Innocent sinner’s foolish confession
“Jun, see you later… aaa!”
bang!
At that moment, the door burst open, and Cain, who had put his head in, screamed and closed the door.
Hyeon-jun looked at it blankly and realized what position he and Elizabeth were in now.
Elizabeth knelt down on the table, put her hands on his face, bowed her head, and herself wrapped her around her waist and lifted her head.
“…….”
“… … whooping… .”
Hyeon-jun tried to pull his hand away and step back, but Elizabeth was holding his face tightly. She laughed, carefully wiping the tears from Hyeon-jun’s face, then let go of his face and sat back down. Before she knew it, the tears stopped and she smiled softly.
“Anyway, no one holds grudge against you.”
Then he took a thick, rolled parchment from his bosom and laid it on the table.
“This is a letter written to you from the temple in Scanden.”
“You mean all of these?”
“yes.”
Hyeonjun pulled the string and unfolded it. There are many. I read the letter at the top of them.
Hyeon-jun put his head on it and read it meticulously. It is a letter from the child he saved. Hyeonjun, who had been carefully brushing the hardened letters with his hand, looked at the other parchment.
Among the children’s letters, you can also see the letters of the priests. A warm smile appeared on Hyunjoon’s face. And Hyeon-jun laughed when he found a short letter written clearly in sperm between them. It is a letter from Edelia.
The children wrote a letter saying thank you. Couldn’t it be that the priests ordered him to write a letter on some occasion when he was in school? No, did I look too crooked? Maybe I wrote it because my kids wanted to write it. The priests encouraged him and asked if he was okay.
“Is Idelia healthy?”
“Yes, my hair has already grown to my shoulders.”
“thank god.”
In the short letter from Idelia, there was a simple greeting and a promise that the next time we met, I would definitely win a duel and be called Idelia Apprentice Paladin.
“It’s more of a dueling ground than a horseshoe.”
“Huh, Idelia says she rewrote the letter five times.”
“I really want to read them.”
“Unfortunately, Idelia hid it. What?”
Elizabeth saw the smile on Hyeon-jun’s face and smiled gently, but there was a sadness she couldn’t hide on her face. However, when Hyeonjun raised his head with a bright face, he smiled softly and hid it.
“Everyone was puzzled when they received your letter. They said they didn’t know what the problem was.”
“…hahahaha, did you forgive me?”
“If you really want to be forgiven, I will forgive you.”
“hahahahaha, it’s okay. Really, really, it’s okay.”
Hyeonjun read the letter for a while.
After reading them all, rolled them up and put them in his bag, and sat back down on the chair, Elizabeth opened her mouth.
“I’d like to hear a little bit about how you’ve been.”
“Well, I told you everything a while ago…”
“Nevertheless.”
Hyunjoon smiled shyly and brought up the story. Elizabeth smiled softly, agreeing with Hyeon-jun’s story.
“Come to think of it, priest, I heard you are coming tomorrow.”
“yes?”
Elizabeth tilted her head. Hyeonjun’s head tilted as well. what?
“Two days ago, I heard, three days later, that is, I received a call to come tomorrow.”
“It was when I stopped by the venting two days ago.”
“Did you come back two days from there?”
“yes.”
“…are you okay?”
“yes yes.”
Priests treat words harshly… … .
“How did you get into the military camp?”
Seeing that Galion came running in pure white, it doesn’t seem like he entered normally.
“I showed you the documents I received from Benting, and you let me in right away.”
“Aha…. Where I am….”
“I asked the soldiers, and they kindly informed me.”
It means that there is no one who does not know Hyun-joon’s daily routine. And the interrogator asks what to do? I have to let you know.
“How have you been, priest? “
“I stayed in Scanden for a while and then went back to Daeshinjeon. In the village we stopped by on the way, we held a trial and killed a monster. It was a very rewarding job.”
“… yes.”
Still passionate… .
“I also saw a monster with six pairs of legs that I have never seen before. I am worried that there are a sudden increase in new monsters these days.”
“Six pairs of legs?”
