628 – 8. Testament (2)
The night sky.
Seeing that dark blue hair, anyone would think of this word. The atmosphere of the woman looking down over the towering cliff with her hands behind her back was deep and heavy.
In fact, even before she belonged to the Imperial Secret Service, her name was deafening.
‘Blind Serpent’.
She
She is only the 5th princess of the empire, but she is a woman who is considered to have unrivaled ability when it comes to personnel affairs. It is rumored that she got the vision to look into the heavens instead of having her eyes gouged out.
Her name was never false.
Before she could even bend my knee, her ladylike hospitality returned.
“Welcome.”
She didn’t even have to look behind her. For she had long since gone blind in the first place.
Nevertheless, there is no person who can fake a presence in front of her woman.
The ‘master’ was such a monster.
Other than standard.
Common sense doesn’t work in front of them. I knew this because I also once served ‘Master’ as her mentor.
There is only one best option for most people, including myself.
I just had to get on her knees.
“Your Highness.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Before I could recite the detailed report, the princess began to praise me.
But even that is temporary.
“You have taken care of the remaining contamination in the Chengdu. However, even after doing so, she could not find any traces of the Seven Sins hidden among mankind… Are you certain of this fact?”
I thought about what to make an excuse for, and then let out a deep sigh.
There was no point in making excuses against this woman.
Only results.
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Because that was all my lord pursued.
In time, my head bowed even deeper.
“I’m sorry. But… ….”
“Just?”
“If only more visions were passed on to me.”
Huh.
At my cautious objection, the princess finally turned her head. Her sharp gaze seemed to seep through her tightly closed eyelids.
Even so, I couldn’t stop my boiling heart and cried out.
“If so, more successful…… !”
“Let’s walk.”
Just one word.
It was a tone that showed the will to not allow any further objections. Before I could say anything, the woman snapped her fingers.
Then a miracle happened.
The soil and rocks whirled around and created an antique stepping stone. Down the cliff, down.
To the place where the last military camp of the empire is located.
At least it was a distance of several kilometers. Adjusting the angle of this position, making a road by adjusting natural objects that do not have any magical powers?
Bewildered, I was speechless for a while. Until the woman asks with a mischievous smile.
“Are you protesting, by any chance?
“It can’t be.”
I answered immediately and followed her lady. Each step, step by step, whenever the woman and I took her step, the boulder that was positioned as a stepping stone began to let out a cheerful sound.
How long to do that.
“Sir Ian.”
As if the woman was talking about nothing, she called her name lightly.
“Let me be clear. The ‘made god’ (deus ex machina) plan is nothing but madman’s bullsh*t.”
“But I didn’t succeed.”
“So even more so.”
It was an unobstructed argument, as if he had already expected my reaction.
The princess continued her words.
“Hundreds of young knights fell victim to my sister’s foolish plan. In fact, it was a delusion that, logically speaking, there was no chance of success. Then one day, out of the blue, a successful product appeared.”
She had no reason to purse her lips anymore.
The princess has already come to a conclusion, and I am only listening to it. This was the correct structure of the relationship between ruler and subject.
“Isn’t that strange? Why, why, when everyone was about to give up, a ridiculous existence appeared… We still don’t know why only that one man survived.”
“If you doubt me… ….”
“No.”
At my cautious question, the woman cut me off at once.
A faint heat emanated from the woman’s voice before she knew it.
“The important thing is that the man doesn’t know why I survived, and he wants power as he pleases. Got it? You are the sole survivor of a plan that was impossible in the first place. If you accept the vision any longer, it will inevitably become a ‘failure’.”
The tone heated up like never before.
I kept my mouth shut at the unusual appearance of my master, who was always calm. Soon after, the woman began to pin her down on me as if her cheeks would swell.
“Do you still want to embrace the vision more? You are already strong enough. I don’t have to hurt like that anymore…… !”
“I don’t want to lose anything.”
It was sincerity.
In my voice, where even my sighs dried up and only reverberated, I could feel the exhaustion.
“No more, nothing… So would you please give me permission?”
Actually, my body was already in a mess.
As the princess pointed out, it was almost impossible to have dozens of visions in one’s body. It was because even if the body endured, the image could not endure.
If that’s the case, what’s the end?
Disintegration of the body.
When you reach High Expert, your body is no longer tied to the physical world. Since it also belongs to the world of concepts, the collapse of imagery was bound to lead to fatal results.
The princess already knew. So you are warning me.
If I accept more visions than this, I will die.
But sometimes there is a future that is more terrifying than death.
I have already lost as much as I would like to lose someone dear to me. Even if it’s just the lovers I used to love, how many have I already had to let go?
