R4STWH - Chapter 122
Chapter 122
'Why? Why did he make that choice?'
Was it because of revenge?
Was it to finish off the family that abused him and the imperial family that caused it all?
Or had he felt that much disillusionment towards this world? To the point where he wanted to destroy it with his own hands?
Various questions arose, but the confusion didn’t last long.
No matter the reason, I couldn't let go of my husband, Elias, to whom I had sworn eternity.
While I could berate and beat Zero to a pulp, I could never do that to Elias.
Unlike that stupid crazy guy, Elias was not someone who would make a contract with an evil being for fun, or be swayed by a moment’s emotion.
I wouldn't dare to say that I understand him, nor would I reprimand him for it.
I just felt sorry and sad that I wasn’t there with him during the difficult moment when he had to make such a decision.
“Okay. I’ll make the bet.”
At my answer, his eyes flickered.
“However, after having a conversation with Elias first. I want to confirm that your words are true before signing any contract.”
There was a possibility that the Gluttonous Monarch’s words were mixed with lies, so I had to ask Elias.
[Alright…… so that’s how it is……]
However, the Gluttonous Monarch’s reaction was a bit strange.
When I looked at him with my head tilted, the Gluttonous Monarch swept his palm through the air as if he was unfolding a card.
Several windows, which were similar yet different from what I had seen before, appeared.
“What, is this?”
I couldn’t help but ask, shocked. It was because of the scenes shown in each window.
[Things that are currently happening in this world.]
At his reply, I couldn't help but sigh.
The first window showed the saintess, Clea, and Crow. They were wandering around the forest, looking for something, while Ermitar, who had been polymorphed into a squirrel, was watching them from a distance.
I didn’t know what he was planning to do with that, which made my heart sink.
And the second window showed Elias and Gerent.
'Oh my gosh. A quest failure penalty?'
It was a monster that clearly showed off a presence that was above SS-rank, and it was attacking them, stretching out its tentacles in all directions.
As I carefully observed the background while they were dodging and running, I realized that we were close to it.
It seemed that they were trying to lure it towards here in order to prevent Tenaclad from being destroyed.
The third window showed the current situation of Tenaclad.
While cleaning up the corpses and moving the injured, the knights were quickly gathering in one place.
It seemed that they were preparing to sortie out in order to help the current and previous heads of the family as soon as their preparations were complete.
And everything from the fourth window onwards was…… Showing the monsters that were spewing out from somewhere on the continent, emitting an ominous aura.
It was a sight that convinced me that Zero and Yumi were really giving their best, putting all of their power into it.
'I believed that everything was going well.'
Unlike our world, we were doing our best to make sure that we could end this disaster without any major injuries.
However, the situation that was unfolding was literally on the verge of becoming the worst it could possibly be.
“Are these all…… the things that are happening right now?”
[Yes.]
The Gluttonous Monarch grabbed my arm when I turned around to run, as I couldn't afford to waste any time.
[Wait, hold on.]
“……?”
[Choose one place out of these. I’ll send you there right away without wasting any time. I can give you that much help even before the contract.]
As soon as he finished speaking, a translucent window appeared.
Another Path
What is the most suitable path for a transdimensional refugee who cannot belong to any world? The first step is the most important for you, who are standing at the crossroads of choices!
Dungeon - Season of Longing - Defeat Boss Monster (0/1)
Success Reward: Instantly travel to the desired location
Failure Penalty: None
Will you accept the quest? YES / NO
Without even getting to reply, I had chosen ‘YES’ and swung the axe that I had been clutching all along, and slashed his body in half.
[You really are in a hurry.]
Even with his body split in half, his voice flowed out as if nothing had happened.
[I wonder who you’ll choose, and who you’ll throw away. I’ll be watching.]
There was no reason to be swayed by whatever he was saying.
Just like always, I had already created the best possible route to increase my chances of winning inside my head.
Right before I was about to be sucked into the power that the Gluttonous Monarch had released, I poured mana into the ‘Noisy Promise’ that Baeksa had given me and broke it.
'Sorry, but please take care of the rest for a moment.'
When I closed my eyes and opened them again, there was a squirrel in front of me.
-???!!!
“How dare you play tricks on me?”
I grabbed the guy who I had snatched so he wouldn’t escape, and he started to tremble.
'To pretend to be a cute squirrel. Who would be tricked by that?'
“Tell me what you’re planning to do. Before I crush you.”
-I, it’s not like I did it on purpose!
“Then what is it?”
-It’s because you dragged me here that I failed the quest…….
“Then just say it proudly, why are you hiding like a mouse?”
When I spoke while slightly loosening my grip, the guy let out a sigh.
Since I didn't have any time to waste on talking with this guy, I quickly flew towards the saintess.
-It’s not like I have to stick around with you guys, right?
“So? Were you planning to escape after seeing the chance?”
As I said to him while he hesitated, he couldn’t answer.
“You can’t go anywhere until what you told me is proven to be true. ”
-Th-that’s……!
“So you’d better tell me the truth as quickly as possible if there’s anything you’ve lied about. If it gets revealed later, you won’t even get to die peacefully.”
While I was giving him a warning, I succeeded in catching up to the saintess.
“Sister……!”
Clea was the first to notice me and ran towards me.
“Oh my? Lady Ilesha? Why are you here?!”
“It happened like that.”
I put down the squirrel that I had been holding in my hand on the floor.
I wanted to throw him away if I could, but there was nothing that could be done since he happened to be in the shape of a cute and adorable squirrel.
“Quickly undo your Polymorph. I’m busy.”
-Why, why……?
“The entire continent is in chaos right now, you know.”
“What?”
“Really?”
Clea and the saintess were shocked and squawked simultaneously.
“Surely it’s not like an SS-rank monster has appeared above the Amern Temple?! I haven’t found the fragment yet!”
“Is the world finally coming to an end?!”
Finally is a bit much…….
“Crow, return to the castle immediately and tell the Tenaclad and Lakdel knight orders to hurry and get ready to be dispatched. When you’re ready, you can depart for the gate first.”
“But, Lady Ilesha. It would be difficult to get permission to use the gate right now.”
“Don’t worry about that.”
Right after saying my piece, I picked up the saintess and Clea, one on each side, and climbed on top of Ermitar’s back.
“P-p-please, Lady Ilesha……!”
“Yeah, let’s go capture that SS-rank monster.”
I didn't have a free hand to grab the rope, but that didn't matter. It was just something that was tied for Crow and Elias in the first place.
I was confident that I could withstand it as if I was standing on flat ground, even if the dragon moved as roughly as he could.
Perhaps because he had a guilty conscience, Ermitar, who had been downcast, thankfully flew up silently, unlike before.
Even so,
“Eeeeeeeeek!”
The saintess still let out a scream, as if she was still scared.
“Kyaa! Sister, it’s so fun!”
On the other hand, Clea seemed to enjoy flying.
“Good. Once you get a little more used to it, you’ll be able to fly by using spirits.”
“Really? That’s amazing!”
“You’re crazy, you’re all crazy! All you people are crazy!”
It seemed like that kind of reaction from Clea only made the saintess feel even more wronged and upset.
In any case, thanks to using Ermitar as a means of transportation, we were able to drastically shorten the travel time.
The huge body of the SS-rank monster soon came into my view.
Using the ‘Noisy Promise’ that I had summoned, Baeksa was engaging in a heated battle with the monster’s tentacles alongside Elias and Gerent.
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