I Just Wanted to Avoid Death - Chapter 60
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If he was going to die anyway, he at least needed to know the reason. He needed to understand what the real ‘Yeshion’ had done if he ever wanted a chance to avoid it.
“Why, why…”
But no sound came out properly.
This time, Yeshion thought Eldis was truly going to kill him, and unlike the times he had grown used to, the situation was different.
Eyes filled with nothing but murderous intent.
He was not used to eyes that looked only to kill, with a clear and fixed purpose.
“Die.”
The firm word dropped from the other, just as Yeshion squeezed his eyes shut.
Knock, knock.
With a small knock, Rosaline’s voice was heard from outside.
“Ye~shion! Are you asleep?”
If a woman’s voice echoed through the temple, it could only be the saint. The intruder instantly froze, recognizing who she was.
“Already asleep? That’s weird, the curfew bell hasn’t even rung yet… There’s a pen on the floor too…”
“……”
“Yeshion. Are you in there?”
Rosaline’s voice sank low. No matter how one heard it, it was a tone that had grasped something was wrong.
This was the only chance.
Yeshion swiftly moved his leg and kicked the door.
“Tch.”
In that moment—
The intruder gripping Yeshion’s neck dashed toward the window. At the same time, the door burst open and Rosaline entered.
“Yeshion!”
With a sound like something tearing apart, the intruder escaped through the window.
Startled, Rosaline rushed toward Yeshion, who had collapsed in a corner.
Seeing the marks on Yeshion’s neck, Rosaline pulled out a handkerchief and pressed it to stop the bleeding. Then, she shouted toward the people passing outside the door.
“An intruder! They went through the east gate. Catch them!”
At her cry, temple priests and guards ran in that direction.
“I-I’m… alive…”
Yeshion muttered, lowering his gaze. His body trembled, and cold sweat soaked his back.
He couldn’t fully comprehend what had just happened.
All he could feel was relief that he was alive, and the terror of standing at death’s door. His body shook, and breathing became difficult.
When Yeshion bowed his head deeply, Rosaline, who had approached, gently rubbed his back.
“Yeshion, breathe. Breathe!”
Only then did Yeshion realize he had been holding his breath. As he let out a gasp like he was exhaling his soul, Rosaline patted his back in relief.
“Do you know who that was? That person.”
Yeshion shook his head.
Among all the people he had met so far, no one had eyes as chillingly blue as that. And even in the original story, no such person had ever appeared.
He couldn’t tell who it was, or why he was being threatened like this.
‘What on earth… have I been doing with my life?’
He knew that ‘Yeshion’ was a villain. But he had never imagined him as someone who would be targeted for assassination.
“They asked if I betrayed… if I was going to betray.”
“……”
“That person… to me… Saintess. Was I involved with someone? Hm?”
At Yeshion’s question, Rosaline embraced him instead of answering.
“…Let’s get you treated first.”
Rosaline grabbed Yeshion’s arm and pulled.mYeshion, taken aback by the unexpectedly firm grip, obediently let himself be led out of the room.
“What’s the commotion?”
As the curfew bell rang in the distance, Eldis approached.
He looked back and forth between the blood on Yeshion’s neck and the room, and his expression hardened.
“They may not have left the temple grounds yet.”
In that instant, Yeshion flinched and curled up. Seeing this, the nearby priests brought a blanket to cover him and closed the door, showing their concern.
“If the intruder had been moving around the temple, they might know where the infirmary is. So, go wait in my room.”
“……”
“I’ll assign some guards. Saintess, please stay with Priest Yeshion.”
At Eldis’s words, Rosaline nodded firmly.
Eldis then left with the guards to track down the intruder, whose location remained unknown.
“Let’s go.”
Rosaline led Yeshion and began walking.
However, Yeshion could think of nothing else.
‘…That person? Betrayal? Just what kind of life did ‘Yeshion’ live?’
If Rosaline hadn’t come, he might have actually died.
‘If I had already left the temple?’
He would’ve died without anyone’s help, just like that.
Was trying to escape from the temple truly the right choice?
And Eldis—could it be he was trying to stop Yeshion from leaving because he knew?
Questions kept piling upon one another.
Suddenly, the intruder’s words flashed through his mind—how if he’d just stayed still, they could’ve killed the Crown Prince.
“Crown Prince…”
If so, he had to ask Adelio. If it was him, he might know something.
“I need to meet His Highness the Crown Prince.”
