I Can’t Run Away From the Girl Who Saved Me

14 – The Virgin of the Execution Ground

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The night had passed and the sun was about to rise in the early morning, but Sylvia still couldn’t sleep.

Tossing and turning in bed for no reason, she felt her vision brighten in the blue light of dawn and raised her arms to cover her cursed red eyes.

I’d rather the day not get brighter.

Sylvia was thinking that way.

If it’s a broken world anyway, if it’s a world without the light of hope, what use is the sun in the sky?

Wouldn’t it be better not to have that nasty light source that only shows the miserable world?

If it’s night, if it’s in the shade of darkness that never ends.

This lamentable world, and the terrible failure myself, could at least disappear forever.

Sylvia let out a sigh mixed with lamentation.

“ash…”

Although Sylvia was distressed by Ash’s accusation, which had revealed her failures, she did not hate or resent him.

He was also a man who was thrown into the misfortune caused by his own failure.

It is the reason why he struggled to find me with his dying body, and Layla’s grave, which can be said to be the most important part of his daily routine.

Sylvia was overcome with overwhelming guilt that the little girl’s death was caused by her failure.

Besides, right after Ash told me what the world looked like, his face twisted.

The regret that I should not have said it, and the reflection on the impatience that I had spit out without even realizing it.

And as a result, his expression was mixed with doubt and self-torture, wondering if his accusation was just an expression of anger.

“I fell for being kind like an idiot.”

No matter how much Sylvia thought about it, he was just a direct victim of the world’s corruption caused by her failure.

I couldn’t even guess how much sadness Ash must have buried in his heart as he shed tears of blood and chewed his gallbladder.

However, it was clear to her eyes that he was worried about Sylvia and whether he had hurt her.

Sylvia was very grateful to him for that.

In this world where as many people as stars live, she was very grateful that the person who came to me, who was living in isolation from everything, was Ash.

On the day she met Ash and her curse was transferred to him, what she said was sincere, not empty.

“…Aren’t you, perhaps, a reward bestowed upon me by the goddess?”

Sylvia dared to speak out loud at that time.

Suddenly, I wanted to see Ash’s face.

It was an irresistible urge.

After all, there is no need to cover your face anymore.

Sylvia cautiously got up and opened the door through the still dark air of dawn.

“…ash.”

Slowly, I quietly move my steps toward the bed where Ash is sleeping.

squeak, squeak,

I don’t usually pay attention to it, but now, for some reason, I could hear the wooden floor creaking very loudly.

Sylvia held her breath as she approached Ash.

“…”

Ash was still asleep.

A quiet, slow, regular breath flowed quietly from his nose.

Well, he usually only woke up when lunchtime approached.

Sylvia relaxed with a light smile, sat down on the floor next to Ash’s bed, and moved closer to Ash’s face.

Then, quietly, I looked at his sleeping face dimly reflected in the blue morning air.

‘Looking at it this way, he looks really young.’

How old is Ash?

If you think about it again, even basic information such as each other’s age and family name was not shared between the two.

We live together because we have to live together, but we know very little about each other.

Ash seemed to know at least about the existence of the hero Sylvia, but he himself did not know anything about Ash.

Of course, there was a point that I didn’t bother to ask because I was afraid it would look like I was digging through the wounds of his family.

Sylvia brushed his hair as he quietly slept.

His defenseless face showed up a little better.

‘…Am I an adult?’

Well-groomed black hair with a hint of blue ash and red eyes that were once emerald-colored.

Seeing his dignified image of always trying to be kind and trying to understand the image of others, he seems to be an adult, but just looking at his appearance, he still has all the youthful traits.

At least it was clear that she was younger than herself, so from the first conversation, she naturally let go of the words.

Could it be that I’m still not an adult?

Hey, he doesn’t look that young.

It might look like that if you only looked at her face with a little bit of breast meat left, but judging from her surprisingly solid skeleton, the sense of learning in her way of speaking, and her pen-hipped fingers, it was clear that at least she had passed the age of majority.

It was said to save his younger sister, but it was difficult to think that the mental strength of walking that long distance with a body that could not walk was also from a minor.

