To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts 4

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Soldier: You're not allowed to withdraw until the target comes to a standstill. // Attack!
Title: To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts

Soldier: A hit! // Keep attacking! // Don't let it get any closer to the railway bridge!

Soldier: !?

Soldier: Our weapons don't work!

Soldier: This is......

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Title: To the abandoned Sacred Beasts // Chapter 4 Behemoth's Chase ①

Soldier: Pseudo-god soldier Behemoth // He's gigantic......! // Can't we stop it somehow...? // Damn... what a monster!

TXT: Products of the war, / the ruins of what once were gods. / A sad, desperate struggle raises the curtain....

TXT: presented by Maybe

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Hank: Excuse me for being late.

Soldier: !?

Soldier: Who is he!? // Does he intend to charge it all by himself!?

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Hank: ...over there!

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Soldier: !!

Soldier: It's coming down...!!

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Soldier: He is... // a Beast Hunter.........

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Soldier: Don't look so afraid. // It won't be able to move until its leg has healed, this will be a nice commemoration.

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Char: Err... // I am the daughter of John William Bancroft... // My name is Char......

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Char: It's nice to meet you...

Beast: ............

Char: Ever since the war ended, // you've been walking to the East, I heard. // Why are you going East? // I heard there is nothing beyond this point. // If you turn around... I'm sure they'll leave you alone!

Char: Is there... // anything you are looking for?

Beast: ............

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Char: !

Char: There is...... // something, right...?

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Man: Why didn't you kill it!?

Man: That Beast is still alive, isn't it!? // Can you guarantee it won't destroy my railway bridge!? // What on earth are you thinking!

Hank: I only kill those I can kill...... // ...I can't kill him.

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Hank: I'm sure you've noticed, guns can't kill him. / Behemoth... any bit of injured skin will regenerate to be even tougher. // He survived the war, it's impossible to inflict a fatal wound to him. // This time I happened to be able to stop him, but... that's the best I can do. // Any destroyed joints will also be strengthened.

Soldier: ...err, // if Behemoth keeps going East, he'll definitely destroy the railway bridge.

Soldier: So, to divert his course, we'll have to blow up the cliff before the bridge. // The collapse will fill up the valley and block his path. // At present, the materials needed...

Man: We can transport them with my railway. // I know...

Man: Instead of doing such a leisure thing, we should take our chance and kill it with explosives! // No matter how sturdy it is, it's still a Beast... // Guns can't kill is, but I'm sure we can blow it to pieces with dynamite! // If you army people are too scared to do the job, I'll do it myself!

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Man: .. do you understand the situation? // You must protect it at any cost... // That railway......

Hank: I understand. // I'll make sure to protect it, although I won't be doing it for you sake......

Man: How dare you!! // Should I really believe in someone this disrespectful!?

Man: ...damn, // these losers barely managed to return from that war in one piece...... // I won't entrust my bridge to such people!
Char: ............

Char: What a rude person... // Who was he?
Hank: The head of the railway company.

Char: ...they could just rebuild that railway bridge. // There is absolutely no need to take any lives......

Hank: ...well, don't say that. // We are still going to try to make sure that bridge doesn't get destroyed.

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Hank: ...besides, // if everything goes well... he doesn't have to die either.

Char: That's... true.

Hank: Let's go to that railway bridge. // ...are you coming along?

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Char: That man... // I'm sure Behemoth is going East // to find something really precious to him.

Char: Hank-san... // don't you know?

Hank: Who knows... // I never really understood him.
 
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Hank: Arty... // Arthur Allston was a man of few words... // Speaking of everything I know about him... // He's a quiet man, who always faithfully followed orders, showing no desires nor other emotions. // That's all. // He never complained about harsh duties, // and never told us about his desires.

Hank: ...in retrospect, I know nothing about him. // Even though we were in the same squad... the entire war.

Char: Is that...... // so...?

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Hank: ......but at least, // has hasn't broken our squad's promise yet.

Hank: Within these 5 years since the war ended... // he kept walking through the wilderness and deserts // avoiding all villages.

Hank: ...so, it's possible he'll turn around before the railway bridge.

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Hank: ......but, // if it was only by chance that he avoided all human contact...... // That's why we are here.

Hank: Because... // I will not let him destroy that.

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Char: This is the railway...? // It's a steam train! // Amazing! This... // I've never seen one before!!

Char: I thought it was... // much smaller!
Hank: Oh, ooh...

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Char: Wow...

Char: I didn't expect it to be this amazing! // I wish Liza-san was here too...!
Hank: Come now. // She has her own work to do.

Soldier: All explosives are on board!
Hank: Yes, thank you.

Har: The valley will be filled up // when those cliffs collapse, right?
 
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Hank: ...yeah, in doing so he'll have to turn back or change his course. // And we just completed the first half of the task.

Char: ...do we really have to stop him at any cost?
Hank: ............

Girl: Are we going to see papa?

Mother: Yes, be patient.

Mother: He found a new job in the city. // We'll be on our way as soon as the train has delivered its load. // I can't wait to see our new house.
BB: Yeey! I wanna see it!

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Hank: There are several villages along this railway. // Many people live there.

Hank: Transporting people... // and goods...

Hank: The precious, peaceful everyday lives of these people // are sustained by this railway.

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Char: That pseudo-god soldier probably has a strong desire that keeps him going... // But this railway is also packed with the hopes of many.

Char: Both are important... // ...isn't there a away to protect both?

Char: Hank-san's plan... I hope it works...

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Char: .........?

Char: !!

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Man: Why...... // Why is there a little girl like you in such a place......?

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Char: Hank-san!!
Hank: Are you alright?

Char: Wha... // what's going on!?

Hank: ...get down!
Char: EEK!?

Hank: It's a night raid...... // Someone is attacking us.
Char: ...what!?

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Hank: He look like bandits, but...

Hank: He is wearing old army uniforms... // Maybe a deserter?

Char: A soldier...... That...

Hank: It isn't unusual. // Those who only know how to survive on a battlefield have a hard time staying alive in this age.

Hank: He chose the easy way... that's all.

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Hank: But... it's strange. // Didn't they know this place is packed with army troops? ...or......

Char: .....it's quiet again.

Hank: Did they withdraw......? // It's too sudden...

Soldier: Are you alright!?
Hank: Yes......

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Hank: You guys... // Weren't you assigned to stand guard over Behemoth...? // Is it safe to leave him alone?
Soldier: ...yes! // We received order from the Special Sergeant for backup...

Hank: !? // And order from me...?

Hank: Don't tell me...!

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Man: Looks like it was enough to attract the attention of the soldiers.

Man: So far everything goes as my master wishes...

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Hank: Damn... that old man, // now he did it...!

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Hank: He's moving again... // He... a little explosion won't kill him......!

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Hank: What's the status of the blasting operation?
Soldier: ...yes!

Soldier: The explosives... only half of the intended amount has been set at this point...... // The rest is still......

Hank: I see...

Char: ...Hank-san?

Hank: I'm sorry.
Char: !

Hank: I'm not sure if I can do this, but... // Now things have come to this, // I will have to kill him, if that is what it takes to stop him.

Txt: To be continued in the December Issue // How do you fight a gigantic beast that's out of control...!?