00396 2. Confession (2/2) —————————————— ——————————-=
Two months have already passed since the war on the Northern Continent and the Allied Forces ended.
Many things have happened both internally and externally, but the biggest change is that the overall post-war process is slowly entering its final stage.
The most important thing among them… . So the plan to chase and surround the fleeing enemies was half successful.
That literally meant only half success. Although they succeeded in capturing (or killing) most of the Western Continent users, the vagabonds lost most of them, including the commander-in-chief and the leaders.
In fact, it was inevitable that the users of the Western Continent were not familiar with the terrain of the Northern Continent, and the vagabonds were adept at running away and attacking.
One month passed like that, and then another month passed.
Only then did the Northern Continent consider maintaining the siege to be pointless, and after one meeting, decided to drastically reduce the scale. (It did not stop chasing them at all.)
Now, restoration of the collapsed city, treatment of prisoners, etc… . It was decided to focus efforts on reorganizing the interior of the North Continent, which had been postponed to the second and third stages.
Afterwards, meetings were held in Barbara every day, and lords or executives from various clans were always coming and going.
And whenever so many meetings were held, I would regularly receive letters requesting my attendance.
But to put it bluntly. My honest feeling was that I did not want to participate in such a useless meeting.
However, since the request was made politely through a letter rather than a unilateral notification, participation was granted. Although his status is that of a free mercenary, it would not look good to act too arbitrarily.
In particular, the meeting held today was a meeting of those who actually decided the direction of the North Continent, so it was necessary to match the assortment to some extent.
“As I said earlier, we now plan to focus on reorganizing and refining the interior of the North Continent. And from then on, of course, there will be a lot of discussion centered on Barbara.”
Are we slowly coming to an end now?
Lee Hyo-eul, standing on the podium, held both hands straight and opened her mouth in an unprecedentedly serious voice.
Her identity was a guardian of the Northern Continent and was shrouded in mystery to the general public. What this means is that the clan lords and executives gathered here are all users with a connection to the Guardian.
“Before I finish. “I would like to ask you one last thing.”
Lee Hyo-eul paused for a moment, as if she was about to announce something very important, and looked around at everyone with strong eyes. And when she made eye contact with me, she finally spoke.
“They are all vagabonds who used to hide in each clan… . So, you probably remember the incident where we hunted down the spies.”
The moment those words came out, I could see quite a few eyes focused on me.
Hunting down a mole may refer to an incident that broke the spirit of Baek Seo-yeon, who was taken prisoner, and made her spit out secrets inside the tramp. At the time, the number of spies hiding in each clan was truly enormous, and they formed a very organized system.
Once attention was focused, it was not easily taken away. But I didn’t show any reaction and just stared ahead with a calm face.
“I still remember what a tramp said at that time. After the war, each clan is divided and the northern continent is divided. And originally, the plan was to make it a lawless area just like the western continent.”
“… … .”
“Some people may wave their hands saying this is nonsense, but I think differently. I think that was definitely something that could have happened. So, let me be clear here.”
In the midst of quiet silence, Lee Hyo-eul slowly came down from the podium and gazed at everyone with bright eyes. She had clearly heard what the angel had said, and her eyes were burning intensely with some kind of will.
“perhaps. Just in case. If there is anyone here who dreams of becoming the second Golden Lion, it would be better to wake up from that dream early. If, by any chance, there is a clan that shows even the slightest disturbing behavior… . “As a defender of the northern continent, I will risk everything and do my best to stop it.”
And Lee Hyo-eul, who sighed lightly, soon softened her face and concluded her sentence.
“Please keep this in mind, and we will end today’s meeting here. Thank you all for your hard work.”
The long meeting came to an end with Lee Hyo-eul’s meaningful words.
‘Today wasn’t a waste of time.’
Of course, it will be an ongoing event as we have to discuss many things in the future, but anyway, for today, I hoped it would end early.
Because today was a day when I had a very important appointment.
