I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 273

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#6

Although soldiers had boarded the passenger ship to prepare for sea monster attacks, their numbers were not many.

Even the seasoned crewmen who had weathered all kinds of storms found it burdensome to face monsters.

Not only that, but the passenger ship lacked proper combat weapons like warships, and there was the harsh condition of having to fight on the sea where they couldn’t move freely.

“Get away now!”

“Aaahhh!”

In such a situation, with the notoriously difficult Volador appearing, the deck was truly a scene of chaos.

“Don’t let the Volador attach itself to the ship!”

“The legs, we need to cut off the legs!”

With the single-minded determination not to be defeated like this, the soldiers and crewmen fought the Volador with their lives on the line.

Among them was Kalian as well.

Swish—

As a massive leg with dozens of suckers flew toward him, Kalian readjusted his grip on his sword and made a long slash.

The leg, larger than a human body, was cleanly severed and green blood splattered everywhere.

Without even having time to wipe off the blood on his body, Kalian slaughtered the legs that were thrashing about wildly.

Kalian’s swift movements that seemed inhuman and his flashy yet merciless swordsmanship were enough to catch the attention of people who were fighting frantically.

“What are you all doing?”

Kalian shouted at those people.

“Looking around with the enemy right in front of you! You must not value your lives!”

At the thunderous scolding, people gripped their swords again and faced the Volador.

However, dealing with a Volador that hid its main body in the sea and attacked only with its legs was never an easy task.

Moreover, the Volador had excellent natural healing abilities, so even when its legs were cut off, they regenerated quickly.

‘What should I do?’

How could he defeat the Volador?

If he couldn’t eliminate it, it would be good enough just to drive it away.

Usually when facing monsters, he would target their weak points, but the problem was that he didn’t know the Volador’s weakness.

Kalian, who had been running around the deck pondering a solution, spotted Leilah coming up onto the deck and frowned.

Kalian used a writhing leg as a stepping stone and flew to Leilah in an instant.

“!”

When Kalian suddenly dropped from the sky, Leilah was startled and stepped back.

Kalian grabbed both of Leilah’s shoulders and pressed her urgently.

“Why aren’t you escaping and staying here? Didn’t the crewman tell you to get on a boat?”

“He did.”

“Then why…!”

“Because I can’t leave you behind.”

Leilah answered with a faint smile.

“I know perfectly well that you’re in danger, so I can’t run away alone… That’s why I stayed.”

“Leilah…”

While he was grateful for Leilah’s consideration for him, since it wasn’t a situation where he could simply be grateful, Kalian’s face contorted unattractively.

Leilah wiped the green blood from Kalian’s face with her bare hands and said.

“Don’t worry. I didn’t stay without any thought.”

“What do you mean…”

Before he could finish speaking, a newly grown Volador leg flew toward them.

Kalian, who had instantly lifted Leilah into his arms, quickly leaped away.

Leilah tightly embraced Kalian’s neck and squeezed her eyes shut.

She didn’t have the capacity to look down below.

“Stay here.”

When Kalian, who had set her down in a relatively safe place, was about to go fight again, Leilah urgently shouted.

“The Volador’s weakness is its third eye!”

“…”

The massive body that had been striding forward stopped.

Kalian only turned his head to look back at Leilah.

“The third eye in the center of the head hidden in the sea is its weakness. It never reveals itself above water because it can’t let that spot be attacked.”

Leilah’s words continued.

“Ordinary people can’t move freely underwater, so even knowing the weakness, it’s hard to exploit it… but Your Majesty is different.”

Kalian, who had received the Blue Dragon’s blessing, could move freely even underwater.

Kalian was surprised once by the fact that Leilah knew the Volador’s weakness, and again by the fact that she had permitted him to use his abilities.

Long ago, after Kalian had nearly died from overusing his abilities, Leilah had been extremely reluctant about him using his powers.

Well, since it was a situation where they might die without using his abilities, Leilah had no choice.

“So… Your Majesty must defeat that monster.”

As evidence of this, her tightly clasped hands were trembling.

Yet she looked at Kalian with a calm face, pretending to be unaffected.

She was clearly trying to suppress her fear so that Kalian wouldn’t worry about her.

