141 – EP.29 Battle -3
The morning of the decisive battle has arrived.
There is no guarantee that it will end within today, but what is certain is that starting today, either me or Reshef will fight until the end.
So I sat down at the table where I had talked to Frisia yesterday and waited for her while making sure she was ready for battle.
All that remains is a strategy meeting with Freesia.
As soon as the meeting is over, I plan to set off to take Leshef’s head without delay.
“Haaam~! Good morning… !”
“What? Did it just happen now? Can a being called Shinsoo sleep so late? On an important day like today.”
“You woke up extraordinarily early! Less than 6 hours have passed since we broke up yesterday, right?! But if you’ve already finished all the preparations, how little will you sleep?”
“I slept for about 4 hours. It was nice to have a good rest after a long time.”
“A b*tch taking a good rest! Four hours is the level of napping!”
Certainly, 4 hours of sleep in the world is on the filthy little side, but considering my sleep time lately, it was a good thing.
Average 2 hours, at least 3 hours on top of a tree.
The tent I had brought was of no use except for the first four days of the month, and I was forced to sleep under a blanket.
I had to close my eyes roughly and leave my consciousness to reality because I thought of the infected even during that sleep.
The dream that I had to dream was my future that would happen in 5 seconds through Yata’s ability.
Then, when a crisis struck, I had to open my eyes and respond.
At least, if the infected only wandered around in the evening like zombies in the movie, they would have supplemented their sleep time with naps.
However, there was no such thing in reality.
The only thing allowed was a side nap, so the 4 hours of sleep I slept in the tent this night was truly heavenly.
For the first time in a while, I had a new dream that wasn’t my future.
I woke up right away because it was a dream that I was pushed back by Miho for a month, but…….
‘…… Now that I think about it again, the dream I had today might be my future too, right?’
I hope it’s not a precognitive dream… !
“Kuhm! I tend to get enough sleep in 4 hours, so that’s okay.”
“I have enough sleep!!”
“Yes! Tia got a good night’s sleep too, so she’s full of energy!”
“Yes!”
I feel a stinging gaze from the other side.
The sharp gaze that comes from Freesia’s torn eyes.
While she insisted on oversleeping to herself, she seems to have picked on Tia, who slept longer than herself, for not being kind to her.
However, since Tia is still in her time to grow, she has no choice but to sleep for a long time.
If Freesia was a very young Yuryong, she wouldn’t have reacted the same way I did before.
In other words…….
‘Wouldn’t it make you younger if you twisted it?’
I conveyed that meaning in my eyes, and I ignored Freesia’s gaze.
I lifted Tia up slightly and placed her on my lap.
“Since it seems like everyone woke up after a good night’s sleep, let’s start a full-scale meeting soon. Shouldn’t Lessheb be overthrown as soon as possible?”
“It’s lethal… !”
“What?”
“No, nothing!”
“To be insignificant….”
As if my prediction was correct, Freesia turned her face away and shut her mouth tightly.
The only difference is the way he treats children and adults, but he’s a guy who complains over trivial things.
Still, I don’t think it will be a proper meeting if it stays like this, so I think it’s better for me to take a step back.
“Excuse me, but could you please pass me the herbal tea I made yesterday before the meeting? Did you like the smell?”
“Right! The herb is a rare herb called Lamidri that only comes from the vicinity of this lake, and it smells very good… !!”
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Looking at me trying to drink tea, I thought of Freesia, who was strangely restless.
And she was openly delighted when she lowered the teacup with a smile, perhaps as if it were delicious.
Seeing that scene, I tried poking around to see if he liked herbal tea, but it seems like he won.
“And in that herbal tea, besides Lamidri, one more secret herb was added and brewed together… !!”
However, it was unexpected that he would transform into a two-much talker when related to hubs.
She asked her for her herbal tea to talk to her today, but it turned out not to be.
“Leran’s Herb is excellent for relieving body fatigue and enhancing flavor at the same time…!!”
