Chapter 392.2
[Mara refuses to help. That leaves only Flora, but I don’t know what to do,] Eugene wrote, pausing for a moment. She couldn’t bring herself to suggest, ‘What if I go to the wanderers’ hideout to meet Flora?’ She feared Kasser might drop everything and return to the kingdom immediately. Though she knew he wasn’t a reckless person, the thought made her feel conflicted. His prioritizing her above all else made her feel both cherished and burdened.
[We’re still gathering more information about the spell to control larks. I’ll let you know what I hear from Aldrit.]
Eugene closed her notebook and sighed. This lockdown of the Holy City might last a long time.
The dry season was already more than half over, and the kings’ plan to eliminate the monster and stabilize the Holy City within this period seemed likely to fail. If Mara and Flora didn’t help, Eugene would be the only one who could use the spell to control larks. However, she couldn’t travel long distances in her current condition. Perhaps after she gave birth and her body had recovered, which would be at least six months from now, at the earliest.
Eugene was worried about her family left in the Holy City, but she didn’t think anything immediate would happen. The Arse family’s influence would protect them for the time being. The real problem was that the powerless citizens of the Holy City would be sacrificed to maintain the defensive spell. The longer the lockdown lasted, the more people would die.
To calm her complex emotions, Eugene picked up a pen and unfolded a piece of paper. She drew a long line and wrote “Holy City” in the middle of it. Then, she sketched a semicircle over the Holy City.
This spell is said to be an invisible barrier… Eugene imagined a dome-shaped transparent wall covering the Holy City, a soft barrier deflecting any surrounding attacks.
Soon, Sang-je will undoubtedly state his demands. Will it be me? Or Flora? Or perhaps both of us? So let’s assume Flora and I reach the front of the Holy City. Eugene paused, noticing something odd.
In that case… how do we enter the Holy City? Sang-je wouldn’t deactivate the defensive spell just to admit two Anikas. If the kings entered during that moment, it would be over.