ALL NOVEL chapter 62
62 – Splitting the Darkness (6)
How much time had passed, even when it came, it was raining in the sky.
It was quite difficult to guess the time because the moonlight was falling when I opened my eyes.
A day must have passed.
Since the time I spent dealing with the warlocks was so long, I felt sick to my stomach at the thought that maybe that sun would have turned around.
I was still not feeling well.
Those big wounds healed, probably because of hemolysis, but
Blood was still flowing from all over his body from the wounds he had suffered while fighting Maloric.
Even with his body, which is said to be a superman, he was at this level, so if he was an ordinary person, he would have died right away.
Cool,
Spitting out the blood pooled in his throat once,
Looking around slowly like that, I felt a presence I hadn’t felt before.
A warlock? No, this sign…Probably belonged to the prince.
I had many questions, but soon I started to see the crown prince in the distance, so I slowly got up from my seat.
Scattered around are the bones of Maloric and the corpses of warlocks.
The prince’s reaction was so obvious that when he opened his eyes wide, he only laughed once.
“…What is all this?”
“As you can see.”
Let’s answer by shaking off the handle of the sword that fell on the floor.
The prince looked at me with a slightly hazy expression and then opened his mouth slightly.
As if this situation was completely unbelievable, the prince who was holding the huge bone shook his head and opened his mouth slowly.
“Bone…Dragon, I’m sure I’m right. You caught this Bone Dragon?”
“He was not perfect. Because the warlocks summoned them in a hurry, they weren’t as strong as the ones in the legend.”
“Anyway, isn’t the Bone Dragon right? I said that Lord Aest might be greatly surprised, but this… Is not enough to express surprise.”
It’s Sir Azest, so I looked at the prince blankly at those words, and soon he started talking again.
“Lord Azest asked me to do something else. In the northern part of the Duchy of Julis, if you go a little further there, you will be fighting. He came out like this because he was like a teacher to me, but when I looked at it, it was full of black smoke.”
Black radish, reminding me of that, I nodded and looked at the prince.
I wonder if he broke through that, but the prince looked at me with his head shook, saying that it was too much.
“Three days have passed since I saw the fog. And it wasn’t until the fog disappeared that I was able to come in. Could it be that you were in here for those three days?”
“…I didn’t expect that 3 days had passed.”
Three days had passed, and Irene’s face suddenly came up with a frown.
What would have happened to the curse, if the curse didn’t go away even after doing this.
She had no idea what Irene was thinking, so she sighed lightly.
She had to go back soon. Three days had passed, she never thought,
As time passed more than she thought, impatience began to rise.
However, I slowly raised my head at the stinging gaze that was pouring down on me.
The wizards and knights who came with the prince, all of them looked at me with astonishment.
Especially when he sees the corpse of a huge dragon, he exclaims as if he has promised,
It was burdensome, so I just bowed my head slightly to them.
“…If it hadn’t been for you, the empire might have already collapsed.”
“That’s too much praise.”
“The number of medal petals on your chest will increase again. It seems to be about 50 pieces, but now I have to think about what to make instead of flowers.”
While saying that, the prince knocked on my chest and immediately looked at me quietly while calling for a wizard.
“There are many things I want to say, but I don’t think I can hold you like this forever. Shouldn’t we let you know that you’re alive? I have to take care of this place as Sir Aest asked… I’ll have to go back to Sogaju soon.”
The magician who approached before long began to slowly draw a magic circle.
It’s probably a teleport, so take a moment to look at it. I bowed my head to the prince and quietly expressed my gratitude.
“Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness. I will never forget this grace.”
“Consideration is not funny. And to say thank you… Rather, I want to say it.”
Sure, the prince’s fist was directed at my heart. An imperial greeting to show respect to someone.
After taking such a posture, the prince soon opened his mouth to me with a serious expression.
“I salute you. The first prince of the empire, the crown prince, and the second most dignified person under the sun will declare it. To bless the hero of this empire who alone created a miracle that no one else could do.”
“…A hero.”
“You are a hero, no matter what anyone says, because I decided that.”
To say that he was a hero, he quietly brushed his face at the somewhat embarrassing title.
Eventually, the last thing I saw in the vision blurred by the teleport was the prince bowing slightly to me.
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In the darkened sky, where even the dawn has disappeared and only the moonlight blooms.
The place I reached through the teleport was quite a familiar place.
Is it a coincidence or was it intentional by the wizard?
As soon as I realized that it was a corner of the garden, quite close to Irene’s office, I burst into laughter.
A cool breeze hit the naked body. I thought it would be a little like meeting someone like this,
The wizard next to me hesitated and poked me in the shoulder.
“…That, over there. I think I can make clothes for you. Of course, one shirt is enough.”
A sorceress with long blond hair was staring at me with blushing cheeks.
His gaze gradually descended toward my upper body, but…
I smiled lightly as if nothing was wrong and quietly opened my mouth.
