Chapter 44
n fft, Vrnll rttd m nd gt tbbd b rw.
Wht r u dng nw?
Wht wuld u d f th rtgnt dd dng tht? t D ND f u dd, Y.
n hd n thr h, hhzrdl ht bm twrd rw-kun nd rd t, ulld ut th bk nd thn ld mg t t th bldng nd hl th wund.
Ltl, hkd h brthng. uld hndl nthng, vn hv wund. lng th ddnt d, thn uld tll mng t v l.
n Vrnll d Drk wr tht kt t ht lv, mt thng wuldnt b bl t kll hm. w fn fr th mmnt, thn. t huldnt b rblm.
Fumu thr n brth, nd n ul. hr nthng t n but.
N, wt. ht nt gd. dd nw
h? N, w, u
Y, , !? Y!
lm dwn! lm dwn! lm dwn!
--t k, h ut dd lttl. h r w tll frht nt mthng t b wrrd bbbbbbut
L Vr? h l rght? d trn, wth tr flwng dwn hr hk. tunnd h w, l wntd t k f th w ll l.
t md tht vn wth th Drk wr, t wnt gd nugh.
Wll, w knw dmn wr bl f kllng th nt ftr ll t nturl tht th uld l kll Vrnll.
dd vn ftr h wund w hld, t w rbbl n ntnt dth.
w truk trght nt h hrt, ftr ll.
h mr dwlt n t, th mr rlzd hw dngru th tutn w. h tr wuld b vr n th rtgnt d, u .
rr rr rr lrght.
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uld tll v hm. lrd ld th wund, th dmg huldnt b bl t rh th brn.
ur, t w ftl wund, but nl hrt rd f tm hd d n th tmrr dth. h humn brn uffrd rrvrbl h nl ftr fur t mnut hd d ftr th brthng td.
f t w lrd t tht nt, thn wuldnt hv bn bl t v hm, but w uld l h wuld urvv lng h brn w ntnuul uld wth gn.
t wnt ttl dth untl th mmnt h hrt td btng, bu tht whn th brn dd nd rrvrbl dth.
whn h hrt td btng, uld tll l rdulmnr ruttn mmdtl ftr t mk h hrt bt gn. Wth th, h uld tll b vd.
bvul, hvng n hrt rd wuld b ndrd ur kll, but th mbdmnt f ht w rght nt t hm. hrt wund w lrd mltl hld, t bt.
lrght thn lt rdu ltrt b thundr mg t hl mk h hrt bt gn! n t f tht, ld m hnd vr Vrnll l t l wnd mg. h w t nd n nd ull ut r t mtt brthng!
Nw, m bk Vrnll!
h.
lrght, h bk!
rl vd! Wht v, thlt lr!
W mngd t r full b hm run t rvr th tutn!
mhw mngd t ufull rvv hm, but th uhll bttl w tll gng n Vrnll hd t t wk u. ddnt t thr t b mr rblm, but td, t w qut dffult t rvv th dd.
t w l m frt tm dng th, wnt ur f thr w gng t b d fft ltr n. hr w n rm fr rrr.
nd Rd ht ! rr, but ll u dmn nd t d.
Ll, brng Vrnll-kun t th nrb hurh!
l-lrght!
ftr kllng th dmn, lft th ln u t thr nght thn kd Ll t rr Vrnll. tl r ln dd nt t n th wrld bu wndru hlng mg td. dl r w nt dvld nd, n hng, th l flkd t th hurh t thm fr hlng rv.
t mght b wrd t thnk but hw u tll ndd t th hurh fr th rv, but
Wll, th hurh ndd mn t mntn tlf. uh w th wrld. N nd t thnk t hrd but t.
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l, n th wrld hurh wrhd th nt Rlgn, w ffll t th t.
h w wh uld g rund th l lkd.
Wll, w tull ut th t n nm. h tul rn n t grnd lld th rhbh.
n th nt wuld vntull bm th Wth, th nt wuld nvr trul b n t f vrthng. nquntl, th nt w kt b th hurh nvnnt mbl nd dl.
Wll, w fk, thugh.
