Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

151 – Bondage and enemies

Even as they came out of the restaurant and calmly looked around the street, they had no intention of leaving.

Those two warriors were probably the same ones who were being chased by the emperor in the first place.

Manwol would not have sent me to a place without any basis, so if they had decided that I would follow the Fifth Holy Sword, there would be no reason for them to come to the castle.

Even that would be fine if I had a worthy business.

The strong scent of a cigar rose. The crown prince asked me as he passed by.

“Are you planning to go to the imperial castle?”

“… … “I have no plans to do that.”

“Hmm. “I’m sorry.”

“… … If you have anything else to say, get it over with quickly. “Because I’m busy.”

“As she said, you broke the contract you made with us. “I have no intention of holding you responsible for that right now, but it is also true that the seal placed on you has been broken.”

“So that’s the reason you’re following me around.”

“… … “It’s for a reason.”

The Crown Prince and the Third Holy Sword frowned almost simultaneously.

“I heard the news that the Academy Chairman was defeated. It is an obvious fact that the Fourth Holy Sword has already been stolen. There are three holy swords that were not handed over to His Majesty. Once the remaining holy swords are passed, His Majesty will not hesitate to make the plan come true. “I have no intention of just running away like this, but even so, I cannot ignore the existence of you who has been unsealed.”

“I don’t know what you’re going to say, but I’ll answer in advance but refuse.”

When I answered lazily, an angry voice pierced my eardrums.

“Ha, fuck. “Rejection is outrageous.”

The person who said that was the hero of the Third Holy Sword. she interjected sharply.

However, the crown prince, who could not stand to watch as the situation became more complicated, pushed her away nervously and swallowed a puff of cigarette smoke.

“I don’t know what the magic tower that released the seal was thinking, but since your seal has been released, your movements are as much of a concern as your Majesty’s. Your Majesty intends to achieve fleeting glory by sacrificing the future by destroying the moon. Whether we like it or not, it is a fact that we cannot ignore as we are bound by the damn mission of saving the world with the holy sword. but… … ”

“If I were to sum it up briefly, Crown Prince Nari, I would say that you, who have been unsealed, seem to behave more like shit than an emperor like that.”

The Third Holy Sword spoke in a low voice filled with death. Her eyes were on me.

“Babe, I’m not going to turn a blind eye to what you did.”

“no way.”

“joy! Just know that even if you come to help us now, you will not be excused.”

“… … … help?”

I frowned and stopped in my tracks.

One short word caught my ear.

Maybe I could have just ignored it. It just got on my nerves.

When I thought about what these people, who were being chased by the emperor, were going to and from the emperor’s living room, and why they were following me through the middle of the imperial capital, taking such risks, their purpose was clear at a glance. These are all elements that are enough to offend me. Above all, the words of the Third Holy Sword are very disturbing.

“Help. who. I? “You guys?”

I wasn’t angry. The voice was calmer than I thought. Rather, it seemed like there was a mixture of empty laughter.

“I think I have some serious misunderstandings, but I’ll be honest with you. I have no interest in the Emperor’s plans. I didn’t want to see the people around me feeling anxious, so I had always ignored the emperor’s attempts to restore the snowy plains and destroy the moon. ‘That’s a big problem.’, ‘If the holy sword falls, it’ll be a big problem~’ while making a moderate fuss.”

I turned towards them.

Crash. The short clanging sound was because they were holding holy swords.

As I take a step closer, the two warriors take a step back.

“I don’t care about the emperor. Let it do whatever it wants, whether it destroys the moon or multiplies it. There’s only one thing I’m interested in right now. Fifth Holy Sword. Kill the hero of the 5th Holy Sword. If the holy sword is not doing its job properly, it will be destroyed. That’s enough. But I’m helping you there… … If you had hoped to stop the emperor together with your regained power, you would be mistaken. “Just make the mistake of being mistaken.”

“… … you.”

“Say it again. “It’s none of my business whether the holy sword falls to the emperor and the moon shatters.”

“ji… That’s cool… The reason I handed over the Second Holy Sword to the princess was because you also wanted to interfere with the emperor’s plan to some extent… … ”

“Well, no matter how useless the holy sword is to me, I have no intention of handing it over to the emperor. Whether you like that person’s ideas or not is a different issue. I purely hate the emperor. Of course, our Anastasia was fully qualified to hold the holy sword.”

“… … … .”

“Why do you value it so much? What’s so wrong? To be honest, I would be a little grateful if the Emperor achieved his plan without my hand. If we destroy the moon and restore the snowfield, it would mean sacrificing the future to revive the modern era. If an environment is created where the people I care about and love can live in abundance at the expense of a distant future that is difficult to predict, I have no intention of opposing it. Of course, those kind-hearted people will be very sad. “That’s enough for me.”

