Chapter 133
16 years old (3)
Although the imperial family is now being devalued as a nameless existence.
They are a group that once built the world’s best country called ‘Eda’.
Of course, all of the members were great, and they were famous for being born with talents as blessed as Ragnar.
– Foreseeing the future.
The unbelievable supernatural ability of being able to glimpse the future, even fragmentary, was engraved into the lineage factor.
However, as the generations continued, the blood became thinner, and the future we could see shortened or began to stray.
Today, most of the people who couldn’t even peek at this.
By the way,
‘For the first time in decades, a member of the royal family who can accurately predict the future was born.’
A girl who will be about nine years old now.
But she had one fatal flaw.
‘That the former emperor’s 14th cousin was an illegitimate child born in a brothel.’
A collateral of collaterals that the imperial family would not even want to admit to being members of the same family.
In addition, since she was of low bloodline, the majority of people did not know about her existence.
Even her real father didn’t know.
‘Even I was a poor person who struggled every day living in a brothel, so I was first aware of my identity by the sudden visit of Troy Van?’
It was because her birth mother had kept her mouth shut for fear that the imperial family would harm her for giving birth to dirty blood.
However, when Troy Ban first discovered her, he began to place her under their protection.
They used that ability only for themselves.
‘After that, with the destruction of Troy Ban, the person who wanders here and there, and then comes to the throne forcibly with the collapse of the imperial family… … .’
She was a woman with an unfortunate destiny.
Regardless of ability or quality, I lived my whole life as a puppet for ambitious people to play with power.
‘By the way, did Ragnar already guess about Cassandra’s whereabouts?’
It may be because the war with Troy was advanced several years earlier than the actual history.
But the most important thing is that he was captured by Ragnar’s intelligence network.
Theo was also planning to commission the operation to find Cassandra after returning, so I thought it worked out rather well.
“Where is your location?”
Shelford gave a simple answer to Theo’s question.
“Priam.”
For a moment, Theo’s eyes lit up.
It was because it was a city in Troyban’s realm.
* * *
“Are you leaving now?”
“Yes. Thank you so much.”
“We should say thank you. It allowed me to protect my hometown.”
Vittorio and the Knights of Kriemhild came to the port to see off Theo and his party.
“I will contact you separately whenever there is an important matter related to the joint venture.”
“Please take good care of me.”
Theo and the others boarded the ship with a short greeting, and boarded the magic train upon arriving at the continent.
Since it was on the way to Troy-Ban’s realm, it was a choice to hide his identity as much as possible.
“Are the clothes you are wearing today, the clothes your mother gave you?”
Shelford saw Theo’s outfit and threw a double punch.
Theo scratched his cheek with a frown on his face.
“Uh… … lip?”
“then. I live very well. Even though it’s the same white, it doesn’t even look like the uniform of the Baekgap Yonggidae. He looks like a neatly dressed young boy from a rich family. nice! envy. I wish I had a mother like that.”
Theo’s nose reddened.
“Is this your first time seeing it?”
“This is the clothes that Lady Cecilia and the Princess Maehwa gave me together. This is High Theodore’s best new arrival.”
“Five! Certainly, if it’s the two of you.”
Arin looked Theo up and down several times, then smiled sinisterly.
“Junior, how can I not do well? Something like a friend discount?”
“I’ll talk to you separately later.”
“yes!”
While Arin clenched his fists, Theo turned his head as he felt a tight tug on his sleeve.
Ray was looking up at him with clear eyes.
“… … .”
How can you clearly see what you want to say even without saying anything?
food.
Theo laughed involuntarily.
“okay. I will tell you the same.”
By the way,
Dori Dori-
“yes? then?”
“… … .”
“… … ?”
“… … .”
“ah! Of course, I will also tell you the same about Princess Suseon. Do you think it would look pretty even if the mother and daughter matched as a couple set?”
Ray finally released the cuff he was holding on to.
A smile hung wide on his lips.
Kiyuu! kissing!
Even the shadows swayed wildly, as if they wanted to be in this atmosphere.
‘you also?’
kissing!
‘You can’t.’
Yuyu! kissing! ki woo woo?
He jumps up and says why can’t he?
‘Are you saying you know how big you’ve grown?’
Keek!
‘Isn’t that enough between friends though?’
keek! Keek!
‘great. Seeing what you’re doing for the time being.’
Keee
Theo laughed at Umbra’s disgruntled protest.
Keek!
The more he did, the more Umbra’s heartache grew.
It was then that Theo was about to answer that he would eventually know.
“there! What are you doing! Come on, don’t get off!”
“please! Please give us a ride too! It’s hard to live here any longer!”
“Come on, don’t go out! How dare you say where is this place!”
Through the window of the first-class compartment where the party is riding.
A power struggle was taking place between the poor who were trying to get on the magic train that had stopped in history and the crew trying to stop it.
puck puck!
The flight attendants tried to evict the poor somehow by hitting them hard with clubs,
The number of the poor was many times greater, and their faces were so full of desperation that they showed no signs of leaving the door.
