The Sub-Protagonist Is Retiring

22 – 022.The Saint Under the World Tree (Crystal)

Knock, Knock, Knock.

A gloomy dungeon with water dripping from the ceiling.

Cracked walls and mold growing here and there created a bleak atmosphere.

At the end of the corridor, inside the rusty iron cage, sat a muscular elf exuding a majestic aura.

The chains and shackles wrapped around the elf’s body were on the verge of breaking at any moment.

It was an elf exuding the intimidation of a strong man that made her afraid to approach her, but there were steps that approached her without hesitation at all.

smart!

The sound of dripping water was still there. But this time it was different.

If the water drops on the ceiling fell slowly due to the distance from the floor, this time they fell at a fast tempo.

“I found it. You are here as expected.”

A refreshing voice that did not match the atmosphere of the dungeon.

At this, the elf raised his head. The image of a black-haired woman holding a bloodstained sword entered her pupils.

Even though he only looked at it for a moment, the elf’s eyebrows were frowned at the woman’s spirit.

“Who are you?”

“It’s okay if you don’t have to be vigilant. I am the one who came to get you out of there.”

“under! A human imprisoned me here, but another human came and set me free… … It’s a pretty interesting situation.”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me. As long as I release you, my role is over.”

“… … It looks like you’ve come to my rescue. Whose instructions are these? Did my countryman ask for it?”

“For more details, just go back to your hometown and listen. I just did what the master entrusted me to do.”

Sussuk!

Rin swung the sword once, brushing off the blood and putting it into the scabbard very naturally.

It was an ordinary sword-wearing process, but the elf’s eyes stood out.

Because the series of movements shattered the shackles on his body and the iron bars that prevented his escape.

It was the moment when he personally felt that the spirit he had estimated was not wrong.

“This is the end. Now you can go in search of freedom. If you don’t know the way back, I’ll even point you in the direction.”

“… … I don’t know who it is, but I’ll die of envy to the person you’ve given your allegiance to. If I had a talented person like you under me, I wouldn’t have been imprisoned like this.”

“Thank you for thinking highly of me. But you are mistaken about one thing.”

“what?”

“You are much stronger than me. If I do my best, I might be able to take one of my arms by the edge, but he’ll take my neck instead.”

The elf had a hard time accepting Rin’s words.

It was because there was rarely an existence more than that of a strong person who was outside the line of common sense.

However, he did not object to whether the elf had one person that came to his mind.

The strong people in the world were widely spread, and the elf thought of his realm as a frog in a well.

“By the way, how did you end up in a place like this?”

“Abducted by humans.”

“I felt it from the moment I saw it, but looking at its size, I don’t think it’s someone who would be caught easily… … .”

“The intruders tried to reach out to my brother first, so I was taken instead.”

“You were a person with a strong sense of sisterhood. I know that feeling of trying to protect my one and only younger brother.”

“Do not deny sisterly love. But I wasn’t taken instead to protect my brother.”

The elf was laughing bitterly. Her eyes were filled with compassion, so she looked up at the night sky outside the cage.

Rin, who realized that there were circumstances that could not be easily explained, but wanted to clear up her curiosity, opened her mouth.

“What is your little brother like?”

“A terrible monster lives inside my brother’s body.”

“A monster?”

“okay. A power that no other saint in history has been able to contain is in the body of the younger sister. My sister struggles to suppress that power every day.”

“Then why were you arrested… !”

“It was to prevent that power from being released.”

A twin sister who sacrificed herself not to protect but to block an uncontrollable force.

Even in the situation where she was imprisoned, she was always thinking of her younger brother.

“Didn’t you say you came by the teacher’s instruction?”

“yes.”

“Maybe he met my brother.”

A talent beyond common sense. Wouldn’t he put his brother’s power to rest?

Even knowing that the possibility was small, the elf unconsciously had hope in his heart.

***

“Yah-ho!”

Kagak-!

The glaive and the ice sword interlocked, creating a noise.

Despite the series of attacks that followed, the man with thick hair responded with all his might, and his eyes flashed to find my gap.

The moment he found even one loophole, he was ready to attack like a wolf.

And the one who created that gap was the man wearing glasses.

“Blast Arrow.”

More than twenty wind arrows are fired from the magic circle.

There was nothing I couldn’t avoid, but if I avoided even one, Marianne behind me was on the right track.

“Tsk!”

In the end, he stepped back from the front lines and pointed his sword in the direction his senses indicated, cutting off the magic.

At the same time, he created a magic circle and created a stone beak under the feet of the man who was approaching at close range, disrupting his posture.

He tried to cut his throat at the momentary gap, but the man performed a feat of twisting the trajectory of his body using the wind.

The two men who came to kidnap Marianne were veterans skilled in fighting.

“It’s fun! I would never have thought there would be someone who would take it easy when dealing with both of us at the same time! Wasn’t this attack quite chilling?”

“Don’t be careless. Then you can hook up like you just did.”

“I will not. It’s just a pity, because if he was in a condition to fight properly, the battle would have been more enjoyable.”

“Eww… !”

Marianne’s moans came from behind. He must be feeling guilty for saying that his existence is burdening me.

