35. At the founding festival (8)
“… Then, would you like to go see it?”
“Yes? Am I alone?”
Elijah looked out of her window and suddenly turned her head.
Looks straight at me.
For some reason, the voice that came back was chilling.
“Let’s go together.”
“Aren’t you busy?”
“I met almost everyone I met yesterday. All that remains is to wait for the answer.”
Elijah puts her chin on her chin again and looks up at me.
Her fingers pushed the flesh of her cheeks, raising them convexly and roundly.
“It’s okay for today or so.”
This.
I don’t know if it’s because of my mood.
You secretly… You seem to be asking because you want to go?
‘… Is not it?’
Elijah looked at me and then indifferently looked at her window.
As if it didn’t matter what I said.
Anyway.
She had no reason for me to refuse.
More than anything else, I was constantly worried that the monster would explode.
If you go around just because you enjoy the festival, you might be able to stop it.
“If you don’t mind, my lady, go…” .”
Before she could even answer, Elijah stood up holding my hand.
Lea came running.
“My lady! You should take this.”
What she gave me was a robe with a large hood.
Certainly, she stands out in many ways.
First of all, the basic outfit is not ordinary.
Anyone can see that he is a nobleman.
In addition, Elijah, the mad fire mage, is one of the most famous among nobles.
“Yes.”
Elijah quietly followed Leah.
While she put on the robe, I also put on the robe in my room.
A brown robe with frayed ends.
I usually wear it over armor.
To keep the armor from heating up in the sun.
A robe is a type of button fastening from the neck to the pit of the stomach.
I put it on and went back, but Elijah looked up at me.
“Wrong button.”
“Yes? Oh….”
Before I could check, Elijah stretched out her hand.
Remove the buttons one by one, then reattach them one by one from the bottom.
I had to stand still until it was all over.
Finally Elijah buttoned her down to my neck.
Usually I’m frustrated and don’t fill the position.
Elijah did not remove her hand.
As if holding a leash, grabbing the buttoned seat and staring up at me.
“My lady?”
“… No. Is it alright, Lia?”
Elijah asked, putting on her hoodie, and Leah smiled and nodded her head.
“Please be careful. Miss.”
So I left the mansion with Elijah.
*
It was definitely the start of the full-fledged founding festival, so there were a lot of people.
As if you would miss the person next to you if you made a mistake.
Because of that, Elijah and I had to walk close together.
No one recognized him because he was wearing a hood.
Since there are so many people, it won’t look suspicious.
We’re not the only ones wearing hoodies.
“Have you ever been to a festival?”
Elijah asked.
“No.”
I answered right away.
A festival?
I have never experienced this in my life.
‘If I had to put it into perspective, I’ve participated in several festivals, including the Founding Festival, in games.’
But to say that I participated in it….
A little bit.
“Hmm. This is my first time participating as a guest.”
Okay.
Elijah is mainly responsible for hosting or managing festivals.
It is the same even with the founding festival.
She came as a guest, but she didn’t seem to enjoy it much.
“Is there anything you want to do?”
“Ummm….”
I pretended to be worried and quietly guided the way.
Near Giudecca.
To the place where the monster is scheduled to appear.
Fortunately, Elijah followed me without question.
‘If you have Elijah, it will help…. Wait a minute, Elijah’s magic doesn’t mean ordinary people get caught up in it… ?’
Belatedly, I was worried.
“… Judah?”
“Oh, yes. Sorry. A second thought….”
“Why do you keep thinking of different things when you are with me?”
I looked back at her in surprise.
I wonder if I heard it wrong.
Elijah did not avert my gaze.
She looks up at me with her lips slightly pursed, dissatisfied.
Soon, I wanted to hit my misunderstanding.
‘That’s right…. People’s hearts were like this and that….’
So, what are you doing without paying attention to what the master said?
This is what it means.
Elijah couldn’t have said she was like that and she couldn’t have said that.
“Sorry. It’s my first time doing something like this, so I don’t know.”
“Hmm. Yes what This is the first time.”
The great amphitheater, Giudecca.
There are quite a few roads leading to Giudecca inside.
First of all, four in the east, west, south, and north.
This is a place used by general audiences.
The cross-shaped entrance was twisted 45 degrees, and there were 4 more.
There is another door in an X-shaped way.
This door is the back door used by Giudecca officials and invited guests.
As a passageway for warriors and monsters to be used in battle, it was also the gate that the Royal Guard and I used yesterday.
The inside is so spacious, and I had a schedule yesterday, so I couldn’t check it properly.
‘There are two entrances through which monsters come out. I’m sure one is to the southeast, but where was the other….’
I headed for the southeast entrance while checking the surrounding terrain.
Elijah didn’t ask anything in particular or stop and look around.
I just calmly followed my steps.
Walking and looking around.
Red eyes that capture the landscape.
‘… What is a real cat?’
I don’t really hate seeing the scenery, so I walk without looking at the front.
