The Regressor and the Blind Saint

It was Count Weishur’s words that evoked the difficult atmosphere from the entrance.

“Then how about leaving now?”

“Ah yes.”

Renee took a deep breath as she answered the words she had heard. The fingers that were entangled with Vera are getting tighter.

“… Lady.”

“it’s okay.”

Renee’s head turned to Vera, followed by a smile on his face.

“Vera will protect me, right?”

He trusts Vera to protect him. With those words, Vera bit his lip and let out a long breath.

“You have to stick with it. If you have any problems, please tell me… .”

“It’s nagging.”

“… Yes.”

If I had left it alone, I would have been nagging for a long time. He was still dissatisfied with the way he hated himself, but it wasn’t that he didn’t understand it, so Renee just gently wrapped his clasped hands to convey his feelings.

“Big, big huh! Then let me go!”

Albrecht’s words came to his senses.

The group moved on to him.

The place he was heading to was a deeper alley, a gutter.

*

In an instant, the air changed.

You have just entered one more alley, and you must have come within a few steps, but you feel as if you are in a completely different space.

The first thing I noticed was the smell. It wasn’t just the stench of filth. It was a stinky stench that was more intense than that, and it was right to describe it as really turning the whole thing upside down.

It wasn’t just that. The moisture on the exposed skin was causing discomfort, and the squeaking sound that was heard with each step spread like a reverberation inside a cave, whether it collided with objects around it.

It was shocking, and it was also shocking.

I could tell even though I couldn’t see. Even the most basic hygiene practices were not observed here.

The unpleasant tickling whenever air touched the skin, the stench that almost made me nauseous, and the sticky sensation of sticking to the soles of my shoes was telling it.

‘how… .’

How could he have lived here with such a young body and without parents?

I couldn’t believe that young Vera had lived in a place like this, where I really wondered if people could live, so the thought that came to my mind.

The eyes that fell under the black-dyed hair contained a trembling trembling. He was making the shape of biting his lips at some point, and his hands holding each other were stronger than ever.

“castle… .”

“it’s okay.”

I tried to pretend I was okay, but I tried to say that, but there was a trembling in the voice that came out that couldn’t be hidden. It was a trembling of sorrow.

Renee recognized the trembling in her voice and made up her mind again.

You shouldn’t worry Vera, we’re here to help, and you shouldn’t be so ugly.

Rene, who had regained her heart with such a thought, then said to Rohan, who was walking in front of her.

“Rohan, please.”

“Oh, yep.”

The condition of Rohan who answered was not good either.

He raised his arm and put it in front of his nose to block the smell, but the stench that penetrated in spite of that had already ruined his impression.

‘It must be difficult to adapt.’

Truly the worst place on the continent.

knew at once.

This is a space that is difficult for the human body to endure. If you have lived here from the beginning, you will be able to adapt to some extent, but if you are an outsider, you will definitely get sick sooner or later.

Suddenly, an infinitely desperate picture began to appear in Rohan.

‘If the missing people really came here… .’

Most would have died. No, even if you were alive, you wouldn’t be able to live like before. It will take quite a long time to recover to return to the original life.

Rohan’s expression frowned harshly.

‘… no.’

Rohan pushed all the thoughts that came to his mind. Don’t let your concentration be clouded with your imagination.

‘I want to finish quickly and leave.’

It was right to find the missing person as soon as possible, even at a time when such concerns were to be had.

After thinking, Rohan stretched out his hand and gathered the divine over it.

uh-.

The indigo deity forms a sphere. A letter floats above the sphere. The letters circled the sphere like a band of satellites orbiting a planet. Rohan looked at the skeleton of the completed technique, and added power to it.

It was the power of direction, the power to find those in despair and lead them to a place of hope.

‘Looking for outsiders.’

Except for themselves, those who have not stayed here for a long time and have not yet melted into the area. Those who will recall the deep despair of a sudden change of environment.

