episode_0340

On the other hand, what about me?

In fact, I am willing to take advantage of ethnic minorities.

The only difference is that instead of wanting them to work hard for the ’empire’ like the princess and Thalia, he wants them to work hard for ‘humanity’.

‘Talia seems to think that what is for humanity is for the empire. Otherwise, I’m not the kind of person who would apologize so obediently.’

Thanks to this, it seemed like my words were taken in a more positive light than I had feared.

“I am a person who has lived my whole life for the empire. So I can’t immediately agree with your opinion. But I can understand why you have to do that. “It is also true that my actions today were careless.”

If it were Thalia from before, would she have been able to listen to me and come up with an answer like this?

Any Thalia I’ve ever experienced would have shown strong resistance.

However, it seems as if her work with Baine had changed her, and she was showing a more tolerant side.

“I’m a little embarrassed because I didn’t know I could be understood this much. Still, thank you for understanding.”

It seemed like not only the kids were growing, but Talia was growing too.

It was quite a strange feeling to find out that people around me had grown so much without me knowing.

The friendly atmosphere with Thalia is

“Did you receive separate accommodation?”

“Yes.” “If you’re grateful, don’t go to the dorm. Stay by my side. “I don’t think I can understand why a lover I haven’t seen in a long time leaves me coldly.”

“… All right.”

Boss of the organization, do you want to pay back the money and come into my bed? It seems like a threat.

What’s even more absurd here is that I’m the one who would choose the latter.

“I’m sure no one has reserved a time before me, right?”

As you know, Rebecca and Fran were in the military camp right now.

Thalia asked me if I was aware of them, and I quietly answered that I was not.

“You probably heard that I came. “I haven’t met him in person yet.”

After showing Princess Haehwa to the front line, we went straight to dinner, so where would we have time to meet?

“Well, that’s a shame.”

Thalia smiled slyly, looking not at all sad.

He has a unique, languid smile when he’s drunk for a long time, and that was exactly the expression he had at that time.

And usually, when she smiled like that, she would go to bed after drinking.

“You hit first, so you’re mine tonight.”

Thalia’s eyes sparkled, revealing a deep possessive desire for me.

I nodded without even making a sound.

I had no reason to rebel because I was willing to be hers.

※ ※ ※

Princess Haehwa seemed to like the day she spent on the front line and wanted to spend another day.

Thalia coolly allowed Princess Haehwa to stay one more day.

And that decision was a fortunate one for me.

This is because I failed to tell Thalia about the Resurrection Stone yesterday.

Princess Haehwa, who had looked around the castle walls yesterday, was now curious about the outside.

In particular, there was a lot of curiosity about the land that was once a contaminated area and then was purified.

“You’ve already purified so much.”

“This is nothing compared to the lands that will be purified in the future.”

“Isn’t there an attack coming here?”

“There will be no time for that. “There are constant attacks from our side.”

The reason the monsters were unable to reclaim the purified area was because children were constantly digging up the contaminated area.

They are busy defending against our attacks, so do they have the presence of mind to attack to reclaim the purified area?

“The best defense is the best offense.”

“oh.”

Princess Haehwa nodded her head loudly, as if she had learned something good.

“Can we go a little deeper? I want to see the contaminated area. “I wondered if there was something different from the North.”

Princess Haehwa toured the Jeonghwa area and became a little more greedy.

“You mean deeper here?”

Although there must be soldiers guarding the purified area, entering the contaminated area was a very dangerous act.

You can encounter monsters at any time in the contaminated area.

“Is it too much to do?”

“The risk of encountering monsters is too great. “We don’t have the manpower to keep the princess safe.”

“Why are you protecting me? You don’t need to be protected. I am an awakened person. “We caught monsters in the north too.”

“You went hunting? “You mean already?”

“In the North, people go to hunt monsters when they turn 15.”

He starts hunting monsters at a much younger age than expected.

“Isn’t 15 too young?”

“I never thought it was strange because it was normal in the North.”

“I think they need to be protected at least until they are 19 years old, when their bodies are fully grown.”

“It would be more accurate to say that even if I wanted to, I couldn’t. “It’s not easy in the North.”

I think I understand why the awakened people of the north have no choice but to be strong.

This is a difference in living environment.

There is bound to be a difference in the skills of an Awakened person who grew up jumping into actual combat to protect the country from the age of 15 and an Awakened person who grows up under the protection of adults in a safe place until the age of 19.

