episode_0149

Take out the sword from your inventory. And at the same time, he held it tightly and prayed for strength toward the front.

Blood bloomed in my body, which had been trained through strengthening, and at the same time, I felt as if my strength was being concentrated on the holy sword I was holding tightly.

With a flash, he caught the power of light and instantly narrowed the distance, cutting off the rope and cutting off the man’s leg.

Normally, I wouldn’t be this cruel to a person, but I knew that now was not the time to discuss such things, so I just looked at the fallen man with a frown.

“… Ugh, ugh. Fuck… ”

The man, who was completely injured, curled up letting out a groan as if he had no strength to scream anymore. Surprised by the loss of energy, I looked away.

Veronica must have been alone, so why did one man end up like this? I groaned because there was only one reason that came to mind.

And in its place was Veronica’s face, with a nosebleed on her philtrum and her eyes closed as if she were relaxed.

“… What is it?”

Come on. Why are you sleeping so peacefully when you’re going through such a rough time?

I noticed that the rope was roughly tied. It didn’t even look like it was fastened tightly because Veronica was struggling.

I narrowed my brows because it felt like I was just tying up someone who was still sleeping.

“Veronica, wake up, wake up… I’m sorry, I’m here to save you… ”

“Fuck, fuck… Bastard… !”

“You bastard, you took Veronica… ”

“… Why is it my fault that I passed out while exerting all my strength on my own? ”

The moment I heard those words, I felt like I knew what the situation was.

Veronica did not fight this man and lose, but simply went down the path of self-destruction.

It was difficult to guess what emotions they were fighting with.

Was he holding on, thinking that I would come back to get him?

My lips were trembling.

“Are you following me?”

“… … .”

“… How do you know?”

“… … .”

I asked as if I was annoyed, but there was no answer.

Since I didn’t know anything, I didn’t know how much of a threat there was to Veronica.

Could it be that he heard the fighting from above and waited for Veronica to fall? If so, the timing is very good.

It’s not like there’s a traitor in the party, and oh, could it be that the Chimera is not from the Demon King, but from a human, a holy nation?

If that were the case, I thought it would explain what was down here.

It was as if he was just waiting for this moment.

But no matter how much I calculate it in my head, I’m not sure. I thought it was a story that was too much about luck.

“… How did you find out about it and come here? You’re going to die here anyway, so why don’t you talk about it? If you tell me, I’ll take you to the village.”

Some people may give up on life because they have already had their feet amputated, but people who are desperate for life try to survive even in situations like this.

He bet on it, and eventually he fell silent for a while before opening his mouth.

“The king said that it would be okay to stay down here.”

It was as if he knew the situation here.

There may be no way to contact them in real time, but isn’t knowing what happened during this time almost the realm of foresight?

I felt a little goosebumps.

“Ugh… I was hanging on a cliff so I waited for it to fall. Is it okay?”

“… … .”

I felt something strange somewhere.

It fits so well. Is this man called the king a prophet? How did they find out and give orders without seeing our situation?

Is there something behind it?

First of all, I didn’t need to worry about that right now.

“Okay, that’s okay, right? Please save me.”

“Is that monster yours? Veronica fell because of that monster.”

“What bullshit… ! There is a lot of talk about the topic of dropping what can be saved. Wow.”

He thrust the knife to the throat of the man who was screaming loudly.

As the pressure of the blade grazed his skin, he swallowed his breath and looked at the blade with bloodshot eyes.

On the subject of dropping what could be saved. This was because the words were very annoying.

“Do you think it’s because I don’t want to save anyone?!”

Suddenly, the sound of teeth grinding was clearly heard in my ears.

It is a knife that gradually digs into the throat.

However, the blade did not penetrate the neck.

There was no reason to finish off someone who was going to die soon with my own hands.

I wish I were dead. But there was no reason for me to have to end it and make myself feel bad, so I put the sword away.

I was out of breath.

