Chapter 264. Romeo and Juliet (1)
The day has dawned.
However, the time limit for ‘Selection and Concentration’ remained at 0 seconds.
Anyway, it seemed that it was a little past midnight when I used my ability.
So, from sunset to midnight, I ended up being like a sunfish all day long.
Other people have no way of knowing that.
Anyway, it seemed like I had to take care of myself a lot today.
“Today, I will announce the agreement between humans and elves!”
Early in the morning, Damian gathered people in the plaza and made a big announcement.
It was an opportunity to publicize the details of the treaty signed today.
On the outside, it looked like a pact that was a loss because the humans were giving away much more, but no one expressed any dissatisfaction.
Because I saw the attack Tilpitz scattered yesterday.
I heard that I will have an ally to face such a monster.
No, in the first place, the human side was squeezing the elves too much, but now it might have returned to normal.
“I’m sorry to have to go back without being rude.”
The tribal chiefs came to see me once again.
It seemed that they were going to withdraw and return.
“No. In the end, humans and elves joined hands, so I guess Aigis-sama also intended this.”
“Your Excellency… Were you not an atheist…?”
“Who the hell said that?”
“Oh, no! I judged that based on my personal impression!”
It was true that I was an atheist, but somehow I felt bad.
How many times have I sworn an oath to a guy named Aegis?
I was just wondering who the hell was spreading these vicious rumors.
There is one b*tch I have doubts about, but it’s just heartbreak…
“Oh, sir. I have one last thing I want to tell you.”
“·······?”
As I turned my back, Mahmed walked back to me.
“Do you know what your Excellency is called among the elves lately?”
“Maybe he is the son of a god.”
“Ha ha ha ha! A joke!”
“·······.”
I was sincere.
There are quite a few people outside the empire who think of me as the son of a god, and I think Arya did.
I felt the back of my head tingle as I looked at Mahmed, who was bursting with bread as if he had heard a funny joke.
I guess I’ll believe what Arya is talking about rumors.
I don’t know who is not from the royal family, so I don’t know much about the world.
“Then may I ask what you call it?”
“Ah, hehehe… Yes, of course. Recently, I’ve heard Mr. Schluss Heinkel called a hero many times.”
“A hero?”
“Yes. A hero.”
The hero, Schluss Heinkel.
Something was very awkward.
Isn’t hero originally an alias for Gawain?
In the case of Gwain von Schulzenburg, the setting was that the elves first started calling him a hero like that.
For a while after Gawain’s death, no one was called a hero.
It was a nickname that wasn’t particularly special, but it must have been because there was a strong perception that it belonged to Gawain.
So the reason why I started being called a ‘hero’ is probably because I was evaluated as surpassing Gawain’s stature.
“You must have had a hard time. Making the subordinates say something they didn’t mean to.”
“Yes? No, I didn’t ask you to, really-“
“Go. Say hello to Ataturk.”
“Evil…”
Mahmed’s face turned white.
It was supposed that Atatürk had barely escaped from the desert frontier.
Since he hasn’t been captured yet, he must be hiding from the elves camp.
Of course, the other side had no way of knowing that they had let Atatürk go on purpose.
“Ah, I don’t know what you mean by regards.”
“It was a joke. I hope everyone can return home safely.”
“Thank you, sir.”
That’s how I sent the tribal chiefs and elves away.
It was time for us to go back.
I can’t bother Damian anymore.
“Erika, Trie. Let’s pack. We’re going home now.”
“Really? Ugh…! The air here is so bad I thought I was going crazy! My hair is frizzy every morning and it’s really…”
“I don’t know my head and it was hard to breathe. It was hard to fight because it kept interfering with my breathing.”
Soon, Trier and Erika’s faces brightened.
It’s just that they didn’t say anything, but it seems that everyone had a lot of complaints from staying in the desert.
Now I can go back.
Thinking of going back and seeing Emilia again, her heart felt like she was already in the island.
Of course, I also wanted to see Iris.
Because Iris helped me a lot this time…
“Okay. Let’s go now.”
