115 – Terms of negotiation
Although the content of the coming-of-age ceremony changed, the role of the demons protecting a family did not change.
Weed out the useless people,
Choose the best lumber.
A place in the magic world. The headstone of an old grave.
Glenn took out an old dagger from his pocket.
‘Is this really true?’
Glenn walked closer to the front of the monument.
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The names of Prien, who failed to achieve his goal, were written in abundance, and the names of Siron, Lucia, and Siriel were engraved at the end.
and,
Kagagak-
Glenn crossed his dagger across Siron’s name. The guardians of Dawn Castle who watched the coming-of-age ceremony agreed that Siron was an unsuitable person for Glenn. Even though Siron showed a decent struggle, their reaction was so cold that even Glenn got goosebumps.
‘I don’t know what happened…’
Glenn left Prien’s graveyard with regret.
*
[Source of God] that appears when defeating an apostle appears at first glance to be a useless black bead.
It is an ominous item that gives off a tingling magical energy just by keeping it nearby, so even demons with magical energy will not go near it, and if it is handed over to someone else, it may be treated as something to be thrown away right away.
Who would think of this ominous object as negotiation material? In fact, it’s a good thing if you treat it like junk.
but,
[The Source of God] could have a value that would be difficult to exchange for a thousand gold to anyone.
‘Yuma and other collaborators.’
The road to the giant’s forge.
As Siron walked through the dry desert, he roughly pictured what would happen in his mind.
Atmos. A star-knocking giant and one of Prien’s helpers. Like Yuma, he was also a convert who had sided with the Demon God in the past but then turned back.
However, unlike Yuma, who had an easily understandable reason for being betrayed by the Demon God, Siron did not know why Atmos cooperated with Prien.
‘Strange.’
Shiron was conscious of Yuma walking a little behind him.
Atmos was not used as an outcast like Yuma or other demons, nor was he forced into battle with his family as hostage.
Moreover, he can’t speak properly because of Kylie, the former warrior. Isn’t it strange? Prien is a family that continues Kylie’s legacy. So there was no reason for Atmos to help the descendant of the enemy whose jaw was broken and crushed.
‘by the way.’
Siron looked back with a sullen expression.
“Why are you all following me?”
“Can’t we?”
“It’s not that it can’t be done, but why is everyone following me?”
Shiron looked behind Yuma, who was tilting his head. A group of dozens of people were following behind her.
Siriel and Glenn did not follow. It was a journey to present evidence that she had killed the Apostle and get weapons for her to use from Atmos, but she and Glenn went back to the castle as if fatigue had accumulated from the fierce battle.
Instead, all the demons, including Yuma, started chasing after Shiron.
“It’s not like they’re rushing around and overthrowing them, and it’s not enough to make a good impression on the person you’re meeting for the first time… No matter how you look at it, the picture isn’t good.”
“Please think of this as an extension of the coming-of-age ceremony.”
Dorothy, who was in the lead, took a step forward. In addition to the fact that it wasn’t a maid’s outfit, Shiron felt a pressure as if she was oppressing her expressionless expression.
Lucia asked with a puzzled expression.
“It wasn’t over?”
“I’m sorry. Even if you are not obsessed with the title of Head of Household, there are some who want to watch over you a little longer. One of the reasons is that it is hard to decide who to give the title of Head of Household to.”
Dorothy bowed as if she were representing the group. Siron could not tell her to step down due to her polite attitude.
“…do whatever you want.”
‘Isn’t it okay to just do it once?’
Shiron clicked his tongue and turned his gaze away from them and stared at Yuma.
“Yuma.”
“Yes, master.”
“Let me see.”
From the time they visited the giant’s blacksmith until now, the unfamiliar bag in Yuma’s hand has continued to tug at Siron’s nerves.
*
It is a coming-of-age ceremony that could cost you your life if you are not careful. I didn’t say much until the battle was over because I was afraid I might be criticized, but I thought it would be okay to talk about it at this point.
Siron nodded and pointed to the pouch in Yuma’s hand.
“What is that? Is it really what I think it is?”
