117. Resistance
“I can’t do that, professor.”
A clear refusal.
It was a shocking declaration that he would continue to kill others for me, but when I heard the answer, my heart calmed down.
“I wouldn’t say it was for the sake of the professor.”
I could feel the conviction in each and every statement of Aria, who clenched her fists, but it seemed that she needed to think more about whether it was right or not.
But one thing is certain.
Right or wrong, it was twisted.
“For me. I can only live if the professor is alive.”
“… ….”
“It would be really painful and difficult for the professor to hate me. Even so, the professor will become stronger than anyone else and make sure you don’t die.”
Since Aria had already witnessed my death once, her sincere remarks are dripping.
“I’m sorry for being like this. I’m sorry for looking ugly.”
Aria walks past me, opens the door, and goes outside. In a moment of silence, I am silent and look at Duatein on the floor.
[Are you okay?]
The dark mage carefully asks.
“No big deal.”
After calling her maid and telling her to put her Duatane in her storage room, I sit down in her chair.
Maybe she was sitting there until I came in. The faint scent of Aria lingered.
Then, the more I did, the more I worried about her.
* * *
“No.”
Three days ago, she crossed the North Wedon Mountains and entered the Republic of Clark. She returned here after a long time, feeling only discomfort rather than her nostalgia.
Could it be that she came from the Griffin Kingdom?
In addition to the generally muddy air, the colors of the buildings are all gray and gloomy. It’s not even a rainy day, but the city scenery is blurry.
Since it is in the north like North Weden, it was a bit chilly even in the summer.
It felt different from the cold in North Sweden.
It’s a cold region by nature, so if it’s unavoidable.
Since there is simply no heat here, the feeling that the cold has replaced it was strong.
“Ha, what a f*cking place.”
Finden Ai covers her face while shaking her head and adjusting the collar of her brown coat.
Maybe it’s because she’s used to maid clothes.
The clothes she used to wear in the past felt strangely awkward, and it made her smile strangely smile.
Fortunately, the place she promised with the heads of each resistance was not far, so she was able to arrive in three days.
If there was a check in the middle, the time could have been tight, but fortunately we arrived on time and it seemed like we could go back again.
‘What is going on?’
The leader of dog dealers, Doberman.
Many resistances have worked with him, and there have also been many revolutionary armies that have sprung up from dog dealers.
Excellent force and cool judgment. Also, brilliant leadership.
There were not a few people who believed that if the time came when the flames of revolution would burn brightly in the Clark Republic and eventually start eating up the entire Republic, the Doberman would be the starting point.
Findanei entered the alley of the city after passing through the same, lifeless, skinny people.
A man stood at the door at the end of her alley. He glanced at her Finden child, thrust her hand into her coat pocket, and let go.
“Berry.”
“Shut up, don’t ask for passwords when called. Accept guests.”
Findanei takes a stride while swearing at the member asking for the password. Even though he puts on a dumbfounded expression, he recognizes Finden Ai, a woman who is quite famous among the revolutionaries, so he opens the way with a shrug of her shoulders.
“Actually, there is no such thing as a password.”
Are you just poking around and starting? In what she thought was a Doberman way, Finden-Ai went through the door.
Inside, a pleasant smoke wafted through the air. Someone in Griffin would immediately frown and hate her, but in fact, it was a scene that could be seen on a daily basis in the Republic of Clark.
At least a warm stove was turned on, and my hardened body melted away with the smell of oil.
The inside, seen through the smoke, is a typical bar.
Revolutionary soldiers from all over the place were sitting at different tables drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes.
Anyway, it seems that each of them is an escort for the captains of the resistance.
Looking at that reminds me of the members of the scrap dealer who left it behind. He purposely left it in case he would worry for nothing, but he missed it when he couldn’t see it again.
Looking into Finden Eye. People who knew her were cautious with their eyes closed, and those who didn’t know her opened their mouths in admiration for her beauty.
Ignoring the nerds and heading forward, the big bartender raised his hand and pointed in one direction.
It was a room with a sign saying private room.
It’s rattled.
Without hesitation, Finden Ai turned the doorknob and went inside. The smoke here was stronger than at the beginning of the year, but she felt her nose ache for no reason, perhaps because it had been a while.
A round table visible through the tobacco smoke and different resistance captains seated closely together.
There were familiar faces and unknown faces, but Finden Ai saw one of her empty seats and she sat there.
“Hey, it’s been a while, Finden child?”
Rexie, a short-haired woman who smiles and pretends to be friendly.
Here, with Finden Ai, she and Rexie, the only woman, greeted her, but Finden Ai immediately stopped.
“Don’t pretend to be friendly.”
“It’s cheap.”
The woman crossed her arms and muttered that she was in a bad mood, but she couldn’t swear together.
All of them had the same goal of being free, but the way and reason were different.
The Resistance was not a group that got along well with each other. Because each acted with different beliefs, reasons, and methods, it was difficult to understand each other.
Finden-Ai was always skeptical about why there were so many reasons to fight for the same freedom.
The only thing that can bring those resistances together is Doberman, the leader of the dog dealer.
Her long hair, her hair cut short and a long tear around her eye.
A man who can look like a soldier on one side. The Doberman opens her mouth as she sees the last child of Finden.
“Thank you for gathering.”
Heavy bass.
A voice resounds as if speaking from a cave.
“There’s nothing nice about seeing us together. Just get down to business quickly.”
