The sun has finally set.
Fortunately, thanks to the moonlight, the surroundings weren't too dark.
Emily managed to climb up, one hand planting her dagger in the ground and the other grasping a protruding rock.
She leaned back against the tree and took a deep breath. Now was the time to calmly assess the situation and figure out how to get out of this forest.
Emily sat up, lifted her feet, and checked the floor. In an instant, the dirt filled in, and the footprints disappeared.
To avoid the misfortune of taking the wrong path and returning to the cabin, Emily decided to mark a tree with her dagger.
'How much strength has it gained?'
Ahe drew the dagger across the hardwood, the strokes as smoothly as if she were drawing on a sponge. While the blue flashes from her body weren't as apparent as before, she felt a surge of energy.
Besides, she should have been exhausted after going through all that chaos during the day, but she wasn't even tired.
The surrounding was quiet. As night fell, the Giuliano organization seemed to have temporarily suspended its pursuit.
'Hungry.'
Emily found it absurd to feel hungry in such a desperate moment.
She searched her body just in case, but all she had was a dagger and a lipstick gun. Even the lipstick gun had already used up one of its magic bullets, rendering it useless.
Still, she couldn't throw it away because it was a birthday present from Killian.
'I guess everyone is looking for me by now?'
She doesn't know if they know that she is wandering in the mountains of Pirata.
'By the way, did I kill someone?'
Her heart pounded at the sudden realization, but it wasn't so shocking that it gave her goosebumps.
She guessed she had been tainted by the mafia after marrying them.
'Apart from everything else, that guy was just trash.'
Considering it an act of self-defense, Emily didn't feel particularly guilty. She continued walking in the opposite direction from where the cabin had been.
She wanted to hurry, but she had to walk slowly, afraid of sweating. It was dawn, and in the forest, even a little sweat could cause her body temperature to drop rapidly.
'It won't work.'
Emily ripped her skirt again.
When she was getting dressed up, she was so uncomfortable with the multiple layers of the dress that she almost bowed to the designer.
With the torn skirt covering her neck and shoulders, she definitely looked more alive.
It feels like the original novel, which was a dilapidated novel, has somehow been transformed into a survival story because of her.
Killian was also wandering through the Pirata Mountains.
“Still no news from Henne Village?”
“Yes, I just tried communicating with them, and they said there was no suspicious activity.”
They sat down on a rock for a moment and drank some water.
They were almost out of stamina after running nonstop from the capital to here and climbing the mountain.
Although he was forced to rest because of his subordinates, Killian felt like he was going crazy if he just sat still.
While he was resting like this, he kept thinking about the negative things that Emily must be going through.
The organization members weren't unaware of Killian's feelings. Moreover, they also cared deeply for Emily, so they simply nodded and stood up.
"Boss, we'll start searching again."
Killian silently patted Roger on the shoulder and expressed his gratitude.
And then they wandered through the mountains for a while. The trees became so dense and narrow that they had no choice but to tie their horses to the trees and move on. Still, not a single person complained.
"Boss."
Then, Roger quietly called Killian.
“Look over there.”
He turned his head in the direction Roger was pointing and saw smoke rising in the distance.
At Killian's gesture, Roger sent a signal to the scattered members of the organization. Everyone moved quickly, keeping a low profile, as they could lose track of them if they let their guard down.
And the moment they finally got close to the source of the smoke, the Starr organization members ducked behind the bushes.
A cabin appeared, completely out of place in this desolate mountain landscape.
Killian couldn't be certain Emily was inside, but he still held out hope. The organization members slowly followed behind him as he lowered his body and moved.
As he reached the cabin window, he could hear people talking inside. Based on the voices alone, it seemed like there were about four or five men there.
Killian attached a magic stone with a voice amplification function to the window to hear a little more clearly.
Soon their voices began to be heard more clearly than before.
'What happened to Raminis's body?'
All the Starr members exchanged glances in bewilderment at the unexpected situation.
Raminis's corpse.
'I'd like to just bury it in the mountains, but just in case, I've covered it with a cloth in the attic.'
After that, the sound of a man clicking his tongue was heard.
'Well done. After all, he's the boss's nephew.'
Judging by Raminis's story, it seemed certain that they were members of the Giuliano organization.
He felt like he was one step closer to finding Emily.
'By the way, she was no ordinary woman, killing Raminis and running away.'
'That's right. Wasn't the person Starr's boss married to an ordinary person?'
'I've definitely searched through all her belongings, but where did the magic bullet come from?'
What the hell was this? But to Killian, it didn't matter who killed Raminis.
The person they were talking about was Emily. Killian didn't even bother to listen, just kicked the door open, and opened the cabin door.
At this time, and with no one to come to this mountain cabin, all the members of the Giuliano organization inside froze.
Killian, who had been slowly crawling inside, shot the nearest man in the head.
Without a moment to resist, the man collapsed to the floor without even a scream. Blood pooled on the floor.
“Don’t make a long story short. Just tell me where Emily is.”
Rex rolled his head for a moment.
With this number of people, there was no way they could defeat Killian, the boss of Starr.
If that woman hadn't run away, I wouldn't have run into that monster here!
