episode_0064

“No… no…!”

Tears are pouring down incessantly, and my legs are so weak that it is difficult to even stand properly.

However, Ariel stands up with just the determination to see Venice. He falls and falls several times, but gets up again and runs inside the cave.

“Please… Please…”

The length of the cave must have been short, but how could it have felt so long? It feels like I’m running towards a finish line with no end in sight.

As my field of vision expands, the black tent that was right in front of me becomes so far away that I cannot see it. The short hallway stretches infinitely.

It was truly unrealistic, but Ariel had no time to recognize it. Only one thought was dominating Ariel’s mind right now.

It becomes increasingly difficult to take a step. It feels as if guilt and guilt are binding my entire body and pulling me from behind.

“…Sigh. Let go of this…!”

Crackling..crackling..

Ariel’s purple eyes begin to burn brightly, and the grips holding her are torn apart by the brilliant magic that begins to burn.

As soon as I dispel all the thoughts that cloud my judgment, the endless cave returns. In no time, Ariel had arrived right in front of the black tent.

Sigh-!

When the black tent is pushed hard, the already shabby tent is torn and flutters in the air. Ariel runs further inward along the bloody path on the floor.

“…………!”

In the dark warlock’s workshop, Venice leans against the innermost iron bars and breathes heavily. The road of blood stopped at its end.

“Venice…!”

A sense of joy begins to fill you. Because I was finally able to meet you.

I felt stupid, idiotic, and sick, but now I can finally understand your true feelings.

Because I learned about all the noble sacrifices that made me feel like crying just by looking at them.

Ariel sheds tears and at the same time smiles brighter than ever. Thinking about the happy future I will have with him again and the memories I will build.

I approach Venice, kneel down and sit down in front of him. Ariel’s fragile knees were cracked and blood was leaking out, but she did not notice.

“Cough…..”

“Venice! Come to your senses…!”

“Cluck, crunch…”

I shook his limp body and tried to talk to him, but Venice just kept coughing up blood as if he couldn’t hear me.

A river of red flowed around the spot where he sat down, enough to believe that several people had already died.

“….Wait a moment! I…I’ll treat you right away…!”

Nevertheless, Ariel smiled. For now, it seemed like now that the wall had been broken, even people who were on the verge of death could be cured.

The magic power resonating around Ariel gathers in Ariel’s hands and begins to flow through Venice’s body.

It was a magical power so pure and gentle that even a person ignorant of magic could tell that it was saving people.

Ariel’s magical power begins to build up inside Venice’s body. At the same time, the wounds and holes all over his body begin to fill up.

Venice, who was in such a state of complete disrepair that one would have believed she was half-corpse, returned to her normal appearance in an instant.

It was so much magic that it could even work a miracle. Until now, the magic that perfectly cured a dying person had only been heard of in legends and myths.

“I… I’m sorry… Venice…”

“……..”

Ariel hugs Venice tightly and begins to apologize in tears. Just the thought of touching his body fills me with joy and makes me smile automatically.

His warmth was so warm and cozy that it even made Ariel’s frozen and broken heart melt.

‘….Now I’ll take full responsibility.’

what you want If there is anything you wish for, I will make it come true.

With just one word from you, I will use all my status and power to make it happen somehow.

Tears welled up in my eyes, but I smiled. Just thinking about all the moments I would spend with him in the future made me so happy that I felt blessed.

…Let’s go out together. Let’s prove your innocence and take care of the little things in daily life together like before.

“….cough.”

“……Huh?”

However, Ariel’s happy fantasy did not come true. This is because Venice, who was hugging her tightly, vomited so much blood that it turned Ariel’s white clothes red.

“Uh….Uh huh? Why is this like this…?”

Ah…it looks like it hasn’t been completely cured yet. I’m sorry, please wait a moment. I’ll treat you soon…

Ariel smiles as she casts healing magic on him again. However, I couldn’t stop my mouth from trembling due to the anxiety that started to bloom again.

It should never happen, but if it started to bloom, it was anxiety that would grow out of control.

Ariel tried to shake off the imagination by shaking her head and talking to herself as if hypnotizing herself.

Because that will never happen. Because Venice will recover again and show me its beautiful, pure smile again.

“Cough… Kehehe….”

Sigh-!

“Uh…huh?”

However, Venice once again spits out a huge amount of blood. Ariel’s hand, which was clinging to him, was already covered in blood, and red marks were left on her pure white snow-like skin.

“This…is strange. This can’t be happening…”

Clearly his healing magic was perfect. It was a healing magic powerful enough to be sure that it could save someone who was already dead.

It was clear that the painful wounds I inflicted on myself disappeared in just a few seconds.

“Cluck…cluck…”

Venice coughs up blood again. The barely formed smile breaks, and Ariel’s expression begins to fill with anxiety.

“Ah…no…! The state of Venice is…!”

Ariel couldn’t speak. This was because the inside of Venice’s body, which had confirmed the magic power with her eyes, was already in complete disrepair.

