089 Episode – Jealousy (2)
Tigris and Trisha had to say goodbye to Rami and Raon at the hotel.
The fact that Tigris and Trisha were in the Marquis of Baros was still a top secret, so they couldn’t reveal themselves and board the train.
Trisha got down on one knee and made eye level with Rami and Raon.
＜Now it’s time for us to part.＞
Raon knew that this day would come.
But the tears couldn’t stop.
Raon opened his mouth with an anxious look.
＜Can’t you go to the jungle with Raon?＞
Raon is only about 5 or 6 years old in terms of human age, so he wasn’t used to parting yet.
Trisha said, wiping the tears that ran down Raon’s plump cheeks.
＜We also want to live in the jungle with Raon, but we can’t because we have work to do. I’m sorry.＞
＜·········.＞
Raon wiggled his fingers, and in the end, without a word, he fell into Trisha’s arms.
Unlike Raon, Rami treated him very maturely.
＜Thank you. Trisha. Thank you very much.＞
But even Rami couldn’t hold back the tears.
Rami was also held in Trisha’s arms, and Trisha hugged Rami and Raon.
Then he kissed Rami and Raon’s heads and said.
＜Rami and Raon both need to grow up strong.＞
Rami and Raon’s eyes turned to Tigris.
Rami and Raon’s eyes were full of regret.
The children go to see their parents, and Tigris returns from a successful mission.
Even though it’s obviously good for each other, why do we have so much regret?
This human contradiction tickled Tigris’ heart.
Tigris approached them slowly and knelt down on one knee.
I couldn’t think of what to say goodbye to.
While hesitating, Rami and Raon entered Tigris’ arms.
＜Thank you Tigris.＞
Tigris froze slightly.
Come to think of it, I thought it was the first time I had held someone alive in my arms.
All Tigris embraced were dying people.
Charlotte, Beowulf, Linia
It was a strange feeling indescribable to those who saved Tigris, not those who died coldly without even having time to use Tigris’ hands, coming into Tigris’ arms.
Tigris reached out and embraced Rami and Raon.
A word naturally flowed out of Tigris’ mouth.
＜See you next time.＞
I found out that the regret of parting was letting go of it with a promise that we would meet again in the future.
We do not know exactly when we will meet again, but until that day, we will be able to spend time with calm and pleasant emotions of expectation and happiness.
＜See you again.＞
* * *
Teho and Tigris met again on the train.
After many empty words, Teho got to the point.
“I heard that you are coming down to Macedon in the middle.”
“yes. That’s right.”
“Are you going to see Morita?”
“you’re right.”
Teho thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“I think it’s presumptuous, but… can I help?”
Tigris thought about why Teho was saying this.
As a high-level shaman who can do divination, did he feel that this was unusual?
Or is it simply because I am grateful to Tigris?
After reading Tigris’ worries, Teho continued his speech.
“Yesterday I read the flow of the heavens, and there was a chest extending on the side of Macedon, where Lord Tigris went.”
“Are you referring to a bad energy when you say breast fat?”
“Yes. That’s right. I can’t be sure there’s going to be a problem with what Sir Tigris is going to do, but it’s not a good sign.”
After taking a sip of tea, Teho opened his mouth.
“There isn’t much I can do, but I want to add even a small amount of strength. Is there anything I can do to help with this Morita case?”
Tigris knows very little about fortune telling.
So I can’t even fathom how bad it is to say that my breasts are stretched out.
In the first place, witchcraft itself is a very ambiguous technique, both in terms of its effect and in the process itself.
“I don’t know much about witchcraft, but if it’s to the extent that Captain Tejo wants to help me, it’s definitely something I can’t ignore.”
Tigris thought carefully.
Teho is a very good shaman.
You could make an effective amulet for Tigris, cast a good spell, or lend a holy relic.
‘I think it would be nice to have a relic for Haeju-yong.’
Originally, when I arrived in Victory, I was going to send Trisha to the Dungeon of Mourning to get the Haeju Dragon Relic, but if you can receive the Haeju Dragon Relic from Teho, there is no need to send Trisha.
“Do you have any relics for Haeju?”
“When you say Haeju-yong relics, are you referring to relics that lift curses?”
“Yes. That’s right. Like a ring of mourning.”
Teho pondered for a moment at the word ring of mourning.
The Ring of Mourning is a very effective holy item that can dispel all kinds of curses.
Such relics aren’t really common, but Teho did have one.
Teho pulled out an old wooden bracelet from his arms.
“It is one of the sacred relics that have been passed down to the white tiger. The name is ‘Guardian Bracelet’. Although it is originally a holy relic for ritual use, it has the effect of driving away various evil spirits and improving luck. Of course, it also has the effect of preventing the curse on the body of the person wearing this bracelet.”
Teho handed Tigris a bracelet of protection.
“Of course, I can’t fully give it to you. Because this relic is like a symbol that I am the head of the White Tiger clan.”
“You can’t even lend me something so precious.”