“Ugh! I can’t do this! Tell the engineer to leave quickly!”
“But if you do, the people hanging here!”
“Are those beggars important right now? At this rate, the train seems to be stolen!”
“Ah, I see!”
After several fuss, the magic train started running again, emitting steam.
boo woo woo-
“Oh no, dear!”
“please! Please take me too!”
“aaagh!”
Whether people were hanging on or not, the magic train did not care at all and rolled its wheels and moved away from history.
Most fell dangerously onto the railroad tracks, but a few managed to get on board and were captured by the crew, or even clung precariously to an outer wall.
“… … What the hell is this?”
Arin saw the whole situation and opened his eyes wide.
Shelford swallowed his saliva, and Ray looked up at Theo.
Theo sighed lightly.
“Last year’s poor harvest and famine were the worst ever, but it seems to be more serious than I thought.”
“I’ve only heard about it, but I didn’t know it was this much.”
In recent years, the drought has been so severe that poor people are appearing in various parts of the empire.
It is said that industrial cities like it because they have more workers who can work cheaply, but in many cases, the countryside or the countryside has already become a mess.
It was also one of the causes of the great war.
drooling-
“I’m sorry for bothering you while you’re resting. The commotion quickly subsided, so I will be careful not to let this unfortunate incident happen again.”
Apparently there were a lot of complaints.
A flight attendant who was soaked in sorrow came to apologize and bowed her head.
Arin asked.
“Looks like poor people. What are you going to do with them?”
“All arrests have been completed and will be handed over to the guards at the next station.”
“All right. work hard.”
The flight attendant apologized once more before moving to the next compartment.
“They say the poor harvests get worse the further inland you go… … . We may see more situations like this in the future.”
Shelford sighed.
The atmosphere got heavy.
“… … .”
Theo sighed and fiddled with his clothes.
New white clothes without a single stain.
On the other hand, the poor were wearing clothes that could not be washed properly and only smelled bad.
The two continued to contrast.
“Don’t think of doing anything stupid.”
But Theo’s thoughts didn’t last long.
Shelford was staring.
Unlike usual, his eyes were serious.
“You are you, and those people are those people. Don’t even think about stepping out if you don’t want to take care of so many poor people. Right now, the mission comes first.”
“Yes. I am well aware of it.”
Theo nodded heavily.
The Great War was a major stem of history that could not be reversed.
It means that nothing can be changed even if you step out.
So I knew full well that even if I tried, it wouldn’t help anything.
No, it was his idea that it was better not to touch the big stem of history as much as possible.
For some reason, the strength in the hand that touched the hem of the dress was not easily released.
* * *
-This station is Priam Station. There is a distance between the train and the platform, so be careful when getting off… … .
Theo and the others got off the magic train slowly.
A cold, knife-like wind hit their faces, and a barren landscape greeted them.
“It is no different here.”
The surroundings of Priam’s Station were not very different from the scenery outside that the party had seen while riding the magic train.
dry branches.
A field with nothing.
abandoned houses.
And a lot of poor people who have been driven to the periphery of history.
“Give me a penny, sir!”
“There is a child who is hungry at home. Please be kind… … !”
“If I stay here, I will be tied up. Let’s hurry.”
The group followed after Shelford, who was leading the way.
The city was much emptyer than it looked from the outside.
where there is no smoke.
“… … The target village is a small village on the outskirts of the city, so let’s go there.”
At this point, even Shelford, who was trying to find a cool head, seemed to have a hard time doing so, so his voice became heavy.
But the town they arrived at.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … What do we do?”
had turned to ashes.
Perhaps because the flames had swept through the area, the already desolate village had become a ghost town where no one lived.
Selford put a hand on his forehead.
In this case, we have to inquire about the target’s whereabouts… … I was worried that I would only attract their attention in a situation where I didn’t know when Troyban would appear.
The mission was to ‘secretly’ escort the target to Winterer.
Moreover, this is Troyban’s territory.
It was in the middle of enemy lines.
It can be dangerous if your identity is discovered… … .
“Something seems to have happened.”
But Theo stopped looking at the village and narrowed his eyes.
“What do you mean?”
“I tried to cover the traces as much as possible, but I think it was this fire or arson. There are traces of looting everywhere.”
“what?”
Theo stirred the charred sand.
Dozens of footprints were hurriedly stamped on the red-stained ground, probably from profuse bleeding.
“I think there was a kidnapping. time is… … About 1 hour to 3 hours.”
Selford’s eyes widened.
“It’s Troyban! I wouldn’t have gone far yet. Let’s chase.”
That was the moment.
Tring!
[The quest has arrived.]
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[Scenario Quest #5]
A time-peeping seer is not compatible with you who have gone back in time. Secure her and prepare for any possible danger.
· Difficulty: A+
Reward: Clue to ＜The Secret of Time＞
· Failure: death
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‘A possible danger?’