“That Aris Sieghardt?”
Aris Sieghardt looked at Raon and gestured fiercely.
“What have you heard about me that brings up that Aris Sieghardt?”
She frowned and twisted the corner of her mouth. It was an expression that a back-alley gangster would make when taking money from a child with his nose buried in it.
“hmm… .”
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at Aris’ face.
‘It is true that she is my mother’s older sister.’
The harmony of facial features is similar.
Although Aris’ features were larger and cooler than Silvia’s, the aura of the face itself was similar.
Since they seemed to be around 30, they would have thought they looked much more similar, considering their skin wasn’t tanned.
“Hey, answer me.”
Aris came right in front of me and snapped her finger. Judging by her foul tone, it seemed like she was threatening.
“What did you hear about me in that damn family?”
“I just wondered if he was a real person because I hadn’t seen him once since I was born.”
“Really? Didn’t the others say anything?”
“Really. “I only heard from time to time that he was a great person.”
Raon nodded with calm eyes.
“Well, if they didn’t want to be followed, there’s no way they would have made a joke about me.”
Aris Sieghardt let out a cheerful laugh and shook his hands.
‘You’re free-spirited.’
It wasn’t just his face that was refreshing; his personality was so cheerful that it was hard to believe he belonged to Sieghardt.
-Huh?
Lars scratched his chin while looking at Aris.
-She’s your mom’s older sister?
‘It’s not your mother.’
-The temperament itself is definitely similar.
The guy ignored the rebuttal and studied Aris’ face.
-But why is he here?
‘I don’t know either.’
Raon shook his head and looked at Aris’ face again.
“Aris.”
“why?”
“Why am I here?”
“I told you. “I kidnapped you.”
Aris waved his hand with a sullen expression as if asking why he was asking the same question.
“Did you really mean it?”
“okay. Dying in a back alley. “First of all, I kidnapped you.”
“ah… .”
Raon let out a low groan.
‘It wasn’t a kidnapping, it was a rescue.’
Now I know how it works. It seemed like she found me passed out in an alley because of Lass and treated me.
First, I said thank you to Aris and bowed my head.
However, some questions still remained.
“May I ask why you were in the back alley at that time?”
“It’s because of me.”
This time, it was not Aris, but Kuberud who came forward.
“I stopped by my old studio to pack up some equipment, and it got late. He said he felt a strange energy and dragged me away without permission.”
Cuberud let out a laugh, saying he didn’t know you would be there.
“I see.”
When I heard that, I understood how we met. Her mana fluctuated greatly as Lass disappeared, and she seemed to feel it.
‘It’s not strange.’
Aris is a warrior who has reached transcendence. Even from a distance, he must have felt that much mana.
“But why am I here?”
“That’s the third question. “They kidnapped me!”
“No, that’s why… .”
Although this is the third question, I have no choice but to ask it. If it had been an injury, it would have been fine to just leave it at the kingdom’s medical center, but I don’t know why they even took it on a boat.
“By Bored.”
Aris answered half-heartedly, picking her ears with her little finger.
“uh… .”
It was so absurd that the wind flowed out.
“Because you’re bored?”
“okay. By Bored.”
A deep well was dug in Aris’ cheek. He seemed to be enjoying this situation.
“no… .”
“This is the first time I’ve seen a guy become immature as he gets older.”
Cuberud sighed and threw the two swords he was holding at Raon.
“ah!”
Raon accepted the two swords and smiled softly. It was the Jecheon Sword and the Requiem Sword. The scabbard was polished as if it had been serviced.
“thank you.”
“never mind.”
Cuberud’s personality remained the same. He waved his hands as if it was no big deal and leaned back against the cabin door.
“The reason he brought you here is not special. “I said you had a head injury and needed to be treated quickly.”
When I heard those words, the hole that had appeared in the world of images came to mind. The blue mana that had prevented the hole from spreading further was similar to Aris’ energy wave in front of her.
-That’s right.
