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The Prince and the Saint and the Wardrobe (7)
-Woo…
The sound of the wind and the gestures of fog followed.
Kristel and Sedric hardened their complexions side by side.
Judging by the intensification of the strange etheric flow, there must have been someone beyond the thornbush.
Judging by its nature, it was clearly pure ether.
But maybe it could be this unpleasant?
“It’s the first time I’ve seen something like this. In fact, the fog has never been this bad. It was a nice neighborhood with good weather.”
Finally, Carme mumbled seriously.
‘Crumb, crumble.’ Kristel looked back at her, checking the whip in her arms.
I thought it was acting, but there was no reason to do so, and the criminal had a genuinely puzzled look at the huge nettle and thorn bushes.
It seemed that Mancrans village had been ruined in a rather unusual way.
While Cain got off Doria’s back, the prince silently took out the dagger from his saddle pocket and held it.
How many of those are you carrying?
“There seems to be someone on the other side.”
“yes. It seems to be a priest.”
The two men had a brief conversation.
However, the exchanged glances contained more information than that.
There was no way such a magnificent vine could have been made by the power of nature.
Even if that were the case, it was not an ordinary village, so there was reason to be wary.
However, the time spent wandering around was too long to find another village.
To get information to return to the battlefield, this was also the fastest.
“I will go. Your Majesty, please stay here.”
Christel stepped forward like an older sister, leaving the prince who never knew when the ether would run out.
Since they didn’t wear stigmata (they aren’t ready to do that yet), it wouldn’t take a lot of mental energy, but I didn’t know what kind of trouble he would face if he became a kid in this place.
In addition, Hye-gum, as well as the ‘Storage of Ice Jam’, had been dropped on the plains.
In addition, the existence of Carme had to be considered.
-Jump, jerk, jerk…
– Saaah!
The water knight walked bravely and held an ice sword in both hands.
There was no plan to threaten innocent people.
I had no intention of squeezing out half-words at the beginning and plundering information.
But the atmosphere here has to be so eerie.
It’s cloudy enough that I don’t even know how much time has passed, and my vision is dim.
Aren’t the dark huts abandoned on the cloudy hills?
“······yes?”
‘Job.’ Even as she approached her nose, the pile of wedges the size of a house did not even move.
In fact, this was the natural flow.
Unless there is an earth attribute divine beast or a paladin on the other side—
-Jeez-Jeok······························································································································································································
“Surprised.”
The jagged vines were wriggling!
Kristel immediately took an attacking stance and looked at her son-in-law.
Cedric also kept a few daggers in the air and looked around.
It is definitely the fire attribute that is strong against the earth attribute, but now the air is damp and cold, so it was not good to start a fire.
Besides, the man didn’t have the main weapon, the Hye Gum.
There was a holy stone in the saddle pocket, but it was best not to use ether for now.
Carme swallowed her saliva with a nervous expression on her face. A faint silence passed.
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
nothing,
– Jeez!
“Wow!”
Kristel screamed and took a half step back.
‘Gugugung, blah blah, blah blah-!’ At the same time, the vines thicker than her waist began to wriggle in earnest.
Chicken flesh grew as the dull, rough green stems moved like a moogi.
It was a sight like a magnificent dam opening from both sides.
The ground rumbled and there was a musty smell and the smell of sewers everywhere. ‘Gugugugu, gugugugung…!’
-Woo…
“what······.”
Then it stopped moving like a lie.
The nettles and thorns that had stood as if it were a barrier were torn apart, and before my eyes were changed to a sea of puffy fog.
Kristel raised the nerves of her body and looked straight ahead.
Fortunately, there was no magical energy. He didn’t even feel the power of a paladin or divine beast he didn’t know.
But if this is to serve as the ‘entrance’ to Mankrance Village, there must be something worth protecting inside—
“b*tch, what are you doing?”
“Taahahak!”
Ga-in, who opened her eyes, let out a groan that didn’t know whether it was a cheer or a scream.
Reflexively, sharp ice crystals flew away from my fingertips. ‘Ping ping, ping! Awesome!’
“Who are you? Drop your weapon!”
“······The very six ciral tongue, six shiral! After wandering in all directions, I came into someone else’s neighborhood. We need to diligently find adults and think about paying for our meals!”
