Abduction 54. We are doing well too (6)
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Lerant waved his finger in the air.
The pressure that had been strangling Erzsebet disappeared.
She coughed repeatedly and raised her head.
“Kwak, big! “What on earth are you trying to ask me?”
“Well… I spoke in grandiose terms, but in reality, even though it was an interview, it was nothing special. “I’m just trying to see your resolve.”
“Resolution?”
“huh. I like ambitious wizards. The young lady seems to have enough qualities. First of all, it’s not unusual to sincerely love the same woman…and a married woman. “You’re very pretty. Where did you meet this person?”
Lerant was taking on the form of Adeshan.
A wedding ring was worn on her long, elegant fingers.
Erzsebet’s face brightened.
“Well, what are you going to do with that?! It’s rude to read other people’s minds on your own…! that’s right. “Can’t you change its appearance?”
“why? It’s the person you like. “I copied it on purpose, but isn’t everything the same except for the hair?”
Lerant stroked Erzsebet’s head.
Even the calluses on the palms of his hands were reproduced, as if saying that he used strength was not a bluff.
Even the unique body odor reminiscent of wild flowers.
Erzsebet shook her head roughly.
“Oh really, don’t do it! “Doing something like this is an insult to Adeshan!”
“Haha, it looks like you really like it. I’m sorry, but I can’t change it. “It’s so cute to see her being shy.”
“You really…! no. calm down. “I don’t have time for this.”
Erzsebet took a deep breath and composed herself.
Even at this very moment, the Shadow Duke’s rampage was continuing outside.
In order to save Ophelia and Braum, it was necessary to pass an interview or something and get out.
“I’ll stop chatting here. “Let’s get the interview started.”
“Ahaha, your power is good. “Did you know you would make that kind of expression?”
“I need to check before that. “Becoming your reader will definitely help me save my friends, right?”
“Of course. I am Lerant of Wisdom. “I will not lose to Vajra, an idiot who has been robbed of his ego.”
Lerant’s eyebrows furrowed.
Her confident attitude was by no means bravado. She took three steps back and continued speaking.
“Then let me ask you a question. You can choose the option you like among the two. “Normally, I don’t give her any space, but since she has a face to my taste, I give her special treatment.”
“Please speak.”
“good. The first is to give up half of your remaining life. No more, no less, just half. “It’s a time-honored way to confirm one’s resolve.”
“It’s good. “I’ll take that.”
Erzsebet nodded immediately.
The purple eyes were firm and unwavering.
Lerant was embarrassed and waved his hands.
“Whoa, whoa. Calm down, lady. Is half your lifespan funny? “Aren’t you being too hasty, even though you’re not the Jangsaengjong?”
“does not matter. “If I can definitely save my friends.”
“You’re a more outspoken girl than I thought… First, listen to the second option. I bet you will like it better this way.”
Suddenly, Lerant waved his hand.
The space between her and Erzsebet widened.
Beyond the crack, the friends struggling against the Archduke were revealed.
Erzsebet was astonished.
“Everyone, everyone!”
Ophelia and Braum were barely able to survive in the shadow of the runaway Archduke.
It seemed difficult to last even a few minutes like this.
An urgent cry came from Erzsebet’s mouth.
“What is the second one?! “Don’t waste time, speak quickly!”
“calm down. Because I was going to say it now. The second option is… Ah, I am truly merciful. Memories of your friends over there and your sister-in-law, Zion. To be precise, I am only dedicating my memories of you to me.”
“······Memories?”
“huh. I like gathering knowledge. It is no exaggeration to say that a person’s memories over many years are the crystallization of knowledge. “Because it contains everything that person talked about, met, and experienced.”
Lerant laughed.
Erzsebet was stiff and unable to say anything.
Lerant lightly approached her and whispered to her.
“I swear there won’t be any side effects. You just forget who you are. “I swear on the honor of Cain, who wrote me.”
“…You’re not going to steal my memories?”
“of course. That’s too harsh, right? You can reminisce or miss your friends as much as you want, and you can become friends again based on the information you already knew. Wow, that was really generous.”
Lerant sighed.
Honestly, the balance wasn’t right.
Half of your life span and a portion of other people’s memories.
The second option was literally offered out of pure goodwill.
‘It’s so cute. ‘It looks like a cat raised in a well-to-do house.’
She really liked the promising wizard who had appeared for the first time in a while.
To the point where I want to stay together for a long time.
Erzsebet, who was silent for a moment, opened her mouth.
“Lerant. “I have decided.”
“Yes, you chose well. Should I extract your memories right now?”
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“no. I will sacrifice my life. Instead, please give me strength.”
“······what?”
Lerant’s brow furrowed.
Erzsebet’s face was extremely serious.
Lerant, who brushed his hair once, asked her back.
“So… are you really willing to sacrifice your life? “It’s not someone else’s memory?”
“yes.”
“Why, why do you make that choice? They forget you, but you remember them. “Wouldn’t it be possible to use that to build a more advantageous relationship?!”
“Lerant. “You can’t do that to your friend.”
“···uh?”
Lerant let out a look of bewilderment.
Erzsebet continued speaking clearly.
“Actually, it’s something you shouldn’t do to anyone, not even your friends. Taking even a single coin without permission is theft. “I can’t touch other people’s memories, even if it’s my own.”
