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dating for a long time (4)
that time.
-Shoot aaa
-Larynx dodudu…!
Rainwater was constantly pouring down from the end of the eaves.
John, who was carrying firewood from the warehouse, quietly looked over the fence.
It wasn’t even an area where fog could rise, but the view was blurry only with the moisture created by the heavy rain.
The weather was unusual in this region.
In the distance, a coniferous forest and a small female dye house caught my eye.
“·················ogue.”
Maybe this also meant ‘God’.
Since the rain did not subside, there must have been great damage in the lowlands.
The man roughly rolled up the sleeves that were clinging to his skin, and removed the fabric covering the firewood.
Transparent water drops formed on the tip of her white hair and fell repeatedly.
From the warehouse across the street, Elizabeth came out with another pile of firewood on her back.
A mercenary with a master and a soldier with a boss had a good match.
The two didn’t talk much, but they roughly understood each other’s behavior.
“Is there more room to go inside?”
“no. I have to do this today. There are horses in the stables, so it will be difficult.”
John replied softly.
‘Teruk!’ The swordsman who had put the firewood next to him nodded.
If there was no space left in the main building, the rest had to be left in the warehouse.
The two men and women stood still under the roof, relaxing their muscles.
Fortunately, the Neilys said that they had deliberately chosen the highlands to build this house.
This is because the place where John and his neighbor had previously lived was often flooded.
After Josephina passed away, the village was completely destroyed.
The two moved to a completely different area and picked up a whole new job.
From what I heard, the lord here said that he wasn’t a bad person like the lord of the past.
It was certainly rare to receive Young Ji-min from a distant land without asking for anything.
But my head was really bad.
She said that she accepts anyone as long as it helps to secure tax revenue. She has no political power and is weak in math, so she said that she could not use her hands properly until Yeri went bankrupt.
‘I’m an idiot and can’t do anything…’ At least they don’t loot or harass us. Surprisingly, the security is good.’
‘They pay less tax than that guy, and if there is a lot of output from the estate, they sometimes catch cattle or pigs and distribute them to the residents. It’s a treat to say that you feel good.’
‘So it’s okay here, John. We’re doing well in our own way.’
After saying that, Neilly smiled as she wrapped the dried herbs in paper.
‘king!’ The dog Bari barked vigorously once and then waved its tail.
Toby put crooked stamps on the bundle of herbs his wife gave him, and put them in a large wooden box.
After the work was finished, he diligently recorded the state of the herb roots hanging from the ceiling in his notebook.
John drank hot anijsmelk and listened to his friends.
I didn’t know it in the past, but when I came back to the new country and tasted it again, I felt like I knew for sure.
He really liked this drink.
‘It’s only been six years since I started this job. I still have a lot to learn. The first year I had to throw away all the herbs I had grown hard for in the winter. Because mold grows one after another…’
‘Why are you an apothecary?’
‘I’m not asking because I don’t know, John?’
Toby grinned, wrinkling his wounded eyebrows. The paladin quietly waited for an answer.
‘There was no legislator, let alone a deacon in our village. I remember?’
‘··········.’
‘This was all we could do. Still, I knew a little bit about medicinal herbs.’
‘If there is a drug store nearby, a sick person will not die without doing anything. There can be no more people like us.’
Neilie helped her husband.
Then I glanced into Toby’s notebook and said, ‘You wrote the wrong date again!’ and slapped his ass.
The couple chuckled at the same time as if they had squeezed.
John shook his head when he saw the appearance of these two close friends.
They looked really good now.
Even though it didn’t heal completely from that day, it seemed to be enough to comfort each other by looking at the scars from time to time, saying, ‘It was really painful back then’.
Maybe in the future you will be happier.
Just like me and Herrit.
‘Toby, did you see it? Bari distinguishes the left foot from the right foot!’
‘Oh My God. My kid must be a genius!’
John was overjoyed about it.
A book of herbal medicine with tattered backs and a puppy sticking out its paw to Neilie caught my eye.
The beings who erased the couple’s pain little by little.
“What did they want?”
“·················ogue.”
Startle. The man woke up from the memory of dawn and turned his eyes away.
Sharp gray eyes stared at him.
The smell of earth and medicinal herbs mixed in the damp air.
