EP.27 After the Demon Sword. (4)
Queen of the Magic Sword (4)
Two more days have passed since my uncomfortable companionship with Namgungbia.
In just a little while, we will arrive at the village we were planning to visit.
And after the maintenance, we will head towards Dangga.
It felt like we would arrive much safer than we had expected.
Aside from the day I faced Namgungbia, I’ve encountered monsters a few times, but I’ve never seen anything that could be considered a threat.
In some ways, it was a trip to Sacheon that lasted close to ten days.
But that means that it was just boring because it was long, and there were no problems.
“Phew… .”
However, if you look at it one way, one big problem arose.
I kept wiping my hand over my face at the sight that was enough to make me sigh.
“Look at that, Sister! It’s a blue squirrel!”
“…huh”
“Have you ever eaten Cheongseolmo, Sister?”
“Yeah… … . Huh? Oh, no.”
Wi Seol-ah, who had gotten out of the carriage, was chatting away next to Namgung Bi-a, who was slowly following behind her.
Most of the time, Wi Seol-ah would talk and Nam Goong-bia would give short replies, but Nam Goong-bia seemed to like it as well and kept walking at Wi Seol-ah’s pace.
With a fierce expression, Wi Seol-ah grabs Namgung Bi-a’s collar as he tries to go down a strange path.
“…Why on earth are they so close?”
Although he kept telling her not to approach outsiders, Wi Seol-ah kept approaching Namgung-bia, saying that she felt sorry for him. What on earth was he saying was pitiful?
Should I have yelled at him at least once?
“Tsk.”
It seemed like nothing was going to happen.
I never imagined I would see those two so close together.
“Smokeless.”
“Yes, your highness.”
“How long will it take…? Are you really tired? Why is your face like that?”
“Oh, no, it’s okay.”
… It’s okay, but your face is so gloomy and you’re so tired you could die.
The reason why Muyeon was so tired that she was about to die was none other than Namgung Bi-a.
On the first day, when Namgung Bi-a was camping far away, he suddenly approached Mu-yeon and asked her to spar with him.
Moo-yeon refused without a moment’s hesitation.
‘I am your escort. I cannot devote my energy elsewhere right now as I need to focus on escorting you. I apologize.’
Namgungbia nodded at the polite refusal, but continued to watch Muyeon with eyes that seemed to have become obsessed with something.
To be exact, I was watching the smokeless sword, not the smokeless one.
Eventually, Muyeon, who had been suffering from eye strain near dawn, looked quite tired, perhaps because she had lost some sleep.
There’s no way that a first-class unmanned person like Muyeon would act like that just because he didn’t get enough sleep at night. Is it because he’s mentally exhausted?
‘That crazy guy was already like that from then on.’
Gwangnyeon, who would draw his sword without hesitation whenever he encountered an interesting swordsman who matched his surname.
No wonder the thing I did most in my previous life was to search for traces of the Sword Master and Sword Lord.
It seems like he doesn’t just draw his sword now, but in my opinion, he was still crazy from the start.
It seems to be less noticeable now because Wi Seol-ah is right next to him, chirping like a sparrow, but I could see her looking at Muyeon’s sword just now.
… Actually, didn’t Wi Seol-ah know that and stick to it?
‘That can’t be true.’
What do you know about why Wi Seol-ah would do that?
There was no way that could happen. It didn’t seem like there would be any immediate negative effects from the two of them being together, so they decided to keep quiet.
Anyway, we’ll just part ways once we get to the village. And we don’t have to get involved.
With that thought in mind, I closed my eyes for a moment. I thought I would take a short nap.
Was it because I had been camping and training for several days? I was able to fall asleep quickly.
How much time has passed like that?
A voice without a sound is heard outside.
“Your Majesty, I can see your destination.”
Finally, after seven days of leaving the mountains, we arrived at the village.
*
I got out of the carriage, my stiff body stretching.
From here, we had to rest to recover from our fatigue, as we would only be able to reach Dangga in about a day.
I feel like it would be better to just pass by and rest when you get there.
It was necessary to dress neatly as the party members would be there to greet us upon arrival.
Anyway, the superficial appearance of a prestigious family is incredibly annoying.
“I don’t know if there’ll be a room available.”
“You’ll find it soon.”
