Chapter - 333 - Midwinter Night (4) 7.txt
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[333] Midwinter Night (4)
"then? Do you have any other method in mind?"
Lyria pulled out the totem and held it out.
"I will isolate this area with the law while the cerebral body stays. I need to install a gold margin, so help me out. Do you know how to calculate a three-dimensional magic square?"
Dante shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal.
"what… … Because it's my major."
Since he majored in magic formations, he was qualified enough to assist with Lilia's work.
But Dante was still in doubt.
Will this be enough?
Even if the mental body was isolated in the old castle ruins, it was a completely different thing to confine it to the barracks afterwards.
"Gold margin, can I finish it by tomorrow morning?"
"It depends on your skill level, but if you and I take half of it, it's probably possible. But why?"
Dante looked back at the still-lit shopping street.
Perhaps there, countless couples were wandering the streets following the light like moths.
"I think this side needs some reinforcement."
* * *
After breaking up with Dante, Shirone and Amy talked less than before.
It didn't mean that the atmosphere was depressing.
Amy took Dante's advice and was busy thinking about how to find her own style.
Shirone also had a complicated mind because he couldn't perfectly control the incarnation of anger lurking inside.
'It was really dangerous earlier.'
Armand got out of control and aimed at a person.
It wasn't that Shirone's mental training was insufficient. Rather, it was right to see that the size of his anger had grown stronger than before.
Of course, it is natural for people to change their personality as they go through life.
But it wasn't the direction he wanted.
'I need more fosters. During vacation, I will go to Teacher Ethella and ask for advice.'
After coming to that conclusion, Shirone visited the Snow Crystal, which Shakora had told her about.
"This is the lodging I was talking about."
Amy didn't evaluate anything and just looked at the atmosphere from the outside.
Shirone scanned the exterior of the building.
As Shakora said, the atmosphere was fine. The decoration was luxurious, and I liked the view of the endless snow fields.
Amy had no complaints about the dorm either. But she still had doubts.
This is because there is no reason for Shirone, a first-time traveler, to wander around looking for a special inn.
"Why are you insisting here?"
"huh. I recognized him and he said the atmosphere was great. You will be able to rest comfortably."
"okay… … ."
If it was Shirone, then Amy didn't have to say anything.
Although she has a practical personality, this trip also has the meaning of consolation, so she must have prepared in her own way.
So, on the one hand, I was sorry.
On a day like today, it would be okay to spend the night together, but her current state of mind was indescribably complicated.
"welcome. It is a snow crystal."
Shirone opened the door and entered, surprised by the blindingly bright light.
Numerous lights illuminated the hall like daylight.
Passing through the passageway at right angles, there was a wide terrace, and tourists were drinking tea by the torchlight of the fire pit.
The bard's music came.
The lyrics contain the desperate feelings of the ice queen who freezes everyone around her.
"Are there two of you?"
The staff guarding the counter asked with a smile.
"Yes, there are two of us."
While Shirone signed a contract with the staff for a room, Amy was looking elsewhere from a distance.
It doesn't matter if you're traveling with a group of friends, but it felt strange to come to a place like this with two men and a woman.
"Two rooms, please."
The clerk looked at Shirone and Amy for a moment, then nodded in agreement and put the key on the table.
"Yes, use 311 and 312. Take the stairs to the 3rd floor and turn right in the hallway. Accommodation is prepaid."
After paying the amount, Shirone looked back at Amy, and she too slowly moved towards the stairs.
Said Shirone while walking down the hallway on the third floor.
"First, unpack your luggage in the room. If you are hungry, shall we go out and eat something?"
"no. I just want to rest today. My body feels a bit heavy after walking around in a cold place for a long time. Are you fine?"
If you're really tired, you can rest as much as you like, but for some reason, Shirone got the feeling that she was lying.
Maybe you are more angry than you expected.
Even though he understood Dante's advice with his head, emotions were another matter.
When Dante asked his opinion during an argument about the results of the graduation exam, he thought he should have sided with Amy.
"Amy, earlier… … ."
After reading Shirone's thoughts, Amy gave a small smile.
"Do not misunderstand. Because it's not like that. You know I have no regrets."
Then, Shirone's heart grew duller.
Doesn't the fact that the word "endgame" came out mean that there is an end in itself?
After all, if Amy's mind was already a mess, no words could ease her mood.
In this case, what was needed was time, not conversation.
"Okay then see you tomorrow."
"huh. Rest in peace too."
Amy unlocked the door with the key and entered. Shirone, who had been watching until there, also inserted the key into the center of the doorknob.
When I opened the door and entered, the first thing that caught my eye was the endless snowy field outside the windshield.
A few hundred meters away, a small torch lighted like a dot, and people were ice fishing there.
How nice it would have been to see this scene with Amy.
When I thought of that, I let out a sigh.
"Whoa."
"Whoa."
Shirone and Amy looked at each other at the same time. And as if he had promised, he turned to the door.
"What is this?"
There are two doors, but there is only one room.
And there was only one bed.
The two looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
Silence ensued for a while.
Shirone's head was saturated with all sorts of thoughts.
Above all, it was the lodging that he had chosen after much struggle, so he had to come up with an excuse somehow.
'Oh, what should I do? Should I ask for a room change? But here all the rooms are like this. Should I just get a refund? Wouldn't Amy be offended? No, is she rather the opposite? I need a refund… … .'
Seeing Shirone with a white face, not knowing what to do, Amy let out a small sigh.
He said he was behaving inappropriately. And now that the situation had come to this, the woman had the right to decide.
Amy went to the closet and put down her backpack.
"I can't do anything. Let's unpack it first."
"uh? Uh, yes!"
Shirone was still unconcerned.
As I was unpacking my bag without knowing what was in it, Amy asked in a passing tone.
"Who told you?"
"huh? what?"
"There's absolutely no way I would have entered this place knowing it was like this, and didn't someone else introduce me to this place?"
Despite feeling embarrassed, Shirone confessed honestly.
"Actually, your father… … ."
Amy grunted with a face of knowing that.
Since the spy was in the family, it was something that Shirone couldn't argue with.
"They say the atmosphere is really good. I think you'll like it too… … ."
The night view was definitely beautiful. However, it was a dangerous place for the two of them.
Amy, roughly organizing her clothes, pointed to the door and said,
"Let's go down and have dinner."
When Shirone and Amy left the room and came down to the counter, the staff asked with mischievous eye smiles.
