"Seah...how did you get here..."
"ㅋㅋㅋ What's with that stupid expression?"
I approached Se-ah of Jeong-guk.
"Are you feeling a little better...?"
"I'm fine."
"Thank goodness... just in case..."
"Did you try to escape and come find me?"
"Yeah, but I didn't know you'd come..."
"You are such an idiot."
" what...? "
"I'm right here by your side, so why do you keep trying to carry it all by yourself?"
" ...! "
That's right. I'm afraid of everything. No one has ever made me want to protect anyone but Sea. I only wanted to protect Sea, by my side.
Growing up in similar environments, we can trust, rely on, and understand each other more than family. The reason I gave up being a head of household and chose the life of a knight was because of Sea.
Because I promised myself that I would protect Se-ah, who was more precious than my family.
"That's right. What's so scary when you're by my side?"
"Yes, I am the daughter of the Karna family! Who would dare to touch me? If life is hard, why don't you take me and run away from here?"
"Yeah, because we decided to always be together."
We said we would be together for the rest of our lives.
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"Whew... What would you do if you were scared of the captain...?"
"What I'm saying is... you're still not in your right mind..."
"What on earth is a witch..."
"Are you crazy? Watch your mouth! You'll get your head blown off."
"Ugh..."
Ten days had passed since Sea's disappearance. No one could find any trace of her, and the people were afraid.
"Have you heard the rumor? The rumor that Jeon Jungkook has gone crazy!"
"Don't be ridiculous, isn't the Karna family in a mess right now?"
"Duke Jimin is always anxious, as if he's waiting for something, and people say he's crazy or something...!"
"Tsk... what will become of the empire..."
The empire was already in turmoil. The peace of its past was nowhere to be found.
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Clang-!
"Father!!"
The heroine ran quickly to the Grand Duke.
"Where the hell are you!"
I had nightmares every day. I dreamed of my wife and Se-ah, who blamed me, dying before my eyes.
Sea's room, once warm and welcoming, was now cold and chilly. My child, who I always thought would be by my side, was gone.
I was certain that Seah would be happy in the future. I vowed that I would somehow bring her happiness. But before we even started, Seah disappeared.
I never wanted to bring such a gruesome death to Se-ah. The thought of ruining such a small, fragile child was agonizing.
" ...Oh my... Father... My sister will be okay... So please... At least Father, come to your senses... Please..."
The heroine clutched the Grand Duke and burst into tears. Where on earth did it all go wrong? Where did she even begin to correct her mistakes? Now that everything was in shambles, there was nothing we could do.
The witch and the archmage disappeared. With no one to protect them, the people had to constantly fight against fear. They never knew when or where the witch would wreak havoc and attack the empire again.
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"Kim Taehyung, are you going to keep doing this?"
Namjoon was cooped up in his room, not eating a single meal, and it was driving him crazy. I know how Taehyung feels, but I'm also exhausted and on the verge of going crazy.
"Brother... Where is Sea..."
"...You'll be fine. So come to your senses."
"Se-ah is a strong girl, so she will definitely be safe. She has to be..."
Namjoon sighed, put down his food, and left Taehyung's room.
Swoosh -
Taehyung crawled out from under the covers and sat there blankly. Then he looked at the pattern on the back of his hand.
"3 times... I thought you said to rub it..."
When Taehyung rubbed the pattern on the back of his hand three times, a red light appeared from the pattern and six people appeared.
The picture showed my family, including my mother, all smiling brightly. Seeing Sea laughing with me made me feel choked up.
"You're pretty. Our Se-ah..."
It's already painful to lose someone precious again, because I've already been hurt so badly.
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temple
"Saint...!"
"What's going on?"
"At the lake...!"
The saintess rushed over. The lake was filled with holy water. Without it, a very serious problem arose. The empire itself could collapse.
"There shouldn't be any problems in the lake..."
"Saint, here you are!"
"What is this..."
The lake was turning red, as if stained with blood.
"Ugh... no... if I do this..."
"Suddenly the lake... changed like this... I can't use the holy water. What should I do now..?! The holy water...!"
"Really... Nothing will change by getting so excited... Please request an audience with His Majesty immediately. I will go to the palace myself."
"This is a matter of life and death for the Empire and everyone."
Why on earth did the lake that produces holy water turn red? Is this a sign of the world's end?
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Hey everyone, school's starting soon, right? You all must be busy. Of course, I look like a corpse right now...yeah...kekekekeke
Now that school has started, you need to be careful again. Don't get sick and always wear a mask.
I'm also busy, so I don't think I'll be able to write often. But I'll try to. I'm dying to show you guys new posts. Haha.
Anyway, I love you🥰