Slow smoke rose from the chimney.
The couple seemed to be preparing breakfast for the party.
“You haven’t been here to catch a beast, haven’t you? You must have received a secret order from His Majesty.”
“······ah.”
The mint-colored eyebrows were slightly folded. Elizabeth was fed up.
“It’s been savvy. Cedric must have guessed too. What were they talking about?”
“I do not know. Unfortunately, there was no time for torture. Because I can’t even use ether.”
“Ahh.”
“But it seemed clear that the Crown Prince was the goal.”
“·················ogue.”
At those words, his eyes sharpened. The two exchanged glances for a moment.
Then Elizabeth spoke first.
“··········There have been times like that since I was a child.”
“·················ogue.”
“Because Cedric was weak. There have been times when I have received ominous prophecies.”
“yes. I know roughly the condition of his body. There is a reason I guess, and I have seen it in real life.”
John answered as if passing by. Just ‘I hope the rain stops soon.’ It was a fight
The lieutenant colonel shook his head. She wasn’t surprised either.
“There was no one who dared to harm the prince of the empire openly, but there were forces that went right up to that point. I heard that most of them were cleared up in the line between His Majesty and His Majesty.”
“It was a time when the position of the heir to the throne was at stake.”
“Yes. I’m young too, so I don’t know… As you know, there are many imperial families in the empire. Perhaps there were those who believed that they could replace the prince on their own.”
– aaah
Raindrops fluttered in the wind like curtains.
Nearby old trees were waving branches and announcing surrender.
Elizabeth turned to John.
“You worked really hard. thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
“no. It is also my duty to protect Cedric and his friends.”
Then he raised the corners of his lips. John responded by tapping his chin.
Immediately the subject changed.
“Is the medicine I applied in the morning any better? If it’s okay, I think I’ll buy a few bottles too.”
“It’s not as good as the ones sold at the drugstores of the emperor, but it’s good enough. In particular, the ointment applied to the back is a product I often used even when I was a mercenary. Because it contains magical bodily fluids, it is also effective for muscle pain.”
“Five.”
The inspector’s eyes lit up. It is tempting to say that it is effective for muscle pain.
Early this morning, she went out to check her movements outside and met Johan and a couple of apothecaries.
There was a small commotion on the first floor of the building.
Neilie, who accidentally discovered the paladin’s wounds, offered to apply medicine, but it was because John stubbornly refused him.
Elizabeth laughed lowly as she watched the three of them quarrel.
If I left it alone, I thought the confrontation would continue until the first chicken crowed.
‘Quietly apply the medicine, Sir Haines. There is a saying that it is wrong to cause concern to loved ones.’
‘is that so?’
‘Yes. Last time, Canael was-
In an instant, a piercing headache attacked Elizabeth.
‘Dumpling!’ She staggered heavily, grabbing her forehead.
Tobi, who was just outside the checkout counter, hurriedly supported the prosecutor.
‘Aigoo, Sir Blank!’
‘Keep, the head….’
‘Head? how do you do this Nari suddenly got a headache, Neilie!’
‘Oh, please wait a minute. I’ll bring you an effective herbal tea!’
Whispering, the two couples moved in unison.
He hurriedly put Elizabeth down next to John and wrapped a blanket around her lap.
Toby said in a tone of urgency, as if there was a war (it is true).
‘John, I’ll bring you some other medicine. There are over-the-counter medicines and things that are effective. I’ve got a bunch of stuff in the basement.’
And went down the stairs.
There was also a beautiful medicine brought from the Imperial Palace, but it was too late to dry it.
Elizabeth put on her temples and shrugged her shoulders.
It was painful and it was funny, it was funny and it was painful.
Even in the midst of this, the fragments of memory that had crossed his mind were vivid as if he could grasp it in his hand. Her ‘fiance’…
‘Hurry up and go in. If I go up now and look at Canael’s face, I think I’ll remember anything.’
‘That’s good news.’
‘Yes. Please cooperate too. You don’t have the will to beat those two anyway, do you?’
‘It’s hard to refute.’ Eventually, John took off his shirt.
Elizabeth opened the lid of the medicine with a witty hand, and attacked the new wound on top of the old scar.