Kalian felt sorry for Leilah, but he didn’t say anything.

“Yes.”

Instead, he smiled gently to reassure her.

“I’ll return safely, so wait for me.”

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On this passenger ship, Kalian was the only one who could exploit the Volador’s weakness, having received the dragon’s blessing.

Knowing this fact better than anyone, Leilah thought she had to ask for his help, but on the other hand, she couldn’t shake her anxiety.

What if he used too much of his abilities like that time and fell into a coma?

What if instead of exploiting the weakness, he was defeated by the monster?

Countless worries and anxieties stirred in her mind, making her heart pound and her mouth go dry.

But… it had to be done.

If he didn’t do it, countless people would die, so Leilah forcibly swallowed her fear and asked Kalian.

Kalian jumped into the sea willingly without a moment’s hesitation.

“Your Majesty!”

Seeing this, the crewmen and soldiers cried out in alarm and tried to go rescue him, but Leilah spread her arms to stop them.

“You must not go.”

The soldiers and crewmen who knew nothing looked at Leilah with bewildered eyes.

When they should be desperately asking her to save Kalian immediately, she was telling them not to go.

It was incomprehensible.

“Countess, please step aside! We must rescue His Majesty immediately!”

“Going into the sea right now would be like demonstrating to the Volodo to come eat you. So you absolutely must not enter.”

“That would be the same for His Majesty too!”

“No. He will be safe.”

Leilah’s expression as she looked at the people was resolute.

“His Majesty will defeat the Volodo and return safely, so don’t do anything unnecessary and wait quietly.”

How could she be so certain of that?

People were suspicious, but since Leilah spoke so definitively, they couldn’t bring themselves to step forward.

Moreover, as the Volador’s massive legs that had been thrashing about ferociously began to quiet down one by one, they gradually began to trust Leilah’s words.

Was Kalian really going to defeat that terrifying monster alone and return?

But how?

Even though Kalian was once called a tyrant due to his violent nature and was skilled with a sword, catching a monster underwater was extremely difficult.

If something happened to Kalian, everyone here would be executed…

Since Leilah was listening, people couldn’t bring themselves to voice their thoughts and conversed with their eyes instead.

Kweeeek—

At that moment, a deafening roar that seemed to tear eardrums echoed out as the ship rocked violently.

Leilah, as well as everyone on deck, covered their ears and threw themselves flat on the ground.

The remaining giant legs of the Volodo thrashed wildly as if they would destroy everything.

Those who saw it thought it was all over now.

Splash-

“…?”

But surprisingly, the legs only flailed in the air before sinking helplessly into the sea.

While everyone was bewildered by the incomprehensible situation, green blood spread across the blue sea like spilled paint.

Seeing this, Leilah immediately stood up and leaned against the half-destroyed railing.

“Count!”

A crewman gasped and grabbed her arm at the precarious sight of her nearly falling into the sea.

But Leilah paid no heed and looked down into the sea.

After a moment, the calm surface rippled and a familiar face emerged.

“Your Majesty!”

It was Kalian.

She had hoped against hope, but he really had returned safely.

Moreover, judging by the situation, he had clearly defeated the terrifying Volodo.

Was such a thing even possible.

Everyone looked down at Kalian in amazement.

When Kalian climbed over the railing using a rope ladder someone had lowered, Leilah immediately threw herself into his arms.

His clothes reeked of seawater and monster blood, but she didn’t care.

She carefully examined Kalian to see if he was injured anywhere.

Her eyes moved so busily that it seemed you could hear the sound of her pupils rolling.

“I’m fine.”

Kalian gently pressed his forehead against Leilah’s and said.

“There’s nothing wrong with me, so don’t worry.”

“…Really?”

“Of course. If you’re that curious, you can check later on the bed.”

Judging by his crude joke, he really seemed to be perfectly fine.

Finally, the tension that had been tightly wound completely released, and Leilah smiled brightly as she hugged Kalian’s broad back tightly.

“I’m so glad you returned safely.”

Her clothes would get wet from hugging him so tightly.

Kalian set aside his momentary concern and kissed Leilah’s head.

“I’m back.”

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