Episode 172
I looked at Seren and asked.
“how did you know?”
“Breathing and presence. It was this man who broke the wall, and he wasn’t attacked or chased by anyone. “There was no one beyond the dust.”
Just then, the dust settled, revealing that Seren’s words were correct.
There was no one beyond the broken wall.
Seren asked the opposite question.
“you?”
“I know Sir Kayan’s muscles well. “There’s a figure that can’t be hidden even behind a suit.”
I tapped the fallen doll, Keian, with the toe of my foot.
“This guy’s pectoralis major muscles were terrible.”
“… … .”
Of course, in addition to that, I also saw concrete chips on Kayan’s gloves, and I knew that the blood on his head did not come from a wound… … .
Above all, I was confident that the iron-blooded collector named Keian would never be embarrassed by a situation like this.
In other words, this doll was clumsy in many ways.
‘Is it obvious?’
I heard that it takes quite a while to make one doll.
There wouldn’t have been time to completely imitate Keian’s personality.
in other words… … .
There is a high probability that the trap erected in this mansion was an improvised form. Like this Keian doll.
As of now, I don’t know if that’s good or bad.
“There are stairs over there.”
Evan said.
There was a space beyond the wall that Keian (the doll) had destroyed, and there was a staircase that seemed to lead to the upper floor.
Such an absurd and half-hearted appearance.
It was absurd, but I said it without showing it.
“Let’s go up first.”
I stood at the forefront.
I opened my mouth as I climbed the unusually narrow stairs two at a time.
“How many floors is this building in total?”
Then Charon, who was walking right behind me, responded.
“From the outside, it looked like it was on the fourth floor.”
“Then the princess must be on the fourth floor or the rooftop.”
“Is there a reason?”
“I think so.”
“… … .”
Charon seemed a little hesitant, so I kindly explained it again.
“This guy went to great lengths to sell this trap, so there’s no way he would welcome us on the second floor out of nowhere. “He’s probably spying on us like a pervert as we climb up the mansion, like the dean who built the tower of training.”
Just then, the stairs ended… … .
I saw the princess sitting at the end of the large room.
“hi.”
“… … .”
The back of my head felt a little sore, but I maintained a straight face with superhuman patience.
A room with a strange structure, it feels more like a lounge than a room.
“… … .”
There was a desk and a chair at the end of the long room, and the princess was sitting there.
Behind the princess was an unusually large window, through which the red night sky and blood-red moon could be seen.
The princess, who was inevitably illuminated by a bright red light, was enjoying tea time while holding a doll that was either a blackberry or a deathberry.
If he directed that, he must be a great director.
If you’re serious, you’re just crazy.
I said with a firm frown.
“I can’t say goodbye at all, Her Highness. no. Isn’t she even a princess now? “Now that I think about it, what was her name?”
“Perist Scarlet.”
Seren, who was standing behind me, sighed and said my name.
I nodded and said.
“good. Perist, I wonder what on earth you were thinking of doing this? Do you have a grudge against the imperial family? Or the reason why we have no choice but to join hands with the church.”
“ah. Should we talk about that first?”
The princess smiled slightly and lifted her teacup.
For some reason, that sight made my eyes bleed, so I snapped my fingers wrapped around the ball.
“Tung,” he said. A fireball formed at the tip of the middle finger and flew towards the princess… The fireball passed through the princess in vain.
“uh… … .”
Mir sounded dazed, but it wasn’t a particularly unexpected development for me.
For some reason, I had the feeling from the beginning that the princess in front of me was like a ghost.
The main body is probably on the 4th floor, on the rooftop, or some other place… Couldn’t that be a projection of its original appearance and shown to us?
The princess, who drank a little tea, smiled elegantly and said.
“That’s ungentlemanly behavior, Luan Badnicker.”
“This is gentlemanly behavior in Badknicker.”
He starts by throwing fireballs at the church members.
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If Iron Blood Lord had seen this scene, he would have given a thumbs up.
‘hmm.’
But when you find out that the son is actually a priest… Wouldn’t it be possible to immediately reverse the raised thumb?
“Why did you do this?”
While I was thinking about useless things, the princess took a sip of tea with a graceful gesture and said.
