100 – either/or(3)

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To be honest, my head was already jammed with a lot of questions.

Come to think of it, why did the demons kidnap Ian? Isn’t killing the easiest thing?

Besides, how do you know where this slave trader is located? And how did he know that we were going to rescue Evangeline?

time and place. Even more so, how to deal with it.

Not a single thing is out of sync.

Except for my prosthetic eye and the lycanthrope’s potion, which is unknown to the outside world.

And why do all the episodes suddenly overlap?

However, there was no one nearby who could properly answer these questions, and there was not enough time to think quietly.

“How did you lead them here?”

Even now.

Irene was not suitable for a person who could solve my big questions.

Rather, it would be fortunate if she could resolve any new questions that arose because of her.

“yes?”

Fortunately, it seems that this foolishly honest woman had no intention of hiding her true feelings.

Even though he would have quarreled with me and went through a not-so-good process and exited.

“Ah, the knights. I was a bit stubborn to my father. If I don’t release the knights right away, I won’t see any heirs.”

Openly threatening the head of the Justia family. A daughter who has not even been confirmed to be the head of the household.

He must have been thinking about who else would be the next head of the Justia family besides himself. Truly arrogant and stubborn, it was her behavior.

This is why he calls such an idea his own chivalry and pushes it forward.

“And I wanted to see it anyway.”

He says that and looks down at me.

“…Me, you mean.”

“I wanted to know if exactly what I was thinking was really wrong.”

Then, he turns his head toward the demons again and continues.

“I saw your movements as I ran. I can’t help but say that you learned how to use a sword from a knight.”

“But I threw myself away without sparing myself to protect the weak.”

“But I don’t think I’m wrong. Obviously, that sword and that blow belonged to a knight. It’s really unbelievable.”

“Seeing how strangely you recovered, even if you died, I thought there was something I didn’t know about.”

“So I want to ask. Are you a knight?”

There is no real stubbornness. Seeing that even after coming to this state of affairs, she was telling me that she was a knight, it was clear that this woman would die of knighthood until she really died.

‘But thanks to that, I lived.’

It’s not just my life.

It can be said that Evangeline, who is held in my arms, and even Lily’s life, which I will be heading from now on, is no different from a life-or-death due to Irene’s stubbornness.

Only now did I truly feel that I had to save her.

He got up on his knees and replied.

“You are not wrong, Chairman. However, I categorically have never been a knight. I never will be. The sword is not mine.”

“…is it.”

As expected, it was a calmly recited word.

That calm word led to a wishful request.

“So, could you please answer my question someday?”

A very kind voice.

She was the kind of person who was so relieved by the fact that I wasn’t a knight.

A sigh and a laugh came out of nowhere.

“I owe you my life, but that’s enough. And…”

When I point the moon at the sky, the moon rises and the sun disappears.

In an instant, the whole world was engulfed in shadows.

“Only two of them. I’ll take care of the two that will be most annoying to the president, so please take care of the rest. I’m a little busy.”

Speaking in a low voice suitable for a dark night, he left Evangeline and turned toward Botis.

like air.

sometimes like smoke.

Draw a free curve and shoot your body toward Botis.

“What a crazy bastard!!”

Like a demon, he spat out petty swear words and threw all kinds of memorization at me.

hooked! Awesome! Kwajik!

A dagger or shuriken got stuck in my body, but soon the wounds disappeared without a trace, and the dagger fell helplessly toward the ground.

The slight stab wound returned to clear skin as if it had been injured at the same time as the sound was heard.

The smoke that I inhaled when the poison bottle is broken permeates me like mere air and disappears.

You don’t have to protect Evangeline anymore.

Not to mention, I don’t even have to worry about the well-being of my body.

Total solar eclipse is a skill that consumes a lot of stamina. Even with the protection of the World Tree, there is no need to keep it long.

For Irene, it was no different that it was the two of them.

It’s because there’s one guy who always follows Botis by his side.

mine, im.

A demon who coveted Irene’s red wrath.

The direct cause of Irene’s death.

I was in a hurry to avoid the attack, so I couldn’t properly identify them, but I was sure they were near Botis.

Botis in 17th and I’m in 23rd.

Considering that Porras, whom I had previously defeated without any strength, was ranked 31st, it was insane to try to deal with these two alone.

‘But the situation is very different from that time.’

The battlefield dyed in pitch black darkness is already in my hands.

