Chapter 227 – Chapter 227. War God’s Shrine Verdia (3)
After the violent act continued, I lay down next to Celica and took her to rest, and I told her what had happened while she was away.
My father’s true identity was a demon born with mighty power, just as she had expected, and that power ran out of control by accepting her mother’s seed into her body, causing a catastrophe in the village.
And that the catastrophe did not shed any blood, and as a result, the witches awakened feelings of sexual desire and affection and began to associate with those who had partnered with them.
“Serica, in the future you saw… Did something like what I did in the village happen?”
“… No, where the demon king passed, everything had turned into a barren land.”
The moment the affirmation came out of Celica’s mouth. A smile began to form on my lips at the relief that came from that.
“Then, at least the future that I become the demon king can be considered a lie, right?”
Yes, the dream horse is cunning but not destructive.
So, if I, who inherited the blood of the dreamer, awakened as the demon king and exploded my power, the process would have to be done in the form of conspiracies, not destruction or massacre.
“… I guess.”
Even though she mentioned her confidence about him, Celica’s face still had a hint of uncertainty.
“… Do you still have anything to worry about?”
Unable to overlook that point, I cautiously asked her, and Celica slowly raised her upper body, raising her bitter smile.
“No. It’s not like that, I’m just worried about Dave.”
“You’re worried, what do you mean?”
“You may have escaped the worst, but you have come to know that you are not a pure human being.”
“… Oh, you mean that?”
She burst out laughing at Celica’s words, then quietly reached out her hand to her body and said,
“You don’t have to worry too much. In the first place, I didn’t live my life thinking about race or something… It will be the same in the future.”
Wasn’t it the body that was betrayed by mankind in the first place and wandered from place to place, went to the demon tribe, and even owed a benevolence to the Anti-Human Union?
How I was born and who my parents are are matters that don’t matter much now.
If it wasn’t that the surroundings were turned upside down due to excessive power, I thought there was no need to worry about that part.
In fact, as a result of looking into her mother’s memories for a moment, it seems that the time she spent with my father wasn’t too bad…
I don’t know how that mighty demon tribe died after living with a limited amount of time, but since it’s already been decades since then and it’s all over, I thought there was no need to dig too long into it.
“I’m glad then.”
After saying that, Celica hugged me once more.
After a little rest, as she put her hand between her legs, she began to feel the dormant object come back to life.
She’s done that before and still has stamina. Maybe this is because my power as an ancient tribe has awakened.
“… Hey there, Dave.”
Whatever it was, if she wasn’t satisfied with it, she would have to continue responding to it, she thought for a moment while preparing for the next act.
Celica, who was sitting on top of me, began to carefully ask me as she hugged me.
“How is Verdia-nee?”
“… You mean Verdia?”
“Yeah, I was worried that I might have lost energy since that day.”
Celica hides her own expression as she puts her face over her shoulder as it is.
However, the young side could not hide her voice until now.
“… I have something to say about that.”
Yeah, if you think about it, the reason she came looking for Celica was because she had something to ask about Verdia.
Afterwards, when she explained what had happened, Celica answered with a smile.
“It’s closed training… She is like a sister after all.”
“… That’s the reaction I expected.”
“Yes. Even though she was once, she was the person I admired the most. Even now, that feeling remains to some extent.”
At least she didn’t do it because she hated her.
Celica, who was clearly aware of her true intentions, whispered in a low voice while shrinking her hand on my chest.
“So, I just wanted to defeat him in case he was prepared for something dangerous later… It doesn’t seem like it was even close to that.”
“…”
Without words.
I paused her actions for a while and took the time to hug her by the back of her head and caress her back.
She didn’t bother to ask what she planned or what she wanted to do after that.
I just wait for her to calm down, thinking that whatever she does will be for us.
“…You don’t hate Verdia, do you?”
Still, maybe
As she let out her worries, Celica further hugged me and spoke softly.
“That can’t be the case. He’s like family to me.”
Family.
For Celica of the future, the party was already regarded as such an existence.
It cannot be replaced by anything in the world.
That’s why I have no choice but to be more afraid of losing.
***
Late night.
There wasn’t enough time for her to go back, so after putting Dave to sleep in the tent first, Celica left the tent alone and looked up at the corpse of the monster next to her.
Since the scale is absurd, it is safe to say that it is a huge cliff. Celica put her hand on the surface and began to go around the monster’s corpse with a smile.
Before Dave came, she seemed to want to verify the outcome of her hunt that she had handled.
“… Oh?”
When those steps reached the other side of the tent, Celica greeted her with a small shadow standing there.
“Sorry. I’ve been leaving him outside because I’ve been spending too much time with Dave.”
-Startle!
Katarina, surprised belatedly, shrank her body and backed away.
