Episode 45 .
In-young, who was crossing the giant tree, erased his presence in an instant.
Right after that, the conversation between Chiron and Jude cooled down. Just as goose bumps ran down their spines, something swept between them.
Couldn’t react.
A silver afterimage passed them by, and they rode on Aiden’s horse. Even that movement was barely followed.
Since the elite combatants were the most elite fighters, the ability to gauge the opponent’s capabilities was also very good.
They were thinking the same thing at the same time.
An object that cannot be subjugated with the current power.
Shiron remembered Aiden’s warning. ‘Do not show kindness to the beast.’ It was absurd.
She, too, knew how to discern. Before even swinging the axe, Marira had to tear herself to pieces.
However, things are a little different now.
The beast was aiming for Iden. At least that’s how it looked in their eyes.
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I couldn’t let the hero die. Also, I couldn’t lose the captain before I even started on the mission.
Chiron bit his lip. Just as he was about to grab the halberd, Iden, who rode the horse in the lead, shouted.
“Stay still!”
The nine-tailed fox stuck out its head and looked at the astral constellations. I had no choice but to understand the meaning of not being obsessed with the appearance.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a work of art created by God with the theme of beauty.
The cold blue eyes gripped their hearts tightly and did not let them go. The fear of predators consumed the appreciation of beauty.
“It’s an order!”
After a brief conflict between Jude and Chiron, they let go of the weapons they were holding. I had no choice but to trust Iden. It was a disgusting sense of helplessness.
The nine-tailed fox sat upright again and stared at Iden. On top of the galloping horse, without shaking an inch, he opened his mouth with a smile.
“Jadeul, it must be precious to you.”
The sly eyes, innocent tone, and hateful face made Iden’s suppressed emotions soar.
He shook his head roughly and changed his course.
“Go to your destination! I’ll follow you!”
I sprinted straight down the steep descent and down the valley. After widening the distance with the Aspects for a long time, they stopped Petra.
The nine-tailed fox took out a comb from his bosom. He tidied up his tangled hair and drew a charming eye smile.
“Aiden, did you visit me?”
“b*tch like a dog.”
Iden gripped the handle of the holy sword tightly.
The gumiho’s brushing hand stopped. A bitter air flowed across his face.
“… it’s not.”
Iden hated her behavior.
I really wanted to draw my sword and slash it like this, but I knew full well that there was no chance of victory.
The depressed nine-tailed fox smiled lightly when he found Iden’s trembling hand.
“Still, he seems to have calmed down a bit. You’re holding back well, right? At that time, you couldn’t kill him, so he was impatient.”
“I want to rip your b*tch apart. If I could, I’d crush that smooth face.”
When she put on another sad face, Iden’s face wrinkled.
Those eyes that seemed worldly sorrowful were enough to arouse sympathy, but Aiden’s impression was different.
It felt like an ugly mask.
Aiden suppressed his emotions and managed to say.
“Seeing you makes me nauseous. Let’s never see you again. Please just go.”
I didn’t want to appear in front of you forever. There was no way to kill him. I won’t even be an opponent anymore.
The nine-tailed fox stared at Iden and shook his head slowly.
“I don’t like it. I’d rather kill you and chase after you.”
Aiden looked straight into the blue eyes. At the same time, I pulled out the holy sword. I aimed for the neck and cut it horizontally, but it only cut through the air.
The gumiho jumped up and landed on a branch.
Iden took the reins back. As he was about to leave, Gumiho’s Miseong stopped him.
“……Are they important? Those from before.”
Iden turned his head and glared at the nine-tailed fox. His face was contorted like a thug.
The gumiho asked again in a calm voice.
“What if I kill you?”
Iden’s whole body trembled. I wanted to twist my slender neck.
It was really hard to hold on to the opposite s*x, but I couldn’t let others die because of myself. like back then
I said it as calmly as possible.
“Do it yourself. I don’t care.”
The gumiho drew a bewitching eye smile.
“lie.”
Wedge love! Gargantua shot through the body. It broke tree branches and smashed rocks.
Suddenly, the nine-tailed fox was in Aiden’s arms.
“Let’s talk. I’ll spare Jane instead. How is it?”
she suggested, looking up.
If you refuse, the Aspects will die. Blood flowed from his bitten lips.
“Don’t do that.”
The nine-tailed fox reached out to Aiden’s lips with a pitying face. Damn! Aiden, who immediately struck it off, said.
“Don’t touch me”
She clasped her hand and smiled bitterly. Then he asked again.
“So, what are you going to do? Talk.”
There was no choice. This woman’s words don’t end with threats.
When Aiden didn’t say anything, the nine-tailed fox nodded and smiled.
“It’s so hard to have a conversation. I didn’t do this… but we loved each other, right?”
Aiden distorted his expression.
“Would you like to bullsh*t?”
He shook his head as if it wasn’t her. I sat lightly on a nearby rock.
After staring at Aiden, he stopped laughing and spoke seriously.
“I was wrong. Forgive me.”
Aiden laughed.
“Forgive me? How can I?”
For Aiden, it was a vivid memory, like the last time he had forgotten.
A castle turned into a sea of blood, a burning estate, people’s screams, women’s cries, and babies’ cries.
I saw that innocent face mercilessly trampling on innocent lives.
The pure white hand tore even a newborn baby in half and killed it.
Also, all of that misfortune had to do with Aiden.
