Chapter 148 – Chapter 148 ― Against Destiny (2)
Episode 148 ― Against Destiny (2)
The duke picked up a blanket from the empty bed and covered her body.
Diobe could hear regular shallow breathing. Relieved Roan left the tent, and in an instant, humans and knights surrounded him.
Humans did not dare to speak out.
For the fear of the emperor was added to the fear that Diobe might be hopeless.
It was the old man Ackerman who summoned the courage.
“Your majesty… How is Diobe?”
Roan, who read the anxiety in his eyes, spoke with an ‘appeal’ to reassure them.
“Hmm. Okay.”
A deep sense of relief permeated the humans who were waiting for news.
Some cheered, others clapped their hands and shared the joy with the person next to them.
The knights who were taking care of the situation nearby also let out a deep sigh of relief.
Accidents caused by people contaminated by the fallen land inevitably occurred several times a year.
However, the victim of the incident was an official brought from the capital by the emperor himself. Had she even died, her case would have flowed out of control on her thread.
“I will let Diobe rest.”
“All right. Your majesty.”
Watching the back of the emperor returning to the inn, the duke winked at some of the knights.
As if the two knights had prepared in advance, they caught up with Roan heading to the inn and began to escort them back and forth.
The medicine man arrived earlier than expected.
As soon as Diobe lay down in the inn and took a moment to catch his breath, a knight guarding the outside of the inn announced the arrival of the medicine man.
Kerr, not tied to a wagon, is strong and fast.
The medicine man, along with his knights, entered the emperor’s tent in a state covered in dust as if he had run through the wilderness at breakneck speed.
“Lungs, Your Majesty…”
“It seems that the critical moment has passed. Take a deep breath and see the patient.”
“Persimmon, thanks…”
For an inexperienced person, it is difficult to maintain balance on the back of a stooped beast running at high speed.
With a half-bewildered look on his knees, the medicine man took a few deep breaths before he was able to scan Diove’s face.
“The critical moment has passed.”
Examining Diove’s eyes and the color of her lips, he lifted her blanket and checked her wounds. Seeing the closed cut, the medicine man felt his wound with his finger.
“It was fortunate that the response was quick. You used the egg of Mirabilis. It’s a deep wound, and I was lucky to miss a vital organ. He didn’t die instantly.”
Roan’s eyes widened in surprise.
It was a chill down his spine.
This isn’t a game.
The dead don’t come back
No matter how much I met her as a character in her game, if Dio Ve died here, that would be the end.
Roan involuntarily squeezed Diobe’s hand.
“Well, now…”
“Yes. Her life was saved. But the pills are still seeping in. It will take time for the interior to fully recover.”
Roan let out a sigh.
“Please allow the patient to recover for a week. It is dangerous to move as usual. If possible, it is recommended that you continue to be cared for in bed.”
“I get it.”
After that, the medicine man prescribes several medicines, gives the patient a nice incense, and then goes home.
The refreshing and bitter scent of herbs filled the room. Roan, who was holding Diove’s hand and peering into her face, gently let go of her hand.
But Diobe’s hands trembled slightly,
It wriggled as if trying to grab his fingers.
“… Your majesty.”
I heard Diobe’s thin voice.
“Diobe.”
Hearing the emperor’s voice, Diobe slowly opened his mouth.
“How… Your Majesty.”
“There is no one who can take care of you right now. It’s too late to call someone who can care for them. I will send you to Laju Castle in the morning.”
Diove struggled to open his eyes and was startled when he barely looked around him.
“Here… Isn’t it His Majesty’s sleeping quarters…”
“Spend here tonight. Human quarters are not organized.”
“… Yes.”
Hesitant Diobe.
I could faintly feel the excitement in her answer.
“The raider… Were you caught?”
“Hmm. He was the vice-captain of the Knights.”
“… Article… Say? Why is the article…”
Roan told me everything in a low voice.
A story about a place called the Fallen Land beyond the East Emperor, where demons are said to be sealed.
A story about a knight who guided Roan beyond Virectum. Premonitions and symptoms.
And the reaction of the people of the Eastern Emperor Diobe after he was captured while fleeing.
No matter how long Diove spent with the demons, it seems that she had a rare opportunity to hear the story of the distant Eastern Emperor.
She wore a look that had never heard of the Fallen Lands.
“That… I’ve heard that the desert is getting wider…”
Diobe’s complexion, her face slightly frowning, was much better than it had been immediately after her assault, but she still did not look normal.
Dio Berloan, who was trying to raise her up, gently restrained her.
“Diobe. You are seriously injured Even the medicine man said he had to spend a week in bed, so take a rest.”
“However, Your Majesty…”
Roan tapped the seat of the chaise longue he was sitting on.
“There is no problem sleeping here for a day or so.”
“I’m sorry…”
“I dealt with the vice-captain of the Eastern Emperor’s Knights. It is safe to say that he is one of the top five strong men in the Great Mansion. Even a demon He was able to deal with such a person without incident, so he was fortunate. I’ll lend you a bed for a day.”
Suddenly, Diobe’s face turned red.
Normally, the blush on her face would have been immediately visible.
When he said that he would lend the king’s bed,
Diobe remembered his bedroom.
And then, the promiscuous memories of the past that came to mind and a little bit of imagination dyed Diobe’s face red.
But Roan pretended not to see anything.
He spoke calmly.
“It is natural for patients to be cared for. If you need anything, feel free to tell me.”
