the next day.
After Vera’s body was healed, the party went straight to Lokrion without any delay.
This is because Alaysia is aiming for the Holy Kingdom.
The exact time is unknown, but the fact that her purpose is in their hometown was enough to stir up impatience in the minds of the party.
“It will still be fine. Apparently, Maleus was blocking her, and it’s been less than two months since we left the cradle.”
Miller’s words of comfort in the increasingly hardened atmosphere, but even that was only a temporary expedient.
There was no other reason.
Because Vera and Renee already knew what the outcome would be.
‘Was the death of His Holiness the cause of Alaysia? .’
Even in the distorted memories, there is one fact that remains certain.
Bargo’s death.
The secret was being uncovered.
‘… It is possible. His Majesty may not be so easily dealt with, but considering the number of years that bitch has played up to this point, His Majesty can be a burden too.’
Alaysia’s ability is to interfere with thoughts and minds.
Bargoya may be able to suppress it with her own strength, but I cannot guarantee what other priests in the Holy Kingdom will do.
Anxiety that spread quietly was also ingrained in Aisha.
“… Master.”
Aisha felt her heart pound.
Doban, his teacher, who broke up from the empire and headed to the Seongguk first, thought that it might be in danger.
With that feeling, Aisha’s body became more crouched, and only Jenny, who saw it from the side, was helpless and hugged Aisha tightly.
“Im here.”
said Norn.
The party quickly got off the carriage and looked at the ice wall in front of them.
At the same time, there was one doubt that came to mind: the ice wall was too quiet.
“Dragonian… .”
there was no
It wasn’t just that he was inside the ice wall, he didn’t even feel his existence.
It wasn’t just that.
“It smells like blood.”
“It looks like there was a fight.”
The twins fixed Halberd.
As the two of them had said, there were bloody, dead blood all over the white ice wall.
It was obvious to anyone that they had been invaded.
It was a very embarrassing situation, but the party could think of someone who could do this at the same time.
[…] nertania. It must have been that year.]
Aniles’s low voice resounded.
There was no objection to it.
However, everyone in the party drew their weapons.
“Go.”
Vera’s eyes gleamed.
‘It will rot… .’
Things were getting complicated.
*
Anxiety was palpable.
As we went deeper into the ice wall, there were corpses that we could see one by one.
Half-dragons, vampires, and even the corpses of direct dragons.
A scene that explicitly shows who caused this series of accidents is unfolding.
footsteps accelerated
Vera, holding Renee in his arms for a faster movement, ran first, followed by the party for a long time.
[Is it over already?]
The end of the ice wall where Lokrion will be.
At the entrance right in front of it were Nertania and the five-colored dragon Seldin.
thud-!
Seldin, who took the form of a dragon rather than a human as seen before, collapsed and a roar rang out.
Nertania, who was grinning in front of him, turned away.
[Oh, we meet again.]
The bizarre, beautiful, and therefore terrifying being said, draped in black blood like a dress.
[What’s going on here?]
Vera, who lowered the Ren and hid it behind his back, answered.
“… What is this?”
[Well? Oh, I went out for a walk. It’s been a long time since I felt like my blood was boiling, so I couldn’t stay in the palace.]
“Don’t be shy… !”
Blood stood in Vera’s eyes.
It was because of the anger against Nertania who blocked the road in such an emergency.
Netania laughed.
[Let’s see… Why did you come here again?]
Six pairs of arms cross each other.
Among them, the uppermost arm, one of the arms hanging from the shoulder, is slowly using the chin.
[…] Oh yeah. Lokrion could fold the space. Is there somewhere you need to go urgently?]
The words that come out soon add to the tension of the party.
The moment when Vera explodes his divinity as if he was trying to disturb something.
[Yes, let’s go.]
Nertania turned towards the edge of the ice wall.
Vera’s divinity was scattered.
A look of surprise added to the group’s faces.
“What do you mean?”
[What do you mean, you said?]
Nertania, who was slowly moving forward with her back turned, said.
[I will wait. do you know It is said that the promise of immortality carries a weight worthy of it. The promised period is ten years. I mean, I won’t do any harm to you in the meantime.]
Strength was added to Vera’s hands.
The senses were endlessly forged with tension.
“… Don’t even think about doing anything stupid.”
[Hey, are you scared?]
Vera did not answer.
However, he looked at Seldin, who had fallen, nervously, so that he could draw his sword at any time.
‘live.’
It didn’t seem too late.
This avoids the worst case scenario.
Seldin should not have died here, as it was insurance to protect Oben after they left.
Seldeen’s eyelids fluttered open, breathing heavily.
Five-colored eyes crossed Vera.
Vera looked at it for a moment, then turned his head to face forward and opened his mouth.
“Let’s go.”
Something he didn’t really like, but what was important right now was the other side, so Vera moved on.
*
The glacial sea raises the body.
The overwhelming giant, its presence weighed down on his son-in-law.
Her eyes, which could only be met by bending her neck upwards, turned downwards.
[…] Did you come all the way here?]
Lokrion said in a voice that only seemed calm.
With all of her arms hanging down, Nertania answered Lokrion like that.
[How come you are becoming more and more ugly.]
[What is it? It may not be time for you to leave yet.]
[Another nonsense. Arrogant lizard, you still know that the world you know is the truth of this earth.]
Netania laughed.