"Do you like the room?"
Amy ignored the question and said.
"I'm going to grab a quick bite, where is the restaurant?"
It was around 11:00 when Shirone and Amy returned to their lodgings after satisfying their hunger.
It was like spending as much time outside as possible, but both knew that this was the final destination.
The whole process of washing and changing clothes came completely different from usual.
My body was as heavy as wet cotton because I had been running in a carriage since yesterday afternoon, but my mind became more and more clear.
No one stumbled upon the only bed.
They didn't even discuss who would sleep in the bed.
Beds were taboo here.
The two sat side by side and looked at the horizon of the snowfield where the white snow meets the black night sky.
I was able to forget the reality for a while in the mystery of the night view.
But suddenly, a strange noise from the next room pulled their minds back into reality and threw them back.
When their eyes met, Shirone's face brightened.
Amy avoided her gaze, desperately pretending to be calm.
"what? Why is your face red?"
"Yeah, but you seem to be a little blushing too."
Amy definitely understood.
No matter how you think about it, this wasn't it.
If I had to continue this atmosphere, I would rather sleep on a futon in hell.
"good! let's talk frankly They're not kids, you don't have to do this, right? Currently we are spending the night together at an inn and I hear something going on next door. And unfortunately, there is only one bed. This is a very strange situation. But now it's over. I know it's a strange situation, so it's not a strange situation anymore. admit? Now, I'm tired, so let's go to sleep."
Shirone felt more at ease. But on the other hand, he also didn't like it.
How can emotions be cut like a radish?
"Are you really okay? I mean, I'm a man too."
"know. But nothing will happen, right?"
Of course you will.
However, Shirone, whose pride was hurt inside, added a word in a crawling voice.
"That's something I don't know… … ."
Amy laughed at the timid protest. She remembered her family and her family, who she would be fantasizing about at home.
'Anyway, the person called Dad… … .'
To make them conjoin with a man at an inn with such exquisite traps installed.
This is something that would never be possible with an ordinary aristocratic way of thinking.
However, the Karmis family, which values individuality, boasted an open-minded family style even in love.
Of course, no matter how open it was, it was unknown whether it would accept commoners.
Even so, making this decision meant that he liked Shirone that much.
In any case, the tension eased a little when he thought that there would be no need to look at the family in the future in his relationship with Shirone.
'Come to think of it, it's amazing.'
The Karmis family's crimson eyes are better than any other ability at recognizing the opponent's temperament.
However, it was also true that some talent was not noticed.
Shirone grew up at a frightening speed enough to be recognized by his strict father.
Even though he is the price of being eliminated, he is standing on the same line as the senior class, as promised a year ago.
1 year.
It has caught up to that huge gap in just one year.
But I didn't feel it was unfair.
Even if Shirone were to start over and start over, he would have come to this place in the end.
"to be honest… … It's true that I was angry with you earlier. I'm sorry you didn't stand by my side when Dante asked."
Shirone turned and looked at Amy.
"I do not know either. I just felt sorry for myself. When I heard that Zocre had passed, I was honestly very envious. I wondered what it would have been like if I had transferred schools. I wonder if I was stubborn about a subject I had no skill in. Maybe I'm just not talented enough to go to a prestigious school."
"Amy, to think so… … ."
"know. If you think negatively, there is no limit. I think that's why I was more pissed off at you. Because I was afraid to admit I was wrong."
"But now you know what the problem is."
"that's right. Dante's analysis is inaccurate. so i'm grateful but… … I'm still not sure. Will I be able to graduate just because I have a style? I am not confident no matter what I do."
'Amy… … .'
This is why defeat is scary.
The graduating class is the position at the top of the magic school.
The feeling of falling from the pinnacle was nothing compared to the feeling when the advanced classes failed the promotion test.
This is why people who fail the first graduation exam have a lower-than-average chance of passing the second graduation exam.
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Chapter - 334 - Midwinter's Night (5) 2.txt
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[334] Midwinter Night (5)
Shirone squeezed Amy's hand tightly.
"Amy, you are strong. than anyone I know. I will definitely find a solution Because it has always been that way."
Amy looked back at Shirone's face. She felt electricity run through her body the moment their gazes collided.
The sight of the moonlight, the sound passing through the walls, and the touch of Shirone through her hands made her heart beat.
Just as if the things that made you shudder at the sight of your eyes just moments ago were lies, hot courage welled up in the hearts of the two.
'Shirone… … .'
Amy had to make a choice.
Another hellish year was given.
Having already experienced one defeat, the only thing she had to worry about was the achievement of magic.
However, it was the first time since I was born that I wanted to depend on someone so much.
I had neither the strength nor the confidence to overcome it alone.
Even at this moment of silence, Shirone is looking at herself with an unwavering gaze.
You have to cross the river of no return.
If he turned his gaze away even here, Shirone would have left his side.
In order not to lose Shirone, you must accept it.
Amy thought she had finished her resolution. But at the same time, a new wave of hesitation flooded her.
selfish thoughts.
Even if you don't choose anything, even if you coldly pretend you don't know, is it greed that you want me to stay by your side like before?
'Only one year… … Can't you just give me one more year? Can't you just stay like this until then so that I can make a careful decision?'
Amy slowly withdrew her hand. If this disappointed him, it was a hand he would never have let go.
Amy's heart was filled with ridicule.
'what? Are you done with your resolve? liar.'
I knew the truth.
That Shirone would wait.
I couldn't help it even if I cursed at him for being selfish. Graduation exams and Shirone, none of which Amy could not give up.
"Thank you, Shirone. I'm glad you're there."
After spitting out the words, Amy wanted to hide somewhere.
The choice of words is such an insincere answer.
However, Shirone smiled kindly, just as Amy had expected.
"That goes for me too. Let's work hard."
Shirone gave Amy a firm grip on her shoulders and went back to her seat, laying the sleeping bag on the floor.
Amy was relieved. She felt as if she had returned to a past where nothing had happened before.
However, Shirone's eyes with red eyes reminded him that it was reality.
How long can you wait for yourself?
Contempt for herself and apologetic feelings for Shirone were tangled in Amy's eyes.
* * *
past midnight.
Zocre and the others were in a drunken state.
Still, he wasn't satisfied, so he bought a large bottle of wine and snacks from a store and settled down in an empty lot around the fortress.
Zocre opened a bottle of strong whiskey and poured it into the glasses in front of Ludvans and Vivian.
