112 – Rise the sun, rise the moon (2)

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“Berry… is that you, right?”

Grace looks up at me with suspicious eyes.

I didn’t have time to talk about this and that, so I simply gave her a clue that she could understand me.

“Yes, I am the Berry who warned you never to use a maiden’s prayer, bitch.”

“…”

Grace’s eyes narrowed as she looked at Finn standing behind me, then widened.

“…Could it be that there are two souls in one body?”

‘I’ve been amazingly good at reasoning since before.’

As if watching a panoramic shot on a cell phone, thoughts of her fill my head.

“I’m telling you because I can read what you’re thinking, but that’s all right. That’s right, so please explain how you got here.”

As far as I know, a virgin’s prayer cannot be saved unless it is the person she loves.

Nevertheless, the fact that Grace’s feelings for me showed no sign of affection raised questions.

“…Ah, then…Eh?”

“You don’t like me. But how did you come here? Judging from the fact that a portal was created near me… I think it was written to save me.”

Confused by the sudden amount of information given.

I understand. I came to save me at most, but isn’t there a big grandpa standing there, and isn’t the person who tried to save me an unknown foreigner?

It would take a tremendous amount of time just to interpret the scene in front of him.

And I must have spent a lot of time listening to her talk.

… Unless she had the ability to see our souls.

If only I hadn’t been able to read all her thoughts.

“ah.”

clap.

While she was organizing her thoughts, Grace’s hands and legs were suddenly filled with large handcuffs and shackles.

It was to confirm that we did not love each other, and to restrict her actions so that she could not even use her divine power to spread a protective shield.

[This is not the time for this. Her Highness, Her Highness, is in danger… ! That magic power, that presence… It must be, it must have been drunk… .]

Perhaps coming to her senses from the sudden heaviness of the steel, Grace shouted as she grabbed both of my arms as if tearing them apart.

“Bee, Berry-sama…! Now is not the time for this! You have to cross quickly! There’s a demon on the other side right now…!”

“hey.”

“Ah yes…?”

“You know. You can never cheat on me right now.”

“…”

“Why are you hiding it? To the subject that is trembling like this.”

Unlike Finn, my natural eyesight allows me to see beings across the river.

So what about Grace? What would the other side of this muddy river look like to Grace?

gloomy darkness?

Somehow unwilling?

No way.

When it comes to a saint, she has extreme sensitivity to the presence of demons.

“As long as Berry-sama defeats demons… it’ll be all right.”

“You’re not expecting it, but where are you lying? They say don’t lie. Are you determined to tell all the lies you’ve been trying to avoid all your life?”

“That, but…! If Berry-sama doesn’t go now…!”

The hand holding my arm trembled, and my fingernails pressed hard against my skin.

If I were an ordinary person, my hand was so tightly gripped that my skin would be ripped off.

It’s another matter that the terrible future is actually coming before your eyes, even though you’ve been prepared for what situation you’ll be in.

He is trying to overcome his fear, somehow not to look across the river.

“You, I guess I didn’t know… Even if you defeat the demon, you’ll die.”

To be precise, even existence perishes with Hell. forever.

In other words, from the moment Grace wrote the maiden’s prayer for me, death became inevitable.

“…Still, it would be better than having my body tainted forever.”

“This disease…”

“And, you asked, how was it possible to offer a virgin’s prayer to Berry?”

As Grace’s eyes look at me, her thoughts enter my head.

“…with Lily?”

“Did you know now? If Berry-sama can’t stop the demon… Her Highness, the Princess will be in the same situation as me.”

fast.

My teeth are grinding and I can feel the fishy smell of iron.

“…Who told you to save it?”

“…”

“Who asked you to save me!!!”

I screamed at my throat.

No way, I didn’t know that not only Grace, but also Lily were at stake in the maiden’s prayers.

“It was inevitable. If left as it is, Her Highness would surely have lost her life sooner or later…”

“You know this might be better off dead!!!”

“…”

Faced with my wrath, Grace drops her head, and the hand that holds my arm loses strength and sag.

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry.”

well done well done

There was the sound of heavy iron armor moving.

“The demon appeared at the right time, so it’s a shame. If it didn’t appear, what would I have done in the meantime, and where is the guarantee that I can defeat the demon…!”

Wow!

Sudden pain felt.

When I turned my head to confirm my identity, Finn was glaring at me.

“Grow up. Kim Bin.”

“…What?”

“After listening to the story, I can understand the situation. But…”

cook.

Finn’s fingers poke my chest and push me.

“Even if you know everything, where is the guarantee that this girl will also know everything and act? That’s a girl who is now 17 years old.”

“…”

“Of course it will be frustrating, and a fire will burn inside. Then I will ask you the opposite question. When you were 17 years old, how far did you know what to do and how accurately you could judge it?”

“that….”

Unable to answer, I avoided Finn’s gaze.

“That’s why I’m saying grow up a bit. Adults are saying things like that to children, saying they’re frustrated or that they can’t judge properly.”

Saying that, Finn turned his head toward Grace and smiled.

“So, did our little lady throw herself down to save Her Highness?”

“Yes? Ah, that’s… I just…”

Swoop.

Finn puts his hand over Grace’s head and slowly strokes her hair.

“As a knight of Her Highness, I express my gratitude.”

