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ductility (2)
– crumble, crumble
“Umm…”
I opened my eyes, embracing a bag and a bag of my friends’ belongings, without putting a robe around my body.
The smell of the fresh morning air lingered on the tip of his nose.
The edge of the dark sky was dyed white for some reason.
Being homeless in the wetlands on an autumn night sounds like nonsense, but thanks to the prince’s flame and robe’s warmth preservation magic, it was worth it.
The pillow made by weaving silver grass leaves and stems was subtly soft and did its job.
I smiled as I looked at my warm arms.
Inje Bonnie, the prince’s luggage contained several heat-emitting magic stones.
He has a habit of sleeping while hugging anything, but he seems to have found it instinctively because it is warm.
“What time is it…….”
He groaned and twisted his body.
Pampas grass swaying gently in the blue darkness could be seen.
-Wheewoo…
Yesterday evening, we entered the depths of the salt swamp, avoiding the eyes of a mysterious group of masks.
Fortunately, there were rules for their movements.
I dragged a small wooden boat around the swamp once an hour, and quietly returned to where I came from, taking the edge of the silver grass field as a turning point.
From anyone’s perspective, it looked more like a border service than a search.
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Occasionally, some New Kingdom Army deserters would be dragged away by them and disappeared without a trace.
I listened to the conversation, wondering if it was the people of the legendary Baron Francon, but there was nothing more to be saved.
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Other than the fact that their commander is a paladin (the attributes are difficult to know because the ether is so tightly hidden), no new information has been obtained.
The half-mask that covers the eyes is black without even the usual bead decorations.
However, from a distance, it looked like it had crow wings attached to its face.
I stopped the group that had been moving for a while.
‘How about making a second base here? The trees are overgrown here, so it’s hard to see what they’re doing anyway. At dawn, we start the operation.’
‘good!’
‘·······Do not do that.’
It was so late in the night, and we decided to make a fire alarm one by one.
The other two slept with their backs on their backs. Even with a short schedule, physical fitness management was important.
– Boss Rock, Boss Rock
Well, obviously it was. Why is my back so empty…
“Good night, Mr. Jesse.”
“Heh heh!”
I turned around and quickly covered my mouth and retreated like a caterpillar.
Where the prince was going, Kristel was smiling at me.
It was a look that didn’t show any sleep luck. Too close! You just rubbed your nose!
“Hey, what surprises you? between us.”
“Nothing, nothing happened? Did you really just sleep?”
“Oh. Am I sad?”
“Yes?!”
I peered into the back of my shirt, and then I quickly looked up because I thought this wasn’t the case.
The cheeks and the nape of the neck were like octopus sashimi, and then it went blank again.
Then, Ga-in burst out, grabbing her stomach and making a sound of suffocation.
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Oh, don’t make fun of me!
“No, uh-huh… I was just joking, but you’re running a local marathon by yourself. Keheung, hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe…”
“·················ogue.”
I’m going to die
Jeong Eun-seo told me not to go anywhere and not show off my hair, but a person who has never had a girlfriend for the rest of his life would be sad.
It was even more embarrassing because there were no gods to appease the embarrassment.
I hurriedly found a water bottle in my bag and put it on my cheek.
The heat seemed to have subsided a bit thanks to the soft texture of the leather.
Kristel was so funny that she ate her nose and giggled enough to squeeze her tears away, then looked at me to see if she had calmed down after a while.
There was still a smile on his lips. I asked dissatisfied.
“Are you trying to wake me up?”
“no. Originally, I was preparing to have a serious conversation. Whoa…”
‘The real Marquis is my laughing bell.’ After saying that, Ga-in raised an eyebrow.
I waited patiently for the next words.
“It’s a bit odd to say things like this from the early morning breeze. My mother knew. I am not ‘Kristel’.”
“·················ogue.”
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Oh my gosh. The astonished mouth opened wide. His eyes widened, too.
The paladin stuck his tail in a whisper.
“Yes, I was surprised too. But if you think about it… I wish I couldn’t have known. You are someone who truly loves your daughter. Even without a drop of blood, you value it enough to risk your life, but I thought it would be strange not to know. Why haven’t I thought of that before? Did you unconsciously avoid it? I have that kind of mind. I am so sorry.”
“…that’s what happened.”
“I know it’s not my fault, but it’s like that. People. How can I be relieved?”
