307. Leaving Yue Country
Getting Howell, a good prop, was almost a coincidence.
She would never have imagined that the threat she had so casually uttered would come back like this.
Afterwards, she asked Howell, who had joined Keraf, if he did not have to return to Kaen, and he replied, ‘Anyway, this is also the same as doing my job.’ He brushed off her doubts lightly.
‘Could it be that Kaen had me spy on him?’
When asked about what the Wolyounghoe group does, Howol remained silent until the end, so her questions ended up going round and round.
The morning before leaving Wolguk.
I took some time to visit the Sakwol Dojo just before departing for the country.
“Hap-!”
“Hap-!”
The loud sound of the officials cheering can be heard from afar.
Ayako, the owner of the dojo, was away for a while as she was concentrating on recovering from a minor illness.
So now, sitting in Ayako’s place was Yasui, the captain of the Wolguk Five Star 3rd Division, who was an official at the dojo.
Yasui, who was pouring tea into a teacup, opened his mouth.
“I heard from Godmother and Shuri. Jawol’s student and lover… I heard that some blind man burst through the door of the dojang and introduced himself like that…”
“I just did what I was told.”
“hahahahaha, I couldn’t imagine it and it was hard to believe. My sister had a disciple… Is that true?”
“What are you asking?”
“That she is Jawol’s lover. Of course… I know that you are in an ‘unusual’ situation… But perhaps that is even more unbelievable than the student’s.”
Yasui asked, looking at ‘Sierra’ who was neatly placed next to me.
It seems that we have already heard from Ayako that she died early, and that she became a ghost trapped in a yodo (妖刀).
“It’s definitely not easy to fall in love with a ghost.”
I took a sip of tea and put down the teacup.
[ Ugh… ]
Sierra was covering her face with both hands and was trembling, as if she was embarrassed by this situation itself.
“Ghosts are not the problem. I wonder what it was about you that made you like me. The sister I knew…”
“How was it?”
“What can I say? It was a beast worse than an animal.”
[ …… ]
Sierra’s eyes, which were blushing at Yasui’s sudden verbal abuse, turn cold.
“That’s what Master is listening to right now…”
“I’m telling you to listen. If not now, when will you ever mess with that beast again?”
Yasui bursts into laughter and looks around to find Sierra somewhere in the air.
“It seems like you two got along well.”
I guess she felt the same way as her siblings.
Even though they were not related by blood, their friendship seemed quite deep. So, it would be possible to pull a prank like that on ‘Sierra’.
“That’s right. I was thinking about looking for her after she left the dojo, but my godmother stopped me. She said she wouldn’t come back someday. Well, neither my godmother nor I expected her to come back in this way.”
“Still, I think Master is quite satisfied.”
“I’m glad that’s true. This place has changed a lot since she was gone. I’ve also grown a lot…”
Yasui looks down at his rough palms.
The palm of his hand clearly showed the passage of time, no matter how long he had been holding the sword.
Soon, Yasui, who had sad eyes, cleared his mind of idle thoughts and continued talking to me.
“…Anyway, thank you very much. Thanks to you, I was able to protect my men and Shuri. As the captain of the 3rd Division of the Yue Country Five Star Division, and as the father of another child, I would like to express my deep gratitude to Ja Yue’s disciple.”
Yasui bowed his head politely.
I tried to smile at his thank you.
“She was just lucky. When she came to visit her dojo, I was able to meet her with a necklace that was quite similar to the necklace of her demon that had been spying on me. As you can see, her bloodstone and Because we have a very deep relationship…”
“Now that I think about it, the material for the urethra was bloodstone. Maduk, that one mouth is really heavy. Shuri asked me to tell her that she’s sorry for misunderstanding.”
“It’s okay. It was my fault for not being able to explain because I was in a hurry in many ways.”
Come to think of it, Shuri also joined Yasan.
I guess all misunderstandings were resolved that night.
I understand her misunderstanding.
Even if it were me, I would have been startled when an evil-looking blond man suddenly rose from the ground and crawled over me, drooling.
“By the way, you were able to become a knight of the saint even while carrying such a dangerous object.”
