91 – Serien decides (2)
When I saw Serien kneeling in front of me and silently weeping sadly, my worries jumped ahead.
Nemenia and Aisha were speechless when they saw Serien suddenly burst into tears.
The Serien Gara Troso I know is a woman who tried hard not to lose her dignity under any circumstances.
Such a person is shedding silent tears, wearing clothes torn in places and with a face stained with dust.
Besides, while I couldn’t see her for a while, her face became half. How the hell did she suffer from the devil so much that she was so devastated?
She’s a member of my club, but it’s a pity to see her like this.
I took out her handkerchief and lightly wiped her flowing tears. Serien did not stop her crying, but she hiccupped.
“Ahhhhh! Heuuu!!”
He looked miserable, like a child who had lost her parents, and when she gently hugged her head, he patted her on the back. Right now, Aisha didn’t show any displeasure with me either.
Just because he went back to his hometown and hasn’t been seen for three days until today, it’s easy to predict what might have happened.
The strongest species that inherit the power of the three evil gods. Dragons, vampires, and demons.
Each of them uses their own power to destroy the world.
A dragon that destroys the world with overwhelming force.
A vampire that shakes the boundaries of the world and destroys its roots.
A demon that harasses the spirits of creatures.
Among them, if it was related to the devil, it wouldn’t be strange if he went through something that would cause his mind to collapse in a short period of time.
“It’s okay, senior. We are there.”
“Huh! Ugh, ugh! Whoa!!”
Could it be because of the relief? Or is it because I thought it was a clumsy consolation?
Despite my words of consolation, Serien’s cries continued to rise.
—–
Once the crying broke out, it took a long time for her to stop crying. Trapped in the basement, alone and suffering from all kinds of wandering thoughts, I was the one who held back tears.
However, the moment I saw Count So’s face and received his warm concern, the dam in my heart collapsed and sorrow poured out.
A sense of relief gently untied my heart, which had been firmly raised.
Did I build that kind of bond with this man? It is a question that can only be answered with skepticism.
Rather, wasn’t it the days when he was caught between him and the Archwitch and suffered heartburn? If the hatred was great, it would have been great, but it is not a relationship that can cause affection for him.
‘But why am I so relieved?’
Even thinking about it, it was a strange feeling.
He smelled the warm smell of the blanket that had been soaked with the heat of the sun in broad daylight. It reminds me of the kind memories that everyone had at least once in their childhood when they were loosely laid on it.
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Maybe that’s why. For making me feel warm in these difficult times.
With the Archwitch right next to you, feeling relieved in Count So’s arms… I really…
‘Uh.’
Vs… Witch…?
As the High Witch appeared in her mind, her consciousness flashed for a moment.
What was I doing that was worth my life!? Where is the Archwitch now!
She hurriedly turned her head, and suddenly felt a presence next to her, and all her body was full of strength.
“Huhhhhh…”
Before I knew it, right next to my face, the Archwitch was shining blue eyes. Two blue flames, like a demon’s fire, are surging toward me.
“I can’t take it anymore, ahahahaha…”
“Kyaaagh!!!”
—–
She had barely stopped her crying and calmed down, but when she saw Aisha glaring at her from almost nose to nose distance, she started her fuss again.
To be honest, I was scared. No matter how beautiful she is, she was staring right next to her face expressionlessly.
I held out the palm of my hand to Aisha as I patted Serien’s shoulder, who had dug into my arms even more from her fear.
“Then I can’t use it.”
“Heeing…”
How startled she must have screamed like that.
As I quietly bruised Ayesha, pouting her lips like a pouting child, whimpered.
“Phi…”
“It can’t be cute.”
Where are you trying to bewitch me until now in this situation? Very gumiho
“Black! Whoa!”
“Are you okay?”
“Ugh, ugh… It’s okay.”
When Serien calmed down enough, she caught her breath and freed herself from my arms. Aisha, still sullen, climbed up her body like she was climbing a tree and landed on her shoulder.
Then she pressed her elbow against the top of her head, telling her not to think nonsense of me either. Got it, got it Next time I’ll have to bite her left shoulder to loosen her up a bit.
“Could you explain what the hell happened?”
After that, we got together and listened to Serien’s story.
From the story of meeting the great witch of dark clouds, the story of Ufait, whose personality had changed little by little since long ago, being possessed by the devil, the story of letting go of the chance to stab his heart, and until now.
Even in the middle of her talk, Serien was so emotional that she burst into tears. She is probably blaming herself for not having the courage to stab her real brother.
