Chapter 265 – Carleya

#265.

“… What?”
“I am here to help you. I will help you defeat Leonard Carleya and become queen.”
“…”

My words were so unexpected that Kiris’ normally stiff face was stained with surprise. Her wide red eyes trembled with agitation.

But that condition didn’t last very long. Quickly compromising her expression, Kiris bit her lips and narrowed her eyes as she asked.

“Then what are the conditions?”
“Is it a condition?”
“I asked what the conditions were. Are you planning on setting me up as a scarecrow and wielding the Kingdom of Carleya from behind?”

Kiris thought I was up to something. She honestly understands that reaction. Out of the blue, someone like me came to help you. If you do, you will be suspicious.

What reason was there for the princess of the kingdom of Rianne to help the princess of the kingdom of Carleya? It would be too stupid to assume that someone in such a position would simply help out of favor.

I smiled at the red eyes that shimmered as if on fire. Reaching out her hand and filling her glass, she sighed and brought her glass to her mouth.

“Nothing.”
“… What? What is that…”

Looking at her distorted face in disbelief, he gulped down his drink. As expected, the wine he drank while watching the beauty tasted good. Even his frowning expression overflowed with his unique charm.

Kiris, who clenched her fist, asked again, as if she hated the way I was leisurely enjoying the drink.

“Do not lie. Say. What is the purpose!”

In fact, the lie is right. Can there be no conditions? But that’s not what Kiris thinks.

I put down my glass

“… It is cooperation.”
“Cooperation… ?”
“Yes. That is the reason I came here in the first place.”

In the end, the purpose of my exploration of the ancient ruins and the search for the temporary dimension was to eliminate the Church of Extinction, so I wasn’t completely wrong.

To put Kiris on her throne and make an alliance. It was helpful enough to deal with the Church of Destruction. I met my questioning eyes and recited the reason I had been thinking about.

“Have you heard of the Church of Destruction?”
“The Church of Destruction… ? … I heard that a subjugation order was issued by the Harpe Empire and the Rianne Kingdom. What does that have to do with me?”
“Why don’t you care? The one who killed your father is a member of that cult.”
“… Is that true?”

When Leonard Carleya was told that he was a member of the Church of the Abolition, Kiris was taken aback. He seemed quite shocked when he asked if it was true.

Of course, I mean completely wrong. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether the man is really a member of the Church of Destruction or not. The important thing was that it was effective in convincing Kiris that he was a man with a bad back.

Furthermore, looking at the conversation between Syraster and Kiris earlier, it is safe to say that Leonard Karleya instigated the pirates to murder the king.

If so, there was no need for me to feel guilty about framing myself.

“With a 99 percent chance. Isn’t that strange? A man who was completely removed from the throne because he couldn’t awaken his demonic eye suddenly appeared with his demonic eye awakened a year before the king’s death? Isn’t that too strange?”
“It is, but… Still no proof.”

They talked about the evidence, but Kiris seemed to have already passed almost all of it. There was no need for great logic anymore.

“Proof? You think so! The victim’s tears are proof of that.”
“…”

Kiris isn’t really crying right now, but isn’t she fine from the start? Maybe she cried a lot and was sad at that time. I just need to empathize.

As if to prove him, Kiris removed her strength from the eyes that were looking at me and lowered her head. Seeing that he was somewhat convinced, I was a little relieved and pretended to be calm.

My snout moved more skillfully than I thought. Looking at this, it seems that there is a talent in this side. It’s a little bit that it’s all a form of deception.

Kiris stared blankly at the water in her glass, wondering what she was thinking. As the ice melted, her red eyes shook as the ripples spread.

Then you bite your lips tight. As if she had made up her mind, she gulped down the whole bottle and set it down audibly on her table and looked at me.

“I don’t fully trust you.”
“That is natural. Do you already believe how long it’s been since we met? Instead, I’ll contact Princess Arisha a little later.”
“… Really?”
“Of course. Don’t worry.”
“Then I will believe you. But keep in mind. If you cheat on me, I will puncture your heart right away.”
“Of course. If I lied, feel free to poke a hole in it.”

Kiris’ face contorted when he replied that I was no big deal despite his threats. His tightly clenched fists trembled as if in resentment.

Maybe I don’t like the way I’m being dragged around? Certainly, at first, it was obviously helping me one-sidedly, but it turned around before I knew it.

However, Kiris quickly corrected her expression, probably knowing how to distinguish between public and private life. She spoke to me again with her chilled face.

“Then let’s sort things out. You help me sit on my queen. And I cooperate with Princess Arisha Lianne to help defeat the Church of Destruction. Am I right?”
“You’re right. But before that, I have a favor to ask of you.”
“What?”
“There is a place that has decided to join the information book. I would like you to take me there.”

Helping Kiris is important, but my purpose is to find the temporary dimension. Recovering her soul and memories and restoring her skills were a priority, but updating her save points was an urgent priority.

