episode_0082

Kashgal’s Nest.

Kashgal is said to be the name of a legendary ancient dragon that froze an entire city with a single breath.

“Is this the dragon’s nest?”

Huey, the escort knight who brought me a list of numerous dungeons as I instructed.

I’m currently heading towards the dungeon called Kashgal’s Nest, which the guy strongly recommended.

“Yes. But don’t worry, the dragon sightings happened over 1000 years ago. ”

“In a word, it’s already an abandoned nest, but you’re saying there’s a lot of money to be made here?”

“That’s right. There’s no dragon, but it’s a dragon rare.”

Huey proudly said, sticking out his small chest.

“This is a secret that only adventurers know about, but there are probably dozens of rooms that haven’t been excavated yet.”

When I heard it was called a nest, I thought it was something like a bird’s nest, but it doesn’t seem to be that.

“Room?”

“Yes. It seems like there are many places that no one can enter without permission because of the barriers that were built up over and over again by dragons. That’s why there are still many rooms that haven’t been robbed.”

“But doesn’t that mean we can’t get in without a key?”

“Don’t worry about that. The keys are given by the guardians who guard Kashgar’s lair. And tomorrow is the day the keys will be filled in the guardians’ pockets.”

It is said that the guardian of Dragon Lair will come back to life no matter how many times it is killed.

There is only a few hours left, so you can go into the room and steal the treasure.

And thanks to hundreds of years of adventurers raiding them, the cycle in which these Guardians drop their keys has been discovered, and that day just so happens to be tomorrow.

‘Well… what should I say… should I say it was a coincidence, or should I say it’s suspicious for no reason…’

I shook my head to clear my mind of distracting thoughts.

Since you’ve already decided to go, worrying any further is a luxury.

The artifact that the dragon left behind is what is desired.

Even if that’s not the case, there must be a huge amount of gold lying around, so I have no choice but to believe it and give it a try.

“How much is left?”

“Um… It’ll take another hour.”

We left early in the morning, but the sun was already just setting outside.

It took a whole day to get there.

As such, Kashgal’s nest was located in a remote area far from the Marquis of Prominence.

The only good thing is that over hundreds of years adventurers have passed through the area, creating a path that allows you to ride a carriage all the way to the entrance.

“You’re not an adventurer, but you managed to find this information. I commend you.”

“Thank you. Hehe.”

That guy called the escort knight is making such an stupid face.

The only knight accompanying me today was Huey.

I tasked Dallot with hiring people to repair the mansion as quickly as possible and restore it to its original condition while I was away in the dungeon.

‘He’s dangerous…’

It was fine last time, but Dalot might suddenly turn and kill me at any moment.

Thanks to Angelica, I’m glad I found out that he was Queen Emilia’s pawn, I almost had to carry around someone like an arm and a leg who could put a knife to my throat at any moment.

“Is it okay?”

“What?”

Angelica, who was sitting next to me and silently listening to Huey and I’s conversation.

The guy was quite pleased that Fiora didn’t join him on this trip.

But right now, his expression is not very good.

“It will probably be known soon. In our family…”

Oh, is it because of that story?

“Of course. I’m sending the body of that knight named Pedom to your family.”

I can’t trust it 100% since it’s a story I heard from Dalot, but I heard that Marquis Prominence, the biological father of Queen Emilia, sent the corpse of Pedom, who had attacked my mansion, to the Wind Knights family and sent a delegation with him.

The purpose was obvious even without hearing it.

They will use this incident as an excuse to negotiate in a way that is favorable to Queen Emilia.

According to Angelica, the Wind Knights family seems to be very neutral in this fight for the throne, so they might want to use this incident as an opportunity to move in their favor, even if it’s just a little.

If it’s that snake-like queen, then sure.

“Anyway, we didn’t go and kill them. We just attacked them without permission. Your family can’t do anything about it.”

“But…”

“What on earth are you afraid of?”

Angelica thought for a moment, then opened her mouth with a very gloomy expression.

“I’m the problem.”

“Why you?”

“There’s no doubt he’ll use me. If he’s like you. And most of all, that sword…”

“Tempest?”

“Yeah. It’s like a heirloom of the black family. I sent it to get it back, but I can’t give it back, and it’s obvious that I killed the family’s precious knight. ”

“How shameless.”

“That’s right. That’s just his personality. And he might use that as an excuse to mobilize more people. Then…”

“Are you saying you’re going to start a war against me alone?”

As absurd as it sounded, Angelica seemed convinced that her brother was worthy of the job.

“I’m in this situation now, so everyone is already thinking of my brother as the next head of the family. And if he adds the achievement of retrieving the family treasure to that…”

“It’ll be confirmed.”

