Karma (3)
The recent atmosphere of excitement is being influenced everywhere.
For example, a snack bar in the city. It is also a hot topic at outdoor restaurants where you can enjoy a glass of soju with odeng soup as a snack.
-This time, a saint appears!
-I heard Marie Dunareff is also appearing?
-The participants this time are no joke.
The center of attention is the harvest festival, a popular event.
Autumn woman.
The competition that marked the finale of the fall harvest festival was further fueled by the luxurious participants.
“Everyone’s talking about the fall harvest festival, Corin.”
“I want you to put all that enthusiasm into the final exam. First of all, that’s your job as a student.”
Late Saturday evening. Alisha and Corinne have just come to have a late-night snack.
“4 servings of Tteokbokki. 4 servings of Odeng soup. A set of fried food was served.”
“Sundae too.”
“Oh, by the way. Would you like some intestines too?”
“Arisha, do you eat intestines?”
“I’ll decline.”
“That’s right. Please remove the liver and give me the rest.”
“Yes, I understand.”
The snack lady leaves and Corinne takes a quick look and cracks! and made a gesture to drink something from her.
“No alcohol.”
“Wouldn’t it be okay to just have one drink each?”
“I won’t go to the dormitory today, but I will go to my sister’s room… and if I drink alcohol, I will get scolded. We are still underage in the first place, right?”
“Haa~”
Corin is discouraged by Alisha’s standard criticism.
Although he is clearly a minor, he is twice as old as Alisha in terms of what he has actually experienced in life.
For him, prohibition was unbearable.
“There is no soju in odeng soup~”
He looked down at the earthen pot on the table.
Odeng soup made in an earthenware pot that produces bubbling warm steam is J-style, not K-style. It’s surprisingly well-reproduced.
“You’ve been feeling a lot these days. Ah, the area. Other than that, I can’t point out anything else.”
“You’re being too humble. I’ve been losing to you for a long time these days.”
Corinne moves a fork into an earthenware pot. Transfer the konjac to a bowl and pour the soup over it with a ladle.
“Still, if it were a real fight, I would lose. For some reason… no matter what I do, I can’t imagine beating Corrin.”
“well.”
Corin sipped the soup and recalled the sparring that took place at the training ground.
Recently, Alisha seems to be on the rise and her spirit is sharp.
The decisive moment is after the decisive battle with the Sword Demon. At that time, the Heavenly Sword she demonstrated could not yet be perfectly reproduced, but her life-or-death decision amplified her skill itself.
“I should have kept trying. I was scared for no reason and avoided the sword, so this is what happened.”
“The amount of experience doesn’t matter. It’s the density that matters.”
You yourself are the proof.
It has been three years since the previous episode that Corin held the spear. This is the second year of this episode.
Compared to other knights who have trained their entire lives, the amount of experience is extremely small.
However, the reason he is comparable to Runia, the so-called swordsman, with just his simple spear skills is because the quality of his experience is infinitely dense.
Because he has overcome countless lines of death and triumphed, and has competed against the world’s most powerful forces.
It is safe to say that his skills themselves were perfected before his regression.
“Uh… Should I at least bring my grandfather?”
Alisha casually makes an immoral comment while eating a piece of oden. It’s a surprisingly sincere expression.
“That old man, he’s treated like a mint.”
“Because it’s worth it.”
Sword Emperor Garand Aden.
In the game, it appears as an NPC to strengthen Arisha or Runia.
He himself contributed quite a bit to the final war, but it was only a local war.
“How about having your grandfather fight against that fearsome man called Tates? He is very strong, but he is also formidable.”
“It will be a good match.”
This is a situation that does not occur in the game. Actually, I tried to use it like that in the previous episode, but…
“That old man has things to do according to that old man.”
Why he is not the main character. The reason why the hero named Geomje does not appear in the final chapter is explained plausibly.
“is that so.”
