Love Letter From The Future

2. The Lord is with you (10)

The ax draws a solid silver line. Every time that happens, the moaning and bloody water that bursts out.

Delphine let out a pitiful scream whenever the blade struck directly.

He crouched down, wriggled, tried to endure the pain as best he could, and even gritted his teeth, but the raw pain was simply not something he could bear.

“Kyaa, huh… aagh!”

Not a single part of Delphine’s limbs was intact. The ax blade that pierced the skin tore through the muscle fibers, and in some wounds, white bones were exposed.

Resistance was impossible. Not only the shoulder, but also the thighs and calves were egged. Death from excessive blood loss was likely due to the flowing blood.

A sharp pain pierced Delphine’s spinal cord like a needle. The woman who had been screaming was tired of that now, and just gasped and glared at Ian.

His golden eyes were very calm.

There was no hesitation or distress. If so, I’d rather have a feeling of joy, but there was no emotion to be found on his face.

Delphine, even with dilated pupils, was afraid of it.

It was as if I had become an animal in a slaughterhouse.

Butchers at the slaughterhouse must have looked like that when they cut the bones and flesh of the animals. No inspiration, just saying it because it has to be done.

“Huh, uh… Lord, kill… … .”

As a reward for screaming in excessive pain, her throat was already hoarse.

The confident, haughty voice was nowhere to be found. The woman only begged with a pitiful expression on her face, unable to calm down her trembling jaw muscles from clenching her teeth.

ask me to kill

It was the last pride. It was a life-or-death decision, risking the honor of the nobility. I was prepared for death.

Not one-on-one, but fought one-on-one and lost. It was a complete defeat both as a swordsman and as an aristocrat. She chose to die rather than endure the shame.

If the man had been a little more benevolent, the moment Delphine admitted defeat, no more violence would have occurred. However, as Delphine had already experienced, Ian was a person who did not fit the word ‘charity’ in the slightest.

ruthless Rather, that was Ian’s strength as a prosecutor.

He uses violence without hesitation and doesn’t even care if his body gets hurt. His terrifying obsession with victory and his beast-like sense of battle create numerous variables in actual combat.

In a way, Delphine and Ian were similar kinds of people.

However, if Delphine pursued victory in everything, Ian only pursued victory when he drew his sword.

If there was another similarity, it would be that they felt no sympathy for the losers.

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Just like now, the man who heard Delphine’s plea stopped cutting his axe.

“… … Do you want me to kill you?”

“okay… Whoa, off… Tea, I’d rather kill… … .”

In response to Ian’s small murmur, Delphine begged with a sound that was not sure whether it was a sob or a moan. Her crimson eyes had long been clouded by torture and bleeding.

I wanted to rest. I didn’t want to be sick anymore.

I wanted to stay dignified, at least until the last moment. I don’t know if the opponent was someone else, but the human named Ian Percus didn’t even show that he was afraid of the Yurdina family in the first place.

He was not the type of person who would do something with consequences in mind. Delphine begged Ian, with a faint hope in that regard.

“Uh, anyway… Heh, you were thinking of killing me, right? In that case, it would be better soon… … .”

The man’s golden eyes turned to the side for a moment. He seemed troubled.

“Request… please… you are so sick Whoa, whoa… turn off… … .”

The dew on Delphine’s eyes began to trickle down. It was the only place where clear liquid dripped from her body, which was soaked in blood.

Ian’s silence was brief. He spoke in an emotionless voice, as always.

“I have no intention of killing you.”

At those words, Delphine’s sobbing stopped for an instant.

The light returned to the bloody eyes that had been released. Her eyes blankly turned to Ian.

You say you’ll save me?

It was a very rational decision. The 5 most prestigious families of the empire had the authority to exert their prestige in front of anyone except the imperial family.

There was no need to pretend. Killing the heir, even in a duel for the honor of the nobility, would always remain as an afterthought.

Rather, it would be better to get Delphine to wear a clean robe and plan for the future.

The problem was that the person who had just spit out those words was an existence that could not be judged with such common sense.

If that was the intention in the first place, Delphine wouldn’t have ended up like this. There were no healthy spots on her body anymore.