'That stupid Raminis.'
He was a man who would be of no use even in death, barely losing his life to a woman and causing this trouble.
“There is no answer.”
Killian fired a second magic bullet.
Once again, one of Giuliano's gang members has lost his life.
'That monster.'
It was scary how he could load and fire the gun so quickly.
“Yes, wait a minute.”
Rex raised his arms urgently.
“We don’t know where your wife went either.”
As Killian tried to reload after receiving an unwanted answer, Rex knelt down and appealed.
“It’s true. Please believe me!”
At his words, Killian spoke to the members of the organization standing behind him.
“Search this place thoroughly.”
"All right!"
They moved in unison.
The cabin wasn't large, so the search didn't take long. They thoroughly checked for any hidden spaces or underground passages.
“It may be hard to believe, but your wife shot Raminis with a magic bullet, killed him, and jumped from the second floor to escape.”
Rex explained to Killian diligently while they searched the second floor.
“There’s Raminis’ body on the second floor!”
Just then, he heard a member of the organization shouting.
“Why did Raminis come here?”
Killian's voice became even harsher.
“That, that’s... for the purpose of insulting your wife...”
Killian pulled out his dagger.
It was a shame to kill him with a single gunshot. He should have chopped him to pieces with a knife...
Rex, who noticed his momentum, quickly made an excuse.
“But before that terrible thing could happen, your wife escaped safely! Thank goodness.”
He was now confused as to whose side he was on.
“We had no choice but to do this because it was our boss’s order. It was absolutely not something we wanted!”
The members of the organization, who had finished their search, gathered back on the first floor.
"Boss. A fragment of a woman's dress was found in the attic. It's believed to be Madam's."
Killian took the torn skirt from her. Killian's fists trembled.
“Don’t get me wrong! That’s something she tore off herself to make it easier for your wife to escape!”
Killian snapped his fingers behind his back.
Roger and another member of the organization fired magic bullets at the remaining members of the Giuliano organization.
Rex's pants were getting soaking wet.
Now, the only member of the Giuliano organization left in the cabin was Rex.
“You follow us.”
Rex closed his eyes and made the sign of the cross. He had a premonition that perhaps it would be better to die here, just by being hit by a magic bullet.
Killian dragged Rex outside and led him forward.
“If you saw Emily run away, you would have seen where she went.”
“Huh? Oh, yes!”
“Take the lead and see how far you can track them.”
"All right..."
Rex decided to cooperate with Killian as much as possible. Then, at least, he could die a normal death.
Anyway, now that it had come to this point, there was no way he could return to the Giuliano organization.
Fortunately, thanks to the moonlight, the surroundings weren't too dark.
Emily managed to climb up, one hand planting her dagger in the ground and the other grasping a protruding rock.
She leaned back against the tree and took a deep breath. Now was the time to calmly assess the situation and figure out how to get out of this forest.
Emily sat up, lifted her feet, and checked the floor. In an instant, the dirt filled in, and the footprints disappeared.
To avoid the misfortune of taking the wrong path and returning to the cabin, Emily decided to mark a tree with her dagger.
'How much strength has it gained?'
Ahe drew the dagger across the hardwood, the strokes as smoothly as if she were drawing on a sponge. While the blue flashes from her body weren't as apparent as before, she felt a surge of energy.
Besides, she should have been exhausted after going through all that chaos during the day, but she wasn't even tired.
The surrounding was quiet. As night fell, the Giuliano organization seemed to have temporarily suspended its pursuit.
'Hungry.'
Emily found it absurd to feel hungry in such a desperate moment.
She searched her body just in case, but all she had was a dagger and a lipstick gun. Even the lipstick gun had already used up one of its magic bullets, rendering it useless.
Still, she couldn't throw it away because it was a birthday present from Killian.
'I guess everyone is looking for me by now?'
She doesn't know if they know that she is wandering in the mountains of Pirata.
'By the way, did I kill someone?'
Her heart pounded at the sudden realization, but it wasn't so shocking that it gave her goosebumps.
She guessed she had been tainted by the mafia after marrying them.
'Apart from everything else, that guy was just trash.'
Considering it an act of self-defense, Emily didn't feel particularly guilty. She continued walking in the opposite direction from where the cabin had been.
She wanted to hurry, but she had to walk slowly, afraid of sweating. It was dawn, and in the forest, even a little sweat could cause her body temperature to drop rapidly.
'It won't work.'
Emily ripped her skirt again.
When she was getting dressed up, she was so uncomfortable with the multiple layers of the dress that she almost bowed to the designer.
With the torn skirt covering her neck and shoulders, she definitely looked more alive.
It feels like the original novel, which was a dilapidated novel, has somehow been transformed into a survival story because of her.
***
Killian was also wandering through the Pirata Mountains.
“Still no news from Henne Village?”
“Yes, I just tried communicating with them, and they said there was no suspicious activity.”
They sat down on a rock for a moment and drank some water.
They were almost out of stamina after running nonstop from the capital to here and climbing the mountain.
Although he was forced to rest because of his subordinates, Killian felt like he was going crazy if he just sat still.