A large hole in his face groaned, and dead blood flowed out.
[Did I look funny enough to follow the dusty providence that you stole?]
[…] Do you enjoy confusion?]
[To enjoy the possibilities that come from imperfection.]
[Something odd.]
[Again, that’s such a boring sound.]
The two demigods continued their conversation with each other as if they had no interest in the party seated here.
Mostly in the form of slandering each other.
With harsh words coming and going, and the atmosphere gradually getting brighter, Nertania said with a smile.
[Oh yeah. This is not important.]
As if she had just remembered it, Nertania turned her head toward the group.
Lokrion’s eyes, which had stopped following along, also turned to the group.
What followed was sudden.
[It must be heading south.]
Kugugung-.
An arm protruded from the glacial sea that made up Lokrion’s body.
It drew a straight line through the air.
[Let me go.]
There was no room to add anything else.
Before the party could react, the space opened, and it engulfed the party.
After a strange sensation as if their existence was scattered, what the party saw before their eyes.
“… Elia.”
It was the holy country Elia.
*
The holy country at the time when the party fled from Nertania.
Early in the morning, Bargo got up from bed and looked out the window.
A pure white city spread out in his sight.
morning again.
Bargo took the scene into his eyes for a moment, thickening the wrinkles engraved on his face, and then got up.
He picks up the worn-out priest’s uniform hanging on one wall and puts it on.
It has been 20 years, and the reason he has never made new clothes since he ascended to the throne was the stubbornness of the old man who wanted to keep his first promise not to be caught up in wealth.
As I put on all my clothes and straighten my back, I hear a bloody sound of ‘ddu-duk-duk’.
“Ew, twit. As the body grows old, it breaks down everywhere.”
It was a really rough time.
The divinity within is getting stronger day by day, and the mind is still so clear, but this one body is getting more and more silent.
Bargo, who had been murmuring to himself for no reason, quickly grabbed the staff and bent over.
He tapped his back with one hand and walked out the door.
Walk slowly and go through the hallway.
Go down the stairs and head to the center of the Great Hall.
And in front of the temple of the gods who arrived through the huge gate there, Bargo did what had become a habit again after decades.
Place the cane in the corner of the chair and kneel on the floor.
Put your hands together in front of your chest and bow your head.
‘Please look down.’
A prayer that comes to mind is such a form.
It wasn’t a prayer that I really wanted.
The old man, who had fulfilled all his dreams of his life, only did what he promised himself so as not to forget the Lord who led his life.
Silent chapel.
repetition of the same sentence.
After continuing the prayer that had become a habit for a long time, Bargo opened her eyes after starting to feel a very weak presence behind her back.
“Are you here?”
“Did you have a good night?”
He opened his eyes and turned his head back.
A red-eyed man with long blue hair and loose ponytails.
Trevor with a simple impression was there.
“Goyan, what are you going to do if you come out later than this old man?”
As the grunting words came out of Bargo’s mouth, Trevo’s face grew annoyed.
“haha… don’t you know I… .”
“done. Hey. Come and pray.”
Trevo hurriedly approached Vargo’s side.
I followed Vargo and knelt on the floor.
Immediately after that, he took a deep breath and said.
“Why do you always kneel on the floor over a decent chair?”
“This is why young people… What I do is because I think of being comfortable with my body.”
Trevor’s body trembled.
Afraid of his fists to refute, Trevor simply smiled and began to pray.
Meanwhile, Bargo asked.
“What’s that Rohan doing that hasn’t come yet?”
“haha… .”
“Are you drinking again? my bastard just… !”
He took a deep breath and thought.
Every time I think of how a man who was so faithful and good-natured realized the taste of alcohol and became a bastard, my backbone suddenly pulled back and I got a headache.
If he died, it would only be because of him that his blood pressure rose and he died.
“… done. Okay, let’s go outside. Did Theresa go to the school?”
“Yes, today is an education day, so you have to eat separately.”
“What about Marie?”
“You went to a restaurant… .”
“Why didn’t you dry it? Have you ever had to throw away all your children in the morning?”
“… .”
Trevor’s mouth shut.
I screamed, but I knew it was right.
These things are also called apostles, and if they cause trouble in this holy country, there is only one person who can stop them.
“Ttt, this is why I can’t retire… .”
I must be old
Now, I want to spend a leisurely old age taking care of a flower bed, but all the children here are all missing screws, so they are worried even when they are sleeping, so they come out to work again.
However, it wasn’t that Bargo didn’t believe in it at all.
“Did Vera contact him?”
“The last call I received was that it was going to Oben.”
“You really have traveled all over the continent.”
A smirk escaped from Bargo’s mouth.
“If you stop, you will come back… .”
A clumsy little boy.
A guy with no hair.
Vera was always a bargo, but he knew something.
“It has to be him too.”
Although he is a person who turns into an asshole just by being with Renee, there is no one who is so smart when it comes to dealing with things.
How comfortable was Vera’s three years of chasing after him.
Bargo took a deep breath as he felt like he was missing that disgusting face for nothing, and Trevor swallowed the words he was about to come out.
In my head, I was thinking of the words Teresa had told her when she had just finished all her schedules at the academy.
-I’m becoming a child more and more… I may have made a mistake.
Is it right to tell Bargo the words he said while pressing his forehead tightly?
Trevor couldn’t judge him yet, so he just stayed silent.