〈Episode 598〉 North Sea.
A day had passed and it was just beginning to dawn.
Yuri was walking away from her place.
Because I got a call from Red Feather.
He told me to come to his place right away.
‘no way.’
The pace gradually gets faster.
He said he would think about it for a day or so, but is it already over?
‘I was looking for a way to persuade him somehow.’
Well, I heard this news while I was looking for another way out of fear of being rejected.
Yuri had to somehow calm her trembling breathing.
You must not show an impatient attitude.
They say everything that was going to be caught has already been caught, but this much had to be kept.
How long did it take to walk like that?
Perhaps because of my hasty steps, I had already arrived at my destination.
The moment you enter the residence, you see people gathered in the yard.
Yuri approached him.
“You’re here.”
The young man, who saw Yuri approaching, turned his gaze towards Yuri with red feathers.
“I thought you’d be late, but you came early.”
“How dare you be late.”
“You don’t have to say anything. It won’t work out if you do.”
It’s still a rude tone.
I would have liked to hit him with a hammer, but I was in a situation where I couldn’t do that.
‘hmm?’
I looked at him, forcing myself to control my expression.
I felt something strange.
‘Your face looks a bit tired.’
That was the state of the red feather.
My eyes look particularly tired.
Did something happen in the middle of the night?
I had some questions, but I didn’t bother asking.
That wasn’t the important thing.
As Yuri looks at him with a strange gaze, Red Feather speaks to Yuri.
“What did you say yesterday?”
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“yes?”
“What should I do when I go to the North Sea?”
“…ah…!”
Yuri’s eyes widen at the question.
“Speak clearly. Make it easy to understand.”
“…I hope you can go to the North Sea and lift the curse on your majesty.”
“Nothing else?”
“…yes.”
After hearing the answer, Red Feather stroked his chin as if he was thinking for a moment.
He tells Yuri shortly after.
“If there is even the slightest safety issue, the order will be canceled and the work will be returned.”
Yuri’s mouth shut tightly at the resolute words.
“Also, we will face the princess and attempt to treat her, but if we determine that this is impossible, we will immediately return.”
“…”
“My orders are absolute, and I will be in charge of the party until the end of the mission. Do you accept this?”
If a problem arises, I will abandon it and go.
If I see the princess, I will try to treat her, but if that doesn’t work, I will just leave.
Until the moment the request is finished, I am in charge and you must unconditionally follow my orders.
To summarize simply, it is like this.
Even at first glance, it was an extremely inappropriate statement to call it a request.
I also knew that the phrase “absolute obedience to orders,” in particular, was a dangerous phrase.
but.
“… I will… accept it.”
There was no other way for Yuri.
For now, all that matters is that he accepted the request.
“In addition to this, the conditions set out above must also be met.”
“…I will accept that too.”
There is no option to reject in the first place.
Since Yuri chose to go to Jungwon, this is only natural.
“hmm.”
Red Feather nodded briefly after hearing Yuri’s answer.
“Okay. Then I will accept the request.”
“…!”
Only then did Yuri hear the answer she had been longing for.
Yuri tried to make a bright expression when she heard this.
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“The work will be finished within two months. I don’t have much time.”
“Thank you… Yes?”
I paused for a moment at what I heard.
“Just now… what did you say?”
“what.”
“It’s time. When will you finish the request and come back?”
“Two months.”
Red Feather answers Yuri’s question calmly.
Yuri let out a short sigh after hearing that.
“I thought I misheard you…. You’re saying it’ll take two months just to get there? That’s a bit tight….”
“What are you talking about?”
Red Feather’s brow furrows at Yuri’s words.
“You said you’d finish it all in two months. What? It takes two months just to get there. Are you crazy?”
“no…!”
As Red Feather spoke with irritation, Yuri’s army, which had been holding back, immediately became distorted.
“You are the one… What are you talking about? If you don’t want to go, then just say you don’t want to go.”
It would take another two months just to get from here to the North Sea.
Since it is not possible to freely travel between the Central Plains and the North Sea, a special route must be used to travel secretly.
To do this, I had to spend more time than just going there.
It was already going to take months just to get there, so this was going to take even more time.
In that situation, you will finish work and come back within two months?
That’s nonsense.
For Yuri, this is no different from making fun of herself.
“No matter what, people like this… .”
“I’m sorry.”
A red feather stopped Yuri from speaking angrily.
“I don’t have time to spend months there.”
I can understand why she’s upset.
