Episode 339 Snowball (3)
My mind almost goes blank.
My eyes are distorted like a can being dented, and the words Alia left a while ago constantly linger in my head.
‘The royal family announced that you are an evil spirit.’
‘The royal family announced that you are an evil spirit.’
‘The royal family announced that you are an evil spirit.’
The shock was as if dozens of n surrounded and hit on the head with a hamr.
If it wasn’t for him, I would have been like this for a long ti.
“Yandel.”
“Ah…”
“…Are you okay?”
When he ca to his senses, he saw Alia’s face up close. He was looking up at with worried eyes while holding his right hand, which I thought was infinitely small, on my chest.
“Uh uh…….”
“I know how you feel, but now is not the ti.”
“I’m sorry…”
Alia tugged on my wrist and stepped forward, leaving to move my feet in a daze.
That’s because, from what I can see, he was right.
[I wonder if that woman still has the will to do so…]
Erwen also knows as an evil spirit.
In other words, it is difficult to expect that they will still be considered colleagues.
This is… probably the other colleagues as well.
‘Yes……’
Unknowingly, my jaw tightens.
‘After all, the day has co like this.’
Apart from ekly admitting it, I also had these thoughts.
maybe you don’t know
Isn’t it Erwen who is chasing Alia under the misunderstanding that she killed ? Perhaps, whether I am a demon or not, I can treat you as before.
Yes, that possibility certainly exists.
But…
“It’s okay if you don’t hold now.”
I took Alia’s wrist and started running on my own.
It was exactly as Alia said.
Erwen can’t protect right now.
Even if he had the will to do so, Erwen was a mber of the fairies.
If you try to help , you will harm the tribe, and Erwen is also likely to make decisions for the tribe rather than personal feelings.
‘…… is just an excuse.’
I laughed bitterly as I ran.
No matter how clever and cowardly you are, you can’t fool yourself.
I don’t want to et Erwen yet.
Exactly, I’m afraid.
I don’t know what to say when we et.
[right! So did the chief! Evil spirits must be killed as soon as they are discovered!]
Ainar’s words that he had once said.
[Yeah… I didn’t know that before, but now that I’ve gone through what happened today, I know for sure. Why did people say not to believe in evil spirits…]
Misha’s words.
[It is wise to take the opportunity when it cos. The result of what happened to those who believed in evil spirits is right there.]
Mr. Bear said.
Kwak.
It becos a dagger and stabs the heart.
It’s just a thought, but what if you experienced it yourself?
They question my sincerity.
If I could see with my own two eyes how angry they were at being deceived.
What kind of expression would I be making at that ti?
“…….”
If I sohow manage to avoid this place, I might be able to make sure that such a day does not co at all.
So I ran after Alia.
“Yandel this way!”
I got out of the empty plaza and passed the streets of the dark underground city and headed for the lord’s castle in the center.
In addition to the cetery, there is a secret passage in the lord’s castle.
Going up to the ground through this is the urgent priority—
kiik-!
That was the mont when he arrived at Yeongju Castle and opened the closed door with force.
“Avoid Yandel.”
“huh?”
The mont Alia pushed from behind and knocked over through the crack in the door.
Poo-wook.
An arrow flew without a sound and dug deep into Alia’s back.
“……!”
Mouth wide open from shock and body leaning.
Alia, who collapsed on top of , touched my cheek.
“It’s fortunate…”
“…It’s fortunate, that’s what—!”
“Looking at the expression… I don’t think it will hurt you…”
It was a word I couldn’t understand at all.
But there was no turning back.
I hurriedly picked up Alia and stood up.
“Take a safe…”
anwhile, Alia had been saying sothing to , but the words were incomplete.
Kwajik-!
Alia exploded.
holding in my arms
***
「Erwen Fornaci di Tercia casts [Rupture].」
***
Todududu.
Dozens of pieces fall to the floor.
It was a very unreal scene.
“Ah l… Lia…?”
The weight was gone from the arm holding Alia.
But I couldn’t even think of moving my arm that had lost its purpose.
I just thought.
Alia is dead?
like this……?
That too… by Erwen…?
For a mont, even after my body hardened like a stone statue, I caught the disparate part.
