Fenric's movement had no hesitation.
He quickly pushed Vidar into the deep abyss without blinking, then stood there without moving.
After a short while…
“This is exaggerated.”
His dry voice was heard from directly below.
“I don’t know why everything is so complicated for you, but why do you push me like this?”
Vi Dar, who emerged from the black fog that had accompanied Fenric when Ivan attacked him, muttered in astonishment.
“You call yourself an insignificant creature?”
Does this person have this ability?
Fenric laughed sarcastically as if it was unreasonable.
At that moment, Vidar reached flat ground. When he stepped on the ground, the black mist coming out of his body disappeared as if it had never been there to begin with.
“It seems we have different opinions about the 'insignificant creature', Vidar.”
“…”
“If not, could this have happened?”
“I think it's a misunderstanding on your part.”
Vidar replied, shrugging his shoulder.
"I've just lived too long. Didn't I tell you? That's why I discovered that this world isn't real."
I can't say that everything you told me was a lie.
But that doesn't mean I can fully believe it either.
I had never really trusted Vidar, but my suspicions of him were growing more and more. From this very moment, today, and now.
"Anyway, I hope you realize that I've answered all your questions. If you think about it, I haven't avoided anything yet."
Fenric didn't respond to that. He just looked at him with eyes shining in the darkness.
“Next night, we will arrive at the Forbidden Forest, so I think it would be better for you to plan ahead instead of wasting your energy on these matters.”
"Are you sure? I think it's you who lost his power."
Vidar paused when he heard Fenric's words.
“All I did was push you. Meanwhile, you used your rarely used powers in front of me.”
“…”
“Or perhaps, have you discovered it?”
Vidar did not answer him. Instead, he smiled lightly, as if teasing Fenric, then tapped him on the shoulder as if to encourage him, and responded with a smiling tongue.
“Watch out, Fenric.”
"From what?"
“In fact, people who openly reveal their desires like Dietrich or Ivan are easier to deal with than those who insist on upholding their principles under any circumstances. These are the most exhausting.”
Vidar continued speaking.
“Do you think Dietrich sent you to the Forbidden Forest for no reason? With Gefried too?”
Vidar was right. Jeffrey was a person who stuck to his principles no matter the circumstances.
His principles here mean the Emperor's order.
Specifically, a sense of duty “to help the Emperor and protect Atloia.”
But Fenrick did not know how to convince Ivan Dietrich.
So he was unaware that Dietrich believed he was “that” person mentioned in the “Prophetic Records”, and the contents of these same records.
“It seems like he would do anything.”
But Fenric was not so stupid as to think that sending him with Gefrid was without reason.
“But, that applies to me too.”
Yes, this is it.
Vidar smiled as if he was satisfied with himself.
“I hope you can do it. If something happens to you, it will be annoying to me. Didn’t I tell you earlier? There is no one more suitable than me to cause chaos in Atloya.”
So, it was annoying that something happened to you. Vidar thought to himself.
"But, don't worry too much. I'll always be near you."
"close?"
“If I'm anywhere, wherever it is, I'll be there.”
Vidar said this while his gaze was directed elsewhere, not to Fenric.
Exactly, he was staring in the direction of the camp.
“Then, prepare well. You may not know, but the Forbidden Forest is a place that is not surprising no matter what happens there.”
After saying this, Vidar quickly disappeared as he did the first time, as if he had never been there. It was done in an instant.
“……”
When Vidar disappeared, the heavy silence returned to engulf the space in front of the sharp edge.
Fenric stood still, motionless.
[Do you want me to tell you a way?]
He remembers the first day he met Vidar.
[Kill them. These men, one by one.]
Vidar's words still echoed in his ear, as if his voice was ringing in his head like an echo.
“Yes. This is what should be done.”
Fenric said dryly, biting his dry lip.
“If necessary...”
He can kill them all. whatever.
“Even you.”
Whether they are creatures or humans.
—
Prisippi awoke from her sleep in the distant dawn, when light was beginning to appear on the horizon.
“……”
Her closed eyes slowly began to open, her bright violet eyes shining in the darkness.
Maybe because she had been in the carriage all day, or because she was exhausted from the long journey for the first time, she might have fainted somehow.
"What time is it? When do we leave?"
Prisippi regained consciousness and tried to get up, but her movement quickly stopped.
It was because Fenric was by her side.
'Wow, I freaked out...'
Precipi was surprised by the unexpected sight, so she tried to position herself again, without making a sound, so as not to disturb Fenric.
From her new place, Prisippi began to quietly watch Fenric's face. The pale light of the morning sun was beginning to appear, but it was dim.
'In fact, I think I've never seen him up close like this before.'
The distance between them was only a few centimeters.
When they went to the festival together, they were holding hands, but it wasn't that close.
She wasn't expecting to spend one night in the same tent, but she didn't mind it.
No, on the contrary, it made her more comfortable.
'But, even when he is asleep, the prestige he possesses is great.'
He seemed more imposing than Emperor Dietrich himself.
‘It seems that he has been fighting wars since he was young, and this is undoubtedly the reason.’
Yes, he had to stay alive no matter what. On difficult battlefields, Fenric did not sleep well, and eventually he got used to this kind of life.
The result was this scene in front of her now.
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but feel a kind of sadness for Fenric.
Also, I felt some sympathy for him.
'He must have gone through a lot of suffering...'
Even though she had moved into the body of a game character, Presippi had no idea what the battlefield was like. She didn't know how terrifying and painful it was too.
Prisippi's facial expression changed slightly as she imagined Fenric at a young age, much younger than he was now. It was difficult for her to imagine that he was standing in the middle of a living hell, with blood and body parts strewn on all sides.
'No, why am I worried about him?'
Anyway, Fenric is living his life well. Things might look a little messy because of me, but he seems to be fine.
Yes, what about me?
As Precipi's consciousness returned, she smiled to herself incredulously.
At that moment, Fenric spoke, opening his eyes:
“There seems to be something interesting going on.”
He looked at Presibe and said, smiling slightly.
“Ah, not that… Did you wake up because of me?”
Prisippi wanted to remain silent and close her eyes, but she was disappointed that she actually said that.
“No, I was just closing my eyes.”
Fenric answered nonchalantly, as if he didn't care.
...But isn't that the most surprising thing?
“We still have another day to travel. What will you do if you don’t sleep? It will be difficult for you. You must be exhausted.”
“Don't worry, I'm used to this.”
Of course, this was kind of an exaggerated lie.
Fenric wasn't sleeping all night, he was worried that someone might come and kidnap Preseppe.
But Preseppe had no idea what inner feelings he was experiencing.
"Why don't you ride with me in the carriage? It will be more comfortable for you than riding a horse."
“…”
“If you feel tired on the way, you can take a nap in the carriage.”
“But if you do that, you will become uncomfortable.”
Fenric said, smiling slightly.
"No, nothing's bothering me. I just want you to be comfortable."
“So, shall we ride in the carriage together?”
The carriage was spacious, but Prisippi sat in it alone when she was alone.
But now, with someone as big as Fenric, it's going to get cramped.
Could they sleep together in that cramped carriage, next to each other?
What if the distance between them was closer than that?
"Yes. That's a promise."
Prisippi said seriously, completely unaware of what Fenric was thinking.
Fenric finally replied saying he agreed.
But in that situation, there was no trace of the man who had pushed Vidar to the edge of the cliff without hesitation.
In the end, Precipe traveled with Fenric in the carriage, as she had promised…
After a full day of travel, they reached the western side of Atloya.
That is, near the Forbidden Forest.
Precipe didn't know what was going to happen here, or who she was going to meet, but she had no idea about everything.