episode_0343

“Sorry. Mr. Yura.”

Tagore Hill, filled with the energy of the demon god, is a place where dark red sparks fall instead of snow.

The dark red sparks are ashes that have soon burned out. The aftereffects of the power that destroys everything have become a visible phenomenon.

and,

Space is not the only thing that the power of extinction affects.

“I think that’s it for me.”

Yura gazed at Andrzej’s deeply bowed figure.

More specifically, his legs. A leg that was cut off due to a curse. The affected area where the prosthetic leg touches the skin…

Dark veins covered my thighs. The flesh around me swelled to the point of bursting… I felt like asking why I only said it now.

“Don’t apologize. There’s no need to be sorry.”

So, Yura couldn’t catch him. Rather than blaming him, I patted his shrunken shoulders and helped him up.

“You’ve worked hard all this time. On the contrary, I think it’s amazing that I came all the way here with my sore legs.”

“Yura, I…”

“You said it’s okay.”

Yura’s face, which was comforting her, looked more relieved than regretful.

“Seira. Do you still have mana left? Can you take Andrzej to the rear?”

“As much as you want.”

“Thank you. Mr. Seira.”

Andrzej couldn’t stop feeling sorry, but he eventually turned around and followed Seira. He also realized that Yura was not ‘catching’ him.

“Mr. Yura. And Kylie. Thank you so much.”

“…Goodbye, Andrzej.”

“Yes. Ms. Kylie. Later, when you return safely…”

“Stop making ominous noises and go quickly.”

Kylie said as if pushing Andrzej.

Due to her lack of learning, she didn’t know what Andrzej was thinking, but after announcing his withdrawal, she noticed that Andrzej’s face, which had been weighed down by the pressure, seemed to be a little relieved.

“Yura, are you okay?”

So Kylie also turned around. Even though she was a colleague whom she had always been close to and trusted with her back, Kylie also had a hard time.

She didn’t have enough time to care much about someone who had already left, and unlike Andrzej, who looked relieved, Yura’s shoulders were still weighed down.

“…Are you worried about me now? What?”

“Well, I think I’m overdoing it.”

Yura said playfully, but Kylie couldn’t even make direct eye contact and muttered.

Although about 10 years and about 5 years had passed since they met, Kylie could not treat Yura comfortably.

It’s not that she drew a line, but because Yura was more like a mother… protector to Kylie than a colleague.

Yura.

He was the person who greeted me with a smile when I returned from a difficult fight, and he was the teacher who always showed me the direction I should take.

“Why are you saying you’re overdoing it?”

Seeing Yura having a hard time like this makes Kylie’s heart sore as well.

“They say there is a demon god sleeping on Tagore Hill. Doesn’t that mean there will be a decisive battle soon? If Andrzej leaves at the end…”

“It’s okay. It was the plan I assumed anyway.”

“…”

“And I feel relieved because Andrzej is gone?”

Yura smiled brightly and patted the seat next to him.

Kylie flinched at the gesture of trying to pretend it was okay, but as expected, Kylie couldn’t go against Yura.

Kylie sat down carefully and asked while looking at Yura’s eyes.

“Why are you feeling so light? Yura hates Andrzej?”

Kylie’s head tilted as if it was difficult to understand.

Unlike 10 years ago, Kylie has grown taller and exudes more adultness, but she still shows her childlike side in front of Yura.

“There’s no way you’d hate it. How hard Andrzei has fought so far.”

“Then?”

“Well.”

‘Is it because you know it won’t work?’

Yura swallowed her words and raised her head with a sigh of relief.

Half a year after expanding Vinella’s protection slot. Despite pouring in about 250,000 points, Vinella was ultimately left out.

Andrzej received over 300,000 points because he was with us longer, but since he had just been left out, he felt frustrated as if something had been weighed on his chest.

It felt like all my efforts to push it to the end had been in vain, and a corner of my heart felt empty.

Even if you don’t want to know it, you vaguely realize it.

Kylie and Seira, who followed me this far without any problems… the other two are different.

There are people who walk the path of heroes from birth. Even if you use all kinds of surreal techniques, it won’t work for those who can’t do it.

Family, village, generation. Beomgol, who is self-sufficient on top of dust-like things and will disappear without a trace before time,

The hero who forever stands above the sky and proudly reflects on history is different.

Typhoon and haze.

Dragon and loach.

That vast gap was not something that could be narrowed by training a few years earlier or taking better elixirs.

Those who were not born heroes could not become heroes no matter how many points they poured into them.

