Chapter 193 - 193. Karma - Part 2 Prologue -

As he passed through the dark aisles, he hummed his own song.

Because my happiness, my joy, was right behind this iron door.

ㅡ Kikkiik.

As I opened the iron door, I felt a tingling sensation.

Next, the silky hair that droops along the head that catches the eye, and a white bandage like a symbol.

"Ah..."

Ecstasy envelopes me.

No more annoying 'interrupters'.

In front of our eyes, a 'paradise' for just the two of us was spread out.

Even those who return from paradise will not be able to escape this paradise.

"...Miss Izel..."

He groans with difficulty.

"Zetto, are you awake?"

I bowed my head and responded with a smile.

Soon the chains collide and a crackling sound is heard. Jetto, who was sitting in a chair, had his arms tied behind his back.

"This..."

"It's better to be quiet. If you try to loosen it, you'll tighten it even harder and break your arm."

I knew right away that his prosthetic arm was different from a normal one, so I needed something special to hold him in place.

"It must have been Miss Aisel who stole the 'Conqueror's Knot' in the East."

Jeto immediately guesses the identity of the object.

Conqueror's Knot.

It was a chain containing the legend that only if you untie it, you can become the king of the East.

The chain contains a mysterious power, and it will never be broken unless one has the qualifications of a king.

The funny thing is that there have been many kings in the East, but no king of any country has been able to untie this knot.

I also did not untie the knot in a normal way, but I was able to successfully snatch it.

However, what if you know about knots?

It's already late.

There is no way for Zeto to break these chains.

There was no way he would get out of my arms.

"I'm sorry...? But if I don't do this, Zeto will leave my arms again."

Stroked his cheek

"I can't escape."

His breath touches his face.

"Accept."

Jeto struggles to raise the corner of his mouth.

"Zetto was destined to be like this with me."

At that moment, the faces of the intruders pass through my head. Just thinking about it made anger boil.

"The fact that Zeto became like this... It's all 'those girls' fault. Those who don't even know the subject and want to take my property..."

"..."

Jetto removes his head and escapes my reach.

"Haa... I'm sorry, Zeto. I've been acting mean for a while."

Unfortunately, Jetto has not come to his senses yet.

If I curse at them, they react like that, as if they feel rejected.

He couldn't escape from the brainwashing of the heinous saboteurs.

But no problem.

If you stay with me here, you'll soon find out.

Jeto is my own.

I am Zeto's own.

That we were connected forever.

"...Jetto, are you hungry?"

I held the bowl in one hand and put it in front of his nose.

"Today's fried rice. Me, I'm cooking more. From now on, all the food that will go into Zeto's mouth will have to go through my hands."

"..."

Jeto didn't answer.

Maybe I'm tired

But I couldn't help it.

The only way to make him lose his mind was to use lightning magic.

That's right, secretly drinking like before doesn't work anymore.

There were several attempts, but this one had to be seen as the closest to perfect success.

There was no back for me now.

So don't give up.

A secret hiding place that is not easily found.

A knot that will never be untied.

The result obtained after hard work was in front of my eyes.

It was when I was so ecstatic that I was soaked in joy.

Suddenly, the prosthetic arm on his left side hears a clang and the sound of metal clashing.

"...Zetto?"

A questioning voice echoed through the room, and at the same time, a large amount of white smoke came out of his prosthetic arm.

What else are you going to do?

Are you trying to get out of my arms again?

I hurriedly put the bowl on the floor and distanced myself from the unknown smoke.

I was properly holding my breath.

Even so, my vision keeps getting blurry.

ㅡ Fluffy.

All of a sudden, all the strength went out of my body.

Even as I collapsed on the floor and closed my eyes, I kept my eyes on Jeto's figure.

I reached out to him with all my might.

Did not reach

Couldn't reach

***

"...Ugh."

I barely came to my senses.

On the other side, I could see Eisel, who had collapsed on the floor and was not waking up.

His head was dizzy.

The effects of the sleeping gas still seemed to linger on his body.

I tried to get myself up naturally.

ㅡ Iron grunt!

The sound of chains echoes in my ears.

'Come to think of it, I was tied up...'

Was it called the Conqueror's Knot?

In any case, Eisel seemed to have put a lot of effort into keeping me in this 'cage'.

"The king commands, O knot, reap its power."

