< Chapter 74 - The Coffin of Life >
Chapter 74 – The Crown of Life
Cordelia woke up to the morning sunlight streaming through the window, closed her eyes, raised her upper body, and smiled faintly with a sleepy face.
Looks like you had a good dream last night.
And surprisingly, instead of falling back asleep, she stretched out.
She usually slept in a lot in the mornings, so she didn’t wake up easily until someone woke her up – no, even if someone woke her up, she didn’t wake up easily, but today, for some reason, she woke up alone and she was in a good mood.
“Huh.”
Cordelia smiled again, still with her eyes closed, got down from the bed, and sniffed as she walked. As expected of a beast, it seemed that the warmth of the sun and the pleasant smell were enough to replace sight.
“Yeah… It’s a beautiful morning.”
Cordelia, still babbling with her eyes half-closed, shook her shoulders to the chirping of birds outside the window.
A day after the ceremony.
So the very next morning.
Cordelia walked to the table with the washbasin on it, dancing her shoulders. Instead of calling someone, she filled the basin with water herself and dipped her hands in the cold water.
“Yeah, okay.”
Because the good feeling from yesterday still continues.
Receiving titles, receiving praise… of course, those were good things. But the elation that came from protecting people was even greater.
I have to do better in the future.
I need to try harder.
I have to cheer up.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
Cordelia hummed and waved her hands, then began to lightly wash her face.
Every time the cold water touched my face, I came to my senses and vividly remembered the events of yesterday.
Good things.
It wasn’t just one or two things.
Cordelia and Uder weren’t the only ones who attended the ceremony.
‘My father is a blacksmith.’
Count Bayer, the Sword Saint of the Wind.
Henry II stripped the traitor Rune Proud of all his titles and titles and made the Count of Bayer the new Swordmaster of the kingdom.
In fact, the title of Sword Master was not something that could be given at will even by the king of the Kingdom of Seilun, one of the two great powers of the continent.
This is because, like the title of Ten Swordsman, it was a title that could only be used if it was recognized by the public.
But no one opposed the accession of Henry II.
This was because Count Bayer had already proven his abilities by blocking the First Sword.
‘The Sword of the Wind.’
What a wonderful sound this is.
Cordelia, who had even washed her face with soap, wiped the moisture from her face and started brushing her teeth.
“Azbuni too.”
Gail Bayer.
After waking up from a fierce battle, Gale had lost his left arm, but he was much stronger both physically and mentally.
It was partly due to some measures taken by Belkian, but also because he had grown greatly mentally while overcoming the brink of death.
‘My grandfather is a total wolf.’
Cordelia recalled the scene when Gale woke up, her cheeks slightly red and she bit her lip.
‘Anyway, my grandfather and I received many awards together.’
Since his skills had greatly improved, he was sure that once the prosthetic hand was completed, he would be given the new position of Ten Swordsman.
‘There are two Ten Swordsmen in one house?’
No, maybe there will be three.
Because Yuder will grow taller and stronger in the future.
‘Oh, but growing taller is a bit… difficult.’
Because it was already so big that my neck hurt every time I saw its face.
‘Is the difference really that big?’
About 20cm.
No, maybe a little more than that.
Cordelia, who had been tilting her head while spreading her hands apart, soon snickered.
Because I remembered the conversation I had last night.
‘Isn’t it secretly cute?’
I gave him some ‘revenge’ at the military service, and he turned red and started floundering.
Of course, if Dahlia and Maia, who had been watching from afar, had heard the current story, they would have expressed their concerns about Cordelia’s distorted memories with cold eyes, but fortunately or unfortunately, the two of them were not there at the moment.
‘Ahem. It’s Yudera. It’s Yudera from my house.’
Cordelia pursed her lips once and looked around for no reason. After confirming that no one was there, she put on a bashful expression and continued her thoughts.
‘Is it safe to say that we can be sure at this point?’
I like you.
The world’s best boxer, that guy Yuder is completely obsessed with him.
‘Yeah, yeah, that’s right. I’m sure it will be like that. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be so petty… petty…’
Cordelia, recalling the events of the ceremony and the night before with difficulty, covered her cheek with her hand that had become cold thanks to the cold water.
My cold palms and hot cheeks felt warm and tingly as they touched each other.
‘So what do we do now?’
Yuder likes me.
It’s clear what I like.
‘Um… well… if Yuder suddenly ejaculates.’
If you beg me to go out with you, then maybe… I’ll let you go out with me?
Well, we’re engaged, after all?
‘I’ll tell you soon enough.’
I like it.
I want to date seriously.
If I bounce a little then, will it really hang on?
“Hehehe.”
Just imagining it made me feel good.
To the point where I found myself dancing the shoulder dance again without even realizing it.
‘I won, I won.’
I beat Uther.
Cordelia beat Uther?
Cordelia is number one now?
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
Yuder begs her to date him, and she agrees as if she’s doing him a favor, and then what happens next······.
