Chapter 67 Nighttime Chat, Smashing the Imperial Edict and Judgment...
"You really won't kill me?"
[Don't kill.]
"What if he publicizes your real name along with your crimes? Don't you want to be imprisoned in Mello Petersburg?"
[...]
If I get arrested, I'll definitely see the sadness in my brother's eyes.
But killing is something teachers don't like.
Mainkun bit his nails and turned his face away in frustration.
Sigh, if I could be executed immediately after being caught, I wouldn't have to worry about this.
The desire to escape everything began to bloom in my heart again.
*
"Brother En—"
As always, Fimini raised his hands and ran to welcome the boy home.
"You came home really late today!"
The mask and scarf completely concealed Mainkun's expression, but his rapidly twitching droopy ears undoubtedly revealed his joy.
[I'm back, Fimi!]
"Alas!?"
Linni, who had been following him obediently, suddenly shuddered at the sight before her.
"Such an ordinary, yet heartwarming scene?"
"Warm and cozy is one thing, but what does 'ordinary' even mean?"
Lynette looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"You don't understand, little sister."
Linni pinched his chin, feigning a profound expression:
"A righteous man like Mr. En, who kills without blinking an eye—cough, I mean, someone with exceptional martial arts skills—should, in principle, be extremely strict with himself and his family..."
Linni began to imagine the scene of the half-demon getting up at five o'clock and leading Fimini to climb between cliffs.
The enemy's swords will be fiercer than this wind.
Below were towering waves, above stood a gray-clad assassin; the elder brother's voice was colder than ice.
[You have to get used to it, overcome it, and conquer it.]
The poor blond younger brother could only helplessly squeezed between heaven and earth, struggling to climb the sharp rocks:
[Yes, elder brother!]
[Hold your hand steadyer! Haven't you eaten?! With such weak strength... a weakling who can't even survive! How can you possibly defeat those evil people!]
Yes! I will strive to become a righteous man!
Little Fimi shouted, her face flushed.
[I will never let my brother down!]
[Hmph, little brother.]
A relieved smile appeared on the boy's cold face.
[If you can't do it, I'll kill you with my own hands.]
"Yes, that's more like it."
After imagining it for a moment, Linni nodded to herself.
"The classic image of a killer, cough, and a righteous brother."
After listening to the entire story, Mainkun slowly felt half of his body go numb: "?"
Linni, it's all my fault for showing you such a bloody scene and hurting your young heart.
Please calm down, or just stab me. Please don't use such despicable methods to torture my mind anymore.
"Isn't that right? Lynette, think about it, isn't Mr. En just like the characters in the story—taciturn and decisive? Hey, hey, where are you going?"
"I apologize, Mr. En, my brother was rude."
The kitten wagged its tail obediently at the half-demon, its purple eyes clear and adorable.
"Also, welcome back. You must be very tired and exhausted after a long day out. Lynette can make you some tea. I hope Mr. En is happy and healthy."
[!]
Oh My God!
Maine, who had just been brutally attacked by Linni, instantly perked up again.
What kind of magic did this little girl use? In just a few words, I suddenly feel warm inside and not tired at all!
"Little sister, why are you suddenly being so thoughtful—"
The little magician looked betrayed.
"You've never said such tender words to me before..."
"Linnie".
Lynette simply glanced at her brother indifferently.
"say hello."
"yes!"
Linni immediately stood at attention and raised his hand in salute:
"Welcome home, Mr. En!"
Wow—so obedient!
Mainkuhn was startled by his swift movement, his ears twitching.
Suddenly, he went from a mischievous little boy who tiptoed around to an extremely well-behaved child.
Although there was still a barely perceptible tension in her eyes when she looked at me, I could understand it.
After all, I had just recovered from being out of control... which was indeed terrifying. It's already quite good that Linni can have a normal conversation with me and only occasionally doubts my true nature.
"."good.
