Episode 351
After a day’s rest in the city of Mortren, Raon and Dorian set off for Lokan, a large city in the southwestern part of Sepia.
Since the city of Mortren was located in a remote place, I was homeless from the first day and settled down on a hill that was curved like a wave.
Raon dug up the ground to make a temporary brazier, and cooked garlic chicken stew.
My mouth was drooling at the sweet yet soft scent that came out of the clear broth.
-liver! Look at the liver!
Lars waved his hand towards the pot of stew. It felt like seeing a fluffy puppy urging me for food.
‘It’s not ripe yet. Wait a minute.’
– Then why not raise the firepower! The heat in your danjeon is there for this moment!
Maybe it was because he had eaten hard bread for lunch today, so Lars’ eyes were twitching.
‘… … .’
Raon shook his head as he saw the saliva dripping from Lars’ mouth.
‘I’m really out of my mind.’
To say that the cartoonist left behind by Sieghart’s first headman exists for cooking, no matter how good he thought he was, the only thing that came to mind was that he was crazy.
– Quickly show me a taste. I can’t stand the savory smell!
‘Noisy.’
– Whoops!
Raon kicked Lass who was pushing him while rolling on the floor, and slightly increased the firepower of the temporary furnace.
‘This should be enough.’
Thanks to the comics artist who has risen to his level, he was able to grasp not only himself, but also the heat of the outside as if it were mine.
In other words, it was possible to naturally set the most appropriate temperature for cooking.
“under… .”
I laughed out loud because it was ridiculous that the first part where I felt the sensation of being a cartoonist was 5 stars.
Raon stirs the slowly boiling stew, then examines the liver.
The large chicken and sweet and bitter garlic broth melted the tongue softly.
– Huh!
Lars groaned and jumped to his feet.
-This is a dish made for homelessness! crazy!
Surprisingly, the boy’s eyes widened wide.
‘It’s okay.’
“Shut up… .”
Dorian’s moan was heard when the firepower was slightly raised to learn a little more.
Turning his head, Dorian was wiping the cold sweat running down his forehead, looking at the pork. His expression was extremely serious.
“What’re you doing?”
“Oh, I don’t know if the meat is well-cooked… .”
“ha… .”
it’s still
As a timid character, Dorian was not sure if the meat was cooked properly and was overcooking it.
The fat of the pork was drained and it was like dried bacon.
“Stop it. It will be sweets.”
“Oh, I see.”
Dorian nodded stiffly, and brought the overcooked meat on a plate.
“It’s sweets. snack.”
Raon grinned at the pork that seemed to make a crunchy sound when chewed.
– That idiot!
Lars ran to Dorian and smashed a honey chestnut.
– You’re trash to ruin this good meat! Don’t even think about going into the kitchen for 100 years!
This is not the Demon World’s kitchen, nor is Jiji the chef. It was a nonsensical, meaningless threat.
“Eat first.”
Raon left Lars, who had a strong heart because of the broken meat, and gave Dorian the finished chicken stew.
“I will enjoy this food. Oops!”
Dorian nodded and took the stew bowl. I took a bite first and then opened my eyes.
“What, what? Why is it so delicious?”
– This is what cooking is all about! Look forward and learn!
Lars put his hand on his waist and snorted as if he had made it himself.
“He was good at controlling the fire.”
Raon took a bite of the stew. The refreshing umami flavor of the oily chicken broth and fresh vegetables filled the mouth.
– Wow! It’s delicious! As I say every time, you are more talented in cooking than swords. Are you holding the knife wrong?
Lars licked his lips and patted his shoulder.
-If you want, I’ll make you the king’s chef! Don’t wield a knife on a weak subject, grab a kitchen knife.
‘you… .’
Raon looked at Las and narrowed his eyes.
‘For a person who likes food, the expression of taste is very simple.’
– Whoa, what are you talking about!
‘People who like to eat are good at expressing their taste, but wherever you go
– Oh, no! Even the main king can do it well!
He said no, and told me to try the stew again.
Raon nodded and ate the stew and pork in turn.
-Umm… .
Lars, who had been squatting and closing his eyes as if savoring the taste, opened his eyes.
– Pork has a good crispy taste, and the stew is moderately oily and delicious!
‘… … .’
Raon looked down at Lars, who had his back straight, with pitiful eyes.
‘Is that all?’
– Then what else is there?
