70 – Northern Mountains (3)
Ever since I remembered the original work, there was something I had been worrying about.
Should we say this is the way the world is designed? The problem was how things not mentioned in the original work work.
For example, about seasons.
In the original work, it was mentioned that ‘early winter is the season when demonic beasts become most aggressive.’
On the other hand, there has never been any talk about the specific ecology of the demonic beasts.
‘Yes, it must have been a hastily created setup.’
The author probably wanted to write a scene where the female lead is saved by the male lead.
So, the setting created would have been the early winter of that demonic beast, and Yeoju, who went to the forest without thinking, was saved by the crown prince.
Although the trigger was so light, the setting that appeared in the story was truly absolute.
That setting must have become reality.
So this world was designed and created in the opposite way.
The settings that must be maintained were first set, and then the reality was created by somehow twisting the unmentioned areas.
At least that’s what I assumed.
The biggest evidence was, of course, me and Sirien.
We had to be villains like in the picture, but Sirien was the grand princess of Ilencia.
It is almost impossible to become a saint of an unpleasant god like Hybras, even though you have such a noble status.
Therefore, fate had to prepare many tragedies for us.
‘As a result, we both entered Hybras side by side.’
Anyway, because of that damn setting, the demonic beasts were ‘very’ ferocious at this time.
If it were normal, I wouldn’t have sensed the difference in power and attacked.
Today I was completely shocked and did not hesitate.
Today, I was attacked by demonic beasts exactly six times.
Mary’s pillar of fire rose from the back of the procession more than ten times.
And it wasn’t just our story that was attacked by vicious beasts.
I don’t know what idiot would have thought of coming to the Northern Mountains at this time.
We had no choice but to save time, but normally we would have taken a detour through the mountain range, right?
“Sirien. Can you see it in front of me? “The ones fighting the demonic beasts.”
“Yes, I can see it. “I think he’s noble.”
“Can you even recognize the sentences? “It’s hidden from my side.”
“Wait a minute, I can see it now. Vines tangled around a sword…… It’s a pretty famous place. “It’s Count Eschik.”
Count Eschik.
That very familiar name was the family from which the sword saint Dersian Eshik was born.
“Let’s help first. “It’s a family that doesn’t have any bad debts.”
“Hmm.”
“Razen?”
“…… Okay, let’s go.”
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Sword Saint.
Dersian Eschik was the character who most conflicted with Razen in the original work.
Befitting his grandiose title, he was portrayed as a possessor of outstanding military power in the story.
He was the only swordsman who could face me head on.
Although he was defeated countless times, in the end he was a powerful enemy who contributed the most to my death.
If you think about it, it was Dersian who killed the most people on our side, not the crown prince.
I kept losing cool scenes to the crown prince, but he also took a lot of practical scenes.
I also received a lot of favoritism from the author.
That guy was now groveling in front of us.
“Thank you so much for your help. “If it weren’t for you, it would have been a really big problem.”
“I just ran into him while passing by.”
“The fact that you helped me doesn’t change. “I will definitely thank you when I arrive at Ethelmarion.”
Dark blue hair and purple eyes.
A man with the appearance of a male protagonist in a female-oriented novel, with the word “Handsome guy” Intact.
Der Cian repeatedly bowed to her, saying thank you.
So, Der Cian bowed her head to Sirien.
It was a sight enough to cause cognitive dissonance in me.
In the story, even after Sirien became the Grand Duke of Ilencia, he was stiff.
At the same time, my worries deepened.
‘Should I just kill him?’
That is Dersian before awakening.
She is not a sword master, let alone a sword master, and is lower than Isha, whose skills are still improving.
Now, she was confident that she could kill him within three sets even without sword energy.
Moreover, this guy’s case was different from Russell.
Russell was a character who died and disappeared at the time of the original work, but it is confirmed that this guy will become an enemy several years later.
You will also face the sword as the most annoying and difficult enemy.
If you kill him in advance, the future power structure will change significantly.
But it would be better to quit right now.
It would have been possible to somehow clean things up, but there were too many eyes watching.
There were many ordinary employees at the top here, and it was impossible to stop all those mouths.
