Chapter 171 – Chapter 171. The Warrior Who Wants to Be Sold (1)
Her mind has already been assaulted by the power of demons twice.
At first, she was put into infantile regression due to the attack of the dream demon, and after that, she was unconscious due to Baltanstein’s dog behavior… No, it would be three times if I were included.
Of course, in my case, I might be weaker than those two, but since I was the one who was mentioned when Celica’s mind collapsed, I couldn’t deny that I was also responsible.
Because her mind was so broken, I thought it was no wonder what happened after that.
As if to overturn such expectations, she even fell into a state of ‘personality creation’ that was incomparable to her childhood regression or mental collapse.
It is also a personality that experienced the world 10 years from now.
‘What year is it now?’
An ability called future vision, or foreknowledge…
It couldn’t even be a very impossible concept. Even among the demons, there were those who could demonstrate such abilities.
However, to borrow their words, reading the future is only possible when you reach the stage where you can read all the movements of the world at the same time.
No matter how powerful a demon is, its level is only limited to about 10 seconds at the longest, and if it reads more than that, it is evaluated as a result that is closer to prediction than foreknowledge.
It was a concept that was considered common sense to demons who were born superior to humans.
But when she stormed me at dawn yesterday, Celica apparently said this after hearing the year from me.
‘… 10 years.’
She said what was supposed to be a stark difference from the time period she remembered.
‘Is the location in the great forest north of the Demon King’s Territory?’
And exactly to the place where he was supposed to have been rocking during that time.
Because the remark was so specific, I had no choice but to deny the common sense that was taken for granted even by the demons.
No matter how impossible it is for demons, she was born with the fate of a hero who, together with the demon king, has a great influence on the balance of this world.
Yes, if the hero has the adaptability, even the ‘wisdom’ created by applying the power of the demons to the mind may be achieved in an unimaginable way.
As such a possibility could not be said to be completely non-existent, I would have to deal with Celica on the premise that she had experienced the time 10 years from now.
To regard it as the result of being swayed by hallucinations, her current personality was too stable.
But does that mean we can let go of our guard?
No, never. If only I had known that she was 10 years later, because I saw what she went through 10 years later.
Even though she seems calm now, after experiencing 10 years later, she has already entered a state of madness.
I don’t know why, but I was in a state where I was repeating the act of bursting madness at her rotten meat lump, spreading murder intentions under the guise of her love for me.
Is it possible for a personality built on the basis of such a devastating reality to return to the past and exercise normal thinking?
Absolutely no way.
If it looks like that, it must be acting.
‘If he doesn’t come, he’ll tear his head off?’
To others, he is acting as if he has lost his memory, but in front of me, for some reason, he is showing his real face.
From that gap, she couldn’t help but think that she had something on her mind.
I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m not thinking normal thoughts.
So even if you don’t know what’s going to happen right away, you should never take her attention away from her in order to deal with whatever is happening.
That’s why I decided to never take her eyes off her even after I went on her journey again.
“Hey ra~”
Even if she doesn’t show the madness she used to have, she doesn’t know what’s going to happen.
“Hehe, Heira~ Heira~”
… Yes really
Keeping in mind that no matter how you react, you shouldn’t be caught off guard.
“Selica, I am sick.”
“Oh, oh, oh, are you sick? My wife, my wife, Celica unni is my wife~”
As if to deceive me, Celica hugged Heira throughout the journey.
Celica pinches her cheek and rubs her cheek with her opposite hand, repeating.
It’s true that Celika loved Heira even after she lost her memory, but the act was so blatant that it caught my eye.
It seems like you’re trying to postpone the same action as usual, but it’s so excessive that it raises more doubts?
“… The same goes for making breakfast, and you seem to be full of energy today.”
“Hehe, do you see that?”
Celica smiled broadly at Verdia’s words and rubbed her cheek against Heira’s head.
Hey even complained a little about her pain, but when she finally accepted it, it seemed that her close sisters and sisters were not separate. She seems to be everywhere.
“What can I say… Her head has been very clear since this morning.”
“Is your head clear?”
“Yes, I can say that what has been stuck in me all this time has been released. I don’t know, but is there something that makes you feel really good?”
“… Um, yes You feel better.”
At Celica’s words, Verdia crossed her arms and thought for a moment.
It seemed that I wasn’t the only one who cared about the incident, but it didn’t seem to have entered the stage of suspicion.
Since my mind is unstable, it doesn’t matter what happens.
“Ymir, what do you think?”
Still, Verdia wants to ask her other companions for her opinion just in case.
Among them, Yumir was pointed out first, but as she followed, her stamina ran out and she was putting her face on the ground.
“… Also, is she dead?”
“I’m not dead, you bastard.”
The answer is good.
***
The moment when Ymir’s stamina drops becomes a break, which has become a daily routine.
But even during her break, she couldn’t stop watching Celica.
“Ymir unnie~ There was a creek nearby, so I brought some water. Would you like to try it?”
“Go away.”
