221
Baby skin
‘It’s a gift···.’
I muttered softly, looking at Selena’s expectant face.
You asked me a question as soon as you saw me.
There were still many questions.
When I entered her room, my mind seemed to calm down a little.
The red blood on my hands dripped and stained the floor. The luxurious fabric turned red.
“······Was it not that good?”
“Is it because my answer was late?” Selena asked again, her face hardened.
He opened his mouth for a moment. I couldn’t tell if it was good or bad.
Even though I achieved a series of big revenges, I wasn’t very happy. Revenge didn’t taste that good.
The condition was rather worse. It seemed better when I was at Cassidy-.
That was so cowardly.
“It was good.”
He answered with a bitter smile. Then Selena’s face brightened again.
As I looked at that splendid face, thoughts naturally flowed.
Why did she lead me here? Probably to provide the completion of the gift of ‘revenge’.
“Then these too.”
Selena carefully handed him a bundle of papers marked ‘To Aaron.’
I felt like I knew what it was about without even looking at it. It probably had the names of everyone who had even a passing connection to that incident written down.
Since you said it was a gift-.
‘···You probably wrote your name too.’
It was so thick that just looking at it was tiring.
I stared at Selena without accepting.
She raised the corners of her mouth without avoiding my gaze.
I had vaguely expected this. That burdensome Selena would have prepared everything for me.
Since I said I wanted revenge, I would have looked for someone to do it and gathered them together.
Eventually, I vaguely guessed that he was thinking of giving me up too.
Even though I knew him, I came all the way here because she was one of the shits I had taken.
I didn’t have a choice at the time, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t a piece of shit.
Just going back was too cowardly.
The cheap guy had to clean up the mess.
However, when I actually met Selena, I thought maybe I was just stupid.
“I’m a little tired to read anything.”
I smiled bitterly and shook my head.
Avery, it was okay until the Demon of Despair, but the moment I caught the first one I had forgotten about, fatigue broke down.
I was extremely tired.
“Then shall I read it to you?”
“Okay.”
I sat on the large chair in the middle. It was big enough for three people, but it was too big for me alone.
Selena stared at me, holding a wad of paper. She had an expression on her face that said she didn’t know where she had gone wrong. I was in a similar situation, so I couldn’t say anything.
I was wondering how to solve this.
Honestly, I just wanted to go back and rest. I just felt it when I pulled out the neck of the first star. Today’s quota revenge is over.
I wanted to take out my water bottle because I was thirsty, but it was impossible because I had become the King of Fighters. I couldn’t ask Selena to feed it to me either, so I swallowed my saliva in disappointment.
However, as if she had read my mind, Selena approached me with a luxurious water bottle.
I opened my mouth without even trying to refuse. It was lukewarm water, but the taste was somewhat subtle.
There-.
‘The erosion has subsided a little.’
I muttered as I looked at my slightly thinner arm. However, the erosion still remained. It felt as if I had received a light prayer from the abbot.
“that?”
“It’s holy water. Water made from the corpse of a dead god.”
It was quite a heavy topic, but Selena answered nonchalantly. Her eyes seemed to be asking her to ask anything.
Looking at him, I remembered what I had been most curious about. What Avery had been talking about-.
“This too?”
I asked, tapping the devil’s handprint.
“yes.”
The answer was concise and lively. It was somewhat incomprehensible that the tenant called Taechogeup was in such a remote place with such a shabby guy, but it seemed to have something to do with it.
If Selena had taken it away and turned it that way, it would make sense, but…
‘···How did you expect that?’
I almost died that time. I managed to get a tenant, but it was not something I could have expected.
Then I shook my head at Selena’s gaze looking at me. What’s the use of talking about something that’s already happened?
“Thank you. I am using it well.”
He answered, tapping the devil’s candy.
It’s rough and noisy, but if there were no tenants, we wouldn’t have come this far. There were quite a few things we couldn’t have kept.
I felt truly grateful to him.
“That’s fortunate.”
Selena smiled brightly. What’s so happy about that? As I clicked my tongue slightly, Selena raised her finger slightly.
“Can I clean it for you?”
“It’s going to get dirty again anyway… I get it.”
I nodded, clicking my tongue at Selena, who was quickly becoming gloomy.
Selena, brightened up again, came over with an expensive-looking cloth and wiped my face.
‘Why of all people···.’
