Episode 118
âCassius!â
Unable to balance, I grabbed his swaying arm and shouted.
âYerine.â
Cassiusâ expression was not very good, perhaps because of the pain in his legs and shoulders.
âYou just got hurt. Donât overdo it. Just sit down.â
Just then, the others who were lying down began to move little by little.
âWhat is itâ¦?
Erica was the first person who raised her body.
âWhat? Where are we?â
Eugene, Astra and Rachel also woke up.
While everyone was awake, there was the only person who could not wake up from the grassy land.
It was Rayl.
âDonât let your guard down. The prince might be playing some tricks again.â
Eugene used magic by frowning because of the wound.
His legs were still bleeding.
The surrounding air fluttered for an instant on the shield created by Eugene.
Everyone who heard Eugeneâs words took a battle stance with a nervous face.
Except for me who was looking for a white woman waiting across the way.
âYerine, what are you doing?â
I looked back at the sound of Eugene shouting.
âIs this, like, a hallucination?â
Rachel asked, looking around with her sharp eyes.
At her fingertips, a guardian spirit resembling a shadow was dancing.
âNo.â
I was the one who answered Rachelâs question.
âThis isnât a hallucination. I did teleport us.â
âWhat?â
Everyone was surprised at my answer and asked back.
âThen where are we?â
It was a really difficult question to answer.
Actually, I didnât even know this place existed.
âSorry, I donât know that.â
Everyone looked like they couldnât understand my answer.
âYou can teleport to places you donât knowâ¦â¦?â
Eugene intervened in the confused words of Cassius.
âBy the way, didnât the Crown Prince do that? Heâs the only one who can teleport throughout the empire.â
I had a hard time explaining this.
I couldnât explain it clearly because I didnât know what happened.
âIâll explain later. Letâs focus on other problems now.â
Still unconscious, I reached for Rayl lying on the ground.
Soon a chain came out of his hand and tied his hands and feet tightly.
âJust in case, I need to do this.â
Astraâs expression of looking at Rayl, who was arrested for chains, was very dark.
She was the one who spent more time with Rayl than anyone else, so she believed him completely.
Then Raylâs betrayal must have come as a great shock to her.
âBut why is he fainting?â
When Rachel asked, Erica carefully raised her hand.
âWhen the prince and Eugene were held by a monster earlier, I cast an attack spell on the prince. But the magic bounced towards Rayl. I think thatâs what happened after he got hit.â
Eugene spit out the blood in his mouth and looked down at Rayl with disapproving eyes.
âItâs rather good. The prince wonât even know weâre here as long as he fainted.â
There was silence for a while at Eugeneâs words.
Lying curled up on the ground, it was no longer our friend, Rayl Diamond.
Reluctantly, we had no choice but to call him a traitor.
âBut you really donât know?â
For more,
He gave an unwavering smile.
âEveryoneâs watching, but itâs really okayâ¦.â¦?â
Looking sideways at Rachel and Astra, I asked carefully.
He always wanted to hide the fact that he uses healing magic, so he had to be careful.
âItâs meaningless to watch such a secret when the whole country is upside down. So itâs okay.â
Cassius gave an immediate answer without hesitation.
âHey, donât push yourself too hard. You donât have to do this.â¦.â
Eugene looked sorry as he saw a ball of light surrounding him.
âIâm less hurtâ¦â¦.â
âThatâs enough. Just take what you are given.â
Cassius remained stubborn until the end.
As a result, everyone but me, who does not have the healing magic of Cassius, has been cleansed without any wounds.
Fortunately, there was still magic to heal himself, so Cassius himself was able to heal himself after everyoneâs treatment.
âYerine, you look like you need treatment.â
âItâs all right.â
The blood from my nose seems to have dried up.
I tried to get rid of blood stains by rubbing my nose, but it didnât work out as well as I thought.
âIâll get better soon if I leave it as it is.â
âStillâ¦.â
Cassius blurted the end of his words with a worried face.
