The immortal black snake just wants to live simply

"Did she see something?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! The Blood Demon King saw it, and we can't be sure about Yeragond, but Xi is absolutely impossible! He's just an autistic, hypocritical painter."

"You look down on Xi, don't you?"

"...Don't be ridiculous, we are discussing business!"

"Pure road snake, I have one thing to say, no bragging, no slander. If we weren't entangled, why would we find someone who supports, someone who opposes, and someone who is neutral...Okay, okay, I won't say those useless things about us. It’s nonsense, don’t do it!”

"Fight! Fight!"

"Quiet...the three friends have given suggestions, so there is no need for us to dwell on it any longer. Isn't this three-to-zero situation better for us?"

"Then... no killing?"

"Let her live. After all, even if we can kill her, it would be bad if we regret it."

"We can't resurrect her, but killing is very easy for us, so it is undoubtedly better not to kill her. At least we can regret killing her... but after killing her, we can't resurrect her. "

"Reserve the offer to kill her...but spare her life this time."

"agree."

……

Inside Tallulah's tent.

The malice in Koscich's eyes eventually dissipated.

Instead, there was confusion.

Black Snake undoubtedly has feelings for Tallulah, the Draco who he has raised by himself for many years.

Just not much.

But he was not indifferent either. Killing Tallulah had no feeling at all for him.

"It's strange, why don't any of my friends suggest killing you?"

Kosich stared at Tallulah who gradually calmed down and closed her eyes.

The expression on her face at this time... was very reassuring.

She didn't have much physical strength due to her illness, and after being noisy for so long, it was time to rest.

Rolling around consumes a lot of energy.

But she grabbed the hand of Kosiche's clothes and never let go.

"...Sure enough, you were cuter when you were a child."

Because at that time, Tallulah's every move was under the control of the black snake.

Instead of like now... Black Snake no longer has the confidence to control her.

Manipulate her while ensuring her independence of thought.

Can a being who is accustomed to reading minds really tolerate someone who has always been under his control...or at least thinks he is under his control, falling out of his control?

Black snake can.

But it was also difficult for Him.

'Is this what it's like to watch the children you raise grow up? '

Kosiche tapped Tallulah's forehead with his finger and withdrew the black snakes who were chattering in Tallulah's consciousness space.

very hot.

But what does it matter to Him?

At this time, Black Snake still had mixed feelings for Tallulah, because even the advice of friends could not change Black Snake's own feelings.

I am afraid that my efforts will be in vain, I am afraid that my temporary softness will allow an enemy to grow... I am even more afraid that my kindness will not be reciprocated in return.

He couldn't read minds, and the difference in thought between him and Tallulah made it even more elusive for him to figure out what this Draco was thinking.

And He is very snobbish... In other words, He follows the instinct of most creatures to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Therefore, Cosiche did not really want to kill Tallulah from the bottom of his heart, but just gave Tallulah a chance to live because of his friend's advice and his own hesitation.

The Duke of Cosiche then tried to get up, but Tallulah still held on tightly to the hem of his clothes.

"...Don't leave, don't leave me."

Tallulah murmured with her eyes closed, as if she had a nightmare.

Kosich thought for five seconds.

A punch struck Tallulah in the face.

Tallulah's hand that was firmly grasping the corner of her clothes loosened and hung down weakly.

Although her face was a little swollen at this time, she became particularly peaceful... not at all uneasy like a nightmare.

She was...sleeping deeply.

"Troublesome Draco... actually still maintains the bad habits of his childhood to this day."

Cosiche stood up with the [Staff of Ursus] in his left hand, and patted the corner of his clothes touched by Tallulah with his right hand in disgust.

At the same time, under Tallulah's quilt, under the bed, on the table, on the walls of the tent, and on the floor, the black snakes followed the [Usas Staff] and crawled back into Kosiche's body.

No, not right.

One piece is missing.

The black snake poked its head out of a drawer.

And it was holding a pink sweater in its mouth.

It was an otherwise beautiful pink sweater... but it had obviously been washed too many times and was slightly faded.

It was the sweater Kosich knitted for Tallulah when she first visited the Integration Movement in the tundra.

The color Tallulah disliked pink was deliberately used.

"..."

Cosiche and the black snake looked at each other.

Then the black snake quickly packed up the sweater and returned to Kosiche's body.

At the same time, relock the lock on that drawer and restore it to its original state.

Just like Coscich once secretly read the diary of young Tallulah.

'Don't believe her!Don't believe her!Don't believe her! '

'Believe her!Believe her!Believe her! '

Two contradictory concepts are mixed in Koscich's thinking.

