< Chapter 55 - Entering the Royal Capital >
Chapter 55 – Entering the Royal Capital
The power source for the carriage was a living animal, a horse.
That’s why the carriage couldn’t run 24 hours a day. Not only would the coachman get tired, but the horses themselves couldn’t run 24 hours a day.
“In fact, humans have better endurance.”
Cordelia, who was sitting outside the carriage resting after hearing Uther’s words, opened her eyes wide.
“Really? That’s a ridiculous lie. Where are you trying to lie again? I won’t fool you. Last time, you lied that storks lay chicks, not eggs.”
“No, that’s not to the extent that it’s the fault of the person being deceived······. It’s my fault for deceiving them.”
“joy.”
“Anyway, that’s that, and this is the truth. I don’t know about anything else, but humans have really amazing endurance.”
As Uther spoke quite seriously, Cordelia frowned suspiciously and asked.
“Really?”
“This time, for real.”
It was an unbelievable story, but it was true.
Although horses were superior to humans in terms of top speed, humans were far superior in their ability to maintain their own speed.
Therefore, if you go a certain distance, it may be faster to just run than to ride a horse.
“This story is becoming more and more difficult to believe?”
“But it’s true.”
“Then why are you riding a horse? In the movies and dramas I’ve seen, they always ride horses to deliver urgent news. Oh, right. That’s right. That’s true. I learned about horseback riding in school, too.”
Cordelia counted on her fingers as if it was impossible this time, going through her memories one by one.
Clearly, in historical dramas and textbooks, the character delivering urgent news was always riding a horse.
“It’s for a simple and obvious reason.”
“For what reason?”
“It’s hard if people run themselves.”
When you ride a horse, it’s hard for the horse, but when you run yourself, it’s hard for the person.
As Uder had said, the reason was simple and obvious.
“Well, but when you’re in a hurry, you should put aside the difficult things and convey the message quickly first.”
“Yes. That’s why I have to ride horses even more.”
“What? You said earlier that people were faster.”
“You can change horses in the middle of a ride.”
“ah?”
Cordelia opened her eyes wide and then found herself clapping her hands together.
“I see?”
You can change horses in the middle of a conversation.
So, if you have urgent news to deliver, you can keep the pace by changing horses.
You just need to get on a new horse before the old one gets tired and slows down.
“Wait a minute, so it’s the same with people, you can just pass the baton, right? If it’s about conveying news, you can do it through letters or something like that.”
“That makes sense, but isn’t a horse faster at top speed? If you approach it from the perspective that you have to keep changing horses before you get tired, then a horse would be faster than a person, right?”
“Ugh.”
That was right.
And Uther smiled brightly at Cordelia’s reaction.
Cordelia, who at first insisted that horses were faster, now changed her thinking to, “Why should people ride horses when people are faster?”
‘This is the basics of persuasive speaking.’
Naturally guide the other person’s thoughts in this direction.
It makes me affirm things I used to deny without me knowing.
“And sometimes, the person itself is important, right? So in the end, it’s better to ride a horse.”
“Euuum… I see.”
As Cordelia nodded, Uther smiled again and continued speaking.
“Anyway, when you travel on horseback, you need to rest properly. You get tired faster than you think.”
“Hmm, I think I get it.”
If it’s a carriage trip, I’ve done it several times already.
But that was just then.
Cordelia laughed out loud at the thought that suddenly occurred to her and looked at Uther.
“In that sense, our Yuder is the best vehicle because it can run all day long?”
Because it’s faster than a horse and doesn’t tire.
Even when going up and down the Flex Mountain, it was Yuder who ran without stopping for a moment while carrying Cordelia on his back.
“Well, that’s great. I like it. That’s our horse, Yuder.”
As Cordelia patted his head as if praising him, Uder narrowed his eyes and said.
“By the way, I haven’t given you the detonation line yet?”
“My lord. No, Prince Yuder. Are you tired? Would you like me to put a pillow on your lap? Cordelia is always ready.”
Uther laughed at the sight of Cordelia speaking while slapping her knees, and thought that it was a good idea to create a blast line.