Finally, having filled his glass, he passed the drink without even toasting.
"Wow, that's very poisonous. What are you doing? Aren't you going to drink?"
Ludvans asked anxiously.
"Aren't you drinking too much? What are you going to do tomorrow?"
"Tch, if you feel sick, stay at the dorm."
Vivian dipped her lips in her glass and looked up at the night sky.
"Ha, it's okay to graduate. Before graduation, I thought I could really have a lot of fun. Not even men are twisted."
Zokre pointed at himself with his thumb.
"We are men too."
"Oops, Arthur. Are you going to hit me with that face?"
"haha! Vivian, you're not pretty either."
Ludbarns agreed.
"Yes, pretty should be as good as that Amy."
Zocre's expression crumpled.
"shit! I remembered again! How dare you ignore us? They haven't even graduated yet!"
"By the way, what happened to you and Amy? She didn't have to chase her to the rink. Such trivial actions are looked down upon by them."
Then, Vivian also waited for an answer as if she was curious.
Certainly, at the skating rink, Zocre was more excited than usual.
Zokre intended to carry the events of his 13-year-old life with him to his grave. But when the alcohol got in, his mouth itched.
In fact, it was not a big deal to others, but it was an unbearable humiliation to the person concerned.
"I confessed to Amy right before I transferred to Eins."
Vivian made a fuss at the unexpected words.
"Oh, really? so? So how did it go?"
"I don't like it."
"No, no?"
"okay! They say they hate me! Thank you for your heart, but it's not a word that starts with , you're a good kid, but it wasn't. It wasn't even a lie that there was a guy I liked! They just hate it!"
"Oh my, that's really mean!"
"You are arrogant."
Vivian and Ludvans threw one word at a time.
Zokre recalled that time and clenched his fists.
"You know what annoys me the most? That's what I answered at the time. 'Yeah, I'm sorry.' I will never forget the humiliation of that time for the rest of my life."
Vivian clicked her tongue.
"Anyway, the smooth-faced kids only know themselves? hey hey! rather good How big is the kid? We became wizards. Zocre! you won! now! drink."
Zocre passed the whole bottle Vivian was pouring. His throat felt as if it were burning, and a fire welled up in his stomach.
But I felt fine. Still, the only people he could rely on were his friends.
What if it's not a prestigious school?
I met a person I could relate to, so I had no regrets or remorse.
Zocre and his party served as a side dish for Zocre's gruesome past, and continued to drink.
Then the world started spinning.
The winter wind howled and passed over the snowfield.
Suddenly, no one spoke.
Everyone knows that no matter how comforting you are, the truth will not change in the end.
Zocre couldn't beat Amy.
Vivian bent back and touched the ground. Her eyes looking up at the sky were already open.
He let out a breath full of heat.
"Actually, what? Alpheas Magic School is one of the 5 most prestigious schools in the kingdom, and once you graduate, you can at least get a job at an authorized institution."
Zocre and Ludvans silently agreed.
Becoming a wizard does not mean that everyone gets a job under the same conditions. The rank and connections of the aristocracy cannot be ignored, but since it is a merit-oriented society, the treatment is stark according to origin.
Anyone working in the wizarding community knew that there was a difference in competitiveness between prestigious schools and regular schools.
So it was only natural that the treatment was different.
said Ludbarns.
"Anyway, we graduated from magic school and became wizards. That's great too. Wizards who didn't even graduate from school and just learned a magic trick are all over the world."
Whether you graduate from school or join a guild, the certificate you receive is non-official, so there is no difference.
Even so, the reason why students put their neck on the school was to engrave a line of school name in the khan of the license.
In fact, the level of magicians whose guild name was engraved in their place of origin had fallen to the point that Zocre and his party could make fun of them.
But that fact was no consolation.
On top of those from school, there are those from prestigious schools. And their ground task was a certified wizard license.
The wizards of the guild are also treated as pros because they make money with magic, but the only way to be recognized as a wizard in the kingdom was to obtain an official license.
However, not everyone can obtain a certified wizard.
Because it is one of the five major exams in the kingdom, the competition rate is enormous, and all talented wizards from all over the country gather.
Admission to a prestigious magic school, promotion every year, passing the graduation exam, taking the certified wizard exam and passing. You have to take this course to be treated as an elite in the wizarding society.
So, from the starting point, it was impossible to flirt with the other Zocre and his party, saying that they were only above the guild wizards.
Zokre shouted as he drank from the bottle.
"shit! We don't care if others get licenses from the guild or not. After all, everyone at work is a wizard. Besides, our boss must have graduated from a prestigious school. look at dante He said he broke professional wizards ever since he was in the Royal Magic School."
"But isn't that just gossip in the journal submissions section?"
Zokre's tongue gradually twisted.
"What do you know? It's the same anyway. We have to compete on resumes with the top 5 kids in the kingdom. Would you vote for us in the association's main body? Besides, we're not even the highest aristocrats. In the end, you become 9th grade while chasing others, work like a dog and become 8th grade, and after about 10 years like that? All of the graduates of prestigious schools must have reached the 6th grade and sit in the manager's seat."
It was a word that came out while drunk, but it was not a lie. In the end, accepting the reality, Vivian nodded his head.
"but. Besides, prestigious schools are not the end. Even there, the kids who graduate with the highest grades rise to the 6th grade within 2-3 years. What are you saying to us?"
Zocre said while pointing his finger.
"You know what annoys me more? Such geniuses eventually become teachers and are assigned to prestigious schools? It's an inheritance of talent. Because genius teachers teach, geniuses come. In short, we cannot even dare to intervene."
Little by little, the elixir began to mix with Zocre's words, but they weren't entirely wrong.
Of course, there are those who have risen to the top of the wizarding society among ordinary school graduates.
However, such singularities lose their meaning in the face of the magic of average.
Those who graduated from ordinary schools are inferior to those from prestigious schools.
This was the only orthodoxy recognized by the world.
The pessimistic stories that sprang out of the mouths of Zokre and his party continued to hover around the drinking party, not going away even in the wind.
When I was in school, I thought it wouldn't matter if I became a wizard. However, once he became a wizard, his earnest heart disappeared like a mirage and a new worry arose.
Looking at the stars, Vivian said a thought that came to her mind.
"Have you ever thought about this? It's as if this world is a play. We live our lives, and someone is watching us."
Zocre and Ludvans turned to Vivian.
