Freedom... //Yakusoku No Neverland

35] Action - Part 4

私たちは譲りません。私たちの燃える意志

Emma and I held the rope as Ray stood beside me, he had a worried expression

"The four-year-olds and under aren't here? Could they be..." Ray paused

"I thought about it. About what you said to me before. I'm not taking them" Emma answered

"What?" Ray muttered

"I'm leaving the four-year-olds and under here. But it's not like I'm abondoning them. I'm just not taking them now" Emma said..

"Now?" Ray questioned

>About A Month Ago<

"It's going smoothly for now. I've got everyone down to all the five-year-olds on our side" Don reported to Emma

"They were surprised, but I think everything will be okay" Gilda added

"Our next training is under way too" I said rubbing the back of my neck

"Thanks"Emma thanked

"So... What do we do next? Do we tell them?" Don asked

{The kids four and under... Would they believe us? And would they be able to hide it?}

"Um... Do you really think we can take them?"Gilda asked out of nowhere

"Huh?" Don said

"It's not like I don't believe in Norman's plan. But There's a cliff. It's winter. And Norman's not around. There are already so many factors that are different from our initial plan. And even after we get out, there will be a lot of unpredictable elements. I know it's a little late in the game to say this. But can we really take them along? I agree with Ray's point we could get them killed by taking them with us" Gilda explained

"But if we leave them here, they'll get killed anyway" Don reasoned with Gilda

"I know! I know that, but..." Gilda paused her whining

"But even still, I can't leave them. Ray's right. Gilda, you're right. But.. I don't want anyone else to get shipped out anymore" Emma said

"Right" Don replied

"I want to take all of the family. Everyone will escape together" Emma added

"Everyone, eh?" I mumbled

"What's wrong?" Don asked

"Well, uh... What about the other plants?" I said without thinking "Is it okay for just us to escape? We've never seen or met them, but... They're just beyond that wall, right? Just like us, A family who lives there... Not knowing anything. Oh, eh! Sorry!" I said coming to my senses

"What do you want to do, Emma?" Don asked her

"That's right.... Can you get Phil?"

~

"Yes, Emma?" Phil asked

"I have to talk to you. About the house and mom"

~

"I knew it. So it was what I thought" Phil replied

"Huh?" Everyone in the room except Phil was shocked

"I thought about what sister meant when she said "harvest". And she was looking through Ray's drawer and even peeked at Y/n's drawer... And, Emma, you were scared of mom when Norman left. I see. Norman got harvested. And Conny and everyone. That's why you..." Phil started tearing up

"Phil!" Emma embraced him

~

"I'm wavering between two choices. Should I take everyone, including the babies? Or should I leave the kids under four years old?" Emma asked him

Now the decision was up to Phil, he looked like he was having a hard time so I crouched in front of him and patted his shoulder

"We only get shipped out when we turn six years old. Even Marnya, who has the earliest birthday... Will have at least a year and a half. And 15 of the older kids are going to be gone. This farm focuses on quality over quantity. The amount of the shipping will go down. In order to raise high-quality kids again... They can't kill the younger ones who have the potential to be high quality. And in that respect, current six who are four-year-olds have good scores. At worst, I estimate... That we have two years" I explained to her

Don gulped as we waited for Phil's final answer

"I can wait. So leave us behind" Phil answered with a cute smile

>End of Flashback<

"I won't take them now. But I'm never going to give up. Only Phil knows the truth. The others don't know about the secret of the house or the fire. I only told Phil. I'm leaving that situation to Phil. I'll leave the kids four and under here. But... I'll return for sure within two years. And then escape with Phil and the others... And all of the kids in the other four plants!! To do that, I'm leaving them behind tonight"Emma explained

Everyone has started running on the wall looking for our escape spot

"BWEEEEEEEEE!"

"The alarm..." I said pausing for a quick break

"It's gone off earlier than I thought" Emma said

"What do we do?! We're still far away from the bridge" Ray said

Days/hours to finish: 10 hours
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