320 episode memory (5)
rumble, jumble.
On top of a 10-seater carriage moving fast and swaying, there was a heterogeneous existence among adult men with wretched faces.
A 14-year-old girl staring into the air with expressionless eyes.
At first glance, no one noticed that Amelia Raynwales was impatient with her calm face.
Except for her older sister, Laura Lanewales.
Whoops.
Amelia, who was maintaining a rigid posture with her hands on her knees, flinched.
It’s because her sister’s hands are stacked upwards.
“why? Are you very worried?”
Amelia, an introvert, nodded her head.
It is meaningless to tell lies to an older sister who knows you deeply like your parents, and… … .
I’m sure my sister would have noticed.
No matter how shaky he was on the wagon, how much his body was shaking right now.
“… … It’s okay, it won’t be a big deal.”
As she felt her sister’s body temperature on her skin, Amelia felt the tension relieved little by little.
Even in a situation like being dragged to the battlefield.
The conversation between adult men who closed their eyes soon began to come into their ears.
“What about Iron Mask and Emily?”
“They say that Seongju is sending someone to the dorm, but I don’t know if I will be able to properly communicate in the meantime.”
“Huh, I’m going crazy. If you were planning on doing something like this, please tell me in advance. What is this in the middle of the night?”
“I don’t think it was that much of a secret. I wonder if the lord would join hands with the royal family and beat Orculis.”
The sisters were summoned by Felic Barker while they were working at their foster father’s tavern as usual.
He, who looked urgent, did not explain anything and told him to prepare for a fight, but he was afraid to pack his equipment and put it on a military wagon with the clan members who arrived.
“Wait, you mean hitting Orcules? I didn’t hear that? It’s just that there’s a riot in the east, so we’re going to help… … . Besides, are you a king? What kind of dog shit is that? How can the lord hold hands with the royal family?”
“I heard about it, and recently, the royal family had contact with Seongju. I don’t know what was going on there… … . At this point, the estimate will not come out.”
“Actually, from the royal family’s point of view, it must have been the same for the Orculis guys. I think we have the same interests with Seongju.”
“Cancer, otherwise, why would the knights supported by the royal family be fighting Orculis?”
“… … That’s probably why Seongju didn’t tell us until that day.”
“Right. After all, they are the key force. We just need to go ahead and focus on surviving.”
“Ha, if I had known this would happen, I would have been sleeping outside the castle like an iron mask.
“Durbon, be careful with what you say.”
“ah… lie.”
“And you too, don’t complain too much. Once this is resolved, the price will be paid properly due to the nature of the castle lord.”
The clan’s leader, Felic Barker, cleared the overheated atmosphere.
and how much has passed
The carriage, which had been running for a while, stopped at the eastern entrance of Noark.
“I’ll have to walk from here.”
The eastern part, which seemed to have already had several battles, was filled with blood from the border.
The wreckage of the collapsed building and the corpses of rags.
There was the sound of something exploding here and there, and the screams of a man more desperate than Banshee’s were full.
“What one! How long will you be blocking the road? Get down now! Can’t you see more wagons coming from behind?”
Amelia followed after them.
The body, which had calmed down during the arrival, was trembling again.
Her sister warmly embraced her hand.
“Don’t worry too much. Because my sister will definitely protect me… … .”
The words of a reliable older sister who never broke her promise.
Still, it was not easy to calm down.
No, rather… … .
wow.
As the strength grew stronger in her older sister’s hand, Amelia felt a deep ominous feeling.
***
After reminiscing, Amelia slowly opened her eyes.
It was clear where to go.
After Orculis made it his stronghold, the eastern part of Noark gradually escaped from the influence of the castle lord and gained independence.
“Boo, it’s fire!!”
Now people simply think that there is a fire there, but there is actually a war going on there.
And the past self… … .
‘I’m probably on my way to the east in a wagon by now.’
It was a memory from 20 years ago, and at the time, it was the first large-scale battle, so she was nervous, but Amelia barely remembered what kind of movement she had during this time.
Because it wasn’t a memory I could forget because I wanted to forget it.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that her life for the past 20 years was a day in which she looked back and regretted countless times today.
Tadat.
Amelia spurred on her feet and moved towards her destination.
Hundreds of explorers who had been summoned on the same day by Seongju without knowing anything were encamped in the eastern region after running for a long time.
She looked around and found the person she was looking for.
“I was here.”
“who… Uh, Emily?”
As soon as Amelia approached and talked to her, Felic Barker, who was waiting for battle, widened her eyes.
“How are you here?”
It was nice to see him appear here, but it seemed he was a little skeptical.
“It was noisy, so I went to the castle and they sent me here. As I came, I was told what was going on with the others.”
“Oh, it was… . But where is the iron mask?”
“I was drunk and sleeping, so I left it alone.”