Mainkuhn nodded back to the three children and glanced at them.
[Looks like they're in good shape...wait, Linnie, where's the pistol I gave you?]
"Oh? A gun."
Linni immediately understood what Mainkuen meant when he gestured behind his waist:
"Ms. Arecino said this thing is too loud when it hits people, and I have short legs, so I definitely can't outrun the guards after firing the gun, so—ta-da!"
He raised his arm to show the weapon slung behind his back.
"She took the gun away and gave me a beautiful little bow in return! It's so pretty!"
[Oh, as expected of Peipei, so thoughtful.]
Mainkuhn, who graduated from the House of Hearths, didn't see anything wrong with this statement, just as he didn't see anything wrong with putting a gun in a child's hand.
[While it's not as powerful as a pistol, with some practice, it could blow my head off... Wait!]
The half-demon looked at the child in front of him in horror:
Did you tell him why I gave you the gun?
"Mr. En? Why are you shaking?"
Linni and Mainkuhn were not yet close enough to understand each other's sign language.
"Oh, right, Father and Sister are good people. They even gave Lynette a little sword, look!"
"Here."
Lynette obediently displayed her weapon, a blunt-bladed short sword:
“Ms. Arecino also said something like… ‘Shots and arrows can’t kill that bastard, Lynette, remember to help your brother cut his head off’… I didn’t quite understand, Mr. Um, does ‘bastard’ refer to you?”
"Wow, little sister, you're not allowed to swear!"
"......"
Oh no! Now you know! Pepe even swore!
No, no, it's nothing. Linni is a child who doesn't feel safe. Giving him the gun was a good thing; it was to comfort him. Pepe won't hit me because of this!
Suppressing his panic, Mainkuhn turned his head toward his youngest child.
[Fimini, Fimini.]
Peruvéli was a fair person; she couldn't possibly give gifts to only two children.
[What did you get from your father and sister? A greatsword? A short sword? A bow? A magical artifact?]
But the blond child had empty hands and looked bewildered.
"Brother En, she didn't give me anything, she just asked me a very strange question."
[Tell me about it, child.]
She said I...
Little Femini tugged nervously at the half-demon's coat, the faded trench coat:
She said I was a mechanical genius and asked if I wanted to go to the Order Academy.
"!"
Under the astonished gaze of the half-demon, Fimini continued to ask questions.
"Brother En, what is going to school?"
"......"
I'm sorry, Fimi, I don't know what going to school is either.
But there is one thing I am very clear about.
"It's a good thing."
The half-demon suddenly spoke, his voice startling the three children.
"Whoa—you spoke!"
Not only did he speak, but for the first time, Mainkun even reached out his claws and pressed down on the human's shoulder:
"Great stuff! Great stuff!"
He barked excitedly a few times, his beastly eyes filled with pride and joy. The intense elation even made him briefly forget his fear of humans and his anxiety about being human:
"Go to school, Fimini."
[Strive to stay away from blood, pain, trickery, and conspiracy.]
Everything that half-demons would avoid at all costs.
[Use knowledge to gain love, care, light, and acceptance.]
Everything that half-demons desire but cannot obtain.
You will become someone unlike me, unlike Pepe, unlike Claire, unlike any other child in the Hearth House—
"Ordinary people!"
"Huh?"
An ordinary person? That doesn't sound like a compliment at all.
But Fimini saw Maine's burning gaze and felt Maine's trembling palm.
"Yes! I will strive to become an ordinary person!"
He imitated Linni's manner, giving a solemn salute:
"I will never let my brother down!"
*
Oh my god!
After turning off the children's lights and hearing them drift into a deep sleep, Mainkun eagerly jumped out of the bedroom window and ran wildly through Fontainebleau.
Can a monster like me raise a scholar?
I just wanted to raise Fimini until he died, I never expected this kid to be so amazing!
...Wait a minute, isn't the Order of the Instruction a place of Sumeru?
