episode_0253

Kkee-oh Kkee-oh

“….”

The cry of a seagull is heard.

What kind of seagull cry is that? In that instant.

It didn’t take long for me to realize that I was sprawled out on a certain beach.

“Hey, you awake?”

I was contemplating why I was here when suddenly, someone came into my view.

A tall man with blue hair and sharp teeth reminiscent of a shark, a hateful face lingering somewhere in my head.

There’s no way I wouldn’t know him.

The ‘archrival’ I met first upon arriving in this world, and the person who inflicted my first and last defeat.

“…Great Tidal Demon?!”

“It’s been quite a while since you’ve seen my face, but you managed not to forget me?”

“Why are you here?!”

“Why am I here, you ask. Isn’t that what I want to ask you? What brings you here?”

“I’m….”

Only then does my head, which had been submerged in seawater, gradually return to normal.

“! Tammiel!!”

“Tammiel?…. Ah, so that child you were holding is named Tammiel?”

“Where is he?!”

“Don’t worry. He’s safe.”

On top of that, a man’s voice that I seem to have heard somewhere before is heard from behind.

I hurriedly turn my head, and there….

“Sole Ruler?!”

“It’s been a while.”

Sole Ruler, Tang Xuefeng, it was.

No, why are these two together?

“No, no…. Why are you two together?”

“Well, it’s only natural since we’re traveling companions exploring the world along the river, with the wind, and through the mountains.”

“No, I mean why are you two traveling together. Weren’t you the one who stabbed Sole Ruler in the stomach?”

“Stabbed?”

“I’m saying, weren’t you the one who put a hole in his belly?”

An unexpected combination appears before my eyes, and my head malfunctions like a computer infected with a virus.

But this duo, which is causing so many errors in my head, tilted their heads as if wondering what was wrong.

“More than that, why don’t you put on some clothes first?”

“…Ah.”

That’s right. All my clothes burned and disappeared.

* * *

“There’s nothing wrong with his body. His pulse is normal, and he’s breathing properly. However, the energy flowing within his body is tangled. Perhaps that’s why he’s unconscious.”

I looked at Tammiel while listening to Sole Ruler’s words after examining Tammiel’s condition.

His skin tone has paled slightly, but as Sole Ruler said, he is breathing properly and his heart is beating properly.

He just can’t regain consciousness….

“I don’t know what happened to make the flow of energy so tangled, but what I can say for sure is that only time will heal this.”

“…It would be a lie if I said I didn’t have any idea.”

I’ve been exploiting Tammiel quite a bit.

Moreover….

‘I’m also concerned that he used Tammiel’s magic….’

The magic and spells that guy used at the last moment.

It’s just my feeling, but I think the biggest reason for this is because of that.

“I caught some fish~”

Then, Great Tidal Demon, who had left to find food, returned.

Sole Ruler, seeing Great Tidal Demon bringing back a lot of fresh fish, began preparing the meal with a very skilled demeanor.

No matter how you look at it, he looks very natural and familiar, to the point where he doesn’t seem like the head of a huge family.

“How long have you two been together….”

“After recovering from my injuries in Ore Guk. I came to meet him.”

“I liked him enough to travel with him as a companion. It was fun.”

“….”

Yeah, if you guys like it, what can I do?

“Ah, that’s right. I heard the news. Kya~ Congratulations~ I thought you would steal the Lady’s heart.”

“?”

“….”

I wanted to ask where he heard that story, but the moment I heard that story, I felt a strangely chilly aura next to me.

When I glanced over, Sole Ruler was staring blankly at the fish he was eating, his body completely stiffened.

“…Hey.”

“…Uh.”

“…I heard that you slept with my daughter.”

“….”

…Ah, damn it.

Who said that? Seol-lin?

“Seol-ran told me.”

“When did you learn mind reading?”

“You took my daughter’s first time…. and you’re getting married to someone else?….”

“Puhahahat. What can I do? You haven’t seen the Lady, that’s why. Do you know how big it is? Most men just go poof.”

Sole Ruler speaking while trembling.

And next to him, Great Tidal Demon appraising the Lady of the Great Balance’s chest while gesturing lewdly.

What should I do in this situation?

“It was nice seeing you after a long time, and I enjoyed the meal, so I’ll be going now!!!”

“Stand right there!! You bastard!!!!”

“Puhahahahahahat!!!!”

I hurriedly pick up Tammiel and run away.

