Age of Struggle (2)
Seina became embarrassed.
The Paladin of the Trust Management Department holds the most noble mission in the Lami Church.
A person like that was swayed by mere human emotions and gave in to evil, so I didn’t have the courage to see Sirone.
‘I have no right to blame.’
If it had not been for Sirone’s baptism, she would also have ended her life by stabbing herself in the neck.
“Get ready to leave.” Seina, who had given instructions to the Holy Knight, looked back at Shirone with an angry expression.
“I owe you. But this is not all of Rami’s doctrine. The highest ranking Paladin in the Holy See…
“That doesn’t matter.”
Sirone said.
“Siok is deceiving people. “This is probably a problem that even Lamigyo cannot ignore.”
It was the most human evil.
“We are going to the Vatican. “I will report the entire incident and receive a new oracle.”
Seina looked at Ravika, who was dead with all the bones in her body twisted.
‘It’s a shame. If he were alive, he would have been able to testify. We must take other survivors with us.’
With that in mind, I turned my gaze, but no one came towards the paladin.
‘Silly things.’
She was angry at them for judging only the results in front of them, but today was her loss.
“Let’s leave the villagers behind.” Seina got on the horse.
“That doesn’t mean I acknowledge you. Sooner or later, a judge from the Heresy Management Department will find you. “Be careful.”
The most secret department within Lamy Church.
‘And it’s also the most dangerous place.’
While the Trust Management Department is driven by faith, the Heresy Management Department is driven by hatred.
In a sense, just mentioning the existence of such a department was a favor.
“let’s go.”
Sirone did not turn his gaze until Seina left the village with the Holy Knight.
‘We fight evil, but our beliefs are different.’ As Sirone’s philanthropy spread throughout the world, the number of conflicts would increase.
Nade asked.
“What will the Shirone survivors do? “You can’t take everyone on a trip.”
Shirone checked Iruki’s condition.
There was no more blood, but the aftereffects of using overdrive would not have gone away.
“Let’s camp at the foot of the mountain today. “I told Mr. Rampa, and he will find a city for them to stay in.”
Iruki thought as he wiped the blood from his face.
‘Arnold Rampa. The best information wizard in the Ivory Tower will be able to find it. Rather…
it was important that survivors who experienced Sirone’s miracle spread the word in the city.
‘If you plant seeds like this, they will bear fruit one day. It occurred to me that maybe…
the point of head-on collision with Lamigyo might come much sooner than expected.
Gaspar, a city south of Tormia. Starting from the capital Basuka, the demons spread radially and endlessly moved south.
Wang Seong’s quick response prevented destruction, but the aftermath of emotional illness was even more frightening.
The streets were overflowing with vagrants who had abandoned their homes, and with poor security, crimes continued every day.
“It’s serious.”
The eyes of the people who destroyed precious things one by one showed not only venom but even murderous intent.
Sirone said.
“The World Health Organization established behavioral guidelines for responding to emotional illness based on collected cases. It is largely divided into 17 categories, and the threshold for emotional illness is controlled by placing the items directly related to life later.”
“I also received the Cross family. Although I didn’t see it. “How long can you last if you follow the action instructions exactly?”
“Up to two months. “The goal is to find a cure, but no results have been achieved yet.”
Sirone’s eyes turned to the tramp.
“The item about giving up residence falls under Category 8. “This is a guideline for action after at least four weeks, but people are already abandoning their homes one after another.”
“Well, there is no rule that satisfies everyone.”
Kayden, who had not been out of the house for a long time, felt new when he actually saw the world.
‘Everyone is carrying the same pain. Maybe my worries are insignificant compared to theirs…
Shirone asked.
“Cayden, how did you solve your emotional illness?”
“I’m no different from anyone else. My father held on, giving up precious things one by one. Heirloom wealth, distant relatives…. The Cross family has fallen to the point where it cannot recover.”
Kayden turned his head.
“But I think my case is a little different. The destiny of the Red Cross brings out 100% of all my talents except those I truly desire. “Emotional illness is not a problem as long as I don’t give up on Maya.”
Amy asked absurdly.
“You don’t get nervous?”
“okay. I don’t know the exact reason either. Anyway, if emotional illness is a type of illness, I have almost never been sick.”
Sirone asked.
“What you mean by almost is that there is something?”
“When I was very young. I was scared when I heard about the illness from overuse from my grandmother. “I prayed not to get sick, but the very next day I caught a cold.”
What you really want doesn’t come true.
“After that, I continued to feel sick for about a year. I wanted to get better. “My grandmother apologized in tears, but it was in vain.”
Kayden shrugged.
“Of course, I grew up hearing about the fate of the Red Cross since I was born. If he had thought it was okay to get sick, it would probably have been better, but
Sirone understood.
“Because the mind is not something that can be easily changed.”
“okay. Especially when you are young. It wasn’t serious anyway. I studied swordsmanship diligently and my body became healthy. And then, gradually, my mind began to become stronger.”
Sirone once again realized how cruel the fate of the Red Cross was.
‘If you’ve experienced such bizarre things in your life, you can’t help but be afraid of wanting something so desperately.’
Amy asked.
“What about now? I can overcome my emotional illness because I love Maya. “Isn’t that fortunate?”
“Let me put it this way.”
Kayden’s eyes tightened.
“It doesn’t matter whether it’s an emotional illness or anything else, as long as I can escape this cursed fate. “I don’t mind dying if I can achieve what I want, even just for a moment.”
