episode_0337

“Your friend said you’ve been to the front lines often, right?”

“yes.”

“Tell me a little about what kind of place it is.”

With Princess Mona’s willing consent, Princess Haehwa was able to quickly go to see the front lines.

Although they came as a delegation, their exact purpose was to conduct business with our superiors, so, excluding the working-level staff, the remaining few ethnic minorities were following behind the carriage.

Of course, there was Princess Haehwa in the carriage, and I, who was in charge of guiding Princess Haehwa instead of the princess, was sitting there.

Until it was time to leave, I was following the carriage on horseback, but Princess Haehwa opened the window and kept talking to me, saying she was bored, so I had no choice but to get into the carriage.

“In fact, the front line was almost like the countryside before the monster wave broke out.”

“Ah, lie.”

“It’s so salty. Peace lasted for a long time, and on the front lines, the supreme commander, Thalia, did an excellent job of blocking monster attacks. So the sense of crisis disappeared.”

“You blocked the wave.”

If I hadn’t prepared for the wave in advance, the front line would have collapsed.

“It was barely prevented. “It would have been difficult without Commander Thalia.”

“ah… “He is a great person!”

“you’re right. “He is a great man and a hero of the empire.”

Without Thalia, the empire would have already lost a lot of land, and making plans with children would have been difficult.

“Commander Thalia thought that monster attacks would not end in waves. So, you quickly repaired the castle walls and focused on subduing monsters. In fact, when the monster attacked again, we were able to block it without significant damage.”

“Do you think the Suhando wave is not the end?”

“I think it’s even stranger that it’s been so peaceful without being attacked.”

“… That’s right, we need to be stronger. “The strength I have now is not enough.”

Princess Haehwa agreed with my opinion with a serious expression, as if she agreed with me that monster attacks would become more intense.

“The Empire knows various ways to make the Awoken stronger.”

“I envy that. We don’t share knowledge like the Academy does. “It’s common to receive teachings from a teacher, and we don’t share ways to become stronger with each other.”

I thought there would be more awakened ethnic minorities than in the Empire, but it doesn’t seem to be much different over there.

‘There are tight-lipped old people wherever you go.’

It’s an immutable law.

I had no idea that even though they all looked dead, they were discriminating and hiding their knowledge.

“Still, I know that many awakened people with exceptional power are born in the North.”

“Thanks to that, I was barely able to survive. It’s not good to have stagnant knowledge. I will come to the Empire and learn. “I will prove to everyone how strong I can become when I share my knowledge.”

Princess Haehwa’s eyes lit up with determination.

He was much more lively and strong-willed than when he first came as a representative of a minority group.

“It’s good. If there’s anything you can do to help, please let us know. “I will help you anytime.”

“I would too. Friend, if anything is dangerous, tell me. “If you need my help, by all means!”

“I will not decline.”

Even if it’s not right now, there will be a moment when Princess Haehwa’s power will be needed.

‘It would be nice to have Princess Haehwa with us when we go to destroy the hatchery.’

Although she was a trustworthy vanguard, I had no intention of asking her to join me in solving the hatchery problem.

Like Yul, Princess Haehwa was still 18 years old.

Even if the year changes in a few weeks, I am only 19 years old.

I couldn’t force a girl who wasn’t even an adult to go to a dangerous place.

For now we just have to be patient.

‘I just need the kids to hold on well this year.’

The problem is the hatchery.

Will the children be able to do well?

I wonder if there is any need to be anxious when the Resurrection Stone is reliably in the item window, but I know death well because I have experienced it.

‘Something I never want to experience again.’

But unfortunately, I experienced that while working as a mercenary.

And that too quite a few times.

I hope children don’t have that experience, but considering the difficulty level of the second half, I can’t say it doesn’t exist at all.

‘Let’s grow hard.’

I couldn’t let down my guard as there were parts that were different from what was in the game due to the reality patch.

As children have become stronger, there is no law that says monsters cannot become stronger.

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“This is the front line.”

“cool. “It’s big, majestic, and solemn!”

Isn’t Princess Haehwa’s vocabulary quite amazing?

If you see how difficult words are used without any hesitation.

The front line was much more advanced than what I saw when I visited before.

“Even though I went there not long ago and am coming back again, there are things I haven’t seen before.”

“Even if the monster wave breaks out again, I think we’ll be able to block it nicely here.”

