< Chapter 20 - Rough Avalanche #4 >
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The battle is over.
Not only was the evil mid-level mine Jarakul, who had tried to pollute the dragon veins, defeated, but so was the warriors of the corrupted Angry Horn tribe he had led.
Cordelia, who had recovered to some extent, said with a beautiful smile.
“You can rest easy now. They have been punished for destroying the sanctuary.”
“You guys broke it! You guys!”
“Tch.”
It doesn’t work.
Cordelia clicked her tongue and pouted her lips, and Uther said with a salesman’s smile.
“Your Majesty, the situation was so dire that there was nothing we could do. Although some of the sanctuary was damaged, we were able to repel the enemy and protect the dragon vein.”
“Is this part of it? Is this part of it?!”
“It’s not like it’s completely fallen apart.”
Cordelia spoke softly, and the rough snowball staggered, clutching the back of his neck.
Even the sight of the adorable baby bear was cute.
“Ugh… ugh… blood pressure… It’s fortunate that it’s a rocky mountain.”
If it had been an ordinary mountain, countless animals would have lost their lives when the mountain collapsed.
Uder approached the rough avalanche in a friendly manner and said.
“Anyway, we defeated them.”
“That’s right, we defeated them, and protected Rough Snow and the sanctuary.”
As Uther and Cordelia spoke in succession, the rough eyes narrowed their brows. For some reason, their words had a certain weight to them.
“We repelled not only intermediate mines but also corrupted barbarian warriors.”
“Yuder is right. If it weren’t for us, the dragon vein would have been contaminated. Even you, Lord Rough Snow Avalanche, would have become corrupted. Ah… Isn’t it terrifying to even imagine?”
Unspoken pressure.
No, the pressure of a will.
The rough snow avalanche that had taken a step back without realizing it suddenly noticed what the two handsome men and beautiful women – no, enemies – who had come close to him were demanding of him.
“Are you asking for something?”
“Rather than a reward… wouldn’t it be fair compensation?”
“Give and take!”
“The Great Storm displayed a wild god-like distribution.”
“That’s right, that’s right. You packed all sorts of things for me.”
Cordelia, who had been tapping the arrows of the Wingwind, soon emphasized the tattoo on her left arm as if it were nothing.
Then the rough avalanche muttered in protest.
“The mountain… collapsed.”
“It didn’t completely collapse.”
“It was a necessary sacrifice. Everyone will remember the noble sacrifice.”
Even if we say everyone, it would only be Uther, Cordelia, and the rough snowball himself.
“Haa… I can’t help it.”
In any case, if it weren’t for Uther and Cordelia, not only would the Dragon Vein have been polluted, but even the Rough Avalanche itself would have become corrupted.
It was only natural to award them with awards, since they were benefactors who had saved more than lives.
“But children, I have lost my true self, and the sanctuary has been ruined. The dragon vein has also escaped contamination, but has taken a major hit.”
“Yes, I know.”
Cordelia said as if asking where the medicine was, and this time, the rough snowball clicked its tongue.
And then Uther thought.
‘As expected, the holy relic is safe.’
The rough avalanche, like the arrows of the wings of the great storm, would also have a holy relic.
As Yuder had expected, the rough avalanche sat down on the ground with a thud and began to talk to Cordelia.
“I don’t have a tribe to look after, so I don’t have any useful relics like the Great Storm Kid. Things like weapons and armor.”
“I understand.”
The reason the Great Tempest created the Wingwind Arrow relic was to be given to the Great Tempest Tribe, not for his own use.
It would be stranger if a wild avalanche without any care had any weapons or armor suitable for human use.
“So, I will give you this.”
As the rough avalanche settled, I dug a little into the ground and a large blue jewel appeared as if it were a lie.
“This is······.”
“Ice Stone!”
“Wow! This is coming from here?”
Icestone.
A beautiful jewel created by the gathering of cold, negative magic.
But it wasn’t just beautiful.
The icestone contained ‘frozen time’.
‘That is, it is one of the main ingredients of ancestral return.’
It was an ingredient that required a lot of hard work to obtain, so it was truly fortunate to be able to obtain it here.
“You’re lucky.”
While Uther nodded his head, Cordelia laughed hehehe and hugged the ice rock that the rough snowfall had thrown to her chest.
“It’s pretty. Thank you, Rough Snow Avalanche.”
“Hmm… I’m glad you like it.”
In any case, Cordelia was truly beautiful and very pretty.
Even though she was not properly dressed due to several days of sleeping rough and the arduous mountain hike, Cordelia’s bubbly smile was still reminiscent of a goddess.
Of course, as a bear, his aesthetic sense was somewhat different from that of humans, but he was just like humans in being amazed by the sunset that called the night and being captivated by the glorious dawn in the morning.
As the rough snowfall smiled warmly, Yuder shrugged his shoulders for no reason and smiled brightly before taking a step forward and speaking.