“Yeah.”

Angelica still hasn’t given up on becoming the next head of the Wind Knights family.

But it was not my place to mention that story now.

Because I can’t restore the guy’s lost magic power yet.

“Still, don’t worry too much. Since the person who returned the body was the Marquis, your brother won’t be able to move easily even if he wants to come out.”

The Marquis took no action against me even after receiving the corpses of Pedom and his group that I had sent him.

In such a situation, the delegation led the corpses to the Wind Knights family, so from their perspective, the Marquis and I would feel like accomplices.

No matter how much you want to wage war with me, the place I am in is under the control of the Marquis of Prominence.

No matter how you look at it, there is no way that knights from other territories can be allowed to move around as they please.

‘but…’

There’s just one thing that bothers me.

In the case of some kind of backroom deal between the Marquis or the Queen and the Wind Knights family.

They might even allow me to be captured and beaten in exchange for giving power to the faction.

If I go that far, I will no longer be able to set foot on this territory.

“Sorry. Because of me…”

“It’s okay. I was the one who broke that sword in the first place.”

“Adrian…”

Angelica’s deep gaze looking up at me.

“Big… Ahem…”

Huey, who was sitting in the chair across from us and watching us, started to cough.

“Hey, step out for a moment.”

“Yes? Oh… Yes.”

So the carriage stopped, and Huey opened the carriage door and went out.

Outside, the guys from the so-called bottom of the Pelot training school, the Adrian class, were following this carriage on their newly acquired horses.

Whatever the case, this trip was conducted with permission from above as part of the training at the training center.

Still, since they all aimed to become knights, it was fortunate that they had somehow saved up money to buy horses to ride.

“The sun will set like this. Let’s hurry up and move.”

“Yes, sir.”

Since Huey’s horse was pulling this carriage right now, she naturally sat next to the coachman.

And after a while, the carriage that had stopped started again.

* * *

“Princess. Are you really going to go like this?”

“What are you talking about? You’re already leaving!”

Charlotte, the princess of the kingdom and Purua’s older sister.

She had been staying at the castle of her maternal grandfather, the Marquis of Prominence, for some time, and was now riding in a carriage and going somewhere.

“Keep this a secret from the Marquis… If you keep this up, you’ll be in real trouble.”

“It’s okay. I’m here, and there are escort knights outside.”

“Why on earth would you go to Kashgal’s nest?”

The reason she secretly heads to Kashgal’s nest without even telling the Marquis.

There was only one.

‘Adrian Floyd…’

He was so rude that he didn’t even come to visit me once, even though he clearly knew that I was staying in the afterlife.

A man who shows up every night with such topics and drives her crazy.

Just thinking about him now makes me sweat so much that it would fill a bathtub, if not overflow.

‘I can’t tell anyone about this.’

I also gave strict instructions to the maids who cleaned up the bedding and underwear that got wet every day.

If even a little bit of this story leaks out, you and your entire family will be beheaded.

We have definitely taken steps to keep our mouths shut, but now it is time to start solving the fundamental problems.

What kind of evil magic did that guy Adrian put on himself?

Now, I can’t stand it any longer without meeting him right away and asking him directly.

‘I clearly said today.’

I heard it clearly from a knight named Dalot, who was familiar with the royal family.

We also sent someone to the training center to confirm that it was not false information.

So, if you go to Kashgar’s nest, you will definitely meet him.

‘Adrian Floyd… the man who put a terrible curse on me…’

Princess Charlotte bit her lip repeatedly as she thought of him.

* * *

“Instructor! I see it down there. It’s definitely Instructor Adrian’s carriage.”

Ricardo Karlstein.

He was in charge of the elite of this batch of Pelot Training Facility. He was standing in front of a cave on the side of the mountain leading to Kashgal’s Nest, looking down at the forest below the cliff.

“You finally came…”

“Instructor, what should we do now?”

He had entrusted his cadets with keeping an eye on who was coming to this place, and he opened his mouth with a smirk as he watched the carriage passing through the forest.

“Prepare a meal before it gets dark! We’ll camp here today and go into the dungeon tomorrow.”

“Yes!”

The fact that Adrian Floyd is here today with his disciples is information that every instructor at the training center knows.

Even now, there are more than ten groups here, excluding the Karlstein class, who have each set up camp and are preparing to camp.

This is the kind of place it was in the first place.

A place where adventurers, merchants, knights, and other money-hungry people gather at the moment the key comes out.

He was the one who first applied to go here, but this is the place where no one can say anything if he follows along late.

‘I’m going to have to end this guy here.’

Also, it’s a place where it wouldn’t be strange at all if someone suddenly died.

Kashgal’s nest is just such a place.