Chapter 158
When the date came, a group of people departed from the Asla family.
Members of the Howe tribe, including Gen Asla, moved toward Everweil in groups of dozens on horses and wagons.
In addition, Ran, who went to the academy, and Shan, who followed with his own hope. And Xian was also in the party.
[They say going this way is the fastest?]
‘huh. If I can go, going through the Everwhale is the fastest way.’
Everwhale is embedded in the very center of the continent. If you go up from Jakarta, it is Everwhale, and if you go up further from there, it is the realm of Glacier Baengnyeong.
‘And maybe the Queen of Glacier White Spirit will come.’
[what! That b*tch is coming!?]
‘I’m not sure.’
It is the seat of an agreement to end the war. The queen herself would come, or at least someone in power who had full powers would come.
If the Queen herself comes, she might be able to find out about the rumors at that time.
[What did that b*tch do to Seol-ah?]
‘well… … . I might have been punished for covering me up.’
[Put a finger on it, very simply!]
When the Queen discovers the Giant King with Xian, he suddenly starts attacking.
Yuseol came to help him while he was running away from Glacier Baengnyeong.
And the Queen witnessed it.
For that, he might have been put in prison, or even more severely punished.
Psyche knows that, so she’s worried.
‘Although the Queen’s side is also a problem.’
Xi’an had problems with the empire as well as the queen’s affairs.
Who will come from the Empire side?
‘The emperor probably won’t come.’
The old emperor won’t come. The emperor hadn’t left the imperial palace for several years.
If they said they would come, it would be the 1st prince or the 3rd princess Helene.
‘Though the first prince is more likely.’
When this war started, the first thing that moved was General Roderick. That general was from the first prince’s side.
If you think about it, the first prince’s influence must have played a big role in causing the war.
If so, the prince himself would come to take the responsibility.
‘I have to be careful.’
It was the same even if the prince came, but even if Princess Helen, whom she had never met before, it would be difficult.
Because he was the one who raised his sword against the Empire when the Great Warlord took control of Everwhale in the past.
Gen Asla thanked him for what he had done at the time, and said that he would block the pressure from the Empire.
But you can’t just rely on that.
‘Let’s stay alert.’
Enter Everwhale, avoid the Empire side, and contact the Glacier Baekryung side.
After quickly obtaining information about the leak, he leaves Everwhale.
that was the best
In my heart, I wanted to give the queen a blow, but that wasn’t the time.
If you stir up such a riot in the place where you want to end the war, it could become the spark of a new war.
Will it be the eye of the storm or the plains of stillness?
Sian drove towards it.
* * *
The way there was only peaceful and unharmed.
Dozens of horses and carriages with the flag of Jakarta hanging on them.
Even there are beastmen who are famous for their strong mercenaries.
There were no big bandits who stood in their way when they saw this group, and even if they occasionally encountered monsters without intelligence, nothing happened.
Only a handful of prisoners had blood on them.
However, the journey was not quiet.
It was because the bloody beastmen, rather than resting during their occasional breaks, went sparring.
And recently, the most famous among them was a human child whom the head of household brought in as a guest.
“Next time, do it with me!”
“Come.”
Beasts are inherently more physically capable than humans.
Even so, they did not particularly despise humans. Even among humans, there were many strong enough to match them.
However, even from their eyes, Xi’an’s inaction was overwhelming.
“Is that child him?”
“I heard you hurt the head of the household?”
Glancing at Xian in sparring from a distance, the beastmen’s eyes shone.
Injuring the head of the household, especially in a vital place like the neck.
It was no longer at the level of discussing the high and low of age.
It was because there were many people who could not reach that level even after training for the rest of their lives.
“hmm.”
Gen Asla was also preoccupied with looking at such cyan while eating jerky.
Among the prisoners engaged in sparring with Xian were his daughter Ran and son Shan.
‘It’s really amazing.’
That kid is the same age as Ran. Still, it’s already matured like that.
Although he is said to be Ran’s father, unfortunately, Ran was no match for Xian.
Not just Ran, but the others too.
Now, among those out there, there was not a single one who could fight Xian on an equal footing.
‘Someone must have come to Berped.’
Suddenly, he remembered an imperial spy he had caught in the territory before.
Even if he was a spy, what he was investigating was not the power of the Asura family.
He said that he had come to investigate whether or not there was Cian Agrid in the territory.
At the time when the whole continent was noisy due to war, the son with such talent disappeared, so he had to solve people.
“Take it in moderation and let it rest. Because I have to go a long way.”
“yes.”
Looking at the hot spot in Dalian, Gen gave instructions to the subordinate next to him. Then he went inside the wagon.
Eating, sparring, and moving.
Days like that continued for days and days.
The party was able to arrive safely at Everwhale without any problems.
* * *
“I wonder if it’s okay if I take care of you… … .”
“Because the child is fine. The head of the household also allowed it, so what’s the problem? Just stay here.”
In the nostalgic city that had returned after a long time, Xian was in the dwelling where the beastmen were staying.
