"Don't fear death, my lady... it will be quick," Schiller said.
Eva placed her hand behind her back to retrieve small blades from the obi of her kimono, the last defense she had left. It was the Death Star technique, a skill she had mastered with her father's help. She held the eight blades between her fingers, extended her hand backward, and lunged forward with them...
Well, let's say she impressed me with that technique, but unfortunately, it wasn't effective against a beast like Schiller. She only managed to tear his long robe in various places...
"Oh ho! Well done, my lady. Since you've torn my robe, allow me to reveal a delightful surprise."
Damn, what the hell am I seeing? The giant Schiller had somehow attached the heads of two women to his waist. I saw Eva cover her mouth in shock, but how could he have done that?!
"Hey, hey, there's no reason to be so astonished," Schiller said, playfully caressing the heads of the two women.
"I live to cherish feminine beauty... but... I'm afraid I find that as women grow older, looking at them becomes exceedingly ugly... Instead of watching them wither and fade away... wouldn't it be better for those I love to preserve them and keep them within arm's reach? In this way, their faces won't shrink, and they will maintain their beauty... I don't believe there's a man on this planet who would disagree with me. Who wouldn't want to preserve the beauty of their beloved from decay?"
"Now, this woman on my left, my wife, I suppose her story of how she came here doesn't concern you, so I'll spare you the details. But I just want you to see how beautiful she is... and the other one on my right, I think she's the one who matters to you more..." Schiller continued.
"No, no, this can't be... it can't be happening... my mother!" Eva exclaimed.
Eva fell to her knees, overwhelmed by the sight of her mother's decapitated head on the body of a strange killer. In her deepest sorrow, I could hear her moans and the pain of witnessing such an unexpected sight...
"Yes, in fact, two whole years have passed. This woman at my waist is the one you call mother. How sad is that... But isn't it beautiful to see your mother again in all her glory? Do you still think I am a heartless killer? Because of me, you have the chance to see her once more—a real sight."
"Well... I've changed my mind about not talking about my wife; let me just say she's worthless trash. Her soul didn't deserve to wear a face like this. She was very cruel to me, taking my freedom instead of my love, and it seems the only fitting thing to do was to save her beauty from her wicked soul," Schiller said.
"Die...! Die...! I must kill you even if it costs me my soul to the devil...!"
Eva gathered her strength and lunged forward with another wave of sharp blades... but Schiller was alert and defended against her attack with the same technique. He released several Karasu from his hands, or what's known as crows... (Karasu: a weapon consisting of a metal disc attached to a small circular center, shaped like sharp five-pointed stars.)
He succeeded in knocking down all the sharp blades she had launched at him upon impact...
Like an arrow, Schiller shot toward Eva, wrapping one hand around her neck and lifting her like a toy above his line of sight. She became distant... looking like a flagpole...
"Are you trying to harm your respectable mother!!! You said you wanted to kill me, Miss Eva... very well!! I have always been ready to die, but not by your hand...
My final dream is to see you die to preserve your beauty from decay. Where would you like me to place your head, my lady? Unfortunately, these two beauties did not choose wisely, making you special among them. How about on my right shoulder, right above your mother? I'll bring back the days of nostalgia for the mother and her child...
And finally, I will overcome my friends to obtain raw material. Then our souls— the four of us— will gather like lotus petals and share our love in a land of peace and perfection, basking in our beauty... This is the absolute proof of my love! Don't you see that?" Schiller proclaimed.
I was tired of the ramblings of this lunatic; I had to do something to save Eva from his grasp. My lower half wouldn't heal quickly enough to match my upper half. I would try to crawl toward him using my sword...
But how can I? Damn, he's a giant! Alright, I think I'll grab Eva's sword that she dropped earlier on my way and use it as a support to gain enough height to plunge my sword into his back...
"Goodbye, my lady!"
"So... so it's me, could it be that my end is here? If I die here..."
"Yes... that's right. If you die... then the person you despise will follow you..." Schiller released the girl from his grip and placed one of his swords in her hand for her to stab herself...
"You... will keep your promise, won't you?!"
"I've lived a lot... Whatever my fate, I am a warrior who will die with honor, so yes..."
"Mom... Dad... I'm coming...!"
'Kchshak'... it seems I arrived just in time.
Schiller turned his face, his eyes wide with shock. "You! How the hell...! Aren't you human?"
I won't let you take a child's head with you, you damned pervert....
'Tshak'—the sound of a sword piercing.
It was Eva; she returned the sword to its owner by creating a hole in his heart...
"You're lucky; you can die."
Eva ran toward me and cradled my head in her lap, her hand on my face... Damn!... What were you thinking when you started searching for me? If the love of suicide with a filthy man like him is all that revenge means to you, then why drag me into it...
You let him manipulate your thoughts, showing you suicide as something normal!!!
Your father and all his students are dead, girl. If you can't move forward, then it's his legacy that he left behind. The school of swordsmanship will fade away... You won't achieve your goal by risking your life to kill one man.
"I understand, I don't know what I was thinking."
Given what you've dragged me into and the fighting level of these people, I'm lucky not to have set a price for my services to reach your goal... I think I'll raise the price...
"Is all you care about is money!!! You snake-filled monster!! And you call yourself human too!"
Stop that and go fetch the other half of my body...
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After being injured by that lunatic Schiller, it took me days to heal my body once again. To be honest, Eva took care of me during this time. She stayed with me in the dilapidated cart most of the time, even cooking for me in her home and bringing me food.
So it was time to get back to work... I broached the subject with Eva—what's the next step?
She told me we needed to visit one of her father's friends who could offer us assistance. She didn't want to tell me exactly who he was, but I didn't think he was an ordinary person, capable of helping us seek revenge against a fighter like Karl.
Well, I have no objections to that...
It was a two-day journey on foot to reach the house of Gaucho. I hope it will be of benefit!
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