Chapter 165 – Quarantined Night (3)
Killed a human I killed the child I had been with for five years with my own hands. The fact that that weak, foolish child had betrayed him had ceased to matter.
For the elves, who valued the lives of even the tiniest flying beasts, the fact that they killed humans was something they could not easily accept.
“No. I didn’t mean to kill…….”
The elf muttered in vain, unable to even think to wipe away the flowing tears. A look of despair. The hope in his empty eyes his crumbles.
“Why… Why did this happen…….”
The elf, with trembling hands on the floor, crawled toward Stair. The closer he got, the more he saw the human face he had killed.
In the end, the elf collapsed. He put his forehead on the floor and began to sob as he held his head in his hands.
Theorad, who was watching from a corner of the guild house, approached the elf.
I wanted to comfort you that this wasn’t your fault. I wanted to tell you that it was just a simple accident. So I wanted to tell you that you don’t have to cry.
Just before one Theorad made contact with the elf, a bright light swept from the bracelet on her wrist her, and a voice suddenly rang out.
─ Do not meddle in the past!
The owner of the clear voice was Rastane. Rastane shouted again to Theorard, who stopped walking.
─ The moment he interferes with the past, Viscount Theorard becomes a lost child and resides in the patient’s consciousness! Isn’t that what you want!
Concerns made him hesitate to answer, but it wasn’t for a long time. Theorard, nodding his head, steps back.
“All right. Then what am I going to do from now on?”
─ We need to find the ego of the patient who is trapped here. By having Viscount Theorard trace the patient’s past his. Can you do it
“Of course. Is that why you came here?”
—Good. Then open the door to the Guild House. We will connect you with other pasts that the patient has.
Theorard followed Rastane’s words and walked to the door. It’s a pity that the elf was crying sadly, but there was something more important than that right now.
Kiik-
When I opened the door, the sight that unfolded in front of me was a deep green meadow. The view of the plains sparsely planted with trees is far away.
After crossing the threshold, Theorard stopped before taking a few steps forward. It was because I felt a lot of people on my back.
Instinctively, I turned around, and in the space where the door had disappeared, there were about a hundred soldiers looking at one place with their weapons drawn.
Following their gaze, there was a beautiful woman dressed in armor. She cut her hair short and hid her pointy ears, but Theorard sensed that the woman was an elf.
“…… What are you doing. Did you forget that I am your commander?”
At the elf’s words, a man who appeared to be an adjutant stepped forward from the other side.
“I haven’t forgotten. We are just following orders.”
“It’s an order…… I heard that someone in the field could ignore me and give orders!”
“Duke Aveline ordered it himself.”
The elf’s eyes widened. It was pitiful that he looked visibly embarrassed.
“No words…… Nonsense. Evelyn couldn’t have said that. There must have been a mistake in passing the order. Messenger…… Call the messenger I’ll have to interrogate myself…….”
“The messenger has brought a secret letter. The order to kill the deputy marshal had the seal of Duke Aveline clearly stamped on it. I also became suspicious and compared it with other official documents, but no traces of fabrication were found.”
Despite the adjutant’s logical words, the elf shook his head. The blood drains from the face that denies reality.
“It can’t be. Evelyn promised me We will create a society in which people are discriminated against based on their innate class, and talents are valued according to their abilities. I promise to create a world in which the country works for the people, not the people working for the country…….”
So he helped Evelyn. He went to the front and won many battles. But if all of that was a lie…… What on earth does the blood on his hands his mean?
“I, I…….”
His soldiers surround the muttering elf in panic. Looking at the elf frustrated at the fact that all his efforts his had gone to waste, the adjutant spat out cold words.
“You have been through a lot. Everyone, please let His Excellency go in peace.”
Soldiers rush at once. The elf, who had been blank for a moment, let out a scream and took out the wand he was wearing around his waist. At the same time, a flash war soars and a huge explosion occurs. The blinding flash of light made me close my eyes.
“…….”
When Theorard opened his eyes again, the scenery had changed.
Beneath the sky a few seagulls fly, a huge ship plows through the blue waves. The ship, loaded with cargo, was moving slowly but steadily toward a certain destination.
Looking around, Theorard noticed a woman watching the sea from the helmsman’s side. Her hair grew back long, her eyes sharpened a bit, but it was clear that she was an elf.
“Captain! Avoid! If we continue like this, we will all die!”
The helmsman put the rudder on and looked at the elf with a terrified expression. However, the elf did not blink an eye.
