Chapter 24 (1/2)

Chapter 24 is here, I hope you'll enjoy it!

Chapter 24

As her neck started to turn red, Cornelia ran aithout looking back

The sound of her footsteps was enchanting to Kurats' ears

While Cornelia's smell drifted in in the air, it took a few seconds for Kurats to beco that still remained on his lips

【”I did it!”】

『You didn't do anything you in! No ive her a push』

【”Oh, you're back already?”】

Hearing the faed his shoulders

【”―― You want to fight again?”】

『No, so withthis huh Bernst was close to Godhood, even he could not bear with the terrible feeling of having one's black history exposed

【”You're not thinking of touching ain, are you?”】

『Be at ease I', I will not lose control over it again』

Indeed, Bernst was finally becohtly accustomed to those uncontrollable emotions

In a very distant past, when he was still a nor with a vast variety of emotions that he could enjoy

But now that he had parted with his nors that he loved

He did not believe that the days he had spent continuously fighting and seeking nothing but power and strength were aaware of all the precious things he had discarded for his goals

Hence why it was not possible for him to part with the last enjoy over Kurats' body at this point would have put an end to Bernst's game

『Not yet I want to relish this excitement that makes my soul tre』

Once again, Bernst was feeling the sa forward to the future Although that sentiment was borrowed from Kurats, it had still co, and it was fated to be full of ups and downs and excitement

(No, even if it's not fated to be like so, I'll force it to be) Chuckled Bernst to hiard territory was located about 100 kilometers (62 miles) at the northeast of the royal capital

Its position as a checkpoint between the capital and the northern highway allowed the territory to grow as an inn town and to develop itself economically, but it was still a rural town that did not have much to show for itself

Moreover, its econoreat either

One look at the tired faces of the coh to tell that they were barely getting by every day

【”Givetwo copper coins with his finger, Kurats' sat down at a bar's counter

Shocked fro someone of Kurats' size, which was rare in this kind of rural area, the bar owner spoke with a shaky voice

【”Gentleman… Where are you fro to do at the swamp in the north”】

【”What?”】

The bar owner frowned, like he had heard sohtly lukewarm ale in front of Kurats, and the spoke to hi his voice

【”I don't want to offend you or anything, but you should give that up It's a place where even the dead can't pass on, and it's infested by monsters However, that's not all, lately there have been ru around that area”】

【”Oho… Don't you think that it could be a solider sent by the feudal lord to hunt the monsters?”】

【”If we had such an adh sothe expression of pure hatred on the man's face, Kurats reflexively showed a bitter smile

Apparently, the princess' criticism of Dross was justified He did not seem like the type of feudal lord that was kind to his own territory's people

【”Then, who's that soldier wandering around the swamp? It's pretty odd for a soldier other than the ones under the feudal lord to be inside the territory, isn't it?”】

【”I can't speak out loud…”】

The s to see if anyone else could hear him, he did not want to stand out

The only person at the counter was Kurats

There were a few custo at the bar's tables, but they were just friends drinking together and talking to each other with cheerful voices, and their attention was not directed towards the counter

【”It's ain took out two copper coins, and the bar owner refilled the beer ulp

【”Five or ht with hily

【”There was so around near that swamp It was pretty odd, why had the feudal lord taken such an eccentric under hie eyes that , he also had a bald head and he was nothing but skin and bones

Had he not been aman would have been kicked out of the territory

【”Shortly after that, a child who had been playing near the swamp contracted a fever of unknown cause Poor kid was burned alive”】

Kurats noticed that the bar owner's black eyes were shaking with anger

【”After that, every year, there would be a few people who'd die froh it wasn't very frequent The town's elders said that back in the day, that did used to happen more or less once every ten years, but it was the first ti on a yearly basis”】

【”―― And that started happening after that guy started wandering around the swah he did seeh toelse happened This ti”】