< Chapter 47 - Engagement Ceremony #4 >
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Upon arriving at Langest, the group revisited the luxury accommodation they had previously stayed at.
“Then rest.”
As soon as they unpacked in their rooms, Count Chase left the inn with Gale and Adelia.
It was to greet the notable figures of Langeste, including Sir Barua, the leader of the Blue Lions in charge of Langeste’s security.
“Don’t cause any trouble, okay?”
“Okay, okay. Are we kids?”
“Oh, Aeji. She has a history of running away from home several times.”
Cordelia pouted her lips but couldn’t protest at Adelia’s sharp fact bomb, and Uther had a slightly different conversation with Gale.
“Please say hello.”
“Okay, let’s do that.”
Because the leader of the Blue Lions, Barua, had already met Uder and Cordelia.
Originally, it would have been proper for Yuder to follow along and greet them as well.
but-
“Let’s stay quiet for a while.”
“Yes, brother.”
Thanks to the midnight elopement of love that caused a commotion throughout the northern part of the Kingdom of Cailun, Uther and Cordelia were embarrassed to show their faces anywhere.
For a while, it was better to keep quiet, as Gale said.
“You can’t do anything weird when we’re alone, okay?”
“I told you, I got it!”
When Cordelia gave a slightly annoyed answer, Adelia snickered and immediately walked over to Gale and linked arms.
“Then let’s go, Prince Gale.”
“Yes, Miss Adelia.”
Gale, who was smiling slightly bitterly, escorted Adelia forward, and Count Chase, who had been watching them quietly, walked away with a very small smile.
And the two people left behind.
“Oh, really. I can’t look at you with your eyes closed.”
“Why, you’re cute.”
“You’re not cute at all. You’re my sister, not someone else.”
When Cordelia frowned, Uther laughed quietly and held out his hand.
“why?”
“No, let’s go too. Now that there are only two left, we should take care of some pending business.”
“Something that’s been put off? No, because there are only two left?”
“Oh, there are only two left. Let’s go quickly.”
Uther answered with a smile and grabbed Cordelia’s hand as if he was grabbing it before moving forward. Cordelia blinked and blushed.
‘What is it? What is it, what is it, what is it?’
What should we do now that there are only two left?
Cordelia was now seventeen, and, like most children her age, had a vivid imagination and curiosity.
And that’s why I was able to fantasize about all sorts of things during the short time it took me to get from the lobby on the first floor to the third floor where Yuder’s room was.
“They all came.”
“Now, wait a minute. I’m not mentally ready yet······.”
Although she said it reflexively, Uther opened the door without paying attention, and Cordelia hesitated before being led into the room by Uther’s hand.
And about 30 seconds later.
“Tch.”
“Cordelia?”
At Uther’s question, Cordelia pursed her lips and frowned.
What is this inexplicable feeling of disappointment?
‘No, well… I thought it would be like this. But even if it wasn’t, it would be difficult.’
On the bed in Uder’s room, various items were displayed in a nice arrangement.
“Settlement and organization are essential.”
Uther spoke with sparkling eyes, and Cordelia sighed and nodded.
“Okay, let’s sort this out.”
“Okay, I’ve listed the most useful ones first.”
Yuder, who spoke with a bright face as if he originally liked to organize things like this, pointed to the object on the far left of the bed.
“First of all, Moonlight. The Snow Queen’s core has been removed, but Melissa still remains. She’s still good enough to be used as Cordelia’s main weapon.”
“But I guess I should upgrade at least once?”
“It might be possible if you go to the royal capital. If you participate in Maeve’s auction house, you might be able to get even better items.”
Maeve’s Auction House was the largest auction house in the Kingdom of Seilun, located in the royal capital.
It was a place you had to visit if you went to the royal capital, as there were various sub-quests there.
“Next is the heavenly judgment?”
“Oh, I thought about handing it over to Lena… but I guess I need a trump card here too.”
Cordelia, who had just become a 9th-grade angel, was unable to fully draw out the power of Heaven’s judgment.
But it was too valuable to just hand it over to Lena.
“You just have to level up. Our princess, you’ll work hard, right?”
“Yes, Dad. Just give me a lot of allowance.”
Cordelia, who answered with a smile, looked at the sword of the Eastern warrior placed next to the Heavenly Judgement.
“Yuder, how are you going to practice swordsmanship?”
“I’m going to think about it when I go back home this time.”