The half-demon stepped into the sea with a worried look on his face, his feet hitting the water as he brute force his way across the Fontainebleau Sea.
Should I let little Femini go to school alone? I'm worried...
But that's the Instruction House! The best educational institution in Teyvat!
Filled with ecstasy and anxiety, Mainkuen shook off the last drop of water from the soles of his shoes and, under the cover of darkness, calmly arrived at his destination for the nighttime stroll—
Opiclay Opera House.
"Hey!" The guards patrolling the square asked cautiously, "Hey kid over there, what are you doing here so late?"
Swoosh—
The wind whistled past, and all that remained was emptiness.
"...Am I hallucinating? There's nobody here."
In the blink of an eye, the gray-haired boy had shaken off all the guards and entered the lobby of the opera house.
[...I feel like I'm getting faster and faster, and it doesn't seem like it's just my imagination.]
[It's probably because more people hate me now.]
Well... I don't really care, so forget it.
Looking up and around, Mainkuhn first saw the chair that had been crushed by Navelette.
[...It was terrifying when the teacher caught me. Even in my current human form, I don't have the confidence to defeat him.]
Fortunately, he doesn't work the night shift.
In the pitch-black opera house, only the beast's eyes reflected a bright yellow light.
He lightly jumped and landed on the red velvet chair.
[Is this the teacher's seat?]
Mainkuhn thought for a moment, then sat down.
“.
Space is so vast that your feet don't even touch the ground when you sit on it, and even a young person craning their neck can't see the view below.
The position of the Supreme Judge is nothing special, not even as good as a cat's den.
[Poor thing, I don't know how the teacher sat there for four hundred years.]
With a regretful sigh, Mainkuhn jumped off his chair and finally focused his attention on the goal of his trip.
"A decree...a ruling...on the Cardinal."
With no one around, Mainkuhn reluctantly agreed to give this divine creation some face and say a few more words.
"How can a strangely shaped scale understand the horror of human sin... No death penalty? Ridiculous."
If the wicked don't die, how can the good live? Although Mainkuhn was unwilling to kill, he did agree with Rouge's point of view.
Therefore, the half-demon decided to directly address the core issue of the problem.
Why not just smash this thing that's definitely not punishable by death?
Without this protection, the torrent of sins will inevitably bring death, as unstoppable as the tide!
"A decree has been issued to the Cardinal!"
As he spoke more and more fluently, Mainkun almost couldn't wait to extend his fist and claws, fiercely smashing them against the scales of authority:
"For...a better justice."
With the death penalty, I don't have to worry about serving in Meropolis anymore, yay!
"Oh?"
But a gentle female voice sounded in my ear as if I were hallucinating.
"Although you keep talking about justice, I think you have a lot of selfish motives."
"!!"
A blinding light suddenly erupted, obscuring the reflective beast's eyes; waves of intense energy surged through the soul, and countless murmurs echoed in the ears—
[To prevent Fontainebleau from dissolving in the sea...]
Is this what you consider fairness? Answer me...
[Melushin can commit crimes? This girl named Siegwen...]
[I am innocent! I am innocent! ...]
[A teenage orphan who killed his adoptive parents...]
[The evidence is conclusive...]
What are all these things?!
Mainkuhn had never experienced such a powerful and complex emotional fluctuation!
And why...
Aside from the nauseatingly negative emotions, there was also something warm, burning, something Mainkuhn had never felt before... kindness? Is that right?
"Little friend, damaging public property is a serious crime."
When I opened my eyes again, a barefoot girl was standing on the bright stage.
Her eyes crinkled with laughter, and her face showed no worry.
"I don't know how to punish you anymore."
Maine only glanced at her.
"vomit--!"
Holy crap! Where did this person come from?!
"......"
Fukalos fell silent.
Even the gods were surprised to learn this for the first time.
It turns out that even mental beings can become so stressed that they vomit.
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