Chapter 434 – Thirst (2)
“Okay, then let me introduce you. The one you heard only of words but never saw his face. This is Artie.”
At lunchtime, when everyone gathered, Artie stood in front of the table once again and waved to everyone. Every action she did in her manor was fresh and fun. Eve was looking at her with a more serious face than she thought. Sieri lightly shook her hand and smiled as if she was glad to see her again.
“Nice to meet you. Today, I came to see our Lucius because of something important.”
Artie said that and hugged me tightly once more. I stopped kicking and laughing at the unfamiliar remark about “Us” Lucius. Artie then waved her hand to Ai. Ai nodded her head awkwardly as she was greeted. Artie looked at Ai’s bulging belly of her, she said.
“It must be difficult for humans to have to keep a child in their stomach for 10 months.”
“It was just tolerable. Do dragons have a short gestation period?”
“Yeah, we’re a bit short. Instead, after hatching from the egg, the period of being protected is very long. So, it seems difficult to give you parenting tips.”
Meanwhile, Erina looked at Artie as her face turned white and whispered to Eve.
“Is what I heard right?”
“Uh.”
Eve gave a simple answer and looked at Artie again. Erina looked at me, shaking her body, then shook her head. She seemed to have a lot to say, but she did n’t bother trying to get it out of her mouth her.
Eve asked.
“So, what’s the point?”
“Ah, I’ll explain slowly from now on.”
Artie laughed and snapped her fingers. Behind her, a blue curtain stretched out like a blackboard. As Artie drew a picture on it, she began to explain their plan. From the four seals to what has happened so far, and the story of having to cooperate with Evangeline to completely sever the boundary between the demon world and the human world.
When she moved on to the theory of the magic circle, Elsie, who had been trying her best to listen to her story her until then, gave up on listening to her and started eating her rice. Laika, who was listening to Artie’s magic circle lecture more diligently than she did, said that her eyes were tight and she slammed her head into the table.
Selu nodded and listened to her, but she didn’t seem to understand, and Soya listened to her lecture her with her eyes twinkling. Artie’s plan came to this conclusion.
“So, our Lucius has to go through the gate in the capital.”
“…Is it safe?”
Eve asked. She wasn’t just against it. Instead, she glered at Artie, she asked. Artie tilted her head, squinting Eve’s eyes as if she did n’t like the look in Eve’s eyes her. Artie said.
“I can’t be sure.”
I shook my head. Eve was surprisingly rational. Elsie, not understanding the situation, was munching on her meat and looking back and forth between Eve and Artie. Aye raised her hand and said.
“Then I’ll go with you…”
“I am going somewhere with a pregnant body. Warrior. I have to go this time.”
A pregnant warrior was a burden no matter how good her skills were. It was because it was like fighting with a hostage in your stomach. Eve said.
“You can’t guarantee safety?”
“Because I don’t know what Evangeline will do. It’s a very safe plan in that she cuts off vigilance, but I can’t guarantee Lucius’ safety.”
This was a problem I had to deal with. Evangeline and her single body had an infinitely low chance of dying. As soon as I entered, Evangeline could have died from the death beam, or Evangeline, who had a grudge against me, could have tried brutal torture.
“It’s okay. I will come back alive.”
“… If I die then, how do you think I will feel?”
Eve looked at me with a somber expression. Sieri was holding my hand and weeping. Sellu closed her mouth and looked the other way. Both Elsie and Laika were shocked to hear that I was dying and got up. Soya lowered her head, and A.A rubbed her stomach with a sad expression.
There were so many people I carried. I told Eve
“Sorry.”
“… Asshole, I think it’s all over if you apologize. Really.”
But I had to go. If I didn’t cut off the demon world and the human world, there would be no point in eating the demons until now. If you receive something, you have to give it back. The price of a virgin kept for thousands of years was that high.
“You know it can’t be helped. Eve. If you say no, it’s because I don’t think I can go. Lets think. Thousands of years For thousands of years, this world has been protected by Arty and the other demons, so someone has to break this chain.”
“Why is that a groom? Just, just be happy here. Uh? Do I have to risk my life? What’s the point if I die now?”
“Don’t die. I’ll promise.”
To be honest, I was. I don’t know why Evangeline wants to meet me, but I have a strange confidence that she won’t kill me.
If Evangeline decided to kill me in the first place, she could kill me anytime. Instead of fooling around as a mercenary during the Mage Tower murder case, if he had personally visited me chasing the traces of Evangeline and cast magic, he would have died.