Yuder had considered changing his career from a counselor to a prosecutor, but after opening the Nine Heavenly Gate, he changed his mind.
Although it was the Nine Heavenly Gate that could infuse energy into all things in the universe, the one that could most naturally unfold its power was the Kwon Gak technique based on pure flesh.
“But I have no intention of putting down my sword. I can use it as a finishing move.”
“Well, that’s true.”
Anyway, even now, it feels like the Blood Wolf Hell Slash pistol, which is the black ultimate skill of the Eastern Warriors.
‘Because there are many swords with built-in finishing moves.’
Even if you don’t necessarily use it as your main weapon, there are plenty of reasons to carry it around.
Cordelia herself doesn’t really use a sword, but doesn’t she carry the Celestial Judgement?
“Then your main weapon is this gauntlet?”
“I guess that’s the case for now.”
It was a gauntlet obtained from Frost Anvil that had been modified by the blacksmiths of the Wild Lands.
Since it also contained the power of the wild gods, it seemed like it could be used as a main weapon for a while.
‘I think I’ll change this when I go to the royal palace.’
It was a bit unfortunate for the wild gods, but there was nothing they could do.
One of the joys of RPGs was getting the highest level gear every time I went to a new town.
“Will the Wild Gods’ divine powers be usable for a long time to come?”
“After all, they are highly useful tools.”
The comfort of a single pyeong and the skin of a wolf transformation, the divine powers of the Blade Song.
The arrow of the great storm’s divine wing wind.
As Uther said, these were items with high utility that would still be useful even after they became stronger than they are now.
“Then······.”
Cordelia, who had been smiling brightly and turning her gaze to the side, suddenly narrowed her eyes, and Uther coughed in vain and pretended not to know anything.
“Excuse me, Mr. Yuder.”
“Yes, Miss Cordelia.”
“What is this?”
“These are useful pieces of equipment.”
Cordelia’s eyes narrowed even further, and Uther’s cough grew a little louder.
The rabbit set and cat set are placed among the items that you should definitely keep in mind in the future.
In the wild lands, there were many people wearing similar equipment, so there was no problem, but in the Kingdom of Seilun, these were pieces of equipment that required courage just to wear.
“You’re not telling me to wear this around, are you?”
“No, but if I keep it, won’t it be useful someday?”
Uther glanced at Cordelia, and Cordelia looked at him with eyes that now seemed almost closed.
Then another few seconds.
“Ahem, let’s move on to the next one.”
Yuder coughed again and pointed to the items placed next to the rabbit set and the cat set.
“The ancient Magellan relics obtained from the wild fairies are for strengthening attribute powers, so it would be better to carry them all with you even if it is a little inconvenient.”
“hmm.”
Cordelia’s gaze was still on the rabbit set, and Uther hurriedly pointed to the things next to him.
“These are the things my father gave me. Most of them were for me to eat, but… I listed them because I thought there might be some that would be helpful to you, Cordelia.”
A large number of medicines fill half of the wide bed.
Cordelia wasn’t particularly greedy, as most of the items were meant to increase Uther’s stamina.
But there was just one thing that bothered me.
“Huh? Why isn’t that there?”
“huh?”
“No, there’s something my dad gave me last time. It was something he gave me to eat later.”
When Cordelia spoke while drawing a box shape with her hand, Uther felt a little startled and coughed in vain.
“Ahem, just like Father said, we’ll eat it later······.”
“What is it?”
“Ahem, there is something like that. The kids don’t need to know.”
“Hey, you’re a kid too? You and I are the same age.”
“You can’t not notice it even at this point. I’ll tell you later.”
After saying that, Uther kept his mouth shut, and Cordelia puffed out her cheeks as if she was dissatisfied, but did not pursue the matter further.
It was because he knew that once Yuder closed his mouth like that, he would never open it no matter what happened.
“Tsk tsk tsk, anyway, what is the unit price of the item?”
“Oh, there are some small things… but they’re not things that you’ll need in the future. These are enough for what you’ll need when you go to the capital.”
“Hmm… Then I guess I should prepare some defensive equipment first. Even if it’s not armor.”
“I guess. Since light armor suits you and me better than heavy armor, we should try getting that.”
Since joining Count Chase, both Uther and Cordelia have been wearing clothes befitting a young nobleman and young lady.
The clothes were nice to look at, but they were uncomfortable and offered little defense.
“Okay, next let’s go to the ability check. Do you remember the levels?”
“Of course. I’m 71. You’re 70.”
