Léon: The Cat Killer

The church place felt like something was stuck in my heart, causing me unbearable pain!

Can't you do anything besides cry and whine?!

Oh? I'm crying myself to sleep too?!

Let's do something else! (Medicine)

Like those heroes in TV shows, books, and stories, powerful enough to support everyone! (Lin)

Go fight! Go destroy!

Turn your pain into a roar!

Just like everyone taught me!!

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Matilda was, after all, just a child. In the very end, what she saw... was the same killer who had previously refused to save her but had murdered her entire family.

What do children know?

She merely waved her hand instinctively in anger... but that terrifying power instantly gathered... dam

Having unleashed such power for the first time, Matilda immediately regretted it after waving her hand... Her hand touched blood once again... and the dazed girl saw her family members shaking their heads in anguish beside her.

A girl who knew nothing of reason, sacrifice, pain, or death... suddenly understood what regret was.

She only realized now that the other person was holding her tightly, and that the other person... was already covered in wounds.

But... that gushing blood, the girl had only ever seen it in a church...

Nana's injury... was it because of herself?

Why is this happening?

Didn't I... possess the powerful Er Jiuling Wusanba Qi?

Why can't I become someone like my father... No, I'd better not become someone like him.

Then, the girl, in a daze... or rather, compliantly, was pulled into the other person's arms... Matilda began to use her magic to confirm.

Soul, will... anything goes, it's something similar... It really is Nana-neechan.

She did come to save me.

"Mia, we can go home now."

The last sister was saying this to herself, her mother was waving to her, and her sister who made her desserts was smiling and patting her head... Her brothers... Ah, they're hiding? Are they shy because they cried in pain in front of her just now?

The painful thing... is it over?

But... looking at the wounds she had just inflicted, the kitten reached out to Nana... but didn't know where to begin.

Finally, Mom tore off a strip of cloth from Nana's body and used it to simply wrap her now-empty left eye.

Matilda began to sob again...

My head hurts, my heart hurts... Seeing the emptiness in Nana's eyes... makes my own eyes hurt too...

"It's alright...it's okay...it's good that Mia is awake."

Nana's smile remained unchanged, while Matilda looked at Kate floating beside her... If she was the eldest sister, she should know what to do.

After receiving her sister's plea for help, the large white cat floating in the air pondered for a long time. Only when Nana carried Matilda step by step through the ruins did Kate finally speak.

[Although at times like this, Dad would definitely launch into a long lecture... but he's tired and doesn't want to come out, and you definitely wouldn't understand if he tried to reason with you in his way... so let's skip the lecture.]

[Mia was trying to comfort Nana, right? Wanting to apologize? It was definitely not good for Mia to suddenly resort to violence... but violence, well... you'll have to learn how to use it properly later.]

[So let's get back to Nana herself... She's such an enigmatic person~ Very attractive, right? My mom and I thought we'd never see you again...]

[But I never imagined we could communicate through Originium Arts like this... Our power can even transcend death, it's unexpectedly romantic... Of course, dying is painful, Mia, you'd better be careful next time, if you accidentally die again, I wonder if anyone will come to save you?!]

Seeing her older sister making faces at her as if she were a ghost, the kitten snuggled closer to Nana's arms.

No, my sister really does seem like a ghost?

The sudden judgment sent Matilda's thoughts soaring into the cosmos once again, and the girl's expression as she looked at Nana became increasingly blank.

This worried the assassin lady... Although she interrupted the program at the most appropriate place according to her understanding... but looking at her like this... could it be that her head was still damaged?

Thinking this, Nana covered the kitten with her slightly torn white coat, then looked at the group of combat personnel gradually surrounding her in the distance... Nana smiled at Matilda, but pulled out a pistol from her hand behind her back:

"...There might be a slight shaking going on... Please let me know as soon as possible if you feel uncomfortable..."

[...Even though it's a smile...it still hurts, doesn't it...? Nana's pain is flowing through her Originium Arts...and if we could soothe your pain, Nana-neechan...maybe you'd feel much better too, Mia.]