‘Where did you learn how to be burjang hair, this is it!’ A shrill voice roared like fire.
Then slowly my vision cleared and a small doll caught my eye.
Gain lowered her arms as she felt the strength in her body loosen.
The old woman, surrounded by icicles as sharp as a blade, was fluttering, wielding a rotten staff.
If she gets a little more angry, even the ice will melt—
“Ah, don’t come in! Are you going to keep making the old man suffer? Or will it freeze there?!”
“No, go! I will go!”
‘I can hear you even if you don’t scream, Grandma!’ Cain hurriedly ran to Doria and shouted.
Behind him, the old man began to vomit again.
Cedric frowned and looked down at Kristel.
Carme also had a bewildered face.
“Aren’t you an acquaintance of Mr. Carme? It just doesn’t seem like it.”
“So then, honey. Don’t you know if I’m just going to work after following my grandmother and getting caught?”
“You will find out if you check it out. Let’s go together, my lord.”
Clear blue-grey eyes looked up at the man.
He had a look that no one wanted to see. But Christel was adamant.
“It is dangerous to be here alone. As you know because you have experienced it yourself, the whole neighborhood is suspicious. Even the moon is not visible. I don’t even know how much time has passed. I······. So is the nasty pure ether. I don’t think Grandma is a priest, but where does it vibrate like this?”
She lowered her voice and whispered.
Cedric was also annoyed because it was the first time he had used ‘evil’ pure ether.
If the Imperial Army came to find the party, it would have been more efficient for the three to be found in one place.
If time and space were twisted like the tomb of Hanan Lumayyan, it was even more advantageous to stick around.
The prince, who had thought about that, quietly moved his words.
Charlemagne took the lead, and Doria walked with the two women.
“Ah, come on! I’m going to choke to death!”
“I’ll go quickly, Grandma!”
The old man stomped his feet in anger, and Kristel answered in a soothing way.
For a moment, Sedric felt as if he was walking on his own feet into the jaws of a beast.
But the prediction was too short. He had no grounds for objecting, no other alternatives.
‘Damn it, kugugugu….’ Behind him was a thorn bush crawling on the ground again.
It was a move to block the entrance to the village. Finally, the man acted according to his instincts.
I quickly searched my saddle pocket and grabbed a holy stone.
– Whik!
And threw it over the wedge fence.
The warm ether disappeared into the mist, drawing a tail like a shooting star.
The scarlet eyes looking forward were silent.
Even if the threads of fate become tangled and messy…
– Tackle, tuck tuck …
“·················ogue.”
You can find the end of the knot.
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Two days passed like that. No, maybe four days?
Hit it, really.
“What is this… What do I have to explain?”
I was so shocked that I had nothing to say.
Kristel sat idly on a stump overgrown with mushrooms and was mesmerized.
Like everyone else, she had an old farm implement (today a pitchfork) in her hand.
He was not dissatisfied with helping the villagers with their chores.
I once did it in Eights Village, and what I did a lot in the Duchy of Veran was volunteering.
The desire to help the good people who work hard is always overflowing. just······.
‘Aren’t you saying that the priest from the four directions isn’t here?’
‘Can’t you show me the way back without him?’
‘It’s not that I don’t tell you, it’s that I can’t tell you. We don’t have maps, and we don’t have people who can read maps!’
It was said that the abusive grandmother Anemari (the old woman who brought the party) was joking and shouting.
Until then, it was roughly the same situation as when I was drifting to Eights Village.
The hometown of Agnes the keeper, where he met the friendly Grandma Marlene and Grandpa Remy.
However, the prince remained silent the whole time because the ether floating in the air was unpleasant.
Carme didn’t have the right to be called a prison escapee, so in the end, the role of the person in charge was naturally assumed by Ga-in.
‘Where is the priest now?’
‘He’s busy, miss. But you’ll be here soon. Because he never forgets us.’
‘When that time comes, I’m sure you’ll be able to go back.’
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Other residents encouraged so.
With the exception of Grandma Anemari, most of them were very kind.
He gave away an empty house to the party to be comfortable, brought food, and gave them clothes to change into.
Even this was the same as in Eights Village.
However, everyone was extremely reluctant to talk about the ‘priests’ who took care of this place.
It was the same when I asked a child who was drawing a well.
