< Chapter 109 - Breeze >
Chapter 109 – Breeze
The night sky was falling down.
The starlight pouring down was tangled and turned into a mess, and the white moon swallowed up in darkness disappeared with its feeble and weak light.
The sun rose in the distance.
It rose, burning the broken night sky with a crimson glow, and soon began to fill the entire world with its light.
Darkness came again.
The burning sun was forcibly swallowed, and stars streamed from the sun’s roots, which were gradually losing their light.
The Witch of the Western Forest saw it.
She, who had been sitting alone and looking up at the sky, looked straight ahead again.
She was at the center of the world.
She, who was only a soul, read the records of the world there and finally realized the truth.
And that was why she was hesitating to go out to the center of the world.
Because the moment he went out, he had to share his knowledge with Asmodeus, the overlord of lust.
“That can’t be.”
The truth I faced was so dangerous.
It was completely different from what the witch herself had expected.
If this fact were known.
The witch of the western forest raised her head.
The moon, spat out by the darkness, was guiding the lost stars with its faint light.
“It’s just a matter of time.”
The witch of the western forest was respectful.
I said that even though I knew that the other person wouldn’t be able to hear me, and even if they did, they wouldn’t understand me.
A matter of time.
The truth would eventually come out.
But we had to delay that time as much as possible.
“In the end, I guess I have no choice but to hold my breath and wait.”
This is not what I came here for.
In that case, it would have been much better to just help those kids outside.
Darkness began to threaten the white moon again.
The witch of the Western Forest lay down, curled up, and turned away from the sky. She closed her eyes tightly and forced herself to sleep.
Waking up is just before the truth is revealed.
Or right after the truth becomes known.
The witch of the western forest prayed.
I hope that time can be delayed as much as possible.
I hope that nothing ever comes of it.
But she already knew.
That day is not far away.
Even at this very moment, it is approaching with brisk strides.
The witch of the western forest closed her eyes.
Uther and Cordelia – I thought of their faces.
&
After Uther left, the elves of the Orange Gate guided Cordelia and Scarlett to a small but cozy guest room.
“I will let you know when the rest of the group arrives.”
The elves had become much more polite, perhaps because they had already acknowledged them as guests, or perhaps because of Yuder’s inaction.
Cordelia nodded contentedly and leaned back on the long sofa, Scarlett sitting next to her.
A few minutes like that.
Cordelia, who was blankly staring at the pattern on the wallpaper, suddenly looked to the side.
Scarlett was seen sitting with her back straight.
Although his eyes were closed, he didn’t seem to be asleep, as he occasionally shook the fingers placed on his knees.
‘Are you recovering?’
A duel between Uther and Elune.
In fact, if you look at her talent alone, Scarlett was a playable character. After all, she was one of the four great prosecutors of the future.
Perhaps the two gained something from their sparring.
‘A genius is a genius.’
I’m bored, but I have to hold back from talking.
Having made that resolution, Cordelia sat down more comfortably on the sofa and closed her eyes. She had no intention of reviewing the drill like Scarlett, and she was tired, so she wanted to sleep for a little while.
And then another few minutes.
No, maybe a few dozen minutes.
Cordelia, who had been dozing off, opened her eyes with a dazed face. Looking through her sleepy eyes, she saw Scarlett.
“If you want to sleep, lie down over there and sleep. And wipe off some of the saliva.”
“to?”
Still making a blank sound, Scarlett sighed and wiped Cordelia’s mouth with a handkerchief.
“Lie down and sleep.”
“Lying down. Uh, lying down.”
When Cordelia laid down on the sofa with her feet up, Scarlett frowned but decided to give up for now. It was the same whether she lay down here or on the other sofa. It seemed better to just move the sofa herself while she was up.
“But hey.”
“uh?”
When Cordelia, who was halfway through falling asleep again, blinked and asked, Scarlett sat down on the opposite sofa and rested her chin on her hand. She spoke while looking somewhere else for no reason.
“Will it be okay?”
“What? Yuder? If it’s Yuder, it’ll be fine. You’ve seen how strong our Yuder is, right?”
“No, not the black cloak.”
“Then who?”
“Prince Lucas. It’s a dangerous situation anyway.”
I just let it go because Yudera and Kozelya said they weren’t worried, but when I sat alone in a quiet place, I started to get worried.
‘They’re elf knights. And it looks like there are high-level mines too.’
The last time Scarlett herself saw Lucas was in the royal capital nearly half a year ago.
At the time, Lucas was a promising prospect, but, how should I put it, he was a relative underdog?
