It was also in the sea (2)
Her green hair was a mess, as if it had been cut in a hurry.
Even the black cloak was so big that it was dragging on the ground.
The first thing that caught Joseph’s eye was the slender wrist that was somehow holding onto the flowing cloak.
He was a child who looked too miserable to be of noble blood.
“Hoi An.”
“This is Marcus now.”
“······Yes, Marcus.”
Bayezid’s hidden sword whose name is not even known.
He was the leader of an underworld troupe that only the head of the family could fully handle, but now we can question him to some extent.
“Is the child in front of me really Karl Ravnoma?”
“······.”
Josef’s office in Deermar, bathed in sunlight.
It was a calm place, unlike the north, but right now there was only heavy silence.
“sorry.”
“okay.”
It was an obvious mistake, but Josef did not bother to blame Marcus.
As this child was sent away with Ravnoma’s last remaining strength, everyone involved in this must have been desperate.
It would have been impossible for Marcus to see through all of that struggle on his own.
‘Anyway, it’s probably true that it’s Ravnoma.’
A child who claims to be the last Ravnomah.
Bayezid had to pay a high price to get this child out of the West.
However, if I had known that this child was not Karl Ravnoma, I would not have put this much effort into it.
“Tell me your real name. “The Scion of Ravnoma.”
In response to Josef’s question, the child lifted the tip of his chin as if trying to appear resolute, but his eyes were still full of helpless anxiety.
Because there was no one here to step up for him.
“I, I am.”
“I’ll tell you in advance, I hate lies.”
A child who no one can protect anymore.
To such a child, even the slightest warning will come like thunder.
Therefore, the only thing the child could rely on now was the black cloak he was wearing.
“······Charles.”
A voice that seems to have resigned itself to something.
In order to survive, I had to hide myself.
That was the first survival method the child had to learn after coming out into the world.
“Charlotte Ravnoma.”
And when he finally revealed his identity, as expected, no one was happy for him.
From the moment the girl was born until now, when she barely survived.
A girl named Charles has lived in such a world until now.
“······this.”
Bayezid’s men looked frustrated at the answer they heard.
Charles just grabbed his cloak with trembling hands again, listening to the faint sighs he had heard countless times throughout his life.
“Thank you for being honest.”
Although it was disguised as a rebellious look, Charles’ eyes that were shaking mercilessly were pitiful.
Just like the boy I met on a winter day.
Josef’s mind began to become confused as he looked at the child who identified herself as Charlotte, not Karl.
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The sky was blue and the waves were calm.
Unlike last night when the storm was raging.
“······I hate Gemina.”
A man with black hair was spread out on the deck like wet seaweed.
A small voice that seemed to be chanting came out from between the pure white lips.
“Gemina is too small, slow, and wobbly.”
“Mr. Rutger. “Please come to your senses.”
Just like Rutger, Vlad brushed his wet hair and quickly helped him up from his limp body.
Vlad’s complexion was also white, but he still looked much better than Rutger, who was talking nonsense.
“I hate the sea. “I don’t like storms either.”
“But how did you manage to get out?”
“I will never go on a boat again. “I will live on land for the rest of my life.”
Unfamiliar sea. And the first storm I ever experienced.
The Redhead Gemina was only able to enter the northern waters today after surviving a brutal storm last night.
According to Haven, it was a situation where everything could have been ruined if the response had been a little late.
‘······Everyone’s taste has gone.’
Vlad, who was moving Rutger, who continued to babble, to the hammock, looked quietly at the deck.
Men from the North are tangled with each other and rolling around without anyone else.
Vlad sighed as he watched the forced unification of the North brought about by the great forces of nature.
“Why on earth is there no such thing as a captain’s cabin here?”
“It’s because it’s small to begin with. “Everything was converted into luggage space.”
Vlad threw the struggling Rutger into the hammock and complained to Haven in a dissatisfied voice, but returned with only a proud excuse.
