190 – Rest (14)
‘I heard that you are leaving for the front line soon.’
The third letter received from the King.
The content was gradually increasing to the point where it became burdensome.
Most of the content was concerned about me and my well-being.
‘I hope you will do your best to defeat the Demon King. And don’t get hurt.’
“I never thought the King would be this interested.”
“Honestly, I don’t think it’s a good sign.”
All my colleagues said one thing at a time out of anxiety.
Fear that they might give us personal orders or interfere with our operations.
It is not entirely possible, but we decided to rule it out for now.
At least we are in control of the relationship itself.
“Well, good things are good things. Everyone, don’t take it too seriously.”
It would be a problem if the king protects me and incurs resentment from those around me.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with secretly forming friendships in this way.
More than anything, it could be said that if a difficult situation arose, there was one option: to ask the king for help.
It was just like that when I saw that the people who were wandering around my mansion disappeared as if they were dead.
And I had a feeling that there might be something that would require the king’s help.
‘From now on, we won’t be able to focus only on battles.’
How do we look from the perspective of the Knights who are already at the forefront?
There are probably some who are wary and feel threatened rather than those who welcome it.
I had already experienced the battle of conflict between the knights in the first episode.
Of course, she has a reliable colleague named Yulia, but she cannot solve all problems.
And he wasn’t completely grateful to the king.
They provided equipment and comforted me with letters.
Although it was burdensome, I was not without gratitude because it was something he did for me.
And there was one more thing to be thankful for.
‘I deeply agree with your advice that we should seek friendship with the elf camp.’
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Recently, an elf village faced with a serious situation due to the Hellwood incident.
The people who helped them were me, but externally it was the kingdom.
In other words, the elf society owed a great debt to the kingdom.
There are concerns that this may be used to put the situation in a politically disadvantageous position.
In fact, Yulia also tried to take advantage of this and insert many unfavorable treaties into the peace agreement.
At least it was put to rest after I took the initiative to persuade her, but there was a strong possibility that something like this would happen again in the future.
That’s why I left a reply to the king with advice that wasn’t advice.
She also seemed to have noticed the situation and received a positive reply.
“I’m so glad. “The King is a kind man.”
Tyria smiled brightly and hugged my arm.
Recently, since I started living with her, the distance between me and her has decreased a lot.
Unknowingly, Tyria was engaging in light skinship.
The two people who were already by my side didn’t look good.
Isn’t this contact that can occur between ordinary friends or colleagues?
Lightly holding hands or crossing arms. It was maintained at a sufficiently acceptable level.
“Tyria. Don’t worry too much. “After defeating the Demon King, a peaceful elf village will be waiting for you.”
“Yes. “When that time comes, I will formally invite Seohyun as well.”
A letter that continues to be read with a light heart.
There were very few important matters among the long text.
The most important content was written in the corner of the last letter.
‘It’s okay if you don’t have to send a reply. But I will always be waiting for your letter.’
Doesn’t this mean that you want to send a reply right away?
The King of the Kingdom may not be idle, but he seems to have plenty of time to pay attention to my letters.
“I will have to send you a reply within today.”
After burning the king’s letter for the last time, he stood up.
It’s already been a month since I arrived in the capital and rested.
When the peaceful daily life became boring, the time to head to the battlefield again was approaching.
Last week in the capital. We decided to make sufficient preparations before leaving for the battlefield.
The most urgent need is rehabilitation.
I had to find a way to fight despite the wound on my shoulder.
After my body got better, I began training with my colleagues every day, but there was no solution.
There was no answer other than just exercising consistently and training my swordsmanship.
“Master, do you plan to practice today as well?”
“Okay. “I’m going to do it right now.”
Then all my colleagues got up and headed to the garden of the mansion.
Before we knew it, it had become a routine for us to train together every day.
Rather than being led or encouraged by anyone, we came together naturally.
Of course, there were some among them who did not participate in training at all.
“Erina. Are you going to rest like usual?”
“…Yes.”
Ever since she had a big argument with me two days ago and made a fuss, Erina’s mood has changed.
The feeling of anxiety or nervousness has subsided a lot.
The attitude became a little colder and the number of answers decreased significantly.
Should we say that while he used to be a cute and lively dog, he has now become a calm cat.
‘Has puberty really arrived?’
Although she was mentally behind in many ways, she was also gradually changing.
Of course, her nature itself did not change that much.
She was still right next to me, always watching and trying to push her colleagues away.
If you look at it this way, she hasn’t changed at all.
“Okay. “Let’s all go out.”
With my words, my colleagues came out of the mansion and prepared for their own exercise.
Kayla and Serica started with physical training and honed their fighting skills together.
Then Tyria took her place in her corner and shifted into her lotus position.
I closed my eyes, caught my breath, and stopped moving like a stone.
Her whole body was full of energy and even sweat was flowing as she meditated.
I felt bad for interrupting her performance, but out of curiosity, I approached her.
Then Tyria quietly opened her mouth.
“Seohyun. “What’s going on?”
