Episode 319 A
very quiet VIP room with 3 people.
Swish-suck-
Sandra carefully oiled her sword and wiped it. This is a ritual she performs before going to war. It also meant that the invasion of Seiden was right around the corner.
“…Are the preparations going well?”
Even in the face of such a huge event, Sandra was calm as usual. If you think about it, it might be the reason why you risked your life in every war.
There was no small battle for Sandra as long as she risked her life. He always fought without backing down as if he had a cliff behind his back.
“I heard rumors that the supply of goods is not smooth.”
So, you need to prepare carefully.
Even one defeat will turn the tower you worked hard into like a sandcastle in front of the waves.
“That is to avoid arousing suspicion. We’ve been hoarding resources in a supply depot near Seiden for two years. If you come now and increase that number, the risk is great.”
“Then what is the estimated time?”
“At least two days. Three days at the most.”
“Enough, let’s go back.”
chuck!
When the subordinate who had loyally saluted returned, Sandra looked at the brightly shining blade and fell into thought.
‘…Seiden.’
Sandra confidently said that the reason for invading Seiden was not because of vengeance, but if you think about it, it wasn’t unrelated at all.
To Sandra, Seiden was a place with a past she wanted to erase.
Sandra wanted to erase her past of living a peaceful life as an aristocratic daughter, and even more wanted to erase the past of being branded as a criminal in a cold dungeon.
Now he is one of the leaders of the king’s archipelago, and a war demon who can handle anything as long as he receives money.
There was no place to go back to Sandra. There was nowhere else to go.
I don’t know where the settlement will be, but I can’t stop now.
He has changed so much now. Of course, that was the change Sandra wanted. Sandrama in the other side of my memory Sometimes in a place I couldn’t recognize, the buds of thoughts sprouted.
If my father’s colleague hadn’t betrayed me. If your family didn’t die. If only I had led such a normal life.
What will you look like now?
What kind of people are you spending your day with?
The funny thing is that the past came to mind so vividly even though such a future was not even expected.
[The lady’s talents understand swordsmanship better than this nerdy teacher!]
Whenever Sandra thinks of the past, the first thing that comes to mind is an old knight who taught her swordsmanship.
After retiring from the rank of knight commander, he could have spent the rest of his life comfortably with the money he received from the imperial family, but he was raising disciples and nurturing successors.
[You can tell this old man just by looking at his sword! What the young lady has in her heart is a truly clean and upright spirit.]
The sword she wielded more diligently in the joy of being praised has now become the sword of demons drinking the blood of enemies on the battlefield, and the sword she wielded diligently with her bracken-like hands Now you can store mana.
‘What would you say if you saw me now?’
Will he regret teaching him swordsmanship while watching Sandra, who became a demon? Or will you be happy that you have reached a great state?
[right now! go back! I am the silver knight Ruidion! Even if it’s an order from the imperial family! I can’t risk my pupil’s life-!]
He tried to protect Sandra against 100 knights with the body of an old man. Fortunately, he defeated more than half of them, but the end was a miserable death.
[Sandra! survive! Even if it’s miserable or painful, please survive until the end!]
My brother’s head falls off from the death penalty amidst the people’s booing.
[I’ve never betrayed…]
Dang-gang!
My father’s throat dropped without even being able to say the last word. Is it different from other people?
Everyone who was falsely accused of being a traitor and implicated was put to death like that and met a similar end. Sandra watched the death of such a precious person clearly.
‘I thought I forgot everything about the past in the fierce war. It’s okay now. I thought so…’
The strong can do as they please the weak, and the world was originally like that, and they were betrayed because they trusted someone.
The reason young Sandra rationalized so many times was to protect herself.
I couldn’t stand it any longer if I didn’t take for granted what had happened to me.
‘Why… is my heart so hot as if I’ve swallowed a fireball?’
right before the war.
The inner flame burning in Sandra’s heart again.
In the end, Sandra smiled and admitted it while looking at Shin Yoo-seong.
“…you were right.”
Sandra tried to erase Shin Yoo-seong’s memories of her abilities, but she didn’t try to erase all the conversations she had in the bath.
“What do you mean?”
Thanks to that, Yooseong Shin was able to talk to some extent about Sandra’s question, even on the subject of that day.
“I have to admit that I am a childish human being.”
Siik-Cheong!
Sandra’s sword went into the scabbard with a sharp sound.
