◈ Episode 281 Secret of a Thousand Years (2)
“Run quickly! He’s coming after me!”
Hans eagerly ran through the underground waterway with Bellaluna.
In fact, it was right that Hans would carry and run with the small Bellaluna.
This facility, which could not even be called an underground waterway, was so complex that it was more appropriate to call it an underground labyrinth.
It looked the same everywhere, so I couldn’t tell if this was the new road or the road I had come from.
If so, it should be easy to escape the chase, but the guy chasing from behind showed no signs of missing this side.
The monster, which looked like a mixture of various beasts, relentlessly pursued Hans and Bellaluna.
“What crazy!”
Hans was taken aback by the sight.
No matter how you look at it, the appearance of the monster, which only looked like a cryptid, was so hideous.
If he was cut or bitten by his toenails, it would have been an instant death.
And what was even more frightening was that the moment was slowly approaching.
No matter how much you play with your two legs, you can’t escape from the four-legged beast.
‘Should I use my teeth after all?’
It was a time when I was seriously contemplating whether to turn into a beast and fight this side too.
Bellaluna, who was clinging to Hans’ shoulder, tugged at the back of Hans’ clothes.
“wait for a sec! stop!”
“Kek! What are you doing!”
I asked in fright at the sudden stop of Bellaluna, but instead of answering, she raised her hand and pointed at the monster rushing towards her.
“That’s it! that!”
“What are you doing? It’s okay, let’s run away!”
“no. You don’t have to.”
“what?”
“If it was just a cryptid, I would have been too scared to move, but look carefully.”
Even if you look closely, what do you want to see?
When Hans made that expression, Bellaluna stomped her feet in frustration.
“That’s not a cryptid! It’s just a chimera!”
The gloomy figure she usually showed was nowhere to be found, and she was now full of anticipation and joyous enthusiasm.
“chimera?”
Hans rolled his head when he heard the word chimera.
It was a familiar word.
Hans, familiar with information from the underworld, immediately remembered what the Chimera was.
A chimera was an artificial creature created by a warlock.
A bioweapon created by combining the strengths of various living organisms.
However, at least the chimera that Hans knew was a ragged image made of skin and skin stitched together.
Should I forcibly put the puzzle pieces that don’t fit together and make it into a picture?
Depending on the level of the black magician, the difference would be different, but at least the guy chasing him now was different from the chimera Hans knew.
It resembled a tiger running on all fours, but sharp spines protruded along the line of the spine on its back.
The tail, which grew in two, was long like a whip, and at the end of it was a bunch of blunt spines like spines on the back.
No matter how you look at it, it looked more like a mace than a tail.
Looking at that, anyone would think of a cryptid rather than a chimera.
As such, the appearance of the monster was so harmonious that no sense of heterogeneity could be found.
But Bella Luna was different.
Her bright eyes caught the subtle flaws and differences of the monster at once.
Wow!
The chimera, which had come close to me, lunged at me with sharp teeth.
The Chimera’s teeth were two rows, reminiscent of shark teeth. If bitten, it wasn’t painful, it was enough to kill instantly.
Ahh! Hans screamed.
At that moment, Bellaluna moved.
She took out a glass reagent bottle from her bosom faster than the chimera rushed forward and threw it at the chimera’s feet.
visor-!
The reagents inside were scattered on the floor along with the broken vial.
At the same time, the seed contained in the reagent wriggled and expanded like a firecracker.
Hans opened his eyes wide.
The tiny seed grew in size in an instant, spreading fearsome vines in all directions and completely trapping the chimera as it charged.
It took less than a second until that time.
Damn-!
The Chimera’s sharp teeth stopped right in Bellaluna’s nose.
A dangerous moment in which even if it was a little late, the neck might have been bitten off.
Indeed, Bellaluna looked at the chimera’s even teeth without a hint of fear.
‘Did he have this level of skill?’
At least the Bellaluna Hans knew was a sullen, drugged elf.
Since he was a being who brutally broke the illusion of an elf that he thought would be noble, he was also an opponent who left a deep impression on Hans.
I always saw myself as a test subject.
Bellaluna’s ability to manufacture reagents was exceptional.
The medicine Rudger was taking was also to the extent that Bellaluna helped make it, so what do I need to say?
However, Hans’ evaluation was that it would not be helpful in combat.