"If that were the case, I would never be the main character. The audience will never want my success. You probably won't even be interested. Get out of here, no, maybe you want me to die."
Zocre looked at Vivian pitifully.
He was a sensitive friend since childhood. But what was truly heartbreaking was the fact that these remarks were not just out of drunkenness.
Maybe what she said is right.
"What are you worrying about? Life is not a play. that no one knows And no one cares about you."
"But it is. Shirone, Dante, and Amy. Do they know how much we wanted to be like them? I don't know. They just get along with each other. Maybe we didn't have a place to intervene in the first place. Like an extra in a play."
The atmosphere at the drinking party became extremely depressing.
In particular, Zocre couldn't stand it because he was so pathetic that he couldn't refute Vivian's words.
"shit! what! It's a graduation celebration trip! We passed! You became a wizard! I mean we won! All in all, meet the unlucky children!"
Zocre put the spout of the bottle in his mouth and blew on the nabal. The strong drink flowed down his throat.
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Chapter - 335 - Midwinter Night (6) 5.txt
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[335] Midwinter Night (6)
4 a.m.
The nature of the ice queen.
The brown wine bottle hit the castle wall and broke.
"You children! Come out! Come on!"
Drunk Zocre screamed loudly. His pupils were completely undone, and his steps were staggering.
Ludvans and Vivian supported him from left and right.
"Zocre, don't do it. Then what do you do if you get caught? You can't come in here at this hour."
Depression turned into anger through intoxication.
Zocre needed something to fight for, and his fighting spirit for the world eventually made him go beyond the restricted area.
"haha! who touches me I am a wizard! A true wizard! Oh yes! I'll blow up the guards with one magic shot!"
Zocre shook his body away from his friends.
Vivian and Ludvans couldn't stop it. No matter how much alcohol they drank, they were also in a situation where their minds went back and forth.
At least, Ludvans, who did not have an injection, clung to Zocre again and led him back to his true nature.
"cold. let's go in If you shout more here, you will get into trouble."
"alcohol! Lud Barnes! Let's have a drink! Let's drink it up!"
"okay. So be quiet and follow me."
The hall from which people had left was bleak.
In the daytime, the objects that were casually passed by gave off a grotesque feeling as if they had life.
The image of the Ice Queen reflected in the cold moonlight through the window was particularly eerie.
said Vivian, rubbing her shoulder.
"Some lighting magic."
Zocre wasn't in the mood to cast magic, so Ludvans and Vivian cast lighting magic.
However, since they were also drunk, the magic was successful only after several trials and errors.
With a popping sound, two lights rose to the ceiling, instantly brightening the hall.
Zokre crawled up the slippery ice steps.
Entering the corridor on the 1.5th floor, he quarreled with a wax figure of the Ice Queen trapped in a giant ice.
"Hey, Mr. Ice Queen? Good night? Would you like to have a drink together?"
No answer was heard.
"haha! Look! Legendary wizards are no big deal either. On the topic of sleeping trapped in ice at best! Is that even magic?"
-Magic. A law that twists the status quo. ice queen. Wizard.
The cerebral body absorbed information from Zokre.
Optrus, materialized by Lyria's necromantic spirit, instinctively took refuge in the place where the most familiar thoughts were concentrated.
That place was the Ice Queen's true nature.
This is because the ice queen accounted for the largest portion of the information that tourists vomited.
Optrus was quickly adapting to this world based on a lot of information.
After a certain point, awareness occurred in the mental body, where only sensations existed.
As the senses and cognition communicated with each other, the preservation of simple knowledge began to pass into the stage of thinking.
-I think. Highly exists.
Optrus came to the conclusion that it needed a form to prove its existence. And he found a special vessel that could materialize his thoughts.
The Ice Queen opened her eyes in a flash.
Zokre wasn't surprised. Because he knows that standing on the foot of a wax figure opens his eyes.
The beauty of the ice queen made his wounds more throbbing at being so trivially abandoned by a woman.
Zocre knocked on the ice as if knocking on a door.
"Hey, my queen. Would you like to fall in love with me? huh? Hehehe."
Vivian clicked her tongue as she looked at Zocre's injection pathetically.
"It's completely tasteless. hey, calm down If you lose your mind here, you will freeze to death."
Zocre rolled up his sleeves and got into a fight with the Ice Queen.
"Okay, let's stick together. It's a wizard versus wizard battle. Instead, if I win, you will go out with me."
As the information collected so far is classified into the category of experience, Optrus has reached the stage of judging the world based on its own standards.
-What is strength? superiority in some characteristic. quality control. Transformation, alteration, change of the physical system.
Then, a question suddenly came to my mind.
-then… … am i strong
"Stop it now. let's go back let's get some sleep How long are you going to stay here like this?"
Seeing that Zocre's eyes were half locked, Ludvans hugged him from behind and dragged him.
Crossing her arms and sighing, Vivian glanced at the Ice Queen and followed Ludvans.
And the moment she took a step, she turned her neck as if it would break with a face full of astonishment.
"Uh huh?"
The ice queen's eyes, which should have been looking straight ahead, were looking at her.
Vivian thought she was less sober.
However, no matter how much she regained her senses, the Ice Queen's gaze was clearly sideways.
It felt like my hair was standing on end. I was in shock as my heart pounded as if it would explode.
"Hey, hey, guys… … ."
Zokre's voice receded down the stairs.
"Well, you want to go out with me… … hmm?"
don't leave me!
Vivian was so terrified that she couldn't make a sound.
The Ice Queen's gaze, apparently made of wax, now moved freely and looked around.
Emotionally, it seemed that he was analyzing what substance was imprisoning him.
Vivian was not sick, but felt like she was going to die.
No, it was even scarier than dying.
As time passed, the desire to live pushed air into my stomach as I felt that I was getting farther away from my friends.
Vivian shouted the loudest in her life.
"Yaaaaaa!"
The hall roared, echoing her screams.
As Ludvans descended the stairs and turned his head with a surprised look, a light flashed in the area where the Ice Queen was.
"what?"
Ludvans left Zocre and went up the stairs.
The ice queen was bathed in the radiance, and pale-faced Vivian watched it with her chin quivering.
"Lou, Ludbarns… … this this… … ."
The ice queen's waxy skin cracked open, and light leaked through the cracks.
As her body vibrated, the ice mass cracked and split into thousands of gold pieces as if they were about to explode.
'You have to avoid it. I have to avoid… … .'
