139 – EP.29 Fierce Battle -1
After I asked Freesia to make a passage to the outside world, an hour had already passed.
She said, of course, that Freesia had other plans for me, but she had been suspicious.
She reluctantly agreed to my request, citing her previous mistakes she had made.
Although Freesia’s doubtful attitude until the end of her life didn’t make her feel good, she was happy to see Tia’s face.
“What? Where are you going?”
“I should go see my precious pet before it’s too late. That way, we can do something about the god beast of the plague.”
“You mean you’re going out to meet the Shinsoo who entered through the passage I opened?”
“Right. It may take some time, but bear with me. Join my pet and I’ll be right back to help. I’ll promise.”
It will take quite a while to return here after welcoming Tia.
Tia’s help is indispensable in defeating Lesshef.
For this reason, I have no choice but to ask the guardian dragon to have some patience.
Anyway, just as I was about to turn around to meet Tia as soon as possible, a hand grabbed my right arm.
“Now, wait a minute!”
“Why? What else is the problem?”
“Da, it’s not really like that! I just called him over because I thought it would be okay if you didn’t meet him separately.”
“What do you mean by that? You don’t have to go out to meet me?”
“That’s right, there’s a story I haven’t told you so far because I couldn’t find the right time to tell it…….”
“What is it?”
“Actually, an hour ago, there was a divine beast that penetrated the space outside even though the passage had not been made yet.”
“What?”
Prisia’s sudden remark made her frown, but she appealed to me saying that she was not too embarrassed.
Just a month ago, the space was pierced because of me, but the same thing happened this time, too, she puffed up her cheeks.
It was a space that she made with confidence, but the fact that she lightly penetrated it seemed to make her sardonic.
Aside from Freesia’s feelings, there are only two cases when someone breaks through space from the outside.
The one who overwhelms the power of Freesia.
Or someone who has Agera’s scales like me.
In the case of the former, it was safe to say that there was no possibility, as even Hresbelg, the Prime Minister, declared that it would be difficult.
If someone with such great power had appeared here in the first place, the space itself in Rasvir would have been shaken.
So the latter case was more likely, and I actually had a guess.
At the time she went to the Dragon’s Tomb, she told Agera that it would be too much to defeat Les Chef alone, and she gave me another scale.
I handed the scale to Tia, which was said to be usable only by dragons or those related to dragons.
In other words, Tia can use Agera’s scales to break through space if she wants to.
It was only me who had come by myself considering the position of Freesia, who is extremely wary of divine beings from outside.
And the Shinsoo who is said to have penetrated the space and entered is probably Tia.
“He’s a very small guy, but he’s really fast! Is the Shinsoo that is coming this way the Shinsoo you were talking about?”
“After hearing that, it became clear. It is as you say.”
“Then what about the aisle you are making? Do you open it?”
“No, I think you can close it.”
If Leshef is to be beaten, I’m sure he’ll bring other companion divines here besides Tia.
That’s right, Les Hef will notice that Freesia, who is cornered, has attracted a divine beast from outside her.
If the guy who felt the crisis went into hiding, it would be a total turn of events.
According to Yata’s words, it’s hard to find Leshef once he hides.
To defeat Lesshef, a surprise attack is needed.
“Pricia, according to the story I heard from your mother, you and the dragons in the space you created lose their presence, but is that true?”
“Right. Just in case the location of the nest is discovered and attacked. My mom and I have been adding a feature that makes the dragon’s presence less noticeable to the space that was created before.”
“Then will the dragon’s presence fade as well?”
“I can’t be sure, but dragons and dragons are closely related species. I think it will work normally.”
“Okay then.”
There is a possibility that Leshef will notice the appearance of other divine beasts, but there is no possibility of that happening to Tia.
If Tia doesn’t recklessly bombard the castle.
“Anyway, I’m glad you came on your own. Still, I have to go out to meet him.”
“Well, there is no need for that!”
“Why are you blocking me like that? You might be confused about where we are, right?”
“I’ve already come, tearing up the space here.”
“Huh?”
-Two kwang!
A pile of stones falling from the dry ceiling and an intense explosion.
The sight of sand dust forming around it was a scene that you would often see in a cartoon.
Unsurprisingly, a black figure of a person suddenly began to appear in the thick sand.
Even the pose with one hand on the ground and the other hand stretched out was similar to a perfect hero comic.
But that’s for a while.
From the hole in the ceiling, lake water started pouring down on sand and dust and on people.
‘Come to think of it, the outer space was a lake.’
A case that appeared great at best, but had a poor finish.
The flowing water stopped only when Freesia filled the hole again.
Amidst the vanished dust, the girl with light green hair, whom I missed so much, was standing there wet.
Then the girl started running towards me.
“Yuuu!!”
Maybe it was because she ate the water that poured down like a waterfall, or she was happy to be reunited with me. Tia held me in her arms, her tears as well as her runny nose running down.
I don’t know why, but it was a reunion that I couldn’t help but be happy with.
The clothes that had barely dried were getting wet again, but I still hugged Tia tightly.
“Yuu… ! Hey… ! I miss you!!”
“Me too, Tia.”
The action of the girl rubbing her face in my arms was so lovely.
