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Confession and Apocalypse (7)
“I’m sorry. It was so popular that I had no choice but to do it this way.”
Arno licked his lips quietly in the dark.
The moment the silent sound rode the wind and reached her ears, it sounded like a perfect sentence.
Her long purple-gray hair flowed down like a wind of water and blended with Elisha’s blonde hair.
Eyes locked in turquoise calmly peered into the bright blue eyes of the royal family.
“pee······.”
“·················ogue.”
‘I have sinned to death.’ There was no fear in the eyes of the man who whispered like that.
The Crown Princess quickly realized that he had no fighting spirit or murderous intent.
Blood was constantly oozing out of her throat.
Neither of them paid much attention to it because it was a shallow wound.
Then, the callused hands slowly withdrew the weapon. ‘Slurry….’
– poop
“Thank you. As you know, I am not free to approach Your Majesty.”
Immediately, the hand that covered his mouth fell, and Arno immediately fell under the bed and knelt down on one knee.
Elissa glared at the cardinal while pulling down the gown that had flowed down to her forearm.
It wasn’t that I didn’t trust him.
However, it was a completely different matter for an outsider man with a wife and children to hide in the heir’s bedroom.
Had I not recognized the face, I would have been decapitated and castrated on the spot.
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Only by being so reckless can it be said that the Grand Duke’s heart is doubled.
“Doesn’t he have a family to protect?”
“·················ogue.”
“From now on, I recommend hanging from the ceiling.”
“I will consider it.”
A dry conversation ensued. Elissa noticed that he had completely shut out the noise inside.
She clenched her chin.
“What’s going on?”
“Because I couldn’t get the present for His Majesty’s birthday.”
“·················ogue.”
The man’s eyebrows were folded long, and his white fingers began to rummage through his arms.
Elissa was not used to jokes like this, so she kept her mouth shut.
Count Arnaud van Roy was an unpredictable figure.
He said that he went down to the depths of the black market to capture his father, but missed the criminal right in front of him.
The Crown Princess was not aware of its existence until recently, so it was silent.
Since then, the two have rarely had one-on-one encounters.
The man would pass by Elisha from time to time and secretly deliver a note from Archduke Judith Kamingha, and when there was a joint training of Paladins at the Archbishop level or higher, he would apply for a match with her.
But that was the end.
– Crackle!
He was very busy.
As Wilhelmina Sneijder’s ‘apostle’ and as an attendant to the Archduke, the Count had more days to leave his camp.
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Of course, Elissa was also exhausted all day without opening her eyes.
“What is it?”
Her eyebrows sharpened.
What Arno held in his hand was a wrinkled tree fruit larger than his two fists put together.
The flax-colored surface of the fruit gave off a subtle glow under the twilight.
It was shabby and bizarre for a ‘birthday gift’ to the Crown Princess of a country.
“As you can see, it is an ordinary fruit.”
A smooth voice answered.
Elissa immediately recognized that it was not an ‘ordinary fruit’.
Arno devoured it and brought her fruit.
“Don’t touch, sniff briefly.”
“why-“
“I got this from the Warlock’s Mansion in the Black Market.”
The princess’s blue eyes turned round.
The Count snorted at her naive reaction.
He still did not fully trust the Archduke’s choice.
I wondered how far the heir to the throne, who did not know anything about it, could go.
A king who had both physical and mental strength, excellent fighting power and excellent political power was a rare law since ancient times. but······.
He believed in Elither’s ‘misfortune’.
Knowing that deep misfortune begets a strong will.
“… it smells peculiar.”
“Have you ever been in charge?”
He immediately sealed the fruit with the wind and asked.
The Crown Princess furrowed her brows as if searching for memories.
The man’s vision contained the image of a defenseless warrior more than ever.
“·················ogue.”
Arno van Roy, who dared to insult the Lord and confess – was the one who wanted the Penetian dynasty to be annihilated here.
The man believed that Grand Duke Kamingha was the great man who founded a new country and re-established the eastern side of the continent.
He was tired of living as a paladin and harbored aversion to all these orders, and he truly respected the Archduke who had already freed many of his companions from suffering.
She also thought that she, who had built a paradise on earth in the Grand Duchy, should be the leader of all peoples.
But he doesn’t think you deserve it.
The Archduke’s choice was Elither Penetian.
And if this royal family and no one else is the last chance in the cursed new kingdom—
“Obviously, I’ve had it somewhere. What is the fruit of?”
“It is the fruit of the ‘Heroic Spirit of Iran’.”
“······Oh My God. You mean bringing something so dangerous to the military without seeing it? What if the soldiers are in danger!”
If that was the case, Arnault was willing to bet his silver coins at least once.
“I’m sealing it, so there’s no problem.”
“No, I heard that ‘Iran’ is a fruit that drives people crazy. Is there no problem with the Lord’s safety?”
“Isn’t that a vessel that has already run rampant once?”
He answered with a sly smile. When Elissa returned, the expression on her face was only stiff.