Despite my insufficient explanation, Alisha did not object much. Unlike Marie or Estelle, Alicia is not involved in the process of drawing the big picture at all.
If it’s not something you can do well, you don’t have to intervene and distract it… It’s about listening only to what’s necessary.
“Mr. Corrin.”
“Hoho,” Alisha said, blowing on the oden and handing it to me.
“Ah~”
“······No, this is a bit much.”
“Hurry up. My arm hurts.”
“Keuhum…!”
A cocky behavior that only a couple who has just started dating would do. But sinners just take what is given to them.
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“A ribbon.”
“Uhm…”
I almost got caught. Are you bringing up that topic here?
“What are you going to do? There are five of us, including the chairman.”
“Hehehe…!”
Alisha didn’t have a special expression, but she was having fun on the inside.
While everyone was hoping that she would be chosen, Alisha had a slightly different idea. That’s exactly what she realized after submitting her application.
“after···.”
“Arisha?”
Alicia wiggled her fingers and looked up at Corrin. She confesses her feelings again with her wry smile.
It was a practical joke.
“You know I like Corin, right?”
“Uh, uhh… Ah, you know.”
Corin didn’t realize Arisha’s subtle playfulness. Arisha found a strange sense of satisfaction as she watched Corin lose her free time due to the chaos in her mind.
“I like you. I really do. I really like you, Corrin.”
“Thank you.”
“therefore······.”
Please choose me. Please choose only me.
I don’t say that much. It will cause trouble for your opponent. He is not qualified to say such things.
“You don’t have to give it to me.”
“uh?”
Alisha smiled bitterly, giving an answer that contradicted her true feelings.
Likes.
I don’t think that feeling can be defeated.
But apart from that, I am afraid of not being chosen.
So, I give up from the beginning.
Instead of choosing competition, show the virtue of concession. Even if it is due to self-imposed self-esteem.
If you only accept the result of “I gave in,” you are one step away from winning.
“······no.”
Corinne knows that part like a ghost.
“I’ll give you a golden ribbon too.”
“Uh… yes?”
“I think it’s cowardly and mean, but I’ll give everyone a golden ribbon.”
“B-but…! To do that, you have to win five events?”
“There’s an indecisive guy who manages the fishery without a care in the world, so he has to go through the trouble.”
“Well, I’m fine. I’m fine──”
“stop.”
Corin firmly blocks Arisha’s words. As soon as I meet his sincere gaze, I feel like my self-esteem is filled.
“You deserve it.”
“Huh…”
Alicia couldn’t answer those words.
* * * *
After a late meal, the two returned to the Guardians office.
All kinds of convenient facilities are lined up on the huge site with a total area of 3,000 pyeong that Marie has built on a grand scale.
For example, accommodation. There are hundreds of Warskai mercenaries and Aden Swordsmen who are permanently stationed there. In addition, trainers and zookeepers hired to take care of the wyvern and Hresvelg.
It means that employees at the level of a fairly large company are employed.
“You’re welcome, boss.”
“Did you enjoy your meal, Lord of the Five Swords?”
A War Sky mercenary guard and a swordsman from the Aden Swordsman greet you at the entrance.
Excluding the Guardians, they are the best elite force that can be hired, so as long as they live there, the security of the office is perfect.
“That’s right, boss. You have a guest.”
“Guest? Who?”
“I heard you shouldn’t tell me because you want to surprise me.”
“······.”
“······.”
Corin and Alisha took turns looking at each other and confirmed my guesses.
“What is going on?”
“Runia… well, she tends to go to bed early.”
There are no reinforcements. Corin had no choice but to follow the guidance of the staff and head to the reception room. A soft palm behind your back covering your eyes.
“Who?
He has a unique cheerful voice and hair as soft as thread touches the nape of his neck.
“S···.”
“The answer is Ta-da! Estelle is the prettiest sister in the world!”
“You always come up with something new.”