While he was resting like this, he kept thinking about the negative things that Emily must be going through.
The organization members weren't unaware of Killian's feelings. Moreover, they also cared deeply for Emily, so they simply nodded and stood up.
"Boss, we'll start searching again."
Killian silently patted Roger on the shoulder and expressed his gratitude.
And then they wandered through the mountains for a while. The trees became so dense and narrow that they had no choice but to tie their horses to the trees and move on. Still, not a single person complained.
"Boss."
Then, Roger quietly called Killian.
“Look over there.”
He turned his head in the direction Roger was pointing and saw smoke rising in the distance.
At Killian's gesture, Roger sent a signal to the scattered members of the organization. Everyone moved quickly, keeping a low profile, as they could lose track of them if they let their guard down.
And the moment they finally got close to the source of the smoke, the Starr organization members ducked behind the bushes.
A cabin appeared, completely out of place in this desolate mountain landscape.
Killian couldn't be certain Emily was inside, but he still held out hope. The organization members slowly followed behind him as he lowered his body and moved.
As he reached the cabin window, he could hear people talking inside. Based on the voices alone, it seemed like there were about four or five men there.
Killian attached a magic stone with a voice amplification function to the window to hear a little more clearly.
Soon their voices began to be heard more clearly than before.
'What happened to Raminis's body?'
All the Starr members exchanged glances in bewilderment at the unexpected situation.
Raminis's corpse.
'I'd like to just bury it in the mountains, but just in case, I've covered it with a cloth in the attic.'
After that, the sound of a man clicking his tongue was heard.
'Well done. After all, he's the boss's nephew.'
Judging by Raminis's story, it seemed certain that they were members of the Giuliano organization.
He felt like he was one step closer to finding Emily.
'By the way, she was no ordinary woman, killing Raminis and running away.'
'That's right. Wasn't the person Starr's boss married to an ordinary person?'
'I've definitely searched through all her belongings, but where did the magic bullet come from?'
What the hell was this? But to Killian, it didn't matter who killed Raminis.
The person they were talking about was Emily. Killian didn't even bother to listen, just kicked the door open, and opened the cabin door.
At this time, and with no one to come to this mountain cabin, all the members of the Giuliano organization inside froze.
Killian, who had been slowly crawling inside, shot the nearest man in the head.
Without a moment to resist, the man collapsed to the floor without even a scream. Blood pooled on the floor.
“Don’t make a long story short. Just tell me where Emily is.”
Rex rolled his head for a moment.
With this number of people, there was no way they could defeat Killian, the boss of Starr.
If that woman hadn't run away, I wouldn't have run into that monster here!
'That stupid Raminis.'
He was a man who would be of no use even in death, barely losing his life to a woman and causing this trouble.
“There is no answer.”
Killian fired a second magic bullet.
Once again, one of Giuliano's gang members has lost his life.
'That monster.'
It was scary how he could load and fire the gun so quickly.
“Yes, wait a minute.”
Rex raised his arms urgently.
“We don’t know where your wife went either.”
As Killian tried to reload after receiving an unwanted answer, Rex knelt down and appealed.
“It’s true. Please believe me!”
At his words, Killian spoke to the members of the organization standing behind him.
“Search this place thoroughly.”
"All right!"
They moved in unison.
The cabin wasn't large, so the search didn't take long. They thoroughly checked for any hidden spaces or underground passages.
“It may be hard to believe, but your wife shot Raminis with a magic bullet, killed him, and jumped from the second floor to escape.”
Rex explained to Killian diligently while they searched the second floor.
“There’s Raminis’ body on the second floor!”
Just then, he heard a member of the organization shouting.
“Why did Raminis come here?”
Killian's voice became even harsher.
“That, that’s... for the purpose of insulting your wife...”
Killian pulled out his dagger.
It was a shame to kill him with a single gunshot. He should have chopped him to pieces with a knife...
Rex, who noticed his momentum, quickly made an excuse.
“But before that terrible thing could happen, your wife escaped safely! Thank goodness.”
He was now confused as to whose side he was on.
“We had no choice but to do this because it was our boss’s order. It was absolutely not something we wanted!”
The members of the organization, who had finished their search, gathered back on the first floor.
"Boss. A fragment of a woman's dress was found in the attic. It's believed to be Madam's."
Killian took the torn skirt from her. Killian's fists trembled.
“Don’t get me wrong! That’s something she tore off herself to make it easier for your wife to escape!”
Killian snapped his fingers behind his back.
Roger and another member of the organization fired magic bullets at the remaining members of the Giuliano organization.
Rex's pants were getting soaking wet.
Now, the only member of the Giuliano organization left in the cabin was Rex.
“You follow us.”
Rex closed his eyes and made the sign of the cross. He had a premonition that perhaps it would be better to die here, just by being hit by a magic bullet.
Killian dragged Rex outside and led him forward.
“If you saw Emily run away, you would have seen where she went.”
“Huh? Oh, yes!”
“Take the lead and see how far you can track them.”
"All right..."
Rex decided to cooperate with Killian as much as possible. Then, at least, he could die a normal death.
Anyway, now that it had come to this point, there was no way he could return to the Giuliano organization.
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