58 – Beyond the Original (4)
[Russell]
Is it because of age, as the secretary said?
My legs were heavy. It didn’t seem like I had walked very far, but my stamina was already at its lowest.
Too many attacks were allowed to Milan.
Among the places that were hit, not a single place was intact.
My body stumbled as if I would fall down at any moment, and my head whined.
The vibrations from my steps seemed to resonate in my brain.
My vision has already gone beyond blurry and has become dark.
Still, the reason I couldn’t fall down was because I had my little daughter on my back.
‘Look, Isolet. It seems like my daughter looks just like you. How I don’t listen to her. ‘You’re hurting my heart again.’
I couldn’t tell how far it had gone.
It may have seemed like only a few minutes, or it may have seemed like it had been going on for dozens of hours.
When I came to my senses, I saw a girl wearing black uniform.
Bright silver hair was visible beneath the veil on her head.
Along with blood-soaked gloves and an axe.
– Pick up your daughter and go the way I came in. If you meet a silver-haired woman on the way, politely ask for help. If you see Isha, she will help you.
She was a very beautiful girl even on the outside.
Long silver hair that exudes nobility, and red eyes that create a mysterious atmosphere.
The ax in his hand was a little scary, but not as much as that emotionless gaze.
There wasn’t a single emotion visible in the girl’s eyes when she looked at me.
A gaze as if looking at a stone on the side of the road.
The girl who was just mechanically lifting the ax looked in this direction and lowered her arm.
The article definitely mentioned Isha’s name. Does that mean you met her once?
Perhaps by coincidence, I also reached a limit. Her legs gave out and she sank down to her knees in front of her girl.
Fortunately, I did not miss Isha, who was on my back.
“Help, please help.”
“I guess you are Russell.”
“Yes. I’m fine, so if you can help Isha first…… “
“Hmm.”
You will have to promise an example. She was speechless.
What can I give you now? Nothing came to mind.
At that moment, a very eerie, murderous figure turned towards me and then disappeared.
I looked at the girl in surprise, but the life I felt was nowhere to be found, and her ax was also tucked into her waist.
The same divinity that was felt by the knight covered the surroundings.
Although it evoked a feeling of anxiety, it had a somewhat cozy vibe.
Perhaps sensing my condition, the emotionless voice rang out again.
“I know you’re anxious, but please rest assured and place Isha on the floor first. “He was originally that kind of divinity.”
“Just listen to the explanation…… “
“That’s because it is not a divinity for the living. It is natural for life to fear death. Or are you just curious enough to hear it now?”
“No.”
As soon as Isha was laid down, the girl touched her daughter’s forehead and revealed her divinity.
It was a much more overwhelming amount than what other priests felt.
Only then did I feel relieved. I quietly watched Isha.
As the divinity flowed in, my breathing became calmer. The occasional moans of pain seemed to have subsided.
It felt like her heart was breaking every time she saw that child’s wounds, but it was such a relief.
‘You did that too. You didn’t even listen to me. Until the last moment. ‘You have no idea how much it drove a nail into my heart.’
I felt resentful towards my widowed wife for no reason.
However, I was still lacking and foolish.
Even now, I am so happy to see my daughter’s face.
Even though my heart ached, I was happy inside. She was as spineless as a child.
I don’t know how long it’s been since I last saw you sleeping like that.
I thought she lived so close by that she couldn’t care less.
I wish you would stroke that forehead at least once more.
At least I should have made you not feel lonely. I really couldn’t do anything as a father.
What on earth was I clinging to?
I wanted to get rid of the hair on my cheek because I thought it was annoying, but I was also afraid that I could dare touch it.
After a few more minutes, a priest girl stood in front of me.
The ax was held in the gloved hand again.
It has been sorted out in my head to some extent.
Although it was only for a moment, the murderous intent was revealed to me. Things like that ax and the situation with Requitas in the future.
“I guess you don’t need me.”
“That’s right. There was no particular reason to keep him alive. “I don’t want to use the sacred power that should be used when my knight is injured, on someone else.”
“It’s okay. “You saved my daughter, so please take this cheap life again and again.”
“There is no need. “Because I don’t want to lie to my driver just because of you.”
It was a cold tone.
Except when saying the words ‘my article’. Even though I just put it in my mouth, it seemed to be dripping with honey.
