Episode 213. What do you want (3)
Laurent, the city closest to Sebelinas, the capital of the Usif Empire.
Although it was small to be called a city and a bit large to be called a village, it was a city with a very large passing population due to the advantage of being close to the imperial castle.
There were many facilities such as shops, restaurants, and inns all the way from the entrance.
The place Lunav and Schurz headed to was an old, shabby restaurant in the corner.
This was to avoid relatively crowded places.
My first visit to the city in 7 years.
This was my second visit after first stopping by when I was a student at Luna Brosun Academy.
Unlike back then when I had no inspiration, now I feel much more free and full of inspiration.
While ordering food and waiting, Runab began to look at the imperial official documents that were spread like leaflets on the street.
“The Knights of Light are changing their name to the Knights of Salvation. “Personally, it’s a name I don’t feel comfortable with.”
“Is there a special reason for changing the name?”
“Changing the name of something is actually a very meaningful act. Because it means that we will change all the existing trends and ideas that have been maintained through that name. On the surface, they say they will inherit the original form of the Knights of Light, but I think they probably won’t be able to completely inherit it.”
Lunav frowned and showed a somewhat displeased expression.
“Maybe a new trend will start from people who wanted to change their name.”
She had no doubt that this new trend would never flow in a good direction.
-Sigh
Suddenly, the group at the table in front of them, who had been eating before they arrived, carefully got up from their seats.
Then he quickly paid the bill and left the restaurant as if running away.
The moment I turned my attention to the official document again, thinking that it was just that,
“… … !”
Lunav’s gaze once again turned towards the door they exited.
A woman wearing a hood and a brown-haired man with a sturdy physique.
It was said that the woman was covering her face, so it was impossible to tell who it was, but the man she was with seemed very familiar.
7 years ago, I first saw your face at a luxury restaurant in Hwangseong,
A guardian knight of a nobleman’s son who lived in the Royal House while attending the Academy.
Lunav’s quick guess soon became confirmed.
“Mr. Schurz.”
“yes?”
“People who just left. “Do you remember my face?”
“yes. Well, I remember… … .”
“We have to catch it now.”
Exactly one second after the words that I had to catch came out of her mouth.
Schurz immediately ran out of the restaurant like a summoned animal under the owner’s orders.
Between just a few seconds and tens of seconds.
However, Schurz, who quickly came out, could not see them.
Schurz did not give up and looked closely at the people passing by.
The time when the street is most crowded is when the sun is high in the sky.
In the streets where so many people come and go,
“… … !”
I saw familiar figures entering an alley in the distance.
“It’s over there. Lunav!”
Lunav, who came out later, ran straight to the direction pointed by Schurz without any hesitation.
They, too, became aware that they were being pursued and increased their speed even further to escape.
I followed diligently in case I missed the tail,
Lunav and Schurz ended up losing sight of them in the middle of a deserted forest.
The moment I tried to cast the presence detection spell thinking that I might not have gone far yet,
-Bussuke
A sound was heard from the bushes on the left, and a woman wearing a hood appeared.
‘Lunav?’
A very familiar face to both of them.
It was Hastia.
Lunav asked with narrowed eyebrows.
“Why are you here?”
‘I was returning to Pruina with my clan members!’
“I guess this wasn’t the route we told you about?”
‘Yes, I did! However, an urgent situation suddenly came up on our side, so we ended up coming here unintentionally.’
“Did you know we were at the restaurant?”
‘yes. But I thought that if I said hello for no reason, I might be misunderstood. I just left quietly. But if I had known it would be like this, I think it would have been better to say hello.’
Lunav thought.
Hastia’s response now does not contain the full truth.
It was clearly a lie to hide something.
“Where is the man you were with?”
‘Ah, if it’s Brian… … .’
Hastia, who had said the name without realizing it, quickly covered her mouth.
“Brian?”
However, that name had already entered Runab’s mind.
The moment I quickly look back at that name somewhere in my memory,
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Schurz, who was nearby, suddenly left his seat and ran to a place.
Then he hurriedly pulled out his sword and swung it fiercely into the thick bushes.
-visor!
Soon a refreshing sound rang out, stimulating their eardrums.
A dagger clashing with Schurz’s long sword in the bushes.
After a short struggle, Schurz widened the distance, and the dagger’s owner also appeared out of the bushes.
He was wearing a black mask, as if trying to hide his face.
Schurz, who stepped back, gently touched his wrist as if he was being led.
I felt a powerful force as if a hammer had swung the dagger, which could barely pierce a human body.
It was definitely an unusual power.
“Since when did you start receiving protection from human men, Hastia?”
‘explanation… Should I?’
“Unless you want to see me interrogating you myself.”
Hastia, who was a little worried as she looked at each other’s opinions, finally hardened her face and spoke confidently.
‘This is a personal matter. It is true that I have received great grace from Lunab, but I cannot tell this to Lunab.’
