240. the answer i chose
“Ah, here it is.”
When I point to the carriage coming from afar, everyone follows my hand and moves their eyes, but they ask with a frown.
“where?”
“Iknow, right.”
Sen and Eve mumble what they’re talking about, and Mei, who was next to them, also crossed her arms and made a subtle expression.
Only Eris nodded and answered.
“It’s coming. It’s a bit far.”
“Look, it’s coming.”
“By the way, can Daniel see that?”
“Well?”
I wondered what was strange about Eris’ question, but Artemis’ imprint appeared in her eyes.
Actually, there is no such thing as Artemis, and I learned that that power was also given by one of the three gods, but anyway.
“It’s a distance where I can see it when I use my authority, but you saw it well.”
“……”
Unknowingly, I was speechless.
The improvement in my physical ability that I had gained from having the power naturally permeated my body without my knowledge.
As if that was strange, Sen, Eve, and Mei also looked at me.
I thought it would look strange if I had more time here for nothing, so I laughed and skilfully moved on.
“Why don’t I do something called growth?”
“Are you getting stronger there?”
“It’s serious.”
“……”
Sen and Eve looked tired, but Mei looked at me with strange eyes. In the case of Mei, she is so quick-witted that she goes out to meet the carriage without even making eye contact.
Tana opens the carriage window and sticks her head out to see us.
“Wow! We are here!”
The carriage arrived and greeted Hayun, Tana, and the first Dwarf Volpete.
I was so excited that I had sent Shakalim to save the three of them, so I had to listen to them as they unravel while swaying to and fro.
“Well, somehow, I was late.”
He accepts the dagger that Hayun gives.
The moment I accepted the second sealing dagger, the thought that everything was really coming to an end came crashing into my head.
*
“Why haven’t you started yet?”
At Ares’ question, I smiled bitterly.
Two weeks have passed since Tana and Hayun returned. In fact, in a situation where preparations were almost complete, strangely, time was dragging along.
And the reason was the me who moved the hardest so far.
In fact, I am currently leading all races and leading preparations for the apocalypse, and I am the one who knows the progress better than anyone else.
With the help of the beast king Raizer, it was reported that the construction of the magic spire to prevent the meteorite from falling through the beast had already been completed.
This was thanks to the dwarves who eventually promised to cooperate under the pressure of Elysee and Yongin. Thanks to their dexterous help, the Spire’s performance and construction time itself were greatly reduced.
The dragons followed Shakalim’s will to help us, and the elves were making their own preparations for Yggdrasil.
All races on the continent were trying to prevent an end, but only finishing work remained.
Still, I dismissed the need for more time.
“How about your body? Isn’t the sun god just trying to take over the body?”
“Yeah… I’m fine.”
Does it mean that you are confident enough not to move even in this situation?
Arni, who was sitting next to Ares, cautiously raised her hand and asked me a question.
“Do you know when it starts?”
“Um, I don’t know for sure.”
There are quite a few people who think that if the spire to stop the falling meteorite is completed, it will all be over.
“I don’t start right away when the spire is finished. I have something else to prepare for.”
“Are you preparing?”
“What else?”
The two were curious, but couldn’t say more, so they just laughed and passed it off.
“Okay, you guys, spend the rest of your time well. Rin moved the room because you guys were noisy.”
Two people whose faces immediately turned red.
Perhaps because they were afraid of an unexpected breakup, the two were spending each day very preciously.
After leaving the room, I saw Coolika and Eris talking.
Coolika always crouched in the same posture as she guarded the hallway, while Eris pointed to the staff she was holding and said something.
“So, did you say Sharqal was originally like this?”
“It was similar. But Sharkal had power. It didn’t just live like that staff.”
– Only your mouth is alive? I? Don’t you know what Yggdrasil is?
Recently, Eris has been having quite a bit of trouble with that staff. When they have time, they chatter and shout to become the strongest until late at night.
Without realizing it, I headed towards Eris with hasty steps.
“let’s go.”
“Oh, are you done already?”
Eris, who was waiting, immediately grabbed a staff and prepared to go with me. To us passing by, Kulika seemed to have something to say, but did not hold back.
The place we arrived at was a knight training ground specially lent by the royal family. For two weeks here, Eris and I were in the midst of special training.
“Off, I’m definitely going to give Daniel a bite today!”
“Yes, I will support you.”
