Chapter 26

Regardless of how Nameless would react, seeing Kuji Rakushi point a gun at Ikoma with a sinister expression, Fang Li, who was familiar with the original plot, naturally knew why such a situation had arisen.

Previously, it was mentioned that at the beginning of the story, two carriages from Jun Castle entered the Xianjin Station, one during the day and one at night.

In the carriage that arrived during the day, someone was falsely accused of being a Kabane and was shot.

At that time, Ikoma stood up for this person.

This righteous young man, who was determined to defeat the Kabane, had already developed a strong aversion to the samurai in the station.

Not only were they cowardly and fearful, but they also vented their fear of the Kabane by targeting weaker humans. To Ikoma, these samurai were nothing but cowards.

As a result, Ikoma, who stood up for the person, was also suspected by the samurai and was locked in a cell, suspected of being a Kabane.

Under such circumstances, Ikoma should have had no way to escape and would have been killed by the Kabane.

However, Ikoma appeared here and once again stood up for someone.

Who wouldn't be on guard when a person suspected of being a Kabane suddenly appeared?

Kuji Rakushi, with such thoughts, pointed the gun at Ikoma.

"You should be locked in a cell," Kuji Rakushi said coldly. "Why are you here?"

"...I broke the lock and escaped," Ikoma's tone was not friendly either, his expression extremely grim. "If not for that, I would have been bitten by the Kabane in the cell, thanks to you."

"Almost bitten by a Kabane?" Kuji Rakushi's eyes became even more menacing. "I think you've already been bitten by a Kabane."

The surrounding civilians were immediately startled and instinctively moved away from Ikoma, not daring to get any closer.

Even the administrative official for whom Ikoma had stood up also moved away, looking at Ikoma with fear.

As for Shikafu Shikabane, the kind young lady, she seemed to want to speak up for Ikoma but was held back by Arakawa Kibito.

"Miss Shikafu, please don't get involved," Arakawa Kibito's expression was serious. "If a Kabane is mixed in with us during our escape, we will all die."

Shikafu Shikabane was startled and then fell silent.

This made Ikoma agitated, and he shouted loudly, "I am not a Kabane!"

Unfortunately, his agitated appearance only increased everyone's suspicion.

At that moment, not only Kuji Rakushi but also the samurai of the Shikafu family raised their guns and pointed them at Ikoma.

"You..." Ikoma's expression was pained.

It was only natural.

This righteous young man had always believed that the enemy of humans should be the Kabane, not other humans, and he strongly opposed internal conflicts among humans.

However, in any era, internal conflicts among humans are inevitable.

Because humans have intelligence, hearts, and various complex emotions.

In the absence of mutual understanding and tolerance, internal conflicts among humans will never cease.

So, fundamentally, Ikoma was indeed a dreamy and passionate young man.

Unable to see the situation clearly and acting solely on his passion might sound positive, but to put it bluntly, it was overly reckless and foolish.

Without the protagonist's aura, such a character would generally be among the first to die.

However, for those who could see the situation clearly, such a person was not necessarily disliked.

Seeing Ikoma become the target of everyone's suspicion, Fang Li whispered to Nameless, who had been watching Ikoma, "What? Aren't you going to help him?"

"Help?" Nameless was taken aback, lowered his head, and said, "Why should I help him?"

"Is that so?" Fang Li looked straight at Nameless, his tone full of meaning. "Are you sure you don't want to help him?"

Hearing Fang Li's meaningful words, Nameless felt as if he had been completely seen through by this person.

This feeling was naturally not very comfortable.

Nameless glared at Fang Li with some resentment and, under Fang Li's teasing gaze, propped up his somewhat weak body, raised his head, and looked forward.

Then, Nameless's voice rang out clearly, breaking the tense atmosphere.

"Put down your guns," Nameless said in a somewhat weak voice, listlessly. "That person is not a Kabane."

Nameless's words made Ikoma's face light up, and the people around him exchanged glances.

"Not a Kabane?" Kuji Rakushi did not lower his gun, his voice still cold. "He might not be a Kabane now, but who knows if he will become one later?"

"We can't rule out the possibility that he has been bitten by a Kabane," Arakawa Kibito added, his tone slightly more humane than Kuji Rakushi's. "Unless we examine his body and find no marks of a Kabane bite."

This made Ikoma's expression freeze.

Fang Li naturally knew why.

And Nameless, apparently, knew as well.

"If you want to know if he has been bitten by a Kabane, I can tell you," Nameless slightly raised his eyelids, and his childish voice slowly sounded.

"He has already been bitten."

The temperature in the air instantly dropped to freezing.

"——?!"

All the samurai with guns were as if they had been shocked, their gun barrels all pointing at Ikoma, their faces showing expressions of fear.

The surrounding civilians all screamed in alarm, spreading a sense of panic among the crowd.

"Wait... wait!" Ikoma involuntarily took two steps back, shaking his head as if unwilling to accept reality, his voice trembling. "I... I am not a Kabane... I am not a Kabane!"

However, no one believed him.

A person bitten by a Kabane would turn into a Kabane, a fact known to all.

Only Nameless's expression remained unchanged from start to finish.

"You're right, you are not a Kabane."

As he spoke, Nameless stepped forward, came to Ikoma's side, and looked directly at him, speaking word by word.

"But, you are no longer human."

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