“Looking at things like this, doesn’t the name Gemina fit this ship amazingly? “You’re both small.”
“······Okay, do whatever you want.”
Vlad left Haven, which was excitedly turning the steering wheel, and began to move the knights and Budaat warriors inside to replace the sailors in the back alley who were still busy.
“I almost died.”
Although he was now moving as if nothing had happened, the lingering effects of the storm he had encountered last night were still strongly entrenched in Vlad’s mind.
It was probably a storm that would have caused the ship to sink a long time ago if the squid shoals hadn’t alerted it.
‘They are such amazing people.’
Vlad held on to the railing on the slightly wider deck and looked down at the sea below.
The luminous objects fall off one by one as soon as the storm passes.
Vlad quickly closed his left eye as he watched the squid returning to the bottom of the deep sea as if they had done their job.
‘Just looking at the cancer, it doesn’t look like a spirit.’
Glowing squids that warned of an approaching storm and showed us the way through it.
But even in Vlad’s world, where the remnants of the voice had been absorbed, they were just ordinary ugly squids.
“······I don’t know what the hell is.”
Haven said that the schools of squid that flocked in last night must have come up to escape the storm.
However, Vlad knew very well that the squid that were now moving away did not stick together for such a natural reason.
“What on earth did you make for me?”
Vlad quietly looked at the blue sword hanging at his waist.
The Star Sword that the young World Tree made together with the spirits.
The powder that was flying from the sword last night was something that only Vlad could notice.
It was the same scene as on the hill of Hainal where the white snake was.
‘The white snake really liked this.’
Vlad, who had merely absorbed the remnants of the voice, did not yet notice.
The fact that you are now sowing seeds.
Young potentials who had not yet become spirits were being led by the knights and spreading throughout the world.
Just like the old Sword Master wanted to do.
“see! “I can see land over there!”
Vlad was awakened from his thoughts by the shout of a sailor coming from somewhere.
Little by little, traces of land begin to appear from ahead.
At the watchman’s call that land was in sight, the knights who had been slumped began to get up little by little.
I don’t know if it was my mood, but it felt like the smell reaching my nose had already changed.
“good.”
Haven looked at the dock seen in the distance through the telescope and smiled slightly.
“Tell your guests! “We have reached our destination!”
The captain was the last one left and successfully delivered his cargo to its destination despite the storm.
Captain Haven’s performance was so impressive that it became deeply embedded in Rutger’s mind.
“Raise the flag! So that we can identify ourselves!”
According to the captain’s order, a red flag was raised again above the small but strong Gemina.
A red flag that resembles the color of someone’s hair.
The flag that proved itself was fluttering not only on land but also in the sea.
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Puhihihiing-
Noir is touring roughly as if he is motion sick.
Fortunately, although it was a rough voyage, no horses were seriously injured.
“I will return to Shoara like this.”
The dockside of a small coastal town.
At the dock, where even the smallest sailing ship, Zemina, could not fit, Haven was waving goodbye to Vlad.
“Thank you for waiting in Nassau.”
“If you’re so grateful, why don’t you buy me one more boat?”
Haven was smiling as he patted Vlad’s sleek-looking armor.
However, as Haven looked at the armor up close, his smile hardened as he saw the scars engraved on various parts of the armor.
“Of course I’ll buy you one more. Still, it’s a top class, but would you want to have a baby with just one pear?”
Her blonde hair fluttered over her smiling face.
It looks gorgeous when seen from afar, but when seen up close, it is full of scars.
Haven couldn’t help but smile bitterly as he looked at Vlad’s armor, which looked exactly like its owner.
“······Don’t push yourself too hard. “I also make money now.”
“I’m going to put that on someone’s nose.”
Although it was a cold answer, Haven lifted the cane he was holding and opened his arms to hug Vlad.
The balance was a bit shaky for a moment, but when both parties leaned on each other, they were able to maintain a perfect posture.