The sphere cried. Two bands were added to the ceremony.

Tracking Technique [Twilight].

Rohan let out a short breath, and then presented the completed ceremony in front of Renee.

“Saint, you can write on this.”

It had already been talked about before it came.

Rene grants power to Rohan’s completed formula to increase accuracy. If you do that, you will be able to drastically reduce the time it takes to search.

Rene, following Vera’s guidance, placed her hand on the indigo sphere, and overlaid it with a white deity.

added the origin.

‘Let’s go in the right direction… .’

May this help find those who have disappeared.

The band around the sphere turned white.

“It’s done.”

At Vera’s words, Renee lost his divinity, and Rohan took a step back.

Rohan continued to explain to Albrecht and the Count, who had been looking at the sphere with a blank face until now.

“You just have to follow the direction this sphere is moving.”

“Oh, um! I see!”

“Then send it.”

When Rohan tossed the sphere into the air, it floated and began to fly very slowly.

“Five… !”

Albrecht’s eyes twinkled at the sphere that floated alone and started to fly, exhaling exclamations.

For Albrecht, that’s a good enough situation. The scene in which the apostles exercise power is not so easy to see.

However, if there was a problem, it was that Albrecht didn’t look good in the eyes of Rohan, who immediately had a dissatisfaction index that went through the ceiling.

“What’s coming, let’s go.”

Albrecht’s expression collapsed at Rohan’s harsh words.

*

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On the first day, I will not proceed to the depths of the search.

It was a funny situation that had been planned.

This is because [Twilight], which started flying, immediately moved in the direction of the deepest part of the gutter.

What should I do? Should I step back and plan for the future?

There was no such hesitation.

No one here knew that there was no need to delay any longer, and the reason was that there was no shortage of force.

three apostles. two knights. Isn’t one of those two knights the current Imperial Knights Commander and the owner of Pure Blood?

If it weren’t for any real danger, it would be a strange power to lose, so the party continued towards the depths of the abyss.

The place where [Twilight] stopped after going for a long time beyond the muddy pool that resembled a swamp, and through the stench and damp air pressing down on the skin.

“… It’s an antique statue.”

It was a junk dealer, a place for black trade in the deepest part of the city palace.

A small workshop on the verge of collapse with all the lights turned off.

Vera saw it and suddenly remembered the words Doran had just met.

-Go, junk dealer… . I’ve heard that you can see it from time to time.

When asked about the cartel that filled the Scavenger’s vacancy, the answer returned.

‘… Was it correct?’

There seemed to be a clear connection between the disappearance and the cartel.

“Are you going in?”

It was said while looking at Albrecht. Albrecht then shook his head and nodded his head in response.

“Yeah, go!”

Surung-.

Albrecht chose Pure Blood. A determined expression appeared on his face.

Vera frowned at the sight and continued.

“Put the knife in. The enemy hasn’t come out yet, so what’s the point?”

“oh… .”

A gloomy look was added to Albrecht’s face. Pure Blood has returned to its scabbard again.

Albrecht felt a gloomy feeling emanating from the constant humiliation after being with the apostles.

“… I must have made a mistake, I’m sorry.”

“It’s done. Count.”

“Oh, yes.”

Count Weishur put his hand into his arms at Vera’s call while he was making a sad expression on the face of Albrecht who had just died.

What came out of the bosom was a small box, a location tracking artifact.

To inform the outside of the location of this place in case of any unforeseen disaster.

The Count activated the artifact and buried it on the floor. If I didn’t return by sunrise today, Marie would be here.

When everything was ready, the Count shook his hand and stood up, and Vera confirmed it and said to Renee.

“… You must stay close to the saint.”

“yes.”

With Renee as the center, the party lined up as if they were vigilant in all directions.

Albrecht, who was at the forefront, with his gloom still not gone, scrambled to the front of the junk shop and opened the door.

Snuggle-.

