184 – Rest (8)
“Seohyun. “Don’t push yourself too hard.”
Celica watched me with an anxious expression.
Not only her, but also Erina, Kayla, and Tyria.
Since arriving in the capital, I, who had only been resting, decided to train for the first time.
My colleagues followed me and gathered in the garden.
Because of this, the children who were playing hide and seek had to go into their rooms.
When the surroundings finally became quiet, all my colleagues were looking at me.
“There is no need for this.”
“No. “You never know.”
Still, isn’t that too overprotective?
But I couldn’t intentionally push away the people who gathered for me.
I had no choice but to check my physical condition in front of everyone.
As the magic power was released, the surroundings began to freeze.
The floor cracked and frost began to rise.
A chill that has become harsher and sharper than before surrounds my body.
He even succeeded in freezing his entire body and creating ice armor.
“Master. How is it.”
“No problem. “In fact, I feel like my power has increased more than before.”
After defeating Katrin, her abilities have increased significantly and many applications are possible.
Although permanent injury was a penalty, there was no major problem in using magical power.
“Now something like this is possible.”
Releases magical power to create icicles.
Although I was able to handle simple ice arrows well.
I didn’t expect much power.
“We have no choice but to use it as a surprise attack or assistance.”
I didn’t plan on becoming a wizard anyway, so I didn’t have high expectations.
Rather, the most important thing was how to use the sword as a means to strengthen it.
As I pulled the sword out of the sheath on my waist, I felt a powerful energy of magical energy.
Immediately, the sword body froze with a white snowstorm.
Seeing that, Celica looked back at Erina with a surprised expression.
A long sword of white light that Erina always cherished.
She seems confused because I’m holding a long sword that looks exactly like her.
“Seohyun… ? “Where did you get that weapon?”
“I found it in the kingdom’s armory. “This is a sword I brought with the king’s permission.”
No matter how you look at it, the long sword looks very similar.
Celica looked at my sword with eyes full of suspicion.
She moved on without saying anything else.
And the person who was most embarrassed was none other than Erina.
I couldn’t take my eyes off the sword I had.
He seemed more nervous than usual, even a little scared.
“…”
I don’t know what she was thinking, but her expression was very dark.
From a long time ago, Erina desperately tried to prevent me from becoming stronger.
In the end, her wish did not come true at all.
In fact, having acquired the strongest equipment, I could no longer be called a weakling.
I had a feeling that at least if I were to face Erina, she would not be defeated in vain.
‘Of course it will be difficult to win.’
I’d have to go a little further, but wouldn’t it be enough to spar with Erina?
“Erina. “Can you be my sparring partner?”
Then my colleagues were surprised and began to dissuade me.
Also, Erina was shocked and shook her head violently.
“I hate poetry! I am…”
“Master. “It’s too dangerous.”
Is it because this is my first time practicing since I got hurt?
Everyone was so sensitive to me.
They say they haven’t done anything dangerous or overdone and that they are being careful.
My colleagues were only looking at me and worrying.
“Everyone, don’t be too nervous. I’m fine.”
“But Seohyun always says it’s okay…”
I couldn’t think of any rebuttal to Celica’s words.
I always said this to reassure my colleagues around me, but didn’t everyone believe me?
“Ha… okay.”
As she put her sword back and withdrew her magic power, the chill lost its strength and died down.
I’ve been wanting to spar for a long time, but I have to hold back today.
I decided to do some normal physical training and then go back.
***
Two weeks have passed since I returned to the capital.
As the peaceful day passed, the tranquility turned into boredom.
The atmosphere is completely opposite to when camping in a dangerous area or spending time on the battlefield.
I was slowly losing inspiration as each day passed peacefully.
Of course, that didn’t mean that every day passed without incident.
“Seohyun. Even today, people are gathered in front of the main gate.”
At Celica’s words, I opened the window curtain a little and looked outside.
A group of five or six people loitering in front of the main gate.
I hurriedly covered the curtain to avoid making eye contact.
After we returned to the capital, there were rumors going around on the streets.
Naturally, the location of the mansion would have been known.
Our achievement was an achievement, but it was also perfect for all party members to become a hot topic.
A swordsman who attracts people’s attention with his appearance and a wizard who always wears a robe.
Likewise, a healer with a good appearance and a kind heart, and even an elf archer who is famous for being beautiful.
‘There is no party as weird as ours.’
On the contrary, it was strange that there were no crowds of people.
