§ 170. Logistics relay station (1)
Time passed steadily, and finally the day arrived for Seongjin and his group to depart for the north.
Several carriages were lined up in front of Jinju Palace from early in the morning.
The actual number of people in Seongjin’s party, including the drivers, was less than ten, but when Orden Sigismund’s party gathered together, the number became quite large.
In addition, Jinju Palace was crowded with more people than ever before as people were busy moving luggage or maintaining horses and carriages.
The prince and princess had also come out in full force under the pretext of seeing Seongjin off.
“You must have thoroughly prepared for your visit to Korea, right Seongjin Lee? Of course, you can protect yourself from the cold with auras, but the Sigismund territory is a very cold place because you are an auror user.”
Logan warned again.
“Oh, of course. Do you know how many times you’ve said that sound so far? “If I hear it one more time, my ears will bleed.”
Seongjin grumbled.
But Logan’s concerns were valid. In terms of actual latitude, Sigismund’s territory is located south of the northern part of Ortona, but it maintained an incomparably cold climate there.
This was the influence of Magyeong, located in the northwestern part of the Sigismund Territory. In that magical forest covered in snow and ice all year round, it is said that the mythical ice monster, the Glacher Troll, still haunts the forest.
“Here, take this.”
Logan said, holding something out to Seongjin.
“What is this?”
“I brought it from the imperial palace report. It is said to be a magical stone that glows when you pray for it. “I think it would be quite useful as a light source.”
It was a small, round rock. The yellow sparkling thing looks like a jade stone, or like an opaque glass bead.
Seongjin thought with a sad look on his face.
‘Magic stone, what is it? Isn’t this a worldview where magic exists?’
But when the devil saw the stone, he was scared.
[uh? Seongjin Lee. This is something from the normal world!]
What?
Seongjin was inwardly confused, but Logan added an explanation.
“When camping, sometimes situations arise where you can’t make a fire. “They say you can do something about the cold with auras, but in a dark place without any light, there is a limit to strengthening your eyesight with auras.”
“hmm. okay? thank you. “I’ll use it well.”
Seongjin put the stone in his pocket.
Well, since he’s a guy who often leads a punitive force and travels here and there, there’s no harm in getting some advice. Later, he will have to take a closer look with the devil bastard.
“Brother Mores, have a nice trip.”
Sisley also quietly approached him and said. Although her face still looked expressionless, Seongjin could still see a faint trace of concern in one corner of the girl’s eyes.
Maybe it’s because the burden on his mind has been eased a little, but it feels like the little boy’s face, which used to be like a robot, has become a little more lively lately.
“And take this.”
“What is this again?”
What Sisley held out was a small, flat, scarlet stone.
“They say it’s a magic stone that emits heat when you pray for it. This is an item taken from the imperial palace treasury. Since the northern territory is cold, I think something like this will be necessary no matter how many Aurors you use.”
“… … .”
Looking at the size, I thought it could be used as a hand warmer.
But since it is said to be a magic stone, I have a premonition… … .
[omg! Seongjin Lee! This is the normal world… … !]
Yeah, I thought so.
Where on earth did all these come from? Why are items from the normal world included in the imperial treasury?
While he was grumbling inside, this time Amelia came in front of him.
“Mores… … .”
She looks quite anxious as she holds her hands tightly in front of her.
Logan and Sisley often left the imperial capital for ‘noble man’s duties’, so they seemed to not consider Seongjin’s trip that big of a deal.
However, Amelia has never been outside the imperial palace since she entered it. So it was not impossible to understand that she was particularly nervous.
In fact, much of Amelia’s anxiety stemmed from the fact that this trip was something she had never experienced in her previous life. There was no way Seongjin knew that fact.
Anyway, Amelia relieved that anxiety through thorough preparation.
I cleaned up the clothing room here and there to get Seongjin’s winter clothes all new, and personally brought in his employees and packed his luggage one by one.
Of course, it goes without saying that the new clothes were all in gloomy colors.
