Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer? - Chapter 125

◈Episode 125 If I could leave (7)

[Guest, guest!]

The Archmage was forced to wake up due to the sudden crowd of people. What about the devil knight? I reflexively turned around to see that there was indeed a demon knight in the room.

【Injury!】

It was just that I was carried by others in a half-worn state.

“Oh, how did it happen…”

I can see that the white shirt is stained red between the red grape-colored vest. It was also near the heart.

At once, her heart sank.

【Let everyone fall except for the person who needs to be fixed!】

However, if the heart has really been stabbed, it is urgent. The Archmage urgently tore his clothes open and cut the bandages lengthwise to check the wounds.

There were two, one near the clavicle and one near the heart. The wound was rough and vomited out blood as if it had been stabbed by something whose cross section was not smooth.

“What the—.”

When I checked the extent of the wound, I became dizzy.

Judging from the amount of bleeding, it appears that the subclavian artery was barely spared in the damage to the shoulder, but the damage to the heart is undoubtedly fatal. At least his life survived because he avoided a direct hit.

【A cloth to stop the bleeding!】

First, you have to do everything you can. She worked her magic, leaving only the people to hold the limbs in place.

I don’t know how someone as strong as a demon knight could end up like this, but saving his life was the priority right now.

“How did this person…”

She maintained her magic while applying pressure to the wound until the white fur was soaked in blood. The Demon Knight’s armor, which I had never thought of as thin because I rarely saw him get hurt, became angry today.

Even though I couldn’t wear heavy armor like the Inquisitor, it would have been nice to have at least light armor. At least it’s a protective gear for critical points─.

“…!”

As the accident continued rapidly, the Archmage’s breathing suddenly stopped.

there was. Protective gear.

It also has the function of protecting the heart.

…She secretly stole it from the demon knight.

Wow.

She gritted her teeth. The rapidly rising regret stemmed from a branch of possibility that she could not choose.

“…If I had known it would be like this.”

iced coffee. If I had known it would be like this. If only I had known that I would be attacked at a critical point like I am now. If only I had known that I would go between life and death by being stabbed near the heart.

She did it….

no. Still, it must have been recovered.

If you know you’re going to be attacked, you can either make a new chest protector or make it so it won’t be attacked in the first place.

Therefore, the regrets surging now are worthless. Her regrets are meaningless because the incident happening and him continuing to hang on to the bomb known as the protector are two completely different things.

Cancer. How could she have known that she would end up like this and take heart protection?

She just hoped this man didn’t have a bomb strapped to his heart. This means that this man stole the heart because he thought detonating the bomb himself would be more important than giving it to someone else.

It’s not because I want the injury to get worse like it is now.

So this is just bad luck. Just as goodwill does not always lead to good results, this time too, misfortune only triumphed over good will.

It was just like that…

“Thank God.”

That’s just it.

“It is not this person’s fault for harboring a demon, so please be kind to him.”

As expected, she couldn’t help but picture a future in which injuries are reduced with the protector that the Demon Knight used as a nominal function without knowing it.

“Please have mercy.”

Sadness flowed from the old wise man’s eyes.

Bye.

“…?”

At that moment, the sound of something breaking was heard. The Archmage’s wet gaze turned to where the sound came from.

[Take off your shirt.]

Did I break a bone while fixing it? However, the sound was too clear for that to be true.

She watched as the man who had been fixing her right arm removed his gauntlets and coat shirt.

The key is whether the stamina restored by the magic will exceed the stamina lost. This was possible because there was no problem in turning one’s attention while it was activated.

“…!”

However, the arm from which the clothes were removed was fine. The only problem is that when it was my turn to take off my shirt, black pieces fell off the arms of the shirt.

It is a piece of a seal. She swallowed.

【Do I have to take off the bandage too?】

【No. Leave it alone.】

If there is no question as to why the seal was broken, but there are no signs of a demon rampaging, treatment is the priority.

In addition, the bandage… has a hemostatic effect, and as long as the bandage is not removed, the secret that the demon knight wants to hide is kept to some extent. She focused on the wound in her heart.

“Huh!”

However, before the flesh was filled and less than 10 seconds had passed since the seal was broken, the demon knight woke up with a breath.

