84 – Balance (6)

Yuna frantically fired magic.

The dark elves who invaded the city were incomparably faster and stronger than the human knights.

Since I knew that the dark elves couldn’t use magic, I thought it would end easily, but that expectation was completely misjudgment.

They were strong. He was not someone to attack to kill time.

Among the high elves desperately trying to stop them, Yuuna was also shooting magic without stopping.

For now, I had no choice but to focus on defending them.

“uh… ?”

While I was targeting the dark elves who were frantically running around the city and bombing,

In the meantime, Yuna caught a momentary glimpse of a human-like figure.

“human… Ben… ?”

Stops the magic being cast momentarily.

The face of the man who quickly passed by suddenly looks like Ben.

Yuna’s eyes followed the man, but he had already disappeared.

Yuuna almost ran away for a moment, but came to her senses.

The situation was too urgent to turn a blind eye.

“also… ?”

However, soon after, another human with the same appearance ran between the dark elves.

This time it couldn’t be a coincidence. And it certainly looked the same as Ben.

Pisik-

But this time too, there was no time to chase him or look away.

The dark elves moved more precisely than imagined, and as a result, the magic field protecting Elia began to crack.

The elves may have a few more moves, but allowing an invasion of the city would drastically lower their chances of victory.

The elves tried even more desperately to stop them.

Yuna did the same, but her eyes were always following the person who resembled Ben.

There was no time to find out why humans were among the dark elves.

***

‘… ‘Yuuna?’

I wanted to think I had seen something wrong, but I couldn’t.

I walked around the elf city several times and found Yuuna always shooting magic from the same location.

Was he alive? How on earth did you survive?

Judging by the fact that he was with the high elves, it seemed like they were involved in some way. Because they protect balance.

I don’t know what Yuna’s survival has to do with balance.

Anyway, it wasn’t a fantasy. The unique magic and mana she fired were definitely hers.

Yuna was alive. In the elven forest.

Pisik-

So many thoughts were running through my head, but I couldn’t stop.

Due to the Dark Elves’ attack, the magic field that covered the Elven city began to crack.

At this rate, it won’t be long before we destroy it and enter the city.

The attack had to be accelerated.

Crispy-

-It pierced!

Somewhere along with the cries of the dark elves, an imbalance appears in the magic field.

Starting with that first cry, dark elves began to shout everywhere.

It meant that a hole had begun to form in the magic field.

“Enter!”

When it was determined that the hole was large enough, Baelus gave the order.

At the same time as his command, the dark elves began entering the city.

Some damage occurred due to entering through a narrow hole, but even that was only fleeting.

The dark elves entered the city at high speed and began beheading the elves.

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There was no worry whatsoever in their movements.

There was no hesitation about killing his own people.

They killed the elves with familiar movements, as if they had imagined this moment for a long time.

Just like I did when I betrayed Helya.

-Go to the first root!

The elves seemed to have decided that it would be difficult to defeat the dark elves in close combat, so they began to run away.

I don’t know what the first root was, but this time too, the dark elves chased them without hesitation.

Instead of following them, I ran to where Yuna was seen earlier.

I wasn’t sure if that was her. Maybe it was really just an illusion.

Still, I had to check. why is she here Why is he suddenly showing such illusions?

If that was the real Yuna. What if Yuna was really alive here?

So what should I do? Should I kill her as brutally as I originally planned? And should I complete my revenge?

But it didn’t seem possible.

Even if I tried to imagine cutting off her head, I couldn’t picture the situation in my head.

I couldn’t imagine killing her with my own hands.

Pak pak- pak-

Run with long strides, as if kicking off the ground and flying.

It was a walking technique learned from the dark elves. It was a method used to move quickly and precisely over short distances.

The dirt from the ground I bounced off is scattered in all directions.

The sensation of touching my toes was different from usual.

Grasp- Grasp-

The speed gradually decreases.

As the force of pushing the soft soil weakened, the amount of soil bouncing decreased.

My feet also began to sink a little into the dirt. The slower I slowed down, the more I felt like I was sinking to the bottom.

Fuuu.

Walk with your steps completely stopped.