“As you said, the reason I want to destroy Seiden is for revenge.”
And that revenge was absolutely necessary for Sandra herself.
“I intend to completely destroy Seiden.”
okay. It was no different from wiping the sword clean. This is a ritual for Sandra to erase her past and be born anew.
“I changed my mind. It would be better to enslave the people and kill everyone else.”
Sandra, who knew what she wanted, became rather cruel in her hands.
“It would be good to change the name of the country. It will be a war on an unprecedented scale.”
Tring!
[Quest: Stop the war.]
[Detail: The King’s Saber. Sandra, the ruler of the Isle of Women, is about to wage a large-scale war to conquer Seiden. Stop her.]
As Sandra made her decision, the final quest finally appeared in front of Yuseong Shin’s eyes.
‘…The final goal of this quest is to prevent this war.’
But now was not the time.
The moment Sandra changed the rules of restriction and changed the target of her ability from a woman to a man was an opportunity.
‘If you only seize that opportunity, a penalty is rather an opportunity. Now all the party members, including me and Siu, have a female body!’
If he had rushed to attack Sandra, he would have made a huge sacrifice, but now that he had the information, it was different. This was like fighting with one of Sandra’s strongest abilities sealed.
‘Of course, it would be nice if Sandra gave up the war before that, but…’
Shin Yoo-seong, who heard about Sandra’s past, knew that it was difficult.
“Can’t we stop fighting?”
Sandra smiled and said, “What is so fun about it?” Then, holding Shin Yoo-seong’s chin, her eyes lit up.
“I have already died in that dungeon and death row. The reason why I can be alive like this right now… isn’t it because of my vengeance toward them?”
When Sandra pushed her face in and tried to approach Shin Yoo-seong, she pushed her shoulder and said.
“What is left at the end? Won’t it be empty after all the revenge is over?”
What will be left at the end of the revenge? Bloodstained hands and a ruined nation. Wouldn’t there be nothing but an empty heart and an impoverished mind at the end?
“To do that, I want to get rid of everything. Every time I think of what happened back then, this place tingles.”
But Sandra’s idea was different.
She was fighting to get that void, not to leave something behind.
“…Now it’s their turn to get them back.”
Sandra closed her eyes with a serious voice and pushed her face back to Shin Yoo-seong.
“Killing them and getting revenge doesn’t make it happen to you.”
However, Shin Yoo-seong pushes his shoulder again with an answer this time. Sandra combed her blonde hair in an awkward way.
“You don’t understand anyway.”
Worst-!
While saying that, Sandra grabbed Shin Yoo-seong’s hands.
“…because I don’t even have memories to recall.”
Then, closing her eyes, Sandra pressed her lips together with her face again.
Tuuk!
Shin Yoo-seong defended by pressing Sandra’s forehead with his forehead.
“no. I know at least how stupid you are about to do.”
“I didn’t think you would understand from the start. What I need is not someone who will understand my revenge.”
“Then who the heck do you need?”
Yooseong Shin found it difficult to even use honorific words anymore at Sandra’s one-sided attitude.
“You don’t even use honorifics for me anymore. good. I’ll tell you. i don’t need anyone No one believes you anyway.”
Shin Yuseong lifted his forehead and stood up. Shin Yoo-seong finally got to know Sandra. Sandra looks strong on the outside, but not on the inside.
“You are still in the dungeon. I haven’t grown at all.”
Shin Yoo-seong was convinced.
Nothing gets better by just forgetting and avoiding it. What is the point of releasing one’s misfortune even to an innocent person?
“…The reason you can’t trust someone isn’t because you realized you’re amazing. It’s just because I’m afraid of being betrayed.”
Because I was betrayed by my family.
If the King of Kwon refused even the outstretched hand, if he hadn’t given his heart while being cut off from others like that, would he be able to stand here right now?
Would I have been able to meet my trusted colleagues now?
“…I’m in a hurry to keep running away assuming the worst.”
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could change Sandra’s mind before going to war?
“Nothing gets better that way.”
“Funny. So, is your story different?”
Shin Yoo-seong nodded confidently at Sandra’s words.
“I will tell you to stop fighting, but at least I won’t betray you.”
Maybe if you build more sympathy, you might be able to edify Sandra.
but.
“Twenty years ago. If I had met you, I might have held that hand.”
Sandra looked at Shin Yoo-sung’s outstretched hand and shook her head.
“But now it is too late.”
