11 YOUR STEP, I'M WITH YOU

for some reason, today I feel aching, my body feels heavy like someone fell on me.

uh, last night....

in a moment I woke up. that's right, there's someone in my arms. damn, because of the sleeping pills in that potion I got caught off guard.

"are you awake?"

"you didn't have a bad dream, did you? you're not in pain anymore, are you?"I grabbed his head with both hands. he didn't move at all but, when I saw his face, his eyes blinked.

he's Not Dead, is he? or was it the potion last night that made him forget how to talk? but if you look at it this way, it's funny.

"it's better, but don't think you're dead. we're alive now."

"and also, since the potion works, for a while you won't be in pain anymore. isn't that great?"

don't look at me so desperately. "why didn't you say anything and just looked at me?"

"it-no. you're not dead, are you? Hey, say something! don't freak me out."

his lips moved, he said something but his voice didn't come out. when I look at those lips, I remember last night. it's a shame, I hope he doesn't remember.

"phew, if your lips can still move it means you're still alive. it's a relief."

"callix, starting today... I'll take you away."

right. this time I will fake his death and hide him with me until he can move on his own. I have also prepared a place to take care of her temporarily.

"as long as you're with me, you'll be fine. don't worry about anything else including your curse for a while."

"anyway, you just have to trust me to the end, huh! I stood up and again put callix to sleep on her shabby bed, " wait for me, yes! and I'm sorry I'm gonna hurt you later."

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I've gone back to the hideout where Ash trapped the stalker there.

"ash, start the plan."

grghhh

Ash let go of his illusions. The Fake me eventually turned into the real me. Just as I expected, the stalker was there, watching over me with the air of his almost non-existent existence. He was a professional spy, but he had one mistake... watching me who can see the ki of living beings.

There's no point in actually having that stalker watching me inconspicuously. I've known since the beginning of his existence from his ki.

After doing some simple preparations, going to some places so as not to be conspicuous, I finally re-entered the Royal Forest.

Now, I'm still posing as a killer on the prowl of another imminent night with Union spies watching me from a distance.

now's the time.

I broke the window of Callix's room violently, the owner of the room who was still affected by the medicine I gave last night did not move and only glanced at me in his bed.

I raised my sword and stabbed it right in the heart, the poor man vomited blood. Callix looked at me with a question, the figure seemed to want to ask me a reason.

"trust me to the end."I whispered then turned away leaving my sword stuck in his chest and his dying figure.

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I'm back out of callix's place. When it came out of the Royal Forest, the figure of the guild leader was already waiting for me in my hiding place. the figure grinned, he walked up to me. I was silent, exactly puzzled why he was here now?

"Very good. You're really doing good, huh?"

"Where's my pay?"

"well, you really can't mince words, huh? but since I like your performance, I'll give you a bonus."

"Really? where?"

An arrow went through my back. it was so hot, my body was shaking all of a sudden. There must be poison in it.

"Is this the bonus? he said," I'm bleeding. with all my might I restrained myself from losing consciousness.

"Haha, you are, yeah... That's right."Adolf seemed happy in his place.

"Die well. I will remember you as my best and stupidest worker."Adolf pulled out his sword, he came up to me and stabbed me right in the heart. I'm dying.

Grusukgrusukk...

Arrrggghhh

a silver-colored wolf monster figure appeared from behind the trees. Its size is as tall as an adult.

"Apparently, a monster came because it was interested in your blood, huh? see you later."The man just walked away leaving me lying covered in blood and dying with a huge wolf that seemed to be about to eat me. If ordinary people would have died from it.

"Hyde, you've brought him, haven't you?"instead of eating me, the Wolf rubbed his nose on my hand as if to ask me to stroke it. Well, Adolf was again deceived by this monster. Despite looking Savage, he is my friend besides Ash.

I stroked his chin, Hyde wagged his tail and purred, I smiled, " wait a minute, yes. because of the poison, I'm having trouble standing now. But Hyde, this turns out to be comfortable too, hehe."

Again Hyde purred loudly, he headed my head as if to ask me to stand up. Unlike Ash, Hyde was impatient.

Although upset, I finally stood limping and resting on him, Hyde without asking my consent took me to his back and went to a place where someone was waiting for me.

an ordinary cliff in front of me suddenly became a very wide cave mouth. it may be about three meters high by approximately two meters wide. I went in with Hyde.

The more I explore the cave, the more I finally arrive at a place that I have prepared as a hiding place for me and Callix. I've prepared some medicines, stolen property, weapons, some clothes, and bedding.

In fact, I see Callix is already there. the man was sitting on one of my lunch boxes.

"Hyde, I told you to take him to bed. why did you put it down?"

Hyde just snores. Ck, this kid is really hard to manage from a submissive Ash.

I got off Hyde's back. With a limp, I stepped closer to Callix. Could he have died because of me?

I crouched in front of him. The man didn't respond at all. My hand moved to touch his cheek. before my hand could touch it, another hand held my wrist.