32 – Shout Regrets at the Bottom of Hell

Paladin Amelda.

There were several principles that she set for herself in her life.

They do not resist and conform to what is considered unavoidable.

and..

In the midst of that flow, he lets himself focus only on drinking sweet water.

That was the carelessness of the life of an elf named Amelda,

These rules, embedded in her mind, always lead a path whenever she makes a crucial choice.

It made me choose the path named conformity and compromise.

Even when I first received the call of God and became a paladin.

Even when I entered the warrior party with the expectations of the people around me.

Even when I was swept away by the waves of worldly pleasures that Torare taught me.

And… even when the opinions of his colleagues to abandon the hero came out.

She has always focused on taking her own small gains while not going against the will of the people around her.

But.

this moment right now.

She has lived a life of compromising by always following the flow…

Her life, which has pursued only personal protection in the flow of the trend, is…

Caught on an unexpected reef like this, he rolled down into the abyss in an instant.

– Chijijijik!!!!

“Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”

A piece of hot iron supported her chest.

In the worst pain she had ever experienced since she was born, Amelda let out a scream of agony.

A terrible sound and a terrible smell that comes from burning raw flesh.

And the most miserable feeling that is the source of all this.

Watching Amelda vomit in pain…

That person.

Achilles, a general of the empire that Amelda knew well, said in a cold voice.

“There is no need for mercy. This year is an attendant of the evil pope who has deceived and exploited countless people with false doctrine. Make sure you pay the price for the sins you have committed so far.”

“yes! General!”

With those words, the soldier started bringing a hot iron again.

Seeing this, Amelda shook her head slowly, trembling in fear.

“Poetry… I don’t like it… stop.. now.. now please please gmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Before she could even finish her words, a hot iron dripped onto her chest.

A situation where her precious place made of fat is harassed in the worst way

At this, Amelda’s mouth began to vomit again a scream filled with pain.

.

Seeing her like this, those present here did not show even the slightest bit of mercy.

They do this to get some confession from Amelda.

It wasn’t to force her to do anything.

The reason they’re torturing Amelda is just to make her suffer…

It was to express his hatred and hostility towards the elves, who could now be said to be his enemies.

Endless torture with no signs of stopping or weakening.

All Amelda can do in it is to scream and pour out tears full of pain.

and…

It was just meaningless regret for her past that had already passed.

*

“Huh uh uh… Heo Eo Eok… heh heh heh heh… ”

Severe torture that continued to the point where you can’t even tell how much time has passed.

In reality, it lasted for about four days, but with a pause, Amelda was thrown into solitary confinement with her body handcuffed.

A narrow and dull place where only dim light enters.

There, Amelda was still gasping for breath in lingering pain, showing a blank face.

But.

this moment. The greatest pain that is tormenting Amelda is,

The pain of the body that gnaws at the whole body.

It wasn’t even the pain of a miserable future with no future in sight.

The cause that troubles her the most.

that.

At this moment, the fate that her existence met at the end of her life trajectory.

The present reality, which is so miserable that her existence is separated from her,

It was about the past of the past days that created it.

‘From where.. did it go wrong?

Amelda has always chosen the path she thought was best for herself.

But,

The worst ending to come at the end…

An ending like a hell where no light can be seen.

To her… the feeling of being denied her entire life so far…

No, it was actually telling her that her life was completely wrong.

‘I’ve always chosen the path that I considered the best… as safe as possible… I have chosen a path that does not go against the trend… Why is the result… why is it like this…’

Even though it was a test that I prepared with my best, getting a score of 0 was not enough, so the result was no different from being suspended.

In Amelda’s mind, which was suffering from that fact…

suddenly.

The words of a man who pointed out her life began to come to mind.

– “You are not a paladin. Please take more initiative.”

that…

The words of the man who always spoke of his dissatisfaction with advice towards her.

She had the strongest power among humans she had ever seen, but…

Always talk directly to others

The words of a man who has always insisted on a restrained and straight path.

now dead and gone

warrior’s words.

When I heard this story,

Although Amelda didn’t show it openly, she only felt irritation, repulsion, and disregard in her heart.

Up until then, Amelda had assumed that her way of life was not wrong.

