Chapter 1: Survived (1)
“You should die here.”
The moment I heard this, I had a brain freeze.
Are you kidding me? Are you trying to kill me all of a sudden?
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… Dig.
But the ominous sound from behind confirmed that her words were no joke.
“… Huh!”
I hurriedly ducked down to avoid the arrow.
The arrow barely passed my helmet and headed straight for Calia’s forehead.
Ting.
But the arrow fell to the floor without even scratching Calia’s forehead.
Because of her hero’s buff, Calia is immune to all damage except her demonic sword.
“… Chet.”
Calia frowned slightly at her, then drew her holy sword.
“Wait a minute! Why are you doing this now!!”
I also took a quick step back and drew my sword.
Iris had already drawn an arrow and pointed it at me.
The saintess was quietly offering her prayers and casting her support magic on Calia.
Pesima was the only one with a puzzled expression on her face, and she was at a loss.
‘f*ck….’
No matter how much I tried to deny it, it was too obvious.
The warrior party was really trying to kill me. And judging from their reaction, it must have been planned in advance, not accidental.
Chaeeng!!!
I was furious for a moment, but when Calia lunged at me, I quickly came to my senses and blocked her blow.
She quickly shook her head.
I can’t help but lose this fight calmly.
I’m already exhausted, outnumbered, and I have no means to stop Calia in particular.
So my options are two. Convince the hero party, or run away.
Chaeeng!
“Stop it! Why the hell are you doing this? What did I do wrong!!”
I protested again, blocking Calia’s blow.
“Goddess, punish the sinner!”
But no one answered. Instead, the saintess cast a debuff spell on me.
‘Cleanse.’
So I quickly neutralized the saintess’ debuff magic with the debuff release magic.
Calia and Iris then attacked me at the same time, but this time I took a turn by stepping back.
Then Pesima came into my eyes.
She was the most reliable person in the warrior party.
Although he was the first person I met, it was because of the contract he had with me.
‘I, Pesima Blanc, declare that I will always protect Shin Seong-min and Edmund, who are from another world, and that she will always remain by his side. If I violate this, I will lose my life, and this contract will be carried over to my disciple, Marion.’
The first day I came to the other world. To ensure my survival, I made a magic contract with Pesima.
Having interacted with many wizards over the past three years, I knew how powerful those magic contracts were.
No matter how much Pesima, the owner of the magic tower, it was impossible to break the contract carelessly.
“Miss Pesima, what are you doing! Please dry them quickly!”
So I believed in her contract with her and asked for it.
There was a reaction. Because Pesima also tried casting.
But it wasn’t for me.
“Keuugh!”
On the contrary, it was to restrain me.
The same magic as when he bound the demon lord a while ago.
I couldn’t move my body at all.
Pu-wook!!
And a situation similar to the one when I killed the demon king a while ago was directed.
A chunk of metal as cold as ice pierced my stomach.
The shock made me suffocate for a moment.
Eventually, as the binding magic was released, Calia pulled out her holy sword.
Blood gushed out of my stomach like a fountain, and my whole body felt weak.
‘Oh no….’
For ordinary people, death is already confirmed here.
However, I managed to persevere with my tenacious vitality.
I tried to stop the bleeding as quickly as possible by using recovery magic, and tried to keep myself from falling by gathering the last remaining strength in my body.
I also narrowly avoided Calia’s blow to finish me off.
‘Just a little… Let’s hold out a little longer.’
I thought as I retreated back.
Now that this has happened, there is only one option left for me.
Even now, run away.
I happened to have a skill scroll that could return to the imperial capital in subspace. It only took a little bit of time.
“… Whoops!”
Here’s another piece of good news for me.
The contract went into effect and Pesima collapsed, vomiting blood from her mouth.
No one will ever cast a bondage spell on me again.
So I hid my left hand behind my back and tried to take out the skill scroll from the subspace.
“Give up.”
At that time, the saintess spoke to me.
When I looked up, there was a saintess standing in front of me.
Even in the midst of this, the saintess was looking at me with a mild expression, the same as usual.
Rather than contempt for me, it was an expression full of sympathy.
