#58
… … rain falls on the plains
The vast and green plains are all bright red.
A spear and a sword with a blood-stained surface. cold weapons. Dead bodies that have already rotted or are decomposing. A new piece of meat piled up on top of it.
It is a human forearm and also a leg. Sometimes torn wings. broken horns. intertwined without distinction.
When the sharp wind that cuts through the flesh- blows, the blood fountain from someone’s severed carotid artery scatters thinly and falls like a rain stream.
Uwaah ─ A desperate cry echoes on the plains. Click ─ Surely screams.
His neck was decapitated—The figure of his fellow knight who had been cut off, the knight lying on the damp grass and dying quietly watched.
squishy- crumpled-
When you trample on a freshly-dead body, your blood gushing out. The plains are full of minced meat and cold metal, with nowhere to go.
No one remembers what day it is today. But the sun rises and the sun sets. It was an infinite repetition of it.
A soldier who has lost his sight turns his head toward the wide sky. Then a cool light wraps around the nape of his neck.
The soldier cannot see. However, the soldier suddenly realized its true identity through experience.
… … The dawn was coming.
The kingdom was not close to the ‘border’, but not too far away. Therefore, when the war signal went off, trusting the troops stationed in the kingdom and the support of the Allied Forces, the Crown Prince participated in the war as an officer of the Allied Forces.
officer. The Crown Prince had the power to do that.
He was a sword master at the age of nineteen.
The location where the Allied Forces were stationed was discovered. Late at night, the attacks of demons poured in, both on the ground and in the air.
After fighting for three days and three nights, the human side was finally victorious. It was a victory that could be called a bliss.
The Crown Prince tried to join the Allied Expeditionary Force, but the next day, a letter tied to a hawk’s leg flew.
An army of demons has entered the kingdom.
They appeared using large-scale transfer magic to lead their troops to the borders of the kingdom.
However, as expected of the Crown Prince, the kingdom successfully defended against the demonic invasion. The situation was good.
It was good.
Until the demon corps commander appeared.
The martyr of the kingdom is dead. The fortress was captured, and the defenses were breached. The key point was occupied. Now, the army of demons, who have now obtained the heavenly armies and armies, will cross the Rothild Plains and advance to the royal road.
Along the way, the charter was once again turned upside down.
The Crown Prince had left the Allied Forces from the moment he saw the letter. As the situation of the Demon World Expedition went smoothly, he returned to the kingdom with a part of the Knights Templar and the Allied Forces, which were originally part of the kingdom. But he wasn’t sure if he could kill the corps commander. So, I asked for help.
Now the armies of neighboring countries will come to support. It was the moment when the little prince’s efforts shined.
The Crown Prince hurried to the plains to defend the kingdom. The Rothild Plains were wide and expansive, so it took quite a long time to advance.
The Crown Prince thus faced the army of demons. The troops arrived just in time.
After they joined, they marched forward, pounding the ground. A single cry filled the sky.
Protect the kingdom-!
The army was destroyed.
The troops have already come. all died On the hill stained with blood, Corps Commander Calvarot ripped off the knight’s neck. He squashed his helmet. The human body was woven like a wet towel. water dripped down it was blood
The spear was not pierced, and the skin inside the iron armor was harder than the armor. The magic didn’t work either. This is because demons are people who have reached the extreme of demons.
With each flapping of Calvarroth’s wings, the ground turned over and the wind blew a scar.
kuooh-
As the commander roared, his eardrums burst.
It’s petty-
The sword master’s sword was also useless. There were only small scratches. The corps commander glanced at the scratch and let out a laugh. Within a second, the flesh was regenerated.
– Decreased. You must survive.
no win have to retreat
When you retreat, the last line of defense is broken.
If the commander advances like this.
Before reinforcements arrive, the kingdom may fall.
by only one corps commander.
… … The prince made a decision.
-Retreat.
I decided to retreat with a feeling of biting stones. However, it was not a complete retreat. You’ll be buying time by retreating the front little by little until support arrives.
… … A large number of the most important resources of the human world have been put into the Demon World Expedition, so will there be a reinforcement that can stop the existence of the corps commander?
The prince didn’t care. Relief forces from neighboring countries and the Allied Forces were far from coming. Until then, they had to endure.
This body, no matter how much I dedicate it, will protect the kingdom. will definitely keep it. country. the people. peace.
and… … family.
… … The troops did not come.
did not come I couldn’t understand the situation.
On the other hand, the situation is certain. is being pushed miserable.
The Crown Prince knows that he must never die. So, he somehow managed to survive, but there would be dozens and hundreds of lives lined up along the way. I saw the familiar faces of the knights dead with the first faces I had ever seen. Because death only comes once.
The Crown Prince could not remember what day it was today. The exact number of months and days was unknown. However, he knew well how many days had passed since he left the kingdom. He was counting steadily every night.
Today was the thirtieth day.
the prince is dead
He was pierced by a spear thrown by Corps Commander Calvarrot and died. He smashed all the shields and weapons that were blocking his way and struck directly. In the meantime, the corps commander had not revealed all of his power.
As he was dying, the Crown Prince said something to the knights who had only one digit left. tried to say
The moment he opened his mouth, he vomited blood and died.
A star in the kingdom lost its light like that.
… … The Crown Prince is resurrected.
It was the moment right after death.
The Crown Prince remembered every moment, and soon felt the power boiling from deep within. power in return. The power to protect what you have to protect. The contract was faithfully executed.
The Crown Prince stood up and stepped on the axis. The lights went out and the flames rose. After finishing the words he had not been able to convey to the knights, the Crown Prince threw himself at the army of demon tribes advancing through the plains.
