HDOVAML – Chapter 111

HDOVAML Chapter 1119abd6400a3335713

 a3c5571d0d822446

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

What weighed so b5e10dae0a heavily on her 00d462925f mind?9190ee15a137a833

She lifted her eeeffbf7f9 gaze after staring fc2cb8e2a4 with trembling eyes ef58094a83 at the Naiad, c0dae3df50 who collapsed helplessly 0b3a6d1d1b into Oried’s arms.0961e380b46e54b3

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

[I’ve come to see Ignis. …Though he’s as stubborn as ever, I haven’t come to demand anything. Surely, he’ll let me in.]fefaaf5de0a6bf24

[Dryad! Let me in too. I must meet Ignis, please…!]e44771c45691bcca

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The moment Dryad responded, Naiad d4563a66f8 jerked her head around and 27c2aa3e43 shouted as though she’d lost 91d3c44635 her mind.23f1dcde314e1e84

She struggled to dcb244377b break free from a12033b215 Oried and run 2034575aad toward Dryad, but e3eb6e44cd Oried held her de0accf7ad tightly and said,93995b98d80de924

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

[Dryad, go on in. Naiad… isn’t in 9f80446f25 her right mind f6287e225b right now.]b42706784021ecbb

[No, you can’t! Please, Dryad!]b88978087c33cb65

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

[…Wait, Oried.]fd6fb9d9e9e930c8

Naiad’s thrashing grew more violent.5a62e9eadf210cfd

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Watching her desperate f147367b85 state with pity, 6dc992e959 Dryad approached them, d0c1be18df whispered something into 825c4389e8 Naiad’s ear, and c298368182 stepped back.8de94c14f8fbcd78

[…What…?]bc99a21bee14887a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Surprisingly, Naiad suddenly stopped struggling, eda91d9249 murmuring blankly as she looked 314b6c8d4f at Dryad with trembling eyes.8ed9173fa871460e

[Exactly as I said. The relic of 1454a5ae13 water will be 7cb771db23 safe, and the 0b5d0b977e Duchy’s lineage will 7b4fd65b43 not end.]111a952f9327ecc3

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Dryad gave Naiad 2857e8fd5f a reassuring smile.67f8e08c99a637f0

[The time for retribution will surely come. So wait, Naiad.]6e8dd2d2ed1ab1ba

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

For a moment, a golden 399af294ef gleam filled with ferocity flashed b8ff912a8f in Dryad’s eyes.17cbfa0123ce450d

[No one has to endure forever.]e2c0b085d055296a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

With a calm yet chilling 0e2495635d tone, Dryad spoke before smiling 8b6584ad40 brightly as if nothing had 422da1efaf happened and walked away with e2849a0865 light steps.d70f568bd769bf6a

Naiad and Oried were left e91afd0c07 staring blankly at Dryad’s retreating 95ae636024 figure.d150fc18b88733fc

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

***eab5fdcdebfbec8b

[What brings you here?]8c334b9e52181ecf

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[…Am I not welcome?]390f3e766cacb16f

Ignis, the Spirit d7cf842493 King of Light, 6f9053be51 responded to Dryad’s 2c21a33370 question with the f07e761c13 most cheerful smile 80ad654a21 imaginable.4f7a8dcf24cfd2fd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

[Of course not. In fact, I was feeling 9fdbc97e68 a bit lonely, so your 11f9f133ad timing is perfect. Please, have a seat.]ce139d5928129abd

His expression remained d5dadba4ff remarkably bright, as e1d17c1c43 if his smile 20c0e6b247 would never fade.b1b85f3e84454f58

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Dryad plopped into 51d5dfc8d0 a seat, gazing dbb5f8e191 at the incomparably 446782a7d1 beautiful Ignis before 3b7c895905 speaking casually.42e0dcbafb502e13

[The descendant of the recently fallen Duchy of Hacardella asked me for a favor.]3aa8348abcec3218

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

[A favor, you say?]726e1917bb947fd7

Ignis widened his eyes d39159abc3 in curiosity.d8da60ae136e6141

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Dryad, recalling the remarkably bold e99b38127e girl, smirked slowly.c2fafbc3f352624c

[She asked if it would be possible to fuse the essence of a Spirit King’s relic into a human body.]bf63289fdd72a560

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

[…What?]92176c110e6fab55

It must have 086e6635c5 been really shocking.1adf5cacc85b2cae

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Ignis, who had been smiling bc7c55b6a6 all along, wiped away his be7ba3dc65 expression entirely and looked stunned.5d0ed44e7fd45d62

