Chapter 241. Small and fragile, but
2022.05.24.
On the other hand, reality.
Several days have passed since Mabel disappeared into the black entrance. For a while, everyday life seemed to continue, but those who waited for Mabel began to suffer from serious Mabel deficiency.
First of all, Esteban took care of the affairs with a normal appearance on the outside.
After announcing Mabel’s absence as the emperor’s leave, the behavior of attending meetings and attending office duties was as dignified as usual.
But only Gustaf, his adviser, knew the truth.
It was because one night, when I went to Esteban’s bedroom with the papers, I witnessed a scene I couldn’t bear to open my eyes to see.
Esteban, who was sitting on the bed, was watching with a serious expression while laying out a lot of things.
The content varied. There were letters and things like dried acorns and leftover cookie crusts.
‘What are all those insignificant things?’
Not paying attention to whether Gustav came close or not, Esteban fixed his eyes only on the sheets of paper.
Gustav’s face turned white as he glanced at the paper.
A strange creature that shouldn’t exist was drawn on a piece of white paper. A creature that evokes fear to the point of wishing not to appear even in my dreams.
Gustav pretended to be nothing and calmed down his trembling voice.
“What is that, Your Majesty.”
Witch Beast?
Then, Esteban, who had been ignoring Gustav, smiled happily.
“You mean this? Can’t you see? It’s a portrait of me drawn by my baby. It is a great sin for me to ask someone like an emperor for this talent.”
“Huh…”
Gustav sighed and closed his eyes tightly.
‘I’m glad I didn’t take it out of my mouth.’
I almost lost my job in my life because I couldn’t get a job.
Besides Esteban, there were many people who complained of severe Mabel deficiency.
Oscar spent the whole day looking at the pictures of Mabel that he had taken in the past, relieving his longing.
“Mabel. Are you healthy…? When are you coming back…?”
There was also an incident in which the servants who came in to clean were frightened and ran out when they locked themselves in the room and looked at the pictures.
Aidan stopped by the Donovan mansion on a mission and saw Oscar drinking.
“Oh Aidan. I’m here?”
Aidan stretched out his hand toward the photo as if unconsciously bewitched. Then Oscar’s expression, which was welcoming, hardened, and he hurriedly hid the photo behind him.
“What are you doing?”
“…”
“It’s mine. mine!”
“One sheet.”
Mabel wanted to see Aidan as well.
“What one is it? go away! Aidan, you should have filmed it long ago!”
“One sheet.”
“no. I hate it!”
“One sheet.”
“go away!! go away! Hey Aidan!”
After hours of scrambling, Aidan finally managed to get his hands on a picture of Mabel.
And Enrique, who stopped by the Donovan mansion with Aidan and watched the whole scene, quietly turned his head away and turned away from reality.
‘His Majesty should come back soon and see that ugliness.’
It was pitiful to see that spectacle alone.
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.
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Larimar, who went to tidy up Mabel’s empty bedroom, was startled while tidying up the blankets.
“oh.”
The Emperor’s Divine Beast was curled up and was soundly asleep. Right where Mabel always slept.
Larima laughed and covered the Shinsoo with a blanket. Yangyang complained in her sleep.
[Mabel is too late… Cool.]
Everyone was waiting for Mabel to return.
***
Cough Cough.
When the blankets in the shelter were removed, the dust rose in abundance. Mabel coughed and handed Ades her coat and blanket.
“First, cover your face with this.”
The red eyes were too striking. It was no different from advertising that I was Adesyo.
Despite wearing the coat of an unknown stable keeper, Ades’ appearance was impeccable.
‘God is not fair. … is this man a god?’
With a new realization, Mabel sighed briefly. The appearance of Ades, the grown-up version of Aidan, is sometimes lethal, so it was mesmerizing.
Mabel averted her gaze for no reason and made plans for the future.
‘It was kind of impulsive.’
He couldn’t help but look at Ades, who was bound and full of scars. So I brought him out, but there was nothing I could do right away.
Ades, who was still looking down at the hesitant Mabel, struck her head.
“Aren’t you going to go back?”
“uh?”
“I have to go back to my original seat.”
Mabel thought for a moment that Ades had looked into her heart.
“I’ll bring you… out of trouble…”
“Okay.”
“why?”
“Because I don’t feel bad after being in the sun for the first time in a long time.”
A daily sunrise for others was special for Ades. After falling into the hands of Julius III, he had been underground all the time.
so it was fine
Even if this young human who claimed to be the savior in front of him returns to the original world.
So even if you repeat the far-off reincarnation after that.
I tasted a piece of light, and that was enough.
Seeing Ades’ calm demeanor, Mabel somehow felt stuffy inside.
Aidan, who always said he was fine, overlapped.
“There are things I brought with me when I came to the past. to go back with it.”
It was a precious magic tool that loved ones took care of only for Mabel’s safety. The only thing I used was the moving magic tool, but I couldn’t leave the rest behind.
“I’m in an inn outside the imperial castle.”
“is it.”
“…would you like to go out with me?”
To Mabel’s last offer to accompany -.
“okay.”
Ades readily agreed.
Both of them knew the end of the breakup, but they didn’t say it.
***
As I exited the shelter, I could feel the presence of the soldiers, probably in search.
Mabel whispered softly as she pulled Ades behind the bushes.
“Ades. How far can you use your power?”
“If you use it, the location will be discovered by the emperor right away.”
“Then don’t use your strength and follow me.”
Mabel, who inadvertently extended her hand as if to Aidan, tried to withdraw her hand again, but Ades was faster.
His big hand caught Mabel’s hand.
‘It’s like a big puppy.’
Feeling a growing sense of responsibility, Mabel took the lead in breaking through the strict surveillance and leaving the imperial castle.