Siron narrowed his eyes and said.
After returning from the blacksmith shop, it was not difficult to guess what was in the pocket that was in Yuma’s hand. Considering the timing, I happened to visit on the day after the talk about Dolby and Atmos. Doubt has reached the level of certainty.
“It’s nothing. He’s an old acquaintance of mine.”
Yuma stuffed his hands into his pockets. And then a trembling fairy appeared, held in her hand.
“Let me introduce you now. Dolby, say hello.”
The one-eyed fairy silently nodded her head in response to Yuma’s threatening whisper.
However, Siron did not say hello or say anything. He just casts a pitiful look at the fairy who is held in one hand like a toy doll…
“Why… why are you staring at me like that?”
Dolby, feeling a bit rude stare, trembled and said what he wanted to say to Siron.
However, Siron did not answer Dolby’s question.
“Yuma.”
“yes.”
“Why is this guy here?”
“…Is there any problem?”
Yuma tilted his head at Shiron’s unexpected reaction.
“Didn’t you say a week ago that you were negotiating with a blacksmith? So, we have been working on making the negotiations easier.”
It was difficult for Shiron to understand what Yuma was talking about.
“To sum it up… I personally thought that what was needed to negotiate was initiative.”
Yuma’s manner of speaking was imperceptible, but he was conceited as if he wanted praise.
“Just in time, that stupid nobleman responded a little awkwardly. When I asked for a sword, he refused right away. I was a little angry, and I decided to go to the young master empty-handed at this rate, so I ended up taking a somewhat drastic approach.”
“A bit… too radical?”
When Dolby said it in a tone of bewilderment, Yuma’s eyes grew cold.
“Dolby. I haven’t done you any harm yet. Are you dissatisfied with me for not being too harsh? If you want, I can handle you quite aggressively.”
“Oh, no. None!”
“Then, as a negotiation material, please remain quiet. You almost strained your hand, didn’t you?”
Shiron washed his face dry as he watched the two bickering. I had been treated specially for a long time and had forgotten about him for a long time. Even though he was not human to begin with, Yuma had a fundamentally biased sense of benevolence.
‘Is this right?’
Siron felt that the current situation was moving away from the ideal negotiation he had imagined in his head.
The original plan was to get the desired item by showing Atmos and Dolby the [Source of God], which was proof that he had killed the Apostle.
The weapons that can be obtained from Atmos vary depending on the player’s growth.
However, ‘Reincarnation Kenshin’ was a strange game with no level system. Therefore, the player proves his or her strength to the blacksmith by collecting tokens of a special god or handing over the by-products of a specific magical beast.
Aside from special locations such as labyrinths or auction houses, this is generally how players can obtain weapons.
That’s right, Atmos saw the [Source of God] in ‘Reincarnated Sword God’ and created holy swords including Sirius.
So, if there were no problems, the ominous black bead would have been able to do its job…
‘Negotiations are cancelled.’
Siron completely erased the plan he had thought of in advance.
*
The volcanic area of Magyeong. The giant’s forge.
bang! bang! Quang!
A week after his lover was kidnapped before he could do anything, Atmos heard a knock on the iron door of the blacksmith shop.
‘Is it Yuma?’
Atmos stood up with difficulty, placing his hands on his knees. Since he had known the woman named Yuma for hundreds of years, he had a vague belief that she truly would not harm Dolby.
Even though she threatened Dolby, her attitude towards Dolby did not show any past venom. Atmos also had a time as a warrior before holding a hammer. The warrior’s senses, rotten and worn out long after he had put down his sword, gave rise to the illusion that Yuma was not sincere.
After my head cooled down a little and I thought about it, it seemed like Yuma didn’t even spit out murderous energy that pricked his skin, and even had a mischievous smile on his face.
In that illusion, the giant pushed the iron door with all his might, hoping that his lover would be safe.
Googoo googung!
“See! I told you I cut it!”
“No, who said what?”
“I feel unfair because they keep giving me suspicious looks!”
The door wasn’t open. Pieces of steel that had been the door fell to the floor. Atmos looked down in embarrassment.