The ice block exploded with a roar. At the same time, Ruud Barnes grabbed Vivian and threw his body.
Ice shards spread to the far end of the hall.
Zokre, who was on the stairs, hurriedly covered his face as shrapnel flew by. And he raised his head in amazement.
Vivian couldn't take her eyes off the ice queen even the moment she hit her ass.
Inside the shattered wax figure was a phosphorescent glow that glowed golden.
It moved slowly and approached the railing.
As the light gradually faded, the ice queen appeared, full of liveliness that was incomparable to that of a moment ago.
Vivian muttered in disbelief.
"The Ice Queen… … Are you resurrected?"
Having watched the Ice Queen's return up close, she clearly saw the wax skin cracking like a mold and filling it with a new Ice Queen.
Zocre arrived in the hallway across the street and was about to run to Vivian, but stopped abruptly.
Like Vivian, his face was white.
"The Ice Queen?"
Was the legend true?
If the current situation was not a dream, he was now confronting the wizard who had fallen countless people to death.
"Haaaaa."
The Ice Queen opened her mouth and let out air. The air began to freeze like a thin layer of ice as the frost leaked out.
"This is the freezing phenomenon."
It was a beautiful voice.
But upon encountering the Ice Queen's inanimate eyes, Zokre felt the blood running through his veins freeze.
The Ice Queen, who had been looking at Zocre with indifferent eyes, said.
"If you beat me, I'll do it for you. It's called dating."
"eww… … Aaaaaa!"
Zokre's nerves raced toward death.
On the contrary, the desire to live quickly removed the energy of alcohol and unfolded the magic that had been trained for the longest time.
A fireball was born on the palm of your hand.
Zocre's specialty is short-range flame magic.
Although the rate of fire was not fast, it was able to boast that it was not defeated by anyone in terms of power.
"Joke! no!"
Vivian shouted. From the third person's point of view, it was a reckless act.
However, if she ever made eye contact with the Ice Queen, she would have had no choice but to do the same as Zokre.
"Die, die!"
The fireball thrown by Zocre hit the Ice Queen's head.
No, it seemed that he had no intention of avoiding it from the beginning. A popping sound set the top of her neck on fire.
"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Originally a wax figure, Vivian screamed as she imagined a human candle.
In any case, the water had already been spilled.
Ludvans, who was rational at least, murmured while carefully examining the Ice Queen's movements.
"Is he dead?"
The Ice Queen didn't even move. Because all her nerves are focused on her brain.
It was interesting to experience the sensation for the first time after getting the shape.
The pain of burning his face was terrible because he changed the law into a creature form.
But to her, who couldn't clearly define pain, pain was just an abnormal sensory state.
'Is this the heat? It absorbs energy and suppresses it.'
As the energy was sucked in through the law, the fire disappeared in an instant and the atmosphere around it froze.
The ugly distorted face of the Ice Queen was revealed.
Zocre, the person who made it so, got numb in his hamstrings and hit his butt.
"Ahh, buy, save… … ."
The Ice Queen savored the seizure of the nerves gathered in her face.
Pain was a truly unpleasant sensation.
'The brain… … .'
As she approached Zocre, the Ice Queen's face began to regenerate little by little.
"It almost melted."
If your brain melts, you die.
it's a creature.
"Help me! Wrong!"
Zokre fell flat and begged for his life. Dealing with a mage who was alive even after burning his face was madness.
"Zocre!"
Vivian and Ludvans ran and blocked Zocre's way.
Even though they couldn't be the Ice Queen's opponents, Zocre felt that the friends who stood in front of him were like saviors.
Vivian fell to her knees and ej*culated.
"Help me! It was because my friend was drunk! I never had any intention of attacking the queen."
"alcohol?"
Alcohol. brain. Disrupting substances.
"Right."
The Ice Queen turned her attention away when she discovered that the cause of her pain was a brain disruptor.
"I don't think absorbing something called alcohol is very beneficial to a creature."
"yes! yes sorry."
"Then what are you going to do now?"
The Ice Queen asked with pure doubt.
I was born as a human and met a human. If so, they wondered what they would do to themselves.
Innocence and madness go hand in hand, so the Ice Queen's honest question terrified Zocre.
"I will do anything you ask me to do. So please, just spare my life."
"Are you doing what you're told to do?"
"Yes, whatever… … ."
The Ice Queen tilted her head.
"why?"
Zokre looked up at the Ice Queen with bewildered eyes.
When I came to my senses, I thought that her way of speaking and behavior was strange.
However, if the legend is true, it has been in hibernation for 800 years. It is very possible that he lost his memory.
"Of course, the queen is the ruler. She is also a great wizard. So she must rule again."
"control?"
The Ice Queen's head tilted even more. Then, as if something didn't like her, she furrowed her brow.
Although it borrowed a human form and gained individuality, the speed of information processing was remarkably low.
However, such discrepancies in the nervous system were only accepted as a characteristic of living things, not unpleasant.
"Right. I rule. Because I am strong."
Zokre let out a sigh of relief.
As expected, the Ice Queen was the Ice Queen. Had she acted on her trick, she would have surely lost her life.
"This is a wise statement. It is different from us who are weak."
Zocre groaned endlessly.
It's the point where you've worked hard all your life and finally got your first results.
If he was killed by a dog in a remote place before he even enjoyed his life as a wizard, he would not be able to close his eyes even after becoming a corpse.
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Chapter - 336 - Midwinter Night (7).txt
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[336] Midwinter Night (7)
Thinking of Zokre's words, the Ice Queen gently bent down and looked down at him.
"Do you want to become strong too?"
Zokre blinked absentmindedly, not understanding the Ice Queen's intentions.
In the legend, she was a sorceress so powerful that even the kingdom could not handle it. Wasn't that why she was exiled to a place like this?
But survival came first. It would have been a waste to get caught up in a futile newspaper and offend the queen.
"I want to be strong!"
Suddenly Vivian shouted.
Zokre looked back in amazement.
'You fool!'
Are you still sober?
Of course, it wasn't that she didn't understand her feelings.
How long have you been frustrated all your life?
If one day God appeared and said he would grant a wish, it was the people of this bottom who gave up wealth and fame and lifelong lovers and asked for magic.
But this time the timing wasn't good.
What can you expect from a woman who has not only frozen everything around her but also trapped herself in ice?
Maybe it's because the situation right now is so unrealistic.
That's why her theory of life drama might have been advanced.