There is an unpleasant noise. It’s all dark inside. Albrecht, with a wrinkled expression on his face, focused his eyes on the auror and began to examine the inside of the junkyard.

‘… Big.’

It was wide. It is several times larger than what it appeared to be.

‘The building itself is an artifact… .’

It was a building with space expansion magic, so there was definitely a suspicious corner.

Albrecht raised his hand to stop the group from entering and began to walk towards the inside alone.

That moment.

Shh-!

A dagger shot out from the darkness.

Albrecht, who felt it early, drew pure blood and struck the flying dagger.

Chaeeng-!

“Prince!”

“It’s done. Do it alone.”

Albrecht, who was bitten by the count’s cry, said with a bright smile toward the party.

“Isn’t the imperial family the one who takes care of the people ahead of time?”

Albrecht’s white teeth shone in the darkness.

While recognizing the surprise, Albrecht thought.

Now is the time to change the perception of being bullied.

It’s time to prove that you’re not the one to be blamed, that you’re a shining star.

Shadows rose from the darkness. rushed towards Albrecht.

Albrecht turned his head and raised an auror.

“Let me take a look.”

Immediately after, the entire space was crushed by the Auror.

*

It was one-sided. It’s a scene where it’d be more accurate to call it a massacre, rather than a battle. Naturally, it was the predicted result the moment Albrecht chose Pure Blood.

The sword that rules the flow, the king’s treasure.

Albrecht had a master piece that could take over the space just by injecting Auror into it, so such an attack would not work.

Vera’s gaze pierced the darkness.

Albrecht is now the only one standing in the place where the cool metallic sound rang out.

Vera realized that the situation was over and took the holy sword he had been holding in his hand.

“… it’s over.”

“Already?”

“Yes.”

Vera’s eyes narrowed.

‘It’s an attack.’

I mean, I already knew it was coming.

‘Isn’t there supposed to be a leak?’

It was also funny to doubt these people. René and Rohan, including himself, are natural, and Count Albrechtna who is fighting over there is also the same. There is no reason to prepare for the attack and deal with them on their own, these two who have asked for their help.

‘There is something.’

It may not be the work of a simple cartel.

At that thought, Vera’s expression turned harsh.

“Um, I can’t even warm up.”

Albrecht, who raised a bright smile, came out through the darkness. Renee responded with an awkward smile to the lively voice he could hear.

“You suffered.”

“What is the trouble? It was a very natural thing to do.”

A word spoken with a bright face while placing the right hand over the left chest. Vera, who clicked his tongue at him, said to Rohan, ignoring Albrecht.

“How about twilight?”

“… Pointing inward.”

Rohan continued to speak with a frown, controlling the struggling twilight in his grasp.

“… come in.”

Rohan dug into the darkness, and the party followed.

There was a body that had been hit by the foot, but it was still covered in darkness, so the impression was not distinguishable.

“Turn on the lights.”

Having said that, let’s raise the Indigo Divinity to light up the surroundings.

“… !”

Everyone in the party was stunned.

Silence swallowed the space.

The thing that floats on their face is the astonishment that everyone is the same.

In the sight that was revealed, it was painted on the lying corpses.

“This… .”

The sound that came out stupidly was the earl’s.

When the Count looked at the faces of the corpses lying on the floor, he felt goosebumps all over his body.

They are different in size, age, and gender.

The position they were lying in and the weapon they were holding were different.

But, in the meantime, everyone was taking the same shape as far as the face was concerned.

“… Anna?”

Those words came out of Rohan’s mouth.

Rohan looked at the corpses with wide, tearing eyes.

It was a familiar face.

The face that these corpses all wore on their branches was a familiar face.

A woman I met eight years ago while visiting the Imperial Festival. that’s her

what the hell is going on

what kind of situation is this

As Rohan lost control of the Divine in the shaking image, Twilight moved.

twilight flew The group’s eyes turned towards the twilight.

The place where the slowly floating twilight stopped and settled.

… It was on the chest of the corpse.