episode_0420

He went deep into the mountain alone and buried the elf.

They ruined their work because of me, but I didn’t want to make them work hard until the end.

Those who participated in the operation were provided with time to take a nap, and I plan to do the same.

After this question and answer is over.

“What does it mean?”

“You must not listen to the white wolf’s song. I find myself following the sound of the song as if possessed by a ghost.”

“···Are you saying that a white wolf can possess a person?”

“Yes. If it weren’t for Coctus House, I would have been stuck.”

There were witnesses, but the chieftain simply did not believe me.

It seemed suspicious.

“I don’t understand. Didn’t you say it was a song? Why are the other soldiers okay?”

A sharp question came in.

“···I don’t know about that either.”

“Isn’t that it? Because the white wolf is a heterosexual person who likes human men…”

After receiving the notice from the supply officer, House of Lords Shivon kept his mouth shut.

I didn’t really reply, and the administration office soon became dead quiet.

“···Used bolts must be claimed at the supply station. Of course, you have to tell them how to use it, and this story will continue as is. Stories that are skipped will be uploaded to the top. So, speak the truth without hiding anything.”

“That’s all.”

“Ha.”

Chief Baek seems to be fed up with my consistently negative attitude.

In the end, I sighed and regained my bearings.

“···It’s fortunate that we learned of the White Wolf’s new ability, but there will be an investigation from the higher-ups saying they will question Deputy Chief Seal. Otherwise, you will receive a call order. You may not become a knight.”

Although the words only hinted at probability, the look in his eyes showed his confidence that it would happen.

‘I ruined everything because of Shir.’

Things started to turn into a headache.

“···Okay.”

If you cannot be promoted, you will desert immediately.

Immediately afterwards, he will meet with Edelin, tell her the situation, and attempt to assassinate her.

‘I can’t believe half a year of hard work was shattered because of an old friend showing his face.’

My stomach felt clogged, and I sighed with relief.

“I’ll go outside for a moment.”

No one stopped me.

After quietly leaving the barracks, I let out a sigh that had reached my uvula.

“Whoa… It’s really starting…”

it’s over.

All the work I had done for 6 months was in vain in just one moment.

kidnap?

It was clearly Shir’s doing.

Otherwise, how could there not be any guards or traps on the way?

“Did something happen?”

······Anne was smiling brightly, in contrast to me.

You need to clearly draw a line with this person.

If I choose the next best option, I will never survive.

“I thought about it.”

The smiling face hardens slightly.

Their eyes were full of anticipation, and they didn’t show the slightest worry, as if they were looking at a rosy future.

···You’ll be hurt, right?

“To conclude, it probably won’t work.”

As expected, I felt like my heart had dropped, and eventually I lost my anger.

“···Yes?”

“I don’t think it’s something to talk about here, but why don’t we take a walk?”

If you die, it’s right to organize everything.

So let’s get it sorted and let’s go.

Everything.

* * * * * *

“Don’t you know why I came here?”

“···Yes.”

“Last night’s operation failed. There will be a disciplinary committee, and I probably won’t be able to become a knight. In the worst case, you will be dishonorably discharged.”

When the disciplinary committee is convened, my past is also convened.

Who would want to put a soldier in whom the head of an enemy country showed interest… and even a person from another country, to a high-ranking position?

No one will do that.

I cannot become a Royal Knight.

‘I need to end my relationship with Anne soon.’

If Anne had a healthy mind, she would not have refused.

However, even now, this crazy and promiscuous relationship with women cannot be increased any further.

─I already promised to go back to Edeline.

“First, I will wait for the results, and if they are confirmed, I plan to desert and go kill the enemy myself.”

“Yes…? Why all of a sudden?”

“I’m just going to finish my sloppy ending. I’ll probably die there.”

Anne froze like a stone.

Would it be correct to say that he was speechless rather than frozen?

Actually, there is no way I will die.

However, Anne is not a person to be listened to by words.

I had no choice but to tell a lie.

“So, no.”

Anne raises her eyes at that one word.

Soon, he boldly approached me, grabbed my collar, and started shaking me.

“Don’t do that! Otherwise, it won’t work, right?! Why are you taking revenge?! Even if you take revenge, if you die, it’s over!”

“I live for that.”

I had never told a lie like this before, so I couldn’t help but swallow it.

When I saw the crying eyes, my heart weakened.

The sadness in my eyes fills to the limit, both emotionally and physically.

The spout opened arbitrarily, trying to make up an excuse.

“It’s a little different from the story told in the temple, but death does not mean the end. Not to Anne or anyone else.”

Tears welled up in Anne’s eyes and began to flow.

“Then revenge is even more of a meaningless act, right?! So—!”

“It has meaning to me.”

“What does it mean?!”

When I held Anne and stroked her head, she whimpered and cried.

What should I do to comfort you?

After much thought, I opened my mouth.

“Like now, sometimes things will happen that you don’t understand no matter how you think about it. As you live, you may meet someone whose intentions you cannot understand.”

“Don’t go…”

“But everything in the world, from a grain of sand to a drop of water, has a cause and effect. So, it may be providence to leave some things as they are.”

“Don’t talk nonsense…!”

Tears like chicken droppings are running down my cheeks.

“I’ve never had children, but if I did, I’d probably be similar to you. I can’t tell you how much fun it was teaching you.”