As Cordelia smiled and made a V sign, Uther grinned and said.
“good?”
“Yeah yeah, I love it so much.”
Anyway, I beat Yuder, that Outboxer 009.
“Yes, love it a lot. I’ll turn things around soon.”
“What are you talking about? You’re lower level than me. You’re a low-level nerd, so I can’t hear you properly.”
Cordelia trembled in delight, and Uther clenched his teeth.
Because I remembered the day I first met Cordelia after a long time.
“anyway.”
“Okay, anyway.”
When Cordelia agreed to change the subject as if she was doing him a favor, Uder sighed and continued speaking.
“If you add up all the titles we’ve collected so far, our abilities are almost at level 80. On top of that, I have the Nine Heavenly Gate, and you have the Witch and Angel stages, so in reality, you could say that our fighting power is in the mid-80s or higher.”
“If you go with the Cordelia route, the average level at the start of the Royal Road arc is usually in the early to mid 40s… That’s really high, isn’t it?”
“That’s right. It’s even more amazing because it’s so far ahead of its time.”
There was originally a time gap of about half a year between the Cordelia route and the Uther route.
Since both Uther and Cordelia were rotten, they didn’t really talk to each other, but in their heads, the events of the original work were perfectly arranged in chronological order.
‘The point where I regained my memories of my previous life is almost the same as the starting point of Cordelia’s route, so if we take that as a basis······.’
The starting point of Cordelia’s route is 0.
The start of the northern invasion by the barbarians is approximately half a year from 0.
The 300th anniversary ball of the founding of the nation, which can be said to be the beginning of the Wangdo chapter, is also held about half a year from 0.
But no matter how it was conducted, the 300th Anniversary Ball was bound to be slightly ahead of the barbarian invasion from the north.
‘But the current time is about three months from 0.’
That means there were still three months left until the 300th anniversary ball.
“Should I go straight to the royal road?”
Uther shook his head at Cordelia’s question.
“No, it would be better to go and prepare in advance, but… it’s too early. There’s no good reason to go to the capital right now. Even if we make the schedule as fast as possible, we’ll only be able to arrive at the capital a month before the National Foundation Ball.”
“You want to just play for two months?”
When Cordelia asked in surprise, Uther shook his head again.
“No, that doesn’t make any sense. Time is money. Let’s each train for about a month and prepare for this and that before heading to the royal road.”
“Train for about a month, then go to the royal capital for another month and complete quests?”
“That’s it.”
Both Uther and Cordelia had grown rapidly in the Wild Lands, and needed time to fully incorporate their newfound powers.
In the game, you just level up and that’s it, but this was reality.
“Practice aside, preparation? What are you going to do?”
At Cordelia’s question, Uther’s face became sinister as if he had been waiting for her to ask, and he let out a sinister smile.
“Hahahaha… Should I say this is a secret plan to steal the heart of the king?”
“Don’t laugh like that because it’s embarrassing. You sound like a con artist.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
As Uther quickly fixed his expression, Cordelia sat down on the bed and asked.
“Stealing hearts? What are you talking about?”
“Even if we are the children of the twelve northern families, if we go to the capital, we will end up being treated like country bumpkins. As you know, the capital cannot be carried out by simply beating up and destroying things.”
“But isn’t it possible to some extent now? The level is high.”
“No, that’s true. But you know that it can’t be solved with force alone. There are enemies who are much stronger than us right now.”
“hmm.”
It wasn’t a place like a wild land, where uninhabited land was several times larger than the inhabited land, like a snowfield.
The royal road.
The capital of the Kingdom of Seilun, one of the two great powers of the continent.
There were strong men everywhere, and there were those who had immense power beyond sheer brute force.
“It can’t be done with just force. You have to exert some political power.”
Among the enemies of the King’s Road was the Duke of Antarius, one of the Ten Sword Guardians.
There was a limit to how much force could be used to overcome it.
‘Of course, in the end, force will have to be used.’
The main enemies of the Wangdo faction were the Devil’s Hand and the corrupted high-ranking nobles.
To deal with them – no, to lead the political situation on the Wangdo side, influence was needed as much as force.
“Uh …
“I’ll give it a try and let you know if it works out. I really need Cordelia’s help anyway.”
“Oh, really. Don’t make me wonder, just tell me.”
“later.”
Uther bit his lip again, and Cordelia stamped her feet in annoyance, but there was nothing she could do.
“Okay, so it’s all over?”
“Hmm? There’s one left though.”