The fact that I don’t even have to worry about my body’s well-being is that I have overcome all the most fatal flaws I have as a living being.

“…a monster.”

It was the last word left by him before the light of the moonlight that spread out to surround Botis drew a line.

Heading towards the nearest sign that can be felt.

The area where the heart would be located was stabbed from the back.

There was no one who could beat me with speed alone at this point, so there was no way for them to stop me at the point where I didn’t have to worry about defense.

“Are you, I’m?”

As if surprised, Mine flinched.

It was a virtual effort not to spit out information until death, but I didn’t need an answer. That momentary vibration was enough for the confirmation process.

The moon starts to set again, and the sunlight warmly illuminates the meadow.

One o’clock is urgent. Since the favor was repaid, there would be no risk of Irene facing death.

“I have to go to Lily now…!”

The moment I was about to take a step in the direction the white thread pointed again.

The vaguely flickering white thread disappeared.

“……no way.”

It was either one.

The story that Lily has already been able to overcome the danger alone, or that now, no matter how I face it, I cannot optimally block the danger facing Lily.

A tingling sensation pierces your brain.

Is it wrong? no way. No, it only took 10 seconds to kill Botis and Im.

The moment when all kinds of negative thoughts try to encroach on your head.

Whoaaagh!

Far away, in the forest of Wiridia’s realm, a brilliant light was shot into the sky.

A holy light as if a god descended from the heavens.

No, as someone who knows about that phenomenon, I would say that light comes down from the sky.

“Grace, has awakened as a saint…?”

When Grace prayed earnestly to Heaven to help Ian, she woke up.

That is, this time as well.

In order to save someone, Grace meant that she had awakened as a saint.

Me, Mine, Irene, and Evangeline too.

Everyone in this place forgets each other’s existence and watches the moment when the saintess returns to her original place.

While staring at the light in a daze for a moment, Opépati Anulus rang the alarm again and unraveled a white thread that was clearer than ever.

Should I hesitate any more? It is now.

The effect of the lycanthrope’s potion will also fall sooner or later.

There are no obstacles standing in my way anymore.

The one and only opportunity that Evangeline connected, Irene protected, and Grace created.

I couldn’t delay my step any longer, so I just moved forward with all my might. I took a step towards Lily.

Please, don’t be late.

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If a person once recognized something as true, even if there is a disprovement that it is wrong, he will protest that the disprovement is wrong rather than believe it.

That’s my situation right now.

“Ah, really… I don’t know how nothing goes right. It’s all because of you alone. Sword Saint.”

Lily, who is breathing hard, and Grace, who is developing a sanctuary at some point.

Lily’s uniform is in tatters, and even the sanctuary is on the verge of breaking.

On the other hand, Selina shows only a slight tiredness, not even a scratch.

“Berry!! Selina is the enemy!! Be careful!!”

Yes, as Lily said, Selina is the enemy.

No matter how you look at it, the conclusion is only that.

But I didn’t understand at all, so I asked again to confirm.

Please, hoping this is my misunderstanding.

“Selina, is this…what did you do?”

And always.

Expectations containing anxiety are bound to shatter and collapse.

… Selina says with a fishy laugh.

“Oh, my plan went awry, and I was going to turn it into a piece of meat before you came, but it turned out to be a pity.”

“Look at the shaking of the eyes. It must have been quite a shock?”

“Anyway, the main goal has been accomplished… Now that it’s come to this, should I introduce myself? I should show that much mercy to a comrade who holds a prophecy like me.”

I tear off the pendant hanging from my neck and throw away all the rings on my hand.

When the thin film like a contact lens inserted in the eye is torn off, a dark red color… Devil-like eyes are directed at us.

“Uh-wook…!!”

Grace, who has been glaring at her, can’t stand the nausea and begins to vomit on the lawn.

“Selina. My name is Selina Carly. The great mother…daughter of a demon.”

Selina said, reaching up to the sky.

“Because you’ll find out anyway. It’s a parting gift. Not being able to kill your master… I really regret it, Sword Saint.”

“This bitch.”

In the blink of an eye, I swung my sword at Selina’s place, but my sword just cut through the air.

Selina disappeared without leaving a trace, as if what I saw was an illusion.

But.

The cloudy feeling of fear that even I, a native of another world, could feel, clearly proved that what I saw and felt was true.

And only then did I know. The reason why all plans went wrong.

“The main heroine is black…”