“Is that so?”
“Yes, no, I can make it. So please wait a little bit.”
If Irene saw the scars left on her body, she would definitely say something.
Wiping the blood off her face, she waited for the clothes to be made.
Making clothes with magic, La. According to the wizard’s explanation, it is not used very often,
They tend to tear easily, so they said they would have to throw it away after wearing it once.
Isn’t it just to cover the wounds anyway? Blood will leak out, but
Still, I thought it would be better than directly showing the wound, so I just waited for a while.
And after a while, as I stared at her who cleared her throat, she licked her lips as she handed me her shirt.
“Thank you.”
“…Yeah, yes. Yes.”
However, as if she couldn’t think of anything more to say, she grabbed her own head and hurriedly used her magic to disappear.
She stared at the spot for a moment in bewilderment, then slowly looked away, forgetting the wizard from her thoughts.
The most important thing, the person you want to see the most at this moment.
I started to take steps towards the place where the person was.
My body was heavy. Like cotton soaked in water, I let out a heavy breath at the weight I felt every time I took a step.
However, she walks while remembering that face. In front of me, following the new light from the window.
What should I say?
There were many things I wanted to say, but many words came to my mind, but I couldn’t decide which one would be the best.
Day 3, Irene, what was she thinking during that time.
Seeing me as her quiet duke, perhaps she has taken care of her confusion.
If she was taking care of her business on behalf of her duke, she might be as emaciated as before, and for some reason her worry rose up.
Jerbug-
Quietly, I walk through the desolate garden and reach the window.
A brightly lit room alone in a dark mansion. Looking at the window, I began to see Irene’s figure in it little by little.
Her face was emaciated, unlike the last time she had seen her, and her eyebrows were furrowed by the shadows under her eyes, perhaps from skipping sleep to work.
The papers piled up in a corner of the desk, and the seal on her finger.
I could easily guess why she was like that, so I stared at her while letting out her light sigh.
There were many things I wanted to say. I wanted to knock on her window right away and tell her I was back.
Holding her hand, she wanted to embrace the fact that she was alive in her arms.
But I persevered. She watched Irene for a long time, waiting for her to find me first.
Her slender hands trembled. How long she had held her pen, the reddish sides of her fingers irritated her eyes.
When she let out a thin sigh and looked up, she calmed her pounding heart and quietly stood in front of her window.
Wait, wait, wait. It didn’t take long before she looked out her window.
Still, the time was as long as eternity, and she burst into laughter as soon as she couldn’t control her beating heart.
And then her eyes meet.
At that moment, her mind seemed to go white, and all she could do was smile slightly.
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…The moment I realized that it had been three days since Evan left, I felt a sense of exhaustion all over my body.
Maybe I will never see that face again.
Yeongyeong, can’t it be that we can only see him in our memories without even finding his body?
Lofena and Sir Chris both said it was too early to lose hope.
I couldn’t even breathe easily because of the ever-growing anxiety.
Regret, I didn’t let Evan go alone.
Despair, about never seeing that face again. It was hard to let out the breath that was rising up to the bottom of her chin.
All I could do was look at the documents and try to erase the thoughts that came to my mind.
However, how can I forget? Even if a little time passes, I close my eyes to her rising face.
If he really died, what the hell would he do himself? She would resent her actions all her life.
At that time, I should have caught him and told him not to go, but no matter how much I trusted him, I shouldn’t have sent him alone to such a dangerous place.
Jiik’s pen tip drew a line at his own will in his intensified emotions.
His fingers tingled. How many hours have you been doing this? His mind was hazy because he hadn’t even eaten.
I wanted to lay down and rest right now… But how can I sleep comfortably?
Take a moment to caress your bent head and stiff neck.
I closed my eyes at the blurry vision and slowly turned my head.
To see the dark outside, that was just the reason.
“……”
In an instant, my eyes widened. Could it be that her hazy mind is making it look empty?
Isn’t the full moon floating in the sky showing you a fantasy? I had several thoughts.
With green eyes that still glisten, and golden hair that shines brilliantly when the moonlight breaks through.
What was so funny was that I just stared blankly at the smiling face.
A lot of words tried to come out from inside at the moment, but in the end, all I could spit out was a light saliva.
As if possessed by something, he slowly approaches the window. Seeing Evan’s face covered with blood that he couldn’t bear to clean.
Hopefully what you see in your eyes is not an illusion.
“…Lady.”
“What the hell.”
A voice was heard. I heard that voice that hadn’t changed a bit, maybe a little tired and trembling slightly.
I could hear the calm breathing and the beating heart.
Evan was alive. When he comes back alive, he realizes that he has come back to him like this.
Drreuk,
The window opened roughly, I reached out and touched her chest right away.
Laughing at the absurdly warm feeling.
“…He’s hurt again.”
