73 – Contrast (5)

Princess Laura in a perilous appearance.

I led her to the drawing room on the first floor of the mansion.

Then he made black tea himself and served it in front of her.

“Thank you, I’ll drink it.”

After taking a sip of black tea, the woman pulled out a well-folded letter from the side of her hollow chest.

‘Why does that come from there?’

Where the hell is there room for paper in that short evening dress?

‘… … Could it be that he brought it in between those big breasts?’

Accepting the paper she offers,

I felt a little warmth in my fingertips.

“… … .”

this is pretty… … .

“Leon… … ?”

“… … oh sorry. You behaved indecently in front of guests.”

At least, I almost looked pathetic in front of Your Highness.

“I’m OK. You can wait for hours or days.”

A dark smile crept across Princess Laura’s mouth as she spoke.

The atmosphere suddenly became sad.

“Kuhm.”

After clearing my throat, I opened the finely folded letter.

At the top of the letter was the title [Oath].

“… … This?”

“The reason I came today is because of Leon-sama’s hospital visit, but… … I’m also here to ask for a suggestion, no, a favor.”

“Is this your request?”

At my question, she nodded.

Her Highness, who grabbed the dress by her thighs, trembled slightly with a restless expression.

I read the contents under the oath carefully.

‘her.’

It’s pretty shocking.

“Is this okay?”

After reading the pledge, she nodded her head at my question.

“Yes, it’s okay. I’ll give you my all as written in the pledge, so please help me.”

“Why did you suddenly have that thought?”

“I… … I was very hurt by this incident.”

I bet you do.

no one else,

Because my life was threatened by my family.

“ah! Well, that doesn’t mean I was in more pain than Leon-sama. The damage Leon-sama received must have been so great that I couldn’t imagine… … .”

Anyone can see that Her Highness must have been in more pain.

“That’s all right, so please do what you want to say.”

“… … I realized this. how stupid i was What a crazy dream I had.”

“If it’s your Highness’s dream, do you mean to protect people?”

“yes… … . Leon-sama, do you know why I had such a dream?”

“I do not know.”

can you know

Because I wasn’t a regressor like her,

don’t know what will happen in the future

“… … I guess so too. But if you listen to me, you might understand.”

“Your Highness’s story?”

“yes… … .”

Conflicting eyes whether to speak or not.

However, the princess’ troubles did not last long.

“I have a fact that I am hiding from the people of this world.”

The black-haired woman’s line made me feel like I was fighting something.

“majesty?”

‘no way… … .’

“I decided that I must tell Leon-sama, even if no one else knows.”

She continues, closing her eyes tightly.

“I am actually… … I am a regressor from the future.”

“… … .”

‘I couldn’t believe it.’

really say this

Before she broke down, I didn’t know when she would tell me, so I decided to ask from my side someday.

But I never thought things would turn out like this.

‘Did Duke Geoffrey’s attack become a snowball?’

The fact that Princess Laura is a regressor has been known since entering the academy.

However, I couldn’t honestly reveal the existence of the status window, so I decided to pretend I didn’t know.

He cleared his throat and asked in a tone of disbelief.

“… … Your Highness is someone from the future? I don’t know what you’re talking about all of a sudden.”

“I thought that would be the reaction. Perhaps, even if it were me, I wouldn’t have believed it.”

“Honestly, I am a bit embarrassed. Returning is a bit like the story of a hero in a myth.”

“is that so? … … My return was not voluntary.”

She stares into my eyes.

“The person who brought me back… … Because he was the future Leon.”

“… … Yes?”

A lightning strike in the dry sky.

At the words of the black-haired woman,

I’m at a loss for words.

“Am I the one who brought Her Highness back?”

‘No, what the crazy saint said was true?’

Surely at that time, the saintess Excelion Ruthfield gave off a nuance that seemed to know me in the future.

It was a hostile relationship, so I dismissed it as nonsense,

It was shocking to hear about the future me from Princess Laura’s mouth like this.

“What is that… … .”

Despite noticing my bewildered expression, Princess Laura said nothing.

I just face my shaking pupils with benevolent eyes that seem to understand everything.

“I’ll tell you everything from now on.”

A determined light flashed in her empty eyes.

“How did I come back? Also, what will happen in the future.”

***

After Princess Laura passed away.

Left alone in the central hall on the first floor, Leon was sitting on a cowhide sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling.

“ha… … .”

A sigh escapes his mouth and disperses like smoke in the air.

A complex state of mind that is difficult to describe.

As if the demonic sword was trying to comfort the man, it sent soft magical energy to him.

“I didn’t know I would become a villain.”

His eyes trembled as he poured out absurd emotions in a high-pitched voice.

