Chapter 399

Chapter 399

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Chapter 399

He ran forward, relying on the warmth of the hand he was holding.

As soon as he re-entered the passage they had come through, Yuder moved the earth without looking back. Darkness could no longer hold him back. With a loud noise, the solid stone walls and stairs crumbled and collapsed, blocking the passage. At the same time, hot blood explosively flowed from Yuder's nose once more, but he did not feel it.

Only after the echoing noise had subsided did the person holding Yuder's hand stop. He pulled on the hand, signaling to move forward, but Yuder did not follow. Turning his head, he saw a pale face hidden in the darkness, looking down at Yuder with an expression he had never seen before.

"...The blood."

With a groan-like whisper, Kishiar pushed Yuder's cloak back and took it off. Simultaneously, the revealed golden left eye caught his fingertips' attention, but until the hand reached his own eye, Yuder had not realized what had happened to it.

He realized the anomaly when he looked at his own face, reflected small in Kishiar's eyes.

'...What is that?'

The left eye, which had been filled with an unremovable black stain no matter what he had done, was no longer there. But what did the bright golden light emanating from within mean?

He doubted his eye, looking closer, but the light did not fade. The light flowing from within the pupil, as if someone had lit a lantern, was neither an illusion nor a delusion.

'What on earth is this...?'

The brilliant light, as if gold had been melted, strangely resembled the magic possessed by Kishiar. It felt as if he were looking at Kishiar's magic swirling and shining within the small window of the pupil.

More unusual than his blood-stained, messed-up face and clothes was that eye, and as he gazed blankly at it, Kishiar closed his eyes, and the only mirror Yuder could look into also disappeared.

Only then did Yuder calm his boiling excitement and look down at himself. Although his body was still tingling in pain, the intense pressure, which felt as if something would burst out just moments ago, had disappeared. Compared to before he expelled the water, it was no exaggeration to say that only remnants of the pain remained.

'It literally feels like something burst... burst for sure.'

The disappearance of the stain that covered his eye was a good sign. He didn't know exactly what was what, but it seemed that he had managed to control the poison's strength that spread through his body in the chaos. The medicine created by Enon, based on the research of Hellem and Mick, had finally fulfilled its role faithfully.

His mind felt lighter after confirming success, but it felt quite difficult to figure out how to start explaining to the speechless Kishiar.

'I didn't realize I had lost so much blood... He must have been incredibly shocked. I must tell him first that it's not as bad as it looks.'

"...Comm."

Commander. He opened his mouth to call him that, but the blood still pooled in his mouth flowed thoughtlessly, causing his attempt to fizzle. As Yuder wiped his face roughly with his sleeve, the man, watching with a grim expression, exhaled deeply.

After a while, long fingers reached out and gently wiped away the blood smeared below his lips. Yuder realized a little late that the hand was much colder than usual.

"You don't need to open your mouth now." FOlloow newest stories at no(v)el/bi/n(.)com

An utterly composed and elegant voice that was low enough to send chills down the listener's spine echoed in the darkness.

"Report back, and then we shall discuss."

Kishiar never lost his calm, no matter the situation.

He treated crises as unexpected joys during a game, laughing off failure as nothing more than a silly joke, yet never losing sight of reality in blind rage. He knew how to plan rationally for a distant future.

But in this very moment,

"They call me Commander once again."

At the sound of the laughter-laden voice, his mouth automatically closed.

"It has been almost a year since you became Commander, yet you have not adapted to it? I hear the Emperor was quite impressed with the strength of the new Cavalry Commander."

"..."

How could the words on his lips disappear so suddenly? But he felt too wronged to reply, so Yuder only gnawed at his lower lip. Kishiar, who was watching, picked up a piece of paper in front of him with a leisurely gesture.

"...This, too, is the same. To bring something that should never be taken out to the person in question. Do you still think of yourself as a member who can fix things if you mess up? If our new Emperor had known about this, he would never have let it go. Perhaps the beheading of a traitor would have been the responsibility of the new Cavalry Commander."

"...I!"

Yuder knew it too, of course. Secretly stealing a report that went directly to the Emperor, especially one related to treason, was a grave crime. The man before him didn't know how much contemplation had led to this action. Probably, he didn't even want to know.

Although he knew that would be the case...

Yuder clenched his teeth and bowed his head as silent footsteps approached him. A hand in a white glove delicately folded the paper and handed it back to Yuder. The moment the cold touch of leather brushed against his fingertips, his shoulders shuddered. The paper didn't make it into Yuder's hand and fell limply, rolling around.

"...Yudrain."

The man with golden hair whispered, looking at the paper.

"You're fearless, and that's the problem. But I won't deny that it fascinates me."

"..."

"But there's a limit to what I can overlook out of mere interest. Even though you're young, don't you know what the priority is? Did you think that if I denied the rebellion, you’d simply believe me?"

Of course not.

His heart grew cold. A chill wind blew.

"I suppose I must go now."

Kishiar, bending at the waist, picked up the fallen paper again. This time, he extended his fingers and handed it over personally, his movement gentle enough to feel oddly affectionate...

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