I looked at Selena and tried to ask her why, but I held back. I knew I would get the same answer. My mouth just hurt.
Selena wiped diligently with a really focused face.
However, once the blood was spilled, it was not wiped away.
“You don’t ask why anymore?”
Selena asked, cleaning my shell.
“It’s the same answer anyway.”
“I’ve thought about it a lot. Before, I felt like a fool for asking why, but since Aaron asked-. Oh, I told you not to eat it···.”
Selena frowned slightly as she pulled something out of her shell. I didn’t urge her and just stayed still.
“Why Aaron?”
Selena stared into my eyes. I felt like I was in trouble if I didn’t ask.
“Why?”
I tried to joke, “Because you’re handsome?” but I got tired and closed my mouth.
“Because you are a good person.”
The answer that came out of Selena’s mouth was somewhat unexpected.
It was an unbecoming remark for a man whose upper body was covered in blood and a hideous demonic figure.
“Aaron is a good person.”
Selena spoke in a low voice, as if reciting a spell.
“It wasn’t because he was handsome-.”
“Aaron is ugly?”
I felt bad for no reason when Selena spoke so frankly.
It was even more awkward because I knew that it wasn’t even a joke.
“You’re ugly too.”
“Aren’t I pretty? And so was Aaron. He was perfectly beautiful.”
I was about to say something in rebuttal, but I closed my mouth. It was a war of words I couldn’t win from the start.
“I hate humans. They say they love each other, but they always turn away whenever they have a chance. Some eat their own children because they are hungry, and even when they are full, they covet their neighbors’ food.”
Selena spoke calmly with clear eyes. She was right. Most of the uncivilized medieval people were evil.
but.
“If you look carefully, there are good ones.”
They were lacking, but there were still good guys. They were just uncivilized. Most of them came to their senses after a few hits.
“I know. Because I have Aaron.”
Selena smiled brightly as she said that, her face like someone who had found a pearl in the mud.
There was an awkward silence for a moment. Selena stroked my head and pointed to the wad of paper.
“It is written in detail here as to why the mercenary corps became the way it is. From beginning to end. From the Emperor of the Empire to the lowest soldier.”
Selena’s voice as she spoke was so soft that it felt quite dissonant.
“The first one is the Emperor. He established an empire and named it the Administration Bureau, and began to manage the continent. It is partly to maintain the power of the gods, but also to govern humans who would otherwise rush to destruction. It is a story about maintaining power with a moderate amount of blood and preventing great destruction in return.”
It was a story I had somewhat guessed. The name ‘Management Bureau’ itself was too obvious.
“It’s too much of a mess to be true.”
“It used to be a mess. When the continent was divided into kingdoms, there were wars every day.”
Selena, who was speaking softly as if telling an old story, suddenly became curious. How old is this woman?
“When people are full, they have more freedom and go to war, and wars occur because of religion, and wars occur because they are hungry. At that time, the smell of blood vibrated across the continent.”
It was a story I had heard before. Long ago, when the world was divided into kingdoms rather than empires, the war never ended.
It seemed to be talking about the sacrifice of a cow for the sake of the generation.
It was a plain story with a plain cause, but I wasn’t really interested. I came here purely for revenge, not for a cause.
I was just curious why Selena was suddenly saying something like that.
“The Western Front was part of that. We were going to give him the Demon of Despair, raise him with the blood we shed on the front lines, and then feed him.”
“You’re feeding me?”
“To the god inside there.”
Selena smiled softly, pointing down.
‘He is a real god-.’
I laughed bitterly at the new story that came out again.
“You sustain God by feeding the devil. Then God gives you the power to sustain the empire-.”
“I guess I’ll come.”
Selena nodded and clapped her hands. Seeing her lively reaction, I thought that Selena would have done well as a private tutor.
“In the meantime, the Western Front began to retreat. In a hurry, we sent the mercenary units that were doing well at the time to that side.”
I nodded calmly.
“But strangely enough, Aaron’s mercenary force is fighting so well. So much so that the plan is going awry. So much so that the western front is becoming increasingly precarious.”
He nodded again. We definitely fought well.
“So I decided to clear out the mercenary force. If it lasted a little longer, I would have to completely overturn the front line.”
Clean up. I let out a small sigh at that indifferent word.
“There was talk that if we were going to clean it up, it would be better to feed it to the Demon of Despair. However, only Aaron survived, and we brought him here to get information about the Demon of Despair.”