“… Eugene Sir Neferna. That’s an extremely dangerous statement. What are you going to do when you get your strength back? If you plan to repeat the mistakes of the past, I and the hero of the Third Holy Sword have no choice but to attack you now. Even at the risk of revealing our location to His Majesty the Emperor.”

“The crown prince of the empire. “Isn’t the revival of the empire and the karma of a warrior heavy?”

The crown prince’s hand has already begun to pull out the holy sword halfway. I said softly as I passed by.

“Let’s fight? It’s annoying. There’s no need to lose your power over me. Let’s go easy on each other. It won’t do anything. I’ll say it again, my business is to find the Fifth Holy Sword and kill it. Rather, it’s good news for you, isn’t it?”

Develop margin. The movement of magical power is different from usual. It seems as if the blocked blood flow is circulating properly.

“I won’t have to worry about you two. I don’t agree with the emperor’s plan. Of course, I have no intention of trying again where I failed before. That thing you call a ‘mortal sin.’ If I was going to change my attitude just because I found some magical power, I wouldn’t have been quietly stuck in the academy swinging chalk. Even though he is like this, he is a teacher who should be a role model for his students.”

One step.

“… … I gave up on all my past goals. This is not a lie. I won’t stop you from following me if you’re really nervous… ”

The last step becomes the trigger.

“If I can.”

I snapped my fingers.

First, a white light exploded.

***

“cold!”

“Too cold!”

“bad!”

“The full moon is bad!”

“Why did you call me here!”

“I wish I could go back and forth on my own!”

“it’s annoying!”

“I’m angry!”

The twins hugged each other and shivered.

Click, click, a sound reminiscent of a wooden doll erupted regularly. The rhythm was quite addictive, so Manwol hummed a tune while focusing her attention on the sphere that Sanghyeondal had floated in the air.

The end of the northern slope where the goddess sleeps.

There was no other reason for calling the twins all the way here in the bitter cold.

After the Crescent Moon was away, the Lower and Upper Crescent Moons began to take over the surveillance of the empire. There was no way Ha Hyeon-dal, who was stubborn and crazy about battles, would come to such a quiet place in person, so I contacted the Sang Hyeon-dal twins who were flirting around in the magic tower.

The twins grumbled and protested at the fact that the only reason was Manwol’s bland request to light the screen they were watching instead, but they couldn’t just ignore the presence of the crescent moon that was quietly guarding behind them.

In the end, they surrendered obediently and, while pouring out all kinds of complaints as they did now, they obediently deployed their magic to find and reveal Eugene’s presence.

Eugene, who discovered this way, was already working in the middle of the imperial capital.

“You’re getting angry right now. Wagu wagu.”

Manwol said while munching on the popcorn she suddenly took out from subspace. Crescent Moon quietly looked at the screen.

“… … full moon. “You had no intention of controlling Shinwol from the beginning.”

“Control?”

“… Our Mage Tower has been researching ways to unlock the magical power of the new moon for a long time. Perhaps, if Shinwol wanted it, you would naturally have brought up the timing of releasing the seal a little. Still, I would have kept quiet until Shinwol spoke about the seal first.”

“Hmm.”

“As for the sealing, you and Ha Hyeon-dal were in favor, while Sang-hyeon, I, and Geumdal were against it. Nevertheless, you persisted in the end.”

“crescent.”

“… “I don’t know if I can handle it.”

“No matter how much I nag you, this is the first time you talk so much.”

“If I can keep my mouth shut after seeing that, I will.”

Crescent Moon, whose face was only shining through the rolled up blanket, frowned coldly and said.

Eugene and two warriors.

Their atmosphere on screen could hardly be called warm.

Crescent Moon spoke coldly and lowly.

“You will regret it someday.”

“That could be possible.”

“… I don’t have a bad opinion of Shinwol. But the new moon is twisted. “I can say that for sure.”

“Maybe not.”

“… The second holy sword may have been the trigger, but it was Shinwol himself who made the decision. Six warriors, six moon statues. And the man who tried to annihilate the goddess and end everything. “I’m looking forward to seeing what the result will be after barely sealing it and loosening the barely tied leash.”

Crescent Moon looked away from the screen. As if she thought there was nothing more to see, she gave a short thank you to the twins for their hard work and buried her face in the blanket again.

Manwol, who smiled bitterly as he watched Crescent Moon struggling to find the entrance to the tunnel, briefly waved his hand and said.

“Don’t worry so much. Eugene can’t do that now. “At least for now, Eugene is not cold-hearted enough to make the choice that everyone around him will disappear.”

The last word was exhausted. Without realizing it, I felt bitterness.

“The chain hanging around Eugene’s neck is ‘Jeong’. Now and in the future, Eugene will live in bondage for the rest of his life. You won’t be able to resist. As it was then, as it has been until now, and in the future as well. Only the direction has changed slightly. A magic more primitive than magic. “Because it was an academy for that.”