“I wonder what kind of practice I am doing.”
Tyria maintained her upright posture without turning around.
And her pointed ears were more tense than usual.
“I am not as strong or as intelligent as others.”
“That’s not true. “How much are you…”
“I am not particularly good at archery, nor am I physically agile.”
She was so underestimating herself.
At least as far as I know, out of all her companions, Tyria is the best at archery.
However, she was not humble but truly humbled herself.
“Even though I don’t have any talent, there’s one thing I’m confident in.”
“Really? What is that?”
Then Tyria quietly opened her eyes and looked back at me.
He looked around with a wide smile.
“Right now, the children are gathered on the first floor of the mansion. “Maybe three.”
“…”
“I think the other two are in the kitchen. “I guess they’re preparing dinner.”
After that, Tyria started telling everything that was happening around her.
As she said, Celica was out of breath after her hard physical training.
Kyla was training fire magic and martial arts at the same time.
“And I think it’s time for the guards to change. “There are two people approaching.”
Soon, voices started coming from the front door.
It seems like the guards are changing as she said.
“That’s amazing. “It will be of great help in finding out the presence of enemies.”
Even though we are sensitive to our senses and senses in our own way.
It wasn’t as prominent as Tyria.
So how does she compare to Erina?
Of course, Erina was overwhelmingly strong with force, but she couldn’t tell otherwise.
Perhaps Tyria could have been ahead in reading signs or understanding the surrounding situation.
“…Because we may be surprised or attacked.”
“Okay. Tyria. “I will believe it.”
I quietly moved away from Tyria so as not to interfere with her performance any longer.
I widened my distance in order to practice as I wanted.
I wanted to spar with Kayla or Tyria.
It seemed obvious that they were going to do it on purpose, so I couldn’t help it.
Then, let me ask Erina a favor.
“Erina. Spar with me…”
Then Erina shook her head with her pale complexion.
She did not open her mouth, as if she could not bear to speak, but her stubborn refusal was conveyed.
“Okay. Okay.”
“I’m sorry…”
You can’t force something on someone who doesn’t like it.
I had no choice but to practice alone today.
After releasing her magical power and creating ice, she transformed her blade.
Make icicles or arrows on the blade.
I made almost everything that can be made from ice, from spears and shields to great swords and blunt weapons.
But something was lacking.
Even though it is applied, it is an ad hoc technology that has never been used properly.
‘Is there another way?’
I had to think about whether there was another technique that could be done with magic power.
I accidentally lowered my head and found a dead earthworm under my feet.
I didn’t even move because I was frozen by the cold I had inadvertently released.
I was touching a dead earthworm with my foot without thinking about it.
‘Wait a minute…’
I focused my attention on the dead body of an earthworm on the floor, wondering if anything might happen.
Normally, this would have been a meaningless action, but now I have absorbed Ragnar’s power.
Carefully pick up the earthworm with your hand and let the magic flow through it.
The motionless body began to move again.
“…As expected.”
Ragnar’s necromancy. I could also use the ability to create undead.
In the first place, necromancy was a forbidden secret art, so it could not be used carelessly.
The disadvantage of extreme horsepower consumption was also revealed.
But there was one more magic I could use.
‘Black salt.’
Erase the thought of freezing the surroundings in white.
Instead, I imagined black flames burning the surroundings.
Black, not blue. Not a sharp chill, but extreme heat.
Let’s release mana at random, which is the exact opposite of when dealing with cold.
I could feel the hot flames spreading through my hands.
“…What?!”
Erina, who was watching next to her, quickly covered her mouth as she tried to scream.
What caught her eye was my left hand, burning hotly.
Not an ordinary flame, but a flame as black as the darkness was burning.
The flames intensify as the magical power quickly escapes.
Like firewood, the magical power withered away in an instant.
Even though we tried to extinguish the flames, it was not easy to control them.
“Ugh… “
“Seohyun! Are you okay?!”
Erina became restless and raised her voice.
Until I knew it, Tyria, who had read the sign, and Kayla and Celica, who had heard the commotion, were running.
“Selika!”
“Yes!”
Although Celica was embarrassed, she quickly took out her staff and recited her prayer.
Of course, since it was a firework I created, no one got hurt.
The black flame burned my magical power endlessly and did not stop until my magical energy was depleted.
When the flame finally disappeared, I collapsed on the floor with a feeling of extreme exhaustion.
“Seohyun! “What on earth happened!”
“Could it be Catherine’s curse…?” !”
“No. “I made it up.”
Then the colleagues were embarrassed and could not open their mouths.
Celica was holding onto her staff tightly with a tearful expression on her face.
Tyria just looked at me with a fearful expression.
The person who was most surprised among them was Erina.
Cold sweat was even running down her forehead.
Once she confirmed that I was okay, Erina carefully approached me and hugged me.
“Don’t do it again…”
“Okay. Sorry.”
She did something she didn’t do for no reason and ended up surprising her colleagues.
She decided to be careful to prevent something like this from happening again.