Vivian, whether aware of Zocre's burning feelings or not, was looking up at the Ice Queen with desperate eyes.
Even if this were a trap in life, she knew it wasn't an opportunity that came to everyone.
"Teach me, my queen. Magic on me!"
The suppressed drunkenness came up all at once as the sad emotions surged.
But his mind was clearer than at any other time in his life.
The Ice Queen raised her hand without speaking.
The information acquired when he was Optrus is currently stored in a space called memory.
Also, since she was born on her own, she accepted the rules of this world as pure information, so she could control them.
wave of rate.
The strong wind spread so much that the atmosphere drew concentric circles.
However, Zokre and his party couldn't feel the wind. He only realized that something made up of him had changed.
Zocre and the others looked into their hands and trembled in disbelief.
The world they feel is completely different from just a moment ago.
The Ice Queen said nonchalantly.
"Is that the law you want?"
Zocre, who was deeply moved, shook his head, unable to even answer.
You can neither feel nor realize. until that happens.
But you must feel it and realize it. if that situation comes up.
That was the change of the law.
'Nonsense. How is this possible?'
Zokre clasped his hands.
Vivian was right.
Today's incident was the biggest and most complete reversal that could happen in one's life.
wave of rhythm (1)
the next morning.
Shirone and Amy toured the prison in the old castle.
The flow of time had crumbled and eroded it, and now it was half exposed above the ground.
Although magic has a long history, its academic definition was relatively recent. 800 years ago, there was not enough research on batteries, so primitive magic was the main focus.
Especially at that time, the power of the Holy Church was so strong that it was the time when the foundation of the current Holy Magic was established.
As such, wizards were persecuted.
The ability that did not borrow the name of God was considered the power of the devil, and there were many wizards who were abandoned by their families.
The two were taken to a prison where wizards were captured and tortured.
In front of the machine that bound the limbs and stretched the spine, Shirone wiped away a chilling goosebumps.
"Ugh, how do you come up with a tool like this? It must have been really painful."
"Wizards must have had a hard time too. Magic isn't something you can say you want. It's a gifted talent now, but at the time it must have been a curse."
Shirone and Amy left the dungeon.
When I climbed the stairs connected to the ground, everyone was staring at the sky. A huge dark cloud was rolling in from the sky on the other side.
Winters in the Leth Mountains were famous for clear skies as westerly winds rose through the mountains and created high pressure.
Occasionally, localized cyclones drop snow, but even those who visit the annual winter festival have never seen such thick dark clouds.
"what? It doesn't look like it will rain."
The wind was not strong. Even so, the dark clouds were approaching at high speed like smoke and covering the sky.
The temperature began to drop rapidly.
As a cold wave hit, even people wearing thick clothes felt the cold, and anxiety was finally revealed on the faces of the tourists.
"What, what? Is the weather crazy?"
Shirone and Amy also tightened their collars and watched the situation.
It was an abnormal temperature that could not be regarded simply as a change in the weather.
"Amy, something is strange. In nature, the temperature cannot drop so quickly."
"I know. It's like magic, right?"
A thunderclap erupted from the ice queen's castle. Then, a powerful wave that was born pushed the dark clouds away and galloped away.
The folds of the atmosphere along the grain were clearly visible.
"Dangerous!"
Shirone stood in front of Amy.
There wasn't even time to dodge. Waves rushing in at high speed were approaching, sweeping away from the outskirts of the crowd.
"Move!"
A woman in uniform stopped Shirone and Amy.
It was Mage Lyria.
She moved her fingers quickly and signed the hand sign.
The barriers of the law spread as the three basic signs of the rites, prohibition, antiban, and suppression, were connected in succession like water flowing.
The moment a powerful wave swept through them, a shock wave exploded in front of Lilia's eyes.
"Wow!"
Lyria's body flew backwards like a cannon ball.
The tourists all stared at her. Her wave swept through, but she was the only one who actually got her shock.
"What, what? what's the matter?"
Even after falling to the floor, Lilia continued to roll over.
Dante came across and lowered his stance. And he received her exactly as her breast.
"are you okay?"
Leaning on Dante, Lyria bit her lip. Although she has done numerous edicts so far, this is the first time she has ever used such a powerful law.
Shirone and Amy found Dante and ran.
They had a hunch that the woman in Dante's company had protected them from something.
"Dante, what is it? What's going on?"
Dante put off an answer and stood Lyria up.
Law, unlike magic, has no physical impact. Whether Shirone and Amy were normal was something that Lillia had to answer.
"How are you? Did you succeed?"
"It was close. how about you?"
The wave of Yul spread quickly, and it was impossible for Lilia to defend both places. No matter how excellent a magician was, it was impossible to block the law if he could not control the will of gold, half, and chain.
Dante pulled out the totem from his neck.
"Thanks to."
A pendant shaped like a monster's face hung from a twisted birch bark collar.
Even though it looked ferocious, it was a guardian deity that chased away evil spirits.
There was a crack diagonally along the forehead of the guardian deity, which was caused by being exposed to the waves of the law.
When I put it on my palm, I couldn't stand it and it split in two with a crackling sound.
Dante held out his totem with a shy expression.
"Didn't I say there was only one? Sorry."
Lyria shook her head vigorously.
"You don't have to be sorry. Because totem is like that. It means that the law was strong enough to split the rachals. I'm just glad I stopped."
Shirone could not understand the conversation between the two. Anyway, the situation seemed serious, so I intervened.
"Dante, what happened?"
Lyria answered.
"I was lucky. you will be fine."
Amy asked with a frustrated expression.
"So, what the hell is going on?"
Lyria looked at Shirone and Amy alternately.
It was already foreseen that the cerebral body that had gained a self would change the laws around it in order to survive. In such a situation, there were only two or three people that Lyria could save from the law in an instant.
There are currently hundreds of people gathered here alone.
And among them, there must have been people who had the necessary abilities for this ritual.
Is it really the right choice?
I couldn't foresee the consequences of giving up on them all and protecting a couple who weren't even 20 years old.
"Dante, who are these kids? I did not follow your words to save your friends."
Dante looked back at the true nature of the Ice Queen and said.
"You said second place."
"Second place? What comes second?"
Dante squinted one eye.
It was something I found out while spending the night, but Lilia really didn't notice.
I didn't want to give a long explanation. Even if you talked about it in verse, what would be left for you?
"He is number one. First place in the kingdom."
Lyria looked back at Shirone with a surprised expression.
