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162 – Hyde, erect! # 4

Alter Archibald heard some news while riding toward Palcea.

It was a story about a group of black thieves running out of Palcea and heading to “Jericho Fortress.”

“Why did Roland’s band of thieves head towards Jericho…? ?”

Alter guessed why Roland’s Dark Knights were advancing on the fortress.

Roland’s bandits only raided houses and merchants and plundered supplies, and were not a force that was advancing directly anywhere.

But suddenly the momentum changed.

‘It’s not a coincidence. Henry-. No, Hyde. ‘I can’t believe something like this suddenly happened after that guy headed to the Palcea region.’

Sze-.

Alter opened the letter in his arms.

This was a letter he received from his subordinate, Balhajak, some time ago.

“Henry is safe and well.”

The letters are written in a peaceful manner.

Only now did Alter realize that he had been tricked.

“Hyde, you son of a bitch!!!!!”

Since when did it start?

When did Henry begin to exist as Hyde?

When did you get your memories back?

Did he lose his memory in the first place?

No─.

There was no point in thinking about these things now.

Alter screamed as he felt the nightmares he had been having every day well up to his chin and he was suffocating.

“Going back! I have to go back!”

Alter knew very well why Hyde was heading to Jericho Fortress.

It was clear that the purpose was to break through there and join the “Blood Crusade” located in Sodomy.

It was obvious what would happen if Hyde joined them.

“That guy will kill countless people.”

In Alter’s opinion, the current Hyde was a human being driven by evil.

He was going to kill everyone and try to burn the world.

Even if Alter himself was in that situation, he would have done that.

So we arrived at the Jericho Fortress by driving the horse again.

The fortress seemed to be fine, as if the prayers of Alter, who had run without stopping the night before, had come true.

“Is everyone safe? They say the Black Knights are advancing here!”

Alter entered the castle and shouted.

The knights welcomed Alter.

“You are safe. Lord Alter. Rather, I have something to tell you.”

“The criminal was caught and the sentence was executed.”

sinner?

I wondered if Alter had captured Hyde and cut off his head.

But what came next was an even more horrifying story.

“The witch Hecate, who broke the taboo, was captured.”

“He hasn’t opened his mouth even though he has been starving for several days already. Who is that person?”

“A baby isn’t something you can make alone, right?”

“… … .”

Alter felt like ants as hot as flames were climbing his back.

Alter said.

“Uh, where is it?”

Alter ran vigorously.

Then, Hecate was seen tied up in the form of a cross in the square where criminals were executed.

The appearance was miserable.

“Sir Alter. Does Lord Alter know? What kind of man did that witch Hecate commit a sin with? It’s natural to feel shocked. The lover I trusted was tainted by the dirty blood crusade.”

“Sir Alter. There’s no way that opponent is Sir Alter, right?”

The knights surrounded Alter.

Alter felt like his mind was turning white.

Why did this happen?

Does it mean that loving each other and having children is a sin?

At the moment when he should be most happy, why is Alter surrounded by people like a criminal?

And why is Hecate tied up like that?

It was time to think like that.

“Alter. You dirty hypocrite. I had sex while pledging chastity as if I would remain a virgin for the rest of my life. Honestly, I’m disappointed.”

someone said

When I raised my head, there was someone standing in the castle.

He existed like soot in the world, his black hair blowing in the wind.

“You, you son of a bitch!!!!”

“How about it? A play I specially prepared. Don’t work hard for no reason. Because while you were messing around, everyone in this fortress became my slave. I took away the free will of all innocent people.”

Alter thought he was fast.

But it was already too late.

Hyde had already arrived…

It seemed that everyone in this fortress had been subdued for some reason.

“I swear on my name that I will kill you!!!!!”

Sereung-.

Alter could not bear it anymore and pulled out his sword.

And I thought I should leap right away and cut off that man’s head.

But I couldn’t.

“Protect me.”

