#60
As soon as the light faded, a message about the conclusion of the Alliance Empire appeared in my field of vision.
[We have become an ally with the ‘Monster Empire Yumka’.]
[It became an ally with the ‘ruling empire of Mainul’.]
It was news of the conclusion of an alliance between the three great empires.
When the contract was placed in the inventory, the solemn atmosphere quickly eased. Sehyeon looked at the Grand Duke of the Monster Empire, who was standing behind Jaeyoung Lee, who was looking at Ruhak with wary eyes.
I had only seen the Archduke of the Monster Empire from a distance, so this was my first time seeing him this close. The Grand Duke of the Monster Empire was a female monster.
The entire body was cloudy as if it had been coated with mud, and both fingers were sharp and huge, like a scythe. Considering that the fingertips were dark, there was a high possibility that it was poisonous. It had a close humanoid appearance, but the slitted eyes and thick, snake-like hair did not make it look particularly human.
It felt like we made eye contact several times during the contract process, but this time we made eye contact very well. Judging by the way her eyes narrowed, she wasn’t in a very good mood. Sure enough, Jaeyoung Lee, who had been watching out for Ruhak, suddenly gasped and looked back at Zenka.
“don’t do it! “You said you weren’t eating it!”
therefore… . Those are the eyes that want to eat right now.
“Jaeyoung, why? “Do you want to eat it?”
“Oh, no! no. Zenka really has no appetite. Really. Really well… “I’m holding back.”
Sehyeon saw Zenka take a step back to avoid Lee Jaeyoung and lick his lips. Her slitted eyes turned to Sehyun again. He was muttering something, but it was such a strange thing that I couldn’t understand it.
“Jaeyoung, what are you saying?”
Jaeyoung Lee rolled his eyes several times as if he had trouble answering. However, he soon responded with an embarrassed look, shrugging his shoulders and crawling into the room.
“… Please put some wings in… It looks delicious… .”
“Brother, aren’t you a Celestial Race anymore?”
Zenka slightly shook his head. She looked straight at her Sehyun and gaped her mouth again. Jaeyoung Lee quietly listened to those words and then spoke as if crawling back into his mouth.
“… They say they are close to the Celestial Race. no… “They say they’re almost heavenly.”
“how much?”
“uh… therefore… how much? uh… okay. In Zenka’s opinion, all but about 8% have Celestial attributes.”
Sehyun looked slightly surprised. I wondered if this was the reason there was no change in stats. Sehyeon’s eyes glanced at Ruhak.
“Jaeyoung, can you ask if our archduke wants to eat too?”
“uh… They say they don’t like it. They say that guy has about 90% black properties and is tasteless. No, they say it’s something I can’t eat. Should I ride? Oh, I’m going to get out of bed. Tongue… “Don’t stay together, you’ll get in trouble.”
Zenka’s gaping mouth finally closed quietly. 90%. Originally, it wouldn’t have been that bad. Because Sehyeon’s attributes were suppressed and absorbed instead, the black attributes penetrated further, and as a result, the attributes of the Celestial Race were further reduced.
Only 8%. Even that level of fusion was accompanied by death-like pain, and I wondered how much it must have hurt Ruhak, who had completed more than 50% fusion. He couldn’t believe he had endured that pain.
Kukuku Palace-
“!”
As I was immersed in contemplation, I suddenly heard a roar that shook the world. The epicenter of the sound was on both sides of the empire. The space became distorted, creating a shimmering portal in the dusky void. It was an ‘alliance portal’.
As a result, Lee Jae-young and Baek Do-hyeon were able to come and go here without hesitation. The portal will always be open, and the three kingdoms are fully equipped with the means to help and cooperate with each other at any time.
“I wish you all the best in the future, both of you. The air route will always be empty, so you can come anytime. Jaeyoung too.”
“You don’t have to open a store.”
“Wake up from your dream. “I will accept it even if I die.”
“Brother, I will come to play every day!”
“Get permission from Zenka. “Because Zenka will worry if you disappear alone, right?”
Sehyeon said with a smile as he looked at Zenka who had regained his appetite. The narrowing eyes followed Sehyun intently.
“I’m going to go now. “I have been away from the Empire for too long.”
“Baek Do-hyun, are you going to leave without saying hello to others?”
“What are you doing with those who only look pretty in your eyes? “Why don’t you be careful?”
“Oh, yes. I’m not coming to meet you. Bye.”
Sehyeon sat down and smiled kindly and waved his hand. Baek Do-hyeon’s face was distorted, but it was soon erased with a deep sigh. Baek Do-hyeon turned that way and headed toward the ruling empire’s airship.