Given the circumstances, it could of course be so.
“If you’re going to do it, do it. Don’t mumble so loudly.”
Now was not even the time to make him understand this.
It takes a long time to explain in words.
No, it was obvious that it would take a long time before I understood.
So, all I had to do was just show it.
After that, Red Feather quietly raises one hand and speaks.
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“Come down.”
“What on earth are you talking about–!”
Yuri, who saw that, tried to continue speaking.
Shhhhhhhh—!!
Kuuuuung—!!!
Something fell before Yuri’s eyes.
The ground shakes loudly and the wind pressure bursts out.
“Your Majesty-!”
The moment when Woo-beom and Woo-seok try to block Yu-ri’s sudden situation and prepare for wariness.
Phew-!
Suddenly, a gust of wind begins to blow away all the smoke.
Thick clouds of dust rise into the air.
In an instant, the surroundings become clear and your eyes become clear.
Yuri was calming her surprised heart.
“… Huh…!!”
I had to take a deep breath as I looked at the scene unfolding before me.
A depression in the ground caused by an impact.
Something is wriggling on the messy floor.
Krrrrrr… .
Something as big as a house and with blue scales.
There was a monster there with a viciously distorted face and blue eyes.
Yeah, it’s a monster.
The first vicious monster I saw when I was born.
It was a being far more overwhelming than any monster I had ever seen before.
“What is that…?”
When Yuri was looking at it with big eyes, holding her trembling shoulders.
“Oh, shit.”
A curse was heard from somewhere. It was a red feather.
He looked around.
Bam!
Krrrrrr—!!
He immediately swings his hand and hits the monster’s head hard.
The shocked monster’s head turned around and let out a howl.
“You, I told you to come down and behave yourself. This is a mess again.”
Krrrr… Krrrr… .
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“What did you do well that you’re going to clean up? Are you going to clean up?”
Krrrr… .
“Excuses are a piece of shit. Your hands are the size of a rat’s poop compared to your body, what are you going to clean up?”
Boom! Kwung!
The way he keeps swearing as if he doesn’t like it.
Looking at the form of the monster that was hit and struggling helplessly.
“…”
For some reason, Yuri was left speechless.
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I had to sigh as I watched that smart-alecked bastard making all sorts of excuses.
“Don’t you think I know that I’m just trying to look cool?”
I clearly told you to come down quietly.
This kid secretly enjoys the attention.
‘Somehow, the bets were going down more than usual earlier.’
It looks like he’s grown bigger too.
Who do you take after to be so disobedient?
“I was educated like that? Huh?”
Krrrr… .
“That’s right? This kid is really….”
He really is a teenager and doesn’t listen to what I say.
I raise my hand because I feel like I need to hit a little more.
“… That… That… Uh… .”
A rustling sound was heard from behind.
Yuri was looking at me with her mouth and eyes fully open.
The surprised expression on his face was amazing. He seemed to be quite surprised.
“What the… what the… what is that?”
Barely coming to her senses, Yuri pointed at Ttol-Ttol with her hand and said.
What is it?
I heard the question and answered it.
“Something to ride.”
“yes?”
“I’m going to get off.”
Much faster than a carriage.
A vehicle that will take me to the North Sea quickly and without any obstacles.
That was it.
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‘There is no other way.’
To get everything done within two months, we had to find a means of transportation first.
Luckily for me, there was a faster means of transportation than any other.
Thanks to that, I had to retrieve the guy who was in the Hubei area along with the iron line.
‘Didn’t Ji-seon say that guy was tied up in Hubei?’
It is an unavoidable sacrifice.
He’ll figure out how to live on his own.
I was more urgent now.
‘If it’s this guy.’
I don’t know how far it is to the North Sea, but it shouldn’t take too long if you take this guy.
He eats dirty food and speaks dirty words.
It was literally a great piece of equipment in terms of value.
The problem is.
“… This… This is what I’m supposed to ride?”
The reaction of those around me when I said I was going to ride this guy was a bit unusual.
Of course, Yuri’s reaction.
Those around him who saw this felt the same way.
Tang Xiaoyeol and Mo Yongxi also looked surprised.
I guess that’s because I’ve never shown this to either of them.
By the way, Mrs. Mi did not come.
Because I asked you not to come the night before.
‘Besides that, I thought I was going to die from exhaustion from running around here and there.’
My body was completely exhausted from moving around and finishing up work in the middle of the night.
The matter of Pilduma ended with him accepting what I said.
