Chapter 271
Side Story 4
“We must move before night falls.”
“Yes…?”
Leaving the scattered corpses of iron cavalrymen behind, the man spoke. At his words, the girl Yufi swallowed softly.
“Judging by their armaments, they’re certainly no ordinary force. Even if they’re just a single scout unit, since contact with their main force has been lost, a pursuit squad will surely follow to assess the situation.”
“That can’t be…”
He muttered weakly, looking around. Only now could he truly grasp the reality of the shattered village, the bodies of people, and the daily life destroyed overnight.
“Mom, Dad…”
His father and mother, and his younger siblings, who had been laughing without a care just moments ago. Standing before corpses so mangled they were unrecognizable, Yupi began to sob.
Emperor or revolution.
It was her fault. Her foolish answer drove her family and others to their deaths.
“……When you are ready, please tell me.”
Watching Yufi sob, the man spoke with a flat expression.
“It’s all my fault.”
“It’s not your fault, Miss Yupi.”
At Yufi’s muttered words, as if blaming herself, the man quietly shook his head.
“It is their fault.”
His voice was utterly devoid of emotion, cold as ice.
The journey of a man and a girl with nowhere to go began.
“Revolution!”
“Down with the Ancien Régime!”
Before night fell, the man and the girl safely descended the mountain and reached the city. Despite the darkness of night settling in, the city was engulfed in the fervor of a festival that felt like broad daylight.
