episode_0183

To return to the empire, they used airships rather than railways.

Of course it wasn’t like commoners had blue blood and sickles~, it was because there was still a lot of work left to do.

A large pile of documents.

The expedition did not end just because all the demon beasts were killed. Neither Siron nor Malleus could escape the paperwork that continued throughout their return trip.

In addition to basic tasks such as repeated disbandment and reincorporation of units and coordination with the knights who would participate in the next expedition, it was necessary to even decide on the treatment of the punitive unit introduced on a pilot basis.

Of course, Siron and Malleus did not have absolute decision-making authority, so they followed the procedures drawn up by civil servants in advance.

Among the unit members, those in good condition had their sentences reduced, and those with poor evaluations, such as guidance, were sent to the border rather than the central prison.

As a result, all unit members were able to have their sentences reduced by three to five times their service period.

It was expected that there would be comments asking how all the evaluations could be good, but it was unavoidable. Things that have lost their minds have already died from their heads exploding, so isn’t it possible to turn a dead person into an undead and send it to the border?

What stood out among them were those who discovered their talent late, led by Janssen.

A special pardon for those, including Jansen, who had a criminal background but was able to show off his skills and skills. Rather than simply returning to society, there was an additional process of moving nationality to Lucerne and starting from the funeral, but Janssen was satisfied with that.

“I’m worried because it’s a challenge I’m taking on at such a late age, but I’ll do my best.”

“How old are you?”

“I am thirty-one this year.”

Si-ron before being possessed, similar age to Cha Hyun-jun.

Siron looked at Jansen with mixed feelings.

‘Did you say that my daughter died before she could even go to school…’

Although this world is light at times, there are parts that strangely feel like reality, and there were times when it made me lose my mind.

Siron sincerely wished Jansen well and patted him on the shoulder.

“May God bless you on your way.”

“Have you finished saying goodbye?”

Malleus, who was loading the wagon, joined their conversation. He was planning to leave Lien and go to Lucerne to lead those who had newly taken refuge in God’s arms.

“I didn’t say such a grand greeting.”

“To me, it seemed like a very touching farewell.”

“…I am quite sensitive for my age.”

“It’s a joke, so don’t be too shy. There’s still a lot of life left, and as long as I’m a knight, there’s no way I won’t be able to meet you when I die.”

ha ha ha. Malleus, who paused for a few seconds and then laughed brightly, pounded Jansen, whose expression had hardened slightly.

“Then, theory. Thank you for your hard work. Thanks to your help, the job was completed quickly.”

“Lord Malleus, thank you for your hard work.”

“I will stop by the imperial palace on the way to report, so you can get some rest. I would appreciate it if you could give my regards to Sir Hugo.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

This-

Siron waved his hand until the huge cart disappeared. It was not a very pleasant task to leave the rest of the work to a superior whom he had a personal crush on, but Siron decided to calmly accept Malleus’ favor.

While coming here from the border. On the airship, Siron did not sleep a wink and devoted himself to processing documents. Although he wanted to focus on his future magic training, Siron did not want to put off work.

“Yongang.”

As soon as Malleus disappeared, there was someone who gently grabbed his hand. It was Latera. The reason the pronunciation was muffled was because she was sucking on a large lollipop.

“Are you going back to the mansion now?”

“Not right away, but I’ll stop by the gift shop.”

“What gift? Who are you giving it to?”

“There are many people to give to. There is my uncle, there is Eldrina, and there is also Johan, Lucia, Seira, and Siriel. Ugh, why are there so many?”

Siron counted the number of people he would give gifts to with his fingers. Because there are so many people, it’s a pain to know what to bring with you.

However, in the meantime, Lucia’s gift and Siriel’s gift were clearly decided.

‘Lucia asked me to buy ice cream, so that was enough. Siriel can just buy a bunch of flowers.’

Was it when I was walking around looking at flowers? Siron felt his grip becoming stronger.

When I looked down, I found Latera smiling in a charming way that did not match her age.

“Warrior, what about me?”

“Huh?”

Siron couldn’t figure out why Latera was doing that. Latera also saw Siron tilting his head and started tilting his head at him.

“I also want to receive a gift…”

“You bought me candy at the store yesterday. Is that really not enough?”

They say that if you eat too many sweets, your teeth will rot. As Siron spoke bluntly, Latera pouted her mouth.

“Even if you pretend to be upset, they won’t buy it. And, what kind of gift is this to you by sticking with me all this time?”

