Great Sage 27 – Saint’s Conceal Sorrow within their Chest

July 7, 2022Zathael

After I hear Moulin walk down the emergency exit, I sever the mana to my eyes once again and lower it to the limits in the rest of my body.

The headache and chills haven’t stopped but at least I can walk straight.

I slowly open the door to the room that Yuikuu entered with [Branch Manager’s Office] on the front…..

The room has a delicate atmosphere.

Inside the room is only Yuikuu and Alona-san.

As if in a comedy skit, Yuikuu is lying spread out on the ground in front of the gaudy sofa.
Alona-san is tightly bound to a chair beside the desk in the back, looking at him affectionately.

The way she’s tied up is similar to what I’ve seen on the packaging of videos for adult gentlemen, emphasizing her large chest.

Tortoise shell bondage was it…..
I believe it was called something like that.

Her shirt button has come off, putting her black lace brassiere on full display, and the cord tightens in the centre of her tight skirt, it’s complete chaos.

Seeing the beautiful blond woman in such a state, it’s hard to tell what’s going on…..

I look over the room once again and confirm no one else is there.
Is this after Yuikuu has beaten Ashiya, having extracted what he needed to know.

And then in their excitement the two enjoyed some adult play or something?

My head hurts in more ways than one,
“Don’t worry I’ll pretend I didn’t see anything”
With a smile, I slowly close the door.

“Heyー, Idiotー, wait a momentー”

I hear Yuikuu’s extremely monotonous yelling.

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I open the door once again to see Yuikuu sitting up, his arms and legs crossed as he looks me over.

“You cut the spiritual energy to your eyes did you…..
I see, this bastards been playing me for a fool this whole time”

He slaps his knee and glares at the centre of the low table in front of the sofa.

I restore mana to my eyes and follow Yuikuu’s gaze to see a decrepit old man in white clothing.

“This is…..”
“He’s already dead, this is nothing but a vengeful ghost”

Yuikuu’s words cause the old man sitting on the table to laugh.

“Hyahyahya, you only just realised you fool.
However, I must applaud you for escaping my curse, Yuikuu”

“I wouldn’t fall under your curse in the first place, the level of our guts is too different”

I’m slowly losing my understanding of the definition of the word guts that Yuikuu uses,
“The boy over there is…..
hmmm.
I should have killed you once before, what are you doing here”

Those are the words I was looking for.

“What did you do to my family”
“Ah it was a trifling thing.
I just slightly amplified their distaste for you, not just at home, I should have done the same for your school too”

“Why would…..”
“If negative emotion gathers in that woman’s eye, it will become stronger and turn into a useful tool.
It was all in order to raise it.
That’s why I killed the men that woman was interested in one after the other, although that kitsune man was a lot more troublesome than you, boy”

My headache grows worse,
“Be careful, those words are also part of his [Curse], don’t get consumed by them”

Yuikuu stands between us as if to protect me.

“According to the person from the other world, even without the eye, a woman with similar abilities can show the same effects if you tamper with the circuits within her body to produce pain.
As such I put a [Curse] on that woman’s daughter too”

The headache grows even worse, making me nauseous,

“That reminds me, I experimented on multiple of the women you know from the other world.
I felt the presence of one of them, how is she?”

Ashiya’s words continue to pile on.

“Tsk, I’ll send you to the afterlife right now, stay still!”
Yuikuu clads himself in flames and attacks Ashiya,

“Hyahyahya don’t bother.
I haven’t been a vengeful spirit since the Heian period for nothing! If you wish to destroy me then you should bring Amida or Shaka”1

The spirit known as Ashiya passes through the flames happily.

“Ange…..
what about Ange “
My voice causes Yuikuu and the spirit to look this way.

I hear the sound of something within me tearing once again and the whole building trembles from the mana flowing from me.

“Hou…..
this sensation, it seems a bit of my [Curse] remains in you, boy.
It must have been drawn to that woman or her daughter and cause the embers that should have gone out to spark once more.
Wait a moment, I’ll make it bigger soon”

“Answer my question”
The building sways further as I stare at the spirit and widen my eyes,

“Hyahyahya, I remember that name, the woman with red hair right.
those men were opposed to it so it was difficult to cast the spell, I had to implant a special [Curse], why are you asking that now……”

After speaking that much, the spirit finally meets my eyes and freezes.
I walk closer towards the spirit, whose face has turned pale and legs have given out,

“Last question”
I slowly extend my hand towards his filthy face.

“Are you a fool ignorant of sin, a coward fleeing from sin, or a sin I must bear”

However the spirit’s mouth only opens and shuts like a goldfish gasping for air, unfortunately I don’t get a reply.

Something snaps once again.

“Wait a moment…..
there’s no need for you to suffer further!”

I can hear Yuikuu’s voice, but I don’t understand his words.
I absorb the spirit inside of me, causing the building to shake even more.

――That tiny spirit is bound to be surprised when it finds itself in a land far darker and dirtier than itself.

I try to suppress the mana that is going out of control when,
“Darling!”
With a shout, Queen burst through the ceiling looking like she did in the past.

“Hera, why are you in such a panic?”
Amidst my disordered memories…..

I embrace the legendary witch, shining beautifully in silver.

Translator’s Notes:
1: Amida and Shaka are the japanese names for Amitabha and Gautama Buddha respectively.