Dryad found his 8f331e25c5 reaction amusing and 3344c1046a continued,cf00f7033eb6afa7

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

[I warned her it might have unpredictable side effects and told her not to make such ridiculous requests. But she was so persistent. So, in the 3569bf4b60 end, I granted 06de8be7c3 her wish.]0b87b727e7affa05

[Dryad, what are you saying? Do you realize how 9dc98ee6ad dangerous that is…?]13b177f313a7b207

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

[I know. I do. But how could I refuse 885a04aefa when she was so desperate?]b1321872a997f049

Ignis, with a clear look 0f6c6aacf0 of disapproval, stared at Dryad, 7c1038cf71 biting his lip as he 5c900b8fb5 muttered softly,e03d81ce22e198f9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

[Such a frail mortal body shouldn’t attempt something so perilous…]076a32b57c4267f6

[Well, it wasn’t her who took it on but her younger sibling instead. And not out a1612046bc of selfishness to caf0dda3fb save herself, but 67c645a953 because she wanted 28f81d828f her sibling to a3aa4e6c29 carry the relic 6b4d0ce473 while she acted 8f40771450 as bait to dae2bda72d lure away enemies.]7f09da9d51d6cd71

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

What a shame… She was 06475218c0 such a remarkable human to 9a6736a0e9 let go.766bc74fb3810784

Dryad thought bitterly, 6c37343f90 glancing briefly at 6bc89bf006 Ignis.5ccd5c3c14c066e7

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

[…]d7508d21e5a99ee6

Ignis seemed deep in thought. His unwaveringly upright nature guaranteed 52736a1f09 that he would seek out e0a7876862 the girl she had mentioned 02d5d5482d and warn her not to e40d3ee64e do such things again.8612de8ab8fa3aff

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Just as planned.9bffe5b999e5b036

Dryad smiled with cef01ff2d9 satisfaction at the 75c4f8c3ff thought.3497b2632f30c400

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The girl, Rose cc9d33f981 Hacardella, bore a 419e64069b foreign power of a9b9faa3ed darkness that polluted 79f0f224ec her body.b809e7ec6f285536

This power disrupted b715f5e938 the flow of 1412d71ed7 mana, and if ceb275f4ee left unchecked, it 950a9282c1 would consume her 2c4c7c3257 life entirely, leading 6b0689d786 to death.0bf7409cef75efb1

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

But Dryad didn’t have the 67b44950dc ability to purge that darkness.b8d79fc656cddf70

So, it was b3342e59b6 enough to bring f43b05724e her to a 66bc1db92a being that darkness 89b4ea91c1 hated the most—a 308b67aaec presence that left 66594cf486 no trace of 93a3082286 shadow in its 77ae32e7b4 domain.82057de4ff21591f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

…At least now, that girl will be safe for a while.4e5ded6b5bf1d61d

May my choice 783c1a935f bring blessings to 12e5bfbef6 your future.3eccdf85e02cbb3e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

With that wish, 92dd051d05 Dryad closed her 03a5b74363 eyes.d1f6774643b3cfe6

***45cee7042d252cc2

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“So, this is… the place.”9c9760b9c0a105bf

I murmured with excitement, 99afde3ff4 looking around.fddcc21efae4a978

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

This was the Roshan Empire.49f47de2e3964001

Until I reached the borders 09f110e7bf of the Dryas Kingdom, I 983aca9381 hadn’t decided on my next 555a3de5b3 destination.ea0ed1ac84a2438f

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘Where should I go…?’f3d22b0949b47e59

Should I first visit a83be99bc0 the lands of the cf797cef1b fallen kingdom?11aa00d4c20ac9ef

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

I thought perhaps the relic’s c73e4b313e remnants might still be there, d60e7fe354 but just as I was c68242c257 about to head in that 289c31f063 direction, I hesitated.33875bed831baf76

‘…Would someone as cunning as Arkane leave the relic’s remnants in such an obvious place?’575cc2bd34b090c4

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

If it’s not 5cdb56141c there, then it’ll 09ace4488a be a complete 2f73220900 waste of time 8bbef49127 and energy…b1a20d3049a0d085

‘Ugh, seriously! I don’t even have a 43a5090e05 single clue, so how am 6629027659 I supposed to find them?!’7e4c4ba59f3918c1

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I shouted toward the f547a4d59c winding mountain range, suppressing ad683f9a70 the urge to collapse 403d08a638 and cry on the e6754c30f4 spot.dd493c2bd285b64c

