I Don’t Trust My Twin Sister

My whole body flinched at the familiar and welcome voice. It wasn’t a minute. It was the opposite wall.

There, I saw a man holding a sword that looked like it was made out of lava, looking at this place with an angry face.

“…Ian.”

“Lawrence.”

I felt like I was going to burst into tears at the brief greeting we called each other. When she felt like she was suffocating and pressed her mouth, Ian smiled as if it was okay. He gave me a friendly smile and then turned his gaze to look at Theses once more. Theses’ face crumpled.

“Who will make Laurentia theirs?”

“Berdian matriarch.”

“You are so mistaken. Lawrence belongs to Lawrence herself, she cannot be described as anyone else’s. Moreover, if I want to have it, I have to have it. Why are you stealing it? She is excited about getting married next month. ‘I’m trying to hide it.

Even though he used gentle words that did not contain swear words or profanity, the anger radiating from Ian’s hard face and voice froze the air around him. 1Ian approached and swung his sword low. For a moment, it seemed like warm heat enveloped my surroundings, and then a circle of fire appeared around me. Just like the day you saved me from my parents’ grave.

As Theses took a step back, Ian gritted his teeth and let out her voice.

“Do it in moderation.”

One cold word seemed to extinguish all the flames.

“If that life is a waste.”

Silence fell around. Neuer, who appeared after him, looked around, exhaled briefly, ‘Huh…’ and was seen frowning. Neuer reached out his hand to grab Ian’s shoulder, but Ian moved faster than him. As he approached, he swung his sword and bit Theses.

The fire that had been burning stopped its momentum. Ian hugged me and pulled me, increasing the distance between me and Theses. Ian’s eyes were narrowed.

“I saw it before and this is my second time, but it just feels very unpleasant.”

“This will be the last time anyway, so what do you think?”

“Yes, it will be the last time.”

Ian held out his hand for hers. The person he reached with his outstretched finger was his grandfather. Just like me, the man who was threatening my grandfather, startled by the fire that was burning in an instant, widened the distance. Meanwhile, Neuer moved and secured his grandfather’s place. It happened in an instant. Ian, who had secured my grandfather’s identity in the blink of an eye, rolled his eyes, glanced at the corpse-turned crown prince, and then softly opened his mouth.

“Killing the crown prince… It’s nice to have some guts.”

“I just killed a horse that was no longer useful.”

“No longer useful…?”

Theses stretched out his hand, which was lazily behind his back, and snapped his fingers. Then the altar, which was emitting bright light, disappeared and rose again. Beralt’s body lying on top of it was withered, as if it had lost its life. Ian frowned when he saw that.

“…There are so many different things.”

“It’s just my job.”

“Ah, yes, well, it can’t be helped because it’s your job. So just take care of the rest here, we’ll go and see. Neuer.”

At Ian’s call, Neuer nodded his head and quickly approached carrying his grandfather on his back. He touched the gaunt face of his grandfather, who had no choice but to cling to Neuer’s back due to lack of energy. A faint smile appeared on his grandfather’s face.

“Roya…”

I smiled slightly as I felt the body heat covering my fingers with my palm.

“Well then, good luck.”

Neuer, who started moving first according to Ian’s instructions, exited in the direction the two men came in. Ian, who was hugging me, took a quick look around and walked slowly. As if telling me to go out first, he fucked me from the front and quickly moved his body towards the hole in the wall that had opened. Was it really the end now? Could I go back?

The moment I felt that way, I heard Thesese’s voice again.

“A thousand years ago, the continent was truly a crucible of chaos.”

“…what?”

He stopped moving and looked behind him slightly. Theses’ leisurely smile was annoying. He didn’t make any moves to chase me or move. He just smiles,

“No, even in previous times, all humans were busy killing each other with enmity, envy, and resentment. It was the same even when the average life expectancy of humans did not exceed 30 years. It was a time when blood was shed through war and strife. Grand Duke Berdian, “Aren’t you someone who lived in Sura? You were covered in a lot of hot blood at a young age. Didn’t you personally see the person you ate with burn on firewood the next day?”

“…”

I turned my head and looked at Ian. The once calm face became cold and stiff. Ian listened to Theses in silence.

“A time when blood, power, and slaughter were literally everything. Do you want those times to come back?

Step by step, Theses walked one step at a time. I followed his movements with my eyes.

“The Praeteritum announced the end of that era. The world was balanced on the scales we set up. Many priests sacrificed their lives to regulate the times by crossing the past, present, and future. The result was chaos. The harsh past has disappeared and the present era of peace has taken over. What will happen in the future? A more brilliant and peaceful era will unfold.”

