Bellbroke Subjugation Battle (7)
A majestic carriage symbolizing the majesty of the imperial family was lying on the side of the road.
The brilliant decorations were already covered in grime and stained with blood. The wheels were pulled out and rolling in the surrounding grass, and the door was shaking, so it looked like it could no longer function as a carriage.
Dragging the hem of her dress beside him, Selaha Einir Cloel hid behind the fallen remains of the carriage.
Two of the five knights who were protecting Princess Selaha died, and the driver died miserably after being attacked by the monsters.
Princess Selaha frowned, glanced at the idling wheels of the carriage, and asked the surviving knights of the guard.
“The royal family’s quarters were attacked? “Abama’s safety is at risk.”
“yes. That’s right. We were able to survive because there were almost no monsters on our side, but I heard that several high-ranking monsters raided the royal residence… ”
Princess Selaha gently closed her eyes, opened them, and summarized the situation again.
If you look around, the corpses of all kinds of monsters are full. Although it was a relatively weak force, it was difficult to handle with just four guards.
Although I somehow managed to maintain my lifeline, the news that the royal family’s quarters had been breached kept getting trampled on my heart.
Eventually, Deacon Dest, who had put away the blood-stained rapier, bowed his head politely.
“Looking at Jeon Seo-gu’s arrival, it appears that they are somehow maintaining their defense line. but… There was news that Princess Fenia’s guard, Claire, had died.”
“Right… Fenia has lost a powerful ally. The article was always on Fenia’s side… It will have a big impact on the formation of the imperial power… ”
After saying that, Selaha looked up at the sky that seemed to embody hell.
“In a situation like this… “I wonder if competition for imperial power is important.”
“What are you going to do? Princess Selaha. Currently, there is news that several military bases have been formed near the student plaza and the residential building. “If you join us there, you will be safer.”
“You’re talking nonsense, Dest. “Abama’s safety is not guaranteed, so are you telling me to run to a safe place first?”
Selaha shook off his collar once and scolded Dest.
“You idiot.”
“sorry.”
“I am a member of the royal family. Even if I have to bleed and die, I have to head to the royal residence. “I have to make sure Abama is safe.”
Although we traveled quite a distance by carriage, it was not so far that we could not return on foot.
The problem is whether you can overcome the numerous monsters you will encounter along the way.
All of the surviving guards are exhausted, and Deacon Dest is relatively fine, but there is no way he can deal with so many monsters.
“We have to find some way… ”
It was a moment when Selaha rested her chin and was about to lose herself in thought.
– Bang! Quagagagagagagagag!
– Hwaaaaaaaaa!
At that moment, a loud noise of something falling was heard.
It sounded like something crashing into the grass on a remote street heading toward Gyo-dong. It was directly visible from where Princess Selaha and her party were, and there was a spirit in the shape of a large Archeopteryx rolling on the floor, completely devastated.
“Big, huh!”
There, Yenica Palover, hugging Ed Rosstaylor tightly, rolls down.
Yenika is coughing, covered in raw wounds, while holding the head of Ed, who has lost consciousness. Although she already looked very exhausted, she was still gathering new magical power.
Only then did Princess Selaha look up into the sky again. A huge number of flying monsters chasing Yenika caught her eye.
The sky above Aken Island is now almost like hell. There are hundreds or even thousands of monsters floating in the sky, attacking people at random.
Yenica Palover broke through it on her own. Even if he was a spiritist who commanded hundreds of spirits, it was an extremely reckless action.
The wind spirit that had fallen to the ground was barely breathing, covered in wounds.
In the meantime, it tried to protect Yenika by raising its wings with difficulty.
“Princess Selaha! Additionally, monsters attack! “You need to hide in the carriage right now!”
“I will break the glass! “Stay inside the overturned carriage!”
The soldier urgently raised his voice. Certainly, the number of flying monsters chasing Yenika was unusual.
From giant bats, gremlins, chimeras, to monsters… Each one takes on a bizarrely twisted shape. Just looking at her scared her, but Jenica held her head high regardless.
Holding Ed tightly with one hand, he extends the other hand into the air.
