, but pigs are omnivorous, so maybe Albert can eat them. I'm sorry then. At best, get in the mood for your seed pig."
"Heh, heh, don't be ridiculous!!! Oh, hey, stop it!!! Don't touch me!!! Let go!! Let go!!! Stop, whoa, whoa!!!
Albert was held up without question by Finocchio's children. Desperately rising over his shoulder, crying out for help, but no one to help him.
"Seed pigs, would you be happy with your new lover?
Finocchio tilts his neck with one hand on his cheek. The distortion in his mouth was exactly the grin of a mad clown (Mad Clown).
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Fifty million fils had been transferred from Finocchio to my account the day after the duel.
After what happened. I was wondering if you would put any terms on it to give me the reward, but there was nothing. Such a place is a disciplined okama.
Thirty million of the fifty million fils were used to purchase the Necromancer's (Exorcism) Technical Mastery Book (Skillbook). The store owner wanted to be surprised that I had the money as promised, but at the same time he seemed happy.
And the product I was asking for as an omelet arrived. Skin paper with silver rings and blood lettering. It's a pledge from a slave tying Kouga.
"Well, now you own me."
I put my legs together and sat in a chair, flickering the leather paper.
One room rented in Shizukukan, the star. There are two other people here right now besides me. It's Alma with a grumpy face and Kouga standing faceless.
"But let's get this straight. I'm a slave."
"Then why did you get that? If that's the case, which one of you has the power? Cook, cook, and be free."
"Don't be complacent just because you get a little arms up. In the Seeker world, your power is down there. The ones up there aren't at a level where slavery can get fat."
"... What do you want?
What do I want?
That stuff, that day two years ago, is determined from the day I swore it to my current grandfather.
"There's only one thing I want. It's about standing at the top of every Seeker. What you need to do for that is not a weak skinny dog. Only a fierce wolf."
I give the leather paper and the ring I had in my hand to Kouga.
"Do as you please with this. You're free now."
"Freedom..."
"Ask on it. Are you a skinny wild dog? Or a fierce wolf?
Kouga stares at the pledge of servants in his hand.
"I... have always had a life where someone just takes advantage of me... Well, even if you're free like this, you don't get any real feelings. As any of you say, I'm only a skinny wild dog right now. … but there's only one thing I know."
In the black eyes of Kouga, who raised his face, dwelt the light of a strong will.
"Noel, I want to see you on your side grabbing your dreams. If you're looking for a fierce wolf, that's the way to go. So, please. Make me one of you."
"Admitted, swordsman Kouga Tuxima"
The sun shining through the window illuminates the three of us.
Finally got it, second mate. Now it has taken shape as a party. I was back in the shake, but I can finally move on.
It's too small a step, if compared to the goal to be reached, but it's a definite one. All you have to do is cut off this step and run out.
Besides, I'm pretty sure.
If you are a member, you can always set up the strongest clan.
"Well, shall we go outside? Let's get this party moving."