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“What are you talking about, Ilya!”

“Are you lying? That bastard threatened you… ”

The response to the soldiers who shouted in denial of Sarago’s words was an apology: “I’m sorry.”. No one could accept this situation.

Even though the years they had known each other were short, was it true that the trust and affection they shared to achieve the same goal were all false?

After Naiz was captured, was the anger in her eyes when she came to see us really an act? The longer I thought about it, the more unbelievable it became.

That look of anger and resentment that was not a single lie… Even that small trembling…

Deputy Commander Gourik muttered, shaking his head.

“Definitely…Definitely mental magic… ”

He bit his lip, unable to utter the last words.

Mental magic, as it is an ability related to curses, is not a magic that is easily affected by those with high divine power.

Among them, elves are rumored to have great inner divinity and spiritual power.

The chances that she would be under a psychic spell are…

I could definitely say zero.

Gourik realized that he had no more means to deny this fact. This was reality. His confusion quickly spread, affecting all the soldiers around him.

Gourik also knew. If he stopped here, everything would be over. Even if Captain Luca was there, it would be impossible to command this many people alone.

Even though I knew it in my head, my body wouldn’t follow suit. Is this how Captain Luca must have felt when he was kicked out of the royal army?

How could the captain move his legs so calmly in that place?

Gourik was so shocked that his brain stopped working.

“Hey, honey! Gourik!”

That didn’t change even when he heard the voice of Luca, whom he admired.

“Tsk. There’s nothing I can do. From now on, I and Yansro will be in charge of all units!”

“But Captain Luca… ”

“Rejection is rejected. Right now, there is no one else who can lead this large force except you.”

“… I will obey your command.”

“All units! Don’t forget why you came here!”

Luca shouted, thrusting his sword forward. At his command, all the soldiers who had been dumbfounded rushed forward, raising their weapons toward the sky.

Although they succeeded in reviving the atmosphere that was on the verge of collapse, they were not able to regain the momentum they had before. The fight they were winning quickly turned into a heated battle. And if they could not resolve this issue here, their defeat in this fight would be certain.

A man smiling quietly in the darkening battle.

He drank the remaining wine on the second floor.

“I thought the method used against them would be the same even though they are from the same origin. The only difference is that this time the betrayer wasn’t mentally manipulated.”

“… ”

“Why are you making such a sad face? You were probably in on my plan too?”

“… I’m going to kill you.”

“How brutal. I wish I could talk to that guy a little more gently.”

Sarah approaches Logs, who is lying on the floor.

“Shut up.”

Ilya, who was blocking his way, said.

“Bring Naiz quickly.”

“What’s so urgent? And get out of the way. I have business with that guy, not you.”

“Give me back my name first.”

“… ”

Seeing her stern expression, Sarah raised both hands as if she couldn’t win. It would be okay to kill her later. For now, it would be better to give her hope.

That way, it might hurt more when you fall.

however…

Why doesn’t the wound look that deep?

Ilia had a personality where he would give everything to someone he opened his heart to. So, even though he ordered her to knock out Logs, he gave her a weapon that could crush her head with a single weak swing…

I didn’t know he was alive and well. When I first saw him, I thought he was just a piece of trash, but the more I looked at him, the more interesting he became.

“Hey!”

“Ah… I’m sorry. So, where were we talking about?”

“Stop talking nonsense and give me back my name!”

“Yeah, that’s what I said. If you want to see it, you can.”

“Then bring him quickly.”

“Before that, I wondered how strong the elf’s mental power was.”

Sarah smiled and snapped her fingers. But the ceiling began to shake and holes began to form above it. Ilya glared at him.

“What are you doing?”

“I just want to satisfy my curiosity.”

bang!!

From the hole in the ceiling, monsters with appearances too bizarre to be human. These ‘things’, no more, no less, fell from the ceiling in various shapes as if raining down.

A human with two faces. A human with an abnormally large body. A human with an upper body split in half.

Humans who have been altered to the point where it is impossible to look at them with your eyes open. They are so hideous that it is impossible to believe that this was done by another human being.

Ilya bit his lips at the sight.

“If it were normal, I would have felt nauseous… So it seems like it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that he has good mental strength.”

Sarah nodded in understanding. Ilia, who was not pleased with the sight, opened his mouth with difficulty.

“If you’ve confirmed it, return the name quickly.”

“The more I see it, the more touching it is, the love of a friend”

Sarah stood in front of Ilia, pretending to wipe away her tears.

