episode_0473

“So the white wolf was destined to become the servant of the root snake.”

“I guess I was like this in my previous life too.”

“Yes. But it’s just a past life.”

“The vision came to visit me from my past life.”

“I didn’t know it from the beginning. I had some business for you. Your affections with the white wolf are conflicting.”

“······Really?”

I have to let Jules go.

“However, it is true that I like it more for complex reasons.”

Because Jules can never come back.

Isabelle smiled in a way that only then did I recognize.

Anne and Isabelle sat back and listened to the story about Jules.

A story about being born as a general’s child and spending his childhood in a cave with his younger brother, without anyone’s attention.

A story about settling in an ogre’s nest and losing one’s younger brother.

The story of how I met him.

A story about turning a person into a piece of meat with a single punch…

It wasn’t until I thought back on it that I realized that Jules’ life was just as miserable as mine.

‘Because of that shitty servant.’

“The life of a hero shines intensely, but when the light is strong, the shadows also remain dark.”

“What you are struggling with right now is just preparation to shine intensely.”

That’s how I comforted Isabelle, who had no self-esteem.

“What are you going to do now?”

“Start tomorrow to receive education about state affairs from Edward.”

“My brother is a busy person.”

“I said with my own mouth that I would make it possible for you to play the role of king.”

If so, I will do something.

In the first place, things like the duties of a king are not something I can teach.

“I’ll just head back now.”

Work must be done from multiple perspectives.

Now I have to go to that place called the Inner Demon World, and I wonder if I should take Isabel there with me.

“Go to sleep.”

“Stay safe.”

“Do I have any customs to protect Sihyeon?”

“It would be better to think of it as practicing keeping it.”

The mirror of a country that has adopted a monarchy is none other than its king.

The mirror clearly reflects what kind of person the king is and determines the rise and fall of a country.

“Do you know what the strictest education nobles receive? It’s about hiding your greed.”

Nevertheless, this person was giving me a hard time.

“···For three days, you must make it easy for Boksu to approach me.”

I came up with a good excuse and left the room.

The shabby room right next door.

I went into my room and casually took off my armor.

Isabel is going through the same process as Anne.

‘Am I someone you can rely on?’

I don’t think so.

I don’t know who brought it there, but a piece of pie that has cooled and hardened is sitting on the shelf.

‘Guardian knights also get snacks.’

Next to the pie, there was a small note from someone.

···bon appetite?

Who does cute things like this? My heart feels happy.

While eating the pie, I checked the rest of the equipment.

The black-edged assassin’s dagger seems to be good for multi-purpose use.

The problem is that it’s not in the sheath.

After wiping off the poison and oiling it, I put it in a drawer.

Sooo…

Juul’s hearing senses the sound of wind leaking due to changes in air currents.

As if there was a hole in the air.

“Are you here?”

Before I knew it, Seth appeared like a ghost, sitting on the bed with his legs crossed and looking up at me.

“A report has come in that you seem to be seeking power.”

“My power has never gone anywhere?”

“You can’t do that! You are registered as a test subject!”

It seems urgent.

It probably means that your position is at stake.

“But you can’t hide it forever. Now is the time to stop by Inoemagyeong.”

I can’t hear an answer.

In addition, I even feel negative emotions toward Seth.

‘···Why?’

Seth avoids my eyes.

“···I don’t know if it’s right to go there.”

“Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”

“As a scholar, I’m excited. It’s a new land, right? But… will the people whose lives have become rough thanks to you even now welcome them?”

It was a very normal and human concern.

It would be great if a servant could address that level of concern.

“If you miss the time, the goal will become deeper.”

A feeling of guilt appears in Seth’s eyes.

“···I am the dragon’s agent for the demi-humans of Pangea.”

“Then you know that the Hibi Desert should not be left as is, right?”

“Sihyeon. The population has been rapidly increasing since Edeline created nitrogen fertilizer. The total population increased by half in just 15 years? Even the land we have now is not enough.”

“The old people will squeeze the young people. Humans are not creatures that only claim to have plenty of food.”

“So what?”

I felt dizzy.

It looked different from the Korean-style population cliff.

“All you have to do is enact a law so that you can have fewer children.”

It is possible for a person to maintain the status quo by having only two children.

But Seth snorted.

“People will definitely accept that.”

As Seth said, it is difficult to stop this global trend.