Most of his organs were soaked in black magic, turning black and rotting, and no matter how much he concentrated his magic and used healing magic, there was no sign of improvement.

“This…this can’t be…”

“Cough… Who are you there… ”

“…….!”

Ariel, who was covering her head in denial, approached Venice, who spoke in a voice so faint that she could not be heard, and listened.

“Venice…Venice! Come to your senses…!”

“I don’t know who you are… but… cough. I’m already late…”

“What…what…?!”

Ariel’s eyes turn round, and her mind goes blank. It seemed like Venice couldn’t be heard or seen very well. Judging by the fact that he doesn’t even recognize Ariel in front of him.

Venice coughs repeatedly and barely manages to speak with a bitter smile.

“My body…. has become irreparable due to the demonic energy. Probably… I will die soon.”

“No… don’t say that…! I… I must find a way…!”

“….Haha. I don’t know what you’re talking about… I can’t hear you.”

Ariel’s screams did not reach Venice. No matter how loudly you call him or shake his body, Venice only gives a small smile and continues talking.

“Hey… if you can… cough. Could you please listen to my last words?”

“……!”

No… please don’t say that. Because I will definitely try to save you.

Ariel hits the ground, regrets, and screams. He hits his head and begins to search for a way to save Venice.

At the same time, cast a healing spell on Venice without stopping. Even using all the mana around him and the mana he had accumulated over a long period of time.

However, Venice seemed to have taken that action as a sign of acceptance, and after saying a small thank you, she began to speak.

“I…. I really tried. To save everyone… really…”

“I know…! Now that you know everything…! Please stop talking…! Because I will save you…!”

“But… I’m not sure if my actions were really right… Haha…”

Please stop talking. Every time you talk, more blood leaks out.

Your actions were heroic and noble in anyone’s eyes. So please…

“…Actually, I knew it would happen like this. Because it was the path I chose…”

“Stop…Stop…! If you do that, you will really die…!!”

“But… I think it’s a little sad. I… will be remembered by those I loved and cared for… as nothing more than a criminal…”

haha-

Seeing his empty smile on his face, Ariel breaks down once again. I felt like his smile really meant the end. I felt like I would never see his face again.

“No…! I… I am there…! Now I know everything…!”

“….I promised myself to endure it. Just thinking about it… makes my heart ache. Haha… I’m a little stupid, right?”

“No…! It’s not stupid at all. Please, please speak…!”

Venice’s dim eyes begin to become even more cloudy. Venice’s body, which had been holding on with all its might, begins to lose strength.

“Ah… no…! Please wait a little longer, Venice…! Just a little bit, just a little bit…!”

“…I…I guess it’s time to go now. I’m so… tired…”

“No, no no no no!!!!!!! Please just a little more…!”

His eyes, which were always full of life, became dim and seemed to be looking somewhere.

Ariel begged and prayed again. It’s okay for anyone, so just give me some time.

Please save him and give him a chance to apologize.

“….Guys… Everyone…”

“Ah…no! Just a moment, just a moment! Because I think it’s really done now…!”

“….Sister… Kale…Pria…”

The two blurred eyes are bent as if looking at a fantasy. Trembling hands stretch out into the air.

“….Eriel….Lady.”

“…………!”

When he called her in a trembling voice, Ariel stopped.

It felt as if my head, which had been spinning tightly, stopped in an instant and all the nerves in my body were focused on his voice. It felt like my heart had dropped.

The corners of Venice’s mouth begin to draw an arc. And, she smiles warmer and more purely than any moment Ariel has ever seen.

“….You have to get along well… No….ㄴ..”

Before the words are finished, the life in Venice’s eyes disappears. The warm smile returns to its original place and points to silence.

“…..Venice?”

“…….”

Ariel called Venice without realizing it. However, there was no answer from Venice.

I shake Venice’s cold body with my hands that are shaking like crazy. Venice’s body shakes helplessly as Ariel moves.

My mind felt even more foggy and I couldn’t think of anything, and my heart ached as if it had already burst.

“Ah….no…”

“………….”

“Ah…ahhh…!”

Ariel’s eyes become as empty as a dead person’s. A terrible scream, as if it couldn’t be made by a human, comes out.

“Ugh….Ahh…Aaaaa…!!”

no. Don’t play around, Venice. Because it’s not fun… please.

The body of Venice shakes mercilessly. A bone-chilling coldness passes through Ariel’s warm hands.

No matter how much magical energy was injected into it, the cold corpse never came back.

“Aaaa-!”

Holding her butler’s cold body, Ariel just cried.

I don’t notice the taste of blood in my throat, the pain in my heart that feels like it has a hole in it, or the tears flowing endlessly.

Tadadadadak-!

“What kind of memory is this…!”

“Venice, where is Venice…!”

“Where are you, Venice!!”

The members of the Frost family enter the cave with clenched teeth and vain expressions.

And Cale and Pria entered in tears, with expressions overflowing with guilt.

As soon as they entered the cave, all they could see was Venice, who was already dead, and Ariel crying while holding her body.