“yes. I understand.”
I immediately nodded. Isabelle was aware of Kristel’s identity…
When the hell was that? I couldn’t even imagine the feelings of the two of them, so I kept quiet.
Suddenly, the corner of the sky was brightening red.
Ga-in wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
This time, when he took out a handkerchief from his bag and handed it to him, his blue-gray eyes drew a fine arc.
“thank you. So there was something I wanted to ask the Marquis.”
“yes. I will answer anything.”
“that······. You said this is in a novel.”
Her voice got smaller. I bit my lip.
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Our hands, lying next to each other, repeatedly touched and moved away.
“I won’t say it’s fake. I really hate those words, and the Marquis cries like this. We all worked hard, but that’s really too much.”
“······yes.”
“Still, I have a question. That kid… Do you know what happened to ‘Kristel’?”
I slowly opened my eyes. In front of his nose, he could see eyes that were shining eagerly.
I knew very well how Ga-in would feel right now.
I would like to repay the debt to the owner of the body somehow.
You want to bring back the lost life of that child, and you want to reunite with the person you love.
I want to say sorry and thank you.
If there is something you want to say, it will be heard, and if there is something you want, you will surely want to make it come true.
You must have made up your mind to try with all your might.
Because I did too. We are in a pretty similar situation.
“The story of that child….”
I barely opened my mouth. The sentences were interspersed like turtles while choosing a word.
“It didn’t happen very often. To be precise, the comparison between Ga-in and ‘Kristel’… It was only portrayed in those scenes. So······.”
“·················ogue.”
In fact, it was supposed to be completely dead. But I didn’t want to die like that.
“Well. The owner of the body… It seems that it was a novel that was not taken seriously. It’s not finished yet, but at least as far as I’ve read… It was.”
“I see.”
“sorry.”
As I apologized like a sigh, she tapped the tip of my nose.
Then he put his arm on the pillow and smiled.
A cool morning breeze blew through the grass fields. aaa
“Why are you sorry, Marquis? You don’t have to.”
“·················ogue.”
“It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t sad, and the desire to grab hold of a human being as a writer is like a chimney. It is unavoidable right now.”
‘It’s not the Marquis’ fault.’ Gain whispered like a breath.
I took a deep breath, anchored in her blue vision.
But the tangled mind seemed to be loosening up again.
“By the way.”
“Yes.”
“If I am the main character and the Crown Prince is the second most important person, then what is the novel about?”
I woke up from my sleep!
“Yes?”
I suddenly got my upper body up halfway. Are you asking me that?
“No, I’m sorry for saying this, but… Isn’t it just obvious?”
“I don’t know at all. Is it a mystery about a murder case? It feels like the Moriarty I tell you about Sherlock Holmes?”
“Is that so?”
“ah! i get it. It’s kind of like a boy’s cartoon, isn’t it? A youth drama that grows fiercely while facing off with a sword. A little ＜slam dunk> material.”
no! The two had a bit of a fight, but it didn’t feel like that!
“Listen. You two are very hot,”
– Awesome! Whoops!
“Huh!”
A dagger flew through us and stabbed us! I was terrified and rolled around.
Ga-in said, ‘What is it? Is it just a thriller?’ he murmured.
I hurriedly got up and looked in the direction the sword was flying.
Suddenly, the place where the torch was extinguished was empty and cold.
Prince Sedric, who stood tall in the center of the round base, was glaring at us very passionately.
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Okay! Because that’s what I was talking about—
“crazy. I almost had my eyes open and my nose veiled.”
No, not this!
“Father. I can hear you even if you say it.”
“mouth.”
◙. I closed my lips because I felt like I had to listen.
The prince scrambled over to this side, dressed in a robe hood, nicely.
A few centimeters were pulled out of the hyegum hanging from the waist.
It was clearly a vigilant atmosphere, and his gaze was strangely directed beyond us.
I hurriedly pulled out the dagger from the floor and looked behind me.
-Chalang, chalang…
Among the dense blue pampas grass, a dimly colored swamp caught my eye.
Dead or alive, dead trees were bent over with their branches hanging down.
It was a gloomy landscape, as if a ghost would haunt at any moment.
Crack, crumple! We quickly gathered together and bowed our heads.
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Only three pairs of eyes poked out beyond the bushes.
As I held my breath in that state, faint ripples began to form from the left side.