“blood.”
There was no blood.
If it was an explosion that would rip a person to pieces like this, blood should have splattered in all directions.
There wasn’t a single drop of blood on my body.
And it’s scary to realize this fact.
Shaaaaaaa-!
Alia, who has turned into hundreds of flesh, turns into a group of lights and disappears.
Like a dead monster.
「Alia Lane Wales’ double body has suffered unbearable damage
.
」
Ahh, I was surprised…….
I thought he was really dead.
‘I’ll tell you in advance if we t as clones from the beginning.’
As much as I was so surprised, I started complaining about Alia, but I hurriedly sorted it out.
Because now is not the ti for that.
‘Let’s think while running.’
I kicked off the ground and continued my run.
When I followed Alia to Noark, I knew the location of the secret passage because I had morized all the routes.
The question is whether we can get there safely…
Tadat.
The arrow still doesn’t fly.
However, it is unknown how long it will remain like this.
Therefore…
‘If we fight… can we win?’
I assud the worst.
The possibility that Erwen will turn against and try to kill .
When I recalled that premise, the scene of Alia’s body exploding naturally flashed through my mind.
‘That effect…….’
It was an explosion that was different from the normal explosion.
The fire didn’t even co together.
Fragnts didn’t bounce like grenades.
It just crumbled into hundreds of pieces like Jenga.
‘I think it’s [Rupture] just by looking at the arm…’
For reference, the effect of [Rupture] is simple.
Regardless of whether it’s an arrow, a sword, or an axe, if the blade can pierce the flesh and inflict more than a certain amount of damage.
Gives fixed damage in proportion to the caster’s main stat.
This ans that all physical resistance, exorcism, and various attributes are ignored.
Just like the ‘Auror’, the exclusive property of humans.
‘In addition, he said that he obtained ‘Pure Blood’ and signed a contract with the King of Spirits…’
Just now, whether it’s [Rupture] or not, I think my chances of winning in a one-on-one battle are small.
Wouldn’t that be the case, if the specs were that high, the equipnt would have been set to a similar level.
‘How can I beat this with my bare body without a weapon?’
It was a ti when I continued to sprint with such thoughts.
Whoa –
The light gem that served as a light source in the dark underground city has lost its light.
It was not a natural phenonon.
If it’s a light gem, I’ve used it a few tis.
When this magical tool runs out of magic power, the light gradually weakens and turns off.
It doesn’t lose its light imdiately like this.
‘…is it a dark spirit?’
I didn’t know that I could deal with this property.
Soon I stopped running.
Took.
I am confident that I can morize the road I once passed.
If you focus on your stride and walk, you will be able to find your way to your destination in the dark.
Unless there is a pursuer chasing from behind.
‘Escape is a failure.’
As soon as I made that decision, I closed my eyes.
Judgnt that it is right to throw away the point of view that has beco useless and focus on other senses.
Soon, my overheated hearing picked up the sound of footsteps.
Turbuck.
It was a little surprising.
Of course, I thought I would hear the sound of the arrow flying first.
‘Well, even if he thought I was an evil spirit, he would still want to talk.’
While energizing his toes so that he could move quickly at any ti, he also rembered Alia’s last words.
[Looking at the expression… I don’t think it will hurt you…….]
It would be true to say that I saw the expression.
Because she is a woman whose visibility is many tis wider than mine.
He might have t Erwen’s eyes as he was shooting an arrow beyond the darkness.
But…
‘How can you be so sure just by looking at his expression?’
No one knows what Erwen is thinking as he walks towards in the dark.
That’s why…
“Are you Erwen?”
I talked to Erwen.
No answer ca back.
Also, the footsteps stopped.
pounding-!
Silence where only the sound of my heart echoes like thunder.
“mister.”
With that title I haven’t heard in a long ti, the Light Gem started working again.
Shaaaaa –
Light that spreads in all directions and illuminates the surroundings.
Thanks to you, I was able to understand
“really.”
Why did Alia say she was lucky?
Why were you so sure you wouldn’t hurt ?
“Uncle… is that…?”
You could tell just by looking at his face.
Well, at least for that mont it was.
