Chapter 137 – Eventually -2-
His side was burning like it was on fire.
Even though I knew the cause, I instinctively put my palm on it, pretending not to know it, and the hot liquid flowed out, intensifying the pain.
“Sir, arm… I’m going to die.”
Every time I breathe in, I feel an unbelievable pain that makes me want to stop breathing.
-Sseuk.
Even in the middle of it, the devil who was Aldern is getting closer to me.
When I see it making a rustling sound, it seems that it is saying something, but it is impossible for me to interpret it.
And his arm was pointed towards the sky.
The long, black thing that has reached its peak will now fall towards my neck.
Is that an arm or a sword?
Thinking that the outcome would be the same for either of them, the moment he raised his protection for the last defiance,
『An unauthorized program has been detected.』
The ground in contact with the naked body shook as if there was an earthquake, and then a message of a type I had never seen before appeared.
As usual, not only what I can see with my eyes, but my gaze following the letters framed in the air.
“Turn off… What… ?”
At the end of that line of sight, the mysterious name Ashte was engraved.
―Shhhhh.
Aldern also hurriedly moved away from me, probably sensing an abnormal energy.
On the other hand, a sense of relief comes to me.
Considering Ashte’s actions, I don’t know if he’s friendly towards me, but at least I thought he wouldn’t be hostile.
If it’s an unlicensed program… Maybe Ashte is a lump of error similar to me.
-Koo-gu Palace.
As I was thinking that, the clouds that filled the sky began to gather in one place, and as if taking root, a single cloud plunged down toward the ground.
In front of me, who was just looking at a series of scenes complaining of pain, a human figure appears.
-Pajijik!
A human who exhaled deeply while sparks flickered from all over the body.
Overwhelmed by that appearance, I just swallowed my saliva with my side closed.
Then, as the fog or the remnants of the cloud slowly clears, the figure of Ashte is revealed.
Rich blonde hair and deep, regretful eyes.
Funny enough, the first thought that came into my head when I saw him was that he was handsome.
Even in this world where appearances are leveled upwards, they can be counted on one hand.
As I dropped my gaze to examine the worn, faded silver armor he wore, I realized he was one-armed.
“You… Ashte?”
My confident mouth opened of its own accord and I looked up at him.
But he didn’t answer my question and just stared at me.
Is there something you want me to say?
The timing wasn’t good for that.
―Shhh!
At that time, the black Aldern, who had disappeared, suddenly jumped out and attacked him.
The extended ink-colored blade swung fiercely, but the blond man easily blocked it by pulling out a half-broken sword from his bosom.
As the blades crossed, the man slid across Aldern’s blade and headed for his hand.
The metal fittings became entangled and an unpleasant noise rang out.
Immediately, Aldern opened the distance by twisting his sword to deflect the trajectory of his mangled sword, and Ashte, failing to achieve the purpose, let his one-armed sword hang down.
The story of Ashte spread throughout the world was huge, but his armaments were old armor and a broken sword.
On the contrary, Aldern was armed with solid armor and a well-maintained elegant sword, befitting a paladin of the Holy Empire.
Although it looks dark to my eyes now, the difference in basic equipment was serious.
I tried to throw the Holy Sword and Luminator at him, but Osiel said that this would not be picked unless he was a hero.
I thought about throwing it out of the scabbard, but it wouldn’t make any sense.
The confrontation was brief.
As if when they opened their distance, the two quickly clashed and spread a roar throughout the place.
Even in my eyes, who had never properly learned swordsmanship, superiority and inferiority were easily hidden.
‘Fuck….’
Ashte was being pushed.
Every time Aldern’s sword was blocked, the ground was dug a little and staggered greatly.
I continued to defend without a proper effective hit, aiming for an opportunity, but it seemed that there was no result.
Ashte, who was looking for an opportunity like that, did something bizarre.
The electric current flowing through his body, which had bothered him since he first appeared.
As if trying to release it, he brought the hand holding the broken sword to his heart and lunged at Aldern.
―Chijik, Pajijik!
Then, an electric current dwelled in the sword, and he stretched out his hand located at the heart and drew a sword path,
– Quickly!
Aldern quickly delivered a heavy kick.
Ashte, who hit it right through, fell in front of me.
