96 – Afterword – Waltz for a Happy Ending (3)
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“Find it and bring it to me right now.”
midnight.
The emperor’s expression was cold as he looked down at his prostrate subjects.
As if you would kill yourself if you made even the slightest mistake.
It was a tension that I could never feel even when I was in the midst of conquering the country in the early days of the country’s founding.
“Bar, right! Let’s go!”
“I will throw in competent people! Leave it to me!”
The servants trembled and moved wildly.
It seemed that he would be killed by the emperor if he hesitated even a little.
As if to show the seriousness of the situation, even the best assassins in the empire appeared before the emperor and knelt down and bowed their heads.
Gladiator.
Ice Cat.
Helberd.
Poison.
Gradius.
wind.
An assassination team made up of 3 boys and 3 girls.
Not to mention his ability to track down targets.
They were truly the best.
“You know what your mission is.”
“Old, Your Majesty. It is to bring the crown prince safely.”
“Don’t make me wait too long.”
Captain Gladiator swallowed his saliva.
“four!”
“good.”
Shu Shu Shuk!
The six members of the assassination team disappeared in an instant, without even knowing a mouse or a bird.
“Commander. As of this time, all ports are closed, the borders are also closed so that people cannot go to neighboring countries via land, and conduct thorough inspections.”
“Yes! your majesty!”
Even the elderly commander-in-chief, who usually walked leisurely, ran out of the audience room with his hair flying as if his feet were on fire.
“… Why did you leave?”
Alexia looked down again at the letter she had been holding in her hand the whole time.
It contained the sincere content of each phrase to soothe the mother.
“Did you know that I would let you go quietly like this?”
She let out a frustrated sigh as she read the last phrase.
-mother. As I said before, I will go on an adventure for only two years. Get Healthy.
2 years.
How about two years apart?
“Are you telling me to die?”
Alexia got up from her seat.
She, too, was thinking of going out of the castle and looking for it herself.
I looked back at the Archmage.
“Contact the magic engineers and bring Galatea.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
***
Even though it was dawn, the castle was very noisy.
The head maid was waking up her colleagues from room to room.
“Everybody wake up! It’s an emergency!”
Kiera, who had been sleeping with maids of her age, woke up in bed.
I rubbed my sleepy eyes and listened to the conversation in the hallway.
“Is it an emergency? What happened?”
“Soldiers think they’re going to sleep tonight, so please feed them!”
“We’ve already decided who to feed them.”
“I guess I have to do things for other soldiers besides the night guard. All the people who left work are on their way to the castle.”
“why? Will there be a war?”
At that time, the ladies-in-waiting who had been feeding the soldiers came into the dorm and made a lot of noise.
“You know what? Well, the prince said he ran away! It’s crazy to find him now!”
“Oh! Oh! Is it real?”
“It’s ridiculous that he’s a runaway!”
Amid the commotion among the ladies-in-waiting, Kiera was deeply surprised.
‘Your brother? why!?’
She immediately ran out of the house.
All the surrounding buildings were lit up as brightly as daylight, and a group of knights carrying torches were running around busily here and there.
It was clear that something urgent had happened.
I ran right away and grabbed a random article and asked.
“Where are you all going? Are you going to find the crown prince?”
“exactly! Get out of the way, you’re busy!”
“Wow!”
The knight pushed Keira and ran.
“Why did you… ”
Keira clasped her hands tightly and put on a worried expression.
“It’s not a runaway, it’s probably an accident.”
Bubbly.
Someone approached her.
“Are you Kiera?”
“yes?”
Looking up, there was a blue-haired girl in a uniform standing there.
“That’s right. Why?”
“I came at Alexandro’s request. ruler.”
She handed over the letter and left.
“A letter from my older brother… ?”
I hurriedly opened the letter and found a note written on it.
But Keira didn’t know how to read.
“I don’t know what you wrote.”
She hurriedly ran to the maid.
***
“I left a letter for Kiera, I left a letter for my mother, and I can travel comfortably. Anyway, I’m going back soon with Audrey, Lucy, and Luciella.”
In the forest where a beast is howling in the distance.
Maru tilted his head in front of the bonfire.
“Was the breakup a little sudden? Actually, before, I tried to convince my mother for several days and then left because I couldn’t do it, but this time I didn’t say anything in advance… ”
I remembered what had happened this morning.
I met Benzaris in the barracks hallway.
“Alexandro… ?”
“sister. I was looking for you.”
“me?”
“yes. Deliver a letter to my mother and a boy named Kiera later tonight.”
I didn’t give her a detailed explanation, just asked her to deliver the letter.
