episode_0334

Prison─

Boom─

It feels like the world is spinning.

I was hugged by something warm and rolled across the ground.

“Ah, ouch….”

I groaned without realizing it.

I still had a headache and dizziness, but I could tell that a soft object was covering my face.

“Hey, Lee Ho-yeon!”

“Baby daddy!”

As the dizziness subsided, I began to hear sounds around me.

‘… ‘What is this?’

I clearly remember the Centaur’s magical power attacking me… .

What is this covering my face right now?

“Stop! Centaurs come first! Team 1 leader! Rebecca!”

“… yes!”

“Spread the magic circle. Please assist!”

I heard the voices of Isaac, Irene, and Rebecca.

I thought it was the Centaur’s last struggle, but fortunately, it seemed like he was successful in subduing it.

I hope you succeed. I’m so tired.

I just wanted to close my eyes and sleep like this.

… for a moment.

‘Why am I alive?’

Even if I’m alive, I have to wake up in the hospital room. Why are you still fighting?

Besides, that last attack wasn’t avoidable… .

– wake up! you idiot! Scout is dying!

“… what?”

Liliana’s words woke me up.

What are you talking about.

Why does Scarlett suddenly die?

I lifted my head away from something soft covering my face.

And only then did I find out its identity.

“…Scarlett?”

“Really… I told you not to come if you’re tired. You’re a frustrating person.”

“You, you… Hey, are you okay? Scarlett!”

– Scout! No, my back is on fire!

Scarlett’s condition was serious.

The front side that was holding me was safe, but the back plate had changed into a texture that looked like the ground where lava had passed.

It felt like the suit had melted with the skin inside.

“Oh, it’s annoying… It just hurts.”

Scarlett frowned and pursed her lips.

His tone of voice was the same as usual, but the color was disappearing from his face.

“Treatment, you don’t need treatment! Here! At least give first aid!”

I screamed at the tracking team.

It seemed like they hadn’t properly grasped the situation yet.

This was because they were far away due to the Centaur’s magic power.

“Scarlett! Are you okay?”

At that time, a startled voice was heard.

I turned my head and saw Ellis with her eyes wide open.

I don’t know when it came. Did you come with Scarlett to help me when I was attacked?

“Elise! Please call people who can provide first aid.”

“Oh, I understand.”

“It’s okay, young lady. Even my lungs seem to be damaged. I won’t be able to survive unless the saint comes.”

– Scout! Hoyeon Lee! Try to survive somehow!

“… I want to do that too.”

Clearly, Scarlett’s wounds looked serious.

Because I had to give first aid and my back was completely melted.

“Wow, this hurts a lot. I got hit instead for no reason. Hmm….”

Tuk─

“Scarlett, Scarlett!”

Scarlett’s neck was bent, and I quickly looked at her body.

I think I fainted from shock due to the immense pain, but if I leave it like this, I will really die.

“Elise. What about the medical team?”

“All the tracking team can do is provide first aid. If you wait five minutes, the medical team will come!”

“… late.”

Pow!

At that time, Liliana, who had turned into a necklace, clung to Scarlett.

“Scout! Wake up! Scout! Wake up!”

“Hey, Liliana! You….”

“W-what? This person suddenly came out of nowhere….”

“… Ha. Ellis. I’ll explain everything later.”

I was embarrassed by Liliana’s sudden appearance, but I couldn’t say anything when I saw the tears in her eyes.

‘I said it would be 5 minutes until the medical team arrives.’

What are 5 minutes? Looking at Scarlett’s condition, there shouldn’t be another minute of delay here.

First of all, you have to do what you can right away.

I unfolded the rune barrier.

This is to avoid showing Liliana to the tracking team and Isaac.

And healing magic emanated from his hands.

“Hey, Lee Ho-yeon. Can you heal?”

“…Gwae, are you okay? Can I buy a Scout?”

“Just a moment. Let me focus. Ellis, make sure the people outside don’t come close.”

