chapter 156
N-8. I’m Going to Save You Now (3)
Smoke clouding the bright sky.
Me and Moriam, standing on the rooftop, did not speak to each other for a while.
When he broke the silence, the cigarette between his fingers was about to be half burned.
“…Don’t you smoke?”
“I hung up.”
“I see.”
Short answers and silence.
Of course, we were all uncomfortable in this situation.
I, who once almost fell for his scheme,
On the contrary, he was swept under the rug and completely excluded.
However, even if it is not a pleasant memory.
Because it’s already over-
“Is this a licensed business?”
“Hmm?”
“This place. Even if it’s a moneylending business, there are lines that must be followed.”
“…”
This time, I spoke first.
He avoided my eyes for a moment, took another sip, and then confessed.
“I didn’t receive it.”
“It’s illegal.”
“There is nothing to conclude like that.”
“Are you saying that those ruthless people you gathered here can protect everything and maintain their business?”
“…I’ll try my best.”
I sighed.
Even though he said that, he probably didn’t intend to make money while protecting everything.
But it’s strange.
Even if he had intended to commit an illegal act, for him it was also ‘living-based illegality’.
Before the plan could even begin, it was blocked by bad luck that was close to heavenly luck.
Okay. He was caught by Miho.
Since it was about Miho, this place should have been turned over.
…Okay. That must have happened.
It should have been that way.
But why-
“Why is that guy like that?”
“I’m embarrassed too…”
Are they tied up downstairs?
Exactly, why do you act like that?
Me and him started a serious discussion,
There was nothing left.
Since we couldn’t even figure out the motive, there was no way the conversation could make any progress.
“…Shit. “This is not a problem that can be answered by two people.”
“I agree.”
Let’s sigh and lean on the railing,
The panoramic view below caught my eye.
Dirty alley. Moriam’s employees(?) Leisurely killing time.
And walking confidently between those places,
The girl with short blonde hair who is like Hong Il-jeom-
“…Huh?”
It was someone I knew.
But not Paula.
If so-
“…Pelia?”
It was a self-talk that would scatter into the air,
The girl below captured like a ghost.
She raised her head and
When my eyes met hers, I smiled brightly and shook her hand.
And-
Woe!
She jumped up.
Jumped from the 1st floor to the 3rd floor rooftop.
“…”
The sergeant jump is 5 meters.
Should I call it a dark spirit?
That’s how I could hear.
The commanding officer’s voice is powerful whenever I hear it.
“Who is this, isn’t it our captain!”
—
“I never thought I would meet the captain here. Revolutionarily fateful, yes!”
A loud laugh that does not fit his body type
Pelia, covering one of her eyes with her hair patted me on the back.
“What are you doing in Evergarden?”
Hehe.,, What did you come here for?”
Before I could even answer,
She said while putting her thumb up.
“The sea, romance, vacation! Even Felia, the vice-principal of this back alley, needs a change of scenery sometimes!”
“As expected, it was like that. It’s more of a coincidence.”
“Aha? Surely, the captain too?”
“It’s the same reason. But…”
Yes, you came to enjoy it too.
I also came to have fun.
But…
“I guess I should say things went wrong… Something happened that was difficult for me to understand.”
“This is something that would embarrass the captain?”
Felia seemed surprised,
He shook my shoulder and urged me.
“Maybe a monster? Is it a monster? Is the evil of the world coming back to life and strangling the empire once again?!”
“No, no. That’s not it-“
I looked at Moriam standing like a folding screen,
Pelia’s gaze also turned towards that direction.
“Hmm, my name is Moriam de Levenus.”
“Pelia Sistran. Are you the captain’s friend? Then you will be this unit commander’s friend and superior!”
“It’s not a friend… It’s an ambiguous relationship, yes.”
We explained the situation to Pelia.
When Moriam and I put our heads together, the only inference we could make based on Miho’s behavioral principles was ‘Maybe she ate something wrong.’
Because I desperately needed someone to brainstorm with,
I explained the story in as much detail as possible,
“Miho. That instructor Miho walked into the base of a third-rate villain on her own and claimed herself as a prisoner. Umm…”
“Neither third-rate nor villain…”
“Please don’t deny it. If everything is taken away anyway, you will have to change the industry first.”
Felia, who heard the situation so far, said,
She slightly lowered her head and frowned as she thought deeply-
“…Ah!”
As if something flashed, I clapped my hands.
Our eyes widened as she listened, and she searched through her bag and took out one of her books.
“This is it, this is it! “I thought I had seen this situation a lot, but it’s just like this!”
I looked at the book carefully.