I didn’t want to do that anymore.
Are you reading my mind?
The princess was silent for a while and looked at my face, then she slightly pouted her lips. And then she gently held out her hand.
“Please lead me.”
“…… ?”
My suspicious gaze turned to the princess. As expected, the opponent was one of the Masters.
Even though I was blind, I never complained of any inconvenience in my daily life. I’ve never entrusted anyone with guidance before.
Nevertheless, the master’s will was unwavering.
“Come on. After losing my eyesight, I use magic to grasp my surroundings, but this is only superficial. If you are floating in the air like you are now, of course you will need an escort from a knight, right?”
“…… If so.”
There were still parts I couldn’t understand, but the lord’s order had just been given.
Since there was no reason to argue, I calmly took the woman’s hand. As her thin, cold fingers touched her skin, her chest throbbed in vain.
The princess seemed to be in a pretty bad mood.
“It seems that she had so many precious people.”
“Yes, quite… ….”
“A lover too?”
“Yes, of course… ….”
Pouty.
The princess put her lips together again and did not hide her dissatisfaction. Her response was embarrassing to me.
Why the hell is this?
Fortunately, the anomaly did not last long.
“Anyways, I have someone hired for Sir Ian.”
“For me?”
“That body is not normal, is it? Healing is impossible with divine power.”
It was an even more incomprehensible sound.
My body was disintegrating due to the imbalance between the body and the image. But what could revive my broken body besides divine power?
I didn’t even have to wait for the answer.
“Alchemy.”
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that.
When I couldn’t take my lips off for a while, Shien continued to explain on his own.
“I am a former senior researcher of the School of Eternal Life. Although she receives a lot of commission fees, she said that her skills are unmistakable.”
“However, the School of Eternal Life…….”
“I heard you are the last survivor.”
Then my mouth closed once again.
‘Eternal Life School’.
It was the largest school in the world of alchemy, but it was discontinued due to the scheme of the ‘Dark Church’. I heard that most of the members died, but there were survivors.
It wasn’t uncommon to do that.
‘Last Survivor’.
I was also the last survivor of the Percus family. The fact that these tragedies were happening all over the continent was nothing new.
It was around the time that I smiled bitterly once again.
“You look lonely again.”
A sad voice.
I tried to pretend I didn’t care about the princess’s words, but I immediately came up with a question.
“That, Your Highness? Until just now, you were only aware of your surroundings on a superficial level…….”
Yes. If you were only superficially judging your surroundings, of course you wouldn’t notice subtle differences in your facial muscles. With that sophisticated vision, it wouldn’t have been okay if I didn’t lead my hand.
But I never heard the answer.
“It would be nice to say hello soon.”
The princess came down the last stair while clapping hands.
I sighed and decided to look away. The lord said so, but it was also funny that his servant raised an objection.
Just when I looked straight ahead.
Ping, and the golden coin spins in the sky.
The gold coin, which reflected the sunlight, was soon sucked into her white hand. Then, as soon as the owner’s face formed on my retina, I had no choice but to remain silent.
Because she was a familiar woman.
“Nice to meet you. Her Highness the Princess, and the prestigious ‘Crow’ Sir… Please understand that I don’t have a last name because I’m from a pitiful family.”
Auburn hair, light green eyes.
My mouth closes after repeating the opening and closing movement. Because I don’t know what to say
Even in the midst of that, the woman was smiling confidently.
“My name is ‘Emma’.”
Scattering her white cloak, she bowed her back. The cloak with the sun and moon patterns on it is proof that he was a senior researcher of the School of Eternal Life.
It was a symbol of truth that only a few people on the continent could reach.
“If you need anything, please feel free to call me. Of course… Under the premise that the request fee is sufficient.”
That smiley face is too beautiful.
I finally realized it.
A relationship from a long time ago came to me again.
It was a reunion with the alchemist.
**
Oops, oops.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I let out a noise that made my eyes roll. As soon as I coughed up a cough, blood flowed down.
My eyes, which had been beating my chest for a while, blankly scanned the surroundings.
Where is this?
I’m sure……
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Were you in the conference room? I think it fell over then.
Memories of dreams and reality were mixed, adding to the confusion. Not knowing where this place was, I hurriedly groped the bedside in search of moisture.
It rained then.
There was a familiar feeling in my hand.
The tactile feeling of picking up paper.
In an instant, the body freezes. I didn’t know what kind of foreboding I was getting from that chilly feeling.
A blankly carrying an envelope.
Forgetting even the desire to drink water right away, I tore open the sealed envelope and unfolded the white letter placed inside.
Then, only one word caught my eye.
‘Will’
That was the unmistakable title of the letter, located at the top of the letter.