It was a fairly clean farewell except that Isis, who was following Baek Do-hyun, glanced at Se-hyeon as if glaring at her and then passed by. Next, Zenka muttered something to Jaeyoung Lee. Lee Jae-young’s eyes, as he looked at Zenka, instantly became depressed.
Those eyes landed on Sehyeon a moment later.
“Jaeyoung has to go now too. “It’s gotten a lot darker.”
“Huh… .”
“Let’s come visit again next time. “Go to bed early today, okay?”
Se-hyeon looked at Ruhak’s eyes and stroked the hair of Jae-young Lee, who was coming towards me, and whispered soothingly. Jaeyoung Lee drooped the corners of his eyes and eventually nodded his head. Lee Jae-yeong also had vassals to take care of, so he could not delay any longer.
Besides, wasn’t it our first time meeting? It was time to return to the empire, face the vassals, and work hard inside and outside the country for a while to stabilize the empire.
Sehyun had to do that too.
“Okay, then brother. If you get hit… “Be sure to come to me.”
“Why are you telling me to eat you?”
“no! My brother never eats it! I’ll give you a sweet night, it’s okay. “I promised I wouldn’t eat Zenka either.”
“I understand, I understand. Zenka is waiting. “Go quickly.”
“huh… .”
While following Zenka with a gloomy face, Jaeyoung Lee kept looking back. That scene continued until the moment they boarded the Monster Empire airship. Eventually, as the Monster Empire airship began sailing and surfaced, Sehyun was able to end a long day.
As I fell down on the desk, I felt cold, perhaps because the sun had set. Suddenly, the tingling pain in my fingertips came back to life. Sehyeon quietly opened his mouth as he looked at the wound that looked like he had been cut by something sharp.
“… Why did you hand over all authority to me again… ?”
“I only did it because you were whining about how much power the Archduke had. “Do we need any more reasons than that?”
It was a word full of bones. What I said at the restaurant during the day came back to me. Sehyun blinked her eyes slowly. When I pressed on his wound, his blood came out.
A thought suddenly occurred to me. It’s like I keep going back. Even though he seemed to be getting closer, when I looked back, he was always far away.
Still, until the final reliability was confirmed, Ruhak allowed the name only occasionally.
“… “Nell.”
Nell. With that one word, the surrounding air changed frighteningly. I couldn’t even breathe properly due to the pressure pressing down on my body. It felt like a weapon was piercing my skin.
A violent hand entered my prone neck. Sehyun let out a loud noise without realizing it. The moment his neck was firmly grasped, Sehyun saw ferocity and hatred.
“I… “Did he give you permission to use that name?”
A low growling sound. Words that sound like they are being chewed on. It’s so cruel, there’s no way I can forgive you.
“Well… !”
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Every time my name was called, the dormant hatred always opened its eyes. Every time that hatred stared me in the face, Sehyun was asked countless questions. The question is, why did you leave a topic that was created like this? The question of why he turned away after giving her affection. The question is, was that all it was?
I was out of breath. Even though his hand pushed his lips and forced them open, urging him to breathe, the stranglehold on his neck did not loosen.
“grandee.”
Crack-
Sehyeon’s teeth bit down hard on Ruhak’s fingertips. Despite this, Ruhak’s expression did not change at all. The pain-free eyes immediately turned to the side. Right next to him, Euncheong was looking at Ruhak as if he was suppressing his anger.
“That hand… Let go.”
Euncheong’s tightly curled hand was pointed towards the sword at his waist. Ruhak’s gaze turned to Sehyeon, who was breathing hard again. The air was tense. There was a sense of urgency, and it seemed like an eternity that no one could move easily. But after a while, the hand that was squeezing the lower part of his neck was released.
“Huh… Cough, Cough… ! crane… .”
My body was suddenly shaking. Every time Sehyun took a deep breath, his wings fluttered and stopped again and again.
A hand with clear tooth marks came through the blur. Unlike before, the hand supported Sehyun’s shaking body and caressed her sensitive wings.
“me… .”
A voice that had been suppressing anger spread through my deaf ears. His hand, which had been digging into his wing, came inside the waist like that day. Ruhak just held Sehyun in his arms. His drooping wings spilled down his arms.
“… “Don’t make me angry.”
It was like pleading. With those words, hatred fell asleep again. Sehyeon’s eyes also closed vaguely.
What are we similar in that we ended up together? No matter how many times I thought about it, the only thing that came to mind was those sad eyes. She was like Sehyeon.
Sehyun felt the wind brushing her cheek through her heavy breathing. As Ruhak deviated from the airway, all the lights that had illuminated his corridor disappeared.
Sehyun leaned her head on his shoulder and watched the scene pass by through narrow vision.
My thinly cut fingertips felt more sore than my sleepy neck.
