.never let you beco like that. I will do that.
Her empty murmurs scattered like crumbs in the quiet air.
Ellet Rodelline, who beca completely defenseless because she defined him as a trustworthy person, was now in his arms.
Thesilid stared down at her with sunken eyes.
Until the end, Ellet was worried that his weak spirit would break down and beco corrupt.
It was painful to see her worrying so much about unnecessary things. If so, should I tell her now?
Thats already too late for him.
Thesilid closed his eyelids deeply as if to shut out reality.
Kugugoogung.
The loud vibration of the demonic legions advancing to this place interrupted his thoughts.
For now, the priority was to get her out of this world filled with chaos and evil.
And then
Should I start with Aura?
There was a need to transform this frustratingly weak body into sothing more usable.
Only then will he be able to prevent himself from impulsively grabbing the Magic Sword which would lead to catastrophe.
His reasons for leaving the easy path and returning to the hard path were obvious.
Because she shouldnt be the first to give up in a world with two Reeds.
Lets go, Eli.
Thesilid scooped Ellet into his arms.
Then they walked into another rift, one Reed hadnt chosen.
It was ti to wander through the abyss together.
Are you awake?
A deep, low-pitched voice.
It grabbed my dazed, drifting consciousness and lifted to the surface of reality.
I raised my eyelids and focused. The first thing I saw was the profile of a handso man sitting at an angle.
The shadows dappled by the flas made his delicate features stand out even more.
As always, Thesilid was by my side after Descent of Divinity.
Here is?
Next, I looked around.
First of all, it didnt seem like anywhere in the human world.
The low, slanted ceiling suggested an attic at the top of so building.
It was so shabby that even the slightest movent made the floor creak. The wooden planks that made up the walls were noteworthy.
A grotesque piece of wood that seed to have been modeled after the face of an old man opened its mouth and groaned slowly.
It was a human-faced wood.
The sky visible through the crack in the broken ceiling was a strange purple color. These were all characteristics of the Demon World.
I had a rough idea of what was going on.
I did not close the dungeon The Land of Fairy Tales Where Heroes are Buried.
The purpose was to force the Demon Kings to compete and reduce each others firepower.
If we had stayed in the closed boss room waiting for the exit gate to spawn, Thesilid and I would have been caught up in a massive war.
And just in ti, there was a crack in the throne room that the three Demon Kings had opened for Reed.
It was like laying a safe path to their territory.
Thesilid must have taken through one of those rifts.
Agnes confird my guess.
I see.
I looked at the ceiling. There was a moon wedged in a gap just big enough to see the sky.
A lted purple crescent moon.
In the demon world, the unique shape of the moon symbolizes a specific Demon King. The answer to who this land belonged to was now clear.
After coughing dry once, I ca to a conclusion.
This place looks like the Demon King Avikiniss territory.
The 1st ranked Demon King, Apocalypse of Chaos, Avikinis.
Avikinis had quite a bit of a bad taste.
This is because she calls herself an apostle of Chaos and Evil, and rules her demonic territory by imitating the Church of Elpenheim in the human world.
Shes said to be a demon who praises Chaos and Evil and blasphes Order and Goodwill at the sa ti.
Then this must be one of her temples
I turned on the system map.
[ Temple of Chaos and Evil No. 18
It is one of the temples of the Chaos Church located on the outskirts of the Demon King Territory of Avikinis. It is under the jurisdiction of Demon Archbishop Tezrihal.]
Fortunately, it was not the central main temple where the Demon King Avikinis resided.
At that ti, light began to seep in from a gap in the floor. Just below the attic was a large hall.
Indistinguishable demons clad in black robes from head to toe ca in, chanting unknown spells and circling a magic circle of the inverted pentagram.
It was an extraordinary ceremonial scene, that seed to jump out of a painting.
As ti passed, a pipe organ also began to play. The low, heavy scale, as if crawling on the floor, was familiar to my ears.