If I had known this would be the case, I wouldn’t have made her a colleague in the first place.

When I found out that it wasn’t enough, I would have coldly thrown it away.

But Yura couldn’t do that.

I regret it now, but it was difficult to make the right decision when I heard that a colleague I had grown close to was falling behind.

[Class Change 300,000pt]

[Resurrection 350,000pt]

[Star of Wishing 777,777pt]

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[Remaining points 575,340pt]

‘rather. I should have sent it back a long time ago when I was having a hard time.’

The result is this: I thought that if I had just cold-heartedly kicked him out, I would have used the wishing star twice a long time ago.

‘Sick bitch.’

Self-deprecating thoughts and bitter smiles.

Suddenly, a feeling of nervousness came over me. Cold sweat beaded on my forehead and my heart was pounding.

“…Ugh.”

Yura clenched her teeth and pounded her chest. You must not be weak-minded here.

it serves him right.

Kylie was looking at her with worried eyes.

“Yura. Are you okay?”

“Andrzej didn’t say a word of pain even though his entire leg was crushed.”

” Andrzej is a trained martial artist. You are just an ordinary person…”

“That’s not it.”

Huu- Yura pretended to rummage through her backpack and took out cold water with 1 point.

After feeling like the lump in my chest was going down with the cold water, I was finally able to breathe with the feeling that I was feeling better.

“I just don’t fight in the rear. Why do I pretend to be having a hard time?”

Yura sighed repeatedly and tried to drive away her unclean thoughts.

Not Andrzej and Vinella, who wasted points.

This is the image of a spearman and shield soldier who was born as an ordinary man and walked the path of a hero.

These two have always fought together with Kylie without showing any signs of dislike.

It was kicked away by the giant’s kick and never backed down despite its frenzied roar.

okay,

Now, you don’t have to waste points that are already gone. It was time to thank them for their efforts so that we could get here safely and without anyone dying.

“So I’m fine. Rather, what about you?”

“Me?”

“Yes, since Andrzej is gone, the only one who has to stand at the forefront now is Kylie.”

“…”

“Are you okay?”

“No, it’s okay!”

“A. Looking at your stuttering, I don’t think you’re okay?”

Do you want to ventilate the heavy atmosphere?

Yura looked at Kylie with playful eyes.

Knock-knock-

As if his facial expressions weren’t enough, he also poked his toned sides with his fingers.

“Gwae, I said it’s okay… stop it!”

“Is this really okay? huh? Huh?”

“Hi. Heeheehee!”

Kylie seemed to be prone to tickling, not knowing what to do and twisting her body.

“It’s not okay! It’s not okay so stop!”

Kylie seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and suppressed both of Yura’s hands. Although she was tickled first, Yura, an ordinary person, could not escape Kylie’s touch.

Kylie caught her breath and stared at Yura with axe-eyed eyes.

“It’s really too much!”

“What’s too much?”

“Yura is always like this! If people worry about it at best, it just gets out of hand. huh? When I come to my senses, I am always worried!”

“Is it bad to worry?”

“That’s not what you’re saying!”

Kylie looked closer and had a more serious expression than I’ve ever seen before.

“I’m an adult now too. I’m all grown up!”

“Yes, yes. Damn, Kylie is an adult.”

“…He says it in a joking manner again.”

“No. Who will see you as a child?”

Yura said with a faint smile. And then he lowered his gaze a little… and looked at Kylie’s body as if licking her body.

Aside from his tall height, which was well over 170cm, I thought it might get in the way when swinging a sword… A large chest filled my field of vision.

” Andrzej has been calling you Kylie. If that’s not treating you like an adult, then what is it?”

“Andrzej treats everyone with respect. I just want you to rely on me a little more…”

“Kylie, are you a bit persistent today? Is it a rebellious period? Huh?”

Yura smiled brightly and interrupted Kylie.

“It looks like Kylie has really grown up. I couldn’t even imagine being confronted like this when I was a snobbery.”

“Oh, no…”

“I’m so sorry about this girl. I already had a burden on my mind because I couldn’t go into battle. Even Kylie, whom I trusted, can rely on me with peace of mind. So are you saying I should just be a bridesmaid?”

“That’s not true, I thought Yura was worrying too much alone…”

Kylie’s voice became quiet as Yura sighed heavily.

“It’s not fun. Let’s stop talking about this.”

Yura patted her despondent back. Kylie was as big as ever, but she was still a child.

