Who is the hostage
Because of the shrunken body, the clothes hang longer. Purple hair runs down her bare shoulders. Hilde grabbed the slack sleeves and crept over the round table.
The returner murmured dissatisfied with Hilde’s transformation.
“I should have shown this in front of the kkondae… .”
“I sent it out because I didn’t want to show it! Without this, how would you play ‘Sikhlund’?”
Disguise is dealing with the body itself. It is said that the cold master has not reached the stage and reached the end of the rationale, but his mental fatigue has not changed. Hilde sighed heavily, as if exhausted, and sat comfortably on the round table.
Hilde said, lying on her stomach as if it were her own home, flapping her legs.
“Anyway, did you understand? I will exchange hostages.”
“A hostage?”
“Yes, hostage. A great guarantee with a deep history and long tradition!”
Hilde said cheerfully, but the returner didn’t think so. She said with a cold expression on her face.
“You have to be good at it. Because I don’t like hostages very much.”
“yes? Why?”
“Why?”
‘If I try to get a little business, I take people who have nothing to do with me, and they take me hostage and make me feel bad. damn it. Thinking about it makes me angry again… . From the kid we talked to for a while at the inn we stayed at, to the merchant we traded with… . Chit.’
The regressor ended his recollection briefly. Apparently, in the previous episode, he suffered from a hostage play. The returner brushed off the unpleasantness that rose from his thoughts and said:
“You feel bad.”
“Hmm. Have you ever taken a loved one hostage?”
“It’s the exact opposite. I don’t like taking people who aren’t very important as hostages and trying to shake them my way.”
“It’s a statement that denies the value of hostages. You’re taking hostages to shake them, but you don’t want to be shaken.”
“huh. I don’t need anything like that. In the first place, no one deserves to be held hostage to me.”
“really?”
Hilde, who looked around her head with an exaggerated gesture, pointed toward me and asked.
“Then your father?”
“… I don’t know why he’s the father, but it’s more convenient for him to take it.”
Haha, returnee, a sound that you don’t even want… .
‘really. It’s quite helpful in some situations, but I’m not too sure to rely on it. Who doesn’t want to take it and use it well and return it when needed?’
uh? Seriously? hey. It’s like a returner who doesn’t even know this grace! Do you have to say this with my own mouth to understand how much I have contributed?
“Mr Shay. That’s too much. How hard did I contribute this time, but you just sold me away… . There is no pimp like this vicious pimp!”
“First off, I’m not a pimp, but aside from why I’m a pimp! What have you contributed? All of a sudden, he just disappeared with the princess and the musketeers!”
“Really, I don’t know why I did that? The negotiation with the military was made possible thanks to me!”
“What?”
“It’s just like your father said!”
Hilde ran into my arms. Hilde, who sat slightly on my lap, fixed it in a comfortable position and said.
“Um, I’m sorry to say this, but you’re a bit inferior to other people, right? The power is weak, and I can’t feel anything at all. But what happens when Historia, a proud general of the military, suddenly joins him and things start to get weird? Obviously, if I hit it, I’m sure I’m going to die!”
“It’s true, but are you saying that?”
“Did you twist everything with this slimy face… ? To say the least, there was also a man involved, so that hypothesis was also discarded! Shay’s sexual orientation meant it was wrong to discard it!”
“I cannot deny it. That is an obvious fact.”
“Deny it! Obviously not true!”
‘Those two children, they’re so strangely accurate! I can see why I felt bad when I saw the guild! It’s because he resembles that child!’
I know. I’m already full of thoughts of making fun of you for how long it’s been since we met. Hilde, who was grinning happily, said as she tapped my chest with her head.
“If there is something that cannot be explained by logic, that is the key. Of course, ‘me’ and Kun-guk thought your father was leading you. There is the case of the Pied Piper in Hameln, and above all, because his father’s actions are similar to the case of Colonel Lancart’s escape from prison before!”
It’s true. So Hilde targeted me at the Alchemy Steel Forge. Well, it’s a completely wrong guess.
Even if I occupy a fairly large part, the subject that leads this group is the regressor.
“of course? huh. Why are we following him?”
“yes? is not it?”
“Of course not… .”
The returnee paused except to speak.
‘for a moment. Ajido, Tirkanzaka, and even the Musketeers followed Hughes, didn’t they? Aside from them, the only people who followed me were the unreliable butterflies and princesses? what? Maybe that guy is the cause of this episode… ?’
Now you know, returner? how much i helped you
With my momentum rising, I promptly urged the returnee.
“Mr Shay. Now do you know how important I am? From now on, please thank me once a month. with a small monetary reward.”
“… profit! I mean, it’s true, anyway, there’s no reason to think we’re going to follow him! He’s a guy who doesn’t really stand out other than being sloppy!”
oh oh Are you going to get out like this? Wouldn’t you like to say thank you so much?
