54 – The Falling City (4)

“Hey, wait a minute Raeli!”

Changsung tried to stand tall in front of Raeli, who unexpectedly rushed at him.

However, her courage was quickly suppressed.

“You are missing Asher!”

“Hee!”

Perhaps thanks to the flu and bullying, Changsung crouched down at Raeli’s cry, and Raeli faced me with a gaze filled with half anger and half joy.

When I saw it, I knew.

Surprisingly, Raeli wasn’t that angry.

The pleasure of being able to face me here seems even greater.

Maybe it’s because Raeli isn’t so obsessed with me?

Bessiana Franc I risked my life to save, but it seemed like it was because Raeli wasn’t that good.

In addition, the difference between the two people who directly died or even saw death was inevitable.

Using that, you’ll need to convince Raeli first.

Besides, there were good reasons.

“There is a reason why it can’t be helped.”

“reason? Why?”

“The cardinal tried to detain us.”

“cardinal?”

Raeli was taken aback when the name of a high-ranking person with whom she would not normally meet face to face came up.

“The contract requires me to stay in the church, but I couldn’t. Because the cardinal tried to lock us up.”

“A church?! Nonsense.”

“The unbelievable happened. Wasn’t it strange from the point of trying to imprison Bessia in the first place? Even if they could suspect Bessia, they had to go through the process of investigating before being treated as criminals from the beginning. Church leaders are corrupt and cannot be trusted.”

Raeli nodded at this logic.

Because the church is more suspicious than ever.

“And since the entire capital is also the territory of the church, I decided that I would rather join you.”

“…I understand that, then how did you make the contract?”

In fact, the contract was invalid from the start, but there were other excuses.

Frank is not stupid either. No matter how much the church is, anything can happen.

In dangerous situations, an exception clause has been made that allows you to ignore the contract and move.

“There is an exception clause in the contract.”

“Ah, that’s right, it can’t be done without an exception clause.”

Raeli was convinced.

I don’t know the details of the contract, but it’s an acceptable explanation.

It’s not a contract that’s intended to bind someone else, it’s a contract to protect it, but it’s strange if it becomes more dangerous because of the contract.

However, there were still inconsistencies.

No matter how much there is an exception, it is for my safety.

It was ironic that he came directly to Anthony, which could be more dangerous.

Also, the fact that he did not go to the hero who was still staying in the capital is also the same.

…This part should be properly explained.

Changseong, who had been squatting for a while, also gathered up his courage and stepped out.

“Oh, that’s right, the cardinal tried to lock us up?”

“yes?”

However, Raeli also wondered if she still felt the strangeness.

“But why did you come here? Go somewhere safer.”

“…because I have the confidence to solve it. Seeing the demonic storm erupting in the distance, I decided that I should come this time.”

“Yes… .”

After thinking about what to do, Raeli turned around, perhaps deciding that this wasn’t something she had to decide.

“Let’s talk to everyone, I don’t think this is my business.”

“i get it.”

“And Ardel oppa, the child you talked about went down the mountain just fine.”

“I’m so glad you did.”

…Did my brother come all the way here to save someone?

Certainly, before the regression and now, one mentality is straight.

In a much better atmosphere, my older brother quietly told me.

“Thank you so much for helping me earlier.”

“Nothing.”

“And let me give you one piece of advice.”

“advice?”

I was puzzled by the idea of giving advice, but I wanted to listen.

Ardel said with a serious expression on his face.

“You have to be careful with women.”

“…What does that mean?”

“Be sure to think about it seriously.”

Seeing my incomprehension, my older brother explained it a little more.

“When I was in the academy, there was a popular guy who was famous throughout the school. I used to go out with a lot of people by using my good looks and shiny words, do you know what happened to him?”

“How was it?”

“I was stabbed and died.”

…Isn’t that too extreme?

After earnestly observing my bewildered expression, Ardel spoke about the aftermath.

“I left the female prosecutor I was dating and went around hanging out with another girl, not once but several times, so the female prosecutor couldn’t hold back her anger and stabbed her to death.”

“…I don’t think it’s an example that fits me.”

“I know that. Because he was the one who brought it on himself. However, it seems to me that it is ominous.”

…Is there anything sinister about it? The reason I went around with Fran, Raeli, Bessia, and Changsung was not to be with them in a romantic relationship, but to help or save them.

“I don’t want you to say that you won’t be yourself. The feelings they show for you are not what you would show to a friend.”

“I know that.”

Certainly, their emotions were extreme.

Because they tried to trap me or block me.

But isn’t it like trying to protect the life of the benefactor who saved him?

Considering that, it’s not incomprehensible.

My brother sighed deeply, saying that I didn’t understand at all.

…Even if such a catastrophe really happens, I’m immortal anyway, so I won’t die.

Is there any need to worry?

As soon as we went down the mountain, we saw the castle.

Countless citizens were leading a procession to enter the castle.

It was worth it.

As long as the undead have already moved and such sightings have spread widely, everyone must be running away to a place they think is safe.

But it seemed too late to me.

I could feel the condensation of the great magic from far away.

The black magicians were preparing black magic to annihilate all the people flocking there at once.

an obvious way.

The entrance was too narrow for all those innumerable people to enter the castle, and there were too many crowds to enter that narrow entrance.

It would be perfect to cast black magic at a time like this.

The country will do the same.

It was already too late to stop it.

