The Survival Strategy of the Contract Duchess - Chapter 115

Watching Kyler staring only at the sky, Dylan felt his neck stiffen.

About 30 minutes had passed since Sasha had left ahead to meet the monsters first, to bring more of the monsters that served as transportation.

Although the monsters’ flying speed was very fast, it would take at least 20 minutes to reach the mountain range, so there would still be more time before she returned.

Unlike the people who had already settled down nearby, seeing him standing upright all this time made Dylan wonder if he was perhaps getting anxious.

In reality, there must be times when he feels uneasy and anxious. As a human, he couldn’t have never felt such things. Even if he hadn’t felt it since becoming an adult, he would have when he was younger. Dylan had been told that he had bad experiences when he was younger, when Dylan didn’t know him.

But at least, Dylan was seeing this side of him for the first time.

“She’ll be back soon.”

“Hmm…”

In fact, it was impossible not to be nervous. They had promised not to fight, but unexpected situations could arise.

The problem wasn’t the worry, but his inability to express what was inside him, but because it was a side of him Dylan hadn’t seen before, worry and anticipation were mixed together even more.

Sasha said she was fine, but they were the ones who had dealt with the monsters for longer. She wouldn’t have seen how fast and ferocious they were.

Now she was stepping forward to help and entering their base in a situation where there was no guarantee how they would change, if his beloved woman was in the middle of it, the tension would be indescribable.

The unimaginable situation was enough to make Kyler’s face show anxiety.

It was then.

Screech! Scree-!

The sound of monsters began to be heard in the distance. It wasn’t just one individual. The sounds of several of them crying out as if communicating with each other spread and poured down.

The wizard, who had been almost sprawled on the ground, also snapped to his senses and stood up. Seeing him get up quickly with the most motivated look he had shown today, as if trying to save his own life, Dylan couldn’t help but shake his head.

Inevitably, both Kyler and Dylan reached for their sword hilts first. And the monsters, who had quickly approached, poured down to the ground.

“Stop-!”

And after the sound of landing subsided, the first thing heard was a young woman’s cry.

Kyler recognized the voice and slightly loosened the grip on the sword hilt. As the dust settled, four monsters were seen standing at a certain distance.

And slowly, she appeared through the dust.

“Sasha.”

As soon as Kyler identified her, he immediately started walking. Ignoring the calls from behind, Kyler took Sasha’s hand as she came to meet him.

“Your hand is cold.”

“Oh? It is. I should have brought more clothes.”

Sasha couldn’t help but smile at Kyler’s approach and the way he held her hands. It wasn’t just being apart, but being with the monsters, which was like a trauma to him, so he couldn’t have waited comfortably.

“The monsters believed me and believed in Kyler, and came down to pick us up. It’s okay, right?”

Sasha asked Kyler cautiously. She wasn’t just concerned about them more than herself, but was asking him again if he was really okay. If he wasn’t, irreversible things could happen above.

“If they don’t betray us, I will do as you say.”

Sasha smiled brightly and held his hand tightly. And she looked back.

“We’re going up because we’ve decided to trust each other. If you’re going to do anything else, you can go back from here.”

Sasha said to Dylan and the wizard. There was an undeniable power in her clear voice. In fact, Dylan was sure that he would follow Kyler’s orders, but he still didn’t trust the wizard.

But Sasha thought that the wizard would be of great help in this matter, so she wanted to take him along.

“I threatened the wizard that if he didn’t help and caused trouble, I would eliminate half of the wizards. You have a truly scary husband.”

The wizard, in his last struggle, properly unleashed his sarcasm. But Sasha, seeing that, didn’t even blink an eye and let out a snicker.

“Scary? I have a reliable husband. If you cause trouble, I’ll not only close the gate that the monsters are coming through, but I’ll gather more monsters and have Kyler eliminate the remaining half.”

“A ducal couple skilled in threats. Tsk, of course, it’s good for the Magic Tower if more monsters don’t come over. I’ll help. As long as the monsters don’t attack.”

