I didn’t stay long in the Imperial Palace. Even if I stayed for a long time, there was nothing I had to do, and just being there was a hindrance as the situation was the situation.
So, after the meeting, there were about three days left before returning to the dormitory. Originally, I had planned to stay in the Imperial Palace until the finale, but I changed my mind.
Just like leaving Ariel in the dormitory as it is, vacation was slowly approaching just by running away like this.
I think it would be better to throw it out right before the vacation and watch the reaction at the upcoming festival.
Although my mother is a little scared… I can’t run away every day. Besides, surprisingly, he didn’t show a strong reaction like last time.
So, I’m guessing that my mother might be thinking it’s like that now.
The rice cakes that have been sprinkled in the meantime are rice cakes, and almost all of the double tracks have been recovered, so it is time to slowly accept it.
“Dad!”
After that, as soon as I returned to the dormitory, of course, Ariel welcomed me. As if she knew in advance that I was coming, she ran to Odo with a bright expression on her face.
As if to represent his feelings, the buds above his head are sprouting up. It doesn’t seem to have grown up.
“Our Ariel. How have you been while you’re away?”
I lightly hugged Ariel, who was rushing, and smiled happily. It’s only been a week since you went to the Imperial Palace, and you’ve had such a strong reaction.
Because of the news in the newspaper, I feel a little bit better.
“Yeah! I played with Grandpa Clark!”
Ariel nodded vigorously at my question. The buds above the head swing back and forth along the head.
When I heard that, I turned my gaze away from her and looked towards the bed.
[Did you come?]
Clark said in a blunt voice, knowing I was coming. He was lying in bed, reading Xenon’s biography, as he had seen before.
His posture is comfortable with one leg crossed, but the difference from before is his mouth. A cigar is in his mouth.
That cigar is what I bought before heading to the Imperial Palace. It is also a valuable item that only the rich of the rich can use, using the leaves of the world tree.
Because the cigar is made from the leaves of the world tree, there is no risk of secondhand smoke unlike other cigarettes. Rather the opposite.
If it was anything else with a fragrant taste and scent, it would be normal to have a pungent tobacco smell, but the current dormitory was full of sweet scent.
‘It’s nice to be able to get this from Arwen right away.’
The reason I was able to receive it without distribution was none other than Arwen. When I asked her for a favor, she gave her a bastion, not just one.
This is possible because Elodia, where Arwen lives, and the mansion are connected to each other.
I even received an official ‘gift’ from her, so I can go directly to Albenheim. There is no need to trouble Siris anymore.
Of course, when I asked for a cigar that was nothing else, I couldn’t help but be puzzled. I’m going to explain this slowly.
“Have you been comfortable all this time?”
[so so. It’s so comfortable that it’s a little awkward. When I was alive, every day was a day of tension.]
Whoo-
Clarke exhaled a long breath, and smoke billowed out. Unusually, it is not gray smoke, but rather blue smoke.
The smoke that spread widely dispersed little by little and disappeared completely. The fresh scent of mint as the main scent filled the dormitory, not the strong smell of cigarettes just by smelling it.
I slowly walked towards Clark while holding Ariel. Meanwhile, Adelia headed to her room to organize her luggage.
As I got closer to Clark, I realized that he was reading the 28th book of Zeno’s biography.
“Did you keep reading until now?”
[Sometimes I quarreled with my son or read the newspaper. Still, most of my time was spent reading this.]
“You seem to be reading carefully.”
I stayed at the Imperial Palace for nearly a week. And Clark is resurrected as a skeleton and does not need sleep.
It’s quite slow compared to the time I’ve read so far. I felt it last time, but I wanted to be the type of person who reads each letter carefully.
[It’s a habit. I lost a word that could be a key and struggled for months. I tend to keep records, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Besides, time is all that’s left, so it’s okay to read it several times.]
“Ah. Is this your second regular run?”
[Journeying? What else does that mean?]
I accidentally spit the sweetfish from my previous life. There is the word “jeongju-joo” itself, but it is not a slang word.
At this, I hurriedly changed it to another word.
“I made a mistake. Are you reading this a second time?”