The memories of the future that I heard from Princess Laura.

I never expected that my future self would be devoured by the King of Chains and completely lose my senses.

And the appearance of a huge monster that came out of the mouth of your highness.

‘That must be Behemoth.’

He was the king of monsters that attacked mankind, the one called the Demon King of 『Remegeton』.

To be on the same side as that guy.

“I don’t know what the hell will happen in the future.”

Leon raised his hands and cupped his face as if he had a headache.

I understood why Princess Laura had become a hypocritical person.

I can understand why he acted so blindly to live for someone whose name he didn’t even know.

However, for Leon, it was not information that would be useful in the future.

The biggest problem that cluttered the man’s head was talking about himself.

“Didn’t you even get a demonic sword before returning?”

It was just speculation without evidence,

The young man was sure of his guess.

The magic sword’s madness and the chain king’s infidelity are in a relationship that consumes each other’s energy.

If he had only the magic sword, he wouldn’t have completely lost his senses even if he used the King of Chains.

Why did I in the future use the King of Chains so much?

If Yang Baek-ho had regained his strength, he would be able to deal with monsters.

‘… … No, did I get hit in the first place?’

“… … .”

The fact that this world will be destroyed in the future is not very important information now.

It perished anyway, because the Earth was the same.

The biggest problem is that the future self is on the side of the monsters.

I don’t know why I didn’t use Awakener Yang Baek-ho’s abilities and relied on the King of Chains while taking risks.

The man scratched his head, seemingly incomprehensible.

The young man, who immediately got up, let out a small sigh as he brushed his red hair.

“Whoa.”

The mess in my head hadn’t been sorted out yet, but nothing had changed by worrying like this.

I can only hope that the secret will be solved at the academy exchange meeting, which is only a month away.

I’m sure you’ll find out with time anyway.

‘Still, I should do what I have to do.’

Leon shook his head from side to side as if trying to brush off his thoughts.

Then, he left the mansion and walked towards a special dungeon he had visited before.

***

Buildings so perfect that you can’t believe they were built by monsters.

not medieval

Entrance to the city made in a modern style.

“Welcome.”

The owner of the Red Orc City greeted me warmly.

South Korea’s SS-class Awakener,

A man with the ability to transform into the animal world.

Sangcheol Baek.

Have you healed all your wounds?

The man’s condition seemed to be very good.

“I’m glad you look healthy.”

“You talk like someone you haven’t seen in a while. Let’s go in now.”

Baek Sang-cheol guided him into his castle.

Like the owner of the city, I went inside the office of the castle located in the center, and a room with a modern landscape came into my field of vision.

“Sit somewhere comfortable.”

“Then, excuse me.”

As soon as the middle-aged man finished talking, he sat down on the guest sofa right in front of him.

The Orc Captain held out a car he had taken,

I sat the massive figure on the sofa opposite.

After taking a sip of tea, I asked him.

“Are you ready to move out?”

“I already did everything.”

“And the others?”

“of course.”

I looked at him with a surprised look at that cool answer.

“It’s really fast. I thought it would take at least another week with this amount of people.”

“Because I didn’t have much luggage to carry in the first place. And you already forgot.”

“Well? what?”

“Aren’t you and we both Koreans?”

A middle-aged man with a grin.

“Koreans are the best in the world when it comes to getting things done quickly.”

“That’s right.”

Of course, going too fast is not always good.

However, there are times in life when you need something fast like now.

I took out a rolled up picture from my bosom and held it out to him.

“This is where you will live in the future.”

“… … It is a forest.”

“Yes, it is a forest. Instead, since it is a private property, I would be grateful if you freely use the land without damaging the forest too much.”

“I should be grateful for this. In any case, it is to provide us with a new home.”

“Since you said you’re ready, let’s move tomorrow. There’s a saying that you should remove the horns of the oxen as well, right?”

“I will tell people.”

“Then I will prepare the portal. When the preparations are finished between today and tomorrow, I will visit you once more.”

“i get it.”

“Oh. You haven’t forgotten, have you?”

Because if you forgot, it would be difficult.

“In exchange for renting the land, you have to protect the ducal family’s territory.”

“Of course. I swear on my life.”

“I will ask you a favor.”

‘With this… … To some extent, the preparations are over.’

Completed the recruitment of 50,000 Red Orcs to protect the domain of the Duke of Roelheim.

Even if most of them were Awoken, even if the monsters invaded, the ducal family’s territory would be safe.

As long as Lady Catherine’s safety is guaranteed,

‘Cause there’s nothing to hold back anymore

After several weeks of preparation, the opening ceremony of the World Academy Exchange Conference finally arrived.

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