episode_0025

A dark space that obscures your vision…

Janes, who instantly sensed an ominous magical power that made his skin crawl, instinctively kicked off the bed, stood up, and immediately pulled out the dagger that was on the table.

Chiing..

Even at this moment, Janes did not take out the long sword he was wearing at his waist, fearing that a fight would break out in the small room. It was a moment where her very careful choice stood out.

The firm expression of Janes, who had managed to remain alert, was full of tension, as if there was no room for negotiation.

＂Come out..＂

As soon as Janes’ cold voice, which seemed to cut her at any moment, ended, perhaps in response to her movements, something dark and clinging to the ceiling took the form of a black-purple mist and slowly came down and began to fill the room.

A chilling feeling that can be felt through the skin.

The color of bloody magic visible to the naked eye.

The moment he first encountered it, all of Janes’ senses completely disappeared, as if they had never existed from the beginning.

No… Maybe she was caught up in this alien sensation, as if her existence had completely disappeared from this world, and eventually she began to feel severe headaches and dizziness.

＇What.. what is it?＇

Without being able to respond in any way, all of Janes’ senses were controlled by an unknown dark purple fog.

‘I can’t feel anything..’

＇Who am I?＇

That moment..

Janes senses something warm in his chest and realizes that it is a [portable hand warmer] that Dahyin gave him as a gift, and begins to come to his senses.

First, we needed to face the reality of this place.

Janes, who felt as if he was trapped in a dream, barely managed to control his instinctive body without a moment of hesitation and boldly slashed his own thigh.

Sigh!

I did not stab deeply because my movements could be restricted when dealing with an unknown enemy. She always moved carefully, as if choosing the best option.

Janes, who was able to regain consciousness through the momentary pain, began to look for someone in the shape of the black and purple fog surrounding him.

Janes, who came to his senses with a quick decision at that split-second, did not show any movement, and was ready to swing his dagger without hesitation the moment he saw the enemy.

＂As expected, you are from {Service Knight}..＂

The voices of men and women were cleverly mixed together… the listener’s face was automatically frowning, causing a sense of rejection. However, Janes seemed to have been waiting for this moment, and without any hesitation, he drew a blank void in the direction of the sound.

Seuuu!!

Her actions showed Janes’ firm appearance as if there were no negotiations with the enemy, and there was only one brave knight left here to kill the enemy.

＂As expected, conversation is not working..＂

just as expected. The mysterious shadow, which was only showing a faint shape in the purple-black fog, said something in front of Janes! He threw it and started grinning as if waiting for her reaction.

“Oh, by the way.. you didn’t see it, right?”

“I’ll give you back your vision..”

Only then did I begin to see the surroundings, albeit slightly, through the blue moonlight coming through the window.

＂Enjoy yourselves to the fullest..＂

From the corner of his eye, Janes sees something that has fallen right below him.

that..

Three amputated left hands…

Two of them had familiar wedding rings on their left ring fingers, and the other hand belonged to a child who looked quite young.

Hair stone…

When Janes saw the three severed left hands that had fallen in front of him, his strong appearance collapsed in just a moment, and soon, as if he had completely lost his will to fight, his legs gave out and he began to collapse.

＂Ah.. no…＂

“This…”

The momentum from a moment ago completely disappeared, and Janes’ increasingly rough breathing began to engulf him.

Janes, who lost all strength in an instant, sat down as if denying reality and looked at the left hands that had fallen in front of her once again, but it was like confirming that they were the left hands of her parents and her only brother. She was frustrated again.

It would be better if I hadn’t listened to this unpleasant sound.

Maybe if I swung my sword at the enemy again without hesitation…

I thought for a moment that I might have to face this reality, but Janes, who had already figured out the situation, couldn’t see anything.

I just screamed and got angry at this situation, but Janes’ desperate cries were never heard. The only sensations she could feel were the pain from cutting her thigh to regain consciousness and the vision given to her by this unknown being.

The expression of despair is obscured by the tears flowing like crazy.

This situation, where no one can be heard even if he screams out of his throat, makes Janes even more stressed.

The mysterious shadow was in control of Janes, whose entire body was engulfed by the black and purple fog that had already covered the surrounding area. After seeing Janes’ expression numb with pain, the mysterious shadow let out an eerie laugh as if he was enjoying this moment. And started putting more pressure on him.

“Don’t try to think about anything…”

Janes could only stare, tears streaming down her face as the pressure surged as if she was suffocating.

＂All you have to do is bring Dahyun alive.＂

“I hope you make a wise choice..”

The threat to Dahein’s exclusive driver, Janes, to kidnap him… Knowing how cruel it was to her, the mysterious shadow once again admired Janes’ expression of extreme frustration and then burst into maniacal laughter. He started grinning.

On the other hand, Janes, who could not hear any sound, began to shed tears while holding the cold left hands of her parents and younger brother in her arms.

A very cold feeling…

At that moment, the mysterious shadow quietly approached Janes, who was in despair and frustration, and began to whisper something to motivate him.

＂That’s right..＂

“My younger brother, who is still alive, was desperately looking for me..”

This may also have been a false whisper to tease Janes. If she were sane, she would have had doubts, but even so, she had to stand up with the feeling of holding on to even a glimmer of hope.

As the eldest daughter of a family…

Even if it meant betraying the master he served, nothing was more important than family, so Janes had to make a terrible decision.

A deal with an enemy who had already made all preparations to move Janes… no… the order was completely unavoidable for her.

Moreover, Janes could clearly sense that the sneer coming from the mysterious shadow’s voice was not the same as acting.

There wasn’t even a single hint of emotion in the way he spoke, and I could tell that it was only a means among tens of thousands of choices to achieve his own goals.

That means…

No matter what negotiations and tricks Janes tried, it would all go according to the will of the mysterious shadow that was already in control of the entire situation. So I had no choice but to be frustrated.

There was a high probability that Janes’ parents, excluding her younger brother, were already dead.

In order to make Janes move, he was left alone with his younger brother.

The mysterious shadow that had taken the family’s life hostage told them the meeting place and time, and then completely disappeared, as if it had never existed in the first place.

***

I feel the cool air again.

The moonlight outside the window appears bluish and shines from afar.

The throbbing wound on my thigh told me that this was the reality, but even more dizzying was the amputated left arm of the three people, lying naked, glimmering before my eyes.

Sloppy red blood flowing from the cut surface. Judging from the fact that it is still alive, it seems like it hasn’t been long since this Satan happened…

Left alone in the room, Janes struggles to get up from her fallen knees… and just bows her head while holding the amputated left arm of her family member in her arms.

***

{Dirrin Village}

It is the village of war hero Dincia, whose territory is deep in the mountains where ferocious monsters live.

{Dirrin Village} is a separate village that does not belong to the kingdom, but is not a hostile force. There is absolutely no information about its location or how many troops it has.

However, each of the female knights who follow Dincia has a level of skill that surpasses that of {Knights of Service}, so even if they are discovered, there are concerns that great damage will occur.

{Knight of Service}

It refers to the state of being able to use magical power to wear armor and weapons, and is a name given to someone who has proven to be an excellent swordsman in the kingdom.