episode_0175

Kiiing!

A translucent blue curtain repelled the thorn bushes that were pushing into the building.

Kagagagagak!

The thornbush scratches along the surface of the sphere as if trying to find a gap to crawl into.

I saw soldiers running around and the guard commander checking on them. Then the people working at this dormitory ran around and blocked the windows.

I wonder if the frame was installed to be able to block it in the first place. When I pull the frame next to it while holding the hard plate, it blocks with a clicking sound.

And when the workers stop moving and check the numbers inside, the place we are now has become a small shelter.

It’s definitely a place where tall people live.

It’s more secure than I expected. If a witch can just casually dig in here, she must be overpowered.

There are few harvesters awake in the capital now. Some have been swept away by the overhanging branches along the road, some have fallen asleep pricked by the thorns, and some are shivering in their homes, watching in horror as the thorns slowly creep in.

Even if you block the door, a tree branch will grow through the crack and sting you with its sharp needle. It doesn’t sting like a bee, but it’s just a thorn tree growing slowly. However, if you are even slightly stung by the thorn tree, you will lose consciousness and fall asleep.

Perhaps because there is a protective barrier here, there are no thorns poking through the gaps.

“Is it safe here?”

“It won’t last long.”

The commander answered my question.

He is moving his soldiers with a calm expression. Since they are the guards, there are no soldiers who are confused. Some are trying to communicate with magic, and some are taking out the wind-up machine inside and turning it on.

The wind-up machine will soon emit a light along with its characteristic sound.

And soon after, the outside of the building was projected into the air.

Wow. A hologram!

Since it’s based on magic power, there are some parts that are strangely developed.

The view from the rooftop shows a huge thorn tree growing along a wide road.

Thick tree trunks stretch along the road, and branches are digging into the house.

As time goes by, the harvester’s gaze becomes less and less visible.

And in the middle of it all, there’s the harvester who’s fighting till the end.

Victoria.

He uses the water stream to cut off branches that come towards him. He moves through the thorny space without much effort, just like any normal tree, except that he falls asleep when he gets pricked.

“Shadow? Raise your screen to the sky now!”

I was looking at the screen and the harvester’s gaze at the same time, when the commander pointed to the top of the screen with his finger as if he had discovered something.

The screen goes up, as if there’s a camera outside.

And above the city.

A giant black dragon is flying in the sky.

Arms and legs. And huge wings on its back. Two sharp horns on its head. No matter how you look at it, it’s a dragon, but the commander speaks in a low voice.

“Witch. Get off the screen right now. Don’t put the whole thing on the screen, just follow the tip of her foot. Otherwise, you’ll be detected in reverse. ”

The screen suddenly scrolled down. The witch really didn’t seem to notice this and turned to face a different direction.

“What are you going to do in the future?”

When I ask, the commander hides his nervousness by putting strength into his face and says,

“Don’t worry, just wait here. The kingdom has been preparing for the witch for a long time.”

I’m not saying you can defeat it. In fact, if you follow the screen, you’ll see a light flying towards the dragon in the center of the capital.

And Sorindigues takes Aurora to the basement of the building where she lives. If you listen to what he says, he’s been preparing to protect Aurora.

But I got through it once, so I prepared thoroughly to make sure I wouldn’t fail again.

Yes, that’s right.

The fact that Aurora was in an unbearable sleep meant that she had failed.

If she were a normal person, she would have died long ago, but since she was a princess, they kept her alive using cutting-edge technology. They kept her alive.

Make holes in your body to provide nutrients, rub your limbs every day to prevent them from stiffening, and move them around a little to prevent bedsores.

How could I have done all this if I wasn’t a princess?

“You helpless insects! How dare you win against me! Do you think you can win against me, the queen of all evil? That delusion will disappear along with the country from today!”

Then I hear Maleficent screaming through the building. It’s ringing loudly now.

And at the same time, the light that flew towards Maleficent on the screen bounced off to the other side.

Boom!

Although it wasn’t visible on the screen, an explosion was heard from the direction of the castle. Then, the faces of the people around them suddenly darkened.

But that was only for a moment.

Suddenly, a boulder with sparks flew from the ground towards Maleficent.

But none of them could reach Maleficent and were consumed by black flames around her.

“There are some idiots who don’t know the subject. Yes, if you don’t know the subject, you should tell them. [I will take away your right to use magic!]”

The words that follow somehow sound like they are being spoken simultaneously from the left and right.

And the effects were immediate.

There was a loud crashing noise outside, and at the same time, all the machines inside turned off. Even the lights went out, making the room dark.

Darkness where you can’t see even an inch ahead.

There was a rustling in the darkness, then a crackling sound, and soon a small fire sprang up.

“What is this.”

Before we knew it, the thorns had dug in, and the walls were already covered in black thorns.

And then, starting with the person closest to the wall, they fall to the ground one by one. As each person falls, the thornbush creeps closer and closer, riding on that person.

Eventually, the terrified soldier takes up his weapon and swings it, but is impaled by thorns growing from all directions and falls to the ground.

The commander swung his sword at the front until the end, but he too soon fell to the ground.

And then the thorn touched me.

I can’t sleep.

