Chapter 69 – You Can Come In, but Not When You Leave (7)
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“Huh… Why is the assistant professor not here?”
After the war started in the city, Angelina, Hazel, and Lydia rushed to Melissa’s house instead of staying calm at home.
Melissa was dumbfounded when she heard that she came because she wanted to be with Naru, not intending to protect their parents.
“Are you sane?”
Melissa’s living room.
Melissa looked down at the three students sitting on the couch with her arms crossed.
Bold and cheerful girls who will wait for Naru to come.
The landlord sighed heavily when he saw them chatting among themselves, ignoring them.
Meanwhile, Angelina raises her hand and asks her question.
“Professor, does Assistant Professor Naru also have a dew?”
“Oh, yes.”
“Wow~ What kind of powers do you have?”
“The dew that an individual possesses is not to be discussed carelessly anywhere. Strategies can be exposed.”
Hazel interrupted.
“Please give me a hint~”
Lydia grinned.
“I know one.”
Melissa thought for a moment before she said with a smile.
“This is the dew I ate during my adventurous days, but when our party got loot, we sold it and divided it into 1/N. When the dew came out, Naru robbed her of all her possessions and bought her herself.”
“Was it really good?”
“It was amazing because it was obtained by killing a fallen angel.”
“And… “
“Oh… “
“You even killed an angel. Wow… “
“Anyway, after buying that dew, I remember how she struggled for a while because Naru didn’t have money.”
Melissa giggled as she recalled her past, then suddenly looked out of her window in the living room.
Far away
I could see divine aura spreading widely like a desert sandstorm.
She was getting closer this way.
“… That’s it.”
“Yes?”
“That’s the Naaru’s dew.”
“Where are you?”
Three students gathered at the window.
Melissa continued her speech with a gentle smile.
“Looks like you’re nervous. I saw you wrote that.”
“Wow… It’s beautiful.”
“Your assistant professor did that? Awesome… “
“I am coming here.”
“Don’t dodge. That’s good for you.”
Melissa opened the window wide.
Soon, her divine aura passed through them.
Immediately after that, her body was energized and her energy welled up.
“The Naru’s dew is called brilliance and has the effect of invigorating the party members. If you get the brilliance, you won’t get tired even if you fight for hours. Ah… Good.”
How long does it take to receive brilliance?
The brilliance brought a faint nostalgia to Melissa.
Memories of her past flash past like a panorama.
Naru, Ariana, and Rock.
The many difficulties and fun adventures that these three went through together.
Shiver.
Tears flowed out of nowhere.
“Professor, why are you crying?”
“Just. It reminds me of when I used to hang out with Naru.”
Melissa smiled brightly as she wiped her damp eyes with the back of her hand.
In front of Thunderfield Guild.
The carriages that had just arrived from the provinces were lined up in rows.
“I’m glad you came back safely.”
“Did anything happen while I was gone?”
“Yes. Nothing much happened.”
Olivia, the owner of the Thunderfield Guild, has returned.
All of her guild members came out of her building to greet her.
“Didn’t Naru come?”
Olivia looked around her with her slender squint eyes.
“The city seems to be busy with noise.”
“Okay.”
It was the moment I was about to enter the building with a smile on my eyes.
A sudden surge of divine energy passed through them.
Olivia opened her narrow eyes slightly wide.
“This… “
She raised her gaze and stared at the energy that swirled and spread like smoke.
It was a familiar energy.
She belongs to the person she cherishes the most in the guild.
She belonged to the guy who always called her sister and followed her around.
‘Sister. I… Please demote her to porter.’
‘Why are you doing that all of a sudden? If her limp was the problem, I would have said no.’
‘It’s because I can’t stand it. I don’t do anything in the guild, but I don’t want to occupy a position.’
‘Hmm… Is it very difficult?’
He who once had a lot of heartache.
These days her strength is back and her legs are better, she said.
She was very happy to hear the news in the province.
“Rinkie.”
“Yes, Miss Olivia.”
Linkye, a bard who had been to the provinces together, stepped forward.
In her hand was a beautiful harp.
“Please sing a song right here so that the brilliance of the naru can exert greater power.”
“Yes.”
Rinkie immediately started playing the harp and singing.
The wind carried her song far away.
She created a beautiful light in harmony with the radiance of the Naaru.
“Wow! Suddenly, fighting spirit surges!”
“I’m going crazy! Come on, you bastards!”
“Everyone, let’s do our best!”
The defenders who were fighting the rebels each gained unknown strength and began to rampage.
“Protect the queen! We are one!”
A strong sense of mission, fervent will, and patriotism soared, and morale and unity improved beyond words.
The fish-men who were exhausted from the heat quickly regained their momentum.
“It gives me strength!”
“I can do more!”
The royal capital’s defenders have changed dramatically.
The rebels met fierce resistance and began to rapidly lose strength.
The face of Marquis Wistent, who was watching the scene, turned pale.