[right. It’s not even 10, but it’s close to 30, so I sometimes forget what I’ve read before. So I’m reading it again.]
“Well, it’s a lot longer than I thought. So how do you feel? Is it fun?”
[Rather than fun, every time I see it, I feel relieved that this world has not come.]
Perhaps because he lived a life closer to a hero than anyone else, he spoke quite realistically. It wasn’t a joke, it was close to the truth.
I feel like I’m getting sober for nothing, so I can’t seem to say anything. I rolled my eyes and opened my mouth in a cautious voice.
“······There’s nothing else that catches you, right?”
[There is nothing special. Oh, by the way, did you read the newspaper today? It sounds like your followers are trying to do some pretty interesting things.]
Apparently, Grandpa Clark also read the newspaper. I smiled bitterly and responded with embarrassment.
Currently, the world is focused only on Jin’s death. The news about the Gray Desert, the final battlefield and the first demon summoned, was almost completely buried.
Fortunately, it wasn’t completely buried, and there are occasional reports of some expeditions heading to the Gray Desert.
The gray desert is a dangerous place where inevitably you will die if you go blindly, so it takes a long time. The article just came out today.
‘I can’t even gamble with being a prophet…’
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More important to people than that is Jin’s death. Demon worshipers?
do it yourself For them, it is more important whether Jin lives or dies. Currently, people who love Zeno’s biography are uniting with one heart and one mind.
Perhaps that’s why the demon worshiper’s breathing was a bit shaky, if that’s the fault.
“Yeah, what… What can I do? That’s what I decided. Is this your first time doing something like this?”
[I’ve seen a lot of cultists possessed by demon worshipers. Still, this is pretty cute.]
It’s kind of naive If I had been a little more radical here, I would have started a fire.
I smiled silently and moved to my seat while holding Ariel. There is nothing more disturbing than talking while reading.
Today, I plan to have fun with Ariel and finish the finishing work.
‘Slowly it’s a vacation, and this winter vacation will go on normally, right?’
The Xenon Festival is held once a year during summer vacation. In other words, this winter vacation can be a little more spacious.
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Moreover, the development of the estate is in full swing, so it is not suitable for holding a festival.
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Moreover, I also have other things to do and I have several appointments.
‘Leona will live in the mansion.’
One of them is the relationship with Leona. Not only do I have to formally say hello to my family, but I have a night out with her.
Until recently, the relationship with her had progressed like a dungeon, but now I plan to stamp it with certainty.
The only thing that caught on was the estrus, which was mentioned consistently. Expectations and concerns arise at the same time as to what form the estrus period will come in.
‘Cecile will also come…’
Cecily’s visit to the mansion this winter vacation is half-confirmed. The purge is nearing completion, and I’ve sent you a letter saying we’ll see you soon.
The purge was a little creepy, but it turns out we’re looking for people with ties to demon worshipers.
Besides, it’s been several months since I met Cecily, so I want to meet him personally.
Instead, I have an appointment with Leona here, so it’s a problem. It seems that I should visit the temple as soon as possible.
‘By the way, when is Kate coming back?’
You said you’d be away for a few days, but I don’t know exactly when you’ll be back.
It doesn’t matter as there is a temple right in front of our mansion anyway, but I’m curious as to what’s going on.
While I was looking forward to the winter vacation that seems to be more crowded than I thought, I handed Ariel a request.
“I’ll do my dad’s job for a while. Wait a minute. Okay?”
“Woowoong… I want to play with my dad…”
Perhaps it’s because it’s been a long time since we’ve met, Ariel inflates her cheeks and makes a fuss. It is a cuteness that puts a strain on the heart.
“Just a minute. Would you like to go to the room over there and hang out with Adele’s mom?”
“Okay. Should I play with Ariel instead?”
“Of course. Just 30 minutes.”
“Mom~”
As soon as I put it down, Ariel runs to the room where Adelia is. The wings on the back are flapping.
I sat down to finish the work while looking happily at the lovely back.
‘Now slowly…’
Let’s prepare tactical nukes.
*****
The time when Isaac wraps up the final chapter of Xenon’s biography.