‘For a simple example, this grilled meat is grilled over a direct fire, so the spicy smell like a barbecue stimulates the sense of smell, and the salty taste and cookie-like crunchiness of this grilled meat is delightful thanks to the removal of fat. Well, you can say something like this.’
-uh… .
Lars looked at Raon with eyes that were brighter than ever.
-Teach me! That’s what I want to learn!
‘I’m not saying this is going to teach you, it’s just how I feel… .’
– Okay, teach me! Even the king wants to do that!
Like a guy who is serious about food, he seemed to want to learn how to properly express taste.
However, he was just listing the words that seemed to exist.
‘I don’t know either.’
Raon hit Lars like a ball and looked away. Dorian was eating the stew and was staring at this side.
“why?”
“Sir. Are you going with that hair color?”
He put down the stew he was eating and pointed to his hair.
“For that.”
Raon nodded as she stroked her red hair like the moon.
“If you go as I am, I don’t think you can see how you are being treated properly.”
Raon Sieghard’s name has spread too much.
In particular, it has not been long since the battle of the Six Emperors duel, which gained the new nickname of the White Sword Dragon, has ended.
In order to know how Dorian lived and how he was treated, it was right to go as one of the Gwangpung members, not the White Sword Dragon.
“Well, not all disguise works. Tall people like you are very thorny.”
“So before I came here, I put on my robe and bent my knees a little.”
When leaving the estate of Robert, he wore a robe and bent his knees to reduce his height by more than 10cm. Even if Derus searches like this, his tracks will never be found.
“He lied about his height, even his height, I didn’t know that.”
Dorian sighed in surprise.
“Well, it’s nothing… Well?”
As Raon waved his hand to continue speaking, a small sign moved behind him. It wasn’t like a blade, it was a small creature. When I turned around, a flying squirrel was flying this way.
lesser evil.
Raising his hand, the flying squirrel hugged his fingers and landed exactly on it.
“Oh! That guy!”
Dorian saw the flying squirrel and opened his mouth.
“why?”
“Yesterday, while practicing, he bit my hand when he flew into the air!”
“after… .”
Raon looked at the flying squirrel and sighed. As soon as I heard those words, this guy’s true identity. No, to be honest, I knew it from the moment I flew.
‘Did you get help this time?’
It seems that Dorian, who was surprised, helped prevent him from interfering with the performance.
– She’s a madwoman! The clown is here!
Lars shuddered as if he knew it was Merlin.
“Quick.”
The flying squirrel raised its foot. A small knot was tied with white paper.
‘Didn’t you come by yourself?’
If Merlin had come personally, he would have come and talked to Dorian when Dorian wasn’t there, but it seemed to be a different kind of magic than usual.
After removing the note stuck on the flying squirrel’s paw, I gave Dorian peanuts and almonds. He stumbled and disappeared into the forest with almonds in his mouth and peanuts in both hands.
“What is he? Are you really going to set up a zoo?”
“My informant.”
Raon smiled softly and opened the note. There was only one line in it.
“Can we see the children again soon?”
“children? Maybe the children in that nursery?”
Dorian swallowed dry saliva and jumped to his feet.
“Are you okay now?”
-Are the children okay?
Dorian and Lars, who were soft-hearted, asked a question at the same time.
“okay.”
Raon smiled as he burned the note the flying squirrel had given him.
“He was gone.”
* * *
A private villa for Owen Kingdom located near Cameloon.
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No. 45, who used the name Pine from the outside, stared blankly at the sky in the gymnasium of the villa.
“ha… .”
stuffy.
Unlike the clear and high sky, the head is too cramped. It felt as if I was encased in a small prize that my fingers could not move.
‘I can’t do anything.’
The demon who tortured the children dies, the training is gone, but the emotions and body are not at their disposal. He thought he had found freedom, but his soul was still locked in the basement of the orphanage.
‘When will he… Ouch!’
As I tried to remember the swordsman who came to the orphanage, slashed demons, and saved everyone, I got a strong headache that seemed to tear my head.
“Ahh… .”
I’m here again.
Little demons in my head beckon. He ordered that the knights watching over there be stabbed to death. It was a seizure that came to me countless times a day since I got out of the basement of the orphanage.
‘You have to be patient.’
Those knights are people who have come all the way to save the children, and they are grateful to still treat them with respect. Never attack.
‘go! Go!’
But even though I endured and endured, the echoes in my head did not disappear, but grew bigger and bigger.
