13. nothing is over
“El, are you sure you’re okay?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Guess there was something wrong with Kariel that affected us. Also, if you treat your teacher that way, it will lead to narrowing your position, so I feel regretful.”
emperor and princess.
And the Empress and the Chamberlain.
In this way, the four of them proceed through a corridor that is both splendid and wide, yet softly quiet.
In the entire hallway, the contrast between the open and closed windows stood out, as if in contrast.
Thanks to the aged chamberlain, who shines a magic lamp and goes ahead, they did not have any inconvenience or anxiety due to such a problem.
A vaguely bright light disturbs the vision.
However, a light that is too weak cannot clearly illuminate the surroundings.
Optimal light intensity and unobtrusive light quality and composition.
All of these trivial things can be seen as products of the sorcery of the time.
“I took a hard line because I needed to. you know? A wounded beast is likely to be targeted anytime, anywhere.”
“Well, what about Kariel?”
“You mean the part where someone wrote the number? curse? Accident? Or are you guessing that Kariel may have used a omnidirectional strategy to target herself?”
“… This is too vague a guess. It is not something to convince or make someone understand.”
“I don’t care.”
“Well, is it something like that?”
The emperor let out a long breath.
Her breath sounded like a sigh, the empress thought.
“Abama. You know that’s not what’s important, right? What if someone wrote the number in the first place, or what if it is not. Doesn’t that mean the past we did will disappear? So, I said it doesn’t matter either way. In the end, the need to atone and apologize in any way does not change.
However, if there had been some unknown external pressure and action involved in this. With that in mind, I will burn them all.
I will burn everything related to it, without an inch of error, so that not a single ash is left.”
and.
“Because if you put your legs down like that, you really, really will have a chance.”
for Kariel.
Everyone, including Rueld and Ermina, and those who repeated and antagonized with Kariel, slandered and bit him.
… This is a sweet but cruel lie.
However, maybe.
It may be the most brutal fact, wrapped in the name of truth.
“Aren’t all the peoples of the world trying to see only what they want to see and hear only what they want to hear?”
“… … .”
The emperor let out a sigh.
“And, in many ways, it is not good for outsiders to take an attitude of condemning them over this matter.”
Even if there is a problem, it is the empire’s responsibility.
No matter how the problem was resolved, whether it was an apology or condemnation.
“We have to end it on our line.”
The princess thoughtlessly expressed her thoughts.
“It’s a waste of time to even regret it. So, we need to prevent the situation from getting worse. Also, for a better future.”
“… Do you think it can be undone?”
“that… … .”
For a while there, the princess was speechless.
“I do not know. For now.”
At least.
If Rueld hadn’t shown the letter to him.
The princess must have still been swollen with vain expectations.
that it worked out
Still, at least the end knot would not have been tangled.
However, the moment he came across the contents that Rueld gave him.
The princess realized anew that she had been making a huge mistake.
“I’m just trying to protect both sides.”
The hero and saint who saved the world.
and… .
—-
“If we find Kariel, let’s take her to our country.”
When Geornia rubbed her long ears in the VIP room and spoke, Hamern’s eyebrows trembled anxiously.
“Would it be okay?”
“There’s no way that Rueld can mess around with this. How much more raise an army? No matter how much strategy and mercenary skills are at the level of all continents, even the emperor has such a cause, will it work?”
“That, how are you going to make it?”
“So, Elhermina is the problem.”
Georgia looked.
And shuddered again.
It dyes and covers the room in pure white.
that overwhelming sight.
“It means that you have completely made the legacy of the Great Demon King yours.”
“Isn’t that what Geornia-sama gave you?”
“It was the girl who snatched it just in time, not me.”
There are a total of three inheritances of the Great Demon King handed over by the demons who surrendered to the Human Union.
But can you become a master just because you have it?
That’s not it.
And, at the qualifying examination, Elhermina proudly mastered that.
“The feeling of being forced to eat even though you know it’s poisonous.”
You can’t give or not receive.
If the bomb disappears beyond sight, then returns later as a ridiculous disaster.
How will you deal with it then?
“Sealing is the correct answer… I’d rather leave it alone in the demon realm and come back!”