A city quite far from the Michelle estate. In the middle of the city, an adventurer was walking down the street.
A solid body with brown hair. Rather than a handsome man, he has a warm appearance like a young man in the countryside.
Instead, he had a rather rough impression that he was doing a pretty bad job, and his beard was also growing randomly because he didn’t take care of it.
“Ehhh…”
“Do you need to be so heartbroken? If that’s what Xenon is, that’s it.”
As the adventurer, Roy, took a deep breath, his colleague Anne offered consolation rather than comfort.
At the time of the event to beat the demon worshiper, Roy was very motivated, but recently, his motivation has waned.
If you’re a demon worshiper, it seems like yesterday when you turned on your eyes and ran away, but now only one vagrant is left.
“No. Anyway… it’s too bad. Does Jin have to die?”
To Anne’s words, Roy responded in a tone close to protest. It’s really embarrassing and it’s almost like a reaction that you’re going crazy.
Yes. He was a reader who continued to peruse Zeno’s biography from Volume 1, and at the same time was an ardent follower of the Jin-Lily couple.
Xenon and Mary are good couples, but Roy is more immersed in Jean and Lily.
However, when it was almost certain that Jin was going to die, everything became troublesome and his motivation was also reduced.
“I can’t help it. I have to collect what I’ve sprayed so far. The quality of work also increases, so the sacrifice is…”
“You’re really emotionally dry.”
“You’re weird. No. It’s not weird, it’s normal, but um…”
Anne knows what Jean and Lily’s followers are like right now. That’s why it’s hard to even say it’s abnormal.
However, it was difficult for me to understand because she was a fairly normal reader of Zeno’s biography. I just wondered if there was any need to grieve over the death of a character.
Of course, sad is sad. As he watched the tragic story, including Sakran’s sacrifice, he secretly wiped away tears.
Jin’s death had a similar shock, but not as violent. There was only admiration and sadness coexisting in an understandable story.
“Okay, let’s focus on the quest today. If you get hurt, it’s your responsibility.”
“Uh-huh, I get it.”
Roy sighed at Anne’s encouragement and nodded. As she said, you can’t stay mourned forever.
So when the two of them headed to the Adventurers’ Guild, they could realize that the guild was cluttered.
Aren’t people talking to each other in front of the bulletin board?
“what?”
“Well. Did you even get an official notice?”
Usually, in such cases, the lord himself issues an official letter, or there is only news comparable to this.
In response, Roy and Anne headed right in front of the bulletin board, receiving concessions from the adventurers. As expected, a new official notice was written on the bulletin board.
[Seeking an adventurer to escort the funeral and transport. The number of people does not matter, ID is required. The location is…]
[Start date: From three days after the release of the new biography of Xenon.]
[Destination: Michelle’s estate in the Minerva Empire.]
[Condition: When Jin’s death is certain.]
“···········?”
Roy and Anne blinked their eyes. At first I thought it was a joke.
However, the commission paid under it. Although it was a simple escort, the amount was not insignificant.
It’s not a lie, it’s the amount of money that would be taken only when a person of high honor dies.
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Nobles do not need the help of adventurers as they are escorted by knights, but the person who offered this condition in the first place is famous for being wealthy.
“It’s just a lot of money. But I think it would have been like that.”
“How many people are there now? I heard there are quite a few.”
“Once I heard that every city you pass by is recruiting people. They line up like a real funeral, and we escort them around.”
“I think it would be more fun than a request? I’ll give it a try.”
“I must do it. I think I’ll join rather than escort.”
Some responded that they were rude, but that was only a minority. There is no adventurer who hasn’t read Zeno’s biography.
Among the reasons for the surge in the number of adventurers, Xenon’s biography occupies a large share.
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Moreover, as a free adventurer, time is rotting, and Zeno’s biography occupies a lot in the culture that will relieve that time.
“Are you going to do it?”
Anne turned her head slightly and asked Roy. Roy muttered while rubbing his chin with a serious expression.
“I think I should attend, not as an escort…”
“·······”
“I don’t know who it is, but the scale is big. If that’s the case, wouldn’t Xenon recognize it as well?”
Another tactical nuclear weapon is being prepared.