It was understandable. This must mean that this lady has been in the dating business for a while.
It was that time. The girl grabbed one of my arms and lifted it up.
It was her arm that had been damaged by Milan.
“I’ll cut it.”
“What did you say just now?”
“Cut it. “If you keep wearing this, you won’t be able to survive.”
The girl had no hesitation in striking with the axe.
* * *
When I went back the way I came in, I was soon able to encounter Sirien’s divinity. The darkness was thick. As soon as I stepped in, the black ink disappeared like a lie.
All that remained was a scarlet lantern. I walked along with the lanterns fluttering before my eyes.
There were many corpses on the way. I killed some, but I also saw one or two bodies that had stabbed themselves in the neck.
They clearly said they were going to clean it up, but it looks like there was someone they missed.
This may be why Sirien always reprimands him for not being careful.
“Sirien?”
“This way.”
A voice heard from a bit far away.
It seems that as soon as he encountered Russell, he went into a corner and hid.
Isha was fast asleep, and Russell was lying on her floor, having only completed simple first aid.
One of Russell’s arms was rolling around on the floor.
It seemed like it would be difficult to recover, so it seemed like they cut it off.
It’s okay. If it had been left as is, it would have eaten only the divinity and would have been a threat to one’s life.
“How are you feeling?”
“There will be no danger to either of your lives. “You may have to go through some hardships.”
“As long as I’m alive, that’s fine.”
Russell survived.
In the original work, a person who would have died was brought back to life.
It may be a minor difference, but I really liked this flow.
Because it was the first time we created a twist in the original work.
It is unknown what impact Russell’s survival will have in the future.
It may not necessarily have a positive effect. Now that Isha has peace of mind, she may not be able to become a sword master like in the original.
As Sirien said, we didn’t really need Russell.
It was already a bit of a loss.
However, a living human being is nothing more than a mass of variables.
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There is no law that the variables will necessarily flow in a bad direction.
We became the benefactors of Russell and Isha, and Isha was not the type of person to be the first to betray, as other people might have noticed.
I was already looking forward to seeing what changes this minor twist would bring.
Sirien tapped her side with her palm. She did as she was told, which meant to come and sit down.
“Let’s take a little rest. “There’s no need to rush now.”
“Yes.”
After I sat down, Sirien stood up.
Glancing at the side of her helmet, her pretty eyebrows furrowed.
“What? “Are you hurt?”
“No. Not really.”
“No. I think you’re hurt. “Take off your helmet.”
Sirien said, ‘Take it off,’ and she took off her helmet with her own hands.
Her eyes were full of doubt as she looked at me closely.
Then she placed her finger on the tip of her lips.
Now that I think about it, she got hit when she was fighting with Milan.
I said I could taste blood in my mouth, and it seems like it leaked out a little.
How did I know that I had forgotten too?
The worried expression crumpled.
“I knew it would be like this!”
Sirien’s hands punished me.
Her index fingers pinch both my cheeks and she wiggles them back and forth.
“Ah, it hurts. It hurts. “uuuck!”
“You were so confident, but then you got hurt again! “You even lied about getting hurt!”
“If you eat well and sleep well…… “
“I-I-IK!”
“Kwaaak!”
Did I say something for no reason?
Sirien was so angry that he shook his head.
My pinched cheek hurt.
She seemed to be in even more pain than when she had somehow allowed Milan to take the blow.
Strangely, Sirien’s hands were becoming more and more numb these days.
Where has the princess who was punching cotton in her cabin gone?
I missed Sirien so much back then…….
Only after Sirien had tormented me for so long did she let go of her hand.
Since the divinity came from her fingertips, her body must have been healed, but strangely, she was in more pain now than before receiving the treatment.
My cheeks were tingling.
“Hmph. She said let’s rest a little more and go back. “I have to go to Baron Isquente.”
“Didn’t you originally plan to rest for a few more days? “Until someone comes to take care of it.”
“I was going to do that, but I think we should meet as soon as possible.”
“Has something changed?”
“Razen, as you said, you did a good job keeping Russell alive. “Based on the information I had, I thought it must have been something that the central nobles had, but it wasn’t that much.”
I thought it was a minor distortion.
It looked like a big crack had already formed.
“They say the Marquis of Eloran is in secret with the demons. “I have evidence.”
Oh my, what a shock!!