Chapter 240 – 56. Bloodwind. (One)
Round 10 Danju, conductor Arione.
Aside from meeting him once in a while because of a meeting, Allen hadn’t had a proper conversation with him. On top of that, he didn’t even vote for Allen’s qualification to the top 10.
Of course, Allen wasn’t the type to get hung up on such trivial things, but that didn’t mean that a sense of camaraderie would grow out of him because he was no different. Of course, I had no feelings about his death. … However, as he is a person who has held the position of the 10th lecturer for quite a long time, he could not help but worry about the confusion that a sudden vacancy would bring.
“There will be a convocation soon.”
Danju, the viola, whispered as she hugged Allen’s bare chest even tighter.
“Are there any suitable candidates?”
“There are a few people mentioned. It doesn’t seem to stand out, but… I still have to make a choice.”
“… I just wanted to get some rest.”
Allen had been fighting monsters so tediously that he planned to stay in Vermandois for at least a month or two, but there was nothing he could do about the call to the round of 10.
“But, this time, political forces may intervene. If I approach you, don’t respond. Just choose your own.”
The money ghost looked down at her at the viola, which was tucked under her armpit.
“… Sister, do you think this is an undercover operation?”
“There is a possibility. I think, Arione, that old fox might have been tampered with. That’s why she shouldn’t get too close to an ambitious aristocrat. After hunting, it is normal for dogs to be caught and eaten.”
Hearing those words, Allen also felt a slight sting in her heart.
“… This or that pinch, right?”
“I won’t say no. You too, Merlok, don’t get too close to him. No matter how much we use the courage of the 10th, we are mercenaries. They are inherently different.”
“I’m not very involved either.”
“It’s not going the way you want it to. Nobles are those who are willing to risk their lives for power. I risked my own life, how insignificant would a life like ours be? … I don’t want you to be used like that.”
Allen smiled slowly at Viola, who looked up at him vaguely, then kissed her on the forehead.
“Don’t worry. Am I the kind of person to be used so lightly?”
“… Allen… !”
“The moment we put on the armband of the strong 10, we have already become the agents of the empire. Of course, it’s better to avoid showers, but if you can’t help but be hit, you have to be cool. … And, if the fire spreads across the continent, there is nowhere to escape. Especially the 10 river. … It would be good for you to be prepared too.”
“I, you…”
“Sister. I am now in the 10th. Even if I don’t cover it up, I can protect my body on my own. … But one thing is certain, isn’t it fortunate?”
Allen kissed Viola’s sticky lips and whispered lovingly.
“That we are allies forever.”
“Allen…”
With a light sigh, Viola smiled again and shared a tender kiss with Allen.
“Be prepared.”
“… Kill me.”
… And then the second round started again.
Viola, riding on top of her and bobbing her hips up and down her madly, was terrifying like a man-eating witch.
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The hideout, where every corner of the building is left untouched by loving touch, has changed a lot in just one year.
In particular, the weak body of Prophet Alloa, who received the protection of the World Tree, is now perfectly healthy. Not to mention her petty sickness, it’s enough to stay up all night.
Thanks to this, while Allen was away from her place, she magically achieved great achievements. She was especially credited with concentrating on her studies as if competing with Elizabeth, who stayed with her at the hideout.
Allen, who recruited only after seeing one of her prophecies, has an unexpected power.
Of course, the chances of opening the door weren’t that great, but having at least one more high-level wizard like this was an advantage and nothing to lose.
And her magical achievements were not left out by Elizabeth either.
As the World Tree itself is a considerable spiritual being, Elizabeth used to receive a considerable sense of spiritual uplift.
In particular, she gave up everything and got a chance to take a closer look at her existence called Elizabeth once again.
Not Princess Elizabeth, but human Elizabeth.
What a fussy, fussy, smug, incompetent person she had been!
The world he looked at after taking off his bean pods was different from the world he had always seen. The bottom of the world that came down from the position of a princess is a society of fierce infinite competition. A human without talent is literally a living hell.
When your thoughts change, your personality changes too. Of course, the fussy personality that was fundamentally ingrained in the body did not completely disappear, but even so, the personality of a careless person was no longer there.
During the year that the hideout was empty, Elizabeth became friends with Alloa. Of course, the reason the relationship between the two developed was largely due to the commonality of magic.
