162 – Opening (2)
A few hours away from Rartania.
“Hey, it ended sooner than I thought.”
“Right~”
“Honestly, I thought it would drag on again, but as soon as we arrived, they immediately tucked their tails…If that’s the case, I don’t know how they started a coup.”
“Right.”
There, the Five Swords of Calan were leisurely returning to Rartania after completing the request that came in this time.
“Loriel, don’t you think so?”
“Hmm, well, there’s definitely something like that.”
Loriel nodded and agreed with the other Five Swords’ opinions.
In fact, as they said, the suppression of the rebellion in the Kingdom of Calan, which seemed like it would take a little longer than expected, ended unexpectedly easily and quickly.
In the first place, from the moment the Five Swords of Calan arrived, those who tried to start a coup were divided and scattered, and the situation became that they only had to catch the mastermind who carried out the coup.
Thanks to that, the Five Swords of Calan, who finished the request in a few days and were returning to Rartania, were walking while talking about a leisurely and trivial story.
Then, Ruin spoke as if he had thought of something.
“Oh, and about that, Roriel.”
“…Why?”
“I was just wondering what happened with Suin.”
“…Huh? What are you suddenly talking about? Suin?”
Roriel tilted her head as if she didn’t know what he was talking about, but Ruin laughed as if he already knew everything.
“Don’t tell me you think we don’t know? You and that red-eyed King of the Four Heavenly Kings were making eye contact like you were dripping with honey. You guys never make eye contact with us, let alone stare at each other.”
“That was just a coincidence-”
“A coincidence? You’ve worked together so many times, you must have made eye contact dozens of times.”
“…”
Roriel glared at Ruin without saying a word, and he raised both hands as if he had no intention of teasing her.
“Sorry if I upset you, but is there really something going on? You’re never like that normally.”
“…Don’t worry about it too much. It’s not a big deal. And rather than worrying about me, you should be worrying about Master.”
“Ah, that’s true.”
Ruin nodded, and the other five swords nodded as if they agreed with him.
In fact, just as Roriel said, the five swords of Calan had a favor to ask of Kim Hyun-woo, who had promised to give them anything they wanted as a reward for completing their mission, as long as it wasn’t too excessive.
“…Indeed, Master is the type who won’t move unless someone creates an opportunity for him.”
“That’s true…but it would be nice if we could just figure it out.”
“I agree.”
“But what can we do? Master is Master.”
“Our help is desperately needed.”
The five swords of Calan muttered one by one as they thought about the favor they wanted to ask of Kim Hyun-woo when they returned.
“Well, let’s go quickly for now. After all, we need to report the current situation as soon as possible, and it seems like this request should be made as quickly as possible, considering that Master and the other heroes have been recruited to Lartania.”
With Roriel’s words, the five swords of Calan quickened their pace and headed toward Lartania.
And so, a few hours later, the five swords of Calan arrived faster than expected.
“…Master?”
“…”
Despite the fact that he had been recruited to Lartania, Rin could be seen sitting on the floor with a collapsed expression, staring at the ground as if the world was falling apart.
“…Ah.”
Seeing him, Roriel could easily tell that her master was a step too late.
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That afternoon.
“First of all, we have successfully dealt with the coup d’état in the Kingdom of Calan. The king himself said he would contact you.”
Kim Hyun-woo said as he received the report from the five swords of Calan who had completed their mission.
“You all worked hard.”
“No, not at all. As we mentioned, things were easier than we thought.”
Roriel spoke as their representative.
“Even so, you still did the job. Oh, by the way, do you guys want anything? I can’t do anything too excessive, but I’ll give you anything within reason.”
Kim Hyun-woo nodded and asked.
At that, Roriel glanced at the other five swords and exchanged glances.
“…?”
His movements seemed suspicious somehow.
However, Kim Hyun-woo waited in silence for Lorelei to speak.
Soon, a short time passed.
“Well, if possible, could you please consider our five requests as one request?”
“…Even if you do that, it will be difficult to grant requests that are too difficult.”
