episode_0086

It’s so painful-.

A dark space where not a single ray of sunlight shines even during the day.

There was a huge chair made of stone, and a man was sitting on it.

The man, with his pointed ears and beautiful, sculptural appearance, resembled a forest elf, but his dark skin, almost dark brown, showed that he was no ordinary elf.

Dark elf.

The elves who accepted the forbidden power of the Night’s Boundaries. Their leader, Satanael, was caressing the dark scar remaining on his face.

A raw pain that feels as if it was just cut, even though it is an old wound.

For a while, Satanael couldn’t even sleep properly due to the burning pain.

“… You’re really tough, brothers.”

For Satanael, who had already absorbed all of the power of the True Blood, such a wound should heal in the blink of an eye.

Every time I felt a pain that didn’t seem to go away no matter how much time passed, I thought of my own people who had been chasing me so tirelessly, or rather, of those who I could no longer call my own people.

Crimson Warden.

A secret organization of elves that exists solely to banish themselves from the world.

It’s been hundreds of years since we fought them.

During that time, the blood of countless elves flowed on Satanael’s hands, and unlike them who grew weaker with time, he grew stronger and had nothing to fear.

Until I met that human being that day two years ago.

‘Don’t think that my death is the end, for I was fortunate enough to have one last disciple before my life ended.’

This guy will give you the ending for me.

A man who was terrifyingly strong and terrifyingly tenacious.

After killing the man who first brought fear of death to Satanael, who had become immortal, he only became more anxious.

I also didn’t like that guy who was dying and smiled as if he had won.

The human owl that was glaring at him as if he was going to kill him was also very annoying.

“Even if it was dangerous, I should have finished it then.”

Satanael’s big mistake was to panic and run away when he first encountered a crisis.

Anyway, since that old man was dead, there was nothing left to threaten him.

I kept thinking that I should have completely ended it, even if it meant pushing myself a little.

“Blue Flower… I just need to get that in my hands.”

Since that day, I have been collecting and gathering information about the Night’s Regiment in a paranoid manner.

Among them, the story of a legendary plant that was said to free the night’s attendants from imperfection caught his interest.

This was because even the Night’s followers, who had bodies that were close to immortal and had the brute strength to tear apart any demonic power with just two hands, had weaknesses.

When exposed to sunlight, the lower-ranking members were reduced to ashes, and even the upper-ranking members could only withstand a little, but the results were no different.

However, Satanael was trembling with excitement when he found the document that stated that if the Night’s Regiment consumed the Blue Flower, they would not only be freed from their restrictions but would also become even more powerful.

However, the unfortunate thing was that the search for Blue Flower based on that information was discovered by the Crimson Warden.

They probably got their hands on that information too, so they would do everything they could to sabotage him going forward.

“I will become the true master of the world!!!”

Up until now, we have been cautious and secretive, so as not to attract the attention of other races on the continent unnecessarily, but now it is a race against time.

Blue flower.

If the Crimson Warden finds it first, Satanael will head towards destruction, but if he finds it first, it will be the continent that will be destroyed.

***

“Look at this!!! The contest results are already out.”

The universe’s strongest comic contest that had been heating up the empire for a while. When the results were finally posted on the top of Yuren, people flocked to check it out.

『Target Puppet Theater Troupe, Best Award Baek Kyung, Excellence Award Avenger.

The winners should visit the local Yuren branch in their area to receive detailed information about the awards ceremony and prize presentation.

Sighs mixed with regret could be heard here and there among those who read the post.

They were people who applied because they were tempted by the prize money. Of course, it was more like buying a lottery ticket and hoping to win than thinking they would win, but it was definitely disappointing to fail.

“I can’t even guess what the content is just by hearing the title?”

“Yeah, I guess the puppet theater is about a puppet show, and Baek Kyung is a white whale, right?”

“That’s understandable, but what the hell is an avenger?”

As it was a contest that received a lot of attention, people became increasingly curious about the works that had been selected through fierce competition.

It was because I thought that if it was a work chosen from among those numerous works, it would inevitably be interesting.

of course,

‘Huh, my work was dropped? I’ll show you with my own eyes how great it is.’

