〈Episode 600〉 North Sea.
“What do you mean…?”
Yuri looks as if she can’t believe what I’m saying.
It seemed like it wasn’t easy to believe.
I kicked the dead guy and turned him around while listening to him.
The back immediately catches the eye.
“…uh?”
Yuri, who confirmed this, reacts in surprise.
Because there was blood on the hair tied to the back.
“I killed the guy who was wearing it and stole it from him.”
It could be the blood of a nearby beast.
but.
“I guess the clothes didn’t fit well, so his movements were awkward.”
That wasn’t the only strange thing.
A slightly distorted movement that fails to overcome the sense of incongruity.
As soon as they see us, they try to act naturally.
‘The tension that was inside it.’
The emotions that were particularly clear were jarring.
nervous?
It’s natural to be nervous.
If you feel like an outsider is approaching your hideout, it’s only natural to be nervous.
But, their tension wasn’t like that.
There was a mixture of impatience and anxiety about having to behave well.
There, the most important part.
‘I didn’t pay attention.’
We didn’t take precautions when we showed up.
That was the part that I was sure of.
After that, there was a part where they tried to take me somewhere without even checking the situation properly.
There were more than one or two parts that felt awkward.
As I briefly explain this, you can immediately see Yuri’s expression crumble.
“That’s ridiculous… That can’t be possible….”
“There is nothing in this world that is impossible.”
I could tell just by looking at my life.
There is nothing in this world that is impossible.
“Ha, but. This place…! This is a place where you can’t open and come in freely unless you are a blood relative of the Ice Palace!”
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It’s a place where only the Ice Palace’s blood relatives can enter. I nodded after hearing Yuri’s words.
‘Is that why you touched the wall earlier?’
As far as I was concerned, there must have been some way.
however….
“Anyway, it got through.”
“that….”
“Doesn’t it look like that to you?”
Whatever it is, it’s all the same.
Even if it’s a place where only blood relatives can enter, so what?
The situation has already occurred.
I looked at the dead man and thought.
‘I don’t think they were trying to raid.’
It doesn’t look like they’re trying to kill us.
Moreover, they were not even good at acting. Their level of skill was extremely crude.
‘Didn’t you know how strong the princess’s escort was?’
I think they were Woobeom and Wooseok.
One side is at a ripe peak, the other side is in a state of ecstasy even though it is injured.
It’s obvious that we won’t be able to catch them with just these guys.
There are cases where the other person did not know this, but the probability of that happening is significantly low.
‘Then, what are these guys’ intentions…?’
Probably, as I said before.
The purpose must have been to take us somewhere.
That may be the reason why they intentionally placed people with low skill levels.
“… Something like that… something like that…”
Yuri is still in shock, and her condition is beyond words.
I approached the guy that Paejon had captured and asked Yuri.
“hey.”
“yes…?”
“How many children of the Ice Palace Lord are there, including you?”
“That’s… why…”
“Please tell me clearly, dividing them into men and women.”
Yuri hesitated for a moment at my question, but quickly gave an answer.
“…there are four in total.”
“The ratio.”
“Starting with the Ilgongja, the Ilgongnyeo, the Yigongja, and lastly, me.”
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“Which one among them seemed a bit ambitious?”
“What do you mean by ambition…?”
The glass I was trying to speak of just froze.
It seemed like he realized what I meant when I asked.
“Surely… you think there is a traitor among your blood relatives?”
There is a clear sense of displeasure in the tone.
The family seems to be on good terms, with all those expressions on their faces.
“I’m just asking.”
If you are not blood relatives, you cannot know or open it.
These are the words that Yuri spoke herself.
But, there were these guys inside.
‘One of my blood relatives might have betrayed me.’
That was the most reasonable suspicion.
The rebellion of a child who is after a position.
This happens often in the Central Plains.
Aren’t there seas of blood everywhere, coveting the position of the head of the household?
Yuri speaks with a serious expression to my doubts.
“… That would never happen. Blood relatives cannot betray each other.”