“There is no point in running away. Even if you go back to the empire, there will be no one to help you.”
The saintess spoke in a warm voice. I was almost bewitched by the demonic voice that seemed to calm my mind whenever I heard it.
But I soon made up my mind.
Anyway, all of this must be an advanced psychological warfare to prevent me from escaping.
Sure….
A skill scroll was summoned in the left hand. Prepared to activate teleportation magic by injecting mana into the scroll.
“I have already informed you of your sins in Etoile. And I plan to officially excommunicate you.”
But the moment the word excommunication came out of the saintess’ mouth, I couldn’t stand it any longer.
“f*ck… what the hell what did i do wrong!! You and I defeated the Demon King a while ago. Calia, when that b*tch was down, I dealt with the demon lord alone!!”
I vomited my anger. But no one was upset.
The saintess answered with a calm face.
“Yes, Sir Edmund was definitely a great warrior. It has been a great help to our party.”
“But why…?”
“But the goddess gave a revelation. If left alive like this, it will become a great threat to the empire.”
Hearing that, my strength went away.
“Ha ha ha… ….”
And I burst out laughing without even realizing it.
‘It is fate that Lee Gye-in came here. The Goddess gave the alien a great fate.’
When we first met, the saintess told me this.
Was it such a great fate to be killed like this after defeating the demon king?
More than that, did the saintess already plan to kill me from then on?
“So, stop your pointless resistance now. If you die like this, I will protect your honor as a warrior Patiro. With the authority of the saintess, I will also revoke the excommunication.”
The saintess persuaded me with a gentle voice.
Is it because my mind is clouded? Or was he bewitched by the saintess’ magical words?
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For a very short time, I tried to accept death as it is. No matter how much I resisted, nothing seemed to change.
‘f*ck you.’
But I made up my mind again.
I couldn’t die like this.
I had to clear this up somehow.
In order to do that, I had to run away from these swindlers.
The preparations for teleportation were just finished.
I sat down on the ground pretending to be invincible.
At the same time, he set the skill scroll down on the floor.
Wheeying….
A magic circle spread under me and the magic started to work.
“Stop!”
Calia exclaimed urgently.
Down-!
Belatedly, Iris’ arrow pierced my left hand exactly, and along with it, the skill scroll was also pierced.
But fortunately, the magic circle was not damaged.
“This bastard… !”
Calia then rushed to finish me off, but it was too late.
Because white light emanated from the magic circle, separating them from me.
The last thing I saw before everything went white was a saintess looking at me with a sad expression.
And then I lost consciousness.
***
“aaa!!!!”
As Edmund fled in front of his eyes, Calia sat down on the ground and screamed.
Her anger was directed at the saintess.
“Why did you let Edmund run away? Then what are you going to do if Edmund survives?”
“In the meantime, Edmund has devoted himself to the warrior party. He wanted to protect his honor. I wanted him to die a righteous man.”
“So what was the result? Edmund ran away. If he heals his wounds, he will try to kill us.”
“Yes, I’m sorry, but he has turned into a monster now.”
“You mean it doesn’t matter? Could he kill us all?”
Calia was speechless when she saw the saintess maintaining her composure even in such a situation.
“… He won’t last long.”
Iris interrupted. Calia turned her head to Iris.
“I poisoned the arrow I fired earlier. My whole body will be paralyzed within 30 minutes at the latest. Even Edmund can’t stand it.”
“But before that, someone might rescue him!”
“By now, the church has probably announced the revelation about Edmund. So those who help him will also be excommunicated. There is no one to save him at the risk of excommunication.”
“But… ….”
“The princess is no exception.”
Calia finally agreed to the saintess’s firm words.
“My thoughts were short.”
“It’s okay. Since that Edmund has run away, you may be anxious. So let’s quickly find out where he teleported to.”
“… Yes. I’ll contact the Mage Tower to see if there are any traces of teleportation in the empire.”
“Good.”
A saintess with a slight smile.
But she couldn’t completely erase her anxiety either.
‘… Goddess, did I do well?’
Because the revelation of her goddess flickered before her eyes.
She tried to kill Edmund to stop it, but she still wasn’t sure.
Whether she was right in what she did.
