Raon and Dorian rested for a day in Motrun City and then set off for Lorcan, a large city in the southwestern region where the Sepia Company is located.
Because Motrun City was located far away, we ended up sleeping on the street from the first day and settled down on a hill that was curved like a wave.
Raon dug into the ground, made a makeshift brazier, and cooked garlic chicken stew.
My mouth naturally began to water at the sweet and gentle scent rising from the white soup.
-liver! Look at the liver first!
Lars waved his hand toward the pot containing the stew. He felt like he was looking at a fluffy puppy begging for food.
‘It’s not even ripe yet. ‘Wait a moment.’
-Then why not increase the firepower? The heat in your Danjeon exists just for this moment!
Lars’s eyes were rolling because he had hard bread for lunch today.
‘… … .’
Raon shook his head as he saw saliva flowing from Lars’ mouth.
‘I’m completely out of my mind.’
No matter how much I thought about it, the only thing that came to mind was that the cartoon ball left by Sieghardt’s first family head existed for cooking.
-Try it quickly. The fragrant smell is so irresistible!
‘Noisy.’
-Wow!
Raon kicked Ras, who was rolling around on the floor, urging him to do so, and slightly increased the firepower of the makeshift furnace.
‘This should be enough.’
Thanks to the manga artist’s level of advancement, I was able to understand not only myself but also the heat outside as if it were my own.
In other words, we were able to naturally set the most appropriate temperature for cooking.
“under… .”
I laughed out loud because it was so absurd that cooking was the first time the cartoonist felt like he had reached 6 stars.
Raon stirred the slowly boiling stew and tasted the seasoning.
The soup containing a large piece of chicken and sweet and bitter garlic melted gently on my tongue.
-Huh!
Lars screamed and jumped up.
-This is a dish made for sleeping on the street! You are crazy!
The guy’s eyes were wide open as if he was startled.
‘It’s okay.’
“Okay… .”
When I slightly increased the heat to cook it a little more, I heard Dorian moan.
When I turned my head, I saw Dorian wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and examining the pork. The expression on his face was extremely serious.
“What’re you doing?”
“I don’t know if the meat is cooked well… .”
“ha… .”
It’s still the same.
Dorian, as a timid person, was not sure if the meat was cooked properly and overcooked it.
The fat from the pork had drained all the way out, making it look like dried bacon.
“That’s enough. “It will be a snack.”
“Oh, I understand.”
Dorian nodded stiffly and brought out the cooked meat on a plate.
“It’s a snack. snack.”
Raon chuckled as he looked at the pork that seemed to make a crunchy sound when chewed.
-That stupid guy!
Lars ran to Dorian and hit him with honey chestnuts.
-You are trash for ruining this good meat! Don’t even think about coming into the kitchen for 100 years!
This is not the kitchen of the Demon World, nor is Ji family the chef. It was a ridiculous and meaningless threat.
“Eat first.”
Raon left Lars, who was very upset because the meat was ruined, and gave the finished chicken stew to Dorian.
“thank you for this food. “Ugh!”
Dorian nodded and took the bowl of stew. He took the first bite and his eyes widened.
“W-what is it? Why is it so delicious?”
-This is called cooking! Look ahead and learn!
Lars put his hands on his hips and snorted as if he had made it himself.
“You were good at controlling the fire.”
Raon took a bite of stew. The refreshing savory taste of oily chicken broth and fresh vegetables filled my mouth.
-Keuuu! It’s delicious! I say this every time, but you are better at cooking than with swords. Didn’t I hold the knife wrong?
Lars tapped his shoulder while licking his lips.
-If you want, I will make you the king’s chef! Instead of swinging a knife at a weak subject, grab a kitchen knife.
‘you… .’
Raon narrowed his eyes at Lars.
‘For someone who likes food, the expression of taste is very simple.’
-What are you talking about?
‘People who like to eat are good at expressing taste, but wherever you go you say, ‘It’s delicious!’ I will eat more! It’s awesome!> That’s all they say.’
-Oh, no! Even you can do it well!
Lars said absolutely not and told me to try the stew again.
Raon nodded and ate the stew and pork one after another.
-Uhm… .
Lars, who had been squatting down and closing his eyes as if savoring the taste, suddenly opened his eyes.
-The pork has a nice crunchy taste, and the stew is moderately oily and delicious!
‘… … .’
Raon looked down at Lars, who straightened his back, with pitiful eyes.
‘Is that all?’
-Then what else is there?