As the returner urged him, Hilde responded by waving her fingers from side to side.
“No, there is a reason. If your father is a prophet or a human being chosen by prophecy, it is possible enough! The person who received the oracle joins forces with the companions he met while traveling to defeat the evil enemy. It’s a common scene in epics!”
That is the truth without a single lie. After I revealed Hilde’s identity, Hilde called me a ‘prophet’ and so on. At that time, Hilde misunderstood that the real me was a prophet or equivalent.
To correct that misunderstanding, I had to sneak a hint of the king of men. It’s a very disappointing hand, but I don’t regret it. Even the trump card is meaningful to write someday. Thanks to you, I found out about the military secret… I kept ‘human’.
“prophet? Seonghwangcheong?”
“yes! The military looked a bit hated for Seonghwangcheong! He said that it is not strange at any time when they attack!”
“exactly. I have that feeling.”
‘right. Seonghwangcheong used to keep an eye on the military. Even in the previous episode, if the military provoked a major war, Seonghwangcheong actively intervened.’
Maybe it’s because of UL, but let’s just skip this part for now.
“By the way! Dad made it clear that he’s left alone and there’s room for conversation! Father came to talk alone with you and Sijo. Thanks to this, the military responded to the conversation with peace of mind in its own way, and thanks to the chatter and back and forth! It is said that this meeting place has been prepared!”
“Whoa, what is this and that? You skipped it too much!”
“Sorry. I’m too lazy to explain everything.”
“Don’t bother with the most important part… .”
Is it because I got too much information in a short period of time? Or was it because the combination of me and Hilde was tired? The regressor, grabbing the flaky hair, looked at me and asked questions… .
‘No. Rather than ask that child.’
Although I did not understand the circuit, I turned my head and asked Historia, who seemed more trustworthy.
“Sergeant. Really?”
“ah… .”
‘Not at all. It’s true that Huey went to talk, but… . It’s not because of the peace agreement. Perhaps it was Huey who called it because he was the king of men… .’
But return. I’m sorry, but Historia is on my side. Even if you don’t follow me completely, they will hide information that I didn’t reveal.
Historia spit out words that were completely different from the thoughts in her head.
“right. Then Maximilien tried to interfere, and Huey and I blocked it. I thought I barely knocked it down… .”
“Ah, I see. So you came to Navida?”
The information that I am the king of humans and the existence of UL were omitted, but other than that, it is very close to the truth. He succeeded in convincing the returnee with a story that made sense.
“I understand. So what? Hughes must have been a great help to me, so you’re going to take me hostage?”
“Ahaha. That can’t be it. How dare you demand someone like yours hostage? I can’t, and if I did, I wouldn’t accept it.”
‘Cheep. something is missing… .’
Were you thinking of giving it if you could?
shit. I don’t know if I’d rather not know, but because of mind-reading, I feel bad for knowing the truth. you will get revenge someday Even if you’re taken hostage, I’ll keep you busy and rescue you!
As I grinned inwardly, Hilde grinned and revealed the hostage.
“Relax! Shay’s hostages are the princess and her maid!”
“A princess?”
The returnee questioned in surprise. It was because the subject he took hostage was so unexpected.
‘The princess and I don’t have much to do with each other in this episode, right? Besides, if you want to take the Princess, the head of the Resistance, hostage, you have to look down on the Resistance, right? Until the contract is over, there will be no direct or indirect harm to the hostages.’
Rather, it is something to be thankful for. It’s calculated by calculation, but it’s no better. The returnee tried to nod his head coldly.
‘At first, I didn’t have much involvement with the princess in this episode. I don’t know if it’s the last episode, no matter what happens… .’
However, the returnee did not nod his head to the proposal he should have accepted. A past that did not exist in this episode flashes through her mind. A full recollection… Rather, it only brings out memories tied to a specific person, but anyway, it was a pretty good clue, so I read my thoughts as much as I could.
In the second round, the returner tried to escape from the military conscription order. Then, while escaping to a foreign country through the Resistance, he ran into the princess. The princess, who was a seasoned leader, then offered to join the Resistance, but the returner, fearful of fighting, refused and headed to a foreign country. He was attacked and killed in the process.
In the third round, the regressor realized the need for strength and committed himself to the resistance. The princess, who was less experienced than in the second round, had doubts and tested the regressor, but soon became deeply trusting. With the full support of the princess, he learned the qigong of the Forgotten Kingdom and gradually nurtured his strength. Thanks to the ritual qigong learned in the 1st and 2nd sessions and the practical experience gained across death, I was able to quickly build up my strength.
After that, in the process of gradually getting involved in a big incident, the number of people going through the resistance gradually decreased, but… The princess has been a friend of the regressor for quite some time.
Even if it’s not this episode.
The returner said as his heart dictated.
“no.”