I hope the blood doesn’t flow from the eardrum…….
***
Blowing away 30 minutes just by talking about herbs, I finally cut off the conversation after requesting that I would rather drink tea than talk.
Freesia’s eloquence was such that even Tia, who woke up after a good night’s sleep, was dozing off.
Determining never to mention the word herb again in front of Freesia, I carefully added herbs to my list of taboo words.
If you listen to it one more time, you might really go out of your mind.
Anyway, after finishing the hub story, we moved on to a full-scale strategy meeting.
The strategy meeting was over in 20 minutes, so much so that it was said that it was really unfair.
I collapsed.
“Because there is nothing more to talk about. Let’s leave now.”
“Wait a minute!”
“Why? Do you have anything more to say?”
“I haven’t told you the most important thing yet….”
“What is it?”
If it’s a herb story, I’ll ignore it and run away.
“Aren’t we going to Rasbir’s palace now?”
“Yes.”
“Then how about taking a shortcut?”
“Shortcut?”
“Yes! Follow me for a second!”
Fricia, who flicked her index finger to follow her like yesterday, strode briskly toward her shelf lined with teacups.
Then, she gently tilted the third teacup from the right at the top of the shelf with her finger….
– Deokdeuk!!
With a loud sound, one wall of the cave cracks and a space is formed.
Soon, in the completely open space, there were stairs going down.
“Is this a shortcut? If you go down here, is it the royal palace?”
“Let’s check that later, and follow us for now!”
It was surprising to see with my own eyes the secret passages that I only see in movies.
Hey, it might be rather strange that there is no such secret since the age is the Middle Ages and it is a dragon race that handles space.
“The Hidden Path… ! Easter egg!”
Meanwhile, Tia, who was a newcomer to the game after Alice, actually encountered her secret passage, and her eyes twinkled, and she suddenly jumped into the secret passage.
It was quite cute to see her running as if she had no fear even though it was dark inside the aisle.
“Isn’t the inside a labyrinth?”
“It’s a straight line. That child won’t be lost, so don’t worry.”
Following Tia, who ran ahead of her, Freesia and I slowly walked towards her entrance.
During the long descent, Freesia told me about a shortcut.
“The shortcut we are going to take now is a historic road that has been around since the founding of the Rasvir Kingdom.”
“Are you saying that the present royal palace has never changed since the founding of the country?”
“That’s not it. The Rasvir Royal Castle has also been rebuilt several times over the years. It’s just that the room you come out of through the shortcut hasn’t changed.”
“What kind of room is this?”
“My mom’s private room! Of course, since her mom died, it was going to be my private room, but… ….”
– Kkaduk!
Spiked flesh flowed from Freesia, who kept her mouth shut and bit her teeth.
While she stopped in rage when she told the story of the gods outside.
She was telling me that now she exudes a more bloody aura, that Freecia’s hatred for Les Chef is similar to mine or even more so.
However, since the kingdom was destroyed before she could fully inherit her mother’s property, her resentment was bound to be great.
“Anyway, this road is a passage that her mother made since the founding of her country, and it is a shortcut where her mother’s power still resides.”
“So you mean you’re going to go to the capital at once by taking a shortcut?”
“Right.”
“Ummm….”
I have a bad feeling.
Could only a mother and daughter know about a shortcut that has existed since the founding of the country, such an unprecedented path?
It wouldn’t be strange to know at least one of the humans who lived in the kingdom….
“Why is that?”
“It’s nothing, let’s keep going.”
The end of the stairs is a straight road that continues in a straight line.
And at the end of the road, I saw a distorted space and Tia waiting in front of it.
Are you saying that if you go there, you will find Agera’s private room in the royal castle?
I really don’t know about spatial ability.
The distance between the castle and the lake would be several tens of kilometers at best.
I couldn’t understand the principle of ignoring such a long interval and reaching the set position immediately.
