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“We are slowly approaching the end.”

“But is it okay to do this?”

Lu, who was next to me, said.

“Why not? “Do you feel sorry for Mary?”

“little.”

“More than your clan?”

“That’s not it.”

“Then leave it alone. Because he brought it on himself. “No matter how much I pushed your back, it wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t come forward.”

Jin said coldly.

“You’re better at catching spirits than that, right?”

“Yes, I’m holding on to all three of them well.”

“Don’t let it move until the end.”

“I know.”

Lu looked at his spirit Ar. There were three small birds in her arms. She was struggling like crazy, but she could not escape the sphere of water she had created.

[Why are you doing this?]

The wind spirits whimpered.

[Sorry. But I can’t let you go.]

Ar apologized to the still young spirits. Although she was aware that she was doing something bad, her own elemental history was more important to her.

[Bad spirit! Bad spirit!]

The little spirits that were whimpering gathered together and glared at Ar. Ar, feeling guilty at the sight, secretly looked away.

Lu was talking to Jin.

“But isn’t the timing a bit off?”

Richt ran away faster than expected. This was because young people from the neighboring village came forward before Mary arrived.

“are you okay. Sorbitol is a small city, but it has rangers. We weren’t there before, but we’ve recently brought in a few people from other places. Plus, you know Richt’s physical strength, right?”

When he first fled and arrived in the village, Richt became seriously ill. It was because he moved too hard. He was using the mountain path on a day like this. Rain will take away body heat faster than expected, and the soggy floor will be uncomfortable to walk on.

“I guarantee you, Licht will collapse before Van. In addition, there is some work that has been done ahead of time. It will catch up eventually.”

Jin said, raising the corners of his mouth. And the prediction was not wrong.

Richt shook his head lightly. At some point, my vision became blurry. I rubbed my eyes, wondering if it was because of the raindrops, but my blurred vision did not return. Additionally, my body began to tremble.

‘Damn body.’

Originally, I wasn’t this weak. After running away from Abel for the first time, he became seriously ill and his physical strength dropped further. Still, he shouldn’t fall here.

It must have been half as hard, but I couldn’t put more pressure on him. Richt gritted his teeth and took his steps. Then he almost fell again. This time too, Ban quickly caught Licht.

“Licht?”

When I heard Ban call me, I raised my head and looked at him. He had a stiffer expression than usual. Why do you look like that?

Without realizing it, Ban grabbed the hand that was reaching for Ban’s cheek. I feel the warmth in Ban’s hand. I didn’t want to let go of this hand. Richt tightened his hands. However, the pulling force was too weak.

“My hands are too cold.”

“… … “It’s okay.”

“My body has been shaking since a while ago.”

“It’s my mood.”

“no.”

Ban spoke firmly and let go of Richt’s hand. I want to hold more. Her hand fell down. The slight warmth she felt for a moment quickly disappeared. As I looked down at my hands with regret, I saw Ban’s back.

“Put it on your back.”

“no.”

Then it becomes difficult for the class to move. Richt tried to refuse, but half the time he wouldn’t budge.

“We can move faster this way. Meanwhile, time goes by.”

is it. My head is also getting heavier. It wasn’t easy to stand, so Licht decided to follow Van’s advice.

“If I have to fight, I just throw it away.”

“I don’t like it.”

There’s a lot of resistance today. Richt smiled faintly and wrapped his arms around his classmate’s neck. Even though her path was a mess, the class moved at a fast pace. What Ban said was right. Carrying a piggyback ride was faster.

The class ran quickly, but stopped at some point. Because she felt strange on the mountain path. Various obstacles kept blocking her path. But she could feel her artificial touch there. She seemed to say she was being as careful as possible, but she couldn’t fool Van’s eyes.

‘I guess I’ll have to turn around.’

Until now, I had found the path the hunter had taken and followed it. Because it would be safer. Ban turned his steps towards the direction where the bushes were thick. Since it was raining this much, the animals were probably hiding somewhere. So just avoid the same people.

Moving along the bushes, I found a river. As we went up the river, the road became more difficult. The rough flowing water hit the rocks, and a steep cliff blocked the other side.

