< Chapter 85 - Kaisa Orphan #2 >
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Cordelia felt good.
It was nice to have Yuder’s wide, large back, body temperature, and strong, dependable arms that she could enjoy for two days, but there was one more thing that particularly satisfied her.
‘The smell of milk.’
Cordelia, like other wild women, was sensitive to smells.
Even with my eyes closed, I could easily distinguish between people close to me just by sniffing my nose.
Count Chase had a strong rose scent.
Edward had a faint smell of disinfectant on his body that you could smell when you went to the pool, and Adelia was surprisingly odorless, but after meeting Gale, she often smelled like peppermint.
‘Dahlia smells cool and refreshing?’
By the way, I hope Dahlia is doing well.
You must be back home by now, right?
Cordelia briefly recalled Dahlia’s face, then quickly focused on the smell again.
The smell of milk.
A strangely sweet smell came from Yuder’s body.
Of course, it wasn’t that strong, but as I smelled the faint scent of flesh, I felt like I was slowly sucking on a candy.
In the royal capital, there was a refreshing feeling with the scent of shampoo, conditioner, and perfume, but today was a little different.
I guess I had run out of perfume after being out and about, as there was hardly any other smell.
The original scent of the earth.
The scent of Jude’s flesh.
As I was twitching my nose, intoxicated by the sweet smell, a salty smell began to waft from far away.
It seemed like the sea had gotten closer.
‘Sweet and salty.’
The sweet smell of yuzu and the salty smell of the sea.
‘I’m sleepy.’
Maybe it was because I was in a good mood that I fell into a deep sleep.
If I fall asleep like this and wake up, I’ll be in Yuder’s arms.
Cordelia, who had been daydreaming for a moment, felt the urge to cover her face with both hands.
‘It’s serious, really.’
How did it come to this?
After a moment of self-criticism – no, self-reflection – Cordelia slowly opened her eyes.
Because Yuder’s movements have changed.
“Have you arrived?”
“Oh, I think we should walk from here. If we keep going like this, we’ll stand out too much.”
“huh.”
Cordelia nodded after seeing the large path beyond the bushes and got down from Uther’s back.
“Is Caesar here?”
“Oh, because we were hunting pirates using Squirrel as our base.”
In fact, it wasn’t confirmed yet.
Because of the butterfly effect of the various events that have occurred so far, events that are slightly different from the original are occurring.
“But it’s Caesar, so there won’t be any problems.”
“Well, I guess so.”
At this point, Caesar is nineteen years old.
He was two years older than Uther and Cordelia, and three years older than Lucas.
When you’re in your thirties or forties, a difference of just a year or two doesn’t make much of a difference, but it was a different story during your teenage years when you’re growing up so quickly.
Based solely on the starting point, Kai’Sa was one of the top tier of the eleven playable characters.
‘No, in reality, is it a situation where there are no enemies other than Maximilian or Leon?’
Because his innate physical abilities were so strong.
Moreover, Caesar had a belligerent personality and enjoyed fighting.
He had been on ships and guarded merchant ships since childhood, so he had a wealth of practical experience, and could truly be called a complete warrior.
“Huh.”
But then it happened.
As she thought about Caesar, Cordelia suddenly let out a faint smile.
It was a smile that came out when I was so happy that I couldn’t control myself.
“Cordelia?”
Why is he suddenly acting like this?
I don’t think there was anything particularly uplifting about the conversation just now.
When Uther looked at her with a puzzled look, Cordelia rolled her eyes slightly to avoid eye contact and then said.
“No, just.”
“just?”
“Oh, just.”
Actually, there was a reason.
Because Uther was stronger than Caesar.
Because Uther’s physical abilities were superior to those of Caesar, who had inherited the blood of a divine beast and was a superhuman from birth.
Our Yuder is stronger than Caesar.
They are stronger, move faster, and have much better stamina.
‘I want to brag.’
I want to tell the whole neighborhood that our Yuder is this great.
“Exciting.”
Cordelia smiled again, and Uther narrowed his brows but soon smiled back.
If something is good, it’s good. If Cordelia feels good, it must be good.
‘It could be because you came to the sea.’