“No, that’s right. You never know when the relief crew will come.”
At the words of the other captains who immediately jumped out, Doberman shut his mouth for a while as if holding back something, then opened it again.
“I thought so.”
They seemed to accept the opinion, but the two men, who opened their mouths at the threat not to intervene anymore, immediately lowered their tails.
‘Idiots.’
If you don’t have the confidence to fight, you shouldn’t bark. Every minute and every second here is a dangerous situation, so what are you doing by wasting your time?
“You may have noticed that the pressure from the relief team has gradually decreased in recent years.”
At that, everyone nodded slightly. It was information that only Finden Ai, who had gone over to the Griffin Kingdom, did not know.
‘Those crazy people?’
Have you stopped the frenzied bastards who call the resistance pests and worms and look for blood in their eyes to save you?
This was a matter of concern about the danger that would come in the future rather than being safe.
And the Doberman seemed to be thinking just like Findeneye.
“This is not an ordinary situation. It must mean that they are preparing something big enough that they don’t care about us, even if it’s only for a moment.”
The expressions of some idiots, who were relieved that the activities of the relief team members have decreased, suddenly darken.
Those guys don’t last long.
Fighting for freedom in the Clark Republic was not a matter of will alone.
“Be careful. Don’t move hastily. Also, if possible, it would be good to share information with each other for a while.”
A few frowned at those words, but most seemed to welcome them as if they had waited.
I don’t know what it will turn out to be, but in order to endure the harsh hardships to come, I needed a little bit of cooperation.
“And what if one of them blows it all up?”
Here, Finden Ai crosses her legs while placing them on the table for no reason. Some didn’t like her attitude.
“Get your legs down.”
“What are you doing here?”
“Findenai, do it in moderation.”
Hearing all their chirping, the Finden child scratched her ear and exhaled deeply.
I stare with bloody eyes with hostility.
“If you’re going to bleep, at least pull out your sword, you f*cking assholes.”
A man eventually responded to Finden Ai’s words not to bother him.
A tall, chubby, round man sitting right next to her immediately pulled out a sword from her waist and swung it at the bottom of Finden Ai’s chair.
Already before that.
Her white hand had grabbed the man’s collar, and Finden Ai pulled the man toward her and thrust her fist into her face.
f*ck!
With an exhilarating grinding sound, nosebleeds explode and teeth are pulled out.
He passed out while biting into her crab foam, and Finden Ai, who made her miserable, brushed her hands and crossed her arms again.
“So. Is that why you called today? Now, in preparation for the cold wave that will come soon, let’s hug each other and wrap ourselves up tightly?”
“…… Finden child.”
“It sucks, really. Some of the kids here are new to me, so how can you believe that? From what I’ve seen, even if it’s only for five minutes, the bailiffs will smell and crawl here?”
“I called only trustworthy people.”
Quang!
Finden Ai’s heel slams into her table. Jumping up, she glares at the Doberman with her ferocious bloody eyes.
“I don’t believe you? That Doberman does things so sloppily?”
“Finden I. Since you were transferred to the kingdom of griffins, you have no choice but to know…….”
“Damn it, has the Republic changed dramatically in just a few months? Been rolling here since I was 3 years old. It’s just right when you look at it.”
When Finden Ai took out a dagger from her bosom, it changed into the shape of an ax with a clang sound.
As she raises her weapon, in an instant, the other captains also get nervous and place their hands on her weapon.
Looking at that scene, Finden Ai grinned.
“Yes, you should be so scared. If you want to live, you idiots, grab your weapon and prepare.”
She was a child of Finden who had a good sense of smell to the point that she was like a beast from before.
“Insect extermination team is here.”
Quaaang!
Respond quickly to the sudden explosions pouring from the outside.
The relief team members came to know about this place. Everyone glared at the Doberman while lowering themselves in the explosion.
He shakes his head with a look of nonsense.
“Everyone prepare for battle.”
Even in a situation where the dust rises, the Doberman reacted calmly rather than arguing who was responsible.
The wolf’s bloody eyes shone through the smoke.
“Ah.”
A terrifying voice that resonates even in a chaotic situation.
As if she had performed some kind of magic, her words came in small whispers in my ear.
“You sold it?”
Finden Ai immediately turned her body and flew towards the other female leader, Lexi.
Quang!
She hurriedly raised her wrist to stop it, but the sleeve of her dress tore open and the steel protective equipment was in her eyes.
Blocks any bullets and blades.
An item used by the relief team members.
“Did you even take the clothes and eat them?”
Finden Ai kicked Lexi’s chest with her foot, saying it was ridiculous. Despite being pushed behind her, Lexie puts out her alluring sneer.
“How did you know? I thought we were trusted among ourselves.”
“I could see it breaking apart when the explosion exploded.”
Growling and annoyed, Finden Ai picks up one of her cigarettes, which was rolling on her floor because of her explosion, and puts it in her mouth.
Looking at that, Lexi shrugged her shoulders and pulled out her dagger and pistol.
“I’ll give you some time to light the fire. Still, I like you.”
“Huh?”
Finden Ai blows her stop saying that she is dumbfounded by her.
“Damn it, I’m quitting smoking.”
“Huh?”
“Someone doesn’t like Republic Tobacco.”
With that said, Finden Ai immediately raised her ax and ran towards her Lexi.
Finden Ai remembering Deius nagging even while fighting lmao 🤣