‘To give a simple example, this grilled meat is grilled over an open fire, so the spicy, barbecue-like smell of fire stimulates the sense of smell, and the rich saltiness and cookie-like crunchiness that comes from removing all the fat delights the palate. Well, you can say it this way.’
-uh… .
Lars looked at Raon with eyes sparkling more than ever.
-Teach me! That’s what I want to learn!
‘This isn’t something that can be taught, it’s just something you feel… .’
-Okay, teach me! This king wants to do that too!
As a guy who is serious about food, he seemed to want to learn how to properly express taste.
However, he simply listed words that seemed to exist.
‘I don’t know either.’
Raon hit the charging Ras like a ball and looked away. Dorian was eating stew and looking at us intently.
“why?”
“Lord Budan. Are you going to go with that hair color?”
He put down the stew he was eating and pointed to his hair.
“To do that.”
Raon nodded, smoothing her moon-red hair.
“I don’t think I’ll be able to see how you’re treated if I look like myself.”
Raon Sieghardt’s name was spread too far.
In particular, it has not been long since the duel sparring of the Six Emperors, in which he received a new nickname, White Sword Dragon, so if things continue like this, no one will argue.
In order to find out how Dorian lived and how he was treated, it was right to go as a member of the Gwangpungdan, not as a White Sword Dragon.
“Well, but not all disguises work. “A person as tall as Lord Budan is very noticeable.”
“So before I came here, I put on my robe and bowed my knees slightly.”
When leaving Robert’s territory, he wore a robe and bent his knees, reducing his height by more than 10 cm. Even if Derus searches desperately, his traces will never be found.
“I didn’t know that you even lied about your height.”
Dorian let out a sigh as if he was surprised.
“Well, it’s nothing special… hmm?”
As Raon waved his hand and was about to continue speaking, a small figure moved behind him. It wasn’t a blade or anything, but a small creature. When I turned around, I saw a flying squirrel flying towards me.
Less evil.
When I raised my hand, the flying squirrel hugged my finger and landed right on top of it.
“Oh my! “That guy!”
Dorian gaped when he saw the flying squirrel.
“why?”
“This is the guy who bit off my hand yesterday when Budanju was up in the air doing the exercises!”
“after… .”
Raon sighed while looking at the flying squirrel. As soon as I heard those words, I realized the identity of this guy. No, to be honest, he knew from the moment he flew.
‘Did I get help this time?’
It seems that he helped prevent Dorian, who was surprised, from interfering with the practice.
-She’s a madwoman! The madwoman has arrived!
Ras seemed to have realized that it was Merlin and was shocked and shook his shoulders.
“Squeak.”
The flying squirrel lifted its paw. A small knot was tied with white paper.
‘Didn’t he come directly?’
If Merlin had come in person, he would have come and talked to Dorian when he was not there, but it seemed like it was a different type of magic than usual.
After removing the note from the flying squirrel’s foot, I took the peanuts and almonds and gave them to Dorian. The guy put the almond in his mouth and waddled away into the forest with the peanuts in both hands.
“What is he? Are you really going to open a zoo?”
“My informant.”
Raon smiled slightly and opened the note. There was only one line written in it.
“I guess I’ll be able to see my kids again soon?”
“children? “Are you sure it’s the children at the orphanage?”
Dorian swallowed dry saliva and jumped up.
“Are you okay now?”
-Are the kids okay?
Dorian and Ras, both gentle-hearted, asked questions at the same time.
“okay.”
Raon smiled as he burned the note the flying squirrel gave him.
“Because he is gone.”
* * *
A private villa for the Kingdom of Owen located near Cameloon.
Number 45, who used the name Pine on the outside, looked blankly at the sky in the villa’s training hall.
“ha… .”
stuffy.
Unlike the clear, high sky, my head feels very stuffy. I felt like I was stuck inside a small box where I couldn’t even move my fingers.
‘I can’t do anything.’
The devil who tortured the children is dead, and the training is gone, but their emotions and bodies do not move as they wish. He thought he had found freedom, but his own soul was still trapped in the basement of that orphanage.
‘When will he… ‘Ugh!’
When I tried to think of the swordsman who came to the orphanage, cut down the demons, and saved everyone, I got a headache so strong it felt like my head was splitting.
“Ah… .”
Here we go again.
The little demons in my head beckon. He ordered the knights watching over there to be stabbed to death. Ever since I left the basement of the orphanage, I had been having seizures countless times a day.
‘You have to endure it.’
Those knights are people who came from far away to save the children, and they are still grateful people who still treat us with care. You must never attack.
‘go! ‘Go!’