Unless I possess that ability…….
‘Seobang… ? So, are you saying you’re going to sign a contract with that b*tch now?’
– Flinch!
“What, what?! What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”
“Ah…. Nothing! It just seemed like I was hearing hallucinations all of a sudden.”
“That’s what I said! 4 Hours of sleep is a side nap! Can you fight properly in that state?”
“Sorry. But when you fight, the adrenaline rushes, so I think you’ll be sober. So you don’t have to worry too much.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
I never thought that at that moment, Miho’s jealous image and voice would automatically play in my head….
I even suspect that Miho may have planted something like a chip in my head.
However, that is just a story in a movie.
Since there was no way that would actually happen, I shook my head and approached the distorted space.
“Originally, you would have to hold my hand, but you have my mother’s scales. I can go in alone.”
“Isn’t this a problem?”
A shortcut that had the appearance of distorting the air into many branches.
I felt a sense of rejection at the shape that seemed like it would never come out after going in for nothing.
“No problem! Ah, maybe….”
“It could be catastrophic for someone else, maybe for you.”
“Noisy! Because I, who has the same abilities as my mother, sees no problem! Don’t worry!”
“Hmm….”
“If you don’t believe me that much, I shouldn’t be the first to go in!”
“Wait a minute!!”
At the sight of my ceaseless suspicion, Freesia became very angry and tried to enter the space with great strides.
Before that, Tia hurriedly blocked her path.
“I want to go in first!”
“Huh?”
“I’m the first one to go in and see Sipper! Can’t you~?”
“Uh uh… Yes, it doesn’t matter…….”
“Okay!”
Tia’s desire, which had no fear at all, brought about a new aspect.
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Like when she ran into the secret passageway, Tia was a kid who put curiosity before her safety.
Reluctantly, I gently took Tia’s hand and tried to enter at the same time.
“Then would you like to go with me?”
“Peck!”
“Wait! Before, I doubted if it was that safe! Why are you taking the lead now!”
“Can’t something big happen to Tia at least once in a while? You don’t know what will happen, so you should always be by my side.”
“Ugh… !!”
As if she had been subjected to an unreasonable thing, her freesia face was turning into crumpled paper.
However, it is a very natural thing for a pet owner to worry about their pet, so she probably won’t be able to shout loudly.
Eventually, she had to suppress her rising rage with her might.
At this point, I felt a bit sorry, perhaps because I felt that I had been severely discriminated against.
So I reached out to her and invited her to go with me.
Even when Freesia stared at her outstretched hand, she seemed to have realized her meaning, and she was restless.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going with me?”
“Ahhh… ! Ah Okay!”
“Hurry up and join hands. Because time is wasted.”
“Really, a man with no manners! Still can’t help it! I have no choice but to go with you!”
Freesia pretended reluctantly to grab my hand that was out of her reach, and at the same time, her mouth was making a shape that seemed to intentionally hide her expression.
It’s not disgust, but a twitch of the corners of the mouth that seems close to joy.
“If you’re going to search, you should search together,” She had left behind as an afterword, she quietly swallowed at the back of her throat.
It is expected that Freesia’s expression will cool down in an instant if she takes it out for nothing.
“Then let’s go!”
Meanwhile, after confirming that Freesia’s hands were connected, Tia suddenly rushed towards the distorted space.
Of course I, who was connected to Tia, and her freesia were dragged into Tia’s strong physical strength.
The surrounding scenery is rapidly changing.
In the distorted space, the field of view has changed to the point where I feel dizzy.
Still, unlike when I tried to squeeze into the space created by Freesia, the space I entered this time only tired my eyes, and my body was very comfortable.
Because the space created by Freesia made me feel as if not only the space but also my body were being twisted.
Compared to that feeling back then, there are no fairies now.
With this, the formula that the mother side wins overwhelmingly in terms of figure, personality, and ability was confirmed.
“Is this the difference in time….”