“Hmm, anyway… To leave behind such precious power… … .”
“Then what? I was so drunk that I couldn’t even come to my senses.”
Felic Barker only expressed regret at her words, but did not find the content itself strange.
When the barbarian was late, it was because he often made excuses that he had drank too much the day before.
“Well, he wouldn’t have known that something like this would happen today. Then you’d better think that he’s not coming.”
After that, Amelia stood by her younger sister and herself. Then the sisters greeted awkwardly.
“hello… … .”
Unlike the beaten barbarian, Amelia didn’t interact with the two for more than a few months, except for necessary conversations.
Because, for some reason, no words came out when I stood in front of it.
But this time, he forced himself to open his mouth.
“Stay on.”
“… … yes?”
“That’s how I can protect you.”
“Ah yes… … !”
Although not close, the sisters who knew Amelia’s outstanding skills brightened up at her words.
It seemed like he didn’t know why he was doing it all of a sudden.
“Ready for battle!”
Anyway, once the formation was captured, it was not long before her group’s turn came to the forefront.
Groups divided into dozens took turns taking the front line and taking turns taking breaks… … .
There was nothing very dangerous right now.
That’s because the battle for clearing out is being carried out by the elites of the castle lord who have been informed of today’s plans and the troops sent by the royal family.
“They are trying to escape! Kill it!”
The objective of the troops gathered here is not to sweep, but to encircle.
If the remnants of the city on fire were strong, how strong would it be?
One-sided massacre ensued.
“It seems that the lord of the castle was completely small.”
“Looking at it, it seems that almost 70% of ordinary citizens are, is it really okay to kill them all like this?”
“Hey, you stupid. Can’t you tell them apart? What if an Orculis member escapes pretending to be a citizen?”
“It is so… … .”
There were some who expressed skepticism about the one-sided battle, but there were only a few. All of them are well-versed in killing people.
“Does anyone remember what the commander said earlier? How much was it for both?”
“I don’t remember very well, but if it’s the current trend, I think it would be better than going on an expedition at least once?”
“hey! did you hear chauffeur! Don’t fight, just take care of your ears! Oh, if anything you wear looks expensive, take it off!”
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Most of them said that they could earn a high income by doing easy labor.
However, Amelia’s expression hardened the more it did.
Although she was born in this city and raised with them, she still felt uncomfortable with these ways of thinking… … .
At least one of her knew.
This festival-like atmosphere is only for a moment, and the road to hell will soon unfold.
“What, who is walking alone over there?”
Even in the midst of the noise, someone’s murmur could be heard very loudly.
Amelia quickly turned her head.
“… … Are you crazy?”
A man walking alone from the front caught my eye.
Considering that the numerous escape attempts that have been made so far started with at least hundreds of people, it was a very heterogeneous sight.
But… … .
Tub.
As the man got closer and closer, those who were watching sensed a sense of incongruity.
Tub.
A black uniform drenched in blood.
However, it was wet, but there were no scratches on the clothes.
If you see the blood stained with blood, it’s not that you’ve been lucky enough to come all the way here.
Tub.
What’s unusual is the sword he’s wearing on his back.
Like predators who recognize the value of objects like ghosts, as the distance got closer, everyone realized that the sword was not an ordinary object.
The sword itself is very ordinary, but… … .
The name of a man wearing that plain sword is so famous in this city.
“… … Hey, that’s what I’m thinking right now, isn’t it? Please tell me I was wrong.”
“… … .”
“Does anyone know your face?”
A commotion arose among the waiting explorers.
Some believed in their instincts and took a step back, while others were busy denying that it was just not possible.
However.
Tub-.
Soon the man narrowed the distance to 50m.
Whee-!
The flames emitted by one of the flame-based talents extinguished before they even reached the man, and silence came for a moment.
Because it was such a famous ability.
“Wealth, unspoken… … .”
[Unspoken Spirit].
The power possessed by the ruler of the fifth floor, the lord of silence.
This incomprehensible power of disregarding the fundamental ability of explorers, even in its long history, fewer than ten people have acquired it… … .
As far as is known, there is only one in this day and age.
“Bah, traitor… … .”
The only criminal with the nickname ‘traitor’.
The person who created the group called Orculis with my own hands… … .
An undefeated swordsman who was once called a ‘swordsman’.
Ricardo Luchenprague.
The man’s appearance caused confusion.
“Why is this man here… … .”
“King! He said he was fighting the ones sent by the royal family!”
The man did not answer any of their questions.
He just quietly raised his sword as if he wasn’t interested.
“Do, run away!”
At this point, the explorers who had gathered turned their backs all at once and started to run away.
However, the moment the man’s sword was swung.
flash-!
A flash of light like an instant flashed.
and… … .
Hang on-!
The old memories that I looked into countless times over the past 20 years began to be reproduced once again.