And this time...

The originally evenly matched situation has changed.

The black snakes who were full of malice towards Tallulah also "rebelled" one after another and joined the camp that was kind to Tallulah.

But there are still black snakes who harbor deep malice towards Tallulah.

'Kill her!She dares to do something to [me]! '

'But it was [I] who was at fault first, and she cried at the time. '

'Kill her! [I] cannot read her feelings for [me]! '

'But there are so many people in this land that [I] can't read, so what does it matter if there are one more or one less... And she still keeps the sweater [I] knitted for her. '

'Kill her!She is no longer a chess piece that [I] can manipulate at will... and [I] once spent so much effort on her. '

'But to [me], is she really just a pawn? '

'...If you don't kill her, you will regret it. '

'Maybe, but [I] have worked so hard to make progress, isn't it just to have the right and capital to choose when facing this situation... And don't forget it. '

What do you and us have?

It's just Black Snake's brainstorming.

……

Kosich took the scepter and gently tapped it on the medical box sent by Alina.

Then he left the tent without looking back.

'boring……'

'Go find some fun. '

'Well...it's good to beat the Patriots. '

Chapter 2 Kosiche: I really think about Ursus!

Today's integration movement has left the territory of Ursus, and there are infected organizations from other countries, even as far away as Colombia, under the banner of the integration movement.

The slogans Tallulah shouted at that time and the fall of Chernobog eventually made this organization more and more famous, and more and more infected people who wanted to survive through struggle joined.

The previous integration movement can only be regarded as an infected organization in Ursus... and in the eyes of some people, it may even be part of Kosich's conspiracy.

Although I don’t know what conspiracy Cosiche has, I would rather believe that it exists than that it doesn’t exist!

After all, the leader of the integration movement is the heir that Cosiche has cultivated for so long... It makes no sense, and it is impossible for him to betray the Duke of Cosiche.

Unless it was Duke Cosiche’s intention.

Or maybe the heir to the duke who fights for the infected on this earth...isn't he really the Eternal Duke himself?

The Eternal Duke did sign some [treaties] with the Emperor of Ursus, and he himself claimed that without the emperor's will and the will of the people of Ursus, he would not interfere in things outside his duchy.

But again, that's just a [treaty].

If you believe too much, you will suffer a loss.

……

But today’s integration movement is not that simple.

In the eyes of those who do not know much about the inside story, it is absolutely impossible for the fall of Chernobog to be the work of the Eternal Duke...because in that case, he would have crossed the line.

And it is not in line with the Duke of Cosiche's usual code of conduct.

Ursus could not accept that the Duke of Cosiche crossed the line in this way...whether it was the new nobles, the old nobles, the military, the common people, the parliament or the emperor.

A patron saint must never have the idea of ​​actively sacrificing the people.

Ursus could accept the Duke of Cosiche's helpless abandonment of his troops to protect his commander, but a being who had been with the empire for thousands of years, and might even continue to accompany it, could never take the initiative to sacrifice its people to complete its own conspiracy.

In that case, the hidden danger to the Ursus Empire would be too great.

And when Ursus felt betrayed, the anger born, even the gods had to stay away.

The monsters raised by the Ursus Empire, those terrifying faceless monsters; those anomalous existences that are loyal to Ursus hiding in banquets and streets; the army groups that have trampled on the dignity of many countries; and the anger of the emperor himself. He directed his sharp blade and his gaze at the Duke of Cosiche.

The suspicion of those civilians will also reach its peak.

Koxiche can indeed awaken the evil fragments in the inner body, but among them, there are not no outstanding ones who can fight against the evil fragments with their own will.

Those first inner guards did it...and although today's inner guards are young, their burdens have been reduced with the help of the black snake.But at that time, those who experienced torture that even Colombia’s cruel experiments would put to shame, those internal guards who were full of enthusiasm for Ursus, did what they insisted on really not be passed down to the present?

The evil god can paralyze most of the inner guards, but the will of some inner guards is enough to persist until they appear in front of the body of Koxiche, chop off the body's head, and tear off the body's face.

Although I don’t know how many faces the black snake has.

Yes, Kosiche can indeed try to manipulate public opinion...but what if even the media itself fears and loathes such Kosiche?

Is He going to swallow up all the mouthpieces and intelligence agencies of the Ursus Empire?

He can't do it.

Water can carry a boat and it can overturn it.

Immortal monsters may not be killed.

But don’t imagine that you can still keep your lair in Ursus.