Villainesses in Romance Fantasy Become Obsessed

28. The Cold Burning North (2)

28. Cold Burning North (2)

A cold snowy evening.

We are riding horses to escape the North.

My cheeks were sore from the wind that brushed by the high speed.

However, we couldn’t slow down.

Never.

“Damian… I hear the sound of hooves behind me… “

“Did you come close already?”

Even if the mansion is set on fire and disturbed, the speed of the trained knight is fast.

I also received an education worthy of my reputation as a genius, but my horseback riding skills are lacking compared to a knight who makes a living for his life.

In a way, it was natural for the knights to catch up with me.

“… At this rate, they will be caught soon.”

“Oh no… ! I’d rather be caught instead… ! Father won’t kill me… !”

“No, that’s even more pointless.”

“Yes, why… !?”

The reason I came to the North is because of you.

If I abandon you and run away, everything I’ve done up until now will be useless.

Hiding those words in my heart, I shortened it.

“Because I can’t abandon you.”

“Chi, because we are friends… You can’t throw it away… ?”

“That’s how it is. ‘Cause I can’t leave my friends We’re going to escape together, okay?”

“… Huh.”

Responding to my words, Yuri wrapped her arms around my waist even more as if she would never let go.

However, the sound of the horse’s hooves coming from behind was getting louder and louder.

The sound of those hooves seemed to urge me on.

Make me a decision quickly.

“Glass.”

“Ugh, ugh… Damian… “

“… Be careful not to fall.”

“Ahhh… !!”

I got off the snow-covered road and entered a steep mountain road.

It’s dark in the woods and dangerous.

It’s the same for the knights chasing us.

‘It’s dangerous, but it’s best to hide.’

Planning to run away again tomorrow morning.

I ran into a dark and dangerous snowy mountain.

***

The North is also called an impregnable fortress.

The first reason is the topography.

There are many mountain ranges in the north, and it is not easily accessible because of the high slopes.

The second reason is climate.

In the north, winter lasts all four seasons, and it is always cold with snow.

And when it comes to winter, the strength of the snow gets stronger.

It means that the snowstorm is going crazy.

“It was too late to leave the cave today.”

“That, that’s right… “

Push-

I sat with my back against the wall of the cave.

It was to give the injured body a break.

Yuri rushed to my side and sat down.

“That’s good though… There is a cave… I was able to get away… “

“I was bullied.”

It’s only for a moment.

If you get out of this hiding cave you’ve been lucky enough to find, you’ll be chased by the knights again.

‘I was going to hide for one night to get rid of him… ‘

It’s morning, and I didn’t expect it to snow this much.

Heavy snow.

The outside of the cave has become a white world due to the snow falling hard.

Should I say that it is truly a snow country suitable for the northern part?

Yuri looked at the snow falling and said poutingly.

“Snow again… As expected, I hate snow, it always disturbs me… “

“I used to like snow, but I’m starting to hate it too. Because it interrupts us all of a sudden.”

“Still, there must be a reward if you overcome this ordeal… ? At the end of the ordeal… Was the sunlight coming… ?”

“Happiness comes.”

“No, that’s right… ! Happiness will come… So, let’s do our best, friends… Damian… ”

Yuri crossed my hands on the floor and leaned her head on his shoulder.

‘It looks cold even with a campfire.’

Seemed to maintain temperature.

But when Yuri said something positive, I felt like I was gaining strength too.

Because people are stronger when they are together rather than alone.

“I hope the snow stops soon.”

“That, that’s right… But I… I have friends… So… I like it now… I think the cave is good too… “

Yuri leaned her head on my shoulder.

Perhaps because she was out of the hellish mansion, she seemed content with this humble cave.

‘But no matter how happy I am, I can’t stay in a cave for the rest of my life.’

A cave is a cave.

A house is a house.

When the snow stops, you will see the road again in the rugged mountains.

It was enough just to bring Yuri back to my family.

“Glass.”

“Yeah, Damien… “

“I will definitely take you to my family.”

Then you.

As seen in the novel, she won’t become a villain.

I won’t become a villain who kills people and covers the entire empire in snow.

‘Even if people freeze to death from the cold, I won’t become a villain who breaks the cold, frozen corpses.’

I like the families and clans of this world.

For the first time in this life and the next, I was warmed by them.

That’s why I can’t let it flow like a novel about an empire almost doomed.

I want to return the favor to them.

“I will believe you, Yuri.”

“Go, thank you… “

“Because we are friends.”

Life in a cave where glass and glass warm each other.

Since I have been living with scraps of beef jerky for several days.

In the end, the snowstorm passes and the sun shines.

It was the time when the horse’s stress had reached its end.