At least until I saw the scene a little while ago.
‘To think he could capture such a Chimera in an instant. Did my older brother know this and sent this elf with me?’
Hans had known Bellaluna for quite some time.
However, Hans had never seen Bellaluna in action. Of course, there was no way to know Bellaluna’s true skill.
It’s the same Owens executive, but he didn’t know anything.
Hans felt ashamed of himself again.
‘At that time, the automaton kid who was thought to have completely disappeared and died was still alive and well, why do I have so many things I don’t know?’
Hans grumbled inwardly, but shouted to Bellaluna that it was okay.
“Well done anyway. Let’s jump right in before he’s released!”
“yes? Why are you running away?”
“No, because it’s dangerous right now….”
“Isn’t it dangerous? look. You’re quiet.”
Bellaluna smiled and pointed at the chimera.
His stuttering had diminished, but that characteristic sullen grin never got used to it.
“no. Are you more modest?”
Hans gazed at the chimera.
The guy was glaring at Bellaluna with bloodshot eyes as if he were going to kill him.
Even now, it seemed like there was nothing strange about tearing that vine and biting Bellaluna in one bite.
“Where is the quiet? Does it look dangerous no matter how you look at it?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
“What is good! If that guy is a Chimera, then it’s more dangerous!”
“No. Rather the opposite. If it was a cryptid, I would be honestly scared, but Chimera is different. Because this child was made, right?”
“her?”
Hans asked again with a stupid sound.
Bellaluna’s words were so difficult to understand.
“It’s not scary if it’s made. Rather cute. Look at this beautiful figure. This is a piece of art!”
If the opponent is an unknown being, it is unknown, so it is right to be afraid.
However, if the opponent is made, it is an object that can no longer be feared.
Bellaluna was saying that now.
“What crazy….”
Hans, who was about to argue, shut his mouth the moment Bellaluna saw the glitter in her eyes.
Hans couldn’t help but realize.
‘I knew well that I was crazy, but you’re crazy more than I imagined!’
While Hans was shocked, Bellaluna approached Chimera and took out a reagent bottle.
“Hehehe. This older sister will directly check our cutie’s body.”
Just like when Hans burned her passion for learning, Bellaluna approached the chimera with her eyes turned upside down.
Even the ferocious Chimera screamed and struggled, perhaps feeling a sense of danger, but the vines that bound her body did not budge.
After about 10 minutes like that.
“…crazy.”
Seeing the corpse of a completely dismembered Chimera in front of Bellaluna, Hans’ complexion turned pale.
Watching the terrible dismantling show that unfolded for 10 minutes with my own two eyes made my head hurt.
“I’ll turn. I thought I’d seen a lot of things I couldn’t see… ….”
At that time, Bellaluna looked back at Hans and smiled brightly.
“That’s too bad. I couldn’t know all the contents with one bird.”
what is the content
How can you be so crazy from the word choice?
Even as he smiled, the green chimera’s bodily fluid splashed on his face raised Hans’ fear fivefold.
Hans swallowed.
‘Really ever! You must never get involved with that elf!’
It was then.
Kreureung! Another chimera’s cry was heard in the distance.
The sound was coming towards us at high speed.
Even the number was not one. at least 3 or more.
Hans’s expression deteriorated, and on the contrary, Bellaluna’s face brightened as if it couldn’t be happier.
“Did you hear? New cuties are coming!”
“Sweetie…uh hmm I guess so.”
It was a chimera that he feared a moment ago, but at this moment, Hans has come to sympathize with those who are about to come.
“Ah, more than that, Mr. Hans. Would you like to try this tooth? do you know It might turn into a chimera.”
“Oh little. Get rid of it!”
* * *
“Anyway, my men won’t mind. I’ll take care of it.”
“It looks like you’re using pretty useful limbs.”
“Because the world cannot live alone.”
“That is an interesting word. Is it something I can say because you were alone until now? If so, when do you plan to start moving?”
“I wonder if I didn’t know anything, but since I already know everything, I’ll go right away.”
Anyway, the reason Ludger came to the imperial family was to look for an opportunity to somehow steal the Relic Fragment.
However, given the opportunity to obtain it through a legitimate route, there was no need to remain in the imperial family any longer.
Eileen knew that too.
