Chapter 225 – Raising Talent 4 (1/2)
The Red Flame Ring was an item, and the Abyssal Demon Quest was a quest offering.
Woohyuk tried to check their contents, but his body didn’t move at his will.
He had exhausted his bodily limits and went beyond his body’s demonic energy limit to overcome Ancient Demon Harpes.
In addition, his body was completely ravaged from his fight with Harpes.
Feeling his consciousness slipping, Woohyuk fell onto the ground.
Thump!
Perhaps because of Harpes’ hellish absolute space influence, his mind had been devastated and left blank.
He literally couldn’t lift his finger to use the Power of Resuscitation.
‘Will I die like this…’
He had flirted with the threshold of death countless times in the past.
However, he had never clearly seen his death as he did now.
Eventually, as the surrounding landscape returned to its original state, Leifina ran toward the collapsed Woohyuk.
“Lord!”
Leifina didn’t know what happened in Harpes’ trial.
As Harpes expanded his absolute space to start the trial, she was unable to see anything within.
‘… Leifina.’
In his fading consciousness, Woohyuk called out her name in his heart.
Was this his last moment with her?
He suddenly thought that he couldn’t give up. He didn’t want this to be the last moment that they spent together.
However, his body didn’t move as he intended.
It seemed that his accumulated overexertion was finally catching up to him.
As Woohyuk continued to lay motionless, Leifina started feeding him an advanced recovery potion that she prepared in advance.
It wasn’t something Woohyuk told her to prepare, but she had prepared it with her own money in case he fell into danger someday.
Thanks to this, Woohyuk was able to barely overcome the climax of death and pull away from its threshold.
Leifina, who was holding and caressing his head on her knees with her eyes closed, sighed in relief.
“Really, the Lord is acting so unreasonably again…”
In the future, he would have to contend against stronger opponents, so she knew she had to stay close by his side.
Leifina looked down and touched the Pendant of Memory he was wearing.
‘I can see the Lord’s past now.’
Her actions weren’t just because she was curious about his private life and his relationship with other women. She wanted to share in Woohyuk’s struggles and unspeakable worries to lessen his load.
Leifina now wanted to share the heavy burden together.
So, she touched and accessed Woohyuk’s Pendant of Memory…
Teuk. Teuk.
She shed tears without knowing it.
Among the vast memories, she saw the memories of his past life.
“… So, that’s why the Lord hasn’t told me anything this whole time.”
How long had she been neglecting her Lord?
Her incompetence in being able to assist him, which she had not been able to do so far, suddenly became a mourning resentfulness that filled her heart.
“I’m so sorry, my Lord. Now, I will protect your lordship.”
She planned to no longer have him carry the burden for both of them.
However, in order not to be a burden on the journey, she must become much stronger than she was now.
Leifina was determined as she gripped Argent, the Oath of Loyalty sword, with her hands.
***
Woohyuk didn’t regain consciousness for a week.
The accumulated fatigue had crossed a critical point during his battle with Harpes.
Due to this, Leifina spent all her time nursing him at Choi Kayoon’s mansion… with the always unpredictable and crazy Saintess Helena.
“Helena, when will the Lord open his eyes?”
“Don’t worry so much, you’ve done everything possible. Fortunately, he didn’t lose control over the demonic energy, so he should recover naturally over time,” Helena responded as she sighed and sat on a chair.
It was impossible to help Woohyuk with her divine magic.
However, because she knew about demons, she was able to somewhat heal him with Aris’ help.
“When will Aris come again?” Leifina asked.
“She’ll probably stay in Inotia, the Hextech city, unless she’s urgently needed. She’s not really of much help anyway.”
Woohyuk’s demonic energy originated from none other than that of an Asura, the former Great Demon King.
No matter how highly-ranked another demon was, it was almost impossible to completely control and assist Woohyuk’s level of being.
If one touched something wrong, Verserios could run wild.
After hearing Helena’s explanation, Leifina bowed her head down with a dark expression,
“I’m going to get stronger quickly, so I can help the Lord…”
“If it’s help, you’re doing so right now, right? Leifina, you just need to be that man’s spiritual prop. You need to become his mental foundation.”
Helena saw Leifina as the only person who could stop Woohyuk from going mad and overcome by his demonic powers.
However, Leifina shook her head because she thought differently,
“As a knight, I want to defend by my Lord’s side. I want to help alleviate the Lord’s great burden so that he doesn’t have to carry it alone.”
“… You saw that man’s memory.”
Helena knew about the relationship between Woohyuk and Leifina because she had seen the prophecies before.
Leifina raised her head in amazement and cried out,
“H-How did you know?!”
“It’s written on your face. It’s like you’re the lead female MC who’s anxious because she couldn’t sacrifice herself for her heroic male friend.”
“I will never become a burden to the Lord…”
“You’re not being honest. Fess up. You’ve been in love with that man since the beginning, right? That’s why you can’t give up cooking even though your cooking skills are trash.”
Helena looked displeased with Leifina.
Leifina could not refute Helena’s words, so she shut her mouth and stayed silent.
“…”
“Look. You want to be that man’s lover. That form of bond is definitely different from a knight’s respect for a monarch. So, make sure to make things clear from now on. Don’t grab his ankles and drag him down at a really important moment.”
“… Alright.”
She had no desire to hinder Woohyuk’s progress on his ultimate path because of her personal feelings.
She just wanted to help him by his side if possible.
As Leifina muttered these thoughts in her mind, Woohyuk opened his eyes.
“Hmm…”