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

84 – Mask (3)

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“I can’t help but have doubts.”

In a moment of tension, I heard the sound of a sharp-colored blade shaking slowly in the air in my extremely sensitive ears.

I could sense clear hostility in the woman’s voice, which was as hard and sharp as a blade.

Even though she lowered her body almost to her knees and kept her gaze fixed on the ground, I could still vividly feel her gaze as sharp as a blade sticking into the back of my head.

I knew it instinctively.

I can’t beat her.

Unlike me, who was breaking out in a cold sweat, she seemed to be used to this kind of tension, as her breathing was steady.

Well, aren’t the Heresy Inquisitors of the Goddess Church, who punish the fanatics of evil heresy, a group famous for their overwhelming force?

The moment something goes wrong, he will mercilessly cut off my head with a single sword.

Even if I cast a curse and we fight each other without reason, it was clear that she was strong enough to kill me.

I was contemplating her next words, as discreet as I could, so as not to displease her.

However, it was the other person who opened his mouth first.

“Balder.”

“…?”

I couldn’t react to the unfamiliar name that suddenly appeared.

No, actually, it wasn’t such an unfamiliar name.

That name is quite common on this continent.

Right now, the name of the damn uncle who killed my parents was also Balder.

However, when that name came out of her mouth out of nowhere, I stiffened, not knowing how to react.

The other person continued speaking slowly.

“…Hmm, I guess that’s not true. “You’re too young.”

“What is that?”

“It’s okay if you don’t know.”

She slowly sheathed the sword.

The sound of the sword sliding into the scabbard was heard.

Just as I instinctively realized, she also seemed to realize that I was a weakling who could not be dealt with at all.

Putting the sword in means that the other person has the intention to resolve the situation through dialogue.

In other words, it also meant that if you let your guard down even a little, your eyes might meet.

I swallowed hard and lowered my head even more.

Sure enough, a question came from the other person.

“Since when did you live in this forest?”

“…”

I thought about it for a while.

This was because I still didn’t know how long I had been in the spirit world, so I couldn’t answer right away.

“Answer me. “Suspicious guy.”

However, she had no way of knowing my circumstances and pressed me for an answer.

I answered appropriately.

“…Not until a year ago.”

“Alone, in this forest? Without force?”

It is not unreasonable to be surprised.

Since the demonic energy spread, the monsters in this forest have become more active and their numbers have increased significantly.

Since the only thing that this lakeside blocks is demonic energy, I have already fought several times with demonic energy approaching the lakeshore.

While I was in the spirit world, this forest of lying trees, which was already a magical world, had turned into a hell where it was impossible to survive without force.

Even though the other person was from the Goddess Church, I didn’t particularly want to reveal that I dealt with spirits.

“I know how to use magic to some extent… But there was also a group of people living with me not long ago.”

“Where is he?”

“…We broke up.”

“Oh my, is he dead?”

I refuted immediately.

“No.”

“Hmm?”

She seemed a little surprised by my firm tone and asked back with a nasal voice.

There is no way Sylvia is dead.

How could she die?

Not only did I not want to imagine it, I couldn’t imagine it easily.

Magi and monsters.

This forest was extremely dangerous and full of nasty environments for humans to live in, but to Sylvia, it was nothing more than an annoying background.

To Ms. Sylvia, they are nothing more than demons, nothing more than monsters.

I answered while hiding the story about the spirit and information about Sylvia.

Even if I told them about the spirits, they wouldn’t believe me, and I didn’t want to give them information that the hero was alive.

“Suddenly the demonic energy started spreading and I was dying. So, out of fear of disturbing the group, he quietly disappeared alone and tried to face death. Then… I found this place by chance.”

“Didn’t the group come here?”

“Yes,”

“…Then, your group is probably already dead.”

“Yes?”

“Why are you surprised? Don’t you already know that? “It has already been three months since demonic energy began to spread in this forest.”

Three months.

How much time has passed since I disappeared into the spirit world? Suddenly, the answer to my question came from the heretic inquisitor in front of me.