Even though it was a pretty explicit explanation, I wasn’t particularly upset.
Because the voice was so calm, I felt strangely indifferent, as if I was listening to someone else’s story.
“There were a total of forty-one people who planned the plan, and one hundred and twenty-five people who participated in the process. Each and every detail is written here.”
‘There are so many.’
I laughed out loud.
Selena gently stroked my face, her eyes full of sympathy and pity.
Selena, who had been licking her lips for a moment, carefully raised the corners of her mouth.
“So it’s not your fault.”
I coughed softly at the words I had held in my mouth.
It was such a sweet consolation. I stared at her for a moment. A sigh came out of her watery eyes.
Since I wanted revenge, it seemed like I was trying to comfort him by putting my name on the list. It seemed like I was trying to prove that it wasn’t my fault.
It was a skill to make such obvious consolation so grandiose.
“At that time, I was the one who signed the plan for the Aaron mercenary force and agreed to the means of dealing with him.”
Selena took a step closer.
It was the face of a woman who seemed to be whispering words of love.
“So twist my neck.”
The words that came out of his mouth were truly murderous.
‘Is that what it meant?’
I clicked my tongue at the thin ribbon tied around Selena’s neck. It looked like it was tied with a perforation, like a gift.
I reached out and grabbed the ribbon. She smiled even more deeply, the corners of her eyes downturned.
I stared at her, pondering.
It couldn’t be her fault. She was the director of the Central Administration, so it was clear that she had something to do with it.
However, when I raised my voice, I started to feel a sense of resistance. It seemed to be puberty.
Doesn’t it seem like she’s doing something she likes?
Besides, I, blinded by revenge, did terrible things to her.
Wouldn’t this be enough? I closed my eyes tightly, feeling tired from weighing the weights.
···Today’s revenge is over.
At that moment, I remembered the conversation I had had with the executioner, Dalus, at the tomb. Perhaps, he was wiser and better than me.
“My friend said that.”
Since there was no one around to talk to, I just copied what Dalus said.
“The best revenge is forgiveness.”
He said such a stupid thing and untied the ribbon. Then Selena’s expression became subtle.
His face looked as if he had been stabbed by a knife, even though he seemed happy.
“······That’s what weak people say.”
“I think so too.”
Selena’s face hardened subtly. She didn’t seem to understand what I was saying.
Actually, I had no idea what I was saying either. I was just rambling on and on. However, I felt quite relieved when I said it out loud.
“As the director of the Central Management Office, I have the responsibility of being an administrator…”
Then she added again.
Maybe it was her fault, as she said. She was the head of the administration.
It was a worn-out feeling to begin with. And now that I was tired, I didn’t want to twist her neck.
Yeah, I just didn’t want to do that.
‘Keep it.’
And she wasn’t the one in charge.
“Isn’t there more above you?”
Her face distorted slightly. Why would she be so mean even if I forgive her? She clicked her tongue slightly as fatigue washed over her.
“······On top of me?”
I nodded and got up.
Her expression changed from moment to moment. However, soon she let out a small sigh.
“But the opponent is a god-.”
For the first time, a weak sound came out of Selena’s mouth.
The eyes looking up at me were extremely unsettling. It was a face that looked like it was looking at someone running towards a cliff.
I laughed out loud at that.
“God is a pest. He must be the devil.”
I could be sure. I don’t know exactly what God is, but there was no God here. If there was, it wouldn’t be such a mess.
Selena’s expression changed abruptly. She had a face full of pity like when she first saw me, then she moved her eyebrows as if she was troubled – and then she smiled brightly.
“So are you getting married now?”
The words that came out of his mouth were somewhat radical. I couldn’t understand what connection there was between them.
“I’m sorry, but there are a lot of people waiting.”
“It’s okay. I’ll live a long time.”
I laughed at the confident voice. I didn’t know why the conversation was going that way, but it was better than talking about killing or saving someone.
“Or so.”
I muttered, smiling bitterly.
at that time-.
“Ugh.”
The sword that had pierced my left chest waved as if in greeting. That polite sword was filled with aura.
‘Yeah, I thought it was going to work out somehow.’
He twisted his back and grimaced at the sudden pain.
When I turned around, I saw Selena with cloudy eyes.
“iced coffee······.”
