7. Jealousy is my strength (63)
No.
Shien felt like she wanted to shout right away.
What on earth do you know? There was a time when I was born with a power I didn’t want, and even my mother strangled me and left. The days when the whole world hated and denied the girl.
Is that why?
From one day on, even Shien began to hate himself.
I hated my eyes, which showed all kinds of ugly emotions. I hated the world driven only by desire, and I was so afraid of the fate of living in it.
So I wanted to dominate.
Actually, that was the reason why I laughed at everything except myself, cut down and pretended to be cynical. How insignificant and ridiculous is this egotism.
Then, the person I met in an instant was Ian.
For the first time he showed unrequited favor. In addition, he even affirmed my eyes, which I had denied all my life.
While revealing my heart without hiding it.
It was by far the most beautiful scenery I had ever seen in my life. It was only then that Shien began to feel a little bit of love for herself.
ok, now
It was a body endowed with immeasurable grace. Of course, there was no right to interfere with Ian’s human relationships.
But in the end, Shien couldn’t vomit the words that were rising in his heart.
Despite numerous counterarguments, there is one point that could not be denied.
‘Because I don’t want to be hated’.
While Shien remained silent, Seria’s eyes glanced somewhere.
“Puh, keuhuh… Jealous, jealous!”
The mud that had already approached caught Seria’s gaze and wriggled. It was difficult to distinguish because it was close to a lump, but he probably wanted to bow his head and bow his head.
“You have to do as you please. as you wish… Everything will be as you wish.”
what do i want
It was when Seria inadvertently came up with such a question.
A dazzling scent that passes the tip of the nose.
Common terms like fragrant or sweet could not describe this alluring smell. Like a beast starved for a long time, Seria’s gaze naturally followed the source of the scent.
It was raw.
Minor wounds made from the rubble of a collapsing building when interrogating the vampire’s family.
Although the bleeding had stopped, it was difficult to completely hide even the slight scent of blood. And Seria’s pupils, drawn by the light pink incontinence, were repeating contraction and dilation.
pounding, pounding.
The heartbeat resonated alone in the frozen time. Feeling the pulse, Seria recalled her mother’s advice she had encountered earlier.
‘Follow your instincts.’
Before I knew it, Seria’s lips were parting on their own.
It was also at that time that Shien clenched his fists and gathered courage.
“Ha, but… … !”
Unfortunately, the words didn’t even come to an end.
snooze, do
Fangs gently dug into the skin. It was a surprisingly natural and quick process, to the point that even Shien, who had been bitten on the neck, could not grasp the situation for a moment.
what happened
Even these questions did not last long. It was because I felt the tip of my tongue clawing at the nape of my neck along with the intense dizziness.
“Ugh, huh… Huh?!”
Shien couldn’t even resist. Like a prey bitten by a spider’s fangs, he flinched and trembled, but that was his limit.
His limbs did not move as if he had been paralyzed. It was just that every time the woman slapped her neck, a frightening electric current flowed down her spine, and she let out a strange moan.
The girl’s field of vision shrank in an instant. The last thing Shien remembered was the unfamiliar look of his senior wiping the blood from his mouth.
crimson eyes.
The color of the pupils reversed last, and the princess lost consciousness.
Without even knowing what awakened my blood.
**
The intensive care unit of the temple.
When I went to the academy, it was often a place where I was beholden to. It would be nice if I didn’t owe it until I graduated, but unfortunately I tend to visit this place regularly.
Mainly for two reasons.
One was when I was hospitalized, needless to say, and the other was when a colleague of mine was hospitalized and came to visit me.
The purpose of today’s visit belonged to the latter.
The injury of a colleague has always been heartbreaking. So, the hospital room was always immersed in a somber atmosphere, but today a more heavy air was flowing in the room.
The reason was simple.
Because the face of the person standing here was so frightening.
The emperor and swordsmith of the empire, and even the great witch of the ten southern kingdoms.
It was as if the heads of the continent’s hegemony were gathered in one place. If this had been the conference hall, every word from them would have been worth a thousand gold.
However, the place where they are now located is a hospital room.
Katabuta There was no need to tell complicated stories. As proof of this, the old man who is called the pinnacle of the empire was letting out a long sigh.
