Chapter 17 – Repayment
Harry left his final farewell like that
Chin!
“… Huh?”
He threw his body backwards without any hesitation.
Freed from the shackles of Frank, he hovered for a moment as if flying in the sky like an angel, but then after a short flight, he began to fall down.
Exciting!
Harry’s figure gradually disappeared down the slope.
That image was clearly reflected in Jun’s eyes.
Exciting! Exciting!
I made eye contact with Harry.
At that moment, the world lost time and color, and only Harry’s eyes moved with color as if they were everything in the world.
Harry’s eyes widened beautifully as he looked at June.
Pop! Jun’s thoughts were interrupted in his head.
“Jun!”
Jun comes to his senses at Fortuna’s scream-like call.
Soon he realized what he was doing.
Crack!
He was running. Also,
Pabbat!
It was jumping through space.
Strongly wow~
My legs screamed as I jumped beyond my limit.
The magical core, which had not been able to escape the overload state, vibrated as if it would break due to the excessive use of the magician.
But Jun didn’t stop.
Even though my heart was racing like crazy and something hot was rising in my throat, I gritted my teeth and pushed myself even further.
Thanks
“Why?”
“I don’t know! “My body was moving first!”
I was able to reach it.
Harry now sheds tears over a topic that had seemed calm before, as if he was just going to sleep.
Jun cried in the same way and at the same time smiled in satisfaction and ruffled his hair.
Then, he grabbed his shoulder tightly and chanted earnestly.
“Please!”
Just once.
It’s okay if this is the last time.
Magic-Blink
Skill-Realize
Flash!
As if responding to his wishes, the cores burned their last remaining strength.
The light emitted from the core enveloped Harry’s body, and soon he disappeared to the far side of the lake.
“… Fool.”
“Sorry.”
Fortuna’s bruises.
Jun apologized to her even though he was spitting out her blood.
Fortuna hugged him as if she loved him more than ever.
Soon the lake will be pitch black
Plop!
It swallowed up two people.
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Plop!
“… Ah.”
The guy who seemed like an enemy disappeared into the lake.
Frank, who had been unable to follow the situation since Harry voluntarily jumped into the lake, finally understood the situation.
‘It ends like this? ‘Just this much?’
He looked intently at the lake, but there was no sign of him appearing.
A huge sense of futility and emptiness that he had never experienced engulfed Frank.
‘I should be happy. That’s right, but why do I feel this way?’
I repeated it to myself, but no answer came to mind.
Frank gazed helplessly at the lake with trembling eyes.
“What happened. “Are you sure he’s dead?”
“Hey, kid. “Is that lake that dangerous?”
The two mercenaries who belatedly followed him looked down at the lake and asked.
Frank stayed silent because he didn’t want to do anything, but as the mercenaries’ voices grew louder, he had no choice but to nod.
“Yes, there are a lot of dangerous creatures living in that lake, so the village elders always warned me not to go near them.”
“What kind of creatures are there?”
“They say there are electric eels that are hundreds of years old, man-eating catfish the size of whales, piranhas, and many poisonous fish and snakes.”
“It’s huge. Is it a mana spot?”
“Oh, that’s definitely what the old guys said. It is a place where mana accumulates, so many dangerous creatures live there.”
The two mercenaries nodded as if they understood, then looked at each other and spoke.
“I would have definitely died at this rate.”
“It’s strange to be alive.”
“Anyway, is he crazy? What are you doing together? “If I could run like that, I would have run away on my own a long time ago.”
“I guess it’s called friendship. “I feel bitter for no reason.”
Frank, who was quietly listening to the conversations between the mercenaries, realized one thing.
The mercenaries knew that Harry, along with June, had also fallen into the lake.
‘Well, the mercenaries wouldn’t have seen him tricking Harry, so it had to be that way.’
Frank was worried.
Whether to report that fact correctly.
Well, actually, there was no need to worry.
As long as Harry lived, he and his twin could no longer return to this village or church.
No matter how generous Leonard is to himself and the twins, this incident will never be overlooked.
So, I had to confess this fact as soon as possible and leave the village with them.
Otherwise, you will definitely be caught and treated harshly by Leonard and the villagers.