The last one.
It was when Cordelia’s eyes sparkled with curiosity.
“Uder, are you inside?”
Uther and Cordelia turned around in surprise at the voice they heard from the balcony. It was Count Chase’s voice.
“Father?”
“dad?”
As Uther and Cordelia quickly ran to open the balcony door, Count Chase, standing with a stern face and wearing a red cloak, frowned slightly.
“Were you two together?”
“Yes, we were packing together. Things we brought from the wild land.”
As Cordelia answered immediately, Count Chase glanced over the bed behind them, then his expression softened again and he spoke.
“I see. Anyway, Yuder, it’s small as expected. Take this.”
“Oh, yes.”
Uder quickly reached out with both hands and took the leather pouch.
“It’s nothing much, but it might help. And… it’ll be a secret from Adelia. Okay?”
Uther and Cordelia blinked once at the slightly lower voice than usual, and soon understood.
Because everyone seemed to know why the person who went out to greet me suddenly came back and why he showed up through the balcony instead of the door.
“Hehehe, Dad is the best after all.”
When Cordelia smiled brightly and hugged him, Count Chase raised the corners of his lips for a moment, then coughed again and said.
“Then I will go.”
“Yes, take a look.”
“See you later, Dad.”
As Uther bowed his head and Cordelia waved, Count Chase nodded his greetings to the two and leapt into the air again before leaving the balcony.
“What a nice person you are.”
“Hehehe, Grandpa Gale is all grown up now. It’s only right that he takes care of our little one.”
Cordelia smiled with a sense of victory that she couldn’t explain, and turned her gaze back to Uther.
“So what is it?”
“Growth pills. If you take them, you’ll grow 1cm.”
“Oh, that! That’s the top 3 items you wish existed in reality?”
“That’s right.”
Uther, smiling cheerfully and packing his bags, returned to the room with Cordelia.
“Well, okay. I can sneak out at night to meet the Fall Fairies to get the blessing of autumn······.”
“I feel like I’ve become too accustomed to running away in the middle of the night.”
“This time, rather than running away in the middle of the night, it’s just a short night walk.”
“You speak well. So what’s the last thing?”
“huh?”
“No, you said there was one left.”
“Oh, that.”
Yuder, who had been smiling as if he was deliberately trying to hide his embarrassment, suddenly grabbed Cordelia’s hand and whispered.
“Close your eyes for a moment.”
“Eyes? Why?”
“Just try it first. Don’t you trust me?”
What is going on here?
Cordelia was suspicious, but she closed her eyes for now, and Uther led her to a small room attached to the large room.
“You can open your eyes now.”
You said it was the last one, but did you prepare a surprise gift?
Cordelia, her heart pounding slightly, slowly opened her eyes, then frowned.
“What is this?”
On the table were just a few bundles of black strings, coiled like thread.
An item never seen before in Heroes Chronicles 2.
But it had to be that way.
Originally, in Hero Chronicles 2, it was something that did not exist in the world called Pleiades.
“The explosion line.”
Uther said, and Cordelia blinked.
“A bomb line?”
“The explosion line.”
But Cordelia still blinked. It was still the first time she had heard the name.
“What is that?”
It was a name that made my heart race for some reason, but I couldn’t figure out what it was exactly.
So Uther gave Cordelia a short and concise explanation.
“It’s an exploding string.”
The detonation line.
As the name suggests, it is explosives shaped into tape or string.
It was something I made little by little during the remaining time after the battle on the Snow Flower Wind Plains.
‘It’s still just the beginning, though.’
When I got home, I thought I’d try making something a little more proper.
‘If Cordelia can use telekinesis and cause explosions anywhere at any time, there are endless uses for her.’
As he always boasts, he is good at anything he does with his body, so it would be possible for him to use the Do-bok-sun as his hands and feet.
‘You’ll like it, right?’
Uther looked at Cordelia, and Cordelia stared blankly at the blast ship. Soon, ecstasy filled her blue eyes.
“The explosion line.”
Cordelia shuddered and turned to look at Uther. She jumped up and hugged him.
“I love it! Our Yuder is the best!”
Uder felt slightly uneasy at the ecstasy in Cordelia’s eyes, but soon smiled. He tightened his arms around her as if he was enjoying Cordelia’s embrace, which he had not received in several days.
The meeting between Dobokseon and Cordelia.
This was the moment when the ‘Explosion Witch’, who would later shake the entire Kingdom of Seilun, was born.
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