The emperor’s blue eyes glowed with affection.
“I am fortunate. No harm to life… … .”
“We were foolish. I was so preoccupied with chasing the vampire that I never thought something like this would happen in the rear.”
I remained silent while listening to the conversation between the emperor and the swordsman.
It was full of incomprehensible words.
The vampire made a poor appearance and escaped. With me from the future, the swordsmith, and even the Archwitch, it was a natural result. Still, I felt a strange reluctance,
Is it only this much?
One of the seven stars of the Dark Church, a legendary demon who trembled in fear across the continent.
‘Greed’ even approached me to keep the woman in check. If it was such an easy opponent, greed couldn’t have chosen such a method.
Then, another disappearance occurred.
The princess was lying on the ground with a pale face, and Seria had already disappeared. According to the testimony of the priest who was in charge of the treatment, Shien seemed to have lost a large amount of blood right before.
We’ll know soon what happened.
That is, if Shien regains consciousness.
Even while I was deep in thought, the conversation between the imperial leaders continued.
“Kid, the academy could be more dangerous than I imagined. Why don’t you hurry and hide yourself? It is said that we have lived enough to live, but didn’t the fate of the country rest on your shoulders?”
“I agree too.”
The Archwitch proposes, and the Swordsman accepts.
The process was as smooth as flowing water. As the emperor, there was not even room for objection.
“In the first place, it didn’t make sense for a person who would become the emperor of the empire to remain in the academy as bait. You too, leave quickly.”
“Then what about your uncle?”
“Well.”
The swordsman’s face, still wearing the girl’s body, was cold. With a tone that didn’t even contain a hint of warmth, the swordsman let out a low mutter.
“The academy is precious, but it is nothing compared to Okche. These are the guys who even targeted my nephew and granddaughter while I was distracted. As long as there is even the slightest possibility of targeting you, I have no choice but to escort you… … .”
It was nothing short of an affirmation.
There was no logical flaw in the swordsman’s decision. Even so, the reason why the end of the word was blurry was because of the aftermath that the decision would bring.
The swordsman leaves.
It meant the departure of the strongest forces. The Archwitch couldn’t use her own power, and the ‘I’ from the future was an existence that could not be called carelessly.
It may be difficult for me to be active with my body for a while.
Then the power is diverted to obvious inferiority.
It was a fact that everyone knew, but no one said it. It was because the scale of responsibility to be shouldered by either side was different.
There was only one person free from these interests.
“Yes, I must leave.”
“Hello… … .”
At the great witch’s cool answer, the swordsman made an apologetic expression and slightly avoided her gaze. That said, there was no way that he didn’t have a desire to punish the evil beast who made his lovely niece and granddaughter like this.
But there are more important duties than that.
The Archwitch said “Pick” as if it was no big deal and laughed.
“What will you do? you and me too… Even the celestials of the holy kingdom have their own circumstances. I can’t ignore your circumstances just to break my shackles.”
“Still, it’s fortunate that vampires are more powerful than you can imagine.”
Is it consolation, or is it an excuse to make to yourself?
As the swordsman said that, he coughed.
“How can the two of you not be able to fight? I will attach the elite of my empire… … ”
“no use.”
Whoa, while exhaling cigarette smoke.
The Archwitch gave a hazy smile. The eyes that stared at the dispersing smoke were lucid.
As if gazing at a point in the past.
“If it was only that much, I wouldn’t have been so troubled. Trying to add a bunch of idiots will only increase the sacrifice.”
“but… … .”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ll have to do something… Because that is my duty.”
In the end, the swordsman sighed apologetically and averted his gaze.
Yes. The answer has already been decided.
The Emperor, who knew this from the beginning, tapped me on the shoulder several times as he left the hospital room.
“… … Let’s see your face before you leave.”
With this last word, the hospital room fell into silence again.
Only the archwitch’s occasional puffs of cigarette smoke could be heard.
I thought while watching this.
need power.
And that night, the one who welcomed me to the dormitory was a beautiful woman with black hair.
“Are you ready to ‘deal’ now?”
Shining the golden pupils brighter than the moonlight pouring through the window.
The woman sitting on the bed showed her arms wide open.
The showdown was approaching.