When I was not yet trained by Theo Terre, she could have just come and killed me. At the point where I killed the last of the Four Heavenly Kings, he could have come and killed me directly without using trivial magic.
There were so many opportunities to kill, but until now, not once did they try to kill me. I thought she might want to say something to me through her private meeting her. Artie, unaware of Evangeline’s intentions of her, said, ‘We cannot guarantee her safety of her’, but the probability of her death of her was clearly low.
So Artie pushed through with this plan. The Evangeline she knew was also a much stronger wizard than I was when I first met her.
“It’s okay. Eve. Huh? Never die I’ll come back after picking Evangeline. I also have a holy sword.”
Eve relaxed her expression a little. Laika, who was showing a lot of anxiety over the sudden fight between the couple, took a deep breath. Hey hey, he said to me as he swept her stomach.
“Are you really okay?”
“Absolutely. Wait. I’ll make you a hero’s wife in no time.”
“Then, we plan to start tomorrow. Is there anyone you would like to follow to the entrance?”
At Artie’s one-sided declaration of departure, Eve silently raised her hand. Elsie and Sieri also raised their hands. Everyone raised their hands except for A.A. And Sellu. Said Selu.
“When I go to the capital, it attracts attention.”
“It’s okay. Because there are 3 kids who stand out more than you.”
Artie looked at Selu and said. She was a reference to Bona Mana and other members of the Demon Tribe.
“Hehe, then let’s go.”
Selu raised her hand again. A.A stroked her belly and shook her head.
“I will stay. I have a baby.”
I didn’t even want to take A.A. If she is next to her demons, she can have a bad influence on the child. Erina looked around and carefully raised her hand her. I could n’t help but laugh when I saw her face her down. Artie looked at the people raising her hand and nodded her head.
“Great. Okay. Then, since we have to leave tomorrow, prepare roughly.”
Everyone nodded. The story was longer than expected, so the lunch break was over. I said holding a fork.
“Eat first. We.”
Everyone listened without speaking. Artie looked for a place for her and went next to Erina and started eating her food for her. Erina was terrified that Artie would smile every time he met her eyes her, so she trembled and she ate her meal.
After lunch break, I visited Eve again. Eve sat grimly in her room, tapping her own saber. I sat down next to her and said.
“Eve. Are you still mad?”
Eve hugged me tightly without a word. I stroked her hair Eve said.
“Groom.”
“What’s the matter?”
“You know I grew up without a dad, right?”
She doesn’t want to make Matilda the same as herself. And, she does n’t want to lose her husband her. I had no intention of dying leaving behind a good wife like Eve. Because she was a good woman who would be hard to meet again no matter how many times in her life her. I ran a hand through her Eve’s hair. As she brushed her hair away from her face, she saw her wide eyes her.
“Why am I dying leaving you? Why leave the most beautiful wife in the world? Yes?”
“Am I really the prettiest?”
“Of course.”
Eve hugged me silently. I buried her face in my belly and squeezed her back. He felt the hem of her dress her crinkle. She knew she couldn’t stop me either. She also knew that even if she dried it up, it would be an emotional fight for her. I hugged her until she stopped crying.
And once again, she inflamed her murderous intentions her against Evangeline.
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Next day. Artie started drawing a huge magic circle in the yard. It was a direct space movement magic circle that could go to the capital. When Soya saw the magic circle being completed, she jumped around and loved it like a child.
“Since Allio Festa, no one has tried a magic circle like this!”
After patting the excited Soya on the shoulder, Eve looked around. Elsie followed her drawing her magic circle, drew a line on her floor, and was dragged out by her Leica.
“The magic circle doesn’t interfere.”
“I get it.”
I was sitting in my room looking at the sword. Even though the holy sword had been stored in the warehouse for a long time, it was still emitting a deep blue light. It felt like if I touched the blade, I would cut myself, and if I poked at anything, it would puncture me. As I swept through the bloody day, I checked the status window for the first time in a while.
Ancient holy sword
An ancient weapon that only men can wield. Who used it and for what purpose is called a mystery or a holy sword.
Characteristic
Fair price
Instantly kills opponents stabbed in the back.
You must inflict a wound that is at least 10 cm deep on your opponent and only applies to humans.
Fair fight
The sword creates poison. If you want to create, just shout ‘win’.
The poison is colorless and odorless, and 30 minutes after contact, the victim suffers from a high fever of unknown cause and dies.
Applies only to humans. If the blade’s wielder is in danger of dying, the poison’s effect is activated immediately.
Unwavering loyalty
Deals 4x more damage when attacking your master, boss, friend, lover, family member, or subordinate.
“Fuck year. Just show your back.”