In other words, there was no way.

“······Why are you suddenly thinking like that?”

“Because I peeked into your world through your memories engraved on the Magic Tower.”

terrestrial?

“The population increased several times in the 80 years after a scientist named Fritz Haber created nitrogen fertilizer. In the midst of two great wars! So, there are an insane number of people living in your world: 7 billion!”

“It’s because I went through war. People who could not adapt to the infant mortality rate had many children.”

Because many children died before they became adults.

“Then?”

“Medical and welfare benefits should only be provided to families with two children. Let’s prevent war.”

“······This is not something that Mage Tower can handle alone.”

“I will try to persuade you.”

But Seth still seemed dissatisfied with something.

“Do you know how quickly animals living in harsh places adapt and reproduce when they become abundant?”

“You just have to warn them before bringing them in. They too will eventually adapt to Pangea.”

Seth narrows his eyes and looks at me.

I’ve never had such global concerns before.

“Hibi Desert cannot exist without an owner. Hisibamak faces Lomaria, Junaira, and Horus on both sides.”

The hole in the very center of the continent will be filled.

For Yunaira, an opportunity to advance north. For Romaria, this is a step towards securing new lands and trade routes.

You may not have known it in the past, but the two countries have heavy crossbows.

‘If it were an era where tactics, not force, would win, Drekkar’s side would also take the gamble.’

In addition, there is no place to hide in the Hibi Desert, which will be the stage of war.

It is clear that there will be a war of attrition, and it is only natural that the young people remaining as surplus personnel will participate in the war.

‘People who lost their place because of me.’

It’s a future I don’t want to see.

“Your job is to prevent war here.”

“I’ll take care of it, so think carefully about what I said.”

“Hmph! The world must be overflowing with orphans.”

“It would be nice to introduce a biological mother confirmation method to avoid such trash.”

Expedients abound.

But I guess it doesn’t matter.

Once you realize that there is happiness beyond eating, emotional hunger will naturally hold you back.

“So, why did you come here?”

“Can’t I come visit you?”

“Ah~ Did you miss me?”

I picked up Seth, who had become sallow, and sat down on the bed.

“I’m out of my mind these days.”

“Why?”

“There is so much to do.”

“Just tell them to do it themselves.”

“I showed the way, but they rely on me too much.”

“It’s because you’re so hardworking.”

Why is it suddenly making a tickling sound?

Even so, it is understandable.

Because I have lived a life without any calculations.

But now I’m tired.

“When it’s all over… I’m going to farm in a quiet place.”

“Are you sick of it?”

“Yes. I’m sick of it.”

I want to start completely from scratch.

“I think I understand why Dantalian placed a spell on diligence.”

If I hadn’t been diligent, there’s no way I would have been able to withstand this kind of backlash.

This is something that no one, not even me, can endure.

“If the princess relies on you too much, it wouldn’t be a bad thing to be separated from you.”

With Isabel?

There is no particular emotion in Seth’s eyes.

“It’s a kind of… cultivating independence. After cleaning up the surrounding area, let’s go straight to Inoemagyeong.”

“Where is it?”

“I don’t know either.”

“Really?”

“We only know that it is in the east, but no one knows the exact location.”

There’s something this person doesn’t know either.

‘Now I look more like a person.’

I smelled the human scent and hugged the air freshener.

After that, I lay down on the bed leisurely.

“The two of us will board an airship loaded with preserved food in the vast ocean to find a new continent.”

“···How long will it take?”

“I don’t know. 3 months? 6 months? 1 year? I’ll take good care of you then.”

The laugh is obscene.

Looking at my coquettish gestures, I can already see myself spending my days being promiscuous.

“Did Seth know that Isabel and Edward were the widow’s archduke’s grandchildren?”

“Yes.”

Then you talk fast.

“There is someone who wants to reveal that.”

“Need help?”

“Yes. If such a request comes, I personally go out of my way to verify blood relatives and give a false answer.”

The way he looks up at me with a slightly hurt look in his eyes is extremely cute.

“Okay. So, don’t have an accident like today.”

“No problem.”

I hugged Seth’s slim waist.

With the arms I offered, I hugged the soft back of my head and buried it in my arms.

If it weren’t for the agents of the two dragons, Edeline and Seth, I wouldn’t have been able to come this far.

“Thank you.”