The night is slowly setting, but the sunset is not visible because of the dark clouds that gradually colored the sky.
An unpleasant coolness filled with moisture tickled his skin, and the 2nd Prince and Ferzen, who had previously reserved a reservation by sending a waiter, went up to the second floor with the nobles accompanying them.
And in the process, Ferzen, who has a particularly good eye, glanced at the people eating on the first floor and felt a certain sense of incongruity.
‘How… … ‘
Are they eating the food that has just come out together?
Even if the customers came in one after another with a short interval, it takes time to prepare, so the timing of receiving the food will be different for everyone.
What’s more, this place is as expensive as the exterior.
Even if it was a place with good taste, it was really strange to see that the first floor was full of people without a single empty seat.
However, this alone was only heartbreaking, so Ferzen quietly sat down on the second floor and rolled up her sleeves.
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Maybe it’s starting to rain, or the sound of rain hitting the chase window from outside is faintly heard.Tableware made of silver neatly placed and candles burning with incense to comfort the body in the middle of the table.
And as he smelled the scent of the candle, Ferzen felt uncomfortable once again.
‘These scents… … Mixed with the smell of food, it would not be in harmony.’
Of course, this may be the specialty of this store for its valued customers.
Humans tend to accept odors that have been exposed for a long time as odorless.
But if what he is thinking is the truth, and this scent in front of him contains some kind of poison.
“… … ”
It might have been an overdone, exaggerated hypothesis.
However, Ferzen decided not to quietly ignore the series of intense sense of incongruity conveyed by his eyesight and intuition.
‘The requirement is proof… … ‘
After contemplating for a while, raising the silver knife in front of him, Ferzen secretly looked down at his opposite hand.
Silver (Ag).
In the past, when Lee Seo-jin lived, it was handed down as a metal with mysterious power to ward off demons, and was often used as a tableware for nobles and kings to find poison in food or wine glasses.
But such silver had obvious loopholes.
It does not react with all poisons.
Exactly, silver reacted with very few poisons, and that poison usually only reacted with silver, such as nitrogen or sulfur, which chemically reacted with it.
However, although this is a reality, it is a world based on the artist’s clear setting.
In fact, the part where the author’s setting did not intervene was consistent with the modern knowledge in which Seojin Lee lived, but otherwise, in many cases, it had its own character.
In particular, in the modern era where Seojin Lee lived, various minerals that do not exist here… …
‘No.’
Even if you don’t go there, the existence of magic itself proves it.
So, what if the setting of silver (Ag) that was written when writing the novel, Surviving Like a Crazy, based on this world was applied with the same knowledge as ordinary people?
‘It will simply be that silver reacts with poison.’
Of course, there may be poisons that do not react with silver.
However, it is probably not because there is no element that causes a chemical reaction with silver, but because the artist directly puts a poison that cannot be detected with silver.
However, even though there were specific references to silver tableware up to the latest version, there was never a poison that did not react with such silver.
Even in announcements that separate the novel’s setting and worldview.
In a way, it would be natural.
Unless you’re very meticulous and have a crazy obsession with setting, why don’t you write down all kinds of poisons that don’t react with silver?
At that time, if I want to borrow poison for the purpose of giving a crisis, I will create it on the fly and add it to the setting.
“majesty.”
“Well. Why? count.”
“… … Have you ever heard of the discoloration of silver from egg yolk?”
“That’s the first I’ve heard of it.”
“Yes.”
“Have you ever thought of making a joke? Then I’m sorry I don’t have a lot of original laughter… … ”
“no.”
Eggs are a basic addition to everyone’s cuisine, regardless of wealth.
And the egg yolk contains sulfur that reacts with silver.
However, Ferzen’s memory did not have such an experience, and even the second prince did not have such an experience, which further strengthens the hypothesis.
However, the last question is why silver (Ag) does not react with poison spreading in the air under the premise that it reflects the setting.
Is it simply taking a long time, or is it really not poisonous… …
‘It became.’
Anyway, Lee Seo-jin also saw the contents of silverware in various media and just learned it roughly through searching.
Since I didn’t know more detailed chemical details, I would have no choice but to check the authenticity through direct practice.
‘Because I may have crossed my legs… … ‘
In order not to cause any disturbance, Ferzen lowered her hand and brought the knife closer to the tip of her finger.
‘If the poison seeped through this incense runs through your veins… … ‘
Probably, it will cause a sharp reaction with your own blood.
Before it was concentrated enough to reveal a direct effect on the outside, Ferzen cut the tip of her finger with a knife without hesitation.
Shake!
Then, the blood gushing out from the bones slowly flows down the silver knife.