Nnthl, uld u th hurh lkd.
ftr Vrnll w rrd t bd, bud m uthrt b brrwng th kthn rn bng: f lft thm ln, th wuldnt rvd u wth dnt fd.
h l n th hurh blngd t tw trm, frt, th lwr rnkd l wh bll ddnt knw th truth bhnd vrthng nd trul blvd tht th nt w th n n th t.
h blvd tht lvng humbl w tru vrtu, nd ll th t w fd ndrd t b mdt.
h dd nt t fh nr mt, nd th nml rdu th numd w lmtd t h.
f w lt th lwr l k, ud nd u mundrtndng tht th uld ffr nl n r f vrt nd hlf-d kng.
n th urrntl knw m th nt, w nvtd vrl tm t th hurh fr ft, but th wr ll trrbl.
h mnu w nrrwd dwn t rk hrd brd nd m vgtbl tht hd bn vr lghtl tuhd b fr.
d lw wntd t k thm hw dr th ll tht kng.
nwhl, th nd gru t th t f th hurh td t th vr r f uthrt. nvtbl, th lvd n luur nd ndulgd n lt f thng.
h t mt nd fh vn th frbd th n th lwr rnk t d . h w bu th ddnt wnt thr rtn t b rdud.
n n , th whd t mnlz th dlu thng th vtd, thu th tld th l n lwr tn tht t w nful t t n luur, mkng u rul n th fl.
Whn w nvtd t n rtulr ft, t md m qutn wht tl tht humbl lf th kt rhng t th l n lwr t w, vn th n hghr tn t ll knd f luur fd rght n frnt f thm.
Wll, t ddnt ft m lt nw.
ll, thr w n dnt ngrdnt n th kthn
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hr wr vgtbl, lw qult grn, m frut, lhl nd wtr. hr w l hrd brd nd h rrvd fd.
f wr t fd th rntl urd, r rthr, th rntl rvvd Vrnll wth uh fd, vn th hrr tmt-zd nn f mn wuld b rkld.
nd wthut furthr d, lt d m lz kng!
Frt, kd m vgtbl r tht wr ud t b thrwn w.
h lwr rnkd l lng wth Ll nd thr nght rd thr nfun wrdll wth thr rn f ng, Yu ntnd t fd k rn wth uh trh? ut d thm n mnd.
Nt, flld th t wth wtr, thrw n th rnd vgtbl r f thrwn nt trh n, ut m lhl n nd lt u th fr! Wth th, th unvr nt f th vgtbl drd qut bt.
ftr tht, lft t undr wk flm fr rund 20 mnut. Wht but th bttr tt, u ? Wh mut g thrugh th trubl t mk t dr? ht wuld b t trublm.
Fnll, trnd n lndr.
hr, fnhd!
h bhlr trngt ll, vgtbl brth w mlt!
t w h, , nd ft t mk. ddtnll, t hd dnt nutrtn n t whl tll bng qut dlu
k, Ll, hv tt.
h? ut lr-m rnt th, rr, vgtbl r tht wr but t b thrwn w bll, ddnt u ut tw trh?
Nw, tht w rud.
Ll w rgnll frm nbl hu h mght hv wd lt. ut uhd th n frwrd, h bluhd nd t t nnthl.
mn!? h dlu!? vn thugh u mrl bld m vgtbl r
Wll, rr fr tht.
th w, nl nbl wuld ll vgtbl r trh, whl th wh lv n mll vllg wuld t th nrmll.
n th frt l, trtng vgtbl r trh w ut th nrrw mndt f th rvlgd.
ht knd f ntn wnt hlth t k, uggtd t th hurh hghr u t gv ut vgtbl brth t th wh uffrd n hungr.
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n th hurh d, th vgtbl r wr lrd but t b thrwn w nw, th wuldnt uffr n l whtvr.
t wuld l mrv th hurh mg, nquntl th wuld b rd nd thd rk n mr dntn.
t w tull hrd t d gd dd url ut f gd wll, n tru gd dd wr dn wthut hvng t lult gn nd l.
nn wh dd wuld k unt, untl n d, thd b lft wth nthng.
h wrld w ll but gvng nd tkng. d gd dd, n hd t t u w fr t t b rturnd.
100% gd dd wthut n lultn r rft m lk butful, but t w nthr qutn whthr t wuld lt lng ?
fr m, thr w nthng mr unblvbl thn unrftbl gd wll.
umn wrnt md t b ltrut.
h hurh hghr u wr l nu f th ft, th undrtd tht m uggtn wuld nd u thr rft.
h hl d th wuld tr gvng w vgtbl brth tmrrw. Wth tht, th hurh gd wll wuld krkt, nd th m wuldurt th nt hurh mr rult.
Wll thn, thnk t w k t gv Vrnll th muh, but lt gv hm lttl mr.
tmult h tt, grtd grl wth mg nd thrw t nt th t, nd ftr tht urd n th vgtbl brth frm rlr bfr lghtng th fr bk u.
hn, ddd n th r whl t bld, kng t undr td bl untl th wtr mmrd.