In the process, he was almost discovered several times, but he managed to overcome the crisis.
Gradually, the divine power was depleted.
‘I have to leave the divine power to go back.’
To keep the promise she made with her father, Mabel paid special attention to managing her divine power.
Upon arriving at the lodging, Mabel casually entered the room so as not to be suspicious.
Click. After locking the door, Mabel took the bag she had stored in the closet.
‘The barrier and magic tools are the same.’
Now all that remains is to return to the original world.
Mabel, who was still staring at the hand that was holding her, raised her head.
“Ades. I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“After Julius III died, rare magical materials began to be discovered in Devlin. Do you know anything?”
“well.”
I thought Ades, a newcomer, would know, but the answer was unexpected.
“I can’t help it if I don’t know.”
Although he couldn’t figure out why magic materials only came from Devlin, he knew how to defeat Veron, so that alone was a big achievement.
It was then that Mabel was contemplating how to say her final goodbyes.
Quaang-!
Suddenly, with a roaring sound, the barriers surrounding the cabin were shattered.
Before he could grasp the situation, a series of attacks hit his head. In an instant, the roof of the inn was blown off and the building began to collapse.
shhh-! Then fire magic began to pour through the hole in the ceiling. Action was quicker than judgment.
visor! Fire magic bounced off Mabel’s barrier.
Although he stopped the sudden attack, Mabel’s expression darkened.
‘It’s a big deal.’
In order to return to reality, he stopped using the minimum amount of divine power he had left.
It should take several hours to fully recover.
In the meantime, magic poured in one after another.
Kwakwang! Kwakwawang!
When the building completely collapsed, the group that attacked them could be identified.
A large army, including a man in dazzling clothing, surrounded the inn on all sides.
“Somehow they said it was easy to get out of the imperial castle…”
Did he deliberately give the way out?
Mabel gritted her teeth and sent Ades back.
“I was wondering who dared to steal Jim’s prisoner, but it seems like a weak lady. Are you a holy barrier or a priest? Did you send it from Abelardo?”
The man’s questions poured in, but Mabel didn’t even listen.
‘That person is Julius III.’
Like Veron’s ancestor, it was also the same that it felt similar at first glance.
‘It’s not even worth answering.’
Mabel snorted and took a step forward. There was no reason to save the divine power that was used up anyway.
Because there was no place to retreat as long as there was no going back.
“Don’t be desperate and hand over the prisoner here.”
“You are being held prisoner.”
Julius III narrowed his eyes at Mabel’s cold reply.
“Very disrespectful-”
Before Julius III could finish his words, Mabel created a divine blade and threw it at him.
The knights escorting the emperor swiftly repelled the attack.
“Such an outrageous…!”
Julius III’s eyes rolled with anger. Mabel shrugged her shoulders and began digging through her bag in earnest, pulling out all sorts of magic tools.
“What are you going to do with that toy? Surrender obediently.”
“Okay, let me give you a taste of that toy.”
Mabel smiled proudly and began to activate the magic tool calmly.
Threatening attacks fell upon Devlin’s army.
It was the moment when the power of the magic tool that the Palbulchuls had taken care of was finally shining.
“Aaaagh!”
“Buy and save-!”
“Open the barrier!”
In an instant, it became an abyss. Julius III was stunned by this unreasonable balance of power that threatened a large army with a single body.
‘What the hell is she doing?’
He appeared out of nowhere, stole his god, and escaped. Then, he took out an unheard-of object and launched a powerful attack.
“Your Majesty. Please give me orders!”
“Kill that woman! You can kill me!”
Devlin’s hesitant soldiers also regrouped and launched a mighty offensive.
Mabel actively confronted Devlin’s soldiers by using magic tools and holy power.
In an instant, the whole area was devastated.
Ades watched the workshop from behind Mabel. Even in the precarious situation, he stared at her back, blocking the front to protect himself.
‘It’s small and fragile.’
Still, I can’t give up.
Even if he ran out of divine power to return to, he never backed down.
Maybe I can’t really go back to the original time like this.
Ades adapted to the flow of circumstances. Even when he was forcibly bound to the ground and his strength was robbed by Julius III, he did not resist.
I wasn’t even very upset.
I did not become a god because I wanted to be a god, but because I was alone from the moment I opened my eyes, I became a god.
However, the young human he called from the future, not his creation, was struggling.
Ades’ eyes slowly sank.
“Heh heh…”
Mabel’s breath caught up to the tip of her chin.
Because I couldn’t defend myself, the attack left scratches on my forearm and cheek.
Eventually, Mabel used up all her offensive and defensive magic tools. Now, all that is left is the holy power enough to not turn into a baby, and a short-distance movement magic tool.
‘I pretended to be strong, but they were all stolen…’
Mabel smiled dejectedly, but tried to pretend to be calm.
Then, Devlin’s soldiers began to wave the short-distance moving magic tools.
“Do you know what this is? It’s a magic tool with secret magic that can wipe you out in an instant.”
Who is Mabel? Wasn’t he the master of the best fraud in Ermano?
Driven into a corner, Mabel soon began to cheat against Julius III. The soldiers who had no information about magic tools naturally started to waver.
“Hee!”
“your majesty. You must defeat the military!”
Even at the urging of his subordinates, Julius III maintained his cool judgment.
“That is a bluff.”
“Why are you so confident?”
“Aren’t you facing the army alone? If you had such a secret weapon, you should have used it long ago. Since you took it out when you were in danger, that is a bluff.”
Julius III’s judgment was correct.
‘That quick-witted guy.’
“Sheesh.”
Mabel, who had been robbed of the last resort to commit fraud, was now on the defensive.
It was then.
“Ades?”
Ades, who had been watching the situation all along, made the first move.
