episode_0056
by fnovelpiaAround that time, Arietta wet her pillow with tears, thinking that Revan was dead. El and Revan were sitting on a flat area.
“Hmm. I’ll take a break.”
“···Sorry.”
“No. What can I do if my body doesn’t move?”
El and Revan. The two moved all night and finally got out of the mountain. That didn’t make sense.
Feeling pressured that there might be a chase, the two continued to advance without stopping even in the thick darkness of the forest. Thanks to the compass, an artifact that El had, playing its role, I never got lost.
The problem was that the two were not in good condition. Even after several leaps, Revan maintained his physical strength by squeezing his mana core. My whole body was filled with a feeling of helplessness, but I forced myself to move.
As a result, Revan is now in a state where he can’t even lift a finger. It was a reaction to forcing my body to move.
“It’s a bit far from my house… but there aren’t many places left that can be used as a stopover.”
Revan was riding on El’s back. To be precise, it was carried on a carrier. It was literally a burden.
“···Transit location?”
“Ah. This is where an old man I know well lives. They will only allow you to sleep for a few days.”
El took out a water bottle from his inner pocket and carefully removed Revan’s gas mask. The exposed face was full of red energy.
“Junior. I hate to say this, but your face looks like a ripe tomato.”
“······.”
Revan couldn’t say anything to El, who had taken off his gas mask and was giggling in front of him. Anyway, I was in a position of being indebted to him.
“There’s no one there anyway. How about taking off your clothes for a while?”
L put his weight on the floor for a moment and tilted the water bottle. From the entrance, the trickling water entered Revan’s mouth.
“Now it’s done.”
“Okay.”
After rehydrating for a while, L lifted the weight again. In fact, if you are this strong, the weight of one person is not that much of a burden. There’s just Revan, who feels ashamed of being carried on his senior’s back.
“Ego… Let’s move forward diligently. At least tonight I want to wash up and sleep in a clean place.”
“···Ha.”
“Oh. My junior, you have work to do too. It also plays a very important role.”
El smiled and said to Revan, who was sighing with a sense of debt and self-destruction.
“Youngjae, you need to tell me interesting stories so that I don’t get bored.”
“···Yes?”
“If your original status is the same, the person next to the driver’s seat must continue to talk to you. Do you understand?”
Can the expression ‘driving’ be used when walking with someone on your back? Revan thought for a moment, but didn’t add anything. I wasn’t in a position to do that right now.
“······.”
However, Revan did not express any disagreement and at the same time kept his mouth shut. What a fun story. Because nothing came to mind.
“If you don’t have anything to say, you can just tell your junior’s story. I just need something like a crossword puzzle to kill time.”
“It’s not a very interesting story.”
“Originally, the rating of the story is given by the listener. Let’s sleep.”
Clap clap. Clapping his hands, El urged Revan. ha. Revan let out a short sigh and finally opened the door.
***
Nobles have a hierarchy. Of course, there are officially assigned titles, but even within the same stage, they tend to rank each other.
Although such rankings fluctuate slightly, there are not many new names rising to the top. Territorial. wealth. For various reasons including talent.
In that sense, the Bismuth family was a clear heretic. A family that had little backing and little recognition suddenly rose to the level of being mentioned in social circles.
In that background, he is the head of the Bismuth family and Sonia’s father. Bert’s actions were the greatest.
An average family focuses on accumulating wealth and stabilizing the household. Since there are more than one or two mouths to feed, taking care of the territory is usually the number one goal.
However, even though the family reached a certain status, Bert had little interest in developing the territory. For Bismuth, a territory is the residence of miners and craftsmen. It was nothing more, nothing less.
Bert reinvested all the profits he earned from the sale of jewelry. Except for the minimum amount required to maintain the mansion and business.
In the process, they ignored insurance, welfare, and all obstacles that would incur additional costs. The mindset was that he would rather buy more shares in the mine with that money.
There was this background to the Bismuth family’s radical growth. If anyone who knows even a little bit about commerce hears this, it’s an act that will make them say, ‘Are you crazy?’
But all of Bert’s gambles have paid off so far. Without a single failure. entire.
Commerce does not guarantee unconditional profits. There are times when you come back empty-handed. However, all of Bert’s investigations and travels were successful. Every time I went, I found gemstones that would be popular in the empire. And they made jewelry with those gems.
