There is no guide in the world of this novel who is able to calm this aura.
I was a veteran guide, and I was able to feel the aura of all the guides here.
They are not able to do that.
On the contrary, they may accelerate the loss of control.
“Ma’am, are you uncomfortable?”
At that moment, a magician dared to come forward to talk to me.
It seemed like I couldn't control my facial expressions to the point that someone who didn't know me well noticed it.
“No, enjoy the party.”
I did not notice the clear disappointment on the magician's face as he hesitantly walked away, and I returned my gaze to the place.
The Emperor was not present.
'Where did he go?'
Ah, I saw the hem of the Emperor's ceremonial robe disappearing at the right door.
The Emperor's knights were surrounding him cautiously, trying to maintain a calm atmosphere as if nothing had happened.
I felt as if I were standing at an invisible crossroads.
‘Should I ignore the matter and go back, or should I follow the Emperor and see how things are resolved?’
My heart beat hard.
That aura was so terrifying.
But, what if things don't go according to the original story?
What if a guide does not emerge who can calm that force?
'He will lose control.'
And everyone will die.
Horribly.
Will I have to experience that pain again?
I felt as if my eyes were covered in pure white.
Maybe I was having a panic attack.
“Status screen, status screen, won’t you work?”
Despite my intense fear, the status screen was brutally silent.
As if she had never intervened to take away control of my body before.
In the end, I had to choose.
Fortunately, everyone was busy with the Emperor, so no one paid attention to me.
'If I'm going to act, I have to do it now.'
I looked at the exit road from which the Emperor had disappeared with a sharp look, then I began to move cautiously towards another road.
I could have reached the direction the emperor went this way.
‘Please.’
God, I hope this isn't the worst decision.
This was just the wish of an ordinary citizen, a simple guide, who just wanted to live her second life in peace.
Casey knew that he was not fully conscious now.
“What did they give me?”
It was a huge mistake.
He knew that there were those who had illusions about high-ranking awakened people who had not found their suitable guides, but he let his guard down for a moment.
Hilaria.
Duchess Ariel.
That woman behaved in an unusual way, which attracted him.
The sight of Duchess Ariel holding that child's hand so tightly was so amazing that he couldn't take his eyes off.
Although the heated exchange that followed was as usual, his attention remained focused on her.
“Louis.”
His brother was his weak point.
Every time he saw him, he remembered his mother.
He hated her, but she was still his mother.
Even if she avoided him and preferred his little brother, and even if his brother was a wizard, family was the last human bond he could not abandon.
After he lost his mother and his little brother, who had lost his speech, became miserable, he tried to be a support for him, even though it was difficult.
Therefore, it bothered him even more that the Chief Witch, who had held his brother hostage and was not treating him kindly, was being treated coldly.
But what did he see?
A hand held gently despite its unfriendly expression, and a slight smile on his brother's face.
When she bent down to meet his eyes, he forgot even the usual anger and pain.
“Huh?”
The Duchess, that woman, has finally gone mad.
That's what he thought.
“I am not conscious.”
Thinking about her dark red hair was evidence that his mind was truly sinking and going crazy.
"Yes!"
He felt as if his heart was being squeezed.
His vision blurred.
A terrible force that was lurking within him swept through him, tearing him apart.
“So pathetic.”
His mind, which he maintained by gathering all his powers, was on the verge of being cut off.
If he released this power, if he released it completely, he would feel comfortable.
“Ha…”
He knew that.
He will be freed from the pain that he has had to breathe throughout his life.
His vision turned red, then to splintered blue.
Is this really the end?
“Oh, no, no way.”
At that moment, Casey gritted his teeth.
His brother is still in the ballroom.
He had to get away.
Stay away.
From himf, from this monster.
But this accursed force, as usual, did not obey him.
He was swallowed up by the destructive desire that flashed intermittently.
It was as if something had touched him too.
In the darkness that covered his vision, he couldn't remember anything, but he felt it.
At this moment, I wanted to call someone and beg to be saved.