It was a requiem I had heard before when I went to et a certain soone at the Vaticans chapel.
Reed.
As soon as I thought of him, the events that occurred in the throne room rushed into my mind at once, almost too much to rember.
I decided I could plan our escape step by step later. There was sothing else that was important right now.
Terry.
My voice calling his na was raspy and low even to my own ears, it seed that my throat which had been sleeping for a long ti had not yet relaxed.
Thesilid, who was sitting away from , responded to my call.
But it was only a slight movent of his head, his gaze fixed on the floor, not eting mine.
What followed was an awkward silence.
It was understandable.
The two days of penalty from Descent is the sa as frozen ti for and him.
So right now, it was like right after we had gone through a terrible situation in the throne room because of Reed.
In the heavy atmosphere, Agnes was silent and quiet. Now that I think about it, the Gods didnt say anything either.
Only a dark hymn pierced a gap in the silence. It seed like if things continued like this, it would bring about gloomy thoughts.
How should I start talking?
The first words I chose and uttered were insignificant.
Are you okay?
His sea-green eyes seed to flicker as they gazed into the air.
I waited impatiently, I could have waited for hours.
Finally, he completely turned to and spoke up.
I thought about it for a while I dont know how to answer.
It was unexpected.
Contrary to my assumptions, his tone and expression seed calm.
Really, he looked better than I thought.
You never know. Could he be pretending to be okay? Because he is used to enduring everything on his own.
I was at a loss for words, unable to let go of my worry.
Thesilid spoke again.
You said you wouldnt let that happen.
Huh?
Because you wont let beco like that.
Im fine when youre here.
He spoke again, looking directly into my bulging eyes.
Its really okay. As long as I have you.
His words about relying on dug directly into my heart, not my ears.
Terry.
It felt as if my throat, which had been locked, would now close for good. It was a little overwhelming.
As we made eye contact, a thought suddenly occurred to . What are my feelings towards him?
Reed said it was compassion. It wouldnt be entirely wrong.
I am a transmigrator.
The world, characters, and tragedies that were originally written in print beca reality. Accordingly, the feelings I had as a reader even before I was transmigrated also changed.
I feel my flat compassion and attachnt swelling more and more.
Now I am no longer spying on you from a high place outside the world.
Im here in this world, eye to eye with you.
So, I want to prevent the misfortune of Thesilid Argent, who exists before my eyes.
Saying that I wouldnt let him beco like Reed was like promising that I would save this persons fate.
In fact, when I was assigned an episode of the original story right after transmigrating, I had hoped to get caught on a high episode as much as possible.
I had a shallow idea of being carried by a strong protagonist who could easily save the world on his own.
However, now, I feel fortunate that this is episode 17th. Sincerely.
Because, if I try hard enough, I can save Thesilid Argent in Episode 17.
It didnt matter if it was arrogant goodwill, petty narcissism, or a complacent sense of responsibility. Even if I cant stop his regression, I can at least shorten the dozens of cycles of hardships he will have to go through in the future.
I can give him a relatively easy path to seal Chaos and Evil without having to suffer betrayal and loss.
Then, even if this tiline fails and everyone dies, there will be at least a next ti for him
Eli.
Thesilids call ca into the cracks of my thoughts.
Before I knew it, my downward gaze suddenly lifted up. Thesilid looked at with eyes that looked like water mirrors.
So, you stay in this tiline too.
Stay with .
I got back exactly what I said.
My mind, which was almost saturated with weak thoughts, was imdiately refreshed.
Its strangely fulfilling that he and I want the sa thing in this tiline.
Thesilid nailed it with a look in his eyes that said this was not a concession.
Dont try to die leaving behind. Without you, II might give up.
He wasnt the type of person to give up so easily, but it seed like Reeds presence had made him weak.
Regardless, I knew what I had to say to him now.
Yes. I will.
His mouth gently drew a curve upward, as I spoke with determination as if making a promise.
The faintness of that smile washed over , and it didnt seem to leave for a long ti.
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