That’s why, as if a little dissatisfied, he glanced at Rudger with a sullen face.
“Still, it’s the first reunion in seven years, so isn’t it too hasty to end it?”
“Anyway, we aren’t that special to each other, are we?”
Rudger expressed his strong will because he knew that Eileen still hadn’t given up on recruiting him.
Our relationship was just business.
It could have come off as rude, but neither Ruud who said this nor Eileen who listened took it seriously.
“okay. I see.”
Eileen also had to deal with the rats hiding in the basement of the capital right away, so she decided not to invite Ludger any further.
There was regret, but Aileen didn’t dwell too much on it.
I knew right away that Rudger was working for Ceorn, so I’d be able to see him more often in the future.
Of course, if this side bothered me more than the standard, then Ludger would abandon his current status and leave without hesitation.
But you can’t live in a lie forever.
Because Ludger was showing his true face right now.
‘I don’t know how he came to use his bare face, but he won’t be able to live with only a disguise for the rest of his life.’
Eileen was willing to let it go for now.
‘Because there are many opportunities in the future.’
Now was not the only opportunity.
will definitely come later
The most optimal moment than now.
The time when the other person never notices and this side is fully prepared.
At that time, she will get the strongest sword that disappeared long ago.
“okay. Go see. Pasius will guide you again. It would help if we moved together.”
“You mean the Royal Guard?”
“Why are you dissatisfied?”
“It’s comfortable to be alone.”
“You said you couldn’t do it alone until a while ago?”
“….”
“It happened. It’s not that I’m attaching a pasius because I have an inner feeling. No matter what, he is a Royal Guard. It will help you in many parts of your activity. So if you’re going to pamper it, pamper it like a dog.”
Having said that, Rudger agreed without questioning further.
Rudger glanced at Mandelina before leaving the observatory.
“…Hehehe.”
Mandelina smiled awkwardly and waved at Rudger.
Showing such an unhostile smile to the person who tried to kill her in the past was an act worthy of her, if it were her.
‘It’s a priestly relationship that goes well with Aidan.’
Rudger came down from the observation deck, thinking of asking how the two of them met later.
When I returned the way I came, I saw Pasius waiting in the middle.
He found Rudger and soon greeted him with a bright smile.
“You are here. Have you had many conversations with the princess?”
“Yes what.”
“You are not responding well. I do understand. The princess should usually have a stubborn and selfish personality.”
Rudger looked at Pasius with a surprising look.
It was because I had a strong impression that this man would have a strong sense of loyalty and would be stubborn in this area.
Pasius seemed to feel that too, and smiled softly.
“haha. He swears allegiance to the imperial family, but he is the type to say everything he has to say. Actually, I don’t have a little personal grudge. The princess treats me too roughly.”
“I see.”
“So what did the princess say? I feel like he told me to take me with him and move with him.”
Pasius already knew all about Ludger’s identity and current situation.
It was rather strange that the princess’s right-hand man and royal guard didn’t know.
‘Is he treating me with a smile even though he knows that?’
There was no change in the way Pasius treated us like when he first spoke to them.
“The princess told me to treat Sir Pasius like a dog.”
“ha ha ha. Have fun with your jokes.”
“….”
“….”
As Ludger stared silently, Pasius dropped his shoulders.
“…It wasn’t a joke. So what are you going to do?”
“Let’s go.”
He was the one who was directly guaranteed by Princess Eileen, so even if he couldn’t be a reliable helper, he wouldn’t interfere.
When Ludger gave permission, Pasius walked alongside Ludger with a more delighted look on his face.
“haha. This is fortunate. I wondered what would happen if you refused.”
“Do you like it that much?”
“Other people might not understand, but I am different.”
“What is different?”
“I am a royal guard, but in fact, I am also a sword that handles various tasks for the princess.”
Pasius speaks of his true identity in a tone devoid of any vigilance.
Ludger stared at Pasius with an absurd gaze.
“Is it okay to talk to others like that?”
“Because if you are the teacher who was the first shadow of the princess, you know everything anyway.”
“…no way.”
Pasius nodded as if Ludger’s guess was correct.
“Pasius, the royal guard and the princess’s dagger of shadows, greets the senior Sir Jack the Ripper.”
“….”
Rudger already had a strong feeling that he would be a nuisance.