‘The person who judged the work was Rupert Somerset, but that author only knows how to draw, and has no eye for art.’

‘Just come out and I’ll spread the word in the neighborhood that you’re boring.’

There were also those who were gloomy and could not accept the results of their submitted works being rejected.

“By the way, if you’re looking forward to July 30th, you’re probably talking about Rupert’s new work, right?”

“What can I say, it must be the date of the new release.”

“I don’t know how many times I’ve read The Real Iron-Blooded Alchemist.”

People who don’t disperse and continue to talk even after seeing the results.

Their topic of conversation was none other than the mysterious date written at the bottom of the post.

People were speculating about the date of the post that said, “Please look forward to July 30th,” and the most likely one was that it was the release date of Rupert’s new work.

After the conclusion of , people were suffering from withdrawal symptoms.

It was because I got bored when the comic book that had been published regularly at a set time suddenly stopped, except for one time when the author had health issues.

People began to become increasingly obsessed with reading material, feeling an emptiness they had never felt before when reading old comic books.

Because of this, not only did sales of Rupert’s other works rise again, but demand for original literature from this world also increased.

Rupert’s fairy tales and other novels (most of which were closer to chivalric literature) were also interesting in their own way and met people’s expectations to some extent.

As expected, what people were expecting was a comic book.

My desire to read comic books that are illustrated like or , that can be read in an instant, and that are filled with stimulating and interesting stories in every scene, just kept growing.

“Haa… I wish the author would use the clone technique to write multiple works at the same time.”

“So, how great would it be if about five works came out at the same time?”

“If that were the case, there would be no wish.”

While sharing stories that anyone who loves comic books would want to hear, everyone burst into laughter because they realized how ridiculous their stories were.

There were quite a few people who drew comics because of this contest, so I naturally knew that Rupert is publishing comics at a crazy rate right now.

But, to say that I would like to have not one but five works serialized simultaneously was beyond shamelessness.

So what kind of new work is this? The people who had been talking for a while began to disperse, and the bulletin board at the top of Yuren became deserted again.

***

“Run fast~ Ada! Run anywhere~ Ada!”

-My favorite is the blue Elsa dress!

Rupert was having fun watching Ada run around here and there, singing excitedly.

When Rupert was finally able to put on the custom Elsa dress he had ordered for Ada, the little princess was so happy that she was jumping around the mansion with her legs crossed.

‘But how can you lose weight in an instant?’

One day, Ada’s chubby belly disappeared without a trace.

Rupert, who still had chubby cheeks, was shocked to see his sister, whom he saw every day, lose weight, so he called the doctor and the priest.

-There’s no problem at all. Rather, this is the first time I’ve seen such a healthy body.

Even the monk Michael, who came to check on Ada’s condition, could not find any sore spots, and even the famous doctor, after examining Ada, was amazed at Ada’s athletic ability, asking what kind of exercise he had her do.

‘It’s fortunate that there are no abnormalities, but is that just the amount of activity possible for a child?’

Now, Ada was moving at the same speed as Ratchet without having to ride on his back, which was not only novel but also terrifying.

Ada, who originally had a plump body with flexibility and agility that was hard to find, was now at a point where she even gave up on catching the knight Own who was in charge of her escort.

‘I was neither a genius nor a knight… I was just… an ordinary person born in a time when there were no ladies.’

Rupert had a hard time calming down Oun, who was in despair after falling behind not only Ratchet but also Ada.

‘The avenger may be a bit risky, but it’s good to have him included.’

Rupert, who was watching Ada and Ratchet’s crazy tail-catching race, was thinking about the results of the contest that were announced today.

The target was undoubtedly the .

Of the selected works, this one felt the most cartoonishly fun, and the drawings were also far superior to the other two.

The background was also great. Just looking at the depth of the content, it was profound enough to feel like it had a philosophical aspect, and it was also an amazing piece that vividly captured the perspective of a young boy.

‘The puppet was probably drawn by a young man? The background seems to be a middle-aged artist who seems to have aged a bit.’

Rupert thought it would be fun to compare the artists who drew the works with what he had imagined, since he would soon be able to see them at an awards ceremony.