Return (2)

“I… Over there… “

Celica could not bear to speak.

While I was looking at Erina in front of me, unable to even approach her.

Tyria could not let go of the bow and aimed at the enemy.

And there was Erina in the direction her arrow was heading.

Golem and Erina. Tyria and Celica.

In a situation where it clearly needs to be divided into two sides.

There was a strange tension between colleagues.

Cheaeng!

Erina removed the arms aimed at her.

Then he turned his head and looked at Tyria and Celica.

“You guys.”

“Yes, yes…?!”

Even though there is an enemy right in front of you, you take your eyes off and look behind you.

Tyria was beyond shocked and even afraid.

She showed a relaxed attitude as if nothing was wrong with an opponent that would be difficult to defeat even if she and Celica combined their efforts.

“Didn’t you see Seohyun… ?”

“We haven’t met yet… ?!”

Before Tyria could finish answering, Erina struck the golem.

A huge bolt of electricity aimed at the golem’s head.

As soon as her long sword passed by, the head flew off with an explosion sound.

Nevertheless, the golem got up again.

I tried to resist by swinging my remaining five arms.

The golem, which has already lost its sight, just waves its arms in the air.

As Erina swung the long sword, her left arm flew off once again.

The golem that lost its body lost its balance and fell.

Let’s see how he struggles and continues his final struggle even while lying on the floor.

Tyria felt pity for the golem.

The threatening appearance from just a moment ago suddenly disappeared.

The sight of him just lying helplessly on the floor looked extremely pitiful.

Only then did Tyria put down her bow and take a fighting stance.

“Excuse me… Erina… “

As Tyria called carefully, Erina slowly turned her head and looked.

When they made eye contact with her, Celica and Tyria swallowed their breath.

Empty eyes and pitch-black eyes.

To live like I’ve never felt before.

If her anger was directed at the two people, it seemed like she wouldn’t be able to respond in any way.

“Seo, I have to find Seohyun… We must quickly defeat the golem…”

As soon as Tyria finished speaking, Erina plunged her long sword into the fallen golem.

Even the final struggle lost strength.

“…”

Only after confirming that there was no movement, Erina pulled out the long sword and retrieved it.

After defeating the enemy, Erina began to walk forward.

The path that the golem was blocking. Direction moving further away from the entrance.

Erina walked forward silently.

Looking at Erina, I wondered if I should follow her, but I couldn’t just sit still like this.

Tyria gathered her courage and approached Erina.

“Hey, over there. Erina. With us…”

“Get out.”

Tyria had no choice but to step back at the voice full of sincerity.

He knew that she hated him, but he was hostile even in this critical situation.

Even Celica just watched silently with a bitter expression.

I leaned on her shoulder and carefully stopped her.

“Tyria. “Let’s chase after Erina.”

“…Okay.”

Instead, I decided to chase after her even from afar.

Fortunately, Erina was indifferent to them, so it wasn’t a big problem.

I was just following along, holding my breath so as not to do anything that would provoke Erina.

Erina cuts down the monsters that pop out from time to time and heads somewhere.

Even if there was a fork in the road, I just kept moving forward without hesitation.

That’s how we reached a dead end.

Erina turned around with an expression tinged with despair.

“…”

When Erina turned around, Tyria and Celica noticed and moved out of the way.

Erina silently wandered through the cave looking for another way.

As time went on, anxiety came to Celica’s heart.

‘Seohyun and Kayla will be safe…’

Just before the cave collapsed, Celica saw Kayla wrapping her arms around Seohyun.

I lost sight of him as the pile of rocks fell, but I was sure he was alive.

Even though there have been numerous crises so far, we have somehow managed to survive.

At that time, a huge explosion sounded from somewhere.

Tyria and Celica instinctively grabbed their weapons.

Erina turned her head in the direction where she heard the explosion.

It’s definitely not far from here.

The somewhat familiar sound of an explosion was familiar to my ears.

“If… Kayla?”

Celica also nodded at Tyria’s words.

Could it be that she is surrounded by monsters and fighting?

I quickly started looking for the place where I heard the explosion.

But I couldn’t find any trace of Kayla anywhere.

In the end, out of frustration, Tyria raised her voice.

“Kayla! “Answer me when you hear me!”

Her voice echoed in the cave, but there was no answer.

Meanwhile, an explosion sounded again and even a slight vibration could be felt.

“Maybe it’s beyond the wall!”

At Celica’s words, Erina took her steps back to the dead end.

Direction consistent with the sound of the explosion. The road was blocked by rubble, but there was a high probability that there was a road inside.

When I took out my long sword and swung it with magical power, a pile of stones collapsed.

As expected, there was a passage behind the stone wall.

However, it is a space that is difficult to enter because it is narrow and dark.

It was only big enough for one person to fit in.

“…”

Erina went into the hole without any hesitation.

Tyria and Celica hesitated for a moment and then stopped walking.

“Let us wait here.”

“Ugh…”

I wanted to go in with the two of them, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

Tyria was exhausted, and Celica’s legs were so weak that she could not walk properly.

It was not only too reckless to cross the narrow passage in this situation.

There was no guarantee that Erina would protect them.

I just hoped that Erina would meet Seohyun and Kayla and return safely.

***

“My lord. “I will handle it.”

A swarm of huge spiders appeared from the front.

Arachne must have been remodeled, so she had an ugly appearance and her legs were twisted.

