123 – Subsumption
“Let’s talk after this.”
“As much as you want.”
Duran and I communicated our intentions to each other only with words, and from then on we spent time with Lily without any conversation.
I held Lily’s soft hand and talked to her while looking at her pretty face.
Duran constantly watched us with his fierce eyes. It was as if he was looking at me as an unscrupulous person who approached me to covet his older sister.
It was an uncomfortable time. It was nice to spend time holding Lily’s hand, but Duran’s gaze was more than enough to offset this.
‘I understand why it’s like this…’
Actually, as a former member of [Harem Academy], I had no choice but to know.
What kind of past does Duran have?
Why can’t I cherish Lily?
Why are you trying to protect Lily so much?
I also fully understood.
Why is Duran so wary of me?
How does Duran feel now?
Is that why? Duran’s gaze was uncomfortable for me, but it didn’t feel unpleasant.
Actually, I don’t really care that people are being overly cautious about me. Because no matter how careful I am, if I decide to meet Lily secretly, I will never be able to stop it.
‘The problem is…’
If Duran’s uncomfortable gaze continues as it is now, there is a high possibility that a very uncomfortable situation will arise when the pilgrimage episode begins in earnest.
It was the same in games.
Duran, who was wary of the protagonist, blocked the protagonist at a critical moment and attacked him until he met his death.
‘I am also human.’
Although I hated him, I didn’t want to kill Duran, who I didn’t hate.
That’s why I asked to talk to Duran. While saving Lily, I also want to change the fate of Duran, who is expected to stand in my way.
****
After leaving Lily’s room, which was very disappointing when I let go, Duran and I were walking side by side in a garden in silence.
“Camel.”
Have you confirmed that there is no one around?
Duran suddenly stopped walking and began to speak.
“I was sorry earlier. “Did I say something a little too much?”
I turned my gaze to look at Duran, and unlike before, he was giving off an apologetic look.
“I think it was not a little, but a lot.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be so harsh, but when I saw you and my sister holding hands, I became wary of you without realizing it. “To be honest, my sister’s reaction was suspicious.”
It is not entirely wrong. I don’t know if it was suspicious, but I thought the way Lily was showing was quite cute.
“Anyway, I’m sorry. But I hope you understand. “There is a reason why I do this.”
“I understand.”
“There is… Huh? You understand it so easily? Why?”
When I interrupted Duran, who looked apologetic, he tilted his head with an embarrassed expression.
“Why, why? “That’s because I know how special you think of Lily.”
“···You know?”
“Uh. From what your past was like to why you want to protect Lily so much. “I know it all, and I fully understand it.”
When I spoke in a serious tone, Duran asked back in a calm voice.
“Are you sure you did a background check on me?”
“Uh. “For your information, you are not the only one I investigated.”
“···Why? No, what on earth are you? “If you don’t say it straight, for me…”
Duran asked with a much more wary attitude than when he was in Lily’s room, and I held out my palm without answering.
“I think this would be a sufficient answer. “I can’t tell you in detail.”
“···!”
Duran, who was looking at my palm, widened his eyes and covered his mouth.
It was worth it. What was blooming from my palm was none other than the starlight symbolizing the warrior.
“Well, I think I’ve proven what kind of person I am to you, so shall we have a serious talk now? Oh, by the way, this is a secret. “You can protect me, right?”
“···Uh.”
“Then let’s begin. Duran, as I said before, I know enough. “Why did you act like that earlier, and how much do you value Lily?”
“···.”
“Honestly, it doesn’t matter. No matter what harsh words you say to me or how guarded you are. Why? “I understand everything you do and how you feel, my friend.”
“If you say yes, I would be grateful…”
“But, I really don’t understand this one thing.”
“What…?”
Duran tilted his head with a mesmerized expression, and I answered him in a cold voice.
“Pilgrimage. And you stand by and watch it happen.”
“···.”
“You actually know, right? “I wonder what happened to Lily in that damn place.”
“···That is not a bystander. As a saint, the ordeal there was natural…”
“Hey.”
I grabbed Duran’s shoulders while he was rambling and spoke in a quiet voice.
“Do you really think that? Is it natural for your sister to experience the pain of having her limbs cut off, her intestines melting and flowing, and her bones cracking, over and over again thousands or tens of thousands of times? Just because she’s a saint?”
“···.”
“I don’t think so. “I have no intention of understanding.”
“···So?”
Duran slapped my hand away roughly and asked me with an angry expression.
“So what do you want to say? Should I have prevented it at all? Am I the next saint? Or what? Are you going to stop that pilgrimage? Do you have the ability to do that?”
“Uh.”
“Ha…! Why? “Are you going to turn the entire Holy Kingdom into an enemy?”
“Uh.”
“If you look closely at this, it’s completely crazy… Wow!”
-Kwasik.
I grabbed the dumbfounded Duran by the neck, threw him down on the floor, looked him straight in the eyes, and spoke.
“From now on, listen carefully and judge well. “Are the words I’m speaking from now just the crazy words of a crazy person, or are they really what I’m saying for you and Lily?”
“···.”
“You asked why I followed you here, right? I’ll answer you now. I plan on getting rid of it completely this time. “The damned pain that Lily goes through every day, the rotten and corrupted thugs of the Holy Kingdom, the vain pretense like the pilgrimage they created, it’s all.”
“Let’s just say that’s crazy. But you need to know this. The pain my sister goes through will never go away. Also, such a method absolutely does not exist…”
“No, it exists.”
“···What?”
“It exists. “The reason I can say this is because I know the method.”
“···What is that?”
“Answer what I ask first. “I will decide whether to tell you the method or not after hearing your answer.”
“···Tell me.”
Duran looked at me with half-confident eyes and said, and after helping Duran up, I spoke in a very serious tone.
“I’ll tell you straight. Duran, help me. “Don’t think about stopping needlessly.”
“···I think that’s not a question, but an order.”
“Answer.”
“I know for sure what will happen to my sister and I if I help you and your plan fails, so how can I trust you?”
My order… No, Duran, who heard the question, actually asked back, and I immediately answered confidently.
“I’ll prove it. “So that you have no choice but to trust me until we arrive at the Holy Kingdom.”
“Proof?”
“One of the Seven Deadly Sins, two Cardinals to be corrupted, and one Crusader.”
“What is that…?”
“If my prediction is correct, there will continue to be more to prove. If I can’t prove it, I’ll give up cleanly. “You can kill me if you want.”
“Are you confident?”
“Uh. “I assure you, you will start to trust me completely starting the day after tomorrow.”
“If it’s the day after tomorrow, I’ll be in Derdik….”
“Okay. “It’s the day you arrive at the place where the ugly guys are waiting for you, Lily.”
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“If what you say is true…”
Duran muttered with a blank expression, and I began to explain to him how he would behave in Derdic.
****
Inside a room in a temple in the city of Derdik.
Two old men dressed in fancy priestly robes were having a conversation with warm smiles on their faces.
“It is truly a pleasure. I can’t believe He gave us such good things. “Isn’t that right?”
An old man said, tapping a small box of black powder on the table with his finger.
“hehehe, at the same time, I’m worried. Our saint has never experienced such an ordeal, so I wonder if she will be able to endure it…”
“Cardinal, don’t worry. “Isn’t it true that the Heavenly God had a purpose for sending us here?”
“Giggles! Of course! We must guide the saint well so that she does not get hurt! “It’s us, not anyone else!”
While the ugly people waited for someone to arrive in the city of Derdic, their ugly conversation continued.