The result was somewhat disappointing.
‘Why did the story of the fallen come up all of a sudden?’
I don’t understand the situation though.
When I affirmed him, Pilduma said he would do the job without saying anything.
There was no ban on this.
This is because I judged that imposing a ban was somewhat inappropriate for the situation.
But I couldn’t just leave it like that, so I asked Nahi to give me instructions on what to do with Pilduma.
If something happens to him.
‘Kill them all.’
The order was given like that.
If you can’t use it, you have to deal with it. For now, I had to do at least this much.
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Now all that remains is.
‘I just need to go to the North Sea and check on Namgungbia’s condition.’
In the first place, the ice palace and the Nabal are not important.
That is my sole purpose.
The idea of going to the North Sea was merely a pretext.
What do you know about the Ice Palace and the future of the Ice Palace?
Whether I lost or not, I didn’t care.
At that moment, while I was calming my mind and organizing my plans.
“Confucius… What on earth is this…?”
Mo Yong-hee came to me with a similar expression to Yu-ri and asked.
So I gave a rough explanation.
“It’s a guy I picked up and raised.”
“Pick it up…?”
After hearing the answer, Mo Yong-hee’s expression becomes subtle.
“No matter how you look at it, it’s a monster…?”
“yes.”
“You picked up a monster and raised it?”
He had an expression on his face that said he couldn’t understand no matter how much he thought about it.
For a long time, one thing that I have never succeeded in doing is taming demons.
You might be embarrassed when I show you this right away.
“If you beat him, he’ll listen to you.”
He said so with a smile.
Now is not the time for a long explanation, so I decided to just skip over it.
If there is a reason why you called Mo Yong-hee without even explaining it to me, then there is a reason why you called Mo Yong-hee without even explaining it to me.
‘I was planning on showing it to you in the near future anyway, so I meant to show you in advance.’
Prepare yourself mentally.
That’s what it meant.
Fortunately, Mo Yong-hee seemed to understand this.
“ha….”
The evidence was the sight of him taking a deep breath as he realized the situation.
at that time.
“Just a minute… Are you going to ride?”
Yuri speaks to me in a trembling voice.
“If you ride… Are you saying you’re riding this monster?”
“Monster, watch your words. You might hurt Ttol-Ttol.”
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“Smart…?”
Yuri stops when she hears the name.
Meanwhile, my ears are turning slightly red… Why are my ears turning red again?
“No, anyway… Are you saying that you’re going to ride that to the North Sea?”
“then.”
“That’s ridiculous. How could you…?”
“I told you earlier.”
I cut off Yuri’s speech because it was getting long.
it’s bothering.
This is a situation where we are having these conversations every day.
“If you don’t like it, get out.”
“…!”
“If you won’t listen to me, then get out.”
That’s what I’ve said from the beginning.
If you spit on my words, you’ll break the contract.
There was no time to waste on this kind of conversation.
As I speak with force in my voice, Yuri bites her lips.
“… Sorry. For a moment… I forgot the topic.”
Yuri’s choice was quick.
She must have known on her own that there was no other way.
Ttukbuk.
Yuri walks slowly.
“Can I get on right now?”
Not only is the selection quick, but acceptance is also quick.
The way he slapped my cheek yesterday was also like that. I could not help but think highly of this part.
As Yuri spat out the words, she tried to get closer to Ddoldol.
“Your Majesty-! Danger…!”
As Yuri’s escort was about to come here, I immediately released the air pressure.
Phew-!!
“Ugh…!”
“Ugh…!!”
The convoy staggers under the pressure.
I looked at them and said.
“You guys, this is it.”
“Wh, what are you talking about…?”
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“It’s over capacity.”
Weight was a problem, but I had no intention of carrying more luggage.
“That’s nonsense…! Are you saying that we should just send the princess away?!”
“That’s right. That’s what I’m saying.”
“There’s no way I can accept that…!”
“ha….”
Yeah. That might be hard to believe.
however.
“What if you don’t understand?”
“…!!”
“Stop annoying me. Should I just kill you so you can’t ride?”
This is not a warning.
If you catch me here one more time, I’ll kill you for real.
As he spoke, releasing his fingers, Yuri relayed the message to the escort from behind.
“…Woobeom, Wooseok. I’m okay.”
“Ha, but. Your Majesty…!”
“I heard the terms of the request. I accepted them. What he says now is exactly what I want.”
“…”
The escort shuts his mouth at Yuri’s firm words.
