< Chapter 47 - The Engagement Ceremony >
Chapter 47 – The Engagement Ceremony
In fact, the reason for rushing back as soon as the battle was over was simple.
This is because the crows felt reluctant to stay in the wild land where their enemies were.
‘If it’s obvious, then it’s obvious.’
Because there have been years of hostility between us.
In fact, it was a miracle in itself that we were able to help this wild land across the border.
‘Strictly speaking, it would be more accurate to say that I came to put out the fire before it spread, rather than saying that I helped.’
The tragedy of the Paragon Kingdom was a major event that shook the entire continent.
It had happened only ten years ago, so there was not a single raven among them who did not know about the tragedy of the Paragon Kingdom.
Thanks to this, this operation was possible.
No one could be sure what would happen if the gates of hell were left open in the wild land.
‘Father is father, but… Count Hresvelg has made a decision.’
Perhaps they had used their wartime operational control to advance north without even reporting properly to the royal capital.
If Count Hresvelg’s decision had been half a day – no, an hour – later.
‘It must have been hard to stay safe.’
At least Uther himself.
I was confident that I could somehow protect Cordelia, but honestly, given the situation at the time, I doubted whether I would be able to protect my own life.
‘thank you.’
Yuder, who expressed his gratitude once again in his heart, turned his gaze to the side.
Not far away, Lena and Cordelia could be seen riding side by side.
Hahahoho, two angels moving forward while laughing.
‘Lena’s actions are important.’
As one of the five heroes, she was originally destined to die in the wild lands.
However, he did not die, and was now heading to the Kingdom of Cailun to meet the other five heroes, Landius and Kamael.
How will her survival affect the fate of the Pleiades?
‘Wouldn’t this also help Landius survive?’
In fact, the biggest mystery for Yuder at the moment was Landius’s death.
Why on earth did he die and how did he do it?
‘I don’t know the cause, so I don’t know how to stop it.’
When I first saw Landius and now.
Uder’s perception has changed.
This is because the perception of strength itself has changed.
‘I understand now that I’ve become stronger.’
The gap between simply looking at the strength of a game character in numbers and actually developing and using that strength.
Landius’s strength was truly incredible.
I couldn’t even imagine how strong Landius would be when he opened the Seven Gates of the Nine Heavens and Nine Gates, which could be considered his current limit.
‘There’s something, there’s something.’
Landius had said that he would come when the time came.
If Yuder himself had told Lena that he had opened a sect, there was a high chance that she would contact him in some way.
‘Perhaps just such an action could help us avoid death.’
With a positive mindset, Yuder looked at Lena and Cordelia again.
The sight of Cordelia looking up at Lena and chattering like a baby bird was like a painting.
‘hmm.’
When you try to enter appreciation mode.
“Prince Yude.”
“Prince Lucas.”
Yuder looked back at Lucas, who was approaching him with various words, and smiled.
Because even Uther had a conscience.
For some reason, Yuder felt sorry towards Lucas.
“I’m sorry I had to leave you like this······.”
“No, there were circumstances. I never thought that you two would receive a secret order from the Holy Cross Guardians······. Instead, our Hresvelg Count family almost messed things up.”
Lucas was quite misunderstood, having heard distorted information from somewhere.
From the beginning, it seemed that they thought that leaving Count Hresvelg’s house and heading to Frost Anvil was a mission for the Holy Cross Guardians.
‘What should I do with this?’
Up until now, Yuder had been diligently exploiting the Holy Cross Guardians and the Fairy Queen, but this time things were a bit different.
It is better not to use false information if it can be verified or if it is likely to cause problems when the truth is revealed later.
‘Lucas is still something to watch.’
Red Wind had made a firm promise to come to the Kingdom of Cailun to help Uther and Cordelia after gaining experience in the wild lands.
Lucas also had to be raised well(?) and used as a force for the future playable character alliance.
‘Um… well, let’s solve it later.’
Not now, but when the situation stabilizes a bit more.
Because I hadn’t even been able to return to Thunderdoom Fortress yet.
“But Prince Yu De.”
“Yes, Prince Lucas.”
Lucas suddenly blushed as Yuder answered softly.
Yuder flinched for a moment at that shy reaction, but kept his composure, and Lucas, despite his large size, squirmed and spoke.
“There… I have a favor to ask.”
“Yes, go ahead.”
“Can I ask you to spar with me?”
Her face was still red, but her eyes were serious.
If you think about it, the reason Lucas approached Yuder and asked to be his friend in the first place was because he wanted a ‘rival!’
‘Oh, that’s why your face is red.’