The reason why he formed an alliance with Dante even though he is not a professional yet is because he is an outstanding talent recognized in the kingdom.
Since mages do not have a competitive system like wizards, they were not particularly impressed when they heard that they were ranked second.
How many people are in the kingdom, what does it matter whether they are first or second?
If you're just second, you're a very good student.
But here it was.
It was a shock to her to have first and second place in one place in this vast kingdom.
'This kid really beat Dante?'
It was a good impression. Except for the fact that his eyes are alive, the aura of No. 1 in the country could not be found anywhere.
Dante's skills were personally experienced yesterday morning.
His ability to respond to actual battles, judgment, and outstanding skills were comparable to those of the pros.
To be honest, as a mage, Lilia couldn't imagine what her skills surpassed him.
Dante said, pointing to the Ice Queen's true nature.
"Come. Shirone and Amy are ready too. You probably don't understand, but you better relax."
A woman wearing the same dress as the Ice Queen was flying here across the sky.
"Um, isn't that the ice queen?"
The ice queen arrived in the sky and slowly descended to the ground.
There was a flash of light in the distance, and a curved flash of space travel flew in and crashed beside her.
Amy's eyes widened.
"Zocre? why are you… … ?"
Zokre laughed and prostrated himself behind the Ice Queen. Then Ludvans and Vivian landed.
No one understood the situation.
At least Shirone and Amy were feeling a sense of crisis, but the tourists rather seemed to have relaxed and smiled.
"haha! Are you the real ice queen? What kind of event is this?"
"Wow, are they really similar? How did you find the same person among wizards?"
It was natural to consider it as part of the festival.
Otherwise, the ice queen couldn't actually walk around right in front of her eyes, right?
If Shirone hadn't seen the shockwave that erupted right in front of Lyria's eyes, she would have thought that the organizers had held the most concert.
Tourists clapped and cheered as the Ice Queen stepped out into the crowd.
Winter festivals are held every year, but this year's special event was even more novel than they thought.
Thinking of resurrecting the legendary Ice Queen?
Even the ice queen made of wax has many fans in love with its beauty. However, the appearance of the woman playing her role was so beautiful that it could not be compared to a wax figure.
It was a brilliant ability possessed by the power of life.
"Whee! Ice Queen! Please hold my hand just once!"
The pot-bellied man smiled broadly and held out his hand, and the person next to him stopped as if it were Arthur.
"Oh, rudely. Then she might freeze."
People burst into laughter. No one realized that this was the real situation.
Even in the middle of the joke, the ice queen just moved on with a nonchalant face.
Lyria kept an eye on the Ice Queen's every move while holding hands.
'What? What law did you touch?'
The wave of the law changed the laws of everyone except Shirone and the others.
Nothing special had happened yet, but judging from the power of the wave, the range of change would have been enormous.
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[337] Wave of Law (2)
The Ice Queen said, raising her hand slowly.
"You weak humans, kneel before me."
When the ice queen's voice was quite sincere, the tourists clapped and rejoiced.
"Nice voice! Is that plausible?"
"Hey, my queen! look back on this one too Don't do that, take this opportunity to shake hands with the ice queen… … Kuck!"
The man suddenly grabbed his neck and fell to his knees.
The same situation happened to people at the same time.
His blood-soaked face was red as if it would burst at any moment. He desperately sucked in air, but his breathing was becoming more and more rough.
The only people standing normally were Shirone and the others.
Shirone observed the changes in people. Before they knew it, necklaces with cone spikes were stuffed around their necks.
Lyria frowned and muttered.
"That's the Law Wheel… … ?"
The wheel of the law is an exorcism tool of the rites meeting that contains the principles of the law in its shape, and its effectiveness is maximized the closer it is to a perfect circle.
Law wheels that could be obtained from civilians were merely imitations, and at best they promoted mental and physical stability.
However, it was impossible to manufacture the official Dharma wheel possessed by the ancestral priest unless the arms maker had reached the state of nirvana.
In Lilia's eyes, the Law Wheels hung around people's necks were genuine.
It is impossible to distinguish Won's perfection with the naked eye, but the priests who have gone through long training can feel Won's temperament with their inner eyes.
"The Wheel of Redemption. It's not a thing of this world. you guys be careful too If you get swept away by the waves of the law, that's what you'll end up with."
When all the people who were affected by the wave of the law lost strength in their legs and knelt down, the wheel of the law loosened and air finally entered their prayers.
Heavy breathing could be heard from everywhere.
"Ouch! Wow! what? Who filled this necklace?"
"hey! Someone please release this!"
Zokre felt a shudder run down his spine as he watched the people screaming in terror.
The shape of the law wheel was the embodiment of the Ice Queen's own memories, but the way she strangled people was a strategy she proposed.
The Ice Queen can change the rules of the world.
To be honest, I wondered if this was possible, but when I saw everyone kneeling, I realized it.
The legend of the Ice Queen, which dominated the era 800 years ago, was true without a single lie.
'done! It really is! I never thought a day like this would come to me.'
At this rate, ruling the world was no longer a dream.
What's more, she couldn't remember anything from the past, probably because she had been in hibernation for 800 years.
The wizard who terrorized the world has become a child who can be coaxed with a piece of candy.
'I will have the Ice Queen.'
After tidying up the place, he was thinking of gently coaxing the Ice Queen into becoming his woman.
It was strange to be dating someone over 800 years old, but if you coaxed it out, you'd be able to get over it, and most of all, she was beautiful.
Even compared to Amy, who had dumped herself coldly five years ago, her appearance was not inferior in the slightest.
While alone in such a delusion, the Ice Queen turned to Zocre and asked.
"Is it okay to do this?"
Zocre smiled with satisfaction at the Ice Queen's attitude of asking and relying on even the smallest things.
However, there was no need to be offended so far, so I answered with my head bowed as if I were dealing with a real queen.
"yes. Everyone will obey the queen."
Lyria realized that most of the elements that made up the Ice Queen's personality were influenced by Zokre.
'In the end, is it according to the prophecy… … .'
As with most Advent myths, this time the Ice Queen would meet a single human and plunge the world into an abyss of evil.
Shirone looked at the dreary landscape where hundreds of people were kneeling with a tired expression.
"What is this? I don't think it's magic."
It was a natural question for those who did not know the law.
It is not equivalent exchange.
There was no way to get the wheel of the law to strangle hundreds of people for not following directions.
