Chapter 133 – Episode 132. Are You Going to Go Back?
【That… That’s it.]
‘What do you have? Really you, don’t you have a conscience? His Highness personally went all the way there to look for you, and he waggled his tail there, huh? Really how can that be? You dared to sleep with His Highness before me, before me, does this make sense?! You are insane! Uh!’
Asti wanted to cover her ears at Astrid’s rapid-fire rebuke.
Unfortunately, however, it is impossible to close one’s ears to this conversation between consciousnesses.
There was no choice but to accept Astrid’s severe rebuke.
【It’s not like I did that on purpose… 】
‘No, what is it? Even if I don’t see it, it’s obvious. You, too, wouldn’t have been tempted to say something like that, saying, “Let’s have a drink,” Even though you can’t even drink properly. How weak Your Highness is for such a thing, what the hell are you! Didn’t your conscience burst and you didn’t even have a piece left!? Are you out of your mind!’
When Asti says one word, Astrid spits out ten words.
And as if he had seen the scene himself, everything he said was giving the correct answer, so Asti couldn’t refute anything.
【I mean, you really didn’t do that on purpose?】
‘No, what is it? Because it’s only this time, because it’s a dream again, this is invalid! As if it was like this!’
【Did you really watch!?】
‘No, you really did!? Are you crazy?! It’s a dream, so it’s invalid, I don’t think even a 10-year-old kid would think of that! Are you crazy for real!’
… If it’s a dream, isn’t it invalid?
Asti mumbled without answering.
【In real life, virgin blood came out too… 】
‘After the emotional exchange has already passed, does that matter?! Something like this crazy virgin… !’
Astrid was going crazy with blood on the top of her head.
20 years.
It’s almost 20 years.
Adding up her years in her mother’s womb is 21 years short of 2 months.
All that time she waited for Leopold.
Although I don’t have any memory of being in his womb, it probably was, so it’s the Leopold I’ve been waiting for for 20 years and 10 months.
I did, but even though it was the body, it wasn’t the mind.
It was so hard for Astrid to control her rising rage at the fact that this thief-cat-like thing, a woman who would be second to her, would be very sad if she stole and ate the innocence she had cherished for over 20 years.
But I can’t help it.
Right now, Leopold was sitting next to him, and his hand gently wrapped around Astrid’s waist and caressed her.
The bright smile on her face was as warm and beautiful as a flower blooming in spring, so there was no doubt that Astrid had no idea of the bloody battle she was waging inside.
“… Veracien, talk to me later.”
“Nope.”
“Let’s talk.”
“Because I don’t like it.”
Veracien was rarely smiling.
Apparently she must be realizing that she made a mistake.
She was always smiling, but now she was avoiding Astrid’s gaze with an awkward expression.
“Astrid, are you in a bad mood?”
Startle.
Astrid’s body stiffened to the point where it was obvious.
Leopold’s hand wrapped around his waist, the body heat he felt from that hand, made Astrid unable to move.
“Oh, no. Not at all. Of course, nothing is wrong.”
“Okay? I was worried because I looked bad. Are you okay? That… Is there anything wrong with the second Astrid?”
“… Why that no… No, are you taking care of that bitch, Your Highness?”
It was a rough heart.
You just have to worry about yourself.
Astrid didn’t want to understand why she was taking care of the requested cat at this timing.
‘Are you going to go back?’
【… Uh?】
‘They ask if I’m going to go back.’
【Gh… Crab.】
‘Something, you.’
To Astrid’s words, Asti couldn’t answer.
Right now, I couldn’t bear to give an answer as to whether I really had to go back or if it was right to go back.
‘Hey, why can’t you answer me? Hey!’
【… But haven’t we already been over an hour? Why doesn’t it change?]
‘Don’t talk back!’
【No, this is important. It seems like it’s been a while since it’s been over an hour, so why hasn’t it changed?]
If you listen to it, yes.
It’s been several hours since Astrid took the initiative.
In the past, it was changed forcibly immediately after an hour after it was changed, but now there is no sign of it, let alone change.
‘It’s good if it doesn’t change! I’d rather it never change like this!’
That’s not trouble
Asti thought it would be difficult if that was true.
Even so, it’s hard to just look at it like this.
It is absolutely not possible not to feel the feeling of direct skin contact again.
That shouldn’t happen.
“Are you getting motion sickness?”
Leopold’s warm palm touched his forehead.
The touch feels so good, Astrid closes her eyes by itself—
“Asti.”