The amount of blood shed was so great that his face was pale, making him look as if he had just been resurrected from a dead body. Or as if a soul had just been inhabited by a corpse.

“kid.”

“…! Say no. Keep talking. “It’s better than falling asleep!”

“The child.”

Are they listening to me or are they in a trance and only saying what they think is important?

Anyway, the demon knight chuckled and poured out both words and blood.

“With me. on.”

“The kid who came with you?”

It is difficult to understand the situation with these words alone. She turned her attention to those who brought the demon knight.

【Is there a child who was with the demon knight?】

They made embarrassed faces.

【Because it was the child who escaped…】

【The child… was sent to prison.】

【Escape?】

“That child was also injured…” The

child who escaped? But was the child hurt too?

【Bring that child too.】

The more I listen, the more difficult it is to understand.

However, I don’t think the demon knight will be happy that the injured child was sent to prison.

Moreover, it seems like the child is somehow involved in the rise of the demon knight. She decided that she would rather hear the truth from him.

The hand is still pouring magic into the demon knight’s wounds.

【Yes, yes.】

People around me might not be happy, but they didn’t reject me. No, I couldn’t do it.

After shouting strongly, the Archmage glanced at the people going to pick up the child and focused on treatment again.

While Hansi was busy, seeing these people behaving indifferently made me feel feverish inside.

“…?”

But there was still one more trouble waiting for her.

As she turned her head to the injured area, a strange scene appeared in her field of vision.

Black energy and black magic were gathering between the wounds.

“This…?”

I wanted to know what on earth it was doing, but there was no way to find out right now. She remembered that scene and concentrated on treatment.

As always.

The demon knight survived with extraordinary tenacity and eventually escaped the danger of death.

* * *

─What kind of phenomenon do you think this is?

In response to the other person’s question, the fierce white wind moved its fingers.

According to the Archmage’s testimony, recovery is not particularly fast under normal circumstances.

It is true that it is much faster than the average person, but considering the average magic user, the recovery speed is quite acceptable.

But not dying to this extent is another thing. It’s okay to revitalize your body with magical power.

What kind of monster is a magic user? Even though I was stabbed near the heart and walked for hours without receiving proper treatment, I was still fine.

Even after losing that much blood, he woke up in less than 30 minutes and started saying something.

This was clearly abnormal.

“There is no result without a cause, and there is no end without a beginning.”

─…Okay.

“In the end, there must be some reason for the devil knight’s tough life… Could it be that the devil is involved in the body? “If the demon knight dies, you die too, right?”

─I think so too.

“Hmm.”

For all that… it didn’t end too smoothly. He could have taken advantage of that opportunity to take over the body, but wouldn’t it be a bit devil-like to just treat him and call it a day?

“You said earlier that the seal was shattered, right?”

─Yes.

If the devil was really involved in the treatment, it wouldn’t have ended this easily. I thought about the white wind from a different angle.

“…Magic power can replace the energy used by the body.”

Most of the situations where the Demon Knight’s seal was broken were due to output issues. Of course, after many experiments, it was able to withstand to a certain extent… but

looking at its broken records even after that, it is clear that it still cannot withstand output above that level.

Couldn’t this incident be because of that?

─Magic users tend to have stronger vitality than ordinary people, but isn’t it difficult to this extent?

“That’s the story of ordinary magic users. “The Demon Knight’s magical power is obviously outside the standard, right?”

─If magical power exceeds its limit… does this mean that even death can be delayed?

“It has already been proven that the more horsepower you have, the longer you can last. “It’s just that there has never been a person with magical powers as powerful as a demon knight.”

─…There is a possibility.

“This is more convincing than saying that the devil healed the vessel and quietly retreated.”

As life was at stake, even if the devil was involved, it may have ended without him being able to take control of his body due to lack of remaining strength.

However, it can also be hypothesized that the devil is still suppressed, but the devil knight’s unconsciousness shatters the seal and draws strength in order to survive.

Either possibility was plausible.

“I guess I’ll have to ask about this in more detail.”

Just like that. If it’s the latter, it’s fortunate, but if it’s the former, it’s dangerous.

White Wind asked about the Demon Knight’s current status, pondering whether or not the Demon Knight would answer this question.

─He’s still asleep.