But no matter how much I endured and endured, the echo in my head did not go away, but grew louder and longer.
[Kill. Kill it. Stab and kill.]
The devil inside his head repeated the murder command and even made a plan to kill the knights.
[Pretend to hug him and cut the left knight’s Achilles tendon with a piece of stone, and when he kneels, stab his neck. If you pull out the knight’s sword, you will be able to kill the knight on the right. You can do it. Kill it!]
A murder plan that I didn’t even want to think about began to invade my mind.
Number 45 bit his lip and closed his eyes. I thought that if I didn’t look at it, these instructions would be less frequent.
[You can kill him.]
But as I closed my eyes and my vision darkened, the devil in my head became more rampant.
[Kill it. If you follow my instructions, not only those two but other knights as well… .]
‘Please go!’
He grabbed his head and shook it wildly. But the voice in her head never went away.
“Aaaah!”
As I was holding on, I heard someone screaming. When I opened my eyes, my friend No. 86, who had been sharing the same room, was running towards the driver, holding a sharpened tree branch.
“no!”
No. 45 ran over and grabbed No. 86’s arm. But her strength was strong, and she could not properly stop it because she was struggling with the instructions in her head.
“Yaaaa!”
“Ahhh!”
“die!”
Perhaps because No. 86 was the catalyst, other children also ran towards the knights and brandished their hidden weapons.
“Ugh… .”
“Huh!”
“ah… .”
The knights immediately struck down the children’s weapons.
However, the children did not stop, crying and waving their hands and fists.
“… … .”
“Umm… .”
Because it was a trained fist and hand blade, there was a strong impact, but the knights did not defend the attack for fear of hurting the children.
“Please stop!”
No. 45 shed tears as he pulled No. 86, who was punching him.
‘please… .’
The demons at the orphanage turned everyone’s minds into monsters, as if they had predicted the situation in which the children would be rescued. It was difficult to faint in that state, and seizures occurred every day, so it was a hellish time for them and the knights.
“Aaaah!”
No. 86 hit No. 45 with his shoulder and threw him to the floor.
“iced coffee… .”
No. 45’s chin trembled. As her own mind was having a hard time handling it, she didn’t have the strength to grab No. 86.
The person that comes to mind right now is him. They thought of the tall swordsman who saved them from the orphanage and suddenly disappeared.
Number 45 took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
[We will meet again. Follow the knights.]
When I saw the prosecutor’s handwriting written in smooth handwriting, my mind became a little clearer. She ran back and caught No. 86.
“No. 86. I can bear it! stop!”
I grabbed No. 86’s shoulder, but there was no way I could be dragged around by her strength, which had already let go of reason.
Borini Kitten, who was watching this, bit her lip and came over to hug No. 86.
“Ugh!”
No. 86 bit his shoulder with his teeth, but Borini Kitten closed his eyes and comforted his back.
“are you okay.”
Borini Keaton shook his head with a bitter smile. It seemed like it meant letting go and not suffering.
“Ugh… .”
I wanted to shed tears, but no tears came out. I wanted to scream, but no sound came out.
There was nothing I could do.
‘until when. ‘How long do I have to live like this?’
As I felt the pain of my soul as if my flesh was being crushed, a shadow fell over my head. When she looked up, an old man with clear eyes was approaching her. He was wearing rags on his body like a beggar, and it did not smell bad but had a pleasant scent.
“It’s okay now.”
The old man raised his finger and tapped No. 86 on the forehead.
“ah… .”
Number 86 collapsed on the spot with his eyes closed. She had a soft expression, as if she had fallen asleep.
“You too, get some rest.”
The moment the old man’s hand touched my forehead, the voice that kept talking in my head disappeared. It’s been a really long time. No, I felt like my head was clear for the first time.
However, before I could even feel that feeling, I fell into an unbearable sleep. No. 45 left her body to Suma with her eyes closed.
* * *
An old man dressed in rags. Saint Frederick held the two children from falling and laid them on the floor.
“Come, meet the saint!”
Borini Keaton bowed his head politely to Pedric.
“How can we get here…?” .”
“Please wait a moment. “I will calm down the other children as well.”
Pedric winked and walked lightly. Every time he moved, the children who had been making a fuss fell down quietly as if they had fallen asleep.
Borini Keaton gaped at the sight.
‘It’s been hard to get him to sleep recently… .’
The children’s brainwashing became more severe over time, and recently they became more violent, and it was impossible to put them to sleep by pressing the mana circuit. I couldn’t believe I could put him to sleep that easily.