Arno then slowly lowered the corners of his lips.
In this respect, it resembled the Grand Duke. Blood can’t lie
“There is no problem with this.”
‘Tok, tok.’ He tapped his forehead with a slow hand.
Thin golden circles meticulously wrapped around his entire head.
The Count added more to relieve the troubles of his superiors.
“A relic of Archduke Kamingha that puts my madness to rest.”
“ah.”
“Even though Iran is a powerful fruit, it is the old power of a masterless god. It will be merciless to ordinary people, but it is not enough to break the prohibition on relics.”
“·················ogue.”
“If you allow me, I will keep the fruit from now on. The Archduke advised so.”
“So much. but······.”
Elissa’s eyes darkened a little. She had a rare expression of uncertainty.
“It’s a scent I swear to on the moon. But my memory is old and I can’t remember. Are you sure it is Iran?”
“Shall I take my coffin off?”
“Kyung-eun has a knack for keeping her boss’s mouth shut.”
She blinked with words like a sigh. It meant to go out.
Arno got up from his seat without a sound and adjusted his appearance.
He hid Iran wrapped in the wind in his arms, took out a handkerchief, wiped the blood, and finally made eye contact with the Crown Princess.
The purple-grey eyes lit up by the gentle bonfire fluttered like a harbinger. ‘Tattak, taddaq….’
“The north wind is unusually cold and fast this year.”
“·················ogue.”
“There is no additional intelligence we can give, but I think it would be wise to move the military if you see suspicious movements in the north.”
“Even so, I was considering it. Thanks for the advice.”
Elisha answered without hesitation.
After bowing politely, Arno hid behind the barracks rather than the entrance.
There was a noise of the thick cloth twisting for a moment, then quickly disappeared.
The Crown Princess looked down at the palm of her hand, feeling the fatigue from the previous moments receding like a lie.
His eyes, which were as strong as sapphires, quickly turned into confusion.
“·················ogue.”
The cardinal’s feelings do not lie. I swear, she knew the scent of that fruit.
But how?
I didn’t even know the location of the black market, so when and where did I see the fruits of the Heroic Spirit?
“no way······.”
The worst assumptions she could come up with began to beat her head without mercy.
Behind her, a huge royal shadow fell.
Callus-covered hands clenched fists.
*
next day.
The plan to return to the military academy for the sea went terribly wrong.
Now, on the northern shoreline, the ‘Operation to evacuate the right territory’ was in full swing.
“Star, live, live….”
It hasn’t been a riot since the beginning of the year.
Djibril Dioff was constantly chewing candy while staring at the rippling sea.
He was sitting haphazardly alone on the unfrozen ground.
The sparsely black rocks were nothing more than observing the man from afar.
-Shoot aaah
-Cheol sodeok, cheol sodeok, cheol sodeok…!
The weather seemed crazy. He clicked his tongue instead of biting the candy.
I’ve heard stories of ‘the north wind is suspicious’ until now, but it was not normal for anyone to see that the coastline froze and the sea knocked over the jigsaw in one day.
Moreover, it was now midday, when the sun was passing into the afternoon.
At the time when the sky gives off the hottest light, such an abnormal climate…
What else is that?
“Tess, wait a minute.”
The wizard’s red eyes moved wildly.
Among the third-year students gathered on the shoreline, I saw two men and women who swore when they handed them gloves.
It was Confucius Shem of Teacher Tess and the Viscount Bareun.
The woman seemed to be shunned, but Confucius seemed to persuade her with some earnestness.
In the end, the teacher put his gloves on his own, as if he had no choice.
The scarred man looked at him with a crooked smile on his face.
Tess hurriedly turned her back and grabbed the rope submerged in the water.
It was to hoist the ships of the local residents who were evacuating from the island to the shore. Jibril opened his eyes.
The teacher’s neck was dyed red.
“······How are you?”
He acted like he was going to eat him, but in fact, he had a relationship like that with Confucius, who was six years old?
“under······.”
A long sigh came out. Everyone except me is dating.
When I was dating, everyone must have been dating.
Even if war breaks out and the whole continent is rioting, there are things that do not change.
“It is said that Tess and Confucius Shem grew up together like siblings. I heard that your father was the swordsmanship teacher of Confucius.”
“majesty.”
At the explanation of Stanislas who approached without warning, Jibril immediately shook his body.
The old man smiled low and put his hand on the young man’s shoulder. It meant to sit still.
“Get some rest. I heard that the ship you saved is already over five scales.”
“I didn’t do it alone. It was just a tug-of-war.”
“right. Thanks for giving me your hand though. Youngji-min must have the same mind as his grandfather.”
“·················ogue.”
Jibril was vulnerable to this kind of speech.
He awkwardly averted his gaze and tried to bite another candy, but he didn’t pull too hard, so he gave up.
The staff in his hand occasionally sprayed mana like a star cloud.
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Once on land, Youngji-min were warming themselves up in the tents of the third-year students, holding tea and soup.
Another half of the students helped there.