Nt, ddd lt lght nng l turnd th h nt wdr ung mg nd urd t n t t turn vgtbl brth nt mthng lk rtt.
t w nutrtu, nd t th m tm, t w lght nugh fr k rn t t. t w dh tht nn wuld t ftn n th ngrdnt r t fnd.
m bng t lz, u ? hut t, mn kng ll but hw muh u uld hv frm th ffrt f rrtn.
tull wntd t dd r, but l ndrd r luur n th wrld, Vrnll wuld hv t b tfd wth ut th.
fnhd kng, knght rrtd tht Vrnll hd wkn u.
h w grt nw, wnt t Vrnll rght w. thught hd t l lngr ftr ll tht hnd, but fr nw, lt gv hm lng nd thrugh rmn rgrdng hw tud h w fr dng uh thng.
ddnt hv t rtt m nmr n t w n blutl ul thng t d.
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ut h tlkd bk, ng, nt tht n dffrnt thn u fghtng ln?
bluntl rld tht uld hndl ll f tht ln.
mhw, th l ftn ltnd t m n dtrtd mnnr, hrng nl wht nvnnt fr thm rthr thn wht mnt t d fr n, ndd t wht mnt trghtfrwrdl.
m fn ln! Yu gu r wk, bk ff!
d tht, td, h lmd dwn, but h fvrblt l wnt dwn, gu? Wll, whtvr. h w bttr thn dng.
t lt, gv hm hd-u, rmndng hm t trt h wn bd mr mrtntl. Whw, wrnt uh n gu wh rd vr muh but wht l ndd?
t wnt f h tk tn wthut thnkng but t, t w ut tht h bd mvd n t wn bfr h ntd.
th Grtr Dmn trd t ttk t flw, lr ddnt vd dt bng bl f dng . h w bu thr w ldr frzn frm fr bhnd hr.
rh h w nbl n wh w nrtd t n th bttl ut f dut, but n h wnt ud t th bttlfld, h mrl gwkd t lr nd rtrtd t th rr.
t w dfntl w dn t fll bk f h uldnt ntrbut t th bttl nw, hwvr h dd , h bm mr f burdn t lr.
f vd th ttk, th ldr bhnd m wll d w wht h mut hv thught, ntd f vdng, h hd rd hr rm wd t rv hld fr th ldr.
Vrnll thught rn mk h w th.
h, gn n gn, th rn trd t rtt nthr t th t f hr wn wll-bng.
h wuldnt bndn r gv u n nn.
h wuld lw ut thr ft n t f hr wn, hr gdwll trvd t rv wthut kng rft whl vng nd rttng thr.
t w trul ght t bhld; uh lr, butful ght, nd t t w ll t fltng.
h wrld w nt knd bnvlnt tht nn uld lv ll n kndn.
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umn hrt wr flld wth grd nd lultn, thr w nthng butful bnd t, whh wh trul gd l, th wthut hdw n thr hrt, wuld lv nl fltng lv.
h mmnt h thught f th w whn h bd mvd n t wn.
w wll wr tht lr w trng n h hd wtnd drtl th mmnt whn h fught.
knw tht h td n muh hghr l tht h wuldnt b bl t rh.
vn whn th Grt Dmn ttkd, rh h uld tk t wthut rblm ll b hrlf, wthut nn t rtt hr.
h wuld tll b fn, nd thu fr h hd hwn hr uul rn f nthng hd hnd.
ftr lmng dwn, Vrnll wuld thnk bk t th mmnt nd rlz tht trng t rtt lr wuld b fr nught.
f h hd td nd nlzd th tutn whl wghng th r nd n f th rdl, thn hd knw tht th rght nwr w t fll bk t th dln.
vn f h trd t rtt hr, hd nl gt n hr w.
ut h hd n uh tm, hvng bn grntd nl fw nd t mk dn nd Vrnll hd hn th wrng nwr.
h n tht rd hm ltd nl n ntnt, h ght bng flld wth drkn th nt mmnt.
t w ll ut mmnt, t h mhw undrtd tht h w dng. trul flt t.
m lv.
h wk, th frt thng h flt w dubt.
Whl h dd fl gld t hv urvvd, vn mr thn tht, Vrnll hrt w flld wth qutn t wh h w tll lv.
vn h hd undrtd tht t w n ntnt dthth flng f h mul bng rd, f h bn bng ruhd f h hrt bng dtrd.
nun grdull ld w frm h gr whl th lmng hdw f dth vrtk h n..
ndd flt th.
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N mttr hw muh h turnd t vr n h hd, thr w n w h huldv md t bk, t hr h w, brught bk t th lnd f th lvng nd th rn wh w bl f hvng uh ft t uld hv nl bn n rn.
h, m gld Vrnll-kun, ur wk.
thnk tht th vr nt tkng vr h thught ntrd th rm, nd th frt thng Vrnll dd w t hw gld h w t tht h w unhrmd.
ftr whh, h gt uru but th tr h hd brught nd th nt t rrd wftd thrugh th r, h tmh trtd t grwl n rn.
lr lughd ftl t th und f h mtnt tmh nd ut th tr n frnt f Vrnll.
t ml dh, but md t wth ngrdnt tht r gd fr dgtn. n u t rght nw?
