episode_0047

A day has passed since Luca joined the rebels. It wouldn’t be strange if nothing had changed, but thanks to Luca’s abilities, a lot had changed in that time.

As soon as word spread that Luca had joined us, old soldiers who had not come to us before came to help us. No matter how rusty their skills may have been, they were people who had once worked in the palace.

To us, who were short on military power, they were more than just a luxury.

The mere fact that this much military force had been gathered was enough to make us bow down to Luca, but his fame did not end there.

In their right hand, they hold a weapon that symbolizes their will to become soldiers, and in their left hand, they hold a small amount of money that is worth their lives.

A large number of civilians, including cadets who had been training at Luca’s dojo, came to see us.

Although they were all people who had never fought before, the passion they felt as they came together with one mind and one purpose was so strong that it rivaled that of soldiers.

So the total military strength had increased several times since I first came here.

We cheered as if we had seen a hope that had not been there before. At that moment, I could see Mars’ smiling face for the first time.

In addition, we were able to resolve the issue of weapons and food that were falling apart, and today, unlike other busy days, we were able to have a relatively peaceful morning.

An empty space on the outer wall, bathed in warm sunlight. You could tell at a glance that it was a place that most people would never visit.

evil!

There were two things they did in this place.

Training new recruits and planning strategies.

In the wide open space, the shouts of numerous soldiers can be heard.

In the tent next to it, high-ranking soldiers are planning operations.

What am I doing in the meantime?

Of course I’m resting.

Even while resting, I was worried about the kids, but I had to relieve the fatigue that had built up in my body from not being able to rest even once since coming to Seoljiri.

Otherwise, you might end up dying without being able to do anything at the crucial moment.

Without any distractions from my training, I lay on the floor and enjoyed the warm sunlight.

Just when I was starting to worry, ‘Is it okay to live this luxuriously?’, I heard a sweet voice from somewhere. When I listened closely, I heard someone calling me.

I wish it was me, but there was no one who would call me at this hour. And there was certainly no one who came to mind if it was a woman.

I close my eyes again with regret.

A shadow fell in front of me, as if someone was blocking the sunlight.

“If you close your eyes without saying anything, you will get hurt?”

“… ?”

I think it was me who was being sung by that sweet voice. I was surprised for a moment, and then slowly opened my eyes.

In front of him stood a silver-haired elf with beautiful eyes holding a basket.

“You haven’t eaten yet? Shall we eat together?”

Before my head could even process the situation, I nodded, got up from my seat, and moved to the shade of the tree next to me.

Ilya followed me and sat down in the shade of a tree, starting to take out his lunch box.

“… ”

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Did I bother you?”

Ilya brushed his hair back and smiled at me. Only a man who sees a face like that and can say, ‘Oh, I was bothering you,’ should throw stones at me.

When I think about that, my brain, which had been at a standstill, finally starts to turn.

I’m having dinner with an elf right now. And an elf so pretty that all the men are hunting her.

wow…

That’s why.

I am?

I’m eating now.

With who?

With a friend…

With a friend!?

“… Gasp!!”

“Why, why!”

Ilya, who was taking out his lunch box at the same time as I was surprised, also looked surprised.

“No… That’s nothing.”

“Really? That’s good.”

“But is it okay for me to be out like this at this time?”

“Yeah, don’t worry. I don’t do things on my own.”

Ilya left those words and placed a spoon in my hand.

“Ilia.”

“Uh,huh?”

“There’s more food than I thought?”

“Ah! That, that’s right… I made way more lunch boxes than I thought today, so I was wondering who to give them to. There’s too little to give to the people training over there, and the people inside the tent look too serious, so it was hard to bother them.”

“Oh, that’s what it was?”

I never thought he would give me a packed lunch for no reason, but when I heard the reason, I felt a little disappointed in myself for having expected it.

When I answered with an awkward smile, Ilya blushed and frowned.

“Then should I pass it on to you later? It’s better for you to eat it together rather than just eating it by yourself.”

“That’s… That’s true, but… ”

“It looks like there’s plenty of time, so let’s wait a bit and eat together.”

“I hate it.”

“Huh?”

I was momentarily taken aback by Ilya’s firm words.

Gulp…

A voice calling for food was heard from somewhere.

“Uh… That… ”

“Don’t worry, I heard it last time.”

“Ugh… Please forget it.”

Ilya was shaking, holding his stomach, feeling embarrassed. He was so embarrassed that I felt embarrassed too.

