Elqueeness

Chapter 7

I believe I shouted ‘Do you think human lives are like bugs?  How can you be so indifferent about killing them…what kind of nonsense are you spouting!’?

I thought he would be stunned when a stranger showed up or he would ask calmly ‘What’s your deal? Who are you?”

However El-wee-en ignored the logical responses.  He said ‘Why are you here?’

He acted as if I was someone he had known for a long time and had come looking for him by chance.

His gaze seemed to ask why I was here when I am supposed to be in the spirit world.  At first I thought he was looking at Ifrit.

As if to prove that assumption was wrong, from start to end El-wee-en’s gaze never left me.  I realized he was able to discern at first glance that I was Elqueeness.

That reminds me earlier the divine race were able to recognize Ifrit and I as spirit kings..  How did they do it?

Does my appearance give away that I’m the water spirit king??

At that time I didn’t know that each spirit king possessed a unique energy and I could only flinch when an unexpected situation happened.  The cold-face El-wee-en’s spoke in a low voice.

” Return”

” No..What…I was thinking about it even if you didn’t…no that’s not what I meant! Wait!!
It’s none of my business, but I’m complaining about your judgement!  Are you not even going to think about justifying yourself?”

“Justify? Why should I?  They wanted this judgement.  Then why should I have to justify it?”

El-wee-en replied as if he really didn’t understand why he was being berated.  He roughly threw part of the file that he was holding on top of the desk.

Then a ray of sunshine was seen shinging through the window and he slowly started getting up from his seat.

” Their wish is to have one of the two person to be able to raise the kid.  They don’t want all three of them to die!”

“That’s not my problem.”

“Huk…”
In a moment, ‘What a rude bastard~~’ almost rose out of my throat, but I pushed it down with my will.

I didn’t come here to fight him so there is no point for me to argue.  Moreover, I thought it wouldn’t do Ifrit any favor.

Also I had yet to awaken as a spirit king, so I wouldn’t be able to go up against El-wee-en, ‘the god of punishment’.

…no, to tell you the truth it could be characterized that I didn’t have the time to speak.

El-wee-en appeared in front of my nose in a blink as if he had teleported.  Before I could say anything he let out an ominous laugh and muttered.

” I definitely told you to return.  You are the one who went against the warning.  So don’t be resentful towards me. ”

“Huh?”

Afterwards, I absently gazed at the light that was bursting forth brilliantly from El-wee-en’s hand.

Somehow I felt a lot of paint while feeling hot wind raging against my body. My consciousness started to fade.

I thought I heard Ifrit’s scream alongside Arehis’ desperate voice.  It was very faint so I questioned if I really heard it.

Then..I fainted right away!!!

I was able to organize my thoughts until that point.  I ignored the soreness all over my body, threw off the blanket and got off from the top of the bed.