Certainly, fighting to protect someone is difficult. In addition, it feels more difficult at the point where you have to deal with two seasoned players.

It didn’t matter though. Because the person I possessed was Bern. The swordsmanship his body has mastered is completely different even though it seems to focus on suffocating the enemy.

Bern devised the Aegis swordsmanship to protect others in a different way from other swordsmen.

The crystallization of hard work created by worrying over and over again. It shines even more in battles with escort targets like now.

“There is no gap. It seems that the author must be defeated in order to bring the saintess.”

“I can’t help it. I’m reluctant, but let’s cooperate.”

“great.”

The duo of kidnappers gave up on the formation they had so far, probably because they judged that they could not overcome it normally.

Since both of them fell into the rearguard and started to create a magic circle, they showed a strategy of putting magic on top of magic.

It meant honestly pushing through with magic firepower.

[Contractor, why don’t you use the power of this body effectively?]

‘no. It’s still too early to unleash your power. Moreover, I’m not in a state of crisis.’

[However, the synthesis magic they are trying to show you now would be difficult to block, no matter how much you do?]

‘That’s too much?’

I chuckled.

Prach’s words were not wrong. In terms of firepower, it is much stronger than the magic I can maximally implement.

Perhaps this temple will collapse in the aftermath of magic. However, in order to produce any result, a process is required.

And only when the process goes smoothly will the results come out.

In other words, if they complete the synthesis magic, they will win. If only I could complete it.

“cute.”

I approached them in a month and swung my sword aiming for their neck.

“Kuh… !”

“Hey, don’t be scared! You put on a lot of protection magic before you started!”

Turong-!

A sword that bounces in the exact opposite direction of the swing. I tried swinging it again, but the result was the same.

I don’t think I’m acting without thinking. But they could still be seen as stupid.

I never thought I would make such a choice even after watching me use magic.

‘Dispel.’

With a magic circle drawn on the back of her hand, she stretched out her hand toward them.

I was blocked by a transparent wall in the middle, but I was able to squeeze my hand into the wall.

By the time I felt that I had reached a certain level, I closed my hands and energized my arms.

“Did you think it would be safe there?”

Chow-!

The protective magic cast on them was torn off at once.

Fear settled on their faces as the last stronghold fell.

Either that or not, I swung the sword calmly.

Saennim bent down and barely avoided it, but the other guy’s neck fell off.

“You weren’t a prosecutor?”

A word that makes you feel deja vu.

It was the same word I heard the other day when punishing a thief.

There was a difference between being a swordsman and a wizard.

This time, he didn’t show any reaction, only raising his sword to finish it off.

“It’s over… … .”

As I was about to finish, an unbelievable sight came into my field of vision.

The body of a man whose neck had fallen off. I thought he would have died, but the magic circle drawn on his hand was still shining.

And where his magic circle is headed… … .

“sh*t! If you follow, you will go fine!”

I hurriedly turned and ran to Marianne.

I wrapped my arms around her body and gripped the sword in reverse. As it was, he slammed his sword into the ground to block the magic shock as much as possible.

‘Prah… !’

[Don’t worry. I will try to endure this body as much as possible.]

I crouched down as I watched the runes engraved on the blade light up brightly.

Right after that, high-temperature flames attacked my back.

hot. It’s hot enough to burn your skin, but it’s bearable.

It could be seen that Frach was doing his best to block the heat of the flame.

“B-Mr. Bern… !”

“it’s okay. It’s okay, so please stay still.”

Meanwhile, in my arms, Marianne was looking at me with a worried look.

Moisture began to build up in his quivering eyes.

I’m scolded. He is weak against the tears of beauty.

“eww… !”

Soon after, the effect of the magic had worn off, so I couldn’t feel the heat anymore.

His back was burning hot, but thanks to Prach, there was no mishap.

I have to thank Frach… … .

“That’s it… !”

“Yeah, you can’t stay still.”

Seizing the opportunity, Sannim pushed the magic circle towards me.

From nob le mt l. co m

Now that Prach had left my hand, I was stuck in a state of checkmate.

I feel like I have to give up at least one arm.

It was the moment I made that decision.

“… … I think I can trust you.”

“huh?”

“Please take good care of me.”

I couldn’t understand what Marianne was trying to say.

When I turned my head to ask what kind of nonsense I was talking about, she wasn’t there.

Before I knew it, Marianne had slipped out of my arms.

“What, what… ! aaagh!”

Kwajik! Wood deok! Clumsy! Kwadeuk!

As soon as I realized that Marianne was gone, I heard a lot of indescribable sounds from behind.

It was the dozens of screams a bone could utter. What the hell happened?

I looked back cautiously with my doubts.

“uh… ?”

The man’s corpse was turned into porridge and was scattered on the floor. In front of him was Marianne’s back.

The time when the head unfolded in an incomprehensible sight. A sudden wind blew through her hair.

At the same time, her back like a white drawing paper was exposed, and she came into contact with her strong latissimus dorsi muscles, which she had not seen before.

tree neck. The Chinese characters engraved on Marianne’s back were blooming bright blue.