No, it’s not just a ride down.
As summer dyed autumn, it was gradually changing the color of silver.
This was clear evidence that his body was now poisoned… …
“under… … ”
For some reason, Ferzen smiled involuntarily.
“count?”
Raymond, who was belatedly curious about Ferzen’s condition, opened his eyes, but Ferzen raised his hand without answering and dropped the dripping blood into a glass of water.
drop.
drop… … !
As the dripping bright red blood mixes beautifully with the water, the silver knife is poured into a transparent glass… …
“!”
Seeing the knife that changed color in an instant, the second prince jumped to his feet.
However, Ferzen was so calm that he took out a handkerchief from his arms and started bleeding his wounds.
‘ah… … ‘
The original characters reflect the intellectual limitations of the author, and the worldview and settings reflect the limits of the artist’s imagination… …
What a crude reality this is.
It’s as if an old cloth was forcibly sewn up.
However, such a rag-like reality was the one and only world he was living in right now.
* * * * *
The first floor is filled with silence.
After finishing a meal that could possibly be the last supper for everyone, they drink wine and get up.
Then, the middle-aged man, who was holding his hands together as if praying in the lobby, walked up to the door of the store and locked it from the inside.
Immediately, all the personnel on the first floor pulled out their weapons, held them, and split into two stairs leading to the second floor, slowly exhaling a heavy breath.
The reason the two legs can’t move forward so seldom can the resolve they carry on their backs go unnoticed, it must be because fear is holding onto their ankles.
“The birds that fly in the sky have their own nests, and the beasts that wander the forest have their own dens. How can you not get involved in your country? 」
But pushing them on the back was a word from a certain man I had heard a long time ago.
Although the figure was not seen because of the opaque silhouette, they could easily infer that the man was the Marquis of Phrygia.
Nevertheless, the reason why he does not appear is so that even if they become corpses and receive feedback, there is no link between them.
jerk.
Those who took the first steps climbed up the stairs, but it was too dark and dark to greet them at the end.
No, it was a woman with long beautiful silver hair and a man staring at them with terrifying red eyes, shining brightly in the pitch-black darkness.
… … hahaha.
He senses that the situation is wrong, that something is seriously wrong, and a breath mixed with fear and despair drives the silence.
“Don’t hold your breath.”
However, Ferzen opened his mouth with a unique voice, as if scolding them on the contrary.
“Grab the weapon you are holding tighter.”
“… … ”
“If the way back is blocked, why not just go forward and make a way?”
Lowering her folded sleeves, Ferzen glanced at them in the dark.
It was probably a plot designed by the Marquis of Phrygia to kindle the spark of the revolution.
If you think about it, it was really funny.
In this feudal society, grassroots sacrifices for their king and country.
Rather, they would have to curse their incompetent king and vomit their wrath.
In fact, within the Lobelium Kingdom, the forces of the Ernes Empire were secretly engaging in such activities.
Even so, even if they say that they have been deceived by the nonsensical rumors.
Being here at the risk of death means that the king who rules the current Lobelium is a good king.
But how can an incompetent king be a good king?
“Swords and spears do not point towards the floor.”
“… … ”
“Listen correctly, aim at the heart of the enemy in front of you.”
Shake!
Some people feel uncomfortable at Ferzen’s words, calling themselves, the entire Ernes Empire, their enemy.
It would be a natural reaction.
Because human beings are inherently creatures that feel reluctant to be assigned the role of a villain.
But Ferzen didn’t.
A person who is assigned to the role of a villain from the time he was born and the bridle of his life.
Correctly tying the tie that had loosened because of this, Ferzen continued.
“When your refined breathing builds up a lump in your throat… … Spit it out and attack them all at once.”
squeak!
In a cold sweat, those holding arms slowly step forward.
And when the beating of their hearts resounded loudly, and they began to push their backs like a drum that signaled the beginning of a war… …
aah–!
They vomited out shouts of the determination they harbored and rushed in all at once.
… … A resounding scream will awaken the distant ears of others.
… … The flowing blood will be a guide that will straighten you so that others do not get lost.
… … And the corpse that has become a cold corpse will become a stairway that will lead you to a place where others cannot climb.
Yes, the original revolution was to plant seeds, germinate, and bloom in that way.
So Ferzen was going to trample it down.
Their screams will reach no one.
Their blood will not flow anywhere.
Their bodies will not lie anywhere.
Shoot aa
The rain pouring down from the window is getting stronger.
Coogong!
Soon there was a roar and thunder roared.
Fragile!
The building of a restaurant, where darkness fell, also… …
flash!
As if responding to it, it radiated a brilliant light.