180 – A promise that must be kept. Definitely.
Every moment was like a nightmare immersed in a swamp.
It was a dream in which I was tormented by a blood demon. It was a dream in which imperial figures fell, and in that dream, I was as weak as a leaf blowing in the wind.
There was a time when Princess Aurora pledged her goals countless times. During the eight years she had to spend underground, there were times when she gritted her teeth as she insisted on being reborn.
She is determined not to be looked down on by anyone. Her goal is to stand tall as a princess. She learned countless things to achieve a series of plans….
Because I was so desperate for a ray of light, I wanted to become an even brighter sun if I went up to earth.
But didn’t she fail in the end?
“Uh….”
Suddenly, I felt a huge headache. Aurora opened her eyes, reflexively holding her head.
First, the dark red barrier was visible again.
Imperial figures, including the court wizard, were lying on the floor, not breathing, and there was a lot of blood everywhere.
“Ah….”
He let out a sigh.
After seeing all the scenes, I realized that everything was just a nightmare. She remembered everything she had been through, and she recognized that it was real.
“Princess.”
“… !”
She then called to herself in an incredibly cool tone. Aurora, who had fallen pitifully on the floor, hurriedly lifted her head up.
The person who saved her life stood tall.
“Plan….”
Her black bangs were neat and uncluttered, and red eyes were staring at her from underneath them. His gaze was resolute, as if nothing was wrong with this situation.
He finally broke the silence.
“This is what happened in the end.”
“… Okay.”
Aurora lowered her head helplessly.
“I also know that it is my fault.”
She let out a sigh that was almost like a sigh. Her body and mind were not in a good state at all.
“It’s my fault…” . It’s my fault….”
Aurora muttered something over and over again, but none of it was easy to understand. From the beginning, the current princess seemed to be out of her mind.
Actually, it was a natural thing.
Also, maybe she was really out of her mind.
What differentiated Aurora from ordinary humans was none other than ‘precognition of the future.’ However, she felt helpless as she had not been able to use her abilities all along on the hill of Lecheln.
However, in addition to her mental exhaustion, she also suffered serious injuries to her body. This is due to Dusk’s “Synchronization.”
Lastly, the surrounding scenery.
This place was a tomb for corpses, fitting the expression “Destruction place.”
Isn’t it Aurora that caused this whole situation? Her cause was herself, and it was she who was responsible for it.
The enemies were not turned into corpses in vain. Among those who ended her life here, not a single one was remotely loyal to Aurora.
No matter where she looked, there was only one thing that would deal a fatal blow to her spirit, and because she knew this well, Flann looked at her princess in silence for a moment.
“Ahh….”
Aurora put her head on the floor. Even her meager strength to hold her head up did not exist with her now.
She didn’t know what she should do, and even if she knew what to do, she didn’t know if she could do it. Her helplessness weighs on her and all her motivation fades.
It was just endlessly overwhelming.
Was it reckless to lift the barrier?
No, it goes back even further. Was it foolish to bet on Flann?
If I hadn’t been greedy, or if I had been a little more cautious, the situation wouldn’t have gotten this far.
“I have no intention of denying it. It’s all my fault….”
The only thing Aurora could do now was to quickly admit her mistakes.
“I should have died together. It should have been….”
Aurora muttered weakly. Her tears, which had been forming around her eyes, belatedly flowed down and formed on the tip of her chin.
“No.”
But it was Flan who denied her words.
He looked at Aurora with calm eyes.
“Didn’t you admit that it was her fault?”
“….”
“There will be responsibilities that follow. That’s not her life.”
Aurora, who listened quietly, felt frustrated with herself. She had no intention of evading her responsibility just because it was her. She just had no idea what to do.
Aurora managed to mutter.
“Then, what should I do…” .”
“Do you remember?”
Flan just asked a simple question.
Towards the princess who was looking up at her as if she was longing for an answer, the man calmly spoke her next words.
“The princess just needs to fulfill her promise. No….”
Flann shook her head.
“You will fulfill it. Certainly.”
“Promise…. Butterfly?”
“Yes.”
“Even in this situation, you talk about betting…” .”
“This situation arose because there was a bet.”
Flan decisively cut off Aurora’s words.
“I saved the princess to see the end of the bet. If it hadn’t been there….”
“….”
“Do you understand the meaning?”
Sometimes Aurora seemed to understand what Flan said, and sometimes she didn’t. However, he took a few steps towards Aurora, where Flan was lying down.
Aurora was still lying face down in despair.
If you think about it, it was a funny thing. She said that she, the princess, was lying down in an unsightly manner while Flan was standing proudly.
He stopped walking after coming within a stone’s throw of Aurora.
“Princess.”
The next moment he got down on one knee.
“….”
