Volume 4, Chapter 64 – Incredible Deserted Island

Volume 4, Chapter 64 - Incredible Deserted Island

Translator: LazyButAmbitious

The rippling lake reflected the gray sky as it splashed against the muddy shore.

A small freshwater crab scurried by, flipping over a rock that resembled a small hill from its perspective. Behind the rock, a white and slender arm lay unmoving on the wet soil.

The ends of Shimizu’s hair were stained with mud and the corners of her skirt were occasionally washed by the lake’s rising and falling tides.

Large lakes such as Lake Biwa also exhibited tidal phenomena.

A throbbing headache stimulated Shimizu’s eyelids to twitch, causing her to wake up soon after. She opened her eyes in a daze, only to see a small crab with beady eyes staring back at her.

“Um...” Her hand sunk into the brown mud as she supported her upper body from the ground. When she sat up, the little crab quickly sped away into the distance.

Shimizu felt sore all over, and her weak body was cold and burdened by her wet clothes.

“Sword...where’s my sword?” Fiind updated novels on no/v/elbin(.)co/m

Shimizu wasn’t like Lily who possessed a treasure to store items. Her sword seemed to have sunk into the depths of the lake. After the carp spirit’s catastrophic attack, her weapon could’ve been swept anywhere by the resulting monstrous waves.

Fortunately, I still have the grade 5 tanto that I acquired later. It’s too bad that this kind of short sword isn’t capable of sustaining fights at my level of strength. A strong Spirit Jade expert can break it with a single blow and it isn’t as resilient as my cursed katana, but it’s better than nothing.

“You’re awake.” A deep voice sounded from the side.

“Who?!” Shimizu suddenly turned her head in the direction of the voice. The tall and handsome Tamurakonoe sat cross-legged atop a huge boulder, his iconic long tachi still strapped to his back.

Shimizu cautiously grasped the hilt of her short sword.

“I advise you to lower your sword,” Tamurakonoe warned, “I already said that I won’t kill a direct descendant of the Genji’s, but even if I killed you on this deserted island, no one would know.”

Tamurakonoe didn’t spare a glance at Shimizu, choosing to focus his gaze on the boundless misty lake instead.

“Then why don’t you kill me?”

“There’s no point since you’re no threat to me. As long as you don’t cause any trouble, why should I kill you? We may be the only creatures on this deserted island that can communicate.”

“Deserted island?”

Shimizu extended her spiritual awareness but found that the island was veiled in an incredible fog. Even with her strength of Spirit Jade backed by her Blade Maiden powers, she could only detect a radius of fewer than five meters. In addition, she couldn’t penetrate through the rocks and landforms on the island.

Despite this peculiarity, natural visibility stretched up to two or three hundred meters in the fog.

“This place is strange. I can only detect up to a range of 20 meters, but my normal vision remains mostly unaffected. It doesn’t make any sense.” Tamurakonoe said.

Shimizu staggered to her feet while clutching her waist. Her current situation was very unpleasant. She lost her anima container during the momentous impact, and her other belongings, such as her black umbrella and change of clothes, sunk along with the ship— all gone.

“What do you mean by that?” Shimizu gripped the hilt of her sword again.

Tamurakonoe got up and slid down the rock face before approaching Shimizu.

“What do you want? Don’t come any closer!” Shimizu’s eyes hardened and she unsheathed the short sword.

“Relax, I don’t have much interest in women, and I don’t want to offend the Genji. But that’s only if I can leave the island. If I can’t, and we end up stuck together on this deserted island, I think that staying alone would be too dull and boring. I won’t do anything to you, but I’ll restrict your actions and won’t allow you to wander too far from me.”

“You...rascal!” Shimuzu grew anxious. She knew first-hand that she wasn’t Tamurakonoe’s match, not to mention now where she didn’t even have a proper weapon.

“You misunderstand. I already said that I have little interest in women. I won’t touch you, only talk with you. You can scold me and call me a villain if you want. In any case, I don’t think that I’m unfair to women...”

“You put it so nicely, but you’re simply a pervert! You want to restrict my freedom for such a lousy reason?”

“Yes, I advise you not to escape, or I’ll have no choice but to tie you up. If you’re uncomfortable, just stay within 20 meters of me so we can converse. When I find a method to leave, I’ll naturally let you go. I’m not interested in you, I just see you as the only other person on this island.” Tamurakonoe’s eyes were unfeeling and without desire, but surprisingly devilish.

“You...b?a?s?t?a?r?d?...”

“You can curse me all you want, I don’t care. We’re the only two people who can communicate on this island.” After he spoke, Tamurakonoe returned to the boulder and sat cross-legged, his back towards Shimizu.

Shimizu glowered at his tall back while breathing heavily. With a sudden turn, she mustered all her strength to rush into the cloak of mist.

Tamurakonoe only huffed. Without moving from his cross-legged posture, he took out a stone bead from his storage pouch and flicked it fiercely at the escaping Shimizu.

“Ahhhh!” A delicate scream echoed from within the mist, followed by the sounds of tumbling.

“It hurts...” A stinging pain spread throughout her leg, crippling her ability to stand for a while.

Tamurakonoe walked over and stretched a hand toward Shimizu like a gentleman, “Miss, are you hurt? Let me help you back up.”

Shimizu trembled while ignoring the pain in her bruised leg. She shot Tamurakonoe an intense glare, “You pervert; devil!”

Tamurakonoe forcefully grabbed Shimizu’s hand and dragged her to the edge of the boulder.

After leaning her against the rock, he perched atop its flat surface once again, “You’d better stop trying to escape. The more I end up hurting you, the less likely I’ll allow you to survive. I don’t want you telling the leader of Genji about me. Minamoto no Shimizu, you’re a smart woman; you should understand what I’m saying, right?”

Shimizu’s nose felt stuffy, but she held back her tears. She had to live, and if she couldn’t escape, she would find another chance. She was too hasty just now.

How could she remain trapped on this island while her sister’s whereabouts were unknown? She needed to quickly escape this pervert’s control and go find her Sister Lily!

“Here you go, bandage it. Put some medicine on it too. I made sure to control my strength so your bones aren’t broken. It will heal soon.” Tamurakonoe retrieved a pack of bandages and ointment from his storage pouch before throwing them to Shimizu.

At this moment, Shimizu really wanted a demon or evil spirit to jump from the bushes and beat this guy up. He was obviously the one to hit her but offered her medicine and bandages as if he was some saint— what a terrible man!

Sis Lily, where are you...? It doesn’t matter how much your sister suffers or how much your sister is bullied by this pervert. Your sister will definitely escape and find you. Without your sister, you’ll be lonely, right?