“You have a face that looks like you’re thinking about something bad.”
“No way. I thought we should make a better detonation line.”
“It’s a great idea. I wish it was a little lighter than it is now. I wish it was more flexible. Right now, it’s a bit like a wire, to be honest.”
When the topic of the bombing came up, Cordelia at first opened her mouth playfully, but soon became very serious.
Not simply because the explosions are good, but because I wanted to make better use of the detonator, which is a fairly practical and powerful weapon.
‘When I see you like this, you really look like a warrior.’
What if Cordelia was a warrior character instead of a wizard?
‘Maybe I’ve become stronger than I am now.’
In fact, he was still quite good at martial arts. He was also very fast at learning the martial arts of the Bayer family.
“And if you’re going to make it, why not use something like dynamite… C4 or something….”
“Wait, wait. Dynamite? C4?”
“Oh, maybe that’s a bit too much?”
“No, I can make it.”
“What? Really?”
There was a moment of madness in Cordelia’s eyes – no, there was light, and Juder, startled, shrugged his shoulders and spat out words as if trying to collect himself.
“No, no. It’s only theoretically possible. Time and other things······.”
“If you have it, you can really make it, right? Yes?”
“maybe?”
In fact, the detonation line had already been created.
It might be difficult to make C4, but it was possible to make something like dynamite somehow.
“Wow! Our house is the best! Seriously the best!”
Everyone’s attention was focused on Cordelia as she jumped up from her seat and hugged Uther while screaming.
“Hey, hey. Cordelia. Hey!”
“Ah! I love it! I love it so much, Yuder!”
But Cordelia hugged Uther’s head and liked it, seemingly oblivious to the gazes of those around her, and Uther closed his mouth in embarrassment and joy.
‘Sorry, everyone.’
I could feel the knights’ cold gaze, but there was nothing I could do.
But Yuder’s happy times did not last long, because he felt a gaze that he could not ignore.
“Cordelia! Cordelia!”
“Huh? Huh? Oh. Yeah.”
Cordelia, who had barely come to her senses, blushed at the sound of coughing around her, then awkwardly smiled and headed towards the carriage, while Uther stood up and faced the gaze that he could not ignore – that of Lord Cornwell, who was approaching him.
“Juder Bayer. Can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Of course, Lord Cornwall.”
As soon as Uther responded, Lord Cornwell nodded to a distant location.
“Let’s take a walk for a bit.”
“yes.”
Lord Cornwell, who never left Princess Darian’s side, led Uther to a place quite far away, perhaps because there were many knights around.
A few minutes like that.
As they advanced to a place where their conversation was out of earshot, Lord Cornwell stopped.
“Juder Bayer.”
“Yes, Lord Cornwall.”
“It’s a little late, but… I’d like to express my gratitude.”
“Thank you… are you saying that?”
“Thanks to you and Miss Cordelia, I was able to save the rainbow grass.”
All Princess Darian knew was the location of Akeima’s dungeon and the information that the rainbow grass grew in its deepest part.
“If you and Miss Cordelia hadn’t been there… I wouldn’t have been able to save the Rainbow Grass. Even if I had, I would have suffered great damage.”
Thanks to knowing the exact structure of the dungeon and the types of traps installed in advance, I was able to proceed with ease.
Even if she was Princess Darian, she wouldn’t have known what kind of trap it was.
And chimeras.
Sir Cornwell was basically a warrior, but as a knight commander, he also had some knowledge of magic.
In the last room where the chimera resided, there were several auxiliary magic circles drawn.
If we had fought the Chimera there as Uther said, we would have suffered a great defeat.
“That’s why I would like to thank you again now.”
Although his speech was still stiff, there was a friendliness in Lord Cornwell’s eyes that had not been seen before.
Perhaps this was closer to sincerity than the roughness he had shown so far.
‘Well, I guess it couldn’t be helped.’
Because I was escorting none other than royalty.
Furthermore, Princess Darian was extremely action-oriented for a member of the royal family, perhaps because she grew up outside the palace since childhood or because of her nature.