“Sorry about that! Compared to my mother, I am immature!”
A guardian dragon that understands itself like a ghost.
As much as he admires his mother, Agera, he must have been aware of the difference in skill between himself and his mother better than anyone else.
After listening to Freesia’s nagging voices for puffing out her cheeks left and right, my vision finally fixed on the scenery of an antique room.
I realized at a glance that this was Agera’s personal room assigned to the royal castle.
However, as I feared before, there were passengers here…….
“Kha! Ahahahahaha!! It was worth waiting for every day! You finally showed up in front of us! Guardian Dragon… No, it’s Freesia!”
Unlike the infected people who were eaten by tumors and had hideous appearances, this man was on the relatively normal side.
Writing a splendid kingdom, he was sitting on a chair arranged in the room and laughing like a maniac.
And around him, countless infected soldiers lined up in a row and pointed their weapons at us.
“King Modos… !!”
“Isn’t it scary if you stare at me like that? Can I look at you as if you would kill me too, the people you are supposed to protect?”
“Shut up! If you hadn’t interfered with me, I could have made space before Leshef could infiltrate! I was able to keep everyone safe!!”
“To protect? No, that’s not guarding. They were just trying to confine us like pig pens and raise them. Just like Agera, the previous guardian dragon!”
“You bastard… !!”
Freesia tried to approach the king with passion, as if she would tear the man wearing the crown to death at any moment.
I grabbed her arm and stopped her.
Of course, Pricia asked me why she was holding herself back, but I told her to calm down for a while, fed her forehead with chestnuts, and stood in front of her instead of holding her forehead in pain.
“Did you say King Modos?”
“Yes, but who are you? And who is the girl next to him?”
“You don’t need to know that much, let’s just ask one thing. Are you doing something with Lesshef right now?”
“Yes! Lesshef-sama bestowed blessings only on us! When others suffer from the plague, we have been given antibodies as a condition of becoming His faithful servants! In this way, we have been chosen….”
“Ah. Now that I’ve heard enough, I don’t have to say anything. Tia, do you know?”
“Yes! You know!”
I already knew from various sources that King Modos was one of the causes of this situation.
Aguera’s meaningful death, dispatch orders to the outside world, and even the hedonistic life with his vassals.
A corrupt king. And now, it is said that Nara has become Lesshef’s henchman who made it this way.
Then there was no need to listen and no information to be obtained.
“The story part….”
“Skip rules the country!”
“What, what… ?!”
The view changed in an instant.
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Leaping myself into the future, I grabbed the head of King Mordos who appeared before me with one hand and thrust the sword into his throat with the other.
Then, with all his might, he drew his sword and separated his body from his neck, throwing his head at Freesia’s feet.
“Now, it’s a gift. Whether you trample on or explode, do as you please.”
“Sleep, hold on! What are you doing all of a sudden?!”
“What is it? It’s because I’ve been caught in a good trap. The story begins by destroying the enemy’s trap.”
“Did you know that King Mordos was digging a trap from the beginning?”
“At first, I was dubious. Then, right before I came here, I saw the future and became convinced.”
“I saw the future… ?”
“We’ll talk about that later, so get ready to fight. Unlike a rabbit living elsewhere, I’m not good at assassination, so I have to take the f*cking route.”
-Wow!
Tia, who already knew what I meant, used her powers to gather the soldiers in one place, then threw them out of her window, announcing the start of the massacre.
‘It’s okay….’
The past days when I felt heartbroken while killing people, but I don’t have to do that anymore.
Because I knew from the brief story of King Modos that all the people in the castle could be killed.
Unlike others who prioritize family, friends, and lovers, the people here are scum without any remorse.
Thanks to that, I was able to kill them with ease.
“Shall we play properly for the first time in a while? Tia?”
“Yes! Peck!”
-Pooo!!
The sound of the horn echoes throughout the castle.
It was the beginning of a war that would put an end to a long fight.