That’s why Sirien will be in trouble.
There are still many opportunities to kill Dersian, even if it is not now.
“Ah, saint. “What about the person behind you?”
“This is my reliable driver. “He is also the guardian of our church.”
While I was lost in thought for a moment, the two people’s attention turned to me.
Dersian, who made eye contact, smiled with a kinder face than anyone else.
“I see. It’s an honor to meet you. “Do you mind if I ask your name?”
“Razen. “Just call me Razen.”
“Yes. As I said before, my name is Dersian Eshik. “I would appreciate it if you could call me by my name too, Lord Razen.”
“Of course.”
I happened to shake hands with Dersian.
I was really shocked by this situation…….
“You must have known that the northern mountain ranges were dangerous at this time. How did you end up in a place like this?”
“That’s it. It was originally a road heading to a trading city in the northeast. However, an emergency came up in my family, so I had no choice but to cross the mountain range.”
“Oh my. “I hope it’s not a big deal.”
“It will be okay. “I just couldn’t tell the timing, but it wasn’t that sudden.”
I had an idea what was going on.
During this time, there were few things urgent enough to require crossing the mountain range.
Dersian still introduced himself as the ‘small head’ of the Eshik family.
In that case, the great Count Eschik is now dead.
At the time of the original work, Der Cian had already lost his father early and inherited his title.
Immediately after the succession, he virtually stayed only in the capital, so I thought he had already put down roots.
Looks like we were a little early. Since the exact time was never mentioned, I couldn’t know for sure.
“So, is it okay if I ask you to accompany me to the island? I will reward you as soon as I arrive in the capital. Of course, this is separate from the help I received this time.”
“It’s not something I can decide alone. You should also talk to Baron Isquente. “It just so happens to be over there.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Dersian eventually decided to join our procession all the way to Ethelmarion.
Baron Isquente found the ‘case’ of the Count Eschik very interesting, and Sirien accepted it with the feeling that a good thing was a good thing.
In the story, Dersian’s personality is a truly healthy and polite young man.
They were so friendly that they quickly blended into our procession.
Whether it should be considered the main character of the original work, the evaluation among female employees at the top was particularly high.
Time passes and the night comes to an end. The procession stopped and shared dinner.
Sirien and I were sitting side by side next to the campfire, eating her skewers.
Suddenly Sirien struck her thin membrane with her divine power.
She seemed to have something to say.
“Razen. “You don’t like that guy, Dersian?”
“It’s not to the point where I don’t like it. “Have you noticed much?”
“No. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have noticed. I know just by looking at your expression. “It seemed like he didn’t like it.”
“I don’t even think about hiding it from you.”
Dersian, who I only watched for a moment, was not such a bad person.
Perhaps it is natural. Originally, that would have been the line station.
If it weren’t for my future enemy, I would have evaluated it very highly.
It’s just that I don’t have affection for the person who is about to die.
Sirien giggled.
“I guess I should have told you not to follow me. “Actually, I don’t like that person.”
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“Why? “Other people seem to like it.”
“The man looks too much like a girl. And for a prosecutor, he’s incompetent. “I’m sure my skills won’t be anything special.”
“The first impression is bad.”
Sirien naturally tilted her head towards me.
Her body temperature mixed with the warmth of the bonfire.
The cold chill of winter seemed to melt away.
Looking from afar, Dersian and Isha were quite close.
Isha Ya, as always, her guard was strong, but she was not particularly distant from Der Cian.
He just maintained the attitude of a sensitive stray cat.
If you think about it carefully, it was quite an impressive sight to see those two together without incident.
In the original work, they exchanged swords to kill each other from the first meeting.
At least it seemed certain that this meeting was not in the original work.
Sirien, who was leaning against me, raised her head. The divinity that surrounded us also scattered like sand.
In cases like this, it was usually when someone approached.
“Is that person coming towards us?”
I was paying attention while eating the skewers.
Just as Sirien said, Dercian was coming towards us.
He took one look at me and Sirien through her eyes, and then gave her an expression that made him realize something.
It was a face that looked very relieved.
What is it?
What did you realize?