“That’s fine. I don’t think they are such difficult requests.”
At Lorelei’s words, Kim Hyun-woo felt a sense of unease for some reason, and then spoke.
“…I will listen first and then talk.”
“Then may we talk just the two of us for a moment?”
“So much for…? Well…fine.”
As Kim Hyun-woo nodded shakily, Lorelei glanced at the five swords of Kallan, and the other members nodded slightly in an instant and left the room.
Thus, the two of them were left alone in the room.
Kim Hyun-woo instinctively realized that Lorelei’s request was unusual, and looked at her with a slightly nervous expression.
“…I will get to the main point.”
Lorelei exhaled deeply, as if she had made up her mind.
“…Can you share Master with us…?”
She spoke seriously, but with a slight blush on her face.
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Right after the Lord of Lartania spent a night with Merilda, the rumor spread much faster than Kim Hyun-woo had intended.
How fast did it spread? As fast as all the heroes belonging to Lartania would know about Kim Hyun-woo spending his first night by the time late afternoon came.
And Elena, one of the people who had confirmed the rumor not just as a rumor but with her own two eyes, was continuing her work feeling as if the world had collapsed.
“… ”
Of course, Elena also knew very well that there were many heroes who were after Kim Hyun-woo.
However, even though there were many heroes after him, Kim Hyun-woo had so thoroughly managed himself up until now and had not gone beyond a certain level of relationship with the heroes.
Perhaps that was why Elena had been at ease. She must have thought that since the Lord treated all the heroes equally, there would be no one who would progress further than her, even if she slacked off a little.
Because she had thought that way, Elena’s emotions were now filled with deep regret and a sense of defeat.
And in such a situation.
“Oh, you’re here.”
“…Shadra?”
“Yes, it’s Shadra. Can we talk for a moment?”
“Talk about what…”
“It’s about Dad, so follow me.”
Shadra came looking for her and began to drag Elena away without warning, and soon, Elena was able to come to the office of the rooftop branch.
“…Lord River?”
And she made a bewildered expression as she saw River there, wearing an expression similar to hers as if the world had collapsed.
“First, sit down.”
At Shadra’s following words, she sat down next to River.
“Now, let’s exclude Sadam right away and get to the main point.”
Only then did she begin to bring up the main point.
“Everyone here knows. My father slept with Sooin, who came back last time.”
Shadra’s face was calm, but she spoke with a serious expression that was devoid of any laughter.
“And I have no intention of giving up.”
“…No intention of giving up?”
“Exactly what I said. Concubinage is legal on the continent. There’s no reason in the world why I should give up just because my father has one more woman.”
Shadra spoke as if giving up was out of the question, and she looked at Elena and River.
“So let’s get down to business. I’d like to propose an alliance.”
“…An alliance?”
“Yes, an alliance. As you know, it’s harder for us to deal with the heroes individually than you might think. Sooin is currently supported by the Four Heavenly Kings, and the half-beast is supported by the Five Swords… The Hero King doesn’t have anything, though.”
Shadra continued.
“So let’s join forces. Now that the first one has been decided, the important thing from now on is how quickly we can become our father’s woman.”
“…What if the Lord doesn’t accept anyone other than Sooin?”
“If my father says so, will you give up?”
Shadra asked Elena a question in return.
“…I.”
As she hesitated to answer, Shadra declared confidently.
“I have no intention of giving up. Even if the sky falls and the earth shatters, I will marry my father. And I’ll have sticky s*x with him.”
“St, sticky s*x…?”
River answered Shadra’s words with a dizzy expression.
“…What if the Lord dislikes it?”
Elena asked.
“He will never dislike it. I don’t know about me alone, but if we are together, we might find a way.”
Shadra smiled confidently.
“So I’m proposing an alliance. What do you think?”
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As she said that.
Elena and River, who were listening to her.
“…Okay.”
“Me, me too…”
Nodded at Shadra’s words.
“Okay. Then let’s make a plan right away.”
The three began to make a plan.