215 – Icon of Betrayal
‘Were you caught?’
My heart sank at Salazar’s remark that struck me deeply.
This is my first time encountering this situation as I have always had the upper hand in water fights.
I don’t know if it was because of impatience, but the hand holding the penknife was sweating.
‘Should I stab him now?’
You will have to give the other person a chance to react, but it is not impossible. However, if you see that relaxed attitude, there is something to be believed.
Glance.
I just rolled my eyes and looked around with my head down.
I don’t feel anyone around me other than Salazar. For someone like me who prefers surprise attacks, it could be said to be the perfect environment.
“….”
But is it because of the anxiety of being read? My feet rarely fall off. His appearance, which was different from what I remembered, also contributed to my need to be cautious.
A time when I was worried because I was faced with unexpected variables.
“I think I can hear the head rolling all the way from here.”
I flinch.
I almost lost my pocket knife when I heard a voice coming from a few steps ahead.
“Didn’t I tell you? Let’s not do this between players.”
Unlike me, he was overflowing with composure, right from the way he spoke. Are you saying I’ve been like that up until now? It’s definitely unlucky.
“What do you mean, player…?”
I continued acting foolishly to buy a little more time.
“You’re being cautious for your age.”
His mustache twitched from side to side as if he was laughing at me.
“The story from earlier was truly admirable. Covering the truth with provocative lies, and swaying the kings with remarks that foresaw reality, they ended up standing on the same eye level.”
I was confused when I saw someone say something that I couldn’t tell if it was a compliment or something. What on earth does this guy want to say?
“So I realized. You are similar to me.”
At that moment, Salazar began to move.
“A group of people who seem to be the first to leave, but before you know it, they come up behind you and stab you in the back.”
Are you confident that the back of your head is safe? Salazar is gradually coming towards me.
Anyway, this was an opportunity.
“As expected, you can’t even be compared to other kings. This is a hit.”
I decided that it would not be too late to stab him after he regained control, so I hid the pocket knife in my sleeve and joked.
“Now we can finally have a proper conversation.”
He patted my shoulder with a smile on his face.
“I always have this thought. I wish there was one more person like me.”
Now I am starting to feel it little by little. It seems that my image of toying with the kings was very impressive.
Are you planning to appease me?
“But there’s a big problem here. You have to be like me, but without ambition. It would be really funny if you hit my heels.”
Then he made eye contact with me and asked.
“How are you?”
Are you trying to wake up now?
His hand is still on my shoulder. At this distance, you can definitely take your breath away.
The worries did not last long.
“There is a saying that a sparrow breaks its leg trying to imitate a sparrow.”
I continued while looking straight at Salazar in front of me.
“I am a person who knows how much I can eat.”
“hahahaha!”
The hallway was filled with his boisterous laughter, as if he liked the answer.
“The more I look at this, the more I like it!”
His thick hand patted his shoulder.
“If I can live comfortably with other people’s money, that would be a successful life.”
“It sounds like you’re trying to come under me.”
“Should we care about whose pocket the money comes from?”
“Compared to the talent he has, he is very simple. That makes him even more trustworthy.”
He moved out of the way and said.
“The gate area is a bit messy, so I think it’s best to just leave.”
Surprisingly, Salazar did not say anything like stop joining the group.
“Then we’ll see you next time. I’ll be expecting good news then too.”
Then he turned his back and disappeared down the hallway.
“….”
Left alone, I walked to the bathroom again.
I took all the tissues from each compartment and stood in front of the mirror, and I could see my reflection at a glance.
“Your hair is really long.”
The bushy hair began to cover the eyes. When I see that, my thoughts about the teachers bloom.
‘They said that if you get to this point, don’t even think about coming in until you cut your hair.’
Then, if you really don’t go, you said something and asked why you didn’t come.
I chuckled at the thought of old times and immediately took out my pocket knife.
Phew!
And then he put it straight into his shoulder.
“Ugh…!”
Red blood was flowing down my arm, and at the same time, a sharp pain rushed through my head.
-Kyuu….
Kyundori, who had taken refuge overhead for a moment, looked at me with worried eyes.
I would like to tell you not to worry because it doesn’t hurt at all, but in reality it hurts so f*cking much, please help me.
After gritting my teeth and swinging the blade, I finally succeeded in cutting out the flesh.
Procrastination.
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Then, didn’t a thread-like insect come out of the cut out flesh and start wriggling?
“You bastard is sitting here making such a fuss about something you can say kindly about.”
With the heart of a dog, I cut the bug with a knife, and the animal was split in half and died after struggling.
After confirming that it was no longer moving, I raised my hand above its head and stroked it.
“Good job, Kkyundol.”
-Kyuu!
‘After Salazar appeared, the cat kept growling, so I didn’t rush forward. That was the correct answer.’
It was a little dangerous, but this revealed a relationship with demons that you may not have known about.
“You bastards. You need to take better care of the back of your head from now on.”
I muttered as I stuffed toilet paper into my empty shoulder.
“I’ll show you clearly what real betrayal is.”
***
There was a time when I said excitedly,
.
“Hey, saintess….”
“No.”
She didn’t even say anything, but she cut my words like a knife.