Along with my voice echoing in the room, the chain that had been tightening my wrist loosens and falls to the floor.

Finally freed from the restraints, I stood up from the chair and twirled my throbbing wrists.

Conqueror's Knot.

A chain that is said to be released only by those who have the qualifications of a true king of the East.

The chain is well known as a knot that does not break even with superhuman strength, withstands any impact, and cannot be untied even if all scholars on the continent wrap their heads together.

Even Eisel, who knew me well, would not have expected this.

That the Conqueror's Knot was an object that was connected to my 'previous life'.

'By the way, how did Eisel steal this?'

It was to the point of questioning it again.

"Confiscate dangerous items."

I picked up the conquistador's knot from the floor and put it straight into the subspace pouch.

While I put my hand in my subspace pocket, I took out the communicator and put it in my ear.

Soon after tapping the small communicator, the communication was connected with a crackling noise.

"Zepetti, can you hear me?"

Soon after, Zeppetti's voice comes through the communicator.

[Jetto, you must have come to your senses. ]

"I woke up... But what if the sleeping gas got into me too?"

[Thanks to the inhibitor, he was able to wake up, so that's okay. The headache will be fine in a little while. ]

"Inhibitors? I don't remember being hit with anything like that..."

[I pre-administered it while I was sleeping. ]

"..."

Anyway, if you did something like that while sleeping, shouldn't you at least let me know?

Perhaps the most dangerous is Zepetty.

"Oh, and this time I held my breath, but it worked... What happened to that?"

[It's similar to the last time, so I changed the method. To permeate the body through the skin. ]

"...I see."

After that, I carefully lifted Eisel from the cold floor.

After opening the iron door and passing through the long passage, I saw something like a living room.

Overall, it was a shabby, run-down house.

It is a visual that is unreasonable to call it a love house.

Even so, not a speck of dust was visible, and it was well organized. I could see Eisel's efforts to create a cozy atmosphere in her own way.

I laid Eisel down on a nearby sofa and found a blanket around her and put it on top of her.

"...Zetto..."

Soon, Eisel muttered as he tossed over her body.

"I'll be back, Miss Eisel."

I kissed her on the forehead and whispered.

Is the saying that you are most beautiful when you sleep?

I remembered what I had missed while trying to leave the house, so I took it, opened the door, and went out.

I saw a dense forest.

Where else is this?

I stood and stared at the forest and took a bite of fried rice with the spoon in my hand.

"Emm... It's delicious even when it's cold."

I heard that cooking has improved, but it must have been true.

"Zepetti, how's the situation?"

[I sent Keraf in advance, but it hasn't moved since a while ago. Can you feel his aura nearby? ]

At Zeppetti's words that followed, I immediately scattered my spirits. The widespread waves were enough to engulf the entire forest.

"Oh, I can feel it. There it is. But..."

[Is something wrong? ]

"...There are a lot of uninvited guests."

[ Haa... You've been caught. ]

Zeppetti let out a deep sigh.

"What, Keraf..."

[ ...Because it's weak. To the point of absurdity. ]

I laughed lightly at Zeppetti's answer that followed.

I totally agree with her opinion.

I immediately moved to the place where I could feel Keraf's presence.

After walking for a while, the figure of Keraf, who had been completely tied up with his knees on his knees, caught my eye.

"My, Mr. Jeto...!!!"

Keraph, who had his head down, spotted me and shouted.

"Ceraph."

At this, I smiled and waved my hand.

"Sir Zeto...! I, Keraf... I've been captured..."

"Well, I guess that's how it happened."

"I'm sorry, Jeto-sama..."

"It's okay. It's not like you've been caught once or twice... It's a daily routine now, right?"

I said it as if it was no big deal and took a bite of the fried rice.

In response, Keraf looked at me blankly and asked.

"By the way... What are you eating...?"

"Fried rice with Miss Aisel's love."

"I'm sorry, but you were kidnapped...?"

"Kidnapping... Such a bloody sound... It's just an ordinary act of affection. Would you like a bite of keraf too? It's pretty good..."

"...I will politely decline."

"Sorry. Then those of you..."

I turned the bowl around and asked them who were hiding in the forest.

Soon, they appeared as if they judged that there was no point in hiding anymore.

They were familiar faces from Wolyeonghoe.

"...The Lord is looking for you."

