episode_0055
by fnovelpiaIs this a dream?
Absolutely not. The pressure that was squeezing my soul beyond my body was too vivid to be a dream.
Lin’s calm heartbeat suddenly began to race to its limit. Her senses became sharper, while her body became stiff and goosebumps appeared on the back of her neck.
Suin’s intuition rings a loud alarm bell in Lin’s head. The senses of her entire body scream silently.
That’s dangerous.
I need to run away right now.
But Lin couldn’t even move.
Because the aura of death was pressing down on my whole body.
The cold, dead air that has settled down tramples my lungs mercilessly. Even breathing is difficult.
“Caeng… … .”
Lin hesitated and stepped back. It was an unconscious movement.
Be on the lookout for the messenger and watch for escape routes.
The closest one was the door right behind. There was Rin, who had been running away her whole life.
Lin crouched down as much as she could and gathered strength into her legs. She pressed her feet hard into the floor, her curled toes gripping the rough wood grain of the floor.
For just one sprint.
In the air filled with tension, the Grim Reaper takes action. The frosty Perunnat falls like a guillotine, handing down the death sentence.
grasp!
At the same time, Lin kicked her foot in an instant, expanding her strength beyond what she could suppress any longer.
A water race with outstanding basic physical abilities. Even though she was a girl, the water race’s strength was comparable to that of a human knight’s physical strength.
A new form of Lin that shoots out, crushing the floor of the Ujikkeun Inn.
Perfect escape!
Iron Man!
“Wow!”
There was nothing like it. My body jerked in the air. It was because of the chains. The strong chains that Karami had prepared in the blacksmith shop.
Due to extreme tension, Lin forgot that his ankles were chained. He fell to the floor with a thud!
The scythe fell.
Thanks to the chains, the grim reaper’s attack was directed towards the door, as if it had predicted Rin’s escape route. If it hadn’t been stopped by the chains, their upper and lower bodies might have been separated forever.
But that didn’t mean I could feel at ease. The attack the scythe had created wasn’t limited to what was visible.
Wedge!
The wind swept. As if by magic, the god of death created something out of nothing, interfering with the laws of the world. A sharp wind, similar to the swordsmanship of a skilled swordsman, swept in.
“Caeng!”
Numerous scars are carved all over Lin’s body. Blood spurts out. The inn room is torn apart like firewood, and the chains are also cut by the sword wind.
As soon as the chains that had been binding her were cut off, Lin’s legs started spinning in circles before she dashed out the door.
The messenger of death chased after the fox that escaped through the wall.
“Hmm… ?”
It was shortly after that that Karami woke up.
His eyes, half-asleep and just waking up, suddenly opened. The wall was hollow and pieces of it fell to the floor. The wind and rain swept into the room.
That wasn’t really a problem. It was surprising, but it wasn’t his property.
There was no Lin.
There was only a cleanly cut chain lying there with the open door.
“What is this…?”
Knock knock.
A hasty trotting sound was heard.
Seira came running into the room with a pale complexion.
“Are you okay?”
“Uh… I don’t care, but what’s going on?”
“I heard a commotion and came out, and saw Hongho being chased by the messenger. I chased after you, thinking you had finally received your punishment, but you were fine for nothing.”
The inn rooms were nowhere near as clean as a battlefield where a fierce battle had taken place, except for the area near Karami, which was strangely untouched.
“Rin is being chased by the god of death right now?”
“Yes. A messenger like that suddenly appeared. It must have been a misfortune caused by Hongho.”
Seira, who had passed by the god of death, felt its energy for a moment.
My legs gave out and I almost collapsed on the spot. The god of death radiated a presence that was so strong that I couldn’t even think of resisting death.
It must have appeared because of Hongho’s misfortune. It was far beyond the category of an ordinary messenger.
“What are you doing?”
Karamiga was getting ready to go out, changing into his clothes. Seira stared blankly, unable to read his intentions.
“We have to chase after it.”
“You’re going to chase that thing? You?”
“If a slave is in danger, isn’t it your duty as the master to save him?”
Sayra, a werewolf, doesn’t like dogs very much. The sound of their barking is unpleasant. And what Karami was talking about now was also dog noise.
Even if Karami found out Rin’s location, there was nothing he could do about it. It was something he could only say because he was completely ignorant of combat.
“You’ll only end up adding more tribute if you go. Don’t do anything useless and stay still.”
There are two ways to deal with it now. Either get help from the knights and subdue them before more damage occurs, or wait for Hong Ho, the cause of the misfortune, to die.
Kuung!
There was a vibration. Beyond the breached wall, smoke was spreading from the residential area.
“There it is.”
Ignoring Seira’s warning, Karami ran straight out.
Seira didn’t even laugh in vain at the sight of his back. What kind of confidence is he? Is he certain that he won’t die?
‘Do or die.’
I’ve done enough monitoring. If I report that I’ve crossed the line of death on my own, I can return to my easy administrative work. But…
‘…Because the evaluation has to be done properly.’
