Let’s Block the Ruined Route in Advance - Chapter 111



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Episode 111
A rope made of the corpse’s clothes was hung in the square in front of the central shrine.

The sight of the Imperial Knights’ mantle, the Tower’s robe, and the priest’s uniform, dyed red, wrapping around the statue of the Goddess Piara was eerie.

“No one noticed this.”

Carlo’s face turned pale as he looked at the scene of disaster. It was not that there were no guards around, but the two knights who had been guarding were lying under the statue of the goddess with their hands neatly folded as if they had just fallen asleep.

“It looks as if you are offering a sacrifice… … .”

Carlo surveyed the situation while praying for the souls of the two young knights to rest in peace.

Since Ajar had been acting secretly up until now, it was clear that there must be a reason for him to act so openly.

“That?”

Something caught Carlo’s eye. A small letter was tied to the chest of the statue of the goddess, which was tied with a bloody rope.

He carefully opened the letter after receiving it. The other priests could not bring themselves to stop him because of the serious expression on the high priest’s face, so they whispered softly.

“Be careful. You never know what they might be up to.”

Carlo nodded and took out the letter, his face thick with divine power. As he read the contents, his expression instantly turned pale.

“The palace, I have to go to the palace right now!”

***

Four hours before Ajar’s declaration of war was announced.

“Hasn’t it been a really long time?”

“I can’t even remember the last time I came.”

They visited the botanical garden after a long time. It was because the battle site that had just ended was close to the botanical garden that was closed.

“They said they had a long hiatus due to monster problems, but it really is a jungle.”

Lucian chuckled slightly as he swept the cobwebs away from his face with his sword sheath. Looking at the mess inside, he was reminded of the first time Eileen had grown plants.

‘The cosmos, which is as big as a sunflower, is hard to forget.’

Eileen also looked at the overgrown botanical garden awkwardly and smiled.

“But this has a bit of a wild taste.”

Felix laid out the mat he had brought on the stone floor that still had some space left. As Cordelia poured water into the dried-up faucet next to Felix, the greenhouse that had once resembled a deep jungle began to look a little more cozy.

“I expected it. It’s just a feeling. Let’s have lunch.”

The sandwiches and fruits that we had simply brought were spilled out onto the mat. Four people sat down, each taking a corner of the mat. Cordelia asked, wiping the bluish apples with her sleeve.

“What about Lakerta?”

“There are still injured people, so they won’t be attending today.”

Cordelia nodded and took a bite of the apple. Eileen also said as she ate the sandwich she had just unwrapped.

“When I’m like this, it feels like I’m in the Duke’s greenhouse.”

At those words, the three people stopped moving for a moment. A nostalgic scene flashed through their minds.

“Do you remember when we all had tea time together every day? And Felix ate too much sweets and threw up?”

“Do you remember how Lucian got in trouble for forgetting to knock every time?”

“Ugh! Forget about that. It was fun chatting with everyone all night long.”

After a long conversation, they drifted into memories and fell silent for a moment. The four of them had grown up a lot since then. Instead of children waiting for tea time every day, there were four young men fighting to continue living.

“Eileen.”

Cordelia called out to Eileen softly and grabbed her hand. Eileen didn’t answer and just leaned against Cordelia’s shoulder. It was still daytime, but the sky was overcast, so the lights in the botanical garden were turned off and it was quite dark.

As Felix made a slight gesture, a sphere of light appeared in the center of the greenhouse, illuminating the darkness. As Lucian watched the light flow through the deep green plants, he recalled one day.

A greenhouse where it was raining. Children sharing dreams.

Cordelia said she wanted to become a spirit swordsman and become strong enough to protect those she loved. And Felix and Eileen.

‘I thought the same thing.’

When I turned my head slightly, I saw Aileen talking to Cordelia, looking up at the ceiling filled with light. Next to her, I saw Felix looking at Aileen’s profile.

‘I liked you first.’

Childish thoughts suddenly appeared and then quickly disappeared.

