After Cocoa left, Noah stood still for a long time looking down at the lake.
From the outside, it seemed to be standing still, but in fact, it was exploring the aura of the lake through its sixth sense.
A few hours passed like that.
‘With my current level of sixth sense, I can’t detect it no matter what.’
Noah had tried every conceivable method of detection, but to no avail.
Noah judged that his skills were still lacking, but the truth was different.
His sensory level is level 29 with the eyes of the mind right in front of him.
In the first place, the moonlight lake was a place where it was impossible to grasp the true nature of it unless it was a master night.
“I guess I have no choice but to run into it myself.”
Approaching the shore of the lake, Noah slowly dipped his finger in it.
thrill!
The thrill comes as if an elbow is caught on the chin somewhere.
In an instant, my senses went numb, and the muscles that touched the water began to twitch.
“… … If you fall into this without preparation, you will drown right there?”
The aura was so strong that it felt like being electrocuted by running water.
To open the door, you had to dive, unless it was enough to split the lake like Cocoa.
However, if you dive without being able to resist the aura of the lake, your body will become paralyzed and you will drown.
Besides, even if I could resist, it wasn’t the end.
“Looking at the handle on the door, I don’t think it’s a push door. If so, you have to pull it open, but the water pressure is… … .”
The door at the bottom of the lake was being held down by the water pressure of the lake.
It would take a lot of strength to open the door, just as it is difficult to pull out the stopper of a bathtub.
While resisting external auras, you must also control internal auras to enhance rigid body art.
To open that door, you need a master’s level of competence, so it was a surprisingly appropriate content for a task.
“I was able to figure it out at this point. Then, where should we go to practice?”
Noah threw off his jacket.
* * *
After the Leviathan subjugation, the three Master Knights took turns resting and organizing the Big Wave.
Cocoa, who took turns with Theodore and went out to sea, joined Regina.
“The cleanup is mostly done. The big wave ends quickly when Master Night is put in for 24 hours.”
“Good work. Theo?”
“He doesn’t show it, but he still looks angry. Even though I was at the scene, I couldn’t respond, so I understand.”
Considering the seriousness of the situation, it could be said that the situation was resolved quite well in the end.
However, if he made a mistake, he could lose not only the mission but also the twins.
It was natural for Theodore to be angry.
“At first, it was a torch that he would take charge of investigating Narvaez himself. His Majesty nailed the sanctum keep hang, so it quickly went quiet. Are you really going to do it again? bailiff?”
“Did you tell me? In order to exert power when needed, you have to somehow keep your feet on the front line.”
Cocoa, a former executive officer, has been confined to the Crescent Islands for training after retirement.
Emperor Guanghui asked her to come back several times, but she was unsteady.
However, this incident made Cocoa decide to return again.
“I thought I could hold out for a few more years, but it can’t be helped if he moved first. Fortunately, our nuns are now able to play the role of a full-fledged person.”
At that, Regina sighed.
It was clear that if it was revealed that the traitor had escaped through space-time insulation, Emperor Gwanghui would peck for a while.
“Anyway, I will go abroad for a while after the big wave is over. Please do not do domestic work.”
Theodore and Cocoa were then scheduled to escort Arnie to Sanctum Keep as the emperor’s enforcers.
Normally, two Master Knights wouldn’t even move because of a princess in a foreign country.
However, as long as Tara seems to have some connection with Benjamin, she has no choice but to enter an international investigation.
“Be a pioneer… … .”
Through the witnesses, the existence of a person called ‘The Pioneer’ who moved Benjamin was confirmed.
A mysterious force that uses human demonization.
If the Master Knight were to acquire abilities like Leviathan, they would become a threat that could not be ignored.
‘Some kind of force is moving under the water. And it has enough influence to move the central figure of the 8th family.’
How far is the enemy and how far is the ally?
“I’d rather have a firm position like a traitor. It will be a headache for a while.”
“How is Noah?”
“I showed you the door. There is time for about 15 days, but it would be impossible to open it within that time.”
I told Noah as if to do it within 15 days, but in reality it was difficult.
No matter how good his skills were, the current Noah had too few auras.
There was no way I could open the door with just that much Aura.
“I’ll try to open it during vacation so I can go back when school starts.”
It’s been a full moon like that.
The train carrying the emperor arrived in Havana.
* * *
Noah, who had been trying to dive in the moonlight lake until that morning, eventually got on a boat heading to Havana after failing.
Instead of the Crescent Islands being reconstructed, the ceremony was to be held in Havana.
Havana Harbor had already been renovated in preparation for the event.
As soon as Noah got off the boat, he met Tiu who was waiting for him.
“Are you feeling better?”
“so so.”
The Promised Land was the secret of the Crescent Islands.
For this reason, it was known to others that Noah was recuperating in the Crescent Islands to cure the aftereffects of Auror runaway.
Since the Crescent Islands are an area where a large amount of star fragments are buried, it was basically a high-density vein of Aurors, so there was nothing strange about it.
In fact, immersion in the lake actually accelerated the healing considerably.
“The medal recipients said we should prepare in advance, so let’s go.”
As this incident was a big deal, there were many commendations for those who were active.
Not only those who worked hard to save lives even as students, but also the knights who defended the defense line even when the rear was destroyed were also quite active.
Among them, what caught Noah’s attention were the commendations from the Coast Guard.
Tiu looked where Noah’s gaze was heading and lowered his voice.