For that reason, Siron did not give gifts to Malleus or even to Victor, who had quietly gone to the imperial palace first.

For your information, Victor did not help with the paperwork on the airship, saying he was not feeling well. I couldn’t even see my face because I was in and out of the bathroom for two days as if I had an upset stomach.

‘It hurts so what can I do?’

After receiving the bouquet, Siron handed a gold coin to the clerk.

*

“Oppa!”

As soon as I returned to the mansion, what I saw was a contemplative Siriel. Even though there was no message about when she would come, Siriel came out to meet Siron at the front gate before anyone else.

“You ate well, right? My face has become half full!”

“…Really?”

“Yes! My cheeks are getting thinner and I look needy. Let’s go in quickly, I’ll tell the chef to bring something!”

Siron was dragged like a piece of luggage by a huge force that he could not resist. I thought that Siron had become stronger in his own way over the past year, but Siriel had become even stronger.

“Siriel, wait a minute.”

Siron stopped Siriel, who was very excited. Siriel did not resist the pulling force and looked back.

“Why? Aren’t you hungry?”

“It’s not like that.”

This time, Siron led Siriel’s hand. The destination was not the main gate of the main building where Siriel had just headed, but a garden where flower buds were beginning to ripen.

“Kuhm… Siriel.”

“Huh?”

“Have you heard anything from Eldrina?”

“Mother? Why mom?”

“That’s it.”

You haven’t told Siriel about your engagement for the past year. Siron, who understood that, took out a bouquet of flowers from his back hand.

Siriel opened her eyes and looked thrilled.

“I think I already have a lot of accessories. I bought a bouquet of flowers.”

Siron looked at Siriel, wondering what the most handsome expression in the world was.

But a problem arose.

Siriel, whom I saw for the first time in a year, looked so pretty that it was difficult to talk to her face to face. In fact, Siriel was a cute and pretty girl from a young age, but perhaps because she had been away for a long time, the plumpness from her childhood disappeared and she became a mature woman.

Still, there was no way we couldn’t make eye contact.

Siriel bowed her head and turned her head first.

“Thank you, brother.”

I don’t know where the boldness I used to see everything has gone. After receiving the bouquet, didn’t Siriel turn red and lower her head?

Hugo always gave Eldrina a bouquet of flowers whenever he went on an expedition. Maybe it was because Siriel had grown up seeing such scenes since she was a child, but even though she was just a bouquet of flowers, she felt like the happiest girl in the world.

Siron took a deep breath and hugged Siriel tightly.

Siriel trembled at that, but looked ecstatic as she smelled the scent of flowers combined with her beloved brother.

Like that for a while.

Shiron suddenly felt eyes from next to him and released the hug.

“…Did you go?”

It was Lucia.

Unlike Siriel, who was beautifully dressed, Lucia was wearing a military uniform and steam was blowing out from her body.

Unlike Siriel, who had connections with the Immigration Bureau and could know in advance when Siron would arrive, it was inevitable that Lucia, who had relatively limited information, would be late.

Can’t we just wait for the new theory to come? Therefore, it was Lucia’s best decision to quickly move forward in response to Siron’s energy that she felt while practicing swordsmanship.

“Lucia, you come to work too.”

Siron approached Lucia with a slightly relieved mind. This simple girl was somehow easier to deal with than Siriel.

“I’ll hug you too.”

“No need for blood!”

Lucia was scared and took a step back from Siron.

Siron’s feet stopped short at that cold response.

Lucia was like, “Oops.”

“Ah, I’m not saying it’s not necessary. It’s because I’m sweating a lot right now… and I feel uncomfortable!”

“That’s possible.”

Siron nodded and felt relieved.

Siron, who maintained an appropriate distance from Lucia, reached into his arms and took out some ice cream. Lucia wiped her face with her sleeve and made a puzzled expression.

“What is this?”

“You said it before we left. I want you to buy ice cream.”

“…I’ll eat well.”

Lucia carefully accepted the ice cream that Siron gave her.

Lucia felt the blood rushing to her face as she was so happy that Siron remembered what she said a year ago.

“It tastes like melon…”

Lucia muttered and looked away from Siron. Some kind of magic had been used, but the ice cream had not melted at all, and it quickly cooled Lucia’s face.

“…”

Lucia sucked on ice cream while looking at Siriel holding a bouquet of flowers.