If you want to block it, I should already prepare the magic that can counteract it by using a dagger on the spot.

Unless you are a transcendental person, you cannot confront the black magic falling from the sky in this situation.

Kwaaang-!!

Not even an inch of prediction was wrong, the black magic fell on the countless crowds in front of the castle gate.

A major catastrophe was expected.

On the floor, I thought people who had already disappeared without a trace and corpses that had died in the aftermath of black magic would be scattered around them.

I thought that the demonic energy that flowed from the corpse would go up to the sky and become fertilizer for the Black Tower Master to transcend.

There was a barrier against that black magic.

“…franc?”

I saw the figure of Fran on the high castle wall.

Her magic skills have already advanced in the fight against the upper level demons.

It is safe to say that he is a talented person who has the most outstanding power along with the swordsman.

In particular, if there is one thing that has developed the most, it is the ability to create barriers.

Considering the level of barriers she created to confine me to her room, I truly believe that she will achieve a unique position in this field.

Fran averted the disaster.

Thousands prevented possible death.

The black magic was blocked by the transparent barrier, and a fierce explosion sounded.

Citizens screamed, but no one was hurt.

We ran to that wall a little faster.

“Oh, brother!”

As you approach the large crowd, you hear the voice of a child who recognizes Ardel and shouts.

The little girl trotted up to her brother.

Ardel breathed a sigh of relief.

“I’m glad.”

“thanks. brother! I lived thanks to my brother!”

Seeing that, I could understand why my brother cared about me.

Although the color of their hair and eyes were all different, they were very similar to Ariel in some ways.

Even I saw that girl and thought of my younger sister.

Raeli smiled and looked at Luna.

“Wow, that’s cute. What’s your name?”

“It’s Luna!”

“It’s a pretty name. First of all, it’s dangerous here, so shall we go with you?”

Raeli did not ask for consent.

Immediately carrying Luna on his back, he ran towards the wall.

“Argal! Can you help?!”

“…there is still no countermeasure.”

But it is the most comfortable way.

It wasn’t that we didn’t have much time to break through the crowd and enter the castle.

I moved the Magi and gave power to everyone’s feet.

It was simply a black magic that made the feet adhere well to the wall.

Climbing a wall with one of these is crazy.

However, only those with the physical ability to climb the wall with this one.

First, Changseong climbed the wall with light movements, and Raeli also quickly climbed the wall.

It was a quick move for having Luna on her back.

The one who fell behind the most was my older brother.

He felt a strange sense of shame as he climbed the wall step by step.

“…I’ve been training for ten years, but I’m much slower than children.”

“They are monsters.”

While the students still couldn’t catch low-level demons one-on-one, those girls could even try out intermediate-level demons if they decided.

Swordsman and Fran, who had awakened once, did not need to speak.

To be honest, I’m not sure if my older brother can catch a low-level demon, but can he compare with those girls?

If you see something like this, does the academy have any meaning?

Maybe a different process is needed.

These are the kids who will play an active part in the future warrior party, so it seemed good to create an environment where I could take special care of them.

It’s not even the 1st class where only elites are gathered.

It is to form a dedicated class where the future warrior party will be organized.

It is to make all of them into weapons to kill only the demon king.

Perhaps, if requested based on his performance in this Anthony.

Wouldn’t the academy also help by organizing a separate budget?

While thinking that, I reached the top of the wall.

Everyone arrived safely.

And when I looked around the top of the castle wall, I saw two familiar people.

It wasn’t just Fran.

Bethia was there.

Unintentionally, everyone except the swordsman and the hero gathered here.

They were completely different from Raeli’s attitude.

Raeli secretly welcomed me when I came here, and didn’t try to stop it from the beginning.

Bescia and Franc were different.

I agreed not to come out of the church because I was really worried about my death.

Since he violated that, he contained natural emotions.

The anger that boiled deep in the hearts of those two.

was facing me

“…Argal.”

Fran speaks the first word.

“Why did you lie?”

“that’s… .”

“Did you trick us?”

Raeli intervened here.

Since she had already heard my excuse, she wanted to defend herself to some extent.

“Now, wait a minute, in fact, the cardinals of the church attacked Argal and Asher! That’s why Argal came all the way here.”

“…I understand if that’s the case, but.”

Fran noticed.

A bigger lie.

As a wizard, how can you not know that the contract is gone?

At the time the contract was signed, I had cheated on him, so he must have been fooled, but Fran knew that the contract was strange now.

“Why didn’t the contract come through at all?”

“Mmm.”

“There are limits to lies, and to lie like this at all… !”

When the mood is getting bad.

I tried to come up with an appropriate explanation.

The main reason they get angry is, after all, that I am in danger.

If he proves that he is not dangerous, he might be able to relieve his anger.

Unleashing the black magic of the Black Tower Lord, if you were protected, you would be protected, there was nothing dangerous.

Under such thoughts, the moment I opened my mouth.

There was a girl who stood at the center of the conflict.

…that’s unexpected even when I see it.

Changsung spreads his arms.

Standing as if to protect me, she said.

“…I lied, but trust Argal.”

“…Ashel?”

Changsung wanted to believe in me.

And I wanted to make people around me believe in me too.

so it moved

“Argal will not die.”

Changsung had a strange confidence.

Not going to take a single step back.

such a stubborn look.

It created a strange persuasive power.

“I will make Argal’s heart like that.”