Episode 85 – Oh my, you already left?
85. Oh my, you already left?
“Yes…? “You mean Hera?”
Lemon laughed bitterly at Leon’s reaction.
“It was unexpected.”
“Of course.”
Leon didn’t say anything back.
Hera will go. That was terrible. It was a future in which it seemed like the Four Great Dukes would change into the Three Great Dukes.
Leon narrowed his eyebrows and looked into Lehman’s eyes.
It didn’t look like he was joking. In the first place, I wasn’t the type of person to make such a trivial joke.
“I understand your reaction. “But that’s because you don’t really know your sister’s true identity yet.”
“What is your true appearance?”
“Okay. “Most people don’t know her true colors.”
“Then…Are you saying that everything you showed on a daily basis was just an act?”
“That’s not it. To be precise, it can be said to be another side of my sister. “It was created a posteriori due to an ‘incident’ that happened a long time ago.”
“······?”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t tell you what kind of ‘incident’ it was. I don’t know for sure, and it’s not a story that can be shared carelessly by third parties. However, because of that, my sister was greatly disappointed in her family and people, and left the family as soon as she became an adult.”
Lehman took a sip of water as if he was thirsty.
“If you remember what your sister was like when she was young… You would understand. Again, Nui definitely does not have the side of a madman. “It’s just a mask that can be changed at any time.”
I don’t deny that he seems like a madman.
Leon muttered to himself.
“My father, and I too, think that Sister, who took off her mask, has the image of an outstanding leader.”
“No, but even so…”
Leon, who was quietly listening, added with a sour face.
“It seems like you have no intention of returning to the family.”
Hera seemed to be enjoying the mercenary life to a great extent.
Hearing this, Lehman suddenly burst into empty laughter.
“hahahahaha!”
Leon also laughed and laughed accordingly. I just laughed because I wanted to laugh.
—Giggles!
—Puhahahahaha!
For a while, the two looked at each other and shared a heartless laugh. It was the kind of laughter that gained momentum. It didn’t stop easily. The friendship between brothers blossomed.
In a moment.
As the laughter died down, Lehman added quietly.
“That’s the problem.”
* · * *
A dark cavity.
Bumpy stone walls and shabby furniture.
“······.”
A small lamp, turned on just in time, barely illuminated the silhouette of her man.
He was sitting in his chair with his chin resting on both hands. He was silently looking at the communication device placed in the center of the table.
– How is everyone’s situation?
Magic power surged from the communication port, and a voice came out.
I guess that’s where it started.
– God’s minions came up to Rombel. Two branches disappeared.
– Evacuating to Centel along the coastline. To escape pursuit, some bugs were released in a nearby city.
– The flower I planted in Nimel was discovered by a night cat. So, I spread it out in any village I could find. I salvaged a few.
······.
Reports mixed with their own slang came pouring out.
“We are back in the Pasinci Mountains and reorganizing.”
Soon the man also opened his mouth and added a word.
Once each situation report was roughly completed, the meeting began.
– The damage is bitter. With the henchmen and the night cat showing its claws, it’s definitely not easy.
– Will it be okay like this? I think we need to get out of the north for a while.
– Going up to the top is also…
– Nonsense. Why, if that’s the case, let’s just go back to the demon world.
– Sigh. Belgere committed a great crime and left.
······.
– Have you decided to proceed with the ‘goal’ as you decided last time?
– Yes. I decided to move forward with my plans.
– Hiya······. It’s unfortunate that they overlapped so exquisitely, otherwise Kryptos would have…
······.
At the exclamation that someone made as if they were dizzy, the communication center fell silent for a while.
– ······Oh, can you please stop talking about that? Can you see the skin on my arms right now?
– ······I was lucky.
The voice that first started the meeting cleared up the chaotic atmosphere.
– Brothers. Everyone, come to your senses. Although it may be a little difficult right now, we can bounce back as long as we survive.
The man nodded his head as if he agreed.
– Even Kryptos won’t abandon us just because we failed one mission. No matter what anyone says, we have stayed on this land the longest and achieved the best results.
A statement that conveys strong pride.
– So just focus on seeing. This too will pass quickly. Humans have little willpower, so they end everything in short order. Don’t worry about a little loss, just give them something that can be treated as an achievement.
“Throw it in moderation…”
The man muttered softly and repeated her words.
It was a good idea. At this point, it would be a good idea to shake off useless things. Let’s start again with a lighter body.
It was at that time when she was worried about what her man should throw away.
Thump······Thump······Kow······!
An unusual roar coming from outside.
“·······?!”
Her eyes widened as the man jumped up from her seat.
Koodduddddudd-!!
The roar continued without stopping.
“What…!”
The man hurriedly walked away from her.
