Chapter 287 (2/2)

“fuck those s shouted, “What’s clear is that you rong!”

“…Yeah That’s why I was curious Because I’ve never been wrong so far” To his surprise, she ad sain “What a sha to do the same to you soon”

“You?” She tilted her head “Tohopeless of his situation, the king snidely laughed and said everything on hisfor an opportunity like this, thinking you couldn’t normally beat me one-on-one?”

“What?”

“Don’t pretend you don’t know! Can you even call yourself the sa criticis down at him in silence In any case, he would never be able to beat her no oing to kill o down easily, but even if I do, I won’t think I lost to you”

“…”

“It’s not just ht now, this Hala Forest will be the witness to your cowardice Then even if you become the queen, you can’t say that you have the true qualifications to be one”

“…”

“A king must be fair You must knohat I ht?” The king’s expression suggested that he was ready to die, but his mouth said otherwise

His opponent stared at hi “It’s a ”

“?” Doubt shadowed his face “Misunderstanding…? Then are you going to let o safely this time?”

“No” She shook her head

“Then—!”

“Recover,” she cut hiry “I’ll wait until you heal your wound, and we can fight after you recover”

“…Are you for real?” His voice slightly changed to a more hopeful tone, but he still sounded doubtful

“I told you I just came to see you because I was curious about how you beat Water You’re right I don’t think it’ll be ’s cohtened up at her words, but he soon cal calculations inside his head He wondered whether it was advantageous for hiht He ht have defeated Water, but his opponent had also successfully killed one of the king’s candidates and evolved And she designated hiet and cah she was an opponent he had wanted to fight at the very end…after achieving a drae of heart ‘Perhaps,chance of 50/50 Although victory wasn’t a guarantee, it orth the shot

If he beat her and ate her, he could expect unfathomable evolution Then the rest of his future would be s, and there would be no need to worry about the white wolf, or the last rereedy of o the easy way’ A crisis like this could also be an opportunity “That’s good with uts As expected of the only queen I acknowledge”

“Then go and rest I’ll wait nearby until you fully recover” She reacted indifferently to the king’s compliment and turned around

“Don’t be like that and help htly widened her eyes at his request, “Why should I?”

“That way, ht me soon, too? And since that day is just around the corner, it’s better for us to settle the victor quickly”

She fell into thought at his persuasive words and then nodded in agreeet so, I’ll request so nutritious”

“That’s difficult Good ones are gone these days”

“I just found several on uy, that one hued to follow his movements by a hair’s breadth and the sa was determined to increase his power asbattle

“No” She shook her head “They’re heading to the place where thefrowned at her words Why were those dah he was curious, he soon shook it off because there was so uess it can’t be helped” He pointed to one side without any o this way, you’ll see a cave It’s a base that I made to kill tireed with hih Want theenerous offer “I’ll leave that up to your preference”

As soon as he said this, she disappeared—as if she had evaporated on the spot

At the saone down the path that the king pointed at, found a cave and went inside He had been full of doubts while going there and wondered if he was going the right way and if his little sister was still alive Although he felt constant guilt and doubt, it was too late to turn back

“Laksia…Laksia…” He called her desperately as if he was possessed, and soon after, he saw a figure sitting helplessly tied to the inner wall of the cave He grabbed his fiercely beating heart and approached the figure, seeing a face that looked very haggard and gaunt

“Laksia!” When he shouted loudly, she raised her head It was really his younger sister, and the king hadn’t lied to hi this fact, all the guilt and doubt disappeared from Lakshasha’s head “Laksia! Laksia! It’s ed his sister

“…Lakshasha?” Laksia asked in surprise “How did you get here…?” She hadn’t expected hiht Everything is alright” Lakshasha felt as if someone had stabbed him in the chest at her question, but fiercely shook his head He had already betrayed his tea back now “Let’s first release you and leave the Hala Forest I’ll explain everything as soon as we go back, so for now—”

While Lakshasha quicklyhis sister—

“Laksia?”

He felt soer sister’s face became stiff, and his body also suddenly seized up He didn’t knohy, but he couldn’t even breathe properly

“Why…” Lakshasha stopped breathing like his sister as soon as he turned around And…