episode_0077

It was definitely something I heard in passing.

It is not uncommon to make a mistake while drinking. When your head is soaked in alcohol, it becomes difficult to make rational decisions. That’s why Siron repeatedly offered them alcohol. I was immersed in the situation with a light feeling.

I was immersed…

“What are you talking about?”

When I noticed, my mouth was talking freely and my footsteps were moving towards the place where the sound came from.

Siron approached the place where the story was heard. I didn’t take that step because of any thought or reason. I was just curious about what elements were not shown in the game.

“Huh?”

The drunk man, whose face was red, opened his eyes wide when he saw Siron. The face of the boy who was casually pouring drinks hardened and I felt a little embarrassed.

“Keuhum. It seems like a story of interest.”

“Yes. If you don’t mind, could you tell me in more detail?”

“Yes. That’s not difficult at all.”

The man sighed deeply and made a somewhat serious face. He faced Siron, feeling a little sober.

“Have you read a children’s book?”

“You mean a book with the hero Kylie as the main character?”

“Tell me more about it, kid. It’s not just the story of Kylie the warrior.”

Margaret opened her mouth towards the back of Siron’s head.

“The story begins with a scene where one day, an evil god appears in the world and burns the continent, and soon after, a warrior named Kylie appears in the world…”

Margaret stared at her unfilled glass.

Time passed and the sunset sky was reflected in the glass of wine. A light between yellow and red appeared in golden eyes.

Margaret chuckled with a slightly red face.

“Every samurai family with hundreds of years of history has a story to tell. There’s nothing special about it. The Versailles family where I live also has a story with a hero named Kylie Versailles as the main character.”

“Then…”

“I only found out later. There were countless families like that. There are more than 20 families that I know.”

“……It’s fascinating.”

Siron nodded a little late.

When I first heard it, I thought what was this nonsense. I thought this woman named Margaret could spout some nonsense while drunk.

But this place,

In a place where quite a few people gather, no one points out that fact. On the contrary, there were a few people who nodded as if they agreed with what he said.

“It’s a story by an unknown author, and we don’t even know when it was written.”

Dexter let out a little nervously.

“So people who sincerely believe are bound to be treated like fools. When we were young, we all had no doubt that our ancestors were legendary figures. But it was miserably broken. How much I cried as a child when I found out that Kylie did not belong to one family…”

“Haha. This friend. Even though he looks scary, he still has a pretty innocent side.”

“That’s it, man.”

Dexter clicked his tongue.

“I was romantic. He trained by coughing up blood to become like the warrior in the story. I wonder how many people here don’t do that…”

“Anyway, it’s such an absurd story. From the moment I got older and had children, I stopped clinging to it.”

“But Sir Hugo was different.”

With a slightly hushed voice, Margaret poured the remaining alcohol in her glass into her mouth in one go.

“Prien proudly declared that he was truly the family that inherited Kylie’s bloodline, and that the warrior family in the story, which no one was ashamed to say, was his family.”

With those words, a fight broke out in an instant. Margaret recalled the first time Hugo came down to the Arwen Plateau.

A country youth with a sword on his waist.

That was my first impression of Hugo Prien.

It was natural for a kid from the countryside, with no title and no estate to collect taxes, to be laughed at for making arrogant remarks. All the new members of the martial arts family laughed and ridiculed him.

“What do you think happened after that, kid?”

“I think a fight broke out.”

“Yes. It’s an obvious procedure.”

Siron, noticing that Margaret’s glass was empty, quickly filled it. Margaret smiled at that gentleness.

“But those who fist-fisted with him had no choice but to instinctively know.”

My nose is broken,

Ribs are broken,

All my teeth were knocked out.

It wasn’t just young people who were affected by Hugo. Even active players who were at the peak of their physical abilities were no match for Hugo.

“That is not the realm of talent. The only explanation was that they were of different races? When he showed such strength, everyone had no choice but to acknowledge it. Even back then, I was the head of the Versailles family, but after that incident, I threw all of my family’s ridiculous books into the basement.”

“I… I burned everything… but I have no conscience.”

Igor twitched the corner of his mouth towards Margaret. Siron wondered if he had a habit of picking fights with others when he was drunk.

“But I don’t understand. If you just fight well, isn’t that as good as the limit?”

“…You are merciless towards my uncle.”

Dexter, who was listening to the story, said.

“Sir Hugo’s accomplishments are too great to think like that now. He spends most of the year near the demonic landscape. Better than a hero in a story you haven’t even seen in person. Hugo Prien feels closer to the hero.”

“There are many other reasons… but the biggest one is Hugo’s personality and strength. If a legendary being like a demon god or something had appeared, it’s obvious that he would have been the first to be honored as a hero.”

“…”

“I have to get up soon. I drank it well.”

Dexter stood up, shaking his butt.

He stroked Siron’s head a few times and stretched.

The surroundings became excessively quiet.

When I turned my head, the fog had disappeared and there were no demonic beasts moving.

The main event of the subjugation festival has come to an end. In the distance, I saw a girl whose entire body was dyed red like a tomato.

*

The fog disappeared and there were no more moving demons.

Heo-heo-heo-heo-

Lucia let out a deep breath and plunged the knife into the soggy ground.

I wonder how many of them he cut down… I didn’t count, but it seemed like he killed enough demon beasts to easily fill at least three positions.

