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Episode 268. There's space behind the pillar (3)
Kurururung──!
A terrible sound, like thunder, was constantly heard overhead.
Due to the injury, ominous thoughts crossed Urhar's mind as he complained of pain.
'The building is collapsing.'
Due to the wounds and bleeding, I have no strength in my legs. However, if there were no other obstacles, I would still have the strength to escape.
“Hmm.”
Looking at Kikubad's sighing figure, it was impossible to see any sign of him having any intention of escaping.
On the contrary, I could feel that the old man's face was considering the option of 'dying together'.
“Coolook.”
A handful of warm blood flowed out of Urhar's mouth. The disgusting taste of iron lingered on the tip of his tongue, causing him to begin to feel regurgitated.
“Don't die.”
While he was losing consciousness in the midst of a whirlwind of pain and emotions, a voice suddenly came to his mind and brought Urhar back to consciousness.
“If you die, it will be a bother.”
Urhar answered the black knight's words as if he was possessed.
“Hey, don’t worry. If you die now, it’ll be too ugly.”
Urhar barely managed to answer with his mind in a hazy state. The black knight laughed, as if he was quite pleased with his answer.
“You seem to be good at self-objectification.”
“Cheer, ceiling.”
"hmm?"
“The mansion… is collapsing, is that what you did?”
The black knight shook his head at his question.
“It wasn't my doing.”
The Black Knight denied it, but spoke as if he had known this would happen.
“But, what I told you to do was right.”
Then in the end, what you did was right. Urhar barely managed to hold back the words that were on the verge of hitting his chin.
“Catch it.”
Leaving his confusion behind, Urhar looked at the black knight who was speaking quietly. He was extending his hand.
A place where you can see the open ceiling. He drags you there, and then out of nowhere, he asks you to hold his hand.
“……Ugh.”
Urhar grabbed his hand again, as if possessed.
“Be careful, you might bite your tongue off.”
“What? What…….”
Squishy.
A strange sensation was felt in the hand that was holding the black knight. At the same time, I felt a sense of wonder.
Wheeeeeek──!
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”
The scenery Urhar saw began to change.
A landscape of pitch-black clouds and the moon in a world surrounded by bleak bricks and wooden planks.
“Eeeeeeeeek!!”
I was so flustered that I blurted out animalistic language. I felt like I was so out of my mind that spit was flying out of my mouth.
'What, what is that!?'
The roof of the mansion he had broken through. The 'black thing' that had thrown him through the gap came into view.
There was a large number of eyes attached to something that looked like it was made by combing shadows into shapes.
Demon?
Such questions crossed my mind, but for now, overcoming this situation took priority.
'How do I land!?'
My body and my 'mana blood' were not in good condition. If I were to land in this situation, it was obvious that I would at least become disabled.
Continuing to assume the worst, Urhar finally came to a conclusion.
‘… … The Black Knight couldn’t have thoughtlessly put me in this situation.’
He closed his eyes, feeling the wind blowing against his body with an unbelievable intensity.
If you just pass out for a bit, things will get sorted out.
***
“This is it, I ate it in one bite.”
Looking at his surroundings, which seemed like they could collapse at any moment, Kikuba smiled innocently.
“It was a shame that I couldn’t read the flow outside because it was where the Demon God’s horn was placed. Surely…….”
Kikubad chuckled and looked up at where Urhar had been dragged by 'Angelica'.
The sound of trees and stones breaking apart was constantly heard from above. I knew that this was the sound of 'Angelica' causing a ruckus.
'To make matters worse, since this space couldn't support the weight, if Angelica were to go around destroying the pillars, it would collapse in no time.'
This was my thought before I came down here. Anyway, if it was dangerous to go down there myself, I thought it would be better to bury the 'Mashin's Horn' along with the mansion.
But it actually came down.
“I thought there was some crazy guy raising a demon.”
Even though he only saw her for a brief moment, Kikubad seemed to immediately know who 'Angelica' was.
Well, that's what it looks like.
It may be strange not to know.
“What crazy guy? The guy who revived the demon and tried to destroy the empire would be even crazier.”
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As he uttered the insult to Yulsis, Kikubaad's face darkened slightly.
However, it seemed that he did not feel offended by the insult to the 'royal family'.
“Hmm, that’s true too.”
On the contrary, he nodded as if he sympathized with what I said.
As expected, Kikuba was cooperating even though he knew Yules's purpose.
“That mama’s boy, how old is he and how can he still not leave his mother’s embrace?”
No, beyond the level of empathy, Kikuba started chewing out the Yules he served.
What is this guy?
Even though I knew that he wasn't a guy who worked out of 'loyalty' to the royal family, I didn't know he would criticize me so harshly.
“Avenging the dead mother! If you’re a man, shouldn’t you play bigger instead of being immersed in such petty dreams?”
As he cursed at Yulsis, he felt Kikubaad's emotions growing more intense.
“Compared to him, I felt that Haydn Reich had different ambitions.”
An unexpected name came out of his mouth.
“The modest idea of solving all kinds of dirty work and reducing the gap between classes.”
