episode_0231

“Considering the story that Jujak was kidnapped, the city situation isn’t very turbulent, is it?”

“That’s right. It’s as if they don’t even know the fact….”

Using Tammiel’s space jump magic, we moved straight from the Holy Kingdom’s cathedral to Beio, the capital of the Yeom Kingdom, and headed straight for Yeomhwang Castle.

However, the appearance of the city on the way to Yeomhwang Castle didn’t have the atmosphere of being attacked by outside forces.

Rather, the prosperous atmosphere I felt when I came here in the old days was lingering, so I was even starting to doubt whether Jujak, who must have been attached to the Yeom Emperor, was really attacked.

“Could it be that the Yeom Emperor was attacked, which could cause great confusion in many ways, so they are controlling the information?”

“…Maybe.”

Seol-lin nodded and agreed with Baek-ryeon’s words.

Well….

There would be no reason to publicly announce the story that Jujak, one of the Four Symbols, was attacked by an unidentified stranger while next to the Yeom Emperor in the capital of the Yeom Kingdom. But since the problem needs to be solved, perhaps the Yeom Kingdom sent a envoy to my hometown, the Prune Kingdom, to contact me, a trustworthy person from outside.

“Anyway, I’ll have to meet them in person and talk to find out the details.”

We crossed the main street and headed towards the gate of the splendidly soaring Yeomhwang Kingdom.

Of course, there were soldiers guarding the gate of Yeomhwang Palace there.

“!!”

“A, are you perhaps?!…. Are you Great Hero Leon?!”

“Ah…. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the word Great Hero.”

At first, they showed a wary attitude towards the outsiders approaching the gate, but as if there were people who knew my face, the gatekeepers were greatly surprised, hurriedly retrieved the spears they were aiming, and bowed their heads urgently.

“I am a soldier who participated in the Cheonsan War before! I only saw it from afar, but it was an honor to see the Great Hero’s realm of splitting mountains and parting the sky with my own eyes!”

“You participated in that war? Nice to meet you. Actually, I heard that you were looking for me, so I came in a hurry….”

“Ah, of course. There were instructions from above to guide Great Hero Leon immediately if he came. Please come in.”

I’m glad I don’t have to argue at the gate.

We were guided by the gatekeeper and entered Yeomhwang Palace. Inside the splendid and towering castle walls, the inside clearly had a different atmosphere than the outside.

“…Ah, this is a big problem.”

“What’s wrong?”

“…I can’t remember the names of the people who were here.”

“Doryeong….”

Seol-lin and Baek-ryeon looked at me as if they were dumbfounded at my words.

But what can I do? They weren’t close people, and it’s been too long. People can forget.

Anyway, the soldier guided us to a building in Yeomhwang Palace.

And there, there were other people. According to the story, it seems that they are members of ‘Jaryong,’ which I happened to be involved with when I was active here. They were talking to me about this and that while guiding me, so I just agreed with them roughly.

And when I entered a room, I saw a slightly familiar face.

“Have you arrived? Great Hero Leon. I’ve been waiting for you.”

“Yeah. Surely…. Was it Yang Amun?”

“It’s Yang Ja-mun….”

“Ah….”

Seol-lin corrected me, holding her forehead.

However, Yang Ja-mun laughed heartily and said with a slightly relieved look rather than being unpleasant.

“Hahaha, I’m relieved that you seem to be the same after a long time. Thanks to you, my aching head feels a little better.”

“…They sent a envoy to me from my hometown. Someone from the Yeom Kingdom came, saying it was an urgent matter and they might need my help.”

“That’s right. Have you heard the story?”

“…I heard Jujak was kidnapped?”

Yang Ja-mun nodded at my words.

“Yes. That’s right. An unidentified stranger invaded Yeomhwang Palace, and while Jujak-nim was responding to them, she was eventually subdued and kidnapped.”

“Jujak too, huh.”

“Jujak too…, if you say that. Then did something happen to Baekho-nim too?”

Perhaps guessing to some extent from the fact that there was no Baekho among my group, Yang Ja-mun asked cautiously.

And since there was no reason to hide it, I nodded.

“While I was doing other things separately, Baekho, who was alone, was attacked. So I was heading to Tayo Nation after Baekho when I heard this side’s story and came to see if it was anything.”

“Tayo Nation? Are you talking about the island nation beyond the Sea of Jo? Could it be that the attackers are there?”

“That’s right.”

Yang Ja-mun made a serious expression at my words.

I stared at him, who was agonizing, for a moment, and then asked him about one thing that I was also concerned about.

“So where’s the Yeom Emperor?”

“….”

“I don’t think he’d just be quietly staying still in this situation.”

“…Haa. That’s right. There’s no need to hide it from Great Hero Leon.”

He took a deep sigh and stood up from his seat.

