“Yu, a relic?”
“If it’s a relic, then… .”
“uh… .”
The executives’ eyes turned to the tongue-shaped sword on Milland’s waist. The treasure passed down from Habun Castle was that sword.
“Cha, are you planning to make Raon the next lord of the castle?”
“That… .”
“If you think about it a little more… .”
The tongue-shaped sword is a symbol of the lord of Habun Castle. Giving that sword meant acknowledging Raon as the next castle lord.
The executives looked at Therian with trembling eyes, but he sipped the tea in front of him with a calm expression.
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
Milland looked around at the executives and frowned.
“This sword is not a relic, it is a symbol. “I have something different to give to Raon.”
“Anything else?”
“This is it.”
He pulled out a piece of armor as white and thin as snow on the table. It sparkled like starlight, and there was a green gem embedded in the center.
“ah!”
“Hey, this is it!”
“okay. Inner armor made from the orc lord’s magic stone. “It’s a white spirit.”
Inner armor is armor worn under clothes. Although it was thin, it could block swords that penetrated, so most soldiers wore it.
“From the outside, it is a more precious item than the Seongguk, the symbol of the castle, but since Raon has done something for me, I think I should give it this much.”
Milland gently stroked the White Horn Armor.
“This guy doesn’t take care of himself too much. “I feel comfortable wearing this armor.”
“I agree.”
Therian grinned and raised his hand.
“Then it doesn’t matter to us either.”
“If it weren’t for Raon, this castle would have been completely destroyed, so no matter what I give, it’s not enough.”
“A white wedding dress would be the best gift for that child.”
Since both the current and future owners of White Soul Gap agreed, the executives also smiled and nodded.
“Then I think it would be better to do this and hold the festival for about 5 days. However, don’t start right away, wait a week to see the situation… .”
“Do you mind for a moment?”
Snow Strike Master Edquil, who had been quiet until now, raised his hand.
“what?”
“This is Raon’s story.”
“La, Raon?”
“Raon?”
The executives’ eyes widened at the sudden appearance of the title Raon.
“Didn’t you say he was a mercenary?”
“… It did.”
“There may be such a genius among the mercenaries, but the martial arts he used is not simple. Swordsmanship that has been established over many years. “It was an uneducated skill that an ordinary mercenary could not have.”
“So your identity is suspicious?”
“You have to be sure.”
“hmm… .”
Milland licked his lips and looked at Edquil. Calm eyes. It seemed like he wasn’t trying to attack, but literally checking.
“I’m a little curious too.”
Wolves mercenary leader Beto laughed, covering his head with his clasped hands.
“We all know. “Raon, that friend is not a mercenary.”
“hmm… .”
“Well, that’s true.”
“I just don’t need to be in a strange place. “Oh, come on, or something.”
“Oops! “Raon, is there any way that friend is five miles away?”
Once the water broke, stories about Raon’s true identity began to flow out.
“Everyone be quiet.”
Milland tapped the desk to silence everyone.
“As you said, Raon is not an ordinary mercenary. In fact, he has accomplished such feats, and he can no longer hide it. But what is certain is that the child has always shown sincerity since he came here.”
The executives straightened their backs at his firm voice and meaning.
“One day, the time will come when he will reveal himself. Please wait until that day. And I guarantee the identity of that child. “He is not one of the dark side, so you don’t have to worry.”
Milland looked at Edquil, who had first brought up this story. The eyes are still clear. It was like seeing a time full of old dreams and passion.
“okay.”
Edquil smiled slightly, as if he felt refreshed. Even though he had been watching for a long time, Milland couldn’t tell what he was thinking right now.
“If everything is over, start preparing for the festival now!”
Milland stood up, slamming the table hard.
“A very grand event to help relieve all the fatigue and pain!”
* * *
A dark room with a small light hanging from the ceiling.
Two people were sitting in front of a table with a grotesque shape made of white human bones.
The man sitting on the right covered his entire body with a thick, dark robe and wore a skull mask with burning blue flames in the eyes. A golden staff stood alone next to it, and a dark, dark light hovered around it.
On the other hand, the slender-fingered woman sitting on the left wore a dark blue hat with a brim, and on her face was the mask of an old woman with an elongated nose. A wand made of dried, twisted wood floated behind her.
“I failed.”
The woman wearing the old woman’s mask clicked her tongue.
“Are you talking about Habun Castle?”
The man wearing the skull mask twisted his chin.
“okay. “Cheongju-gwi, Bing-ah-gwi, those bastards who couldn’t even pay for food are dead.”
“How did you fail?”
“What are you asking? “He must have rushed at the Lord of Habun Castle without thinking.”
“I don’t know if it’s Bingawgwi. Cheongjugui is not someone who simply moves.”
The man shook his head and tapped the table made of skulls.
“Either way, it’s already too late. “Now that we have been caught, Habun Seongju will not lift his heavy ass, and the Emperor will also provide support.”
“Hmm… .”
“Why is it so serious? Because the Green King Magic Stone also appeared in the west. “It doesn’t matter.”
“I wanted the Siren’s vessel more than the magic stone. “Such talent is not common even on the entire continent.”