Sze-.

Ssssuk-.

This was because countless humans clung to Alter’s side like bees cling to sweet sap.

Most of them were elderly, and there were many boys and girls with fluffy noses.

“Alter. I know you are strong. If you cause even the slightest disturbance, those old men and boys will die without even knowing why. They are truly innocent. How many innocent people are you going to kill to kill me?”

“Aaaa!!!!”

Alter was furious to the very end.

The people of Jericho Fortress continued to cling to the alter.

There were also friends I had exchanged greetings with just a few days ago.

Sze-.

They pulled out their daggers and thrust them hard into Alter’s body.

Sigh-!

Kwasik-!

“Quaaah!”

Alter screamed.

Hyde said while looking at that scene.

“ character. What are you going to do? It is a moment of desperation. How will the handsome Alter Archibald act? Will you turn a blind eye to the deaths of innocent people in order to pursue your own good? Or will you ultimately bend your will and become corrupt to save the lives of innocent people?”

Sze-.

Hyde put his foot out.

Then countless soldiers bent their knees and stretched out their hands to create stairs.

Hyde came down the stairs made of humans.

He looked at Hecate and spoke with narrowed eyes.

“ja-. Alter. You too must admit it. That you, too, are an ugly, dirty traitor. Prove that you too, like me, end up holding the devil’s hand in some cases. You might not be able to protect your woman again this time.”

Alter.

He knew what Hyde wanted.

He wanted Alter to become a monster like him.

Wow-.

Alter tightened his grip on the sword.

Will you sacrifice the lives of innocent people to protect your lover Hecate?

Or do I just die like this with Hecate?

In my life, I have never had such serious worries.

Alter felt extremely helpless, and instead of feeling hot, his head felt cold and sinking.

“I─.”

Alter-.

He finally made his choice.

One step forward.

That will change everything.

“I─.”

“That’s boring. Alter, your lukewarmness makes me want to die.”

sss-.

However, the people surrounding Alter retreated.

And a straight road to Hyde emerged.

# # #

I looked at Alter.

He walked down a path made of humans.

I thought he was going to swing his sword at me…

He first rescued Hecate who was tied to the cross.

“Hecate.”

“Uh, alter… .”

Sze-.

Alter looked around at Hecate.

Alter looked at me and shouted, perhaps realizing that Hecate was not seriously injured, although she had become a little thinner and shabbier.

“Hyde You bastard! How many more people do you have to embroil and suffer to be satisfied?”

The tip of his sword was pointed at me.

Of course, Roland suddenly appeared and stood in front of me.

Nice timing.

“Hyde! What on earth do you want? What on earth are you trying to do!”

It seemed like he had a lot of questions while he wasn’t able to see Alter.

Hecate grabbed Alter’s arm.

“Alter-. That person saved me… . When you are chased and caught by people… . me… . I opened the castle door… . So that they can come in and take over─.”

“… … .”

In many ways, Alter remained silent.

You probably figured out what happened.

My evangelist Balhajak has captured Hecate.

She was almost stoned to death when it was discovered that she was pregnant.

I didn’t know that Hecate was pregnant, but it wasn’t a bad thing for me.

In order to protect the child and herself, Hecate cooperated with me and opened the gate of the fortress with Balhajak, and I was able to easily hide.

That’s it.

It’s a simple story.

In the first place, the group of bandits advancing toward the castle was a decoy.

“Half a day is enough to occupy a fortress, without using swords, arrows, or shedding the blood of an army. Don’t you think it’s an incredible power? I am the only rule in this world.”

Pot-.

I spread my arms.

Alter spoke to me.

“The King’s power is not invincible. Hyde. I heard it from the queen. They say that the user of the power loses the most important thing that forms an individual. What are you losing?”

It was a similar question to the one I heard from Roland.

I answered simply, just as I had answered Roland.