In these situations, it was always inconvenient to find accommodation.
It is an area where there are a lot of people, and even Sega’s name is not well known.
Wi Seol-ah, who had been looking around here and there, finds something and pulls on the collar of Namgung Bi-a, who was standing blankly behind her.
“Sister! There’s someone over there wearing the same clothes as you!”
“…ah.”
Following Wiseol-ah’s words, Namgung-bia and even I turned our gazes in the direction Wiseol-ah pointed.
Unlike Namgungbia’s uniform that was dusty and worn out from traveling alone, it was a clean blue uniform with the name Namgung written on the bottom.
They were the most prestigious family representing the ruling class of Anhui and the most prestigious family of the Zhengpa clan.
They were clearly the warriors of the Namgung family.
Just as we discovered them, the Namgung family members also looked surprised as if they had discovered us.
Suddenly, someone ran towards Namgungbia through the gap.
“Sister…!?”
He’s a boy who looks about my age.
Namgungbia, who, aside from his fierce personality, is so cold-looking that you can’t approach him easily.
He was the kind of boy she would look like if she were a man.
Namgungbia waved her hand slightly while looking at the boy.
“Hello… Cheonjun.”
“Where on earth did you disappear to, Sister! Do you know how long the Sega people have been looking for you?”
“I’m sorry… I got lost.”
At Namgung Bi-a’s words, Namgung Cheon-jun covers his forehead with his hand.
“Didn’t I tell you to tie it up with a rope and go?”
… a rope?
What the heck, tying up a person with a rope and running away…?
‘For someone of that level, it might make sense… .’
Namgungbia answered.
“… That’s a bit embarrassing. No matter what.”
“Yes, so you disappeared less than a day after we set off? Don’t worry, I told you not to get lost this time, that’s what I meant.”
“…sorry.”
Namgung Bia tucked her tail between her legs at Namgung Cheonjun’s cold words.
Only then did Namgung Cheonjun notice us, who had been blankly watching, and he quickly bowed.
“My name is Namgung Cheonjun of the Namgung Se family.”
As expected, this boy was a thunder sword.
He was a boy who would later be called the Five Swordsman of Murim and would become the representative swordsman of the Jeongpa. Then, perhaps by now… .
“The cat of the Kuga Sega… … . It’s called Gujeol-yeop. Is it a brain dragon… ”
Thinking about it, I realized I had said something to Namgungbia, so I quickly changed the name and said it again.
Namgung Cheonjun blushes slightly at my question. It’s kind of annoying to see such a handsome bastard blushing.
“… I am ashamed to be called so extravagantly.”
Although he was embarrassed, his tone was filled with pride and confidence.
Five dragons and three phoenixes.
The eight most outstanding of the current post-graduate indices were called so in the Central Plains.
Among them, my eldest sister, Geum Bong Gu Hee-sun, was also included.
Brain Dragon Namgung Cheonjun, he’s two years older than me.
I don’t remember exactly, but it might be like that.
I felt a strange gaze and looked to the side.
Next to me, Wi Seol-ah opens her halibut eyes and looks at me.
I think it might be because the name is different.
“…?”
I gave him a subtle signal to be quiet, as it seemed like there were a lot of question marks floating above his head.
Still, he seemed to have some sense and kept his mouth shut for now.
Namgung Cheonjun asked me.
“Oh, you are a member of the Gu family. If you don’t mind, may I ask how you came to accompany our older sister?”
That girl suddenly showed up with a monster and followed me, claiming she was lost.
“I just happened to get lost, so I accompanied you for a little while.”
I couldn’t say that, so I had to beat around the bush a bit.
This time, Namgungbia opens her halibut eyes and looks at him.
He must have paid for the dumplings he ate on the way home today, so he’d better keep his mouth shut.
But Namgungbia finally opens her mouth, seemingly oblivious to such things.
“No… I said we weren’t going together…”
“Well, Lady Namgung, it’s been fun so far. Be careful not to get lost next time.”
Of course, I had no intention of letting that go on forever.
Namgung Cheonjun, who was watching that, smiled slightly and said.
“Thank you for taking care of my older sister… Are you attending the party’s general meeting?”
“Oh, yeah… . What.”
When I affirmed, Namgungbia flinched.
Is it because I said I wasn’t going to Sacheon? But what can I do? I said I didn’t like it.
