Chapter 114 – 8. Prometheus (11)
Delis’ eyes trembled with fear as if he knew what had been pointed at his own head.
However, despite this, Delis’ eyes were not the ones asking to be saved.
The gag blocked her mouth and she couldn’t even pronounce it properly, but Roa and YuRia exchanged glances with each other for a while as they heard the sound of their anger over their helplessness stronger than their desperate plea for help.
“Delis… I can hear?”
Oops… ?
“Think strongly in your head what you want to convey to me. I can read a person’s superficial consciousness to some extent. The stronger the image, the better it can be read… 」
As soon as the words were finished, Dellis’ mind began to replay what had happened.
Delis and Cashwyn, who ate bread and stew while worrying about YuRia in the restaurant at the inn, drove a wagon and looked around to sell things.
Because Cashwyn used her magic, she was taken to the temple, but on the other hand, thanks to that, Yuria suffered great pain once more, but she was healed, no, it can’t be called a cure, but she quickly entered the temple. Thanks to you, things got resolved quickly.
For the rest of her time, Cashwyn was worried, but she was still looking at her tops, thinking that she should organize the items she had brought and go back in peace.
While on my way to my desired destination by asking people for directions, while passing by a deserted road for a while, I took out a strange object and aimed it at Cashwyn.
In the meantime, bang on that weird thing! With a scream, blood gushed out of Cashwyn’s abdomen, and she collapsed into the wagon.
Delis hurriedly turned around and caught Cashwynn, who was hunched over and bleeding from her abdomen, shaking her body with a moan of pain.
And the stranger pointed the strange thing at himself and said. Don’t stand still
This was Dellis’ idea.
“Is that the thing pointed at your head at that time? So they haven’t touched that thing since then?”
Delis nodded his head cautiously with trembling eyes.
1 gun barrel.
No barrels. A typical single-shot full-load pistol.
The bullet has already been spent on Cashwyn.
The situation is a reconstruction based on Delis’ memories, so I’m not sure, but the time they shot is similar to the time Roa and I were shot…
“Roa! He has no bullets! Run!!”
“!?”
The gunman, who was aiming a gun at Delis’s head, rushed out like lightning without hesitation at Yuria’s words.
Escape! Escape! As Yuria said, the bullet did not go out, and Roa kicked the man with a bang.
Quaang!!
“Heuk!”
Blowing away his man, Loa hurriedly untied Delis’ gag and asked.
“Are you okay?”
“I-I’m fine, but Kae, Mr. Cashewyn…”
When Roa saw Yuria, she was already walking close to her. She took out another medicine pill from her arms and chewed on it. Yuria forcefully cheered up and said,
“Let’s go. Cashwyn is in danger…”
* * *
I hurriedly went to the place where the wagon was, but the whole wagon was gone.
It might have been natural if it was obvious, but her heart was tight at the absence of the injured Cashwynn.
Why did we think she would be fine with Cashwynn?
Come to think of it, why did she forget that Cashwyn was weaker than Delis in this place where she shouldn’t use magic?
Yuria could not help but admit that she was leaning on Cashwyn in many ways.
If it’s cashewwin, you can do it. If it’s cashewwin, it’s possible. If it’s cashewwin…
“…”
But in the end. Cashwin was just one person.
Just, a little far superior for her own age.
“I, now… What should I do?”
“Calm down, Loa, you’re an adult now. The days of relying only on Cashwyn as a child are over. Now we have to think and judge for ourselves.”
At those words, Roa looked at YuRia with a puzzled expression.
Until she heard Yuria’s back story, she almost felt a bit resentful of Yuria.
“Only then can we save Cashwyn.”
“Ah…”
YuRia looked at her floor for a moment.
“Roa, can you protect Delis and me?”
“Huh?”
“I’ll track the wagon’s ruts. It’s not like that, but our wagon is quite a bit heavier than the others.”
There was a reason why four horses were used for a wagon that would have sufficed if two were made normally. If it’s flat, even if it’s a little steep, two horses won’t be able to handle it.
