Chapter 424 – Lucius’ Marriage Fellowship (3)
Going around the outskirts of Ashildern, there was a forest a short distance away. We parked the wagon in front of this forest that exists just above Mimir, the sanctuary of Ashildern. The forest was full of signs of being wary of outsiders. As soon as we appeared, branches sprang up of their own accord, blocking our path, and voices were heard from deep in the forest.
“Who, who is it?”
“Mimir. It’s us we.”
Artie still treated Omelas Ash like Mimir. Mimir exclaimed in disgust at her remarks of her.
“I am not Mimir! Omelas Ash!”
“I’m accustomed to calling you Mimir, wouldn’t it be right for you to accept it?”
As Artie said, she snapped off the branches that got in her way. It was simply a visual effect, and the wall of these branches seemed to have no physical defense at all. I had no problem following her and breaking her branches one by one.
In an instant, a pile of sakjeongi, which was thick enough to make a campfire, piled up in Artie and my hands. Artie said, wiping her hands.
“So, are you going to keep us here? Are they the benefactors who saved you?”
“…Come in.”
Mimir reluctantly allowed us in. Artie then shifted her steps into the forest and began to move. There was a simple cabin inside the forest full of black shadows.
The vines hanging from the eaves swayed in the wind blowing through the trees in the forest. Real flowers and moss clung to the walls in intricate patterns. The dizzyingly colorful colors came into my eyes, and my eyes hurt when I looked at the wall.
Tables and chairs were set up outside the cabin. There was a table made of twisted trees under a huge parasol that looks like something you might find at a convenience store. Mimir was sitting there watching us. She glanced at us sideways, her hands clasped.
“Is this a house you built yourself?”
“No. This is the house that used to be here. A place used by someone before me.”
Mimir was surprised by my question and her shoulders her trembled, but she answered meekly. He showed a more favorable attitude than I thought, so I was relieved. It was because the story could not have progressed if I was still obsessed with the fact that I had lightly touched her pussy her in the past.
Artie smiled and sat down with her casually. Mimir bit her lip with a very uncomfortable look on her face as Artie came closer. She asked, averting her gaze.
“Um, what’s going on? Me, i’m here quietly I have no idea where to go, and that… The barrier is still maintained, so please don’t touch it. I’m going to live here doing research alone.”
“That would be a bit lonely. This aspect is similar to Mimir. At that time, she was also a very picky and affectionate child. She was the most uncooperative and talkative.”
“…I didn’t take over the body because I wanted to.”
“I didn’t mean to resent you. Still, that… For people like me who live a long time, it is hard for others to realize death. It’s also a little awkward to have to end a relationship that we’ve been living together for thousands of years, so suddenly.”
At Ati’s words her, Mimir raised her head slightly. The tattoo gave off a unique glow, like a computer component. She looked at Artie and said.
“Sorry. Did you think too much of me? That… I won’t be able to imitate Mimir, but you can come over often. If that comforts you.”
“He is such a good boy.”
Artie cautiously reached out and stroked Mimir’s cheek. Mimir peeked out her face like her cat and rubbed her hands as they moved. Artie smiled happily and lowered her hand again. Said Mimir, rubbing herself on her cheek her.
“So, what’s the matter?”
“What is it? Well… You. Do you have somewhere to go if you leave here?”
“Where to go? No. I am from thousands of years ago. I have no family, no home, no property.”
“Then what do you think if you can go on a trip? Don’t you want to see how the world has changed?”
“Why do you keep trying to let me go? I have to keep the barrier…”
Ash was quicker than she thought. She stopped talking and looked at Artie with a frown on her eyes. If he had only used half of his wits his in his previous life, he would n’t have been beaten by Mayga, but after being beaten once, he seemed to have quickened his wits his. She looked at Artie and narrowed her eyes.
“No way, that… Did you find a way?”
“Okay. I found a way. A way to get out of this barrier and sever our connection with the Demon Realm.”
“What? What is it?”
Ash banged her on the table and jumped up. Although she displayed a self-sacrificing attitude, it was clear that she had better go out if she could go out too. Artie and I both feel good when things go so easy, she grinned. Artie gave me one eye smile, then she spoke again to Ash.
“Do you know Evangeline?”
