＜ 140. Come Spring (5) ＞
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Asher’s hair was dyed white from the root. A cold breeze was swirling around his small hands. Ronan’s eyes widened.
“What are you doing now…”
【Ahahaha, this is the first time I’ve seen such an excellent bowl. It’s a talent that might come out once in a thousand years.]
Asher covered her mouth and giggled. There was no sense of guilt in the laughter. A woman’s shrill voice escaped from between his lips.
Even if something went wrong, it was definitely going wrong. I had to figure out why this was happening. In an instant, a few strange elements flashed through Ronan’s mind.
Evelyn’s hair suddenly returned to brown, and Asher was bleaching her hair instead of him. An attitude that became terribly homogeneous. The inference didn’t take long.
‘Damn, it was a possessed body.’
Apparently, the Witch of Winter was a spirit creature like Vajura. It wanders the world without a body in search of a host. I didn’t know anything about it because I had never experienced it in my previous life.
Ronan, who understood the situation, rushed to Asher. 👌👌👌 He snarled fiercely as he grabbed Asher’s collar and lifted him up.
“Why are you in there? The winter witch.”
【Ah, it’s rough for some reason. It’s not bad either.]
Asher smiled mischievously. The white color that completely engulfed the hair was dyeing even the eyelashes white. The strength in the hand holding the collar entered.
“Stop the bullshit and get out of that bastard.”
【Are you doing this on purpose? It’s a little sad if you keep pretending not to know.]
“I don’t know you.”
【By the way, it looks like you have a younger face. be envious.]
Instead of answering, Asher only muttered something incomprehensible. He seemed to be mistaken for someone else.
Even though her neck must have been quite tight, Asher’s expression remained calm. He slowly raised his hand and gently stroked Ronan’s cheek.
【Stop fussing…Come on, call me by my name. Don’t you only know my real name?]
“The plague.”
It was a friendly tone, as if speaking to a lover. Veins appeared on Ronan’s forehead as he reached the limit of his patience.
He was about to poke his fist in Asher’s temple. A shout echoed from behind, as if the eardrum was about to tear.
“Ahhh!!”
“Hey, fuck you.”
It was by no means negligible. Ronan reflexively turned his head. Itargand, who had been hit directly by the ice, was struggling.
Rodolan shook whenever his body hit a wall or floor. A chill was constantly leaking from the ice awl, which was half buried in his chest. It seemed that he couldn’t even think of pulling it out because of the pain. Asher frowned.
【Hmmm… it’s very noisy. It’s a reunion after a while.]
Asher raised her arms and aimed at Itargand. The chill that had gathered in an instant created a huge magic circle in front of his hand. Ronan, who had become contemplative, spit out swear words.
“Damn, I can’t stop!”
Ronan hurriedly struck Asher’s arm. At the same time, the same ice awl as the one shot before was fired. Kwajik! The ice that flew past Itargand’s neck was smashed against the wall. Asher tilted her head.
【Why are you disturbing me?】
“Are you asking because you don’t know? That kid is from the Navardoze clan.”
[Aha, somehow, only the bloodline seems noble. It would be troublesome in many ways if I killed him for sure.]
Asher lowered her arm. Fortunately, the least amount of reason seemed to remain. Just as he was thinking about it, he licked his finger while wiggling his lips quietly.
[By the way, it doesn’t really matter.]
“What?”
right! The awl that had been embedded in the wall was pulled out. The awl, which rotated smoothly in the air, was again shot towards Itargand.
“Damn…!”
Ronan turned around and swung his sword. Nettle! Five crescent-shaped swords were fired as if intercepting them.
However, the ice awl freely twisted its path and eventually reached its goal. The operation was so sophisticated that it could not be compared with the witches he had seen in his previous life. Whoops! An awl that pierced Itargand’s back diagonally and slid through his side.
“Heh heh heh!”
Itargand took a breath. The riot has stopped. He fell to the floor with his eyes fixed on the ice spear that had grown on his side. thud! Asher, who was smirking, continued.
【If you and I work together, even Mother of Fire will not be an opponent.】
“Crazy bitch…!”
Ronan clenched his teeth. I didn’t know it was going to end like this. Tight! He turned and grabbed the sword and slashed Asher’s back with the hilt of the sword.