“I’m going to focus on the carriage tracks. If there’s any chance, Loa should stop the shooting. But rather than me, focus on Loa and Delis. I won’t be hurt by the suit.”
“Wait a minute, what about the head?”
Yuria lifted a stone from her surroundings and snapped it on her own head! She does and she slaps it down.
Roa and Delis were surprised by that appearance, but the two of them were speechless as the stone powder almost turned to powder and completely smashed and fell through their hair.
“The gun of this era? It’s just a little sick to me”
If it was a normal matchlock, it would be.
However, no matter how weakly you hit it, it penetrates the psychic barrier. If it was that gun that had the power to cut a loa’s sword into pieces, it wouldn’t kill you, but it could seriously hurt you.
It won’t penetrate the skull, but it will get stuck in the head.
Meanwhile, Yuria suddenly had goosebumps sprouting from her.
Her whole body was shattered, her skull was dismembered, and her brain was exposed as it was. Her experience was shocking even for Yuria. No matter how much she was at the joint of her skull, it was an undeniable fact that her skull had been opened.
Second, what if the bullet got stuck in a seam or something and somehow dug inside?
“Yuria… If you’re overdoing it…”
“Oh, no, it’s okay…”
Shaking her head, he somehow dispelled her anxiety.
No, I won’t do that Their purpose is to set themselves free, even if it’s not confirmed, but they won’t try to kill themselves.
If so, the target is the arm or leg. And even if you hold it to the maximum, your stomach…
It won’t aim for the head or chest. Especially the head.
Usually if you get shot in the head you’ll die.
Even so, if you think about it, even if a bullet hit the seam of your skull, there was no way it would pierce it.
Only then did they make up their minds and split open their own heads with tools suitable for that purpose in order to open the skull…
“…”
Let’s focus It’s because what happens to me as a weapon of this era is only an extremely low probability.
Wouldn’t it be more likely that I’d become a good boss or a good boss after sharing love with Loa…
As she threw away her thoughts and focused again, YuRia’s eyes glowed blue and the wheel marks left on the ground were clearly visible.
Among them, the toxic sharp wheel marks.
The weight of the heavy wagon is also undefined, but unlike ordinary wagons here, the tracks of the wheels are twisted according to the direction of travel, so the traces of the wagons are slightly different from those of ordinary wagons, so it was not difficult to distinguish them.
“Then I’ll go”
“…Huh”
* * * * *
“Hey…”
Cashwyn came to her senses in the agony, as if she had been stabbed in the stomach.
‘Here… ?’
The blurry vision gradually became clearer, and the visible red bricks indicated that this place was not a wagon, but one of the common buildings in the empire.
Yes, obviously he…
While driving the wagon, I heard a roar for the first time, fell backwards with a huge shock to my stomach, and crouched down for the first time in intense pain…
Something was vague in my memory after that.
“…”
Where are you?
With a very painful stomach, Cashew Wynn rolled her eyes and surveyed her surroundings.
After she lost her mind she didn’t know what the hell was going on after she found out that Delis hit her councilor herself. She didn’t know if the situation was different.
Could it be that he was kidnapped?
But why?
No matter how much the empire has a preferential policy for its own people, that doesn’t mean such reckless crimes are allowed.
So what about nobles?
No, this was not the way the nobility of the empire did.
In the midst of all my thoughts, I was nervous at the sound of faint footsteps coming from afar.
Who is it?
Yuria? Loa? Delis? Or the doctor who treated him?
While Cashwynn was lost in thought, the sound of her footsteps got closer and she soon squealed, and the door opened, revealing her presence, to which Cashwynn was astonished.
“Everything, you…!!”
* * * * *
“Damn it”
Purr!! YuRia forgot what to say as she saw the four horses trudging.
The wagon was found. With four horses driving the carriage.
Yes, wagon only.
“What, what!? Why the hell is the wagon sitting here alone?”
“Could it be a trap?”
Roa was extremely wary of the surroundings at Delis’ words, but Yuria shook her head.
