147 – Before I Leave
‘Why is the mace next to my head?’
I closed my eyes again and decided to think calmly.
First of all, Lily, who I guess was the one who treated me, was waiting calmly with her tobacco in her mouth. Unlike usual, she was holding my hand tightly and crying incessantly.
She is like a tragic heroine who sobs while holding on to her lover who returned crippled from the battlefield.
Naturally, one assumption comes to mind.
‘I was in more pain than usual.’
Unlike in the past, where even if you just lost your mind and suffered a lot, you could completely recover with just one hit of Lily’s divine power.
And second, there is an ugly mace on the table.
Naturally, something Lily said as a joke came to mind.
-“···I will break Mr. Caramel’s head with my mace.”
She said not to deceive the scales because her dishes might break.
“···.”
Anyway, I think what Lily said at that time was not a joke, but was sincere.
‘I guess I overdid it a bit.’
I deceived the scales. The balance was so suspicious that it immediately caused my body to recoil.
I didn’t want to fool Libra. But I really couldn’t help it.
Because, Mort, who was given the body of a hero from the beginning of time, was not only stronger than me, but he was also a scary guy who had perfect command of the divine sword.
If you hadn’t deceived the scales so much,
So, if you didn’t open the 7th form of Shinken style, Hoe,
I would never have beaten that guy, Mort.
‘···I’ll have to check the durability first. Mort, you should meet him too.’
I thought it was not the time to just lie down, so I quietly opened my eyes and slowly tried to raise my body, which was not aching.
“Hey, Mr. Caramel… Jeong, are you out of your mind…?!”
“Lily…”
“Don’t get up, lie down…!”
Puck.
Were you really surprised when you suddenly opened your eyes?
Lily hurriedly pushed me away with her delicate hands and laid me down again.
“Keuheuk…!”
The aftereffects of the recoil had not yet subsided, and I had to scream in pain as if I had been hit by some kind of Shingeomryu secret weapon.
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“Hmph! “Gwae, are you okay…?!”
Lily, who had given me a blow stronger than that of the divine sword Ryu Bigi, was rather startled, and she hurriedly summoned divine power and placed both of her hands on my chest.
“Gwae, it’s okay…”
Pook.
Did he think that putting her hand on his chest wasn’t enough? Lily covered her entire body with divine power and even climbed on top of me and hugged me.
Then he buried his face in my chest,
“Huh, huh…!”
I burst into tears.
“This is so…”
I was embarrassed. Obviously, I’m the one who’s hurting,
I’m the one who hurts every time Lily cries and shakes her body.
I, who was sick, was carefully patting Lily’s back, which wasn’t even sick.
Warm water soaks her chest. My heart beats to the heartfelt excitement. For some reason, the fact that someone cared about me this much makes me feel strange.
“Lily… Someone would think that Lily was injured, not me.”
“Huh, huh… I thought Mr. Caramel was going to die. Fortunately, the. “I’m so glad!”
Lily, who was sobbing, lifted her tear-covered face and looked into my eyes.
A face stained with tears, but still incomparably beautiful.
Something about Lily that naturally comes into contact with her as her face lifts.
The gaze reflexively turns to the source, and a slightly hollow, flesh-colored valley appears in the field of vision.
“I…”
I was speechless at the devastating sight and, feeling an indescribable sense of crisis, I had to hurriedly turn my heated head to the side and mutter.
“···Why are you dying, leaving Lily alone?”
But, it wasn’t just gaze that I had to worry about.
Tuk.
Something suddenly arose and landed somewhere near Lily’s mound.
“···Ugh?”
“···.”
The silence continued for a while.
“I’m telling you this in case you misunderstand, but men who wake up in the morning do so against their will…”
“Well, it’s evening now, but seeing as you’re as hard as a rock… Ah, no, seeing as how healthy you are, I’m sure you won’t die easily… Ah, the fact that you won’t die doesn’t mean a specific body part, but caramel “I was talking about Mr.”
“Of course this guy doesn’t die, he’s like steel… Ah, no, I’m talking about me, not anything else…!”
We hurriedly separated and continued talking gibberish while ignoring each other’s gaze.
How much gibberish was there?
“···Caramel. By the way······.”
Lily, who seemed to have found reason before me, hardened her expression and looked into my eyes.
“By any chance, am I in very bad condition?”
I thought it was coming and answered with the sickest expression possible to protect my pot from the ugly mace.
There was no difficulty in acting.
Because.
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*If all the dishes are broken, you will die. (Durability: 24/100)
—-
This is because I was seeing with my own eyes the extremely serious durability value that had decreased like a dog.
