Episode 141 – Catastrophe (Camellia’s Perspective)

“What bullshit is that?!”

Unknowingly, I screamed at the leader’s words. Disbanding this party and giving up on Mediah… I wondered if they understood the meaning of those words. I don’t know how she could say such a thing without knowing what this party meant to Werner or what kind of person Mediah was.

“Calm down, Camellia.”

“Do you look real now? You’re going to give up your wife now? I wonder if you know what bullshit you’re talking about!”

“I understand better than anyone, and I understand the implications of this decision more deeply than anyone.”

He was telling me to kill my friend with an expressionless face. He didn’t even move his forehead, and he was telling Werner to kill the first person he loved. He was talking about killing his wife in the manner of slaughtering livestock.

Then Squa threw the chair. Of course, the leader lightly avoided the chair, but Squaa was breathing heavily and was angry.

“Don’t be funny about breaking up the party, you fucking bastard! Even if you’re the leader, you have no right to do this!”

“Then put it this way: I, Melchior, and Melissa will leave this party. I recommend that the rest of us leave this party as well.”

“Don’t spread sophistry!”

“I think that an individual’s right to leave is a sufficient right. Is it possible that even an individual’s right to leave is denied?”

“Hey Gomtaeng and old Lori couple! You guys should say something too! Are you sure you guys really intend to go out too?”

Squaa seemed to expect the two of them to deny it. However, Melissa and Melchior’s reaction was firm.

“I’m sorry. We decided to act separately from the leader. Especially, that murderer’s lineage is a bonus for that reason.”

“To be honest, I was tired of gathering because of childish friendship games? Besides, I hate lazy elves, and honestly, I hate to see the murderer who killed my husband’s family.”

Ricardo made no reply. Since his grandfather had killed both Melchior’s father and mother out of a fit of heart, it was natural for him to react like this. If this went on, disbanding the party was a natural step.

Squaa cried out with tears in her eyes.

“… What do you think the Heavenly Demon would have said if she saw this…?”

“Don’t bring the dead to this. There is no act of insulting the deceased more than mentioning what the dead did or what they would have done.”

“You’re insulting the dead Heavenly Demon! To disband this party he loves so much!”

“It’s against my temper to say things like this… but even the dead Heavenly Demon would have agreed to disband the party if it had heard the circumstances.”

Squaa had completely lost his temper and was shaking the leader by the collar. Of course, the leader offered no resistance.

“Then tell me what the damn situation is to eat!”

“Sorry… I can’t tell you right now.”

So, the leader shook off Squa’s touch and headed outside with Melissa and Melchior.

I had something I wanted to ask the leader by any means.

“Then, what do you explain to Werner…? To that child, this is a house… If you suddenly dismantled it…”

“Yeah… I’ll have to explain it properly to Werner.”

The leader turned around and looked at me. Looking closer, I could tell. He was no longer who he used to be.

“I want you to tell me that the child’s mother asked for it. If you are that child now, you will understand what I mean.”

“No way… You knew Werner’s mother…? But why did you hide it?”

“That was also his request. I am in a position where I have no choice but to listen to his request.”

“Wait! I still have a lot to ask…”

“I can’t tell you more than this. This is also his request. And… congratulations on passing his exam.”

The leader left after spitting out incomprehensible words. The venue where not even his footprints were left was empty. Our adventure ended with this.

Squaa sat down and began to cry, and Ricardo sat down for a moment in silence before leaving.

should i leave? Or should I sit down and cry like a squa? I don’t know. I wanted to cry, but my tears stopped flowing. What should I do at a time like this, Mother? Why did you love someone like your father, mother? Mother I… Where did I go wrong?

And what should I do?

When I entered Werner’s hospital room, Werner was talking to the crown prince while struggling to stand up.

“Werner…!”

Then, the prince suddenly started to vomit.

“Ah ka… Kwweee

“Are you okay…?”

Werner explained his condition on behalf of him who was unable to speak due to vomiting.

“His Highness the Crown Prince has a disease where he vomits when he sees a normal woman’s face. Well, if you look down from the 2nd floor, you don’t know. At this distance, vomiting is certain.”

“Oh yeah… but are you feeling well?”

“Well, in general. Sister Melissa’s magic has side effects, but one effect is fine, right?

Medea… Did Werner know that there was talk of killing her today? Can you accept that much information that made Skua despair and me sad…?

“Werner… the Heavenly Horse… in that place…”

“I know… He’s dead.”

“I’m so sorry….”

Because it was my father who killed him. The fact that I was a family of such a person was so sorry that I could not bear it.

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“My sister didn’t kill me, so what?”

Werner peeled the fruit the prince had brought and put it into his mouth. A crunching sound was heard along with a gurgling sound.

“Werner…”

“The Heavenly Demon always did that. Even if he dies, don’t starve and be sad… eat well and live more normally than usual. I’m just doing that.”

Beyond that, there were so many facts to tell.

“And speaking of our party…”

“I heard you broke up.”

“What?”

“Zeke hyung-nim came and told me and left. Even the reason is together.”

It was surprising that the leader came here and even informed him of the disbandment of the party. No… If he was heartless, he might have said something and hurt Werner. If you had the same attitude towards him as you did to Squa… I will kill you.

“Did you say anything other than that?”

“Ah, I did…”

Werner scratched his head. I hope you keep that fucking tone again…

“They say they’re sorry…? They’re doing everything on their own, don’t worry too much. Take good care of Airi and Glaceon. And… I mean, blame yourself to your heart’s content.”

It was unexpected. I thought I had become a heartless monster, but did I still have some humanity left?

“Kleureukgeuk… Can I speak?”

“Ah, Your Highness, I’m sorry for suddenly visiting you like this…”

“Kwaweeaek!”

He started vomiting again into the trash can. Werner handed me a large towel.

“Go away. The sun will set if we continue like this.”

“I guess so.”

I covered my face with a towel, and then the prince stopped vomiting. I really wondered how she got married with such a constitution.

“Sir… that the mage tower of that land is a member of the Black Round Table… but I think it’s wrong information…”

“Wrong information..?”

“Because he’s so famous, I’ve been keeping a close eye on him, but he really doesn’t have any special characteristics. He’s a man who has purchased slaves in the name of adoption, but… he’s the only one, and wizards are buying slaves in the name of assistants. Don’t you know it’s customary?”

Most wizards did get assistants that way.

“Still, you’ll have to find out if he really only knows his job. If his assistant, a slave, knows something…”

“Unfortunately, that method is impossible. The first assistant he hired has been dead for over 10 years. Well, at the funeral he didn’t shed a single tear…”

“It’s only an assistant story, but you know it in detail.”

“Well, you may not know, but it was a very famous story. No matter how old a slave he was, he used a slave who had no aptitude for magic as an assistant.”

Werner pondered for a moment before asking a question.

“Well, you said that you brought the child in under the name of adoption… Well, he really cared about his daughter a lot, and is there any possibility?”

“Well, I don’t know… I didn’t shed a single tear even after the death of that assistant, and even after the funeral, I was the only one who kept confined to research… I think it’s right to see that there is no possibility.”

“Then, I think we should meet and talk to him first. Even today, right now…”

Werner tried to get up with an impatient body. I stopped Werner, saying he still needs to rest more, but…

Instead of stopping Werner, the prince said:

“It looks like you’re having a hard time today.”

“No, it’s difficult for wizards who are basically confined to the lab…”

“Today, all the owners of the mage tower decided to gather and have a meeting.”

“…so, did Lorsha go there too?”

“Well, wouldn’t it be natural since he’s also the owner of the Mage Tower?”

“What the fuck!”

Werner shook my hand and ran outside.