Chapter 13

Similar Variant Monster

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 .

[…… . 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 .

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”

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 .