She is good at detecting her presence, but her body was severely frozen as if she couldn’t bear to grasp Celica’s approach.
She seemed so unable to overlook the sight of her that she was watching.
And as if she couldn’t overlook the fact that the person who unfolded the scene was the person in front of me.
“Don’t worry. Because it doesn’t hurt.”
Seeing Katarina like that, Celica seemed insignificant.
At this moment, in Celica’s head looking at her, the scene that would come to her in the near future appeared in her mind.
‘Please kill Dave.’
Just like now, with the whole body wrapped tightly.
However, a woman with a sense of despair stood out only in her eyes, revealed above her mask.
‘Please, there is only you. The only thing that can kill him in this world is you…’
Was it because she couldn’t wait to see her own love corrupt and disturb her world?
Even though he has the power to kill him, is it because he doesn’t have the courage to raise the sword?
‘… If you don’t kill me, I’ll kill you.’
Whatever it was, she was more determined than he was.
She is someone who is prepared to kill the people she loves for the people she loves.
“… Sorry.”
Celica, recalling the time when her body was covered with the blood of such an unfortunate woman, apologized to her while hiding her pity for her.
“I’m sorry. Focus on spending time with Dave, leaving him alone on chilly nights.”
Yes, because now we are back in the past.
Moreover, if Dave’s words are true, at least the scene like the one he saw in the future won’t unfold, so she can put aside her guilt towards her.
“No, thanks. I am used to being outside.”
Unaware of such a future, Katarina simply focused her eyes on the scene unfolding before her.
After that, Katarina glanced back at her Celica, and opened her mouth while twisting her neck, which was hardened by her tension.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Yes, please.”
“… Did you do it alone?”
The corpse of a gigantic monster that roams the plains. Situated at the foot of the hill hidden behind it… A group of monsters boasting a much larger scale than that.
The sight of not one but dozens of monsters being slaughtered and stagnant in the pit was, in and of itself, a corpse disposal facility.
The moment when not only ordinary humans but even the executives of the Demon King’s Army couldn’t dare to dare, the monster’s legion itself was buried under this pit as a grave.
“Yeah, that’s right. I lost a little bit of stamina in the middle, but I managed it somehow. If it had been in its prime, I would have caught it with ease…”
Celica, who was talking about even that as if it were an implausible result, let out an ambiguous laugh while moving her stiff shoulders.
As if he were genuinely ashamed of this situation.
Was it because she was a warrior? Or because she wants to contrast something behind this?
‘… Was this what the lord said?’
He said.
The current hero is different from what you know, so don’t be surprised at what happens next.
Even though he was sleeping in her tent, he wouldn’t have known that she was capable of such full power, but he wouldn’t be too surprised to see it if he said that.
‘… What the hell happened?’
He is a new warrior who has not yet grown up, but what the hell happened to him to be able to demonstrate such power in such a short time?
No, what bothers me more than that is why she wants to increase her own powers, even at the risk of dealing with monsters with an unsatisfactory body.
As if it teaches us that after this, a greater danger awaits us.
“… Hey there, Katarina.”
Then she withdrew her gaze from the sight of herself and, looking up at the night sky, began to stretch out her hand towards Katarina.
“Can you please listen to one of my requests?”
“Please… Are you talking to me?”
“Yes, since you are familiar with this Demon King’s Spirit, I don’t think there will be any problem in passing it on.”
A piece of paper was in her hand.
However, as if it had been written for a while, the surface was scorched and crumpled in places.
As if he had written down what he had in mind since arriving in this town a few weeks ago, and now made up his mind to carry it out.
“… The reason.”
However, Katarina also needs an excuse to trust.
No matter how strong she is, and even if she is a dragon, as long as you don’t know her true intentions, you can’t help but be wary of her.
“Can I ask why?”
The next question demands such assurance.
At that, Celica withdrew her gaze from looking up at the sky, and she immediately looked back at Katarina and said,
“It’s insurance.”
“… Insurance?”
“Yes, insurance.”
Celica nodded her head and met her eyes.
Her eyes were as sincere as any person she had ever seen.
“Even I am not invincible. Shouldn’t we have at least one of these things ready in case anything goes wrong?”
On the other hand, she even looked sad.
Even though the reason is unknown, at least she proves that she has nothing to harm them.
Furthermore, as if she had foreseen that a future that even she, who had caused such a catastrophe, could not overlook, existed in this future.
***
After that, the next day after meeting Celica.
When I arrived at the village, I headed to Barmash to report that I had returned to the group as planned.
It was at that moment that the person who arrived ahead of me told me about the business.
“Barmash, I will challenge you to a duel.”
Verdia, the priestess of the war god.
After finishing her closing training and getting out of her cave, the figure of her wanting to challenge Barmash began to appear in front of me.