“This is a much more upright young lady than I expected. “Don’t you know the value of the life of an outstanding wizard like you?”
“i know. It will be incomparably higher than the flock of sheep. I know you can’t live with a million dollars, but that has nothing to do with this choice. And, above all…”
There was not a single hesitation in Erzsebet’s voice.
Of course, it was a harsh treatment, not to mention losing one’s life.
But the memories of my first friends and my little sister.
And losing the memories that were with him was something he didn’t want to even think about.
For Erzebet, the memories she built with them were a much more precious treasure than her talent as a magician or her position as the Dawn Magic Tower lord.
Somehow Ronan’s habit of saying these words passed through my mind.
Did you say it was something you had to do?
She made eye contact with Lerant and was struck.
“You can’t do something you shouldn’t do. “This is my answer.”
“······good. That’s right, this is it.”
Lerant smiled bitterly.
Soon her straight-faced face became as cold as winter.
Looking down at Erzsebet, she stretched out her hand.
A bright white palm was approaching to take away life.
It was the moment when Erzsebet calmly tried to accept the levy.
“It’s a perfect pass. miss.”
Tuk.
The palm of his hand rested gently on her head.
Erzsebet’s eyes widened.
“to?”
“Ahaha! How much is this? Actually, I wasn’t expecting it, but there was still a wizard like this left. “She was a better person than El Sia.”
Erzsebet raised her head.
Lerant was laughing, wondering what was so funny.
She continued to stroke Erzsebet’s head and continued speaking.
“Pretty girl. “Actually, what I value is not ambition.”
“Well, then…?”
“Surprisingly, it doesn’t matter as long as the quality is not at a completely desperate level. After all, I am a book written to teach magic. The important thing is something that cannot be taught. “The human nature is the same.”
Lerant pushed his hair behind his neck.
She gently cupped both of Erzsebet’s cheeks and lowered her head.
Our faces became so close that our breaths touched each other.
“In a world filled with people who only care about themselves, it is difficult to find a wizard with a kind heart like you. “You are talented, but you have something more important.”
“W-what…!”
“You said you don’t have time, so you should hurry.”
Erzsebet’s ears heated up.
Even the forest-thick eyelashes resembled Adeshan’s.
Lerant’s deep eyes sparkled with the gray color he had envied his whole life.
She was about to shout something.
“Reland of Wisdom acknowledges you as a reader. I will remain on your shelf until your life expires or until you have mastered all the wisdom written to me. “I hope that one day you will realize the truth.”
Suddenly, Lerant pulled on the tip of Erzsebet’s chin.
The lips of the book and the person overlapped.
Purple-black eyes widened.
“······!”
“Please take care of me in the future. “Eri.”
Lerant removed his face and licked his lips.
The completely white space was collapsing.
****
It was about five minutes after the Archduke’s rampage began.
“Ugh!”
“Braum.”
Braum, who was struggling with his aura, collapsed, coughing up blood from his mouth.
Countless scars remained on the exposed back plate.
Ophelia raised her eyebrows when she saw a hole the size of the newborn’s head.
“When did you get hurt like this…! wait. “I’ll stop the bleeding.”
“Haha, thank you…cough, by the way, not everyone can do the Shadow Duke. “Even if it’s strong, it’s too strong.”
Braum muttered.
The archduke’s tentacles and hands and feet were striking the defense shield from all directions.
The Grand Duke, who had even swallowed Vajra, was running wild like a stormy night sea.
Ophelia gestured, and the blood flowing from the wound stopped.
“Do not say.”
The blood that escaped from the body also returned to its original place.
But that wasn’t Braum’s problem.
A lot of my bones were broken, and regardless of the bleeding, I had lost too much energy.
If things continue like this, not only the Auror’s life but also his own life is in danger.
Ophelia chewed her lips.
“···do not die.”
“I want to do that too! Who would want to die in this gloomy place! “Cough, but there’s nothing we can do about it!”
Braum coughed up blood and laughed.
As expected, the laughter was not because it was fun, but to forget about the hopeless situation.
Ophelia, who was looking at the increasingly pale face, opened her mouth.
“······Braum. “Do you want to become one of my subjects?”
“What? “A household member?”
“huh. Then you can live. Even if your whole body is torn apart, you can be resurrected. Because that’s what vampires are. “I don’t normally create descendants, but…”
The tail of the horse drooped.
The fangs exposed between the lips were sprinkling pure white light.
She continued, squeezing Braum’s hand, which was as cold as hers.
“If you are. “I can make it for you.”
“Oh, Ophelia… Wow!”
Braum was unable to reply and vomited blood.
He didn’t have much time left now.
I had to make a choice before it was too late.
Will you die as a human, or will you survive as a member of the Night Clan?
He was wandering in a hazy state of consciousness.
Ophelia, who had been putting her mouth to the nape of Braum’s neck, suddenly raised her head.
“Erzebet?”
“···what?”
Braum flinched.
Ophelia’s gaze stayed in a corner of the library covered in darkness.
A space that was already swallowed up by the Archduke a long time ago.
“what. “Where is Miss Erzsebet…”
It was the moment when Braum, who did not understand the situation, was about to ask something.
Paaaaaa?!!
The darkness where the two people were looking burned away, and a brilliant flash of light erupted.
fantasy,