Casey was, as I expected, collapsed at the end of the corridor.
It seemed that the awakened ones and the guides guarding the celebration hall, who did not dare approach the Emperor, knew about this situation but did not approach.
And I…
I was standing in front of him.
"Oh, my God."
My body trembled as if I had been thrown naked into a harsh winter.
What did I think to follow him here?
I felt his dark blue aura pulsing with ferocity, and I trembled like a beginner.
“This is really…”
It was a horrific sight that I had never seen in my ten years as a guide.
It was scary and terrible.
At the same time, I felt a little pity.
'He's not crazy, how do you put up with this?'
I was a guide, so I didn't necessarily know the pain that awakened people felt.
When I saw awake people suffering and losing control, I did not feel the guiding instinct or the psychological desire to quickly calm them down.
How can I do that?
Everyone I saw was vomiting or fainting as soon as I touched my hand.
For me, mentorship has always been a series of rejections.
But at this moment, something stirred, perhaps that guide instinct.
I wanted to heal him.
I wanted to calm him down.
Even though I know that I am not the bright heroine of the novel, and that if I reach him, he may reject me like others.
It was a strange feeling.
A man who cannot open his eyes, like a frozen statue, struggling with all his might to prevent his energy from exploding...
I felt sorry for him.
'I knew.'
Despite his cold, annoying face, I knew this man was having a hard time bearing it.
But, beyond these feelings, the aura I saw and felt was completely different.
'Just touching that aura could sweep me away.'
An ordinary guide would faint or have his heart stop if he touched it.
The force that began to unleash my loss of control was suffocating me even just by looking at it.
“I… can I do that?”
I completely lost my confidence.
Even if I became an S-Rank guide, that was beyond the scope of my imagination.
My frozen feet were urging me to run away immediately.
But…
If I leave?
Even if I hold his hand and then he rejects me and I leave, we will both regret it.
There was no clear solution.
While I was hesitant and unable to make a decision...
“Who...”
At that moment, the collapsed man opened his eyes.
He looked directly at me with confused blue eyes.
'Is it possible that he recognized me?'
No, that was not the case.
But he didn't look away either.
My thoughts stopped as if my heart had been stabbed with a spear.
He didn't call me.
He didn't say anything.
Although his trembling lips did not form an intelligible sentence, at the moment our gazes crossed, I was already running.
“Ah, damn it!”
The moment I supported his collapsed body, I felt a wave of power hit me, making my heart clench in pain.
I could not ignore those eyes that seemed to be pleading, saying: “Save me.”
'So, remember nothing, human.'
This is just the feeling of firefighters putting out an urgent fire.
Just a sense of duty to that extent!
You should know how special this moment is for me!
I whispered:
“Please, nothing.”
I closed my eyes tightly and embraced the huge man in my arms.
“You don't remember anything.”
I made a great effort to push the man through an open door, and decided to accept his violent power in a way I had never experienced before in my life.
So…
I closed my eyes and tilted my head.
kiss.
Touch of lips.
Exchanging breaths.
"Yes."
It was a strange feeling.
Soft and warm lip texture.
A cold sensation pierces the skin like needles.
Glowing blue eyes looked at me clearly, as if they wanted to know who I was.
‘This man will reject me too.
He'll push me away.'
At the moment I surrendered and made fun of myf, he grabbed my arm.
He didn't push me away.
He attracted me possessively.
As if it was preventing me from escaping.
"Yes!"
The force rushed towards him madly.
'He didn't reject me.'
For the first time in my life, I saw a man who greedily desired and attracted my power, and that was indescribably shocking.
And more than that because he's this annoying guy.
'He did not deny my strength.'
Maybe I felt relieved, too.
Unconsciously, I put my arms on his broad shoulders, and he buried his lips enthusiastically.
It seems that I attracted him so that I could accept his strength more easily.
more.
I will swallow more strength and calm you down.
I am a guide, and you are awake.
That was the last thing I could remember clearly.