“What! Why are you saying that now?”
“Calm down. Rather, kid, did you check where he sent the guy you held hostage?”
“No. “I haven’t seen that far.”
“What are the chances of catching that guy?”
“… This is a guy who often hiked mountains with Jun. “They must know a path that we don’t know.”
Frank shook his head as if he had no confidence.
The mercenaries’ faces suddenly distorted.
“Shit! Jeenjang! Why do things happen like this!”
“I don’t have time to get angry? Let’s move quickly. If you delay, you will be caught by the villagers.”
“Fuck! Where are you going!”
“… As far away from Remumuni as possible.”
“What?! Then our coin!”
“It’s a shame, but I have to throw it away. The church will turn on its eyes and come looking for us. If you go to Remumuni, which is like the church’s headquarters, because you don’t have enough coin, you will definitely get caught quickly.”
The mercenary, who was angry at his colleague’s grim words, huffed and kicked a rock on the ground and pushed it into the lake.
Then, as if his anger had calmed down a little, he sighed and put the bastard sword in his hand into its scabbard.
And then they began trudging back the way they came.
As the rest of the mercenaries immediately followed behind, Frank also followed them, quietly observing.
Before he could take his third step, Frank felt a tingling sensation and glanced back.
Blue lightning was swirling around the pitch-black lake near where it seemed to be.
Why?
The reason why that guy comes to mind from that blue lightning.
Frank looked blankly at the lake and then shouted at the mercenaries.
“Hey, over there.”
“Why! What else this time!”
“You have to hurry. If you have something to say, say it quickly.”
The mercenaries’ eyes focused on him.
Frank hurriedly pointed to the lake and tried to convey that fact.
But for some reason
“Oh, it’s nothing. If you look closely, it appears to be a mountain animal.”
Lies, not the truth, came out of my mouth.
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Squeak! Squeak!
‘… Am I going to die like this?’
The water shimmers with light and air bubbles rise upward as if running away.
Jun, who was looking up at the scene blankly, tried to exert strength with his entire body, determined to still struggle.
However, unlike usual, Jun’s body did not follow his thoughts at all.
No matter how hard I tried, only my arms moved very slowly, my legs did not move, and the cores of my chest and stomach lost the brilliant light they always had and stopped working completely.
‘Am I going to die by drowning like this? Or will I be bitten to death?’
With difficulty, Jun turned his head and looked into the depths of the lake in the distance.
All kinds of creatures in the lake were swimming quickly towards him.
It would be nice if they were grateful friends who would serve as a stepping stone like on TV or in folk tales, but seeing them open their mouths and flash their sharp teeth, I didn’t think they would be such good friends.
Especially the huge catfish that opens its mouth as if it is going to swallow Jun whole.
If you get eaten by that guy, you will definitely leave this world without even leaving a bone.
It was the worst situation.
Despair and fear began to consume his whole mind, and a chill began to invade his entire body, moving through his hands and feet.
It was so empty and cold that I felt like crying.
‘Why are you doing something you shouldn’t do?’
It wasn’t a particular idea to live by helping others.
So, I lived by helping only those in trouble that I could see.
He thought that people who risked their lives to save others were truly admirable and admirable, but he had no intention of doing so himself.
However, I ended up throwing away the second life I had gained just like that.
Jun hated himself so much.
“Our Lord, he shouldn’t hate himself.”
At that time, a soft warmth that melted my frozen body and mind was conveyed.
Jun looked down into his arms as if fascinated.
Fortuna looks at Jun with a warm smile like sunlight.
A pure white cart spinning clockwise behind her.
Even in this situation, the two were emitting a brilliant light as if they were trying to drive away Jun’s feelings of despair and fear.
“Jun, do you know what? The world and God give that much luck to those who do good deeds.”
“That luck is something that no one can control, so sometimes it reaches the person concerned very quickly, sometimes too late.”
“Just one person. There is a being who can control what neither the world nor God can control. Do you know who that is?”
Do I need to ask who it is?
It’s right in front of you.
“Answer. Ruler! “Our good Lord, it’s time to receive your reward!”
Soon a brilliant light illuminated the lake.
La verdad esa “muerte” fue bastante estupida