Episode 28. The Seed of Mine (3)
“I should have killed you then…… !”
“Yes. Like you said, maybe it should have been.”
No, I should have killed him earlier than that.
Shouldn’t have even allowed Chris to become emperor.
“No, it’s not too late. I will kill you right now. I will never see the second Lufen Emperor born!”
Iris has chosen the guardians of the sanctuary. Ever since his pupils changed to those of a beast, he has been unable to hide his anger.
“Maria, teleport me to the imperial palace. I will kill you.”
She can’t control her excitement, as if Iris is about to run out of her house. I grabbed her by the shoulder.
“Calm down, Iris. Don’t cloud her judgment.”
“Does it look real, now?! Why do you promise support and throw it away when you can get it? Barely, barely found freedom. It’s about finding a freedom that has been suppressed for decades. Wasn’t that the price you were responsible for helping other races live safely?”
“… ….”
“Master, can you understand this situation?”
Tears leaked from Iris’ pupils. Seeing Iris whimper, Tina and Maria also quietly showed their hostility.
If I give you my permission, they will attack the palace right away and destroy everything.
“Let’s go to the palace right away and blackmail Chris into changing her order!”
“Master, what are you going to do? You can’t just watch it like this, can you?”
“Yes. I cannot stand still.”
The situation is worst.
It’s a situation where you can’t know anything from one to ten how much he has become a demon, how much damage he has suffered, and whether Leones is okay.
Besides, considering that she planted the seeds, Ekabel must be in the Forest of Beasts as well. As we go to rescue the prisoners, we also had to imagine fighting Ecabel.
The monster didn’t have a powerful single shot like Peremus, but it was the most annoying thing among the legionnaires.
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“…… Maria, manifest the Orient. I have a question for you. Tina and Iris, get ready to go to the Forest of Beasts right away. Pack your equipment, potions, and scrolls.”
“Okay.”
If you’re an Orient, you’ll know what’s going on. Even if you don’t know, you can quickly figure it out by using the roots of the World Tree.
“Why are you going to the Forest of Beasts? Shouldn’t we first tell Emperor Chris to open the gates?”
“Okay, it’s too late. Even while persuading them, the prisoners will die.”
“Then I’d rather kill you…… !”
“No knight will follow the words of the one who killed his master. That is self-destruction.”
“Then what do you mean?!”
“Chris will deal with it later. First of all, we directly rescue the prisoners.”
“…… All right.”
As soon as I came to a conclusion, Tina and Maria started moving at the same time. Iris also reluctantly answered.
“And I will kill Chris. Never touch you.”
“No, I…… !”
“I said I do.”
“Why!”
“Because you are warriors. When the human world is saved, your honor must not be tarnished.”
“But I have already killed people. It means dirty hands. Wouldn’t it be meaningless to come and examine it now?”
“Killing a person of low status is different from killing an emperor. The moment you kill the emperor, you will be called the prisoner who killed the emperor, not the hero who saved humanity from the demons.”
“I don’t need that honor! Protecting my people is more important to me!”
Looking at Iris expressing her opinion, she took a deep breath.
“Listen to me, Iris!”
Iris flinched at my exclamation and shut her mouth. Tina and Maria also look at us, startled.
“You don’t seem to understand, so I’m speaking directly. When you all work together to protect the human world from demons, you can truly achieve harmony.”
For all to achieve harmony and to end all curtains in a peaceful daily life.
That is the happy ending of this world.
The reason I struggled with all the f*cking sh*t was to see this happy ending.
“The higher your honor is, the less likely humans will be able to treat the Beast Tribe carelessly. If you understand, stop talking and go get your equipment. Even as we speak, your people will be dying.”
I snapped my chin. Only then did Iris bow her back deeply.
“…… Sorry.”
“You are not wrong. If there is any fault, it is my fault for hesitating when making the decision.”
She said, looking at Iris’ back as she stretched her shoulders and went to pack her things. She didn’t answer She just silently wiped away her tears.
* * *
She heard the story from Orient, who was manifested through Maria, but she was told that she did not recognize that her demons had entered.
I asked her to use the roots of her world tree to find the demons that infiltrated her human world.
As a result, he informed me that there are countless demons in the Forest of Beasts.
Among them, I heard that two of them have unusual demonic powers and need to be careful.
“There is no way that Orient could not have read Magi. If she can’t read it, it must be because Lagor created a barrier in the process of crossing over to the human world.”
Because he can use mana.
Currently, we were sprinting to the Beastman’s Forest where we could feel the demonic energy. I wanted to use teleport, but I couldn’t use it because it wasn’t a place Maria had been to.
However, I was able to teleport to the southwest area close to the beastman forest, and in less than an hour I was able to find the wall bordering the beastman forest.
“It should arrive in the next few minutes. Get ready to fight right away. Did you put the things I told you into your head?”
“Yes!”
The warriors responded vigorously.