“… huh.”

“Liliana, you too, go back to your necklace. Don’t worry about Scarlett.”

“Oh, okay.”

Healing magic I learned from watching Baek Ah-young over her shoulder.

No matter how roughly I learned it, I was confident that I could use it better than most healers thanks to my talent.

It can certainly fulfill its role as an emergency measure.

However, contrary to expectations, it did not work for Scarlett.

This is because the centaur’s undying magic power was gradually increasing the wound.

No matter how much magical energy was poured into it, the magic burned the body faster than the healing rate.

I might have had as much talent as Baek A-young, but I wasn’t a saint.

‘What should I do?’

I entered a state of high concentration.

I had to think of another way.

How to stop the magic burning Scarlett’s body and heal her at the same time.

‘… ‘Can’t we just do it at the same time?’

What was needed now was not Baek Ayoung’s healing magic.

The ultimate definition of the rune barrier shown by Rebecca.

A magic that turns back time that can be used if you completely control the rune barrier.

The magic of restoring the broken dormitory to its original state still remains vivid in my memory.

“… Is there anything you shouldn’t do with the mindset that you will die if you don’t do it?”

I couldn’t bring the creature back, but I couldn’t lose Scarlett like this.

This cheeky woman saved me even though she never asked me to.

I also have to return it as is.

I will never see you die, leaving only guilt behind.

Exciting─ Exciting─

I released magical power throughout my body.

In order to use the Rune Barrier to its extreme extent, you must completely dominate the Rune Barrier.

However, I did not have the same level of skill as Rebecca, and even if I tried to control the rune barrier right away, there was not enough time.

Moreover, no matter how talented I was, it was impossible to create a magic that deviated from the natural law of turning back the time of life.

Even if I tried, it would take a lot of time.

So what you have to use is a trick.

Instead of turning back time, we use the method of stopping it.

I began to fill the inside of the rune barrier with my magical power.

The attribute given to magical power is ‘deceleration’, not ‘acceleration’.

Slow down the speed of the surroundings and slow down again.

Magical power exists in all things in the world.

Scarlett’s body is also made up of magical power.

To stop all magical power in one space.

It would be impossible if there were many other interfering factors, but the only thing that exists within the barrier is Scarlett, whose flame of life is being extinguished.

Since there was no resistance, I was able to do as much as I wanted.

I filled the space by controlling magical power.

The use of magic power so extreme that the entire body tingles.

It was quite a burden to do now that I was so tired, but I couldn’t stop there.

A little slower.

A little more.

more.

Massaging Ellis’ body was a good experience.

The entire space was carefully filled with magic power that has the property of ‘slowing down’ so that there was no excess space.

After a while, the inside of the rune barrier was completely taken over.

Even if there was a rune barrier, it was difficult to dominate the entire space, so rather than saying that time had stopped, it would be seen as flowing at a very slow pace.

This was enough.

From now on, it’s a real battle with concentration.

The centaur’s magic that was burrowing into Scarlett’s body was separated from her body.

Because the speed was slow, the difficulty of the work itself was much easier.

And he poured healing magic into the empty space.

Spreading the magic of ‘slowing down’ throughout the space to stay strong, and using the magic of healing on Scarlett.

It is not a question of double casting or triple casting.

I had to move as if I had become one with the magic power.

‘… you can do it.’

my talent.

And the experience I have accumulated so far.

I felt fortunate that I had been training my magic power every day to beat Imsol.

Stinging─

As much as I used enormous magical power, my body was not normal either.

I screamed as if every cell in my body was going to break at any moment, but I gritted my teeth as I watched Scarlett’s back slowly heal.

*

Kwaang─ Paang─

Scarlett felt a warm touch.

Apparently, he was trying to push Lee Ho-yeon away, but was hit instead, and he lost consciousness due to the tremendous pain of his lungs burning… .

“Scarlett?! Are you okay?”

A familiar voice.