“I think we should discuss what’s next. You said they’re trying to corrupt the Dragon Vein. Could you elaborate a little more on that?”
“Of course. It is a truly great crisis. It is a problem that all the wild gods who inhabit the wild lands… no, all living beings must deal with together!”
The excited Rough Snow Avalanche jumped up from his seat and shouted, and Yuder nodded. He looked at Rough Snow Avalanche with a serious face and said,
“The Angry Horn tribe is believed to have fallen. Mine seems to belong to a demon-worshiping group called the Devil’s Eyes.”
“No, how about that?”
When the rough-eyed Avalanche, who only vaguely knew that they were devil followers and didn’t know anything about their tribe or group affiliation, asked with wide eyes, Yuder gave a brief introduction about their history.
“We have come to the Wild Lands at the request of the Order of the Holy Cross. We have received information that the Eye of the Devil is making disturbing moves. Furthermore, the spirits of the witches and the Fairy Queens have warned us of a threat from the North.”
“Oh······.”
In fact, it was a rough snowfall that didn’t know much about the Holy Cross Guardians. It was also almost unknown about the Fairy Queen and the witch’s soul.
But that’s why I felt more secure. Just as an unknown threat was approaching, so was an unknown help.
And Cordelia thought.
‘Wow… As expected, he’s a scammer.’
Within the border, they diligently sell wild gods, but as soon as they cross the border, they start selling the souls of witches to southern organizations.
‘I think they’ll sell umbrellas in the desert.’
It really seemed like that would happen, and so Cordelia found herself laughing.
‘Because it’s our house.’
The very essence of solidity.
And at the same time.
When Cordelia was watching Uther having a serious conversation with Rough Snow Avalanche, she was single.
A similar situation was unfolding near the border.
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“The Great Wall is, as its name suggests, a great wall. It is so huge that it cannot be managed perfectly.”
Moreover, the Great Wall was not built in a straight line on flat ground like drawing a line on a map.
The terrain of reality was a mess.
There were mountains and valleys everywhere, and even in places where there were no rivers or forests, there was a sense of the earth’s curvature.
Because of this, the Great Wall was built in a way that compromised with the natural terrain, and a natural square shape was created.
“Furthermore, the ones who are guarding are ultimately people. If it’s a large-scale invasion, you can detect it before it even approaches the Great Wall, but if there are more than a few people, it’s nearly impossible to monitor them in the first place.”
These were the words of none other than the successor to the Counts of Bayer, who had held the title of Count for many years.
‘It’s reliable!’
No, it wasn’t just because of birth.
The moment he learned that Uther and Cordelia had crossed the border, Gale’s attitude towards this matter completely changed.
I’m not saying that I wasn’t serious until now.
Although she was already serious, up until now, Gail had been going along with Adelia rather than taking the lead in the situation.
But now it was different. He was taking the initiative and trying to turn the situation around.
‘You seem like an expert.’
Gale’s explanation of the Great Wall and the crows was expert in itself.
Maybe that’s why Gail looked strangely more handsome than before.
‘He was handsome to begin with.’
Although there was nothing about Yuder that he liked, Adelia still acknowledged his beauty.
‘It looks so fragile though.’
In any case, it was a Yuder who even deserved the expression ‘beautiful’.
Gail was Yuder’s older brother, and brothers tend to resemble each other.
However, Gale was the epitome of health. Furthermore, he was a master swordsman who was expected to inherit the title of Ten Swordsman, following in the footsteps of Count Bayer, one of the Ten Swordsmen.
In his appearance that resembled Yuder, his fragility disappeared and his strength increased, so he could not help but be handsome.
‘No, this is not it.’
This was not the time to be judging Gail’s appearance.
In fact, Gail was now explaining how to cross the border with a very serious face.
“It’s unfortunate, but I have to let go of the words.”
“There’s nothing I can do.”
If someone else had said it, Adelia would have argued, asking if it was really necessary to throw it away or if there was no other way, but she nodded obediently without realizing it.
Because Gale’s words were trustworthy!
‘If that’s the case for this person, then it must be like that.’
At Adelia’s answer, Gail looked a little surprised, but then smiled slightly and continued speaking.
“It’s going to be quite a rough journey.”
“It’s been tough so far. Do you know how many days we’ve been riding?”
“I know.”
Since I left home, I’ve been riding a horse every single day until I got here.
Riding a horse was harder than I thought.
I was exhausted and the pain in my hips and thighs was severe.
But I ran every day for more than ten days.
It was a forced march that would make even the most experienced knights cry and complain.
‘but······.’
Gail looked at Adelia without realizing it.
She never once said it was hard for her to come this far.
It wasn’t because it wasn’t really hard.
It was hard.
If it’s hard for Gale himself, how much harder must it be for Adelia, the female magician?