“I guess there’s a reason why you’re so sure?”
“…”
Blood relatives cannot betray each other.
The feeling coming from the texture was subtle.
‘Did they put a ban on each other?’
If this is true, it is a very convenient and cruel method.
Since Yuri speaks with such confidence, I’m tempted to think differently at first.
Aside from that.
“It doesn’t matter anyway.”
I threw the dead guy away.
He grabbed the unconscious man by the neck.
“If you don’t know, just ask.”
Woof-!
I sent energy to the passed out guy.
That moment.
“-Ugh!?”
The unconscious guy comes back to his senses.
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I saw that and gave it some strength.
Kwaaak-!
“Eeeeek…!”
I put restrictions on it so that it can’t move around freely.
Seeing this, Paejon asks me.
“Would you like me to do it for you?”
I heard that and chuckled.
He brought it up because he realized I was trying to torture him.
The devil probably doesn’t know what I did in my past life or that I’ve returned.
At best, I don’t know if they were trying to stop the guy who exceeded the terms from torturing them.
I was sure.
“it’s okay.”
In this regard, I would say that at least I will do better than Pajeon.
I turned my head and looked at Seongyul.
“Come here.”
“yes.”
There was only one intention behind calling Seongyul.
‘I told you I could tell when someone was lying.’
Did you say you felt it or something?
It was a power that could be put to good use at times like this.
He called Seongyul aside and slightly relaxed his grip on his hand.
“Ugh….”
The bastard barely exhaled, his breath suddenly clearing.
“Ugh… gasp… .”
His eyes rolled. He seemed to be trying to gauge the situation.
“Why… why are you doing this?”
Got it? You’re getting into acting quickly.
As I silently stare at him, he urgently speaks to Yuri behind me.
“Your Majesty…! What, what is this…!”
Yuri tries to move after hearing the man’s voice.
As soon as I felt it, I gave it strength.
Kkuk-!
“Crack-!?”
I forced my mouth open.
and.
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Knock knock-!
“Crunch.”
He pulled out his wisdom tooth and threw it outside.
As expected, there was poison hidden there.
He shook his hand and spoke to the bastard.
“From now on, all you have to say is the truth. You can’t lie.”
As I spit out the words, my insides gradually become colder.
I’m starting to feel anxious.
I was forced to press down on the heat.
At the same time, the head had to be cooled even further.
In situations like this, you must judge rationally.
‘That would be the best way.’
I repeated it countless times.
However, it is not as easy as it sounds.
‘It’s become like shit.’
The process that Yuri had been talking about was messed up from the start.
A prepared hideout.
The path to a stable ice palace.
That was the beginning, and it’s been like this from the beginning.
‘To put it another way.’
That must mean things are a lot worse than I expected.
then.
‘What about Namgungbia?’
I wonder what condition she is in.
I wonder if something is going on.
As soon as that thought occurred to me, I wanted to break something right away.
But you have to endure it.
Humans are too fragile to be broken.
I had to endure it now.
“What the heck… What the heck do you mean…!”
The man shouts. The acting is not bad.
The words he spoke while sobbing sounded so sincere.
“What happened to the guys who were here originally?”
“Irani who was here…! I don’t know what you’re talking about…!”
Seongyul looked at the man’s words.
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Seongyul slightly shakes his head at my gaze.
Does that mean it’s a lie?
When she saw that, she reached out her hand to the man’s face.
Without hesitation, he gouged out his left eyeball.
Push-!
“Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee–!!”
Blood bursts out and the man screams.
Blood spurted onto his cheek.
The expressions of those around them who saw this were filled with surprise.
Normally I wouldn’t mind, but now I don’t care about that.
Only the feeling of urgency remains.
“Ugh… Ugh… .”
In an instant, he becomes one-eyed and lets out a groan of pain.
He said while looking at it.
“One eye is enough to see ahead.”
There are thorns in his voice.
It seems like it’s impossible to control it.
“If you lie again next time.”
You have to give it your all.
I had to stop the hand that seemed like it was going to tear me apart at any moment.
