A little while ago, the forest had moved and changed its appearance again. This marked the second time.
He was running in the direction where the scream of what seemed to be Riche was heard.
‘Deon wouldn’t have left her alone.’
He might not like people, but Deon wasn’t cruel.
Pretending to be an assassin was just for intimidation, to keep people from coming near. In fact, Deon had never killed a person.
So, thinking that Riche would not be left in a wrong state, Blake felt uneasy.
‘Of all nights, the night of the full moon….’
Night was the time of the forest.
Among them, some were affected by the size of the moon.
It wasn’t just a story confined to monsters.
On the night of the full moon, beings from other dimensions wander the forest, an old tale went.
Blake, without any difficulty, slashed the charging monsters and moved on.
“Zed.”
“Yes. Let’s move on.”
The night air was chilly.
(This is a time delimiter.)
[It’s really Lertium!]After the first star came out of the lake, other stars came out of the water and flew around Riche.
The area was bright as day, though it was midnight, with so many gathered.
[Contract with me!] [No, with me!] [I’m stronger!]And then, with Riche sitting in the middle, they began to compete among themselves.
‘What is going on……?’
Riche was bewildered.
Even in the confusion, she kept watch over Deon.
“Ugh…….”
Deon’s condition was still the same.
‘He wouldn’t have heard the sound of Lertium, would he……?’
It seemed so, as he only moaned without speaking.
It was when Riche was about to hold Deon’s hand, who was in pain.
[No!] [You have to contract to use power!]The shrieking sound was so loud that it went in one ear and out the other.
She was just trying to hold his hand.
Riche reflexively put her hand to her ear and spoke to the stars.
“Excuse me, but it’s a bit noisy… Can you speak softly?”
[Then will you contract?]“Contract?”
Riche cocked her head.
She had wanted to ask earlier but couldn’t find the opportunity to interrupt.
“What contract are you talking about?”
[What contract? The contract with Lertium!]“With me? ……Why?”
[If you contract with Lertium, we can go outside.]“Outside? Where is outside?”
[The world where you are.]The stars seemed to enjoy talking with Riche, laughing cheerfully.
Then, remembering Riche’s request for quiet, they began to whisper amongst themselves.
[Contract, must do it quickly.] [If the biggest star comes out, it’ll be a big problem.] [He said he’d get rid of Lertium if the contract was refused. He’s scary.] [He’s scary because he’s strong.]‘The biggest star?’
As if answering Riche’s curiosity, there was a heavy splash from the lake.
Unlike the earlier popping sound when the stars came out, this was a much heavier sound.
[Squeal!] [Run!]The stars that had been gathered around Riche disappeared like arrows.
Darkness returned for a moment, but only briefly.
A brilliance that could not be compared to before appeared before Riche.
Blinded by the dazzling light, Riche squinted her eyes.
It flickered in midair as if observing Liche, then blinked.
“……?”
[I liked it.]The light rushed towards Liche.
‘The biggest star said it would destroy Lertium.’
Before Deon….
Liche quickly grabbed Deon’s hand and used the power of purification.
‘It hurts……!’
The pain of the body being torn, Deon’s evenly changing breath, the huge lump of light swallowing her.
In the momentary sensation of these massive feelings, Liche lost consciousness.
(This is a time separator.)
“……Miss, Miss!”
When Liche opened her eyes again, she was on a bed.
Not the servants’ bedroom she had used with Anna before, but a large bed in a luxurious room.
‘Where is this……’
Liche, who opened her eyes, was embraced in someone’s arms without time to grasp the situation.
It was Anna.
“Are you okay?!”
“I’m, I’m okay…….”
Anna repeated that she was relieved about five times and then, handing Liche water, explained the situation.
“The lord went into the forest to find both of you.”
Blake and Zed, who could not wait until morning, went into the forest to find the two.
When the forest changed its appearance for the third time, fortunately, they said Deon and Liche were found not far away.
“The timing was good. If we were later… a birdshaped monster was eyeing both of you from a nearby tree.”
Blake and Zed, who handled the monster, waited next to the children for morning.
After that, they carried the unconscious children out of the forest.
That was yesterday morning.
Liche, who had lost consciousness, had slept on the bed for a whole day.
“You have no idea how worried we were when you didn’t wake up for a whole day.”
Anna’s face became grim as she said that.
It was because she had been watching over Liche all night.
“Aren’t you hungry?”
Liche shook her head.
“I’m not hungry.”
“Still, I’ll bring some soup that you can eat lightly before lunch. You haven’t eaten all day, so eating on an empty stomach will surprise your stomach.”
Liche, who was sitting on the bed, looked up at Anna and nodded, and Anna was sighing inwardly looking at Liche.
‘Ah, she’s really cute.’
Looking at me with those round, innocent eyes, how adorable.
I wanted to hug her again so badly my hands were itching, but I had to hold back as it would startle her.
‘I’m glad you woke up. I was so worried when I heard you went into the monster’s forest.’
Even after the child returned unharmed in Blake’s arms, I couldn’t let go of my worries.
She just wouldn’t wake up. What if something went wrong with the child? My heart ached quite a bit thinking about it.
“I’ll bring it right away.”
“There……. ”
Liche caught Anna, who was turning towards the door.
Why she was speaking formally to me, where the duke was now.
There were many such questions, but there was something she wanted to ask most.
“The young master, no. ……Brother?”
“Oh, the young master?”
Anna smiled refreshingly and said.
“He’s locked up.”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
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Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
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