[Kill. kill it stab him to death.]
The demon in his head repeated the order to kill and even made a plan to kill the knights.
[Pretending to be hugged, cut the left knight’s Achilles tendon with a piece of stone, and stab his neck if he kneels. If you draw the knight’s sword, you will be able to kill the knight on the right. you can do it Kill it!]
A murder plan he didn’t even want to think about began to engulf his mind.
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No. 45 bit her lip and closed her eyes. I thought that this instruction would be a little less if I didn’t see it.
[You can kill me.]
However, when I closed my eyes and my vision became dark, the devil in my head was more and more powerful.
[Kill it. If you follow my instructions, not only the two of you, but the other knights… .]
‘Please go!’
He grabbed his head and shook it haphazardly. But the voice in my head never went away.
“Ahhh!”
I heard someone scream when I was forcing myself to hold on. When I opened my eyes, my friend #86, who was sharing the same room, was running towards the knight while holding a sharply cut branch.
“no!”
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No. 45 ran and grabbed No. 86’s arm. But her power was strong, and she couldn’t properly stop it as she overcame the instructions in her head.
“Hey hey!”
“Ahhh!”
“die!”
The other children also ran to the knights to see if Room 86 was the catalyst, and wielded the weapon they had hidden.
“Ugh… .”
“Ugh!”
“ah… .”
The knights struck down the children’s weapons at once.
However, the children did not stop, howling and waving their hands and fists.
“… … .”
“Uh… .”
Because it was a trained fist and hand blade, there was a strong impact, but the knights did not defend the attack for fear of hurting the children.
“Please stop!”
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No. 45 pulled down No. 86, which was punching, and tears fell.
‘please… .’
The demons in the nursery turned everyone’s minds into monsters, just as they predicted that the children would be rescued. In that state, it was difficult to pass out, and seizures occurred every day, so it was a time like hell for them and the knights.
“Aww!”
The 86 hit the shoulder and threw the 45 to the floor.
“Ahh… .”
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No. 45 shook his chin. It was hard for me to handle my own mind, so I didn’t have the strength to catch 86.
The person that comes to mind right now is that person. They remembered a tall prosecutor who suddenly disappeared after saving them from the orphanage.
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No. 45 took a piece of paper from his pocket.
[We will meet again. Follow the knights.]
When I saw the swordsman’s handwriting in smooth handwriting, my head cleared a little. I ran back and caught #86.
“No. 86. I can stand it! stop!”
She grabbed #86’s shoulder, but she couldn’t help but be dragged around by her power that had already released her reason.
Borini Keaton, who was watching the scene, bit her lip and came up to her and hugged Room 86.
“Aww!”
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No. 86 bit her shoulder with her teeth, but Borini Keaton rubbed her back with her eyes closed.
“it’s okay.”
Borini Keaton shook her head with a bitter smile. It seemed to mean not to suffer and let go.
“Ugh… .”
I wanted to cry, but no tears came. I wanted to scream, but no sound came out.
There was nothing I could do on my own.
‘until when. How long do I have to live like this?’
A shadow fell over his head as he felt the pain of the soul, as if his flesh was being rubbed. When I looked up, an old man with clear eyes was approaching me. He was wearing rags like a beggar, but it didn’t stink but had a warm scent.
“It’s fine now.”
The old man raised his finger and tapped No. 86’s forehead.
“ah… .”
Room 86 collapsed on the spot with its eyes closed. He had a soft expression, as if he had fallen asleep.
“You too should rest.”
As soon as the old man’s hand touched his forehead, the voice that had been chirping in his head disappeared. really long time ago No, it felt like my head was clear for the first time.
But before I could feel that feeling, I fell into an unbearable sleep. No. 45 left her eyes closed and left her body in Suma.
* * *
old man in rags. Saint Pederic grabbed the two children so they would not fall and laid them on the floor.
“Come on, see you, saint!”
Borini Keaton bowed his head politely to Pederic.
“How are you here… .”
“Wait a minute. I will calm down the other children and come.”
Pederic winked and took a step forward. Every time he moved, the riotous children fell quietly as if they were asleep.
Borini Keaton looked at it and opened her mouth.
‘Recently, it has been difficult to sleep… .’
The brainwashing of the children has gotten worse over time, and they have become more violent in recent years, unable to sleep by pressing their mana circuits. I couldn’t believe it could be done so easily.
“It’s over.”