【Aww!】
Fortunately, it worked this time. Asher let out a short moan and lost consciousness. A terrible silence descended upon Zuteka. Erzebet, who had been frozen as if dead, opened her mouth.
“Hey, hey, how the hell did this happen…?”
“I don’t know either. It seems that I was possessed and lost my body.”
“Rain, you mean possessive? To whom…”
“Who is the witch of winter?”
Erzebet’s eyes widened. Suddenly, Ronan noticed that there were not many people in sight.
“Where have you all gone by the way?”
“The whole flock ran away when the Itargand ran wild. Pathetic people.”
“No, it’s better.”
It wouldn’t be of much help if it was there anyway. However, if I asked if there was only Erzebet, that was not the case either. Karaka, who had been standing blankly, opened her mouth.
“…it’s embarrassing.”
Carraka stared at Zuteka, who had become a mess, unable to contain her bewilderment. Evelyn Droza was still holding her arms and gasping for breath.
“It was still there. Karaka.”
“It’s my job to take care of the prisoners. Anyway, this is…”
There was no soul in the cracked voice. The interrogator, who had gone through all the antenatal care, was unexpected. Turning his head, he fixed his gaze on Asher, who had turned white.
I wanted to explain how this division came into being, but unfortunately I didn’t have enough time. Ronan patted him on the shoulder and said.
“Karaka. Take him to a safe place. And tell everyone to either run away as quickly as possible or be prepared to defend yourself. Because something doesn’t feel right. No one is allowed to come here.”
“… what do you think Ronan-sama will do?”
“You have to fix it as much as possible. Come on.”
Ronan hired him. Karaka thought for a moment, then nodded. He ran out of Zooteca holding Evelyn.
Ronan leaned Asher down, leaning against the wall. He looked back at Erzebet, who was examining Asher’s condition.
“You help me. Has your telekinesis increased a bit over the past two years?”
“Well, to what extent…what are you going to do?”
“That bastard, you can’t die.”
Ronan said, pointing to Itargand. The overturned giant was convulsing. It looked like he would die in five minutes if he left the choking in danger.
‘It hurts. I guess this is what happened today…’
If Itargand died here, there would be a rift between the Dragon City of Adren and the Empire. The radical dragons who used his death as an excuse might have called for war.
It was never pleasant to see the two most powerful forces on the continent collide. Especially when the end is only a few years away.
Ronan grabbed Erzebet’s hesitant wrist and strode to the front of Itargand. He was dying in a strange form, neither as a human nor as a dragon. The wound was completely frozen and no blood was flowing.
“Hey, head, aren’t you ashamed of your mother?”
“Ahhh human…”
Ronan sighed deeply. This is why the Witch of Winter is so evil. That ice injury was really hard to heal.
If he did not pull out the awl, the cold air would completely engulf him, and if he pulled out the awl, his already frozen organs would crumble. He had an emergency potion, but the amount was absurdly insufficient for his size.
There was a moment when I was wondering if there was a way to do something. Suddenly, a different color flashed into Ronan’s eyes.
‘Wait, did I write that?’
There seemed to be one item that was suitable for this situation. Come to think of it, I don’t remember writing it after receiving it. Ronan, who was rummaging through his inner pocket, pulled out something.
“…there is.”
Small, white marbles were glistening on the palm of his hand. Only at the northernmost tip of the continent I was a perennial pearl.
A supreme drug with properties that increase mana and increase resistance to cold. It was a gift from Adeshan two years ago.
‘I’m sorry.’
Ronan licked his lips. Apart from the monetary value, I just didn’t want to spend it on others. But if it wasn’t for this, there was no way to fix the situation right away.
for the sake of the cause. After thinking it over, Ronan opened his mouth.
“Listen to me, Itargand. If you leave it like this, you will die soon.”
“What… this…”
“The witch’s cold will freeze your heart. There’s no use in resisting. Just because it’s a dragon isn’t something you can shake off. In the end, your whole body will turn to ice and crumble. ”
Ronan said quietly. There was no exaggeration mixed with the description based on what he had seen in his previous life. Itargand’s eyes contorted. A soft groan escaped from between his silent teeth.
“I don’t want to die…”
“great. Then do what I tell you. This rich cat-looking girl will pull out an awl from your body. Then you have to polymorph into a human right away. It hurts enough to make you want to die, but that’s the only way for you to live.”