Tendons in the limbs were torn. Even though I wanted to struggle, my strength didn’t go in properly. Moaning in pain and curling up was the best response she could give.

It’s been a long time since I crossed the line. Could it be that he is using his life as bait to negotiate with Delphine?

A faint anticipation hung in Delphine’s eyes. I don’t know if it’s begging for my life, but if it’s a transaction, the story is different. It was a work done between equal beings.

In other words, it was a way to protect both Delphine’s pride and life.

However, the moment her face became lively again.

Kwajik, Ian’s ax hit Delphine’s thigh again.

A scream erupted from Delphine’s mouth at the unexpected pain.

“Quaa! Turn off, ah, ah… … !”

“… … Death is a pretty extravagant end.”

Then he wiped the blood from the ax with his collar. It left blood stains on his clothes, but it didn’t matter.

Already his uniform was a mess with Delphine’s blood. Ian slung the ax from his waist and pulled out the knife that was still lodged in Delphine’s shoulder.

“Aww, kyaaak!”

Blood gushed and overflowed. If it was a normal person, the amount of blood loss would have already killed him. However, even death is reluctant to approach superhumans like Delphine.

He would die someday, but his life was not yet in danger. Because the mana must be producing blood with all its might.

Ian put an aura on the bloodstained blade.

The silver aura gradually condensed and began to emit a chilling aura. The incandescent blade floated in the air like the moon descending to the ground.

Delphine’s eyes, which were moaning in pain, became dumb again.

No matter how you think about it, it was strange. The degree of cohesion of that aura was not at a level that could be reproduced no matter how much mana it had. At least Sword Expert or Superlative.

In other words, it was a state that only swordsmen who reached the level of Delphine could show it. However, the opponent was reproducing it without difficulty.

Ian looked down at Delphine again as if it was nothing. The golden eyes met bloody eyes, and the man’s mouth opened quietly.

“Yurdina, do you know? Scars caused by magic are difficult to heal even with divine power. Of course, there are high-ranking priests in the academy, so it’s okay if you’re comfortable… … .”

Upon hearing those words, Delphine’s eyes returned to Ian’s blade. An aura that sprinkled brilliant silver light, it was pure magic that anyone could see.

At that level, even a high-ranking priest couldn’t cure it. The aftereffects would remain.

Upon realizing that fact, Delphine’s pupils shook violently.

“… … What if you stab your arm with this aura? And the legs?”

“What, what are you trying to do?”

Delphine’s voice was full of fear. Her body started to tremble. At this moment, she didn’t even feel the pain that had been tormenting her so much.

It felt like the world was getting smaller. There was only her and the golden eyes looking down at her.

It was scary. Delphine couldn’t hide her trembling voice.

“Still, since the saintess is there, she should be able to live her daily life to some extent. no… I have a sacrifice, so I have to grind it down, so I won’t be able to lift the sword in the future?”

Those words pierced Delphine’s brain like an awl.

She caught her breath and froze. Not being able to hold a sword again was something he had never imagined.

It was a lifelong road.

To her, swordsmanship was like inhaling and exhaling. It was connected with life, and I couldn’t even imagine that it would disappear.

He cried and laughed as he swung his sword. Isn’t it inevitable, I’ve been walking on that road until now.

But that sword, he said he would take away my whole life.

Delphine’s hair was bleached white. An unimaginable feeling of emptiness, followed by fear, flooded my heart like a flood.

I’d rather die. I never hated that.

“But just in case you don’t know, you might as well build up your legs. If I mobilize Yurdina’s wealth, I’ll be able to walk somehow.”

“That, stop… … .”

Delphine’s voice twitched pitifully with fear. But the man didn’t even seem to care.

“First, I’m going to smash the shoulder cartilage. Then wrist tendons.”

“Stop it, dear… … .”

“Even if you can’t hold a sword, you have enough wealth, so you can live comfortably for the rest of your life. Not a bad deal in exchange for saving lives… … .”

“… … stop!”

Finally, Delphine couldn’t stand it any longer and shouted. That scream was like that of a girl in the street.

And crying crimson eyes.

It was a declaration of surrender.