Ymir blatantly shows hostility towards Celica, who speaks with a bright smile.
From her point of view, the reason was to alleviate her hostility towards me even a little, but if she didn’t know about the situation, she would be regarded as having a dirty temper.
“… Ugh, the blade is still standing.”
“Wouldn’t that make you feel bad? The guy who used to mess around on a regular basis is now even splitting threads like a crazy bitch.”
“Ah, don’t look at it so negatively~ Yumir unnie should also smile. Like this, like this~”
“… I thought he was just messing around, but where did she go and pick up and eat poisonous mushrooms?”
“Ehehe, okay, I’m sorry I interrupted you while I was resting~!”
Celica slowly backed away from Yumir, who was looking at her strangely.
Yumir, who had been staring at her blankly, soon burst into laughter as if she was bewildered.
“Even if a child becomes an idiot, his true nature doesn’t seem to go anywhere. It’s still the same as it was then and now.”
Did he even feel nostalgia from his unique innocence?
Certainly, Ymir’s true intentions did not dislike Celica either, so that current appearance could be considered desirable.
In my eyes, it doesn’t look innocent, it just looks smart.
“Sister Verdia. If you don’t mind, could you teach me swordsmanship later?”
Celica, who withdrew from Yumir in that way, headed to Verdia next to her.
As if she were praying for her in her spare time like a paladin, Celica began to open her eyes as if she couldn’t overlook what she said.
“… What?”
“Ah, that… This is a pretty dangerous place, right? It’s a bit like being protected, so I wondered why not do something when Yumir unnie is stretched out.”
“No, if you ask me to teach you something, why are you betting on me when you can just say that?”
“Uhhh~ Yumir unnie is angry! Heira, save me!”
“… Ymir, fighting is not good.”
“No really, I’m the only bad guy again.”
Celica makes a whining noise, and Heira genuinely worries. And even the troubled Ymir.
Feeling wary at the appearance that would have been considered friendly in the past, Verdia stiffened her expression as if nervous and began to approach Celica.
“… Celica, what did you just say?”
Could it be that you noticed something in this remark?
“Yes? Teach me swordsmanship.”
“No, I asked what you called me before.”
“… Sister Verdia?”
“…”
Verdia stood still, speechless at the repeated titles. Afterwards, her head lowered gradually showed that even her usual seriousness had been disturbed.
If she’s good at reading emotions, she’ll notice right away.
What I see now is a face soaked in perfume.
From Celica’s remarks at this moment, Verdia recalled her memories of Celica that even the party members, including me, did not know about.
“Are you saying you don’t like being called this?”
“Oh, no. That…”
Verdia is taken aback by Celica’s worries.
Afterwards, her face blushed uncharacteristically for her, and she muttered as she turned her gaze away from Celica.
“… Yeah, you can call it that for the time being. For the time being, if it is.”
“Yes~ then I’ll call you Verdia unnie from now on.”
Celica smiled as if she liked that appearance.
Scared to imprint that smile in her eyes, I felt chills run down my spine.
Even though he doesn’t know Heira, he stimulates Yumir’s emotions to close the distance between her and, furthermore, stimulates Verdia’s nostalgia, who always maintains sincerity in public settings, to bring out her private feelings…
The current Celica was melting into this party much faster than I could have imagined. Other people may not know, but it was clearly visible in my eyes.
“Mr. Porter~”
Am I included among the targets that want to close the distance in that way?
“I have something I want to say personally, could you please follow me?”
So without hesitation.
The moment she approached me as naturally as she did to her party members, I involuntarily stiffened and took a step back from the spot.
“No, I…”
“Ah, he’s like that again~ No matter how hired a porter you are, you can hang out with the same party member, right?”
Celica took one more step in line with that retreat.
While I couldn’t figure out how to respond to that, my gaze turned to the three people watching the situation from behind.
I shouldn’t show my face to Celica.
To the party members who still took this situation to that extent, and naturally thought of a way to separate Celica from her.
“… Isn’t that okay too?”
Celica, who knows the psychology of such girls, acts slyly.
Hearing those words belatedly, when I looked back at Celica, I could see her backing away with a pitiful face on her face.
“I can’t help it, Mr. Porter, if that’s the case, I’ll let her step down.”
Like that, as usual, only mild disappointment.
Celica tries to distance herself from me as if nothing happened.
“Let’s see…”
But what I said right after that.
Only her and the one closest to her could hear it for sure.
“Shall we start by killing Heira first?”
-Widely!!
The moment he roughly grabbed Celica’s outstretched wrist as a reflex.
In that state, her body, which had stopped her steps, was pulled towards me and pulled in front of me.
“What are you thinking…”
It happened in an instant that the words she was trying to spit out reflexively with him stopped.
As the three of them stared incredulously, she turned to me and met my eyes as she began to smile.
She cleverly stood up so as not to be seen by the three people, hiding her center with one of her fingers.
“Shh.”
Blow the same warning as before.
Teaching you that you are the one who took the initiative in this situation.