“After listening to the story of me and the teacher, the saint understood my meaning with a wide heart. Even though it is a ‘demon sword’ that is strictly prohibited for individuals to possess in the Holy Kingdom, it is possible to overcome the symbolism of the ‘Miracle of the Lord’. “It seemed like it wasn’t there.”
Originally, being a knight of a saint was nothing more than a façade in the name of an ‘honorary knight’, and that fact was also hidden, but due to a miracle experienced a while ago, his status as a knight of a saint was officially recognized.
Of course, I still had to hide the truth that my survival was neither a miracle from a saint nor a miracle from the Lord.
This is probably a secret that should be taken to the grave.
“After listening to your story, it seems like you have traveled around the Eastern countries and solved various problems. Is that also a mission given to you by the saint?”
“I can’t give you a clear answer, but I’ll just say that’s how it feels.”
“The goal… Should we consider it a ‘blood religion’? If it were in the West, they would have been extinct long ago, but since they are physically far from the East, it would be difficult for the Holy Kingdom to have influence.”
“It is an undeniable fact that their movements have been unusual recently.”
“I have information that may be helpful to you.”
“Information?”
Should I say it was an unexpected gift?
Yasui was a person who had been tied to Seo Cho-ryang’s hands until now. I thought that information about that person would be helpful in some way in resolving the current blood feud, so I asked him in a bright voice.
“While traveling with Seo Cho-ryang, I occasionally encountered blood religion. In fact, they also provided the soil from the land of the goblin where the soldiers of the old Yue Dynasty who appeared this time were buried. Those damned bastards made a deal with the goblin. It looked like that.”
“Make a deal with the demons…”
This is a little bigger than I thought.
“When it comes to the head of a blood religion, there is definitely only one blood demon, but do you know that the leader who actually commands them is not a blood demon?”
“I know about him. He is surprisingly well-organized, but it seems like they also have a ‘military’.”
The military leader of Hyeongyo was Wijahan, the governor of Cheonseon Hakgwan.
‘And Wei Zihan is already dead.’
However, the name I heard from Yasui’s mouth afterwards was not the Wijahan I knew.
“The name was Biryu. He was in charge of the transaction with Seo Cho-ryang. However, we don’t know his true identity. Seo Cho-ryang is the type of person who doesn’t trust people very much, so under his instructions, we dug into Biryu’s back, but we found not a single piece of information. “I couldn’t lose. What’s certain is that he’s not the guy who made a name for himself in the East.”
“Biryu…”
This is a name I’ve never heard before.
‘Is this a new face again?’
You may think this is natural since blood ties have never been discussed in detail in games, but most of them were people whose names you could hear during your travels to the East, such as blood demons ‘Guhwi’ and ‘Wijahan’.
So, in the case of Biryu, it can be said that he is a person who appeared because I killed Wijahan.
“But one time, I had a chance to hear his voice. Although I couldn’t see his face because it was covered by the screen of the carriage… It was definitely the voice of a young boy.”
“A boy…?”
“It was a much younger voice than Shuri’s. It’s surprising that there is a young boy in that vicious blood cult, but on the other hand, it also implies that he is capable of being a military officer at such a young age.”
Ah, I think I know roughly what the case is.
Should I call him a young genius with extraordinary intelligence?
If the one who made the bloodstone necklace was a secret person, then we should certainly recognize his abilities regardless of his age.
“It’s a small piece of information, nothing special, but I wanted to help you in some way.”
“No, it was very helpful. Thank you for the information.”
In fact, there was information that I liked much more than the fact that a young boy named Biryu was currently sitting in the military position of Hyeongyo.
The blood religion is making a deal with the demons.
The meaning this contained was very great.
“Did you say the Academy is going to a festival now? It may be hard to see you there, but it’s a pretty fun festival, so enjoy it.”
“General, are you also going to defend your country?”
“That’s right. It’s a day for the people of the East to enjoy festivals, but it’s actually a day for the leaders of the East to gather. I went there with you. Even though the misunderstanding has been resolved, I committed a crime and am in prison. “I thought I was going to be locked up, but instead, you gave me a guard…”
It would have been a good thing for me if Yasui, who had built up a lot of trust with me, would take the position, but on the other hand, it was quite unusual for Yasui to not be placed on probation or stripped of his position.
