Chapter 161
Even though it was late at night, the place was filled up quickly.
The lights came on in the nearest luxury inn, and they sat around a round table in the center of the first-floor dining area.
Gen Asla and Xian, Zerech and the saintess, and Prince Isaac and the general.
Genn and Zerech looked at the prince and twitched uncomfortably, while the prince was drinking tea as if he didn’t care.
‘The Empire is the culprit that caused the war.’
The sympathetic eyes could not go on.
Wasn’t Zerech even forcibly taken from the well-run academy and kicked out?
Anyway, it was a really great place.
Three of the only 10 High Masters are sitting here, and there is even a saintess who can be said to be the actual top of the Jeonghwa Church.
And even the 1st prince, who is said to be the next influential emperor of the empire.
‘To be able to sit in a seat like this.’
When I thought about it again, I couldn’t do it like this.
From an orphan who does not even remember the face of his parents, he is picked up by Marquis Agrid and lives in the shadow of the marquis.
After the death of the real Xian, he became an academy student instead, and then became a fugitive due to the war.
That kind of self is now sitting in one place with those who are said to be the best on the continent.
‘I don’t know if I should call this a success or something.’
Xian shrugged.
I don’t know if it’s success or what, but one thing is for sure.
He has not yet attained freedom. I have yet to regain my own name, which I so longed for.
The Empire and the Marquis of Agrid remained his threat.
“Then, it’s late at night, so why don’t we get to the point quickly?”
The prince, who was leisurely sipping tea, spoke first.
Genn and Zerech, who had a repulsive feeling towards him, agreed with that statement.
Even so, I’ve been concerned about it ever since. What the hell happened so that the Fairy Queen of Glacier Baengnyeong tried to kill Xian?
Their eyes were focused on Xian, who was silent.
“hmm… … .”
Sian paused for a moment before opening his mouth.
“It’s a little old story, but when the general took over the academy, I ran away and headed east.”
“East?”
“You mean the tomb of the giants?”
Xian nodded.
“Then I met the Giant King there.”
Took.
There was a person who reacted to the word giant king.
The small sound echoed unexpectedly, and people looked at it.
It was on the side where the prince was.
“Was it you who snatched it?”
The prince laughed and spoke.
When Xian frowned at the expression that he had been taken away, he shrugged.
“As the war progressed more slowly than expected, our side also came up with a countermeasure. One of them was to find the giant king somewhere in the eastern land… … How could I find a trace, but it was already an empty ruin.”
The corner of his mouth was smiling, but the eyes looking at Xian were not laughing at all.
Seeing that gaze that could shrink, Xian snorted.
“It’s not like the giant king is something that belongs to the owner, isn’t it the fault of the late person?”
“… … Admit it. Yes, go ahead.”
Xian started talking again.
“From then on, I accompanied the giant king, and the first destination was Glacier Baengnyeong. I went looking for the giants of the empire that had invaded there and buried them in the ground again.”
“wait for a sec. You mean the giant king killed the giants? why?”
Zerech expressed his doubts along the way. It was a possible enough question.
“The giant king thought that they should not exist in this world. In the first place, it’s because it’s been alive so far by sealing it, not the normal way.”
“Huh… … .”
“I don’t know what he really meant, but that’s what I heard. It may be hard to believe, but it’s true that I’ve slain the giants of Glacier White Spirit. A lot of people have seen it, so a little research will help you figure it out.”
Genn and Zerech looked confused, but the prince and the general did not express any significance.
This is because they had been reported about Xian from the side of Glacier Baengnyeong from the beginning.
It’s the first time I’ve heard that there was a giant king among them.
“Then, as you would expect. Moving with the giant king was caught by the queen, which caused a misunderstanding. There.”
Xian rummaged in his arms. Everything up to this point is true, but this alone does not prove the relationship between himself and the Demon Dragon King.
A little lie was necessary.
“Perhaps because of this thing, the Queen thinks that the one controlling me is the Demon Dragon King.”
Eventually, what Xian took out was primitive magic, the bronze mirror he had received from Zerech when he left the academy.
“that!”
“… … Tsk, was it you who had it?”
Zerech’s eyes widened at the thing he hadn’t seen in a long time, and the prince next to him clicked his tongue loudly.
“Somehow, no matter how much I searched the academy, I couldn’t find it.”
After taking control of the academy, the general found the primitive magic that was said to be stored there.
It was because it seemed like it would be possible to draw out the Demon Dragon King’s cooperation more reliably.
However, no matter how much they searched, they could not be found, and in the end, the dragon king or the black magicians who received the grace of the dragon king left the hands of the empire.
‘Sian Agrid.’
The prince looked at Xi’an with eyes almost killing him. I no longer pretended to be relaxed.
After hearing the story, if it wasn’t for Xi’an, wouldn’t it have been possible to end the war successfully?
If it wasn’t for Xian, he would have found the King of Giants and found the Primeval Mirror, so he could have attracted the Dragon King in earnest.
However, on the other hand, Genn and Zerech couldn’t help but be lucky.
The gaze of the two people looking at Xian was more friendly than before.
“Take it.”
Xian passed the primal magic to Zerech. One thing to do with this is done.
