239. Iljin in charge of chunky
“Hey, crazy people.”
Volpete, who was looking up at the ship blankly, spit out swear words involuntarily. The two girls had no choice but to swallow the wind blowing with their mouths wide open.
“Wow, come.”
“The boat is floating in the sky.”
A shock as if my head was split because it wasn’t fresh. Since it was two people who had never even imagined that a ship would fly in the sky in the first place, I had no choice but to take my eyes off it.
Of course, once the bombardment started, he had no choice but to run away again, but his gaze continued to be directed toward the sky.
Other ships like the constellation that follow behind the biggest ship.
It was simply ending with one unit, forming a formation like a fleet and pouring out bombardment at random.
“Oh, no, what are you going to do if you just shoot me like that?”
When Tana shouted, feeling half-hearted, Volpete answered by covering the top of her head with both hands.
“Anyway, the dagger of the seal won’t break no matter what kind of impact it inflicts, and it won’t even leave a scar!”
Koo!
While we were talking, the remains of trees blown up by the shelling. Hayoon drew his sword in a hurry and cut it, so it was a shame, but if it was a little late, it would have been instant death.
Hayoon held her sword firmly in front of Volpete and said.
“For now, let’s keep running away. We’re almost there thanks to the wagon, so if you run into the kingdom’s territory, even the dwarves won’t be able to come after you.”
“It only takes about an hour to run!”
“It’s because of your legs! We can get there in 30 minutes if we run!”
“Turn it off…”
Looking down at his short legs and thick oak barrel body, Volpete couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
In the end, he took out the dagger of seal from his bosom and handed it to Tana.
“I will try to follow as much as I can, but you guys are probably faster. You’d better have this sword.”
“Uncle Volpete…”
“……”
Because he knew that the dagger he handed over against his stubbornness as a craftsman contained many complex emotions.
Hayoon snatched up Volpete and put it around his waist. Although he had the size of a young boy, he was definitely heavy because of his muscles.
“Don’t make strange noises, just hold on tight.”
“you you……”
“Hayoon is so cool!”
Volpete is impressed and Tana makes a fuss. Ha-yoon started running through the forest with his belt tight.
‘First of all, we need to get out of the firing range as quickly as possible.’
Right now, it is hidden between dense trees, so it is not possible to fire accurately from the other side.
“There is a limit on the number of shells, and it will take a long time to load. Let’s get out of the forest in that gap.”
Volpete, who had been reduced to a lump of baggage, was analyzing the airships in his own way for the rest of his time.
In fact, as he said, there was a period after the fierce shelling.
‘But even if I run away like this…’
Before entering the territory of the kingdom, it is a desolate field. Although the dwarf’s personality is free-spirited and he hates being stuffy, it’s not like the dragon’s border is blocking it with barbed wire.
If I went out to the field anyway, I had no choice but to be caught by those aerial ships.
“Huh, they even put a dragon head on the ship. Did you make it with the dragon you were so afraid of as a motif?”
“Heo-eok, hee-eok.”
“Suddenly, mana begins to condense in the ship’s guns. Perhaps, it will be bombarded once again.”
“Haha, ah, I understand, can’t you be quiet?”
I’m already having a hard time, but I’m starting to get annoyed as I keep fidgeting next to me.
Even though his hands were already trembling from the confrontation with Grom Helter, he forced himself to run with the dwarf.
‘It reminds me of training in the past.’
I suddenly remember exercising with Daniel and other female students at the dawn of the academy. Daniel McLean always said that physical strength was the most important thing, and he really made me run until I was about to throw up.
“Everyone, you’re going to appreciate Daniel’s morning workout!”
Tana was thinking the same thing, so she screamed, but did not slow down.
Even though he hasn’t graduated from the academy yet, and now he has to enter the new semester of the fourth year.
Strangely, I felt very much missing Aios Academy.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen you smile again.”
“Yes?”
Volpete fidgeting with her index finger next to her beard. Seeing him as small as a doll, but not cute, Ha-yoon made an impression again.
Volpete nodded as if she understood something on her own.
“I mean, there is someone you love. Daniel? is it that guy? Seeing that you put a smile on your blunt face, you must be a very nice guy.”
“It’s so popular!”
Tana, who was running next to her, exclaimed playfully. Then, Volpete puts on a slightly surprised expression.
“Hmm? I thought you would prefer a guy like Jin-guk hiding in the corner rather than a popular person that everyone likes?”
“…He’s that kind of guy.”
I didn’t want to be in the flow of the conversation, but strangely, talking about him puts my mind at ease and starts to fill me with energy.
Maybe it’s the feeling of being reminded of the reason to survive.
“Clack, cluck, what was so good about him that captivated our prosecutor?”
“Oh really! Noisy!”
Ha-yoon runs annoyed.
But Volpete continued to look at Hayoon with a smirk.
“Haa… It’s good to work hard.”
“Are you working hard?”
“It’s good to have a straight face.”
“Hmm, that’s exactly what you are for.”
Since when did you like Daniel MacLean?
Actually I don’t know.
I think I naturally fell in love with Eris because we spent a lot of time together giving her dating advice.
‘It’s shameful.’
From the first time we met at the old academy, he saved me from his uncle’s spell, revealed that the real culprit who destroyed the Ren family and assassinated my parents was the shaman of time, and took revenge.