He wondered where the clothes he was originally wearing had gone.
Evan’s body, wearing only a white shirt, was blooming like a red flower in several places.
Biting his lips at the wound on the nape of his neck, the visible wound beneath it.
He had never been hurt like this before, and it bothered me that one arm was especially red.
Didn’t he say he wouldn’t come because he was hurt?
I wish I could keep that word even once, but why do I come back injured every time I come back like this?
He knew it was a selfish thought, but he narrowed his eyes in a little bit of annoyance.
“…Sorry.”
“I don’t need an apology.”
Took,
Tap his chest with your hand. Evan’s body was pushed back by the hand that touched him lightly.
I wonder if he knows how much he was worried.
What on earth had happened over the course of three days, and after coming back with such scars, could he smile casually?
“Do you know what I was thinking?”
Took,
Hardly than before. Evan frowns on him for hitting him like that.
During these three days, I thought countless times.
Shouldn’t he stop lifting his father’s curse and go straight to Evan?
Isn’t it time to ask the imperial family for support and go rescue Evan?
However, the words that asked me to believe in myself, the memory of saying that I believed in myself, barely suppressed that urge.
A sigh escapes from clenched teeth.
I didn’t have to be so angry, but my vision was blurred by the rising emotions.
With his head bowed, he slammed his chest forcefully. Once, twice.
Even so, he opened his mouth worried about Evan, wondering if he might get sick.
“…I asked if you knew what I was thinking.”
“I don’t know.”
“Don’t lie. You know. I know how hard it was for me. If you say that, what should I do?”
Puck.
I shut my mouth at the dull impact sound. Wiping the tears flowing from the corners of my closed mouth,
I kept that crying voice inside.
Now I realize that saying that I missed you is so difficult to say.
I wanted to tell you. When the moon rises, I couldn’t sleep at the rising face,
I wonder if you died. That I waited for you like that while resenting myself.
I wish I could have said something, but
I was resentful of that stare staring at me without saying anything.
But still, I liked the fact that he was alive, so I held onto his trembling shoulders and wiped away the flowing tears.
“…Don’t go there again.”
No matter how much you trust him, no matter how much you trust Evan. I couldn’t let go now.
I feel so anxious even if I am away for just one day, but it is so painful to endure two or three days.
Now, how can I send you alone? My chest was stuffy. He let out a heavy breath and waited for an answer like that.
I didn’t hear the answer. In the silence that flows for a long time.
Evan slowly reached out to himself, who lowered his head.
His hand touched his face and was immediately lifted upwards.
My face must be a mess, so I tried to cover my face.
Evan’s hand removed it, revealing his full face.
“You were crying.”
“Get rid of this hand, you don’t have to worry about it-“
However, as if he couldn’t hear himself, the large hand began to gently caress his eyes.
Wiping away the tears that had been shed, Evan quietly opened his mouth after laughing.
“…I missed you.”
My mouth fell shut at those words. His face turned red at the words that came without a hint.
Evan’s face illuminated by the brilliant moonlight caught my eye, and before long, I met his eyes slowly, barely letting out a choked breath with his chin.
As if those words were true, the shimmering green eyes shimmered beautifully.
I am speechless at the eyes that have always looked at me, those eyes that are not mixed with lies.
“If I say this, will you forgive me?”
Took,
The words that came out of that lightly smiling mouth pushed his chest.
I wanted to get angry at that smirk, but all that came out of my mouth was a smile.
In the end, he bursts out laughing like that. He was about to get angry. Why did you come back now?
To resent him, he tried to get angry at me for not even keeping the promise he had made.
… He couldn’t get angry at all.
Tuk, resting his head on his chest. As he listened to the heartbeat in his ears,
I feel that he is alive again. The body heat transmitted through his head warms his ears,
According to that heartbeat, my heart also. I was so excited and started running.
“Forgive me… I won’t.”
“Is that so?”
Did he think that if he said that and smiled, he would forgive him?
That couldn’t be the case. By your side, by your side.
Forever, protect only yourself. Grabbing the hem of his clothes, I slowly embraced him like that.
Reached. The beating heart of the chest that touches touches like that.
Your breath touches him, his body temperature touches you, and that’s how each other’s hearts touch each other.
My face seemed to get hotter as my heartbeat got faster.
Can’t this time last a little longer? The more I dig into that embrace, the more I miss this feeling that will soon disappear.
Strength increased in the arms that embraced him. A little more, a little more.
With my eyes tightly closed, I hoped that this moment would last forever. However, the end is near.
Keep your mouth open.
In this silence where only each other’s heartbeat can be heard, a very small amount of heart. With that convenience.
“…I missed you too.”
Perhaps even more so than you. Enough to make my heart thump, sometimes short of breath and to the point of holding back tears.
I missed you so much.
Under the full moon, the light so brilliant that the night sky is colorless.
Awake once again to the feelings you have in mind.