“Don’t talk nonsense…!”

“So, I wanted to see you happy.”

“Don’t talk nonsense!!!”

It was extremely embarrassing.

People can’t always get what they want.

I hope that this person realizes this through this opportunity and uses it as nourishment to make his future even a little brighter.

“And, I’m dating someone─ Ugh?!”

Anne’s spicy fist stuck in her lower abdomen.

I comforted Anne, who was crying, for a long time.

‘If I keep doing this, what happens if I get caught alive later?’

Then I might really get stabbed.

···Let’s think about it then.

How much did he comfort Anne like that?

After a while, I discovered a very small sign.

─Isabel.

Sitting with your back to the wall, you can’t see it with your eyes, but you can hear it with your ears.

When I was so embarrassed, my heart was pounding and my heart was beating like crazy.

And it was clicking something, as if it were a hand habit.

It sounds like opening a pocket watch, or like the lid of an oil lighter.

‘I feel dizzy.’

I don’t think there has ever been a time when the lineup was as twisted as it was today.

I feel like the world has abandoned me.

“···I will never let you die.”

The charm I feel from Anne catches my attention.

“I care about you, but I cannot sit idly by if you get in the way of my revenge.”

In the end, I ended up saying cold words.

Anne froze in my arms, and then she looked at me intently.

“If things hadn’t turned out like this… would Lee have liked me?”

“I have always liked you. It wasn’t the shape you wanted…”

Human emotions are so close that it is difficult to categorize them… they are barely a page apart.

So it doesn’t matter if you’re not thirsty for love.

Because what people ultimately want is none other than bonding.

“I probably liked it─”

─Chief Baek! We’re in big trouble!

House of Lords Shiborn rushes into the executive office in a huff.

It became difficult to continue talking in the chaotic atmosphere.

“I have to go.”

Anne must have sensed that something was amiss, so she moved out of my way.

Isabel also turns around to the corner where I can’t see and heads to the administration office.

‘What on earth is going on?’

Everyone in the administration office was staring at me with stern faces, as if they were talking behind my back.

“I saw the House of Representatives running away. Did something happen?”

“···He died, that deserter.”

Isabel speaks carefully and looks at me.

“They say they broke all the bones in the body, folded them into a wooden barrel, and sent them away.”

It’s my fault.

In the end, I was retaliated against.

If the mission would fail, the elf standing guard should not have been killed.

“···Sorry.”

“That’s not the problem.”

Are you saying that the problem is that people are dead?

House of Lords Shiborn couldn’t take his eyes off me.

His eyes were full of doubt.

“On the wooden barrel, it was written like this. ‘Do not disturb.’ That’s it.”

─It is the final blow.

This is like advertising that I am the person who smells like a shadow.

If it hadn’t been an unofficial operation, the military police might have arrested me right away.

‘If this happens, there will be no escape.’

As expected, Baek In-jang gives him a murderous look.

“···It seems like Deputy Chief Dewin has a lot of secrets?”

“Not at all. I─” “No need to make excuses.”

In the end, I was speechless.

“In any case, the White Wolf wants the Deputy White Chief, and the Deputy White Wolf would not want to fall into the hands of the White Wolf.”

yes.

But if the story goes like this, I…

“Chief Deputy will never participate in a scouting mission again.”

‘I thought it would be like this.’

go out

It would seem strange to step forward in this situation.

“An inspector will come down from headquarters within a week. For my part, I hope that you will confess everything obediently, even if it means considering the future of Vice President.”

Within a week?

In any case, there was no longer any possibility of joining the Royal Knights.

It would be better to pack your bags and leave the military base at dawn.

Let’s ask for forgiveness from Edeline separately.

And─

“···Did that person commit a sin?”

Strange words interrupt my thoughts.

···Isabel?

“But it’s clear that he’s hiding something.”

“What on earth are you hiding?”

“Look at the situation. A phrase that had never changed in 10 years has changed. Isn’t it obvious that there is something there? No matter how much it is said to be Baek In-man’s motive,…”

“No. That person is already innocent. That person──”

“Isabel!”

It had to be stopped quickly.

If you lie any further, your promise with the general commander will be broken!

If you make a mistake, even human Susan or Jean may not be able to become knights!

“Do not speak. I just need to be investigated.”

“Everyone has already been investigated by the military police commander!”

…I’m going back.

Why on earth are you being so emotional?

Why are you making me go to such lengths to fix things?

It was natural for suspicion to deepen in Baek In-jang’s gaze.

“In the first place, Dewin was──”

“Isabel─!”

Only then did Isabel close her mouth.

“Are you crazy?! Were you the type of person who could trample on other people’s hopes like trash just because you made a mistake?!”

Isabel opens her eyes and looks at me.

Then, I finally lowered my gaze.

The administration office went cold at my swearing.

The soldiers who were good at hearing my shouting were already concentrating on this conversation.

···Not just one or two.

“What do you mean by that?”

“I will have a conversation with the inspector general.”

Baek In-jang looks at me intently.

I avoided the Baek In-jang’s gaze, sighed, and sat back in his chair.

And, he looks up at me with just his eyes.

“I give this order as the white leader of the 3rd Reconnaissance Company. Stay on probation until the inspector arrives.”

···okay.

In the meantime, I guess I should pack my bags.