– Tsarreuk, saaah
-Cick, snick-
– Tsar, saaah
It was the sound of rowing, the sound of a wooden boat moving. I hurriedly looked back at my father.
“Is that your first scout today?”
At my whisper, the man clicked his chin. Then I had to move right away.
I handed the dagger to him and quickly rummaged through his bag.
The items that David had asked for came one after another.
Several krabats were generously donated by the commanders of the Imperial Army. Several necklaces made of metal.
“Gain, please wrap the necklace with cravat. You can also push the metal into the fabric. Just not to be separated.”
“Leave it to me.”
It would be difficult for a priest to be discovered, so no one was allowed to use the ether.
Gain and I started shoving the necklace inside the cravat.
They even rolled ornaments with fine fabrics. The point was a tight bond between cloth and metal.
The prince silently observed my fingertips and waited for his turn.
Meanwhile, the masked horde was heading towards the deepest part of the swamp.
It was where our first base was located.
Moving around without the usual magic lights or lanterns was terrifying.
-Kick, Kick-
-Chaaa
Eventually, the wooden boat turned around and moved to this side again.
I gulped dry saliva and teased my hands diligently.
The savage eyeballs couldn’t calm down and kept rolling around.
Still, I could see everything that seemed to have gotten used to the darkness.
The paladin seated in the bow was wearing a black robe like a grim reaper, and was standing with a single great sword.
Even the soldiers rowing and escorting him behind him with guns….
“seven.”
“How do you feel? take care of it.”
Kristel muttered. Last night alone, there were five, but seven.
Moreover, this coincided with the number of blue-haired barons, husbands in the legend of Francon.
The guys were right in front of me.
I pretended not to notice my beating heart and counted the number of cravat wires that were barely completed.
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One two······.
“Five, six. shit.”
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One is not enough! Christel, who immediately understood the situation, took out the handkerchief she had received earlier.
I quickly tilted the canteen.
However, only a few sips of water came out to wet the cloth.
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Obviously, I filled it up before going to bed, but the water was running out because I drank a lot of food.
Ga-in and I, who met our eyes, curled our lips at the same time and asked.
We didn’t come to be discovered. I couldn’t use ether in front of the suspicious paladin.
But at the point of putting on the wet handkerchief, the plan may have already been broken.
That moment-
– Pose Rock!
“Who is it!”
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On the other side of the swamp, the bushes moved.
The ship stopped immediately, and the masked group reacted sharply and pointed their large bows.
It looked like another deserter. The commander waved his arm without hesitation.
ping ping ping ping-! Hood! A terrifying arrow fell like a shower of rain to the other side.
It is now!
“My father!”
– Swish swish, swish swish!
I threw everything I had in my hand into the air.
Six pieces of cravat that hid the necklace were shot out like bullets.
It was the Prince’s specialty in manipulating metal.
Cheek Cheek, Cheek Cheek, Cheek Cheek! A cloth was tightly wrapped around the soldiers’ necks.
Soon the six people grabbed their breath and started to stumble.
“Ouch! Whoops…!”
“Wow! Whoops!”
“Breath, breathe! Cologne! Heh heh!”
It was a rare sight to see, but there was something more important than that right now.
Sreung! The embarrassed commander drew his sword and looked around.
He sensed an unfamiliar mana, but he didn’t seem to know the direction.
“Sir, you must not kill me. Until fainting.”
“I know.”
“Gain, now!”
“yes!”
Challang! She created water droplets at once, wet the handkerchief abundantly, and threw it away.
When the cloth controlled by the water went at full speed, it was smashed into the knight’s face. Forget!
“Ugh! Whoops!”
– Cheol Seoduk!
His breath was clogged, and he writhes and throws his sword.
Then he stretched his trembling hands into the air.
Even though his breathing was completely blocked, he looked surprisingly calm.
Soon, a splendid special ether poured out.
-Fabababat-!
“Fu ha!”
Thousands of vines, as fine as brush hairs, ripped a wet handkerchief from his face and tore them to shreds.
Then, he began to absorb all the moisture from the towel and increase his size.
The man’s eyes gleamed like a hyena. Water and saliva dripped from his wet mouth.
When the nail-pointed eyes crawled towards us—
– Hurrrrrr!
“That’s it!”
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On the other side of the swamp, a huge fire erupted.
We looked at each other, startled.