It seemed like he was trying to say something, but it felt like his throat was being grabbed and he couldn’t speak.
‘This is my first time having my heart pierced.’
I bit my lip as the black blood poured out of my chest. Perhaps I was too tired, but I let my guard down without realizing it.
When I heard footsteps from behind, I thought I could hug her from behind, but who would have thought she would immediately draw her sword? She didn’t have a sword in the first place.
earthly-.
“Didn’t I tell you? It’s hypocrisy.”
The tenant answered with a chuckle. I didn’t like the slightly clearer pronunciation of the guy.
‘알고 있었으면 미리 말해주지 그랬나. 개새끼야.’
Black blood continued to pour out from the hole in my left chest. It was surprising how much blood there was in my body.
“Then it’s not fun.”
The voice of the tenant speaking like that was truly devilish.
That’s why you shouldn’t get along with those devil children.
At that moment, Selena staggered and grabbed her sword. She seemed unconscious. As if she had been eaten by erosion.
Her aura grew brighter and brighter. There was no life. However, her light increased in real time. Unlike other erosions that became more and more disgusting, she became even more beautiful.
Fine white fur grew from its back, and soon large wings grew. It looked like an angel.
She who pointed her sword at me looked like an angel. On the other hand, I, who was shedding black blood, looked like a devil being punished by heaven.
“Okay, then what are we going to do?”
The little tenant whispered.
It was a very thick voice.
“What a fucking place.”
Phew, I spat. The pouring blood made me increasingly confused.
– Yeah, I want power.
The tenant lowered his voice uselessly and threw out some cliche-like lines.
The bastard’s voice filled my head and overflowed.
‘···I’ve been waiting for this. You sly bastard.’
He clicked his tongue slightly. Selena was unaware of the hint.
On the other hand, it was clear that the tenant knew that Hyeseon had such a function.
I don’t know what would happen if I got a tenant’s offer, but it wouldn’t have been a good outcome.
Because he was a devil.
I exhaled and looked at Selena. She looked like an angel slaying a demon lord. Her body was trembling.
It didn’t seem to have completely sunk in. As an erosion removal expert, it was still a situation that could be reversed.
If you hit your head with about fifteen chestnuts…
My legs gave out and I staggered. I forced myself to hold on by putting strength into my right foot. Blood sprayed forward in a long line. It was embarrassingly black.
Either move forward holding the tenant’s hand, or die by Selena’s hand.
– Don’t you already know the answer?
The tenant whispered again. He might be right.
No, the former was the correct choice for survival.
However, the confident voice of the guy was so thick.
I felt like rebelling for no reason. It seemed like I was going through puberty.
I didn’t like either of them.
I didn’t bring it here with the intention of writing it like this, but-.
I took out the pouch from my bosom. The pouch, which was filled with ‘dragon’s snot’, felt extremely cool to the touch.
– what···.
The sense of doubt from the tenant was truly delicious. It reminded me of something I had heard from him before.
If I die, it will be fatal for him too.
“Okay, let’s go together.”
Selena would love that too. The corners of her mouth seemed to go up slightly.
– Wait, it might not be a bad story for you either.
The tenant’s confusion was clearly evident.
I’ve felt this before, but the guy is bad at negotiating.
What happens if you open the door first?
You have to keep it hidden until the end.
“doesn’t care.”
“No, wait, it’s not what you think···.”
“It’s noisy.”
My pronunciation kept coming out awkwardly. I clicked my tongue and shook my hand.
A bunch of bracelets were visible on her left arm.
It’s a little unfortunate that I can’t keep my promise, but-.
‘I tried.’
I tried so hard with all my heart that I could confidently talk to them if I ever met them.
This should be enough for them. They didn’t last long, but no one will blame them.
“Third, I’m tired.”
He spat out a joke and threw his pocket on the floor without hesitation.
The falling pockets appeared slowly.
I saw Selena running towards me. Her green eyes were filled with tears. She still had a blank expression, but she looked happier than ever.
“Okay, let’s go.”
I spread out both my hands.
Funny enough, I remembered clinking glasses with weasels.
“To hell.”
Will the guy be upset? No, he’ll probably like it.
The last shit has been cleared away, the palace will collapse, and things will be sorted out somehow.
The rest will take care of itself.
I tried hard enough.
Thinking about that, I smiled brightly.
– Do you hate losing once that much? You piece of shit.
The tenant’s voice was rougher than ever.