Torare’s sweet fruits of pleasure and a way of life faithful to her desires have become a factor that only strengthens her dislike for the man, saying that the warrior’s words are useless nagging.

Anyway, with the strength of that hero, the war will end.

Her idea was that she would just have to satisfy his tastebuds and eat the fruits that fell.

However, apart from her thoughts, the hero’s nagging continued, which resulted in Amelda’s already low affinity for the hero.

Because I had that feeling

Amelda was able to actively agree with her colleagues to purify the warriors.

At the same time, it is a bonus that he planned to design a sweet life with Torare through this.

But.

As a result of this series of actions,

In Amelda’s head, who had fallen into the abyss without dreams and hopes like now.

The words of the man’s unfiltered advice that he had automatically given to himself began to come to mind.

It was similar to how a person automatically recalls the nagging of their parents when they are at the end of their lives.

If I had walked the right path in deep despair, wouldn’t it have produced a different result… thought to do.

Naturally, this was triggering deep feelings of remorse in Amelda’s heart.

‘what if… If I had listened to you… Like the warrior said… If I had walked my path straight without being swayed by those around me… ‘

Indeed, no one was quite sure how things would have turned out if her choice had changed.

However, for a person who has fallen to the bottom, it is extremely natural to recall the small possibilities of the past and put expectations on them.

In addition, the mental exhaustion caused by the aftermath of excessive torture and the despair of a reality without dreams and hopes.

And even the guilt for the sins that were turned away.

These complex emotions

He began to make Amelda think not of normal thinking but of exaggeration and delusion in chaos.

and the result.

In Amelda’s head, the If of the final decision with the demon king that decided her fate automatically, in a twisted form… In fact, it began to grow in a form that is far from the past reality in many ways.

‘At that time, if I refused Torare’s hand and continued to remain on the side of the hero. If you decided to help the hero from the bottom of your heart, not just sugar coating… Maybe it didn’t come to this end.’

In fact, the strategic goal they set in the final battle was extremely simple and selfish compared to preparing for the final showdown of a long journey.

The plan is to unilaterally confront the demon king and the hero, subtracting the hero’s strength as much as possible, and the ruler of the hero who has lost his strength together.

But…

If here, they did not intend to vomit the hero, but if they truly made a plan only for victory.

If the plan was made in such a way as to organize the operation more carefully, defeat the demon king’s subordinates individually, and defeat the demon king by all working together as they are…

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Maybe Amelda… He might have been treated as a hero who ended the war, not as a miserable criminal undergoing merciless torture as he is now.

Also, the beloved homeland of the Elves probably wouldn’t have fallen into such a great crisis as it is now.

‘right. Maybe the warrior’s naive attitude and hard words of warning were to prevent this kind of situation… ‘

Come to think of it, in the figure of the hero who was advancing toward the demon king alone at the last moment, it seemed that he had given up on something.

At the same time, I couldn’t see it well because I was in the back, but for some reason, a subtle smile crept into the mouth of the hero.

As for the meaningless smile that glanced in her eyes as an elf, she had excellent eyesight. Amelda thought that it was simply a sign of her confidence in victory, but now that I think about it, I feel that it is not.

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Maybe the hero’s smile…

Wasn’t it because he saw the failure of the demon lord subjugation and the possibility of her miserable fate?

Such thoughts soon began to harden into certainty in Amelda’s unstable mind.

As a result, voices of remorse and apology began to flow automatically from Amelda’s mouth.

“sorry… Yes, warrior, I… I should have listened to you… As you advised… I should have been more alert… Because of my foolishness… Because of me, who was panting like a dog in pleasure without knowing anything… ”

It was Amelda who felt guilty about the honor of the warrior who died fighting for them from the beginning to the end.

Although the emotion had been forced to die for Torare’s plan, now it had crawled out of the tomb again and began ruthlessly gnawing at Amelda’s heart.

Along with the overestimation of the existence of a hero, which was made in a twisted accident.

“wrong… I did… I… I was wrong, hero… ”

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This is a world map

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Most of the Falcon Empire is plain.

Except for the south, most of the dark country is in a cold area

The elven kingdom is half plain and half forest

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Most of the watering countries are tropical Malam region + desert region in the south

The Demon Kingdom is a rather large island country. There are many plains, but there are also moderately mountainous terrain that is easy to defend.

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