“My favorite word is ‘if.’”
“what?”
“I like the possibilities in that word.”
What else is this madwoman trying to say?
“How about something like this? “Hyde Woodjack, the best ranger on the continent, is not actually human.”
“… … .”
Charon’s eyebrows twitched.
The princess continued speaking without paying any heed.
“Seren Goodspring is actually a man. The Mir Giants are not giants. Evan Helvin is a traitor.”
The princess’s bright red eyes turned to me.
This is my subjective impression, but the color seemed a bit darker than Glen for some reason.
“Luan Badnicker was actually a church member… … . hmm. Has this gone too far? “Badniker is a church member.”
“… … .”
I asked, looking at the princess smiling heartily.
“What do you want to say?”
Then the princess placed her hand on her heart and spoke.
“I am a genius.”
What the hell.
“Not only is she beautiful, but her status is also noble. Do you understand? Appearance, intelligence, and status. “You can have most things you want with just one of the three, but I was born with all of them.”
“… … .”
Mir looked at the princess with a blank face.
He looked like he didn’t understand what he was saying.
In fact, not only Mir but I also did the same, and it is not unexpected.
If I could understand her thoughts in the first place, I wouldn’t have called her a crazy bitch.
“Most things you can expect are boring. The human brain structure is like that. Big or small. I guess I always pursue something fresh… … .”
“Aren’t there some people who don’t like change?”
“It’s like that with old people. But unfortunately, I am still too young.”
The princess muttered with a bored expression.
“There hasn’t been a single twist in my life. “That’s why I tried my first deviation.”
“If becoming a church member is nothing more than an aberration, I can’t even imagine what they’ll do once puberty hits.”
Are you trying to stage a coup?
“I’m not asking for understanding. Revealing my circumstances is also a little entertainment. “I was curious about how future heroes would react when they saw the princess who planned the descent of the Demon King.”
“I understand. “He goes on to say at length that he lost his mind because he was so bored.”
When I summarized, the princess shrugged her shoulders.
“If it were the criminal’s thoughts, such an answer would be derived.”
“So you were waiting here to explain how you went crazy?”
“There is that, but I also want to tell you the victory conditions. “They say you have to kill me and then defeat the demon lord, but that’s wrong.”
“You’re wrong.”
“If you kill me, that’s it. It means you win.”
“… … .”
So does that mean we don’t have to deal with the Demon King of the Blood Moon?
I certainly couldn’t figure out how to fight the moon in the sky… … .
In this situation, if the story suddenly develops in a positive direction, it is right to be suspicious first.
Charon asked in a crooked voice.
“What happens next?”
“next?”
“After we won. “Can everyone return to reality?”
Then the princess spoke with an uninterested expression.
“what… Maybe so? Unfortunately, I’ve never really thought about what happens to the world after defeat.”
“… … .”
The princess didn’t seem to be the type to think about things after her death.
It was a somewhat familiar reaction to me. Most people who were mercenaries reacted that way.
It was also a common trait seen by those who had not created a special relationship in the world… … .
Those who had no family, lovers, or friends treated those who used the money they earned each day to prepare for the future, such as eating, drinking, having fun, and saving, as if they were assholes.
I found it somehow meaningful that the imperial family behaved like second-rate mercenaries.
“Anyway, that’s all I’ll say. I’ll wait on the 4th floor. I wonder how many people can come up. So goodbye.”
The moment the princess took another sip of the tea, the figure disappeared in an instant.
Ujikkeun!
Immediately after that, the ground shook loudly, accompanied by a sound like a huge tree collapsing.
I looked behind me to see what was happening again, and saw a huge doll breaking the floor, revealing its head.
“Well, that… … !”
“It’s him.”
I immediately knew what this guy was doing.
A doll that chased Yeongdo around the first floor appeared.
The moment I saw the doll in person, I understood why people who saw it had a hard time describing its appearance.
Ujik, Ujijik… … .
The body, which was gradually rising like an ominous full moon, was large and thick enough to completely fill the small lounge.
I think if you mix about four of the trolls I saw in the Gem Mountains like clay, it would be about that size.
As these guys explained, the doll was made up of only a head and a torso… … .