“Keuk, was it the dragon king’s thing?”
Zerech swallowed his groan and asked, and Xian nodded.
“From what I know, yes. At least the Queen is sure of that.”
Zerech passed the primitive magic to the saintess next to him.
She closed her eyes and wanted to stroke the mirror, but then spoke in a small whisper.
“I can definitely feel the power of demons. It’s just that the magical power it possesses is so strong that it’s hard to feel it.”
“her!”
The saintess handed over the primitive magic to Zerech again.
“Now I see that the Fairy Queen has very good perception. Even the saintess immediately noticed what she barely noticed after touching it like this.”
“Looking at it earlier, it seems like a very outstanding wizard, but if you look at it through the eyes of a wizard, you will see something different.”
“I don’t think so.”
In fact, the part about the queen noticing the primal magic was a complete lie, but it made sense anyway.
In addition, the story of the King of Giants and the fact that the primitive magic belonged to the Demon Dragon King was an unshakable fact.
A little lie in most of the facts, they couldn’t notice.
In the first place, they couldn’t even imagine that Xian had gone to Hell, so they couldn’t help but believe.
“I heard the story well.”
widely.
After the general discussion was settled, the first thing that happened was the prince.
“Thank you. I heard a lot of interesting stories. However, since this is a completely different matter from the agreement, there is nothing we can do about it. Or, would you like to return to the arms of the empire again? Then the queen’s misunderstanding can be cleared up enough.”
“It’s done.”
The prince looked at Xian and said that, but Xian refused as if there was no need to think about it.
The proposal itself was plausible, but looking into the eyes of the current prince, it was something he could never accept.
Perhaps the prince was citing his own betrayal as one of the reasons for the empire’s defeat.
“joy.”
The prince snorted and left. The general followed.
“If you need anything, talk to me anytime. Because you are the benefactor of Ran and Shan.”
“If the agreement goes well, I will mediate with the queen to clear up the misunderstanding.”
Genn and Zerech told me so.
He thought that there was no way it could be solved by mediation, but he still nodded.
“thank you.”
First of all, the agreement had to end properly.
Because we can’t go to war again.
* * *
The next day came.
Xian took Psyche and went to see Yuseol.
This time, in the morning when the sun rose, I proudly went to the front gate.
“It is the Queen’s order. Please don’t approach me any further.”
However, it was also blocked from the entrance.
“Can you please call me for a moment?”
“Can not be done. It is an order that no one from Glacier White Spirit approach Cyan Agrid.”
In the end, Xian had to return empty-handed.
[What is it really! It’s so close!]
Xian didn’t care much, but Psyche was very angry.
‘Once we’ve confirmed everything is safe, let’s wait a bit. Any more accidents here would really be a problem. Not only me, but also Yoo Seol could spark a spark.’
[groan… … .]
Psyche also knew what the situation was like because she had seen and heard everything by Sian’s side. So I couldn’t force myself to use it.
A day passed and then two days passed.
The previous agreement had just begun and was still in progress.
There were not one or two things to discuss, such as numerous responsibilities and compensation plans, so it was not going to end in a short period of time.
While heads of state and diplomats are shaking their heads, pushing and pulling, only sluggish meetings continue.
Xian was having a leisurely time in Everwhale, which he had returned to after a long time.
“You said you haven’t met Yoo Seol yet?”
“huh.”
Quaang!
Xian answered, passing Ran’s fist.
Although he was free, he was still spending most of his time training, and he often sparred with Ran, Shan, and other beastmen.
When his fist misses, Ran rotates his body and kicks out.
Sian asked, avoiding that foot and swinging his sword.
“You haven’t seen it either?”
“uh. They don’t seem to come out of the building at all.”
The odd thing was that Ran didn’t see the rumor either.
Since Xian is forbidden to approach, I thought that if it was Ran or Shan, I would be able to see them while walking on the street, but that wasn’t the case.
Upon arriving at Everwhale, Yuseol seemed to be spending most of his time in his room.
‘What the hell is going on?’
At this point, I felt uncomfortable.
When Yu Seol arrived at Everwhale, he didn’t feel anything unnatural.
I don’t know why the queen didn’t punish Yu Seol, but it was because the choice of bringing Yu Seol to Everwhale was quite likely.
For one thing, you’d need someone who knew the city well.
But I couldn’t figure out why they had to lock themselves in the building.
‘Is it because you think you’ll meet me?’
It must have been. It would be enough to know that Yu-seol and Yu-seol are close friends if you ask Yeon-yeon or another half-fairy.
It could be that he put Yu Seol to rest because he was worried about that.
or not.
‘Could it be that rumors are being questioned?’
There was a possibility.
Yuseol is Psyche’s contractor, and the strings of the contract are still connected.
If the Queen had noticed the existence of the contract, and if she knew that Yu Seol was close to her.
The rumors were also sufficiently suspicious.
If that’s the case, it must mean that the reason why he brought him to such a place was a bait to lure him out.
[I can’t.]
That night.
As soon as I returned to the room after training as usual, I heard a voice.
[As expected, I need to meet him in person. I’ll go and come alone.]
Sitting by the window reflecting the night sky with a high moon, she said that.