Fortunately, there were guards so there was no need to knock on the door or climb over the wall.
I couldn’t guarantee that something like this wouldn’t happen in the future.
“I’m worried about the children.”
Fortunately, since we are here now, no unfortunate events will occur.
Won’t something big happen when we’re not at the mansion?
Out of concern, I wondered if I should increase the number of guards.
However, we cannot just increase the number of people.
“Should I consult with Julia?”
If Julia stepped forward, she would be able to solve the problem to some extent, but there was another way.
King. What would happen to her if she asked her that there might be a threat to her mansion?
When I asked Kayla for her opinion, she showed a cautious attitude.
“I cannot predict what the King will do.”
“Then let’s just wait and see.”
There are no problems right now, so let’s wait and see.
As I was getting into trouble, Mark was carefully approaching me.
“Mark. What’s the matter?”
“The guard asked me to tell you this.”
In his hand was a small envelope.
Just like the letters I received before, it was an ordinary paper envelope without even a seal.
Although the sender wasn’t even written down, I knew right away who had sent the letter.
From Noble mtl dot com
It probably hasn’t even been a week since I sent a reply yet.
When I received the letter, I could see that the letter paper was thicker than last time.
When I opened the letter, there were five sheets of paper with writing written all over them, front and back.
“It seems the King is quite bored.”
Kayla looked at her letter with her eyes filled with suspicion.
She cleared her throat and tried to cover up her stationery.
Erina and Kayla were already close to me, peeking at the contents.
The beginning of the letter I saw for the first time.
‘Thank you for replying right away. ‘I miss you just as much as you do.’
As soon as I read the first line, I immediately threw down the letter, but Kayla and Erina had already read the letter.
At the same time, I felt pressure through rough hands holding both arms.
“…It seems that the King thinks very specially of Seohyun.”
“It’s not like something happened just the two of us…” ?”
Suspicion and questioning began again. I was getting sick of it now.
I calmed the two down and started reading the letter.
The first page of the letter was full of greetings and gratitude for the reply.
Next, I wrote down everything that happened during the week.
I wonder if anything special will happen in just a week.
‘I am having a tiring day suffering from the flattery of traitors every day. ‘Everyone probably doesn’t even care about Jim.’
It looks like something eventful is happening in the palace.
“As far as I know, the former King had very good public sentiment. But on the other hand, the current King…”
Celica could no longer continue her words and trailed off.
Did she show a level of competency that was far below that of her former king?
Also, there were too many nobles who were already in power, so their real power was taken away.
It is said that there were even rumors going around about the assassination of the king and a rebellion.
“The King ascended the throne at the age of fifteen.”
She was put in charge of the kingdom at a very young age.
Her stress and pressure must have reached a frightening level.
In the meantime, she had to endure people’s ridicule, so it must have been mentally difficult for her.
“The King said he smokes. “Perhaps I could be following the example of the former king.”
“I don’t think people will acknowledge me if I do that.”
It was clear that her notoriety for enjoying a debaucherous lifestyle from a young age would only increase.
Rather, it may have been an action aimed at that point.
“Ha… “
She is already busy taking care of her colleagues, but she also has to take care of the king.
In the midst of her peace, her mind began to become complicated again.
Moreover, the growing suspicion between Erina and Kayla was also a problem.
As she continued to read her letter, there was a sentence that caught her eye.
‘I heard that there are uninvited guests wandering around your mansion.’
Then, it was written that she would take measures to prevent this from happening through her subjects.
Just when I was thinking about this, the King himself came forward.
I wasn’t sure how she would solve it, but it was true that she cared a lot about me.
“I need to send you a reply first.”
Then Kayla asked me a question as if she had been waiting.
“Do you mind if I check it?”
Are you saying you want to read the letter to the king yourself?
I shook my head because I didn’t feel like it.
Then Erina’s eyes began to tremble as if she was shocked.
“Is this something I shouldn’t know…? ?”
She seemed to agree with her words and began to make a pathetic request for Kayla as well.
“If it is my master’s order, I will follow it. But for my master…”
“There is no need to check the letter.”
Once the nail was firmly hammered in, the two people gave up, but their expressions showed no acceptance at all and were full of dissatisfaction.
“Haa…”
Why is it that we only get along well in situations like this?
I had an ominous feeling that situations like this would happen more often in the future.
It’s been two weeks since I returned to the capital.
I was living a peaceful yet chaotic daily life.