So, after waiting for a while after the meeting, I slowly got up. And it was the moment when I was trying to quickly head to the meeting place, joining the back of users who stood up and left the door first.
“Merchionary Road.”
‘My brother… . I can’t see it. Are you going out first and waiting?’
I had already told my brother that I would meet him briefly after today’s meeting. Since they were sitting on the farthest side from each other, it seemed like they were waiting outside first rather than inside the crowded room.
“Merchionary Lord!”
It was then. The moment I was about to leave the door, a mysterious voice grabbed me by my collar. As I turned my head, I saw a familiar person standing next to me.
A woman with a dreamy atmosphere holding a card in one hand. She is a magical Top Clan Lord and a Secret Class Tarot Card Magician.
Her identity was melody.
“Magic Top Road.”
“… Can’t you just call me Magic Tower Lord? “When you say ‘magic top road,’ it feels somewhat uncomfortable to hear.”
“Of course. “Magic Tower Road.”
“hmm. It’s much better. “It would be perfect if you called me Melody.”
Seonyul asked again with a more satisfied face, but I shrugged my shoulders. Perhaps expecting my reaction, she shrugged her shoulders and naturally opened her mouth.
“Are you busy with something? “No matter how many times I called you, you didn’t even seem to hear me.”
“ah. I have an important appointment today. “I was thinking about that promise for a moment.”
“huh? “A promise?”
Seonyul’s eyes widened when she heard that there was a promise. As I was wondering if this was such a strange thing, I could immediately hear her licking her lips with a disappointed look on her face.
“this. “I didn’t know there was a prior contract.”
“yes?”
“ah. You asked me a favor not long ago. “I tried to use that as an excuse to ask you to buy me a meal today.”
“ask… ? ah.”
At first, the word “favor” felt unfamiliar, but I recognized it right away.
Not long ago, I suddenly felt like I needed an item, so I looked into it, but it was so rare that it wasn’t easy to get. Then, through Goyeonju, I found out that a clan had the item in question, and after negotiation, I was able to obtain the item.
And the clan that held the goods at that time was the Magic Tower, with Seonyul as the clan lord.
“That’s something we don’t have much of… . I gave it to you cheaper than the market price… .”
“ha ha ha.”
When Seon-yul just smiled sheepishly at the constant babbling, Seon-yul said with a disapproving look on his face, “Che.” She clicked her tongue.
“There were a lot of things I wanted to hear… . Well, I can’t help it since you have prior commitments.”
“I’m sorry. Because it’s such an important promise… . “Next time, I’ll invite you first.”
When I said that I would invite her first, feeling slightly, very slightly sorry, Seonyul’s face immediately changed.
“Oh yeah?”
“… yes.”
“Invite me first. hmm. Um, um. great. That would be nice too. “They said it would be a fortune, so I’m looking forward to it.”
‘She really is an unpredictable woman.’
As I was shaking my head inwardly thinking that I was tired of dealing with him, the sultry voice flowed in again.
“Okay then. Please don’t keep her lady waiting too long though.”
“I’ll just go too.”
On the outside, I greeted him politely, but on the inside, I couldn’t help but snort.
Lady. Was Seon-yul’s real name being the chaste Yo-hee?
Since I can look at user information myself, I wouldn’t say something like that out of embarrassment.
*
After breaking up with Seonyul.
As I came out of the building and reached the entrance, I could see my brother waving happily at me. I responded with a weak smile and slowly shortened the distance between me and my brother.
In fact, my brother, or rather the Hamill Clan, was able to return to their home base a week ago. He did not lose much of his strength during the battle with the Allied forces (it is said that there was not a single one), so he participated in the encirclement unit after some reorganization.
As a result, the promise I made during the battle was unexpectedly postponed, and after my brother returned, I sent a messenger as promised. Of course, Yonggeon simply said, “Let’s eat,” but my brother was clearly waiting for me to speak first.
‘I’m waiting for your call. When you make up your mind, please contact me first. ‘I’ll be waiting for you as long as you can.’