“I’m sorry. I had to leave you two in a foreign land like this.”
“Our concern is….”
“Stop making melodramas and just get on with it.”
I grabbed the glass and threw it away as it was about to fall.
“Gyaaak-!”
Yuri screams and floats into the air.
Fortunately, he didn’t fall and landed safely on Ttol-Ttol’s back.
“There are only three people going: you, him, and me.”
He pointed to Yuri, Dang So-yeol, and Seong Yul in that order.
That was the minimum number of people possible.
I had to take Seongyul with me because I had to check on this and that. The level wasn’t bad either.
Tang So-yeol may have been okay in the past, but now he has reached a level where he can go together.
The North Sea escorts’ expressions clearly showed their dissatisfaction with this judgment.
‘Those guys are a burden.’
One of them reached Hwagyeong but suffered internal injuries.
There’s no need to bring the other guy.
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So there are exactly four people.
There were no longer any unnecessary personnel.
I think it would be okay to organize it like this.
“Then what do you want me to do?”
Mo Yong-hee asked me.
“huh?”
“You called me over and all you did was show me this big snake?”
It seems like he really doesn’t like the fact that he called her in the morning and didn’t take her home.
“…mom.”
I know?
I called you to show you in advance.
If you weren’t going to take me in the end, then you shouldn’t have called me.
‘I was so tired I didn’t even think about it.’
I think I made a bit of a mistake.
“Yeah, why did you do that?”
“… Are you kidding me…!”
“Did you just want to see it?”
“…”
Mo Yong-hee, who was about to get angry, shut her mouth tightly after hearing what I said.
“It’s been a long time since we last met, but I guess I called you because it felt like I hadn’t seen you in a while. I’m sorry.”
He smiled awkwardly.
It was my mistake. I called you just because I wanted to see you.
At my words, Mo Yong-hee sighs and swipes her forehead.
“… It really annoys me… .”
I asked cautiously, watching her expression.
“Want to hit me?”
At the words, “Should I vent my anger?” Mo Yong-hee’s eyes turned fierce.
“Do you think I’m Confucius? If I get caught, I’ll beat you up?”
“… When did I ever get beat up again… ”
“Seriously, I’m crazy. I’m crazy. How did I end up with a person like that… .”
“no….”
The moment I was about to say something as if I was being wronged.
Mo Yong-hee threw something at me.
When I caught it, I saw that there was a bead there.
It was a small red bead.
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“The Lord sent this.”
“Madam Mi?”
“yes.”
My wife sent me this.
what?
As I was looking around wondering what it was, Mo Yong-hee added an explanation.
“He told me to use it in case of danger.”
“…hmm.”
So what you’re saying is, I’m a ghost.
When I heard that, I felt uneasy for some reason.
‘There are already a lot of ghosts running around.’
Add more here.
I was dissatisfied, but I didn’t say anything about it.
Because I already received it, and the person who gave it to me was the one who did it.
The beads were roughly pushed into the bosom.
“And, did you have any other words?”
“hmm.”
Did Madam Mi have anything to say? Mo Yong-hee thought about it for a moment.
“Take care on your way back. If you get hurt, you’ll be in real trouble.”
I have been told that.
“…?”
I tilted my head after hearing that.
Because that wasn’t Mrs. Mi’s tone at all.
but….
“Why? It sounds like a lie.”
“No… . Um… no.”
I couldn’t say anything else because Mo Yong-hee was glaring at me fiercely.
I decided to just leave it at that.
After that, he scratched the back of his head and climbed onto the back of the doll.
As I take up my position, something grabs my waist tightly.
It was glass.
“What are you doing…?”
I wondered why and checked, and Yuri was holding me with trembling hands.
Looking at the condition, it doesn’t look very good.
I decided to ignore it.
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He turned his head back to the front and spoke.
“Hold on tight. If you fall, you’ll die.”
“Yes… Yes? Dead…?”
“yes.”
“All right.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
“Now go… huh?”
Just as I was about to tell Ddoldol to move.
There’s something odd about the answer.
I turned my head back again at the chilling feeling.
Only then could I realize it.
There should definitely be three people behind me.
I can vaguely see one more person stuck at the end.
Someone was sitting behind the expressionless Sungyul.
‘what?’
I’m just standing there quietly staring at it.
A head pops up and faces me.
“Why aren’t you leaving?”
“…”
“I’m tired of waiting. Let’s go quickly.”
It was a defeat.
