I put a hand on the wound, dripped a little blood onto my face, and made a hissing sound. It stings a bit.
"Do you want me to see it for you?" Mary asked politely, and I shook my head. "It's a pity that your armor didn't cover your head."
"Yes, I lost my helmet a long time ago."
""about this point. I don't think my eyes will deceive me, but, is that armor really fused with your bones?"
""Ah, that. That's right. "I sighed." This is just another mistake I made when I was young. This is a long time ago. Sometimes I even forget that it is armor! All this happened when I was sent to destroy a group..."
"Who cares about this?!" Markey shouted as he floated in the air above Lily. "You said you can help the hostess, so do it!"
"Oh, of course. I'm sorry." Mary knelt to her new patient and then bowed to her. ""All right. So apart from loss of consciousness, are there no other symptoms?"
"There's vomiting," I said, turning my eyes to Lily. Yes, she was there, and now the biggest burden in my life is lying there peacefully, even though she looks much older than when I left her. She now seems to be around forty-five years old, and I don't think her rapid aging will end there. "In fact, she looks old too."
"I see. This is rare, but I heard that some people can use magic to hide their age. Do you know how old she is? This will give me an idea of the development of the disease."
"I'm not sure. The last time she mentioned her age, she said she was 10,000 years old."
""what? This is impossible!"
"I think so too, but that's what she said." I whispered, turning to Markey. ""how about you? Do you know how long it has been?"
""No. Since the hostess will live forever and swim in glory, there is no need to keep tracking
"Uh, when I didn't ask."
"Anyway," Mary interjected, "I think it's best to keep her in a state of stagnation for the time being. Of course, this can't completely offset the effect, but I hope it will only slow them down and find the flowers I need."
"About this." I started. "Are you sure there is no other way to get this plant?"
"This is the only one I know of that actually exists. Before my office was blown up, I didn't even have one."
"Really?" I sighed. "It's just that I have never heard of anyone breaking into the garden of sinners, but I have heard of what happens when people meet Pluto, which is very strange, because it is said that there are no survivors."
"Ah, yes, I have heard of it, but he killed people only out of despair and a strong sense of loyalty."
"What do you mean? Why is he so loyal to a group of plants?"
"He is not loyal to plants. There is another thing in the garden that he is determined to protect."
"What could it be?"
"Have you never heard his story? What he wants to protect is the woman he loves!" Mary started with gleaming eyes, clasping her hands together. As she said, her professional tone has captured her voice. "When he was a young man, almost all his family members were killed in an event called "Beast Parade." I believe you have heard of it."
In fact, I think so. Obviously, this kind of thing happens only once every four to five hundred years, but when they come, it is ruinous. Monsters, animals, and creatures of all types will gather together and march on land, destroying and devouring everything on the road. No one knows why they were drawn together or where they were going, but when they came, it was worse than any natural disaster. Of course, it has been a thousand years since such incidents were recorded, so most people think this is just a myth. Nonetheless, if this is true, then what time alive will be like!
"So, the man now known as Hades survived the parade of wild beasts." Mary continued. "Because this was an unparalleled feat, when the king gave him a job as a princess bodyguard. He accepted it, but the king did not know that Pluto had an ulterior motive. Because the king ordered his army to stay and protect The castle allows all farmers and their destiny to be controlled by the minions of beasts.
"So what, he tried to assassinate the king?" I asked, somehow interested in the story.
"No, look, Pluto has lost all his family, except his sister and brother, so he wants the king to suffer as before."
"Ah, so he targeted the princess."
"Yes!" Tears rolled down Mary's cheeks. I overreacted a bit, but I think she must really like this story. ""But he can't do that. On the first night, he was in her room with a knife in his hand and approached her, but before he executed his plan, he noticed the poor girl crying. She just sat there, looking out the window, watching the destroyed land submerged in the moonlight, just crying. At first he thought the tears were for her, because she saw what he was holding in his hands, but they didn't. Her tears are for everyone within the borders of the kingdom, those who lost their loved ones because their father refused to send an army.
Mary wiped away her tears and raised her head with a loving smile. I think I may have underestimated how much she likes this story. She is a person full of sex, I admit that, but this is only a story after all. I doubt if this is true. The Pluto I have heard of is a cold-blooded murderer who kills anyone close to the Sinner’s Garden.
"Now we are in the garden to accept the part of its name." Mary started again after a short while to recover. "Seeing how pure and noble the princess is, Pluto vowed to do his best to protect her. They spent too much time traveling in the kingdom together. It is natural that the two people will develop their feelings for each other. During that time, The princess took Pluto to her most precious place, which was her only connection with her late mother; the garden. It was there where the two spent most of their time, and it was also the place where they finally realized that they were in love with each other. But then Everything got worse.
"The king decided to marry his daughter to another country. Even after a few years, the land is still recovering from the parade of wild beasts. Therefore, she felt that she had no choice. For the sake of her people, she agreed. , Only her beloved will protect her. Of course, they can’t know how despicable the neighboring prince was until it’s too late. After seeing what he had done to the woman he loved, Pluto became furious and killed that Despicable prince. Then, the two returned home to collect Pluto's brothers and sisters.
"The princess decided to flee with Pluto. The king felt that his daughter had betrayed him and committed a crime against him. He took severe measures and cursed the two lovers so that they would never know each other's comfort. Princess. Cursed sleeping forever in the crystal coffin, Pluto is cursed as an eternal curse. The only way for Pluto to move on is to hope that one day he can save his lover from her curse. For this, he is in battle. Improved his skills so that he can survive until she wakes up."
While Mary was telling the story, tears kept streaming. When she spoke, her eyes were filled with surprise and admiration, which even made me feel something emotionally similar, although not so deep. The guardian experienced a long and hard battle, which I can empathize with. I want to know how strong he is.
"This story is very colorful." I said. "However, you seem to know a lot. How did you get these details?"
"From the source." She replied, sniffing her nose.
""what? From Pluto? Why are you still alive?"
"He is not the bad guy you are talking about. He only killed people out of despair and necessity. Besides, he just came to me for information about the curse. When I asked him if he could see her, he strongly refused. But he Willing to tell his story, I am very grateful for that."
""So what? Can you help him?"
"Unfortunately, I can only tell him what was told countless times before. In order to break the curse, he needs a long list of items. So he has been killing around, in order to get what he wants, killing monsters and people."
"Well, I might have to kill him in order to get what we need."
"I don't want things to develop to that point, but you have to do what you should do. Anyway, he has been alive for a long time, and he has learned how to survive. I suggest you not to fight with him. It may be you Finally died."
"If he is the one who killed me, so be it. He sounds like a worthy opponent. Anyway, we will worry about this later. Are you sure Archibald can let us in? He seems, how should I say these words politely, like someone you would never believe."
"That's a small problem, but you can be sure that he can enter in some way. I really don't know how we can enter the wall."
I sighed. How did things become like this? I just want to find Violet, and now I have found an evil bitch as a partner, and I am going to find the bastard who stole our things and is still gloating in front of me!
Oh, Violet, I hope that after all this I can finally find you.
"How do you know where he will be?" I asked, staring at a huge tent on the outskirts of the city.
We spent three days here and came to this lakeside town called Crystal Lake. During that time, I learned a lot about Mary. The first and most important thing is that she cannot be trusted by any task. You must be very, very specific when asking her to provide services. What I'm talking about is to tell her every detail, no matter how trivial, so this request will not end in disaster. (To be continued) (End of this chapter)