Chapter 125 – Episode 124. Call My Name
When you open your eyes, it is a familiar ceiling.
Astrid opened her eyes and blinked lightly a few times.
Just as he said, just as Leopold had heard, he thought he would go back, but he was amazed that this was the way it was going to be.
If you blink, what you see is a familiar ceiling.
However, it was not the ceiling of the academy’s dormitory, but the familiar grey-white ceiling of the Grand Duke Mitterien’s residence.
【Hey, hey. Are you back!? Huh?!】
“Sister, sister! Are you awake?”
“Wow, whoa.”
Astrid heard conflicting voices from all three at the same time, so Astrid wondered what the hell was going on.
And, he messed with his groin.
Hmm.
There is no sense of alienation.
I don’t feel like anything is torn or torn.
Good.
It was a dream too.
【… What are you doing right now as soon as you open your eyes?]
‘… It’s nothing, nothing.’
It’s a no count.
I didn’t do anything to prick my conscience, that’s what I mean.
It’s a pity that it didn’t happen in reality.
Astrid turned her head at the sharp voice of the real Astrid in her head, and she slowly rose.
There are two people sitting next to you.
Ashley and Veracien.
“… Veracien.”
“Did you meet Leopold?”
“Is it so.”
I heard all about it from Leopold.
I also heard that Berathien was the culprit behind this situation.
Even so, when I saw him laughing like this, I didn’t think I hated him again, so it was really amazing.
“Turn it off.”
A small moan was heard.
It was a familiar voice, and even the groaning sound was so familiar that it felt so strange that Astrid seemed to blush on its own.
“Asti, you woke up first.”
Leopold closed and opened his eyes, got up and sat down on the bed.
Come to think of it, it’s strange that they’re lying side by side.
“Sister, how are you feeling?”
Ashley is as big as a bandit and has a stern face, but her heart isn’t like that.
Maybe it’s because it’s been a long time since I’ve seen him, so I felt more welcome to Ashley.
“Are you okay. Your Highness, are you okay?”
【No, why are you being so friendly? Isn’t it, was it originally lively… ? Anyway, what the heck is it? What happened?!]
‘I’ll explain slowly. There are so many things I can’t organize. I don’t even know what the hell happened.’
I don’t know if I’ve been asleep for days.
As far as I can guess, I was there for ten days.
Three days passed, and then about three days? Around the same day… Yes, I met Leopold around that time, and for four days… Hmmm.
And for the other three days, I was with Leopold, who indulged in reading by going around the library and bookstores.
And when you come back at night… Hmmm.
“Um, I don’t have any problems. Ashley, did anything happen? How many days have passed?”
At that, Ashley tried to count her fingers.
In fact, she was Ashley, who did not sleep and stood there, keeping Vera Shien from taking a step closer.
With all sorts of flattery, Vera Shien even teased her, saying, “When I see my sister sleeping like this, she doesn’t think about anything,” But Ashley didn’t budge.
Ashley stood with his back to the window, and it was difficult for him to know how much time had passed.
“It’s been two days. Leopold, it’s been two days since you picked up Asti.”
“It’s only been two days… Is it. It seems that the flow of time is very different. First, give me a glass of water, Ashley.”
“Ah, yes. Please wait a moment.”
Ashley quickly left the room.
It was okay to ask the servant, but it was a bit strange to ask the servant to repeat the prince’s order, so Ashley seemed to go get the water himself.
While Ashley was away, Veracien took advantage of the gap and sat down beside Leopold and Astrid with her eyes twinkling.
“Because I don’t know everything about the dream world either. How many days did you spend there?”
Veracien’s eyes seem to be flooded with question marks again.
She says she has the power to control dreams, but she also says that she doesn’t know everything, which is also strange.
“… You don’t have to know. More than that.”
Leopold’s gaze turned to Astrid.
Astrid, who was frowning as if his head hurt a little, looked at Leopold like that.
“The real Astrid, so… I want to talk to Astrid.”
“Change quickly… Uh?”
【That has a bit of a time limit… Huh?】
The voices of the two men crossed.
The real Astrid, who had been arguing about what had happened, quickly took control of his body,
The fake Astrid, who was about to tell her to wait because I’ll explain later, quickly passes into the other side of consciousness.
“It’s really quick to change.”
“Oh, no. Majesty. This once. Yes.”
【What happened to this?!】
Did not change voluntarily.