But she didn’t necessarily say it was difficult.
Strong will.
She endures hardships to carry out her mission.
‘It’s my first time.’
This kind of Young-ae.
Of course, I had seen a few similarly inclined people among the knights, but the Adelia before my eyes was a magician.
The situation was different for the female knights who had trained to become knights since childhood.
‘It’s beautiful.’
At first, I thought those eyes were fierce, but now they looked somehow different.
Should I say that it is like a sparkling jewel with a strong will?
And although she always had an impression, Adelia was actually quite a beauty.
Just as Gail was Uther’s older brother, Adelia was Cordelia’s older sister.
“game?”
Just then, Adelia looked up at Gail and asked. It was natural, considering their height difference was nearly 20cm.
But at that moment, Gail turned her gaze without realizing it. It was because her heart was pounding a little.
‘How long has it been?’
The reason why Gail herself didn’t marry until she was in her late twenties.
He lied to others saying that he had a lady in his heart, but in fact, there was another reason.
Count Bayer also knew the reason and so did not urge Gayle to marry.
“Gail? Where does it hurt?”
“No, I’m not. I just have a fever.”
Gail shook her head, shaking off her distracting thoughts as she answered appropriately.
The important thing now was to catch up with Uther and Cordelia. That was all I could think about.
“I don’t know much about the Wild Lands. After we get there, I’ll trust Miss Adelia.”
A tracking spell placed on Count Chase’s ring.
Adelia nodded and said.
“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely do it. And······.”
“and?”
“If it’s Prince Gale’s sword, it can be trusted even beyond the savage lands.”
Adelia spoke quickly, and at that moment, both of them were slightly embarrassed at the same time.
Because Adelina heard what was said and Gail was surprised.
That’s understandable, since Adelia has always been ticking since they met.
“I am honored that you trust me. I will do my best to protect Miss Adelia.”
“Go quickly.”
Adelia, who found it difficult to face Gail’s face as she spoke with a cool smile, quickly turned her gaze away, and Gail, as he always had, took steps full of trust.
And at the same time, a place quite a distance to the south.
“Uh… well, isn’t it okay?”
Count Chase’s study.
Edward Chase, the eldest son and successor of the Count Chase family, spoke in front of his father whom he had not seen in a long time, and Count Chase frowned.
“It went well?”
“No… Adelia needs to meet someone first.”
Adelia was the best among the three siblings when it came to magical talent.
But maybe because of that, or because she resembled her father the most out of the three, she had never had a relationship with the opposite sex since childhood.
If she had run away from love – something that doesn’t suit Adelia at all, but anyway, shouldn’t we welcome it with open arms?
‘And it wouldn’t be bad if the opponent was Gayle.’
He’s handsome, talented, comes from a good family, and even has a good personality.
It was absolutely perfect. Honestly, compared to Adelia, I felt like it was a waste for Gale.
‘Of course, that’s if it was a true love escape.’
Contrary to the concerns of Count Chase and Count Bayer, Edward saw that the loss of contact between Gale and Adelia was of a different nature from that of the younger children.
‘There must be a reason.’
Boldly – no, radically – Adelia was not a child who did things without thinking.
Moreover, with the cautious Gale also present, if he had cut off contact, it would not have been because of a love affair or something like that, but rather because he had a compelling reason to do so.
“No matter what, I can’t just leave it like this.”
Following Uder and Cordelia, Gale and Adelia also went missing.
The burning of the social circle was a secondary problem.
The most important thing was ensuring the safety of the two couples.
“Adelia and Gale will be fine. The problem is Cordelia and Uther.”
Some say that Gale’s swordsmanship is already close to the level of the Ten Swordsman.
With Adelia, the leader of the Royal Magic Corps, added to the mix, the two of them seemed more likely to be in danger.
But Uther and Cordelia were different stories.
It was necessary to ensure the safety of both people as soon as possible.
“Should I step forward? The Count Bayer family has no daughters, so I won’t lose contact with them either.”
Count Chase shook his head at Edward’s joking remark.
“The pursuit team has already been prepared. You should concentrate on your training. I told you that it is a very important task, but it is also important that you reach the next circle.”
“All right.”
Edward, who was completely convinced, bowed and tried to leave.
But it was at that very moment.
“But Edward.”
“Yes, father.”
“Weren’t you close friends with that Gale guy when you were young?”
“We are still relatively close these days.”
Edward had few people he could call his friend, and Gale was one of the first people he could count on one hand.
“I see. Then do you know what Gale likes?”
“yes?”
“I’m saying this just in case. You have to be prepared for any eventuality.”
Edward, who was quietly looking at his father’s face as he spoke with a solemn expression, narrowed his eyebrows, but soon stopped thinking deeply as he always did.
At Count Chase’s request, Gale began talking about his favorite items.
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< Chapter 20 - Wild Avalanche #4 > End
