Chapter 13
<strong>Similar Variant Monster</strong>
At the place where I turned to,
There was a humanoid monster with the head of a cow .
In Greek Mythology, I remember it’s called a Minotaur .
[Burururu~! Fushi yu~ u u oo o o!!!]
Its eyes are golden .
Its blood vessel are pulsing .
A muscular body .
A dark orange line runs throughout its body (Is it its blood vessels?) .
Its skin color is dark .
A huge horn for ramming people .
Like a reindeer .
Base image of a minotaur .
But, with an unusually terrible form .
What is noteworthy is the liquid that it’s releasing .
There are some protrusions shaped like petit Fuji-sans that can be seen on its body .
There was a hole about the size of a hundred-yen coin at the tip of each protrusion .
Something is released intermittently from the hole .
Dripping liquid .
The liquid falls to the ground .
Doro~ tsu! (T/N: apparently, the sound of dropping liquid)
Bicha~ tsu! (T/N: sound of splashing)
Shuwashuwa,
shuwaa...
Melting .
The ground is .
That bloodthirst from back there is from you, huh...
The ground around the transfer destination was relatively uneven .
That might also be the cause .
It’s creepy .
Scary .
[...... . fu]
It’s too fast, it already caught up .
I couldn’t hear its footsteps until it entered my sight .
Can I even escape?
A variant minotaur .
Can the goddess win?
Can Kirihara’s personal skill defeat this?
In the past, it was said that powerful heroes and warrior were disposed .
No one has ever left the ruins alive .
They were killed .
By this guy .
No way to win .
For the E-Rank me .
[Sh*t . ]
This is it, huh .
This is the end of Mimori Touka .
At least, I need to say a few things .
I wanted to say thanks .
To my uncle and his family .
Thank you for being kind to me .
I was thinking of saying it properly on the day I graduate from high school .
I should have said it earlier .
And then, Sogou Ayaka .
Even if it’s only I who think of it as a debt of gratitude .
But still, I want to say .
I want to say my thanks .
Thank you for trying to protect me .
Hita... hita... hita... (T/N: sound of someone approaching steadily)
The minotaur is approaching slowly .
You can say that the entertainment is already over .
The person who has been transferred is probably a bait .
For this guy, who is wandering about near its nest .
Kari~
My nails rub against the ground .
No weapons .
There’s only this leather bag that glow .
My status is a failure .
My skill is a bigger failure .
[My life was... taken over by my uncle’s family . ] (T/N: not sure here . )
I started to stand up .
But, I stop .
Even if I stand up here and escape, the minotaur is probably faster .
At this distance, it can catch up quickly .
Above all, I’ve used up my stamina with that full power sprint earlier .
A stalemate .
Everything comes to an end .
I close my eyes .
It comes to my mind .
Memories .
Words .
[If you’re going to disappear, just disappear already, trash . ]
[ Well~ Too bad I can’t see Mimori unsightly death, I would have liked to see it~! It’s so, a shame~!]
[Forget everything and sleep peacefully, Mimori Touka... R, I, P... . ]
[ Howl and struggle all you want at the bottom of the base . ]
I slightly open my eyes .
I feel nauseous .
Isn’t he enjoying it too much?
This bastard .
Such an end like this...
Would anyone accept something like this?
I grind my teeth .
[I want power–]
The minotaur furiously roared .
[Buru ru~uououohh! GoarrrhhhhhhHhHHh~!!!]
Is it threatening me?
Or are you claiming me as your prey?
The minotaur reaches out .
To my head .
Me too,
[Bu ru~ u?]
Reached out my hand .
To the minotaur .
The arms of the human and the demon intersect without conflict .
I know .
The huge hand is now approaching my head .
...............
I didn’t want to die without doing anything .
I know that it’s a failure of a skill .
But, I used it .
At least, a retort .
Frustrating feelings are overflowing within me .
Or was it just survival instinct?
My instincts tell me, “struggle”
At least a glare .
The minotaur grasps .
Personal skill .
Abnormal State, Endow–
(T/N: I know I translated it earlier as endowment, but I just realized just having it to “endow” makes it have the same syllable as its japanese counterpart “fuyo”)
[Paralyze]
Last resistance... done .
I close my eyes .
[......... . ]
After a few seconds .
I notice something out of place .
[Eh?]
Nothing happened?
It’s not strange that my head is crushed by now .
Or even if my neck is pulled out .
And yet—
Nothing has happened .
Is it because of tension?
Is it because of fear?
My face is sweaty again .
Slowly,
Gently,
My face,
I raised it .
I opened my eyes right away .
The minotaur...
[Eh?]
...have stopped .