“I would say it feels like you’re constantly receiving gifts that you didn’t expect.”
“Yeah, I don’t have to say more, you really like me.”
Hayoon was very annoyed at Volpete’s suddenly cut off tone, but Volpete twisted his body and escaped from Hayoon’s arms.
“Now it is done. Even if you escape from their bombardment, if you think about it, you will be caught unconditionally on the plains that cross over to the kingdom. I’d rather not draw attention.”
Ha-yun, who checked the dagger of the seal in her bag before she knew it, tried to say something.
“Isn’t it moving for a reason to be proud of, to save the world? At an age when they would flirt with the same subject, whether it was love or friendship. An old man should not shoulder this much responsibility.”
I wanted to say something.
I didn’t really like Volpete, but I didn’t want to see him sacrifice himself like this.
However, I couldn’t think of what to say coming out of Hayoon’s mouth. Although it is a hopeless situation, there is no suitable answer to replace him.
Volpete smiled, as if that was an emotion appropriate for this age.
“You are talking nonsense!”
Tana denied it by kicking Volpete in the back.
“You said you were going to solve the mystery of the sealed dagger! What are you giving up alone! Uncle, are you only a dwarf like that?”
“that……”
“If you’re going to surrender, let’s all surrender together. It is far better to be caught and put in prison than to be killed by artillery fire.”
“Then you will never get out. Dwarves have a deeper sense of inferiority to daggers than I thought.”
Although he was saying that he couldn’t just let the humans who learned the secret go unnoticed. Tana replied with a smile.
“His friend will take care of it. He is a guy who can do that much.”
“friend……?”
“Daniel!”
At the name of the boy Ha-yun said she liked, Volpete put on a bewildered expression.
“Huh… do you really like him too?”
At that question, Tana frowned for a moment, then stuffed her hands into her pockets.
“Have you given up?”
Here, Hayoon was surprised.
I knew Eve liked it, but maybe even Tana?
But the words of giving up sounded oddly pathetic.
“So don’t die, find a way to live. Daniel will do something for you.”
“Because they always do things you wouldn’t expect.”
Hayoon added, standing next to Volpete.
I could clearly see the ships trying to bombard the forest in unison. The surrounding forest was already swept away by the fire of artillery fire and was full of smoke.
I’m sorry Daniel, but I couldn’t help it.
Daniel didn’t want a struggle to the death in front of the two options of dying or being captured by the enemy.
‘I’m sorry for leaving you behind.’
Hayoon quietly closes her eyes and apologizes inwardly.
A violent explosion rang in the ears of the three people who were going to surrender like that.
*
“Are you really okay?”
“Well?”
Eris sat next to me enjoying a hearty meal. I see May grumbling that she was going to sit next to me from behind.
“what?”
The quality of food in the royal family is too high overall. If your appetite is tamed here, it will be difficult to live in the future.
Eris’ face darkened as she asked again while eating the thick cream soup.
“A dwarf. Miss Hayun and Miss Tana said they were in danger.”
“Um, but there’s nothing I can do for you right now.”
“That’s true, but…”
Geeks and wizards who can use other warps did not have a marker until the combination of the dwarves.
He smiled and shook his head.
“don’t worry. I already sent one to help.”
“Bur, are you already?”
“Yeah, that’s a very quick pain. He must have arrived already, since he lost his job recently and was just waiting.”
Eris glanced around. It was said that sending one person meant that someone as talented as Kulika went.
Eris, who felt through the wind that his energy was still firmly established in the royal family, tilted her head.
“Who did you send?”
“Um, it’s a bit weird to explain. Yes, it’s like a dwarf in charge. It just worked out, he needed to loosen up a bit.”
“Are you relaxing?”
I thought it was cute for nothing to see Eris asking if she didn’t know what the hell she was talking about, so I smiled and nodded involuntarily.
“Yeah, I’ve been sleeping for a while.”
To be precise, I pretended to be asleep.
*
“……”
“……”
“……”
Hayoon, Tana, and Volpete, who had been thinking of surrendering until just now, walked slowly out of the forest.
Now, if you just pass the plain in front of you, the territory of the kingdom is right in front of you. It’s close enough to be seen with the naked eye.
aaa!
At the sound of an angry roar coming from behind, the three of them look back at the same time, regardless of who said it first.
There, the ships of the Dwarves, who had just been arrogantly looking down at the land and shooting fire, were falling to the ground, spewing smoke and fire.
And the one who took that place was a being called the owner of the sky from a very long time ago.
– You savages! How dare you invade my territory when the master of the sky is widening his eyes!
Although it lost one wing, the golden dragon, which replaced it with powerful mana, began spewing its breath toward the sky as if to show off its majesty.
“Didn’t Daniel say he was going to the land of Yongin?”
“yes……”
Hayoon nodded at Tana’s question.
The atmosphere was a little awkward because I had just made up my mind to die.
“Oh, it’s always like this.”
My heart is relieved as if I have put down a heavy burden, and a smile forms on my lips.
“Huh, the guy you fall in love with sends you an unexpected gift.”
Volpete was in a state of absurdity beyond surprise. I was so shocked that I felt like my emotions had stopped.
“If you wiggle it, I’m sure you’ll like it too.”
It was Ha-yoon, who immediately slapped Volpete’s back as she nodded in recognition.