“Was it raining?”
After encountering Stolas. For the time being, they were preparing for the assassins.
No, it would be better to say that I was waiting. I purposely got out of ＜Skientia＞ and was walking around the streets. He was showing a gap as if to say hello.
but it doesn’t come To be honest, I thought they would come to kill me by now, but I guess I was overthinking it.
“Hmm… … .”
Should I say instead?
Recently, serial killings are taking place in the Empire.
The problem is that no matter how chaotic the situation is, you can’t see the other person’s purpose at all.
Neither resentment nor robbery. Not to mention, they aren’t easy opponents to target, nor do they have specific commonalities. It’s just killing an unspecified person.
They are killing not only commoners, but also nobles. If you are an aristocrat, no matter how fallen your family is, you will have some strength and ability.
Still, he doesn’t hesitate at all.
It is also suspicious that the Imperial Army is handling them. Of course, that’s not particularly strange. In this situation, it is easy for the military to move.
However, the investigation is not ongoing. All they do is dispose of the corpse. There is no sign of catching the culprit, whether it was a human experiment or not.
“… … .”
I can’t.
It’s hard to think about it right now, but I don’t have time to think about other things. In the first place, the crime problem is definitely a problem that the empire has to solve.
This is 100% interference in internal affairs.
Of course, what I’m doing right now is no different from meddling in internal affairs, but if I try to intervene in that part, it’s truly irreversible.
“Well?”
That was the moment when I was walking down the street organizing my thoughts.
I was on my own, so I am wary of anyone who sets foot within my territory.
But it was too late to notice.
It didn’t seem like the opponent was hiding their presence. It’s just that I was late in recognizing it because I was thinking about something else.
At first glance, a dubious hooded man passes right past me.
What was visible through the hood was blue silver hair. Quite long. Besides, at first glance, he was a pretty person.
If that’s the case, it makes sense why the hood was pulled over. It could be said that the current security of the empire is a mess.
I’m not in a state to walk around proudly with such a striking appearance.
But I think I’ll think of someone, but I don’t know who it is.
“Is it because of my mood… … ?”
Perhaps it was the scion of one of the aristocrats I had recently met.
Maybe it’s because there’s a lot to think about, so I’m worried about pointless things.
* * *
Eleanor von Chrysos is a greedy person who can’t even grasp the subject. Putting on a hood, she muttered to herself, evaluating herself that way.
“What am I really doing… … .”
she hid herself He severed his awareness of himself and the ties he had with people. So no one recognizes her.
I hoped she would.
I didn’t want to be with someone with a shameless body. Don’t you dare to stand next to them?
she is a sinner
“It was an untimely wish.”
traitor’s brother. And at the same time a bystander of destruction. that’s who you are
It is not the only heir to rebuild the country, much less the royal family with legitimate rights.
On the other hand, what about Oz?
He saved countless people.
He is the king of a country and a hero who protected even the guardians of the world.
He is a person who should not have dreamed of being shabby to the point of being terrifying.
“Nevertheless… … .”
Still, he acted cowardly.
Even though she would have thought that she should never appear in front of him again, and that watching from a distance would have been enough, she walked in front of him with some expectation.
“… … You shouldn’t feel sad about it.”
Even though I decided to quit everything and disappear, I wanted people to recognize me.
Eleanor sat down in the alleyway and hugged herself.
I hated myself so much. I hated it like crazy. I vomited up every time I remembered what I had done in the past.
A problem Ellie was worried about.
It was for this reason that Eleanor wanted to wait until she could accept the memory.
Eleanor was still too immature to adapt to the memory of being forced to open up because of her meeting with Lesis.
“I mean.”
Just then, a familiar, inaudible voice came overhead.
Eleanor couldn’t keep her head up. Again, it could be an hallucination created by the weak self.
When I lifted my head expecting that voice.
How miserable it would be if no one was in front of him… … . And even if there is, it is. It is to attract others to one’s presumptuous selfishness.
However, the opponent of that voice was bold.
“I haven’t lived a life where I can take it lightly that it’s my mood.”
He knelt down and made eye contact with the woman who was sitting down.
And I could understand.
“Hi Eleanor.”
The power of severance that Eleanor uses is the power to temporarily erase one’s perception of oneself.
“It will be unfortunate for you.”
It is impossible to completely erase it, and the effect will disappear if the opponent recognizes it.