Although not to the extent of Cordelia, Uther also had developed five senses.
Not only did I smell the salty smell of the sea, but I also heard the sound of waves crashing in the distance, which made me feel strangely elated.
‘Strangely, I didn’t have much connection with the sea.’
In his previous life, Yuder had traveled all over the place, from deserts to jungles, but he had hardly ever been to the sea.
‘Twice. No, three times?’
Moreover, it seemed more memorable because I had never gone out for work.
“Anyway, let’s go. Give me your backpack.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
After receiving the backpack from Cordelia, who had answered nicely, Uder once again signaled with his eyes, and Cordelia used her familiar skill to use perception-obstructing magic.
Since these two people were so conspicuous, it was essential to use perception-obstructing magic to avoid attracting attention.
“Are we going to the inn first?”
“Normally it would be like that, but today let’s start from the dock.”
Since I’ve come to the sea, I have to see the sea first.
We’ll also need to find out if Caesar’s ship is out at sea or tied up at the dock.
Cordelia nodded immediately at Uther’s suggestion.
“Yeah, I want to see the ocean too. I like the ocean.”
“Did you live by the sea?”
“For a little while when I was young.”
It was a story of a past life, not the present one, so instead of talking at length, Cordelia grabbed Uther’s hand.
“Let’s go quickly.”
“okay.”
Instead of escorting her, Yuder held her hand normally. Instead of turning around to look at Cordelia, whose cheeks were slightly blushing, perhaps because he had held her hand first, he looked straight ahead.
I took a step towards the port city of Squirrel.
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Although the seven southern clans were diverse, they could be broadly divided into two groups.
Families with fiefs on the mainland and families with fiefs on the islands.
The Marquis of Offand belonged to the former family, owning two port cities on the coast and extensive territories inland.
“Squirrel is the port of the Marquis of Orphan, usually used as a trading port within the South.”
It was a route for selling grain produced by the Offands to various islands in the south, so it could be said to be strictly for domestic use.
“So, even though it is an inland port, there are a lot of large ships here. They have to load and transport a lot at once. However, they rarely go far, so they are not for long-distance voyages.”
“I see.”
Cordelia looked around, listening to Uther’s words.
As befitting a port belonging to a wealthy Marquis of Orphan, Squirrel was well-equipped with the basics.
Wide, well-paved roads and large, splendid buildings erected here and there.
Guard posts erected at regular intervals to maintain public order.
‘It feels like I’m at a tourist attraction.’
Cordelia sniffed again and at some point a bright smile appeared.
Because the sea was visible in the distance.
“It’s the sea.”
“So, for long distance sailing, sails are… real?”
Beyond the large pier, a wide, blue sea was visible.
Cordelia let go of Uther’s hand and ran away like a child, and Uther also hurriedly followed after Cordelia.
“It’s the sea.”
Cordelia took a deep breath as she spoke again.
Beyond the simple salty smell, my heart raced at the familiar smell of the sea.
‘pretty.’
It was a pretty pier like a European tourist destination.
The horizon seen in the distance, the islands dotted around, the sound of waves crashing against the breakwater, and the sound of seagulls heard here and there.
It’s so pretty and wonderful now, but what will it be like at sunset?
Cordelia closed her eyes for a moment and imagined the sunset, and couldn’t help but smile.
Because the sight of the red sunset burning the sky and the sea was truly fantastic.
‘And with that sunset as the background······.’
Cordelia, who was still embarrassed to put herself and Yuder in, covered her face with both hands after putting her sister Adelia and uncle Gale in.
‘Whew, hoo, good. Perfect.’
Here it is.
I like it here.
This is enough.
‘I should suggest that we go out and watch the sunset together later tonight. Yeah.’
Cordelia opened her eyes, clenching her fists with determination.
But it was at that very moment.
“Something feels strange.”
“uh?”
You think it’s weird?
No, why?
I have to go out to see the sunset later, but what’s with that comment that makes it seem like something’s going to happen? Huh?
Cordelia looked around quickly.
close.
There was nothing unusual. There were no gangsters who would say things like they were just playing around for a bit and throw out irrelevant comments, and there was no beautiful woman standing among those gangsters with an expression on her face like she was about to cry.
quay.
