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"Nope! No! No, it won't! Lacey ...... ignoring Luca, who just looked at me in despair while stepping back step by step, "No, no...... Les...... Could it be, is it all? No...... No! ”

Is that really the case? Bisha's words before leaving made me stunned.

Is my affection for Ruthya really just illusory? Is it really just because of the curse?

I like Ruthya, I love it.

I want to protect her, I want to protect her for the rest of my life.

Really, I really want to protect her for the rest of my life.

I want to spoil her, care for her, and love her......

Is this just because of a curse?

I thought I was feeling from the heart - was it just because she had cursed me?

"Demon poison!"

Suddenly, I thought of the conversation I had with Boss Bai not long ago.

At that time, Boss Bai asked me if I was feeling unwell, and I thought it was a kind of physical pain—but the desire to be sucked by Ruthya's blood, and the incomparably pleasant feeling when being sucked by blood, was not also a kind of physical discomfort?

Could it be that the curse is the demon poison of the white boss's finger?

Looking at Rusya blankly, I had a lot of thoughts for a moment.

Luca didn't think about it that much, her pale blue eyes were already full of anger, "Just now Luca I wondered why Brother Lacey let go of that demon for you-it turned out that you used a curse to confuse your brother!" ”

"No, no," Rusya held her head in her hands, shaking her head from side to side in pain, "I didn't, I didn't, really! I didn't ......."

"Do you dare to say that you didn't use magic on Brother Lacey?!"

"I don't know, I really don't know—" In confusion, Rusya looked at me sadly again, "Lacey, I'm, really, isn't—am I?" ”

"......" My mind was in a mess, and I didn't know how to answer.

"Whether you know it or not," Luca slowly approached Rusya with her gun in her hand, "Originally, Brother Lacey only had Sister Ogi in his heart, do you think you can compare yourself to Sister Ogi?" Demon! ”

“……”

"Do you think you can compare to Sakura-san who has been supporting her brother all the time? How can you be entitled to the love of Brother Reis? Do you think that Brother Lacey will give up his life for you, a demon?! ”

"I really don't know—" Rusya fell to her knees weakly with tears in her eyes, "I don't know anything......"

"No, it's not—" I couldn't help but say.

Rusya looked at me suddenly, her eyes full of hope.

But that's a heartbroken hope,

Hopeful with sorrow and pain.

Looking at those eyes, my heart hurts. ‘

"It's not like that, Luca......" I muttered as I stared into Ruthia's tearful eyes, "I'm not because of the curse, I'm really not because of the curse...... I'm really, really like Rusya, really, that kind of mood - far different from the thought of Ogi, and far different from the love of Sakura, I really ......"

"Shut up! Brother, don't talk about it! You're just being bewitched by that demon! - Luca, I'm here to save you! Before she could finish speaking, Elise the spear flashed a holy light at Rusya.

Sitting on her knees, Rusya looked at me blankly, not moving, her lips trembling slightly, and at the same time she slowly stretched out her hand to me, as if asking for help from me, but she retracted sharply.

"No more acting!" Luca put on a stance, "For Brother Lacey, die!" Holy Spear * Rush! ”

Not good! Looking at Rusya's sad expression, my heart ached, and I instinctively blocked Rusya: "Luca! Wait a minute! - Ugh! ”

There was a sharp pain, and by the time I could react, the spear Elise had pierced my right chest.

"No—!" Rusya screamed and stepped forward to help me.

"What?" Luca was also stunned, "Brother Lacey? How could you-? ”

It hurts, it hurts.

It turned out that being pierced by a gun was so painful.

But that was far from the pain in my heart.

I grabbed the spear in my chest with my hand and looked at Luca, "Luca, I'm sorry, Brother Lacey, I really like Rusya-really, believe it or not, maybe it's because of the curse, but now I really don't have her-cough!" Cough! You...... Leave her alone...... Ahem...... Can you—"

"Brother! You're because—" Luca said anxiously.

I endured the pain and inhaled hard, "Whether it's a curse or not, as long as I live now, I must protect Rusya, this is my brother's hope, and it is also my brother's promise - I will never let you hurt her!" ”

"Enough! Lacey, that's enough! Rusya's tears dripped down my shoulders, "Luca, please, treat Lacey first, I'm will-"

Lucca's face turned red, and there was a cry in her tone: "You were deceived by her~ brother!" Let go! ”

"Do you think your brother will let go now? cough cough ...... "coughing up blood, my vision has begun to blur, it seems that consciousness is gradually moving away from me, but I still try to hold on to the handle of the gun, "I'm sorry, my brother won't let you hurt - promise me...... Don't, don't hurt ......"