Even though the sharp thorns are stuck in my skin, I am not sleepy at all. My body moves just fine. I hold onto a plant that has no light or warmth and distort reality.

Uttuk.

Surprisingly, there is a little bit of resistance.

I carefully applied force, drawing on the experience I gained in the second world, and condensed it into a single point. With the sensation of a soap bubble bursting, a white branch appeared above my hand.

I grab it and swing it, and the thornbush moves away from me.

indeed.

When I swung the branch again, the branch that had crawled through the crack in the window swelled up and broke the window it was blocking.

Yeah, I have a rough idea of how to use it.

I climb up holding onto a tree branch.

When it came inside me, it figured out my tricks, and the thornbush had no murderous intent. Surprisingly, this thornbush has no direct murderous intent to kill anyone.

So this doesn’t directly reach Maleficent.

That means, you just have to go and meet them.

Go outside through the window. There are a lot of thorns around, but if you swing the white branches, they will move out of the way.

I came outside and looked up at the sky and there was no longer a witch floating above.

Still, it’s not hard to find.

The harvester, who gained superpowers, is fighting against the witch.

There are over 300 superpowered people in the capital. Of those, 43 choose to fight witches.

But their numbers are gradually decreasing.

Being torn apart by the claws of a witch who has turned into a dragon, roasted by the fire she breathes from her mouth, or melted by magic.

Still, they fought desperately.

Rather than simply casting abilities, they combine abilities with each other or use terrain to attack the witch.

But time is on the witch’s side. One by one, the harvesters are killed by the witch or put to sleep by being impaled on black thorns.

And the witch doesn’t leave the person sleeping alone, but tramples them to death.

Meanwhile, they laugh at the weak, saying that they are not worthy of living, and that such crude techniques do not work on the most evil of people.

The superpowered people were killed one by one, until only one remained.

Victoria Betts.

From the Harvester’s perspective, Victoria almost got hurt several times. But Maleficent didn’t attack Victoria when she had the chance.

At first I thought it was a coincidence, but then I realized it when Victoria ignored me and killed the person next to her no matter how much water she shot at him.

I left it there on purpose.

And then she finally saw the hand of a man, a dragon with black scales, grabbing Victoria’s torso.

“Ah, you pitiful little girl. Do you really think you can overcome the power of Hell?”

Victoria’s stomach shrinks.

Maleficent, in dragon form, tightened her grip on Victoria.

Victoria trembled in pain, then drew blood from her hand and made a spear with it, shooting it at the witch. She must have thought that even in dragon form, her eyes would be weak.

But the thorn Victoria threw was blocked by the dragon’s eyelid and bounced off lightly.

“Haha! That was a cute move. But it doesn’t work on me, Tori. That’s not enough.”

Victoria was startled. She stared at Maleficent for a moment before stammering and opening her mouth.

“Mali?”

“Ah, that’s right. That’s my nickname. Not Merryweather, but Maleficent’s nickname. Remember that. Victoria Bett. ”

As a cat plays with its prey, Maleficent giggled and transformed into her familiar form of a guard, her arms turned into dragon arms.

That means it’s not that Maleficent transformed into Merryweather, but that that was Maleficent’s form from the beginning.

“What did you do with the bell!”

Then Victoria shouted loudly.

“Ah, that monster? He must have fallen asleep by now, pricked by the thorn tree. Even if he hadn’t fallen asleep, he wouldn’t be able to escape this thorn tree prison. I’ve been watching him for a long time, but his own strength doesn’t seem that strong.”

Maleficent laughs.

“No one can help you, Tori.”

Then slowly apply strength to your arms.

“Why are you doing this?”

Finally, Victoria asked Maleficent in a choked voice, tears streaming down her face.

“Because I’m the Evil Queen? Oh, of course there’s a reason for that. A long time ago, when you were just born, the king insulted me. So I made you pay the price, but you used a cowardly trick to get away with it, right?”

They’re talking about Aurora. I thought the names were strangely similar, but it turns out they were telling the story of a sleeping beauty.

“The king has trampled on my honor, so the country must repay it.”

That’s an unreasonable reason.

Victoria mumbles in a hoarse voice, unable to even utter a single word, asking why she’s doing this. No, judging from the pain, it’s because Maleficent is holding Victoria tightly.

And now I’ve arrived at the place where those two are fighting.

If this continues, Victoria will probably explode, so I’ll try to attract attention. Since she’s like a villain from a fairy tale, she’ll probably be interested in nursery rhymes.

“Don’t cry. Don’t cry.”

While I was at it, I hoped Victoria would feel at ease.

I approach them, swinging a pure white branch to clear away the black thorns that cover the area.

“Santa Claus doesn’t give presents to crying children.”

As she listened to the nursery rhyme, the strength left Maleficent’s hands. Then, she let go of Victoria. Victoria fell to the floor, coughing and groaning.

Maleficent looked straight at me without even blinking at me and asked,

“Who is Santa Claus?”

He asked me that with a look of anxiety and agitation on his face. So I said,

“He’s the one who doesn’t give presents to bad kids. Merryweather. I fooled you.”

“My name is Maleficent, you monster.”

Maleficent growled in response.