I walked with my eyes on her in front of her.
Finally, we came near the southeast entrance.
“Judas, there….”
The moment Elijah was about to say something while pulling my clothes.
-Kikiiik!
A chilling sound echoed in the distance.
A terrifying sound that made all passers-by stop their ears.
I reflexively took Elijah into her arms.
Her head turns to where the sound came from.
As expected, the southeast entrance of Giudecca.
A large iron gate was being torn apart.
An iron gate that rips like paper with a bizarre sound.
Beyond that, large green eyes shined.
‘Cyclops.’
A creature classified as a subspecies of ogres.
The difference is that it is ignorantly large and as strong as its size.
“aaah-!”
“Even, run away-! Everyone run away!”
People panicked and ran away from Jung-gu Heating.
I stood still in the center of it, holding Elijah.
I’m afraid I’ll get swept away.
“Judas. What’s the situation?”
Elijah asked me into my arms.
Since she is holding her, she cannot see the situation.
“It seems that the monster captured in Giudecca is trying to escape.”
The iron door was completely split to the side.
People also left and the space expanded.
I let go of Elijah and immediately summoned the armor and put it on one by one.
‘As I remember, it took quite a while for the imperial knights to arrive. I have to block them first.’
Elijah helped me put on my armor.
“Ah, thank you….”
“Greetings later. From preventing them from coming out.”
Elijah turned her empire against her.
And then, she probably finished her bill.
How much the prestige of the empire will fall through this incident.
If I and Elijah solve it, how much support will I get?
Thanks to her help, I put on all of her armor and took out the pupil of the moon.
‘There must be monsters in other places besides here, but I can’t remember exactly where…. I have no choice but to break through as quickly as possible from this side.’
– Kung!
Cyclops appeared out of Giudecca.
A giant of nearly 4m.
Numerous monsters poured out from below.
Elijah followed closely behind me.
“My lady, are you okay?”
“You don’t have to worry. Take care of the little ones on the floor.”
The destructive power of Elijah’s magic is overwhelming.
It would be difficult to target only those without damaging Giudecca.
In other words, Elijah first targets Cyclops.
“Okay. Don’t get hurt.”
“Yes. You also.”
The figure of Elijah disappeared.
Appears in midair.
The eyes glowing with mad fire look down at the Cyclops.
I trusted her and ran in front of her.
The first thing you see is a giant centipede.
A monster with a body length of up to 8m.
Endows magical energy to the pupil of the moon.
The moonlight rises on a black day.
The light is dimmer than before, perhaps because of the lowered magic stat.
A centipede boasting huge antennae and pounces on you.
I slashed my sword down towards it with all my might.
“Huh!”
It splits in half and green bodily fluid pours out.
I step on the corpse and move forward.
The feet of the Cyclops behind it.
And countless monsters.
A few paid attention to me, but a few were already escaping.
‘As expected, alone….’
That moment.
Golden flames rose from the left and right.
The barrier of fire that traps the entrance to Giudecca.
It was Elijah’s magic.
The monsters hesitate.
I can’t go outside now.
‘As expected, I’m stronger than anyone else when I’m an ally.’
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It was an instant for Cyclops to die.
The giant’s corpse collapsed, pouring out a waterfall of blood.
The monsters ran away to avoid it, and I chased after them and stopped breathing.
***
“I have to come with Benny to a place like this….”
“Do you know who I like to hang out with? You don’t know what will happen if you go alone….”
“Yes, yes. Everything Dylan said is right.”
“… ….”
Richard, who was giggling while teasing Dylan, looked at one place.
A large structure standing in the center of this city.
Gudeca.
To be exact, the entrance to Giudecca.
“What is that?”
“What is it again?”
“No, look at that.”
Dylan calmly followed Richard’s finger.
The official entrance to the northeast of Giudecca.
Something was about to come out after struggling through the iron door.
Dylan recognized it right away.
“… Aren’t they the paws of a werewolf?”
“Isn’t that a monster?”
“Why is that….”
“What are you two doing?”
Lindel, who was nearby, approached.
He was with Argon and Dyke.
They also found the northeast entrance.
“Why are you like that?”
“I don’t know why, but it’s unusual.”
– Bang!
As if an iron door had exploded, it opened to the side.
The eerie eyes of the monster shone in the dark.
The northeast entrance of Giudecca has been opened.
People scream and scatter.
In the midst of the chaos and commotion, Dylan shouted straight away.
“All SS members prepare for battle-!”
As soon as they heard his voice, all Elijah’s bodyguards nearby drew their weapons in unison.
Dylan quickly assessed the situation and gave orders.
“Enclose the entrance and narrow it down! Make sure no civilians are harmed!”
“Yes!”
“My goal is to hold out until the Imperial Knights come to support me! All charge-!”
Northeast of Giudecca.
Just around there, 11 members of the SS were enjoying a festival.
To prepare for the unexpected, lightly armed.
