< Chapter 57 - Log Master #4 >
“Cough!”
Scarlett, who had vomited blood, was thrown backwards with a great force. She flew for almost ten meters before rolling on the ground.
“Ugh… Ugh….”
Scarlett, who had been holding onto the ship that had been struck by the Black Dragon’s energy, fell to the ground, vomited blood again, and remained motionless with her head buried in the pool of blood.
“Hey, are you okay? Is he dead?”
A startled Cordelia flew towards Scarlett, but Uther calmly took her hand away.
Because it wasn’t Scarlett who would die like this.
‘Honestly… I was a little surprised.’
I vomited so much blood that I flinched for a moment.
But it was the Red Dragon’s armor.
It was an item that not only gave strong defensive powers, but also granted the wearer the regenerative powers of a dragon, so even if he vomited a lot of blood, he probably wouldn’t have died.
And it happened just as Yuder had expected.
Scarlett was in a near-death state, groaning but not breathing.
But as long as you don’t die, that was Uther’s standard, not Cordelia’s.
“Hey, hey. Are you okay? Yeah? Don’t die. Don’t die.”
Cordelia, who had blurted out her words without realizing it, made Scarlett vomit out the remaining blood in her mouth and laid her down.
“Hey, get your prayers secured.”
Open your mouth and tilt your head back slightly.
And check if there is breathing.
‘Ugh, think. Cordelia. Remember, Cordelia.’
We learned first aid in class before.
The firefighter even praised you for doing a good job.
Cordelia put her hand near Scarlett’s mouth. She could feel her breath, though it was thin.
“Okay, breathe.”
Let’s pass on artificial respiration for now.
So what’s next?
“Hey, hey. Come on. Hey.”
When I lightly tapped her cheek, Scarlett groaned slightly. She didn’t seem to be completely unconscious.
Then there is only one thing left.
“Fast healing!”
High-speed recovery spell!
I said it was a chance to get the Log Master’s secret, and I was actually greedy, but that was that, and this was this.
Cordelia had no intention of taking the secret even by killing Scarlett.
Because Scarlett wasn’t a villain.
If he hadn’t been possessed by Soul Taker, he would have been a person who, even if he hadn’t become an ally, at least he wouldn’t have become an enemy.
“Haah··· ha······.”
The healing magic seemed to have worked, as Scarlett’s complexion improved and her breathing became more stable.
And then another minute or so.
Scarlett, who had barely recovered enough to speak, lay down instead of sitting up.
He spoke to Cordelia as if throwing a slogan at her, who was wiping the sweat from her forehead and breathing a sigh of relief.
“Just kill him.”
“what?”
“Just kill me.”
Scarlett gave a faint smile.
He continued speaking, looking at Cordelia with empty eyes.
“I lost. I lost. I couldn’t even protect the honor of being a Log Master.”
Scarlett’s eyes turned red, and tears flowed down her blood-soaked cheeks.
“Now… Now, the honorable name of Log Master will forever be accompanied by the dishonor of being called the Pink Bomb. I can’t stand seeing that… Just kill me. Kill me.”
Log Master Pink Bomb.
Ah, Log Master.
Ahh, pink bomb.
father.
grandfather.
sorry.
I’m really, really sorry.
Scarlett failed to become a Rogue Master. She failed to uphold the honor of being a Rogue Master.
Scarlett started to cry and Cordelia’s face became complicated and she didn’t know what to do.
‘Fuck, shit.’
What should I do?
What should I do?
Scarlett was a very extreme storyteller, but unfortunately, Cordelia understood her feelings.
Scarlett was a character who took great pride in the fact that she was a descendant of the Rogue Master.
‘Yuder, Yuuder! What should I do? Huh?’
Cordelia looked back at Uther with a troubled expression.
Uder seriously considered the look in her eyes that said, please do something, and soon smiled bitterly. It was because, although it was a little cringey, a good idea came to him.
Scarlett’s personality.
Her disposition.
So this is the best answer I can give you now.
‘ah.’
But then, before Yuder could even answer, Cordelia’s face turned as if she had just remembered something.
Because she was also a rotten piece of shit in Hero Chronicles 2.
‘Hey, Yuder. I’ll do it my way just this once. Just this once.’
Uther nodded at Cordelia’s gaze. After all, Uther himself had similar thoughts.
And to add one more reason –
‘Because you’re the Log Master.’
Cordelia, not Uther himself.
Cordelia nodded at Uther’s answer and looked at Scarlett again.
“Hey, you lucky guy.”
“It’s Scarlett. And don’t bother me anymore. Just kill me.”
“Okay, Scarlett. Let’s put the killing aside for now, and you… let’s have a showdown with me.”
“what?”
When Scarlett opened her eyes as if wondering what was going on, Cordelia smiled and said.
“You’re a Rogue Master, not a Warrior Master.”
Scarlett blinked at Cordelia’s words, then understood. That’s why she couldn’t hide her surprise.
“You really······.”
“I have the secret of becoming a Rogue Master, and you have the secret of becoming a Rogue Master. We are both candidates for the position of Rogue Master. So… let’s compete. The winner of the match will become the real Rogue Master. You know what kind of match it will be, right?”
Scarlett’s cheeks flushed red as she smiled brightly with a wink. Cordelia’s smile under the moonlight was so beautiful.
“Do you understand what I’m saying?”
“Yeah… Ah, I understand.”
Scarlett, who stuttered without realizing it, took a few deep breaths and then raised her upper body.