“Let’s go.”

“Go, wait before you go… !”

Tak-

Yuri grabbed my arm.

She mumbled, her face down.

“Damian… Me, a failure like me… I, for treating me so dearly… Me, i… Giving Damian, even if it means sacrificing my life… ! I will help you for the rest of your life… ! Thank you… !”

I lightly responded to Yuri’s burdensome words.

“What, even to the point of giving one’s life. You’re a friend A best friend, too.”

“Because we are best friends… ! I will never forget… ! Thank you… !”

If you look around, Yuri has a lot to be thankful for.

Although she doesn’t want to receive many words of thanks from her because of her conscience.

I was always helping Yuri for me.

Although selfish, it is a fact that cannot be denied.

“Let’s go now.”

“Ugh… !!”

After hearing Yuri’s strong reply, we got on our horses and left the cave.

However, unlike the sunlight spreading in front of us, the future was darker than we thought.

‘Food, tracking, snow piled high. Slippery mountain… ‘

The fact that things are the worst has never changed.

***

Do you know?

The fact that riding a horse on a rugged mountain shakes your body and hurts.

Though it hurts less because my eyes act as a buffer.

I’ve just come to the realization that the pain is quite painful.

“Sup… after… “

“Gwa, it’s okay… ? Damian… ? My, I don’t know what to say… ?”

“You don’t know how to do it.”

“Ugh… Me, I don’t know how to do anything… “

“… Arrows are flying, so lower your head.”

Poof-

An arrow flying sideways at the same time as my words.

Even so, Yuri didn’t lower her head, as if she wasn’t afraid.

“My, I will take the arrow on behalf of Damian… ! You’re my friend… !”

After saying that, Yuri stiffened her head and protected my back.

It’s reliable as a shield, but using a human as a shield makes me feel uncomfortable and I’m about to die.

“It’s good to just stay still-“

“Poetry, I hate it… ! I’ll do anything… ! De, Damian is struggling alone… !”

Even if you try to stop him, he’s stubborn and can’t be persuaded.

Let’s not waste energy.

I kept my gaze in front of me, lifted the horse’s reins, and struck hard.

“Hey! Run fast-!”

Hee hee-

The horse sped forward.

I ran as fast as I could through rough forest roads.

Maybe it was because I was in the cave for a few days.

It seemed like I was running faster than then to relieve stress.

‘Not bad.’

If you keep running like this, you can escape the northern mountains.

If you leave the snow-covered mountains, there is a flat road where wagons travel.

If you get there, those knights will surely get tired and won’t be able to follow you.

‘While we were resting in the cave, did those guys continue to search the forest?’

The speed of the horse is noticeably slower than last time.

If you run like this, you will surely get past them and reach my family-

That was the moment.

Dagdak- Dagdak-

I suddenly hear the sound of a horse’s hooves, and I feel something ominous next to me.

When I turned my head to check, there was a man resembling Ibasten pulling a bowstring.

Seeing that, Yuri screamed in amazement.

“Oh, brother… ! Hey, Damian… ! Blood, damage… !!”

“It’s late.”

A profound voice resembling Ibasten.

Make it last.

Shoot!

With the sound of the arrow cutting through the wind, the arrow pierced the horse’s thigh.

The horse, which naturally felt pain, lost its balance and collapsed to the ground.

I, too, couldn’t resist falling to the floor.

“Poetry, f*ck… “

“Damian… ! It’s okay, it’s okay… !? The arrow didn’t hit… ?”

“It’s okay, you were right. However… “

An important horse cannot move.

“Finally caught, Yuri and Gourmet.”

A black-haired man descending from a horse.

Isen, Yuri’s older brother.

He drew the sword from his waist and approached us.

“To build a fire needlessly and run away. You’ve been bothering your father ever since you were born, Yuri. No matter how you look at it, your birth was a family mistake.”

“That, that’s not it… “

“What is it not? You can’t even get the family’s power, and you’re just a nuisance to us. Why not make a mistake? Because of you, my mother had to get pregnant even at a late age to make up for her mistake. How come it’s not a mistake?”

“… “

“Look. It’s true, so I can’t even answer.”

You say it’s a pierced mouth.

That crazy bastard’s son.

I rose from my seat despite the pain I felt in my shoulder.

“You guys hit me every time you answer, so Yuri can’t speak.”

Trauma.

Learned helplessness.

Yuri was aware of that fear, so he was reluctant to answer.

Knowing what would happen later, he didn’t even answer.

So, she has reached the point where she considers herself a failure.

‘The odds of winning in a fight with that crazy bastard… ‘

No matter how trained I am.

I can’t beat that guy who grew up to be a killing machine.