The evaluation of 'Black Sword' was similar to Yulsis's, but Kikubaede felt a vague sense of nostalgia when he said the name.
“Having a crazy dream and taking action to carry it out. I thought it wasn’t bad.”
“……Didn’t you say that Yulis’s thoughts were crazy and narrow-minded just a little while ago?”
“No difference.”
Hehe, Kikuba laughed.
“Yulsis dreamed of his dead mother, but didn’t Haydn dream of himself? That’s the difference.”
The criteria are really mysterious.
“Why are you under such a law?”
A question to hear the clear reason. As I was about to hear the answer, the loud noise coming from the mansion began to become clearer.
“I don’t have time.”
There's no need to wonder about the story of the guy who was going to get crushed to death under the mansion anyway.
“Aren’t you thinking of running away?”
When asked about this, Kikuba simply shrugged his shoulders.
“He is an undesirable master, but he ordered me to guard this place. I cannot leave.”
It seems that Kikubad intends to guard this place until the end, thinking that he might be able to retrieve the 'Horn of the Demon God' while escaping.
It was incomprehensible that he spoke so venomously about Yulsis.
Okay──!
As I stretched my hand towards the ceiling, 'Angelica' came down and clung to my hand, just like when I had sent Urhar flying.
“This time, let’s meet again upstairs, not in such a dirty place. Kekekeke.”
As I was leaving the collapsing mansion, led by the hand of 'Angelica', I heard Kikubad's voice from below.
See you again.
For a normal person, it would have been natural for them to be crushed to death in the mansion.
'Tsk.'
I really think he'll come back alive.
***
“Huh!”
For a moment, Urhar, who had lost consciousness, came to his senses. Clearly, before he closed his eyes, he was flailing about in the sky, but now he was leaning against a tree, feeling the tickling sensation of grass on his buttocks.
“Ugh…….”
When I came to, the pain from my physical condition was overwhelming. I felt a little dizzy and a terrible metallic taste swirled in my mouth.
“Did you save me…?”
It was thanks to the Black Knight's help that he was able to fully open his eyes like this. After all, there was a reason why he had used 'something' to throw himself into the sky.
'however.'
How could they have destroyed the mansion so much? Even the ceiling was completely destroyed to make it easier to get out.
As one of the 'Royal Knights', Urhart was able to destroy the mansion. However, how was it possible for the 'Black Knight', who was staying underground, to do so?
“Ugh.”
As he gathered his thoughts, a sudden sense of humiliation came over Urhar.
It was okay to imitate the 'Black Knight' in front of the 'Black Knight' again. To be honest, it was a bit awkward, but it was bearable.
More importantly,
'… … to the black knight.'
That he received help from the Black Knight who had a limited time.
There will be a lot of things for the 'Black Knight' to do in limited time.
Of course, the goal is to find the 'Horn of the Demon God' and prevent the return of the 'Demon God', thus bringing peace to the empire and the continent, so there will be many tasks to be accomplished.
That was the time that the 'black knight' had taken away.
"sorry……."
My heart started to hurt more than the pain from the wound.
“I’m sorry, Black Knight……!”
“What are you talking about?”
“Whoa!”
Urhar was startled by the sudden voice. In the process, he moved his body, which made his wounds hurt even more.
“Uh, ugh… Black Knight!? Didn’t he go back?”
“Because there are things that need to be taken care of.”
As he said this, the black knight looked at the collapsed mansion of Fullgorn.
It is certain that the 'Horn of the Demon God' is buried down there. Urhart predicted that 'Kikubad' was probably buried down there too.
But the thought suddenly occurred to me that the old man might come back alive.
“And, there is no need to apologize.”
The black knight continued speaking as if he had heard what he had said earlier.
“I never would have guessed that there would be a Kikuba there.”
The black knight opened his mouth calmly. Urhar suddenly had a question at his calm demeanor.
An attitude so calm that it was hard to believe it was 'limited time', Urhar thought.
I wonder if I'm misunderstanding something.
Yurian, who had no way of knowing Urhar's thoughts, turned his gaze away from the collapsed mansion and looked for a way back.
'Now all that's left are two horns.'
One is me.
The other one is the store.
So, there are two 'horns of the demon' left. Yurian finished calculating like that, but he couldn't help feeling anxious.
The upcoming total solar eclipse.
Yurian guessed that 'Yulsis' would not stay still until then.
'It's best to reduce the guy's limbs as much as possible and recover the horns as well.'
After all, it's better to be certain. In that sense, there is no time until the 'total solar eclipse' to prepare for the ceremony.
“Time is running out.”
Yurian ended up saying his thoughts in front of Urhar without thinking.
“No matter how perfect the plan is, things can go wrong. So, I want to finish it before time runs out.”
Yurian thought that Urhart would know anyway. The 'total solar eclipse' was the point of 'resurrection' and that there wasn't much time left until that time.
“Ugh…….”
A surprised Yurian looked at Urhar.
Suddenly, a voice was heard from Urhar, swallowing its tears.
'Why, why are you crying?'
Was the wound that painful?
Even the Royal Knights have a childish side, Yurian thought.