One of the members of the Wolyeonghoe who appeared behind me spat out that.

"Is she by any chance here?"

I asked.

'She' is no longer caught in my gut.

"Hoe Lord..."

The guy was speechless.

"...Did you find me?"

Immediately behind her, without a sound of footsteps or a sign, she appeared and hugged me.

It doesn't touch the feeling.

She was the one who came to have some pretty annoying abilities.

Soon, her pink hair fluttered in my sight and she kissed my cheek.

"Let's go back."

She whispered to me

"You know there's no place safer than in my arms, right?"

I asked with a smile at her sweet whisper.

"Wasn't Miss Kaen supposed to come back?"

"..."

That moment when Kaen's silence lasted for a moment.

I hear Zeppetti's voice in my ears.

[Mr. Jeto... This situation is not going well. An unidentified entity, feeling a massive energy response, is heading toward Zeto. According to my calculations, this speed is...]

In line with Zeppetti's voice, ferocious cries echo throughout the forest.

ㅡKieek!!!

[ ...There are only dragons. ]

Kaen hears the cries and clicks her tongue.

"It's a dragon-!!"

"That red hair...!"

"Come on, protect Hoeju and Zeto!"

The forest became chaotic in an instant due to the sudden appearance of a dragon.

ㅡKugung...

Soon, the dragon that passed over his head with a gust of wind turns sharply and steps on the ground.

"Zeto-!!!"

The woman standing on the head of the red dragon with red scales stood out and shouted.

"What, were you there too?! You gloomy stalker!!"

With the flap of her wings, her red hair fluttering, she poured out her irritation at Kaen.

"Dare to the Lord...!!"

"...Everyone back down. I'll step in."

Eventually, Kaen, who was hugging me, stepped forward, holding back her Wolyeonghoe.

"Hoe Lord...!"

"It's okay for me. A dragon is a dragon... Taking this opportunity to decapitate a dragon wouldn't be a bad thing. Wolyeonghoe protect him."

Kaen draws her sword and releases her thick flesh.

The red dragon's body flinched at this.

"I... I don't want to get my throat cut..."

Her guy, sure frightened of her, raised her eyes and spoke those words in a weeping voice to her, who was perched atop her own head.

"What are you talking about, Draco? You can't have your throat cut by a gloomy bitch like that."

She replied as if it were absurd.

"Give me Jetto, Kaen."

"If you don't like it."

"Jetto wants to come to me...! Right, Jetto?"

"..."

Feeling dizzy from hearing the conversation, I decided to remain silent.

"...Look at that! Zeto wants to go back to the nest with me!"

She exclaimed without hesitation.

"Yuri-sama... I didn't hear any reply..."

"Draco, shut up."

"..."

The red dragon Draco's mouth shut tight at Yuri's sad voice.

As Zeppetti said, the situation was never good.

Kaen led the entire Wolyeonghoe.

Yuri appears riding a red dragon.

The important thing is that it's not just that.

She hadn't arrived yet, but Bernice's aura was clearly felt on the other side of the forest.

The saintess was coming here with her knights.

Before long, a three-way battle that is nothing short of chaos will unfold.

I was able to finish eating the fried rice just in time, so I set the bowl down on the floor and stepped back for a while, leaving the two women bickering behind me.

The Wolyeonghoe guys who followed me were full of an atmosphere that they would take me even if they had to use physical force.

Either way, it seemed that 'she' was needed to break the current situation.

"When will she arrive?"

[ She is now on her way to Zeto with Daedroth. ]

"I should have arrived on time."

I remembered the face of her coming here.

'...I wonder if he's angry.'

Eisel fell out with her because of her 'act of affection', which might have gone a little too far.

She can no longer carry her around her waist, she says.

As I watched the bloody scene where Yuri and Kaen were confronting each other, I finally opened my mouth.

"Hey, Zeppetti."

[Yes, Mr. Jeto. ]

"I mean just in case..."

It was a passing thought as the situation reached its extreme.

"...Isn't it something like 'declaration'?"

[ Well. One thing is for sure, the current situation was beyond my calculations. ]

I may have underestimated them.

Jeppetti answered that.

"..."

I was scratching my head.

He knew full well that it wasn't Zepetty's fault.

This was a 'karma' he had accumulated and a 'sin' he had to bear.