“Yes. It was a fairly large wolf-like guy, but he suffered for the first time in a while. Really, when his arm fell off, I felt sorry for him.”
“yes?”
Hyeonjun was startled and grabbed Elizabeth’s arm. There seemed to be no problem with the arms that could be felt through the priestly clothes and armor.
“Huh, the arm came off cleanly, so I attached it right away.”
“oh my god….”
“You don’t know how much I was surprised. I thought I lost my arm at first because I cut off the armor neatly and swallowed it, but fortunately it remained in my stomach.”
“… … Did you keep fighting like that?”
“No, I haven’t lost my body recently, so it seems like it’s been about… 5 years.”
“Five years?”
No matter how you look at it, Elizabeth seems to be in her late twenties at most. By the way, 5 years is the most recent?
“Priest, how old are you?”
“Probably a little under 40. Um… maybe over it. I don’t know exactly.”
Many orphans do not know their age. Like Gunther, if you grab any of the guys from the street and ask them how old they are, everyone will answer roughly how old they are. It seems that Elizabeth is like that too. But forty?
“… … He-I’m telling Edelia as an older sister… .”
“Huh, when Ide was still 4 years old, she first saw me and called me unnie. Aren’t they cute?”
“… yes.”
Elizabeth said with twinkling eyes. Hyunjoon answered a little hesitantly.
“Are you older than you think?”
“No, I thought you were the same age as me.”
“Huh, it wouldn’t be strange to have a son like you.”
Elizabeth generously smiled and handed it over even though Hyeon-jun had dared to ask the lady a rude question without thinking. It’s because there are too many things to kill and get rid of, and too many precious things to protect to care about such insignificant things.
Her happiness as a woman was cut off the moment she entrusted herself to the temple. Nevertheless, when dealing with Ideliana’s children, she is overflowing with tender motherhood and affection, so she holds her tightly in her arms.
“I don’t think it’s that much…”
“Brother, you are twenty-three this year, right?”
“yes.”
“When I’m 40, that’s a difference of 17. It wouldn’t be strange if I got married a little earlier.”
“Yes… that’s right.”
Getting married at sixteen or seventeen is shocking, but it’s even more shocking that the age difference with Elizabeth could be considered a hat by the standards of this place. I thought you were in your mid-twenties!
“… Do priests age slowly?”
“Yes? Huhuhu, no. It’s just that I’m getting older a little slower.”
At Hyeon-jun’s stupid question, Elizabeth widened her eyes and answered with a girlish smile. Well, in that case, the old Deliana would have been about 130 years old. Hyeon-jun’s messy head barely caught his mind. Let’s not talk about age anymore.
“I’ll go around the military camp and treat the injured. I’ll come back later.”
“You’ve come all this way in a hurry, but it’s better to take a break…”
“Whoops, that can’t be.”
She smiled softly and shook her head. To come here in two days from Benting, you have to drive a horse with great heat. No, where did you come from in the first place?
“I’ll be right back.”
“You can come slowly. I have work to do.”
“Yes. See you later.”
Hyeon-jun took the lead in opening the door, and Elizabeth smiled and left the door. She slightly bowed her head to Hyun-jun and walked away.
“ha… .”
Hyunjoon took a deep breath, exhaled, and then brushed his hair.
The temple people forgive… . No, I feel relieved to hear that he has accepted him. Hyeon-jun, who smiled pleasantly, sighed as he looked at Elizabeth, who was moving away.
‘I have to go to Gallion.’
You must tell the story to Gallion. Of course, the story would reach the ears of the Marquis in some way even if he didn’t tell it separately, but it would be better for him to tell it directly and as soon as possible.
Hyeonjun headed for Gallion’s barracks with light steps. When he knocked on the door of the barracks, a servant came out and saw Hyeon-jun and guided him straight to Gallion.
“… Jun-Bong.”
“Lord Gallion.”
Gallion’s composure and soft attitude that he had shown before had gone, and his nervousness was evident.
Her neatly combed hair is also wet and disheveled with sweat. The interrogator came ahead of schedule and made a meeting with Hyeon-jun and the princess without any formalities and had a three-way face-to-face meeting, and sent a sharp alert to the princess on the spot. Because he is the Inquisitor of Karios, he cannot be said to, nor can he be stopped.