Having said that, Ronan cut the perennial pearl in half. And shoved half into Itargand’s mouth.
gulp. Itargand swallowed the pearl. Before long, his frozen wounds melted and blood began to flow. Itargand let out a groan of pain.
“Uhhh…!”
“Oh, isn’t it worse?”
“The effect of the pearl is to drive away the cold in the body. Let’s do it slowly.”
Ronan glanced at Erzebet. Closing her eyes tightly, she showed telekinesis. Whoa! The awls embedded in Itargand’s body were uprooted. Red blood flowed like a spray.
“aah!”
“Polymorph!”
Ronan shouted at Itargand, who was about to run rampant again. His roaring body was engulfed in light. Before long, itargand, who had turned into a young blonde with blonde hair, fell to the floor.
“Huh! Aww!”
Ronan ran in haste and supported Itargand. Blood was gushing out of the four holes.
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My body was shrinking, so I had to try. He poured an emergency potion into the affected area. Profitable…! The wound began to heal with the sound of water evaporating. After seeing that the blood had stopped, Ronan smiled.“Damn you. I was insulted.”
“Uhhh… you…
Itargand looked up at Ronan. His anger and envy disappeared in his eyes as he had gone to the threshold of the underworld. After staring at Ronan for a long time, he lowered his head.
“Ugh…”
“okay. Don’t be noisy and get some sleep.”
Fortunately, he did not die, but fainted from exhaustion. As a result, the possibility of a war between dragons and humans was dismissed. It was the moment when Ronan sighed in relief, who had passed the big hurdle. A voice came from behind.
【Who are you?】
“shit.”
It was a witch’s voice. I don’t know when I woke up, but that wasn’t the point now.
Ronan hurriedly cut the remaining perennial pearls in half again. He ate one side and shoved the other side into Erzebet’s mouth.
“Lo, Ronan-sama?”
“Eat it.”
“Ugh…! Kek! Kek!”
Erzebet, who accidentally swallowed the pearl, groaned. Ronan took a deep breath and turned his head. Asher, who had suddenly regained consciousness, stood with her back to them.
“Why are you doing that?”
Ronan frowned. A mirror-flat wall of ice rose in front of Asher. As he looked at Ronan reflected in the ice, he muttered in disbelief.
【It’s not that person. why···.】
An indescribable disappointment was etched in his voice. He seemed to have finally realized that Ronan wasn’t the person he was looking for. Ronan shook his head as if tired.
“Damn, did you know that now?”
【This is impossible. They looked so alike…! What’s your father’s name?]
“I don’t know either. By the way, I have a question, is the person you are looking for the headmaster of Nebula Clazier?”
[Ah…aa…!]
Asher did not answer. He moaned with a look of despair on his face, and began to rub his face with both hands.
[And this child…is not a woman.]
“What, didn’t you know?”
【Nonsense. It’s so beautiful… it’s so soft…!]
“…well, it might be confusing.”
Ronan nodded. Because he couldn’t believe that Asher was a man until he saw it with his own eyes. I heard that there are more than tens of thousands of male students whose hearts were destroyed by confessing to that dwarf without knowing it.
【Isn’t it all wrong…how did I escape from Lorhorn’s prison…my plan to reunite with the child in a beautiful vessel….]
Asher’s condition was getting worse and worse. It didn’t seem like he was usually shocked to see him muttering nonsense that he couldn’t understand. Ronan sighed deeply.
“…well, you don’t want to answer, do you?”
As expected, there was no response. Unless a normal conversation was impossible, what to do was decided.
Ronan pulled both hilts at the same time. Shreung! The dark sword of La Mancha has appeared. Ymir, pulled out with its sheath, scattered sparkling mana.
The reason Ymir was not drawn was to subdue Asher without cutting it. Ronan, who aimed his Ramancha at Asher, growled low.
“Now then, get out of my friend’s body. An aunt who doesn’t even know the subject.”
Ronan sprinted to the ground and ran. Erzebet chanted the order. A cold, subdued voice flowed from between Asher’s lips.
[I hate you… everything.]
It was the moment Ymir’s scabbard was about to slash his head. Asher raised her head and snapped her fingers. Aww! The walls of Zuteka exploded and the seawater poured in.