The difference in experience cannot be ignored.

‘It’s a structure where only the strong survive.’

For example, imagine that someone like Shasha was born in the North.

Each person is bound to have slightly different talents, but if you are born in the North, you will not survive and die at a young age.

‘If we continue to waste talent like this, the North will have a hard time surviving.’

Even if we survive in the present by destroying future possibilities, karma will one day strike the North.

‘It must have been okay because so many awakened people have been born so far.’

But isn’t there any certainty that many awakened people will be born in the future?

We could not continue to allow children with talents that had not yet developed to lose their lives in vain on the battlefield.

When that child’s talents have fully blossomed, wouldn’t he be able to do even greater things than he can do now?

“If a monster comes out, I will deal with it. So, can I go in for a little bit?”

“This is a problem I cannot decide on my own.”

At least talk to Thalia… !

thud!!!

“It’s a monster!!”

Something unusual happened in the purified land.

“monster? “Has a monster really appeared?”

“It seems like that. “Let’s go now, princess.”

I know that there was no way Princess Haehwa couldn’t deal with a single monster, but the person who had to deal with the monster was the soldier, not me or Princess Haehwa.

“I want to help you, can I?”

“It’s not possible. princess. “It could be a problem.”

The reckless use of force in another country could be a sensitive issue.

Especially isn’t this the front line?

It was a place where you could do anything if you wanted to catch a pod.

The fact that it was meant to save the soldiers of the empire will be completely trampled.

“If it becomes dangerous, I will step in.”

Of course that won’t happen.

How many soldiers are standing guard here, but how can they not stop a single monster?

Kwaaaang!!!!!!!

“Fuck it! “Why aren’t you dying?!”

“Ahh!”

“No damage!”

“Shouldn’t we retreat?”

“Hold on, you bastard!! Reinforcements will come soon! “Just hold on!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

I forced myself to look away from Princess Haehwa’s gaze, which held many meanings.

The soldier was unable to stop a single monster.

“Wow, it’s so big.”

An exclamation flowed from Princess Haehwa’s mouth.

The distance between the monster and us wasn’t that far, but the monster’s huge body was visible between the falling trees.

“Where did that guy come from again?”

The guy with blue skin had a disgustingly muscular body.

Just like the muscles that bodybuilders carve with care, one by one.

It was so big that I could tell what it was just by looking at it.

“That’s all there is to a body that big with one eye… .”

“Are all monsters in the empire that big?”

“No, that monster alone is excessively large. “The monster itself is characterized by its large size.”

The problem is how that guy got here.

“A monster that has one eye and has a body similar to that of a human at first glance, but is at least 3 meters tall. “We call them ‘giants.’”

giant.

I thought it wouldn’t be easy to block the giant’s path with the current number of people.

Because they are so tenacious, they will take most attacks and overcome them at a tickling level.

“You seem really strong, but aren’t you in big trouble now?”

“you’re right. “You’re in big trouble.”

The well-managed purification area was in chaos because it could not stop a single giant.

Every time the giant moved his arms and legs, the trees fell and the ground turned over.

Soldiers who are struggling to stop it are getting swept away and getting hurt.

No matter what they do, they won’t be able to stop the giant’s actions, so it’s as if they are getting hurt pointlessly.

I finally said something to the frustrated soldiers.

“Don’t try to block, just avoid! And then draw the giant’s attention and lure it to where the contaminated zone is!”

At first glance, isn’t this an opponent that you have absolutely no chance of winning?

Then, instead of fighting against it, I should have found another way to stop it, but I was just messing around and provoking the giant with useless abilities, which was just pathetic and frustrating.

‘Once again, I see how great our kids are.’

A few soldiers, distracted by my shouting, began trying to get the giant’s attention.

But catching aggro was not easy.

The giant was very excited because attacks were coming from all directions.

In fact, the attacked giant only had a few small scratches on its body.

“Look this way!! Yaaa!!”

The giant ignored the soldier’s lamenting voice and started walking towards the castle wall.

With that size and strength, even if it doesn’t collapse, it should be able to make a few gold pieces.

“I can stop it!”

At that time, Princess Haehwa cried out anxiously as she waited for my permission.

Although he couldn’t come forward because of my words, he seemed anxious to help the injured soldiers.