“It is impossible for me to forget you.”
Oz’s wrist was still carefully tied with the blue ribbon she had given her.
he remembered
He did not take the proof of himself tied by Eleanor from his body.
so i can’t forget
Because the girl named Eleanor was the one who affirmed who she is now and can be considered a part of herself.
“While I haven’t seen you, your hair has grown a lot. Even the eyes have changed. I’ll believe it even if it’s someone else.”
“… … .”
Eleanor couldn’t take her eyes off the sight of Oz fiddling with his long hair.
“At first you thought it was Ellie, not you?”
This person has always been like this.
With a confident smile that seems arrogant at first glance, and unstoppable behavior, he always comes into contact with the hearts of others as if nothing is wrong.
“ha… … .”
Eleanor shuddered at the bold action, but looked into Oz’s eyes, who were staring at her.
I couldn’t see his face properly because his eyes were blurred with tears, but I could tell he was smiling.
“I don’t deserve it.”
“What qualifications?”
“I don’t deserve to be with my master. I was just a bystander watching the country fall.”
“You think it’s your fault?”
“It’s my fault.”
For Eleanor, being bystanders was a very big sin.
Especially if it is irreversible. I didn’t do what I could have done.
yeah, i didn’t There is a big difference between ‘not doing’ and ‘not doing’.
All the people who could have been saved were dead. It is the result of her neglect.
If I could have informed that in advance, if I had talked to Delayed.
something could have been different
“The teacher is a shining person.”
“It’s the first time I’ve received such a compliment. ah! I’ve heard that the eyes glow.”
“It would be a flaw to have someone like me next to such a teacher.”
“It won’t change even if the flaws increase one by one. When I look for it, I find nothing but flaws.”
“… … .”
“why? What.”
Eleanor kept her mouth shut and glared at Oz. I’m talking seriously, but my attitude is still the same. Now he seemed to know why his enemies were all pissed off.
Eleanor let out a deep sigh, then brushed herself off and stood up.
I don’t know why, but I was able to lighten my heart a little bit.
“That’s why I can’t be with my master. We can’t be together.”
“Do you hate me now?”
“… … .”
At the words that hit the point, Eleanor stopped moving and clenched her fists.
You just have to answer. You can end this relationship by saying that he doesn’t like you anymore.
But I couldn’t.
Not so… … .
“Because I absolutely love it?! You’re trying to get away from me because I like you!”
He couldn’t lie about his feelings at all.
If such lies were possible in the first place, she would not have appeared in front of Oz. It is love because it cannot be controlled.
Even if you try to distance yourself, even if you try to cut it off. It doesn’t get far, it doesn’t cut off. that heart is unbreakable
Eleanor said, eagerly wiping away the tears that had begun to flow.
“So that’s it.”
“Can’t that be?”
Oz followed Eleanor and got up from his seat. can’t send
It was a promise that I would never distance myself from her no matter what.
If so, even if she tries to pull away from you, you will only be pulled from this side.
“Then, just like before.”
“Even by force.”
With the power of severance, Eleanor took out the greatsword she had isolated from the world.
Seeing Eleanor’s determined will, Oz drew the spell.
And so… … .
* * *
“… … Were you careless?”
Applied to Eleanor.
no… … It wasn’t particularly shallow. It wasn’t even that the conditions were bad.
In the first place, I was walking down the street waiting for the assassin. It was more heartfelt combat readiness than ever.
still lost
All the assumptions I made didn’t catch up with the real Eleanor.
“It’s really pathetic.”
Of course, I didn’t mean to say that the opponent was fighting for the sake of arresting Eleanor.
But it was the same with Eleanor. It means that both she and I fought without penalty.
However, in addition to that penalty, Eleanor accomplished the feat of subduing me unscathed.
“Whoa… … .”
outside of the obvious specifications.
If I had still treated the world like a game, I would have yelled at the production team for breaking the balance.
Because Eleanor is stronger than the characters selected through various paid goods.
Even if my skills are objectively judged, I will still be at the SSR level. No, it can be said that now that he has mastered many transcendental level magic, he is above that.
But Eleanor is above that.
It’s not comparable to Salem and the dragon, but at least it’s close to the same level as Stolas or Justitia.
“I was thinking shallow… … .”
The evaluation of Eleanor’s strength, as well as the things I had done on my own, came back as a butterfly effect.