He came forward, saying that he needed a rival and that he had no enemies among his peers, but Uther and Cordelia had already advanced far ahead of him.
‘hmm.’
Uther faced Lucas, who was looking at him with a faint smile.
Looking at those sparkling eyes, I realized once again that he was a sixteen year old boy.
‘I can help you with the training.’
The question was to what extent they would tolerate each other.
In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the gap between Yuder and Lucas at the moment was like heaven and earth.
Lucas had been much stronger than Yuder until just a couple months ago, but the last couple months were the problem.
Because Uder has undergone a truly remarkable change.
‘Even in terms of simple physical ability, Cordelia would be superior.’
Lucas must have trained hard, but even so, his limits were clear.
I’m probably around level 20 now.
Cordelia, on the other hand, was only level 71.
The level is that of a gangster, so even if there is a difference in occupation between a swordsman and a magician, Cordelia is bound to be much stronger.
Just physical ability, not overall combat power.
However, Uther overwhelmed Cordelia with his physical prowess.
‘If I really dealt with it, I might end up frustrated, right?’
Even the Red Wind, who used to chase after Cordelia, calling her “sister”, once burst into tears in despair at the difference in skill between the two.
Lucas, who was proud of his talent, might have been completely ruined.
‘Let’s do it in moderation.’
Moderately enough to foster Lucas’s spirit of victory.
“Prince Yude······?”
While Yuder was alone and thinking, Lucas, who had been fidgeting with his fingers with an anxious expression, opened his mouth again, and Yuder nodded.
“Understood. We will have a duel once we reach Thunderdoom Fortress. My heart is pounding at the thought of sparring with Prince Lucas.”
“Me too! Since long ago, that······.”
When Lucas, who had been answering excitedly, suddenly trailed off, Yuder laughed again.
I spoke on behalf of Lucas, who was secretly cute.
“Because sparring with your rivals is the best way to improve your skills.”
“Haha… that’s right.”
A line from the story of Builtvine’s Heroes.
Lucas, who had been embarrassed to even say that Yuder was his rival because he had already realized that Yuder was stronger than him, was very happy when Yuder said that he was his rival first.
His face became even redder.
‘So cute.’
As Yuder tried to suppress his laughter, Lucas, who had been coughing for no reason, turned to Cordelia and said.
“Miss Cordelia has become more beautiful.”
“Yes, now you really are an angel.”
He succeeded in returning to his ancestors and became an angel.
In the original, this was something that happened around the time the seven great disasters occurred, so it was a huge leap forward.
When Yuder spoke with a pleased face, Lucas blinked and then made a subtle expression.
“Prince Lucas?”
“Yes? Ah… yes. That’s right. You are Prince Yuder’s angel. Miss Cordelia.”
Lucas laughed awkwardly, and Uther just laughed along without really correcting him.
“Then I’ll see you again later.”
“Yes, see you later.”
Lucas, who had paid his respects with a silent bow, gathered his words again and went to Count Hresvelg’s side, while Juder quietly went over the schedule.
‘First, I’ll go to Thunderdoom Fortress… Then, I’ll go to Langest via Berdfolnir… So, obtaining the blessing of autumn in the valley will be the key.’
A valley on the side of a mountain, a point of contact with the Paul Fairies.
It wasn’t hard to meet Cordelia, who just had to call out to Little Star while she was bathing, but it was a bit of a challenge to go there on purpose.
‘Well, it’ll work out somehow.’
If it’s not enough, you can just take a short romantic getaway.
Yuder, who was thinking of exploding with rage if Adelia heard that, looked straight ahead again. This was because Cordelia was approaching.
“Yuder, Yuuder.”
“huh?”
“You know, you know.”
Cordelia, who had come close to Uther, looked around and spoke in a very small voice.
“My older sister and uncle… I think something is wrong.”
It’s not normal.
Uther turned to Adelia and Gale, his expression lukewarm.
The two people who were stuck together looked at each other and chatted, and it was literally filled with pink.
“Right? It’s not normal, is it?”
It was the moment Cordelia spoke.
Gail and Adelia, who had been looking around, brought their faces closer and shared a brief kiss.
Just a moment.
Two people who briefly bumped into each other and then immediately fell apart.
Gail laughed awkwardly, and Adelia blushed brightly, not knowing what to do.
And the crows who happened to witness the sight all had the same rotten expression on their faces, and Cordelia opened her eyes wide.
“Hey, Yudera?”
Two, two, they just kissed! Kiss!
At the primitive gaze, Yuder narrowed his eyebrows once again.