Sylvia slowly laid her face down next to him.

She felt the slightly firm mattress against her cheek, and soon felt his light breath brush the tip of her nose.

If they moved slightly, their noses would collide.

‘…I don’t feel ashamed now.’

From the day he came to this cabin until ten days after he woke up.

For him who could not eat, she used to feed him directly chewed medicines or meals through his mouth.

Since the act was strictly for the purpose of treatment, now I am not ashamed of it like a virgin.

On the contrary, if it was Ash, he could have kissed him again and again.

Cabin cleaning, delicious meals, pleasant conversations,

And the biggest thing of all is that he stayed with me so that I wouldn’t be alone…

She felt gratitude to Ash beyond words.

She thought that she would never have anything to do with a person again, so in fact, she had already been a little happy since taking care of him who had lost consciousness.

I was so glad that he had finally woken up and was a very kind person.

Even though they were bound by a curse and ended up living together, it was ecstatic enough to bring tears to their eyes that they remained by my side.

Besides, honestly, I didn’t have high expectations, but I was often amazed at his ability to create eye-poppingly wonderful dishes.

‘…’

That’s why when I think of Ash, I feel very sorry.

cause my family to die

stuck here,

Even though everything is my fault, I feel like I’m taking advantage of his naivety that feels good to me.

At that moment, a sweet scent pierced her nostrils and entered her brain.

A soft sweet scent that is not irritating, and a slightly salty, slightly unique feel.

She knew right away what it smelled like.

It was the smell I had been searching for a few days ago, sniffing with my nose in the futon.

Oh, I had to show it to Ash.

Sylvia suddenly felt her face heat up.

A shameful memory that I would like to get out of my head if possible, much more embarrassing than a kiss.

The scent that tickled her head filled the tip of her nose.

Ash’s scent penetrated deep into her heart.

“hahahaha… Ash…”

“Uh, uh…”

“oh,”

When Sylvia called his name, Ash tossed and turned, frowning in his sleep.

Involuntarily embarrassed, she held her breath and pulled her face back.

Ash tossed and turned for a moment, then,

“…Eww, older sister…”

I started to drool a little.

“… Come back…”

“…”

“Momma… Leila…”

“…!”

“…Father…”

And Ash soon began to breathe evenly again.

In the meantime, the dawn came quickly.

Ash’s face, which had looked whitish in the dark blue darkness, began to be seen more clearly in the brighter blue air.

“…ah,”

The tears in Ash’s eyes and the white tear marks below them entered Sylvia’s eyes.

“…”

A gift from the Goddess,

He’s not like a thing.

a person

A young and tender person who is in pain from the wounds clawed by misfortune.

Sylvia carefully pulled Ash’s blanket and covered it up to his shoulders.

It was a thin blanket that was used as a tablecloth, so it wouldn’t be too hot.

Sylvia was surprised at how hard Ash’s bed felt, even though she only brought her face to her for a moment.

If the conditions were right, I wanted to find a soft bed and a quality duvet.

However, there was no way for her to obtain industrial products that could be reached by human hands.

As a prosecutor, she had no talent for knitting or sewing.

Perhaps Ash was more dexterous than her.

Silvia slowly went back to her room, wondering if she should give up her bed.

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This turbulent era in which most of the braves and outstanding warriors have been lost.

Anxiety and powerlessness that the world would not get better spread among those in power, and in this time when there was no hope, those who tried to break into such a gap were always secretive.

But even those in power and those who seek that power forgot one thing,

People’s lives were also constantly collapsing.

All power comes from the people.

These words are not simply sugar coating to appease the grassroots.

No matter how sweet the nobles indulge in power,

No matter how powerful a king may be,

If all the angry grassroots stood up, they would be kicked out or beheaded in front of that number of violence.

However, the more the people suffer, the more the power and prestige grow, the law also exists.

Religion was a prime example.

The last hope that those who have lost their place of support visit to find salvation.

Their efforts to save people in distress, to rebuke the silent power, and to take care of the welfare of the powerless people have attracted the hearts of many people.

