getaway.
getaway.
Behind the blue-haired woman, dozens of men trudged along with only their wrists tied.
Time had passed since they left Gus, and if nothing had happened, they should have arrived in Kelton, but she was still on the road to Kelton.
It was all because of a chance encounter, but it all started when she ran into some of the famous ‘snow bear thieves’ in the vicinity on her way from Gus to Kelton.
That chance meeting bothered her a bit, and the eighty-three Snow Bear bandits were destroyed.
At the end of the procession, the man who was watching the blue-haired woman walking in front of him made up his mind. No matter how strong that woman was, she had a distance as long as she was human, so it was clear that she would be able to escape enough if she ran away with all her might. There was no way he would leave dozens of loosely tied up here just to catch one fugitive and go after him. If that happens, surely all the men left here will run away.
The man quickly moved into action. It was after he had already loosened the restraints that had only been loosely tied to his wrists.
Holding my breath as much as I could, I took a few steps back, but the woman didn’t notice at all. He tried to distance himself from the procession little by little.
hooked
“Oops!”
The flying dagger pierced the man’s thigh. The men who were chained together looked at the man who had fallen to the floor with pitiful eyes. The men opened their mouths and tried to say something, but when the blue-haired woman moved slowly to cross the line, everyone fell silent.
“Aagh!”
With a calm face, she pulled out the dagger stuck in her thigh at once. Blood gushing out without stopping, staining the pure white snow field red.
The woman inspected the wound with blue eyes and spoke briefly.
“I can’t walk this anymore.”
“My, please live…”
The man’s head fell to the floor. The woman wiped the dagger and the blood from the sword, closed her eyes and prayed.
“Holy fire, please burn this man’s sins.”
Blue flames that bloomed on the snow covered the dead man’s body. The woman opened her mouth slowly, leaving behind the corpse that had not even left ashes.
“walk.”
Dozens of young men closed their eyes tightly and moved on.
The woman who invaded their stronghold in the middle of the night made all of her comrades incapacitated without saying a word, then ordered those who could walk to roughly tie them up and follow them, then killed and burned all those who could not walk.
With a calm face, the priest of the blue flame went to the head of the procession again and moved on.
After walking for half a day, she finally arrived at Kelton by the time it was getting dark.
“Stop!”
The soldiers who were on guard saw the bizarre sight of dozens of men tied up and walking towards a woman, and they were very taken aback, but they did what they had to do as they were trained.
“Who, who are you?”
The woman smiled and lifted her black robe, revealing her priestly uniform. The soldier let out a sigh of relief.
“You must be a Seonghwagyo priest. Could you tell me what kind of people are the men behind them and why they brought them together like that?”
The priest of the blue flame glanced behind him and stabbed the man in the front with his scabbard in the stomach. The man quickly shouted louder than anyone else.
“Well, we are the Snow Bear Bandits!”
At that energetic reply, she said to the soldier with a satisfied smile.
“It says so.”
If it was the Snow Bear Thieves, they even had a bounty on their boss. The soldier, who was slowly examining the face of the man who had just answered vigorously, soon realized that the man was the leader of the thieves, ‘Snow Bear Vilk’ himself. A man who is famous for being like a wild bear would be so docile.
“excuse me···.”
The woman’s low voice brought the soldier to his senses.
“Ah, yes. Do you intend to lead these thieves to us?”
The woman nodded slowly.
“Yes, it’s a bit too much for me to bring.”
Not a few, but a lot, but the soldier didn’t bother to point that out.
“Yes, I understand. But I have something to tell you, priest.”
“yes?”
“There’s a bounty on the one in the front, but since the lord of Kelton who put the bounty is currently deceased, it will take about a day to collect the bounty.”
The woman blinked her big eyes and asked the soldier back.
“The lord of Kelton is dead?”
“Yes. All the citizens of Kelton City, including the lord, died because of the rampage of the worshipers of evil spirits.”
The woman’s face hardened at the terrible news.
“What about the demon worshipers?”
The soldier answered in a slightly excited voice.
“The worshipers of evil spirits and the monsters they created were all killed by the enemy of evil spirits, Priest Marnak! You just came to your senses!”
