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We do not know the exact information about where it is currently falling.
Because it wasn't something she had planned.
I found out later, but it was from the first time we met. In fact, their identities, including the hero, were discovered.
Because in that tavern, there was a member of the ax party who was a member of the warrior party that was kicked out.
-'Join our plan. Red Hawk, the skills of your mercenary group are trustworthy. If they resist, help them. 'I'll give you that much compensation.'
Is it a coincidence? He tried to appease Rosaria, whom he contacted before him.
If I refused in that situation, he might find out that I was cooperating with him, and I didn't know what would happen, so I had no choice but to cooperate first.
Of course, it was all false information. Didn't cooperate at all. Rather, I used my position to force them to dig in empty places.
However, I haven't really heard of this kind of thing being done in this black market.
'…I just told you to prepare your things, but did you think you would attract that man?'
It didn't make sense to ask for a 'return stone' to be prepared.
He asked me to prepare something that Yoosung and Lia would aim for. Since Rosaria herself rarely needed it, she probably judged it to be a signal from me.
Well, it might be a problem caused by my short thinking, but it doesn't matter anymore.
At best, there were about fifteen people there.
A person with Yoosung's level of skill would have been able to kill him. Then you can cover its mouth with a killer insect. You can hide your identity for the time being.
'…Well, I ended up like this.'
Rosaria let out a short laugh and looked around as she fell.
It was a desert where the sky had turned red.
'…How many demon beasts are there?'
With that number, there isn't even much resistance.
The demonic beasts were gathered together, looking up at the falling prey, dropping their saliva.
When using magic to save the meteor and change its location, more than half of the magic power was used. There was nothing I could do because the distance was so far away.
'…Good. Anyway, I don't have anyone precious to me, and I'm exhausted. It's my fault for being short-thinking. I committed a lot of sins anyway.'
Rosaria just closed her eyes. Amelia's face glimmered in the dark. Sometimes, I feel frustrated because I don't know what's going on in the world, or I suddenly bring my husband with me when we meet again after several years. He did a lot of ridiculous things… but he was the only person who didn't betray him until the end.
Without losing your pure smile.
Even when it's hard, you get up again.
A person who is brighter than anyone else.
Warrior. My own warrior. Even if the world denies that she is a warrior. In Rosaria's heart, he was an eternal warrior.
Anyway, what use is it now?
Rosaria erased her from her mind again and again.
'…meteor. He wasn't a bad guy. Competent, rich, and good-natured.'
He was like something out of a fairy tale book.
He is good at learning everything, has excellent management skills, and is excellent at tickling women's hearts.
He has a good body and is handsome.
I tried massaging his own body as a test, and surprisingly, it was the first time I met a man who didn't feel uncomfortable.
When the ax soldier put his hand into the clothes, it felt like mold and bugs were coming in, so I wanted to burn them right away.
'…that guy was a little different.'
After finishing her thoughts, Rosaria looked down.
He will fall and die like this.
Even if he survives the fall, he will probably be eaten alive by the magicians below.
Long organs fall off, limbs are torn off.
Surprisingly, Rosaria will die feeling all that pain. Because he had excellent circuitry, his body would try to survive even if he wanted to die.
"..."
A little bit, I'm afraid.
I thought about the future where I would be torn to pieces by demonic beasts, trampled, and die. I'm a little scared.
The woman named Rosaria was ultimately human. I was not cold-blooded enough to not feel fear of the hell I saw before my eyes.
He took out a dagger from his pocket.
If you stab this in the heart, you can die more comfortably.
'…..'
Someone's image was reflected between tightly closed eyelids.
At first, I thought I saw something in vain.
A monster flying in the sky might have snatched her.
It could have been a brief flash of hope that people think of before they die.
but.
-Kooo!!
A roar was heard from below. With a loud noise as if the ground was breaking apart.
'…Screaming sound?'
Rosaria unconsciously looked down with half-open eyes.
A man can be seen tearing apart a very large demonic beast from underneath her.
It knocks over the body of a very large sand worm, creating a place to step on, and crushes and kills the demonic beasts underneath it.
Rosaria knew only one man who fought in such an absurd way.
The man quickly leapt again and snatched Rosaria.
Rosaria, who had been lifted up into the princess's embrace, opened her tightly closed eyes and looked at the man's face.
I knew it.
The worst situation that I had hoped would not happen happened.
"…Why did you come to save me? Yooseong."
"To save you."
When Yoosung asked why he was asking such an obvious question, Rosaria, who looked almost dazed, slapped him on the back and shouted. This is because I couldn't bear it without letting out my angry emotions.
"Crazy guy! Unless you're crazy, there's no way you wouldn't know that this is a trap! There are people you have to protect…-"
"Don't talk nonsense, hug me properly."
"…."
Rosaria had no choice but to grab his shoulder. Naturally, his steps ran to a place where there was little sign of demonic beasts, and he was adept at escaping even from the gaze of an experienced mercenary.
"…Are you sane to say that my sacrifice was in vain?"
"Who would believe me like that?"
"Ha, what on earth do you want to do?…"
He speaks in a dry voice, as if he is reciting something.
If it were normal, I would be disgusted with the man in front of me right now.
The man in front of me. That is, as long as you didn't walk into a trap that was clearly visible without a single thought, just with the sole intention of saving yourself.
"….What the hell, what the hell… I…Whoa,"
Is it to hide his even more heated face? She placed her hand on her face and sighed repeatedly.