Karami, a habitual slave abandoner.
I will see his ugliness with my own two eyes and write about it.
Seira followed behind, rationalizing it.
***
“Hehe, hehe… !”
A city night where all you can hear is the sound of heavy rain.
Impatient footsteps split the darkness.
The unfamiliar geography. The road feels very unfamiliar to Lin, who is not a dirt or stone person. Nevertheless, he fully demonstrates the escape skills he has honed throughout his life.
It actively uses its small body and flexible cat-like body to freely jump through gaps that are barely possible. It slides between walls and sometimes turns its body sharply to climb up steep walls and onto roofs.
Light and raw movements reminiscent of a beast. This would be enough to shake off any pursuer, but the Grim Reaper was no ordinary being.
I know without looking back.
I know even if I don’t hear it.
Because the god of death was chasing after her, spreading the scent of death. Only towards Rin. When he smelled that scent, his heart started beating nonstop like a bomb about to explode.
Why are you chasing me?
Lin suddenly asks a question. She once thought that. The monsters in Baekwoon Valley are a problem of location. If she could just get out of here, it might be okay.
But the grim reaper pursuing them with obvious hostility cut off the last thread of hope.
Misfortune is wrapped around life like an endless chain.
Once you have the pink tail tag, you can’t escape it.
Lin ran forward, panting heavily, and then suddenly looked back. The reaper who had been chasing her like a leech was nowhere to be seen.
Where did you go?
Did you shake it off?
It was a mistake. There is more to it than meets the eye. I can still feel the aura of death.
That was when.
Boom!
The side wall collapsed as if it had exploded, sending up a huge cloud of dust. Cracked bricks and debris flew in all directions, and a blue-clad god of death appeared from within.
The scythe of the God of Death flashed like a blade that cut through the flow of time along with the rain. The shockwave hit Rin.
“Caeng!”
Lin’s body floated high into the sky and then crashed down, bouncing on the ground like a water sparrow.
Lin, whose small body was completely shocked, tried to get up, but fell down again.
“Kkiiing… .”
Rin squeezes out pitiful tears. Her pitiful appearance evokes a lot of sympathy, but it is useless because the opponent is a god of death.
The god of death’s blue eyes were fixed on Rin. His distant gaze seemed to gaze at Rin’s soul beyond her body, so at first glance, he seemed interested in her soul.
In the chains that bind the soul.
The grim reaper slowly extends his hand.
Lin shut her eyes tightly.
“Now?”
“Now.”
The rainwater on the ground reflects the rising chimney. A werewolf stands with its back to the moon.
Seira’s long, ash-gray hair flutters as she shoots her body like a cannonball. She transforms her arms into partial water and strikes down with her claws.
grasp!
Seira cut off the god of death’s arm. While the god of death hesitated, she turned around and grabbed Rin by the collar, applying rotational force.
“Take it straight.”
Thrown.
“Hahaha, even if you don’t say it like that, it’s easy── Huh!”
Karami, who had been waiting, opened his arms wide to receive Rin, but it was difficult for him to receive it stably with his weak body. Unable to withstand the impact, he was thrown backwards along with Rin.
Karami slipped and slipped on the floor soaked with rainwater. Even in that state, he did not keep his arms wrapped around Rin tightly still.
“Kkiing… ?”
A gentle warmth felt on the cold body. And when I sniffed, I could smell a strangely comforting scent. Lin raised her head to check.
Her hair was soaking wet like seaweed, and her clothes were a mess. But Karami was still looking down with the corners of her lips raised.
“You’re really good at running away. I hope you don’t run away from me though~”
“Kkiing?”
Karami got up, stroking Rin’s head.
Seira evaded the attacks with her nimble footwork. She stepped on the scythe’s handle and leaped backwards, landing gliding next to Karami.
“You did what you wanted… but what are you going to do now? This is no ordinary messenger. Even if you summon the entire Knights, it would be difficult to guarantee victory.”
As Seira stood on end and stood on guard, Karami stared at the Reaper in silence. Even from afar, she had a vague sense of it, but it was the familiar colored Reaper.
“Father, even if you are my father, you shouldn’t swing a sickle at my slave without permission.”
“Father… ?”
Likewise, the god of death stared at Karami with calm blue eyes.
Their gazes met in the air. In the meantime, Seira looked back and forth between the two without understanding.
The first one to avoid eye contact was the Grim Reaper. He turned his head and looked somewhere, then he leisurely flew towards that direction.
The situation ended so absurdly that it was embarrassing to have raised the tension to its peak. Seira vaguely realized that Karami was the cause.
“You… .”
“Oh, you look cold. Let’s go back quickly. You’re going to catch a cold.”
Karami walked towards the inn with a suitable excuse. Seira narrowed her eyes and stared at his back.
I need to correct it.
Karami may be a more dangerous person than the public’s assessment suggests.
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