King of Shadows

"It appears that Alto has betrayed you."

The expression on Slander's face is neither surprised nor embarrassed. He sat down and just tapped the keyboard as usual. Chris clenched his two fists in a tranquil manner.

"... you knew this was going to happen from the start."

"She and I are allies. I don't want to know, but I can't. And I'm sure you're aware of that. It's a cut at the end of the deal. There's not enough junkies, and there's not enough junkies, so Alto is very fickle. It's not weird when you fall into the ground. It's a miracle you've survived this long."

Chris couldn't argue with it because they were all right. He was the one who did not defeat a competent advisor and embraced him, even though he knew he would come back as a leader one day.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Is there a reason I should tell you? It's always been a matter between the parties. Chris isn't even in a close relationship with me."

Even though I understood it with my head, my heart could not. Because if you had said one word when you visited the Waitley family, it wouldn't have fallen like this. But Chris knew better than anyone that it was a shallow pitch. It was his mistake to know that the rope was rotten and not take Slander's hand actively.

"And just by giving you the lamp of Alzahad, I think I did everything I could. He would, too. I mean, he lived like this and met me."

The handover of the lamp to Alhazard was close to gambling, even in Slander's view. It was impossible for Alto to get caught. Not to mention all-out war since then.

"You don't want to hear it from someone who has taken advantage of you."

"It's inappropriate to be a bystander. Let's say you're from around here. I'm sure you wouldn't have listened even if I was appealing. You're as stubborn as Alto."

Chris wept. You were right. Even if Slander suddenly declared Alto a danger out of nowhere, he wouldn't believe it immediately.

"... I have no choice. Like it or not, you're a lifesaver."

Without the lamp of Al-Hazad, he would have died there. Chris, who remembered Alto's face, suddenly realized how helpless he was. Alto's betrayal was shocking. Slander stares at Chris' sullen face without a moment's hesitation.

"Won't you join me?"

"What?"

"You shouldn't be surprised. I told you, don't forget I have a choice. For a long time now, I want you to survive. And I showed you my power through the lamp of Alzahad. And it's not just that. I also said I wanted to be with you. You knew that, didn't you? Why would I summon you here?"

Slander reaches out his hand. If Sihyun and Alto held hands, he too would have held hands with Chris. There was no need to obscure the means and means to achieve the goal.

Moreover, Alto was raised with great care. It was a perfect condition. Now it's weak, but Chris's walls have infinite possibilities. Slander invested in Chris of the future, not Chris of the present.

Chris looks at Slander. Are you going to get out of here now, or are you going to sit here and look for your next opportunity? The choice was simple. What bothered me was that I couldn't read Slander's intentions.

I want to live for a long time, it couldn't have been the real purpose. There was definitely something behind it. But Chris' thoughts didn't last long. It was because I saw hands moving quickly in front of me.

"Aren't you going to catch it?"

"Fine... if you can avenge me, there's nothing you can't do."

Chris, holding Slander's hand, recalls two abominations. The King of Shadows and Alto. At the same time as the two of them met, his rosy future was transformed into a thorny path. The ambition to leap beyond the great old existence and move beyond the universe has long been as crumbling as the Sand Castle.

"Hehe."

I want revenge on the two who made me this way. I want to be torn to shreds and drowned in the mud. The higher the hatred, the deeper Chris frowned. The scar on my face is sore. He cleaned up the spilled sap and accepted the slander as a new advisor-trade target.

Even if Slander turns into a demon other than Alto, Chris was willing to endure it. If you hadn't fallen to the bottom, you'd be better off dead if you weren't so prepared.

"The deal went well, so I'll heal your wounds."

As his miserable pierced ship recovered over time, Chris was able to sit down with a better look on his face.

"No, not the face."

As Slander's hands point toward his face, Chris shakes his head. White hair, eyelids, lips, nose and ears. Everything burned up and disappeared, but I didn't want to recover. All that was left of Chris was the scar. It was also evidence of Alto's betrayal.

"This is a symbol of my will."

Only the red-eye burns roughly through the blackened face.

/396

Operation Last Sacrifice. Colony operations around the world have been successfully thwarted. The damage was devastating, but the unknown awakened by the hands of humanity. Legions of deep-sea people and descendants of stars were overwhelmed by the will of humanity. All humanity was drunk at the moment of victory. They exclude disasters that can come to an end with their own hands. I couldn't have been more unwilling.