It was fine.
There was no one bleeding and collapsing, and no one was chasing each other across the sea.
Just the sea and just the dock.
Large ships lined up at the dock.
‘Okay, no problem. No problem.’
But it was too early to judge, said Uder, pointing to one of the ships.
“Look at that.”
No matter how you heard it, it was a voice announcing the start of an incident.
Even though Cordelia hated seeing it so much, she forced herself to turn her head and look in the direction that Uther was pointing.
A pitch-black ship sitting among the ships lined up in a row.
Now that I look at it, it’s a ship I’m familiar with.
“Black Shark?”
“That’s right, Caesar’s flagship.”
The ship that Caesar rides when he goes pirate hunting.
But it wasn’t normal.
The ship was so damaged that it was obvious from a distance.
Should I say that it was almost half-destroyed? It looked like it could sink at any moment.
“It’s not normal.”
It was just as Uther said.
That’s why Cordelia had to work hard to suppress her urge to cry.
“Let’s go quickly. We need to find Caesar… or at least Caesar’s crew.”
“That’s how it should be. That’s how it should be.”
There will come a time when you start to hate events.
‘No, come to your senses, Cordelia. Something big might have happened to Caesar.’
Cordelia, who had shaken off her distracting thoughts by doing some homework, immediately turned to Uther and asked.
“Should we split up and ask around?”
“Okay, if you find out anything, just call me right away. Got it?”
“huh!”
Uther and Cordelia, clutching the ancient dwarven communicator they had acquired in Black Town, scattered in different directions.
And about 10 minutes left.
Uther and Cordelia were able to find out what happened to Kaisa and her ship.
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“Caesar has been taken into custody.”
It wasn’t someone from the family who came out and took her away while she was running wild.
She was now in the hands of pirates.
The story was simple.
yesternight.
After locating the pirates’ base, Kai’Sa went out to sea on the Black Shark as usual.
In order to raid the pirate island at dawn.
Up to this point, there was nothing particularly strange.
In the original, there was an event where the pirate island was destroyed along a similar flow.
But the problem started after that.
“Caesar lost.”
Caesar lost.
The pirates won, Caesar was captured by the pirates, and only Caesar’s men returned alive.
That was this morning, and it is now afternoon.
Of course, the squirrel flipped over.
Kaisa was the daughter of the Marquis of Orphan, and was also a guardian deity who protected the squirrel and the nearby waters.
It would be strange if there wasn’t an uproar when such a Caesar was captured and her once invincible ship was defeated.
“I thought you had a lot of stomachs.”
There was a reason why there were so many ships anchored at the dock despite the clear weather.
Because Caesar was defeated.
Because pirates with high morale were more likely to rise up.
“What happened? How could Caesar lose?”
Uther furrowed his brows at Cordelia’s question.
Because it was actually a strange story.
Caesar was strong.
Of course, that doesn’t mean he was invincible, but at this point, it was hard to find anyone around here who could beat Caesar.
‘There isn’t one even among pirates.’
I knew all the specs of the pirates I could face while playing as Caesar.
At least in the nearby waters, there was no one capable of defeating Caesar.
Of course, since it was a battle between tens or hundreds of people rather than a one-on-one fight, there could have been variables, but it was still a story that was hard to accept.
“Could it be that the pirates of the deep sea have appeared?”
Pirates of the high seas based in far-off foreign countries.
Among them, there were certainly pirates much stronger than the current Caesar.
But I couldn’t think of any particular reason why they would push so far into the coastal waters near the squirrels.
“It might have something to do with Malekith.”
Because Gamor Khan is gone.
It is possible that Malekith did something to fill the void left by Gamor Khan, and that this is what happened now.
But it was only an assumption.
So, Uder stopped his inconclusive table talk and focused on the victory conditions as usual.
“Anyway, what matters is Caesar.”
First of all, if the rumors circulating in the port were true, Caesar was not killed by the pirates, but rather captured.
“Then at least I won’t take Caesar’s life today.”
If he had wanted to kill me, he would have caught me and killed me right away without any hesitation.
Moreover, Kaisa was the daughter of the Marquis of Orphan.