Things she had taken for granted until she came here disappeared, and after a month passed, she missed her madly.
I missed the baby dragon’s bright smile as well as the love of other pets, so when I looked back on the past, my heart was torn apart.
And now Tia was near me. Tia, whom she had only seen in her dreams…….
“Ah….”
As she has always done before, she reached out her hand to stroke Tia’s head.
My hand hesitated before it touched Tia’s head.
Is it okay if I stroke Tia with my current hand?
I have killed countless people since I came here, and among them there was a child of the same age as Tia.
Even if it was to end the suffering caused by the plague, the fact that I killed them with my own two hands did not change.
A hand stained with blood.
I wonder if I can stroke Tia’s head with this hand that has already washed away the blood, but the smell of blood still lingers…….
“Yuu? What are you doing without petting me?”
“Uh… ?”
“Pause me! Right Now! 1 Month behind me! I have to pay back what I owe!”
“That, yes….”
Tia suddenly frowns and starts to get angry after saying she is sad.
He grabbed my hesitant hand and gently placed it on his head.
Then he cutely threatened me to pet him right away.
Seeing Tia like that, I didn’t hesitate any longer and gently ran her hair up and down.
A soft and cozy feeling that comes from your hand.
Feeling like I went back a month ago, dew started forming at the tips of my eyes little by little.
It was a month like hell for me.
Surviving wasn’t a problem, because I had the power of the divine beasts I was proud of.
There was no fear at all, but there was so much pain in my heart.
I thought I’d gotten used to the feeling of killing people while killing terrorists….
It was a flaw that I didn’t dry up my emotions.
Every time I killed people with a story, I understood their feelings.
Even though I knew I shouldn’t, I ended up substituting my family and pets.
Their family is my family, and their lovers and children are my pets.
When I thought about it like that, I felt sick to my stomach and felt like I was going to run out of reason.
I was aware that I was thinking nonsense, but the reason why I had to do that.
Because they’re innocent, because they’re suffering like crazy just because they’re afflicted with the plague.
I would have been tormented by guilt if I hadn’t been involved in their situation as they took their lives.
I am a murderer, but I am not a murderer.
Because I’m not someone who takes pleasure in killing people, I couldn’t move forward without feeling guilty.
Because guilt would have bound me.
“Yuu… ? Why are you crying?”
“Just…. I’m glad I met Tia.”
“hehehe! I’m glad too!”
As I hugged Tia, I felt grateful.
The fact that I can reunite with the baby dragon like this.
“Besides me, Miho-sister, Yata-sister, Cor-sister, Rabbit, and Eagle aunt miss Yuu too!”
“I know, because I feel like I’m going crazy because I want to see everyone’s faces right now.”
“But now that I’m here, it’s okay, right?”
“Really…. Seriously, if I had stayed a little longer, I would have gone crazy.”
“Ehehehe!”
She looked at Tia, who was proud that she had come, and this time she roughly stroked her hair to the extent that it was messy.
Nevertheless, Tia started laughing happily.
‘Let’s shake off the bad memories now.’
To be precise, I intend to replace the pain I felt from them with hatred for Lesshef.
It will only use the driving force to defeat the god of plague.
That would be the last wish to honor their souls…….
“By the way, Tia, how did you know I was here?”
“Yata unnie told me! The space will open in an hour, so go to the lake right away! But if you can’t stand it, I came because I said it wouldn’t matter if I left now!”
“You came here in an hour….”
“Yes!”
1 Hour distance from Tia = 1 month distance from me.
Will this life be lived because it is sad….
I feel like crying again.
“And these are the items that Miho and Kor unni brought to Yuu!”
“Oh, thank you for this!”
One bag securely wrapped in an air barrier.
There was a lunchbox with food, daily necessities, and homemade dishes that the two missed.
Even if it wasn’t so, it was a moment when I was struggling because the food I had brought two days ago had fallen off.
I can’t help but eat this right now.
“I’m sorry, Pricia, but can I eat here?”
“Do whatever you want, I will go back to my room and take a deep breath. Were you chatting with an important person you met after a long time?”
“Thank you for being considerate.”
“Wake me up as soon as the story ends instead. Your help is urgently needed!”
“Okay.”
Watching the back of Freesia as she leisurely leaves her cave, I realized for the first time that there is a good corner for her as well.
“Tia, have you eaten?”
“No, not yet!”
“Then shall we eat together?”
“Peck!”
A meal with Tia, who smiles brightly.
I was happy when I got out of eating alone in a month.
The moment you open one of the lunchboxes with such joy…….
“Um….”
I covered the bento box again.
“Yuu, aren’t you going to eat?”
“No, I will eat, but I want to drink water for a while….”
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Looking at the neat contents of the lunchbox Tia is holding, it must be a lunchbox made by Cor.
On the other hand, the lunch I’m holding was made by Miho.
It was a composition with a lot of meaning contained in the contents.
Either the letters made of seaweed, or the letters written in ketchup on top of rolled egg, the food really had meaning.
And since most of the content was well permeated with Miho’s maniacal love and longing.
‘Even after the war ends, you still have to go to war…….’
I could have predicted that I would die fiercely in the mandatory defense battle where the red flag was turned on.
Still, I was strangely satisfied with the fact that I was in such a situation.