161 – Fog-8

“What is this?”

I didn’t ask because I didn’t know. My intuition told me clearly what the object might be in there.

However, there was still a feeling of hope. I didn’t trust Christina’s conscience, but I thought, ‘Would you like to do that?’ Doubts also remained.

It was just a minor accident that happened in the past. Although my memory is hazy, I have never felt humiliated. It was literally just a small quarrel that even I, the party involved in the incident, forgot.

For that, did she need to prepare and work so hard? No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem so.

“You’d better check it yourself. Open it.”

Forcibly moving my trembling hands, I opened the lid of the wooden box.

“ah…”

The ominous premonition was met with absurd clarity.

it was the head

His unclosed eyes were stained with pain, and the lower part of his neck had been ripped open as if it had been cut with a blunt sword.

The blood flowed from his mouth, nose, and eyes one by one, forming a river of blood on his face. Perhaps because he had been dead for a long time, the river of blood was a muddy black color instead of burning red.

“…”

I looked up and looked at Cristina.

“Don’t you like it? Well, of course, if you’re a warrior, you’d be okay with taking revenge yourself… but isn’t this bad too?”

He seemed to notice that my expression was stiff, but he didn’t seem to know why.

“If you’re a person with a position like the hero, there won’t be one or two people who don’t know the subject and climb up like this. Killing them one by one must be hard work.”

“Are you going to kill me?”

“It may be a little rude, but at least I know most of what happened around here.

She tapped the wooden box lightly with her finger.

“Even so, a good and lofty person like the hero couldn’t directly put his hands on this kind of garbage, right?”

Objectively, her appearance was quite beautiful. If I showed someone the smile Christina was wearing now, it seemed that there would be no man who wouldn’t fall for it.

But now I find it so ugly and disgusting.

need to speak up At this point, I should put an end to her misunderstanding and tell her I don’t want a gift like this.

“I don’t know, but I don’t think there were one or two of these scum during the trip. Not to mention those heinous traitors, there must have been a lot of dirty bugs that were too low to talk about.”

However, I didn’t open my mouth.

“In order not to get my hands dirty, just as the knights and attendants serve me, I want my family to serve the warrior as well.

From her point of view, I will probably become the next emperor. She and her family want to enjoy the wealth and glory that continues under her.

I stared blankly into the unfocused corpse’s eyes. I didn’t like it, and I didn’t hate it that much.

To put it bluntly, he might have been someone who wouldn’t care where he died.

Strictly speaking, even I wasn’t mourning his death.

“Hmm…”

I didn’t want to pretend to be a nice person. In the first place, I wasn’t that kind of a person.

He had no intention of swinging his sword, shouting, ‘I will avenge the mercenary man I met then!’

Rather, it was hate. A person different from me who has the idea that it is natural to kill people over such things. It was the feeling of not wanting to understand other humans.

So, there was no way I wanted to convey my thoughts to her through conversation and communication and find an agreement. Cristina was not that dear to me.

Rather, if she was talking like this, and suddenly crossed the line.

“It was easy to kill, but not easy to preserve in this state. The family mage was mobilized.”

Maybe I was waiting in my heart for me to find myself in a situation where I had no choice but to kill her.

“Amazing. You put a lot of effort into it.”

It was not meant as a compliment, her face hardened.

But, ironically, she seemed relieved thanks to my words, and she slightly relaxed her nervous expression.

“Thank you for noticing.”

Cristina must have been shy, so she covered her mouth and laughed quietly.

“In that case, I’ll get back to you later. I have work to do in the capital right now.”

“If you need anything, please call me anytime. The Altdore family will fully support you, warrior.”

“Yeah, well then…”

I got up from my seat, stopped in front of the door and was lost in thought.

Should I kill her now? He could imagine how many more people he would kill if he continued to leave Christina and the Altdore family unattended.

This mercenary was not innocent, but there was no way that a human who killed people so lightly could be innocent.

“…”

Still, it’s better to be patient for now. Even if it is almost certain that she and her family are guilty, it is different for me to know the evidence and kill them.

Besides, it was inefficient to take down such a huge family without my forces.

“Oh, do you still have any regrets? Fortunately, my body is ready.”

Christina, as if misinterpreting my reason for not going out the door, slightly lowered the front of her dress to lightly expose her breastbone.

“No. I don’t think that’s necessary.”

And in the end, it’s not something I have to work out. After Eleanor officially ascended the throne, it was her job to take care of herself.

Still, if you still have some time left before you find the dragon’s heart, it might be better to sort out her family.

“Goodbye.”

With my complicated mind in order, I left the Altdore family mansion.

/////

-it’s okay?

“…nothing to worry about.”

The holy sword glittered. It was a dark night, so it was a small light, but it was clearly visible.

I brushed off her words coldly, but I soon realized it was a mistake. Because the only person who could talk to me was the Holy Sword.

– Well, it seemed so. I’m glad.

“Who are you kidding now…”

I didn’t even have the strength to get angry. I couldn’t do anything except mumble in a broken voice.

-I’m serious. Because you are becoming a great hero no matter what anyone says.

“Warrior?”

-I like warriors. I’ve seen countless warriors so far, and I’ve heard of them. Eleanor seems to have had the qualities of a warrior… but it was lacking.

“…”

-So, I’ve always been dreaming of you holding me. I’m having a bit of a hard time right now, and I didn’t say it because you seem to hate my laughter.

“It did.”

When I first set out on my journey, the holy sword’s laughter was a loud and irritating noise.

The return ceremony failed, and he was in a situation where he did not know when he would return, and he had half-killed the emperor by pretending to be with the empire.

‘Adventure! hero! Warrior!’ The Holy Sword’s voice was not pleasant.

-Still, the adventure I went on with you was fun. It’s been a while since I fought with elves, but it was fresh, and I’m used to cutting orc flesh, but it always guarantees a stable taste.

“Because it’s a sword, do you like it?”

– More impressive than that, it was you. A warrior you’ve never seen before.

“…Thank you.”

There were too many things to think about. Something was happening, but I had neither the ability nor the information to get involved.

More than anything, I couldn’t decide which option to make.

-Don’t worry too much. In the end, it will be what you want it to be. You are the one who can make that choice.

I knew it was meaningless. There weren’t many times when the Holy Sword’s words were right.

However, even such useless words were enough to comfort me.

“Then, let’s start over.”

Although alone, I already knew where to look.

You must enter the magic tower. Putting the status of a hero in the forefront and accompanying a few guards would be enough to put pressure on them.

Find out what caused it and make sure it never happens again.

“Well?”

As I was about to take a step, I felt a familiar energy.

“See you again. Enerel. Have you been feeling well?”

For a moment, I suspected that I was also seeing an illusion.

Because her appearance was so fine and natural.

“Celia?”

The last time I saw it, it was almost as if it were a dead person.

I was hoping for less suffering, but I didn’t expect much. I thought it was an unsolvable problem.

However, she was smiling as brightly as when I first met her. It was a bright smile without wrinkles, as if there was no doubt or anxiety in his heart.

I didn’t feel a strong sense of rejection like before. Seeing Celia after seeing a crazy bitch giving away a human head as a gift, it might be that she hated her less.

“Are you feeling better?”

“Again, you worry about me first…”

Celia’s expression hardened a little, but she smiled brightly.

“Thanks to you, I’m fine! I’ve definitely figured out what to do.”

It may be my misunderstanding, but I felt a strange sense of anxiety in that laugh.