More than just a pat on the cheek or forehead, the next thing is, something more adult-like… like an uncle or an older sister…
Cordelia covered her face with both hands, and a faint smile escaped her lips as the heat of her face made her feel even hotter.
“Ah.”
When will Dahlia come?
I guess it’ll take a little more time for the maids to come wake me up every morning.
Instead of lying back down in bed, Cordelia sat down in a chair and looked out the window.
As I was basking in the warm sunlight, various thoughts came to my mind.
‘Where will the spirit land be received?’
At the ceremony, only the awarding of titles took place and no mention was made of the estates.
It was not because the Seilun royal family suddenly changed their minds, but because it took time to select a territory, and one of the reasons for this was Yuder.
‘Because I conveyed the wind to some extent.’
The territory I want to receive.
As Yuder had already anticipated, the royal family was considering giving Yuder and Cordelia as much central territory as possible.
That is, by separating a part of the royal territory.
Here, Uther used diplomatic rhetoric to convey his wishes to Crown Princess Daphne, which can be roughly summarized as follows:
It must be somewhere close to the south.
Plains are good, but it would be nice to have mountains nearby.
It will be a place with easy transportation to the north.
And a few other little things.
‘It may seem like a bunch of things, but if you combine them all, the corresponding territory is actually limited, right?’
And that territory is absolutely necessary for the journey ahead.
‘Ultimate Seven.’
Among them, the place where the Ultimate One, which is essential for Uder, is hidden.
‘And that means······.’
It was said that the ruins of ancient dwarves were hidden in that territory.
While most nobles would have wanted a place with a large population and fertile land with high tax revenues, Yuder was different.
What was important to Yuder was not the future ten or twenty years from now, but solving the problems right in front of him and achieving a perfect happy ending.
‘That doesn’t mean I won’t ask questions at all.’
Eavesdropping on their excited chatter, it seemed like they were planning to build various factories and create a commercial city, but either way, it was a distant dream.
‘I have to rush south as soon as the work in the capital is almost finished.’
Attack of the Black Dragon Malekith.
The three original incidents that brought down the Kingdom of Seilun each had different characteristics.
The great invasions of the wild lands and the barbarians from the north were wars involving large numbers of troops.
The royal family massacre incident that took place in the capital was a clash between a small number of powerful beings.
And the battle with Malekith in the south could be summed up in one word:
‘Boss Raid.’
And that too against an incredibly huge monster.
The black dragon Malekith was a whopping one hundred and fifty meters long.
In other words, it was not an opponent that several people could run to and fight while saying, “Come!”
‘We need an army.’
It was a large-scale force, not just of a few hundred men, but of several thousand men.
In the Wild Lands, Uder and Cordelia had been active on the front lines, leaving most of the issues related to forming an alliance to the Red Gale, but this time they couldn’t do that either.
Because the two of them, Uther and Cordelia, had to be the central figures of the alliance.
‘In the original, each force was unable to join forces.’
Although there were some close families, such as the Counts of Bayer and Chase, relations among the twelve northern houses were generally not very good.
This is because it was a literal competitive structure where they kept each other in check.
However, the conflict between the 12 northern families was nothing more than child’s play compared to the ‘resistance’ between the 7 southern families.
This is because, unlike the 12 northern families who only met and growled at each other, the 7 southern families actually drew their swords.
‘If you start as Caesar, you’ll end up fighting the Southern Seven Clans rather than the demon followers in the beginning.’
Caesar Orphan.
A playable character belonging to the Marquis of Orphan, one of the seven southern clans.
The prologue itself was a fight with the rival family, the Mist family, so it was pretty much over.
‘It doesn’t work out.’
Even humans would fight like that, so it goes without saying that other races like dwarves and gnomes would fight like that.
Moreover, Malekith, as expected of a black dragon, was a being with a darker heart than Uther.
He actively encouraged division and conflict in the South, so the South was unable to unite even in the face of its enemy, Malekith.
‘Ultimately, what we have to do this time is to become a focal point and unite the power of the South.’
But personal efforts alone were not enough.
As a lord, and as a hero of the kingdom who holds the trust of the royal family, he had to act.
‘Well, I guess Yuder will take care of the complicated stuff.’
Because everything was in the right place.
Cordelia herself had other things to focus on.
‘The final battle with Malekith······.’
Although the Ten Swords were called tactical weapons, they were ultimately unmanned.
It was not able to exert that much strength in a fight against multiple opponents or giant monsters.
Because of this, Uder was also limited in what he could do in this fight.
But Cordelia herself was a sorceress.
He is a wizard who specializes in large-scale battles.
“Let’s wake up.”
Let’s develop our skills as much as possible before fighting Malekith.
Level up, strengthen your items, and learn new magic.
Cordelia, who had made up her mind, clenched her fists and turned toward the door with a heavy face.
Maybe it was because I woke up early, but I was starting to feel hungry.
‘When will you come?’
Of course, there was a way to call them by ringing a bell, but calling them earlier than usual was a nuisance to the maids.
‘Eeeeeeeeeee… Let’s meditate.’