“It’s ironic. “I tried to sacrifice myself so as not to be a burden to my colleagues, but you were the only one who survived.”

I couldn’t hear anything she said.

Of course, I wasn’t worried that Sylvia might be dead.

I was shocked by the fact that three months had passed.

I could never have imagined that such a long time would have passed.

The small feeling of anxiety that had been building up in my heart over the past few days when I was alone at the lakeside suddenly multiplied in size.

“Three months… three months…”

Of course, three months would be short, but if it were long, it would be a very long time.

In the first place, the time I spent with her was about three months and a week.

In other words, Sylvia spent as much time alone as we did together.

“So…”

“You didn’t know. Well, if you live alone in a forest like this, your sense of time may be ruined.”

Surely, she must have searched this forest thoroughly.

Despite my poor consideration of not wanting to be seen dead next to her when she woke up, she would have definitely gone looking for me.

But you wouldn’t even find my body anywhere in this forest.

Three months… No, just as the woman in front of me said, how long did it feel like to Sylvia, who had lost her sense of time?

How does she feel now?

Is she still looking for me?

Could it be that you are forgetting yourself in bitterness and sadness?

Maybe… Maybe,

Perhaps she has already left this forest.

Despite this unusual phenomenon of a tree growing in the middle of the lake, was that the reason why she never appeared on the lakeside?

My mind becomes complicated.

Cold sweat began to flow for a different reason than before.

The unpleasant liquid inside the mask flowed down my chin.

The Heresy Inquisitor looked at me like that and clicked his tongue slightly.

“…I guess there’s something going on.”

“Ah…”

“It doesn’t look like he’ll run away or do anything foolish, so let’s stop interrogating him. Anyway, the difference in skills is clear…”

“…”

She came up to me and put her hand on my shoulder.

I felt the touch of cold, hard metal.

I didn’t notice it because I looked away, but it looks like its entire body is armed with heavy armor.

She spoke slowly.

“If you can’t get up, I will help you.”

“Ah, ah! No!”

At the feeling of her hand sliding under my arm, I suddenly came to my senses and shook off her hand.

She immediately moved away from me and reflexively placed her hands on her waist.

It was a quick attack posture that had been solidified through countless hours of practice and training.

I had no time to admire it and immediately put my head down on the ground.

“No… Don’t come closer.”

“What, what?”

“I am… Eup,”

For a moment, I closed my mouth as I was about to explain the curse.

No matter how embarrassed you are, you should not stop thinking.

Even though your body may be dull, your thoughts should not become dull.

Let’s think about it.

The opponent is the Goddess Church, and the heresy inquisitor directly under the Pope.

Is it okay to tell her about the devil’s curse?

Of course, the entity called the Demon King was a disaster and enemy of all mankind, but among them, the group that stood in the greatest opposition to the Demon King was the Goddess Church.

And, even within the Goddess Church, the organization that boasted the most powerful force was the Heresy Inquisitors.

A sacred hammer that kills and burns all unholy things.

I had heard about his bravery and extremeness several times.

If they knew that the Demon King’s curse was engraved on me, they might try to kill me for no reason, regardless of whether it was activated or not.

After much thought, I slowly opened my mouth.

“…I have a disease that prevents me from looking into people’s eyes.”

“What?”

“Can we say that I am allergic to the gaze of others… Because of my illness, my face has become ugly, so I wear a mask…”

“…Huh?”

I could hear the sound of someone swallowing their breath as if it was absurd.

Even though it was a poor excuse, I couldn’t help it because I couldn’t come up with a good excuse right away.

The other person stood still for a while and then slowly opened his mouth.

“Oh… My, I really didn’t know, I apologize.”

“…Hmm?”

“They say that if you are exposed to demonic energy for a long period of time, you may contract strange diseases, but since this was my first time seeing it in real life, I didn’t even consider it. I’m really sorry.”

“… Ah, it’s okay. “I didn’t know either until I got caught.”

What is it?

Are you a fool?

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