“Nothing. I don’t lose anything. I would rather get my hands on it. Everything. And I will give a just judgment to this lukewarmly dying world.”

“… Do they know? That you are back.”

“It doesn’t matter. From now on, nothing can be changed by others. Because I have decided to choose who I am and what I should do.”

“… … .”

“But alter. In the end, you couldn’t choose to be a bad person or a good person. What a lukewarm hypocrite. You just sleep like that. Then get out of my castle now.”

# # #

Hecate.

She washed herself thoroughly before leaving the fort.

It was very refreshing.

Alter took care of Hecate.

“Don’t push yourself too hard. I’m not alone anymore.”

“Alter. This is okay. and you. It was amazing. At such a moment, you suppress your anger and worry about the innocent people who will get hurt, so you just suffer like a fool.”

Sze-.

Hecate examined Alter’s body.

The stab wound ‘regenerated’ and disappeared as if washed away, but the scar remained.

“You are indeed a Holy Knight loved by people. If it were me, I would have run away and hit people to survive. I actually did that too. When the nuns came after me. They beat the nuns.”

“… … .”

Alter could not open his mouth.

Because he was trying to make a ‘choice’ after all.

I had made up my mind.

However, this could not be done because the temperamental Hyde opened the way for Alter.

“Hecate. I’m not that great of a person.”

“I know. But people think you’re amazing. There are many people who look to you and find hope. Maybe that’s why it was like that? Hyde, that man opened the way for you.”

“What?”

“Hyde Maybe that man didn’t want to see you make the wrong choice. It seems like the guy hates you, but he also seems to like you that much.”

Alter couldn’t understand.

He couldn’t believe that Hyde, a villain so terrible that no words could describe it, would do such a thing for him.

“That guy is a piece of trash. Look at this fort. You twisted and subjugated everyone in the fortress with your terrible powers. It’s a cursed power. It is truly the power of a killer.”

It seemed that Alter could not stop his anger and hatred towards Hyde.

But Hecate looked out the window.

No one died and no one was hurt except Alter.

‘Isn’t it the power of a child’s whining? I rather think so.’

Hecate came to mind a lot.

However, I swallowed those stories with my mouth.

Instead, he spoke calmly.

“Alter. I want to go to the Blood Crusade. Because in this world other than that place, loving each other and having children seems to be a sin. Alter, I want you to go there too.”

“… … .”

Alter was deeply troubled.

So I headed to the commander’s office in the castle where Hyde was staying.

There, Roland and Balhazak were having a meeting with a map spread out, but they fell silent with Alter’s position.

“Hyde. Let’s talk.”

Alter said.

“Okay.”

Hyde pushed people away.

Looking at that, Alter frowned slightly.

“I was the one who asked to talk. Why do you harm people if I kill you?”

“You are not the kind of person who would do something like that. I don’t even have the guts to do that.”

It was indeed as Hyde said.

Alter did not swing his sword even though Hyde, whom he hated so much, was right in front of him.

Alter was just curious.

“Hyde. What are you? What do you want to do? I want to hear the truth, not lies. Man to man. Human to human.”

Depending on the answer -.

Alter had a desire to trust Hyde.

The world where a strange halo appeared in the sky was not normal.

Alter knew this better than anyone else, but he lacked the power.

Even now, called the Platinum Knight, Alter was confident that he could defeat any human being, but he was only a human being and could not fight and win against the ‘world’.

Alter wanted to believe that Hyde might be the only person who could change this strange world.

Hyde finally broke the long silence and spoke.

“I am sex.”

“What?”

“And from now on, I will be─────.”

A story from Hyde’s mouth.

It was a story so simple yet so shocking that it could be summed up in one word.

Alter had never felt this much shock in his life.

I was literally shocked, as if my brain was shaken and cracks appeared before my eyes.

‘… Is this guy really sane? How can you say something like that? ‘How on earth can a person think like that?’

The story was so crazy that it was actually funny.