There Was a Porter Who Would One Day Be Called a Prophet chapter 169

169 – Price

A late-night time zone where the hour hand is past the hour.

In Ian’s room, quite a number of people were surrounding him with a bed in the middle.

“How is it? Aria’s condition.”

In response to my question, the saint shook her head helplessly.

“All the wounds on my body have recovered, but this… Is such a terrible curse. It’s engraved in my soul, so for me…”

“So Aria has no choice but to die like this?”

“Purification is possible. However…”

The saint hesitated and then answered.

“If you do that, your soul will also be purified.”

“…What do you mean by that?”

“It means going to the goddess’ side.”

“….”

“I’m sorry, brother, it’s all because of my shortcomings…”

Perhaps she was truly sorry, but the saint could not leave her hands folded together.

“Don’t say too much to the saint.”

Aria intervened and waved her hand as if it was okay.

He felt a little better, perhaps because the wounds on his body had recovered, but he still looked like he was nearing the end.

“Still, with so many people by my side at the last moment, I think this isn’t a bad ending.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, Aria.”

His joke, intended to lighten the mood, ended up making the warrior look at him with a straight face.

“…Is it that difficult to call you Kairis?”

The warrior, unable to hold back those words any longer, burst out loud and raised his voice.

“Why on earth did you do such a reckless thing? If you were already cursed, you shouldn’t have stepped forward!”

Perhaps because they had grown up together since childhood, the warrior was unable to control his overflowing emotions, and Aria’s expression was filled with bitterness as she looked at the hero.

“If that were the case, Ian would be lying here right now, not me.”

“….”

“…You know I didn’t say that just to see that expression.”

Aria let out a deep sigh as she looked at the speechless hero.

“How can a person who is not prepared to sacrifice for the one person in front of him rule a country where countless people live? I only did what I should have done as the crown prince of the empire.”

Aria justifies her actions by citing noblesse oblige and saying that she was not wrong.

“Are you saying that now?”

I couldn’t acknowledge that guy.

“A guy who is as high as the crown prince of an empire is dying right in front of my eyes while he only wants to save me, so why bother saying such nonsense!”

Then Aria accepted without a problem.

“There is a bit of absurdity in those words. I am nothing more than blood, but aren’t you the savior of the empire sent by the goddess?”

“Who is the savior? Who! When did I ask you to call me that? I’m not something grand like that! I…!”

“I know. I just tried it.”

Aria cut me off and continued.

“Apostle of the Goddess, porter of the warrior party, savior of the empire. There are many words to describe you. But none of that matters. Because you…”

He smiled at me with a face that looked like he was about to die.

“Isn’t this my friend, Ian?”

“…Aria.”

“That’s enough for me…”

Soak.

Aria couldn’t finish her sentence before she collapsed.

“Aria!”

I immediately grabbed Aria by the collar and shook her.

“Open your eyes, you bastard! Stop saying such bullsh*t and wake up!”

“Brother, calm down! You just passed out!”

In the end, the buffed saint clung to me and pulled me away. She added that it would be a good idea to prepare your mind.

When the situation reached its worst, Ian sat down and cupped her face with her hands.

The reason I saved Aria that day was simply to overcome her crisis and consider the future.

What are friends? On the contrary, if she had been informed in advance, her life would not have been in danger that day.

But I didn’t do that. I neglected him even though I knew he would be in danger in order to avoid the death penalty hanging around my neck.

What did I say then?

-At the moment of crisis, you have to create a dramatic scene.

“hahahahaha….”

When I remembered the outrageous remarks I made in the past, I burst out laughing.

Why did I say that I was so good?

I had survived until now by using other people’s lives, but I felt disgusted at myself for breathing in the same way again.

Sigh.

She turned her head and looked at Aria lying on her bed.

This guy is breathing so weakly that it wouldn’t be surprising if he stopped breathing right now.

A two-headed cub.

That guy is a fool. A fool who risked his life without even knowing that he was being used.

“….”

Then, what is it about me that is fine thanks to such an idiot?

“You idiot….”

A self-mocking answer flowed from my mouth.

They said something about the story, but as soon as it went wrong, they couldn’t do anything.

There was no sick person like this. It was truly pathetic that he was acting like this now, saying he was above others.

‘If only I could lift the curse…’ .’

There was a way. There are many items for this purpose that appear in the game.

The problem is that Aria will die before she can go to rescue it.

That was when I regretted why I didn’t prepare in advance.

‘Wait a minute, item… ?’

There was. It’s not perfect, but it has a similar effect.

– Jump up.

“Where are you going now?”

Ian ignores Raina who talks to him and heads straight for somewhere.

– Jump up.

As soon as he arrived in the room, he started frantically rummaging through the backpack that was leaning against one wall.

‘I definitely put it in here….’

After searching for a while, I felt something hard in one corner of the backpack.

Sigh.

When he took his hand out of his backpack, he was holding a luxurious-looking bottle in his hand.

“If this is the curse placed on Aria…”

Potion of curse.

This is an item obtained by opening the boss room box in the underground ruins of Evenam.

A curse potion is an item that removes all debuffs on you and at the same time overwrites new debuffs. And that debuff is….

“…The most precious thing you can pay for.”

In the case of Thalia, the magic is sealed,

The hero is qualified to wield the holy sword.

Reina is cut off from the spirits,

Polaris lost its sacred power.

There is resurrection in the game, so once you die and come back to life, the debuff disappears, but as of now, you can’t expect that at all.

Therefore, if you want to do it, you must obtain a pair of blessing potions.

‘That’s why I kept it in my backpack without using it until now.’

If she uses this, what will Aria lose in return?

– Jump up.

There was no time to worry.