A spirit in the form of a turtle with a huge shell rises up. When he looked at the sky and unleashed his magic power, the monsters were swept away by the huge wave of light spreading out.
Yenika, who had wiped out dozens of monsters at once, lowered her head while taking a deep breath.
Perhaps because we entered the path filled with trees, there was no chase after that.
As the spirits disappeared one by one, there was only a girl with her head down, hugging the unconscious boy.
“I… case… ”
The soldiers who were watching the scene looked dumbfounded. Looking at her wearing a school uniform under her shawl, she was still a student, but her strength was unbelievable.
However, Yenika, who was out of breath, perhaps from exhaustion… Even her own body was having a hard time controlling itself. She cradled Ed’s head with her half-tired eyes, wary of her surroundings like a cornered beast.
It was at that point that my eyes met with Princess Selaha.
Princess Selaha gently raised her arm to dismiss the soldiers, then slowly moved towards Yenika.
Like a hedgehog full of thorns, Yenika hugged Ed tightly and looked at Selaha with aggressive eyes.
In the current situation where all order has collapsed, we cannot trust anyone carelessly.
In particular, Princess Selaha is someone who has been hostile to Ed for a long time. She is a girl who does not easily harbor malice toward others, but in a situation where she has to protect Ed, who is completely injured, even the slightest threat cannot be taken lightly.
“The man in your arms… Is it Ed Rosstaylor? ”
Princess Selaha is also not in a normal state.
He is a person who would be frowned upon by even a speck of dirt on his collar, but now he is covered in dust trying to survive on his limbs.
Nevertheless, Princess Selaha spoke arrogantly, as if she had no intention of bending her noble appearance.
“I don’t know what happened, but you look like you were seriously injured.”
“closely… “Please don’t come.”
“Don’t come any closer…” ? haha… The situation is like this, and now things like you are giving me orders. Well, since order has collapsed like this… “It would be a chance for a genius to rival me.”
Princess Selaha laughed as if she was helpless, but Yenika did not let down her guard.
“As expected, you were the plaything I saw at Ross Taylor’s mansion back then. Poor thing, are you still harboring a fleeting love affair? Indeed, his skills seem to be great, but… “You should have chosen a man who fits the theme.”
“… ”
“It wouldn’t be wise to be hostile towards me… “Does the situation get better by glaring at me like that?”
Princess Selaha’s arrogance remains even in a situation where the world is collapsing.
Strongly maintained self-esteem will never be destroyed.
“Yes, if I put my mind to it, it wouldn’t be a problem to try something on my own. Now the order on Aken Island has collapsed, and I no longer have as much power as you. So, are you going to murder me now? Are you thinking of giving it a try?”
“To be honest… “I think it’s good.”
From the beginning, Yenika didn’t care what happened to Princess Selaha.
Eventually, Yenica closed her eyes once, lowered her head, and spoke.
“If this continues, Ed will die.”
The bleeding of Ed in my arms is unusual.
Although Yenika has great strength, she has no talent for healing wounds. In a situation like this where the entire school is being destroyed, she has no idea where to turn to save Ed.
Even if we have decided on where to go, it is not clear whether we will be able to take Ed there intact.
Before she knew it, Yenika was shedding tears.
“The princess may not know, but I, who have been watching her for a long time, know. Ed was pessimistic about her life, and even when she was on the brink of death, she held on to her spirit and somehow managed to survive.”
The venomous wariness that was first seen soon subsided, and even Princess Selaha became slightly embarrassed.
“It’s too much for Ed, who struggled so hard to survive, to die in vain like this. “Then it doesn’t work.”
As the situation is urgent, it is impossible to just sit there and sob while looking at the dying Ed.
We have to take action as quickly as possible and find a way to save Ed. Therefore, Yenika gritted her teeth and endured it.
However, human emotions are not something that can be controlled at will.
I press my lips tightly and press down on Ed’s wound to try to stop the bleeding… Nevertheless, tears like chicken droppings fell from my eyes.
