Chapter 147 – Chapter 147 ― Against Destiny (1)
Episode 147 ― Against Destiny (1)
Roan shook his head.
“Don’t jump to conclusions. This is also the first time Jim sees a person tainted with the power of the fallen land. I don’t know if it’s completely purified with my power or if the symptoms just subside.”
Tension rose again on the faces of several knights surrounding the emperor and duke.
“Last time when I was guiding my luggage beyond Virectum, Yurus was hit by a sandstorm. Since then he has had a cough, but I thought it was purely sand.”
The duke put on a stern expression, and the knight bowed his head.
Since the emperor was an outsider, Yurus did not hide his cough in front of Roan.
The deceit of the trusted knight.
The Duke could not hide his disappointment.
“The cough subsided when I gave it strength. That thought came to my mind and I did the same thing as then. However, this magic has a time limit. It is unclear whether it has completely healed or if it will re-contaminate over time.”
At the word that the current state might be temporary, the knights became agitated.
The Duke sighed lightly.
“… I will keep you locked up and interrogate you.”
The stretcher just arrived.
The knight called Mome tied Yurus with a firm expression. Both ankles are damaged, so he can’t walk, but Yurus is still fixed on a stretcher and moved to another place.
“The duration of this magic is approximately 5-6 hours. I’m glad if you’re still sober after that… No, I don’t know. Is this really fortunate?”
Which would have been a better ending for him?
I can not know.
Ordinarily, he would have been killed, but now he must be sober and pay for the crimes he committed while possessed by the powers of the corrupted land.
There is no way he was engulfed by that evil energy because he wanted to. As a knight living in the Eastern Emperor, traveling to and from the eastern desert was inevitable.
However, even though he had polished himself to the point of being promoted to the rank of vice-captain of the Eastern Emperor’s Knights, he could not resist the malice that persistently entangled him.
Even if you healed him,
After all, his life could not be saved.
Just because he got a life on this earth.
A look of sorrow crept across Roan’s face.
The Duke opened his mouth as if in a hurry.
“According to Your Majesty, there is a time limit. I will quickly interrogate you to see if what happened yesterday was also something Yurus did.”
The moment when the Eastern Emperor was about to greet the emperor to head to the place where the knights disappeared.
On the other side of the field, he saw a new torch swinging to and fro, approaching at high speed.
Roan and the duke turned their heads almost at the same time.
“Knight, please help! Ah, your majesty, was the high lord also there… !”
A human who came to the knights prostrated himself in dismay at the presence of unexpected high-ranking people.
Urgent voice.
In a bad feeling
Roan’s eyes widened.
“What’s going on?”
“Diobe needs treatment quickly! You have already shed a lot of blood.”
While the duke looked back at Roan with bewildered eyes, the emperor was already moving his steps without hearing all the answers.
Behind the running emperor,
The duke, who ordered the knights to call the medicine man, followed.
The human who came to call the knights struggled and followed them across the field with the knights.
“Diobe.”
The humans who surrounded Diobe heard Roan’s voice and lowered their heads hurriedly. But it didn’t come into Roan’s eyes.
Even before entering the tent, what was felt by ‘detection’ was the sign of losing vitality.
The deep red blood oozing from Diobe’s stomach filled Roan’s vision.
“… Your majesty.”
One of the farmers was pressing his stomach to stop the bleeding, so Diobe held back the pain and whispered to Roan.
“What happened.”
The answer came from one of the surrounding farmers.
“It was a raid. Lady Diobe was stabbed while fighting…”
“Here? You mean this inn was raided?”
“Yes… Your majesty.”
“Was Yurus the only one guarding this place?”
The duke asked the knight who had followed him. Then the knight replied with a firm expression.
“No. There were soldiers who stood vigil together. But all haha…”
In an instant, the sharp-eyed duke waved his hand. He understood it without saying it, so he meant that he didn’t have to say more.
The duke asked as if covering his mouth.
“The medicine man.”
“I am coming from the castle. First of all, the knights are bringing the best medicine from the barracks, so please wait for a while.”
The knight answered, not knowing what to do.
It seemed that the knights who stayed nearby to escort the emperor had medicine just in case.
“Diobe.”
Diobe gritted his teeth without answering.
He didn’t even let out a grunt or moan, and his tightly pursed lips were bluish.
Roan felt helpless.
‘Damn it, even if you learn divine magic…’
Although it has the power to protect people from ridiculous curses, it cannot use the power that would have been easily used if there were human priests.
I haven’t grown enough to learn heel yet.
Looking at Diobe’s pale face, Roan’s brow furrowed with guilt.
Tired of seeing Diove’s face the whole time, Roan raised his head and looked around.
The lodgings of the humans were shabby large tents.
The lodging where dozens of beds are placed side by side facing each other is the difference between the sky and the earth from Roan’s.
Since Diobe is an official brought by Roan, he is also a guest of the Duke. It could have been a comfortable single-person accommodation.
Was the power that couldn’t protect the people around you so powerless?
For the first time since coming to Evirzio, Roan felt deeply frustrated.
“Your majesty.”
The moment the duke read the deep despair on the emperor’s face and cautiously called out to the emperor.
A new presence was felt in ‘Detection’.