I shouldn’t have picked up the baby nine-tailed fox, I should have let it die. The excuse of being for the sake of the future gave birth to such a monster.
Aiden couldn’t forgive himself.
The gumiho spoke in a calm voice.
“So, who do I ask for forgiveness? Vacheksar? You don’t even trust him anyway.”
“You don’t feel guilty at all. I don’t know why you’re having these meaningless conversations in the first place.”
I was wrong, ask for forgiveness. The words that came out of his mouth were obviously not lies. Because the heart judged. However, it probably did not originate from remorse.
The gumiho nodded.
“Yes, I admit it. I don’t feel guilty either then or now. But, is that strange? Just like you guys eat cows and pigs, humans are the same to me. .”
She looked straight into Iden’s eyes.
“My fault is only the fact that I hurt my lover. Is there anyone else I can ask for forgiveness other than you?”
It sounded very selfish to Iden.
“The innocent villagers you murdered ended up dying because of me. But forgive you? That means forgive myself. Impossible, go away. Stop talking bullsh*t.”
The gumiho slightly frowned.
“Innocence? The insignificant creatures have repaid your favor with their enemies. For one reason, that you are with me. You know that, too? I don’t even know why they are covering you.”
There was a territory that Aiden freed from demons. The lord of that place saw the fox’s true form and reported it to the nearby parish office.
The paladin goes with Ain.
It was the beginning of the massacre of the nine-tailed fox. It wiped out the human seeds by sweeping away all the churches, territories, villages, and guilds in the area.
The intention was not to leave a single piece of evidence behind.
There were no survivors. No one could escape from the sense of smell that captured all living things within a radius of several tens of kilometers.
Aiden couldn’t stop. because i was powerless
The emotions I felt while walking through the ruins began to come to my mind vividly.
Guilt, anger, helplessness, frustration, regret, despair… … .
I felt sick to my stomach.
The gumiho opened his mouth.
“I did it for you. I’m afraid you’ll get hurt.”
Aiden was speechless.
“Evidence remains everywhere, revenge bites its tail. You humans said it. I’ve known its nature since birth. I’ve only broken the chain. I’ll be honest, I’ll kill them all even if I go back in time. “
Aiden felt dizzy. What’s the point of having these conversations? It was already irreversible, and there was no way to atone for it.
said with a sigh.
“…Okay, let’s stop.”
The gumiho looked at Iden with a lonely expression.
“Aiden, please understand me a little bit. The only things that are important to me are you and me.”
“I don’t value you at all. I’m on the verge of going crazy regretting the past that saved you. Even now.”
“Lie. But why isn’t the Church after me?”
“It’s for me.”
The gumiho shook his head.
“No? No matter what the Order does to hold me, I will not speak your name. You know that.”
“I don’t know and I don’t care.”
“You still love me too. A creature that has a bond with a nine-tailed fox cannot be freed from emotions forever. It’s an unwritten rule. Don’t deceive yourself.”
It was true. Iden still loved and hated the nine-tailed fox.
all.
However, apart from emotions, he was able to cut her.
It was the result of investing so many points in mental strength.
The reason for not reporting the nine-tailed fox to the church was a kind of rationalization for atonement.
As much as that woman killed, I had to believe that I could save more lives as that woman, so I could endure it.
And in a way, it was true. The role Gumiho played in the second half was very large. Even if you’re not on the same side as Iden.
The nine-tailed fox rose from the rock. He approached slowly with a desperate expression on his face.
“So, Iden. Let’s go back to the old days. Look, we still have one tail. We haven’t mixed with anyone. What nine-tailed fox can do that? Me, it’s hard.”
Iden turned his back on the approaching woman.
“The talk is over. Keep your promise.”
A painful sigh was heard.
The moment he was about to climb Petra, white arms slowly wrapped around Aiden’s side.
I wasn’t wearing holy armor because of my mission, so I could feel it.
In an instant, my body stiffened and my mind was agitated.
Aiden immediately denied it and tried to rip off his arm, but he wouldn’t budge.
“Just a little, let’s stay like this for a little while. I’ll be satisfied with this for today.”
She hugged her a little tighter. A quiet voice was heard.
“My heart is beating.”
The moment Aiden was about to spit out a curse, a chill ran down his back and spread throughout his body.
A sniff, sniff sound was heard.
“It’s strange.”
The voice was a bit subdued.
The nine-tailed fox pressed its nose close to Aiden’s body and began to climb slowly along his back, shoulders, and neck.
The pressure that tightens the body is getting stronger. Her breath tickled her ears, passing through Aiden’s bread and approaching her lips.
Silver hair flowed down Aiden’s cheeks. Their eyes finally met, her nose touching Iden’s lips.
“Smells like a b*tch.”
Suddenly, a cold voice came out. The air around them was freezing cold.
The gumiho’s face hardened like wax.
“……can you explain?”
Uriel flashed into his mind.
“No, don’t do it. I’ll just find it and kill it.”
At that moment, a familiar voice rang out from above the bedrock in the valley.
“Saint • Vacheksar.”
Jude’s divine spell. Aiden’s expression softened. A white halo of light floated in all directions.
“Please allow me to exterminate the beast.”
A huge calculation made up of deformed typefaces spread over Aiden’s head.
Chiron burst into a halo. He raised two huge halberds.
“Sir Aiden!”
The nine-tailed fox glanced at the galloping Chiron, then turned back to Iden.
“It’s not that little b*tch. So, who is it?”