Eating out by Lee Ki-rin, head of the fairy department in heaven, was not so disastrous.
Dante, who did not have time to explain, spoke briefly.
"It is the ability called the law. be careful. That woman has the ability to change the rules of the world."
"A change in the rules?"
The first thing Shirone thought of was the Akashic Records.
However, no being other than the Infinite Wizard could twist the rules on such a grand scale.
If so, one possibility.
It was the case with the Akashic Records from the beginning.
"which… … Is it like a conceptual body?"
Lyria opened her eyes wide and turned her head.
It was impossible to see the spirit body dedicated to the human body and grasp its essence unless you were a practitioner of the spiritual system.
'This child knows the law… … .'
Most people go through their lives unaware that the world operates according to the rules of the whole.
It was surprising that Shirone was aware of the mechanism of the law, which was handed down to only a few people in the shrine.
"that's right. In the first place, it was a mental body that could not be identified. It's a phenomenon called a demigod. It is impossible for you who do not know the law to defend. Don't fall away from me."
Amy raised her fist and shouted at Zokre.
"you! What the hell are you up to?"
"ha ha ha! decorate? Do you still see this as a joke? We will conquer the world."
"Stop talking nonsense! Are you sure?"
Zocre sneered and told the people.
"Everyone worship the Queen. If you don't obey, the queen's law will kill you."
As the wheel of the law tightened their necks and entered, the black-and-white people put their hands on the floor and groaned.
Then he shouted in a strained voice.
"Hey, long live the queen!"
"I will follow the Queen!"
When the faces of those who worshiped the queen returned to a calm state, Shirone finally realized the seriousness of the situation.
The law also applies to Zokre's instructions. This is because, unlike magic, which logically designates a target, the law rebalances the whole.
The sound of praising the ice queen pierced the sky, and Zokre tasted a pleasure he had never felt before in his life.
It was as if they all worshiped him.
"how is it? this is my strength If you come under me even now, I'll save you from that kind of situation."
Zocre expected to see Shirone and the others tremble. However, contrary to expectations, no one moved and watched the situation.
With his hands in his pockets, Dante crookedly walked out.
"Hey, you. How's your mind going? Do you know what you are doing?"
"under! do you think i'm crazy you're welcome! Don't you know what people are like by looking at them? You will end up like that too."
"You, you just almost killed hundreds of people."
The blood drained from Zokre's face.
"You want to rule the world? Do you know what that means or are you talking about it? Can you really take responsibility for those words?"
"Ouch… … !"
Zokre couldn't answer.
Becoming the ruler of the world is an ambition that every man has had at least once. But when he came back to reality he was just a 1 human being who hated going to prison and hated dying even more.
The Ice Queen can change the rules. So if you put her on a leash, she will obey her commands even if she doesn't want to die.
This was all of Zocre's calculated thoughts.
But what if you refuse?
They all become corpses with their neck bones broken.
Of course, no one wants to die, but once I imagined it, I felt an unbearable fear.
'Can I really conquer the world?'
As Dante said, he may have been insane for a while.
While I was thinking that, I heard Vivian's voice.
"joy! what did that mean? According to us, no one dies! Then you will be the first victim!"
Zocre looked back at Vivian with a blank expression. Overnight, her eyes had completely changed.
"How long did you know you were the main characters of the world? We are the ones in control of this situation!"
'Vivian… … .'
Zocre saw Vivian and realized.
She was prepared to lose everything to get the one chance in her life.
Yes, there is nowhere to back down. If you've come this far, you'll have to see the end no matter what.
Because great undertakings require courage.
Zocre, regaining his composure, held out his hand and walked out.
"Get down on your knees, Amy. and blame me Otherwise, I will kill everyone in this room."
Shocked by Zokre's words, the people raised their heads. I already felt like the law wheel was tightening my neck.
"hey! Get on your knees! I'm really going to die like this!"
"You damn kids! I mean do it quickly! I wish I was wrong!"
The tourists didn't care what Shirone's party did to Zocre.
If you don't follow the instructions, everyone will die.
Even if you didn't do anything wrong, of course you should obey Zocre.
"Pray! I'm begging them all! I have a wife and children! It's nothing!"
"Please save me! Do as you say!"
None of Shirone's party moved.
If you give up the initiative here, you will have no choice but to be dragged in the future according to the intention of Zokre and the others.
Amy glared at Zocre with cold eyes.
"Why is it me? Why do you want to accept my apology? Because I didn't accept your heart?"
Zocre's face turned red as Amy hit him in the head.
I couldn't find her embarrassed look at the skating rink. This was a battlefield, and caring about her personal feelings was a luxury.
'It works. Did he really want an apology from me for that? Foolishness is… … .'
Provoking Zocre doesn't come with a particularly good countermeasure, but to create a variable, you had to shake the opponent.
According to the plan, Zocre couldn't hide his embarrassment. His rage flared up as if his own narrow-mindedness had been discovered.
"shut up! If you don't listen to me, everyone will die! Are you really saying you don't care if everyone here dies?"
said Dante.
"If people die, you killed them. we didn't do anything Either become a murderer and live on the run for the rest of your life."
Dante was sincere.
To a wizard, distinguishing between good and evil is not a very important issue. In situations where there is no solution, it is better to sacrifice people than to rush to the worst.
"Amy, you don't have to be swayed by that guy's words. Because he doesn't even have the guts to do that."
Zokre shouted menacingly.
"joy! Is it really so? really kill me yes!"
Terrified people lashed out at Amy.
"You damn bitch! Are you really going to kill them all? Get down on your knees! I wish I was wrong!"
"Please save me! I'm going to die like this!"
Amy bit her lip.
Her judgment was no different from Dante's. Even if she complied with her opponent's request, a bigger request awaited.
However, when he was singled out, the lives of hundreds of people were at stake in his judgment, so the blood had to run dry.
"Let's take some time. I will do as you say."
The corner of Zokre's mouth went up as Amy approached.
'That's right, what can I do to hold on?'
Then, Shirone grabbed Amy's shoulder. As her Amy looked back at her startled expression, she saw sparks in Jokre's eyes.
"what are you doing? Even if everyone dies, you want to take care of your lover's pride, right?"
Shirone did not deny it.
"okay. There is no reason Amy should obey you."
Zokre's face twisted.
Is it the cool-headedness of so-called wizards?
No, it's arrogance.
Building a lover's pride cannot be worth hundreds of lives.
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