An entire inn building was rented, and Gen Asla and other beastmen all unpacked their luggage here.
“Then I’ll take care of you.”
On the way to this place, Xian fought almost every beastman. a few times too.
Perhaps because of that, they were a lot more friendly than when we started.
After unpacking in the room Xian was assigned to, I saw Ran coming out at the same time.
The first thing he saw was a bitter smile.
“Academy, it was broken. I only saw it from afar.”
“I see.”
The inn and academy are somewhat far apart.
Even if it wasn’t that, it was a place where no one could enter now.
It was a place that could not be accessed except for a few permitted people because it was the place where the agreement was made.
Thanks to that, I only saw it from a distance, but it was far from the magnificent buildings I had visited before.
“I guess I haven’t fixed it since it was broken when I ran away.”
“There must have been no reason to fix it. If I could afford it, I would have sent it to war.”
When Xian and other students fled from the hands of the general, the academy building was also heavily damaged.
Most of them were destroyed during the battle between the general and the general.
“What are you going to do? Now that the war is over, are you going to go back to the academy?”
“You have to come first. There are things the president has entrusted to me.”
Primitive magic received from Chancellor Zerech. You have to return it.
It was an unnecessary item for Xian, who had gained the power of the Dragon King.
“What next?”
“well… … .”
After that, I haven’t decided yet.
If you ask me to go to the one I want, of course I want to go again.
Of course, he was stronger than most of the instructors, but the academy wasn’t just a place to teach combat, and there was a president, Zerech.
However, the problem was that it was not something that could be done as desired.
‘Empire side and… … I don’t know how the Marquis will turn out.’
When the war is over, peace and tranquility will be restored to most people, but not Xian.
A high mountain still remained in front of him.
“Have you heard of anyone coming from the Empire or Glacier Baengnyeong?”
When Xian asked, Ran crossed his arms and answered.
“The Glacier Baekryong said they hadn’t come yet, and the Empire had come first.”
“who?”
“The first prince and the general.”
They were also as expected.
“I heard that the first prince was quite passionate about this war, but it must be a bit bitter. Because I had to put my own stamp on the end of the war agreement with my own hand.”
“Then the third princess will be closer to the next emperor.”
“maybe? I don’t know much about imperial politics… … Shouldn’t you let me know?”
“I haven’t been to Imperial lands lately.”
Xian and Ran talked and went out into the street.
Outside the inn, the atmosphere was very quiet and thrilling.
There were no merchants soliciting customers at all, and even the people in private houses shut themselves in with their doors and windows locked.
The only things he could see from time to time were imperial knights out on patrol.
It is said that Gen is having a hard time calming down his subordinates so that they don’t run into them.
“Tsk.”
Ran also never looked at them with a good expression.
From the beastmen’s point of view, they started a war of aggression on their own, and then got tired and fell off.
I couldn’t help but look good.
‘Even if the president returns, it might be difficult for the academy to normalize.’
The antipathy the beastmen and half-elves had against the empire was beyond imagination.
However, since it is not possible to return only the beastmen and half-fairy students to class without the Empire, the president probably has his head wrapped up quite a bit by now.
‘My nose sleeps three, so who cares?’
The President’s job will be taken care of by the President. Now, it’s a part of yourself.
‘If there is no queen on the glacier Baengnyeong side, there is no reason to stay anymore, so let’s start right away. Catch one person before going and get a little bit of information.’
With that attitude in mind, he looked around and looked for a way out.
I don’t intend to make a fuss, but just in case.
In the meantime.
“uh? Look over there.”
Ran pointed to a place and spoke. the front door of the city.
Looking there, a group of people in white uniforms rode in.
They were the guardian castles of Glacier Baengnyeong.
‘It’s finally here.’
Xian’s eyes sparkled as he inspected the wagon guarded by the guardians.
Two flags up there.
One symbolized the fairy palace glacial white spirit, and the other symbolized the queen.
“Ran. Come here for a while.”
“uh? why?”
Xian grabbed Ran, who was watching them with an interesting expression, and hid in the shade of a building.
Even though Ran is fine, he cannot face them.
If you run into the queen herself, no, even if it’s not the queen, there may be someone among the patron castles who remembers her face.
It was clear that if they ran into each other on a street like this, there would be trouble again.
“I never thought the queen herself would come… … .”
“I know. I thought the patron saint or something like that would come.”
Xian hid in the shadows of buildings and watched the wagons passing along the main street.
Queen Garcia in there.
The one who killed the giant king and sealed himself.
‘Did Hector escape well?’
Hector probably couldn’t have easily escaped either.
The main character of all of that was inside me.
While Xian was examining the carriage with a sharp expression.
The cloth covering the window swayed, and the face of the person sitting by the window was glimpsed.
Xian’s eyes widened slightly, and Ran, who witnessed the same thing as Xian, also made a surprised expression.
“Has there been rumors?”
Beside Ran, who talked casually, not knowing anything, Xian frowned.
Psyche’s loud voice echoed in my head.