“no. It seems to make me feel at ease. If you feel uncomfortable, you can think of it as a reward for saving Rami and Raon.”
Tigris eventually accepted the bracelet of protection.
There is nothing wrong with being prepared and prepared when dealing with Levis.
“I will use it well.”
* * *
Tigris and Trisha boarded the same car as when they came to Halkis.
The difference was that the bed was divided into two instead of one as before.
Tigris sat by the sunny window and read a book.
Trisha looked at Tigris with a tired expression.
“Tigris-sama doesn’t really take a break.”
“I am resting.”
“Are you learning sign language? Is that what you call study?”
Tigris’ train routine was very simple.
After getting up, washing up and eating, he trains his body using cell growth technology until lunch.
After lunch, I study sign language or read a book until evening.
In the evening, he uses the cell growth technique to retrain his body and go to sleep.
He was a very diligent and diligent person.
“Now I am studying astrology, not sign language.”
“Where else did that book come from?”
“I borrowed it from Elder Teho.”
“I can study beast mermaids and also astrology, so I’m not looking at that difficult book thinking that it’s one stone or two birds, right?”
“right.”
Trisha closed her eyes as her head throbbed just thinking about it.
Trisha opened her eyes and looked at Tigris.
“I have something to tell you.”
“Tell me.”
“I am River.”
Tigris then took his eyes off the book and looked at Trisha’s face.
Trisha scratched her cheek as if she was embarrassed by Tigris’s gaze at her.
“Sorry for deceiving you. I should have told you before I became an article. But you know. I also needed time to think. therefore······.”
“I knew.”
“Did you know that I am River?”
“okay.”
“Since when?”
“I knew you before I met you.”
Trisha muttered a little, ‘That’s right…’
To think that Tigris would not know anything about his identity might have been too easy.
“Then why didn’t you say anything until now?”
“It was because His Majesty Rain Rover told us not to provoke the prisoners for nothing. It’s because you said that if you find out that you’re a River, the Suin Autonomous Region may view diplomatic relations with the Empire in a bad way. I understand His Majesty Rain Rover’s concerns, so I haven’t brought you a story about River.”
Trisha was slightly broken by the completely unexpected answer.
“So it’s not because of me, but because you didn’t want to provoke the Suin Autonomous District, so you deliberately pretended not to know?”
“That was the biggest reason.”
“Then what is the second reason?”
“Because it didn’t matter if you were River.”
“What exactly do you mean?”
“If you want to leave your knightly contract and learn the art of hunting spells, you need me. I thought you couldn’t betray me.”
“Putting a knife in your back is not a betrayal. Handing over information about Tigris-sama to the beasts is also a betrayal.”
“So, have you ever given away my personal information?”
Trisha said with a cough.
“There has never been such a thing, but… Still, did I mention that Tigris-sama and I are going down to protect Elder Teho?”
“You and I are heading into the jungle, but it’s a fact that Captain Teho will know.”
“It’s not that important, but if I hadn’t said that I was River first, I could have passed on this top-secret information to River.”
“But it wasn’t.”
“No, in the end it is, but why do you trust me so much? To be honest, we’ve only been seeing each other for a month and a half now.”
Tigris closed the book when it felt like the story was going to be long.
“Let me ask you one thing. Can you die for me?”
“······yes.”
“That’s a lie.”
“·················ogue.”
Trisha made no excuses.
He knew that Tigris had eyes that could read the truth.
“A knight must be able to die for his master in peril. This is a fact clearly stated in the chivalry and in the contract. However, articles that can put it into practice are rare. The reasons are different. I have parents to support, and my children are still young, so I am afraid to die. In your case, it’s because you have a goal to achieve.”
“that······.”
“I don’t mean to reproach you. Because you only have one life in the world and it is precious. So I don’t think you could die for me.”
You don’t know how many people run away from the battlefield in fear.
It’s good to just run away.
In fear of being convicted of desertion later, there are cases where they stick a knife in their superior’s back and run away behind the scenes.
Of course, I have experienced T-Christ.
All the knights under Tigris rebelled, pushed Tigris into a trap and ran away.
“Of course, I admit that I am not yet ready to say that I could give my life. But that’s an example of a very extreme situation.”
“What I want to say is that in order to truly practice chivalry, trust and a bond between you and me are necessary. But trust and bonds are not something you can get by forcing me.”
Tigris learned this truth through Lenny.
Lenny led Norberd down the path of downfall due to Tigris’ erroneous judgment, but he remained as a servant and protected Tigris’ side.
Seeing Lenny showing his trust through his actions in the most difficult situation, Tigris learned that in order to gain trust from others, he must first give him trust.
Of course, it was too late when I realized the truth, but now it is different.
“So I will show you trust first. I will listen to what you have to say, and if my orders and your values conflict with me, I will reconsider.”
Tigris looked into Trisha’s eyes filled with complex emotions and said.
“To earn your trust.”
“·················ogue.”
Tigris doesn’t trust Trisha yet.