In a situation where you don’t know how long this fight may be, if you put it off and die, all your efforts so far will go back to nothing.

At that time, I don’t know how long it will take to get here.

“I won’t listen to that much. However, it will be difficult for the time being.”
“Why?”
“… There are islands occupied by the Siraster Pirates. There’s probably information about the Japanese Emperor and Samuhai. We need to make a raid as soon as possible.”
“Okay. It can’t be helped. You can send it as soon as things are resolved.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
“Yes. I look forward to.”

I turned to face Kiris and held out my hand.

Kiris, who had been staring at her hand, soon came holding my hand. It’s her nice, soft hands. It was difficult to see it as a hand that went through hard training until it reached the state.

Of course, this is because the body has been reconstructed through a body change. I felt the touch for a moment, then let go of her hand and got up from the chair.

“Let’s go. Stop by the cruise to say hello.”
“… Okay. I wish you well in the future.”
“Yes. Enough then.”

I exchanged a short greeting with Kiris and went back to the cruise.

***

Percussion!

With the sound of the door closing, Kiris pressed her butt back into his chair.

“I did it…”

What kind of feeling is this Relief and anxiety coexisted, and a complex mood dominated my body. My stomach was pounding for no reason, and an unknown stimulus rushed through my body.

She killed Syraster. Although she couldn’t dig up the right information, she succeeded in killing what she believed to be one of the culprits in the King’s Assassination.

It’s revenge

Of course, it is only a very small revenge. It will take a longer time to kill both Emperor Il-hwang and Sam-hae, as well as Leonard Carleya. I don’t know if I can achieve it even if I try my whole life.

But now there was a little bit of hope. In addition to the vigilantes, another ally was created. It wasn’t entirely reliable, but the fact that they had the same enemies was comforting anyway.

I will never believe it though. I will always be vigilant and not allow more than a certain distance. Because if you don’t believe, you won’t be betrayed.

The self who used to fawn over his enemies, saying that he was an uncle whom he met when he was young, is no longer there. I will never make such a stupid choice again.

Although Kirisu thought so, it was not easy to suppress the emotions that were beating inside her.

Taking the first step in anything is hard. As long as you’ve defeated Siraster, your revenge will speed up from now on. If you get the information about the Emperor and Samurai from Ciraster’s main base, then that’s the real start.

Carrying on her thoughts of her revenge, Kiris suddenly turned her gaze into her glass.

“Father. Please wait a minute.”

From that day on, Kiris never forgot her. The image of her father being beaten by a beast while trying to defend herself was not erased from her mind.

After the incident, she had nightmares every night. I saw her father holding her own ankle, saying that it was because of you, that without you, she wouldn’t have died.

That’s why she trained even more desperately. Because at that time, I didn’t have a bad idea. Thanks to that, he quickly became stronger, but he still couldn’t stop the nightmare.

She was so she drank. She drank so much that she couldn’t keep herself together, she drank so much that she couldn’t keep herself together, and then she fell asleep and she didn’t have nightmares.

That’s how she healed her wounds. No, I forcibly covered her wounds and ignored her pain. She doesn’t even know if the wound she neglected has now festered or healed.

Maybe it was better At some point, the moment she stopped getting sober, she stopped having nightmares. Maybe the wound has already healed and new skin has sprouted.

“Leonard Carleya…”

When she thought of her father, he also remembered his face. That made it even more frustrating. My father’s face faded from the other side of my memory, but his face only became clearer as time went on.

How much did he laugh at himself? It must have been very funny that the ignorant nephew, not knowing that he was trying to kill his father, clung to him and flattered him.

I still can’t stand the shame when I think of that time. She herself at that time was a weak, feeble, stupid, stupid woman.

What about now? She’s a bit… Would it have changed?

Kiris couldn’t be sure.

Even now, if she is caught off guard, she felt like she would jump out of herself at that time.

The ego of Kiris Karleja, the ego that had sunk beneath the leader of the vigilante Kirisra, would seek initiative and cry like a child. So, Kiris was always anxious.

I don’t know when the things I’ve been suppressing for 5 years will explode. Right now, he is happy with this small revenge, so he can’t be relieved.

“A little bit… Let’s be patient.”

There’s not much left now. The reason Kiris couldn’t touch one of the seas for five years was because their movements were so organic.

Even if you hit one side, you don’t have the power to overwhelm, so it was a fight that you had no choice but to lose if the other samurai came to support.

But now the balance has been broken.

When Syraster died, the rift in Samurai was great. If they go to the next target and erase them one by one without any time to settle down, they will eventually reach Emperor Il-hwang, and then the day will come when they will point their guns at Leonard.

It took five years to kill Syraster, but the next one would be much shorter. It will probably get shorter. If so, it’s soon.

Kiris tilted his glass and poured the drink down his throat, driving away the ghost of his childhood.