She ran through a long cave where his feet led from the cavity to the outside.
The white robe he was wearing fluttered behind him, and his hand went up to the sword at his waist.
It was an instant for the man to come out.
The scorching sun, clear sky.
Blooming sprouts and jagged mountain peaks.
The place where the man was was a canyon located deep in the mountains.
It was located inside an open cave in the middle of a canyon cliff.
There were wooden buildings lined up at the bottom of the canyon. It looked like wooden container boxes stacked on top of each other.
The man moved her gaze to the edge of the canyon.
It was immediately after that that an explosion rang out from the area where my gaze landed.
Wooooo! Quaaa-!!
Flame, debris, and dust rose high into the air. The building shattered and part of the cliff collapsed.
“······!”
Fireballs were falling like rain from above the canyon.
aaa!!!
The fire spread and the building crumbled into powder. The canyon quickly became a sea of fire.
Then, figures in white clothes poured out from inside the building. It reminded me of a swarm of bees popping out when I shake a beehive.
Those who came out were not in confusion. There was no yelling or exchange of words.
He just quietly started running to one side with his eyes rolling. This was the place where the bombing first began.
Quaaang! Wow! Kuuung-!
The fireball baptism continued. However, there were no noticeable casualties.
The white-clothed people used strange movements to avoid bombings and overcome obstacles. The speed at which they ran did not slow down.
The parties involved in the fireball also seemed to realize this and stopped bombing.
What followed was a huge shouting sound.
“Let’s go!”
“Kill me!”
“Turn around!”
Countless mercenaries rushed in from where the white-clad men were heading.
They wore a variety of weapons, and had an ink-colored moon symbol on their left chest.
“Exterminate them all!”
At their vanguard was a half-elf woman with a sword mark drawn on her cheek.
As she waved her sword, the turquoise sword energy flew out and consumed the white-clothed people.
It became the first time.
The mercenaries followed her and began brandishing their respective weapons.
An eerie sound of a crash and a flash of light echoed through the canyon. The dismembered body and red blood filled the air.
When the two forces clashed, it was the people in white who were unilaterally swept away.
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The mercenaries ran wild like animals that feed on blood. The people in white couldn’t even give them a third thought.
The gorge was stained red with the blood of the white people.
“Mukwoldae…!”
The man let out an exclamation similar to a groan.
How on earth do you know this place?
No, that wasn’t important right now.
I had to run away.
That is not possible. The hideout that had been carefully built was completely swept away.
Looking at the battle magic and the skills of each mercenary, it was clear that they were Mukwoldae’s elite troops. It was a very deliberate move.
– Focus only on your body.
– Throw in a reasonable amount of things that can be treated as achievements.
The advice he heard a little while ago lingered in the man’s mind.
“Yes, it would be better…”
If this has come to an end, let’s just get out of here by ourselves.
‘They are a bit of a waste, but… They are not important.’
The man decided to throw away even the few useful people who had escaped being treated as ‘bugs’. It was a decision that took a lot of thought.
‘Yes. As long as you live, you can always start anew.’
He raised the energy of his whole body to move quickly.
Song of Sword and Death, Jeonju (Intro).
The sword and death always come unexpectedly.
—Phew!
“······?”
The man’s mind could not keep up with the situation for a moment.
The energy that was pulling me up suddenly broke like a broken thread.
My body did not move as intended.
I was losing strength and I was out of breath.
‘What is it? Why is my body like this…’
“Inhale!”
It was only when the man saw the blade sticking out of her heart that she let out a moan. He realized that someone had stabbed him from behind.
“Keueuuu…!”
He turned his head back, desperately craving air.
There.
“Hello~! Nice to meet you?”
There was a beautiful woman with a bizarre smile on her lips.
“Off, off…! “Sigh!”
She felt that the man’s soul was captured when he met her dark red eyes.
“Huh~ Nice to meet you too?”
Kuddeukdeukdeuk-
The framed sword slowly rose upward and tore through her man’s chest.
“······!”
The man felt hell as his lungs split open in real time.
“hahahaha. “Please say something.”
To him, the woman stuck out her tongue and spoke playfully.
Tteudeudeudeuk!
The blade ran up to her man’s collarbone.
“Now… sleep… sleep!”
“Huh? “Speak a little louder…”
Kwazijic-!
“······I have to do it! “You can’t hear me!”
“······.”
Guskel, a high-ranking demon whose head was split in half, was unable to answer in the end.
“Oh my, you’ve already left?”
Hera shrugged her shoulders.
She brought her hands to her mouth and shouted happily down the canyon where the massacre was taking place.
“Ah~! “I want to see my little brother quickly~!”
It was a peaceful day, with summer just around the corner.