Eris swung her fists and relaxed, holding a staff in one hand and a sword in the other.
During the week’s special training, she had never even touched my collar, so she was quite poisoned now.
“hey.”
I was going to fight right away.
May Flov, a girl with short auburn hair, calling me outside the training ground.
With a serious expression, he motioned for ‘Come’, and Eris also smiled and noticed that he had to go.
“what’s the matter? What happened?”
I’m blunt, but Mei shuts the door when I’m out so Eris inside the training ground can’t hear it.
“What are you hiding?”
“Hide? What am I?”
She shrugs her shoulders and smiles a little playfully, but her expression doesn’t go away at all. Rather, it becomes more serious.
“I’ve said this all the way, but looking at what you’re hiding, do you think it’s really serious? What, tell me now.”
May crosses her arms.
Today, unlike usual, he doesn’t even have candy in his mouth.
“Because there is really nothing to hide.”
For no reason, I feel a poke in the area around my chest where the pattern is drawn. Maybe that’s why I talked to her more bluntly than usual.
“What kind of detective are you? You’re not some kind of mind reader, why are you like that? Do it in moderation.”
“……”
Then May, who looked shocked or terrified, grabbed me by the shoulder and pushed me.
“You, you… what’s really going on?”
“Come on?”
“Don’t you think you’re good at lying? Damn you bastard! What the hell are you hiding?”
“……”
I couldn’t help but be taken aback by Mei’s sudden reaction. Because I didn’t know it would be so easy.
“There is nothing hidden.”
I try to forcefully squeeze it out, but Mei doesn’t even listen. Mei, with tears in her eyes, grabs my shoulder and shakes it whether she wants an answer.
“You bastard! tell me! What’s going on! why? Can’t you stop the end to come? Or is it burdensome that everyone is leaning on you? say something Then I will help you!”
“……may.”
and then exhale.
After carefully shaking off her hand, I answered again.
“Nothing happened.”
“this……!”
Mei tried to spit it out as if something had piled up, but she couldn’t beat her fist and lowered it again. Then he wiped his forehead with his hand and naturally wiped away the tears.
“I don’t know what you are thinking. I will make sure of one.”
I couldn’t answer any questions because I desperately felt the emotions contained in Mei’s staring eyes.
“Damn you bastard, don’t think about it for nothing. Don’t even say things like sacrifices or solving problems by yourself.”
“……”
“No matter what you are thinking by yourself, I will stop you.”
May turns around and walks away. Her belief for me could be seen from the small fists she was clenching, so my heart felt a little warm, but I felt the weight of the things I was carrying lightened.
“……”
Looking at her back, I said sorry.
“You can’t stop me.”
Go back to the training ground.
Eris had a worried expression on her face as if she could hear Mei’s voice.
“Daniel, what the hell is going on?”
“yes? It’s no big deal.”
“It doesn’t look like that at all. Actually, Daniel’s face doesn’t look very good from the last time.”
With that said, I touch my cheek with my hand. Is it really that noticeable in your facial expression or tone of voice?
“Isn’t it the same as usual?”
“It’s like that when other people see it.”
Eris’ lips draw a smile as if comforting.
“Because everyone is looking at Daniel hard.”
“……It’s embarrassing. Let’s start training.”
“Okay.”
Eris took up her posture again.
I also slowly drew my sword, just before the sparring began. Eris opened her mouth again.
“If I could touch you at least once today, could you tell me what Daniel is hiding?”
“……If it were you.”
When I nodded my head slightly, Eris smiled brightly and snorted.
“after! I will really do it today!”
The sparring began with Eris’ strong determination.
tall.
Eris, who was about to run away, stood still. Because time has stopped
– Hey, is it starting today?
Then, as if waiting, the staff that Eris was holding began to tease her mouth again.
Training continued for two weeks. Eris doesn’t know because time has stopped, but we’ve been together for quite a long time.
“……”
– It’s really great. Isn’t this almost bullying?
“Shut up and do your best.”
– No, what will change if I work hard?
“It’s different, so do it.”
– Chit.
It was a staff that was trying to resonate with Eris with heartache, but she was still immovable.
A selfish wish is given to her, who is standing like a statue.
‘You have to save everyone from me.’
In a situation where only the laughing voice of the gods rang in my ears, saying that no matter what answer I gave about the future of the continent, it was an incorrect answer.
The answer I chose was Eris.