As such, Werner rarely spent time at the family mansion. Even though it was a newly built mansion, the head office was empty most of the time.
“Baaan… Nooooljaaa…”
“Have you finished your homework?”
“Well, I don’t know half of them because I haven’t taken the class! How much I hate homework!”
“I also take classes.”
Sarah. The dagger that had been pulled out was moving back and forth on the back of Revan’s hand. Sonia saw that and narrowed her eyes.
“···You mean that girl who smells like alcohol?”
“Considering your age, wouldn’t you be better suited as an aunt rather than an older sister?”
“half. You shouldn’t call a woman ‘ajumma’…!”
Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father was not at the mansion due to work. In fact, Van was the only person in the mansion with whom Sonia could comfortably converse.
As usual, Bert set out on his way up. I wouldn’t be able to return home for at least a month.
So it was definitely business as usual. Sonia and Van went to class as usual. Talking. We also played together.
However, Bert left for a month. Two months. Three months. The promised period passed and he didn’t come back even after half a year.
“Ba, Ban… Maya also left. I’m sorry, but I can’t work without getting paid. What should we do…?”
“······.”
That daily life began to break down.
***
“Ah. We’re all here. Next time, let’s listen when we have time.”
chuck. El, who was finding his way while listening to Revan’s story about his past, stopped in front of a door.
-Do not knock on the door.
-No visitors.
-If you ignore the above matters, there will definitely be consequences.
“···Here?”
About halfway through the story, strength slowly began to return to Revan’s limbs. To be honest, Revan, who felt dizzy but didn’t want to be carried anymore, stood next to El.
There was a warning written in red in front of the door. The writing clearly contained anger that could not be hidden.
“It’s because you usually meet too many people requesting a visit.”
“What do you do?”
“Hmm… It’s difficult to explain briefly, but let me tell you, you research various fields. Oh, since you are an older person, you should be polite. Do you understand?”
Finally, L stepped forward and knocked on the door. But no sound was heard from inside.
“Isn’t there no one?”
“Just wait.”
After giving a short answer to Revan’s doubtful question, El repeatedly knocked on the door. After knocking on the door about twenty times, I started hearing noises from inside.
Kwaang-! Not long after the sound of footsteps, the door opened roughly. A plain-looking woman shouted, pointing the wand in her hand forward. Contrary to the explanation that he was old, his voice was young.
“Ignore the warning. I guess I’m prepared-”
“Me. Moana.”
“Huh?”
A woman called Moana approached El. Then he looked around at the faces and suddenly clapped his hands.
“L? Are you really L?”
“Yes. Long time no see. Moana.”
“How! The kid who only reached my knees grew up this much? After all, humans grow up quickly, right?”
The woman named ‘Moana’ opened her arms wide and hugged Elle. It seemed like we were quite familiar with each other.
“It’s really nice to see you after a long time! But next to it…?”
Again. Moana’s eyes shifted to the side. Revan, who was dazed for a moment, lowered his head and introduced himself.
“My name is Revan. I am your junior.”
“Junior…?”
“We both entered Geoff. Moana.”
“Umm…?”
Moana tilted her head after hearing that she had entered Xeorp. As if he didn’t understand.
“Well, if it’s L’s friend, it’ll be okay. Come inside. It’s not polite to leave guests standing outside.”
Moana, who was wearing a robe slightly larger than her body, turned her head and headed into the house. Eventually, the door closed with a bang, and I looked at Revan, wiping my head.
“My name is Moana. I know L’s parents.”
Sararak – When the hair was swept away, the distortion spell was removed and the original appearance was revealed. Shiny hair. Jade-colored eyes like emeralds. A chiseled face with a sharp chin. And… pointy ears.
“I’m not bragging. I’m an elf Please know.”
After completing a short self-introduction, Moana headed to the kitchen. It seemed like he was trying to make tea.
“···Elf?”
Elf. A race of eternal life that moves so secretly that its existence is suspected. An object that can only be found in books appeared in front of me. Revan showed a look of embarrassment that was rarely seen.
“Is this your first time seeing an elf?”
“···Isn’t it obvious? This is my first time seeing it.”
However, L walked away at a brisk pace as if nothing had happened. Revan followed, clutching his throbbing head.
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