“Isn’t that a problem as it is? If someone can handle it, become a demon king and invade… .”
“Still, it’s fortunate or unfortunate that the rest of the owners are clumsy.”
Geornia clicked her tongue and lay down on the sofa.
“The whereabouts of Kariel, they probably know.”
It’s shameful.
“How do you plan to deliver this news to the top?”
“I’ll have to watch a little longer.”
Still, there are many unanswered questions.
And if.
If it was really like the princess’ delusion, if it had some effect added.
There must be a purpose there, too.
“Did the demons play tricks?”
To make an offer you can’t refuse?
Or is it just that human malice has reached its peak?
I don’t know yet.
However, you will find out soon.
For that reason, they must have exposed even the private parts that could be hidden.
to figure out what the truth is.
—-
My head felt like it would break.
gigg-
Giggigi―
“Ugh!”
Maybe this is why it breaks.
It’s been a while since I’ve been struggling.
It was placed in a place I had never seen before.
“Here… ?”
barren land.
red sky.
Not even a plant, not a single dried and twisted tree can be seen.
Rather than being white, the ground was just as pale as ash and bone powder.
Even the wasteland, where everything seems to go out.
I wondered if it would be more barren and dark than this.
“how… ?”
At that time, a small light fell from the other side.
Without knowing why, let’s head there vaguely.
A little winged angel stood there.
‘angel?’
The angel who looked like a child turned her back and flew away.
slowly.
… As if to follow me.
gigg-
“Kuk!”
headache again
No, it is something fundamentally different from a headache.
Moisture to sit down and groan panting for a while.
“… … .”
I don’t know English.
why am i here?
Let’s blindly head to the place where the baby angel is, and fly somewhere again.
beyond the wasteland.
Followed like that and reached the place.
A hollow was laid.
“… … .”
I don’t know why, but I started to feel anxious, as if my heart sank.
The angel was placed there.
I shouted to the angel to come here quickly. beckoned cried out
But.
The angel cried and shook her head.
praying with both hands joined together.
Without rebuilding the drooping wings.
The angel continued to cry.
I… I was worried.
And then.
Into the hollow, I stepped out.
… … .
It’s a familiar place.
“… … ?”
So, I didn’t understand.
For a moment, I wondered if all of this was a dream, and the chills set in.
Did you sleep for a while?
But, why am I here?
It’s a familiar place.
I was so used to it that I got goosebumps beyond chills.
My whole body trembled involuntarily.
Sitting in a chair, this situation in front of a desk.
‘why… .’
is this my room?
I must have left the house
did you go out?
You said it was all a dream?
was it imaginary?
Uncontrollable emotions surged like a raging wave.
My hands are shaking, but… He took a deep breath and barely suppressed his agitation.
Being afraid doesn’t change anything.
‘Because it’s not too late.’
After clearing my mind, I open the window as usual… .
“… … .”
why so high
It was a height that I jumped casually.
If you inadvertently jump down now… It seemed like he would die rather than get hurt.
Looking back, my hands and feet were very small.
It’s not that the world has become higher, it’s that I’ve become smaller.
“how?”
No, it’s too early to panic.
Let’s focus on what needs to be done now.
Then first… .
… … You have to go through that door.
From there, my breath tightens as if blocked by a wall.
I don’t even want to come close.
For me, that door was the exit to another nightmare.
Opening the door, anxious not knowing who might come in.
Always nervous at the faint sound of footsteps outside the door, putting strength on your shoulders, pretending to work on something, pretending to be sold out, working hard, hard… .
… However.
If you don’t step out, nothing will change.
Put your ear to the door and listen carefully.
… There is no sound.
Really, it was as quiet as a dead mouse.
Silence the door, open the door, and step out into the hallway.
… A creepy silence greeted me.
The mixture of anxiety and joy left me confused.
My feet were trembling, and my ankles were weak, but… .
‘priority… I was thirsty and came out to drink water. I called, but there was no one, so that’s why I came out.’
A good excuse is this.
I even recall the excuse that followed, saying that I was going to go to the bathroom while I was out.
I hope no one runs into it.
Killing the presence as much as possible, sharpening the senses and hearing as much as possible.
barely.
really barely.