“I’ll take out your liver and show it to you.”
It’s so easy to control yourself so you don’t die.
A person doesn’t die if a few kidneys are removed.
It’s just excruciatingly painful.
“I’ll ask you now.”
About ten times.
The body can withstand it about ten times.
Past experiences have been like that.
“What were you doing here?”
The man’s one remaining pupil trembles at the question he hears.
The body will be like that though.
How long will a man’s spirit last?
My curiosity about this was soon resolved.
Four times.
The man lied to a total of four questions.
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He died by the time he had answered the five questions with the truth.
In the answer obtained in this way.
There was also talk that the Ice Palace’s blood relatives were involved in the rebellion.
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A wide open ground.
A thick layer of snow piled up on top of it.
Under the rather rough snowstorm, the white snow is dyed red.
It’s all blood.
Of the countless people lying on the floor, not a single one was breathing.
The blood that flowed from them is soaking the white snow.
In such a cruel sight.
Cool!
A woman knelt down.
Blood flows from underneath the white fox mask he is wearing.
There was a deep gash on his abdomen, and blood was also flowing from there.
“Hoo… hoo… .”
Heavy breathing sound.
It was telling me that the woman was not in good condition.
A situation where it wouldn’t be strange if you collapsed at any moment.
Even in this situation, the woman barely managed to endure using her sword as a cane.
“It’s a sight to behold.”
The woman raises her head at the sound of the voice.
In front stood the person who had created this disaster.
The woman looked at the young man and asked.
“…Why….”
A situation where even the voice cannot come out properly.
But the message was conveyed clearly.
“Why did you do that?”
A bitter look appeared on the young man’s face as he heard the question.
“Well, I don’t know.”
It was Mardi’s dry voice.
“Let me ask you the opposite. How can you do this?”
“…”
“You and the princess have nothing to do with each other. You are just a stranger. There is no reason for you to protect him. Why are you acting like this?”
“…”
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The woman made no reply to the young man’s words.
Still silent.
I was okay with that kind of quietness.
As of now, only frustration remained.
“… The person you have to protect is not the princess.”
“…”
This time there was no answer either.
If there is anything different from before.
Swish.
“…!”
The point is that the woman is slowly getting up.
Even though they say they missed the vital spot, it’s probably not a situation that can be easily solved.
The woman adjusted her posture without even groaning.
Then he aimed his sword at the young man.
“…under.”
That’s the answer.
The young man noticed this and sighed.
Still strong.
They say that when you love someone, you start to resemble them, and maybe because he resembled that friend, his stubbornness was no joke.
Is there really no way?
The young man bit his bitter lips repeatedly.
The young man who had been worrying over and over again.
“I’m sorry.”
Finally, I took up the sword.
I thought to myself, there was no place to retreat anymore.
“There is only one way for me….”
“…”
The tip of the sword is pointed. There is no more conversation.
A moment of silence. After a brief war of nerves, the woman made the first move.
Shhhhh!
Although her body is injured, the woman’s sword stretches out without wavering.
The young man also swung his sword in response.
The shaman’s skills were spread out at the tip of my fingers.
The brain and the body come into contact in an instant.
That moment.
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Kururururung–!!!
The energy interlocks and explodes, flashing light.
A loud noise like thunder rang out.
It was a fleeting moment.
After a while, the light fades again.
There was only one person standing.
The young man was standing with a sword in his hand.
dump-!
The woman collapses helplessly to the ground.
“…”
The young man’s eyes darkened as he looked at that woman.
There was no inspiration.
It’s just shabby. This situation and myself.
The young man approached the woman, lifted her up, and placed her on his shoulder.
The woman did not die.
I just lost my mind.
The young man also felt this and whispered quietly.
“… I’m sorry, Sister-in-law.”
And then he said those words.
He took a step and disappeared into the snowstorm.
Now all that’s left is.
The thick blood and corpses spilled by others.
and.
All the woman had was a crescent-shaped hair ornament that had been a gift from someone.