It is the voice of the man he saved.

Scarlett cautiously opened her eyes.

He saw Lee Ho-yeon looking down at him with red, bloodshot eyes.

I don’t know the exact situation, but I still felt heat in my back and chest.

Being attacked was not a dream.

His wounds were not something he could survive.

Because I definitely felt like my internal organs were burning.

It takes at least 5 minutes for the Iris Guild’s healing team to arrive.

There was no chance of survival.

Is this a helium reflection?

Maybe it’s time to say my final goodbyes.

Scarlett opened her mouth as she looked at Lee Ho-yeon with worried eyes.

“Scarlet Light.”

“uh?”

To the man who answered stupidly, Scarlett spoke a little more clearly.

“‘Scarlet Light’. My full name. You haven’t asked me yet, you clueless person.”

“… Scarlet Light.”

“Yes. I definitely remember. Since it’s the last time… I wanted to say hello to Liliana too…”

ha.

Scarlett closed her eyes.

A life like a dog.

I tried to live stubbornly and achieve some success, but I never thought it would end up like this because I ended up getting caught by a man.

Still, it wasn’t bad.

Because I enjoyed the short time I spent with Hoyeon Lee and Liliana more than the success I had during my time at the Iris Guild.

‘… ‘It’s not that bad.’

I wanted to live a little longer.

I worked hard to train for success throughout my life, and by joining the Iris Guild, I achieved the success everyone wanted, but the past few months have been much more enjoyable than those days.

I wanted to continue living this fun, strange, and fun life I had never experienced before.

A man who seems like trash but is strangely attractive.

I wondered what this man would do next.

It was quite fun to watch it from the sidelines.

Of course, I didn’t like the fact that he treated me unromantically, but that was also attractive in its own way.

The more I thought about it, the more regretful it became.

a little bit.

It would be nice if we could give it just a little more time.

If only your crush had time to grow… .

Scarlett took a deep breath.

They say that just before you die, your life up to this point passes by like a flash, but I guess that was a lie.

It’s so peaceful.

Kwaang—!

“What about centaurs?!”

“You take care of the wounded! The team leader takes care of the centaurs.”

“….”

The familiar voice of a tracking team guild member and the charismatic voice of the guild leader that I have heard thousands of times.

In addition, the sound of shoes hitting the ground and shouting loudly about a job well done.

Scarlett thought as she listened to the loud noises around her.

‘what?’

Why is my consciousness so clear?

Scarlett felt strange and recognized the awkwardness as soon as she realized it.

I no longer felt the heat in my back.

It hurt so much that I thought my pain cells were paralyzed, but I could just feel the unique cold coming from the ground.

It’s like I’m just lying on the ground with my eyes closed… .

“Scarlet Light.”

“….”

“Now get up. We have to go back.”

Scarlett slowly opened her eyes.

The man who barely survived by throwing himself earlier was looking down at himself, his lips twitching.

From my experience so far.

That’s 100% holding back laughter.

“…Why am I alive?”

“Who wants to die? There are still decades left on the contract, Scarlett Light.”

“….”

It looks like he survived.

… why?

It was definitely so painful that my lungs burned to the point of death.

It’s strange.

You can’t survive!

I thought it was the last time so I said a nice goodbye!

Scarlett was embarrassed and tried to push away Lee Ho-yeon and run away, but her body was not normal yet.

As soon as I lifted my arm, my back felt tingling as if electricity was flowing through it.

“Uh-huh. If you move now, it’ll hurt.”

“Ok….”

Scarlett looked at Hoyeon Lee, squinting her eyes in pain.

He wasn’t even trying to hold back his laughter anymore.

“I will never forget you, Scarlet Light.”

“…Just kill me. Please.”

“Scarlet Light. I’ll say hello to Liliana later, so don’t worry.”

“Huhhh….”

Lee Ho-yeon smiles while waving a chain necklace with people approaching her.

Scarlett thought it would be better if she fainted.