. The weather, Yeongju-do, and Sinmul-do.
“By the way, honey. Didn’t you also have a young girl with whom you talked to each other?”
the old man asked politely.
He had a bunch of new ropes from the tent hanging over his shoulders.
There were still hundreds of sculpture boats carrying the people of Yeongji on the horizon.
“I don’t know who you are talking about. Because we are not alone.”
“Uh-huh. Jibril…”
Gu Xu sighed deeply, and Confucius was silent for a moment.
Then he added an explanation that I don’t need to say – but I want to spit out for some reason today.
Perhaps it was so cold that his brain froze a little.
“I have no intention of becoming a head of state. So I don’t even want to see the heir. to my personality… I don’t think I’ll ever be a good husband.”
A white breath flowed from between her lips and flew away.
Jibril followed the flow and silently moved his gaze.
Not far away, I could see a priest dressed like a fat winter beast, running wildly toward the sea.
Behind her, the Pink Princess was raising her voice.
The wizard burst out laughing. It was quite an ugly sight.
I warned him several times that his physical strength was not enough, but the archer didn’t lose a single word.
Even if I emphasized that caring for the drowning was enough, I didn’t listen.
I mumbled a strange sound like a ‘physical field’ or something.
········ Did you say, ‘I want to be helpful so that I don’t fall into the water from the beginning’?
“Because I’m like a wimp.”
Then, like that, he went out with a pile of cold protection supplies.
It was absurd and I burst into laughter.
Can you do a tug of war with a body like that?
“baby.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Are you not a member of the royal family?”
“Yes. First of all, yes.”
“If it’s true, you don’t necessarily have to get a companion to see your heir.”
“What is that…….”
Jibril, who had been picking up an answer without much thought, stopped and raised his head.
Stanislas had a characteristic human good look.
The deep wrinkles in his eyes were filled with affection for the children of his relatives.
“Would it be possible to find a priest with whom you like and make him your religious companion? Finding peace of mind and being happy is the most important thing in the world.”
“·················ogue.”
It was the first story I ever heard.
No, Jibril didn’t even know if this was advice, a suggestion, or a nagging.
He was well aware of the fact that the ‘Liester royal family’ could have a ‘religious companion’.
It was common knowledge that all people knew.
However, until now, no one, including the party involved, had ever thought of applying it to Jibril. It was natural.
He was a fool among the fools called the swallow of the zodiac, and there seemed to be no excuse in the world to link such a person with a sacred religion.
So······.
“Heineken! Feet like this! You have to put your feet like this to gain strength…!”
– Chaaa for the chaa!
White, cold water drops splashed in all directions.
When Kristel Langbuyer raised her voice, the Juliet nodded her head with a stern look on her face.
The two suddenly grabbed the rope and were caught between the students.
It was pathetic to have her head and ears covered with a scarf.
It was so pathetic that it made my stomach feel queasy.
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
Then, my eyes met my cousin. Jibril immediately looked away.
“······shit.”
Why did you just avoid it?
His actions were irritating, his forehead wrinkled, and swear words leaked out of his teeth.
This was something I never did.
The prince, who came out of the barracks, stared at this side, and went down with his master to tow another boat.
Confucius got up, brushing his teeth and wiping his seat.
All of a sudden it was a dissatisfying afternoon.
“Jibril?”
“Everyone rested. I’ll go get a boat again.”
“… the old man must have said something wrong. Let me go too.”
The old man raised his eyebrows and took a step closer.
The young man started walking with his chin tightened.
“His Majesty, there is one thing I would like to ask you.”
“okay. What is it?”
“Why did you agree?”
It was a very spoiled tone that I had only heard a few years ago.
Stanislas smiled softly and turned to Jibril.
Sand as sharp as a knife scratched their cheeks.
Due to the tireless roar of the sea, it was difficult for the two of them to understand each other’s voice even from a short distance away.
“What would I agree to?”
“What is left here.”
“·················ogue.”
“Have you not tolerated staying at this military academy, helping young people train their military, teaching martial arts and knowledge, and even revealing the secrets of a young archer?”
“·················ogue.”
“Even if the others didn’t know, I thought, Your Majesty should have stopped it. This has nothing to do with the fortunes of the new country. It is a thing of the past, but”
That was then.
-Kirurululu…!
In the distance, the cry of some beast echoed.
Jibril paused and looked up at Stanislas.
I was appalled.
“just now······.”
The old man had a very sad face. For a moment, the young man doubted my ears.
I must have misunderstood the scream of the storm—
-Flapping, flapping!
-Kirurululu…!
The crying that was getting close in an instant was spreading all over the coast.
The bloody eyes widened wide. The moment the young man hurriedly turns around,
-Kyaaa
“Nonsense.”
A great shadow fell over the coast,
– Kwakwakwaquaang!
“aaah!”
“Ahhh!”
With claws the size of a house, about a dozen Young Ji-min were caught and flew away.
Stanislas quietly closed his eyes.
That was his reason.