Y-, gu uld r, th, dd lr-m mk th?
Y.
ndmd b lr ut hrng th md Vrnll fl lk h w rng thrugh th r. hr w n w h w wrth nugh t t th nt kng.
h fd tht w rvd w lghtl trng. hr w wrdl lrd u f r rrng th wt nt f vgtbl. h lr w l t rng.
nw, h rvd th lt h mlld grl, whh rud h tt.
ud wdn n nd brught t t h muth. mmdtl, th wtn f r md wth th dlun f vgtbl rd nd h muth.
t w knd f tt tht w furthr nhnd b th lght ddtn f lt t th tzng nt f grl. Furthrmr, h mlmntd th dh hrmn wth t dtnt mllw ttur.
ht w th qut tt h rnd, unbd bfr h rmmbrd th ft tht t w md b lr.
t, dlu th, th vr dlu!
m gld t ut ur tt
lr hl mld h w hw vgrul Vrnll t.
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hn, nl th und f Vrnll nntrtng n tng ntnud fr whl. ftr Vrnll w fnhd tng, lr trtd hr nqutn gn wth lw v.
Vrnll-kun, wh dd u d uh thng?
t mut b but th tm h rttd lr.
vn f h kd wh, Vrnll hmlf tull ddnt knw.
uld nl h bd mvd bfr h knw t.
hd t rtt hr t ll t. ht w wht h nd nthng mr.
ddnt knw t ut tht m bd mvd bfr ntd t. n n w uld, thught hd t rtt lr-m,
m h wth uh ntmnt, but l, dnt d tht gn. f t m wth th t f ur wn dtrutn n, nt ut u, n n huld b m ubttut.
ng rlmnt f nlf, thn wundd bu f t.
rh tht w fr mr nful fr th grl wh w t knd rthr thn fr hr t b tull wundd hrlf.
nd t th w l th m fr Vrnll.
mrd t hm bng wundd, h whd t rvnt hr bng hurt vn mr.
h bth rrd th n f rnblt f thnkng but thr bfr thmlv, but bu f th vr mlrt, th wr nw t dd.
ut, n tht lr-m ln wll
ht k.
lr-m ln wuld k n hurtng. fr Vrnll fnhd h ntn, lr ut hm ff wth hrd rlv tht uld b flt wth hr wrd.
t huld hv bn m ln frm th vr bgnnng. f tk t ll ln, n thr l nd t b hurt fr nthng. Whthr t w th nght r Ll r vn u. ht wh t ut ur bd n ur ln t v m, d nt d t vr gn.
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t w k f h hndld ll th n ln.
h ght f nt wh w bl tht h udd nbl r whrvr h wnt lw, lw ld n rgrd twrd hr wn ft.
fh wr rgrdd t b th Grtt nt f ll m, thn h w trul lrd lmt thr.
rtt nd dfnd thr, ll th whl bng ntntl n ltr n rh, th wuld b th untl h mt hr dm.
Vrnll w frlrn.
lr w trngr thn nn nd h td hghr thn nn.
nwhl, Vrnll w t wk, tll t lkng t bl tnd bd hr.
Ltl, h hd bn trnng wth Ll nd dmtr F n rt h knwldgd tht h dd gt muh trngr t h m t undrtnd durng th fght tht h w tll thund f t w frm tndng n th m grund lr.
h dffrn btwn thm w kn t th mt ttmt f hng ftr muntn k hdng bhnd th lud, ll th whl hvng lmbd nl untl hu nd flr. t tht lvl f dffrn.
knw m wk. vn wh t rtt u
Vrnll-kun, u rnt trng nugh t d tht. wll t lrl nw vn f u trd t rtt m, u wuld nl trubl m. Yud nl b burdn.
t w mrl.
Vrnll httn w ut ff b lr, t w lrl dlrd tht Vrnll w wk.
t w und rgumnt, muh tht nbd wuld b bl t lt ut wrd f mlnt.
lr turnd rund t gln t Vrnll, wh w unbl t k, thn grd th drknb.
ut t m h wuld fl f h td ut lk tht, h ntnud wth hr uul knd tn.
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vn thugh u mngd t rgn ur brth, l rt fr whl. Dnt fr urlf t hrd.
ftr h d tht, lr td th rm.
t w frutrtng.
t w nt bu lr lld hm wk.
t w bu f hw mrbl h w ftr h hd d t lnl.
lr d h w wk n uh hrh mnnr, nd th w hr w f lng hm fr frm dngr.
knw ll f th, t h nt hl but fl frutrtd.
lr dd nt hm dndbl mn, but n t b rttd thr nthng mr mrbl fr mn.
wnt t b fr trngr thn m nw.
Vrnll ntnud t lng nt th wh f h.