“but. “It’s amazing that you’re already awake.”

It’s rather strange that he wakes up briefly in the middle of the night, says something, and then goes back to sleep. White Wind leaned back in his chair angrily.

The chairs brought from the magic tower were soft and filled the disappointment brought about by the tribe’s unique sedentary lifestyle.

“Ah, but why on earth was the demon knight injured? Did a dragon come out? Or did you fight with Sangun? “Did you play a round?”

─…That’s not true, he was injured while saving a child.

“In the heart and nowhere else?”

─That’s… Ah. Looks like he’s awake. Leave your seat for a moment.

“okay.”

There is nothing to do anyway. Even though White Wind knew that it was disconnected, instead of standing up, it waited for the call to come again.

Not long after, the contact phone rang again.

“So.”

─Are there any sealing tools left?

“huh?”

Why are you looking for a seal when there are spares? Although the White Wind thought so, it gave an answer obediently.

“Yes.”

Since I had nothing to do, I brought a few more things to improve when I was bored. Since the materials were in the subspace bag, it was possible to make something on the fly.

“But why? “Don’t you have some extra?”

─…I heard they used a spare a while ago.

“when?”

─The day he got poisoned and woke up after half a night’s sleep. It looks like it was smashed back then too.

“okay? “But why are you telling me that now?”

─…I heard it now too. I think it might have been broken by a snake.

is it? That doesn’t seem to be a subtle fit…

White Wind frowned, recognizing the subtle twist but unable to explain it clearly.

“okay. “Then I’ll have to send it right away.”

But that was only for a short time. White Wind wasn’t very interested in these things.

“Jatav hasn’t given up yet, so who should I send?”

At that time, a knock was heard from the door.

“hey. Your wizards messed up again….”

“Berserk didn’t crash.”

“Shut up, warrior Nari. It’s not that he didn’t hit it, it’s that I stopped him from hitting it. Anyway, so… what is that expression?”

It was truly by chance that the perfect people to spend time with came to visit on their own.

The White Wind smiled brightly.

“I’ll send them away.”

─That’s right.

“yes?”

An errand boy has been decided.

* * *

I had completely forgotten….

I fell into a subtle appreciation as I saw the horsepower amount well over 2,000 units.

Of course, I didn’t mean to move without saying a word and only receiving the reserve from White Wind. I just thought that because I was angry at the time.

But… I completely forgot about it after that…

I just checked the Archmage’s condition for no reason.

The bandage that the Archmage had incised during treatment was repaired, and the unbuttoned shirt was put on again.

【I’m sorry, I’m sorry…】

The kid who attacked me… Well. It seems like the treatment went well. The injured area is well covered with bandages and splints. Somehow I feel like I’m more injured than I remember, but I wonder if I got more injured when I got to the village. I must have been mistaken because the surroundings were dark and the situation was a mess.

Rather, what I care about is the other side.

Since you came back to the village and got hurt, if you had a guardian, you might have stayed with him… but seeing that no one is there, it doesn’t seem like he’s there after all, right? Write it.

I was trying to pat the head of the crying child who was lying down in front of me when I realized that the cat was at a dangerous level.

I’m glad that I was the only one who saw his personality come out because I was in a hurry…

but you never know. That kid couldn’t exactly repeat what I said while explaining the situation. Because the language is different.

For the first time, I liked how we couldn’t communicate with each other. No matter what I say, they won’t even know it’s a cafe.

Still, the sight of crying is common to all countries. Since that part has been witnessed, you have to be careful. It’s also true that stroking the head is a bitch.

So I leaned against the wall blankly, holding my right arm. Is it because the wound has not completely healed yet? I was strangely tired.

Or maybe it’s because I spent time near the waterfall instead of sleeping? Or, even if you passed out due to an injury, you woke up feeling less tired after only a few hours of sleep?

“Let’s talk.”

However, after sleeping to relieve fatigue, I still had many mountains to overcome.

The karma that had been postponed from the story of the sealed sphere has finally returned. Shit.

“… Is the area that hurts… or is it okay to be injured?”

Doesn’t the person who treated me know better than that? I looked at the HP window in confusion.

After a long experience, HP was considered to be somewhat unreliable, but it is still intuitive as it is expressed in numbers. At least I won’t die when it’s full.