Not knowing whether to nod or shake her head, Matilda, nestled in Nana's arms, swayed slightly, her cheeks twitching... Kate had been talking about things Matilda didn't understand from the very beginning, and the girl let out a painful whimper.

Misunderstanding the child's cries of pain, one of the killers quickened his pace.

"...Let's go home..."

"...It's like she's saying we still have a home to go back to... Yes, she said she'd take you back to her home... But to save us... Nana lost her home too... She has nowhere to go back to..."

Looking at her youngest sister's bewildered eyes, Kate wished she could stuff herself into her sister's body to comfort the clueless girl who was even preparing to fight the army...

What right does the Bruce family have to make you do this?

Because, as your mother said, because you've never lived a normal life before?

Felin, who could only clearly perceive human nature after death, sighed... Then she looked again at her sister who knew nothing.

Come on~ do it with me~

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"Nana... Sister..."

The sudden sound from her arms startled Nana, and then the assassin pulled his foot back into the shadows of the ruins.

The assassin first checked the temperature of the child in her arms, then carefully confirmed the wound that ran from the back of her head down to her tailbone...

"What's wrong, Mia... Does it hurt? I'm sorry... I'll take you to the doctor right away... Just bear with it a little longer... It'll be over soon..."

"Nana-neechan... I don't feel pain... it's Nana-neechan who's in pain... Nana-neechan's pain... is flowing into my heart..."

"Eh?"

The assassin, who was already prepared to fight with all his might, was stunned for a long time upon hearing the child's inexplicable and seemingly provocative words.

But immediately, the child in her arms reached out and hugged Nana's neck:

"Nana-neechan... has no memory... right... Mom, sister, brothers... even Dad... are with Nana-neechan..."

"I...don't understand...is this also the Bruce family's Originium Arts?"

“Sister Kate said it’s not ours, it’s Sister Nana’s original technique…”

mine?

Nana's thoughts instantly turned to the witchcraft that devours death... and it is said that... those who practice witchcraft also swallow the pain of their own kind... and use this flame of hatred to respond to the enemies who harm their own kind.

Nana's knowledge is not applicable to herself at this moment... She is different from the 'Demon King' in the records... She doesn't hate anyone... and she won't respond to anyone.

She was just a vessel.

Because it has been constantly absorbing pain... that is all there is to it.

She misses her potted plant friend... Holding it would probably be less restrictive than holding a kitten.

Shifting her position, Nana put away her weapon and embraced the child who had lost everything because of her hesitation:

"I...don't feel any pain..."

“You’re lying, that’s what Sister Kate said… She said you don’t even know where pain comes from, so of course you don’t know you’re in pain.”

Seeing that the little one seemed to be in good spirits, Nana smiled helplessly.

"so?"

"Hmm... Um... Mom seems to have taught me... painful things, sad things, terrible things... if you really don't know how to deal with them... then you can only learn to endure them."

"But Nana-neechan has no memory, and doesn't know how to endure it, so her heart is full of pain, which overflows onto me..."

The kitten nuzzled against Nana's chest, then, as if sleepy, whispered:

“Sister Kate said that Nana is scared… scared of the memories of living with us… Although I don’t know what’s so scary about those three days of memories, aren’t they all wonderful memories… But since Nana is scared, let’s defeat it together… Eh… how do we do that…”

Looking at the child in her arms who seemed to be able to really talk to the dead, Nana felt as if she could see the family that had changed her life again through her.

As if it were an illusion, Nana could no longer tell whether the scene before her was Originium Arts or her own imagination... Cole's image appeared beside her, and she was holding Matilda, who had quieted down again, and then gently kissed her cat ears.

Is it an illusion?

But it did seem like my cat ears touched something...

Legend has it... there's a magical plant that can make those who can't face their memories brave... although that sounds greedy... but...

Could she be your rosemary?

Taking the child from 'Cole', the weight in her arms seemed to become real again... With one eye bandaged, Nana looked at the sleeping child and couldn't help but sob like a child.

