Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! (The Eminence in Shadow)

(25) Take a Break in The Back Alley

Author: Aizawa Daisuke

"Hm......"

　Gamma stared at Shadow, who lost himself in thought after saying that. Her blue eyes are trembling with some unease.

　Suddenly, a single tear fell from the corner of Gamma's eye. And after seeing that nostalgic blue-purple magical power, Gamma was reminded of the past.

　Gamma's life began with a blue-violet light.

　Without him, Gamma would die with rotting flesh... Abandoned by her family, expelled from her country, lost everything and in her pain, fear, and despair, it was the blue-purple boy who saved her. Gamma will never forget that light. It is the light of life for Gamma.

　The bluish-purple light is imbued with life. Alpha once said.

　Gamma agreed with it on instinct, not reason.

　The light doesn't just heal superficial wounds, it heals people's lives more deeply. When Gamma touched the bluish purple light, she felt as if the shackles within him had been lifted. Gamma felt as if something important had been suppressed and she had regained her true self.

　On that day, Gamma was reborn.

　When given the name Gamma, she decided to devote her new life to him.

　However, in contrary to that thought, she was in the lowest position in the Seven Shadows. She was overtaken by newcomers who came later, and she was repeatedly defeated, crawling and humiliated. And, at some point she realized that no matter how hard Gamma tried, she would never win.

　Gamma was annoyed. What is her worth of existence? If she's just going to be a hindrance and expose her unsightly appearance, then, it's better for her to disappear.

　On the day I made up my mind, for some reason I summoned Gamma. And I spoke of the "Wisdom of Shadows".

　A way to fight with intellect, not with force.

　Gamma recklessly jumped at the "Wisdom of Shadows".

　Thinking that this was the only way to survive, she literally put her life on the line to recreate the "Wisdom of Shadows".

　In retrospect, she must have seen it all. After understanding all her sufferings and the path she had to take, then, she spoke of "Shadow Wisdom".

　What Gamma felt at that time was sadness.

　It was just sad that he was in a place she could never reach.

　Does he need Gamma?

　When Gamma thought so, tears overflowed.

　That's why I do my best to wipe away her tears.

　Bigger, stronger, when Shadow Garden grows into an organization worthy of him... this wish will surely be fulfilled.

"I see, is that so?"

　His voice brought Gamma back to reality.

"I have an idea. I'll try to find it once."

　Gamma's chest tightened at his voice that seemed to see through everything. This time, too, it may not be of any use. He always arrives at the answer with the tiniest bit of information. He easily finds clues that Gamma couldn't get by mobilizing all her men.

　However, Gamma does not give up.

　One day, I decided not to give up on the day when I would be recognized by him.