6. Proof of Existence (36)
The star symbolizing the seven sins of the beginning of Delphirem, and the strongest members of the Dark Church who inherited the power of that star.
In response to my question, Yuren lowered his tone as if it just went well.
“Listen carefully, the Seven Sins are the monsters next to Delphirem in the Dark Church. I can’t even scratch it with my skills! At least, you have to be at least a ‘high expert’ or a ‘grand wizard’ to be able to deal with them somehow.”
“Then what about the Master?”
“Are you crazy? No matter how much the Seven Sins are, the Master doesn’t fall short… till now.”
The last words added were significant.
Doesn’t it mean ‘until now’, in other words, that the Seven Sins could grow to a level comparable to that of the Master?
If it did, it was the end.
Seven master level strongmen? The Dark Church had no reason to go into seclusion anymore.
With the power we already have, we can wipe out the continent.
Even more, I couldn’t escape quietly from here.
More than anything, the problem still remains.
My eyes glanced at the blood-red sun floating in the sky. And even the bloody cocoon wrapped around the girl.
Now that the main body was found, the child had to be returned, but there was no time to do so. We must hurry and save that child.
Perhaps guessing my feelings, Yuren sighed lightly and said,
“That kid will be fine.”
“How do you know?”
“Because I signed a contract.”
As if it was a very simple matter, Yuren declared that.
“The contract is enforced on both sides. Since he said he would return him alive and well, there is a high possibility that the child is just trapped in a cocoon and not in a dangerous condition. In other words, all we have to do is find a way to live.”
“Is that what you’re giving me?”
Yuren then shrugged his shoulders and trembled.
“Should I give you up? Try tweaking the conditions a bit more. As you can see, that woman was very much attracted to you… I might be willing to accept the tough conditions rather than lose you.”
“Wouldn’t you rather prefer to kill everyone but me?”
Only then did the backlash disappear.
Yuren and Celine had sad faces, and Elsie sunbaenim was deep in thought with her chin resting on her chin.
I also retraced the conversation I had with Yuren in silence.
It was then that senior Elsie opened her mouth.
“These bloody threads… … .”
The eyes of the people in the left turned to Elsie-senpai. She was examining the blood-colored threads around her.
The bloody thread that spread throughout this secret room was being manipulated by the girl.
And this was also the reason why we couldn’t run away recklessly.
It was after all the action radius was occupied by the bloody thread anyway. No matter how much I struggled, it was just futile.
“It is made of magic.”
“Sounds natural.”
Those were the words Yuren spat out instead of laughing.
But the moment I heard that, a thought crossed my mind.
‘The Great Wizard’.
In other words, if you can reach the level of ‘high expert’ even for a moment.
“I think there might be a way… … ?”
My small murmur drew everyone’s eyes back to me. Especially when it came to Yuren, his face was terribly crumpled.
Like I’m afraid of what else I’m going to say.
But it was already my friend. I immediately went on to explain.
“Escape from here is not impossible. Instead, once we get into battle, we need to pull back some time… … .”
“time?”
Celine tilted her head, and Yuren instinctively followed the direction my eyes were heading.
There was a girl there, still staring at me.
A dejected laugh escaped Yuren’s mouth when he realized what I meant.
“Are you crazy?”
Of course, it was only futile resistance.
Yuren, who was overcome by the strong approval of the other two women, said while covering his face with both hands.
“Ian, can you?”
Having made a firm decision, my steps came to a halt.
That one question scared me more than a hundred objections.
“It’s your sister… Can you not hesitate?”
I couldn’t answer for a while.
A few times the gaze turned to the side, then down, and then the lips parted and closed again.
Finally, I sighed and took another step.
A heavy voice followed the trail.
“… … It’s your choice, Ian.”
There was no need to return an answer that was made up of upbringing.
Without saying a word, I tapped Yuren on the shoulder several times. Then he stepped forward and invited the girl whose chest was swollen with anticipation.
“I wish I could amend the terms of the contract.”
The girl’s expression, which had been waiting for my answer with sparkling eyes, suddenly became subtle.
It was an attitude that made it difficult to understand what he was talking about.
Soon, a tsk, a clicking sound escaped from the girl’s mouth.
Cold eyes look at me.
“Brother, are you having strange thoughts again? You can somehow break through this difficulty, if you don’t give up, you will find a way… … .”
“Puff,” said the girl, bursting into laughter.
even that for a moment.
With a bang, the corner containing the girl’s anger burst into the ground and plunged.
“Ew,” followed by a thin sound.
“Do not be ridiculous! Nothing like that exists!”
“Then prove it.”
Without a moment’s hesitation, I stood up to the girl’s words.
“Let’s fix the conditions. Before we are overpowered, if I give you even a small wound… Don’t touch me anymore.”
“Cuckoo,” a small laugh escaped from the girl’s mouth.
A deep smile forms on the girl’s lips. as if it were ridiculous.
“Okay, give it a try… If you hurt me even a little bit, at least today I won’t touch you. Will that work?”
“It’s a ‘contract.’”
“Hmph,” the girl snorted as if it were natural.
Before I knew it, there were bloody coins in the hands of the girl and me. The two coins headed for the bloody scale that appeared between us with a clear tink.
Round and round.
The moment the blood-colored coins spin on each tray and fall over.
Yuren muttered softly.
“Ian, remember… You made a choice.”
Afterwards, the blood-colored threads intersected to form a spider web, and faceless monsters spurred on the ground.