“Do you understand now?”
Once you run away, you keep running away.
I knew him very well.
Because I ran away before.
– If this continues, you will only get hurt. Can you handle it? Even now···.
‘As much as you want.’
I cut him off without listening to the end of what he said.
– Arrogant guy.
The tenant spat out the words. There was a strange humor in his voice.
– That’s why I liked it.
My vision changed dramatically at the sound of his voice.
The red field of vision turned black and white.
Something previously unseen came into view.
A terrible darkness could be seen emanating from Selena’s chest.
It had seemed like a splendid angel before, but its essence was terribly filthy.
Looking down, I saw that the hole had gotten smaller. It didn’t seem to have fully recovered, but I guess I could at least hold on to it.
At that moment, the tenant’s voice rang loudly in my head.
– The punishment that will befall you who dare to reach the line is…
His voice was more solemn than ever.
It was so genuine that I could believe it even if he said it was a god.
However, the voice of the guy who followed sounded more devilish than ever.
– It is an eternal memory. It cannot escape into oblivion.
A very angry voice declared as if handing down a punishment.
The anger in that voice was very real.
Starting with him, vague memories came back to me again.
[What? You’re going to take the college entrance exam a third time? Who did you take after to make your head so hard······.]
I answered him that since my father graduated from a prestigious university, I must have taken after my mother, and I was right.
[Yes, your name is Aaron. It means high mountain.]
A man who looked like a knight extended his hand with a warm smile. My heart raced as if I had entered another world, but my anticipation did not last long.
[Look carefully. Aaron, when you roll the dice, do it like this-.]
[Always smile. Then the other person will think that there is something about you.]
[Youngest, aren’t you doing it right?]
[Don’t give it a name. It’s easier then.]
[I will definitely kill you.]
[Aaron, I had a nightmare. Hug me.]
[Chief, I’m sleepy.]
[···Hendrix.]
[1 Gold!]
Memories flashed through my mind.
Every memory was so vivid, as if it had just happened.
It was a very unfamiliar feeling.
It was hard to tell what moment I was living in.
Several scenes flashed by.
No, they didn’t pass by, they all stayed.
[It’s a promise. Let’s spend my next birthday together again!]
[My wish came true.]
There was no need to worry about forgetting.
“I guess I won’t have to rip it off anymore.”
He muttered and wiped his face.
The scar was not palpable.
It was baby skin.
– You son of a bitch. You kicked me with your own feet!
I could tell instinctively that I had chosen the difficult path.
I chose to write about the parts that were written in a situation where I could reach transcendence.
But what can I do, it’s just how it is.
I tried to giggle, but I had just killed Udra···.
No, it wasn’t easy because the memory was so vivid.
At that moment, the bag containing the dragon’s snot hit the floor-.
It started to get very noisy.
“This is fucked up.”
He swung his fist, saying the words that had become a habit.
‘Yeah, that should be about right.’
He muttered as he looked at Selena with a bloody nose.
***
“Overturning the Central Management Office···.”
The five elders swallowed their saliva at the muttering of the first Balhar Khan.
He overthrew the infamous Central Management Office. It was due to the lack of troops because of the coronation ceremony, but more than that, it was due to the inaction shown by the third bastard.
Just then, the inner door opened roughly and someone ran out.
It was a man wearing imperial armor, and his body was extremely large.
There’s only one third one like that-. No, he looked just like the third one. With his huge build and weird curly hair, it was definitely the third one.
Despite such clear evidence, the reason why it was impossible to think of her as the third was because of her appearance.
He is very handsome.
There was absolutely no way it could be the third.
“What are you doing? Run.”
The man who was muttering softly walked past them and headed towards the elevator.
The arrogant voice was clearly the third. But there was something pure white on the bastard’s back. It was too white to be considered a devil.
Looking closely, she was a very beautiful woman. But her face was covered in bruises. It was obvious who had done them.
“Kidnapping!”
The five eldest sons were shocked. The reason they came to the Central Management Office was to kidnap a woman. Even if it was a great undertaking…
At that moment, the guy suddenly kicked the elevator door. Boom! With a loud noise, the elevator door rolled inward. There was not even a little hesitation in his kick.
“Wait a minute! There’s an alarm in the elevator-.”
The first one, with a pale face, screamed. Before the first one could finish screaming, a sharp sound was heard from above.