“This is how it ends… ?”
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Eventually, the battle ended with the victory of the defenders.
“It’s your heart when you come in, but not when you go out.”
The Marquis of Wistent tried to sneak out of the castle, but was discovered by soldiers and arrested.
This saved the queen safely, and after a while she proudly appeared in front of the crowd and raised her voice.
“I have captured all the traitors!”
Cheers like thunder broke out.
“Waaaaa!”
“Isabella of Relitz!”
“Isabella of Relitz!”
Unexpectedly, it felt like the queen’s popularity had risen sharply due to this rebellion.
For some reason, her admirers stood out more than before.
Anyway, while the Queen gave her victory speech, I was sharing the joy of her long-awaited reunion with her sister Xenia in the quiet of her interior.
“It was strange to feel like I was being watched by someone these days, but could it be you?”
“Uh. I was afraid my brother might have changed.”
“Why am I changing?”
“I’m afraid he’ll get stained by humans and hate Dark Elves.”
“Don’t worry, it will never happen.”
“Even now, it smells like humans. It stinks to me.”
“It’s natural because I’m human.”
“I’ve never smelled anything like this from you before.”
“Okay okay.”
I took out the pardon ticket from her pocket and handed it to Xenia.
“In case you don’t know, I have this. Show me if someone tries to catch you.”
“I do not need.”
“I’m giving it to you because I’m worried.”
“It’s okay.”
“Even if my brother asked me?”
“… “
Xenia put on a dissatisfied expression and reluctantly snatched it away.
Maybe it’s because she’s her younger sister, but even her blunt appearance is cute.
“I don’t want to see my brother living like this in the human world.”
“I can’t go back home now. You know why. Oh, how did you come here? Did her mother and father send it?”
She said, “You wrote to me that you were divorced. She came expecting to kill herself, but she didn’t.”
“Are you here because you’re worried?”
“You weren’t worried?”
“From now on, we will start executing the traitors!”
Dooung! Dooung! Ridge!
The sound of drums announcing the start of the execution ceremony outside the aisle above the stairs resonated throughout the room.
“Send the traitor Vishtent up!”
“Killer!”
I heard people swearing and throwing stones.
“This Wistent is a high treason who has caused chaos in the kingdom! Even the gods punished this man for his misdeeds… “
I ignored what was happening outside and continued talking to Xenia.
It felt better to talk to her sister than to watch people die.
“How are your mother and father?”
“Mom wants to see you.”
“My father?”
“I don’t know. That old man is blunt by nature.”
“What’s a kkondae to your father?”
“Don’t nag. I think my brother and my father are both the same. After leaving the house without consulting me a word… “
Chunk!
The loud sound of the guillotine could be heard outside.
At the same time, the cheers of the people shook the whole area.
It was as if the head of the Marquis of Wistent had been blown off.
“Now, the next traitor… “
The voice of the judge on the scaffold continued to be heard.
“Strike!”
Chunk!
“Strike!”
Chunk!
People were executed one after another.
Among them was the name of an aristocrat whom he had greeted with a smile a few days ago.
It seems that he was captured and joined the rebellion.
“The traitors this time are three mothers and daughters! Michelle Rapone! Ashley Rapone! Serena Rapone!”
“Uh?”
I doubted my ears at the sound I heard outside.
I blinked and looked out the aisle.
‘Did I hear it wrong?’
The moment you do.
“These witches of the Rapone family are guilty of supporting the rebel army from the rear!”
I couldn’t stand it and ran out of the spot.
Xenia shouted from behind.
“Where!”
“I’ll see you outside for a bit!”
When I went outside, I saw three mothers and daughters standing sparsely on the scaffold in the distance, dressed in tattered clothes.
I couldn’t believe it.
Even though I’ve become a stranger now, it was hard to accept that sight.
“Execute!”
“Yes!”
My legs, which had stopped for a moment, jumped quickly again.
There were so many people.
As they squeezed their way through, the executioners pressed the backs of Mrs. Michelle and Serena, forcing them to kneel and stick out their necks.
There were only two guillotines, so Ashley was lucky to be next.
“Strike!”
Chunk!
Chunk!
The necks of Mrs. Michelle and her sister-in-law, Serena, rolled across the floor.
Contrary to what I thought, it was too fast even if it was fast.
I tried to listen to the details, but there was no time to stop.
“Heh heh! Mother yi! Oh Serena… !”
Ashley sat on the floor, sobbing.
Her urine smeared from the seat she sat on.
“Wake up!”
“Yo, forgive me! I’m guilty of waiting endlessly in front of Professor Melissa’s house for her husband! I don’t know anything about this one! I really don’t know anything! Hehe… !”
Ashley’s crying voice accelerated my steps.
A little further, I was able to reach Queen Isabella, who was sitting in the high chair.
Ashley Rapone.
A woman with bad luck.
It was okay for her to live without knowing her whole life, but she never wanted to hear that she had died.