Marnak, the antagonist of evil spirits? After thinking about the familiar name for a while, the woman realized that Marnac was also the name of the demon slayer of Gyth who had killed the demon with a single sword.
“Can I find out where the enemy of the evil spirits is staying?”
The soldier smiled broadly and replied.
“I can tell you as much as I can. Priest Marnak is chatting with the other priests right now!”
***
“Hahahaha! Long live Marnak, the Adversary of Evil!”
When the priest of the Restoration Church, a moving muscle mass, raised the cup with all his might, dozens of priests raised their cups at the same time and responded.
“Long live the enemies of evil spirits!”
“hurray!”
The priest of the Restoration Church quickly brought a glass the size of his head to his mouth, drank it in a big gulp, and then consumed all the alcohol in the glass without even breathing.
bang!
The priest of the Restoration Church, who roughly put down the empty cup, exclaimed in a loud voice.
“One more drink! Ha ha ha!”
I sipped the drink in my hand as I watched the scene. It also didn’t taste like anything.
At first, it was a meeting to share information about the worshipers of the evil spirits I dealt with, but as time passed and my story was roughly over, the priests of the Restoration Church held a drinking party with the alcohol and food they had prepared as if they had been waiting.
To be honest, in my view, praising me was just an excuse, and I wondered if they needed an excuse to have a fun drinking party.
“Long live Marnak, the enemy of evil spirits!!!”
‘killing!!!’
My mother was so happy that I was being praised, so whenever the priests praised me, she responded with a joyful voice, shouting, ‘Marnac, the enemy of evil spirits!!!’
I squeezed my mother’s wriggling hand and sighed.
“ha.”
Dozens of priests sharing a drink were friendly because they didn’t know my identity until now, but if they knew that I was a priest of corruption right away, they would have pulled out their weapons and cut me to pieces.
To be honest, my true intention was to minimize interactions with the priests. Isn’t it natural that the less you meet, the less likely you are to be caught?
I wanted to avoid this meeting if possible, but I had no choice but to attend since I was the only one who witnessed the worshipers of evil spirits.
“Are you feeling unwell? It seems that drinking was too much for someone who woke up after ten days.”
I replied with a smile at Carmen’s worry-filled words. I needed an excuse to leave, but he spoke to me at just the right time. Long live Carmen.
I answered in a low voice, making a face that looked as emaciated as possible.
“Like you said, you seem a little unwell.”
Carmen whispered to me in a low voice as she looked at the noisy priests.
“I think it’ll be okay if you quietly leave. If there are people who are looking for Priest Marnak, I’ll take care of them.”
I bowed my head slightly in gratitude and sneaked out of the drinking party. When I returned to Carmen’s barracks in the chilly wind, a man was waiting for me.
The devil giggled and said.
“Because he is a priest of evil spirits praised by the priests… This is such an interesting situation that only I know about it.”
I pulled out a chair and sat down on it. Dealing with the priests made me nervous without knowing it, so I was very tired.
“Even demons who freely roam around a place full of priests are formidable.”
“Hahaha! Is that so? Well, you might think so.”
“Then why did you come in person?”
Except for the demon lord, none of the other lords went directly to Kelton. There is no reason to come here in the first place.
The devil smiled and replied.
“Well, I heard that Priest Marnak successfully captured the worshipers of evil spirits, so I came to hear the story! I’ve already told the priests several times, and it might be bothering you, but seeing how hard I’ve come this far, I can tell you the story again. would you?”
There was nothing I couldn’t do. Glancing at the devil’s face, he answered.
“Well, it’s a trivial story, but…”
Unlike the priests, I told the demon the truth, without the slightest falsehood. The devil showed all kinds of joy and sorrow with his facial expression and giggled while enjoying my story.
“Really, that’s a very interesting story! Hahaha! Seriously, if I didn’t have a body like this, I’d be following Priest Marnak right away, but it’s such a pity!”
To be honest, I really liked this demon too. I’m sure you’ll have a lot of fun together.
“Neither do I.”
The devil laughed for a while and slowly opened his mouth.
“Now that I’ve heard this interesting story, I can’t help but reciprocate it. I also have a story to share with Priest Marnak.”
A story to tell?
“What is it?”
The demon looked around and whispered to me in a small voice.