—Sir Halton. Sir Rachel. And, you guys… …
The knights survived and fled the battlefield. To carry out the Crown Prince’s last command, he ran to the royal road with his face contorted in misery.
—Protect my sister.
The Crown Prince had a foreboding of his own fate.
The commander kept watching. the inaction of the young prince. Reinforced refurbishment. Bravery, not arrogance. And the corps commander thought. Humans are really fast growing.
But not enough. He eventually died.
-It’s absurd.
The Crown Prince, who had returned from death, stood in front of the corps commander.
After slaughtering all the demons blocking his way.
─… … Ha ha ha ha ha!
In the end, when he met the crimson eyes of the Crown Prince, full of determined will, the commander of the corps, Calvarod, laughed out loud like crazy. The horns were burning hot. The next moment, the snoring bird flapped its wings with joy.
– Human. beat me Then don’t admit you
―Cool, huh… how… crab… …
The corps commander’s last words were inconsequential. The Crown Prince inserted the sword into the corps commander’s neck and twisted it.
Kwajik-
The flesh was torn and pulled out.
pug-
Blood gushed out. It flowed constantly.
At that moment, hoo-woong—a bitter, razor-sharp wind blew.
The blue-colored fresh blood flew out and fell like raindrops on the plain… …
… … The prince won.
Kuung— When Calvarrot’s body collapsed, two great vibrations occurred in the wide plain. The terrifying monster that carried out the genocide has finally fallen.
The remaining demons lost their feet and fled. The Crown Prince chased after them all and killed them. Then, there were no living things left around except for the prince.
The light went out and the plains soon fell into darkness.
─… … it’s night
It was the thirtieth night.
squat- quack-
one step.
two steps.
three steps… …
Repeatedly inserting the sword into the floor with every step he took, the Crown Prince walked towards the royal road with his broken arms and legs. I walked alone on the plain where only the corpses of the dead remained. A deep, black veil went down to the raging sky.
It’s all over, now it’s time to go back.
The prince suddenly smiled brightly.
Father, mother. and my brother
I kept it.
I… …
I put my sword on the floor.
And I couldn’t pull it out.
… … The Crown Prince suddenly looked up at the bright full moon shining brightly on the plain.
The moon, which had only risen in the dark sky, suddenly slanted to the left.
At some point, it was definitely broken.
My hand fell from the hilt stuck in the road.
iron puck
The corpse sitting right next to the Crown Prince trembled. Eventually, the Crown Prince was able to see the moon without raising his head.
The moonlight falling so vividly and softly wrapped around the prince’s pale face.
―It’s over, that’s right… …
The Crown Prince raised his arms. didn’t hear
Sensation is dim. The bright moonlight gradually faded.
kept it ‘Cause I’ve saved everything
I have to go back now… …
-I hate it… brother ah… …
The Crown Prince felt his heart beating slowly.
-Don’t go… … uhhh …
look…
Isn’t your sister crying sadly?
That seven-and-a-half thing must have been waiting for me… … So, we have to go back… …
For a lifetime… … This older brother decided to protect me… … that little one… … my one and only… … cute little sister… …
─Well, um. Also, the ponytail suits you well. Very pretty, Yuri. If I liked you too, why don’t you call me brother after a long time… ?
-I don’t like it, brother.
… … haha.
next time… …
A little more… … A pretty ribbon… … Shall I buy you… …
… …
for you… I’m so sorry… …
But now it’s fine… … It’s all over… … There will be more time to spend with you… …
Enjoy your favorite snacks, travel outside, as much as you want… …
… … So, wait… …
This older brother must… …
… …
… … haha.
It’s so hard… …
Just thinking of you… I’m laughing… …
… …
… … glass.
Also, you are my… …
biggest… …
Blessings… …
… …
… … …
… … … … …
… … … … … …
I’m really sorry I couldn’t go back.
… … Reinforcements arrived late, but they had to return immediately.
Aidel’s corpse, who fell asleep with a smile on it, came down from a demon swimming in the sky and quietly put it in a subspace and retrieved it… …
#59
“… … brother.”
Eidel heard a somewhat familiar call.
However, the tone is a little different… …
dark night. deep and dark night. all sides are black The whole body is as heavy as cotton soaked in water. It’s only natural that he fought such a dreadful battle… …
have to go back must be kept have to go back I have to protect– I silenced the sound of my heart that resonated in my head like an echo in a cave.
Because it was preserved. It was because he returned without passing the thirtieth night.
“brother.”
yet again,
A short call follows.
… …
Idel slowly opened her eyes. Temporarily restored vision catches the blurry afterimage. Three overlapping silhouettes. One less, two. He blinks his eyelids and gradually regains his sight. Again, I forgot.
Then, finally——one.
“brother.”
third call.
Eidel finally looked ahead.
Kneeling on the cold floor, and in front of her without her right wrist, a lady she had never seen for the first time sat quietly at eye level.
… … Tears reddened, his lips clenched, his nose crumpled, his eyebrows and face contorted, and he looked at himself.
A little frayed attire. It was dusty, but the skin was still pure white. A small clenched fist rests on his thigh. The other hand was holding his own hand… …
And Eidel saw. I looked more closely at this lady’s face. Redder than the bloodshot eyes, crimson eyes shining brightly as if they had been pierced with rubies. A strand of pure gold thread stuck to the cheeks moist with tears.
Such a beautiful lady, Eidel does not know. Of course, even if I don’t mature like an adult… … enough to be called a lady.
But why are you crying? What is the reason why you are holding back sad tears? …
“Brother.”
When that voice finally arrived.
Eidel could see more clearly the headdress on the back of her head as her head went down.
but… even if it wasn’t
Eidel must have smiled like this.
“… … You grew up so well, Yuri.”