Cordelia suggested that they have a Rogue Master-style showdown for the position of Rogue Master.
So what would be the final battle of Log Master?
To put it bluntly, it’s theft.
To put it more elegantly, it is an act of unauthorized transfer of ownership.
“Do you agree?”
When Cordelia asked, Scarlett nodded slowly, but soon added something else.
“But there is a condition.”
“Conditions? Hey, honestly, are you in a situation where you have conditions right now?”
“Listen to the end.”
“What is it?”
When Cordelia asked with a puzzled look, Scarlett averted her gaze and coughed a few times. Her face turned even redder as she said what Uther had expected and hoped for.
“You won this match. But you gave me the opportunity to have an honorable fight… so I will repay the favor. I will grant you one wish, no matter what it is.”
“My wish?”
“Oh, your wish.”
“anything?”
“No, but still… something within my ability range. You know… something like doing one thing I’m asked to do.”
“Oh, my.”
As Cordelia crossed her arms and smiled, Scarlett looked away again, and Uther, who had been watching from afar, clenched his fist.
‘bingo!’
As expected, Lucas.
Like Lucas, who was obsessed with recreating the story of the Heroes of Builtwein, Scarlett was also obsessed with recreating the stories of the Rogue Masters – especially the first Rogue Master.
‘There was something like this in the invitation too.’
To be exact, it was something that happened between the first Log Master and his rival, the Sif Master.
The Rogue Master, who was still an inexperienced thief before he could call himself the Rogue Master, had fallen into the trap of the Sif Master and was completely defeated by force. However, the Sif Master, who highly regarded the Rogue Master’s talent, made the same offer to Cordelia.
“Let’s have a showdown. A real showdown like ours.”
At the suggestion of the Sif Master, the Rogue Master said that he would pay off his debt for this incident just like Scarlett and then step forward, and the Sif Master gladly accepted the Rogue Master, calling him a man of honor.
‘And in the end, the victorious Log Master received the Wings of Speed from the Sif Master… and the two continued their strong friendship. That’s a beautiful story.’
That must have been half the reason Scarlett’s face turned red.
How thrilling and happy it must be for you to be recreating that anecdote in the exact same position as the first Log Master.
‘Of course, I have no intention of following the story until the end.’
Moreover, what was important now was not the match with Scarlett, but Scarlett’s promise.
Anything that makes one wish come true.
That is, it meant that there was a way to use Scarlett very usefully in the fight in this royal capital.
‘It would be better if we could become closer this time.’
Scarlett’s transformation into a villain was all because of Soul Taker.
If we had become close from the beginning and prevented Soul Taker from touching us, there was a high chance that he would remain our ally until the end.
‘Indeed, Cordelia.’
It wasn’t something that was said after calculating it like Uder himself.
Given Scarlett’s personality, it was clear that she would have agreed to a challenge, but she would not have thought of drawing out conditions like this.
But still, Cordelia spoke as she did now.
Because I liked Scarlett, who fought for the honor of being the Log Master.
Because in the original, she was always supposed to be my enemy, but rather than becoming a person who kills and kills me, I wanted to become her friend.
‘I can’t do it.’
It didn’t suit Yuder himself to act so purely with such a pure heart.
“Oh, what do you think? What are my conditions?”
When Scarlett asked timidly, Cordelia looked thoughtful for a moment, then flashed her fangs and said.
“Okay, the deal is done. So let’s shake hands.”
“uh?”
“Let’s shake hands.”
When Cordelia held out her hand, Scarlett took it hesitantly, and soon her cheeks turned red again.
Because I was embarrassed.
“Anyway, then go back for now. I’ll tell you what I want later. Do you know that… blue moon?”
“know.”
“Guild Master?”
“Are you talking about Mr. Jupé?”
“I know. I’ll contact you through that man. Okay?”
“okay.”
“Oh my, look at how well our Scarlett answers.”
As Cordelia laughed and helped Scarlett up, Scarlett pouted her lips and said.
“Hey, but how do you know my name?”
Because it was Uther and Cordelia who clearly called themselves Scarlett before revealing themselves.
Cordelia answered the rather sharp question flusteredly.
“Huh? Huh… That… Ah! Since I’m walking the path of the Log Master. I already know who my competitors are, that’s what I’m saying.”
As Cordelia spoke, pounding her chest, Scarlett’s lips slightly raised.
It seemed like he quite liked Cordelia’s story.
‘As expected from Lucas.’
You’re secretly naive.
As Uther laughed wickedly alone, Scarlett waved Cordelia’s hand for no reason, then quickly spread her wings and flew up onto the roof.
“Hey! Pink Bomb!”
“Why, redhead.”
“While you have pink hair.”
“Why anyway?”
“Don’t keep me waiting too long. Okay?”
“Oh, okay. I’ll call you as soon as I can.”
As Cordelia giggled cutely and answered, Scarlett blushed again and spread her wings of swiftness, flying into the night sky.
That back view.
Cordelia smiled at the sight, which was cute rather than cool, then turned to Uther and confidently held out her hand in a V-shape.
“Problem solving.”
The theft was successful, and a connection was made with Scarlett.
Ahem ahem, Uther lightly applauded at the sight of Cordelia coughing and grumbling.
And two days later in the morning.
At that time, the second activity of Log Master Pink Bomb became widely known throughout the royal capital.
The carriages of Count Bayer and Count Chase arrived at the royal capital side by side.
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