He stopped at some distance and waved his hand. Then the wall turned red, as if it was burning. And then a tremendous scream rang out.

[Aaaah! Help me!]

[Kill them all!]

[Well, I’m not good at anything… evil!]

[Today, the owner of this land changes. Cut off those dirty feet and hang them in the square!]

[My child… Please, just my child…]

[Hehehe, how should I kill you?]

[Please, please… AAAAAAAAA!]

It was a deafening chaos. I couldn’t see anything, but just by hearing, a picture was drawn in my mind and I was able to guess what the situation was. I bit my lips tightly. Anger welled up inside.

“What do you think? Lawrence, if you leave without becoming a high priest, an era like this may come again. If so, a future like this will also be drawn.”

[Lady Lawrence, I am sorry for not being able to protect the family. I will see you even in hell.]

[It’s not possible. Please… please don’t die! Open your eyes, please!]

[Roa, if you abandon your grandfather. Now I feel hopeless.]

[I would die for you, young lady. So… you must get it. Lady Lawrence.]

Lady, Lawrence, Roa… The voices calling me were horribly distorted. The pictures drawn by the voices penetrating into my head pierced my heart desperately. Just listening to it brought tears to my eyes.

I buried my mouth and lowered my head. In the meantime, a voice was heard.

[Sister… I don’t blame you, so you have to live…]

“Ercia…”

I bit my lips tightly. Could this be the future that unfolds if I leave this place and refuse to become a high priest? All of these situations…?

“What do you think? The current situation is one of the many situations that could arise in the future. In some futures, your younger brother will be completely ridiculed and killed by ruthless people, and in other futures, Ajstain. The people of the territory may burn to death again.”

Tenun spun around to look at Ian. A hot fire rose in Seth’s head.

“…You know it without me telling you. But you will not die in any future. You were chosen anyway. You will see everyone dying. “You will feel their life disappearing.”

He let out a hot breath. I bit my lip tightly at the indescribable feeling that made my heart flutter. When Theses moved his fingers again, the frantic sound subsided. He looked at me, wiped his smiling face and spoke quietly.

“You are putting everyone in misery just because of your selfishness.”

He pursed his lips tightly. I felt like I was drifting away on waves of pictures, frantic voices, and confusing emotions that shook my head. He raised his head and looked at the ceiling. The weight of choice was too heavy. I looked at the ceiling and closed my eyes slightly.

“Can you afford such a future?”

It would be impossible, I might go crazy. I didn’t want to lose my precious people. So, I will decline that future. I slowly opened my eyes, looked down at the ceiling, and looked at Theses. The accumulated tears flowed down my cheeks. He reached out his hand and brushed the back of Ian’s hand. His gaze met mine.

“No, I can’t handle it. How many people can handle a future like that?”

Theses, with a leisurely smile of a winner, stretched out his hand. His gesture to take my hand was a temptation from the devil. He looked at the end quietly and then raised his head.

“The future is only bleak in that form… but it doesn’t look like it will unfold.”

“…Hoo.”

“I have seen many sides of people. I have looked into people’s inner thoughts and have dealt with people at the lowest level. I also thought that humans were creatures that could not be trusted very much. But that’s true.”

I gently grabbed Ian’s hand. He turned his eyes towards Theses next to him and looked at Ian. Ian smiled secretly.

“I know a man who is dedicated and works hard for those who believe in him and follow him in any way. He is a man who has devoted himself to this country with his warm blood on his hands since he was young. He is a wonderful and respectable person.”

“I also know a kind younger sister who sacrificed her talents for her older sister. She was sad that she could not escape her dark past, but had a warm heart who wanted to return to her family once again. And I also know a grandfather who embraced them all.

“What are you talking about now?”

I looked at Theses again at the cold voice. He was frowning.

“I know someone who wanted to develop medicine and sell it to people at a low price, even though he knew he would be labeled a heretic if he invested his money and time, and I also know a little lady who was younger than me and told me that she would give up her life for me. They all “He had the nobility of sacrificing himself for someone and the kindness that manifested itself.”

If this whole incident started because of me, then the way I work with those people is unlikely to lead to bad results. I am the beginning and end of this incident, the culprit of this entire story, and the starting point from which future stories will unfold.

“I don’t think the society that such people create will be a world full of violence, confusion, and frustration. That’s why.”