Aurora carefully raised her head. She met Flann’s eyes looking at her.
“I will embrace you. As long as there is this promise.”
Flan was looking at himself with very serious eyes and speaking his words.
“So, the princess just needs to give her word that she will keep her promise. “Just one word.”
The self reflected in the red eyes shining like jewels was so weak and shabby. Her appearance was so shabby that it was impossible to associate the word princess with her.
“It is enough.”
“… !”
Aurora was greatly shocked.
He was looking at himself without any sense of contempt. She didn’t even care about Aurora’s appearance and was literally only talking about her ‘promise’.
He made me understand it only through his tone of voice and his eyes.
How on earth, even in this situation?
“What would you like to do?”
That short question left Aurora in a daze.
“….”
Aurora did not return any answer. But Flan turned his back, as if he didn’t mind hearing her answer.
Hwaaa─.
Just then, the dark red barrier was deciphered.
The unpleasant sight disappears and dawn comes from the sky. Perhaps it was just dawn, but the brilliant sunlight shone down on Aurora and Flan as if caressing them.
“….”
Aurora still didn’t say anything.
But then she started nodding her head absentmindedly. She does it once, twice, and her movements soon become very fast.
Later, she finally moved her mouth.
“… “I will protect it.”
Flann just nodded her head without looking behind her. Aurora stared blankly at his exit.
Plan slowly walked away and began to remove the remains of the blood demons. Clumps of organs, blood, and flesh…. It’s just a disgusting and ugly element.
The flan never felt dirty. Rather, it felt like a jewel that shined even brighter because of the surroundings around her.
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Aurora thought as she looked at Flan’s back.
Was the man that huge?
When she tried to look down, she had no idea what it was, but when she looked up, it was only now visible to her.
At that time, several people appeared through the lifted barrier.
“Princess!”
“Gwae, are you okay!”
The imperial figures who arrived immediately supported Aurora.
I feel a strong sense of helplessness. As she relaxed, in an instant her body cooled and her pulse relaxed.
I looked blankly at Flan’s back as he walked away.
Aurora’s vision went dark.
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She didn’t know how long it had been since she opened her eyes.
However, the first thing that catches her eye is the familiar imperial ceiling, and the energy of the bed that gently wraps around her.
Even though Aurora regained consciousness, she only blinked her eyes for a while. The first thoughts that came to her mind were obvious things.
How much time has passed? What should I do from now on? How did the work end….
What woke Aurora up from her dazed thoughts was the voice of a bureaucrat who cautiously knocked on her door.
“Princess, is it okay if I give you a report?”
Aurora rang the bell next to her bed with her delicate hand. She meant it was okay to report outside the door.
But before that, she had something to ask. Aurora walked as far as her door and asked.
“Hey, how long has it been since I woke up?”
“Yes? “It’s been about a week.”
“A week….”
It was then. Aurora was quietly ruminating over the past week when her thunderous words struck her.
“The matter in Recheln was handled safely. “I think the princess can rest assured.”
Rest assured.
It’s safe.
As Aurora quietly pondered her words, an uneasy thought suddenly arose in Aurora’s mind.
If things had been handled normally, she shouldn’t have been in such an uncomfortable position. Sure enough, a thought that immediately made me break out in a cold sweat came to mind.
“Princess, how many prayers have been made outside…. “I’m so glad you’re safe.”
“Flan.”
Aurora managed to mutter her name.
Suddenly, she opened the door and asked.
“What happened to Plan?”
Aurora became anxious countless times.
Although it was a short moment, I desperately hoped and hoped that the worst case scenario that I thought would not happen.
The old bureaucrat faced Aurora’s urgent gaze and swallowed her dry saliva. And in the next moment, Aurora’s expectations were cruelly shattered.
“I have done as you signed earlier.”
It was a shock as if her head had been hit.
“You wrote down in detail the missions you would carry out if you lost contact at Reheln Hill.”
“Well, that…” .”
“Yes. I completed everything without missing anything. First, the construction of the Magic Tower was canceled, and pressure was put on the Magic Faculty. It’s all thanks to the princess’ thoroughness….”
“What does thoroughness mean…?” !”
Aurora screamed in a panic. Her official just gaped in embarrassment.
“Withdraw! “Revoke everything!”
The bureaucrat nodded his head reflexively at Aurora’s command, but he did not seem to understand anything about her.
Aurora pushed aside her official and ran down her hallway.
One week.
That period now felt so long. So she was endlessly anxious, anxious, and anxious.
“Promise, promise….”
The princess ran through the palace as fast as she could.
We must keep our promise to Plan. Certainly.
“Wow, wow… !”
Her breath was already rising to the tip of her chin.
finally it’s over, time to move to the next troublemaker