Then he looked at me and said.

“Let’s change the location.”

“Okay.”

* * *

Deep inside Yeomhwang Palace.

This place, where more thorough surveillance is carried out, seemed to have almost all of the Jaryong members deployed.

And inside that room.

“You asked earlier. Where is the Yeom Emperor?”

“I did.”

“He is here.”

“!”

The Yeom Emperor was lying down.

“What, is he hurt?”

“The doctor says there’s nothing wrong with his body. He thinks it’s probably a magical factor.”

“It’s a curse.”

Tammiel, who had been following silently, threw out a word.

“Tammiel?”

“Yeah. Why? Hero.”

“You know something, don’t you?”

Tammiel said with a sly smile.

And Lucy squeezed in between them and said.

“Anyway, if it’s a curse, it’s our clergy’s turn to step in.”

“Can you solve it?”

“I’ll have to try.”

Lucy answered that way and put her hands together.

By offering a prayer to the goddess, she amplifies her divine power and uses that divine power to undo the curse on the Yeom Emperor.

The light of brilliant divine power permeates the Yeom Emperor, who is lying as if dead.

“Hmm….”

“! Yeom Emperor-nim!”

As if there was something improving, the quiet Yeom Emperor twitched his body.

But that was all.

When the light of divine power disappeared, the Yeom Emperor fell asleep again quietly.

“Hmm…. I don’t think it’s enough for me? Lady Rebiya, will you help me?”

“Ah, yes!”

Rebiya hurriedly ran over and created divine power as well.

However, the difference from Lucy is that, like Tammiel, several magic circles made of pure white light appeared.

If it’s Rebiya, who perfectly inherited the ‘Divine Magic’ that Tammiel herself named, then probably….

Paaat!!

“I, I did it!”

“R, really?!”

Yang Ja-mun ran over as soon as he heard Rebiya’s shout.

Then, when he looked at the Yeom Emperor, the Yeom Emperor, after a short while, twitched his body and quietly opened his eyes.

“Whe…re am I….”

“Yeom Emperor-nim! Are you awake?!”

“Yang…, Ja-mun…. Is that you?….”

“It’s best not to overdo it. It’s not completely undone yet.”

Tammiel’s words came in again there.

At those words, everyone, including me, looked at Tammiel.

“There’s still a ‘core’ left. A core that doesn’t disappear. Rebiya’s power suppressed the curse for a while, but the curse will probably be revealed soon.”

“What? You can feel that?”

“Well, it’s the power of the Demon King’s fragment. Even if I lost that power, there’s no problem sensing it.”

“!”

As if proving Tammiel’s words, the Yeom Emperor, who had barely come to his senses, closed his eyes again.

The only fortunate thing is that if his complexion was white as if he were a corpse earlier, now he seemed to have some vitality in his body.

Yang Ja-mun, after confirming that appearance, turned his gaze from the Yeom Emperor to Tammiel.

Tammiel looked at me at that gaze.

“Tell me.”

“Hmm~ He may not have come in person…, but it seems like he cursed with an object containing his power to his subordinates. If it’s divine power at the level of Rebiya…, that is, a saintess, it’s possible to suppress it temporarily, but it’s hard to fundamentally fix it.”

“What’s the way to fix it?”

“It’s simple. Kill the caster. In other words, kill the remaining fragment of the Demon King…. 『Yoma』.”

Tammiel’s concise words.

In the end, what I have to do is the same.

“Yang Ja-mun. I said it before during the Cheonma incident, but I’m the kind of person whose job is to subjugate the fragments of the Demon King. It’s the same now. So….”

“Yes, I know. I heard that story…, so I feel a little relieved. Then that miss over there.”

“It’s Tammiel.”

“Miss Tammiel. Then how long can our Yeom Emperor…. last?”

At Yang Ja-mun’s question, Tammiel pondered for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders and said.

“One week.”

“!”

“That’s all?”

“This is also one week because that child Rebiya suppressed the curse. Looking at the condition earlier, he would have fallen into eternal sleep within a few hours if left as is.”

I thought he was just sleeping, but he was in such a serious condition.

“Then there’s no time to delay. Tammiel.”

“Yes, yes. You’re telling me to transport you to Tayo Nation right away, right?”

“If you know, that’s enough.”

Tammiel lightly snapped her fingers.

Then, much more advanced and several times more magic circles than the magic circles created by Rebiya appeared.

“Th, this is?!….”

“I’ll go take care of the Demon King’s fragment and come back, so wait a moment.”

Looking at Yang Ja-mun, who was surprised to see the suddenly appearing magic circles, I threw out a word and glanced at Tammiel.

“Really. That’s why the one who fell in love first is guilty.”

Snap

When Tammiel snapped her fingers once more, the magic circles flashed in an instant and dyed the field of vision white.