“For confidentiality and the investigation of the incident, the Captain of the Coast Guard treats him as dead during a battle with the Demon Beast.”
He already knew this fact after hearing from Regina.
As long as you don’t know where the Precursor forces are and what they’re doing, it’s advantageous to pretend you don’t know as much as possible and buy time to investigate.
However, because of that, it felt quite bad that Benjamin, the culprit who caused all this, was treated the same as other war dead.
‘Tsk.’
Even if they didn’t like it, it wasn’t the student’s involvement.
Noah attended the ceremony ignoring them as much as possible.
“The Emperor of Light is entering.”
The Guanghui Emperor appeared in a knight’s robe as a general of the imperial army.
When the emperor appeared, everyone stood up.
In the meantime, Noah, who was in the front row as a medalist, made eye contact with Emperor Gwanghwi, but Emperor Gwanghwi passed him by without showing any sign.
– We used to say that we would meet again after the tournament, but it wasn’t like this.
Noah flinched at the sudden transmission, but he managed his expression without expressing it as much as possible.
-Good job. Let’s talk later.
The ceremony was largely divided into the funeral ceremony of the deceased in the first part and the awarding of medals in the second part.
So, after a long time, Noah and his fellow classmates arrived.
“… … The above figures are awarded the 1st class Order of Merit for their efforts to save lives by demonstrating chivalrous spirit as students.”
After the moderator finished speaking, Emperor Gwanghwi personally attached the medals of the recipients one by one.
They stood in the order of the most active people, starting with Veronica, followed by Ricardo, a foreigner, and Noah was the last in order.
It was because the things like blocking Benjamin and fighting Tara were confidential, so no credit was given.
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However, apart from that, the number of people rescued from the first island or the last port was considerable, so there was no problem in receiving the medal.
As it is a medal awarded nominally for saving lives, the credit for saving more people by simply traveling around the island is greater.
“Since you are students, instead of a normal reward, I’ll let you make a Holy Spirit Sword as you wish at the Imperial Workshop.”
At those words, many students, including Miho and Tiu, who did not have the Seongryeon Sword, widened their eyes.
As long as he said that he would make it whatever he wanted, it meant that he could really order a sword at will, whether it was a great sword or a double sword that contained a lot of star fragments.
“For those of you who already have the Holy Spirit Sword, tell me if there is anything you want. Don’t worry, even if you don’t think of anything, I’ll take care of it so you don’t regret it.”
The princess, Veronica, declined, saying she had already gained an undeserved honor.
Other than that, ambiguous demands such as money, permission to access the archives under the Purple Sector, and the insider of the monster from the Big Wave continued, but Lunhuije accepted them all.
‘I’ll have to ask for the elixir too.’
Since this incident has released a large amount of the magic beast’s secrets, the supply of the elixir should increase accordingly.
As the price drops, you will be able to receive more elixirs.
But when it was Noah’s turn, Emperor Guanghui made a different sound instead of a question.
“Noah, you already have a reward.”
“yes?”
“Let’s have it delivered separately after the ceremony. You can look forward to it.”
Gwanghuije smiled and returned to his seat.
Afterwards, as soon as the ceremony was over, Noah was summoned by Emperor Gwanghwi.
Entering the guest room where the emperor stayed in a state of doubt, Emperor Guanghui greeted Noah with a smile.
“I’ve been looking at you just now, so there’s no need to say hello again. take a seat.”
When Noah sat down, Emperor Guanghui gestured toward the attendant.
What the attendant brought was a luxurious-looking neck armor.
“Open it.”
When I opened the armor, a strong aura flowed out.
What was inside was an elixir I had never seen before.
“This… … !”
“It’s an elixir that purifies the inside of a disaster-level monster. Did you really need it?”
The elixir that Theodore once offered to try on Noah.
The items of the imperial family that Master Knight had been carrying were returned to Noah.
The Holy Spirit Sword and the other prizes he received were great, but they couldn’t compare to the Elixir of a Disaster-level Witchbeast.
It was valuable in itself, but it was much more precious in that it was not something that could be obtained by seeking it.
“I think my reward is too much, but… … .”
“It’s okay. It’s not just about giving credit for this job.”
“yes?”
Emperor Gwanghwi directly explained the situation for Noah, who was puzzled.
“This item was originally meant to be handed down to the Lichtenauer family. The family head retired early at my request, so it’s like compensation.”
“ah… … .”
Noah’s grandfather, Vincent, was a master knight of the Lichtenauer family, one of the eight great families.
Even after retirement, the compensation given to those who were left behind in return for secluding someone who was supposed to remain in the family like Cocoa earlier.
If it was the Elixir of a Disaster-class Witchbeast, it was never lacking in return.
“However, when the Lichtenauer family heard about this incident, they readily agreed to yield the elixir to you. There is an insider who came out after catching Leviathan, so I decided to give it to him instead.”
In order to reward Noah for his heroic move, they conceded that it would be okay if they received the elixir a little later.
“Even if it wasn’t for this time, the minister would have made some of the elixir go back to you. It’s just giving it away as a reward.”
The Lichtenauer family gets one of Leviathan’s inner hems intact.
Noah obtains the whole elixir of a disaster-level witch who would have only tasted a piece.
A great fortune rolled down to Noah without any loss to anyone.
“If you absorb all of them, not only will you recover the aura you lost through this incident, but your aura will increase incomparably to the previous one.”
There were literally no treasures.