Chapter 211

I don’t know what to say, so I think I spent an hour thinking about it.

Euril had fallen asleep again, and remained silent all along. It’s a grassy field with nothing in the past and now, so there’s nothing to change by walking.

It was when my arms were about to go numb.

“Put me down.”

“You weren’t sleeping?”

“I was just closing my eyes.”

“I don’t think it would be good to go further. It will be hard to find.”

“yes.”

Even so, the conversation did not continue. The silence of each other seemed to weigh on both shoulders.

At that time, the surroundings became dark, so I lifted some soil and lit a fire with magic.

“… … Wouldn’t it be necessary to go back? You won’t see anything good anyway.”

In the end, this was the word that came out.

The face of Euril, who lifted her head and met her eyes, showed no significant change. I spoke.

“There is Prince Ziyed in Mash, right? just run away No one visits the countryside of Aindaroch. How many people in the world commit bad sins and shamelessly hide… … .”

“you.”

Euril asked calmly.

“Did you make me that person?”

“… … no.”

“Then why ask?”

“I’m saying this because I know Euril won’t do that. I am persuading you.”

“no.”

I don’t like the way he smiles when he says that.

“But people aren’t always the same, are they? My personality may have changed a bit selfishly. Thinking back, there may be something I regret. It’s not all I made. I know.”

Auril still shakes her head with the same expression. I let out a deep breath and said.

“I mean, it’s going to change…” … .”

“no.”

It was a concise abbreviation.

There was also the feeling that the mischievous laugh was intentionally adding medicine.

“I need to see Obama and my older brother. If you do something wrong, you should be punished.”

“I didn’t do that on purpose… … .”

“As you?”

There was no further objection to the last word added. Aren’t I already doing that?

I wish I could run away at any time. ‘Cause I’ve been hanging on all along

“… … Do whatever you want.”

Be nice and get out.

I lay back with a sigh. Now, no matter what I think about, nothing will change.

According to the records, Rama and Terra are unable to find the black fairy after all.

The Neutral Zone, infested with monsters, is not a very pleasant place for Rama, and Terra was a human a long time ago, so the same is true. It’s only a matter of time before we find them both on their way back.

[Euril inherited the throne, but the process was not smooth either.]

A sentence in the log for November.

At that time, Euril was a death row inmate held until the day of execution. When the battle mage’s bombardment left no one to succeed the royal family, he succeeded to the throne without any choice.

While other records are specific, only that is vague.

It can be easily inferred that terrible things must have happened that would be difficult to even translate directly into writing.

And in the records that followed, Auril was executed without exception and died.

I could have saved it if I forced it, but I had no right to stop my will.

“you?”

fluff.

Euril, who was on the other side, said the same and lay down on the grass, so that their heads were facing each other.

“I don’t have anything set. Shouldn’t I go back and put myself in jail?”

“Aren’t you helping me?”

“His Highness said he had an idea, but he didn’t say anything clearly.”

“Then you don’t have to worry.”

“… … .”

“Ouch.”

It’s time to worry about me.

He pulled out a strand of hair that was tickling his cheek. It was like a soft silver thread.

“Aren’t you afraid?”

“I don’t know.”

Auril gave an unexpected answer.

“What if I die?”

“I won’t know until the dead tell me.”

“I don’t know because I don’t know that.”

“What is it?”

“Some of the books I read when I was young had these words written in them. If you kill an innocent person, you will be punished.”

“It must be a theology book.”

“yes. And they say they suffer after death just as much as the sins committed while alive.”

“Does Euril believe that?”

“Now that I think about it, it seems like a lie.”

Euril stretched her arms upwards and raised them. Then he turns his head and stares at my hand.

“Can you catch me?”

“Didn’t you say the same thing before?”

“right.”

I said no back then.

I don’t even wear gloves right now, but it’s a little cold when I touch it directly, but it doesn’t freeze. I obediently held out my hand, and Euril grabbed my hand tightly and waved it wildly.

“look. Where is the Heavenly Punishment?”

Euril asked, bursting out with a bright smile. I shrugged.

“I shouldn’t be happy.”

“That’s why they were all burned during the Mythical Revolution.”

“right?”

“That’s why bad guys don’t disappear in the world.”

There is no such thing as punishment.

People punish themselves.

“Other hands are very warm.”

“I am cool.”

“Isn’t it cold?”

“If that’s the case, I’ve already given up.”

It is still true that Auril’s power is running out of control. The grass around it was clinging to white frost. It’s fortunate that there’s something I can do for you.

I was somewhat anticipating what he would say next.

“Can I give you a hug?”

“sure.”

“ruler.”

Euril, who lifted her upper body after removing her hands, spread her arms.

I tried to hug my shoulders moderately, but on the contrary, Euril hugged me tightly as if biting me. Like the claws of a bird of prey looking for prey.

“I am not running away.”

“Hi-Hi.”

“Are you laughing?”

The breath that touches the nape of your neck is absurdly cold. Even so, the reason why he doesn’t shudder is because his heart is warm.

“Rockstrin.”

“why.”

“This is it.”

Euril said, burying her face under my chin.

“Don’t be more sorry.”

I brushed my hair looking down in silence. It is cold and soft as always.

“I wasn’t very unhappy. Because you were there.”

“… … .”

“So you too.”

My heart melted in the cold.

“I wish you did too.”

Unfortunately, of the two, I was the only one who could shed tears.

* * *

Time passed savagely fast.