***
“Yes.”
The mont I put positive words in my mouth.
Erwen’s amber eyes tremble violently, pouring out fragnts of countless emotions.
Joy, joy, anticipation, anxiety, fear.
And…
“Uh how…”
disbelief.
“Boo must have died…”
“Oh, that’s it.”
“That’s it! That’s the end of the story…!”
Erwen, who had raised his voice for a mont as if his emotions were inflad, suddenly shut his mouth.
“…Could it be that woman’s trick?”
A murmur as if realizing sothing.
At the sa ti, Erwen’s eyes changed sharply.
“who are you.”
Uh, I didn’t know that my emotions would fluctuate so much……
From then on, I was really worried that he wouldn’t hurt , but I tried my best to answer.
“Who is it? I am Bjorn Yandel.”
“lie.”
“Would you believe if I used sothing [Giant]?”
“Okay.”
The short tone was strangely heterogeneous, but I cast [Giant] without saying anything.
“What is… Are you a real man?!” Erwen
‘s tone returned to normal.
Well,
it
was only for a mont
.
.”
Erwen, who was delighted with a tearful expression, quickly returned to cold mode, and I hurriedly used [Leap].
And…….
“Really mister…!”
“Yes, I’m glad you still believe—”
“…Did you think this would happen? This isn’t enough.”
The sa thing was repeated several tis.
Erwen continued to make demands, as if checking all of my essence would help.
When he told to use [Flesh Explosion], I was very dizzy.
“.. “It was a fake, after all?”
Those eyes, full of madness and murder, really made my 5 limbs tingle.
However, he said that he had deleted the essence, and instead decided to prove his identity with stories that only the two of us knew.
“At the first eting , The one you gave .”
“Licho leaves.”
“The na of the inn where we spent the first night.”
“…….”
“Can’t you answer…?”
“Empty garlic. It was an inn nad “Salt” and
“It’s late.”
“Aren’t you embarrassed because it’s the first night? I just went to see Jeongsoo…….”
“Hmm.”
How much noise did he have to make while talking about the old days like that?
I got rid of my doubts.
Even though it was unknown when I would go wrong again and aim a protest at my forehead.
For now, I did .
“Ah mister…!”
?”
After a while, he spat out his greeting.
Erwen, who drew a bow as if he had never done that, clenched his fists tightly as if he hated them.
“Why… they just appeared! As long as he was alive…! Why didn’t you co to see !”
Oh, this may seem like that.
I didn’t co because I didn’t want to co because it was …
“There were circumstances.
” After answering, Erwen cautiously asked,
“When you say ‘circumstances’… are you referring to sothing that has been announced as an evil spirit?”
In a way, this question might be the most important question in this conversation. It was a
mountain that we had to overco soday.
“Idiot,”
Erwen
muttered softly,
“I can’t care about that…”
” …do you an you don’t believe in the royal announcent?”
A sense of guilt and relief also coexisted.
Erwen must have concluded that he didn’t believe it. The fact that he’s casually conversing in front of right now is proof—
“No? You said that whether the announcent was true or not had nothing to do with ?”
“Huh?”
I couldn’t help but tilt my head as I looked at Erwen who asked back as if he was saying sothing obvious. Then, did
he think an explanation was necessary?
He opened his mouth as if he were teaching him,
“Mister, we t when we were adults,
right?”
“Is that so?” “Evil
spirits appear only on the day we beco adults.
”
“…Is that so?”
I asked back, unable to hide my timid expression, and Erwen ca over and grabbed my hand tightly.
“The reason why she risked her life in the cave to protect and let know what I didn’t know was after my sister died… It’s you who raised up.” I
felt the body temperature transmitted through my hands especially warm.
“No matter what anyone says, the uncle is Bjorn Yandel to .”
Yes, there may be people who think like this
. .”
Many words like thank you ca to my mind, but I couldn’t say anything and kept my mouth shut.
Maybe Erwen doesn’t know.
How much comfort that short word just gave …
“But… ….”
Then Erwen let go of my hand.
Then, with eyes and tone that seed to have returned to the starting point, he said to .
“Are you really a man?”
I think I’m going crazy.
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