In that situation, the sound of Richt’s breathing coming from behind was getting quieter. Half of me felt nervous. She needed to warm up for a moment somewhere. If she moves like this, even if she escapes, he might die.

Ban found a place to rest for a while.

I was lucky. Several people found a cave where they could go and rest. Perhaps because it was close to a river with rough water, there were no animals to be seen. Van collected the dry twigs and leaves piled up in the corner. It seemed like it had been left behind by a former beast.

The driver usually carries a small tool that can light a fire. So starting a fire wasn’t difficult. The problem was that the fire was not big. There are no branches to replenish. Even if I went out to rescue them, everything would be wet.

Van put Richt on his legs and hugged him tightly. She hoped it would transfer body heat, but it was no use.

‘What should I do?’

The hesitation was short. Van quickly removed Licht’s clothes, and she took off hers herself. In this situation, it’s best to bump into her bare skin. Her ice-cold body slowly began to warm up.

thank god. Van hugged Licht tightly and squeezed her body. So that he can take in a little more of his own body heat.

How much time has passed like that? Richt slowly opened his eyes. The green eyes moved around and fixed on Ban.

“… … “Where are we?”

“It’s a cave at the bottom of a cliff.”

“okay.”

Richt didn’t ask any more questions. It seemed like he quickly figured out what the situation was.

“It’s warm.”

He whispered softly, lifted his stretched arms and hugged Ban. Outside, heavy rain was falling, and the fire that had been lit was getting smaller. The situation was the worst, but at this moment, the two were feeling peaceful.

“If I escape safely, I want to open a bakery.”

Even when something came out of nowhere, I answered half the time honestly.

“Because you are good at making bread, you will be very successful.”

“I don’t have any desire to become very successful, I just want to open a small bakery where only people can come. “There is about one employee.”

“Are you an employee?”

I don’t want to leave anyone else by Richt’s side. When I thought about that and asked again, he smiled and asked.

“Do you like bread or cookies?”

“Yes I do like it.”

To be precise, I liked what Richt gave me.

“Then do you want to do it?”

I was speechless at the words that followed.

“… … It is an honour.”

The words came out late, but it seemed somehow awkward.

“It’s an honor.”

Richt said that and withdrew his arm.

“How much time has passed?”

“The sun must have set.”

“It looks like you ran away for quite some time. “Then I’ll have to get up soon.”

“Night is more dangerous than day. Plus, it’s still raining. It’s better to rest a little more. “It’s hard for even dogs to smell in this weather.”

“is it?”

“yes.”

“Then let’s rest a little longer.”

It must be because half of them are like that. Richt tapped Van’s arm, who was hugging him tightly. Then he pointed to his own bag.

“There are herbs in it.”

Only then did Ban look inside the bag. It contained quite rare herbs.

“They say this is a medicine that revitalizes the body.”

“sorry. “I should have checked the bag a long time ago.”

“No, I didn’t even tell you that I brought the herbs.”

“Still, I wasn’t careful enough.”

Ban was ready to hit his head on the floor at any moment.

“Because it’s okay. “Give me the medicine.”

Richt took out a slightly wet herb and chewed it.

“You eat too.”

After feeding the class some herbs, we shared the food we had brought with us. It was wet like an herb, but not so much that it was completely inedible. As my stomach became somewhat full and my energy returned, I felt like I could survive.

My head, which had been dazed the whole time, started to work again. Even so, there’s nothing much you can do about it. What can a well-bred nobleman and an ordinary person experiencing this for the first time do in a situation like this? For now, it was right to follow what Van said.

I hope the rain stops in the morning. Richt thought so.

“It’s raining too much.”

The guards have not yet found the traitor. Both the mountain conditions and the weather were difficult to cover all the mountains.

“You somehow managed to hide in a place like this.”

The guard captain clicked his tongue. Well, it was a town that would be discovered someday anyway. Rangers usually travel around the forest and train.

“Captain, the driver has arrived.”

Those sent by the lord arrived just in time. There were a few rangers, a large number of soldiers, and three knights.

“My name is Alfonso. “Where did the traitors run away?”

Because of the weather, I did not wear metal armor. Still, it wasn’t difficult to recognize the article. The guard captain immediately bowed his head to them.