“Evangeline… I know. She’s a very bad woman, a name I’ve heard several times before in Mimir at meetings of elders and ancestors. She is the one who opened the gates of the underworld and brought demons into this world? That I reopened the door to the demon realm that I had blocked through that hardship.”
“Yes, that Evangeline asked for your cooperation, saying she wants to close the door to the demon realm again.”
Ash opened her eyes and looked at Artie. It was unbelievable that she had such a powerful force that she seemed weak. But Artie, undeterred by her fierce gaze of her, tilted her head, she said.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Do you believe that? It’s obvious you’re cheating.”
“You’re cheating, would you listen to the story and think about it? It’s a plan with no possibility of going wrong. Right now, Evangeline has a huge gate installed in the capital…”
“No! No way! What do you believe in Evangeline? I can’t believe it. There may be some conspiracy that we can’t imagine. By the way, would you bet everything on such a risky gamble? Too, too reckless .”
“Reckless? What is reckless You haven’t heard the plan yet, have you? It’s a bit upsetting to say that you’re already reckless when you don’t even know how to cooperate in any way. Mimir.”
“It’s not Mimir, it’s Ash. Omelas Ash.”
“Well, the name doesn’t matter. Anyway, if it’s not this chance, we can’t leave the barrier again. Because now is the last chance to protect humans and let us go out.”
“Still reckless. I don’t even know why I should believe trash like Evangeline.”
“Yes, the stories run in parallel. Why don’t you listen to the plan first? You don’t know anything You just listen, and you check for side effects. If you find any side effects or risks that I cannot refute, I will stop there.”
“I don’t want to hear it. There’s no way it’ll work out with Evangeline. If it’s a plausible plan, I can release a few right now. Whether or not you actually carry out that plan is another matter, isn’t it?”
“Okay? You are more than you think… Do you look smart? You seem to think that the knowledge you have learned is everything, right? He thinks he has grasped more than me, who has guarded the barrier for thousands of years. Right?”
As Artie smiled and said that, I cut off the conversation between the two of them. It was because it seemed that a fight would break out if we talked a little longer.
“Artie. Shall we talk after a short break?”
The atmosphere was overheated and needed to cool down. Artie’s mouth was smiling, but her eyes weren’t her. She glanced at Ash and shook her head.
“Then, your opinion is the opposite?”
Ash shut her mouth and turned her head away. She seemed unwilling to listen to our opinion. Her reaction was her, in a way, normal. Because it was Evangeline who opened the door to her demon world that she had blocked when she reached this point.
To her, Evangeline was a hateful being who would not be satisfied even if she killed her right away. Without resolving her hatred her, this plan could not succeed. Artie stood up from her seat and said.
“Once I get it. Mimir. Then, can we come back tomorrow and talk?”
“…Come over to play sometimes.”
Even though she spewed fierce and intense hatred, in the end she didn’t completely push Artie away. Artie grinned and got up from her seat. I followed Artie and said to Ash.
“See you next time.”
The branches of the Black Forest piled up again, blocking the path. When I looked back, there was only a dense forest where the road was cut off.
Artie climbed back into the carriage and patted my head.
“Lucius. I don’t think it would work in the usual way. I thought there would be a backlash, but I didn’t expect it to be this severe. How can that child overcome her hatred for Evangeline and cooperate with our plan?”
It wasn’t that I had sharp numbers. It was because I didn’t know Ash’s personality or Mimir’s personality. Artie said she looked at me as she pondered.
“Lucius. Why don’t you give that kid another reason to want to go out?”
“Any other reason? For example?”
“Well… It’s just a thought, but we and Lucius, who came from the Pandemonium, are all married, right? But it seems bad to leave Mimir alone like that.”
I already had strength in my lower body. Are you allowing the wind like this? With that pretty gold leaf beauty? Artie must have read my expression of her, and she smiled and hugged me tightly once.
“And, if that Mimir also falls in love with someone, wouldn’t he listen to that person to some extent? And, wouldn’t she be willing to step out to be with him? I cannot be persuaded by force. I reduce my strength when I go outside, and if I accidentally overdo it, I can’t do anything.”
“Then, I can’t help it. I have no choice but to seduce Mimir.”
I said that without hiding a wide smile. Artie burst into laughter once again. I also grinned.
For our purposes, I had no choice but to eat Ash.
Really, inevitably.
