Chapter 21: Stalker Collector (7)

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Death, who was not pleased with Raven having a resting place, designated him as the next person to collect souls. In the end, it was his fault for falling in love with someone. 

"Huh?! Was this a murder notice?!"

"No, I mean... Thank you."

"How do I interpret those words to say thank you?"

"I don't know."

So, as soon as they arrived at the capital, they had to say goodbye. If this guy also disappeared from sight, he would quickly forget him. As always, all they have to do is go back to the beginning. Raven has no intention of repeating the same mistake.

"...I'm curious about the captain's story, but... Do you want to tell me more about your anecdote with him?"

"Of course not."

...It was the first thing that made him pray to Death. He was the fool who made Death kneel before him for the first time, and he was the crazy guy who made him grab Death's pants for the first time. 

Please don't do that. Wouldn't you be able to take his soul yourself? 

He remember him crying and begging, 

"Why does it have to be my hand, and why does it have to be him?"

"It's not a very good memory."

Raven even clearly remembers what Death said at that time, pretending to be affectionate, cupping his cheek with both hands and lifting his head, he said with a smile.

[This is the price of immortality.]

[...!]

[Fulfill the contract, ■■.]

It was a passing kite.

The idiot who, every time he woke up, smiled and asked people he met for the first time to eat together.

A crazy person who cut down a loud-voiced person who was pointing a knife at him and urging him to kill him, calling me an ominous guy. A fool who created a weakness that he didn't have in order to buy his trust and never once abandoned or betrayed him.

...Raven had to plunge a knife into the heart of the person who gave him that kind of care.

"...More than that, aren't you sleeping? It's night."

"Oh, was it okay to sleep? I think you'll leave me when I fall asleep."

"I didn't even think about that, but fine."

Raven, who changed the topic, laughed and accepted it. It was a joke, but Dan, the most persistent stalker, was also dozing off. The mercenary in front of him didn't seem to be so heartless that he would abandon the young one, so he really think it would be okay to abandon the two of them.

...He really think it would be worth a try. At a time when he was contemplating whether or not to faint the man in front of him, Eckhart made an aggrieved expression.

"I made a fire and grilled meat. Isn't that too much?"

"What..."

"Or is it because of him?"

"...!"

For a moment, Raven's mouth stiffened.

It was only for a moment, but Eckhardt, who clearly saw the scene without missing it, muttered calmly as if he knew it would happen.

"As expected, it looks like he's not a guest invited by the captain."

"...Yeah. I'm not even a guest he invited."

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