“Even if other people are like that, Ed shouldn’t die like this in vain. For someone who gritted his teeth to survive more than anyone else to die like this, that’s… “It’s not possible.”
That’s why Yenika prayed. If God is listening, I hope he saves this man.
In this wide world, many people are living like a swarm of ants.
I know very well that I am not the main character on that huge stage.
Just like other people, he is just an extra who passes away with his story only in his heart.
There are many instances where the hard work we put in is not rewarded.
Not everything that you wish for will come true.
While there are people who gain an unreasonable amount of things, there are also people who cannot achieve even a single wish they have desired throughout their lives.
Jenica understands better than anyone else that not everything in the world works rationally.
Still, isn’t a man named Ed Rosstaylor a person who could die so easily?
Yenica Palover knows well how intense and weighty the years of his struggle to survive were.
If there is a God, his wishes should not be ignored. In the first place, this man didn’t ask for much.
He just sat quietly in front of the bonfire every night, staring blankly at the crackling flames, and whispered to himself.
I hope you can survive tomorrow safely.
Every night, I sit with my knees in my pajamas behind the door of my cabin… This is Yenika, who listened to Ed’s repetition. She always thought the same thing when she heard Ed repeat that.
It is not a grandiose and lofty wind. It’s just a natural wish to survive tomorrow.
Who in the world can say that such a presumptuous and lofty wish?
“Please save Ed.”
I kept my lips tightly shut with determination, but I couldn’t help the tears flowing from my eyes. Nevertheless, Jenica looks at Princess Selaha with equal eyes and speaks straight.
“I don’t care if you criticize me as a thousand things, and I don’t care if you insult me as a plaything or anything. just… Now I… I don’t know what to do. Because everything else doesn’t really matter… ”
“… ”
“Ed, please… Help me… ”
If you were the princess of a country, you might be able to find other means.
Before I knew it, the blood flowing from Ed Rosstaylor’s body was soaking Yenika’s school uniform. Nevertheless, Yenika didn’t care, and held Ed’s head tightly in her arms.
Princess Selaha swallowed dry saliva for a moment and shed a ray of cold sweat.
After shaking my head for a moment, I looked at Ed, who was bleeding.
This is the boy who sat across from the table and said Fenia’s name without paying any attention to how much he was roasted and fried.
The sight of the man, who seemed as strong as a solid rock, lying in complete disrepair, creates a feeling of discord.
It’s like seeing a side of me that I couldn’t normally see, and a strange sense of immorality arises. This man, who seemed to be able to stand firm no matter what the world throws at him, collapses, bleeding in the face of this crisis.
perhaps… Now… Couldn’t this be this man’s lifesaver?
Even in this situation, I hold my tongue at myself for having no choice but to think such calculating thoughts, but I don’t feel ashamed because it is proof that I am maintaining my composure.
“Dest!”
When Selaha raised his voice and called the head deacon’s name, he quickly ran out and looked at Ed’s body.
When Yenika, who was holding Ed’s face tightly, relaxes her hands, his face covered in blood is revealed.
Dest took his pulse and assessed his wounds and bleeding. Then he furrowed his brows and reported to Selaha.
“There are traces of Aspect magic containing dark red magical power left here and there on the body. It looks like you’ve been fighting an opponent who uses at least high-level magic. Even simple physical injuries are serious, so if you leave them like this, they won’t last long.”
When Jenica heard those words, the color disappeared from her face, but Princess Selaha regained psychological stability by swallowing dry saliva once more.
“From my perspective, whether this man lives or dies… “It doesn’t really matter!”
First of all, let me assert that.
When I look down at Ed’s blood-covered face, a feeling of annoyance fills my head… Princess Selaha closed her eyes tightly and spoke again with difficulty.
“Besides, it won’t be easy to find medical personnel when the entire university is in chaos. “It looks like the royal family’s dormitory is in chaos right now, and there must have been hundreds of casualties in the student plaza area and the residential building area, so there won’t be any medical personnel left anywhere.”
