I Plan to Repay Kindness with Enmity (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 153

“We’re inside an abandoned ger. The warriors will return soon. The Gray Badger Tribe isn’t being cooperative. They’re not siding with Roderick, but they won’t help us either, so we’ll have to find a way to get at least a boat from them.”

Giovanni’s calm voice, drifting into my pitch-black vision, instinctively sharpened my focus.

So Giovanni’s own faction, the Gray Badger Tribe, had changed their stance. Just how far had Roderick’s influence reached?

I checked again for Tayrin’s reply—which still hadn’t come—and tested my limbs for any lingering strength before asking,

“What about Kichef?”

“…….”

“I thought I heard sounds of him going off to fight. Was it resolved well?”

Giovanni’s voice, which had been steadily reaching me, abruptly cut off.

“……Don’t tell me.”

“He hasn’t returned yet.”

I remembered him from when we fled the kingdom—how he’d vowed to stay behind and hold off the royal soldiers if things went badly.

He’d always said, without hesitation, that he’d gladly die for Giovanni whenever danger struck.

I’d assumed it was just his usual talk. But this time, he’d truly given his life for Giovanni.

That fool. Lanka’s tearful voice from my dream echoed in my mind, stinging my eyes.

I’d expected bloodshed now that I’d fully entered the struggle for the throne—but never imagined Kichef’s blood would be among it.

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