Roan hurriedly turned his head toward the entrance.
“I brought some medicine.”
A knight tumbled down from Kerr and jumped into the tent. He took out a pill from the pocket on his waist. There was a strong herbal smell.
“You can feed it or crush it into a wound.”
“Diobe. Open your mouth.”
After receiving the medicine, Roan raised Diobe’s head up, but did not respond.
Diobe’s condition is much worse than when Roan arrived here just a few minutes ago.
I can still hear the faint sound of breathing, but my cheeks, which have lost their color even more than before, are white as if they had been bleached.
Some of the farmers who were watching around sighed.
The Duke, who saw the scene, gave advice.
“Your majesty. The pills should be applied to the wound. Please give it to me.”
Roan gave the medicine to the duke without delay and told the people around him.
“Clear your seat. Only the Duke and I will remain.”
You have to take off your clothes to apply the medicine to the wound. After confirming that everyone had been bitten, Roan tore Diobe’s clothes in the middle without hesitation.
The simple tunic dress Diobe was wearing was already stained with blood.
When she lifted her clothes, her immaculate skin was covered with dried blood marks. Seeing the wound, Roan groaned involuntarily.
“… Deep…”
The wound from her sword stab was not large on the surface, but her bright red blood continued to flow.
Roan pressed Diobe’s open wound with a piece of cloth that a farmer had been patching. However, blood gushed out under the already red-stained cloth.
It is unknown whether it was freshly oozing from Diobe’s wound or being squeezed out of cloth.
The duke, who had been chewing and crushing pills beside him, spat out the pills and said,
“Your majesty. It’s okay. Even if it’s deep, this medicine will do. Take your hand off for a moment.”
Although he had no direct treatment for soldiers, he was a well-known duke on numerous battlefields. As if he was used to it, as soon as Roan let go of his hand, he put the medicine in his hand into the wound and pressed it.
Roan widened his eyes in amazement.
“Black… !”
Diobe’s eyes flashed open.
A scream came out of her mouth.
“… Ah… Evil… !”
Even the most patient woman could not bear the pain of her digging through her wounds. Roan bit her lip and reached out and placed her hand on her forehead.
Magic to reduce pain.
Instead of the healing magic you haven’t learned yet,
The best Roan could do for her.
A faint light disappeared from his fingertips and penetrated her.
Diobe’s cries began to subside.
The duke, who put the medicine in the wound and tightened it up, looked at the emperor again with surprised eyes.
Diobe fell silent again, as if he had fainted.
I could definitely feel the presence of many people outside, but it was quiet everywhere, as if they were all holding their breath and listening to the sound inside the tent.
From time to time, only the sound of footsteps could be heard to urgently collect the soldiers killed by Yurus.
“Your majesty.”
How many minutes or hours had passed?
The first to speak was the Duke.
As if he had finally come to his senses, Roan raised his head, which had been staring blankly at Diobe, and stared at the duke.
“Can I take Diobe with me?”
“… Hmm?”
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
His kindness is clearly felt.
“I like this man.”
No more blood began to ooze from the wound the duke was holding.
“If we bring more humans to the city, we will need someone to manage them, and above all… It’s my preference. A woman who knows how to throw herself in order to protect someone is rare.”
Seeing her smile as her East Emperor looked down at her, Roan let go of her tension and laughed at her.
Is this a woman’s story in this situation?
The duke seemed convinced that Diobe was over the edge of death.
“Are you going to make her a candidate for his wife?”
“Yes. If that happens, it will be the ninth.”
I knew that great lords had multiple wives, but the ninth.
Roan looked at the Eastern Emperor with a slightly tired expression, but he glanced at the emperor with a nonchalant expression and then turned his eyes back to the wound.
The duke carefully raised his palm.
Surprisingly, the torn wounds were closed with ugly marks.
Roan’s eyes widened.
As expected, the medicine in this world is a miraculous power comparable to healing magic.
Diobe’s presence, which was felt as ‘detection’, was clearly clearer than before.
Roan let out a sigh of relief and replied in a tired but gentle voice.
“It is impossible.”
“…”
The duke put on a look of pity. As he took his eyes off the wound and looked at himself, Roan met his yellow eyes.
“She is mine.”
“Ah, excuse me. Then already…”
“No, it’s still just my thoughts…”
Roan, who quickly answered the duke’s question, was embarrassed inwardly. It feels like I forcibly confessed my unrequited love.
Diobe’s likeability is obvious, but
She hasn’t spoken her mind yet.
So, so far, Roan alone is no different from liking Diobe.
“I liked Dio Vega from the beginning. That’s why she kidnapped her.”
“… Yes?”
The Duke’s mouth fell open at Roan’s radical remark. However, Roan replied seriously.
“So the duke has no chance. I have no intention of giving it. Give up.”
The duke, who tried to say something several times but only opened his mouth, smiled bitterly.
“… All right. Your majesty.”
Roan looked at Diobe’s face blankly. Little by little, the color of her face began to circulate.
“This is where humans live. It would have been hard for her to stay with her men in a place like this.”
“… I will take action.”
“Tonight I will take her to her quarters and see her condition. When the medicine man arrives, send her to my room.”
“All right. Your majesty.”
Roan carefully picked her up.