But as soon as Leopold called the real Astrid, his consciousness changed.
“Yes, Asti. I also wanted to talk to you.”
“… Uh.”
【Can you please stop changing it all of a sudden!?】
It seemed that only the fake Astrid noticed that it was strange.
The real Astrid is making a fuss about why she keeps changing things, but she never did.
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“Whew.”
“What, nothing much has changed?”
The golden glow began to fade, and Astain stood in the middle of the 12th palace of the zodiac.
“Is it so. Actually, the difference is not that big. In the first place, it wasn’t even a blessing related to battle. But at least it hasn’t been proven.”
“Hehe. Yes, it does.”
Eranya scratched the bridge of her nose with her finger a few times.
That’s it.
It was common knowledge that each soul had one divine protection.
Astrid is literally an irregular, exceptional existence.
There is always an exception to every common sense, so it’s hard to see that it’s such a big deal.
But looking at this Astein standing right in front of my eyes, is it really one divine protection for one soul? I think about doing it.
“… Because I am a sorcerer. Because I was able to capture the souls of those who possessed this protection. Wouldn’t that be possible?”
“Hey. So, are you saying that all the owners of that divine protection died at your hands?”
“I guess so. Yes, that’s what it is.”
Astain spread his arms wide open.
It must have been Erania’s misunderstanding that the figure looked as if it were spreading its wings.
“Since there is no protection related to battle… Yes, it won’t change that much from the current game. But you don’t want to harm me here either.”
“What crazy talk.”
Erania laughed.
Literally, the man in front of me had a great misunderstanding.
“Your target is Asti. Asti. As you just said, if all the owners of the Divine Protection died at your hands… Yeah, Asti, all I can say is that you’re going to kill me. Am I wrong?”
“Even so, that is. But you, Astrid… No, you didn’t have anything special to do with that idiot.”
There is not.
And most of all, Erania is standing up against Astein right now—
“What should I do when that little Wolfgang asks me to take good care of his daughter? The same goes for that guy Kreuz. Besides, I have something to receive from Astrid.”
Even so, Eranya raised her bow again.
Astrid has a debt to be paid.
Yarn Cookies.
The yarn snack that I bought and brought.
Astrid, who ate a whole box of sweet and delicious yarn cookies just because she got hit by a carriage once.
She must get her, her, her, her yarn cookie.
“… Okay. But somehow, I also feel like my vision is wide open. And Gaho is whispering to me. Now, here, is not the time to waste time like this.”
“Hey. Do you even run away? In front of this elf?”
“Isn’t it funny that you, who even abandoned your oath to the World Tree, claim to be an elf?”
“Anyway, it’s okay. Let’s finish it now. Not very funny. I ordered a good tour, so I’ll send it to you.”
Erania did not wait any longer.
As she raised her bow, the bowstring was pulled tight before she knew it, and if she let go of her hand, the arrow would fly with great force and pierce Astain’s forehead.
And finally, the soul held by the stronghold is liberated, and the divine protection is also liberated.
Then, it’s over.
The arrow finally left Erania’s fingertips.
Cutting through the wind, the arrow flew—and where the arrowhead was aiming, Astain stood there with his characteristic narrow eyes and a strange smile on his face.
“I can’t say run away.”
Astain’s figure disappeared.
It disappeared as if it hadn’t been there before, and the arrowhead passed straight through Astain’s smiling face and stuck into the back wall, trembling.
“It’s always been said that things didn’t always go as I planned, but this one thing did go as I planned.”
You can’t see the figure, but you can still hear the voice.
Astain’s voice echoed a little, as if it came from somewhere in the Great Hollow.
“I have been endowed with extensive knowledge. Among them, there will be elements that will strengthen my main power. Like magic, knowledge is another weapon for those who lead the way.”
“… Hey.”
Eranya shook her head in her irritation.
She should have killed her beforehand when she did nonsense, but she hoped that it would succeed, and it did.
“Looks like I need to go reap more souls. Then, try your best. Mr. Elf.”
Not an elf
In the great hollow where her presence was fading, Eranya hurriedly moved her steps.
Now it’s time to change her destination.
The next destination was the Grand Duke’s Mansion in Mitterien.
The time has come for her to rescue Astrid.
—And Astrid found out belatedly that she was already fine.
In addition to that, I found out belatedly that something bigger was going on.