It was an exhibition of great people titled ‘Damian Chronicles’.
“I didn’t know your hobby was reading.
“These days, we are cultivating a revolutionary level of culture. If you don’t cram, the imperial nobles will continue to ignore you.”
“Anyway, what do you mean by that book?”
“Captain Ivan, I don’t know if you know the narrative of the character Damian, but there is a scene like this among the events in this great man’s story.”
She started explaining with exaggerated gestures, as if she were an actress in a play.
Actually, it was something I knew.
The story of a knight named Damien growing up, leaving behind many feats, and almost ruling the world in the end, only to fail.
Because it’s a real story.
“Do you know what Damian’s mentor did when he first laid eyes on him?”
“Well, maybe-“
“His good intentions his. It was a test of your sense of justice! By purposely getting caught without hesitation from the squabbles, they wanted to confirm that he was a righteous person who would not overlook injustice!”
Yes. But what is that?
“The captain is being tested.”
“A test…?”
“Okay, test! “It’s hard to say it out loud, but… Captain, I understand that you are now free from a transcendent existence.”
“He’s just a person. Since all the stigma and power have been burned, it is safe to say that he is now an ordinary person who only knows how to open a portal.”
“That’s exciting. Now, you can understand what Felia means, right?”
Ah… So.
Miho gave me an assignment.
“Even if the captain has lost his strength. It’s time for him to prove that his sense of justice and ability to act are still alive and well!”
“Hmm…”
Miho knows that I have lost my strength,
It seems to make sense.
Then, what I have to do is-
“You just need to show sincerity. Would she be satisfied if she worked a little harder?”
“I wonder if it will work out with that kind of attitude.”
After giggling, Pelia said,
After pulling me and Moriam close to him-
Like a child preaching secret operations,
He shared his thoughts
“Dramatic production. “This Pelia will help you.”
“Directing?”
“Seasoning is essential even for heroic deeds, Captain. So-“
Pelia pointing to Moriam
“Kidnap me, you third-rate villain.”
“Kidnap? Did you say kidnapping?”
“Don’t be too harsh. This is a body that needs revolutionary salvation from Ivan.”
“Aha, they are staging a hostage situation.”
It sounded like a really good idea.
It was even more so because Miho did not know her person, Pelia.
The operation was set up,
I left only one word of lamentation.
“You do all kinds of things.”
—
Miho-
I hate the world.
That was the only contemplation allowed to the neglected fox, and that was why she puffed out her cheeks.
This is where the villain and the protagonist leisurely go out.
Since she was lonely and tied up, her dissatisfaction also came out in the form of talking to herself.
“I never thought it could be this romantic.”
How, how on earth!
Could it be possible to be more insensitive than oneself who has built a wall around romantic relationships throughout one’s life?
She thought that her indifference was also his charm, but when she turned to him, she was truly upset.
“…That’s stupid. Should I stop now?”
She decided to give up.
It was a surrender, not a compromise.
It is true that he is indifferent,
It is true that she was intoxicated by the excitement of the beach and enjoyed the atmosphere more than necessary.
I tried to admit it.
But, at that moment-
Jump up!
A door opened very violently.
After that, the shape of Moriam was seen.
His voice she was also heard
“Khahaha! Kidnapping a beautiful woman is also fun!”
Miho’s eyes opened wide.
That’s it. That’s it.
He was the ‘villain’ she longed for,
He has finally realized what he has to do.
Miho’s tail started to flutter.
I wanted to accept those words right away as a miserable heroine, but-
He didn’t come in alone.
“Ah, please release me! This Felicist, the body of the man she loves!”
“Shut up… Shut up, b*tch! “I know it won’t be fun if I resist!”
“Huh, huh… How can the second hand of the clock called fate be so sharp? “Is there really no one who can save this miserable body?”
This was what Miho was supposed to say.
It was the atmosphere that Miho wanted to capture.
However, everything was taken away.
To the girl with short golden hair named Pelia, who was newly added by an author named Moriam.
…Yes, it was a girl-type body type.
I thought maybe that would be more suited to the ‘princess being saved’ position.
And, finally-
Quang!
The door was broken.
Someone kicked it and broke it.
It was Ivan,
I looked at Pelia with eyes full of determination.
Not Miho, but Pelia.
Miho was now almost treated as a spectator.
And, he said.
“Moriam, hand over Pelia.”
Not to myself, but to that girl,
He appealed while setting the mood.
“We will liberate you in no time.”
Hehe, if you’re going to do it, do it, Ivan!”
“Ah, Ivan! To save me, you went to this extent-“
Miho… Now slowly…
Crack-
The fever started to spread.