“A priest of the Seonghwa Church of Blue Flame, who looks very good with his blue hair, is looking for Priest Marnak with a crude picture.”
The moment I heard the story, goose bumps came up on my back. crazy.
“Did the woman seem to know that I-I was alive?”
I was so flustered that I stuttered a little. Hearing my question, the devil shook his head.
“It seemed that he wasn’t sure that Priest Marnak was alive. Of course, he didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping the search. In fact, I immediately rushed to Kelton to avoid meeting Priest Marnak and the woman as much as possible. I’m here to do it.”
I asked very very carefully.
“Could the woman be here in Kelton?”
“I’m sure I’ve confirmed that I’ve left in this direction, but strangely, I don’t think I’ve arrived yet. Did I die on the way back?”
It could never have been. If she was coming to Kelton, I had only one choice.
I’m leaving Kelton with Carmen right away tonight.
I decided to ask the devil a favor. I asked you to help me run away at night.
“Can I ask you a favor?”
The devil smiled broadly and said.
“I’m bored, so I’ll help you specially.”
So, with the help of the devil, I left Kelton with a drunken Carmen that night.
It was absolutely insane to remain in Kelton, as long as there was still a chance of running into her.
That’s also true, because the strongest human being I’ve ever known was a woman with four and a half fingers.
***
The priest of Blue Flame, who arrived late and was sipping alcohol at the bar, asked the priest of Restoration Church next to him.
“Where is Priest Marnak, the enemy of evil spirits?”
The priest of Restoration Church replied vigorously, wriggling his huge body.
“Long live Marnak!!!”
Realizing that she hadn’t met the Adversary of the Evil God today, she decided to stay in Kelton until tomorrow to see the Adversary of the Evil God, since she had to collect the bounty anyway.
Of course, Marnac had already left Kelton.
***
It’s been two weeks since I left Kelton as if I was running away. In the meantime, I’ve passed two more cities, but I haven’t stayed more than a day in any of them. Fortunately, Carmen accepted my reckless request with a smile on her face.
He really couldn’t be a good client and travel companion.
As we continued walking westward in search of Carmen’s mother, we saw a carriage surrounded by dozens of escorts approaching from a distance.
Carmen squinted at the carriage and spoke to me.
“Marnac, I think that’s the coat of arms of the Irmel family.”
After two weeks of companionship, Carmen asked my permission and let go. Since we were about the same age anyway, I agreed without hesitation.
“If Irmel, you mean that Irmel, the great lord of the south?”
Of course, I just didn’t let go because I was more comfortable with honorific words. It’s been a long time since we’ve gotten used to each other’s conversations with respect and flattery.
“Uh. The white camellia flower pattern you see over there is the Irmel family crest.”
Irmel was a great lord family with only four members in the Northern Kingdom.
“Should I say hello when you come?”
“By the way? Seeing that the family head’s flag isn’t even hung, it looks like a collateral or his son is riding on it, so I think it’s okay to just pass by quietly.”
We decided to quietly pass the wagon, and moved on in silence.
As I passed by the wagon, something caught my keen senses.
“Eup-up!”
A wriggling sound with the mouth bound.
I quickly asked Carmen, lowering my voice.
“There must be a lot of money going to Irmel, right?”
“Too many…?”
I hardened my heart.
“Somehow, it seems that someone is trapped inside the wagon. It’s probably the owner of this wagon with a high probability.”
Carmen hardened her face. Given his personality, the choice he would make after hearing this was obvious. He looked at my face and said briefly.
“Can you help me?”
“sure.”
Carmen nodded with a determined look in her eyes and shouted loudly.
“I want to meet the person in the carriage!”
There was no answer. As soon as the people escorting the carriage heard Carmen’s cry, they drew their swords in perfect order. The apparent hostility proved our suspicions correct.
Then it’s time to act, not talk. I sprinted out of my seat, took out the butcher, and turned on the engine. A harsh metallic sound greeted me.
Why hey hey hey hey!
The butcher who collided with the sword rotated wildly, breaking the steel sword and slicing the opponent’s throat.
“Oops!”
An arrow shot out from my back and pierced the eyeball of the enemy who was rushing towards me.
I smiled as I wiped the blood from my face.
“There are eight left.”