“No matter what, isn’t this a bit harsh…?”
-Okay.
I lifted her arms, which were wrapped around her in chains, extending from her.
“The longer you do that, the longer it will take for the wound to heal, so quickly lower your arm.”
“…I’m already fully healed.”
“If you keep doing that, I’ll fix it.”
“….”
In response to her sincere threats, I had no choice but to calmly lay my head down on her warm lap.
To find out why the normally soft-spoken girl is like this, she has to go back in time.
As soon as he returned to the party members who were rioting at the castle gate, Ian was caught with blood stains that he could not remove and was taken to his lodgings.
After forcibly removing her clothes and exposing her healing wounds, he received the passionate attention of her saint on her body.
“I can’t just ignore this! If it were his spirit, shouldn’t he have said something right away!”
-Kyuuu….
Besides, Kkyudori was literally scolding Raina. The charge was for keeping quiet about my injuries.
I’m sorry. Why are you in trouble because you met the wrong owner?
“So, what happened while you were alone?”
The warrior sitting next to me asked how it ended up like this.
“Well, it’s just as you expected. Salazar plans to attack the Empire.”
He did not hesitate to put into his mouth a sound that would have made him wail if he had heard it. So, someone is planting bugs in people’s bodies.
“And I’m sure he and the demons are related.”
“Is that… True?”
The hero frowns at the ensuing revelations. I nodded and held out a glass bottle containing the corpse of an insect I had killed in anger.
“What is this?”
“It’s a bug that Salazar planted in my body. I dug it up and it ended up like this.”
The warrior who was passing the glass bottle around and looking at it handed it to the saint and asked.
“Polaris. What do you think?”
The saint held the vial in her hand and closed her eyes.
“Hmm… It’s weak, but it’s definitely a magical energy.”
“Did you see? I had a hard time figuring that out…”
-Chrrr.
At that moment, the chains that bound her limbs began to tighten in response to her emotions.
“So you went out on your own without fear?! What would you have done if something big had happened?”
I think I’m going to be in big trouble now because of the saint.
“What are you just looking at without stopping the hero?!”
I urgently asked the hero for help, but she glanced at me and looked away.
This is not a black company that gives you more work after you reject the scout offer.
“Miss Sonia!”
At that moment, I saw Sonia passing by and called her out loud.
There is no way we can stand by and see people who may become part of the West being oppressed by religion. I trust our Sonia.
But my expectations were cruelly trampled.
“You can’t break it.”
“Don’t worry. If anything breaks, we will take responsibility and fix it.”
This woman is real.
It was a time when I lamented that there was no one in the world I could trust.
“Saint. Can’t you see Ian is having a hard time?”
Mesgaki, who was not expected at all, somehow made a normal statement.
What is happening? Will the sun rise in the west tomorrow?
“That can’t be right. Brother, you have never refused to kneel on me.”
A saintess who makes factual claims based on Thalia’s remarks.
“Really?”
Then Thalia came over and placed my head on her lap.
“Hey, Thalia? Excuse me, what are you doing now?”
Then she lowered her head and looked down at me. Handles on both sides… No, her hair tickled my cheek.
“Which one do you like Ian?”
Thalia asked with great anticipation.
But our lips hardly separated. Because all of the nutrients that would have gone to her upper body went to her lower body, she deserves to compete with a saint.
‘In terms of cushioning, I’d like to side with Thalia here….’
-Wow.
I was very concerned about the chain that was subtly tightening from a while ago. Maybe she doesn’t want to lose her lap pillow title?
“Ian would be much better off with Thalia, right? A saint can’t do this.”
When her answer was delayed, she put her head between her thighs.
She definitely doesn’t deserve to be a saint. It’s hard to ignore the benefits that come with her outfit.
So soft.
The chains that had been tightening began to tremble as if in anger.
Is it true that consumers are comfortable only when there are competitors?
That was when Thalia realized her new talent.
“Just do it in moderation. What are you doing by clinging to one man?”
While everyone else was ignoring me, Aria, who was doing nothing alone, opened her mouth.
“Are you doing this because you’re jealous? Wake up from your dream. I won’t do anything to you for that.”
“I’m not interested in that, so don’t worry. Even more than that, it’s been revealed that demons are involved, so why are you so comfortable? Even if you go and sweep them right now, it won’t be enough.”
You pretended not to be interested, but you were listening to everything.
Aria scolded her warrior.
“Durandal. Aren’t you the leader of the party?”
“That’s right….”
Then the warrior suddenly started to look at me.
I felt a moment of anxiety as I looked like I was having trouble making decisions.
‘Isn’t this really something you can’t do without me?’
“Why are you doing this? I want you to tell me what you think.”
“So…”
The more Aria urged, the more the warrior began to urge me.
Hey, really.
“I was going to hit you right away. Right, hero?”
“Ah, yes. That’s right. I have to hit it soon.”
Then the warrior sighed in relief.
“Then how long has it been since then that you’ve been like this?”
But our princess seemed to want a specific date.
“When is that day…”
Her eyes asking for help again.
Hero, let’s have a serious talk with me next time.
He opened his mouth to save the warrior in danger.
“I need to meet with them and set up a date.”