He was indeed a mercenary, and his upper body was full of slashes.
Among his subordinates, the guys from the provinces sometimes had a body like this.
This is because the more monsters appear in an area, the more often they have to fight with their bare body.
In the case of Sir Haynes, the opponent must have been more human than demonic.
‘How long do you usually do weight training? Our captain is also curious.’
‘I don’t do it often, but I think it weighs about four empty oak barrels.’
‘You don’t eat as much as you think.’
Elizabeth tended to lift three weights. John shrugged without a word.
It seemed like it was a real-life muscle.
The commander of the neighborhood guard, who solved the question, concentrated on applying the ointment.
Captain Erbe trained with a single oak barrel with swaying wine…
I guess that’s what I was thinking. Until the Neilies return.
“The rain has finally stopped.”
“ah.”
At the man’s voice, the swordsman’s eyes twinkled. It really was!
-Tododog, Tododog, Tododog…
It didn’t stop like a lie at once, but the rain was actually getting thinner.
The downpour, which seemed like it would never end, seemed to be finally running towards the end.
The two looked up at the sky silently. The morning sun was shining little by little from the east.
At first glance, the blue sky seemed to shine. Elizabeth’s lips gently drew an arc.
Her fiance also had that hair color. It was pretty cute.
“Sir Frameless! Sir Haynes!”
-Woodangtongtang!
Scary to think, the person’s voice resounded through the small two-story house.
Elizabeth and John quickly exchanged glances and then turned their heads.
What happened again this time?
“Huh, huh. Heh heh… Cologne!”
“Canael?”
“I have something to say to you two!”
The younger fiancé, who appeared like a lightning bolt, was dressed in pajamas.
Princess Juliet, who ran after him, hurriedly wrapped a blanket around the boy’s back.
Christel, who followed the two of them, wrapped the lord of the palace in a blanket.
She was alone, wearing a gown and a coat.
Her water-colored eyes sparkled like freshly made candy.
Behind him, the Crown Prince was alone, leaning against the doorway, glaring at him.
For some reason, the gods also jumped in leaps and bounds. The situation seemed very serious.
What else, Cedric?
“I, it doesn’t matter where Lord Mutte’s heart is headed.”
“······yes?”
Elizabeth’s eyes widened. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t understand the meaning of the words at once.
Canael’s face was as red as wine.
If she wasn’t mistaken, tears could be seen, and above all, her neck was severely locked.
I was worried about where I was going to get sick. John instinctively took a half step back.
“It doesn’t matter who the lord is in love with now.”
“Canael, why are you saying that all of a sudden—”
“I will get it back. No matter how long it takes.”
“·················ogue.”
“Because I am already a tribute.”
The startled Count’s mouth widened open. The crowd was truly a fuss.
‘Ahhh!’ Christel, who pressed her cheeks with both hands, let out a silent scream.
He bent his back and bowed, rose upwards and fell to the ground, and there was no riot.
It looked like he was going to pull out all his hair.
The king suddenly pretended to look for the horizon with a bare, ripe face.
I closed my eyes tightly and my hands were trembling while I was washing my face.
What’s all this since broad daylight?
“So, you can relax.”
Suddenly, the boy who was out of the fiancee’s eye level declared.
White breath flowed down the chin line, which was stripped off.
For a moment, Elizabeth felt her heart stop.
“·················ogue.”
“The rain has just stopped. After dinner, I will prepare to leave for Yeri.”
Canael said firmly. And there was a moment of silence.
I think I had to come up with an answer, but my stomach was so full that it was difficult to make a sentence.
The boy only had a calm expression on Elizabeth’s unresponsiveness.
Then, he politely bowed down…
“·················ogue.”
After making long eye contact with John, he turned around and walked back and forth.
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
“·········································· byʽRoad! Baby, let’s go!”
‘what should we do! Mother evil!’ Krystel slumped down and began to assault the innocent ground.
John looked at his master with bewildered eyes.
Gungju didn’t know what to do, and repeated only ‘I didn’t mean to do this’, ‘No’, and ‘Jackpot’.
And if you’re going to say it as a small count…
“·················ogue.”
Even in the cold, she stood holding her left hand, which had become hot.
The yellow diamond on the ring finger gleamed cheerfully.