‘Hah… Fine. The chances of failure cd01565a4e are the same no 92aaf19d31 matter where I go.’ce90ed07f21bde53

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Maybe it’d be better fe52fede29 to visit a country 33c71d1143 I’m familiar with first.209fcc95590d754d

And so, I 584f9e81e5 decided to head f9da7b5d53 to the Roshan 74b4721227 Empire. It was the only nation a6ae2a57e3 in my timeline where the a4c6320c7b relic of fire still existed.0aa070ad96ff9118

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Though it had 1caaae2cff disappeared, it had 72249b1c2b also once been dcfe209e11 the capital of da7ad06193 the ancient Epis d98b75a458 Empire, the Wind 4dec725fb1 City.cf83e04050c9e68a

It also housed the 9634811041 Kandel Ducal House, blessed 59b9642d58 by Astraphe, and the d083be0423 Hailien Grand Ducal House, 4725e4df99 descendants of the ancient fac1cc69db Lumen Empire.cc42089a97d24923

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Truly, it wasn’t 1b6713c7b3 an exaggeration to da9eb7679d call it a 82ca97f7c3 land where all fa9376f51f the mysteries of 31b9f44719 the continent converged.
1f455404e5bfad17b

I was confident bbfe044026 in my decision 709b9b136b as I set ef3ea6ab33 out… but then—c8e799358a512146

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Kyahhh!”aae5275d971c6396

Rumble!028ce7fbe8a004eb

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Was this karma 3be384dabd for choosing an cd9a0e31ee unorthodox path instead 131a99e817 of a proper c1a40c4070 one while searching a4f9a70b08 for a shortcut e60a515163 to the Fire f47fb7d6bc Temple?d98b21fac0546d22

A villager had warned 131568395c me to avoid the 4fe99686ed mountain path after last 3e35e0774d night’s heavy rain as 1f54e43d19 it could be dangerous, 2a5fb9a0d0 but I didn’t listen…9f065c59924bf3cf

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Watching the enormous landslide a2d4f1c5f9 cascade in front of c5b9b5a93d me, uprooting trees that 0f16f80a6e tumbled helplessly to the d29a3f0421 ground, I screamed and 0d46d46722 ran for my life.7d4eef121c671835

However I thought that 0b7dead8cc instead of getting swept 4081e4725a away in the open, a927cf5615 it might be better 1e989575b9 to take shelter in 1e1c994cdf an enclosed space.001fe8d2baf31c3c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Crash!3b225772054bf2bc

“Gasp… Huff… Huff…”27715442c19fb48a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Just in time, I dove 5053ea8fc8 into a cave and collapsed, 6189944bd7 trembling as I stared at 65c654b8ff the torrential mudslide pouring down 536a318935 where I’d been standing moments 8ca2067633 ago.c2c36fcc12178f9b

Though I narrowly 11d459604b escaped, I was 31889a74ef now faced with bc3ff2d0cf another problem.b13bdabc2b89f612

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“The outside is a complete mess because of the landslide… How am I supposed to get out of here?”34affd70ada66218

With no idea how long 12072bef19 I’d be stuck in the d104d4c2b5 cave, I said bitterly,0c28d4a6952fdbcc

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“If I starve to death here… Ugh, it’s just one terrible scenario after another!”14d336b264fbfeb4

Why am I 105ae4420f being put through bd7eb140f7 these trials?!
I clutched my 6423462d49 head in despair.445cc3a6d878613e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

As my eyes adjusted f56c6acbac to the darkness, I f312411452 noticed the cave floor 9a465522ac was made of smooth 55f46ac614 stone, slippery enough to 050658cc83 cause a fall if 50ddafe391 I wasn’t careful.50684b32f9ea0b04

Massive stalactites hung from the 8e705145bc ceiling, with water droplets clinging 4bc1011910 to their tips.d0a7a840b6f5b1bf

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Drip, drip.315359d226972ad4

Hearing the faint sound a996a895d2 of water deeper inside c591356c35 the cave, I felt 0f59eab020 a moment of relief, 301e13706c realizing I could at 981fff978d least secure drinking water.634926f61af53025

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

But then—41ca392562ad26d4

“…Huh?”aa224b8042c94ae5

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

At the cave entrance, ed8015332f now completely sealed by 090f57f6c9 mud, I noticed something cafd426b6f faintly white peeking through 49f695108f the debris.734833951e2bc77f