There is a high probability that Yuri will be saved and taken away.

“It’s an act of trying to live… Do you think you will die sooner than planned… “

“I’m going to have a chuckle with the Sinclair family.”

Seureung-

Isen walked slowly towards me, holding a sword.

Yuri stretched out her arms to restrain Isen.

“That, stop… ! Ha, don’t… ! Damian is my friend… !”

“A guy like you doesn’t need friends.”

“Poetry, I hate it… ! My friend… !”

Yuri snatched her cleaver from me and pointed it at Isen.

At that sight, Isen laughed and swung her sword at Yuri.

“Don’t rebel, get out of the way.”

“Poetry, I hate it… ! My friend… ! No… !”

“Do you think you can beat me?”

“N, even at the cost of my life… ! Gee, I’ll keep it… !!”

The sound of metal clashing between a sword and a cleaver.

At first, Yuri responded well to Isen’s attack and was not pushed back.

Still, the family’s talent has not blossomed, but genetics cannot be ignored.

Yuri fought against her true sword and fought better than expected with her kitchen knife.

Of course, that was all.

“Ahhh… !!”

“So when I told you to get out of the way, you should have got out of the way. Disturbing unnecessarily. Stop the bleeding.”

Yuri stabbed by Isen’s sword.

She must have been stabbed in a vital part. Yuri crawled on her floor with her hand on her wound.

The white snow field is stained red with Yuri’s blood.

I stared at Isen as he approached me.

“Will you not put up a futile resistance?”

At the same time, Yuri’s desperate scream is heard.

“Ha, don’t… !! Stop… !! My, my friend… ! Don’t touch me… !!”

“Noisy, Yuri. I am only punishing the arsonists who set fire to our family.”

“Damian… ! Also, run away… !! Buy, live… ! Dad, run away quickly… !!”

No.

I can’t escape.

There are wounds from Ibasten, and Isen, who is in good condition right now, can’t be defeated.

And, I don’t want to die unsightly by being stabbed in the back while running away.

‘If the token of my oath is gone, Nadia will beat me. Then, there is a high probability that my family will die too.’

If the coercion disappears, Nadia will become a villainess again and run rampant.

It’s a big deal.

I didn’t want to die helplessly like this.

I expressed regret and said to Isen, who aimed his sword at me.

“I wanted to see it fixed, too, but it’s a pity.”

“… Strange to hear for a will.”

“Damian… ! Ha, don’t… !! Lord, don’t kill… !!”

Isen exclaimed sarcastically at Yuri’s words.

“Why is your friend dying? Because you are weak, Yuri.”

With those words.

Red blood splattered in sight.

Blood splattered in the air and covered the white eyes.

And then, I lay down on the blood and passed out.

“De, Damien- Ah, oops- My, I’m sorry… Because of me… I’m weak, Damian- I’m sorry-“

…

I heard Yuri’s voice, but I couldn’t answer.

My vision is blurred and my eyes are closed and it gets dark.

Maybe I couldn’t prove myself in the end.

Thinking thoughts sinking along with regretful feelings.

In the end, like that.

“Lord, I’m going to kill you- whether it’s my family- I’m going to- kill you all-“

Ending with Yuri’s crying and angry voice.

My plan from the moment I was born ended up failing.

Modification was no longer possible.

***

It didn’t snow in the north.

The melted snow just turned into liquid and flowed down.

In the end, the snow Yuri hated didn’t fall in the north.

“Damian… “

Turb-Turb-

Yuri goes down the mountain with Damian on her back.

Her face was stained with her blood, and her hands were also stained with blood.

It wasn’t all glass.

“Ah, still alive, Damian… ? I-I’ll save you… Chi, friend… Because we are friends… ”

So don’t die.

I’ll become stronger so I won’t die.

We are friends.

“Yes, without you… I don’t need any friends… Me, I want to be with Damian… Damian… So open your eyes… “

Yuri muttered and went down the snowy mountain.

Although the snow stopped and the temperature gradually rose.

On the contrary, Damien’s body cooled down.

He lost a lot of blood even though he stopped the bleeding.

Yuri walked through the snow with his blood-soaked face.

“Damian… please… Me, don’t leave me alone… Please live… Ah, I haven’t said thank you yet, and I haven’t returned the favor… My, I will become stronger… That, so… “

Please wait until we arrive.

Keep me alive.

“You, if you die, I will die too… Best friend… I can’t do without one… “

A relationship that exists only because there are two people with a friend.

Yuri felt Damian’s heartbeat moving lightly, and left the northern part he hated so much.

Covered in her blood, she wept.

The sight was so serious that she spoke to her from a passing carriage.