Sasha looked at the wizard’s face a little more closely. The subtle gaze, as if she could read the wizard’s mind by looking at him like that, made the wizard swallow hard without realizing it.

“You can come now! Please take one person each!”

Only then did Sasha turn around and shout to the monsters. They, who had been keeping a certain distance, approached slowly. Seeing them move according to her words, Dylan and the wizard, Rihal, froze and only blinked their eyes.

Scree-!

“Ah, this is my husband. He protects the empire from monsters. Haha!”

She introduced Kyler to the monster that had come to the front. He unknowingly looked at the monster being introduced and had the strange experience of making eye contact.

Screech-!

“Oh, no. He made a firm promise to me. He was the one who actively looked for a way first.”

Seeing her make excuses as if she had heard something when the monster made a sound, it strangely seemed natural.

“I lost my parents to monsters.”

Kyler spoke. He didn’t know if his words would be properly conveyed to them like Sasha’s, but seeing her converse naturally made him feel like they would understand.

Scree-!

“I’ll tell them. ‘I lost my parents to monsters.'”

As expected, Kyler’s words were not understood, so Sasha repeated the same words. At those words, the monster’s eyes turned to him.

“Of course, I don’t know what happened to that monster. After coming to my senses and learning to wield a sword, it might have been mixed among the countless monsters I’ve dealt with until now.”

Sasha hesitated slightly, but conveyed the same words. He saw the monster in the back flinch, but when the monster in the front stomped its feet as if uncomfortable, he felt the hostility subside in the back as well.

“But that’s not you, not you all. And although it’s said to be natural, it was also clearly the responsibility of humans to induce them to attack people.”

And he could feel even the monster that seemed about to get angry calm down at his next words.

“That’s why we want to break this cycle of bad blood. Isn’t it enough to just block that hole that they’re coming through? The monsters don’t have to cross over to this place from where they live, and without the pain that Geranel inflicted under the guise of control, they don’t have to hate humans attack humans and then die by my hand. So that we don’t repeat that.”

The monster’s eyes were fixed on Kyler, while its ears were focused on Sasha, listening intently. The occasional movement of its head seemed like it was nodding, making it feel like they were really having a direct conversation.

“If you give us a little help, I will try my best to block that hole.”

Screee!

As soon as Sasha conveyed his last words, the monster cried out in a high voice.

While the wizard, who had been nervous in the back, screamed, the monster that had come forward turned around and cried out a few times. Then they moved and approached each person they were assigned to.

“The wizard, it’s asking if you’re okay. It says if you cause trouble during the flight, you’ll die together.”

Sasha said, looking at the wizard who was still noticeably wary of the monster. The wizard, with a sullen expression, barely looked at the monster standing next to him, the largest of them all, and slowly approached.

“I’m a human who values my life the most. If I make a mistake, I’ll be the first to die, so I won’t cause any trouble.”

He was clearly a skilled wizard, and although he had been asked to lend his strength, he felt like all the beings in front of him were overwhelming him.

“Okay. Everyone, hold on tight to the monsters. It’ll ascend quickly and the landing will be a bit difficult, so you have to hold on tight.”

Sasha climbed onto the back of the leader monster that she had been talking to until just now. The way she climbed on with the words “excuse me” seemed very careful, so the remaining men also slowly climbed on at those words.

The monster, as if feeling the strength of the humans holding onto its body tightly, stomped its feet and then soared upwards.

“Aaaaaaaah!”

As expected, the wizard’s scream echoed in the sky. The four monsters and the humans riding on them, who had soared out of the forest in an instant, left the Uhalin Forest below and floated in the air.

“So, this is what it feels like.”

Kyler muttered nearby, and it was heard quietly even amidst the sound of the wind hitting his whole body.

The sound conveyed a feeling that was somehow pleasant, so Sasha was greatly relieved. As her heart, which had been beating wildly, calmed down, she smiled brightly at him.

“This is what it feels like! It’ll be even more amazing when we get to the mountain range later!”

As Sasha shouted that, Kyler smiled brightly. Against the backdrop of the blue sky and the bright sunlight, Kyler gave her a smile that was truly unrealistically beautiful.

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