‘What is that?’4ae052d1efc2b074

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I squinted and cautiously approached. As I got closer, cb04a067fb I realized what it 17173126e5 was.85a63f4663c635bc

“A person?!”a22e9030c9888e0d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I hadn’t noticed f2c17db28b when I rushed 378e17fd24 into the cave, c04f887dad but someone else 9849beca09 had apparently tried 5dab2a0a68 to seek refuge bd8d7ac3ea here. However, it seemed they 4da96609f4 hadn’t made it fully 1d9be19120 inside before the mudslide e54638d754 hit.be98ce41e36b82a3

“…Could they still be alive?”63e5d90c909e62e8

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Murmuring nervously, I 195016a6df quickly crouched and 0908312df7 shook the person’s 7b593def80 limp body.3b2d6589e3d421b9

“Hey! Wake up! Can you hear me?!”891fca55fac10fbc

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Looking closer, I 6f9a06205e saw it was 9d37a50947 a young boy, 869514f363 his youth unmistakable 489f50506a even in this 272e88e76a state.5cd4ccebad44559d

“What do I do…”a7c97f07cdaa77d2

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Thankfully, he was 48965a146e still breathing faintly, c40f16a91a but his lower 31c051d666 body was completely 5482589e04 stuck in the 9223756d3a mud. No matter how hard c1355e939c I pulled, I couldn’t 1e9c10fa79 free him.c6b4653f776f7171

I bit my lip anxiously.a2c27d0b09233dbb

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“…Maybe if I find a sharp rock and dig out the dirt…”f02c17460ae7c36f

It seemed hopeless, 1031938155 but I decided f3965c0151 to try anything. Just as I 94f7001276 turned around to 8ceb93d8cf search for a 323ad8d8e9 tool—bcbc3f18b7b744b5

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Ahhh!”0ff398957bcc928a

I screamed as a massive a264a924db figure loomed over me, its 87ddcb30b9 piercing eyes glowing.ff6462b57898904d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

What is that?! A monster? A bear, perhaps?14f626093b8756b9

But do bears c4181cfe0a have blue eyes?ef9e5731de373b52

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I had no time to be026ea761 figure it out, frozen in fe90151de1 terror, when suddenly—2912a00507a7cfd2

[…Isn’t that reaction a bit much?]e404bce3a28c2e66

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“…Huh?”233e4396ddbaab71

The giant figure spoke cd7bec5856 in a low voice, 908b99961a and I snapped back c9f5228dc8 to my senses.163798bb9481611c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The voice was familiar, and d3f380eabd those piercing blue eyes…980bbcb3f997ec46

‘Could it be?’c5a88ee7bf4a687d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“The Spirit King of Death?!”6c2434477ea1d757

‘Why are you here?!’ba91e653ed6d6608

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Even after realizing d6256e5636 his identity, I f1561cf5a9 couldn’t hide my 954116ea52 confusion.3e75523d33a4a384

[…You.]3e23dabc41c9232b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The Spirit King 0136dc99b5 of Death stared 4d177a52e2 silently at me d37b0e4874 and spoke again.5da01902c93c4f12

At that moment, a thought 17b4fdd186 crossed my mind.ee194e19f3607037

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Recalling the time I first 7efe7aa1a3 awakened in Rose Hacardella’s body, 841fc8b844 I remembered that the Spirit e92666bb57 King of Death seemed to 6cac4a2d9c appear to claim the souls 80205995fa of the dead.6d3d17ef9ed66897

If that’s the case, e80ddef719 then his presence here 9e431da237 must mean…1683b55d7ede11ff

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“No, no way!”386ec983d60da94d

Could it be 38dde89bb3 that the boy 79955c4e4c had died after ee18ac97dd all?!9174bba3fa3397a5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I quickly knelt beside the 6679e91d19 unconscious boy, inspecting him, my 0992ca5fc0 lips trembling.4751f46cc9525f35

I hadn’t even had 480e8f64e0 a chance to try 3617e3871e saving him. To lose him 8a62a1a518 so suddenly, so 8a8ce87c37 meaninglessly…f6317429c9ffa643

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[…He’s not dead.]9e990244832bf314

“…What?”71cd58f4358a2f46

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

At the Spirit King’s words, f61373c8b7 my mind froze for a 59caa60a7d moment before I turned to 44484bf340 him, bewildered.69a37de81593dec3

I was supposed to update d4baa04cbd two days prior, but something 0e24939686 came up. This chapter is free to c86fec6d30 thank you for your patience 29dddfdc83 🤍f69eae2eecfccde7

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator