< Chapter 34 - Cross #2 >
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Gail Bayer and Adelia Chase.
In Heroes Chronicles 2, the roles of the two people were not that big.
‘Because both Gail and Adelia died.’
Whether it was the Uther route or the Cordelia route, the fate of the two people did not change much.
Gale was killed during the Northern Invasion of the Barbarians event, and Adelia was killed in the ‘Destruction of the Capital of the Kingdom of Seilun’ incident that occurred a little later.
Those two people.
‘So, actually, I don’t know.’
Because in the original, there weren’t many opportunities for the two to meet.
All I knew about Gale was that he was a kind and capable older brother who was much older than Uther, and that Adelia was a motherly older sister who cared deeply for her younger sister Cordelia, but nothing much was known about her.
‘Of course, I was able to roughly construct the character’s profile by synthesizing various pieces of information that appeared in the work.’
Even so, the amount of absolute information was too little for the two people.
‘But now it’s different.’
Uther and Cordelia suddenly became Uther and Cordelia one day – it wasn’t because Outboxer 009 and Yellow Storm stole their lives.
They were reborn as Uther and Cordelia and spent seventeen years before reviving their memories of their previous life.
Because Uther knew Gale well, and Cordelia knew Adelia well.
‘My brother.’
No longer just NPCs, but real blood relatives.
‘A kind, honest, and trustworthy person, but actually has a soft side.’
There was one reason why he had not yet married despite being the eldest son of a noble family.
That’s one reason.
An incident that happened to Gail when she was around twenty years old.
Uder stopped thinking and turned his gaze slightly to the side.
From far away, I saw a female warrior walking confidently towards me.
‘Adelia Chase.’
A magical genius who holds the title of youngest captain in the history of the Royal Magic Corps.
Despite the 17 years I spent in Uder, I knew little about her.
To begin with, Uder and Cordelia had been on good terms before awakening to their previous lives.
There was virtually no interaction with Cordelia’s older sister, who was in the royal capital.
‘But there must be some reason, right?’
Why is Cordelia so wary and afraid?
“Hoo, hoo, you can do it. You can do it. I will protect it. I will protect it.”
Cordelia repeated the same words in a small voice, as if reciting a spell.
It seemed like he was making up his mind in his own way.
‘You’re cute.’
How could it not be cute, seeing him trying to protect himself and no one else?
“Okay, okay, okay.”
Cordelia, who was breathing heavily again, took a step forward and stood as if to block Uther’s path. This was the posture Uther usually took to protect Cordelia, but this time it was the complete opposite.
Of course there were differences.
In the early days of her awakening, Cordelia was actually larger than Uther, but not anymore. In just a few months, the two had completely reversed course, and now Uther and Cordelia were quite different in size.
It was impossible for Cordelia’s small and slender body to completely cover Uther, but Cordelia puffed out her chest as much as possible, spread her arms, and covered Uther. Then, she took one last deep breath.
He maintained his composure and looked straight ahead.
And then, Uther, who was smiling happily while looking at the back of Cordelia’s head, suddenly raised his head in surprise.
‘Adelia.’
The distance had now become quite short, so they could see each other’s faces.
Adelia inherited her mother’s blonde hair, unlike Cordelia who resembles Count Chase and has red hair.
Her white face, revealed between her bright and clear golden hair that seemed to be made by melting the sun, was beautiful like Cordelia’s, but her eyes, their gaze, were no joke, fierce.
Gogogogogogogogogogo-
Should I call it the pressure of energy?
Yuder swallowed dry saliva amidst the sound effects that sounded like an auditory hallucination. Before he knew it, beads of sweat were flowing out between his clenched fists.
nervous.
An entity that causes fear in those who encounter it.
Is this what it felt like when you faced the named demon Bandai Zeal in Endymion?
Now I understand why Cordelia was so nervous.
“in the end.”
Adelia said.
A beautiful yet eerie smile bloomed like a flower on her white face.
Yuder Bayer.
The embodiment of evil who deceived the kind, cute, lovely, lovable, and innocent Cordelia with sweet talk and not only committed all sorts of atrocities, but also made her make the wrong choices!
‘in the end!’
Faced with.
The moment had finally come to vent all the anger I had been feeling.
“you!”
Adelia raised her voice. She raised her hand and pointed at Yuder, trying to pour out her words.
“You tricked and kidnapped our kind, cute, lovely, lovable, and innocent Cordelia······.”
That was it.
Adelia trailed off without realizing it. It was because she felt Gail’s gaze from behind her.
Just a look.
Not really looking at anything or anything, just a gaze.
But Adelia hesitated without realizing it. She couldn’t say what she originally wanted to say.
“No, love’s escape······.”
escape.
No, that’s not what I was originally trying to say.
But Adelia frowned and looked distressed for a moment before changing her words.
“Honeymoon trip! Anyway, we’re going on a honeymoon trip!”
It was already a mess.
‘Ugh, why is it like this?’
Why can’t I say what I originally wanted to say?
No, of course, one way or another, Uther and Cordelia were engaged, and the Bayer family was a prestigious family on par with the Chase family, so they couldn’t just say something rude out of the blue.
But more than that, it was Gale’s presence that was greater.
I couldn’t say anything too harsh because I was worried about Gail.
‘No, this is not right.’
As Adelia groaned in confusion, Uther and Cordelia looked at her with suspicious eyes.
‘Why are you doing that?’
‘Something, something is different from my usual sister.’
Why is that?
Why are you doing that?
“Eeeeek! Anyway! Yuder Bayer! You know what you’ve done, don’t you?!”
As I spoke my lines after going through a series of compromises, I found that I couldn’t come up with words that were as strong as I had hoped.
Moreover, the terrifying aura and force that reminded me of the devil from hell had disappeared, so it felt like he was throwing a tantrum rather than venting his anger.
But Cordelia seemed to see it a little differently.
She, who knew Adelia best anyway, flinched for a moment and then spread her arms wide to the side and shouted.
“You, it’s not your fault!”
“Cordelia?!”
“Really! It’s not like I was fooled or anything… We, we discussed it together!”
what?
Honeymoon trip!
Adelia flinched at Cordelia’s shout, then took another step forward and shouted.
“Then that letter! You’re saying that you love Yuder so much that you’d die, that you love him more than life itself! You wrote all of that on your own will? You didn’t tell Yuder to do it?”
“Ugh.”
If Cordelia had a little more sanity left in her, she would have argued that she had never said such a thing, but she was already cornered from the start.
He groaned and then made a face that said, “I don’t know what’s going on,” and shouted.
“That’s right! I wrote it! I wrote it all! It’s true that I wrote it!”
It’s true that it was originally ordered by Yuder.
Even though Yuder gave all the lines!
Cordelia’s face turned bright red, and her neck and ears became hot.
It was a mixture of shame, embarrassment, and everything else, but to Adelia’s eyes, who was heavily filtered, it only appeared as a bashful reaction of blushing in embarrassment.
“Cordelia, Cordelia!”
But it wasn’t over yet.
A body that has already been discarded.
For the perfect defense, Cordelia just landed the finishing blow.
“I can’t live without you, Yuder! I belong to you, and you belong to me!”
The lines that were written in the script I threw out last time.
Cordelia was so embarrassed that her eyes turned slightly red, but to Adelia, it looked like a tearful appeal.
“Nose, Cordelia······.”
I was literally shocked.
Adelia stumbled for a moment, but she was still one of the seven captains of the Royal Magic Guard.
She somehow managed to straighten her posture and took a deep breath as she spoke.
“No, no, what the hell is that guy who is so ugly but has a handsome face······.”
That was it.
Adelia, who was about to say what she had been thinking about Yuder, found herself trailing off without realizing it.
This time it wasn’t because of Gale.
It was simply because of the visible reality.
‘What, what is it?’
Yuder Bayer.
A child born with a nine-syllable pulse.
A sickly pretty boy who was unable to learn proper swordsmanship due to his weak health and was confined to his room.
But that wasn’t the case.
The Yuder standing in front of me was clearly a pretty boy, but he was not at all shabby.
‘When did you get so healthy?’
Adelia had also heard the story of someone getting Solari’s necklace and curing their palsy.
But can your body suddenly get that much better?
First of all, he was tall.
According to Adelia’s own information, Uther was about the same height as Cordelia or slightly shorter, but now Uther was much taller. It seemed like there was at least a 10cm difference.
And he was healthy.
He wasn’t a bulky man with bulging muscles, but his shoulders were broad and his muscles were solid.
Adelia was quite well-dressed as she was surrounded by snow, but she was facing numerous knights of the royal capital on business.
Just by looking at the fit, you can roughly tell the shape and thickness of the muscles.
‘It’s solid.’
Well-honed, solid muscles, not just puffed out.
At that level, he was almost at the level of Prince Gale – no, he was not as good as Prince Gale, but he had a sturdy body that could not be called flimsy even as a joke.
‘There’s something I need to reveal, but I can’t.’
From the beginning, it was difficult to say anything because I was worried about Gale.
Adelia was speechless because even Yuder didn’t give her a chance to clean up.
And Yuder did not miss the current situation.
He took advantage of the gap where Adelia was floundering in confusion and Cordelia was panting from her own struggles.
Thud.
Uther took a step forward and hugged Cordelia’s shoulder, who was standing there protectively.
Cordelia, who had been pulled towards him and was suddenly held in Uther’s arms, was flustered in a different way than before.
‘You, youder?’
Cordelia was already used to being held and carried by Uther.
But it was strange.
Up until now, I didn’t mind being hugged or carried, but now I felt strange.
Thump thump.
Suddenly my heart started pounding.
The cheeks that looked up at Yuder flushed with a different meaning than before.
‘What, what is it? This is strange.’
Cordelia, who had become quiet without realizing it, lowered her head, and Uther opened his mouth while holding Cordelia tightly.
“Sister Adelia.”
Adelia responded to the even and even address.
Yuder looked straight into her blue eyes looking at him and spoke without the slightest hesitation.
“Cordelia and I love each other.”
Wiggle.
It was Cordelia.
She flinched, reflexively raised her head and looked at Yuder, and shouted with her eyes.
‘Who, who! You and me?’
‘You and I. Just accept it for now. Since Adelia is watching, it’ll be natural. You know? It’ll be easier if you give up.’
‘Ugh······.’
Cordelia, who had become quiet again, lowered her head, and in the eyes of Adelia and Gale, Cordelia’s appearance was seen as a shameful affirmation.
“It was definitely wrong to go on a honeymoon. Yes, and it was my fault. Cordelia is not at fault at all. She just gave in to my stubbornness in wanting to spend a little more time alone with me.”
Adelia’s expression slightly faltered at Uder’s desperate words, and Cordelia raised her head again.
Because the story took a strange turn.
“Oh, no! It’s not Yuder’s fault! I said let’s go! Yeah, yeah! It’s because I threw a tantrum and said I wanted some alone time. I left the letter, too.”
I was determined to protect Yuder from Adelia, but I couldn’t blame it all on Yuder.
In fact, Cordelia didn’t need to do this due to the atmosphere, but due to the successive events, her temperature rose to the point where it was difficult for her to think normally.
In any case, Cordelia’s declaration was effective.
A boy and a girl who are both begging each other to punish them and not the other, saying that they were wrong.
Anyone can see that they are lying because they love each other very much.
“Euuugh······.”
Adelia, who had been groaning, finally let out a long sigh.
She really wanted to destroy Yuder, but after coming this far, she couldn’t do that.
What can I do if Cordelia is so nice?
And in fact, Adelia knew too.
The point is that there isn’t much you can do when you actually meet someone.
“Ahem.”
It was just then.
Gale, who had been silent until now, let out a cough, drawing everyone’s attention, and then stepped forward to stand next to Adelia.
Even though Uther didn’t do anything special like holding Cordelia in his arms, just standing next to her was enough.
Adelia felt as if she had gained a strong support, and the thought of ‘perhaps’ appeared in the eyes of Uther and Cordelia who were watching the two of them.
“Uder, and Miss Cordelia.”
“Yes, brother.”
“Yes, sir.”
Uther and Cordelia responded immediately.
Gail smiled faintly at the title of “uncle,” and continued speaking.
“Coming here, I learned a lot about the two people’s activities. I saw with my own eyes how much they cherish and love each other.”
Uther nodded at Gale’s words, but Cordelia shook her head in her heart.
‘No, that’s not it.’
Although some of it was because he was gradually coming to his senses, it was also a reaction that came from deep-rooted rebellion.
But anyway, it’s just a thought in my mind.
Gale exchanged a pleased look with Uther, then took a deep breath. Unlike before, his face became quite stern as he spoke.
“However, the actions of the two were clearly wrong. The disrespect they inflicted on the Count Hresvelg family was truly great and unforgivable. You are well aware that they also deeply hurt the feelings of Prince Lucas, who considered the two of them as friends, right?”
At the mention of Lucas, both Uther and Cordelia’s faces became filled with apology.
And Gail was pleased with the response.
“And that’s not all. Because of the actions of those two, not only Count Bayer but also Count Chase have been caught up in bad rumors.”
There were people who criticized and ridiculed me for raising my children.
Shame and guilt spread across Uther and Cordelia’s faces, followed by regret, while Gail’s expression became even more stern.
“Of course I need to hear the details, but apart from that, there are many things that have happened because of your actions. And the two of you are responsible for all of that.”
Gail wasn’t angry.
I didn’t even raise my voice.
But Gail’s words carried weight.
“When you get back, you have to take responsibility. You don’t run away or avoid it, you have to clean up what you did. Got it?”
“Yes, brother.”
“Yes, sir.”
As Uther and Cordelia answered obediently, a smile spread across Gale’s once strict face again.
He looked at Uder and Cordelia, who were standing next to each other, with affectionate eyes, his face as kind as usual.
“Still, I’m glad you both are safe. I was really worried.”
The carrot after the whip.
No, it wasn’t calculated like that.
It was Gale’s pure heart, and that was why Uther and Cordelia – especially Cordelia – were greatly moved.
And one more person.
‘As expected, he’s cool. He’s a real person.’
A smile spread across Adelia’s face as she looked at Gale’s profile.
A wide smile, as if looking at Cordelia.
“Miss Adelia.”
“yes?”
“Excuse me… Miss Adelia?”
“Huh? Oh, yes!”
Adelia, who was startled and straightened her posture, blinked. Gail smiled brightly and spoke to Uder and Cordelia again.
“I heard that Miss Adelia was very worried about the safety of the two of you. She was so emotional that she became very emotional. So how about thanking her properly?”
Because the moment they met, Adelia and the two of them took on an opposing stance.
Cordelia was the first to speak at Gale’s words.
“Oh, sis. Thank you. And I’m sorry.”
“I’m sorry, and thank you.”
Adelia felt embarrassed when Uther followed Cordelia’s example, but at the same time, she was also happy.
If Adelia had come herself, I would never have heard this story.
“Because you were really worried.”
As Gail smiled and spoke softly, Adelia pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
And at that sight, even though it was slight, the change in color of the cheeks that had clearly occurred, both Uther and Cordelia reacted.
‘Wait a minute, could this be it?’
‘Hokki?’
Uther and Cordelia’s eyes narrowed, and this time again Cordelia spoke first.
“Sister.”
Just that one word.
But Adelia, who flinched as if a thief’s feet were numb, spoke flusteredly.
“Oh, it’s nothing! Prince Gale and I have no relationship! Right? Prince Gale?”
A reaction that not only deepens the suspicion but also proves that Adelia, like Cordelia, is a descendant of the Count Chase family.
And at this moment, Gale also proved that he was a man of the Count Bayer family with the same blood as Uder.
“We’re not related… are we?”
Adelia flinched at the sudden remark.
No, why is this guy acting like this all of a sudden?
It’s not that I don’t like it, uh, it’s definitely not that I don’t like it.
“Oh, no, that······.”
Adelia, whose heart was pounding so hard that she couldn’t speak properly, mumbled with a red face, and the eyes of Uder and Cordelia grew cold.
‘Is that really so?’
‘Huh.’
It cooled down the same way, but the reaction was a little different.
Uther really felt like our older brother, and Cordelia was like, “Huh-huh-huh.”
“Anyway, instead of standing here and talking, let’s go in and talk. There’s probably a lot we need to talk about.”
Gail didn’t just push forward. She backed away slightly and resolved the situation amicably.
“Let’s go, Miss Adelia.”
“Yes, Prince Gale.”
Adelia, who answered twice as quietly as usual, cleared her throat and walked with Gale. Uder, who had been quietly watching them, tried to suppress his laughter before taking a step forward. No, he tried to take a step forward.
‘Hey, Yuder.’
‘huh?’
‘Now that it’s all over, can you let me go?’
‘No, not yet. Adelia is watching.’
Of course she was watching, but she was struggling in a crucible of embarrassment, shame, and other things to the point where it was questionable whether she could see it properly.
‘Huh.’
‘Anyway, let’s go. We’ll get used to it.’
Uther walked forward, holding Cordelia’s shoulder, and Cordelia followed him.
The place where the two couples left.
The person who had been with me from the beginning to the end but ended up like a sack of barley stood up and shook his butt.
“If this is how it’s going to be, then why did you call me? Huh?”
A wild avalanche.
After venting his complaints to no one in particular, he looked back in the direction where Uther and Cordelia were headed.
He shrugged his shoulders once and walked forward with unsteady steps.
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< Chapter 34 - Cross #2 > End