However, in order to make Trisha truly follow Tigris, she trusts Trisha first.
It’s a clichéd word that seems to come out of philosophy or cesarean studies, but when Tigris showed her actions first and spoke, I thought that Trisha had decided to become a knight with a light heart.
“Is this enough for you to understand?”
“······yes.”
Trisha glanced at Tigris who opened the book again and began to read.
He seemed to have learned something more important than swordsmanship today.
“By the way, Tigris-sama.”
“Tell me.”
“When are you going to turn the first page?”
“·················ogue.”
“Isn’t the book a bit difficult?”
Mermaid is also difficult, but reading astrology-related books that list various magic-related words would be very difficult.
Trisha brought a chair and sat down next to Tigris.
“Let me help you. I think this is a process to make our relationship stronger.”
It wasn’t wrong, so Tigris tilted the book so that Trisha could see it.
* * *
Tigris was the first Macedonian.
But I’ve heard some things about Macedon.
Macedon was one of the few tourist cities in the Empire.
It was a place where rich aristocrats and wealthy people used to come to summer because it was cooler than other areas, as well as various nightlife facilities, gambling halls, arena, and horse racing.
As a result, Tigris and Trisha encountered an unexpected ambush.
“You are newlyweds! Have you made a reservation for your hotel?”
“There is a massage shop, go get a massage!”
“Give me just 10 silver and I’ll give you a full circle of Macedon! Of course, we also introduce good hotels!”
As soon as Tigris and Trisha got off the train at Macedon, they were surrounded by solicitors and lost their minds.
Since the clothes Tigris and Trisha are wearing are quite luxurious, solicitors who smelled the money turned on their eyes and rushed in.
Trisha enjoyed this interest quite a bit, but Tigris was just tired.
Trisha immediately noticed that Tigris was annoyed and raised her hand.
“for a moment! Everyone be quiet!”
The solicitors were startled by Trisha’s loud voice, and their eyes widened and their mouths closed.
“I’m going into the auction now! Who wants to see Macedon, but has a comfortable four-seater wagon that doesn’t hurt your butt!”
Upon hearing Trisha’s words, the solicitors immediately raised their hands judiciously.
“Me! I’ll take you to 8Silver!”
“Nope! I am 7 silver! I’ll take you to 7Silver!”
“Five silver! Five silver!”
The solicitors started competing with each other, and in the end Trisha was able to get a good wagon for 50 Coopers.
“.
“Just by looking at it, it looks like a man has been caught.”
“Damn, I thought I caught a hogu today.”
Trisha crossed Tigris’ arms and said.
“What are you doing Come on, don’t ride.”
“…you are quite good at it.”
“It’s like dealing with these solicitors, even with your eyes closed.”
Trisha and Tigris got into the carriage.
“Then let’s go! Is there anything you would like to see?”
“It’s my first time in Macedon. Just a swipe-scroll, please.”
“yes. Okay. Then, let’s go to the riverside first!”
Macedon as a whole was different from that of the Marquis of Baros.
It was very lively and free, and music overflowed every street.
As it was a place where nobles and wealthy came and went, the road was pretty clean.
But people were different.
“lily! Just give me a penny!”
“I haven’t eaten anything for two days!”
The fact that there were so many beggars reaching out their wagon windows wasn’t a good thing.
Even when he reached out and tried to remove the buttons or brooches from Tigris’ clothes, Tigris just closed the window.
“Halkiss is different in many ways.”
Halkis also had beggars, but no one actively reached out to ask for money.
If caught by the patrolling guards, you will be beaten to death until you die.
Maybe 20 minutes around Macedon Street?
A woman in a hood slammed the carriage door open and entered.
The driver was startled and stopped his horse.
“What are you doing now……!”
“Just go. You are an acquaintance.”
At Tigris’ words, the coachman said cautiously.
“If you add one more person, there will be an additional charge…… Oh, thank you.”
Trisha sensibly bounced a silver coin and handed it to the coachman, and she shut her mouth.
Trisha hit the windows and curtains connected to the coachman.
Then the woman who suddenly entered the carriage took off her hood.
night fox.
It was Nemesis.
“Long time no see.”
“If it wasn’t for the handkerchief hanging on the carriage, I would have never noticed it. The smell of the carriage was completely different.”
Nemesis handed Tigris a handkerchief.
Nemesis said while looking at Trisha sitting next to Tigris.
“But who is this?”
“It’s me. Nemesis.”
Trisha dispels the Polymorph magic.
Nemesis looked at Trisha’s face and sighed as if he knew it would.
“You pretended to know me, so you were caught after all.”
“What is that? How have you been?”
Nemesis glared at Tigris.
“It was a car that was getting annoyed by someone who had been playing for almost half a year with just two gold.”
“Did you run out of funds?”
“Aren’t the prices here really a joke? All the deposits have already been spent.”
“How much more do you need?”
“I do not need.”
Nemesis pulled a small note from his pocket.
“I have completed the quest. The person you are looking for met Morita yesterday.”