Episode 142
It wasn’t Rachel’s uncle Welf who came in.
No matter how young he looks, his ivory hair won’t look purple.
“Gee, I guess I appeared too suddenly.”
A look similar to the one Allen knew, but unlike Elnix’s pale complexion, he had a healthy blood.
His black hair, a stout physique, and confident eyes made him guess his identity.
“My name is Elos Dragias. I have come to you with rudeness because I have something I want to say to you for a moment, or to Archduke Reinhardt.”
Elos Dragias, he sat down with a calm face despite his sudden appearance.
Allen and Rachel did not answer.
Because he didn’t quite understand how things were going, and he couldn’t understand why he did this.
A middle-aged man cautiously entered through the open door and opened his mouth.
“It was sudden, so there’s nothing you can do about it.”
A middle-aged man of moderate size with short ivory hair and a thick belly.
Welf Granaf stood quietly behind him, as if he was not the owner of this seat.
“Uncle, what is this?”
She stared at him with a hard face. Using her promise as an excuse to bring someone else?
‘To show this in front of Allen.’
Rachel was ashamed of her uncle’s senseless behavior. I was just refusing the promise.
I only came here because I was told that if I came together, I would give the two of them something that would suit them.
“Didn’t you invite me to see your fiancé and say you have something to give me?”
“The contents of Rachel’s letter are true. I’ll give you the gift you said you would give. It’s just that the person you talk to has changed slightly.”
He knew that the words were close to coercion, so he avoided his gaze with a humble face.
Her disappointing gaze turned to Welf. She bit her lip and grabbed Allen’s arm.
“Okay. Let’s go Allen. I’m sorry to put you through this. I’d rather just take a break.”
When she showed a movement that seemed to leave at any moment, exuding a chilly atmosphere, Elros, who had been watching the conversation until then, intervened.
“Don’t be too angry, Princess Rachel. He’s also done something for the family.”
“No, Confucius Elos. Until that point…”
“I asked for a secret meeting with Prince Reinhardt, and in return he gave me the right to buy three years’ worth of food in Dragias.”
Welf looked startled when he opened the deal, but El Roth shrugged and spoke lightly.
“There is no need to pretend to be a villain for nothing.”
Rachel glanced at Welf with her mouth shut once, then turned her head to Elros. Her voice had softened slightly.
“•••Still, it is rude to do this without prior contact.”
What if it were an assassin aiming at Allen?
She wouldn’t have looked at Allen.
Eloth nodded as if in agreement with her words.
“That’s right. But if you listen to me, you’ll understand.
line… .”
“Then can I listen to you, brother?”
Elros’s face hardened.
-Wait, now the guests are talking •••
-If you could wait a little… .
Busy footsteps and voices. Before Elos could say anything, the door to the reception room opened.
“It’s a story I want to tell even if I commit rude behavior….0
A man who is the grand prince of the Drygas family and was famous for being crazy ten years ago.
“I’m curious too, can you tell me?”
Eliph Dragias.
He smiled and walked into the seat.
In conclusion, the seat was patted.
When Eliff suddenly broke in, Elros, who was staring at him with his heavy sunken eyes, got up and said that he would invite them separately next time.
Without blocking it, Eliff stepped aside.
Elros stared at him with a darkened face and hurried his steps.
When Welf Granaf was also embarrassed and unable to do anything, he quickly left, saying that El Reef had only heard that his beloved brother was here.
Just before he left, he had only told Allen to see him at dinner the next day.
Everything happened in an instant. Only Allen, Rachel, and Welf were left behind.
Rachel apologized to Allen and asked him to talk again tomorrow, and then sent him away.
She must get a proper excuse for what happened this time.
Allen walked alone on the main street where preparations for the festival were in full swing.
To be honest, I couldn’t even say I was alone.
The street was full of people. The city of Beldin, located in the center of the central plain, has one characteristic.
splendor.
If Baydern, which was built with ore from the Eastern Gorge, had rough colors decorated with various ores, Veldan, where people from different backgrounds flowed because it was close to the Empire and not far from the Great Desert, was a splendid city overall.
Building decorations flashing in the sunlight and hanging lanterns for night
The excitement and anticipation of the eve of the eve of the next day mixed with excitement.
The way the splendid streets were decorated with more splendor due to the harvest shows why the residents are usually proud of the dragon rare.
As she approached the inn so prepared, she spoke to me.
“Allen, you know what I said earlier.”
Allen answered without stopping.
“I think I know that now.”
‘You said before when you’re sure, are you sure now?
The sword moved slightly.
“yes. I had been thinking about it for a while, but after seeing the two of them earlier, I definitely realized it.”
She said there was something pricking her senses.
That feeling was like stepping on the finely sprinkled sand from the moment I entered the city.