“Sorry Ilya.”

“Don’t apologize and forget… ”

“That’s not it. If I had known you were this hungry, I would have eaten right away.”

“Huh?”

“I’m really hungry right now. Let’s just eat quickly without letting anyone inside the tent know.”

“Okay, let’s eat it all!”

I almost fell in love with Ilya’s bright smile. No matter how many times I see her, I can’t get used to her beauty. It would be nice if she at least held back a little to show consideration for the other person.

That’s not something I can do. But if you’re not flirting, don’t do that to other men! If I didn’t know my place, I would’ve confessed to you and scolded you a long time ago!

I sighed and put the food Ilya had given me into my mouth. Wow…

“Ma, is it delicious?”

I nodded to Ilya’s question and picked up the next food.

“So delicious!”

“Thank goodness… ”

Ilya, who had been feeling unnatural, let out a sigh of relief when he heard my answer. Is my taste review that important?

I had doubts, but I didn’t bother to ask.

A long silence followed, and the lunch box Ilya had packed seemed to be empty compared to the amount it had. It was so delicious that I didn’t regret eating it alone. No, if I had eaten it with someone, I might have regretted not eating as much.

“Thank you for the meal, Ilya.”

“What are you talking about… !”

bang!

“I can fight now too!!”

‘?’

What the heck is this bolt from the blue?

I remember setting up in a place far from the tent… How angry must you be for it to be heard here?

Anyway, the thunderous sound heard from the tent just now wasn’t something that could be ignored. Even though it looked so crude, it was a place where the main characters were gathered.

Ilya, who had finished assessing the situation almost at the same time as me, got up from his seat and ran to the tent.

“I’m strong now too!”

As they got closer to the tent, they could tell who the owner of the voice was. It was Tia, Luca’s daughter and Mars’s crush.

I don’t know what was being said inside the tent, but from what I heard from her from a distance, I could tell what was going on.

As we approached the tent, papers were fluttering between broken desks.

“It’s still too dangerous a fight for someone like you to take part in.”

“That’s right! But I trained every time too… ”

“Real combat isn’t like training, where there are no variables. That’s how much you need to have the ability to cope with it… But do you think you can do it when you’ve never experienced real combat?

There was sadness on Luca’s face, which seemed determined. I couldn’t understand the heart of a father who had to endure hatred in order to protect his daughter.

Tia, who couldn’t possibly answer Luca’s words with ““ I can do it.””, clenched her hands together to suppress her resentment.

The atmosphere inside the cold tent.

Tia looked at me as I stood outside the tent.

‘Ah… I came for nothing.’

I’ll just rest quietly.

Even if you regret it, it’s already too late.

“He’s here too!”

Because Tia already told Luca my name.

“He’s a younger academy cadet than me. Is it okay for him to come with me? To be honest, even though he doesn’t have much combat experience, the years of training are different.”

I swallowed the words, ‘I think I’ll be longer,’ and looked at Luca.

Luca has something he wants to say, but can’t. Looking at his face, I feel like saying it on his behalf. But I won’t.

I feel sorry for Luca, but we really needed the power called ‘Tia’.

On the surface, it seems like a sufficient military force, but it is far from enough compared to the royal guards. That is why we must compete with quality, not quantity.

In that situation, it would be a huge loss for us not to have taken her with us, who could have made at least five servings or more.

Now is the time to think about the public aspect of being a general, not the private aspect of being a father.

Everyone here knows that. But it’s not easy to say. We all know what the end will be if this war fails.

There is probably no one here who would send her, with her bright future ahead of her, to the battlefield.

“If he says he won’t go, I won’t go either. If that doesn’t work, I’ll sneak in and go.”

“… ”

Now we must make a judgment call. He is our general and our captain.

“Okay. But now that you’re here, I’m not your father, I’m your captain. So if you don’t follow my orders, I’ll kick you out without mercy. Do you understand?”

“… Okay.”

She nodded, seeming slightly dissatisfied but satisfied that she had gone in.

“Now that Logs is here, let’s start the final meeting.”

“I think it would be better to start with lunch, General. The desk is not in good condition either… ”

At those words, the culprit who broke the desk turned his gaze.

***

A vast palace.

The underground prison located inside it.

How many days have I spent in this place so eerie that even the darkness swallows me up? How much longer must I wait here for rescue…

“… F*ck!!!!”

“Sara, shh, shh!”

Lina was the one who calmed down Sarah who was causing a commotion, but it was difficult to stop Sarah who had already expressed her anger.

