Chapter 30 (1/2)

“Karein!”

Get a hold of yourself. Are you okay? I shook his shoulders, but he could hardly open his eyes. Even in the midst of losing his mind, a bright light leaked from the sword he was holding tightly.

As he lifted the pale, tired fingers and pulled out the sword, the flash of reflected light was brutal. Wazowski, who was sitting on my shoulder, was frightened away. It seemed that the demons did not attack thanks to this sword of light. Inserting the sword into the scabbard attached to his waist, he moaned and I supported him.

“I think we need to go to a safe place and get treatment. It is dangerous, he bleeds too much.”

“But this man is a celestial god. Do you know each other? Why do you trust… ”

“Yes. I know him.”

Oh, I see. Silverwing looked startled, but quickly gave up his back without asking any further questions. Lying on the broad back, Karein’s face was as pale as a corpse. I put my ear to his chest and heard the faint sound of his heart.

He wasn’t dead, but it was certain he was in danger. The red thread pierced all over his body. As first aid, a sharp pain as if pierced by a needle strikes my hand, starting from the most tangled part.

Ugh,I’m gonna die. As I panted and calmed the pain for a moment, I noticed a particularly shiny red thread flowing from Karein’s wrist. A red thread that touches my heart. When did it start? It certainly wasn’t there until we separated. Around the time I had my doubts, Silverwing shook violently.

“It’s a celestial god!”

“It is the power of light! He who has the power of light!”

Bringing Karein into the Dark Age was difficult. Perhaps they had heard the news from the demons who had fled, the demons and monsters were encamped in pitch black from the beginning. Dark Age was the mecca of races made up of all evil and darkness. Because of this, they mainly harbored a strong reaction against Luce.

“Kiruk, Kireuk! Give me that celestial bastard!”

At the appearance of the deity, the demons were more radiant than when I, a human, appeared. Even the demons strong enough to speak a language that were normally invisible came out, so even Silverwing could not ignore it. Damn it, what to do?

“Hey, hey. What the hell is it?”

It was then that I heard a voice so familiar. With a roaring sound like boom boom, and thunder, I could see the front wheels. As a signal, like the miracle of Moses, the demons split left and right.

“Get out the way, would you? Damn it, get out!”

It was Laytan who appeared with the pale yellow hair tangled in annoyance. He wrinkles his brows when he finds me lost on a big eagle.

…… what, human? Then, looking at the Silverwing carrying me and Karein lying on my lap, he raises his eyebrows full of piercings.

“You’re pretty good? Have you just changed your man?”

“No it’s not?!”

For someone that isn’t an official idiot, so that’s the only thing that came to his mind! As I tried to argue, I changed my mind when I saw the hordes of monsters that had been crushed with the momentum

“Laytan, help me.”

As he glanced behind him, Laytan, who glanced at the crowd of monsters gathered around him, tilted his head and made a pathetic expression.

“… Did you steal any money?”

“No!”

“Laytan! That girl is trying to bring in a celestial bastard to the Dark Age!”

“The devil of light!”

“Please allow me to tear it apart!”

Celestial? Laytan wiggled his eyebrows at the monsters who wanted to tell them about this and looked closely at Karein. It was then that he seemed to have discovered a faintly emanating glow.

“Did you pick it up? This is crazy. Do you think the Dark Lord will stand still?”

I’m on my way to the Dark Lord, but I can’t seem to get there! I clenched my lips nervously as I watched the buzzing demons that were ready to attack without Laytan.

“He was the one who helped me. He’s hurt so much. He might die like this.”

“Whether or not.”

“Then I won’t give you any treatment when you get hurt! I will curse you to be hurt.”

“Hey, where is this intimidation?!”

Do you think I’ll be intimidated by those words? Huh? A red thread shone faintly from his fiercely pointed wrist. Since the last time he witnessed my healing powers—or was struck by Abel—Laytan has become docile to me. Oh damn it, Laytan, who was scratching his jagged hair, beckoned reluctantly.

“You’re such a troublesome girl. Hey, come on.”

“Laytan!”

“Hey, but that guy is a celestial god! Dare to bring the race of light to the Dark Age… ”

“Stop before I fry you with lightning, huh? Shit, who are you talking back to? Do you want to die?!”

I’ll hit you on your head! Along with the sound of crackling lightning bolts, swear words like thunder resound. Boom, boom! With the heavy sound behind him, Silverwing flew leisurely to the black castle.…… As expected, back up is a good thing.

*

The second challenge was the Dark Lord. I wanted to go home and start treatment right away, but the entire field is his territory. If I moved without his permission, he could have destroyed Karein as it was. With the help of Silverwing, we arrived safely at the Black Castle.

I didn’t know it from the outside, but as I entered the terrifyingly dark Dark Lord’s room, the radiance around Karein’s body became clearer.

“…… it is a celestial being.”

Because of this, he immediately recognized Karein’s identity. Perhaps he was trying to protect himself from the faint light, or the shadows surrounding him grew thicker.

“I see that the brilliance is dim, so it is some kind of corrupt person. Still, Luce won’t let him in.”