episode_0048

“You’ll find out when you go”

Hindrasta’s face turned pale at my words.

“Where are you going!”

“They say you’ll know when you go. It’s not a strange place, so don’t worry.”

“To sell me to Hwangseong… .”

“Would you sell it and get a gold coin? Stay still.”

“On the inside, I’m a fool… .”

Hindrasta started shedding tears like chicken shit again.

That’s a lot of tears. I cry every now and then.

As we passed the road around the outskirts of the city and continued for a while, we saw a vast farmland with a far-off horizon.

This is the famous Calvasar Plain.

A great plain that starts near the capital, Calvasar, and is large enough to fit an entire kingdom.

The crops grown here can feed all of the empire’s subjects, and it is considered one of the important factors in the empire’s rapid conquest of the continent.

There are quite deep pits here and there in the farmland, all traces of the fierce fighting during the Four Years’ War.

At that time, the Demon King’s army launched a large-scale mobile battle on this plain with the aim of occupying the imperial capital, but ultimately failed.

Because the terrain was impossible to hide, they were unable to break through the barrage of magicians gathered from all over the continent.

At that time, the Demon King’s army, whose strength had already been greatly weakened due to Linus and I wandering around here and there, and whose momentum was greatly broken by losing in the Great Battle of Calvasar, eventually went on the defensive, and with the creation of the Demon King Killing Special Forces, it went down the path of downfall.

But this place is all fields and orchards, and Linus lives in a place like this?

I took the letter out of my pocket and checked the address again. It was definitely around here… .

It’s not a city center and it’s wide open, so if you keep coming, you’ll see it.

Still, it’s really nice here.

The sky is clear, a cool spring breeze is blowing, there is nothing blocking the view, and the farmers look lively.

“Why are you taking me to this deserted place… ?Did you perhaps receive a secret order to eliminate me from the imperial castle? huh? Is that it? Is that so?”

Hindrasta is still scared and talking gibberish.

If this place had been far from the capital, 10 years ago I might have settled here instead of Brunswell.

But then Olicia would have gone crazy.

Brunswell is a port city in name only, so it has at least a city role, but there’s really nothing here.

It goes on like this until even Hindrasta’s talking to himself stops.

“I think it’s over there?”

When I raised my hand and pointed forward, Hindrasta jerked his head up.

A castle in front of me? Palace? No, there was just one mansion standing there.

The mansion seen from afar was like a painting.

The mansion is built of delicately polished stone, and its warm ivory-colored exterior walls sparkle in the sunlight.

The centrally located main building has a classical design, with large arched windows, elegant columns, and a red-tiled roof with multiple chimneys, forming a balanced silhouette.

A well-manicured garden spreads out in front of the mansion, and the elaborate landscaping and the colors of the various flowers are visible from afar.

Between them, a stone-paved road extends straight to the front door of the mansion.

There are annex buildings on either side of the main building, which were built in a style that harmonizes with the main building, making the entire mansion symmetrical and impressive.

The size and beauty of the mansion stood out even more, perhaps because of the backdrop of the Calvasar Plain that stretched far into the distance.

“You, I mean you, you… !”

Seeing this, Hindrasta broke into a cold sweat and started making strange noises again.

“Are you planning to offer me up to a nobleman? Did you decide to receive something in exchange for a pretty and cute girl? Otherwise, you’re a pervert who likes polymorph dragons… . Evil!”

As soon as he hit Takbam, Hindrasta stopped what he was saying and held his head.

As I got closer to the mansion, I saw someone coming this way from over there on a horse.

“Are you Dian? I was waiting. Follow me”

It was Linus’ house, after all.

Linus, you bastard… . You’re living incredibly well, right?

We were able to arrive at the entrance of the mansion, following the servant.

The entrance to the mansion itself was like a magnificent and elaborate sculpture.

The large iron gate was decorated with detailed patterns and decorations, and had a coat of arms engraved on it.

It was an intuitive shape with strong clenched forearms crossing each other.

“I will walk from here. Please leave your carriage and luggage to us.”

As soon as he got off the carriage, the gate slid open and Hindrasta gasped at the scenery revealed through it.

A beautiful garden scenery unfolded before my eyes.

The well-groomed lawn was green and wide, and there were several stone-paved walking paths between the lawns.