In addition, until the bloody whip was heard again in the girl’s hand.
All those attacks were directed at me. Right after the party ran out, I held the sword in my hand and closed my eyes.
You just have to focus.
To recreate the scenery I saw that day.
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One layer of consciousness sunk into the depths.
Shouts, screams, and the clashing of blades all around.
had to forget
I struggled to find a point in the past. I want to see the other side of the boundary I had hinted at on the day I fought against the Archmage.
Wouldn’t anyone be like that?
it was the way i had to go It seemed like a place I would reach soon.
After that day, I suffered from insomnia for several days. Imagining fragments of truth I hadn’t seen.
But no matter how hard I try, I can’t see it.
The silver flame burning the sword was the only light illuminating my image.
he had
I wasn’t an idiot. There was no way he would risk the lives of his precious comrades in a hopeless gamble. I was sure that if I searched and searched, I would find the way.
If that’s the only answer.
My hand groped in the dark. Before I knew it, my space was immersed in silence and darkness. I have to find it somehow, somehow.
A cold sweat flowed down my face. His face was crumpled and straightened repeatedly from the effort he put into it.
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Just like that, the moment the drops of sweat that ran down my cheeks fell to the floor.
“… … Impossible.”
I came to my senses.
My body was standing on a field. Numerous tents were lined up in the distance, and rows of torches waved under the veil of the dark night.
My mouth moved on its own, and the words I spat out were followed by a voice that held back the heat.
“Why?”
“Because we are short of supplies.”
A dry voice devoid of any emotion.
On the other hand, the expression of the woman standing next to me was changing in real time. At first, he couldn’t hide his resentment, but soon sent a resentful look, and in the past, he kicked the ground several times as if to let go of his anger.
She was a fun woman.
He once lived hiding his true nature, but now he reveals his honest feelings.
Tingling, the woman’s sharp eyes turned to me.
“Whoa, good… So you’re saying to hold the front line for more than a month with infinitely scarce supplies? Only then will the new supplies arrive, and you can’t even guarantee the amount?”
“The situation is the same on either front.”
“Are you proud?!”
As if she couldn’t hold back her anger any longer, the woman pointed to the place where the tents were lined up with a rough gesture.
There was a group of soldiers all looking exhausted.
The water is boiling, but there is not enough food to eat. They had jerky in their mouths and drank warm water several times.
I hope the salty taste won’t go away.
“We are here to defend humanity. Everyone is risking their lives! At least let me die on the battlefield. You can’t starve to death because you don’t have enough supplies… … !”
“Shouldn’t you obey?”
It was a word that I uttered inadvertently.
The intention of the provocation was so clear that even I had to say it and then say, Oops. There was no way the woman, who was already very angry, would let this go unnoticed.
It was proof that I was too tired.
The situation on all fronts was the worst. It felt like a miracle that the battle lines hadn’t collapsed yet.
All of them were demanding supplies from me.
However, no matter how hard they tried, they did not create items that were not there. Having gone through hundreds of such arguments, my nerves were on edge too.
It was a mistake.
It was something that should not have been said to those who risked their lives on the battlefield. So I immediately bowed my head and apologized.
“sorry. I made a mistake… … .”
“That’s Okay.”
It was a strangely lonely tone.
The saintess let out a deep sigh and lifted the gourd that was hanging from her waist. Then, naturally, he tipped the bottle and began to gulp.
On the subject that is not strong in alcohol.
Subsequently, the saintess collapsed on the grassy slope and threw herself away. It was the look on his face that conveyed the feeling of desolation.
My heart became more guilty.
“You were a human too… under! why didn’t you know If you could supply it, you would be the one who would do something for it.”
“… … sorry.”
Words of apology flowed from my lips one after another.
Whether it was or not, the woman just kept a crooked sneer.
“Also, I know very well that you are ignorant of doctrine. It’s called ‘purity’… Huhu, do you know what that means?”
I made no reply.
Because the woman’s point was true.
Then the woman immediately began to give a long speech. If you look at this kind of appearance, you are definitely a cleric.
How could it just be crooked?
“’Obedience’ doesn’t mean that you should calmly fall down just because the wind is strong. It’s not even a word to hold your head up in hopes of luck.”
“Then what do you mean?”
In response to my question, the woman said “Huh” and smiled proudly.
“Find the answer yourself. I’m a girl with a bad personality, so I don’t show the answer sheet.”
That’s right, I let out a long sigh and shook my head.
I didn’t even expect it. It’s been a few months now since I’ve known the woman.
I wasn’t clumsy enough to not know that twisted temper.
Rather, these days, the woman’s wounds on the other side could be seen at first glance.
On the last summer night, a chilly wind brushed through thin clothes.
The woman who drank the wine was even thinner. It was a master who deliberately made clothes with cheap fabric to save supplies.
So I couldn’t take my eyes off the woman for a while.
When you drink alcohol, first of all, your body heats up. But the more I got drunk, the lower my body temperature was.
In the end, that meant making them more vulnerable to the cold.
After hesitating for a while, I sighed and took off my coat. And before the woman could say anything, she covered her shoulder.
The woman’s body flinched and stiffened at the unexpected favor.
This too was short-lived.
Instead of the usual thank you, the woman squinted and teased me.
“Aha, would you like to take a look at the work in this gap? Yes, my beauty is as famous as my twisted temper and hair. After all, you’re one of those far and wide men who make me drool… … .”
“Are you afraid of favors without cause?”
At that short question, the woman was speechless.