But I can assure you that it wasn’t her fault. Even if she can recover with healing magic, it’s the same.
Even when Aisha cut off my hand for her rapid growth in war, she alone suffered from guilt. She said that she was me and that the devil’s mark had appeared on her family’s body, so could she stick her dagger into it?
She says that she can heal, but if there is someone who hurts the other person without hesitation, that person is nothing more than a psychopath who doesn’t understand people’s emotions.
‘I can’t.’
I promise you, I will never do it.
Still, she didn’t feel that her vassal was heartless.
It is possible because I have already fought countless battles with demons and know that if I do not do so, greater damage will occur, and I have tried it.
However, you can’t force it on Serien or reprimand it.
So I told her after hearing everything she said.
“Good job, senpai.”
“Uh, huh…?”
Serien, who was shrugging her shoulders a little, turned to me with her fresh green eyes, as if she hadn’t expected to hear such a thing.
She didn’t say anything special, but she even opened her eyes wide.
“You just acted naturally. She need not feel guilty.”
“Ha, but because of me, my brother has a demon…!”
“Why is it the senior’s fault?”
Then Aisha snorted her loudly and took my words.
“You say something that is not even funny when you are young. Even knights who have crossed the line of fire are reluctant to do that. It’s strange that you want something like that.”
I also thought you would understand my heart.
“Look, Aisha says this too.”
“My older brother… Has changed… He wasn’t originally like that. Although he had a desire to rise, he was a person who worked hard for the honor of the nobility and the well-being of the imperial family.”
“Yes.”
“If only I had a little courage. To think I could have set it right with my own hands…”
She placed her hand lightly on her head as she looked at her own hands, which trembled pitifully. And she gently stroked the soft blonde hair.
“It’s not the senior’s fault.”
“Sigh…! Ugh…”
Her cry broke out again, but Serien covered her face with both of her hands and crouched on her shoulders.
Nemenia’s escort, who was listening to our conversation by her side, came up to me and started talking.
“Count Peirosis So. If what the princess said is true, there is a high possibility that this situation is also one of the devil’s schemes.”
Seongguk has a history of suppressing demons for a long time. So it wouldn’t hurt to listen to his opinion.
“Devils grow by feeding on people’s dreams filled with originality and fear. And now, many people are terrified by one raid here.”
On the side he pointed to, there were civilians who had come to worship at the temple and had been imprisoned. They were all trembling with fear, and it seemed that the fear would be contagious just by getting close.
The devil hides in his body and encourages fear, and when he has enough of the dream containing that fear, he tears the body and emerges from the dream to the present.
I don’t know how accurate it is, but if someone with enough skill to escort the saintess said that, then the fear alone here would be quite high.
“What should I do?”
“For now, Count So will you move these people to a safe place with the Archwitch? We priests cannot use teleport.”
There is a teleport magic circle in the Holy Kingdom, but it only deploys hired wizards. I nodded once and said.
“Due to circumstances, I cannot use mana right now. Aisha… It will be difficult for even the Great Witch of the Great Cold to transfer this number of people at once, so let’s divide it into several batches.”
“Candidate Saint and I, please. We cannot leave the saintess candidate unattended in a dangerous place.”
After saying that, he left for a while to explain the situation and the arrangement of the remaining personnel. In the meantime, I took out a long stick-shaped artifact from my pocket.
Ayesha, who voluntarily came down from my shoulder before I knew it, tilted her head and asked.
“What is this? Can you feel the strange mana?”
“Whoa, isn’t this an artifact you’ve never seen before?”
I looked at the newly obtained artifact with a grim smile.
A replica of the Yukanis storage box given to her by Luktae, who staggered her body with her wide eyes right before she came here.
“No, as you said… Go, I finished it as soon as possible.”
She asked me to do it quickly, but she didn’t ask me to change my life. If this is the case, it’s like I’ve become the president of an evil company.
In any case, at a speed that exceeded expectations, I raised four fingers to him who had made something with satisfactory performance.
“I’ll give it to you.”
I can’t serve you tteokbokki as a bonus. Hearing my suggestion, Luktae returned to the room with a satisfied smile as if he had conquered the whole world, and ascended to the land of dreams.
Although it looked difficult, I hoped it would be a mutually satisfactory deal.
“What is this?”
“Don’t be surprised! What is this…”
Receiving the energy of the Two Much Talker, he raises his head to begin an exhilarating explanation.
‘What is it?’
The figure of an assailant with a black blade emerged from Aisha’s back without any sign.