036. Curse (2)
036. Curse (2)
Uuuu.
I'm really, totally fine.
Like, this level of injury is really nothing.
It's just that, a little bit.
My body has just, well, stopped listening to me.
Hing-hing. My whole body is tingling.
"Aria!!!"
Still, my consciousness is clear.
I could see Alisa approaching me, tears and snot streaming down her face.
After giving her a smile.
I looked at Yuna.
"Yuna Castilla. Honestly. Lately, I've been continuously disappointed in you."
"I, I, I....... My, my body."
"Don't make excuses. You could have stopped Aria Witri before she ended up in this state. You could have done it."
Ah, no.
Like, like...... I could see tears welling up in Yuna's eyes.
This isn't Yuna's fault.
Yuna didn't do anything wrong....
Wrong.
The person who is at fault...... is just one person here.
"A, ah......."
Like, like I tried to shout something, but the words wouldn't come out properly.
"Stay still, Unni! Rachel has gone to call Teacher Lena right now!!!"
Uheuheu. If that's the case, then I'm relieved.
Because this level of injury is really nothing.
Like, the bleeding stopped because the dagger was lodged in pretty deep.
It wasn't that big, so it's not like it's life-threatening or anything.
Like, like they say there are tons of tiny blood vessels in the thigh, so if you're not careful...... something huge could happen.
Uu. I don't really know those difficult terms.
I could see Yuna crying so, so sorrowfully.
I wish she wouldn't cry because of me.
Yuna is a total angel, so even if someone as wicked as me, who bullied her so much, is whimpering right in front of her.
She cries while being so, so sad.
So, people who slander Yuna won't have anything to say anymore.
Yuna is officially an angel. Case closed.
'It's not Yuna's fault.......'
There's no need to be so sad.
So, just like always.
Even if you sneer at me and leave, there isn't a single person who would truly resent you.
Yuna slowly.
Slowly...... tried to crawl toward me on her hands and knees.
"A, Aria, u, ueu......."
I tried to signal Yuna with all my might, waving my hands and feet to tell her not to come.
Because there's no good in Yuna seeing such a cruel scene.
Besides, like, if Yuna sees the state I'm in, she might blame herself and beat herself up over it.......
As I've said time and time again, this is not Yuna's fault.
Yuna didn't do anything wrong.
Uheuheu. I'm saying she's a perfect, flawless angel herself!
Ugh, ugh, my head is spinning. Hing-hing-hing.
But it'll be fine. It's not a super painful poison. It won't be life-threatening.
"A, Aria......."
Just as Yuna was about to say that.
"Don't you move!!!"
Clara shouted with all her might and blocked my path.
Hing-hing.
How on earth did things end up like this?
*
'Because of me again.'
Once again, because she wasn't by her side.
This time, for real, Aria Witri had been seriously injured.
Clara Witri.
It was all her fault.
Because she was in such high spirits, she hadn't kept a close eye on Aria's actions.
And.
'I should have thrown my body to save her, even if it meant getting hurt.'
There was no hesitation in Clara.
If Aria had really been right in front of her, she would have thrown her own body to avoid this tragedy.
However.
'It was just too.......'
Too, too far away.
"What on earth were you doing right next to her!!!"
"I, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry."
Clara glared at Alisa once.
She knew that Alisa had done her best, too.
Because she had desperately followed Aria as she pushed through the crowd to get to the scene.
The fact that there were purplish bruises all over Alisa's body proved it.
Clara didn't want to be like this, either.
But.
Her heart felt like it was being torn apart, so painful and stifling.
Because she knew better than anyone that her own responsibility was the greatest.
So.
Because she had no way to vent the anger directed at herself.
'......Sorry.'
She ended up snapping at Alisa, who was holding Aria and didn't know what to do.
Even though she knew that Alisa had run to Aria faster than anyone else.
Of course.
Alisa also thought it was all her own responsibility.
"I'm sorry, sorry...... I'm sorry......."
Thinking that way, she was hugging Aria and sobbing.
If only she had been a little stronger.
As much as the experience she had accumulated, as much as the worlds she had been through all this time.
If she had that kind of power, this wouldn't have happened.
The world that would soon disappear.
It didn't matter that it was a world that would end.