No one would be able to define Kayden’s life.
“If you desperately want to sleep, you won’t be able to sleep, and if you desperately want to eat, you won’t be hungry. I had to train myself not to be obsessed. Do you know what I mean? “It means that since I was born, I have never once done what I wanted.”
Sirone’s eyes narrowed.
‘I see. ‘Emotion scale.’
Kayden’s emotional scale was so distorted that he couldn’t tell what came first.
‘Maybe it’s not just a problem with the immune system.’
Kayden asked.
“But why is Maya here? You’re a big singer, right? “I heard you signed a contract with Valkyrie.”
“Emotional illness.”
Sirone’s face darkened.
“Like everyone, you end up giving up a lot of things you hold dear. But something truly precious cannot be easily given up.”
Amy asked.
“You mean to Maya it’s a song?”
“huh. From what I heard, it looks like the contract with the performance agency has been terminated. I wanted to hold on to the CEO, but that too would come back as a measure of my emotions. “It must have been an inevitable choice.”
“Even so…
As we left the main street and entered a gloomy alley, Kayden’s brows furrowed.
“Why is it in a place like this?”
“I only heard information, but I never met Maya in person. “If it wasn’t to this extent, I might have broken down my emotions into so many details that I wouldn’t be able to sing.”
We finally arrived at a bar with a red sign depicting women’s underwear.
In a narrow space going underground, a singing voice could be heard accompanied by a cheap-toned instrument.
“Maya??????
The moment Kayden heard it, he was able to think of her.
“Are you a guest?”
A man squatting next to the entrance, smoking a cigarette, turned to look at them.
When Sirone did not respond, he threw away his cigarette and stood up.
“The table price is 5 gold. Alcohol is billed separately. “You can’t go up on stage or throw things.”
The fact that I was specifically stating the obvious made Amy uncomfortable.
“So you’re saying I can do other things? And 5 gold, do you know how much it costs?”
The man picked his ears with an annoyed expression.
“Didn’t you come here knowing everything? Maya is here. “The best singer in Tormia.”
Sirone handed over a gold coin.
“Here you are.”
After checking the amount, the man squatted down next to the entrance and lit a new cigarette.
“Go in. “I warn you in advance, it won’t be much fun if she stays there.”
You took the money and warned me in advance.
“Cayden, come in.”
Sirone was planning to stay here anyway.
“alone?”
“huh. “Because if I go in, I might hurt Maya’s feelings even more.”
Kayden, who was looking up at the sign, took a deep breath and nodded.
“okay.”
As I went down the stairs one by one, the sound of the drums got louder and my heart beat faster.
As soon as I entered the basement, there was an acrid smell of cigarettes, and everything was dark except for the stage.
Maya was humming to the blues music.
The sight of Maya dancing under the cheap lights was still beautiful.
‘Why why?’ Her outfit felt so cold even in the hot air from the men’s heat.
Kayden looked at the guests.
Men who talk obscenities with dead eyes and commit perverted acts.
‘Maya.’
The song didn’t stop.
No emotion could be seen on Maya’s face as she stared into space above the table.
‘ stop??????
Kayden, who was clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, eventually couldn’t hold back and spoke out.
“I’m telling you to stop!” The musicians stopped playing and Maya’s eyes finally showed emotion.
‘Who is it? ‘Did you drink too much?’ It was dark so I couldn’t see my face. Meanwhile, the drunk people around got up.
“What are you? I was in the heat right now and I was having labor pains…
Kayden, who held the drunk’s chest with his hand, walked quickly to where the stage was.
“Uh…
Maya’s eyes opened wide.
“Kayden?”
She hurriedly put on the coat she had thrown on the floor and asked, avoiding eye contact.
“How do you know this place…?”
“Maya.”
Many words he wanted to say to her passed through Kayden’s mind.
‘What should I say?’
His sincerity toward her would eventually turn into tragedy in the face of the fate of the Red Cross.
“Outside…
Kayden said in tears.
“Sirone is outside. So let’s go together. “We will protect you.”
“Sirone’?”
Unable to come to her senses for a moment, her face suddenly turned pale.
“Sirone.”
Her eyes were shaking anxiously, and she quickly turned around and ran away to the back of the stage.
“Maya! “Wait, Maya!”
Just as Kayden was about to chase after him, a drunk man came up and grabbed his shoulder.
“You bastard! Where are you going after making a fuss? “Wow!”
The drunkard’s body spun in the air as he turned and swung his fist at incredible speed.
As the drunk fell upside down, the sobered guests hesitated and backed away.
“The
reason I was able to hit this drunkard was because there was someone I wanted to hit more desperately.
“Sirone!”
Kayden ran up the stairs a month later and held out his sword towards Shirone.
The force was comparable to that of the Great Swordsman, but as expected, the sword could not pierce Sirone.
“Ugh!”
I felt like my whole body was weak and I had even forgotten how to hold the sword.
“Don’t get excited.”
Kayden strained his neck to the left and right and glared diagonally at Shirone.
“Answer the question. “You said you had the ability to cure emotional illness, right?”
“It’s only a temporary effect.”
“Answer me!”
“??????okay.”
“Then why didn’t you treat Maya? Why did you let her get to that point?”
“That’s why I brought you here.”
While Kayden did not understand, Sirone’s eyes became cold.