Although he was certainly incredibly strong compared to his peers, he was weaker than Scarlett herself and the elite elf knights guarding the Red Gate.
‘Of course I heard that you got stronger······.’
Lucas’ innocent smile, which reminded me of a large dog for some reason, came to mind, and I felt worried, as if I had put a child out on the water’s edge.
“There is Kaisadu.”
“He’ll do well on his own. He’s sturdy.”
Cordelia laughed heartily as Scarlett spoke vaguely.
“Anyway, are you worried about Lucas?”
“Not a lot, just the right amount.”
“Yeah, yeah. I understand everything.”
Cordelia nodded with a pleased face and soon began to laugh out loud, while Scarlett pouts her lips in embarrassment.
‘It’s strange.’
Of course, I didn’t have a bad impression of him in the royal capital, but I didn’t give him my heart or anything.
Why am I suddenly nervous?
‘No, not all of a sudden?’
Even after returning to the empire, his face would come to mind from time to time.
How are you doing?
How are you doing?
What are you doing now?
Lucas’ face came to mind.
Lucas looks at himself, breathing heavily and blushing.
The guy who whispered something and then smiled sinisterly in response.
‘uh?’
Wait. What is that? Have you ever seen a face like that?
No, in the first place, have you ever shared a situation where you would blush and breathe heavily?
But the doubt only lasted a moment.
It disappeared from my mind at some point, as if snow was melting.
All that remained were vague feelings for Lucas.
Love and hate, pity and longing.
But this too quickly disappeared.
Cordelia’s voice was heard.
“It’s okay. As I said before, Lucas has gotten a lot stronger. He’s also gotten a lot cooler. I’ll say he’s the next cooler after Yuder.”
“By your standards, that’s the highest compliment.”
Scarlett grumbled slightly, but Cordelia smiled and continued talking, seemingly oblivious to it.
“But you’ve really become cool. Should I say you’ve become more manly? You feel like an adult.”
Of course, when I was telling the story of the Built Vine Heroes, I was still a child, but that was just a kidult aspect.
Anyway, Cordelia started to compliment Lucas without fail, and Scarlett pretended not to care but listened intently.
“Anyway, look forward to it. You’ll be surprised when you meet me.”
“hmm.”
Scarlett still pretended to be calm and didn’t react much, but Cordelia didn’t miss her reddened earlobes and the corners of her lips slightly turning up.
‘It’ll be fun.’
I couldn’t help but smile when I imagined Lucas and Scarlett being shy and at a loss.
Lucas and Scarlett.
The great dog of the kingdom and the cat of the empire.
And there’s a black panther caught in between.
‘uh.’
By the way, what about Caesar?
Lucas and Caesar.
Lucas and Scarlett.
Kaisa and Scarlett, who became close friends in the South.
A difficult situation appeared in my mind.
At the same time, I also thought it was exciting.
‘Hmm, I should remain neutral.’
Let’s just eat popcorn in the back. Don’t interfere.
Cordelia, who had made up her mind, closed her eyes, gently pressing down on her heart that had begun to pound for various reasons.
I remembered Yuder’s face again.
&
It was around midnight when Uther returned to the Orange Gate with the Emperor.
Although it was very late, the Orange Gate, with its lights all dimly lit, looked like broad daylight.
“His Majesty the Emperor.”
The one who leads all the elves of the empire.
When Vincenzo Lombardi bowed, the young emperor and the empress dowager standing next to him smiled, albeit with tired faces.
Although the attack at the Red Gate had raised suspicions about the elves, it was reassuring to see that none other than Vincenzo Lombardi himself had knelt down and paid his respects.
You have to believe it.
No, I want to believe it.
Vincenzo knew the hearts of those two people well.
The Emperor was too young and naive to hide his true feelings, and the Empress Dowager, although intelligent in her own way, was still just a lump of flesh that had lived for about thirty years.
Of course, I had no intention of hitting the Emperor and Empress Dowager on the back of their heads.
Although the elves’ power was great, it was not enough to overthrow the empire, and even if that were possible, it would be impossible to dominate the empire from the front.
Maintain the present.
Exists as part of the empire.
There was no need for an emperor’s seat. What was important was the prosperity and development of the elves, and for that, an empire was needed.
“I have prepared a place for you to rest. Please come this way.”
As Vincenzo himself began to guide them, smiles appeared on the faces of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager once again.
The journey of the past few days was too intense for the two who had been living in the comfort and safety of the imperial palace.
[No problem, right?]
[maybe.]
When Cordelia asked with message magic, Yuder immediately answered yes, but his gaze was still focused on Vincenzo.