Because I clearly said that before we parted ways at the warp gate.
“I thought it would come out soon. “Are you a little late?”
“I was caught by an unexpected person.”
“huh? who?”
“there is. that kind of person.”
Since my brother reacted very sensitively to my relationship with the opposite s*x, I smiled bitterly and explained it away.
Eventually, my brother and I left the entrance and started walking side by side. He said he wanted to eat, but he hadn’t decided where to go. But still, my brother and I kept walking, and our directions were in the same direction. This meant that my brother was thinking the same thing as me.
As I walked towards the warp gate, I quietly got lost in thought.
‘How should I say this?’
In fact, what I will tell you from now on was top secret information. Of course, I trust my brother, and he also trusts me, so I have no hesitation in talking about it.
The only problem is that there is too much to talk about. Because my life has been so full of ups and downs, I had no idea how to start the story.
“… … .”
“… … .”
My brother and I never spoke until we arrived at the warp gate. It was definitely an unusual thing, but I could understand my brother’s position. Like I said before, my brother is probably waiting for me to speak first.
As I was biting my lip out of sudden nervousness, my brother suddenly turned to look at me.
“Shall we go to Monica? Or Prinsica?”
“… To prinsica.”
“Princica? “I wanted to visit your clan house.”
“The Mercantile House was later… . “There is a place I really want to visit in Prinsica.”
“Hmm. “If that’s the case.”
My brother nodded once or twice and then turned his head forward again.
Perhaps because it was a lazy lunch, there weren’t that many people there. There were only three or four users in front of us right now.
“Please come in next time.”
Soon, when our turn came, my brother and I quietly walked to the portal.
And silence came again. It wasn’t uncomfortable or awkward, but I felt somewhat frustrated.
At one point, I reflexively touched my chest.
Now in my arms was the ‘Crystal of Truth’ that I had obtained from the ‘Magic Tower’ clan a while ago. Of course, I don’t think it was absolutely necessary, but it was still an item prepared as a kind of insurance.
I put my hand on my chest and felt the texture of the round beads on my clothes. And I thought.
The decision has already been made. At that time, when I requested the activation of ‘Rain God’, I was already in a situation where I couldn’t even remove it.
okay. Now was the time to speak up. no. Rather, it felt too late.
Eventually, when I slowly climbed the stairs and reached the portal, I opened my mouth softly with a single breath.
“brother.”
“Two prinsicaros… . huh? why?”
“me… . “I have something to say to you.”
“… … .”
As expected, it seems like he was expecting it. His older brother calmly looked back at me and then smiled softly.
After some time passed, my brother answered calmly, as if he had been waiting.
“okay.”
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
There are a lot of questions asked in messages these days, so I’ll say them again. 🙂
1. The part being serialized now is not part 2, but a side story. After completing Part 1, I was originally going to take a break for two weeks, but then I would have to take another two weeks off because it overlaps with the exam in December. Then, the period was too long, so I changed my direction to increasing the abduction in the meantime. As there is a gap of about two years at the beginning of Part 2, the nature of the side story will be a part that explains to some extent the gap that exists between Parts 1 and 2.
2. I plan to divide the side story into several parts rather than continuing it. In other words, you can think of each part as an independent episode being serialized. For example, things that were not covered in part 1, such as Confession, Gathering of Talents, Frozen Forest (Exploration), Kim Soo-hyun and 101, etc., and small daily life will be the main focus.
2. The side story is a free serial. However, free serialization does not mean daily serialization, and does not mean that serialization has stopped. So you don’t have to worry.
3. Part 2 of the series is scheduled to start once my exams are over and vacation begins.
4. I read all the comments about Seraph carefully. Unfortunately, the ‘rest’ part will be revealed at the end, so please understand that it is difficult to reveal it right now. hmm… . However, since I have told you a few foreshadowings so far (Episode 121, Card.), I can see a few people guessing similarly. 🙂
fantasy,