In that respect, I’m fine.

Even though the hole in my shoulder is covered with a bandage with only herbs and ointment applied, the wound around my heart is showing new flesh, and my HP is subtly falling and rising again and again!

Isn’t it a downward trend anyway? That was enough. These were wounds that would heal with time.

Unlike the scars that are engraved in the mind and heart, the story is that they will get better over time.

“…I heard a child attacked you.”

“so.”

Rather than that, are you going straight to talking about punishing the child?

Of course, regardless of what I forgave, it was definitely wrong to almost kill someone. It is right to impose appropriate sanctions. In times like this, if you just ignore it, it’s a good idea to instill bad habits in your child.

But the punishment here… doesn’t seem like something I would like, right? This world is so merciless and the severity of punishment is strong.

Since it is a crime of attempted murder, he should definitely be punished, but since he knows he did something wrong, I would like to avoid the death penalty.

Oh, is there really no guardian for the child? This is an issue that should be discussed with the guardian.

“What do you want me to do?”

While I was pondering, the Archmage, who had been choosing his words for a while, asked. It was unexpected. I thought you might ask why I saved him or something like that.

“If you hand this child over to the tribe, they will probably punish you. “Although death is the most likely.”

Separately, the Archmage also thinks that the child will die.

“I will follow your opinion. “Because you are the one who got hurt.”

but. You can’t know. The people who brought her various items from time to time all tried to drag the child away, but there was no way she could not see the malicious intent there.

I think it was in the same context that they sent everyone except the three of us out before I even woke up.

It must have been a measure to protect the child until the situation became clear.

“She says she’s sorry.”

However, I looked at the child while thinking about something like this, and the Archmage seemed to understand that he was watching out of curiosity. It wasn’t anything like that in particular.

Even though I didn’t know the words, there was a nuance in the language that I was already impressed with.

“…Or are you curious about why that kid attacked you?”

“It’s none of my business.”

“If you do it…”

“Tell it.”

Above all, I…

“Saying sorry is worthless.”

Of course I’m curious about the reason, but it’s difficult to ask because of the concept, and I didn’t want to receive an apology from the beginning. Honestly, I don’t think a child like this would have pulled a knife on me for no reason.

So I guess I did something wrong or someone told me to do it.

Even both of them have something to be expected. Considering that he is a child without a guardian, in the former case he may be the child of someone who was executed because of me, and in the latter case, isn’t there an Atart that I have shattered his pride in?

So I just…

“There are no second chances.”

I hope that this child receives the punishment he deserves so that he never commits this kind of mistake again, and that he grows into a better person through it.

Like many people who are already adults.

“Are you forgiving that child?”

“If you attack me again, I will kill you. “That’s it.”

“…If I do that, can I hand it over to the tribe?”

“If you attack me again, I will kill you.”

“is it.”

I tried Bluetooth-style communication, hoping to become an Archmage who would understand me even when I spoke nonsense.

You know that, right? You’ll know. I’m sure something has occurred to you about the decision you need to make in a situation where the child will die if you hand him over to the tribe.

【…Rather than feeling sorry, I’m telling you to make sure he doesn’t repeat his mistakes.】

【But…】

【Okay, okay. You may be wondering how you can forgive. But we don’t know how you feel. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, your complaints are valid. Because it is valid… I want to understand.】

【…How do you understand me? I lost everything…!】

【Yes. They lost it because of us.】

【Knowing that…!】

【But your parents tried to kill other people’s children.】

【…!!】

【That’s why he picked up the knife and that’s what he decided to save. We’re weak. Those children who were captured at the time are the reason he got involved in your situation.】

【…That.】

But I don’t know what the Archmage is doing to make the kids cry more. What did you say that made the conversation so long?

【I’m not saying don’t blame us. No matter what your parents did, we have no right to take them away from you. You can blame us. Even if you hate it, it’s natural. Even if I take up the sword of revenge again… I understand. But… I think you already know the answer.】

【…I know. I know, I know, but… I knew Dad and Mom were talking about something all night long…!】

【Okay. 】

【Still, I’m still angry…!】

【It’s not your fault. Your anger is justified.】

【Daddy…!】

I don’t know what we talked about. I don’t know why the child who was already sobbing is crying even more.

