Fate (2)
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Luna supported Rey, who staggered.
Rey’s body was dripping with dry, viscous blood.
Luna shuddered for a moment at the terrible touch.
As Luna’s breathing became heavy, Rey smiled belatedly.
“If you treat this, you’ll be fine soon. Don’t worry.”
“…what did you say?”
Luna could not hear the story beyond the barrier.
Rey’s reliance on artifacts could be neutralized at once, but he stayed still for fear that Rey would be in trouble when the Sword Master noticed something strange after using his hand for nothing.
But Luna was regretting it.
What is the story you have to hide from me?
What was he trying to hide by putting me away and spreading the soundproof barrier?
Luna should have heard that, and blamed herself for her previous choice.
The blood dripping from Rey soaked Luna’s collar.
Luna, who felt an ominous foreboding of something unknown, turned to Rey.
“Rei… will you be by my side…?”
Rey patted Luna’s head at the back and forth question.
Luna’s eyes contorted.
“Answer me.”
“Of course. Ask something obvious.”
Although it will not be long, I will be by your side until the end of your life.
By the time the last moment approached, Luna would surely be able to look down on the world, so if that was the case, Rei could finish the finale with peace of mind.
*
“…”
Ray looked up at the unfamiliar ceiling.
After passing out a few times and waking up repeatedly, I came to my senses properly.
Rey blinked as she felt the bandages wrapped around her body.
There was a lot of blood on the bandage.
There wasn’t really any place that wasn’t hurt, but Rey thought back to himself that it was cheap enough.
It was hard to see that there were so many casualties for dealing with the legendary demons.
Even the people important to Rey were largely unharmed.
In particular, I felt fortunate that I was able to finish the work while almost hiding Luna’s skills.
Rey, who was alone admiring that the strategy he had initially set up worked out so well, felt a presence and turned his head to the side.
Luna brought a chair next to Rey’s bed and sat quietly.
Rey, who remembered that Luna was still sitting there even after fainting several times and waking up, made a sick sound.
“Luna, are you going to rest too?”
Luna shook her head.
Luna, like Rey, was still vigilant about her surroundings.
I had to stay by Ray’s side just in case. That was Luna’s decision.
After trying to comfort Luna a few more times, Rey gave up and buried her head in the pillow.
‘This is enough for the situation.’
Ernst still favored Rey.
He accepted Rei’s situation and promised to cooperate.
‘Looking at the reaction, it seems to some extent that I was expecting a space sword…’
Ray, who mumbled that he was a really difficult yangban to deal with, laughed.
‘I’d rather be lucky that I’m dead.’
An overpowering ability is always envied and hated.
Rey’s achievements so far were not surprising, even for Ernst, even if he was jealous and vigilant.
Even using Ernst as a standard, let alone others.
However, the story is different if Ray is in a dead end.
It literally became a card to be used and discarded, so I didn’t have to worry too much about buying other people’s boundaries.
If Ernst had the least amount of trust, he would fully support Rey’s people after Rey’s death.
Ernst, whom Rey saw, was a man of dignity and trust, so Rey was relieved.
‘There are children who will become independent enough to form a family if they receive good support…’
A smile naturally formed on Ray’s lips.
Rey just felt that something was on track.
After coincidences and overlaps, Rey himself killed the elements that could decisively divide the empire.
It was also revealed that the infamous demons from 600 years ago appeared in person.
If the Emperor hears this news, he will not stand still.
Empire moves.
Even if the Empire raises the alert level a little more, it will be able to prevent numerous disasters in advance.
Since Ernst and the higher ranks of the Empire were never considered incompetent, Rey believed they would do a good job.
‘The Earl of Phillips is a little offended, but…’
Before leaving the Imperial Palace, Rey had contacted the Countess separately.
Count Phillips would know by now that Rey’s skills were discovered by Ernst.
The Earl of Phillips, who does not know the details, must have been suffering for a long time, but in Rey’s view, there was nothing to worry about.
Ernst said that he would take responsibility and pack well after hearing all the incidents that occurred in the Countess of Phillips.
So, the Earl of Phillips only had to hide ‘Lea’ well.
To be precise, I just had to hide Leah’s bloodline well. Then there will be no problem.
Ray, who had calmed his mind with the belief that it would be all right, suddenly frowned.
There was a sharp pain in my chest and back, as if something was being ripped to pieces.
Ray thought for a moment.
‘Where did you hear this symptom…’
It was an aortic dissection or something like that.
Rey spilled mana and looked at the flow of blood vessels around the heart.
The lining of the aorta was damaged here and there, and blood was seeping through the veins, inflating the aorta.
‘It’s crazy.’
Rotating the core and circle together during battle put pressure on the heart, which caused the blood pressure to skyrocket in an instant, and the blood rushed through the aorta violently.
Rey raised her finger and asked Luna for help.
“Can you call some priests who can use divine power?”
*
Luna summoned a healer and a priest.
The healer and the priest re-examined Rey’s condition and repaired the problematic area.