The talent of strong military power and overflowing magical power can be obtained wherever you go. However, it is difficult to find a temperament like the incarnation of a Siren who can control people’s minds and hearts.
“It is an ability capable of mass murder and mass brainwashing. “You must definitely get your hands on it.”
“But it can’t be helped. Now is the time… .”
“No, in times like these, we need to move.”
The man in the skull mask snapped his fingers. There was a dull sound as if bones were colliding, and a liquid liquid like slime spurted out onto the table. It was dull gray so I couldn’t see the inside.
“Doppelganger? What are you going to do with that stupid guy? Unless someone appears to wear the doppelganger’s helmet… .”
“I improved it myself.”
The man narrowed his eyes when he saw the doppelganger trying to devour the skull on the table.
“This thing 100% reproduces the words and actions of the human it swallows. “He is unrecognizable even if he is family.”
“Hoo.”
The eyes of the woman wearing the old woman’s mask sparkle blue.
“Is it a way to digest and simultaneously absorb the human nature? “The cells themselves were completely remodeled.”
“There is a bit of a time limit, but this guy will be able to bring the Siren’s Vessel.”
“What are the chances that Milland will notice?”
“does not exist.”
The man wearing the skull mask shook his head with confident eyes.
“Unless you are a monster that reads the human temperament itself, you will not be able to notice that guy’s transformation.”
* * *
A festival was held at Habun Castle.
There have been a few times when a light festival was held for a day or so after the wave, but since this was the first time that a festival had been held for five days in a row, the atmosphere in the castle was so hot that the ice caps melted.
The fever of the festival grew stronger as time passed, reaching its peak on the fifth day when the recognition ceremony was held.
“Dorian and Edquil, who jumped off the castle wall and engaged in a skirmish with the Ice Troll Lord, go forward!”
“yes!”
Dorian and Edquil went up to the stage at the call of Terrian, who was presiding over the recognition ceremony.
“The famous sword and gold coins of Habun Castle are awarded to the two people who risked their lives for Habun Castle and stopped the Ice Troll Lord and monsters.”
“thank you!”
“thank you.”
Milland, who was on the podium, personally handed down a sword and gold coins.
“Dorian. It has changed significantly since when I first came here. I hope to see further progress in the future.”
“yep!”
“Edquil. I don’t know what kind of change of heart occurred, but the change doesn’t seem bad. “Keep moving forward.”
“yes.”
The two bowed their heads to Milland, then turned around and bowed to the audience.
“Wow!”
“The pride of our 3rd scout troop!”
“Dorian! Dorian!”
“My lord! It’s best!”
The scouts and swordsmen cheered, shouting the names of Dorian and Edquil.
“Then this is the last order.”
After Terrian cleared his throat, he looked at Raon sitting on the far right.
“The invincible swordsman who saved the lives of thirty people in the Wave and single-handedly defeated the Ghost of Eden and the Ice Troll Lord! Forward to Raon!”
“Wow!”
“Raon! Raon! Raon!”
“Swordmaster of Habun Castle!”
“Troll Lord Slayer!”
As soon as Raon’s name was called, the soldiers surrounding the festival stood up, applauded, and cheered.
“after.”
Raon bowed his head slightly to the cheering people and went up to the stage.
“Thanks to your courage and bravery, the damage to the castle was kept to a minimum. “As the lord of Habun Castle, I express my gratitude to you.”
Milland smiled for the first time and lowered his head.
“Commander!”
I lowered my head in embarrassment because I didn’t expect to be greeted by Milland in a space like this where everyone was watching.
“There’s no need to bow down!”
“that’s right! “It’s not enough to receive greetings from the Lord of the castle!”
“Raon! “Stand tall!”
The others smiled, as if they knew this would happen.
“The hero who saved Habun Castle from danger twice is awarded a white horn armor and a gold coin, a relic of Habun Castle.”
Milland held out a piece of white armor. The light sparkled as if gold had been embedded in it, and in the center of her chest was a green jewel carved into a hexagon.
“You tend not to care too much about your body. “Baekhongap is an inner armor that can be placed under clothes, so wear it at all times.”
“thank you.”
Just by looking at it, I could tell it was a valuable treasure. A warm feeling rose in my chest because I knew why the armor was given to me.
“Wow!”
“Raon! Raon! Raon!”
“Please continue to protect Habun Castle!”
As soon as I turned around, a roar exploded that shook the castle. The cheers were enough to make the approaching monster run away in fear.
“thank you.”
Raon bowed to the audience and then came down to the stage.
“A day like this may never come again, so enjoy it until the end! This order… .”
I looked at the White Soul Armor while listening to Therian talking about the next event.
‘Hmm, I feel like I’ve seen this before somewhere.’
It wasn’t the clothes, but the energy contained in the emerald-like green gem embedded in the clothes, which somehow felt familiar.
‘ah!’
Now I remembered. The Goblin King’s magic stone that he still holds in his heart. I felt a similar energy to that.
-The smell of oak is flowing out, and it’s pathetic that I finally found out about it.