“There’s no one. There are so many people around in the village that it’s hard to tell them apart, but there’s no one around here other than us, so it’s okay to be relieved.”
At that, as Roa tried to insert her sword, Yuria shook her head.
“Huh?”
“But don’t worry too much. The gun that slashed the sword might be out of my detection range. Don’t be vigilant.”
At those words, Loa raised her tension again and was wary of her surroundings.
“Delis, let’s fix the wagon. Loa keep an eye on the surroundings, and Delis look inside her wagon for no traces.”
After assigning each of them what to do, YuRia continued to ponder.
What did I miss?
What were you trying to do?
It’s kind of clumsy to say that the empire did it. It was too radical to say that it was done in other countries.
Was this really aimed at you?
Or did it just happen that they became part of their group?
Other than that, he knew that Cashwynn and Dellis were in his party, and something got too complicated.
If I knew it would be like this, I would often read the future of Cashewwin…
“…Ha”
Even so, it is painful in many ways, but there are many things to be concerned about.
I kept getting nervous.
Even so, useless thoughts came to me.
I wondered if this was how old people felt when they were suffering from menstruation.
I looked at the surroundings in one way or another, but I didn’t see any signs.
I don’t know what method they used, but I don’t know where they unloaded the cashews, but they seemed to have made the carriage go here by itself.
“What method did you use?”
A wagon driven by trained horses, not ordinary horses, came this far alone without a coachman?
At this point, he began to wonder if it was not himself that he was targeting, but maybe it was Cashwin.
“What kind of magic did you use?”
Somehow, their superpowers didn’t seem to count as supernatural powers as they were used for their own life support activities, but for other abilities, they really came out like swords.
What the hell did you use What kind of trick is that?
YuRia, who was holding her eyes tightly, rested her eyes for a moment and shook her head lightly.
“Delis… Did you find anything inside the carriage?”
“I’m sorry. What the hell did you do? Even Cashewwin’s bloodstains are gone and there are no traces left. Literally, all traces are gone.”
My back hurt.
What the heck are you thinking…
But it’s too late to catch the guy who took Delis hostage. Cashwin was in a hurry and this was the result.
It’s not the Empire’s will, but is it the actions of those who belong to the Empire?
Come to think of it, USA, which can be called the empire of democracy in the past, came to mind.
It was there too.
The FBI or CIA run wild against the government’s will, and in various incidents, experiments on civilians and private inspections, etc.
If this was the case, it would be even more troublesome.
If it was an act to dedicate myself to the emperor through a loyalty struggle between organizations within the empire, not just one organization, this situation would have become even more embarrassing.
It doesn’t really matter that the opponent attacked us first.
If this is the case, the moment we attack those who kidnap Cashwyn, we become enemies of the Empire.
Then… Are you still at risk?
No, that wouldn’t be the case weak for that
However, if he died there, it would have been a problem, but he couldn’t die just like that…
“Ha…”
Maybe it’s something like the Resistance.
The Empire is already strong enough.
Excluding divine power, which is a supernatural ability bestowed by God, and Aura, which is the natural power of living things, beings who are forbidden to use it in the empire because it is called heretical power can take possession of the world if they obtain themselves (Yuria). Will you really believe in
Even if you believe in it, you probably won’t rely on it. Even if you want to do it, you can’t openly…
“…”
Are you doing this because you can’t do it?
YuRia, who felt her hair tingling and wrapped her sword around her head again, checked this part as well and considered other candidates.
Resistances.
Those who are dissatisfied with the current imperial system. Those who have been pushed out of the center of power. If such people were gathered, they would desperately cling to even the slightest hope in order to destroy the solid system of the current empire. Even if it is, no matter how absurd it is.
But why the hell was he aiming for Cashwyn?
They didn’t put their hands on this carriage because they were aiming for money.
Among the specialties of the Shelton Kingdom, he only brought items that were said to be rare and sold at high prices in the Empire, but seeing as he hadn’t touched them, it wasn’t even for the purpose of money.
Because you hate wizards?
Then why were you and Loa aiming?
There was no special result until he pulled the wagon with such complicated hair and returned to the village.