Killing her would incur the wrath of the Marquis of Orphan, so the pirates had no choice but to hesitate.
“Something fatal.”
Kaiser is determined to kill the pirates, but the pirates have to decide whether or not to kill them because of Kaiser’s backing ship.
“It’s a good thing for us. Besides, pirates are bad guys, so that’s okay.”
“That’s true too.”
“Anyway, if you want to collect the ransom, this side is better. But even so, I can’t be at ease.”
“why?”
“Because it’s Caesar.”
“ah.”
Caesar had a truly fiery personality.
It was questionable how she might have provoked the pirates, and if the pirates knew Caesar’s personality well, they might have given up on negotiating the ransom.
Not only was they afraid of the wrath of the Marquis of Orphan, but they were also afraid of Caesar, who would come after them and ask them to kill them after they were released.
“Of course, if there really is someone with the power to subdue Caesar, then it would be a different story.”
But this was only an assumption. Therefore, Uder pushed aside all uncertainties and focused his consciousness on what was needed at the moment.
“The point is, if we want to save them, it’s now. If we wait for the people of the Offands to come to Squirrel, it might be too late.”
“Yeah. I think I know what you’re talking about.”
Cordelia nodded, intuitively knowing what to do next.
“Just find Wolf, right?”
Caesar’s confidant.
He is a knight who is also called a bear because of his large size, and is also a pure-hearted man who has had a crush on Kaiser since he was young.
He was a man who was like a model supporting character in the early part of the story, who risked his life to save Kaisa while fleeing with her to avoid Malekith’s attack, and then died.
“It doesn’t have to be Wolf. I just need to know where the island is and who defeated Kaisha, or how Kaisha was captured.”
“Okay, leave it to me. I have an idea.”
As Cordelia spoke, Uther narrowed his eyes slightly and said.
“Just in case, you know you can’t threaten to blow up the mansion, right?”
“Hey, I have common sense, don’t I? Of course, most problems can be solved by blowing them up.”
When Uther narrowed his eyes again at the deeply uneasy answer, Cordelia shrugged her shoulders as if to tell him not to worry.
“Just trust me. And you’ve got some recent achievements, right? Who was it that got the deal with the Spring Fairies right away?”
“She was a dark-skinned, pink bomb girl.”
“Yeah, I got completely screwed because of you. So you have to take responsibility. Got it?”
“I will find out.”
No further conversation was necessary.
Uther extended his hand theatrically as if to tell her to go ahead, and Cordelia headed straight for the Marquis of Orphan’s mansion.
If this were a game, you would have to ask NPCs at the port to find out where the sailors were or clear quests to find a way to meet Wolf, but this was reality, not a game.
And that’s why Cordelia used a very realistic method.
“This is Count August Chase, a close friend of Miss Kaiser Orphan. Open the door now. I must meet Lord Wolff, who failed to protect Kaiser!”
It wasn’t the original home of the author of the Offands.
It was just a mansion for Caesar, who resided in Squirrel.
Because of this, there was no one higher than Caesar in the mansion, and even Caesar was nothing more than a common noble, if you take away the fact that she was the daughter of a marquis.
In other words, there was no one with a higher status than Cordelia, the successful countess of the royal capital.
“Oh, you are the young lady’s close friend?”
When the butler, bewildered by the Count’s family crest that Cordelia had presented, asked cautiously, Cordelia nodded without changing her expression.
“Yes, we are very close friends.”
Not yet, but it will be soon.
If you save me, wouldn’t a friendship that wasn’t there before start sprouting?
Cordelia swallowed her words and instead of cowering or reading her Korean textbook, she urged the butler once more.
“Take me to Lord Wolf! Quickly!”
“This way, this way.”
Bravo to the class society.
Cordelia clenched her fist and instead of chasing after the butler who had run ahead in a panic, she turned to look at Uther and winked.
‘How was it, I did well?’
Am I good at scamming now?
Should I be happy about this or sad?
‘Cordelia has fallen.’
Mr. Blackcloak, who had a dark complexion, nodded without being able to laugh or cry.
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< Chapter 85 - Kaisa Orphan #2 > End