Corin shakes his head. Alicia cleared her throat and greeted him with the utmost courtesy.
“I would like to meet you, Her Majesty the Saint.”
“Junior Arisha is stiff every time I see her. You said I can treat her comfortably?”
“Ha, hahae, I am touched by such words, but please let me know…!”
“Something strange happened? Take it easy.”
“Ugh…”
Alisha made a mocking noise, saying that it was okay because she was Corin.
This country is a class-based society anyway, and Estelle is perhaps even higher than the king.
Arisha herself has no religious beliefs, and even more so after learning the truth about Danan, but even so, it is difficult for her to feel comfortable dealing with the royal family whom she has looked up to as heaven since she was young.
“Come on, there’s no need to force yourself to be comfortable. I just need to be friendly with Corin.”
Meanwhile, Estelle hugs Corinne without hesitation. Although Corinne was disgusted, Estelle smiled and pressed her skin as close as possible.
“A little…!”
“Why? Is it because you’re embarrassed? What’s between us?”
“······.”
Alisha stared with an uncomfortable look as Estelle was flirting with Corin.
Our Corinne.
Those words catch my eye.
How did Her Highness end up hanging around Corrin?
‘You said you were a returning student.’
I heard that the saint had virtually dropped out of school due to her busy work. Estelle turns twenty-two this year. That is──
“You’re four years older than Corinne…”
It was something I said without thinking.
“······.”
“······.”
A surprise shock statement. Corinne and Estelle look shocked.
“You, you…! Are you calling me old?!”
“Yes? Yes? Ah…!”
Only then does Alisha realize what she said and turns pale.
“Yes, the four-year age difference doesn’t even show compatibility?! Because they’re so beautiful? Iik…!”
“Oh, no! No! I didn’t mean to! It’s okay! My sister and Corin are ten years older than me!”
“······Hoo. My younger brother thought that my older sister was the main villain because she was old?”
“······!”
Alisha stiffens. In her field of vision, spinning as if stiffly, is Runia Aden—28 years old.
“Uh, sister… well, that’s not what I meant.”
“That’s it. By the way, you’re going to the tournament, right? I’ll give you special training.”
Then poof! Runia turns around. Alisha was in tears and said, “That’s not right!” And she followed along.
“······.”
On the other hand, Estelle’s shoulders are still shaking, perhaps because she is still shocked by the age attack.
“eww···.”
She turned her head and asked cautiously, wiggling her fingers uncharacteristically.
“Do you also hate older sisters?”
“Uh… not really? They place more importance on appearance than actual age.”
If you add up his past life, he is a man in his forties. I have a conscience when it comes to discussing age.
“Couldn’t you please be more restrained than that? It’s a bit burdensome because we get so close to each other.”
“What’s wrong with showing affection to someone you like? And you don’t hate your little brother either!”
It is truly a majestic and confident attitude.
“There’s no way a boy wouldn’t like a beautiful woman like me making advances, right?”
Well, objectively it was like that. Actually, I didn’t dislike Corin subjectively.
“That’s true, but… I’m asking you to refrain from seeing others. Do you know how rumors spread these days?”
“I read the newspaper too.”
“It was in the newspaper too?!”
Corinne is shocked for the first time. It wasn’t just a matter of making a fuss on campus!
“Well, since I’m all married, Corrin’s younger sister can take responsibility for me~”
Estelle giggled and smiled innocently. Her flushed cheeks and wide expression were dazzlingly beautiful.
It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t tempted.
“Keu… Anyway, what’s going on?”
“To tell you the news about Mir.”
“······Tell me.”
“Well, the official position is that I am nominally a victim. I think I will spend the fall harvest festival at the palace after I finish testifying in the trial against Kush.”
“It’s practically a leave of absence.”
“Well, it looks like he has a lot to think about. I guess we should leave him alone for the time being. In the meantime, the mound-related administration is also progressing steadily.”
Corin was relieved to see Miriam not making much movement since the last mound incident.