Even though I am already well over 20 years old, if I say anything, I immediately bend my argument.

Of course, she does not show this side to demons or people on the human side, but it is just a thorn to hide her immaturity.

However, Yura thought it was fortunate that Kylie did not become an adult.

When you become an adult, you start to weigh the pros and cons. Because we have a pure heart, we can make upright sacrifices and do good deeds.

“Then what are you talking about?”

“Interesting story. Something that makes the corners of your mouth go up just by hearing it.”

“Um… I don’t know about that.”

“Why don’t you know?”

“Well, even Yu knows the story I know.”

Kylie crossed her arms and spoke thoughtfully.

“It’s not fun to hear a story you’ve heard once again. You don’t know, but I think so. Although it is fun at first. Second, the fun is halved. Moreover, if it’s a story you already know…”

“Then, wouldn’t it be okay to talk about something we haven’t talked about yet?”

“A story that wasn’t told?”

Kylie tilted her head. She gazed at Yura’s refreshed smile.

“After this fight is over, I’ll think about what to do.”

“…I’m not sure. Is that fun?”

“Why isn’t it fun? We will become great heroes who slay the demon god. If people from all over the world told us that we showed up, they would shed so many tears of emotion and turn dark.”

“That… might be fun.”

Kylie smiled shyly and scratched the back of her head. When I imagined myself being praised as a great hero, as Yura said, I felt a tickling feeling deep in my heart.

“Oh, that’s right.”

Was it a time when you remembered the moment you were praised? Kylie’s eyes widened.

“I have something I want to do.”

“Huh? What is it?”

“I want to see Yura’s fiancé.”

“……Fiance? What do you mean?”

Question marks appeared over Yura’s head one after another. A fiancé. I’ve never made anything like that…

“I always said that. I have a fiancé who I left behind in my hometown.”

“…”

“Are you sure you don’t remember? I heard that there was a boy who she had been with since she was young and promised to marry him.”

“……”

For a moment, Yura’s face turned pale.

what? Is that Hyunjun’s story? Have you ever said this to Kylie?

However, no matter how hard I tried to think about it, I couldn’t seem to remember saying it out loud. Yura drank until her memory disappeared, so she couldn’t remember anything she said while drunk.

“Hey, what should I do when I meet my fiancé?”

However, Yura did not deny Kylie’s words. I promised a future with Hyunjun… because the sound of him being my fiancé was too sweet to resist.

“I’m curious. Who are you to call me that loudly when you’re drunk? Fucking love? Should I keep swearing at him and calling him a bad guy?”

“…”

“Is this really the bad guy that is trending these days? Hmm, is Yura’s guy also a bad guy?

“Did I do that?”

“Yes, that’s why the emperor also threatened the nobles not to talk about marriage with you.”

“…”

“Now that I think about it, the Commander also looked glum after hearing the news about your fiancé. I heard you have a nine-year-old grandson. Hehehe.”

‘No matter what, it is. The nine-year-old crossed the line. I think there’s a 20 year age difference between me and Yura.’

Kylie continued speaking with a sigh, unaware of Yura’s feelings. Yura’s eyes narrowed as she looked at that.

“Why are you talking so much?”

“Uh, huh? It’s nothing.”

Kylie flinched at the suddenly cold atmosphere.

“It’s nothing.”

“…More than that. I wonder what kind of person Yura’s fiancé is. What if I’m a strange person?”

“Do you want to change your mind? Also, I may be a bit narrow-minded, but I’m not a weird person, right?”

“Narrow-minded? For some reason, I want to oppose that marriage.”

Kylie stared at Yura with worried eyes. As Yura’s fiancé was everything to her, Kylie hoped that Yura would end up with the most perfect man in the world.

“So, don’t be narrow-minded! What a great person! And why are you against my marriage?!”

“No, you still need to know what kind of top it is. Because I can’t see tears coming out of your eyes, Yura!”

“Oh my! Why are you being so cautious today? Is it funny?”

Is it because something embarrassing was revealed? Yura’s face had already turned bright red.

She slapped Kylie with a face as red as an apple.

But I didn’t hate it.

Someday, after all this fighting is over. Imagining a future where everyone is happy together. Because it’s very enjoyable.

of course! There is no chance of Kylie meeting Hyunjun!

Isn’t it okay to just imagine? Even if Kylie can’t meet Hyunjun. Even if Yura returns to Earth. There was room to wish a happy future for the colleagues who fought together.

Because at some point I became very attached to this world.

I shouldn’t have become attached.