Lars muttered that he had no sense and clicked his tongue.
‘Oak?’
-Yes. It is the magic stone of the Orc Lord.
‘Right.’
Unlike the Goblin King’s magic stone, which was so hot that it burned your hands, this magic stone was as hard as a rock. Because of this difference, I didn’t think it was a magic stone when I first saw it.
‘I guess they were aiming for this.’
I was wondering why Eden attacked Habun Castle, but I thought it was aimed at this magic stone. The youthful energy inside was not inferior in any way to that of the Goblin King’s magic stone.
‘hmm.’
Raon placed his hand on the magic stone to examine the energy inside more closely.
Cheeeeee!
At that moment, the ring of fire spun like crazy, coloring the vision white.
The world has changed.
I see a snowy field stained with blood.
The corpses of humans and orcs piled up into a mountain, and on the hill of death, a blonde swordsman and an orc larger than an ogre were clashing swords and axes.
Spiral flames soared from the sword of the swordsman, and a vicious spirit oozed from the orc’s axe. As the two monsters clash, the sky splits and the ground collapses.
After hundreds or thousands of strikes, the flaming blade split the ax and decapitated the orc.
The orc laughed, and the swordsman smiled bitterly.
The prosecutor turns around and looks this way. Except for the red eyes, the rest of the body was wrapped in darkness. Golden flames emitted from his eyes covered his vision.
The world changed again, and the festival grounds were full of laughter and energy.
[You have acquired the Ring of Fire (5 stars).]
[I am learning Comic Ball (3 stars).]
[The achievements are not enough.]
The message I saw at the first identification came to mind once again.
gulp.
Raon swallowed dry saliva.
‘Did Sieghardt’s ancestor fight the Orc Lord here?’
I couldn’t see it clearly, but the young flame on the sword and the unkempt blonde hair looked exactly like the man I saw at the identification ceremony.
-Where did you just go and what did you see?
Lars’ eyes were shaking as if he was embarrassed.
‘what?’
-Your soul just left your body.
‘You left?’
-Yes. A little while ago, you were broke and had only a body.
Are you saying it wasn’t just a fantasy?
As I widened my eyes in confusion, a second message came up.
[I faced ???.]
[The achievement of Ring of Fire increases significantly.]
[The achievement of the cartoon ball increases significantly.]
* * *
Tsk.
Raon whetted his appetite while watching Dorian singing a strange song on the podium. He couldn’t call me dirty, but that didn’t bother me now.
‘Sieghardt’s ancestor was also familiar with the ring of fire… .’
There’s no way the message about the Ring of Fire just came out. It was clear that the blond man was not only familiar with the cartoon ball, he was also familiar with the ring of fire.
‘I’ve never heard of Sieghart having a ring of fire.’
The place where he got the ring of fire in his past life was a place that had nothing to do with Sieghart.
‘Looks like something happened.’
There’s no way I can just show this fantasy. There will definitely be some circumstances.
I had a feeling that I had to find the end of this fantasy in order to see the ring of fire and the cartoon ball.
‘I have one more thing to do.’
There was already a lot of work to do, but the added task of finding the secrets of our ancestors was added. I wanted to draw attention to it, but I couldn’t ignore it because it seemed to contain the secret of the cartoon ball and the ring of fire.
‘But what needs to be done first is decided.’
Returning Sylvia to her immediate position. If revenge on Derus was an absolute must, reclaiming one’s position as a direct lineage was the first thing to be done.
‘Once you become an official prosecutor, and after that… .’
While Raon was thinking about future plans, Dorian was kicked out while singing, and YooA, with her pigtails flowing, climbed onto the stage.
“hello!”
Yua waved both hands and smiled brightly.
“Wow!”
“It’s a toddler! child!”
“Now I’m going to treat my ears!”
The soldiers shouted louder than when they were in battle, hearing a refreshing voice that did not suit this place.
“Because it’s a new song I made this time. Please listen carefully.”
When Yua looked back and gave a signal, soldiers holding violins and guitars began plucking the strings.
Tuk-tuk.
The grand flow, different from the cheerful music sung before, calmed the atmosphere of the festival site.
“Winter comes suddenly. “It will not be easy for the brave, the strong, or the wise to endure the cold winter.”
Although the lyrics and music were different from what I expected, YooA’s clear voice caught my ear.
“A young prosecutor comes to the endlessly stagnant winter castle. “He was strong but not showing it, brave but kind, wise but learned.”
My heart is pounding. Her voice rang like an alpine drum and throbbed her entire body.
“The dawn of dawn rested on the blade of the young swordsman who stood alone under the collapsed castle wall. In that beautiful and noble light, the monsters of the northern mountain disappeared, leaving only meaningless traces.”
This is my story.
The heroic story told in Yua’s sonorous voice was his own story that began at Habun Castle.
“Even the ghosts who covered their true intentions with masks and helmets could not break the young prosecutor’s faith and retreated… .”
There was God in her voice. I automatically picture the previous fight in my mind.
A message appeared before Raon’s eyes as he clutched his pounding heart.
[The first military song singing your achievements has been created.]
[The hero’s path opens.]