“…Damn.”

Lucia’s legs felt weak and she wanted to lie down on the floor right away, but since the area around her was covered in the corpses and blood of the demonic beast, she quickly lost the desire to do so.

However, her body did not follow her expectations.

Cheolpudeok-

In the end, Lucia sank her knees to the ground. Even though I tried to support my body by holding the knife on the ground, my legs gave out as soon as the tension was released.

like that

Before the dizziness hit her so hard that she lost consciousness, someone poked Lucia on the shoulder.

“Good job.”

I slowly looked back. There was a face that I wanted to hit right now.

Siron Prien.

‘Where on earth are you hiding and shamelessly showing your face…’

“This… you son of a bitch.”

Lucia’s face scrunched up and she glared at Siron. And then I punched him in the chest.

Tuk-

However, my entire body lost strength and I was unable to land any effective hits.

Tuk-tuk-

“You bastard…”

“Were you this weak? It doesn’t hurt at all.”

“ Both bastards … ”

“Now I don’t faint even when I get hit by you?”

“…”

What the heck-

“Well, what are you doing!”

Lucia stopped hitting Siron for a moment. I couldn’t hit it. In the blink of an eye, she was on Siron’s back.

“What are you doing? Is this your first time doing Piggyback Bar?”

“…You really, just wait until later.”

Lucia felt her consciousness becoming increasingly blurred.

I wanted to struggle right now, but my body wouldn’t listen. Lucia gritted her teeth and fell into despair.

*

The punitive system ended and the sun completely set.

“…Hey.”

Lucia’s eyes widened at the sign of popularity at her bedside. Siron turned over and was looking at Lucia.

“Son of bitch..”

“It happened pretty quickly. I thought the day would be bright like this.”

“Profit…!”

Lucia quickly tried to get up. But my whole body was throbbing, so I laid down again. To get up again, I turned over and turned my head toward the ground.

“…Huh? What is this?”

Then, suddenly, Lucia was puzzled by the warm energy she felt near her face.

Although it was hard to see because the surroundings were dark, Lucia was able to easily detect the identity of the pillow that felt warm.

“You…you! What are you doing!”

She realized that she was cutting Siron’s thigh.

Feeling embarrassed, I quickly raised my head and tried to get up, but my body wouldn’t obey. Lucia closed her eyes tightly and buried her face into Siron’s thigh.

“What are you doing, really.”

Siron grinned at Lucia as if she were a little dumbfounded. He grabbed Lucia by the shoulders and helped her up.

Although it was dark, I could see that Lucia’s face was red, as if her body was performing well.

But this time I couldn’t bear to tease her.

“…Heungheung.”

Grinding your teeth. I could see Lucia’s face trying hard not to shed tears.

Lucia seemed to know this as well and quickly wiped her eyes with her sleeve. But something feels strange to the touch. Her sleeves were as soft as new, as if she had just changed them.

“What…”

Lucia looked around her body. What she wore was a flowy dress.

“Where on earth did this come from…”

“Are you going to stay like that?”

“…What? ”

“I should go out and enjoy the festival.”

As Siron said those words, he held Lucia’s hand and lifted her up. Lucia was a little weak, so she had no choice but to follow his lead.

‘There is no smell of blood on the body…’

Lucia touched her hair and her clothes as she was dragged away.

My hair smelled like fragrant perfume. The shoes she wore were silk overshoes.

Lucia looked around.

At a time when everyone was asleep, the stars were shining brightly in the night sky.

And, where Siron took him, there was a firewood fire with embers that had not yet been extinguished.

“…a festival. As expected, there is nothing.”

“The moon and stars are shining beautifully. Isn’t it a bit romantic?”

“…”

Lucia looked dumbfounded at Siron’s grinning face.

“……Are you an asshole? Are you really saying my head has turned?”

I don’t even have the energy to curse anymore. But Shiron paid no heed and extended his hand to Lucia.

“What is this.”

“What are you doing when you’re not holding it? Let’s dance.”

“……Ha.”

“This is the ballroom right now. Isn’t this the perfect place to dance?”

Instead of holding Siron’s hand, Lucia smoothed his troublesome forehead. When he came to his senses, I was going to beat him to death. For some reason, I lost all my energy.

“You really…”

“You talk a lot.”

Siron held both of Lucia’s hands. Lucia tried to shake off Siron’s hand, but for some reason, her hand had no strength.

No need for music. Siron danced with the sound of insects squeaking as music.

I selected…

However, what Siron did was hold his small hand and waddle. No matter who saw his steps circling around the campfire, he seemed clumsy.

Ah haha-

Lucia burst out laughing at Shiron’s ridiculous appearance.

“You idiot. Is this a dance?”

“Huh? Isn’t dancing something like this?”

“Just… let’s not talk.”

Lucia sighed and made ax eyes.

I guess it’s because it’s been quite a while since it happened. Gradually, strength began to return to my body. However, for some reason, I didn’t feel like hitting Siron.

Why?

Lucia didn’t know that either.

I think it was due to the fuzzy feeling that was blooming in my chest… but it was really hard to explain.

Therefore, Lucia decided to do as she pleased. Lucia held Siron’s hand tightly.

“That’s it. I’ll just lead.”

The dance led by Lucia was such that even Siron was a little impressed.