“It is snow. You have to look into the eyes. If the whites of your eyes are stained black, you must kill them without hesitation.”
It must have been a painful request for them, but this was the only way to minimize the damage. There was no answer this time.
But even if you don’t bother listening to the answers from the warriors, you’ll do just fine. You must be making up your mind now.
As I approached the gate of the Beastman’s Forest, I noticed that a huge crowd had gathered.
“Please open the castle gate!!”
“Why are you closing the city gates! There are prisoners who haven’t escaped yet!!”
“I can’t just watch the demons come over because of you!”
A fight was going on between the knights and the beastmen.
“And these are orders from His Majesty the Emperor! If you don’t follow me, get out of the city walls too!”
“Yes! Thank you for letting me in too!”
“But there are people fighting in the woods! Drivers, please go and help!”
There is a constant buzz. A continuing conflict broke out between the servant and the knight.
“Hey! All feet!!”
Sureung!
The knights drew their swords. Then, the prisoners stunned and retreated from the gate.
“From now on, anyone who comes close to the gates or walls will be executed on the spot!”
At the knight’s bluff, the beastmen groaned and closed their mouths. Then voices began to be heard from outside the walls.
“Save me! Please open the door!! Please! It’s okay to become a slave!”
“Please save me!!”
Screams and music can be clearly heard even in the midst of the noise.
Those remaining outside the walls kept knocking on the gates and shouting desperately.
“Ha ha. Ha.”
After catching my breath and observing the situation, I felt sure I knew what to do.
“Master… ….”
“Wait a minute. I’ll use some delivery scrolls.”
You can’t deal with it after committing it unconditionally. As it was an urgent situation, I had to use all the support I could call.
I wrote on the delivery scroll with charcoal and immediately tore it up. Support will come if you reach out. If it was the southwest gate, “They” Would have been there once or twice.
“I can’t seem to get out through the gate, so I jump over the wall.”
“Okay.”
“Let’s go. Ariel, please.”
“Yes. Okay.”
It was the moment she was about to take off with Ariel’s power. Several of the beastmen who had spotted us approached us.
“Ho, aren’t you Prause?”
“Are you Prause?”
When my name was mentioned, the heads of the beastmen turned this way. What is it, how do these gentlemen know me?
“Prause, please tell me something! If we continue like this, the Beasts will be annihilated!”
I earnestly ask you to hold my hand. Apparently, the knights couldn’t communicate, so it seemed like they wanted to ask me. But how do you know about me?
“Don’t worry. There will be no extinction of the Beasts. So I want you to go and tell the others to get out of the gates.”
“At the gate?”
“Yes. Stay away. Hurt.”
I looked up at the towering walls.
“Go beyond. Ariel!”
“Leave it to me.”
Climb over the castle wall by stepping on the wind platform Ariel made.
“Master! I feel a tremendous demonic energy near the forest.”
“First of all, we will organize the situation here and go to the forest.”
“Yes!”
I can’t see it with my eyes, but if Ecabell has been in the forest of beasts for quite some time, it’s probably quite spread out. In the worst case, all beasts could have been demonized.
But I had to move thinking that I could save even one more person. That way, Iris would be able to continue to trust her.
“Everyone get away!”
He said as he landed between the castle gate and the prisoners. They are bewildered when they see me suddenly appearing. The mouth that had been screaming shuts tightly.
“Everybody calm down and stay away from the gates!”
The warriors who land next to me also stop the beastmen.
“Ph, aren’t you Prause? Le, I’ve heard a lot about you from Leones. Please help me!”
Recognize me at once. What the hell?
“I’m here to save you, so follow my words. If you don’t follow it, you can’t guarantee your life.”
“Oh, I see! I will!”
“Get away from the gates! Prause is here!”
“Prause-sama?!”
“Can I live now?!”
Fortunately, the panicked situation was quickly resolved, probably because of the aftermath of my appearance. More than that, how did Leones explain me to get this kind of reaction?
“Hey! Prause!”
“…… ?”
A voice came from above the castle wall. A middle-aged knight pointed at me.
“What are you going to do!?”
“Pasma.”
“Okay.”
Creates a huge aura by concentrating mana on the sword. As the prisoners retreated, I also fell from the gate. Then, he took a stance and glared at the castle gate.
“「Welcome to the Island」!”
As the sword was swung, the sword energy rushed toward the castle gate.
Koo-kwa-kwang!
The moment the sword and the castle gate collided, dust rose with a tremendous impact sound.
“What is this…… !”
“Prause!!”
The knights shout as if screaming.
The castle gate collapses and a huge hole is created. The Beasts who saw it had hope, and the knights despaired.
“Now you too must fight to survive. Is not it?”
“Prause…… ! If demons enter the empire and cause problems, you will have to take responsibility!”
“f*ck me. An empire that cannot accept other races will perish.”
I raised my middle finger at the middle-aged knight.
This is the end of matching the rhythm.