“I think this is a really cool will that doesn’t break even in the face of scenery.”

“Stop saying weird things and hurry up…!”

Before he could finish his story, Sarago suddenly appeared and Ilya flinched and took a step back.

Bam.

And then something touched his heel. Ilya slowly lowered his head to examine the object.

It was Logs lying on the ground with blood pouring from his head.

“Ugh!”

Ilya couldn’t stand the sight and retched. He had been holding on well… Why was he suddenly doing this?

“Saragoza said as if answering her question.

“These guys have very special powers. You probably know that, since you were born a slave.”

“… No way.”

“Yes, these guys are modified humans who can emit an aura ten times stronger than the incense they use to raid elf villages. Your divine power and mental power must be at rock bottom by now.”

“Ugh… ”

Sarah smiled as if she was amused by the sight of Ilya suffering from a headache.

“I don’t know how much longer I can hold out.”

“I will never… fall down until you return the nase.”

“Hahahaha!! Yeah, that bitch you said you wanted to see so badly. But unfortunately I already showed you that bitch. You just can’t find her.”

“… ”

For a moment, Ilya’s pupils dilated as he did not understand what was being said.

“You’ve broken too many rules. Not only did you help that unconscious guy escape, but you also guided him to where the rebels are?”

“How, how about that… ”

“There is a way. I knew from the beginning that you were giving our information to those guys. So I thought. How can I punish you for it.”

Sarah grabbed her face and pulled it towards her to show her the ‘thing’ behind her.

An aura that seemed several times stronger than other monsters. There wasn’t much change in appearance, but the eyes had already lost their life.

“No… That’s a lie… ”

“Accept reality, this is all because of you.”

“That’s not happening! Naiz! Come to your senses!”

Ilia’s cries were not heard by Neyz, who had already turned into ‘that thing’.

“Ah… No… Please… ”

Ilia reached out to Naiz. Sarago burst into laughter at the sight of her.

“It’s a sad voice. But you better keep that in mind. That woman won’t come back anymore,”

Ilia let out a trembling breath and pushed Sarago’s hand away.

“It’s a lie… It’s all a lie… ”

“What a beautiful expression. How many months have I waited for that expression.”

“Return… ”

“Why are you mad at me? You brought this on yourself. If you had just listened to my orders and given me the right information, this wouldn’t have happened. Accept reality! This is all your fault!”

“Eww!!!”

Ilya was delighted at the sound of Sarah screaming.

“If you really want, I can give you a bitch like that. Of course, if you touch that bitch, your divine powers will be reduced by the drug, so you’ll melt away.”

Ilya shook his head at his story. And “… It’s all my fault… ”, he muttered, and sat down on the floor, laughing like a lunatic.

Mental strength that has already weakened to the point of weakness.

There, even the pillar of the heart called ‘Naize’ was gone.

Ilya no longer felt any regrets about life.

As this went on, the interest in Sarago’s mind began to fade. And it didn’t take long for that to happen.

“As expected, toys become boring after you use them once. But of all the toys I’ve ever enjoyed, this was the most fun.”

A mocking laugh.

Hearing that laughter, Ilya realized that the guilt and resentment he had been hiding were growing in a corner of his heart.

She clutched her chest, feeling as if her heart was being ripped apart. No tears came out. She had no right to shed tears.

“By now, all the guys on the first floor will have already been wiped out. You should go meet that dead bitch.”

‘I’m going to die now…’

Ilia, who was already ruined to the point of ruin, raised his head.

I’m sorry for betraying everyone. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have lived… I should have died back then.

Sarah raised one arm and pointed her finger at Ilia.

“Kill him.”

At his command, all the monsters around him, except for Naiz, reacted simultaneously, as if a pack of wolves were hunting one individual.

The monsters rushed at Ilya.

Ah… wait, Naize…

Ilya closed his eyes to accept his fate.

The memories we’ve accumulated over time can be seen in that pitch-black darkness.

Those were not memories with Naiz, but memories made with the people I met here.

‘I thought I had no more regrets…’

I still don’t want to die.

As she held those words in her mind, a memory entered her mind. It was not a very old memory.

Memories of a man who saved her from being surrounded by men several times.

Instinctively, she called the man’s name.

“Save me… Logs.”

grasp!!!

All the monsters that had rushed at Ilya fell away.

Someone standing between the surprised Sarago and Ilia.

An aura that almost feels like you’re looking at the devil.

The man took a fighting stance and opened his mouth.

“I must receive the punishment for betraying you.”