“…”
At YuRia’s words that as an adult, she knows how to judge herself, Roa only tells Uncle Cashew Win. She let go of her habit of relying only on Yuria and pondered on herself like Yuria.
Why the hell did this happen? What should I do?
I wonder who they are
* * * * *
“…”
The one who appeared right in front of Cashwin’s eyes had surprisingly pointed and long ears.
Cashwin couldn’t believe it.
To the empire… Are you an elf?
“Are you surprised?”
“Yeah… The Empire’s guys are the ones who shudder even to have other races as slaves, so unless they come in as diplomats or envoys, they’re the ones who won’t even allow other races to enter the Empire, but they’re elves in the Empire.”
At those words, the elf in front of me quietly closed his eyes with a bitter expression on his face.
“You don’t need to know anything about us. But, why did you come to this empire?
Cashwynn slightly frowned at the elf’s words in front of him.
“I’ve never taken anyone’s side. It’s just that if the being in front of us isn’t hostile to us, sometimes we help. Sometimes we get help.”
“That means it’s neutral.”
“Yeah. Still, it’s probably leaning a little on the side of humans. We’re citizens of the Shelton Kingdom, after all.”
At those words, the elf in front of me nodded slightly.
“Then why did you come to the Empire?”
“Hmm?”
Cashwin looked at the elf in front of him.
“Something is strange. Why don’t you, the spirit species, know that?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Tell me the name of the shrine…”
At those words, the elf in front of him flinched greatly.
“Yeah, maybe I don’t know”
“What the hell… What…”
“Are you really not an elf?”
At that, he flinched even more.
After trembling for a while, he let out a big sigh.
“Yes, you are sharp. I was born to a human mother and a human father, but for some reason I was born with the appearance of an elf and a high level of affinity with spirits. Do you know what I must have been through?”
As he clenched his fist, he exhaled with a whoo.
“It was so funny. It seems that one of your distant ancestors had an elf in it that even your parents didn’t know about. Before the country called the Empire was born. It was worn and worn out and worn out again and again, and the elf blood in both of them disappeared over time. It seems that I was born thanks to the meeting of the blood of two elves, which were only traces, and greatly amplified.”
The elf sighed and sat down on the chair next to him, looking at Cashwynn.
“How old do you think I am?”
“…”
I do not know.
If only he really looked like an elf, he would be in his 20s. If it was an elf even in terms of lifespan, it would be over 100 years old.
“I’m 270 years old”
“What?!”
270 years old?
At the age of an elf who is older than expected, Cashwyn looked at him with a smirk.
“There are more people like me than I thought in the Empire. That’s why I gathered such people and created an organization. We, too, are ordinary citizens of the Empire who love each other and were born in blessings, so why should we be discriminated against? Are you doing”
“…”
I do not know.
Because he wasn’t even a citizen of the empire in the first place.
“But that’s when we heard the news.”
“Now, wait… You, can’t you?”
“It’s okay even if it’s superstitious. We have no choice but to cling to it like this, tired of the long, no-win battle with the Empire.”
“You’re crazy! No matter how much you were born among humans, an elf would still take a woman who already has a partner!?”
The elf giggled and smiled.
“Because it’s her me, it suits her.”
“Shut up!”
“It turns out that the elf blood that flows in my blood seems to be nobler than Princess Eileen, who is also called the high elf of the high elves. Besides, the human blood that flows in my body is surprisingly the blood of the first imperial family of the empire.”
“…”
It was more troublesome than I thought.
Could it be that he was a child of the imperial family…
“How about it? Isn’t it really the most suitable match for the woman God chose?”
“Shut up… You’re the worst. You’re a failure, born with only elven and human traits to throw away.”
At those words, the elf stood up from her seat with a bitter expression on her face.
“Well, but I guess I can tell you this.”
The elf’s eyes were shining with a blue light.
Seeing those eyes in her, Cashwyn winced and looked at her elf.
“Sir, those eyes!?”
“It seems like she will give birth to my child in the future.”
The elf had a terrible grin on her lips.