Even though she was traveling with her maternal family’s knights, it was so unusual for a young girl to set out on a journey without even a single maid.
‘The escort mission was originally a bit tough.’
If there were any unpleasant memories related to escorting, Yuder himself had several.
Because of this, Uther understood both Lord Cornwell’s hardships and his previous roughness.
“I was simply doing my duty as a noble of the Kingdom of Seilun.”
Lord Cornwell smiled again, albeit slightly, as Uther spoke politely.
“He is truly a model of chivalry. He is truly worthy of being the heir to the prestigious Bayer family.”
Son of Count Bayer, the blacksmith.
In fact, it was Lord Cornwell who had a great affection for the Counts of Bayer, although he did not show it.
In any case, the family of Count Bayer was the renowned swordsman who had protected the North for a long time.
“As the Princess has said, I would like you to visit the Spencer Duke’s house. I am sure the Duke will be very welcoming to you and Miss Cordelia.”
“Yes, I will definitely visit you after stopping by the royal capital.”
Duke Spencer, who was one of the most powerful nobles in the kingdom and had a mansion within the capital, was staying at his main home outside the capital because he was ill.
Because of this, Uther and Cordelia had already decided to part ways with Princess Darian and her party at the entrance to the royal capital.
‘That’s probably why you’re only revealing your true feelings now.’
Because we had to break up soon.
Since they were no longer traveling together, it was likely that Yuder was treated purely as the Duke’s benefactor.
“And… I will tell Rune your story too.”
“Master Jeilgeom… are you speaking?”
Lord Cornwell nodded slowly in response to Uther’s question.
“I haven’t seen you fight in person… but I have eyes too. Just by looking at you like this, I can tell that your martial arts skills are extraordinary.”
In fact, that was one of the reasons why Cornwell continued to be so prickly towards Uther.
‘Too strong.’
As he said himself, he couldn’t know the exact details, but at least one thing was clear.
If Uther turns into an enemy, the only one in the group who can stop him is Cornwell himself.
No other article can stop Uther.
But now it was time to break up.
Because of this, Lord Cornwell was able to see Uther’s strength purely.
“Rune said that he saw some incredible guys in the Empire.”
Children with incredible talent.
These are monsters of the sword who, despite being in their late teens or early twenties at most, have already reached a high level and may be close to or even at the level of the Ten Sword Masters in a few years.
“Rune was worried about the future after those monsters grew up… a future where they truly became monsters.”
The Kingdom of Seilun was a great nation.
The empire was the largest territorial nation on the continent.
Naturally, a war between the two nations would likely be a massive battle, involving tens of thousands of men.
But even so, a strong knight had a way of exerting a powerful presence.
‘Because there are superhumans in the Pleiades.’
The Ten Swordsmen were not commanders.
It was a tactical weapon on the battlefield.
Therefore, the existence of tactical weapons capable of suppressing other countries’ tactical weapons was important.
‘Maximilian and Leon.’
Perhaps the children of the empire that the Light Sword Saint Rune Proud was wary of.
Both were playable characters, and among them, Maximilian was born with a talent for fraud, as befitting a pearl.
“Of course, there are many promising young men in our Kingdom of Seilun. I heard that the successor to the Count Hresvelg is also an outstanding young man. But… Still, that’s the human heart. I was also anxious after hearing Rune’s story, but seeing you puts my mind at ease.”
If the Empire has Maximilian, the Kingdom has Juder.
Even Uther blushed slightly at the crude comparison, but Lord Cornwell smiled happily.
“Rune will also be interested in hearing your story. Maybe he will even come to see you.”
It was a story that Yuder had hoped for nothing more.
First Sword – It was a situation where I had to somehow make contact with the Light Sword Saint Rune Proud.
“Thank you for your kind words.”
“I can’t help but look at it favorably.”
Because the young man was born with great talent and was truly upright.
“I look forward to meeting you again at the Duke’s House.”
“Yes, I look forward to that day too.”
When Uther bowed again, Lord Cornwell’s face became satisfied and he lightly patted Uther’s shoulder a few times before turning around.
“Stop it.”
“Yes, Lord Cornwall.”