Beep-!! A sharp alarm sound that felt like my ears would burst rang out throughout the palace. It was a loud alarm that seemed to call everyone in the palace.
The bastard disappeared into the passage without hesitation, seemingly oblivious to him.
“Hey… that ignorant guy… why all of a sudden….”
at that time-.
Kwaaaaang-! A loud explosion was heard from behind. The blood drained from the faces of the first and fifth eldest sons who looked behind them.
A huge flame was approaching quickly, devouring everything from the inside. The once splendid Central Management Office was being obliterated by the flames.
The five eldest sons and the eldest son jumped into the passage without saying a word.
“doggish······.”
Seeing the third one running away far away, the fifth eldest son raised his divine power to the max.
Kwaang-! Kwaang-! Kwaang-! A series of loud noises erupted from below. It seemed as if there had been an explosive device in the central management office. The heat did not subside, but rather grew stronger.
At that moment, the first one screamed and started to panic.
‘stolid-.’
What a mistake at such a crucial moment! The five elders looked down at the bastard, muttering curses.
The first one was waving his hands while looking at the five eldest sons.
It was clear that if I caught him, it would be too late. Even though they were brothers, he was someone who only fought with each other. That’s what I thought, but-.
‘Damn.’
The fifth eldest son chewed his lip and waved his hand.
The first one, who was falling, barely managed to catch his teeth and stop.
The first one who had grabbed him and climbed up laughed awkwardly. He could see the flames approaching him from behind at every moment.
The wide elevator shaft was completely filled with flames.
It’s already too late to run away.
I burned to death while saving this guy.
“···sorry.”
The first one muttered with an awkward face.
“Okay. I was just starting to feel weak.”
at that time-.
“What are you guys doing?”
A soft voice was heard from the side. The pitch of the voice was very peculiar. It sounded like a voice that was laughing while crying.
When I turned my head to him, the third child was standing next to me with his face wrinkled.
‘There’s no way that stupid and ignorant third child could look like this…’
At that moment, a vicious hand grabbed my hair. It was only after I had grabbed my hair that I realized how fast the hand was.
Before I could even protest, it shot straight up. It was so fast that the approaching flames moved away.
Aside from that-.
“My… my head! My head!!”
“Ugh.”
The five eldest sons and the eldest son screamed in agony as if their heads were being pulled out.
***
‘······What’s going on right now?’
Dylan swallowed hard and muttered.
The word that someone had muttered, ‘Aura has disappeared,’ quickly spread. At first it was among the knights, but it quickly spread and the entire plaza was in an uproar.
The crowd’s murmur could be heard through the sound of the heavy rain. Dylan noticed that the royal knights guarding the area were also stirring slightly.
‘Then we don’t see each other?’
Then someone started talking loudly as if he had read Dylan’s thoughts.
“The aura is blocked!! Even the royal knights have no aura right now!”
The voice was a bit exaggerated. It was clear that he was trying to catch the wind, but the effect was more than that.
The quietly boiling water suddenly began to boil as if spewing out steam.
However, no one came forward. The voices just grew louder and the murmuring grew louder.
Strangely, there was no reaction from the royal family. The old man simply introduced the next order of business.
Dylan licked his lips at the rising tension. If someone here gave a signal, everyone would jump out.
at that time.
The dark sky brightened.
Has the sun risen after being obscured by dark clouds?
Dylan turned his head to him and his eyes became as big as fists.
The palace was on fire.
So gorgeous that it can be seen even through the thick raindrops.
Everyone was staring at him with blank expressions.
There was movement on the royal side. Some of the guys seemed to be flustered and were trembling.
Looking at that sight, my mouth felt so itchy.
It was as if I was looking at a mountain of stones piled high.
A situation where if you touch it lightly, it will crumble down.
Dylan couldn’t hold it in and screamed.
“···The empire is falling!”
Dylan shouted and quickly hid behind the fat nobleman.
“You… who are you! Do you know who I am! Knight!”
“Who the hell is this! Stay still!”
Dylan, who had quickly knocked down the pig noble, held a dagger to the bastard’s neck and looked around cautiously.
at that time-.
“The empire is falling!!”
Someone shouted after Dylan.
The relief spread quickly like fire through dry grass.
Shouts erupted here and there.
‘Just over there.’
In the midst of the chaos, Dylan scratched his cheek with his dagger as he watched the rising flames.
