Advance (7)

Have you ever been truly angry at Erina?

In the meantime, I was stressed out by her obsession and complaining.

There were times when I got scolded for her reckless behavior.

I have never been truly angry with her.

So, let’s see Nie die in front of our eyes and Tyria despair.

Without realizing it, I got angry and started yelling.

“Erina…!!”

Erina started by my voice and looked at me.

The long sword that had pierced Nie’s chest was still held in her hand.

Even if we retrieve the knife now, what difference will it make?

Nie died and Tyria could never hear an answer.

He immediately approached Erina, pushed her away, and snatched the knife.

“Tsk… !”

He was struggling with his hands as if he was trying to rebel, but he calmed down when I lightly slapped his wrist.

After carefully removing the long sword stuck in Nie’s body, he carefully lifted Nie’s body.

“Tyria.”

“I’ll take it…”

Tyria held Nie’s body preciously.

Soon after, her body slowly began to collapse.

Unlike other races, the bodies of fairies and spirits disappear rather than becoming corpses.

In the words of the elves, they say it goes back to being a part of nature.

Even as her body was slowly falling apart, Tyria held on tightly to her,

In the end, only the bandages that Nie had wrapped around her body remained in her hands.

“Huh…”

Tyria held back her tears and wrapped a bandage.

Nie’s only keepsake. Even that was an item that only left her with painful memories.

As I watched Nie leave, I was left with mixed feelings.

In the end, Tyria and Nie were unable to get a happy ending in this episode as well.

Even during this time, Erina was frowning as she looked at me.

When Nie finally disappeared, Erina pulled my arm as if she had been waiting.

“It’s dangerous here.”

“…”

“Quickly go back to the rear. “We won the battle.”

She knew I couldn’t get angry.

Nie is Tyria’s enemy before she is her friend.

Erina only defeated the enemy leader, the Spirit King.

Knowing that fact, Erina killed Nie without hesitation.

“Seohyun.”

“…”

“Please listen to me quickly.”

I found it very disgusting to see him talking as if nothing had happened.

This time, he grabbed my hand and tried to drag me by force.

In the end, I couldn’t control my anger and violently shook her hand away.

“Tyria. Let’s go back first.”

“Yes…”

I left Erina alone and went to Tyria’s side.

He comforted her in despair and turned his back on the battlefield.

But before I could even take ten steps, pain came.

Is it because I used too much magic a little while ago?

It was difficult for me to control my body as I felt exhausted for the first time in my life.

Tyria must have sensed something strange and started to support me.

“Please be patient. Celica will be here soon.”

“Other colleagues…”

“Are you okay. “I’m listening to everything.”

As expected, Tyria had exceptional hearing.

It seems that he instantly assessed the victory or defeat of the battle by listening to the surrounding sounds.

Meanwhile, Erina suddenly ran up and pushed Tyria away.

Isn’t it like lifting my body while embracing it?

“Don’t worry. “I will protect you.”

“…”

I got out of her arms without saying a word.

Erina held on tight to keep me from letting go, but it was no use.

“Erina. “Stop it now.”

“…I did what I had to do.”

I didn’t want to hear any more excuses.

I left the battlefield, asking Tyria for help again.

***

“The wound got wider…”

The atmosphere sank to the floor at Celica’s words.

The clear black flame wound on my shoulder was bigger than before.

No matter how much Celica continued to pray, the wound showed no signs of healing.

This is because too much magic power was consumed to create the vortex.

Thanks to that, the battle ended safely and victoriously, but the cost was too great.

“Don’t worry too much. Because it doesn’t really hurt.”

“That can’t be possible. “There’s no way it doesn’t hurt when the wound is opening like this.”

“Cerica. “It’s really okay.”

I felt embarrassed as everyone stared at my shoulder.

After putting my jacket back on, I slowly looked at my colleagues.

Even though they clearly won the battle, everyone’s expressions were not good.

They were full of expressions of concern for me, and the tent was full of gloomy looks.