"Brother......" Luca bit her lip and stomped her foot violently, "Good! Luca, I promise you! Let it go! If you do this again, brother, you will die! ”

"Thank you......" I forced a smile, let go of my hand, and fell limply.

Luca hurriedly drew her gun and rushed in front of me, "Get out of here!" She jerked away from Rusya, who was trying to heal me, and then pressed her hand to my wound and chanted the healing technique: "Great Holy Spirit Belu......"

As she chanted, the pain of the wound gradually lessened, and the blood that had been gushing from the wound stopped flowing.

Gradually, I felt my consciousness return. When I opened my eyes, I smiled at Rusya with tears in her eyes, cowering with the torn strips of cloth she had made.

"Your people depend on your faith, please let us use your strength" Luca still chanted, but her face grew worse and worse, "Please help me heal my eyes—wow! ”

Unexpectedly, Luca suddenly spurts out a mouthful of blood, and then falls to her knees with her gun in hand. "Elise, what's wrong? Elise?! She trembled and looked at her spear.

The blood-stained spot of the spear Elise was glowing whiter than usual.

"Luca! What's wrong? Unable to care about the wound that was gradually healing bursting again, I hurriedly got up and asked.

"No, I don't know, Elise she, Elise she," trembling, Luca spat out a mouthful of blood again, "Demons! She looked at Rusya in a panic, "Save your brother!" Fast! Fast! Please—"

Before he could finish speaking, Luca passed out with her gun in hand.

"Luca!"

。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

"How?" I asked Rusya by my wound.

Suddenly, Rusya only had time to bandage me briefly before going to look after Luca.

"The magic in her body is conflicting." Rusya put Luca, who was in a coma, in the middle of the magic array, "Joka has a resonance - Luca's gun should be the Heavenly Spear * Illista!" ”

"Sky Gun?! Twelve artifacts? ”

"Hmmm! It seems that because of the blood stained with Lacey, the spear began to awaken, and a large amount of energy flowed into Luca's body," Rucia said hesitantly, "Luca is too young to bear it. ”

"Are you sure?" I looked at the spear still clutched by Luca, the glare of the spear had faded, it looked no different from a normal priest's spear, and - why did my blood cause it to awaken?

"Hmm!" Rusya nodded, "Actually, I don't really understand, it was Joka who told me." ”

Oh, that shouldn't be wrong.

"Is there a way?"

"I'll try - it shouldn't be a big problem." Rusya sat down and held Luca and her spear in her arms, "I use Joka to guide her to absorb the power of the spear, Joka!" Enchantment of the Earth! ”

Jokkah stood in front of her, a hemispherical green enchantment enveloping them.

Sky Spear Illista?

As one of the twelve artifacts, the Celestial Spear is said to have been lost a hundred years ago after the death of the wielder Sydie.

Unexpectedly, he disguised himself as an ordinary weapon in the arsenal and was waiting for its new owner.

I remember that when I first touched Joca, I could vaguely feel that Joka wanted to protect Rusya's will,

Sky Spear Elista, just like Joca is protecting Rusya, has been protecting Luca, right?

No wonder Luca can talk to guns,

No wonder Luca told us it was called Elise.

At first, we all thought it was because of Luca's belief in God that some Holy Spirit had possessed the gun. This happens occasionally among clergy who have a strong sense of faith.

Unexpectedly, her spear Elise turned out to be something even more remarkable.

The heir of the Heavenly Spear - Luca, you are amazing.

- But why does my blood awaken it?

I remember that in the forest, it was my blood that made the thorns bloom.

Joka, who is also an artifact, also summoned me because of the special nature of my blood.

What is the secret of my blood?

What the hell is Grandpa St. Wolf hiding from me?

Looking at the two of them in the green enchantment, I thought to myself.

But......

The wound entangled in the strip of cloth began to bleed again, and it was still difficult to breathe.

The wound was so big from being pierced by a gun - I guess the right lung was bruised, right? This is not something that healing magic can solve, headaches......

Hey?

How?

Suddenly, I realized that something was wrong with the two people in the enchantment.

The spear shrouded Lucca with holy light within the barrier.

Luca's flushed little face was fading, but Rusya, who was holding her, was trembling and showing a pained expression.

Oops!