For the first time, I realize how sticky this land is. No, maybe it was just that my steps became heavier.

slow down The elves and dark elves had already entered the city, so there was no one around.

Fuuuk…

stop your feet

The stopped foot is dragged heavily into the ground.

This is because I intentionally put force on my foot and stepped on the ground.

That one step contained many emotions.

“Ben… ?”

“… “Yuuna.”

She was in front of me. That’s why it stopped.

Yuna was looking at me with both hands folded on her chest with an unbecoming pitiful expression.

Her thin body was trembling. In some ways, it seemed like he had gained a little weight since the last time I saw him.

“Uh, how did you get here…” no. Rather, I… ”

“Are you alive?”

“uh… ?”

“Even after using magic like that. Even though all the circuits were burned, were you still alive?”

“Eh, the elves treated me. Thanks to the elves… … ”

“After killing so many people and betraying so many, were you still alive?”

“ah… … ”

As she approached me, she stopped.

The words I tried to say ended up gurgling as if my throat was clogged.

“why? Why on earth are you alive? While killing so many people. “Why are you alive?”

“Ben… no… I am… !”

She approaches again.

All I had to do was cut her down. All I had to do was simply cut off her head.

If she attacks me, and I can’t overcome her magic, I just die.

Because she is a strong wizard. Maybe even if they knew my identity, they wouldn’t have any intention of saving me.

“please… Please don’t do that Ben… Listen to me… ”

But she didn’t.

For some reason, I was shaking my arms with tears in my eyes.

She didn’t look like she was a villainess. Maybe even this was just an act.

Maybe it was an idea to catch me off guard. Or maybe they were thinking of capturing me alive and arresting me.

Sereung-

I drew my sword.

It was a reflex reaction. A reaction created by a desire for revenge against her that had been fostered over a long period of time.

But I still couldn’t imagine killing her in my head.

“Everything must be wrong… I am… I didn’t know anything. Helia betrayed Regius, and Ceramide betrayed Regius. I mean, I didn’t know anything. Nothing really… ”

“… under.”

I didn’t know. Does that make sense?

If she really didn’t know all that, then how terrible of a bastard Helia was for completely deceiving her.

If I go back outside, wouldn’t I have to crush them again? Her lies could only instill that much resolve.

“Don’t lie, Yuna.”

“no. No, Ben… Not really… ”

Before I knew it, she was one step closer to me.

And she collapsed on the floor.

She sat down on the floor, not even caring about getting her clothes dirty, and started crying.

Sigh-

I raised my sword. There was no need to listen any further.

I just wanted to get rid of this dirty feeling as quickly as possible.

There was no need to hesitate. Because I had been meaning to kill her for a long time in the first place.

All I had to do was hit it. She wasn’t looking up.

Bleep-

From afar, I can feel the flow of mana covering the forest changing.

It meant that the dark elves had succeeded in their operation. The elves will not be able to use magic for a while now.

And the same goes for Yuna. In other words, there was nothing left to worry about killing her.

She could no longer attack me or use magic on me.

If I cut her throat, she would just die like that.

“Ben… Ugh… ”

“why… ”

But why?

“why… Why are you crying… ”

Why on earth is she crying so sadly and why can’t I kill her?

It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for such a long time, so why am I hesitating to slit her throat?

Because of past memories? I had already realized that my memories of that time and her actions back then were all lies.

Do I feel guilty now? no. I didn’t feel any guilt about what I did. Rather, it was Helia who should feel guilty.

“why… Why on earth are you crying? Yuna… “

But why? There’s no reason to worry.

Just swing your arm. Then it’s all over. Everything, really.

You can make up for that terrible time and relieve the resentment of your blood relatives who have already died.

“… “

I organized my head.

And I convinced myself. I see myself doing things I don’t understand.

“… “Yuuna.”

Persuasion didn’t take long. Because I already knew it in my head.

I followed reason rather than emotion. It would be like that this time too. That was just the story.

“… “Please die.”

He weakly swung his sword, aiming for her neck.

But even this would be enough to kill her.

Hwaak-

But just before the blade touched her neck,

A flash of light that made the whole world white completely covered my vision.

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