“… ”
“Not only that, right now the dragon in the sky is running rampant, and the monster tribe is committing massacre… Movement is not free. To think that you would be able to receive appropriate treatment in this situation… It’s arrogance. Even I, a member of the royal family, am neglecting the large and small scratches on my body… Is it possible to somehow save this man?”
Selaha took a deep breath and then, with difficulty, reported to Yenika.
“Give up this man’s life! Rather than being so obsessed with useless things, it would be better… ! rather… !”
– Push!
At that moment, blood flowed out again from the wound on Ed’s body.
Although most of the power of Aspect Magic ‘Instant Death’ was avoided, the wounds from the remaining aftermath were all over Ed’s body. The wound was opened by the curse of dark red magic on his body, and blood flowed out several times.
A ray of fresh blood spattered on Selaha’s face as he looked down at Ed’s condition from up close.
Princess Selaha, startled, looked down with wide eyes, and quickly grabbed the open wound with her bare hands.
Ed’s blood was spilling out onto the hem and sleeves of her dress, but it reflexively splattered out of her body.
“Well, what are you doing? Without tying up the wound! Do you think that if you stay blank, that’s it?!”
“… Oh, what?!”
Yenika is so shocked that she tears the hem of her skirt. As she did so, she quickly tied up Ed’s wound, squeezing out the blood that was flowing out of her.
Even as she watched the noble royal family’s dress, which could not be bought for ten million gold, stained with dark red blood, Princess Selaha and Yenika pressed Ed’s wounds together with a bewildered expression.
Dest, who was watching, was shocked and joined in, but for some reason, Princess Selaha did not lose strength in her arms.
As the situation becomes more urgent, my heart is pounding and my pupils are dilating. Nevertheless, while pressing down on her Ed’s wounds, Princess Selaha made a dumbfounded expression as if she was dumbfounded by her own actions.
The same was true for Yenika, who was looking at Selaha like that.
*I organize the information I have collected in my clouded mind.
Although my body feels like it’s on fire because of the bleeding throughout my body, the accidents never stop.
To think means to be alive. And if you are alive, you have to think.
Even as I struggled under the pain of the curse, I never lost consciousness.
The moment I surrendered myself to my blurred consciousness even for a moment, the thought that I would never be able to open my eyes again was dominating my mind.
So, I think. I think and think again.
How did Sylvania Robester, a character from long ago, appear in this academy now?
The first possibility that comes to mind is aspect magic.
Aspect magic at its peak gives you the power to manipulate even time and space.
However, I have never heard of a rumor that there is such a thing as magic that allows you to skip time and go to the future.
This applies not only to my game knowledge, but also to the magic knowledge I learned after coming to this world.
However, it would not be surprising if Sylvania Robester, the pioneer of aspect magic, discovered magic that transcends time.
It’s not just about observing the future, it’s magic about jumping into the future.
If such a thing were theoretically possible… So why did Sylvania become afraid of the future itself? If you’re afraid of the future, shouldn’t you just skip even that future?
After my thoughts reached that point, I was able to picture the future as seen by Sylvania to some extent.
… It is said that Sylvania became a madman because she was afraid of the dark future that would one day come.
Perhaps the future observed by Sylvania was a distant darkness with no end in sight…
However, the fear of the dark… It must have been the same way back in the old days.
On the day when the future was first observed using constellation magic, the immense fear of darkness must have weighed down Sylvania.
However, Sylvania at that time was not engulfed by the fear of darkness.
Rather, the period of struggle to escape the promised end was longer.
If so, there is no explanation for Sylvania’s now completely crazy appearance. If the Sylvania of that time has jumped back in time to the present, shouldn’t she still be the same as she was in the past when she tried to fight against the darkness instead of giving in to it?
However, Sylvania, who now occupied the Trix building, was completely consumed by the fear of darkness and went crazy.
They were shouting that they should all be killed by Belbroke right here and now, as they would face death by writhing in fear forever.
I feel like the middle process has been lost.
Why did Sylvania go crazy?
Simply being swept up in the unknown madness of Aspect magic?
Even when she had a deeper understanding of aspect magic than anyone else in the world, wasn’t she struggling to escape from a future of endless darkness? Does it really make sense for her to become a madman so easily?