Lars looked at Aris and nodded.
-That woman prevented the hole in your mind from getting bigger.
‘okay. ‘I felt it too.’
Raon exhaled lowly and bowed his head to Aris.
“thank you. Aris.”
“Is repeating the same thing your hobby?”
Aris frowned, wondering how many times I had to say thank you before I could feel better.
“And I got what I deserved.”
“yes?”
“I ate the food that was where you passed out. “Everything was delicious.”
She smiled and said that she bought only delicious food.
-Oh my!
Lars jumped up and rushed at Aris.
-Damn you!
The guy’s blue eyes widened. The entire eyeball was stained with madness.
-You stole all of the king’s food, I will never forgive you!
Lars gritted his teeth, saying he would not forget it even after 10,000 years.
“If you had left it as is, it would have been thrown away, but I’m glad you ate it.”
Raon ignored Ras, who was blushing, and smiled slightly.
-Relief? Do your best, okay? I’m not happy with the King, so why are you saying he’s okay?
Lars lowered his eyebrows deeply, saying no to bullshit.
“Oh, just one thing wasn’t that good. Weird ice cream with chocolate chips on that green background. “That wasn’t very good.”
Aris shook her head and said that the mint chocolate was crap.
“Yes. “That’s not good.”
Raon laughed and said he knew the taste well.
-You eat for free and even criticize the king’s taste? This is so crazy! You have lost your fear! Bring down the main king right now! The true taste of mint chocolate for those who don’t know the taste… .
Lars struggled, aroused deep feelings of anger.
‘hmm… .’
Raon swallowed a groan and his fingertips trembled.
‘This too has changed.’
As he went on a rampage, perhaps because he received a large amount of Lars’s anger, my heart throbbed.
I felt like I was back in my childhood competing with Lars.
Gooooooo!
It was only after using the ring of fire that the pounding in my chest subsided.
‘Just stay still.’
I pushed away Ras, who was furious, and looked at Aris.
“Can I ask one last question?”
“say.”
“if… .”
Raon spoke while looking at Aris, the sailors doing their jobs on the deck, and the sails fluttering.
“Aris was the pirate king?”
Looking at the transcendental force, the slightly cute skull pattern on the sail, and the looks of the crew, only one person came to mind.
The Pirate King of Hsinchu Oryeong. If he is not him, he cannot have this kind of power. It sounded like a question, but I was sure.
“no.”
However, Aris shook her head very resolutely. She lifted her finger and pointed to her right.
“He is the pirate king.”
I turned my gaze to the right, following long, thin fingers like Sylvia’s.
Bald head, an eye patch over the left eye, a beard that grew down to the neck, and even a large sword. The middle-aged man, who everyone could see thought I was a pirate, flinched and trembled.
“yes?”
Raon opened his mouth.
‘That person is the Pirate King?’
First of all, he looked like the Pirate King himself, and his military strength seemed to be that of a Grand Master.
Although it is a great level, it is impossible to occupy a place in the Five Spirits of the Divine Pillar with that level of force.
“He’s the pirate king. “Talk to me.”
Aris Sieghardt threw a candy from his pocket as if to say good luck and climbed into the hammock hanging between the masts.
“Um, there… .”
Raon looked away while handling the candy.
“First of all, I am the pirate king. Although it’s a name I was forced to take on… .”
The man who became known as the Pirate King carefully introduced himself.
“It’s called Lavawin.”
“Were you at Sieghardt by any chance?”
His tone was like no other. He wondered if he had come from Sieghardt like Aris.
“That’s right. “He was the head of the blue corps belonging to the Seongmujeon.”
Seongmujeon is a hall that no longer exists and was where Aris was located as Jeonju.
“Then let go. Since I am a junior… .”
“Aren’t you Aris’ nephew? “I’m comfortable with this.”
Labawin spoke politely and smiled calmly. He respected Aris so much that he seemed to treat her with respect as well. He was a good man who did not fit the title of Pirate King.