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I hugged Rosaria tightly and quickly found a cave on the ground I arrived at and entered. Also, the demonic beasts might come out at any moment.
'…Ah, write. 'How on earth can I escape?'
I didn't show it because Rosaria was next to me, sweating and looking exhausted. The situation was not very pleasant.
{ ???? There are restrictions on special areas. }
{ Some abilities for all statuses decrease. }
{ The demonic beasts that identified the first intruder consider the target – Rosaria, as an enemy. }
{ Some demerit is granted to the target. }
{ It is a place disconnected from time outside. An hour here passes by into 10 minutes outside. }
First of all, everyone who was outside was killed without exception.
But the problem is that time passes slowly here.
Even when Amelia and Isabel came here, it was too late.
In a worst-case scenario, we could have been stuck here for months, after only a few weeks in outside time.
"…."
I looked down at Rosaria in my arms. He turned his head and covered his face with his hands. A slightly red face was visible between those fingers.
Since I had met other women and been in this situation, I could roughly guess how she was feeling.
In that state, I picked her up and sat her on the cave wall.
Rosaria, who had been out of breath earlier, looked at me quietly and then opened her mouth.
"…I have nothing to say to the person who sacrificed for me, but as I saw earlier, the demon beasts were only targeting me. And I don't know why, but I've been feeling weak ever since. Now I don't even have the strength to walk properly. In other words. It would be better for you to abandon me and live your life. You survived in the forest where the demon beasts were, so there's no reason why you shouldn't do it here."
"Why did I abandon you? If I had meant to do that, I wouldn't have come here in the first place. Next time, if you say that, I'll get angry, so don't do it."
"…Get angry. D."
"Now, drink some water."
Rosaria casually turned her head to the other side and opened her mouth.
"If I go back anyway, I will be despised by Lia. It's definitely not going to show on the outside of that child's personality… but at least it won't look good. I don't want to cause any further trauma to that child. Just kill it. It doesn't matter if you insult me as much as you like. Anyway, in the end, I am the one who betrayed you."
"Take it easy as before. You seem as stiff as when you first met Amelia."
"…Amelia spoke like this?"
Rosaria, looking slightly shocked, raised her head.
It seems like my energy comes back when I mention Amelia…
I still had some tricks left.
"Well, I don't have anything to talk about. Should I just tell you straight from when I first met Amelia? Without hiding anything at all."
"…Are you saying you said something with something to hide back then?"
"Yes. Because if I tell you the truth, they will try to kill you."
"…."
Rosaria pricked up her ears without saying anything.
I started to move my mouth as if to meet her expectations.
"The first time I worked with Amelia, it hurt a lot. So the first time I did it, I was scared and tried to avoid going out at night. But the more I went, the more they started asking for it, as if they were getting used to it."
"Yes, yes… Inooom!!!!!!!!!!! Go, how dare you…!!!!!!!!!!"
I took Rosaria, who had regained some of her vitality, for a long walk through the desert mountains. Behind us, two footprints were engraved on countless hills. It was a bonus to collect points by catching sandworms that came from time to time.
[ Irphiadis – You have hunted a medium-sized demon beast. Get 48 points. ]
[Sand Worm (Large) – You have hunted! Get 200 points. ]
You have hunted [ Reichrostus (extra large) -! Get 258 points. ]
[Sand Worm (Large) – You have hunted! Obtain points 198.]
…
"Phew… Phew… Phew…"
I must have walked through the endless desert for about 8 hours. Rosaria's condition was unusual.
I looked through the notification window and was able to get a rough idea of her condition.
[Current target – grants demerit (high fever, reduced magic power, headache, dizziness, hunger, thirst, cold, exhaustion,….)
]
There are approximately 20 demerits.
No wonder he's following me in such a half-baked state.
It looks like he's holding on with grit, but
Soon, my eyes caught the sight of her falling forward as if she had reached her limit.
"Ugh, huh… Damn it. My body… doesn't listen to me."
"There is no need to get up. Let's rest somewhere else."
Ignoring my words, she forced herself to stand up and quickly urged me on, as if she was suffering from some kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder or like someone who was being chased.
"…No. I can't tell how much time has passed outside. It may only be a matter of time before they discover your home. I definitely hid my whereabouts and told you somewhere else, but shouldn't you feel at ease if I go back soon?"
"Isabel and Amelia will not fall for such a ragtag group of people. And don't worry, this is a place where time passes slowly."
"…How do you know that?… Huh, that's it. I have absolutely no energy left to do anything.
Anyway, my proud mouth will close in a few minutes. There is no place in the body that is sound. If this continues, you will die. It seems like this place really hates me."
Rosaria casually recited her condition in a dry voice.
I knew this all from the notification window, but hearing it from her own lips made me realize that what she had said in the middle of the conversation that it would be better to commit suicide didn't really sound like a joke.
"Because I will never let you die. Don't be like that too much. Neither Amelia nor I, nor you nor anyone else, would want to die. You will be sad."
"…Are you going to be sad when I die?"
I held Rosaria's cheek in my hand and made her look into my eyes.
"I will make sure you never, ever die. So don't give up either."
Is it because of my mood at that moment? With the tips of her ears dyed, she turned her head the other way and opened her mouth.
"…Ha, you should be more selective with your words."
"What am I?"
Rosaria, who was forced to stagger forward, fell to the sand. She couldn't shake off my hand and repeatedly muttered something incomprehensible while holding her hand again with a blushing face.
-'What on earth does this man want to do? I can't do this… Lia… no. Why on earth do I get excited about men…? It's a distance…??'