87 – Kidnapping Case – 4
“Ooooot! “It’s grilled octopus!!!”
They were selling grilled octopus legs. I immediately ran to the street vendor and ordered one serving.
“Oh! That’s it! Date candy!”
What surprised me when I came here was that there was surprisingly candy. However, the candies here were quite expensive and were completely different from modern cheap candies.
“What is that donut-like thing? You have to smell it… “It’s a real donut!”
I lost my senses from the feast of all kinds of snacks and started to pick them up. My snack bag has become full.
“The best festival! “This is heaven!”
I don’t usually like eating that much, but this place was on a different level. The southern part of the empire had just as many delicious foods as modern times and offered a truly different level of gastronomy than the northern part.
“If you want to enjoy life, the South is the answer~”
It was cold in the North and there were very few things that were delicious. However, politically speaking, the north was the center of the empire, so it had to be there.
After enjoying the food, I patted my stomach and watched the play. The content of the play was quite refreshing. It was a story about the first emperor of the Arcadian Empire.
It appears that the first emperor of the Arcadian Empire was the third son of a local noble family. However, he has an eye for the future, so he guessed everything about the future, and thanks to his prophet-like actions, he seems to have won without a single defeat.
The story is that the first emperor, who took hegemony over the central part of the Arcadia continent, established an empire, and his descendants worked to expand the empire’s territory to the entire continent.
And it is said that the moment the Arcadian Empire was founded, angels came down from heaven and took the emperor away.
“Suddenly the story turns into fantasy… “
As with all plays, there may have been some exaggeration.
How can people know the future? Perhaps the first emperor was not a true prophet but a man of great insight. That must have been distorted and passed down like this.
“What does it mean that an angel came and took him away…?” “It means he’s dead.”
Watching the play while speculating about such things was more fun than I expected.
But when I came out of the theater and looked around, I saw a familiar shadow. When I looked closely, I saw that it was Luna.
Luna was slapping her hands with a very troubled expression. She wondered what was going on and when she got closer, she saw two men making fun of Luna.
“Miss, aren’t we strange people? “I’m a native here. If you say Paul and Albert, everyone knows?”
“Native or not, I am busy. “I have to go quickly.”
“Ah~ Why are you so busy when you came to enjoy the festival? “Seeing as you’re alone, it looks like you don’t have a boyfriend.”
The argument continued for a while and I, who was worse off, got involved.
“Honey, what are you doing here?”
As she said that and grabbed Luna’s wrist, Luna’s complexion turned pale and she looked at me like she was looking at a cockroach.
“The tea is getting cold. Come fast.”
She pulled Luna’s wrist and it was only then that Luna realized her plan and started following me, pretending not to let her go. It was only then that she realized that the people who had put her work on Luna also had the same uniform that she backed off.
She walked for a while, and when the men disappeared, Luna snatched her wrist.
“I don’t know when we started dating.”
“Is it going to be a mess even if I save you? Why are you being harassed by people like that? “After learning swordsmanship, where can I use it?”
“I don’t have a servant or anyone to vouch for my identity, so if I come to a place like this and kill someone, I’ll be in big trouble.”
“If you don’t kill them but just scare them enough and then chase them away… Oops.”
To begin with, both Luna and I are poor at swordsmanship. It’s not a skill that can be kicked out without killing it.
“I have an appointment with the administrators. “I have to go quickly, so please don’t follow me any further.”
“Thank you~ I just did what I had to do.”
I was sarcastic, but she disappeared as if she wasn’t interested. She doesn’t seem to have done anything wrong so far, but she seems strangely hateful. She is a very picky woman.
No, seeing as I am kind to the administrators, is it just me who is being picky? I don’t understand.
So, I enjoyed the festival alone, and Luna seemed to enjoy the festival with administrators who were basically 10 to 30 years older than her. What are you doing going to the festival with the guys? I really don’t know what this woman’s personality is.
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After the festival is over. She got into the returning carriage. Several horsemen surrounded the carriage. The security was strict and there seemed to be no room for even the most common thieves to intervene.
While I was looking around, Luna got into the carriage and spoke to me in a dissatisfied voice.
“Come quickly.”
“Wait a minute, let’s look around.”
No matter how much I look around, I don’t know. The escort was sufficient and there were no problems during the month of learning administrative work. Who on earth is kidnapping Luna?
‘Perhaps my future and Bertolf changed partners and our futures diverge?’
It was originally destined to be kidnapped, but it changed to not being kidnapped? Well, that possibility is not entirely out of the question.
“Lord Becker, we are ready. Please leave.”
“Yes~”
“Uh, uh! For a moment! I didn’t ride it! “I didn’t ride it!”
