V5Ch3: Case closed, yes, let’s talk about the old days! part 8
Translator: Soafp
“Umu, that was tough.”
When Zeta had finished telling me everything that had happened, she looked out.
It was a casual remark, but it seemed to encompass everything.
But it seemed like an all-encompassing statement. Zeta was not looking for thinly veiled sympathy.
“Hmm. It was hard.”
So Zeta answered without hesitation.
The hatred of that day was pushed deep into her heart and covered up. Unnecessary emotions would get in the way of her plan.
In order to prevent her emotions from leaking out at a moment’s notice, she gradually began to say fewer and fewer words.
It seemed to be a positive change for Zeta, because she felt that she was getting closer to her goal little by little as her emotions and physical body changed.
“I am an abandoned cat. My Lord picked me up, a tiny little kitten. That’s why I’ve always wondered what kind of world my Lord wants. My Lord doesn’t tell me much. It was a little difficult for me.”
“I see.”
“Yes. Yes.”
I held a wine glass in my hand.
Zeta quickly prepares the wine and pours it into the glass. And then, she snuggled up next to me.
“My Lord wants eternal life. I know what you mean.”
“You understand it huh”
“My Lord is looking far ahead. I am the same.”
“I see….”
“I will resurrect the demon Diabolos.”
“…I see”
“I knew you wouldn’t stop me.”
“I’m not going to stop you from making that choice.”
“My Lord is too kind. That’s why my lord cannot make that choice.”
“Is that so?”
“The world is not moved by kindness. That gentleness is a burden to my Lord.”
“…..Is that so?”
“Yes. I am not kind. Even if it endangers the world, I will bring it back to life.”
“…..They will hate you”
“I don’t care. Because the world needs it—“
Zeta leaned on my shoulder with a reserved smile.
“—- I will be resented by the world instead of my Lord. That is my mission.”
“I see. ……”
Zeta turned away from me.
“When the time comes, cut me off.……”
With these words, she disappeared into the night.
Zeta stood on a rooftop at night, looking down on the school. Her golden tail wagged in the cold winter wind.
“—The time has come.”
Zeta muttered.
“At last”
“You have made your decision.”
Behind Zeta, there were two shadows.
One of them was Victoria’s. The other was a woman in a deep hood.
“I will resurrect the demon Diabolos.”
Zeta said.
“What did Shadow-sama say?”
Victoria asked.
“I told him. That’s all.”
“He didn’t give you permission?”
“I never intended to get it from the beginning. I just thought that if I was stopped, I would stop.”
“In other words, he wasn’t going to stop you.”
Victoria smiled.
“Yeah. From here on out, it’s all up to us.”
“You will be betraying Shadow Garden, though.”
“I don’t care. Alpha is too kind. She has no future after she defeats the Order. But I do.”
She narrowed her ice-purple eyes.
“I will resurrect the demon Diabolos and take possession of eternal life. And I will rule the world forever.”
“Then Shadow-sama will be a god.”
Victoria’s cheeks flushed with enthrallment.
“…..They will resent you.”
The hooded girl, who had been silent until now, said.
“My Lord asked for eternal life. All my sins are mine to bear.”
“Well, let’s go. Glory to Shadow-sama.”
“…… We will proceed with the plan.”
Victoria and the hooded girl disappeared without a sound.
Only Zeta remained on the roof.
She stared down at the lights of the school.
“I will take everything from them. Eternal life, domination of the world. And …… a perfect world where mistakes will never happen again. ……”
The lights of the academy flickered in the darkness of the night. It brought back memories of Zeta, like the torches of that day.
“This is my mission …….”
She hugged herself tightly, as if to make sure.
It’s okay, her knees aren’t shaking.
Her mind is calm.
She exhaled a deep white breath into the night sky.
“Father……my Lord…… I’m stronger now.”
She muttered, all alone.