It was distinguishable because the neck area, which seemed to be the border, was hollow.
Even so, it felt big and fat.
“That… … .”
Seren muttered.
Is this a doll I know?
There was no time to ask.
This is because the fully raised doll jumped slightly and began to narrow the distance towards us.
thud! thud! thud!
To be honest, I’m scared that the image of its bloated body running and chasing after me and its angry face might appear in my dreams.
“run!”
Evan and Charon shouted at the same time, which was rare.
First, I followed his instructions and ran, kicking down the door on the left.
I asked as I ran down the hallway, which was slightly narrower than the first floor.
“Why do you have to run away? “Can’t we just fight?”
“He’s strangely hard! “He attacked with all his might and didn’t even get a scratch!”
is it?
It’s natural to follow the advice of those who have tried it first, but… I’m the kind of person who has to eat shit to know if it’s poop or soybean paste, so I stopped.
“uh?”
“older brother?”
Ignoring the confused leaders, I raised my strength.
Perhaps because of its odd appearance, it was difficult to tell how durable it was just by looking at it.
If so, I guess I’ll have to really try it first to find out.
Kuuk.
Tighten your thigh muscles and place pressure on the soles of your feet.
I stretched out my firearm-covered fist in a straight line.
Wow!
“… … !”
With the explosion of alcohol, the movement of the roly-poly doll stopped.
Kujik… … .
The young people who were running away stopped at the sound of cracking.
“Did you get rid of it?”
“… … .”
Somehow, the moment Evan said those words, I thought that my attack might not have worked properly.
It was a feeling without any basis.
Kwazijijijijik… … !
Immediately after, cracks spread from the doll’s abdomen and spread throughout the body like broken ice, and fragments resembling porcelain pieces shattered in all directions.
And underneath the doll, a new doll appeared.
“… Matryoshka.”
Seren muttered, then suddenly came to her senses and shouted.
“run!”
Even before I could shout that, I was already running.
I quickly turned around and started running.
“It’s faster than before!”
“Because one of the shells broke and became smaller! “It must have been that much faster!”
“Then wouldn’t it be okay to just keep destroying it?!”
“That’s difficult!”
Attention was drawn to my shout.
“I just shook my fist and realized there were at least a hundred layers of dolls inside that thing.”
“… “You’re kidding, right?”
I wish I was joking too… … .
It is almost certain that the internal energy in his fist was used to infiltrate that guy’s insides.
Even at least a hundred layers.
You will be able to find out the exact number only by breaking it down yourself.
‘It’s not even a croissant.’
Is that guy going to follow me to the third floor?
I ran down the wide hallway and looked around.
Unlike the first floor, I could see quite a few visitors from time to time, but of course there was no time to leisurely open the door and explore the inside.
If the room is a dead end, you have to stand still and make a life-or-death decision with that roly-poly doll.
I had no choice but to keep running down the hallway… Soon I discovered a collapsed floor.
“That… … .”
“that’s right.”
It was the first trace of the doll rising up.
“It’s back to its original position. “I guess the hallway had a circular structure.”
“So what do we do now?”
“… … .”
It is possible to kill a doll.
But now it’s only the second floor? I don’t know what’s up here, but I need to conserve my energy as much as possible.
It’s a guy with a hard exterior, so I can’t even tell how much inner strength it would take to break it a hundred times and completely silence it.
I had no choice but to look at Seren and say.
“Seren, can you freeze it?”
“I’ll give it a try.”
Seren spread her palms toward the rear as she was running.
Then, the cold that started from the forearm wrapped around the entire arm like a whirlwind, and a storm of cold swirled from the palm.
Kuwagagagagagagak-!
Do you think you’ve become stronger than before?
I thought that Seren’s growth scale was also unusual. Even though it’s clearly outside the range, it’s enough to send shivers down my spine.
The coldness that shot out like a cold snow hit the entire body of the roly-poly doll.
Blah blah blah!
Then, white frost formed on the doll’s large body, and it stopped moving.
Evan said.
“Did you succeed?”
At that moment, Kwasik… With a sound, the ice shattered and the doll came running again.
I said, glaring at Evan.
“You better shut up.”
“… sorry.”
fantasy,