“Don’t forget that Gemina is always waiting for you.”
“······okay.”
Take care, stay healthy. See you again.
Although it was not necessarily expressed in words, the sincerity contained in one hug was fully conveyed through each other’s warmth.
“I still have cargo left.”
Haven pointed back with his thumb.
There was Rutger, looking at Vlad with a gloomy face.
Bayezid’s eldest son, who could not bear to take a step forward even though the order to board was given.
He could not stay on land like this and had to return to Shoara following the Gemina.
Because I had to join Peter, who was leading the main army in the coming war.
“Go see.”
“okay.”
After exchanging brief greetings, Haven and Vlad just turned their backs on each other as if they were used to their duties.
For the men in the back alleys, saying goodbye loudly was like a taboo.
Because I believed that only a simple greeting would lead to tomorrow’s meeting.
Vlad and the Budaat warriors leaving the village through the port.
Haven, who was watching them from the boat, quietly watched Vlad’s back until he disappeared beyond the end of the telescope beyond sight.
“As soon as we break through the storm, it’s war. you.”
Those who stood up alone had to constantly prove themselves.
Like Vlad now.
“Otar. “Raise anchor.”
“huh.”
Haven had no choice but to turn his head as he saw his friend having to enter the storm of the battlefield again.
However, unlike in the past when he had no choice but to watch from afar, Haven now has the legs to move forward.
“depart! “Everyone, get ready!”
Although it is small now, there will come a day when we can share it together.
Thinking of Vlad’s armor full of scars, Haven quietly took the captain’s hat in his hand.
A small boat begins to move slowly along the wind.
Fortunately, unlike yesterday, the sea seemed calm today.
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The group leaves a small coastal town whose name they do not know and heads to Deirmar.
Perhaps because of the resentment that had been lost at sea, the northern horses only moved forward with force.
And finally, when the flag of Hainal began to appear from afar, an unusual group of soldiers began to enter the group’s field of vision.
“Is it Gaidar?”
“······I don’t think it’s the main university.”
Gaidar’s soldiers are slowly raising their heads across a small stream.
As Age said, it was not the main force brought by Sigmund, but it was a group that appeared to be an advance group that had already come to check the situation.
“He sticks his head out very openly.”
Everyone knows this and there is no reason to hide it.
Gaidar’s vanguard had no hesitation in revealing their presence, despite the mission of spying.
It was both confidence and contempt.
“Oh my. “Give me the flag.”
“okay.”
“No, not mine.”
If you are ignored, you must pay back.
Because that was the rule of life and survival method established by Vlad.
“Please say hello in advance.”
Seeing Vlad’s fierce smile, the Budaat warriors also smiled along.
As expected, the choice made by the son of the meadow was not wrong.
“let’s go!”
Warriors running along the downhill road in the fields, not Deermar’s castle.
Gaidar’s soldiers began to panic at Vlad’s sudden charge.
“Hey, what are those!”
“It’s charging towards us!”
Warriors charging towards an advance force of hundreds with only ten cavalry units.
Due to Vlad’s sudden actions that went beyond common sense, Gaidar’s formation began to fluctuate without any trace of his relaxed appearance from earlier.
“Put down your shield! “I just came to say hello!”
However, Vlad and the warriors just laughed at them and passed by the formation.
Vlad and the warriors began to scan Gaidar’s formation, boldly passing by as if they would touch it.
Nevertheless, the reason Gaidar’s soldiers could not respond easily was not simply because they were embarrassed by the sudden situation.
“Is that flag real?”
“······No, that can’t be possible.”
A blonde knight who looks gorgeous to anyone.
However, in contrast, the flag the knight was holding was badly broken and stained.
“Tell the Count and Godin! “I was grateful for the flag you gave me!”
A familiar flag held by a northern knight I’ve never seen before.
It was the flag of the Gaidar cavalry, with its wings broken and hanging limply.