Right now, saving Aria comes first.

When Ian returned to the room, Rayna’s eyes widened when she saw the curse potion in his hand.

“You said that….”

“You idiot, do you know what that is?”

People around me were talking, but I went straight to Aria.

-Giggle.

She lifted Aria halfway up, opened her mouth, and carefully poured her potion through the gap.

After pouring out every last drop, I laid him down again.

I did everything I could with this.

All that’s left is to watch the progress.

“What did you just feed Aria?”

Gilbert, who I didn’t even know existed, approached and asked.

It looks like he came while I was going back to my room.

I answered while looking at Aria.

“It’s the best I can do right now.”

It might have been a blessing.

***

Fortunately, the medicine seemed to be effective and Aria’s complexion gradually began to return.

She still hasn’t regained consciousness and is sweating like rain.

-Gurgling.

Ian grumbled while wringing out the soaked towel.

“You idiot, should I be wiping the boy’s sweat at this hour?”

As I looked at his face, which was getting a little plumper, swear words inevitably came out.

He was left alone, saying he would watch over him until he opened his eyes.

“What kind of cringe-worthy friendship is this friendship? Have you ever thought that your father would turn his back and start a war?”

No answer came back.

I knew it well myself.

This is just self-talk to vent one’s anger.

“When I saved you back then, it wasn’t a personal emotion, it was a calculated action. Do you know? I didn’t even know that, but I was talking nice about people like friends and all.”

His hand, which had been grumbling for a while and wiping away sweat, stopped for a moment.

“If you make a mistake and leave me alone, what will become of me who survived?…”

If I had just held a grudge, it wouldn’t have been this hard.

But the problem was that Aria thought of me as a crazy person who was crazy about friendship.

“Well, what do you know? Before he met me, the only friend he had was a warrior.”

He did not have the courage to be hated, so he was unable to reveal the truth.

“So.”

So he decided to fit himself in there.

“It’s not a mistake this time, so hurry up and get up. Don’t make people miserable like this…”

I decided to become Ian, who dies in friendship and lives in friendship.

Afterwards, the sound of snoring filled the large room.

***

Time passed and even Ian, who had been dozing off, fell asleep at dawn.

“Ugh…. Haa….”

A bewitching moan spread throughout the room, which was obviously supposed to contain only men.

-Tuk.

Suddenly, the sound of something exploding was heard.

-Too-duk-duk. Fighting.

Not just once, but multiple times.

“Whoa….”

After a certain moment, the strange sound was no longer heard.

After breathing became more comfortable, the only sounds that could be heard in the room were the two people breathing side by side.

***

-Tweet.

Morning came with the sound of birds chirping peacefully, as if what happened last night was a lie.

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Aria wakes up frowning as the sunlight peeks through the curtains and falls on her face.

Aria, who was staring blankly into space with her half-closed eyes, was surprised to find that her body was fine.

‘My body is so light as if I could fly…’ . Has the curse been lifted?’

Her tired body felt light. Because she had already been cursed, her feelings doubled.

‘Um… ?’

For a moment, she was happy that the curse had been lifted. Soon, a great sense of discomfort felt throughout her body.

Overall, it was much lighter than before, but one part of the body was particularly heavy, and the other part was excessively light.

Sigh.

Just when Aria was about to move her hand towards her problem area.

‘Ian… ?’

Her eyes caught sight of Ian, who was sleeping face down on her bed, along with the towel that had rolled down next to her pillow.

‘Have you been taking care of me all this time? ‘I didn’t want it that far.’

When I saw that, I smiled involuntarily.

Because traces of tears that had not yet dried were seen sparsely around Ian.

‘He was a person who shed many tears. ‘Since ancient times, men are not allowed to cry carelessly.’

But it wasn’t a bad feeling. Rather, it could be seen as a good thing.

She is happy that there is someone who will cry for her.

Just when she thought she had left one friend in the right place.

“Umm…”

Ian must have felt her presence and lifted her body up.

“…Aria?”

As soon as she woke up, she made eye contact with him, who was looking for her first.

“Wow?!”

He was suddenly startled and fell down.

‘Is it really that surprising?’

She knew that the situation was obviously serious, but seeing that stupid look made her smile.

– Shake it off.

Aria sat down where her Ian had been lying face down just a moment ago and looked at him.

Then Ian put her hand behind his back and asked in a puzzled voice.

“W-who are you…?”

‘Who are you? ‘It looks like you’re still half asleep.’

Aria opened her mouth towards him.

“It’s me. Your friend Kairi….”

As soon as she opened her mouth, I heard a voice I had never heard before.

Not the deep, low-pitched voice I usually hear whenever I speak, but a light yet pure female voice.

-Poof.

I looked around to see if there was anyone else, but the only people here were me and Ian in front of me.

Sigh.

Aria, who noticed something strange about Ian’s reaction, placed her hand on the discomfort she had been feeling earlier.

-Mulkeong.

It was very soft.

Whenever I trained with her knights, I couldn’t feel her firm chest muscles at all as she lifted and lowered them.

“How can this be…Hmph!”

Aria covers her mouth with her hand.

Again. The voice of an unknown woman is heard again. Even within herself.

‘The curse hasn’t been lifted yet…’ ?’

Sigh.

This time, on the contrary, she placed her hand on an area that felt particularly light.

“….”

No.

There was no pillar anywhere that played an important role in taking charge of the imperial family.

Let’s look at Ian with fear of unknown origin.

-Poof.

His friend turned his head. And that too with her face blushing profusely.

And just before he turned her head, Aria saw.

The last thing she saw reflected in her eyes was not her own image.

It was a blonde woman with her breasts clearly exposed.