Luna tried to leave me and set off alone, so she barely caught up with the carriage. When she got into the carriage and questioned her, she said this.
“Thanks to you, I came running, so it’s good to save time, right?”
What is good, you human being? Anyway, according to the game story, he is a very great character, but if you look at him this way, he is no different from a child.
We didn’t talk to each other for a while. Luna was reading a book she had brought with her, and I looked outside blankly, not knowing when the kidnappers might come.
“Do you have any business outside? Sir Charles?”
The driver who was escorting the carriage next to him asked while walking at the same speed as the carriage.
“No. “I like the scenery.”
I feel like I’m going to be kidnapped. I couldn’t say it like this, so I just explained it roughly.
“Salzburg has nice scenery. While the northern part of the empire has splendid architecture, outstanding culture, and a powerful military, the southern part has beautiful scenery and abundant food. There’s a saying in the South like this: Those with great ambitions go to the North, and those who want happiness go to the South.”
“That’s an interesting proverb.”
It has a similar meaning to the saying, “Send people to Seoul and horses to Jeju.”
“Actually, I lived in the North when I was young. I had great ambitions. My dream was to become a sword master respected by everyone. However, after working hard for several decades, I realized that I lacked the talent for swordsmanship. Even if I die and wake up, I won’t be able to become a Sword Master.”
The story started to get more and more heavy. Lord Becker continued.
“But I don’t think I really need to become a sword master now.”
“Why?”
“I found a different dream.”
This is another dream of a man who chased after the Sword Master with all his might. Interesting.
“What dream is this?”
Then Lord Becker smiled meaningfully and said this.
“Becoming rich and living comfortably in the South.”
With those words, Sir Becker increased the speed of her horse, and Sir Becker’s horse began to gallop forward. It looked like they were going to scout ahead.
‘It’s a dream…’ ‘
There was nothing like a dream for me. Because the world was boring. There was no particular reason to live. I thought it wouldn’t matter if I died like this.
There was a time when I really almost died. The experience of almost starving to death while staying at home and doing nothing. At that time, I really thought I was going to die, but fortunately, there was such a thing as talent.
I loved the game and was good at it. So, just occasionally broadcasting games brought in a lot of money. It was a life lived for games and through games. That’s why I was so obsessed with it even in the era of magic and gunpowder.
‘It’s a story that might sound quite depressing to others.’
Well, I, the person involved, was satisfied with that kind of life. Isn’t the reason why I’m trying to return home, giving up money that could have been spent on playing for the rest of my life, because I want to play games anyway? I don’t hate my way of thinking.
As I was thinking that, a strange thought suddenly occurred to me.
‘What does this woman live for?’
I don’t understand the principle of action. That mentality of sacrificing one’s own health to do good for others. So I decided to ask.
“Mr. Luna.”
“… “
“Mr. Luna?”
“… “
“I can’t hear you. Mr. Luna.”
Whispering in my ear, she said this with her red face.
“I’m sorry, but I pretended not to hear even though I could hear everything, so please understand that and not talk to me any more.”
“… “What on earth do you think I did?”
“I’m really annoyed that I don’t know that… ha. “Let’s not talk.”
She muttered to herself and then shook her head. I continued talking regardless.
“What did you mean by that last time?”
“I don’t know what it is, but if I answer, you won’t talk to me anymore?”
“Um… “
I want to tease you a little more. What should I do?
After thinking about it for a while, my curiosity got the better of me and I answered quickly.
“Yes. “Once I hear your answer, I won’t talk to you anymore.”
“Then let’s ask.”
“What does that mean then?”
“That time?”
Luna frowned as if she was puzzled.
“When I asked her why she was doing good things for others, she answered like this. “Because he is a noble.”
When I spoke, imitating Luna’s speaking style, Luna got scared, closed her book, and opened her eyes wide.
“Did I say that? “Because you’re a noble?”
“Yes. “I said so.”
“Why?”
“Why? “The person who said it will know.”
“aaa!!!”
She held her head and began to suffer.
“Is it some kind of secret?”
“It’s not a secret, it’s an extremely personal story. “Please just forget it.”
Her voice seemed weak when she said that.
‘I think I stepped on a land mine.’
It seemed like I was asking a question that shouldn’t have been asked.
Anyway, what does it really mean? The saying ‘because you are a noble’. It seemed like it would remain a mystery for a while. And at that moment…
-Kwaaang!!!
With a loud sound, the carriage began to shake violently.
“What is this…?” !”
Luna was surprised, but I felt like I was coming. She immediately opened the carriage door, went out, and took out her sword. OK…
-Shush!
Arrows started flying from the bushes, and several cavalrymen guarding the carriage fell helplessly.