After coming down from the podium, the crowds in the plaza rumbled and cleared the way.
As I passed between them, all of them bowed silently and paid their respects.
Even after leaving the plaza, the streets were packed with people.
Humans and elves alike came out and didn’t raise their heads until I left.
-On alert. This is the perfect time to get attacked.
Jin’s communication flowed in.
It looked like they were escorting us from afar.
I don’t think I’ll be attacked at this timing, but there’s nothing wrong with being careful.
Anyway, even if he was unlucky, he was definitely a guy who worked as much as he got paid.
“Schlus Heinkel! Thank you for watching over us! Thank you!”
“Ugh! Don’t come any closer!”
It took a while for people to think that it was surprisingly orderly, but that order quickly collapsed.
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As an old woman lunged at me, the others drew nearer.
Thanks to that, the soldiers escorting me all around had to suffer.
“Thank you so much! For protecting my son! Thank you…!”
It was a heart-warming sight… I won.
It was my honest feeling that I was annoyed at not being able to move forward.
Still, the soldiers were advancing little by little, pushing back the crowd with their shields.
At that time, someone tapped my back.
“·······?”
Someone covered in a mat was standing there.
Looks like a young man for his size.
The soldiers, realizing that they had allowed the breakthrough, reached out to pull the man down in surprise.
Beside her, Trier drew her sword with her eyes wide open.
‘Crazy.’
It felt like time had suddenly slowed down.
It was a similar feeling to when I used ‘Selection and Concentration’ on Agility.
If there was anything else, it was that even my body felt slow.
Obviously, following his instincts, he was trying to extract the barfe by turning the internal circuitry in his body, but time was passing too slowly.
[Mad]
[Type: Mine]
[A violent personality…
Mad.
A demon, a madman.
In the slow time, I couldn’t change my expression, but I was already shocked enough.
A madman who despises humans so much was hiding in the cleft of humans using a mat?
A madman who values fairness secretly surprises you from behind like this?
It was full of unbelievable things in many ways, but there was nothing special about it.
First of all, we had to respond to the attack.
But strangely, my body didn’t move at all.
No, it wasn’t that it didn’t move.
It was simply slow.
At the time the barfe barely came out of my right hand, the madman reached out to my chest.
Pu-wook!
“Billion······.”
Something stung.
Then time began to flow properly again.
When I lowered my trembling head, a hand stained with the blood of a madman had dug into my left chest.
My heart just felt stuffy.
Something caught in the madman’s hand.
Kwajik!
“·······!”
My body flinched and trembled with a frightening sensation.
It exploded.
The thing held in the madman’s hand exploded with a gesture.
In an instant, my whole body felt paralyzed and my vision turned black.
Feeling my consciousness fade away, I managed to swing the barfe.
Suddenly······!
“It’s an assault!”
“Erika! Barrier! Block the retreat!”
My vision was getting blurry and narrow.
As I sat down, what I saw in my field of vision was a madman running away into the crowd with his right arm cut off.
It was a tree that jumped out fiercely, but I couldn’t chase him until I dared to leave my side.
“Uh, what should I do…. Come to your senses! Schluss! Jebaal! Ughhhhh…”
Trie’s weeping face came into my field of vision as she pressed her hands on my chest, which was constantly crying and bleeding.
And finally, my consciousness sank into darkness.
.
.
.
“What did you do not block the retreat! What did you do after putting that proud barrier, Erica! Tell me!”
“I couldn’t waste my magic there.”
“You say that? Schluss was attacked, and if you don’t take revenge, you’re going to use your magic somewhere!”
“I have to use it to save Schluse! Why is revenge important!”
Crackling vision.
I could barely hear the loud voices coming and going from both sides.
Alive.
My body didn’t listen to me at all, but I was certain that I was alive.
“Schluss?! Are you awake? Can you hear me?”
I heard Erica’s urgent voice.
I wanted to say something, but I couldn’t feel any sensation on my lips.
I don’t even know what I’m talking about.
Maybe he’s spouting weird noises.
Without time to hear Erica’s answer, I fell unconscious again.