Veronica could not be saved. Even though I rant every day, I realize that in the end I couldn’t keep anything I said for her.

The problem was that he was incompetent. If I had been a little more competent, Veronica wouldn’t have been like this.

After being dazed like that, I untied the rope that was binding Veronica and hugged her.

The clothes she was wearing were torn to shreds by the blade, and she was completely stained with blood.

However, her body was unscathed except for the dirt from rolling on the floor.

My lips were trembling.

He held her in his arms as if he were a princess, buried his face in her arms, and sobbed.

I wanted to say I was sorry, but I was speechless. Knowing that it was an apology I would never hear anyway, I felt it was even more meaningless.

It’s always late after you apologize for coming late.

Wake up, Veronica. i need you

Without you, I can’t see the end of this story. I realized it desperately.

*

It was a lodging. And Veronica was lying quietly in my room.

He was lying there as if dead. Her body, which exhaled evenly and had a steady pulse, was showing that she was not dead, but her power was not life, but the power to gnaw away the spirit, so it was just unsettling.

My head was pounding. As I sat on the edge of the bed on the other side and racked my brain, the voice of the man I heard in the mountains during the day couldn’t leave my head.

I dropped it off even though I could get it. Because those words kept ringing in my head.

I was heartbroken because I felt like I was being told I was so incompetent, and because of that, my guilt only got worse.

right. If I had been so strong that no one could overcome me, that wouldn’t have happened. Veronica wouldn’t have had to throw herself away, and she wouldn’t have fallen off the cliff.

Why couldn’t I save it? That’s because I sent the kids late…

Was it really late?

I was there, trying to blame others for the momentary emotional outburst.

I almost felt self-destructive, but when I thought about it, I tilted my head and thought that it was a reasonable suspicion and that it was worth thinking about at least once.

I don’t think it was sent that late, but maybe I missed it because of the shock? I thought, and then the man’s voice came to mind again.

If he wasn’t mocking me and really grabbed me and then dropped me… No, people can make mistakes. There is nothing good about being arbitrarily suspicious of people. It’s a party.

As I was wrapping my head around it, doubt after question came back to me again.

“… I think he said it was already too late when he went to rescue him.”

Actually, I thought it might be too radical an idea.

The moment doubt arises, a relationship of trust cannot exist, so it would be good to find out the facts when Veronica wakes up.

Of course, who said that, Veronica, who is a good person. I don’t think I would say that, but it would still be a good idea to ask her at least once.

Just waiting for you to open your eyes.

A day passed like that. I skipped breakfast and looked at Veronica.

When the sun rose in the sky, Veronica was staring at the ceiling with her eyes wide open.

“… veronica. You finally woke up… !”

“Yes.”

I was so happy to see Veronica when she woke up one day later that I immediately hugged her. It felt like a touching reunion.

I felt like I was facing an unconscious patient in front of me when I opened my eyes in a hospital bed.

It was nice to see her, and the fact that she came back made me very happy.

After holding her tightly like that for a while, I let out a trembling breath and carefully asked the questions that came to mind while looking at her about yesterday and today.

“… Well, I felt sorry as soon as I woke up… What happened on the cliff… Did you fall?”

It was the worst question. I didn’t know how to ask, so this was the question I ended up asking. I closed my eyes tightly, wondering if even thinking about it would only bring back memories of trauma and bad memories.

Still, I wanted to hear the answer.

As I lowered my head and waited for an answer in front of her, Veronica’s mouth cautiously opened.

“Linda caught me, but then let me go again.”

My eyes open wide.

“Agnis hesitated and didn’t want to do anything, and Flora was only looking at you.”

When what I didn’t want to believe became true, I closed my eyes tightly.

Going crazy. I will turn away. It is true that as long as suspicion exists, a relationship of trust cannot exist, but the moment those words came out of Veronica’s mouth, any shred of trust was shattered and the relationship was gone.

I could only sigh on the spot.

“I’m sorry.”

That was all I had to say.