149. Where the eyes cannot reach (1)
149. Where the eyes cannot reach (1)
Trees in the forest purify polluted air.
I witnessed that fact right in front of my eyes.
“Damian. What do you want to do now?”
“Suddenly?”
“Yes, suddenly. “I wonder what you want.”
“I just want to live now…” “
“Really? Okay. I’ll keep that in mind.”
Nadia.
Nadia imprisoned me, kidnapped me, assaulted me, and brainwashed me.
After entering the forest, he started asking my opinion.
‘What on earth happened? Did you eat hallucinogenic mushrooms? Otherwise, was there really a change of heart?’
Has there been a change in your thinking since the war of nerves between me and you back then?
Nadia looked noticeably different.
‘Although it has shown improvement so far… This is the first time something has changed so suddenly… ‘
I feel good.
Even though her life is not long, seeing Nadia change makes me smile.
Is this the heart of parents raising their children?
“If things continue like this, I could die smiling…”
“W-What? You crazy bastard? Do you want to die?”
“Oh, that’s what you said… Calm down, Bluebell…”
That’s how good it feels.
She easily dodged Bluebell’s angry fist and asked a question to save her from the situation.
“More than that, Bluebell. Have you seen anything else about the new future?”
“A new future? I saw it yesterday.”
Bluebell calmly conveyed the future.
“I was able to get a glimpse of the many crossroads. But…”
“But?”
“You’re still dead in every future. Stabbed by the same sword.”
“Well, I see…”
This is unfortunate news.
I felt a little depressed.
“Still, I learned some information. The group that’s chasing us isn’t just the crown prince. It’s the imperial family, but there’s one more thing.”
“The princess’s group?”
“Maybe. I think so.”
The princess.
This is a difficult opponent.
If she cannot ascend to her throne as emperor, she is the type of person who will destroy that throne with her own hands.
She can be seen as a character close to an evil person who cannot be said to be an evil woman.
Even before I was born into this world, I committed unspeakable evil deeds.
It was safe to say that there was no room for reform.
“Damian.”
The moment when her mind was becoming complicated with thoughts about the princess.
Bluebell tapped my shoulder and said.
“When we met the imperial family in the future, it was when the sun rose in the sky. There must be about 2 hours left. Therefore-“
“You’re telling me to be careful, right?”
“Okay, be careful. So far we are far from death… “Now I’m so close that I can hold her hand.”
“I understand.”
I lightly nodded at Bluebell’s concern.
However, contrary to her answer, there was anxiety in her heart.
Can I really escape this predetermined future?
I felt like I was going into bluebell mode with those unnecessary worries-
Party!
I felt a small shock on my shoulder.
“Hey, are you out of your mind? “I said it wasn’t in that direction!”
“Oh, did you? Thank you.”
“Ugh, just focus and follow me.”
Bluebell took my hand and led me on her way.
Then, Nadia’s uncomfortable voice came from behind her.
“I quickly determine what Damian needs. And, she receives gratitude for her help. I think I understand what the structure is. “I feel bad, though.”
It seemed like he was analyzing the actions of me and Bluebell.
That too can be seen as part of the effort.
Anyway, things seemed to be going well.
If only I came to my senses.
***
Damian’s death is coming soon.
Yuri’s hands trembled at that fact.
‘Whoever wants to kill Damian… ? That’s nonsense… ‘
I will never let you die.
Do whatever it takes.
I will prevent Damian’s death even if it means killing someone else.
‘Is it the right one?’ ‘
The forest will end soon.
If you walk a little further south, you will reach the desert.
But Yuri stopped his steps.
“… “
Damian asked, surprised by the movement.
“What’s wrong, Yuri?”
“There is someone nearby…” I… I will be back… Well, don’t worry… I’ll try to resolve it through conversation as much as possible… “
“… Okay, we’ll go first. “Follow me slowly.”
“Ah, I knew it, Damian… ! Cheer up… !”
Yuri clenched his fists and ran towards the right at full speed.
About 10 minutes had passed.
The knights I had sensed were visible.
They were approximately 100 elite knights.
‘I said I would resolve it through dialogue as much as possible, but… ‘
Kkwaak-
Yuri clenched his fist even stronger and thrust his fist towards the person standing in the vanguard.
‘I’m sorry I lied to you, Damian… ‘
Kwajik-!
Through the armor the knight was wearing, Yuri’s hand soaked in blood appeared on the other side.
A bizarre situation where a person’s hand penetrated the knight’s body.
Yuri didn’t stop there, but struck off the knight’s head along with his helmet.
Only then did the knights come to their senses and shout.
“Yu, this is Archduke Justia!! “If you don’t kill us, we die!!”
“Lord, you must kill!!”
“For the Empire Month!!”
However, the confidence that comes from that cry only lasts for a short time.
