187 – Training (9)
Orange Altair stood up, shaking his legs.
“I really said it… I betrayed it… I’ll be scolded later… No, I could just die here today… Ah, did I say it for no reason…”
It was truly her characteristic to spit things out with courage and then regret them. Is it possible to fix this?
No, let’s think about that later. Orange Altair took note of her terrified expression and fired an arrow at her protest.
“Ha. “It’s terrible.”
Her archer laughed at her.
“What difference does it make if an even worse b*tch joins a less talented guy?”
“Everyone, shut up! Villain!”
Raising her bow with her trembling hands, she shouted proudly.
“I am an arrow that reaches the stars! It’s Orange Altair!”
My catchphrase that was once recognized by this monster. She put it in her mouth and calmed her heart.
You can do it… You can do it….
“Can an arrow that is not aimed properly cause injury?”
The archer bounced his protest as if provoking him. Once again, an arrow comparable to a missile flew.
“…Pfft!”
Orange Altair reacted a beat late and snapped her protest. A much smaller arrow flew and hit his arrow. However, it only slowed her momentum a little and did not completely break her.
Ting! The arrow, whose momentum was thus reduced, was deflected by the Watcher with an axe.
“Go away.”
Thank you for your help. But she was such a huge opponent for her. A person must know his fraction.
Taking on a challenge knowing you will fail is not courage, but arrogance, stubbornness, and bravery.
“Aren’t you shaking? “I’m fine.”
“No!”
Orange Altair also knows. Her first priority was always her own life. As such, she didn’t know that she was acting brave now.
“I am a person who is not as good as he said! “He doesn’t know when to back down, he’s stubborn, and he’s very moody!”
“….”
“Isn’t your life at stake right now? Are you in a position to worry about others? “You have to preserve that body…!”
Orange Altair lifted his bow without even hiding his trembling hands.
“One day, I will pierce your neck. “If I die now, I’ll be in trouble!”
Ping! As soon as the hand left the protest, the wind tore away. The arrow roared sharper than before.
The reason I didn’t leave even though I knew it was a guest plane was simple.
Eunwon.
What has been received and what has been taken away. Something that needs to be given back and received. She had something like that between her and him.
When I fell into depression, it was not my colleague but my enemy who rescued me, and although it was a shame, it was a blessing.
However, he was an enemy who caused chaos in society and humiliated magical girls countless times. This was a grudge.
So, the answer to repaying Orange Altair’s debt was simple.
The more you acknowledge him, the greater he becomes, and one day you will overcome him.
For this purpose, he was acting bravely.
“No! “That’s my job?!”
Quang! A kick of flame that adds strength to the arrow. The killing power of arrows has been splendidly increased. The archer, who was caught off guard, could not react.
Botis blocked the attack and deflected the arrow with his great sword. She was pushed slightly behind her, probably because it was too heavy for her. If she hadn’t bounced, she would have hurt them significantly too.
Tch. When the surprise attack failed, the flame girl came down, clicking her tongue. She turned around and winked at the Watcher.
“Hello! Red Vega has reached your heart like a red comet!”
The Watcher looked at her as if she was bewildered.
“Why are you…?”
It must have been an unhelpful warning.
“Really? “I don’t know why, but I’m here!”
Why did you come?
Red Vega She didn’t really understand herself. He’s a rival. He shouldn’t help. He must believe that he can overcome the crisis on his own.
This is correct and polite to the other person.
But he came in the end. To help him.
“I got a call from Sirius! “You explained a little bit about my relationship with scorpions!”
Do you not believe it? Or has his view of justice been shaken because of his past affection? I deviated from the correct path of being a magical girl.
“I can’t believe my life was at stake! “How could I, your student, your rival, your friend, and your enemy, fall into something like that?!”
So, I made up an excuse.
Because, apart from being a rival, there are many relationships between him and myself. Since we are dispatched for this purpose, it is not awkward.
“I will take your head! “If you die before then, you’ll be in trouble!”
When you become a greater magical girl later, you must be the one to defeat him. So it is inevitable.
There are many excuses. He also makes sense.
In particular, isn’t the excuse that she has to be the only one to defeat him really cool because it’s just a stereotypical relationship between a magical girl and her rival?
But honestly, I don’t know now whether I can kill him when that time comes.
If you want to awaken to divinity, you shouldn’t have these worries. They say you have to be a cold-hearted hero to create peace.
‘There’s nothing we can do about it already being here!’
You can regret it later. Red Vega clenched his fists. There was fear, but no hesitation.
“Oh, that’s right. Sirius said you should tell it to me? ‘This is how I repaid the favor.’”
