90.THE PRIDE OF THE STRAYDOG

Barusak residence.

The speed of Raimons attacks increased.

With a speed similar to lighting, his whip-shaped sword moved. Riku was narrowly deflecting the attacks with her halberd, but Raimon wouldnt give her any leeway. With the shape of the deflected sword being changed into another direction, its blade headed straight towards Rikus neck.

Gh.()

Riku bent her body and somehow avoided a direct hit.

But even so, the tip of the sword grazed at her cheek. The place that was grazed was gradually becoming hotter. Riku faintly frowned her face, and then she jumped back. Although she took distance from Raimon, there was no mistake she was still inside his weapons range. Without letting her guard down, Riku reworked her stance.

I see. Seeing how you can be here at a time like this, I guess this means that youve successfully captured Rook.

Raimon said in a carefree tone, seeming like he was saying something like Todays weather is great. Riku narrowed her eyes because of the bad feeling she felt from it.

Oh, is it fine if father doesnt hurry up?

If Rikus memories were correct, Raimon Barusak had more than sixty years of age. Since Rikus mother had died, there were no talks about Raimon marrying another woman, and she didnt hear any rumours about him keeping any concubines. Because of that, in case Rook was to die, only Raku Barusak would remain to take the succession of the household. However, it was hard to think that Raku, who had the temperament of a scientist, would be able to manage the household.

In other words, the direct bloodline of the Barusak would be over.

Hurry up? Is there any reason for me to hurry up?

Is it fine for the direct lineage of the Barusak to become extinct? While you are spending your time fighting me, your precious heir might die.

When Riku pointed that out, Raimons smile became even more striking.

It will be fine if I have Rakus children succeed. There are many that can take Rooks place after all. Rather than that, is it fine for Riku to be here? Is it fine for you to be running amok at a place like this?

Raimon calmly sat down on the table. He was so carefree to the point that it looked as if he wasnt scared of Riku coming to attack him.

Riku would have been the one made into the sacrifice if you hadnt captured Rook after all, you know?

Raimon quietly spoke the words of truth that Riku didnt want to believe.

Riku is just a dog that had been raised for the sake of becoming a sacrifice after all.

!

Feeling Raimons words, Riku bit her lips.

His expression didnt look like the one of someone that was telling lies. Besides that, it completely coincided with the information that the shinigami had told her.

In other words, it became clear that the reason why Leivein picked up Riku was none other than to have her used as [a sacrifice to break the seal].

Let aside her revenge, the other reason why Riku had come to the Barusak residence was because she refused to believe this fact. But even despite that.

There is no way that man thinks of you as something important. He is an inhuman demon that would have easily got rid of you the moment he saw you didnt have any value in being raised. Thats why Riku is just a stray dog right now.

Crossing his legs, Raimon held his sword in an exaggerated manner.

This stray dog may as well die a miserable death fitting of a stray dog.

Once again, Raimons sword ran through the air.

It was an attack that was faster than before.

Riku couldnt dodge this.

So did her instincts tell her. No matter how much distance she takes, no matter how she bends her body, that attack was going to directly hit her heart. After all, the speed of that sword was at one that couldnt be followed by the eyes. There was no way Riku, who at the end of the day was nothing more than just a human, could block this attack that was faster than lighting.

But even so, Riku deflected the attack in reflex. With its direction changed, the sword hit her at her shoulder.

Ah!

An intense pain ran through her right shoulder.

Because of how painful it was, Riku almost dropped her halberd. However, she somehow kept it in his hands, and just like that, she defended the sword that was swept in her direction, desiring to pierce through her cranium.

Just like you said, perhaps I might be a stray dog.

Just like Raimon had said, Riku was a stray dog right now.

She was thrown away by her family, the Barusak, and she was also abandoned by Leivein, who was the support of her heart.

Perhaps Leivein had picked up just for his own gains.

Perhaps since the beginning, Riku had been picked up just for the sake of being used up afterwards.

The reality was miserable to the point of making her want to drop tears, and it was so frustrating to the point she wanted to scream; to the point she couldnt bear.

But even so he picked me up.

The pain on her right shoulder stole strength from her body and she felt her life force flowing away together with her blood. If she was to become even more exhausted, she wouldnt be able to evade Raimons continuous attacks.

However, was it really fine for her to give up here? Riku asked that to herself.

Even if her sense of value of herself had been radically turning around again and again until she arrived at this room, this was still the return match Riku would imagine about even in her dreams. Was it really fine for her to lose against the perpetrator for her fate to become hell when the chance was right before her eyes?

He gave to the me that was dying a way to live!

Was it really fine to let someone that didnt know anything about Leivein to speak about him as he wished?

Was she being a stray dog really something that could be decided by others?

Was it really fine for her to be killed by that man and truly turn into a [defeated dog]? (TL note: An expression is being used literally means defeated dog. ->