If she had really made a political move, Mound-related issues would have been reduced to a headache at least until next year.
“What about the issue of the prisoners’ operation? In fact, they are not without sin.”
Because Kush turned everything upside down, the prisoners were also serious sinners.
“Well, there wasn’t much movement. But it seems like there’s a lot of talk about using them as private soldiers. It seems like they see the ‘force’ concentrated on Corin’s younger brother as a threat.”
Corrin knew what he meant. It is a matter of ‘security’ and ‘politics’.
There are already over 400 magic tower wizards in Corin. Here, as the mound elevated Corin to the Fairy King Finnvara, they were also interpreted as Corin’s limbs.
Dangerous.
I can’t help but think that the force concentrated on one person was excessive.
Moreover, Corin Locke has already committed an act equivalent to treason against the will of the royal family.
“It’s difficult. Actually, it was expected.”
“Hehe…what’s there to be in trouble about?”
Estelle’s beautiful fingers grabbed Corin’s chin. She raised the corners of her mouth with a grin and captivating emerald eyes.
“I, the saint, and my sister are on your side.”
An eye smile that is so charming that you can fall in love with it. Corinne clears her throat as if trying to hide her embarrassment. Estelle stares straight at Corin as if she loves him.
“I am the church, and the church is always on your side. It’s okay for my younger brother to take advantage of that.”
“Let’s call it cooperation…”
“Hehe, so just bear with me even if I cause some trouble! If you don’t take care of this, she’ll get upset.”
“Keuhum! Still… please refrain from being in front of others.”
“It also has the meaning of putting spit on it! Well, just looking at that girl named Alisha, she’s tough on everyone.
“Umm…”
“Do you know? He likes his younger brother.”
“Haha… I’m receiving so much love.”
Estelle spoke with a stern gaze without lifting the corners of her mouth.
“Now that I think about it, that girl. Did she say she was going to the tournament?”
“Ah, yes… I asked for it. Let me get the winning prize.”
“Really? I’ll get that for you.”
“yes?”
“I’m going to the tournament.”
“There’s no need for that… Is it possible to go out in the first place?”
Corin assumed Estelle’s power level to be semi-special even if she kept it to a minimum. Her saint Estelle had a strong image of being an outside helper rather than being recruited as a party member, but that did not mean she lacked power.
Alteration of reality through prayer. He knows what that almighty power can do.
“I have never received any grade evaluation, either officially or unofficially. My admission to the Guardian Academy had greater political significance.”
She actually dropped out after only attending for two years. She did not expect that a busy saint would faithfully graduate from the Guardian Academy.
Estelle’s school life was supposed to end with the awarding of a kind of honorary diploma to a high-ranking member of society.
“I’ll give it to you. So you don’t need Alicia.”
Corrin cast a puzzled look at Estelle, who had a very serious expression.
“······Don’t you think I’m not mature enough to talk about my age?”
“It’s not like that…!”
Scream and scream! Estelle pats her chest. Looking at the fight as soft as a cotton bat, it’s impossible to imagine Estelle’s helplessness…
‘It’s dangerous, this.’
Corinne, who knew Estelle’s powerlessness better than anyone else, looked embarrassed.
“No, how are you going to come and go during the festival in the first place?”
“I’m going to ask Professor Clara! I need to make a lot of markers in advance!”
It means that it returns every time it competes. Even for Lady Joséphine, I think it would be difficult to make continuous ultra-long jumps…
‘It might be possible. If Estelle even blesses Joséphine with a prayer.’
I think the tournament will be more complicated than I thought.
“ha······.”
Unfortunately, he had too much work to do to even worry about that.
One month after final exams. If you want to obtain at least five golden ribbons during the five-day harvest festival, you will need to start preparing now.
“We can do it. We can do it. Let’s do it…!”
must do it.
If I can do that, I will at least be able to pretend to bear my own karma.
fantasy,