Just like that, the prestige of the Goddess Church in the kingdom grew day by day.

They killed the corrupt nobles who ate the palace in the name of the goddess.

Shedding tears to fill his hungry stomach, he went to the territory full of miserable despair, enough to boil and eat his own children, and executed the lords for negligent management.

Taking advantage of this chaotic time, he found and beheaded the wicked group who were trying to overturn the existing order and hierarchy.

On behalf of the kingdom, which was hectic in preventing the invasion of neighboring countries, it took care of the stability of the people’s livelihood.

“I remember the estate of Goldfield that was so beautiful.”

A female knight in white armor with the symbol of the Goddess cult snarled at the man sitting at the table.

The voice of the female knight sounded calm at first glance, but the rage that burned deep in her throat could not be hidden and flowed from her mouth like acrid smoke.

“I remember how you forcibly usurped the land and family from the rightful owner of this land through a wicked trick.”

“Oooh, black, whoop,”

The man sitting at the table listened to the knight’s voice with his eyes closed and his body trembling.

Every time she uttered a snarl, he flinched violently.

The man’s body was tied to a chair, and his eyes were wrapped twice with rough rope.

Because he was tied with such a rough rope, every time he flinched, his face was torn and blood flowed out.

“I clearly remember the humiliation that my friend, my family, and my friend’s family suffered because of it.”

“Sigh, huh…”

Through the sound of his own terrified breathing, the man’s ears heard the sound of wheels dragging.

Just as the voice said, the female female knight was approaching the man, pushing a tray with a plate covered with a lid.

She came to the man’s side and placed the plate in front of him.

“I saw clearly yesterday that you were filling your stomach with extravagant food while the people of the usurped territory starved to death.”

Saying that, the woman roughly cut the rope covering the man’s eyes with a dagger.

The man couldn’t complain even though he felt the blood dripping from a slight cut in the back of his head.

In the first place, even breathing was not going the way I wanted.

The man opened his eyes with difficulty by applying force around his bare eyes.

The female knight opened the lid of the plate placed in front of him.

“…this, this…?”

“hamburg steak.”

Inside the plate was a neat arrangement of finely ground meat and grilled food.

It was a plate topped with red raspberry sauce and fresh asparagus.

“…”

“This is your last supper that you loved meat so much.”

“…Ha, ha, ha, uh,”

The man shed tears at the woman’s words.

Tears stinged her peeling skin, but she couldn’t stop on her own will.

he is executed

The crimes were rebellion, usurpation of territory, slander, instigation of murder, and negligence in managing the territory.

In order to cooperate with the third prince who was aiming for the throne, the man who took this territory in a cowardly way could only shed tears and mourn.

He did not expect that she, who is called ‘the heaviest sword of the Goddess Church’, would come to this place, a territory far away from the capital.

“After you finish your meal, I will execute your sentence.”

The female knight spoke with a firm voice as she sat across from the man.

The man then looked into her face.

At that moment, feeling the shock that tightened his heart, the man drew in his breath.

“Yes, you remember me too.”

“I can’t… I can’t… I can’t…”

The heaviest sword of the Goddess Cult.

The reason why she, who has the highest level of trial and execution authority bestowed by the pope, came all the way here.

“Ah… Alice, Alice Goldfield…”

“…Yes, the daughter of the rightful owner of this land you kicked out, and the daughter of your mother who committed suicide after being raped by being forcibly thrown to the soldiers by you.”

“…Ah, yo, forgive me.”

“Alice has come to avenge you in the name of a goddess.”

“Now… I was wrong. Please… please… I will pray to the goddess, forgive me…”

The man trembled, hung his head and begged.

However, the female knight firmly urged.

“Come on, enjoy your last meal. Unless you want to be decapitated right now.”

The man slowly moved his trembling fingers and barely grasped the knife and fork.

As long as her eyes were open, she could not dream of rebellion.

The reason was not just a difference in combat skills.

The difference in fighting power, the difference in the cause, the difference in the size of the power on the back, and the difference in the support of the people.

And above all, the difference between regret and guilt that weighs heavily on a man’s chest.