‘It barely appeared in the original, but… I guess you can believe it.’
In Heroes Chronicles 2, Vincenzo was more of a background character in the setting.
However, because he was a person with such a large presence, there were many things known about him.
Hostility and anger towards the devil’s followers.
A feeling that can only be expressed as hatred.
Vincenzo was an old man.
Tall and thin, he looked like a tree on the verge of death.
His old appearance was all the more impressive, as he lived among elves who spent most of their lives in a youthful state.
‘It’ll be okay.’
After shaking off his unnecessary worries, Uther turned to Cordelia to find some peace of mind.
But Cordelia was looking at someone other than Vincenzo.
Lucas, Kaisha, and Scarlett are sitting over there.
Just having the three of them standing together made me feel like a story was being created.
Lucas, who was smiling warmly like a large dog, and Scarlett, who was smiling as well. And Kaisa, who was watching the two of them. Scarlett felt a connection the moment her eyes met with Kaisa’s.
[Hey, Yuder, I need popcorn.]
It was Cordelia’s request, but Uther immediately refused. In fact, Uther himself was not completely uninterested in the relationship between the three, but he had more important things to do.
[Let’s go to Elune.]
Cordelia instinctively pursed her lips at Uther’s words.
It’s not that I hate Elune, but rather that I wanted to see Lucas, Kai’sa, and Scarlett.
[Do you have to go now?]
[Because I don’t have much time.]
The emperor was now on the run.
No matter how much Vincenzo welcomes the emperor and offers to lend him his strength, this is ultimately the land of the elves.
In order for the Emperor to properly fight his Chancellor, he had to travel to the Marquess of Buckingham’s lands in the northern part of the Empire.
[Ugh, I can’t help it.]
When Cordelia nodded in agreement, Uther smiled and pinched Cordelia’s cheek.
[What, why?]
[Just because he’s cute. Ugh, our beast.]
When Uther pulled her cheek while sending her message like that, Cordelia, instead of pushing his hand away, pinched his cheek too.
[Oh my, the swindler in our house.]
[beast.]
[fraud.]
[rabbit.]
[wolf.]
[Later, that’s about it, right? Yes?]
The last one was Belencia, and Melissa, who was watching with her tongue clicking, agreed.
Because of that, Uther and Cordelia laughed and grabbed each other’s hands instead of their cheeks.
And then again about ten minutes later.
While Vincenzo and the Emperor were talking, Elune, who had been crouching on the floor with nothing to do, raised her head and looked at Uther and Cordelia.
“What’s going on? You want to spar again? I’m fine.”
Elune spoke in a expectant voice, but Uther shook his head.
“I also enjoy sparring with Lady Elune, but… I came for something else.”
“What is it?”
->
“I also enjoy sparring with Lady Elune, but… I came for something else.”
Elune’s face became sullen at Uther’s answer, but she asked again anyway.
“What else?”
“It’s a wish.”
Conditions of Dalian.
Even if it is an unfair contract, it is still a contract.
At Uther’s words, Elune blinked, then smiled again.
“Yeah, right. Promises are important. What do you want me to do for you?”
At the innocent question, Uther and Cordelia looked at each other and then crouched down together to be eye level with Elune.
“I would like you to introduce me to a friend.”
“friend?”
“Yes, Elune’s friends.”
As Cordelia spoke with a smile, Elune pursed her lips, looked troubled, and muttered softly.
“I don’t have any friends.”
“You know, right now, Yuder and I are also friends of Lady Elune.”
At Cordelia’s words, Elune blinked and tilted her head.
“Yuder is my friend. But Cardelia isn’t my friend?”
“···I’m Cordelia. And if you’re a friend of Yuder, you’re my friend.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
The conversation skills I developed while dealing with fairies weren’t going anywhere.
Cordelia continued her conversation with Elune skillfully.
“I know about Elune’s little friends. In fact, Uther and I have many little friends too.”
At Cordelia’s words, Elune took another breath, then turned to Uther and said.
“You guys are here too?”
“Yes, there are many. Here is the evidence.”
When Yuder said that and showed her the fairy symbol he was wearing on his arm, Elune’s eyes widened.
Elune’s little friends.
The reason why I made the right of wish a condition to Elune.
“I want to meet the Breeze Fairies.”
Silver fairies symbolizing the power of wind, who must be met in order to complete the protection of the Fairy King.
And the ancient treasure they are guarding.
Elune hesitated for a moment at Uther and Cordelia’s request, then nodded.
“Okay. I’ll guide you.”
Elune stood up from her seat, turned around, and began to lead the way.
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