Lord Cornwell’s face quickly became stiff again, perhaps because he was returning to his escort mission, but he seemed different from before, perhaps because he had heard his inner thoughts.
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“Brother! Sister! I’ll be waiting at the Duke’s house! You must come! You must!”
“Yes, Princess. I will definitely visit.”
“I’ll be there soon.”
Even though they had already said goodbye several times, Princess Darian continued to wave her hand while sticking her face out of the carriage window, as if she still felt regret.
Of course, Lord Cornwell was sweating bullets trying to dissuade Princess Darian from doing so, saying that it was dangerous.
“You’re working hard.”
“Huh? Lord Cornwall?”
“Oh, Lord Cornwall.”
As Uther smiled faintly, Cordelia tilted her head once, then hugged Uther’s arm and asked.
“Yuder, Yuuder.”
“Yes, princess.”
“What were you two talking about earlier?”
“It was a good story.”
“Oh my, I see. You were talking about the bombing?”
“···I told you the story of Rune Proud.”
“Sword of Light?”
“Oh, the best sword.”
Cordelia clapped her hands as Uther briefly explained the story of his time with Lord Cornwell.
“That’s great! It feels like heaven is helping me.”
I would have thought that Lord Cornwell, who was so prickly, was thinking something like that.
Furthermore, he even connected with Rune Proud, so it was truly a great success for Lord Cornwell.
“Now that we’re on the subject, let’s organize it.”
“What are you going to do in the royal capital?”
Uther nodded to Cordelia’s question and took a deep breath.
The Royal Family Massacre, one of the two incidents that brought down the Kingdom of Cailun.
“The plan itself is simple. The enemy’s goal is to cut off the sacred bloodline that has been passed down to the Cailun royal family. They have to cut it all off, so they are holding a ceremony to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the nation, where all the royal family members will gather.”
“The devil’s hand is behind it.”
“What I wish for is the severing of the sacred blood and the weakening of the royal guardians through it.”
Deep within the royal capital of the Kingdom of Seilun, a powerful defensive formation was spread out to suppress the power of demons.
Because of the existence of a powerful guardian group that protected not only the capital but also the surrounding area, the demon followers were unable to properly summon demons or even create mines in the central area.
“But what they really want isn’t just the destruction of the Guardians.”
“The holy sword Clausolas, the backbone of the Guardians.”
A celestial weapon used by the sun god Solari.
“In the original, the holy sword was taken away by demon followers.”
“The long story of retrieving the stolen holy sword unfolds.”
But if it isn’t taken from the beginning.
No, if we don’t let those guys do anything to Suhojin in the first place.
“There is about a month or so until the National Foundation Day Ball.”
“You prepare in advance during that time, right?”
“That’s right, we need to create an army to fight against them, and most importantly, we need to make the royal family trust us.”
So that in an emergency they can be heard.
So that we can get close enough to protect them.
“There will be a lot of big shots in this battle on the royal road.”
“My father and my father will come out right away.”
Count Chase and Count Bayer.
It wasn’t just two people.
It was an ultra-luxurious event with numerous named characters appearing, including the Guardian King, other Ten Swordsmen, and the commanders of the Royal Magic Corps.
That’s why the fighting took a slightly different form from the fighting in the wild lands.
It was necessary to have a tactic of blocking the other side’s tiles with our own tiles, as if playing chess.
“Again, you’re making that evil face again.”
“No? It looks like it would be fun.”
Cordelia clicked her tongue at Uther’s objection and then naturally climbed onto Uther’s back.
“Anyway, your Majesty, let’s go quickly. The royal capital is waiting for us.”
“Not buying a carriage?”
“Isn’t our horse faster?”
“That’s true.”
Yuder nodded and picked up Cordelia before flying towards the forest where there were few people. No matter what, he couldn’t let rumors spread about him running with his fiancée on his back.
And about an hour later.
King’s Road – Among them, Uder and Cordelia, who arrived at the South Gate, were able to see happy faces.
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“Again, again, again you ran away! Again!”
“Ahhh! Oh, no, that’s not it!”
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