CH 268

Chapter 268 – Shakuhara’s Eye

“Escort Sayuri and Aoyama.” (Torimoto)

“Puuu!” (Sol)

“Sayuri-san, please work with her from here on out. Don’t worry, she could even fight off an army if needed.” (Torimoto)

“This owl…?” (Sayuri)

“She’s a monster.” (Torimoto)

““?!””

Sayuri and Aoyama were both shocked.

Sol’s job was to make sure that Sayuri and Aoyama didn’t escape my vision and also to keep guard. I did this considering that there was a possibility that Aoyama might want to keep her distance from me.

With that set, I left them with Sol and went after Shakuhara and Saniwa.

When I got out of the waterway, I noticed the trail of blood and heard the sound of gunshots, which allowed me to find Shakuhara and Saniwa.

Oshikura and his men were trying to kill them, but I managed to make it in time.

“Kuu…! You were supposed to be dead…!” (Oshikura)

“Dead? What you shot was a doll, wasn’t it?” (Torimoto)

“T-That…!” (Oshikura)

“I know it’s a little confusing, but… I don’t have any obligation to explain it to you, do I? Besides, it would be meaningless to explain to you.” (Torimoto)

“M-Meaningless?” (Oshikura)

“Yeah. After all… you’re about to die.” (Torimoto)

I had no intention of showing him any mercy. I had heard from Shakuhara’s own mouth about the cruel, unjust treatment he had given her. This time, too. There was no meaning in leaving him alive.

“Hyiiiih!!” (Oshikura)

Each time I took a step closer to Oshikura, he scooted and backed away with fear.

“….Well, I suppose this might not be my job.” (Torimoto)

I turned to look at Shakuhara.

“What do you say, Shakuhara? If you want me to kill him, I’ll go right ahead.” (Torimoto)

This was probably the man that she hated the most. If anyone was qualified to put an end to him, it would be her.

“Kei…chan…” (Saniwa)

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“I’ll lend this to you.” (Torimoto)

I handed her the [Explosive Rifle]. She took it and thanked me, then walked towards Oshikura.

“Wai—Wait a second, Keika!” (Oshikura)

With a pale expression, Oshikura continued to scoot away, trying to stay away from Shakuhara. But the distance between them was steadily shortening.

After reaching a certain distance, Shakuhara stopped and pointed the gun at him.

“I-I g-g-get it! I’ll apologize! See? Look, I won’t do anything ever again! I’ll wash my hands of the yakuza too! If there’s someone you want to kill, I’ll do it for youuuu!” (Oshikura)

It seemed that he didn’t understand that the person she wanted to kill was right before her.

Then, Shakuhara took off her eye patch.

Come to think of it, I had never asked about her eyepatch. I’d just assumed that she had lost that eye due to some illness or some kind of accident…

But apparently not. Shakuhara slowly opened the revealed eye.

The eye was bright green and translucent, looking as if it didn’t belong.

Hoh, so her eyes were different colors…?

“I’ve been wearing this eyepatch since that time. Do you know why, Ryoji?” (Shakuhara)

“I d-don’t know!” (Oshikura)

“In kindergarten I got teased a lot because of this eye. But back then, you were the first person to compliment my eyes. You said they were… beautiful.” (Shakuhara)

“…..!” (Oshikura)

“After that, Riwa also said the same thing at one point, and I was really happy. So during elementary school and middle school, whenever anyone teased me about my eyes, I never paid it any mind. Because by my side, there were people who thought my eyes were beautiful, like Riwa, and… you.” (Shakuhara)

“Keika…” (Oshikura)

“But you betrayed me. After that, every time I saw this eye, I would think about you. I thought about digging out this eye even. But… But I couldn’t. After all, Riwa had also told me that my eyes were beautiful. Because of that, I thought that I should at least wear an eyepatch so I wouldn’t see it myself.” (Shakuhara)

I see. So that was the reason for the eyepatch.

Her eyes were different from those of ordinary people.

—Beautiful.

Back then, those words must have meant the world to her. Perhaps it was because of that one incident that she had been attracted to Oshikura.

“But with this… I will finally be able to face this eye once more.” (Shakuhara)

“W-Wait! Please, wait a second! No, no, wait!” (Oshikura)

Oshikura, not wanting to die, knelt down and begged. Shakuhara just looked down at him with a cold gaze.

“Back then, I thought that you could do anything… I thought you were cool. Everyone liked you, depended on you, and you always had a wonderful smile… But now I know that all of that was just a lie you created.” (Shakuhara)

“Please, please, please, please!” (Oshikura)

The way he groveled and bashed his head on the ground was ugly.

“…I…!” (Shakuhara)

Shakuhara clenched her teeth, frustrated, looking down at the man she used to love putting on such an unsightly appearance.

Noticing her moment of turmoil, Oshikura rolled to the side and used his remaining arm to pull out his gun to try and shoot Shakuhara, but—in the next moment, his remaining arm was also sent flying.

…Oh, Shiki.

Shiki seemed to be unable to stomach his anger too. Oshikura was just too much of a scumbag.

It seemed that he had jumped out of the shadow and acted without even thinking.