138 The end of a long journey [2]

"Cough...! Cough!" 

My chest ached. 

Holding onto my mouth, blood dripped down from the gaps of my fingers. 

Every part of me ached. 

".....It's so beautiful." 

"The scenery. It has changed so much." 

I could hear the voices of the members of the first subjugation squad beside me. They were staring at the scenery with brilliant gazes. 

"Was that tree there before?" 

"No, it wasn't." 

"And what about that rock?" 

"How would I know?" 

"This waterfall?" 

"It was." 

They just wouldn't stop talking. 

I stared at them while holding onto my chest. 

"Cough...!" 

The fight had been a hard one. We didn't manage to kill the Hellhounds, but that had never been our goal to begin with. 

We just wanted to get out of there. 

To...

Get back home. 

"Onward to Ellnor...! Hahaha." 

Tud, Tud—!