episode_0168
by fnovelpiaKarami’s survival from Jakaril was purely ‘lucky’.
With Assis far away and no one to guard him, Karami’s only option was to gamble.
The moment his persuasion failed, Karami rolled the ‘dice of fate’ without hesitation.
The number on the dice that came out was 15.
Considering that there are up to 20, it is a fairly high number. It is more than enough to bring good luck.
The dice rolling on the floor ‘of all places’ touched a magical tool buried somewhere in the treasure pile and activated it. ‘Of all places’, it was a kaleidoscope that protected the user from external attacks.
The kaleidoscope was activated and absorbed Karami, but Karami lost his right arm in the process.
Even if it was a nine-tailed fox’s item, it was impossible to completely avoid the threat to life with just a dice containing a fraction of its power.
It’s just a gamble, leaving everything up to luck.
If the number on the dice had been just a little lower, what Assis faced might not have been the one-armed Karami, but the upper-body Karami.
“Rami… !”
But even one arm would be a huge shock to Assis. He quickly glided over to check on Karami’s condition.
Assis held his breath.
Karami’s right arm.
The area below the elbow is empty.
Blood pours out and soaks the floor.
“Rami?”
Even when I called out to him, he only grimaced in pain and did not answer. He had lost consciousness, unable to endure the excruciating pain of the amputation.
Assis’s white skin turned pale.
If this continues, I’ll die from excessive bleeding.
As soon as possible, Assis froze the cut surface with ice to stop the bleeding. He also froze the severed arm to prevent it from rotting. He might be able to stitch it up once he returned to the city.
Assis came up to the ground carrying Karami.
The princess’s room.
I laid Karami down on the bed.
The bleeding was stopped immediately, but the situation was not good. When the bleeding was stopped with ice, Karami’s body cooled down even faster.
The problem is that there is no place in the kingdom where one can warm oneself up.
The bed, the bedding, everything was frozen.
The well-raised princess doesn’t know how to make fire.
The only magic he can use is ice.
Even sharing body temperature, which is the most basic means of keeping warm, is impossible. The cold air was only suppressed with Lazrite, and the curse was not removed.
Assis’s body was still as cold as ice. If he were to share his body temperature, it would take away what little warmth he had left.
Assis lamented his situation.
It was the first time I felt so resentful of my cold constitution.
Assis couldn’t stay still for even a moment and kept pacing around the room.
We have to find a way.
I started to recall my memories.
A memory that comes to mind faintly.
-Princess. Would you like to try this on?
-?
-It’s a gentle cloak. It makes you very warm when you wear it~
The memory that Assis recalled was the scene where the king put a reddish-brown cloak on her. It was a cloak that was specially made out of concern for Assis, who lived with freezing magic.
But I ended up wearing it once. It was so hot that I kicked the blanket away like I was going to sleep.
The king was sullen because Assis was not wearing it, but that did not matter to Assis at the moment.
The important thing is that I vaguely remember the maid putting it in the closet.
Assis opened the wardrobe and began to rummage through the clothes. The countless dresses were just a nuisance, so he threw them carelessly behind him.
After throwing away his clothes, underwear, and everything else he had, Assis rummaged around for a while until he finally found the cloak.
The same thing happened with the cloak, but fortunately the effect did not disappear. I quickly returned to my seat and covered Karami with it like a blanket.
First, we’ll maintain Karami’s body temperature like this, and then we’ll return to Doomheim. I don’t know which way to go, but… I’ll figure it out somehow.
Assis pulled a chair over and crouched down next to the bed. He had been sitting like this a lot lately. It was a constant state of confusion.
If you hadn’t been so depressed and just followed Karami, Karami wouldn’t have gotten hurt.
If only I hadn’t felt emotions like before… .
“Coolook, coolook.”
Assis’s consciousness, which had been lost in thought, suddenly returned to him as Karami coughed dryly.
“Rami. What’s wrong…? Are you thirsty?”
Karami mutters his answer with a cough.
Every time he coughed and shook his body, he grimaced in pain.
“Water… .”
There is a water bottle in the carriage.
But I can’t just leave Karami alone. The reason things got to this point in the first place was because I left him.
Jacaril isn’t visible right now, but he might return again. This needs to be resolved here.
Assis looked around, looking for water.
Of course, there was no water.
If people freeze, how can water not freeze?
Fortunately, there was clean snow and ice everywhere, and fortunately, the cold-blooded Aesir had no means of melting them.
No, there was just one thing.
He scooped up a handful of clean snow and put it in his mouth.
No matter how cold Assis’s body is, she is ultimately a human, not a doll. In order to maintain life activities, including blood circulation, her body must have heat.
The same goes for the mucous membrane.
Even Asias can melt snow by using the mouth.
Of course, it was a shameful act, but Assis was more concerned about Karami’s safety than shame, so he acted without any hesitation.
Assis, who had melted all of her snow, lowered her head. She placed her lips over Karami’s and let the water flow out little by little.
***
After many twists and turns, the two returned to Doomheim.
Assis, who only rode in a carriage, had no idea how to get on, but thanks to the Frost Wolf who had been traveling with him, he had memorized the route.
Assis looked at her pitifully and stroked her, perhaps figuring out her intentions, she returned to Doomheim on her own. Just like a unicorn following a maiden.
Karami regained consciousness a day after arriving in Doomheim. His elbow was wrapped in a bandage. Whenever he tried to move his right arm, only his clothes flapped meaninglessly.
“You act like you’re so smart, but you look so pretty.”
“Father. How can you say something like that when someone’s arm is cut off? Wouldn’t your sister be angry too?”
Perka sniped at Torvar’s mutterings. Although Torvar was not bothered by that, Asies’ gaze at him was so cold that it chilled him to the bone.
He had no choice but to be indoctrinated with the atmosphere of Torvardo.
“What is the status?”
Karami said, stroking his arm.
“The first aid was good. There were no major problems because it was frozen with magic, and the treatment ended here.”
“Can’t you reattach your arm?”
“Well, it didn’t rot when I froze my arm either. But I can’t glue it here.”
It wasn’t cut cleanly as if with a knife, but rather a shark bite. The shape of the cut surface is irregular, making suturing difficult.
If you force the suture, it may result in a deformed shape or disability. It is worse than not doing it at all.
“You need to call a priest to suture it. You need to regenerate the arm while performing the surgery.”
“Um… .”
“If you want, I can give you a prosthetic arm. I’ll give you a cool one. It’ll be dozens of times more awesome than your old arm.”
“Does it shoot lasers? Or does it pick up rocks?”
“That won’t work because you’re so weak. You could probably arm wrestle with a neighborhood kid. Maybe.”
“Oh.”
Karami thought about it for a moment, then quickly came to a conclusion.
“I’ll stick my arm in.”
“You unromantic guy. You know it’ll take time.”
Karami sighed.
I never thought that I would become a Cax after becoming the Organic King.
The pain of having his arm ripped off was horrific, and the fact that he was left with one arm was shocking, but for someone who had lost an arm, Karami was calm.
It wasn’t like Gonau’s spirit was in it or anything.
‘It’s not my body anyway?’
What does it matter if I lose my arm, get an incurable disease, or have a limited time to live? Once all the slaves are freed, they will return to their original bodies with all their limbs intact.
Karami doesn’t handle weapons either. As long as it doesn’t affect the story progression, it’s not a loss.
If the dice had been low-level in the first place, he would not have thought of such a thing. Karami was a person who knew how to feel gratitude.
That was the reason why Karami was indifferent.
However, there was someone else who was actually sad.
“Rami… I’m… sorry. I, I… am… not there… .”
Assis apologized in a voice so small that it would be hard to hear if he wasn’t listening. He looked down at her like a sinner, and his eyes were wide open as if they would burst into tears at any moment.
‘This is a mess.’
The Kingdom of Prasian was an important event that could have ignited Assis’s will to fight, but he was blown away so absurdly. Far from being a brave hero, he is on the verge of becoming a crybaby.
This is not going to work out.
I have to console her somehow.
“Asis Yang did nothing wrong. My judgment was reckless in searching the castle without permission. Above all, it was the devil kid’s fault.”
“But… .”
Karami takes Asies’ hand with his remaining hand.
Interlock your fingers with mine, placing them between yours.
“I lost my right arm, but thanks to that, I became left-handed just like A.S. Yang. I think our relationship has become closer.”
“Is that so?”
“That’s right. Was it just me who thought that?”
Assis starts to sob and then struggles to find his voice.
“… … Me too. I think the same as Rami… .”
Assis gives strength to his hands.
As expected, his hands are warm, and holding them makes me feel at ease.
Enough to make me want to hold on to it.
Karami smiled brightly at Assis’s improved condition.
“That’s fortunate.”
And on the other hand.
‘Hey, you’re a crazy person who loves women!’
Perka couldn’t help but be astonished at Karami’s tongue flickering. Goosebumps appeared all over his body. He barely managed to hold back the urge to scream.
Every single line is like a jewel.
It was so beautiful that even the third person, Perka, felt his heart sink for a moment.
‘That guy deserves to be stabbed by a woman.’
Perka thought so.
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