episode_0038

Even in the wealthiest cities, not all areas are perfectly paved.

If there are those who shine brightly and receive everyone’s attention, there are bound to be those who die coldly without receiving anyone’s attention.

So, it could be seen as a natural trend that the alleys on the outskirts were not managed and were excessively muddy.

“If there is an artificial sun, it could bring warmth to the north even without Damien.”

… raindrops pour down, riding on dark clouds.

Elysia tried to ignore him, feeling the sticky dirt sticking to her shoes.

The suggestion that I could stand on my own two feet was so sweet that I couldn’t move easily.

‘If that’s possible… maybe all problems can be solved.’

The myriad of problems in the North? The tangled political issues? The problem with Damien?

Not only can you turn all the problems that are weighing you down into nothingness,

It would also become possible to completely eradicate all the parasites that had been lingering in the North.

So, if that were true, it would have been right to accept it.

There were too many things that were preventing me from simply accepting it, so I had no choice but to take a step back.

He talks to himself in a mocking voice as he refuses the deal and tries to run away.

“There’s no other way? So you’re still going to run away?”

“… … ”

At those words, I stopped my retreating feet.

As the man said, persuasion was becoming nearly impossible, and taking away his abilities was also an action that required taking on a huge risk.

That’s why I felt hesitation gradually sticking to me like mud stuck to my shoes.

“… Why are you making this suggestion?”

“Just because.”

The answer that came back was so ridiculous, but it was hard to just ignore it because the hesitation was already lingering.

… So I asked this, thinking I wanted to hear a little more about the story.

“I know that creating an artificial sun is virtually impossible. Even if we could create one, it would require a huge amount of energy to continue to operate, and I don’t know if that’s realistically possible. ”

“The artificial sun is almost complete, and energy is a problem that can be solved by converting living things.”

“… A living thing? Are you talking about a human? ”

“Human or monster. Anything with life force.”

“… … ”

The moment I hear that, my mind becomes complicated.

Starting with how many human sacrifices are required to maintain it.

… If we accept this, we may even think that we can somehow satisfy this through something like war.

As these thoughts lingered in my head, all sorts of assumptions and solutions came to mind.

In order to carry out these, I had to first accept that man’s proposal, so I was worried.

“… Please give me time to think.”

The conditions were too good to pass up, so we decided to think about it some more.

He nodded indifferently as if he had expected it and tossed a letter to me.

“Time is limited, so you’d better make a quick choice. When you’ve made up your mind, contact me with this.”

Black letter.

The moment I received it, all sorts of thoughts started to spread through my mind, but since I didn’t feel like I was losing out because I had many choices, I accepted it and turned around.

*****

“Okay, little master, I’m sick.”

“A joke.”

I poured the potion on the whining Lorraine and bandaged it.

Actually, it can be completely cured just by pouring a potion.

Since he said he was sick, I thought it would be better to at least wrap him up with a bandage, so I wrapped him up and Lorraine spoke to me.

“Then I’ll go and train soon.”

At those words, I told him to wait a moment, then poured him some tea and handed it over to him in a thermos-like container.

“Ah… Thank you.”

Lorraine hesitated and accepted the thermos, feeling sorry for skipping her escort and going to training.

I spoke to Lorraine, patting her on the back.

“If you’re sorry, hurry up and finish training and come back.”

“Okay. I’ll finish it as soon as possible.”

As I was watching that reaction, I suddenly wondered why Lorraine continued to be Damien’s escort.

‘… Is it in a state of contract of some kind?’

Otherwise, I don’t think there would be any need to depend on escort like that.

I waved at Lorraine, wondering.

“Have a nice trip.”

“Then I will be training nearby. If I feel any danger, I will come back right away, so please do not leave the accommodation if possible. ”

Lorraine nodded and hesitated for a moment before saying goodbye and leaving the room right away.

Seeing this, I decided to go wash up first and started walking.

*

After washing up, I noticed that Siren was reading a book.

It seemed like he was analyzing it in order to modify the artificial sun, so I was stroking Siren’s head.

This time, Rihanna stretches and bids me farewell.

“Then I have to go and report to the saintess, so I’ll go now.”

At those words, I gave the remaining tea to Lorraine and put it in a thermos and handed it to her.

Rihanna smiles brightly as she talks to me.

“Thank you. Oh, by the way, the saint said she wanted to meet you soon. ”

“Really?”

“Yes. I’ll tell you again after adjusting my schedule. Get some rest. ”

I waved to Rihanna as she left, then collapsed on a nearby sofa.