It seems that something happened in the few days between leaving the wild lands and heading to Thunderdoom Fortress that caused things to take a turn for the worse between the two.
‘What, what. What happened? What happened to you two? Huh? In just a few days?’
It was when Cordelia, who was very excited, was glaring wildly.
“Cordelia.”
“Huh? Do you think you know something? Do you know something?”
“No, my sister is coming.”
Cordelia almost fell off her horse at Uther’s words, but she somehow regained her balance and quickly turned her head.
As Yuder said, Adelia was approaching us.
“Cordelia.”
“Oh, sis.”
Both sisters’ faces turned red, although the reasons were different.
Adelia looked back at Uther and then spoke to Cordelia again.
“I have something to tell you. Come here.”
“Okay. I’ll go.”
Cordelia glanced back at Uther and approached Adelia, and the two of them soon began to advance, their horses facing each other.
‘What are you trying to say? No, I want to ask you something more.’
What happened?
Cordelia waited, suppressing her pounding heart, and Adelia, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.
“Cordelia.”
“huh.”
“When I get back, I’ll have an engagement ceremony.”
“huh?”
betrothal?
who?
Adelia coughed again at the look in her eyes that was so clear, then spoke a little shamelessly.
“Me. Me and Prince Gale.”
Have an engagement ceremony.
Because the wedding was too early.
Because both sides had things to deal with.
Cordelia’s eyes widened and her mouth opened like a carp at Adelia’s bombshell announcement.
“Wow, wow, wow”
“Why, why, why.”
“No, I guess not. How many days have you two been seeing each other?”
This isn’t a Disney comic where you fall in love the moment you meet and get married the next day!
Adelia laughed in response to Cordelia’s strong argument.
“I’ve been seeing you for over a month.”
It’s not a few days. It’s been over a month, so it’s been several dozen days.
But Cordelia still looked unconvinced, and Adelia pursed her lips as she spoke.
“That’s how noble marriages are. It’s rare for someone to get married because they love each other. If you have a chance like this, you have to seize it. And you two were already engaged in a prenatal marriage. You didn’t even meet.”
At first, Adelia stuttered several times, but towards the end, she gained momentum and began to speak very smoothly.
When Cordelia was unable to respond immediately to the sudden counterattack, Adelia struck again.
“But right now, we like each other so much that we can’t live without each other. Isn’t that right?”
“Oh, no, that······.”
It’s not like I’m really dying or unable to live······.
Adelia, who thought Cordelia was embarrassed because she was hesitating, snickered and said.
“Anyway, just know that. Okay?”
“Yeah.”
“Why is your expression like that? Do you not like it?”
“No, it’s great. Congratulations, sis.”
“Yes, I too… will bless you two.”
In any case, they were a really well-matched couple.
Adelia smiled and stroked Cordelia’s head, then rode her horse again to Gale’s side, and Uther filled Adelia’s empty spot.
“I heard you two are engaged?”
“Huh? Huh. How did you know?”
“Sometimes I don’t know if it has a good sense or not. Is it developed only for combat, like a beast?”
“Falling behind?”
Cordelia instinctively swore, pouted her lips a few times, and then looked back at Adelia.
It was really pretty and lovely to see him moving forward while chatting with Gail.
‘oh my god.’
That sister is getting engaged.
That too with Uncle Gale.
‘engagement.’
The pre-marriage stage.
The stage where you announce to the world that you are going to get married.
‘and······.’
Oh my gosh. They really did change a lot from the original.
My sister, that sister is getting engaged. She’s getting married.
Cordelia stared blankly in admiration several times, then suddenly realized one thing.
engagement.
marriage.
‘for a moment.’
Wait, wait, wait.
One fact.
In the original, it was practically forgotten, and at the time, people were only thinking about changing the future, so one fact was soon forgotten.
The future has changed.
Cordelia was not kidnapped by the Devil’s Hand in Langest, and of course she did not go missing.
Uther did not go north to find his fiancée, and the northern barbarians did not invade.
The Counts of Bayer were alive and well, and the Counts of Chase were alive and well.
The changes that result from it.
In the original, the engagement between Uther and Cordelia was bound to end naturally.
But not now.
Rather, the situation became much more solid.
Cordelia quickly turned to look at Yuder, and stared intently at his handsome profile. When Yuder sensed her gaze and turned to look at her, she quickly turned her head away again to avoid eye contact.
One fact.
It’s funny that I only just remembered it now, but it was so important.
‘If I keep going like this, will I marry Yuder?’
With Yuderang.
With Outboxer009.
Cordelia blinked. Her mind went blank and she couldn’t think of anything.
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