“ Loosen this !!!!

Boom! Boom!

Sarah had slammed the bars several times, but with the specially made handcuffs she was wearing, she couldn’t even scratch the bars.

“Fuck!!!!”

“It’s noisy.”

“Stop sitting there and do something yourself!”

“I’m not as ignorant as you.”

Sarah, who was slamming the iron bars, quickly turned her gaze to Edd at his provocation. Edd didn’t seem to care much about her gaze.

“What?”

“These handcuffs are magical tools that can seal all of our powers. So doing something like that is ultimately useless.”

“… Tsk.”

This is information that Sarah herself knows. Even though Sarah looked at Adele with resentful eyes for reminding her of this information, she couldn’t refute it.

The awkward atmosphere passed between the two and spread to other places. And eventually, the atmosphere was conveyed to Asbel, whose expression darkened with guilt.

“I’m sorry… ”

Sarah and Ed, startled by her words, looked at each other without saying anything in response.

match!

Gourik, who couldn’t stand to see that, applauded and lightened the mood.

“Everyone, stop it. Nothing will change by fighting like this. You two apologize.”

While Gourik was reconciling Sarah and Ed, Lina and Kadi approached Asbel and offered her a comforting gesture. It was unclear how much of an effect that comfort would have on her, but it was certainly better than not doing anything at all.

Thanks to the children’s efforts, the cold atmosphere quickly returned to its original state.

“Are you all awake?”

“If only I had just prepared the kids from the beginning.”

Kadira pointed at Adwa and Sarah teasingly. The two stared at her silently, afraid that they would get scolded by Lina and Gourik again.

Kadira, who was giggling, happened to turn her gaze towards Lina.

“Heeheet!”

“Teasing later.”

Kadira nodded slightly, seeing the ferocious wolf that appeared inside Lina’s smiling face, which was her specialty.

Asbel, who had been fidgeting and fidgeting because he knew he would fight again, was relieved by Lina’s mediation, but there was one side effect.

“That, that again, I’ll do it.”

Everyone present at that very moment, including Adwa and Sarah, who were preparing to fight at the sight of Lina, and even Gourik, who was talking next to her, all dropped their tails off.

“Hey, kids?”

Lina seemed flustered by their behavior, thinking that she had tried to dissuade them as kindly as possible. In reality, Lina had just been speaking seriously as usual.

The only problem was that Lina’s fear was doubled because this place was an underground prison.

It seemed like it would take some time to get out of this state.

Asbel had no choice but to speak first.

“As you all know, there aren’t any guards around here today. It could be a trap, but I think this is the best time to do so.”

“I think so too.”

Lina answered on behalf of the others who could not answer.

“I wanted to plan that operation… but now doesn’t seem to be the time for that… ”

At those words, Elijah, Olet, Asrio, and even Lina all agreed. They decided to wait until everyone came to their senses.

As time passed and without any contact, Asbel spoke.

“Is the logs okay?”

“… ”

Everyone, including those who were having difficulty coming to their senses, fell silent as if responding to his name. The answer that followed was one.

It was something I could guess just from the fact that I wasn’t caught here in the first place. There was no need to remind myself of it in words.

No, in fact, I was denying that fact. I had a little hope that he would survive even if it meant using lethal methods.

Everyone believed so strongly, even though they knew it was just a wish. But now we have to accept the fact. Now… we have to stop caring.

“This is my opinion, but Logs… ”

Asbel began to open her mouth with difficulty, and while swallowing her feelings that she wished her story would stop there, they also prepared to calmly accept it.

“I think it’s dead.

Everyone looked surprised. That last answer did not come from Asbel’s mouth.

When I came to my senses, I felt someone coming from far away.

If you want to say “, then live a sad life.”

The owner of that sound was Rose. Everyone had an expression of disbelief, but on the other hand, they laughed in vain, saying, ‘As expected.’

“What? Can’t you be a little more welcoming?”

“Hurry up and solve this.”

Seeing Sarah urging him on, Kadir, who was next to him, also handed him handcuffs.

“It’s my fault for expecting that.”

Logs sighed and put his hand into the key in his pocket.

puck!

At that moment, someone hit the back of his head with a hard blunt object. It was so sudden that Logs fell down without being able to respond.

‘I didn’t feel any movement… ?’

The last thing he saw when he opened his eyes with difficulty was…

He was a white-haired elf with beautiful eyes.

“Sorry, Logs.”