“I won’t let you go to Damian…” Never… “
Not until Yuri’s black hair turned the same red as her eyes.
The knights’ motivation soon turned into despair.
“Well, that is…” Oh, it’s a monster… “
“It’s okay…” Damien didn’t call me a monster… Even if you call me a monster… I’m fine as long as I have Damian… “
“Oh, you crazy monster-“
Knights could not even utter a short will right before they died.
***
When we reached the end of the forest.
“B, Damian is out… !”
Yuri returned, waving her hand.
When I checked her body condition, there were no injuries on her.
The condition was very good.
At most, there is some moisture on her head?
“It looks like we really resolved the issue with words.”
“Well… I’m going to lie to Damian… ?”
Hmm, I see.
When I think about it, I think she lied often.
“hehehe, I sent it back with words…” He listened to me well… “
“Hmm, really? “Did you really send it back by horse?”
Nadia looked at the returning Yuri with her sharp eyes.
Then, she wrinkled her nose, walked around Yuri, and muttered.
“Hmm… “
“W-why… ? There’s something strange… ?”
“No, nothing.”
Pisik-
Nadia laughed at Yuri’s answer.
She felt like something was fidgeting around her side.
“What do you mean, Damian?”
“Okay. “I don’t know either.”
Bluebell and I couldn’t follow their conversation.
It seemed like there was some kind of code that could be communicated between the two people.
Anyway.
With Yuri’s help, the meeting with the princess group did not take place.
I felt it was good news in that my number of people had increased a little.
Just like that, we left the forest long after Yuri joined us.
In front of us, we could see the desert stretching out in the distance.
“Bluebell. “I was thinking of going to the desert.”
Was it a decision to escape the border and elude the empire’s pursuers?
When I saw the wide open desert, I was able to understand Bluebell’s intentions.
“No?”
“Huh?”
“I had no intention of going to the desert. Weird.”
“… ?”
Bluebell looked slightly embarrassed when he saw the desert unfolding before his eyes.
“In the future, we went south. So, I thought your intention was to elude your pursuer in the forest? But I never dreamed there was a desert over there.”
Looking at his actions, Bluebell had in his future, and he seems to have thought of that intention.
Because the best chance of survival is to elude pursuers in the forest.
However, if you go into the desert…
“We can’t hide. “It’s like waving that you’re here.”
“f*ck, f*ck! This sh*tty future! I believed it for no reason! The dog is annoying! I thought this was the most likely!! “We have to go back to the forest!!”
Thump thump!
Bluebell got angry and stomped on the floor for no reason.
The future was going in a different direction than I had imagined.
It was worth feeling frustrated.
However, my thoughts were different.
“Bluebell.”
“What! This corpse! “I’m depressed, so don’t talk to me, you corpse!”
“… I’m not a corpse yet. “I have a better idea than that.”
“What! “This corpse!”
“Let’s go to the desert.”
It’s a long way to the border, though.
Once you cross the border, the story changes.
‘It may have a negative impact on Nadia’s mind, but… ‘
If you cross the border, you can escape your oath.
Because the eyes of the god who manages the empire do not reach the Kingdom of Orcia.
“It could actually be better for us. Because we have Nadia.”
Nadia slightly raised the corners of her mouth at my words.
“You’re saying you need me now, Damian. Okay. “I will try to help you.”
For me.
“And for you too.”
Nadia said this and a smile appeared on her lips.
She also seemed to think that her change was not a bad thing.
***
The green forest was covered with corpses covered in blood.
The tragedy was such that even knights who had fought on numerous battlefields turned their eyes away.
Among them, ‘Max’, who is called the princess’s right hand man, opened his mouth as he examined the corpses.
“… There was a fierce battle here. But, who can do this? “As far as I know, I heard that the Duke of Verdium can’t kill people.”
Max believed that the only person capable of such cruelty was the Duke of Verdium.
However, it is known as a top secret that the Duke of Verdium cannot kill anyone.
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“Then who did this? Could it be that Archduke Justia?”
You’re doing this in such a weak way?
Max once again felt the fear of blood vessels.
The princess behind Max.
Fritz Lou Laelia walked over.
She looked at the dead knights and spoke bitterly.
“Damian. “Where did that man go?”
“Even though the traces were erased. He most likely went south.”
“Are you trying to escape the border? That can’t be possible. “That man is essential to our plans.”
Damian is needed to start a rebellion and overthrow the imperial family.
To be exact, Damien’s death.
“If you kill that man, the Duke and Grand Duke will revolt against the imperial family. In order to turn the world upside down, you must die. I would rather not exist in a world where I cannot become emperor. Kill that man at all costs. “If I don’t kill 10,000 knights today, they will die by my hand.”
Princess Raelia.
She was obsessed with Damian in a different sense.
She was precisely obsessed with Damien’s death.