In the process, the current on the sword disappeared.
“Kuhup… !”
It vomits dark red blood, probably from a serious internal wound.
Both of them were vomiting blood, but Ashte was worse than I thought….
‘… Are you weak?’
Not much for someone who avenged the murderers of Joanna’s family vampires, saved the World Tree and sealed Balladur… It wasn’t strong.
No, I thought that maybe he wasn’t that strong from the beginning.
I don’t know why he acted for Joanna’s revenge, but the target was a strong knight of the kingdom.
Rescuing the world tree may have been a matter of not being very important.
The reason Baladur was sealed was to steal the treasures of the three kingdoms.
‘Now that it’s like this….’
I’m really sorry, but now Ashte is buying me time.
‘I have to run away.’
Even though it was difficult, I was convinced that it was the right decision to somehow get up and run away with Osiel.
But Ashte, who had fallen to the floor, looked at me and tried to say something of her.
‘Fuck it, fuck it. Run away for now.’
As I looked into those deep eyes, a sense of guilt rose up, and I hurriedly turned my head and crawled on the floor taking a deep breath.
Because I felt so grateful for this bastard and had no intention of sacrificing myself.
Now that I don’t know Ashte’s intentions and truth, Osiel is more important to me.
Meanwhile,
『Ashtega requesting the rental of the warrior’s protection.』
―Rental period: 30 seconds.
―Would you accept?
“Keuheuk, what, what?”
Rent?
The hero’s protection is… Was it possible to come and go to anyone like this?
Of course, I had no intention of lending my last resort, so I tried to refuse, but the scene of Aldern running towards Ashte caught my eye.
Ashte, who knows it or not, is just looking at me eagerly.
For the eyes of a handsome kid, it was too pitiful.
“Fuck! I’ll lend you!”
If you think about it, it’s the same as getting rid of my shit, so it makes sense to lend it.
Because there was a possibility that Ashte could defeat Aldern.
If things go well… You can ask Ashte questions.
But expectations were low.
What can you do with just 30 seconds?
After lending her protection, let’s run away with all our might.
『The hero’s protection is transferred.』
―After 30 seconds, the divine protection returns.
Perhaps he was aware of my acceptance, and with such a message, a tremendous sense of exhaustion comes.
“Ouch… !”
In addition, as the pain in my side amplified due to the disappearance of protection, I fluttered like a person with a fire skewer stabbed in the buttocks.
Tears and runny nose flowed from the terrible pain, and I forcibly opened my eyelids.
There was an illusion that Ashte’s eyes, still filled with remorse, were shining for a moment.
―Where you go!
Then, like magic, his body disappeared in an instant.
No, it didn’t disappear, it was moving at an imperceptible speed.
-Suddenly.
At that moment, the eerie sound of something thick being cut reaches my ears.
In anxiety and fear, I hurriedly groped my body, but except for my side, which was coughing up blood, I was fine.
After a while, a black lump rolled in front of my head.
An ink-colored lump spewing black fluid from one side.
“Oh, Aldern… ?”
This was Aldern’s head, obviously.
That said, Ashte had decapitated the leader of the Holy Knights in just a few seconds.
“This crazy….”
Confused enough to forget the pain in my side, I instinctively began to crawl away from Ashte.
The sound of stepping on the bush and the metal of the armor that had not been oiled approached, but it did not stop.
The action ended with being grabbed by the scruff of the neck.
Even twisting her body, she couldn’t resist Ashte’s grip, so she turned over and looked at his face with difficulty.
“Are you trying to kill me?”
At that question, the golden-haired young man shook his head.
But there was no time to be relieved.
He suddenly put his hand on his head and squeezed the back of my head with the opposite hand.
It made my stomach ache and my vision shook as if someone had grabbed me by the collar and shook it.
Now that I have returned to the body of a perfect normal person, I have become so weak that I cannot shake off a weak hand.
How much time has passed
I thought about 30 seconds had passed by now, but contrary to my expectations, something completely unexpected happened.
『Ashte invites you to the recollection room.』
―In return, all of the warrior’s protection lent to Ashte is destroyed.
“What? Oh, no!”
This fuck.
No matter how long it was, the guarantee was not to be taken lightly.