After putting all the children to sleep, Federik came up to him, shaking his hands.
“I hope he is someone who can treat children… .”
“okay. Nile.”
He nodded, saying he recognized it.
“Who the hell is he? How did you know and give orders?”
Borini Keaton swallowed dry saliva and pushed her face in.
“Neither do I. I just came here to save the children.”
He shook his head as if he didn’t know at all.
“Well, then, can the children be saved?”
Borini Keaton was not disappointed by the fact that he did not know his identity, and immediately asked about the children.
“I’ll have to look into it a bit more, but luckily the brainwashing stopped right before it was complete. The reason the children are so violent is because they are begging in their heads to complete their brainwashing.”
“Oh, then… .”
“okay. I think we can save it.”
Fedric patted No. 45’s head and smiled.
“Ha ha… .”
Borini Keaton clasped her hands and sighed in relief.
‘thank god.’
Although I went through many things in my life as a knight, it was the first time I had experienced such a sad and helpless experience. I wanted to save the children in any way, and I’m so glad the opportunity came.
“You are also a saint! thank you.”
“No, I’m not that great.”
Pederic shook his head slowly.
‘The real thing is that Raon guy.’
It was thanks to Raon that we were able to save these children. If he hadn’t studied the brainwashing of the maidservant of the Yonan family, he might not have been able to save these poor children, or he would have suffered much more.
“First we have to take these children north.”
Pederic nodded as he looked at the sleeping children.
“Why in the north… .”
“Because the cool breeze of nature is effective in clearing the brainwashing in my head.”
“Well, that’s right. However, there may be someone who wants to attack these children… .”
“Don’t worry. Because my friend has a small family in the north.”
“Little clan? Stand, please… .”
“okay.”
He nodded as he looked at Borini Keaton with his eyes wide open.
“I’m going to take you to Sieghard. He wouldn’t throw these kids away either.”
As if he knew everything, he smiled as he remembered Raon’s eyes that always looked further into the distance.
‘I will treat the children as you wish and take them to Sieghard.’
* * *
After a short but long journey with Dorian, Raon arrived at Lokan, a large city with Sepia Store.
‘It’s a little different from Cameloon.’
If Cameloon was dominated by buildings with a splendid and sophisticated sense, Lokan had a lot of buildings that were hard and dry instead of a little taller.
Unlike the Cameloonian guards who let them pass by, Lokan’s guards were more numerous and carefully inspected one by one.
Seeing that not only the guards but also the people’s clothes were restrained, the unique atmosphere of this city seemed to be rigid.
But there were some similarities.
Like a big city, there were a lot of people coming and going, and the market inside the city was full of life. Harmony of bargaining between customers and merchants echoed here and there.
“Whew… .”
Dorian sighed as he looked around the city. When I got close to my house, I felt nervous.
“Take it easy.”
Raon patted Dorian on the shoulder and smiled.
“There are no more children who ran away secretly. You are Sieghard’s swordsman.”
At those words, Dorian’s eyes, which had been trembling slightly, stopped abruptly.
“It is.”
Dorian smiled and nodded. Hearing Raon’s words, his beating heart subsided. If this person was by my side, it seemed like anything could happen.
“Let’s go. I will guide you.”
Dorian took a step toward finding self-confidence.
“okay.”
Raon smiled and followed Dorian. He stopped shortly thereafter.
“Why again? still my heart… .”
“no.”
Dorian shook his head and pointed forward.
“Arrived.”
“Well? This is just a shopping mall.”
Raon tilted her head as she looked at the buildings that were difficult to count with one eye.
“From here to there.”
Dorian turned his finger, pointing to all the buildings, and licked his lips.
“It’s all about Sepia.”
“uh… .”
Raon opened his mouth.
‘Is this all?’
Thousands of people came and went from various buildings, and various things came and went in and out. All over a quarter of the city belonged to the Sepia Sangho, so the title of the store of all things was not lacking in the slightest.
“Dorian.”
Raon grabbed Dorian’s shoulder and smiled broadly.
“Thank you.”
“Yes. what suddenly… ?”
Dorian opened his mouth wide as if he couldn’t understand.
‘This is more than sepia.’
It’s bigger than I thought.
Fireworks similar to those of battles flew out of Raon’s eyes.
‘This is mine from now on. No, you mean to become Dorian?’
– He’s crazy.
Lars let out a blunder as if it was absurd.
– If you see Grid, you’re the one who will kneel!