“But why did Lavawin become the Pirate King?”
“This is to protect the surrounding area.”
“If it’s a surrounding area… .”
“Even though we traveled the seas and dealt with real pirates and the North and South Korean Alliance, small-sized bastards kept coming out to cause trouble in coastal cities and villages. “I protect the area under the name of Pirate King.”
“ah… .”
Raon took turns looking at Labawin and Aris and quenched his appetite.
‘Now I understand.’
The first time I heard about the Pirate King was Judiel’s information.
I thought it was strange that there was a man calling himself the Pirate King, but it was this Lavawin. He spread the name Pirate King to protect coastal villages.
‘And the comic didn’t say the pirate king was a man.’
When referring to the Pirate King, the comic only referred to him as he or the Pirate King, and did not refer to him or her as he or she.
It was clear that she knew that the real Pirate King was Aris, not Lavawin.
‘This is how it went.’
Through my conversation with Lavawin, I realized how things were going.
Aris seemed determined not to stop at just driving out the pirates and the North-South Alliance, but to protect the surrounding areas as well.
“I understand now. But why doesn’t Aris play Pirate King? .”
“He said it was annoying.”
“Well, I see.”
Raon smiled slightly, looking at the slightly shaking hammock. Now I feel like I have some idea of what kind of person Aris is.
“It must have been difficult.”
“Thank you for your understanding. actually… .”
Lavawin sighed and lifted his eyepatch. His left eye was perfectly still in place.
“This is also a concept. “They forced me to say that if I were to be the pirate king, I would have to have one eye.”
“her… .”
Raon looked at the hammock, which was slightly shaking as he was sighing.
I felt like I had to cancel the idea I had a while ago. I still don’t know what kind of person Aris is.
“Maybe the hair… .”
“Oh, that’s… .”
Rabawin did not answer.
* * *
Sylvia swallowed dryly and raised her gaze. The iron door of the throne room is so high that it hurts my neck. She caught her breath as she looked at the terrifying door that made her heart race every time she saw it.
It’s a door I don’t want to knock on, but now is not the time to think about such things.
smart!
After knocking loudly and waiting, the door opened with a heavy sound and Loen came out.
“You must be Sylvia.”
He smiled slightly and lowered his head.
“I want to meet the matriarch.”
Sylvia greeted Roen face to face and asked for an audience.
“All right.”
Roen opened the door immediately, as if he had already received Glenn’s permission.
Sylvia closed her eyes for a moment, opened them, and took a step forward.
Sunlight, as if signaling noon, shone through the window, filling the throne room with golden light. She walked through a space that seemed to enshrine the word grandeur itself and got down on her knees.
“See you, matriarch.”
“Get up.”
Glenn ordered Sylvia to stand up as soon as she got down on her knees.
“yes.”
Sylvia straightened her back and raised her gaze. She trembled, but she looked with regal eyes at the glen of her throne.
He has the same eyes as usual. No, today was a little different. The eyes filled with emptiness were shaking slightly.
‘Why are you doing that?’
While I was thinking about something strange, Glenn’s lips softened.
“What’s going on?”
“ah… .”
Sylvia clenched her fists and leaned her upper body forward.
“It’s because of Raon. Where is that child? “I want to know why he doesn’t come back.”
“Didn’t I tell you? “He is being treated in the Owen Kingdom with other Gwangpungdae children.”
“I’m not a fool for staying quiet about my family. “I know Raon isn’t there.”
Sylvia’s voice was not very loud, but it was filled with strange power.
“hmm… .”
Glenn frowned and knocked heavily on the armrest of the throne.
“I am that child’s mother. “Please tell me what condition Raon is in now and where he is!”
“It is true that I was injured, but I am okay now. And I will be back soon.”
“Didn’t you say that before? What I want is exactly… .”
“Aris.”
Silvia’s movements stopped at the name Aris.
“The child took Raon with him.”
“yes? What is that… .”