Then we ate lunch together, chatted, and parted ways.
By now, Benzaris must be embarrassed.
“I’m sorry, Venzaris.”
Maru gave up and stretched.
“Sleepy. I need to sleep.”
I can’t sleep because I don’t have a night watch.
I dozed off and woke up, dozed off and woke up, and at some point my mind went blank and my sleep disappeared.
Even so, the body was tired.
“Will you be able to leave our country by tomorrow? Will it be difficult?”
Before going to the Elam continent where he could meet Audrit, Lucy and Luciella, he had to stop at the South River continent.
A land inhabited by many savages.
There, he had to pick up Natalie first.
“You are suffering a lot.”
Maru stroked the griffon ‘Lexy’ crouching next to him.
“Coo-goo, goo-goo.”
“Yes, yes.”
The Crown Prince’s exclusive love, Lexi.
The reason why I brought this guy was because I needed something raw.
To safely consume the essence of Leviathan in the middle of Leviathan Island near Keyburton Port in the Elam Continent.
I couldn’t fall into the sea again.
‘You must have the power of Leviathan. Thanks to that, not one or two things have become easier.’
Aside from the powerful power that surpasses that of the warrior, it was the strongest in terms of transportation.
How nice it is to be able to fly around at any time.
“I have a request from God.”
Maru humbly put his hands together and looked up at the sky.
“Your only believer, that one floor. We promise to make our school prosperous in the future. So, I have an earnest request… Help me obtain the essence of your familiar Leviathan. We need a mirror of truth.”
After talking, I waited for a while, but there was no response.
“God. Have pity on this poor believer and look down on him. Later, I will build a large temple and make my wife and children believe only in you. Please give me the essence of Leviathan.”
Again, there was no response, so I was about to quit, but suddenly a small earthquake occurred.
The huge statue of the face slowly rose, leaning sideways.
Lexi flapped her wings and stepped back.
-How do you know the essence of Leviathan?
“I saw it in a book. The great Belkran tamed Leviathan and took him with him as his familiar, and after death the essence of Leviathan remains somewhere in the world.”
-Are there any old books left? Clever whoever wrote it.
Maru quickly got to the point.
“We need a mirror of truth. Have mercy on this poor believer.”
-You guys.
Belkran laughed.
The laugh came from a woman’s voice.
– It’s as if your soul has changed. What happened?
“I fold. You must have gotten smarter.”
– Hmm.
God thought for a moment and then said.
– I’m sure it’ll be fine. keep your oath
The statue’s mouth opened wide and its tongue stuck out.
A round hand mirror appeared above the tongue.
Maru ran and quickly picked it up.
“thank you. I will live with only Belkran for the rest of my life. Even the temple is built magnificently.”
-That confident voice. you know everything. Kkeuk, hahaha. Not bad.
Belkran laughed heartily and disappeared into the ground.
Maru was creepy.
“Oh creepy. I hope you noticed… ?”
Anyway, I got the Mirror of Truth.
All that remains is to wait for the light of day and safely exit the continent.
“Are you very surprised?”
I laid down Lexi, who was hiding behind me, next to me.
“Go to sleep. You have to sleep well, so we will fly a lot tomorrow.”
“coo… ”
After stroking Lexi’s back, who was curled up on the floor, Maru continued to stay vigil.
Then, for an instant, drunk on the comfort of the campfire, he too fell asleep.
***
It was morning when I opened my eyes.
I heard birds chirping in my ears.
“cadet… Did you fall asleep… ”
Maru raised his stiff upper body and massaged his neck.
“What do you eat for breakfast? Should I eat bread or fill it with beef jerky? ah… thirsty.”
“I should go home and have breakfast with my mother.”
“Well?”
When he looked up and looked at the source of the sound, he saw a woman petting Lexi.
“Did you know you couldn’t catch it?”
she laughs
Maru’s eyes widened.
“Galatea… ?”
“You know me? Have we ever said goodbye?”
She grabbed her chin naturally and tilted her head.
Maru jumped up.
“Shit!”
The moment he shouted that he was fucked, the surrounding scenery came into his field of vision.
Before he knew it, he was surrounded by hundreds of soldiers.
“Oh My God… ”
The soldiers were tightly packed together like a barrier, so there was no room for escape.
‘When did you follow me all the way here?’
It’s too fast, too fast!
While Maru was embarrassed, Galatea laughed and said.
“Get your things back. Mother is waiting for you.”
“ah… ”
is it a failure
Maru shrugged and surrendered obediently.
Hahahaha…. that was quite funny..