After calming down and regaining her composure, Nana pulled back the urge to vent and kill her way through the street.

She can't do that; besides her potted plants, she also has a child to take care of now.

This is a continuation of the contract...

It was to prove that it wasn't that person who was greedy, but rather that I myself needed to make amends for my mistakes.

Miss Assassin regrouped and opened the mission log that had been kept closed.

"Let's begin, the new mission."

PS: Okay... Nana, who was doubting whether she was hallucinating, was finally comforted by Mrs. Cole and regained her senses.

And then... well, the aftermath.

It's hard to say whether the next enemy will be a top assassin or a high-speed chase... but as long as the problem can be solved by killing, and it's not some inexplicable thing like 'this land' or 'the continuation of civilization' as an enemy, Nana can probably handle it quite well...

After all, the first volume was a plot-driven tragedy for Nana... In the end, how can someone who discovers the situation on the same day be expected to handle a conspiracy that has been planned for at least fifteen years?

P祁兌删林似揪奇衫SS: So today's picture

PSSSS: I was originally going to post some cheesy pictures to lighten everyone's mood, but I thought I shouldn't test the censors' flexibility... Something cute will have the same effect, right? I want to pet white cats, and I want to pet pink cats too, that's what makes life complete.

1st Rosemary Embrace: 021 Rookie Killer × Super Agent √ Doctor

Today, Leidenson is bathed in sunshine, but for some unknown reason, dark clouds resembling gunpowder smoke have begun to float in the air. Phosphorus

The explosion in the old town late at night, the multi-vehicle pileup on the national highway in the morning, the massacre at the parish church in the afternoon… the number of victims is gradually increasing, the number of units involved is gradually expanding, and the increasingly heinous nature of the incidents is causing public concern…

While the police chief was on television confidently assuring everyone that the city hall had sufficient armed forces to protect all Colombian citizens, and while the entire city watched police set up checkpoints at every intersection, military convoys drove onto the national highways, and armored vehicle carriers, flashing their warning lights, were deployed at various city entrances…

A phenomenon suddenly appeared that was enough to send a chill down the spines of the Columbia state government, disaster messengers, and the citizens of Leidenson, whether or not they held public office.

This evening—5:45 PM. Wu

Disaster detection outposts throughout Leidenson detected an earthquake-like disaster with a depth of zero, but originating at the Loken Water Tank Experimental Site.

After the city experienced a powerful earthquake with a main shock of magnitude 7, followed by several unusual aftershocks, the Colombian Ministry of Defense determined that it was caused by widespread Originium Arts.

The president, the Department of Defense, the governor, and the local National Guard immediately announced their intervention in the incident.

Meanwhile, the crisis contract and over twenty-five Colombian partners 'again' submitted evidence to the Colombian government that the Loken Water Tank was conducting illegal experiments, and this time, they brought 'witnesses' to the podium at a press conference.

An elderly messenger named Outcast recounted the evil she 'saw' at the Loken Water Tank Experimentation Site and presented verifiable evidence of it all.

[...And the fact that I can stand here, to expose these unspeakable crimes to the world... is the result of the valiant efforts of another colleague from the Crisis Contract, a doctor determined to save those innocent victims.]

Out of respect for my colleague and the victims I rescued, please forgive me for not announcing their names here, but I believe that Colombian law will deliver a fair verdict in this case.

[Now that our crisis contract has deployed our partner's landships outside Leidenson City, we will confirm the return of the brave doctor who exposed this blood-soaked and sinful event as a hero to her city...]

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"Actually, it means that with a third-party organization right under my nose, I no longer have to worry about the military turning hostile and launching an attack to snatch the child?"

[Although the generals who sponsored the Loken Water Tank are trying their best to recover the five... um... recover little Matilda... the whole country is watching this place, and the Rhodes Island landship's optoelectronic equipment is broadcasting the entire process of you leading this child out of the ruins live... while you released the fog to buy time, the organization's people also successfully took their positions... not the ICA, but our own faction. You can relax a little now, assassin... no, 'Agent' Seventy-Seven.]