And what is her ultimate goal after going crazy?
If the goal is really to release Bellbroke and let everyone die together…
then… What is the identity of the chain that is currently wrapped around that bellbroke?
There are so many questions that remain. Things that need to be resolved, the truth that is not yet visible… It clearly remains.
It tells us that a solution can be found.
There is something left that is not fully known… This suggests that there may still be a solution that is not yet visible.
So, never give up on surviving. Even if intense pain surges through my whole body as if it were burning, I will never accept death.
It is the final ordeal of a long, long journey. There are only two victory conditions left.
Grabbing the bellbroke.
Capturing Great Sage Sylvania.
Even if we leave the former to Taily… The latter must be resolved entirely on my own.
Although there were many changes, Tailley had the minimum strength to cut out Velbroke’s heart.
A member who defeated Bellbroke together in the affair. Ayla, Ziggs, Clevius, Elvira, Lortel, Fenia.
These six members were the ones who took on their respective roles and completely defeated Bellbroke. If at least these six people meet the minimum conditions, theoretically, it could be solved somehow.
I would like to securely add a few more people, but the situation is like this, so just meeting the minimum conditions is too tight. I have no choice but to trust Tailley.
Even if we leave it at that, we also have to think about the last member who will capture Sylvania.
Trying to conduct a one-on-one subjugation war is reckless.
, they are extras who could not stand on the stage of the final subjugation in that affair… Nevertheless, those who have their own armed forces must be united.
There is a difficult condition that Tailley must mobilize all the maximum possible power without affecting as much as possible in subduing Velbroke.
It has nothing to do with the main story of .
They must be the people that I was able to create while living as Ed Rothtaylor and that originated from my story.
Perhaps, what I have been living through while struggling is… . Was it for right now?
In such an exquisite situation, a ray of laughter blooms even in the midst of intense pain.
Let’s give it a try. Damn this world.
As I gritted my teeth and held on to my senses, my consciousness began to return little by little.
“that… De’s departure… . but… Living building… !”
Dimly, Yenika’s familiar voice is heard. As she slowly lifts her heavy eyelids, her bangs soaked in dark red blood obscure her vision.
My hearing slowly returned, and this time I could hear Princess Selaha’s voice completely.
“It may be difficult to move to the living area. In the first place, this body had to go to the royal quarters! “It’s unreasonable to ask them to go somewhere else when the royal family’s quarters have been completely breached and we don’t know what happened to Abama and Fenia’s lives!”
“Well, then… “Is there a minimum number of medical personnel in the royal residence?”
“If you survive… There must be… That is, if you survive. In the first place, there is nothing that can be completely guaranteed in a situation like this! If you want my cooperation, you too should head to the royal residence! If there are any medical personnel alive, take responsibility and keep this man alive! “I can promise you that!”
Yenika was listening to Princess Selaha while holding her breath.
At that moment, I sneezed and forced a sound.
“Eh, Ed… ! Ed!”
Yenika looked startled and lowered her head towards me to check my condition.
I took a deep breath and struggled to speak.
“Royal family…accommodation… To the royal family’s lodgings… go..”
This was my decision.
At those words, Princess Selaha brightened and looked down at me.
“Indeed, it is a wise decision even in a half-asleep state! Did you hear? Didn’t this man himself say this to you? It is right to do what I think! “There is nothing to worry about!”
Although I was in a dazed state, I heard clearly.
now… If what Princess Selaha said is true… She had to act according to her opinion.
“Ed Rosstaylor! After all, no matter what, you admit that I am right! Yes, that’s right! Now, look carefully and remember… I will be the savior of your life. “I owe you my life, so I need to remember it!”
“painting… Nia… ”
“… what?”
Fenia Elias Cloel was the minimum member required to be included in Tailley’s Belbroke subjugation party.
“Princess Fenia… I have to survive… !”
“also… ! It’s Fenia… !!!!! I really… !! “I can’t survive!!!”
While clutching my wound tightly, Princess Selaha screamed as if she was truly fed up.
My head throbbed and rang from the sudden high-pitched sound.