Princess Haehwa’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the castle wall.

“How were they able to create something this amazing?”

“They may have technical skills, but I heard that they actively used the abilities of the awakened people.”

Isn’t being a soldier something you should criticize?

There would not have been a man with a big heart who could complain that a nobleman cannot do something undignified when he is told to do so from above.

No, even if it had been there, a moderate massage would have discouraged it.

Thanks to this, the front line was able to build a quick and strong castle wall.

“We also want to have a wall like this.”

“The Empire did it too, so there’s no reason the North can’t do it.”

“I want to see it up close, is that possible?”

“It’s fine to go take a look right now, but wouldn’t it be better to say hello to Commander Thalia and have a conversation in person?”

“Can we meet?”

“sure.”

How could you possibly not introduce me to Thalia when you’ve come this far?

He led Princess Haehwa into the military to meet Commander Thalia.

“welcome.”

“hello. “It’s called Haehwa.”

“nice to meet you. “I heard a lot about it through Suhan Sangju.”

It’s been a while since I saw Thalia in person, she had lost some weight and her energy was very sharp.

And that momentum was enough to make Princess Haehwa fall in love.

“I think you’re so cool. I respect you! “I wish we had someone as great as Commander Thalia.”

“I’m not that great of a person. Additionally, I heard that the North is doing well in blocking the front lines.”

“I didn’t block it well. There were a lot of sacrifices. I was so sad. That’s why I want to be like you, Commander.”

“Oh my, you mean me?”

“He’s a great person. “You look great!”

It looks like Princess Haehwa has a missing tail on her butt again.

‘I thought it was strange that he showed unusual interest after I told him about Thalia… .’

It seems that what I told you about Thalia was the factor that created this situation.

The problem was Thalia, who did not have a good relationship with Baine, her biological daughter.

Plus, Princess Haehwa was a year younger than her daughter!

He was wagging his tail and saying that he liked Princess Haehwa, but there was no way he could accept that so casually.

Thalia could not bear the burdensome gaze of Princess Haehwa and turned her head away.

Princess Haehwa was busy expressing her feelings honestly regardless of whether Thalia said something or not.

‘Because you’re a foreigner, you say unfamiliar things without any hesitation.’

Thalia must have been tired of Princess Haehwa’s sociability and was desperate to talk her out of it.

“You said you came because you were curious about the front line. Is there any other place you want to see?”

“ah! right. “I want to see the castle walls up close.”

Thalia looked at me as if she had finally realized that she could be freed.

“I heard that you were in charge of guiding Princess Haehwa.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I will give you permission to go wherever you want to go, so would you mind asking the princess to guide you today?”

It would have been better to have been guided directly by Thalia, but she seemed to have been put off by Princess Haehwa’s burdensome friendliness.

“I’m busy with work. “Keuhum!”

She gestured with her hand to show a pile of documents piled on one side.

There was no need to make such an excuse.

“Sure. That was my original role.”

“It’s a shame. “Can we eat together?”

“of course. “We may not be able to give you as great a treat as the imperial palace, but we will be fully prepared.”

“and! thank you “It was a shame to leave like this, but I’m so happy.”

Princess Haehwa cleverly made a dinner date with Thalia.

It may be bad news for Thalia, but it was a pretty funny sight for me watching from the side, so I smiled to myself.

“I’ll take a look around the walls and even show you the market on the front line.”

“Is there a market?”

“yes. “If you go a little further in, there is a market like a city.”

Perhaps Princess Haehwa would have no choice but to like the market.

This is because it has become a place filled with unique items and a variety of things to see.

It was like that when I came here before, but now more things have changed.

In fact, I was also looking forward to seeing how the front line had changed.

Isn’t this the front line that I suggested and Erintina changed?

It was natural to feel proud when seeing the change.

“I’ll be back.”

“I’ll go back and look at it separately.”

“yes.”

When I saw Thalia, who seemed to have a lot to say, I smiled inwardly, answered, and moved along with Princess Haehwa.

“Wow, the castle wall is really high. We are much lower than this. “Because it’s this high, you can clearly see the contaminated area.”

Princess Haehwa was looking around the castle walls and pointed out the good and bad points quite keenly.

“Honestly, it’s not a pretty sight.”

“But I think it will be safer because the walls are high. “I think it would also be good for preparing for air-type monsters.”

“The air type is always a bit of a problem.”