From Gallion’s point of view, he would have wanted to commit evil. What would happen if this story reached the Marquis’ ears? The fact that it was only a little disorganized shows how well he is in control of himself.
As soon as Hyun-joon sat down, he immediately started talking.
“The priest confirmed the assassination case.”
“Very well. How about His Highness?”
To that urgent question, Hyeon-joon spoke openly.
“It worked out well.”
“……Whoa…”
Gallion sighed and covered his eyes with his hand. He stayed that way for a while, then waved weakly at the servant. Only then did the servant pour the tea he had prepared. Gallion drank it weakly and opened his mouth.
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“Your Highness will allow that.”
“…Yes, I understand.”
“The priest said he would tell the story before the high priest.”
Gallion seemed to have finally regained his composure, buried himself in a chair and looked at Hyeon-jun. I look at it like I’m going to eat it very much in case I miss even one trivial thing.
“What do you think the temple doctor will be like?”
“It’s not something that I or the priest can know.”
“hmm.”
That’s right. It’s a big deal related to politics, and you have no choice but to be careful in the big war. However, Galion knew deep down that things were going too well.
‘The Inquisitor has come. It means that the temple is concentrating its whole nerve.’
If the temple really wants to stay out of politics, it just needs to be quiet. or make a written complaint.
However, the scale of Karios took a heavy step. Even if he didn’t pull out his sword, he would weigh it with a scale.
Gallion clenched his fists. If things went well with the princess, there would be no problem. He is carrying out the orders given by the Marquis without any problems. He has successfully protected Hyeon-jun from the nobles, and at the same time, he is preparing well in case a civil war breaks out by reducing the influence of the inner wall commanders. Even if it is not publicized, the Marquis will not pass the hidden ball over.
Hyeon-jun raised his teacup with an elegant gesture and moistened his lips, and Gallion smiled softly.
“I never thought I would have a relationship with the Inquisitor.”
“I met you in Scanden.”
“Ah, in Scanden. I heard it was a big deal.”
“Before the priest came, thanks to the grace of the Marquis, we were able to pass safely.”
“Well, that’s good.”
Gallion’s eyes widened softly. Hyeonjun saw a snake aiming for food in that smile.
‘The interrogator has built a friendship to the extent of moving privately.’
He even showed hostility to the princess who would become the queen. What an impact! Gallion thought about how to cook and eat this mouth-watering creature without even realizing it, and then closed his eyes.
‘too big.’
I have no choice but to give up. The Marquis, the princess, and even the temple intervened and surrounded Hyeon-jun. If you want to swallow it, you have to tear open the jaw and split the body, and even then you won’t be able to swallow it all.
If he does anything nonsense, the marquis will destroy his family first, and the princess will not stand still. In addition, if you go beyond the eyes of the temple, both your family and your life will be destroyed.
Gallion is not stupid. They also know their subject well. That’s why I came here on the orders of the Marquis.
When he opened his eyes, he had already given up on Hyeon-jun. Even with the eye of the storm right in front of him, he backed away neatly. It’s a smart decision indeed.
Gallion exchanged a few words with Hyeon-jun and sent him away with a smile. This is because there is no need to spend time holding on to it for a long time like before. Hyeon-jun doesn’t need his protection anymore, and he’s not something he can benefit from right away.
It is good for each other to solve only public matters without making troublesome things and step back neatly.
“I’ll see you next time.”
“Come anytime.”
Having said that, both knew very well that they would hardly ever see each other. Because they don’t need each other.
Perhaps the day Hyun-joon goes back to venting, that will be the last time they meet again.
Hyeonjun walked out of there with strides. After that, he returned to the barracks of the mercenaries and headed to the bar because no one was there. The mercenaries are probably in the tavern. It’s a bit problematic for a noble to go to a tavern for soldiers, but that would be fine.
I have so many things to do in one day that my head is dizzy. You need to calm down a bit before climbing the outer wall at night. Let’s have a beer without taste buds for the first time in a while.