… Reached the door.
The big front door is another barrier for me.
don’t want to touch
I don’t even want to approach it.
If you get too close, what will happen?
afraid.
“… … .”
However, if you want to get out of here, now it’s over there.
The windows are tightly closed.
I tried to open it, but it wouldn’t open.
However, there was a very small gap at the front door.
It’s not even locked.
What does the lock have to do with opening it from the inside in the first place?
… No, it’s a different story in a confinement room, but no, no. That’s not important.
“… … .”
I looked around quickly, and even checked the stairs and landings.
Silence the sound of your steps as much as possible.
approach the front door
Put your hand through the open slit.
The moment you pull it and try to open the door.
Tup!
――My shoulders were grabbed.
“knife.”
right behind the ear.
breathing sounded
“Where are you going?”
I broke out in a cold sweat, and my mind went into a stupor.
My eyes are stained white.
My jaw trembled and my teeth chatted.
“Isn’t it time to study?”
“… … ..”
breath.
among the quiet breathing.
like grinding teeth.
can’t hear
“Why are you here? Answer me, Carl.”
“I-that’s… .”
“Don’t stutter. upright.”
“I, my throat… dry… .”
“Then shouldn’t you come here?”
“… … .”
“You lied?”
“Oh, no.”
“You lied, Carl. to this mother.”
“I-I really… .”
“Isn’t it enough to tell the truth?”
I want to leave this house
It’s scary.
I’m out of breath!
“But you lie! why! to this mother! How dare you do such an outrageous thing! Who taught you this habit!”
“Oh no! sorry! What I, what I was trying to do… .”
Although belatedly, I turn my back and bow my head.
still.
Her voice lingers next to my ear.
That, along with the gloomy breathing.
“knife. Did you think you could run away from me?”
“?!”
“Give up. You will be here forever.”
I can’t run away.
“Because I am your mother.”
I got my throat.
“Ugh!”
“So if you want to go, leave this body behind.”
Are you sleepy?
When you die, you can sleep forever.
Are you having a hard time?
It is a blessing to be able to feel that you are alive.
“You don’t want to live with this mother forever, do you?”
“Ugh! Sin, sin!”
“If you believe and rely on it, eternal life awaits! Even if we go to heaven, we should be together forever! I don’t want to part! never! But why are you not ignoring this earnest heart! Atonement! You have to! With father and mother! This little wish to live happily! Why do you say you don’t know! Why!”
I’m out of breath.
He struggles, but his small body doesn’t even resist…
“I say I love you… Why don’t you know, Kaaal!”
“Cuck!”
It looks like it will break.
Hands and arms, I tried desperately to resist.
everything was pointless
‘I… .’
Like this, die… … .
… … .
Gold flickers before your eyes.
The world is buried in gold.
like a passing shower.
It is a spectacle like countless flower petals blowing all at once in the wind.
The gigantic tree, with its golden leaves shining, was in the shape of an upright bent trunk.
stood like that
Beneath it, like gold-flowing ripples, the leaves, like gold coins, stretched endlessly to the far end of the world, across the vast wilderness that could be seen and could not be reached.
“… … ?”
Where is it?
“You asked me to save you! save me! why! Why only me! I’m the only one who has to suffer like this!”
“Ugly, ephemeral, and annoying worms anyway.”
While the dark shape screams, the golden shape pours ridicule and ridicule.
“You’re crazy! Only a specter, who dares to tell anyone!”
“Look at you, you bastard. Even if you look like this, you are the former owner of Manma. Do you show off like a mangjong of the same class? to follow up.”
“Quaaa
“Ah, deaf ears.”
Geum-eun, who openly pretended to pick her ears.
“… … what else are you?”
Suddenly, I tilted my head while looking at Kariel.
――
“?!”
Right after I woke up like that.
“My handsome brother? Have you come to your senses now?”
The first thing I realized when I saw it.
A presence that is hard to hide with a single layer of clothing, as if showing the height of motherhood.
Truly huge female breasts.
That’s why I found out right away.
… It was because this wasn’t the first time he’d been hugged like this, with his entire face buried in the pit of his chest.