「Last time I was that Elnix? You said he smelled like a dirty lizard when you saw him.”
She remembered clearly, because she would riot whenever Elnix approached.
“Is it Elos, he doesn’t smell like that. But, what a foul stench a man named Elif, the Grand Prince bleeds out.”
I thought I was going to spit out some really cool cursing, but I kept my mouth shut just in case.
After inhaling such a bad stench, she said that she realized the identity of something that was bothering her.
“Allen, leave here immediately after the festival is over. I think something is going to happen soon. So all over the city… .”
The eerie lizard energy is coming out.
without end.
Rachel returned to the inn that evening with a refreshed face as if she had finished talking.
After she apologized to Allen that this would never happen again, she thought for a moment as if hesitating about something, then shook her head.
And then he opened his mouth.
“Are you going to accept the invitation tomorrow evening?”
“What are you going to do?”
An invitation from the Dragias family.
I am just one of several invited guests to attend and dine.
It doesn’t matter whether you make connections there or just eat quietly.
It is not compulsory, so you may not attend.
“I… honestly, I think it’s a little weird, so I think it’s better not to go. You saw it today.”
She recalled the sudden encounter with Elros and Elef, who had left the place just before the conversation.
Even with Eliff, Elros’s secret contact seemed to make her feel uncomfortable.
“I intend to attend.”
Allen was trying to figure out why they were hiding in the family’s underground waterway from the start.
“You’re supposed to be here during the harvest festival anyway, but even if you do, it’s still their territory.”
Suspicious contact? their purpose? It didn’t matter.
‘Does not matter.’
Bestla’s testimony made it clearer what had happened here.
In addition, Allen’s skills can fight on the same level as the 7th rank wizard, and he has a body that won’t be pushed by an ancient monster.
Allen would rather have them come out.
“Wouldn’t it be better to find out their purpose yourself?”
“•••That is, yes. I think that would be better. You can’t run away anyway.”
She agreed with Allen.
After all, it is the realm of the Dragias family.
It was arrogant to think that if he could dodge it once, he could dodge it forever during the festival.
“Then you will know that you are participating. Before dinner, go around the eve.”
“Don’t let me do that.”
As he nodded, she looked around and grabbed him by the neck.
For a moment, the shadows overlapped and fell in an instant.
“Well then, sleep well. Don’t be late tomorrow morning!”
She cools her face with a fan, then quickly walks away without even having time to look at his expression.
Allen looked at her back with a slightly darkened face.
“Allen, how long are you going to hide from her?”
‘… … I’m not sure:
“You can’t hide it forever. There are many places where I have already set my feet.”
The Queen of Shadows, the Ring Bridge, Squall, Lupinus, and even those who brought in Julius, who had been possessed by the devil, as a reason to reclaim it.
As time went on, his power grew.
If it goes on to the improvement of the power war after a few more years, it will be caught without a trace.
“Are you going to leave me like this without knowing anything? You know why she came to the festival with me.”
Allen had no intention of getting her into anything related to Julius.
It was a regret that stemmed from memories of the past.
However, many are already with him.
There was Linbell, who was in a similar position to her,’ and there was Noah. She said she was no different.
But the reason I’m so hesitant… .
“The choice is up to you, but it would be better to get off it as soon as possible. You’ll only regret it later, don’t you?”
‘Is that your experience?’
「Uhhhhh, I won’t answer because it’s rude to ask about a lady’s past. still… .”
She flashed in front of Allen’s eyes.
“I will always follow your choices.”
Because that’s the sword’s job.
Allen sighed and didn’t answer.
The last night before the festival began, deepened.
The three were seated next to a huge round table in the center of the huge gallery.
They were all wearing large robes, so it was impossible to tell what they looked like.
Now, when it was judged that all who could be present had arrived, the cooled flame opened its mouth.
”The other two don’t come. They won’t be able to attend because they have their own business.”
To his words, one of the two present, the crumbling iron, answered. One
“Why are you saying that now?”
“Because things have changed.”
“What’s the matter again?”
The last remaining prophet, the poor soil, answered his question.
“Is it because of the apostle?”
The cooled flame answered those words.
“The apostle went to the place where he had been watching closely.
Thinking about it, it could be called fate.”
“It’s because of the snake that persists in life.”
“Can we make it? It’s not enough for us to touch them with all our might:’
The cooled flame revealed a white pupil and smiled.
“Our compatriots who were prostrate will help.”
“If it’s an apostle’s skill, that would be enough.”
“Then I’ll let this go.”
Three spoke, and three answered.
The two contemplated, and one decided.
One suggested, two verified.
The discussion of the three was over.
The discussion started again.
“The next agenda item is about the ‘possessed person’ given by the apostle.’