The man shoved the meat down his throat, shedding tears without even feeling the taste.

Is it because of the fear of the upcoming execution as the meat is reduced?

It was so slow that it was frustrating to watch, but the female knight looked at the man patiently.

As if it was very interesting to watch him tremble with fear.

It was worth it.

Now she has abandoned her castle by entrusting herself to the Goddess Church, but this must be the time of revenge she has been dreaming of.

The man’s meal proceeded slowly over nearly three hours.

However, no matter how long it took, the end that was approaching in the end was opening its huge jaw wide, predicting a bloody future for the man.

Looking at the man who had hardened like a frog before a snake, Alice said with a cruel smile.

“… I ate it all. Did you like it?”

“…Ugh, Ugh… Black,”

Even though it was a slow meal for a long time, the man felt choked up and his stomach bloated.

I was so distracted that I didn’t even know if it was going in through my mouth or through my nose.

die now

The man was dragged helplessly by her, this time with both hands tied to the rough rope again.

My eyes were open, so I could tell that I was on my way to the place of execution.

After putting the man on his knees, she will hit me directly on the neck.

Then the severed head will fall under that execution ground in front of the sad-eyed, mad-crying crowd.

A man’s head will be covered in the swear words, saliva, and filth of countless people and will rot.

The man barely accepted that fact.

During the long meal, which lasted for almost three hours, I calmed down to some extent and put my mind in order.

That’s why, at the last moment, I tried to remain calm like a noble.

The moment I arrived at the execution ground and was about to kneel down,

Alice spoke to the man.

“Come to think of it, you had a four-year-old daughter.”

“… that… that’s right…”

The man broke into a cold sweat again while answering her sudden question.

From the beginning, my daughter and wife were not brought to this damn estate.

It was only after the third prince staged a coup that everything was sorted out that he planned to bring his family and live together in this famous fertile estate.

“What is your name?”

But, why is she suddenly asking for her daughter’s name?

The man shut his mouth from the sudden chill.

No way, no matter how strong the grudge she harbors against me and her vengeful spirit stemming from it, is she, who is now the symbol of the Goddess Church, trying to harm my four-year-old daughter?

The man prayed as he knelt on the floor with the momentum to break his knees.

“No… please, save my family. It’s my fault… It’s my fault! Please, that little thing has nothing to do with this…”

“Okay, I don’t need to know, as long as you know.”

Alice cut off the man’s plea with a single knife and spoke with a sullen expression, then slowly lifted the large ax that had been leaning on the perch of the execution ground.

“… What do you mean by that?”

The man asked, looking at her as she raised a large ax.

Her words and attitude were so suspicious that even the fear of her imminent death seemed to have faded slightly.

Alice smiled.

It was a very creepy smile.

“You don’t need to know the name of the last dish you ate.”

“…what?”

The man’s throat was cut.

The man’s face, tinged with horror worse than death, tumbled through the furious crowd.

People stomped on his face, spat on him, and insulted and cursed him.

The people in the back seat who were too far to put their grudge against the man’s face started to scream.

“The Holy Virgin of the Goddess Church. Alice-sama, hurray!”

“hurray!”

“The light of the goddess shines on justice!”

“hurray!!”

Alice breathed quietly and dropped the ax to the floor of the execution chamber.

With this, the justice of the Goddess Church was established, and revenge was also completed on the despicable man who aimed at his family.

However, this revenge was not his own.

It was also the revenge of the staff family, which was his friend and a subordinate family of the Goldfield family.

His atonement and revenge for failing to protect the family of his friend, Maria Staff, who died while participating in the warrior’s party.

Although the person who took the family head of the Staff family ran away,

“I will definitely catch it.”

Alice has already died, her friend and her friend’s parents.

And, remembering the two younger brothers of a friend who followed him around, he made a firm oath.

“Maria. ash. Lila. I will definitely avenge your grudge.”

A friend of Ash Staffe’s older sister, Maria Staffe, and the eldest daughter of the Goldfield Countess, whom the Staffe family served.

Alice waved to the cheering crowd.

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