Colorful flowers were in full bloom along the trail, and their scent was carried by the wind and tickled my nose.

There was a large fountain in the center of the garden.

A stream of clear water rose high from the fountain and sparkled in the sunlight, and the refreshing sound of the water falling echoed throughout the garden.

There were benches around the fountain, providing a space to sit and relax.

Trees were planted throughout the garden, and each tree had its branches spread widely, providing shade.

Various statues were erected between the trees, and each statue was made with exquisite workmanship and caught the eye of the viewer.

There was a small pond on one side of the garden, and water lilies and lotus flowers were blooming at the edge of the pond.

When I looked into the pond, I saw fish swimming and dragonflies flying above them, adding to the serene atmosphere of the pond.

Hindrasta, entranced by the sight, muttered.

“Who on earth lives here…? ?”

“Dian!”

At that time, someone shouted my name from the other side.

A woman with a cane was standing at the entrance to the mansion, looking at me.

A gentle face covered in dark brown hair and freckles. And the left prosthetic leg visible under the skirt.

This is my old companion, the hunter Selene.

“Dian! You’re Dian, right?!”

“Celine!”

“Oh my god, Dian! It’s really you!”

Celine came towards me, limping precariously across the garden with her cane.

“It’s there. I’ll go.”

As I ran towards Celine to make sure she didn’t overdo it, Celine grabbed my hand with one hand.

“Dian! I really missed you! How come you haven’t changed at all!”

“It’s because I’ve been playing for 10 years. But is it okay for you to come out like this?”

“Ugh, it’s okay. It’s all recovered now. Haha, Dian. It’s really, really good to see it again. however… .”

Celine looked at Hindrasta who was standing quietly behind me.

“Who is that person?”

“Ah, a special student at our academy. He was left alone on the weekends, so I brought him here. The name is Sophie.”

“Welcome, Miss Sophie.”

“Hello.”

Hindrasta was greeted in a rather reserved manner, perhaps because he was overwhelmed by the grandeur of the ridiculously magnificent mansion.

“Pink hair and pink eyes are such a rare and pretty color. First, two people come in. Don’t stay here, go inside.”

Celine boldly took the lead and headed towards the mansion, holding on to her cane.

“Who is it… ?”

Hindrasta asked lowly as he walked next to me.

“My friend.”

“Why don’t you have a leg?”

I turned my attention to the prosthetic leg under Celine’s skirt, which was fluttering cheerfully.

In the battle at the Demon King’s Castle, Celine lost her left knee below.

Even though I knew the knowledge of the future, I couldn’t stop it.

In the first place, such details were not described in the original work.

Would it be fortunate if death was avoided through quick first aid?

“But you said it as if you broke up 10 years ago… It wasn’t exactly 10 years ago when the war ended… ?”

“That’s right.”

“If I was your friend during the war… .”

Hindrasta, who was about to say something more, closed his mouth and stopped.

“Dian. You’re here.”

Linus was standing at the entrance to the mansion, smiling. She was holding a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes in her arms.

“You had a hard time coming this long way. Come on in.”

“I didn’t know I lived in such a nice place.”

“Thanks to the great support from Hwangseong.”

“But why don’t you live in the city and live in the middle of a field?”

“This area is my territory.”

“What… ?”

For a moment, I couldn’t believe my ears.

The Calvasar Plain is considered the most fertile on the continent. Even there, the golden yellow land located right next to the capital is Linus’ territory?

“Wasn’t the originally promised territory somewhere else?”

“That’s right too. Here, a few years ago, the 2nd princess reorganized some of her direct jurisdiction and gave it to her in appreciation of her hard work.”

“2The princess? He’s really cool.”

okay. This is correct.

It makes no sense that the hero who killed the Demon King would rather be betrayed than exiled.

“Who is next to you? I don’t think it’s the maid from last time.”

“Uuuu… .”

When I turned around at the strange noise, I saw Hindrasta stiff and trembling convulsively.

“Are you okay? Do you have a bad complexion?”

Celine asked, but Hindrasta couldn’t even answer and seemed ready to collapse at any moment.

Squeak-

“Oh my!”

I looked down and thought, oh my. Hindrasta was urinating.

Linus, who saw that, smiled gently as if he understood everything.

“It’s been a long time, Hindrastar.”