If she hadn’t contacted me in the first place, they wouldn’t have come. If you don’t know the situation, you can’t get motivation to move.
“…Huh.”
The Watcher laughed.
Numerous Eun-won was involved and saw him off at the very end of his life.
This gift was the trajectory of life.
A-Yoon Jo protected him on his way, Ara’s prayers now, Baek Ah-hee’s contradictions, and Yun Seol-hwa’s repayment.
All of this has been the life I have walked.
Their appearance was very unexpected, but this coincidence gave him the driving force to live his life.
It sounded like the path I had taken so far was not wrong.
“Here we go, the great hero of the future!”
“Here we go, the great hero of the future!”
They came out in front of the Watcher and surrounded him as if to protect him. The backs of the two girls, who were much smaller than me, seemed somehow larger.
“…Go.”
Lightning roared along with Red Vega’s muttering. The sound of swords rushing, arrows cutting through the wind, and flames blazing followed.
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With the help of countless people, he moved forward.
The sound of the thunderbolt was as ferocious as an animal, and it bit the neck of another animal.
I caught the next scorpion. Funny and unfortunately, this time it was also self-immolation.
I wonder if this is some kind of joke.
Now, there is literally no place left. One second. Half chance. It became no different from gambling.
The problem is that the stakes are too high. If you fail, your death will be guaranteed and the world will be destroyed.
Who would gamble like this?
‘f*ck I’m doing it.’
Watcher swallowed a curse and moved his feet toward the next target. The moment I stepped away from him, I felt dizzy.
Even such a small movement was a burden to my body, which was exhausted from the constant fighting, and I lost my balance for a moment and fell down.
“…Huh.”
I stood up with a heavy sigh. He used the ax as a cane to support his body and forced his weak legs to stand up.
“It looks difficult.”
A girl blocked his path. The Watcher lifted his head and looked up at the girl.
He was quite small, so he wouldn’t have had to look up normally, but now that he was crouching down, his gaze had changed.
A small girl who looks about ten years old. Of all the people I’ve met so far, he looks the most unsuitable for the battlefield.
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Helios.
“I don’t have the energy to deal with you.”
“You don’t have to have the energy to deal with me. All you need is the energy to deal with a scorpion.”
She grabbed Watcher’s arm and lifted him up. It didn’t help much since my kidneys were small, but I was able to get my feet on the ground again. Watcher stood up. Now that I was properly looking at her, I looked down at her.
“There are two left, right?”
Yellow Castor. She shared information with the magical girls in real time. In particular, the fight between the Watcher and the Scorpion, which involved huge starlight, was never left out.
After calculating the number of battles and calculating the remaining clones of the scorpion, we automatically came up with two.
“It’s a big deal. Just like this, I will lose all the messages to you. “Do you think I’ll die young like this?”
Contrary to his words, his face was expressionless and calm, so I was confused as to whether he was sincere.
“Are you going to interrupt me?”
“It depends on the interpretation. If it gets in the way, it gets in the way. If it helps, it helps. Should I call it a deal?”
Helios suggested, looking up at him without changing his expression.
“Let me take down one of the other two. Then I won’t disturb you.”
“That’s not a deal, it’s a threat.”
“No? “It’s a transaction.”
He denied it as calmly as his expression.
“You’re tired. “Can you deal with both of them like this?”
“I don’t need to…”
Watcher tried to retort but swallowed her words.
‘…No, there is.’
There is no guarantee that the next scorpion you catch will be the real one. Always assume the worst. If you accidentally catch your alter ego, your true self will awaken.
But what if you defeat two scorpions at the same time? If you kill it before the body wakes up.
‘It is possible.’
It is the worst confirmed death, but the destruction of the world can be prevented.
Of course, the destruction of the world is also a possibility. However, it is confirmed that it will cause considerable damage.
“…This is a matter of life. “Can’t you hand it all over to me?”
“That’s selfish.”
“At times like this, I have to be selfish.”
Helios chuckled. It was the moment when the expression on my face was broken.
“That is correct. “That’s why I’m selfish too.”
But she immediately erased her smile and patted Watcher’s shoulder as if encouraging him.
“This is also a matter of life.”
“…? “Didn’t you just lose time?”
“Aha. That’s how you knew it. “For some reason, the reaction was strange.”
Helios lightly touched his lips as if talking about something insignificant or small talk.
The content was by no means light.
Actually, I felt a sense of discomfort even in the original work. Because in her final monologue before her death, she spoke as if she knew she had to die.
In some ways, she seems to regret having to risk her life and kill the scorpion in the battle with it ten years ago.
But it wasn’t like that.
“The years I was robbed of were not just age, but a period of life.”