“It was a coincidence that we met, but he said he treated Raon’s injuries. “I got a call saying he woke up today, so he’ll be back shortly.”
“ah… .”
Sylvia smoothed her fingertips.
‘Aris sister?’
There was a big age difference between him and Aris, and since he and she were often out on missions, they didn’t meet each other very often. She had an ambiguous relationship, neither ignoring nor being friendly.
However, when she occasionally bumped into me, she would tap me on the head and give me sweet snacks like cookies or candy. She felt strange when she heard that her older sister had saved Raon.
“They said they would send it back after treatment, so don’t worry. okay. “It will be okay.”
Glenn’s words seemed to be persuading himself rather than to Sylvia. It seemed like he was also worried about Raon.
“hmm… .”
Sylvia looked at Glenn and let out a low breath.
‘Is this really okay?’
* * *
Raon followed Cuberud into his studio.
Unlike his blacksmith shop in the back alley of Cameloon Workshop Street, it was full of equipment with stains from hands on it.
“Thank you for maintaining my sword.”
Raon knocked on the scabbards of the Jecheon Sword and Requiem Sword that he had received from Kuberud and bowed his head.
“You are too polite. “It’s nothing special.”
Kuvarud waved his hand if he had just wiped away the blood, but you can tell by looking at the sword. He knocked on both swords and even serviced him. A greeting like this was never excessive.
“But why are you on this ship, Kuvarud?”
It wasn’t an ordinary ship, it was a pirate ship, so I couldn’t understand why a retired continental craftsman was here.
“I want to help him with his work for a while.”
“Is that guy Aris-sama?”
“okay. I was so upset that I had no choice but to come.
Cuberud sighed and sat down on an old chair.
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the iron weapons erected here and there in the studio.
‘It can’t be helped… .’
Contrary to what he said, all the weapons in Cuberud’s workshop were luxury goods.
However, the weapons were not sized for human use. Huge harpoons and hooks that could only be thrown at large monsters were lined up in a row.
‘Are you at least trying to catch a monster?’
There was no way a craftsman with a personality like Kuberud would have been brought here without any meaning. It seemed like there were special circumstances.
“How are you feeling?”
When I was about to ask about the situation, Kuberud asked the question first.
“Thanks for your concern, I’m okay.”
“It’s not me.”
Kubarud waved his hand.
“Aris is always playing with your hair. “For someone who made such a fuss, he paid a lot of attention to me.”
He narrowed his eyebrows, saying that it was a strange thing even for blood relatives.
“I know.”
Raon nodded.
“I should properly thank him, too.”
Thanks to Aris, the scope of the hole that needs to be opened in the world of images has narrowed. It was a favor she would have to repay for the rest of her life, so she was determined to repay it.
“okay?”
As I was thinking about how to repay him, I heard a gruff voice coming from outside the studio.
Kwaaaaang!
The studio door opened with such force that it seemed as if it would break, and Aris came in with her hands on her hips.
“Is that true?”
“yes?”
Raon blinked while looking at Aris.
“You want to say thank you properly? “Then help me with my work.”
Aris said there was no refusal and lifted her finger.
“I have no hobby in pirate life, and I have work to do right now… .”
Raon gave a euphemistic refusal.
‘I’d like to help with anything, but there’s something I have to take care of first.’
I had to find out what happened to the Gwangpungdae and whether Glenn’s fight ended well, and I also had to destroy Derus’ factory that used corpses to raise assassins.
“Kids from Gwangpungdae? They’re all safe. “I also reported to the family that you woke up.”
Aris continued speaking with a smile as if she knew what everyone was thinking.
“Besides, this will be helpful to you too, right?”
Aris herself tapped the area around her temple.
“It may speed up the treatment of your misaligned dandanjeon.”
“Um, may I ask what’s going on?”
Aris smiled slightly and nodded.
“I’m going to catch a lizard. “A wild dragon cub running wild.”
Her eyes sparkled with an eerie light. At the same time, Lars jumped up.
-Roasted whole dragon?