As expected, the fairies were able to find them quickly. It is said that the Rama side rather followed Ai-nim first and followed them around until they found Terra.

“It was easy to find because he stomped all over the ground!”

“shit. If he decides to hide, he can’t be found. Annoyingly, only the monsters keep sticking to me. So what?”

Controlling the runaway was also smooth.

While Rama and Terra suppressed Auril’s power, they performed a similar process on Auril, just as they had previously placed a curse on Terra.

It just didn’t let the cold air out, but it couldn’t essentially remove the blessing of winter.

We stayed one night in Derun.

“… … Where is Auril?”

It was just about dawn.

As soon as Hira came down to the first floor and found me sitting alone at the table, she immediately asked. Also quick-witted

“It has already left.”

“I woke up early because I thought so too… … .”

“I did too. I think we left at night.”

Hira trudged over and sat across from her. When I woke up, Auril had already disappeared.

Euril chose to return to Mash’s castle alone without accompanying anyone. If you chase, you may catch up, but there is no point.

“Did I do well?”

“It was for the best in the given circumstances. It would have been impossible to produce better results.”

“is it.”

I pointed to the glass in my hand and said.

“Do you want a drink?”

“… … Isn’t that alcohol?”

“Oh, kids don’t drink. Big, drunk.”

“Where’s a man drunk after a beer, Rocks?”

“There was.”

I gulped down the remaining beer in my glass.

It’s just lukewarm and has no taste.

There was still a little work left to do, so I had to move slowly. First of all, make sure that Mashu’s palace is not attacked.

It was easy once you know the location.

They raided an underground hideout outside of Derun, overpowered 6 battle mages, and took them away. They were smuggling bluegrass without customs duties, so it was no problem to catch them in advance.

“Well, then would you just give me the power of the beginning? I’ll pass it on to Will and Io!”

“Can I? Constraints… … .”

“it’s okay! Sounds like something fun!”

There was no need to go back to Credia to return the original power.

Rama said he would deliver it directly, so I handed over the primordial power I had to Rama.

“Whoa!”

“Isn’t it an accident?”

“maybe!”

The llama made a hissing noise with its mouth and flew away. The restrictions of laziness don’t seem to work properly.

Rama and Terra left first, and I headed south with Ainim and Hera.

“Have you heard the news? I heard the princess is back.”

“Oh my God, you said you were still alive?”

“Where have you been hiding?”

“Wait, then wouldn’t the capital be in danger too?”

In the meantime, the news that Euril had returned to the castle quickly spread throughout Mashu and across the continent.

“I will stay.”

A fork in the road before reaching the capital.

The horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of the road back to Rongrult. Both of them seemed to know that, so I wasn’t too surprised.

“Are you coming back?”

“Maybe not right away.”

“okay.”

For a child, I felt like I was giving up. Maybe it was because of my expression.

“Then me too… … .”

“it’s okay. i have to watch till the end You don’t have to either.”

Therefore, he stopped Hira from descending.

It’s enough for me alone to have to deal with Auril’s death. I couldn’t carry any more burdens.

Hira reluctantly nodded.

“… … yes.”

“Well, didn’t you say you had something in mind at the time?”

“Yeah, but I’ll tell you when I get back.”

Ainim spent time in a strange place. Are you hiding it until the end in case it won’t come back?

I can’t be a fugitive forever, so I have to go back to Rongrult. Wouldn’t you like to prepare something like a special pardon?

I kept my eyes on the carriage that was moving away and turned around. It was a sufficient distance to walk to the capital.

“Move ahead of schedule!”

“I hope you don’t intend to save me!”

“Save our son!”

“Kill the witch!”

In front of the royal castle, voices were boiling, saying that a day was far away.

The biggest problem was diplomatic pressure. Mashu is highly dependent on trade because most of the land is barren.

Liden and Rongrult, who had suffered great losses for the magicians, demanded reparations from Mash and made a decision. It was also necessary to calm the boiling public sentiment.

There was no option for Keljian to choose other than public execution. Public opinion calmed down a bit only after the execution date was announced.

“Sorry, but we are not allowing visits at this time.”

He visited the palace several times to see Auril, but Keljian refused to allow him to enter.

then what did you do

Ah, I lay in bed all day and did nothing. Except for counting the days from day to day.

Maybe I need to clear my mind a bit.

“The princess was executed, and seeing this kind of sight after living.”

“I heard you killed over a thousand wizards?”

“Is that even possible?”

“So it must be a monster.”

“I heard a lot of rumors, but I guess that wasn’t an exaggeration?”

date of execution.

A large number of people gathered in the Royal Capital Square. It was to see the precious sight of a princess being executed in her own country.

I didn’t have the courage to watch it up close, so I took a seat at a distance.

“… … I will ask for more sins.”

It was a vaguely audible voice buried in the tumult of the crowd.

On the gallows, Euril looked very comfortable. Some even threw stones at her. Judging by the exasperated shouts, they are probably the survivors of the dead wizard.

With her forehead torn and bleeding, Euril silently climbed the stairs.

Silence overwhelms the crowd.

Her fine silver hair was caught on a rope and hung down sadly. Euril stared at the floor in silence.

I want to see if I can make eye contact with you. Even that was caring.

Not a single thing has changed from the time I hung up my socks on my dorm visit.

The moment the signal finally went down.

“Isn’t that a pretty sight to see?”

The world has stopped.

Except for me, to be exact, and one person who came to me at some point and stood next to me.

“… … Jerome?”