Sole Ruler spewing out a menacing aura and running at me with a handful of sharp hidden weapons.

And Great Tidal Demon laughing and chasing after me, saying it’s funny.

Confusing, so confusing.

* * *

After somehow escaping from the two, I headed straight to the capital of Joe.

Of course, unlike when I came, I had to walk on my own when I left, and on top of that, Tammiel was unconscious, so it took longer than I expected.

When I, carrying Tammiel on my back, arrived at the capital of Joe, everyone naturally approached me with worried expressions.

“Ahahahahahat!”

And after entrusting Tammiel to the Joe healers and telling the Joe Queen all the stories I had experienced in order to report the situation, she started laughing and enjoying it tremendously as you can see above.

“My goodness…. If I had known that so many fun things would happen, I would have gone with you.”

“….”

It’s hard to say anything about the fact that the queen of a country is saying that.

“Your Majesty, please maintain your decorum….”

“You are too stiff. Verily, a monarch must be able to accept what is good without being bound by anything.”

“That’s nonsense, Your Majesty.”

You’ve been through a lot too.

I looked at the captain of the White Tiger unit standing next to her as a guard with pitiful eyes, then turned my gaze back to the Queen.

“Anyway…. I guess his goal is what people commonly call conquering the country…. But that country has completely sunk into the deep sea, so I don’t think you need to worry.”

“Hmm…. From the past, there have been several legendary stories passed down from around that area. For example, people who fell into the sea saw a faint light in the deep sea…. Listening to your story, it seems that the commoners who accidentally fell into the sea saw the faint light coming from that city.”

The Queen nodded and continued, as if satisfied.

“Anyway, you have perfectly carried out all the tasks I asked of you. I thank you for that. I would like to give you a reasonable reward for that…. Is there anything else you want?”

“I don’t particularly want anything…. I would appreciate it if you could treat Baek-ryeon well later.”

“That’s not even a reward. The Baek family is the most important family in our Joe. Even if Baek-ryeon is currently the only survivor of the Baek family.”

After hearing those words, I left the audience chamber.

Talking to that person makes me feel like my mental strength is slowly melting away.

After leaving the audience chamber, I headed straight to the healer’s office where the kids were gathered.

As expected, Baek-ryeon and the other kids were gathered there, waiting for me.

“Young Master! Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. More than that, how is Tammiel doing? Has he regained consciousness?”

“That guy is the same. His body seems to be fine…. I don’t know why he can’t regain consciousness.”

“Tang Xuefeng said his body’s energy is twisted.”

“Really?”

Seol-lin, who seemed to be convinced by my words, nodded, stopped her actions for a moment, and hurriedly looked at me and said.

“W, wait a minute…. D, did you meet my father?!”

“Ah…. Yeah. Didn’t I tell you?”

“You didn’t!”

Ah, right.

Come to think of it, I went straight to the Queen as soon as I got here.

There was no time to talk.

“To put it simply…. The structure that appeared in the sea was a ‘teleportation gate’ used by a deep-sea city called Raftia. First, I took that and went down to Raftia…. In Raftia…. I fought a big battle.”

“With Lady Seol-lin’s father?”

“No, I fought with the administrator of Raftia. And in the process, Tammiel ended up in that state, and I failed to get out of the deep sea…. But I was able to get out with the help of Great Tidal Demon.”

“G, Great Tidal Demon?!….”

When an unexpected person came out of my mouth, Baek-ryeon and Seol-lin both looked at me in confusion.

Lucy and Rebiya, who had never met Great Tidal Demon, could only tilt their heads….

“Anyway, I think I barely made it to the surface with his help, and Tang Xuefeng seems to be traveling with him.”

“M, my father with Great Tidal Demon?!”

She asked again, as if she didn’t understand.

You don’t understand, right? I don’t understand either.

But what can I do? They’re really traveling together.

“Tang Xuefeng checked Tammiel’s condition. He said he couldn’t get up right away, so I picked him up and ran.”

“Hmm…. Then what are you going to do? About the festival being held in the Roman Kingdom?”

“I have to go. But Tammiel is in this state, so no matter what….”

“Then I’ll prepare my carriage for you.”

The queen, wearing a dragon robe, entered the doctor’s office, and those who were there hurriedly bowed their heads.

The Queen, who I don’t know when she came, responded with a wave and looked at me.

“I had you suffer damage because of my request, so we should make preparations accordingly. I will prepare it for you with good words.”