“Then you said that you had a bitter taste of losing a general while serving as a military officer… I don’t know what you mean, but you said that it was thanks to the paradise returner. Thank you very much.”
“hahahaha, I just did my best to win.”
That person was really bad at using generals.
As expected from the beginning, Seo-san had a fairly generous heart, and it seems that it was difficult to blame Yasui for simply trying to protect his daughter.
Of course, it was something that could be done since the matter was completed quietly without any major damage. The people of the Yue Kingdom did not even know that Yasui had been played into the hands of Seo Chu-ryang.
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After chatting about various things like that, when it was time to leave, Yasui tapped my shoulder and said a short goodbye.
“If you have nowhere to go later, you can always come back to Wolguk. Sunwol Dojang is your home.”
“……”
For no reason, I glanced sideways at the yard on the other side.
Grasses gently swaying in the wind.
Clear sky without a single cloud in sight.
Muran was more tranquil and peaceful than ever.
I feel strangely satisfied with that, so the corners of my mouth naturally rise.
It was definitely like the satisfied smile of a king looking at his country.
***
ㅡBeep beep.
ㅡBeep beep.
The crystal ball placed on the desk kept ringing.
I knew that there was someone trying to communicate when the beeping sound came from the crystal ball, but since there was only one person that the crystal ball would ring, I deliberately did not answer.
“You haven’t heard from me for the past few days, and now you’re looking for me?”
I complained for nothing without even receiving the crystal ball’s communication.
Because I knew very well that even if his voice could be heard from that small crystal ball, I wouldn’t be able to say anything like this.
“Ha…”
I sighed heavily and picked up the crystal ball that had been ringing.
It was clear that he had contacted me because of urgent matters.
So I couldn’t just not receive it until the end.
I had no choice but to pour mana into the crystal ball.
ㅡBeep…
“”……””
There is silence along with a signal sound indicating that communication has been connected.
I was the one who broke the silence.
“…What is it?”
I asked him in as clear a voice as possible.
Then, his voice is heard from the crystal ball.
[ I missed you, Bernice. ]
“Ugh…”
I became embarrassed by his sudden words and covert my face with my palms.
“It’s disgraceful.”
[ Yes…? ]
“It’s shameful.”
It’s a foul, this is.
You suddenly call my name and whisper love.
Where do you learn something like that?
With his words, all my sad feelings disappeared.
“So, how much do you miss me?”
I asked, trying hard to hide my excitement.
However, my mood cools as I hear his voice.
[ Hmm… As much as I want to eliminate the evil group that is in cahoots with the demons…? ]
“……”
[ I think you should come to the East. Holy woman. ]
I was speechless at his firm voice.
Sure enough. It was about work.
It was my fault for having high expectations.
[ hahahaha, it would be nice if we could enjoy the festival together as soon as we finish work. ]
“A festival?!”
I jumped up from my seat when I heard the word “Festival.”
[ …What if the work is finished quickly? I heard it is a fairly large festival that is held every few decades. ]
“Hmm, hmm… I see. It’s a festival… Well, anyway, the East is not under the jurisdiction of the Holy Kingdom, but if it’s an internal conflict with the demons, this seems like a pretty serious matter.”
[ It’s serious, right? I also felt strongly that this was the case, so I contacted the saint. ]
“Then, would you please explain to us about the evil group that is said to be in secret with the demons? I think it is time for the Lord’s Mace to strike.”
He said, ‘It’s not because I want to go to the festival.’ I wanted to hide my true feelings by saying that, but I couldn’t because my mouth couldn’t tell lies, so I tried to change my mind.
“I’ll say it again, it’s because the issue is serious.”
[ I know that too. ]
“But it wouldn’t be a bad idea to enjoy the festival afterwards. Even without that, the knights were pretty tired because of what happened on Terrasia’s side.”
It was true that the existence of a group in secret with the demons was a serious matter, and it was only after that that I found out that there was a festival nearby.
It’s definitely not because I want to enjoy the festival with him.
[ hahahaha. ]
His bright laughter could be heard behind the crystal ball.
“Why are you smiling?”
[ That’s because I’m looking forward to the festival with the saint. ]
“……”
As expected, I can’t dislike this man.