I have blocked the arrows that were supposed to be directed at her in the past.
Yes, this is Chapter 1 of the main story.
A beginner martial arts professor and a survivor of ＜Chrysos＞, which has fallen into ruin.
Gerard Oren.
I thought his senseless malice was unnecessary.
I thought that there was no need for Eleanor to be hurt by that.
I was complacent. I should have been a little more careful. He should have been aware that the criticism and pain could touch Eleanor’s roots.
Now, I think it would have been better to have listened to such a one-sided slander.
If so, she would have had a lot of time to think, and she would have been alert.
This happened because it didn’t.
“Really, I was an arrogant bastard without end.”
In the first place, the rough plot of ＜Broken Sky＞ contained the core.
That’s the manual Oz sent me.
The gigantic work described in such a manual was wrongly inserted from the first button of the case.
As a result, a butterfly effect occurred and Eleanor, who was not prepared, had more power than necessary.
It’s a really good power to think otherwise.
“It’s my fault.”
Always overprotected her.
I thought that it wouldn’t be okay if she, the main character, died.
It was necessary to be strict.
She couldn’t hide the reality she was supposed to face.
But it’s already too late.
And if you’re late… … .
“So I will take responsibility.”
You should definitely take that responsibility.
I was the one who couldn’t stand her now.
Then it must be me who makes her endure now.
“… … .”
Infuse mana into the crystal ball that I have always kept in my arms lately.
The object connected to the crystal ball is definitely Lucia Punisher. This time, I am the party to what I decided to intervene.
– Oz? something happened… … ?
“Lucia.”
I was thinking of doing this as cleanly as possible.
After the nobles had been purged, the timing was being measured to make a move when a second chance would be given.
But not anymore.
“I will move from now on. Get ready.”
-What… … ?
There is not much time given.
If we continue like this, Eleanor will run out saying she will solve it alone.
A series of murders taking place within the Empire recently. Maybe it was Eleanor’s fault. It has the power to do that, and it has a purpose.
All the people she killed must have been monsters disguised as humans, and it’s pretty obvious how she’ll move after dealing with them all.
Eleanor is the one who can break through even a horde of monsters if she decides to hide.
If you’re late, you can’t even chase it.
-Are you insane? Even though I know who is by Her Highness Stasia’s side right now… … !
“Yeah, you know. I know.”
Lucia, who does not know the inside story of the incident, screams.
The explanation will come later.
“Isn’t Sir Perses attached?”
-Anyone who knows that… … .
Sir Perses, the emperor’s escort, has now left Antares.
No, I made them leave.
The most important thing in this job is the trend of Stasia.
Even if it wasn’t me, there must have been nobles who thought that way.
But the reason he couldn’t do it was his existence.
Antares attached the strongest card he had, Perses, to Stasia, and thanks to that, nobles could dare to dream of reversal.
If there was Salem in ＜Spellage＞, there is Perses in ＜Helios＞.
To be honest, I don’t know how much skill he has.
Still, he must be stronger than Stolas. It is certain that it is an existence to be avoided rather than attacked.
“Anyway, whether it’s late or early, let’s decide what’s going to happen right now.”
interference in my affairs? It’s not even funny.
It’s just a difference in degree anyway, but what I was doing was meddling in internal affairs from the beginning. It was just a play on words.
I won’t make excuses anymore. From now on, I have no time to think about the future.
“If you break that bastard, there are no shackles.”
So, defeat the emperor’s trump card, Perses.
Take advantage by destroying the opponent’s strongest hand.
Showing off such a presence to the emperor and nobles, they block their movements.
Then it’s a war and there’s no time to do anything. you’ll have to keep an eye on me
And after doing so… … .
“At this point, I bring down Antares van Helios from his throne.”
Before this ridiculous plan even starts, I change the Emperor of the Empire to my own hands.
-Are you thinking of turning Her Highness Stasia into a puppet?
“If you need.”
-… … thank you oz I’m starting to get extremely anxious.
“It was nothing.”
Leaving Lucia’s sighs clearly audible even through the crystal ball, we return to ＜Skientia＞.
“Whoa… … . Yes, then it is.”
yes this is me
I was so arrogant that I had taken care of a big deal recently.
In the first place, there was no time to cope with the situation with leisure.
I always rolled on the ground with all my might.
that’s how i solved everything