“It’s all over.”
After putting all the children to bed, Pedric wiped his hands and came over.
“How could it be that the person who treats children… .”
“okay. “It’s me.”
He nodded, saying he recognized it well.
“Who is he? “How did he know about this and give instructions?”
Borini Kitten swallowed dry saliva and made a face.
“I don’t know either. “I just came here to ask you to save the children.”
Pedric shook his head as if he had no idea.
“Well, then the children can be saved?”
Borini Keaton was not disappointed when he was told that he did not know his identity, and immediately asked about the children.
“I’ll have to look into it a little more, but fortunately the brainwashing was cut off just before it was completed. “The reason children have become violent is because their brains are begging them to complete their brainwashing.”
“Oh, then… .”
“okay. “I think I can get it.”
Pedric stroked No. 45’s head and smiled.
“Haaa… .”
Borini Keaton clasped his hands and sighed in relief.
‘thank god.’
I have experienced many things in my life as a knight, but this is the first time I have experienced such sadness and helplessness. He wanted to save the children somehow, and he was so glad that the opportunity came.
“After all, you are a saint! thank you.”
“No, I’m not that great.”
Pedric slowly shook his head.
‘The really great thing is that guy Raon.’
It is thanks to Raon that these children were able to be saved. If he hadn’t studied the brainwashing that had been done to her maid in the Yonan family, he might not have been able to save these poor children, or he might have made them suffer much longer.
“First, we have to take these children north.”
Pedric nodded, looking at the sleeping children.
“Why in the North… .”
“The cool natural wind is effective in erasing brainwashing from the mind.”
“Well, I see. However, there may be someone who wants to attack these children… .”
“Don’t worry. “Because my friend has a small family in the north.”
“A small family? Oh, no way… .”
“okay.”
He nodded, looking at Borini Keaton, whose eyes were wide open.
“I’m thinking of taking him to Sieghardt. “He wouldn’t throw away kids like this either.”
Pedric smiled as he remembered Raon’s eyes, always looking farther away, as if he knew everything.
‘I will treat the children as you wish and take them to Sieghart.’
* * *
After a short yet long journey with Dorian, Raon arrived in Rokan, a large city where the Sepia Company is located.
‘It’s a little different from Cameloon.’
While Cameloon was dominated by gorgeous, sophisticated buildings, Rokhan had many buildings that were slightly taller but had a hard, dry feel.
Unlike the Cameloon guards, who let them pass by without hesitation, Rokhan’s guards were more numerous and carefully inspected each and every one of them.
Looking at not only the security but also the restrained clothing of the people, it seemed that the atmosphere unique to this city was rigid.
However, there were some similarities.
As expected from a large city, many people were coming and going, and the market inside the city was full of activity. The harmony of customers and merchants bargaining rang out here and there.
“Whoa… .”
Dorian looked around the city and sighed. He seemed nervous as he arrived near the house.
“Take it easy.”
Raon slapped Dorian on the shoulder and smiled.
“There are no more children who secretly ran away. “You are Sieghardt’s swordsman.”
At those words, Dorian’s slightly shaking eyes suddenly stopped.
“I see.”
Dorian smiled and nodded. When I heard Raon’s words, my beating heart calmed. I felt like whatever happened would be resolved if this person was by my side.
“Let’s go. “I will guide you.”
Dorian walked forward with confidence.
“okay.”
Raon followed behind Dorian with a smile. He didn’t go far before stopping.
“Why again? I still feel… .”
“no.”
Dorian shook his head and pointed ahead.
“Arrived.”
“hmm? “This is just a shopping mall.”
Raon tilted his head as he looked at the buildings that were difficult to count with just one glance.
“From here to there.”
Dorian pointed at all the buildings and licked his lips.
“They all belong to the Sepia Company.”
“uh… .”
Raon opened his mouth.
‘Is this all?’
Numerous people came and went from various buildings, and various things came and went. More than a quarter of the city was entirely owned by the Sepia Company, so the title of everything was not lacking at all.
“Dorian.”
Raon held Dorian’s shoulder and smiled brightly.
“thanks.”
“yes. What happened suddenly… ?”
Dorian opened his mouth wide, as if he couldn’t understand.
‘This is Sepia Sanghoe.’
It’s bigger than I thought.
Sparks similar to those seen during battle flew from Raon’s eyes.
‘This is mine from now on. No, you mean it becomes Dorian?’
-You’re crazy.
Lars let out a sigh as if he was dumbfounded.
-If the grid sees you, you are a fool who will kneel!