When the maids come, I have to wash up, eat breakfast, and go meet Yuder.
Because today there were a lot of places we had to go together from the morning.
‘Because I got a bunch of invitations.’
There were so many who wanted to meet the new heroes of the kingdom, so even if it was impossible for all of them, they had to meet some of them.
‘It’s not today, but I have to go look at houses and furniture.’
The mansion and all the furniture to be used in it that the royal family had agreed to give.
Although I would not be staying in the capital for very long since I had to go straight south, I still wanted to decorate my bedroom properly.
‘Ughh …
Cordelia straightened her posture after doing some meditation, but did not immediately fall into meditation.
Because I thought about the most important schedule that I had tonight.
‘Necromancer Belkian.’
An encounter with one of the five heroes from the first volume of Heroes’ Chronicles.
It was Uther and Cordelia who had already sent a notice of Log Master to the lodging where he was staying.
I’ll come to you tonight with the coffin of life.
Log Master – Pink Bomb.
After all, it was Belkian who came to the capital in search of the Pink Bomb, not Cordelia Chase.
‘Euuummm… Well, Belkian said he was her favorite character.’
I can’t picture that serious-looking old man reading a novel with a character named ‘Pink Bomb’, but I guess that’s what Yuder is like. Yuderwiki is amazing.
‘But then, will it look like I’m cosplaying to Belkian?’
I guess that’s a bit embarrassing in its own way······.
‘Ugh, I don’t know. I guess it’ll work out somehow.’
The important thing was to meet Belkian.
Cordelia, having gathered her thoughts, began to meditate for real this time.
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The sun rises, the sun sets.
The moon rises above the curtain of night.
As the day wore on and night fell, Cordelia snuck out of bed and changed her clothes.
Unfortunately, I haven’t developed anything like a transformation spell.
She wears long boots, pulls her hair up high, and wears a butterfly mask.
And here we have the rabbit set, consisting of a rabbit tail and rabbit ears.
‘Well, no matter when I see it, it’s a bit excessive.’
A butterfly mask with rabbit ears and a tail.
‘Anyway, everyone’s tastes are different.’
Cordelia, who had caught a glimpse of Yuder’s chest, quietly walked out of the room again.
And the place they arrived at was a small pavilion located a little distance from the villa.
[Are you here?]
As soon as I arrived, I turned my head to the magical message I heard and saw Yuder, who was dark on the outside and inside today.
Black Cloak’s outfit was completely black, including a black suit, black hat, black mask, and black cloak.
Cordelia, who had been quietly watching Yuder like that, narrowed her eyes slightly and sent a message magic.
[I’ve been thinking about this for a while.]
[huh?]
[Wouldn’t it be better for me to just stick to black?]
Even if the pink-dyed hair couldn’t be helped, the white rabbit ears and tail stood out too much.
[Well, that makes sense.]
[Huh? Really?]
[Oh, I guess the white color stands out too much at night.]
Cordelia blinked in surprise at Uther’s words.
[Then you take it out? You’re not doing the rabbit set?]
As Cordelia spoke and wiggled her rabbit ears, Uther nodded coolly.
[Oh, then.]
Wow, what on earth is going on?
Is it really Yuder who is so obsessed with the rabbit set?
Cordelia was amazed, but quickly untied the rabbit set. But at that very moment.
[Okay, here. The cat set.]
Uther smiled and stuck out his black cat ears and tail, and Cordelia’s eyes grew cold.
[Excuse me, Mr. Black Cloak?]
[Because identity is precious.]
Uther spoke shamelessly and pushed the cat set once more, and Cordelia, who accepted it absentmindedly, was surprised once again.
[Wait a minute, this is what you wore in the final battle in the Wild Lands. You didn’t keep it the whole time?]
[Oh, isn’t that obvious?]
No, what’s so obvious about that?
Isn’t that obvious?
Cordelia was momentarily speechless, but soon smiled and nodded.
What… If you like it that much, why don’t you do something for it? It’s not like it’s going to wear out.
[So, are you satisfied now?]
[Oh, I’m so satisfied. I love it.]
As Cordelia spun around in her cat suit, Uther smiled brightly and gave her a thumbs up, and Cordelia took a moment to seriously think about her relationship with Uther.
[Anyway, should we go now?]
Cordelia nodded at Uther’s words and jumped up onto Uther’s back.
As always, we didn’t forget to shout out the unification slogan.
“Night Combination! Yudelli… What is it, why is your expression like that, huh?”
“That… no. It’s a matter of taste, so I’ll respect it. Yeah, I have to respect it.”
“Hey, how could you say something like that······.”
That was it.
Uther, who already knew what Cordelia was going to say, chose to kick the ground instead of listening to her further, and Cordelia hugged Uther’s neck tightly to endure the sudden acceleration.
“To Belkian.”
To meet him, one of the five heroes of Paragon and one of the main characters of the first volume of Heroes’ Chronicles.
Uther and Cordelia became the wind.
Beyond the walls of the palace, it melted into the darkness of the night.
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