It wasn't that I wasn't happy about it. But he had to get away from it. It's because I'm worried about Kathy who still hasn't regained consciousness.

When she came into the room, she saw Kathy lying in bed. Thanks to Alto's cooperation, the boat that was inflated was stable and is now in an unnoticed state. Not to mention K'Tulu's death in the process.

It was bitter, but it didn't matter, that the persistent enemy disappeared at once. I was able to endure it as long as Kathy was safe.

The reversal, K'Tulu's unique technique, has become Cache's. Alto aimed precisely at the gap arising from the reversal of the main relationship to the hat relationship. Now Kathy will live a new life as an ordinary girl, not as a tool to ensure K'Tulu's death.

"I'm really glad."

Sihyun wiped Kathy's head. Maybe it's because it consumed more health than it needed. Kathy hasn't regained consciousness yet. Sihyun could understand. A girl who was just a child had another life. It was even weirder not to fall.

"That's enthusiastic. I don't think it's the boy lying still who needs a gentle touch, but I've been working hard for you since last night. Isn't that right?"

A grumbling voice. She turns her head and sees a girl sitting by the window. The girl, Alto, somehow deceived her senses and came into the room.

"So what happened?"

"I completely missed it. I've been looking all day, but it was a waste of time."

Alto taps his head with a debt. We searched every place Chris could, including the Waitleys, but it was a waste of time. Chris' remains were unclear as to whether or not he was in this universe. Chris' new advisor must have been that good.

Hearing Alto's words, he folded his arms. It was a huge mistake to miss Chris.

Leader of The One and stripped of the helmet of the Savior. I didn't even know how far he could go. One thing was certain that Chris would grow incredibly fast. He was able to affirm that he was going through his own open-ended growth.

Moreover, she couldn't hide her grief from the fact that there was someone who helped Chris. He who shares Chris' will could not have been favorable to him. It's a good situation to say you're undercover. The more I thought about it, the more I felt sorry for him, so my gaze - doubtful arrows - had to go towards Alto.

"You didn't let him go on purpose, did you?"

"What are you looking at me for? I'm a woman who does what she does. There's just a variable that I haven't thought of."

"Is there a variable that you can't think of? That's unbelievable."

Nilathotep, Alto's main body, was an unthinkable being. I'm just guessing that they have the power equivalent of shoe.

Alto turned his head to see if his gaze was cold. Although she did not tolerate it, she was also hurt by her pride.

"I - everyone's idol - I don't know everything. Children who stare at me like stars in the night sky have always existed! He will, too, because the best idol is destined to attract rivals."

"If you say so."

"It's not like that. It really is."

Alto frowned on his pointy face, but he couldn't believe it. Because it wasn't just what it looked like. Even though Alto pretended to be everyone's idol, the intrinsic nature behind it was grim and chaotic chaos.

I didn't know if Azatos was responding to the trail or if he was whispering about his experience in so many deaths, but he believed his feelings.

At that time, the door opened. Rin and Bererosa, swimming with one. And then there's Sherry. Different attractive women came inside one by one.

"Se-hyun, what about Kathy?"

"Nothing has changed. But I think he's gonna wake up soon. He's got better color than before."

Shi Hyun strokes Kathy's head, reflexively responding. But he had to stop immediately. It was surprisingly quiet given that there were five people in the room.

"What the..."

Xi Hyun's words did not continue. The women's gaze was embedded in Alto sitting by the window, not by Se-hyun. Then he scratched his head, realizing the static cause.

"Mister, who is that child?"

"Do you really want to know who I am?"

It was Alto, not Sihyun, who answered the question of swimming. She stands up with her umbrella like a cane and walks around the room with a vague smile. Women instinctively corrected. Having an unidentified girl by his side was not a very good sign.

Sherry, who had discovered Alto's identity, was speechless and trembling like a herbivore attacked by a beast.

"If you want to find out, find out quickly. Don't push it."

"I've been honest with you. You look great."

Alto smiles faintly as Lin hesitates. Women were even more vigilant in their seductive gestures. Alto's attitude at the peak of beauty was enough to stimulate the minds of all men.

"I see that you are not ordinary. Are you also like Se-hyun?"

"You have good eyes, right? Do I have to say that you chose me?"

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Recommendation for National Power

Commendo National Power

1. Talk to Alto.

2. Do not deal with Alto.

3. Other (please specify)