episode_0000
by fnovelpia– Boom!
Bang. The sound of a howitzer firing. A human corpse torn to shreds, something I never get used to seeing. The sound of explosions coming from far away.
The barrel came into view, splitting in all directions like a banana. It was a 155mm towed artillery gun. The high-explosive shell had exploded inside.
The catcher is dead. The second-in-command, who was working hard to turn the front wheel, is left with only the lower body. There is so much blood in the human body. It was a good lesson.
No. I’m studying and I’m not, I want to live. I want to live. I want to live…!
Just then someone came up to me. Why are you grabbing my shoulder? Stop shaking my body! I’m fine!
Look at my body! I have ten fingers and toes… ten?
I can’t see because of the boots. I can’t tell if I have ten toes. I’ll have to take my boots off and check right now.
– Boom!
It blew up again. It blew up again! This time it landed right nearby! The trench collapsed! Engineers! Engineers!
People screaming. Gunshots. Corpses strewn everywhere like laundry. Bodies half-eaten by rats.
Is it tasty? No. It can’t be tasty. That’s a person.
But I’m hungry. There’s a dead body lying around. Even the rats are eating it with pleasure. How am I worse than the rats? Even that little rat is eating it. I wouldn’t mind having a bite.
The enemies are coming. There are enemies everywhere. There is no room to escape! We are surrounded! We will all die!
It’s been over a month since we lost our supply! We’re isolated! Even the command center has abandoned us! We’re all going to die!
All of them. All of them will die! Every single one of them!
The enemies are coming! The enemies, the enemies are coming!
I want to live. I want to live… .
I want to live! I want to live! I want to live! It’s so hard! Please! Someone, please, get me out of this hell! I’d rather have someone kill me—
“Priest!”
“Oh my—!”
I opened my eyes. The breath I had been holding for a long time burst out.
A female professor with a worried expression grabbed my shoulder and continued to shake it.
“Are you okay? You’ve been sweating profusely since a while ago… If you’re not feeling well, go back first. I’ll tell the president.”
“Okay, okay, okay heup, huh… . It’s okay.”
Actually, it wasn’t okay. I wiped the cold sweat that had soaked my forehead with a handkerchief. Wait. Why is there blood… .
“Ah, no… . No… .”
“Priest?”
“… Huh?”
I’m back. Thank goodness. It keeps coming back to me. I shook my head vigorously. My mind was in shambles, but it was better that way.
I smiled weakly at the female professor who still looked at me with worried eyes. She sat down next to me with an anxious expression.
“Oh my! Priest! Hand!”
Hands? I looked at my hands.
The cigarette, which had burned down to the filter, was about to burn my hand. I stared blankly at it.
Before I knew it, the female professor had slapped my hand away. The cigarette residue, which was barely a cigarette butt, flew far away.
“Are you sure you’re okay? You have to introduce yourself in the auditorium later.”
“Yes… . It’s okay. I’m just a little tired.”
“You must be very tired… . You should have slept on time.”
“Haha… .”
I’m tired. My eyes are heavy. I want to lie down somewhere and sleep all day.
I grumbled as I fiddled with my slightly tingling index and middle fingers. Suddenly, I saw my hands shaking. I grabbed them and squeezed them tightly. The shaking subsided a little.
This is why I didn’t want to come to crowded places.
In the distance, countless new students were entering the academy with excited expressions. Seeing them brought back unpleasant memories and made me frown.
I put a cigarette in my mouth. I’ve already smoked more than half a pack, but living a long life is meaningless.
The cramps in my hands wouldn’t stop. Because of that, the cigarette I had just put in my mouth fell to the dirt floor.
“Fucking shit… .”
I roughly brushed off the dirt and put it back in my mouth. The chewed dirt grains tasted bitter.
I guess I’ll need to get some new medication.
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