They just repeated the words ‘meet in person’.
“Young tea.”
“Mom, the pretty knight has great strength!”
But anyone other than me, perhaps even if the emperor had come, would have been embarrassed in this situation.
If this was Korea, Ga-in would have been suspicious of the hidden camera.
Her eyes moved slowly in one direction.
“Where can I take it?”
“Move it over there, knight. It’s convenient for winter when we store them in our kitchen!”
“okay.”
Marguerite, carrying a pile of firewood larger than herself, strode towards the yard.
He had a face that didn’t care at all, even with his messy hair and torn cloak.
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On the other hand, Kristel’s face, looking at her, had a dark shadow.
Why does a person look so lackluster?
I’m sure I’m working hard, but what is this feeling of not having enough energy?
“It’s really strange…”
Cain muttered seriously.
Until I met Princess Marguerite Diop, who came here first, yes. I thought it could be
It was understandable that the meteor shower was near the moment it fell, so they moved here together.
However, the attitude of the princess toward the villagers was difficult to accept.
Even though I didn’t know her very well.
“Maybe you can be this talented! If the knight sits down in our village, there will be no wish.”
“…and if you want to, do it.”
“Oh, really? Rejoice!”
People gathered around her, laughing and chatting.
They even wiped the princess’s forehead or held hands.
‘Do it if you want.’ Kristel didn’t miss Marguerite’s eyes as she spoke those sentences.
The pupil was empty.
“Oh, crazy. goosebumps.”
I felt shivering and terrified.
It really was a look that could not be explained other than that.
The empty, lifeless gaze did not make eye contact with anyone.
Kristel smashed her teeth and dug up the ground with the tip of a fork.
Marguerite was never sane.
Why is there such a person who was fine even on the battlefield?
You said you came three days before us, is it really only three days?
The sun doesn’t rise and the moon doesn’t set here either.
I haven’t been under hypnosis in the meantime—
for a moment. hypnosis? Is it plausible…?
“majesty! His Majesty the Crown Prince, where are you!? haste! A real emergency!”
If he goes missing, I will overwrite it, ah!
Kristel got up from her seat and looked around.
Mancrans village is not very big, so if one house shouted, it could be heard in all the other houses.
Dozens of heads popped up over the fence in the sudden commotion.
Cain looked for the largest and blackest among them. over there!
“I’m······! Hi, sir.”
As soon as I found him, thick swear words flowed out.
Cedric was sitting on a terrace holding a holy stone, and it was very unpleasant to hear Kristel calling me.
it was obvious I’m having a good time while eating ether, so why are you distracting me?
pig piglet. If you grill pork belly, you’ll get ether instead of oil, that’s it.
Look at the eyes are alive.
“okay. You live on your own.”
He sighed and sat down in his chair.
Then the residents who had been watching her returned to their places one by one.
Christel made an impression again.
“·················ogue.”
Looking back, it wasn’t the only thing suspicious.
Even though it was only the first day I was sober, it’s been two days (estimated) since I’ve been here, so why doesn’t anyone ask about us?
What is your name, how old are you, and where do you come from?
what people were doing how are they related to each other
Why is that girl over there wearing two terrifying restraints…?
“········· Did! You are here!”
How can I not blink my eyes at the title of ‘My Majesty the Crown Prince’ or anything like that?
“Oh my gosh. He did not forsake us again this time!”
“Come here, miss! He is here!”
What the hell is this? What are the people here?
The reality is too clear to be called a ghost, but is it a group that hypnotizes and kidnaps precious children in someone else’s house?
So what do you get? young workforce?
Then, what do you do when someone who can’t be hypnotized like me comes along?
“Ah, the priest you were looking for has arrived! Deaf!”
“Oh, it stings!”
Kristel giggled and covered her ears.
The people around her barely stopped her grandmother Anemari’s arrogance.
After showing a forced smile at the old woman, the Paladin slowly turned her head.
Indeed, at the entrance of the village, I could see the people gathered in a hurry.
In the center of them stood a woman with her head tightly wrapped in a hood.
The color of the hair is unknown, but the eyes that smiled affectionately to everyone were mysterious and bright blue.
“Wow······.”
Cain’s mouth was wide open.
I’ve never seen such a pretty person in my life.
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