“Oh.”
【What, what is this?!】
The warm, gentle touch that touched her forehead disappeared without a trace.
And now, Asti took the initiative.
The warmth he felt on his forehead made Asti feel better.
[What, what! This cancer… No, a male cat!]
‘Could you please be quiet? Just taking it away at an important moment.’
【Did you say anything just now!?】
‘It’s fun. Nyah.’
【This, this profit!!!!】
“Okay, here you go.”
The carriage stopped, and the three people who got off looked up in admiration at the majesty of the self-saeng tower.
“Astrid, you’ve already been there once.”
“At that time, I was busy fighting because of the monsters around me… “
【To say it is taller than the imperial castle is arrogant. If there was a snow flower, I would have broken it in half.]
“Come on, let’s go in. I have no time to waste.”
Berashien took the lead and approached the Jaseng Tower.
The walls of her homegrown tower flinched as she got closer, and she made the viewer uncomfortable.
“To Paris, open the door.”
Standing in front of the door, Berashien said in a soft voice.
However, in Paris, where she had to respond to that voice, she had left the Jaseng Tower long ago, so of course she didn’t even budge.
“To Paris, to Paris? What are you doing? To Paris?”
“… What are you doing?”
Veracien was standing in front of the door and calling someone, but the door still didn’t budge.
Seeing her like that, Asti approached her from behind and asked, Vera Shien smiled awkwardly and turned around.
“Now, to the self-sustaining tower… I have a subordinate and he doesn’t answer. Aha, ahaha… ”
“… Look away.”
If you don’t open the door, why don’t you open it yourself?
If you take a quick look at the door, it looks quite thick, but it’s a wooden door anyway.
If this is enough…
Astrid took a deep breath and took a few steps back.
And sum! With a scream, run up vigorously, run at full speed to the door, jump up with all your might, and head toward the door with both feet—
– Bang!
The door opened with a roar as if the door of the self-sustaining tower were being smashed.
Rather than saying it was open, it would be more accurate to say that the door was broken, but I was able to get in anyway, so there was no problem.
“Is this the inside of the tower?”
Leopold activated the magic bracelet on his wrist and pulled out a razor with one hand.
Once inside, only the sound of footsteps walking on the stone floor rang out.
“Here, um… I remember, sure.”
After wandering here like this, she flew back to her original world as if written by something.
The memory was too vivid to be a dream.
And after wandering there, I met Leopold who had come all the way there, and…
Asti remembered those blissful times and her face blushed.
“Go to Paris… There is no What happened?”
Of course, the manager who should have been guarding the tower, Paris, is nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that she didn’t show up even after Vera Shien came this far, it seemed like something was wrong, but Vera Shien didn’t worry too much about her.
Anyway, in the worst case, if you die here, you will only be reverse summoned back to the demon realm and not destroyed.
“What.”
Asti found something and made a strange sound.
Leopold, who had been looking back and banging on the wall of the building, ran to Asti’s side at the sound.
“What is it?”
“On this floor… “
12 palaces of the zodiac.
The four protections that had already been secured had already been carried away by Astain, and now only ordinary paintings remained.
But I’ve seen these pictures somewhere.
“The 12th palace of the zodiac… ?”
“Is this a picture you know?”
“The 12th palace of the zodiac is famous, isn’t it? It means constellation. It also means the protection of the stars.”
“However… “
“That’s right. There were originally four of these.”
Vera Cien, who had approached at some point, also stood out as she peered into the 12th palace of the zodiac.
Even when she left, it was clear that the 12 palaces of the zodiac had four blessings.
However, only ordinary pictures remain in this zodiacal sign now visible.
“Astain must have succeeded.”
“What do you succeed in?”
“What did you succeed in?”
At the question of Leopold and Asti, which came at the same time, Veracien showed that faint smile once again.
“The purpose of Astein. Gathering all the blessings of the stars on my body. It seems that you have succeeded in absorbing the four originally collected.”
“… What did you say?”
“Well, since I didn’t have any blessings for combat, it wasn’t really a threat. Still, it’s surprising that it worked. I thought it was going to be a big failure.”
“God bless you… What?”
“Huh?”
From Asti to Leopold, they were looking at Veracien with strange eyes.
Only then did Berashien notice that both of them were looking at me and smiled awkwardly.
“… Did I say something strange?”
“Gaho… How many did you absorb?”
“Four.”
“… Does that make sense?”
“So I knew it would fail.”
I didn’t know she would succeed.
Berashien thought so.