“I guess someone is a clan that keeps secrets. “I have a lot of personal secrets.”
Lunav spoke sarcastically about Hastia.
“great. It’s your personal business and none of my business, so I won’t pay any more attention to it… … .”
Runab’s sharply sharpened gaze immediately turned to the man in the black mask.
“I need to see that guy’s face.”
‘Gu, why do you want to check on that person?’
“That man is not even one of your clan, so you have no right to stop me. Hastia.”
Hastia could not bear to convey any more emotion.
Leaving behind Hastia, whose mouth was closed, Runab slowly approached the man’s side.
“Shall I take it off? Or do you want to take it off?”
“… … .”
“You’re not talking? “Do you also need to be telepathized like that woman?”
There was only silence from the man’s mouth.
“I don’t think you understood what I meant, but when I say take it off, I don’t mean I’m just going to kindly take it off with both hands.”
Mana appeared in Runab’s slightly displeased hands.
“It means that if anything happens, the whole thing below your face could be blown off. “Do you want to do that?”
The man still did not open his mouth.
However, traces of arduous worries were visible beneath the mask, and soon the man’s left hand, which was not holding the sword, began to move towards the mask.
Eventually, the man took off his mask,
Brian’s face appeared with a painful expression, as if something had gone wrong.
Lunav’s pupils fluttered slightly upon seeing him.
However, I quickly gathered myself and asked with rigid eyes.
“This isn’t our first meeting, right?”
“I think it’s my first time meeting you, but… … .”
“You may think so, but I don’t. We definitely saw each other for the first time at Hwangseong Restaurant, and we saw each other often, if not often, after that. At the Royal Academy… … .”
“I think you mistook me for someone else.”
“Absolutely not.”
-Wooow.
Soon, the mana released from her hands spread out in all directions, creating a transparent limiting barrier around the forest.
“Brian Kendrick.”
“… … !”
“The only guardian knight who was in charge of protecting Cian Berthe, the youngest child of the Duke of Berthe, at the Royal Academy.”
Brian couldn’t deny it.
“Just because we ran into each other doesn’t mean you’d blush, right? “Why did you avoid me as soon as you saw me?”
“We tried to avoid unnecessary contact as much as possible.”
“Are you feeling a little sad? I even threw myself to help you escape from Brenu seven years ago… … .”
For a moment, Lunav expressed sincere and sad feelings as if the memory of that day was recalled.
“Is it your opinion that you were trying to avoid unnecessary contact? Or is it your master’s idea?”
“I don’t think there’s any reason to tell you that.”
“There’s no need to say anything. “I don’t really want to hear it from you.”
-Pasig
Following the previous creation of a limiting barrier, sparks suddenly erupted around it and current began to flow.
“If you wait like this, your master will come soon.”
The strong conviction that Xian would come was clearly evident in her eyes.
* * *
I rushed out to erase the traces, but I guess it was too late.
Exactly twenty steps in front of me.
In the countless crowds of people coming and going, I saw five men with their eyes fixed on me.
They are all members of Mist.
These are also executive-level members who work directly with the head of the family.
Oh, not just one.
The operator who gave me the blank order was also present.
Unlike him, who clearly looked worried about what to do, the other four people all looked at me with stern gazes.
The meaningless snowball fight continued for a while,
I immediately turned around and went into the alley instead of the street.
They followed right behind me as if it was natural.
In the middle of a dark alley with no light.
I stopped walking and immediately turned around and made eye contact with those following me again.
“Why are you following me?”
“Why are you here?”
They also responded to my dry question with questions.
“I guess you’re free enough to even care about the safety of crew members who haven’t been assigned to a mission?”
“Didn’t you hear what the head of the family told you to stay as far away from the imperial castle as possible?”
The crew repeatedly asked questions without blinking an eye.
“I heard it. But I never agreed to do that.”
I gave the facts as they are.
“I won’t say more. Leave Laurent right now and get as far away from the castle as possible. If you do that, we and the head of the clan will not care what you do.”
At that moment, I could see their right hand, hidden beneath their fluttering cloaks, moving slightly.
It was a kind of preparation to draw the sword if the situation arises.
Alert posture to prepare for emergencies.
But they probably already know.
Even if they tried their best,
It will be difficult to subdue me.
However, I know that I have to do it, so I am showing it like that.
It’s so funny.
Both they and I are ultimately acting for the sake of Mist and that idiot god.
Why must we cross swords in the face of a common goal?
“I understand that you are also included in the mission to assassinate Princess Arin.”
I moved my right hand naturally, like water.
“If there is a problem with you, it means that the mission will also be a problem. “Right?”
The moment I grabbed the hilt of Kayram’s sword sleeping in my arms with my right hand,
– Wedge!
They rushed towards me as if they had been waiting.
(Continued in the next part)
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