I let go of Ian’s hand. He looked me in the eyes and I smiled. I trust him just as I trust Ina. Even if the future is bleak on the inside, it may be as bright on the other side as it is bleak.

Just as humans are in harmony with the world, the future will also be in harmony. You can’t be completely happy, but you can’t be completely unhappy, and you can find the right balance of goodness.

“I think the balance and harmony you have created may interfere with your future, so I refuse to become a high priest or anything.”

“Stupid.”

As soon as I finished speaking, Theses opened his mouth. In an instant, a man holding an ax who was standing far away ran up and swung the ax strongly in his hand. Ian steps away from me and he deflects his ax with his sword. Ian’s sword became stained with flame. The man’s eyes narrowed as he examined his sword.

“…….I have fought against Berdian’s direct descendants before.

There was an enemy.

“…”

“Did you win?”

“If I lost, I wouldn’t be here.”

“Right?”

Ian laughed. He seemed very relaxed. In Neuer’s words, he expressed that Ian was the most worthy of the Berdian heads he had met.

“Looks like you’re out of luck, boy.”

“Why?”

“That’s right, I met a weak opponent. If I had faced a strong opponent before and lost, I wouldn’t have dared to attack me like this.

“That’s an arrogant statement.”

The man frowned. Ian took a step back from the man swinging the ax powerfully and lowered his sword. Ian’s eyes were slightly sunken.

“Not all direct descendants of the Berdian family are the same. It’s not something you can easily see, so feel for it.’

The smell of his burning stung his nose. At the moment when it seemed as if heat was rising from somewhere, a small circle appeared at the man’s feet and flames quickly rose up. The pillar of fire that blazed up in an instant was truly spectacular. The flames were so powerful that they seemed to burn up all the air around them, making it feel like the flames of hell.

“I won’t cause you enough damage to endanger your life, so from now on, the next time you meet a direct descendant of Berdian Gabun, make sure to run away or you will be roasted.”

As I put the sword into its sheath, a pillar of fire disappeared as if rising into the sky. And then a man charred by fire appeared. Even though he was caught up in a pillar of fire with tremendous heat, he didn’t seem to have any physical problems other than burns.

“This is what it means to handle fire.”

I stretched out my arm to match Ian’s faltering movement, but before I could touch his hand, something cut through the air with a sharp sound. He flinched, pulled his hand back and looked, and there was a sharp needle stuck in the floor.

Ian frowned and turned his head. Theses withdrew his leisurely outstretched hand.

“The conversation isn’t over yet.”

“I have no intention of handing my woman over to a cult, but unless she values ​​her life, I will keep my hands off her.”

“Does this mean that you will abandon humanity just for your own self-interest?”

“Oh, it’s grandiose. It’s so grandiose that it’s so ridiculous that I can’t even think of anything to say, but it’s not so big that I can’t answer.’

Ian chuckled and spoke briefly.

“Uh. That kind of cause, self-rehabilitation for the future… I don’t think I need to know about that.

“…”

“Everyone is born and dies. It is true that when and where they die is important, but it doesn’t seem particularly fair to me that you guys are controlling that important outcome. You guys are bringing peace to this world through revival and your own efforts. He might, but when I see it, he doesn’t. It looks like he’s just trying to enjoy power with his arrogant power.”

Therefore…

Fire rose from Ian’s sword.

“The self-recovery you guys are talking about is out of the question. I’ll take Lawrence with me and go back.”

“…ah.”

Ian’s mouth opened as Theses’ hand came up, his eyes flashing.

“Neuer chem!”

“Preparations are complete.”

With one word, Neuer took his hand off the wall. Then a tremendous roar filled the temple. Amidst the dust, distracting noises, and unstable building, Ian laughed lowly.

“If this is a tomb, it could still be your tomb even hundreds of years after it was built.”

“Catch it!”

The man shouted at the phone, and Seth jumped in and heard it. Ian turned away from me, parried the giant man’s attack with his sword, and then kicked the Balrog in the stomach. With a heavy noise, a huge object flew out and hit the wall. At that moment, Neuer approached me and stretched out his hand. I hurriedly looked back at Ian and he nodded his head, then ignited his sword and swung it once more.

Theses frowned at his flames, which completely blocked the passage. Unlike his relaxed appearance, his shaking eyes were clearly visible.

“Lawrence!”

He turned his head when he heard a loud voice calling my name. From the collapsing ceiling and burning flames, Theses was glaring at me. He looked at him, his vision fading. A huge rock fell on Theseses’ head. I turned around to see him being crushed by a huge rock and disappearing.

 

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