chapter 36
36. Surprise
Something seems strangely twisted, but the first goal has been achieved.
The one who hid behind Garam and kept making trouble.
A stupid woman who stole travel routes and other information and spilled it to her constant drinking admirers.
Thanks to that, Garam’s journey to the north, which should have taken less than a month, took over two months.
In the meantime, fragments of the Demon God that appeared for the first time make a fuss around the royal castle.
Garam’s vacancy is quite large, and in the end, she barely manages to take down one of her fragments, but her warriors are injured.
She had ‘a vicious poison that could not be properly cured even with Lily-sama’s ability.’
The deadly poison has plagued the wounded warriors ever since.
It’s not impossible to heal, but that time was too slow. She
She After that, every time she had a decisive fight, she had no choice but to hold her ankle.
Garam must complete her northern subjugation within a month and return to the center.
And even though we don’t get along well, another warrior who knows each other better than anyone else.
Together with Xenia Violet, she has to defeat the demon’s fragments.
There is already a magic hero, Daisy Blossom, my master’s third apprentice, near the royal castle.
And the Divine Hero, Lily Hyacinth, who felt unusual energy, will also join.
In the past, Xenia, Daisy, and Lily. Although these three dealt with the fragments of the Demon God.
This time, four people, including Garam, will be dealing with the fragments of demons.
Three and four are different things.
Someone can do something that would cause serious injury, or something that didn’t exist at all.
At the time, she was still weak, but her seniors were strong.
If the damage did not accumulate in the ensuing fight, there was a chance.
‘And Gerard-sama and Master, who are going to rescue Iris-sama. You will surely get lost and wander there. Damn old kingdom. After all, that was the worst place ever.’
Gerard, who is in charge of the vanguard, is missing, and Iris, who can take his place, is also missing.
So it was only natural for the remaining warriors to suffer large and small injuries.
We must get them out quickly before the past repeats itself.
To do so, you must follow the Master who is heading there and tell the truth about that place.
Isn’t it okay to say it right now?
No, not now. In the first place, even if I said it now, no one would understand.
Only when you face the world in front of your eyes does your own advice work as advice.
Until then, this is just bullsh*t, not advice.
‘This may be the first and last chance. I can’t waste this. Never.’
There is no way to know why he returned to the past or how he was able to come.
I’m making some mistakes because I’m unfamiliar with all of this right now.
Sometimes I’m confused about how to make this ridiculous situation a little more useful.
But in the end, I want only one thing.
A future where everyone survives together.
It’s not about leaving someone behind and walking lonely looking at an empty seat.
It was the path I really wanted to go forward laughing and chatting together saying that I had suffered.
However, if there are feelings that keep subtly raised in that resolution….
“When the hell are you coming?”
Iris was not in a good mood at the moment, to the point that her inner thoughts would come out of her mouth.
I feel so resentful and annoyed that you left me alone.
I was so resentful that I hadn’t even thought of coming back for well over an hour.
I definitely hate myself for being immature at the time.
But at the same time, because of that immaturity, it was as good as sticking close to Master.
If you ask what kind of feelings you have for Master.
After pondering for a while, Iris will reply that longing, and affection, are a mixture of them.
If you ask her if she likes her as a member of the opposite s*x, she won’t be able to say ‘no’.
He was the person who saved me from almost disappearing.
He is a teacher who tried to teach to the extent that he thought it was too much for himself who had no ability.
In his immature childhood, he had even a little bit of resentment.
No matter how much I teach him, nothing gets better.
The guy who was rummaging through the trash was planting a ridiculous imagination about what kind of hero he was.
Because they made me train every day to melt my bones.
I couldn’t help but realize that it was only later.
Why did Master push him so hard, and why did that man think so highly of him?
He was too shy to be called a hero.
Why was he able to reach this very moment by listening to the warrior, sound to him.
She was a hero who existed for this very moment.
“You are a little late.”
“I thought you would be here in an hour.”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to take a look at the city, brothers?”
“Uh huh. Don’t be stupid She said that the saintess believed in him. If we, his faithful servants, do not believe in him, then we will be a big deal to the saintess.”
Listening to the people of her church, Iris nodded her head.
Who is the person who followed the saintess you are talking about?
He is the one who taught the warriors whom the world respects so much.
Although his existence has been kept a secret from you all this time.
Since Master has decided to go out into the world, that won’t last long either.
‘But why aren’t you coming?’
I’m about to get heartache.
I called him a lacking disciple every time, but he stayed with me almost all the time except for sleeping or washing up.
It’s been a long time since I’ve met a disciple, but it took too long.
“My lady. Let me ask you something.”
A paladin from the church is approaching in front of Iris.
I had already roughly guessed what kind of questions they would ask.
Bonama, he’s going to ask about the man who went out with the former saintess earlier.