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What was the difference between himself and Felix? What did he give to Eileen? Lucian, who only knew that she was going straight ahead with her sword, could only guess that it was probably related to the two of them having the same thought in the greenhouse.

‘You’re just like my brother.’

Lucian laughed in vain as he recalled the words that had stuck in his mind. He had decided to take up the sword to protect Eileen, but it seemed that was not what Eileen needed.

‘How can I confess after hearing such a story?’

Although Lucian was a naive man when it came to love, he was also conscious of things. It was harder to ignore the strange changes in the atmosphere between Felix and Eileen after the festival.

‘That’s stupid.’

He lay there carelessly, covering his eyes with his arm.

Lucian listened to the breathing of Cordelia and Eileen, who had already fallen asleep, for a long time, and decided to let go of the feelings he had been harboring for a long time.

It was a decision made as a family so that the affectionate Eileen could move forward with her barely made-up mind.

***

Albert approached the entrance of a tavern with trembling steps, cold sweat dripping down his pale face.

“Ian… … .”

According to the investigation, the building made of black was Ian’s regular pub. The reason he suddenly came to Ian was because he couldn’t forget the look in Ian’s eyes when he met him at the shopping mall a few days ago.

‘Cold eyes that I couldn’t believe were human.’

The Ian he knew was never someone who looked like that. He was a soft-spoken person who, as his senior year approached, suffered from an inferiority complex and became more sharp, but when he was cornered, he would spit out sharp words and make a face that looked even more hurt.

‘I should have ignored the words telling me not to come back anymore.’

Albert knew that Ian envied him even though he considered him a friend. He tried to ignore the fact that his frustration was hiding an inferiority complex about himself, not wanting to lose his precious friend.

‘Get out. Don’t come to me again, Albert. We should never have been friends in the first place.’

On the day they finally broke up. Ian had a look of terrible hurt on his face, unlike his sharp words. Albert couldn’t bear to stop him from turning away like that. If being together was painful, he couldn’t stay by Ian’s side.

“But if the result is like this.”

Now that he knows that there really is a demon that does disguises, doubts start to creep into his mind.

He crossed the tavern where the bottles were scattered, pushed the servant aside, and entered the room at the end of the hallway. When he opened the door, Ian, who was pouring a bottle of alcohol with a bored face, started to get irritated.

“I told you not to let anyone in! Huh?”

His eyes widened when he found Albert. He tapped his head as if searching his memory for who the person in front of him was, then smiled brightly and said.

“Albert! My friend.”

Albert’s heart sank at that reaction.

“You came here because you missed me? But didn’t you promise not to see me again at the end?”

A familiar face slumped on the couch, its expression completely unfamiliar. The heavy bottle of liquor fell from Ian’s hand and rolled into a corner of the room, leaving a mark on the floor.

“Huh? What’s with that expression? Say something.”

The cheerful expression suddenly changed to boredom. As he watched the scene, despair filled Albert’s eyes.

“You are not Ian.”

At his words, Ian raised the corners of his mouth and burst out laughing.

“Why are you like this? I knew it from the last time we met.”

He got up from the couch and stood facing Albert, his expression still beaming with joy.

“Why? Are you trying to say no? Albert, you shouldn’t lie to yourself.”

Ian’s neck split open and a black shadow shot out, as if he had no intention of hiding it in the first place.

“nightmare…….”

Albert faced him without even thinking of backing down. Sensing danger, his spirit Alexander leapt out and bared his teeth fiercely, but Ian looked even more delighted.

“Are you ready to come here now? Can you admit that your friend is already dead and that there’s a dirty monster inside? Ahahahaha! Humans are really fun. I was right to follow you, Ajar. I wonder what your nightmares will taste like.”

The dream horse disguised as Ian reached out to the frozen Albert.

“I guessed it the last time I saw you, but you’re the perfect material for making Atrox. So why did you come alone?”

A white, soft hand was about to touch Albert’s cheek.

Albert’s bloodshot eyes gleamed and he grabbed Ian’s wrist.

“There’s no way you came alone!”

As the lightning created by the spirit flashed to pierce Ian’s neck, someone burst into the room they were in.

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