They both looked like they had a lot to say, but when they saw Ray’s eyes, they closed their mouths and went out for treatment.
Rey, whose pain had subsided a little, was lying droopy, while Alessia entered the room and held out her head.
“My knight, are you very sick?”
“Are you talking about that? Can’t you see the bandages? Did my lady hurt her eyes this time?”
“My article is crooked!”
Seeing Alesia terrified, Rey giggled and hardened her expression.
“How’s my master?”
“Sir Jenkinson says it will take six months to fully recover…”
Alessia’s face darkened.
In any case, Rey was relieved that recovery was possible, and buried his head in the pillow again.
“I’m glad I was able to receive proper treatment though.”
After all, Jenkinson fought for the Frislan family, so the treatment was of course the responsibility of the Frislan family.
Rey, who murmured that he would provide a separate reward, wriggled to forget the pain.
Alessia asked Ray abruptly.
“Aren’t you thirsty?”
“it’s okay.”
“Isn’t the boat going out?”
“it’s okay.”
After that, Alessia kept asking if she needed anything, and looked into Rey’s eyes.
Seeing Alesia, who looked quite desperate, Rey gasped.
The current Alessia seemed to be fading at any moment, and my knight would spit out a painful lament like that.
‘Well, what…’
They seem to be using their competitor as Spera, but Spera had a comparative advantage over Alesia in many ways.
In terms of specifications such as talent and background, even if Alesia and Yohana were synthesized, there was a sense that the overall performance was a little lower than that of Spera.
As Rey was thinking about that, Alessia’s eyes sharpened.
“My knight harbors blasphemous thoughts!”
“No. My head is ringing, so please lower your voice.”
And while I was playing, I heard a knock.
The person who opened the door was none other than Shay, the escort knight of Spera.
Shay also had injuries here and there, making it difficult to move, but he stood in front of Rey with his back straight.
Ray was looking at him, wondering what had happened to him, and Shay immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed his head.
“I apologize for my previous rudeness.”
Shay’s attitude was very polite.
Seeing Shay with her head bowed, Alessia raised her voice as her momentum grew weaker.
“Now it’s right…!”
Tight!
“Agok!”
Alessia, who had been hit on the top of the head by something like a staff, wrapped her arms around her.
Rey was annoyed as she swung her wand towards Alesia, who was rubbing her head vigorously.
“Did I tell you not to come here?”
“Where is the knight who strikes his master’s head…!”
Shay, who had sneaked a sneak peek at the crowded Alesia, bowed her head once more.
“I also apologize to Alesia for the previous rudeness.”
“I bowed my head once and I…”
Alesia, who looked at Rey’s eyes, faltered a little, and then nodded.
“I’ll make sure you accept the apology from the Lord…”
Reid put down his wand and roughly accepted Shay’s apology.
There was nothing good about staying with the Frislan family officials for a long time.
Shay bowed her head deeply and vowed.
“I will never forget the grace that saved the young lady and me.”
“Yes, well… I wish you all the best in the future.”
“Then I hope you can rest in peace.”
Shay remained polite until the very end, closing the door and leaving.
*
A fortress built by the Frislan family to protect the Warpgate.
Ernst, who was looking at the documents in the office inside the fortress, frowned.
“…Tell me again.”
Ernst’s eyes turned to the therapist who had treated Rey.
The therapist spoke again and again while feeling the pressure.
“The accumulated damage throughout the body has reached a dangerous level, and the condition of the heart and surrounding blood vessels is particularly serious. It seems that something is constantly putting a load on it… Even if you take good care of it from now on, it will not be able to last for more than 15 years.”
“…”
“If you continue to overdo it, it will decrease within 10 years.
Ernst, who had been silent for a while, sent out the therapist.
Ernst, who was alone in the office, took out the Dragon Heart he had recovered from the demons.
“…”
Ernst had just been re-examining the data related to the case of the 1st Prince.
Rei testified that the 1st Prince became an apostle and eventually succeeded in killing the Dragon Heart by storm.
The report of the investigation team sent from the Imperial Family to the Signi Mountains also found traces of the Dragon Heart’s runaway, and it was recorded that the possibility that the Dragon Heart was lost in the process is very high.
Ernst trusted this report.
So I was even more confused.
Rather, if Rey had taken the Dragon Heart to prolong his life after killing the first prince who became an apostle, he could somehow wrap it up to that point.
However, Dragon Heart was lost along with the first prince, and Ray was still in a dead end.
“…”
Ernst shook his head as he looked at the Dragon Heart in his hand.
He could not arbitrarily give the Dragon Heart that had already been in his hand to Rey.
Obviously, it was crossing the line Ernst had set for himself.
All Dragon Hearts recovered by Ernst will be returned to the Emperor.
After that, whether or not Rei could receive a Dragon Heart from the newly ascended emperor was a question that had to be worked out at that time.
Ernst got up from his seat with the dragon heart he had been holding in his arms.
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Now that the situation of the fortress surrounding the Warp Gate has been settled to some extent, I had to go to the emperor and see the emperor.
There were so many issues to discuss .