“Everyone, don’t be so gloomy. “We won the war.”

“…”

“Now the central battlefield is our land. In other words, it means that the road to the demon world has been opened.”

The moment you head to the Demon World, the game moves to the latter half.

There will be many powerful enemies and crises.

I was confident that with our current strength, we would be able to get through it.

Above all, there is only one left of the Four Blades, Makiella.

“My lord. Are you really planning to go straight to the demon world?”

Kayla asked me with a voice full of worry.

No matter how thirsty I was for the ending, it wasn’t that bad.

“No, let’s go back to the capital and do maintenance first.”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at my words.

Moreover, I had promised to meet with the king once.

I decided to go back as soon as the battlefield was cleared.

We decided to meet the children at the mansion and rest and prepare before crossing over to the demon world.

While I was taking a break, there was a guest who came to visit me.

Knight Commander Eileen looked at my complexion with a worried expression.

“Seohyun. Are you okay?”

“Thank you for your concern. I don’t mind.”

Thanks to the knights’ efforts, we were able to subdue all the spirit kings and the central battlefield was in our hands.

Of course, we could no longer advance due to the fog of the Demon World.

Still, because the route was open, my colleagues and I were able to head to the demon world.

“Okay. “I heard you got hurt again.”

“Sister. Please speak up…”

Meanwhile, Catalina and Malcolm also came to see me and were worried.

I’m not sure if I came here to worry or to tease you.

The heavy atmosphere in the tent, which suddenly became noisy, gradually eased.

My colleagues also erased their dark expressions and returned to their usual ways.

And of course, there were people who couldn’t join in the atmosphere.

“…”

Erina just stayed silent in the corner.

He just glared at me and watched me.

Did she care that I pushed her away a little while ago?

But I never regretted it.

I think this time, I was in a situation where I would be angry with her.

Because I killed Tyria’s friend and not anyone else.

“So are you planning to return to the capital right away?”

“Okay. “Maybe I’ll go a week before.”

“…Aren’t you in too much of a hurry? It’s okay to rest a little longer.”

Eileen continued speaking kindly, perhaps because she was worried.

It certainly seems like he trusts me, unlike other knight commanders.

“I plan to go back right away. “There’s a lot of work to be done when I return to the capital.”

“But please rest comfortably for now.” “I will take care of the rest.”

Recently, I felt like I was only hearing words full of worry.

Do I look like someone who overdoes things like that?

On the other hand, there were people who didn’t worry about me at all.

“It’s just a matter of making a fuss with that kind of injury. “It will get better soon.”

Although the tone of his speech was quite harsh to others, I did not feel any malice.

Catalina has always been like that. Maybe I’m saying this because I’m interested.

Of course, Malcolm next to me corrected her words and was worried about me, but he didn’t seem to notice anything.

“By the way, Catalina. Are you planning to head to the demon world too?”

“Of course. Because I will subdue the devil.”

Catalina was reckless, but she was not stupid.

If she was confident, I had no reason to stop her.

Then, Eileen, who was listening next to her, looked at Catalina, as if she was a little surprised.

Even though many people are reluctant to mention the word ‘demon king’ even when they hear it.

Catalina always maintained a confident attitude and said she would defeat the devil.

“If we head to the Demon World later, let’s go together.”

“Hmm. Well, it’s not bad…”

“Please contact me as soon as you are ready to head to the Demon World.”

Before Catalina could say something else, Malcolm stepped forward and answered.

From then on, Eileen asked many questions about me and Catalina, and it continued until the sun set.

After all the guests left, only my colleagues remained.

I wanted to enjoy the afterglow after the war ended like this.

“…”

Erina kept looking at me as if she was waiting for me.

I guess he wants to talk to her separately.

“Everyone is resting. And Erina follows me for a moment.”

My colleagues tried to dissuade me again, but I had already made up my mind to talk to Erina.

Of course, Erina immediately got up from her seat as if she had been waiting.

I decided to brace myself, thinking that I might get angry at her for the first time today.