Diobe lay down and turned his head to look at the emperor. Diobe’s lips staring at him parted slightly, then closed.
It looks like it wants to say something.
Roan just stared at her.
As if the emperor was waiting for his words, Dio Ve hesitated and opened his mouth.
“Then… I’m embarrassed, but…”
Diobe’s gaze turned to the floor.
Her cheeks were flushed to the point where I could clearly see them now.
“Just a little closer… Could you please stay… It’s safe to have His Majesty by your side… It looks like it will.”
Her hesitation lengthened Diobe’s words.
Even otherwise, her voice, which had no power, seems to be losing more energy.
Roan, noticing that Diove was breathing heavily, took her chair by her bed and sat down without hesitation.
“Can I do this?”
“Thanks… Do.”
Seeing Diove close her eyes,
Roan also leaned deeply into his chair.
With her eyes closed, Roan checked his plans for a visit to Sprouse in a few days.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t visit the temple because of the church’s event that lasted from the 15th of last month to the 15th of this month. It is early spring in Merde, where the climate is warmer than Evirgio. Spring is a step earlier than Evirgio, which is still winter.
For this reason, long ceremonies to pray for successful planting in spring are held one after another at the shrine. Helen, who informed you of this information, recommended that you hide in the temple right after the event in mid-March, past the time when security is intensified.
Since everyone is exhausted from the blessings and events that lasted all month, the temple on March 16th, right after the event, is quiet and empty.
‘Should I go to Spross with the waypoint, use the transformation tool, enter the castle, stop by the temple, and exit the castle right away?’
The duration of the transformation tool is about three or four hours. Even if it is a theoretical handmade transformation tool, the time is about an hour longer.
Not a lot of time.
Originally, there are places I want to visit here and there, but I think I will have to make a commitment to visit them on other days when I don’t stop by the temple.
‘Let’s bring only important artifacts.’
Roan knew that there was an artifact that increased divine power on the path from the castle’s emergency passage to the temple.
In the past, it was an artifact that was only used for the purpose of telling Helen in the party, unless the hero was raised to a priest or paladin.
It was a very useful item for Roan now.
“Right… Oops…”
Suddenly, a low moan escaped from Diobe’s lips as he lay on the bed.
No matter how quickly the wound healed, it was not completely cured like the medicine man said.
Diove tried to toss and turn on the bed, but his wounds throbbed, and she grimaced.
Roan, who was organizing her thoughts, heard Diobe’s moaning and removed her body from her backrest.
“Diobe. Are you okay?”
A thin voice answered like a sigh.
“Not yet… Just wait a bit, you’ll be fine…”
Roan held out his hand without saying anything. Roan put his hand on Diove’s forehead and channeled his will to cast his holy magic.
A faint light like the one the duke had seen earlier flowed from the tent and was absorbed by Diobe.
Dio Ve, startled, tried to open her eyes, but she could not.
The medicine the medicine man gave him made him very sleepy.
Sleep spilled over Diove couldn’t help her heavy eyelids and whispered with her eyes closed.
“… Your Majesty… Is it magic… How…”
“If you ask me later, I will tell you. It would be better for you to rest now and not speak any more.”
Diobe’s breathing eased.
Roan carefully brushed Diove’s flowing hair and removed her hand.
Diove’s face turned red as she closed her eyes.
“… Thank you Even before… Suddenly, I feel that His Majesty had eased my pain earlier…”
“It is true.”
“…”
Diobe’s silence contained surprise.
Barely Diove opened her eyes.
With her eyes half-closed by her struggles, she looked at Roan.
“Perhaps because of magic… After she was stabbed… Losing my mind, dreaming… Same.”
“Dream?”
“It was Your Majesty’s dream…”
At her unexpected words, Roan looked down at Diove.
Diobe’s face flushed.
It was already evident that he could not resist the shock, but Diobe continued speaking in a slow tone.
Considering her usual firm and calm tone, it was hard to imagine.
“Your Majesty… Dear Highlord, I… It’s His Majesty’s… You say…”
Diove couldn’t follow her words.
She suddenly came to her senses, wondering if she had said something stupid because of the medicine and sleep.
Dio Vega, who kept her mouth shut for a moment, she said in a slightly subdued voice.
“… , No, no… Please forget…”
“That is also true.”
Diobe’s olive eyes shook with confusion.
She couldn’t even open her eyes due to her drowsiness, but it was enough to let her know that she was startled by Roan’s words just now.
Roan shrugged his shoulders.
“It really happened. Diobe.”
“That… Run… Your majesty… From…”
Diobe’s face began to blush even more.
Diove’s breasts began to beat madly with her two bats, to the point that she wondered if she could be heard by the emperor.
Dio Vega lazily bit her lip.
Her likability began to rise.
“Me, like me…”
“I can’t. Even though I told you to stop talking.”
As Roan spoke in her stern voice, Dio Ve caught her mouth shut.
And Roan slowly lowered his body.
Diobe’s eyes widened in surprise.
“… !”
Her lips touched softly.
Diobe’s affinity rose to +59 and stopped.
It wasn’t a deep kiss with her saliva coming and going,
It was a kiss that was enough to convey her shaking heart.
Is it because of the sudden kiss?
Or maybe it’s because she lost blood
Diove felt that she would faint at any moment.
“… Lung… Under. Me too…”
“Go to sleep now.”
Diove tried to say something in her trembling voice, but Roan placed her hand on Diove’s forehead and cast another spell.
Rest
The sleeping Diobe’s voice faded as if it had died out.