“You have to look great. Running away from here won’t change anything.”
“Well, then how do you get those guys…….”
“I will have to kill you.”
The helmsman stared stunned, but the elf continued to stare at the sea with cloudy eyes.
After some time, a group of rebels climbed onto his deck with blades in hand. All the obscenities and swear words they spew are directed at the elves.
People who say that they have to feed their children, but there are no jobs, and that they would work hard if they were accepted…… When I boarded the ship, my eyes went wide when I saw the goods on board.
Another betrayal occurred, but the elf remained aloof. As if she was used to it now, she just went down to the deck with sad eyes somewhere.
– Viscount Theorard. We have a long way to go.
The voice ringing from the bracelet makes me come to my senses. Theorad, who had difficulty taking his eyes off the elves, followed the light led by Rastane and continued to trace the elves’ past his.
Countless past flashes through Theorard’s eyes. Theorard, who was paying attention to each fragment of his past his, felt his heart his swell involuntarily.
It’s not likely that Rastane intentionally focused on the elves’ misfortune and showed them the past, but nothing that could be called happiness existed in the elves’ memories.
There were dozens of cases in the elves’ past that would be considered the worst by ordinary people.
Wheeeee
Again the scenery changes, and Theorard is somewhere in the snowy country.
A snowstorm rages in the mountains covered with ice caps. Theorard, who had been watching his breath as it dissipated into steam, raised his head. He was looking for an elf to be here.
Theorad, who had light brown eyes, soon found the elf. I see an elf standing on top of a cliff, wearing a bloodstained coat.
Her snow-white hair was wild and fluttering wildly. The back of it looks very lonely, so it doesn’t fall in the wind.
‘Elf…….’
What kind of sadness are you enduring here? As I watched with concern, the elf slowly moved towards the edge of the cliff.
At first, I thought it was a movement to appreciate the scenery under the cliff. However, there was not the slightest bit of life in the footsteps dragging the ground.
Only then did Theorard realize that the elves were approaching the edge of the cliff for a jump.
Theorad, who had been unable to take any action for a while due to embarrassment, made up his mind and approached the elf.
The blizzard made him stagger, but Theorard did not stop. Raising his arms his to protect his face his, he moved forward, leaving footprints in the white snow.
— Viscount Theorard!
At that time, light shimmered in his bracelet and Rastane’s voice was heard. He expressed concern about Theorard’s unexpected behavior of his.
─ Notice is coming soon! If you go back a little further, you can reach the patient’s ego! So don’t meddle in the past!
“The high ground is not far. Then how many years ago is it now?”
─ 23 years ago… No, it’s not that important now, is it? In order to cure the patient, you must stop interfering with the patient’s past!
A bitter smile spread across Theorard’s lips.
“You are bad at lying. Didn’t the saintess definitely say that interfering with the patient’s past has to do with my safety, not the patient’s her?”
─That’s….
“She also told me that if the bracelet was on, it wouldn’t happen to the patient’s consciousness,” She says. That would mean that you can tamper with the patient’s past her only if you take off her bracelet her.”
Accurate. Rastane had no choice but to be silent at the irrefutable words. Theorard took that positively and continued.
“Then, saintess. Even if we interfere with the patient’s past, can we save the patient?”
Rastane still didn’t answer. He was angry with Theorard for being stubborn. Theorard, who fully understood Rastain’s feelings for him, recited his sorry feelings for him.
“Please, tell this lowly believer the way to go.”
A low sigh is heard. It seemed as if he could see the expression of Rastane, who was contemplating this place from somewhere.
─ In theory, it is possible. However, Viscount Theorard’s mental strength will not be able to withstand it. It means that you will be trapped at the bottom of your consciousness and your mind will collapse. On top of that, even taking off his bracelet would give you minimal time to meddle in your patient’s past.
“That’s enough. Thank you very much for your words. Also, sorry.”
Theo Rad puts his hand around his wrist and grips the strap of his bracelet. Rastane, anticipating his next move his, tried to stop him, but Theorard tugged at his string his without hesitation.
Tak-
The powerlessly broken string spews marbles into the air. The mental connection with Rastain was severed. However, Theorard did not care.
The elf was about ten steps away. Nothing was more important than that now. After stopping in his place his, Theo Rad, who took a deep breath, opened his words to the elf in front of him.
“What are you doing here?”
At the same time, the elf’s feet stopped jumping off the cliff.