“Then, have you found a place to stay? We don’t have anything to thank you for right now, but the place we’ve found has plenty of rooms. We’re also heading to the party home for the party’s military parade, so please come with us.”
Did you rent the entire building? Namgung Cheonjun recommends it to me with a friendly smile.
‘… No, I don’t want to get involved with that crazy guy.’
I had no intention of accepting it. At this point, I didn’t want to get involved any further.
It was roughly expected that Namgung Bi-a was going to Sacheon for the Tang Byeong-jeonhoe.
But why do you have two blood relatives?
Whether it’s Noeryong or Namgung Bia, they’re both direct descendants of the head of the household, so why did they come all the way here?
‘That doesn’t really matter, anyway, this is it.’
There was a purpose to it from the beginning, and I had to cut ties with Namgungbia here. If you look for a place to stay, you will definitely find one.
Just then, Moo-yeon came to me, having found a place to stay. I immediately told Namgung Cheon-jun that I was going to refuse.
“Thank you for your kind words, but we will have to find another place to stay….”
“Your Majesty… I heard there are no vacancies around here. Should we pull the carriage and look for a valley again…?”
“… I was going to do it, but since you insisted, I can’t help it. I’ll be grateful to you. Namgung Sohyeop.”
… ..Fuck life.
*
I briefly thought that if I couldn’t find a place to stay, wouldn’t it be better to just sleep in the carriage?
The problem with going camping again was the accompanying servants.
To be honest, this was only half an excuse and the remaining truth was that I was a little tired of camping.
As soon as Namgung Cheonjun guides Namgung Bia to her lodgings, he disappears somewhere with her.
The comparison between Namgung Cheon-jun’s very angry face and Namgung Bi-a’s face, who was terrified by the nagging that was about to come, makes her look even more pitiful.
It was Namgungbia’s karma, so I immediately turned off my nerves.
If there was anything a little curious, it was their relationship.
At first glance, the relationship between siblings doesn’t seem particularly bad.
I couldn’t help but wonder as I recalled the Demon Sword Master from my previous life.
The first thing that the Demon Sword Master did as a minion was to lead hundreds of minions to erase Namgung Sega from the map.
He began to gain notoriety as a mine by killing not only the head of the Sega family, but also the elders and even the servants.
What is that appearance now?
I have never had a big conversation with Namgungbia from my previous life.
It’s the same with other mines.
They were beggars who crawled under the Heavenly Horse to fulfill their own purposes and desires, and they had no sense of camaraderie.
Because of that, I don’t know anything about Namgungbia’s background. I’m not particularly curious about it.
First of all, I was a little tired, so I got up and went to my room to rest.
I had to go upstairs, so I took the stairs, and Namgungbia, who had gone up earlier, was coming down.
“…ah.”
Namgungbia, whose eyes met mine, cautiously bowed. I was greatly embarrassed by her appearance.
What the… all of a sudden? Namgungbia speaks, leaving my confusion behind.
“Thank you for guiding me this far. Old Sohyeop.”
“… It’s true that the young lady followed me unilaterally.”
“Thank you. See you next time.”
No, I’m not going to watch it.
Namgungbia, who looks more depressed than usual after being nagged at, passes by me.
As I was going up again, Namgung Cheonjun was looking at me.
I wanted to say hello again, as I was grateful for the accommodation.
“Ah, Namgung Sohyeop… .”
But Namgung Cheonjun doesn’t seem to listen to what I’m saying and just passes me by and taps me on the shoulder.
Bam!
And then a voice came from one step down the stairs.
“…you have to know the topic.”
Namgung Cheonjun’s voice was different from the warm voice from before. It was a much colder voice.
“I tried to let you go once, but you don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t dare talk to me like that.”
I could feel the small life in the eyes that met my eyes.
“I’ll let it slide this time, but if I see something like this happen again, I’ll cut off your head right away.”
Namgung Cheonjun said that and then ran up the stairs after Namgung Bi-a.
Rather than getting angry at that sight, I nodded.
Rather, it was fortunate.
‘… As expected, they were all crazy kids.’
I thought he was a little normal, but I had never seen a normal person among the Namgung family in my entire life.
I guess that guy is the same.
That was the moment when I became determined to never get involved with those crazy guys.