[pure… loyalty.]

Grace’s eyes moved to Finn’s chest, then she blushed and lowered her head.

[For some reason, I feel at ease… . why?]

“But sometimes it’s necessary to know how to take care of yourself a little more, okay? Little girl.”

“Ah yes….”

Leaving behind Grace, who bowed her head, Finn let out a sigh and then turned to face me.

“Are you calm?”

“…Thanks to.”

“I said it proudly, but as you know, I don’t really know how to do anything other than move my body.”

“I know.”

Finn looked at me and smiled faintly.

I was upset.

No, were you sad?

I do not know. Because of the sudden choice and parting.

“Isn’t it the story that this little girl and I will die together with this hell, which is the happiest ending in the current situation?”

“…”

“As I said last time, I said I would accept death for the sake of Her Highness.”

“…Disappearance is disappearing forever. You can’t even watch from the underworld.”

“I do not care.”

I.

Finn answered immediately and looked down at Grace.

“I too… I’ve already made up my mind.”

The two men and women look at me with determined eyes.

-Kahaaag!!!

The cries of demons who have already crossed more than half the river.

These are ravenous voices.

“…pin.”

“Tell me.”

“Did you say 15 minutes…?”

“Hmm.”

Pin petting Grace again with a benevolent smile.

“That’s right, wasn’t the premise wrong. Didn’t you ask how long you would last if you tried to kill them?”

“…then.”

“If there is someone to protect, the sun shines brighter than anything else.”

The pin pulled out the Solaris, horizontally. The demons raised a light towards the river they were crossing.

“Rise, sun.”

A small sun that rose and covered the entire river of hell with flames.

Inside, the smell of burning demons’ skin and their screams reverberate wildly.

“Even if you have to endure for 15 years, you have to endure it. It is the duty of those who have existence to protect.”

“Go. Before it’s too late.”

“…”

Turbuck. Turbuck.

Silently step into the portal.

I didn’t do anything grandiose like saying goodbye.

Between us, there was no need for such pretentious expressions.

I exchanged final greetings with Finn through glances.

‘… I will definitely rescue you.’

– I’ll believe it.

I had a final conversation with Grace in soul and mind.

‘I’m sorry. and… Thank you. Heartily.’

-As a saint, I just did what I had to do.

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My mind is hazy.

My body doesn’t even feel right.

In the blurred vision, I vaguely see the shape of a certain woman.

again. again.

A woman approaching me with the sound of shoes. and… iridescent.

Although the vision is blurry and the mind is hazy, only the sound can be heard clearly.

“You don’t know how long I waited.”

… Don’t wait a long time here.

“You promised, right? If you see me again someday… I will give you back your left eye.”

… It did.

“Keep your promise. That’s what an alchemist is. So do your best.”

Qualification? what does that mean… .

Squeak.

The warmth of someone I felt for a moment on my left cheek.

Her vision soon became clearer, and she. The iridescent alchemist looked down at me and smiled.

“The Elixir I gave you was supposed to be given only to heroes who were qualified to defeat demons.”

“It was the price I received because I was entitled to half of it… Now it’s only natural to give it back.”

My mind goes hazy again, and my body, which was being constructed, is scattered again.

again.

She takes a step away from me and waves.

“I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again.”

“This time… protect it somehow, the reason for your life.”

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Kurleung.

The sound of thunder resounding as if the sky was splitting.

It was raining hard as if there had been a hole in the sky, but not even a single cloud could be seen in the dark night. no, i couldn’t see it

There was only darkness in the sky, and all kinds of blood and corpses were scattered on the ground.

The knights of the Empire and Justia who came as support had already become meat.

Even so, it was the result of Ian Cedric’s struggle to endure.

fluff.

[It was not a bad entertainment.]

But even that feeble hope has lost its light and collapsed.

Swoop.

The Demon God raised her hand toward Lilithiana.

The full moon, which rose brightly at some point, perfectly illuminated the Demon God.

Like an actor in the spotlight of a theater.

As if to focus only on one being.

“…bean.”

The unfolding road to hell and approaching death. and… A terrible future that can’t be avoided if you die.

Lilysiana, trembling with fear, spoke the name of Jeongin.

to overcome that fear.

Please, I hope that he, as always, will show up like the main character in a fairy tale and save himself.

[It turned out that it was a divine spell that only made me feel bad.]

Perhaps not paying attention to the full moon that suddenly began to shine on the dark night, the Demon God smiled faintly and began to clasp his hand.

A grip that slowly transforms into a fist.

Sensing death, Lilithiana tightly closed her eyes.

the next moment.

What I heard was a clear knife song.

“…Moon, full moon.”

A voice you hear for the first time.

familiar words.

Even so, Lilithiana was able to make sure of his existence.

… At some point, Opépati Anulus regained its color and was shining brightly.

On a pitch-black night, a vivid full moon rises.

At the same time, what I see is the figure of the Demon God who is in pain with his wrist cut off.

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Just staring at him silently… .

black hair.

White skin that could be described as pale.

Long legs and long fingers.

A thin knife held in reverse.

And ruby colored eyes.

Kim Bin, I showed myself to this world for the first time.

“I should have warned you… If you touch my girl, I will kill you.”

With the sun rising in the underworld.

The full moon, full of this world, shone brilliantly to protect the one and only existence.