However, it is a difficult enemy to deal with as it is coated with poison on both ends and has thorns all over its body.

‘I’ve never been without poison.’

Maybe Makiela realized that our weakness was poison and modified it.

It was a reasonable guess, but there was no way to get an answer from someone who was already dead.

The spider caught in Kayla’s firestorm screamed and its body caught fire.

My body burned and I collapsed without any chance of resistance.

In addition, Kayla also exhaled lightly, as if she was satisfied.

“It seems like the elixir was effective as expected.”

Even before, I would have consumed a lot of mana trying to overcome countless enemies.

Kayla’s magical power has not decreased by even a quarter yet.

Although it was thanks to her that she had grown so much, it could not be denied that it was also thanks to the effectiveness of the elixir.

“Good. Let’s take a little rest first.”

From what I remember, Machiela’s bedroom was quite far from the entrance to the cave.

How many hours must have already passed?

However, there was still no sign of the entrance appearing.

I had no choice but to take a break and go.

“Kayla. When we return safely, let’s go back to the capital and rest.”

“Yes. All of the four blades have fallen, so the rest is up to the knights.”

Now that Makiella has fallen, the Demon King’s army has no core strength.

At best, he’s an executive of the Demon King. Even he had the power of a mid-boss.

The power of the knights was enough to counter that.

I missed the capital’s mansions, soft beds, and warm food.

If I go back this time, I plan to rest comfortably for a while.

‘Now that I think about it, Julia will be really angry.’

Suddenly, Julia and the king came to mind.

Even though they advised me not to head to the center of the demon world, I broke my promise to them.

“I think the King will be quite worried.”

“I see. Not only did I enter the demon world, I also became a shipwreck.”

Even though I had already made up my mind, I couldn’t help but feel sorry.

It was obvious that if I didn’t do this, there would be too much delay until the ending.

In particular, the two people were more sensitive to my personal safety and safety.

Even if they said they were going to subdue Makiella, they would have done whatever it took to stop it.

“Well, I can’t help it. “I have to think about it after I return.”

If it were Yulia, it would be resolved quickly if we let her have a drinking party.

The king had no idea how to appease him.

‘Should I at least give it a gift?’

Before returning to the capital, I decided to think of at least a nice gift.

While she was catching her breath, Kayla sighed and looked at me.

“My lord. “Sometimes I can’t believe it.”

“Huh…?”

“If it weren’t for my lord, I would have been taken by the devil’s army and become a slave.”

I had previously informed Kayla of her final fate.

I didn’t want to tell her either, but she wanted it so I had no choice but to tell her.

Of course, she didn’t say anything, perhaps because she was shocked.

Now he spoke again in a calm tone.

“If that were the case, I would have met a miserable end like Machiela.”

It’s not wrong. If I hadn’t saved her, she and I would have become enemies.

If it weren’t for Kayla in the first place, I don’t know if I would have been able to get this far.

“If he had died by his lord’s hand, he too…”

“Kayla. “Stop it.”

As the atmosphere started to get heavier, I stopped Kayla.

It’s just a useless worry anymore.

Although I could understand that her feelings had become complicated recently.

On the other hand, Kayla needed to let her thoughts go.

“It’s a meaningless assumption now. Because now you are my dragon.”

“…That’s right. “You are my master.”

Kayla, who was thinking about her words, looked at me with a serious expression.

Even when it was in dust, her face was still covered beautiful.

“My lord. If a peaceful world comes one day, I also want to stay by your side.”

“Me too.”

“And even if I live with Erina… “I don’t mind if you don’t care.”

Words of sincere reflection on the fight with Erina.

It was what I wanted for her.

“Even if my lord says he will embrace Erina…”

“…”

“I always want to remain by my lord’s side.”

That was the rude request I wanted from her.

Please understand even if I embrace another woman.

Even though I couldn’t tolerate such a thing, I had no choice but to ask Kayla.

And Kayla accepted my request.

I hugged Kayla’s body because I knew how difficult that decision was.

“Lord, lord…” ” “

Kayla covered her mouth to prevent her from saying anything else.

The kissing continued and there was no stopping.

Additionally, as Kayla’s body got closer, the heat began to rise.

Even the robe that Kayla was wearing was torn.

The body was exposed through the loose clothing.

“Ugh… “

Even though we obviously kissed several times.

Seeing Kayla react as if it was her first time always filled my heart.

Right now, there was no one else except me and Kayla.

Normally, I had no choice but to restrain myself because I thought Erina might be watching, but the situation was different now.

It could have been a crisis and an opportunity that would never happen again.

“Master…”

My heart was greatly shaken by Kayla’s already wet eyes.

There wouldn’t be any problem if I knew her now.

‘If not now… Never again…’

This is something that no sane person should do in such an emergency situation.

I was thinking that maybe it would be okay now.

“Ugh… !”

In the end, I couldn’t bear it anymore and placed my hand on her chest.

My head burned even hotter at the sight of me moaning in surprise.

At the same time, Kayla whispered in my ear.

“Master… I’m fine anytime…”

I couldn’t bear it any longer and knocked her down.

Despite the violent actions, Kayla did not resist at all.

They just comply as if it’s okay to do whatever they want.

“…Kayla.”

“Yes…”

Kayla nods without saying anything.

Just as he was about to undo her clothes.

Kwaang!!

An earthquake occurred in the cave with a loud noise.