Since she and the man seemed to be traveling together, it must be so.
“You said he was a mercenary. Where exactly was he active? Oh, don’t be offended or misunderstood. He is a skilled enough to be acknowledged by the saintess, but I want to know what kind of mercenary he is.”
Like knights, mercenaries make a name for themselves if they are strong.
Someone from a mercenary company, or someone from a certain city, like this.
In the world of mercenaries, the quality of a request becomes one’s ability.
So it was only natural that a guy who was even a little proud would want to make his name known widely, not just because of vanity, but also to receive better requests.
From that point of view, the paladin’s curiosity was natural.
“He was active a long time ago. And he’s not particularly interested in making a name for himself.”
“Ah… Is that so? If not, the lady in front of me….”
“Student. I am his disciple.”
And others call me a warrior.
Iris chewed the words roughly and passed them down her throat.
There were still too many things that I lacked to call myself a hero.
Of course, that was only by Iris’ standards.
Her paladin standing in front of her was nodding her head in admiration.
“It seems that the man has great skills. Even if you are a disciple, the energy you feel is different. You give me a more restrained feeling than most apprentice knights.”
“… Thank you.”
Perhaps if her master was by her side.
‘What are you doing?! Other people praise you, but such a calm reaction?!”
If that wasn’t the case, Iris thought, raising her hand and saying, ‘Looks like our student is finally getting some iron!’
“Well, if you have time, come with me….”
The moment the paladin’s words continued.
The door to the chapel opened and two figures stepped inside.
She must have judged that the saintess who had gone out earlier had returned.
People from the church stood up and greeted them quite naturally.
“… Ah.”
Except for Iris, who was looking at them, tilting her head.
At first she thought she felt wrong, she thought she was mistaken.
I thought it was a bit sharp because Master had left him alone.
“Avoid everything!”
From the hands of those who entered the chapel.
That was until right before I saw a black light gushing out and spreading out in all directions.
Quaaang!!-
With a roar, the body seemed to tilt, then floated into the air.
I wonder if the world is turning round and round, but soon I fall down.
Kung!-
“Keuk!”
A sharp pain rushes through my whole body, a pain that my current body cannot bear.
To the point where tears flowed, to the point where I wanted to scream in pain right away.
However, the future, no, past self was not so weak.
This level of pain was beyond the scope of the pain axis.
I bite my lip until it bleeds and try to come to my senses.
“Cough, Cough!”
I felt someone grab me while I was flying.
Thanks to that, I didn’t float any farther and it ended like this.
Looking to the side, he noticed that the paladin who was talking to him was coughing.
“Cool, cool!”
It’s not just a cough, blood flows between the lips.
Why does the blood that should flow inside a person’s body flow outside?
He was injured. That, too, is a very serious injury.
“… What. Is it over? Where is the saintess going?”
“It seems that he is not here. Defense, and barriers. I don’t feel anything.”
“What? This stupid bastard You said you were here! How much did you prepare for this one room today? It seems that the saintess is not here? Are you just saying that this bastard has a pierced mouth?”
“Noisy. Can you say country? I didn’t even put a location tracking spell on it, so what?”
One with a male voice and one with a female voice.
Listening to the voices of the man and woman, Iris diligently recalled her memories.
Where did I hear that voice? I’m sure I’ve heard it more than once.
“Ah.”
I remembered who those two men and women were. What kind of beings
Crazy, crazy twins called ‘Wanpa Joe’ among demon worshipers.
The apostles of death who, once they appeared, destroy all villages and cities.
Originally, meeting them for the first time was the way to the ancient kingdom.
That was not mutually intentional, it was all that we met by chance.
I have never met them fully armed and fully prepared like today.
The moment I reached that point, Iris had to let go of her drool.
She was starting to feel something different from what she knew.
Cleaning out the devil worshipers under Garam, that was all.
When that became a domino, an enemy that he could not handle with his current self appeared.
“Hey. Hey, is there something strange?”
“… Right. Quite annoying.”
“What should I do?”
“Kill.”
“As expected, my brother.”
“I am the older brother.”
“Damn it.”
Looking at the twins approaching with dark energy.
Iris bit her lip again to make her blood flow.
Can you win? Absolutely impossible. Can you resist It should be possible in about 3 seconds.
I wouldn’t know if it was my former self, but with my current body, I can’t even imagine it.
Stand up-.
The twins approaching Iris suddenly stop.
Then he looked at Iris with a cold, sinking gaze.
No, looking at someone beyond her.
“Iris.”
My heart, which had been pounding like it was about to explode, is now stable like a lie.
Even though I only heard one voice, I couldn’t feel relieved.
“Stay face down.”
As she slowly drew her sword from her waist.
The man who taught her, her, and her warriors steps in front of her.
“It gets swept away.”