I shook my head and smiled at him.
In fact, there was a slight pain in the shoulder, but it didnât hurt much elsewhere.
âBut we came here, you did teleport us.â
Eugene wrinkled his forehead and made a confused look.
âBut why did you take Diamond too?â
To be honest, I was also curious about something.
When I begged the woman in my dream to help me, I didnât specifically ask her to take someone with me.
I just want everyone to get out of this dangerous situation together, but the âwho is in everyoneâs scope is not specifically defined.
âI donât know. I did it right, but I donât know exactly what happened.â
I opened my mouth with difficulty by organizing my thoughts in my head.
âI just wanted someone to help me. I opened my eyes and I was here.â
âThatâs it?â
Erica asked with her eyes round.
âYeah, so I donât know why Rayl teleported with us.â
âWait, so whereâs Professor Frain?â
I tried to answer Rachelâs question, but I shut up again.
I couldnât get the word out of my mouth.
âNo way, she couldnât have gotten out of that towerâ¦â¦.?â
I didnât want to believe it, but it was likely.
Everyone here knew that.
Thatâs why no one could talk.
In the forest where the silence had fallen again, all I could hear was the sound of the wind brushing against the leaves for a while.
Until Eugene, who was looking up at the sky, opened his mouth with a wary voice.
âSomething is coming from the sky. Get ready, everybody ready!â
As he said, something was flying fast toward us from the sky.
But I knew it wasnât a monster.
Because the unsubâs colour wasnât black.
âWait, wait, wait!â
I fixed my eyes on the growing creature and shouted.
I heard a tremendous roar for a moment.
Along with it, a creature that flew through the clouds toward us completely appeared.
Before anyone could cast a spell, the creature landed quickly and stood in front of us.
The movement was so fast and soft.
âDragon?â
Casius murmured as if he could not believe it.
The dragon, which gathered its front feet, was as white as snow.
The pressure from the huge body was enormous, but I didnât think it was threatening us for some reason.
But I guess thatâs my thought since Eugene put a blood stick around his neck and shouted.
âEveryone, get your magic ready!â
Just then, the dragon opened his right eye, which was still closed.
The left eye was still closed.
The right eyes, red like blood and shiny like rubies, were so beautiful that I felt like I was going to raise them.
Right away, I knew who it was.
âWait! No! You canât attack!â
After saying that, I took a step forward toward the dragon.
âYerine, what are you doing?â
Cassius dragged me desperately, but I didnât stop.
âYerine! Come back! If not then weâll all burn to death!
Astra screamed with confusion.
âNo, itâs okay. She doesnât mean to hurt us.â
I answered like that and looked up.
My eyes met with her red eyes.
Eyes of the same colour as mine.
ââ¦â¦. I need your help.â
The dragon blinked silently.
The pupil, torn vertically, disappeared behind the eyelid and reappeared.
âHelp me, please.â
A moment later, I heard a familiar voice in my head.
[Okay]
At the same time, the entire body of the dragon began to shine.
Soon the huge dragonâs body gradually decreased in size and took the form of a non-dragon person.
Before I knew it, a familiar-looking woman was standing in front of me, not a dragon.
âGood to see you.â
She gave me a gentle smile.
The red eyes revealed through the veil still did not lose its beautiful colour.
âIâll help you.â
Her right arm, as white and thin as snow, touched my head. As if a mother strokes her young childâs hair. With a gentle touch, she swept my head.
âWho, who is it?â
Cassius hugged my arm tightly and asked, showing his alertness.
The others were also preparing to cast magic with a stiff face in a chaotic situation.
âGuys, itâs okay. I know itâs hard to believe, but please donât attack.â
Then Erica hesitated to ask.
âWho is she?â
I thought for a moment about what to say to Erica.
I saw her a few times in my dream, but I didnât even know her name.
But I was sure.
Iâm sure she has the key to breaking this situation.
âSheâs the one who can help us.â
That was the answer after much consideration.
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