Luca's body is divine power, and now Luca's holy light is also shrouded in Rusya-like poisonous holy light to the demons!

I struggled to stand up, but Rusya shook her head at me, didn't make a sound, and tried to make a lip shape, "Don't worry, I'm a half-demon, I can stand it." ”

How could you possibly stand it? I can't even make a sound.

I can clearly see that you have bitten your lip in order to endure the pain

I can clearly see that the sweat on your body has soaked through your clothes.

I can clearly see that your whole body is trembling, as if you were by the river, trembling in pain.

Ruthia......

God—I prayed feebly.

As if in response to my prayers, Luca opened her eyes and looked up to see Rusya holding her.

For a moment, Luca looked shocked, but then understood Rusya's intentions, and held the spear in her hand, chanting softly in her mouth.

With her chanting, the light gradually converged on Luca, eventually turning into a film that enveloped Luca.

Without the shroud of the holy light, Rusya finally exhaled and continued to concentrate on channeling the magic in Luca's body.

Long......

The green enchantment gradually lightened, faded, and eventually slowly disappeared.

Luca's expression also became relaxed.

Rusya fell to the ground in exhaustion, gasping as she said, "Luca, Lacey—"

"Hmm!" The recovered Luca rushed towards me in a panic, and pressed her hand again on the wound -

"Luca has become stronger~ cough!" When the pain lessened a little, I said to her, "Now I don't even need to chant for healing." That's amazing! ”

Casting a spell, Luca's eyes were full of apologies, "Brother Lacey—"

"Needless to say, I'm sorry - I bumped into it myself, ahem! Also, Can you accept Ruthya? I looked at her expectantly.

"Brother you now," Luca bit her lip and looked at me expectantly, "do you still like her?" ”

Like?!

Looking at Rusya, I hesitated.

It seems that the love for her in my heart has eased a lot.

No...... It should be said that there is no such thing as excitement just by looking at her.

Why?

Luca gave the answer: "Elise can lift the curse, and the curse in Brother Lacey is no exception, do you still like her, Brother Lacey?" ”

"I ...... I don't know......" Looking at the devastated Rusya, I didn't know how to answer.

Hearing my words, Rusya's face was as dead as ashes, and she struggled to stand up and looked at me with attachment, "Lacey, I'm sorry. Me, I...... I shouldn't ...... I ......" hesitated for a while, as if she had made up her mind, she bit her lip, and at the same time, the Joka in her hand flashed with a green ** circle, "Goodbye-"

"Wait!" I involuntarily pounced, "Don't go—"

In a panic, I grabbed her slender arm and spurted blood from my mouth again.

"Brother Lacey!" "Lacey!" Rucia and Luca hurriedly helped me up.

"Brother Reis, what are you doing!" Luca complained, "The wound is rupturing again!" ”

"I'm sorry......" I gasped in as I clenched Rusya, "Don't go!" ”

"Why ......," Rusya looked at me with tears in her eyes, "it's all fake. I don't deserve ...... at all."

Why?

I, who had already lifted the curse, why was I so nervous when I saw Rusya leaving?

The bits and pieces of the past few days of getting along flashed through my mind.

Her smile, her attachment, her cowardice.

All of this is so real.

So, it's true.

Even without that love, I still want to protect her and pity her.

"Ruthia......" stared into her eyes, and I said slowly, "Trust me, even without that curse, I want to be by your side to protect you—remember?" We agreed in the forest that I wouldn't leave you alone again—"

Rusya shook her head in despair, trying to withdraw her hand, "That pact was because of a curse...... Let me go back - I'm so happy these days. I'll always remember it. ”

I coughed up blood and squeezed her harder, "I'm not going to let go...... If you go back, I'll wait for you in the forest like I did last time, and I'll do what I say! Trust me, no matter what happens, I won't leave you alone! ”

"Lacey......" Rusya stared at me blankly.

Ruthia...... Sister, you agreed, right? Luca on the side couldn't help but interject, "Brother Lacey said that, what are you hesitating about?" Luca now believes that you will not harm my brother, and my brother has also said that you are very important to him, - are you really going to let your brother go to the forest to find you? ”

"But......" Rusya hesitated.

"Do you hate your brother and don't want to be by your brother's side?" Luca was getting impatient.

Rusya shook her head violently.

"That's good! So what are you worried about? You and your brother are frozen here - my brother is so badly injured, and he will die if he returns to the city for treatment soon! ”

"Yikes!"

End of Chapter 21