“Caramel, do you know why I brought this mace here?”
Lily asks while lowering her head and stroking Mace.
“To threaten me…?”
“No. Actually, that’s not completely wrong, but…”
When I answered carefully, Lily looked at me with a sad expression.
“It was just in case.”
“I don’t know when the bowl will completely break, and the caramel seeds may not be caramel seeds at all. “I was so scared of that…”
“That’s why… I knew better than anyone else that I wouldn’t be able to swing it… And yet…”
Lily’s voice is becoming more watery.
“No, if you think that’s the case, I’d rather just… just don’t follow me. Don’t go out and go back. Don’t even worry about it. “I’m really okay, so please…”
It begins to shake endlessly.
Furthermore, my heart begins to shake.
I was sorry. To Lily, who, unlike me, stayed up every night worrying about me, even assuming the worst.
So.
“Lily.”
I held Lily’s hand.
“I won’t use it.”
Said.
“I won’t die.”
I promised.
“I will continue to protect you. Therefore···.”
I made a promise.
“Don’t cry. “Don’t say anything you don’t like.”
I asked for it.
“That hurts more.”
I spoke my truth.
“Ah, ah… If you suddenly come in like that, I…”
As if her sincerity was evident, Lily lowered her head and agreed. He was holding my hand tightly as if he didn’t want to let go.
“···By the way, how many days has it been?”
I felt embarrassed for no reason and asked a question to change the topic. Now that I think about it, I haven’t even asked how many days I’ve been unconscious yet.
“We haven’t even had 1 day yet… Ah, ah…!”
“···.”
“You were in bed for just a week.”
Lily rambled for a moment, then answered with a straight face.
‘It’s been a week…’
I guess I’ve been lying down longer than I thought. When I heard the figure of one week, I could definitely feel it. As the vessel breaks, the burden on the body increases incomparably compared to before.
“Then what is the pilgrimage schedule…?”
“Starting tomorrow. “If Mr. Caramel doesn’t wake up today, we will first…”
“Fortunately, I woke up properly.”
She said that, but to be honest, she woke up too late. There are a lot of people I need to meet, but tomorrow is the start. Now was not the time to be like this.
“Uh, where are you going?”
With that in mind, I hurriedly got up and started putting on her jacket, and Lily looked at my hand, which I had lost in embarrassment, with regretful eyes.
“Before I leave, there are people I need to meet urgently. “I’ll just take care of business and come back.”
After saying that, I walked out the door.
“Ah, Lily. “Now that I think about it, I didn’t say this.”
I stopped for a moment and called Lily. There was something I had to say right now.
“I have never raped a familiar. “My familiar is still young, so she spoke strangely.”
I almost forgot the most important thing.
“···I know.”
Lily answered in a husky voice.
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I came out of the recovery room and immediately ran into Darren. It was nice to see you. Because he was the person I wanted to meet first.
“Son-in-law.”
Was I the only one who was happy? Darren narrowed his eyes and spoke in a quiet voice.
“Perhaps it’s the same with a saint…”
“No, let’s go first. “I have a lot to say.”
I had already guessed what kind of prank Darren would pull, so I cut him off with one sharp move.
“Then I’m glad. Hurry up and go. “His Majesty the Emperor is waiting.”
Darren smiled broadly, as I expected, and he began leading me to the Emperor’s residence.
‘Yes, the emperor is the perfect person to hear how things went during the week I was down…’
Wait a minute.
“···Your Majesty the Emperor?”
Of course I thought I was going to meet Sword Saint and Evil. What kind of emperor suddenly?
“Okay. “Isn’t it natural?”
“No, why is it obvious?”
“You obeyed His Majesty the Emperor’s orders and fully carried them out. So, I have to report it.”
“Am I…?”
“I heard he ran wild with you as much as he wanted. So I ran wild to my heart’s content.”
“That’s what you mean…”
When I realized that it was going to happen, I gave up and started following Darren again.
I guess I walked like that for about 5 minutes. We arrived at the residence where the emperor was staying, and after following some formalities, we were able to enter the residence.
“hehehe, benefactor of the empire. There’s no need to be polite, so come in and sit down. “I’ve been waiting for quite a while to welcome you.”
Is it because I have less worries? The face of the emperor, who was sitting at the round table sipping tea, looked much better than before, and the Sword Saint who was standing behind him and assisting the emperor also looked good.
“···.”
I bowed my head in greeting, but soon I had no choice but to tilt my head.
Because.
“Am I by any chance… Archon Evil…?”
Because there was not a single person I needed to see.