– I will never get married.
Elisabeth, who had taken off her princess clothes, was determined that only magic would be needed to regain her status.
… However, Alloa’s thoughts after seeing her friend’s future do not seem to be so.
– The owner will appear for you too.
– Have you seen it? Who? Tell me.
– … No.
– No way, are you a strange person? Just, a bald-headed, ugly, pot-bellied guy?! … If that’s the case, it’s better to bite your tongue and die here… !
– Don’t worry, I’m not that kind of person. … But you, don’t have any strange tastes. Ugh, shame on people!
– What taste? What does that mean all of a sudden?
– … Anyway, there is such a thing.
Alloa poured out countless words that Elizabeth could not understand. Even after that, the incompetent wizard begged to know who his owner was, but the Prophet kept silent. You’ll find out later anyway.
Anyway, when the Prophet met Allen after a long time, the heartbreaking feelings that could not be expressed in her letters spontaneously poured out.
… Especially since she found out that Elizabeth’s husband was also Allen, she developed a bit of impatience that wasn’t there before. It seems that she has already seen more than five of her second wives…
Her husband is so good that I have a problem too.
But as a fan of fate, she did not deny the future she saw. It’s going to happen to her anyway, so her original wife should accept it generously.
Allen said that this time she had to go to the capital, and she asked Alloa if she would go with her. She hadn’t seen her parents’ faces in a long time, so she wanted to take this opportunity to visit her parents’ home.
“Yes, I will follow you!”
The long subjugation work was also physically burdensome for the Patton Master, and he had to focus on the production of the magical light that had been delayed, so he decided to drop out of this expedition.
That’s what Alloa decided to replace. So, not just participating, but participating as a member of the 10th Allen-Mercenary Corps, so I had to be determined.
The Prophet’s heart was pounding at the mercenary work that he had to do again in ten years.
A romantic trip with dear colleagues! Just thinking about it makes me look forward to it!
However, this journey will not be so romantic.
Because it is a seat that decides the top 10, Allen decided to bring most of his first team. … Maybe you need to exercise your skills a bit.
It may be a bit burdensome for his crew since he just returned from the canyon road development project, but that was the weight the 10 rivers had to carry. … If you don’t like it, you have to put it down. What should I do?
So, after preparing the framework of the work more meticulously, Allen temporarily left the sober position to the old dog Kalisman and left for the capital with the mercenaries.
The other two top 10 in Vermandois, Gione-Mercenary Corps and Viola-Mercenary Corps, have already left for the capital.
“It was better! The holes in Vermandois are unnecessarily expensive. Even the capital has a pretty face.”
The furry Gis said he liked the capital city better than the unnecessarily expensive Vermandois. The road to get there is a bit cumbersome, but they say there is joy at the end of the hardships.
Of course, even then, Prophet Alloa was excited at the thought of going back to his home after a long absence.
… However, the first night away from the protection of the World Tree.
Alloa, who was lucky enough to be the first to go to bed, watched the romantic night sky with twinkling stars before going to bed.
Lying on the warm bed in front of her crackling campfire, she yawned with her mouth open and closed her eyes.
May tomorrow be as enjoyable as today.
… At some point she was running across the endless bloody plains, all the way down to her ankles.
The smell of blood stinging her nose.
The whole sky was red and bloody.
It was a place where a sense of fear came over me, as if my back was being stabbed with a sharp object.
The Prophet ran and ran, gasping for her breath up to her chin.
Then something caught her foot and she fell in front of her. Rolling in the blood, she wiped her blood from her face while appalled.
Caught at her feet was a corpse. A corpse so badly mutilated that its shape cannot be recognized.
Ah!
Bodies were strewn all around.
Not only that, but there was even a tall mountain of corpses that made it impossible to know how many corpses had gathered there.
On top of the mountain of corpses, a man stood tall.
A man covered in blood, like a murderer.
Showing off her yellow teeth, she was smiling eerily.
Ah-.
He came down from the corpse mountain,
He severely cut Alloa’s throat with his sword.
Evil!
With a shriek, Alloa awoke from the nightmare.
She ran her hand down her burning neck, making sure that her head was still attached, and then let out a sigh of relief.
… My excited heart, dreaming of a romantic trip, cooled down.