After finishing a big incident, I felt a bit more relaxed and was just staring blankly at the ceiling.

Daisy rolls over and jumps into my arms.

“Myayang!”

Then, he rolls around in my arms and acts cute.

I was thinking about Daisy rubbing her face against mine, so I stroked her head and then lost myself in thought for a moment.

‘I need to get stronger.’

Because I didn’t know what would happen now that things were different from the original, if I just trusted Lorraine and settled down, I would meet a terrible ending.

So, rather than rely on Lorraine, I squinted my eyes, deciding that I would grow up quickly and do it myself.

‘Gain new powers, or increase existing powers.’

Both were not bad choices, so while I was wondering what to do first, someone knocked cautiously on the door.

“Master. Dale has come to see you.”

“Tell them to come in.”

“Yes.”

After saying that, Dale comes inside shortly.

The moment I saw that day, I felt a sense of playfulness and smiled as I spoke.

“Did you come here because you need a drug to turn you into a woman?”

At those words, Dale quickly hardened his expression and spoke to me.

“… Are you crazy?”

From Dale’s perspective, becoming a woman must have been quite stressful, as he frowned and squinted his eyes.

I was about to ask him why he came looking for me, saying it was just a joke.

“Just in case, if you have any left, give me some.”

“… ?”

A rather shocking sound was heard.

I looked at Dale with a frown, and Dale spoke to me with his frown still on his face.

“No, damn it. That’s not it. It’s because I need it for infiltration and information gathering. ”

“… Let’s say that’s true. So why did you come?”

Even so, Dale got angry and got scratched by those words.

It seems that he has decided that there is nothing to be gained by continuing on the same topic, so he quickly stops talking and starts talking about something else.

“No… Ha. Ah, really. Okay. Well, I came to tell you because I thought the warrior appointment ceremony would be going faster than I thought.”

“Really?”

“According to the Archbishop, it looks like you’re going to take the test this evening and have the appointment ceremony tomorrow?”

It’s progressing faster than expected.

No, it might be more correct to say that it is urgent rather than fast.

I looked at Dale, not understanding why he was trying to handle this so hastily, but Dale shrugged his shoulders, not understanding why either.

“I don’t know? Something came up and I have to do it quickly, right?”

When I hear those words, one assumption comes to mind.

Maybe it’s because I discovered the artificial sun that I’m trying to rush the warrior appointment ceremony.

Of course, it was just a groundless guess, so there was a possibility that it wasn’t true, but for some reason, I had a strong intuition that it was because of this.

‘Whatever it is, it is true that things are progressing quickly.’

So, just as I was about to order Dale to do something to prepare for this,

“Your Majesty, the Duchess is calling.”

I heard that Damien’s mother was calling me.

*

I left Dale in my quarters and went straight to find Damien’s mother, Eleanor Carsaril.

Considering her personality, she would only call Damien when there was something special.

As I entered her room, somewhat nervously, I saw Damien’s mother, who greeted me with a kind expression.

“Come in.”

When I greeted her politely, she waved her hand and smiled.

“That polite greeting never gets old no matter how often I see it. Okay, come and sit down. I have something to tell you. ”

“Yes.”

I sat down in the seat that was assigned to me.

Damien’s mother takes out the contract regarding the breakup of the engagement and tells me about it.

“The wedding ended earlier than planned. The reason is unknown, but the North, which had been dragging its feet on the schedule, is trying to finalize all contracts in a hurry. ”

When I hear the word ‘North’, I am reminded of the story of the ‘appointment ceremony for warriors’ that I heard from Dale earlier.

I could intuitively feel that all of this was caused by the discovery of the artificial sun.

When I nodded and said that I understood, she looked at me and said.

“So I plan to finish everything tomorrow evening. If there’s anything you haven’t finished yet, finish it by then. ”

… If it’s tomorrow evening, then right after the warrior appointment ceremony, they’ll wrap up the wedding ceremony right away.

When I heard those words, I had a gut feeling that the situation was getting complicated.

*

Things are moving quickly, so I guess I need to act quickly too.

With that thought in mind, I went straight back to my room and told Dale, who was waiting for me.

“You have something to do.”

Dale responds to me with an indifferent expression when I say that.

“What is it?”

At those words, I smiled gently and told him about what I had planned before.

“The moment you are appointed as a warrior, announce at the appointment ceremony that Elicia has colluded with black magic and caused a rift.”

“… … ”

At my words, Dale laughed in vain and said:

” This is not a lycy.

That’s what I heard from Yimiana.

I smiled calmly at those words.