Chris's Faith of Fire

You have to survive.

Beyond Agat—Chris’s POV:

The dawn shines on everyone's face, making the blood appear more dazzling.

"It's great that so many people survived."

The lord pressed his knees and said tiredly.

I don't know how I got back here.

"A total of more than 200 combatants, [-]% survived, and the residents were almost uninjured. Facing a monster attack of this scale can be said to be a miracle."

Listening to the chatter around me, I couldn't say a word.

Saved, by Sophie...

Then when I came to the slope of Agat, I saw a lot of monster corpses.

I and my heart also lost my words at that moment.

It's a victory.

But I couldn't be happy anymore. I saw Lian coming to me with a heavy face and carrying me back to Agote.

The lord was surprised to see me with my hair burned.

So far, I haven't said a word, can't say anything, and can't understand what they are saying.

He sat on the chair in the tent and relaxed his whole body, then hugged his knees tightly.

It was as if Sophie could still feel her body temperature.

Agat's warriors have gone to look for her body.

I couldn't even do this with my savior.

It was three days later that I began to realize that I was still alive.

No one bothered me during this time. Lian once came to my tent and wanted to say something, but in the end she left with her boots clicking.

hungry……

I was so hungry that I felt very uncomfortable.

I wanted to cry again, but I couldn't do it without eating something.

My stomach hurts so much, and my whole body feels as if my muscles have atrophied because of hunger.

I moved my body, but unexpectedly couldn't find my balance and fell down.

Can't stand up.

"Wow, woo..."

Can't cry.

Biting her lips, she tried to hold back the tears.

The liquid swirled in his eyes, swirling, and finally fell to the ground ruthlessly.

"Wow, woohoo..."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

A figure appeared in front of him, blocking the sunlight coming in from outside.

It's not a big shadow, it just covers my body.

"Fami?"

The young man who was the attendant had a thick bandage on his head and looked here with curious eyes.

"Huh? Why do you know my name? Well...I have brought you food, Her Royal Highness Princess Crystal."

His voice was familiar to me, but it was completely different.

I could sense that this person was not Fami.

What's going on? It's weird.

"You are..." He couldn't help but say what he was thinking.

"Oh, Your Highness, I am Mr. Lian's apprentice Fami. I may have known it from Mr. Lian, so please use it with caution."

well?What is this...

The young man bowed politely and walked out of the tent.

His pupils dilated.

it's wired.

I almost climbed out of the tent and was helped up by a young man who happened to be walking by.

"Lian, what exactly is Fami..."

Lian took a deep breath, and from this distance she could feel the rise of his diaphragm.

As if he wanted to tell me something bad.

"Regarding this matter……"

Hesitant.

"Could it be that……"

Looking at my cheek, he nodded.

"...Fami almost died and suffered a serious head injury. I used secret treatment to finally make him survive, but it seems that part of the memory cannot be preserved. If this continues, he will become a useless person, so I gave him He implanted fake memories."

"Fake memories of...?"

The young man nodded slightly.

Why do you do that!

Since it can be forged, why can’t it be forged to be exactly the same as before?

Just as he was about to open his mouth, he realized that he was not in a position to say such words.

Lian doesn't know about our affairs, so he wouldn't be able to make such a decision in such a critical moment.

The arms that I wanted to raise fell down weakly.

"Tell me, who are you, Lian!"

The young man just continued to nod, sat on a chair to the side and began to talk.

The forest south of Rodeculo Saint.

It has been several days since Latiya came here, but she always wanders in the same place.

The knight's experience was of little use here. The short sword hanging on his waist could only deal with weak monsters, and he had to protect Ollie at the same time.

Very strenuous.

For the first time in her life, she felt the difficulties of life.

There are no complicated government affairs and no annoying ministers, but that doesn't mean it will be easy.

Having no experience in outdoor life, I wanted to go straight in one direction, but I often encountered paths where I couldn't continue.

I had to take a detour, and every time I changed directions, I felt intense uneasiness.

At night, I could no longer see clearly what was going on around me and had to camp where I was.

How to start a fire?

Ladia was fed up. Looking at Ollie who was looking at her blankly, the first princess became even more irritated.

"Ollie! Come and try it."

"Ok!"

The young man took out two stones from his pocket and bumped them against the firewood in front of him. The collision and friction brought out sparks.

"Huh? Your boy is carrying flint?"

"Um……"

"Idiot? Why didn't you tell me earlier!"

"I'm sorry, Your Highness."

"That's all."

The girl leaned weakly on the rock behind her, watching the dead branches in front of her being set on fire.

The flames ignited, growing louder and louder as the boy breathed.

fire?

"A spark that can start a prairie fire..."

It's not clear whether it can start a prairie fire, but now only Spark is left.

She sneered self-deprecatingly.

Her clothes were in tatters and she hadn't taken a shower for several days. She was very uncomfortable, but her self-esteem didn't allow her to express these complaints in front of younger children.

"What's the matter, Your Highness?"

"Don't call me Your Highness anymore... there is no such thing as Your Highness anymore."

"Then...how should I call you?"

"Letty, let's call her that from now on."

"Well, Letty..."

The warmth of the campfire gradually spread from the palms to the whole body, and the warm feeling spread throughout the body.

The old Rod Kurosaint no longer exists.

His father, who somehow became a demon, was the mastermind, and his mother and Catherine were also dead in order to save themselves.

Everyone in the Knights is gone too.

She is no longer a princess now. If there were no demons, this would be the situation that Duke Lebal expected most.

"Oli, you have a brother who is still with Chrissy. He must be fine. Chrissy's child should be fine too."

It was great that she didn't rush back, Ladia thought for a moment, but she quickly put the thought out of her head.

"Ah."

The young man answered softly.

"Don't you miss him?"

"I think...but my brother is very happy when he and His Highness Chris are together, so I feel very happy too."

"happiness?"

"Well, my brother taught me that this is the emotion that will appear when someone important to you is happy."

"What a standard answer."

Ladia stood up and dusted off her pants.

"Go to bed early, Ollie...I have something to do tomorrow morning."

"Ok!"

The young man turned over and lay on the ground obediently. After a moment, he breathed out evenly.

end of prologue

POV: Narrator Nephra

Should we stand still or take a step forward?

Humans have always struggled with this problem.

When others encounter difficulties, they will always say, "Ah, don't be indecisive, make a decision quickly!" or "You can't go on like this, people must learn to look forward." and so on.

Really good at speaking truth.