'I, already.......'
Because she had let someone into her empty heart.
It was a feeling she had felt for the very, very first time.
She had wanted to have this kind of feeling all along, continuously.
That's why she didn't want to give up.
Because she didn't want to repeat these things anymore.
A world where everyone could live happily, smiling.
That was the kind of world she wanted.
Alisa hugged Aria, who was trembling while blaming her own helplessness.
"A, Alisa......."
"Yeah, yeah, I, I'll be by your side, continuously......."
So please, be at ease.
Together until the very last moment.
Because she would cherish the memory of the day they first met, and stay by her side forever.
Don't worry about anything, please.
Please, wake up again.
Alisa held Aria's hand tightly.
'I can at least do this much.'
And.
Clara watched that scene.
She thought of herself as ugly.
Because Clara herself, who couldn't protect the person most precious to her.
The person she admired, was so ugly she couldn't stand it.
'This kind of thing must not happen again.'
Aria Witri.
It was a tragedy that happened because she moved too freely.
For her sake.
For the sake of her precious sister.
For the sake of the person she admired.
'......Just a little bit. I think it's necessary to place restrictions on her movements.'
Clara thought so and faced Aria.
She hid the fact that her hands were trembling.
And as calmly as possible, she examined the wound.
'I, if it's this much, it, it's fine. If I just pull out what's lodged in and inject magic power.......'
Clara thought that, her lips trembling.
As optimistically as possible.
Because that was the only way she felt she could maintain her sanity.
But, that was when it happened.
"A, Aria......."
Yuna Castilla.
That damn bitch was crawling slowly toward her sister, toward Aria Witri, in a disheveled state.
Even though she was a commoner.
Even though she was just a blonde bitch who acted all high and mighty just because she had a pretty face and a bit of talent.
'......Why does sister have a photo of this kind of bitch.'
What Aria was still clutching tightly in one hand.
Was the pendant hanging around her own neck.
The one that contained a photo taken with Yuna.
"Ha."
Anger began to rise to the top of her head.
'Sister, Aria is...... a person with a kinder heart than anyone else.'
Was that why she tried to keep taking care of a bitch like that?
She couldn't understand the reason or the intention.
The only thing that was certain was.
That bitch betrayed Aria's expectations.
If she had just quietly lowered that pretty face of hers and acted as sister's maid, this wouldn't have happened.
But with what face.
With what nerve is she now coming to Aria.
Trying to approach her with that look of apology on her face?
Clara glanced at Aria.
She was trembling.
Her eyes were fixed on Yuna.
She was desperately trembling, trying to say something.
'......Ah.'
She's scared.
Well, it was only natural.
She had definitely felt it before.
From the moment she found out that that damn bitch had spewed such harsh words at Aria.
From the point she realized that Aria had been continuously, particularly concerned about Yuna.
'Aria...... was scared of Yuna.'
But even so.
Even so, Aria tried to take care of Yuna.
Even if she was betrayed, lost everything, and fell into the abyss.
Aria's kind heart didn't just go anywhere.
'Even after committing such an act, still.'
Does she still have business with her sister?
She couldn't stand it at all.
So Clara stepped forward.
"Don't you move!!!"
Because her sister is scared.
I want her to stop tormenting Aria and just get lost.
Clara, who had that thought, glanced down at Yuna.
With a sneer.
"W, wa, wait......."
Aria shouted, desperately trying to say something.
But it didn't reach Clara.
Because the only thing in her field of vision right now.
Was Yuna Castilla.
Because it was only that damn bitch who was trying to approach Aria in a wretched state.
If it were up to her, she really wanted to get rid of her a long time ago, but.
Ever since she realized she couldn't do that, her attitude toward Yuna had changed.
"Know your place. You trashy bitch. If you have any conscience, get lost!!!"
It meant to get lost from Aria's life.
Arcana also didn't stop Clara and stared at Yuna intently.
Because she, too, agreed just a little bit.
Because it was her wish that her precious friend would no longer.
Do anything wrong.
"I, I am......"
Just as Yuna was about to say something.
Clara, with all her might.
Very strongly.
It was the moment she was about to kick the head of the prostrate Yuna.
"Stop!!!"
Aria shouted, coughing up blood.