【I’m sorry. We’re sorry.】

Still, I’m glad that the child seems to be comforted.

【…Why should only children suffer from the greed of adults?】

I slowly closed my eyes.

“Hmm. “Did you fall asleep?”

The Archmage confirmed that the crying child had fallen asleep and laid him down on one side.

But even after that, there was nothing special that could be done. That’s why the demon knight was also asleep.

“You must be tired.”

In most cases, I’m not the type of person who pays attention in spaces where other people are present.

She took the blanket that was lying on one side and covered him with it.

The face of someone who is sleeping soundly does not look like someone who has been stabbed in the heart, nor does it look like that of someone who has forgiven the person who stabbed them.

okay. It was just ordinary. Just like the young people in the pastoral.

“…Even though I almost died, are they giving me one chance?”

So does he mean to follow his appearance and become a saint who wandered the world as a shepherd? Isn’t it perhaps after he has already become an adult?

Forgiving a child without even asking why he did something is such a tolerance unless you are an adult…

“Huh.”

Of course, obviously not.

The merciless God kills everything that harbors evil, willingly or unwillingly. There is no way that a devil knight who possesses such a great evil could be selected as a saint.

However, if he is not a saint, how should his actions be explained?

When she heard the situation, she withdrew the punishment or imposed it out of sorrow, but did not tell the details so as not to feel unnecessarily guilty.

Who on earth should we classify as someone who forgives without even listening?

It’s too good to be foolishly kind. He is not a dull person. Even though he obviously guessed it to some extent, he chose to forgive.

okay. That means he probably passed it on knowingly.

“If you hadn’t become the devil’s vessel, maybe we would have seen your face in the temple.”

As a result, I began to have doubts. Even in this situation, the person who gives the child a chance is the devil knight. How much more of a kind person would he have been if he had lived a more normal and peaceful life?

“No. Without knowing your past, it would be difficult to jump to conclusions. “I heard there were traces of sword training, so maybe he belonged to a knightly family?”

The thoughts continued further and reached the past of the demon knight.

Was he this heartlessly kind person even before he became the devil’s vessel? Perhaps he had a bright and lively personality.

These are thoughts that come to mind as I want to understand the Demon Knight as a person. A curiosity that will probably remain a curiosity for the rest of the devil’s life that the devil knight will never hear about.

Ugh.

At that time, my contact cried.

“Oh, that’s good. “I wonder if your tribe can accept a child?”

─Yes, yes. Let me ask you. There is something I want to say more than that.

The Archmage pricked up his ears to White Wind’s words.

“What’s going on?”

Could it be that something happened to the young thief or fighter they were sending? She was a little nervous.

─Chief Serhang said that during the Katina period, you will never meet Sangun, or to be precise, the priests of the swamp who serve him? If you make a mistake, it could be considered that you have illegally acquired the position of warchief, so no matter what ties you set up in the first place, you cannot get close to it during the Katina period.

“…Is that true?”

If that is true, what will happen to what the Chief of Bigabol promised?

─I don’t know. Are you confident that you can do it even after knowing that, or are you lying? But the chieftain and priest of Serhang definitely said this. This is tacit permission, and the priests of the swamp never allow contact during this period. What should I do now?

It may be that Serhang’s power is weak and it seems impossible.

However, there is also a possibility that the chieftain of Bigabol is lying.

“…I think it’s the latter.”

─Does it sound like a lie to you?

“Tsk. “I just wasted my time.”

This makes all the moments they spent here and helping Chief Bigabol worthless.

The Archmage shook his head, blaming himself for not having suspected anything because he was distracted by the opportunity of the mountain army.

“If you can leave, it would be better to leave right away.”

─Ugh. okay. Then we wouldn’t have to go there either. But what about the kids who have already started? There’s no wizard, so I can’t contact you.

“…Anyway, we’re about to take a break and leave, so we’ll join you here.”

─Okay.

Have we already started? Even if you act too quickly, it can be difficult sometimes.

The Archmage calculated where he would encounter those who had set out with such thoughts.

However, her sleep was disturbed as well.

Unable to overcome her fatigue, she made a light barrier and lowered her eyelids.

I planned to think about it after I slept.