“Take care, Mores. “I’m relieved that Brother Masain is going with you, but there are times when you don’t take care of yourself to the point where it feels too reckless.”
She asked as she hand-wrapped the newly tailored thick black cloak for me.
“Yes, don’t worry. sister.”
“okay. ah! and… … .”
Amelia smiled brightly and shyly held out the object she was holding in her hand. It was a white handkerchief.
“It is a token of hope for a safe return. “It’s a poor skill, but I worked hard to embroider it for you.”
“Embroidery? Why bother doing all this… … .”
Seongjin, who accepted the handkerchief with a shy smile, was momentarily startled.
On the white handkerchief, there were bug-like things messily embroidered in black. It was ominous just to look at it.
What is this? Is it a curse? It’s a sign of a safe return?
“I embroidered some of the verses from [Orlando’s Military Merit Poem]. [Olivier, the moon nymph, raised his sword and sang, and the whole world responded and swore that they would not dare to trespass on his journey.] Isn’t this a truly beautiful sentence?”
“… … .”
“Ah, is it still too much to read? You are especially weak at archaic expressions, Mores. Next time, I’ll lend you more famous classic storybooks.”
“… thank you.”
It seemed that the reason Seongjin couldn’t read that phrase was because he was simply poor at reading.
Sister, you don’t know? Are these really letters?
No matter how you look at it, it looks like an evil voodoo shaman dying, his last effort to curse the whole world?
The demon lord seemed to have similar thoughts.
[I don’t feel any demonic energy in particular, but is it like a curse from the civilians? Does he still care about what Mores harassed him in the past?]
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Seongjin thought with a shocked face.
… Sadly, I can’t say for sure.
But Amelia added with a proud face.
“Besides, don’t be surprised. “The thread with which this embroidery was made is a very special item.”
“Let me guess. “Is this a magic thread taken from the imperial palace treasury?”
Then she opened her eyes wide.
“Yes, that’s right! “How did you know?”
“… … .”
Seongjin smiled bitterly.
It was only now that I realized the meaning of the question that Chamberlain Louis had secretly asked me when I stopped by Seonghwang’s office to say hello last evening.
-Do you not need to stop by the imperial palace report separately?
At the time, I thought it was strange, but it turned out that even before Seongjin, the prince and princesses had already visited Seongwang and robbed the palace reports one by one!
No, why on earth are you doing this? I’m going on a trip for a while. What’s the big deal?
“Well then, Mores, have a nice trip!”
With a smile blooming brightly like a rose in full bloom, Seongjin had no choice but to tie the uncomfortable handkerchief around the handle of the nutcracker. Of course, Orden looked at that with envious eyes.
“Mores! “Don’t stay away for too long!”
“Mores! “You have to come back quickly!”
After him, Herna and Kadesh bid him farewell.
Fortunately, the twins didn’t seem to have committed the atrocity of leaking the imperial palace report. Instead, unlike usual, the kids whined as if they were clinging to Seongjin.
“Otherwise we’ll be looking for Mores every day!”
“I’m going to go find you and beat up the leader and Red!”
These are probably not empty words.
These two people are Arranger’s psychics. You can follow Seongjin anywhere with just a soul terminal. But why would you bother the wrong person?
“Well, if you do anything to Mores, your father will definitely scold you.”
“Dad, it’s good that His Majesty is in trouble, but I still don’t want to be scolded.”
Are you ghosts? Harming a normal person?
No, wait. So you’re saying that you do that to other people sometimes?
Seongjin was shocked, but Herna and Kadesh clung to his arms and looked up at him with bright eyes.
They are devils who do what they do, but just by looking at their facial expressions, there are no other angels who are this innocent.
“Finish it quickly and come back to your father’s side, okay?”
“Dad, you know you shouldn’t worry His Majesty too much, right?”
“… … .”
hmm. I think I know a little bit about what these kids are worried about.
When I shook their heads with both hands without answering, the twins cackled and burst into laughter at the same time.
“It’s unfortunate, but I’m sorry. “You must leave now.”
Masain, who was looking at the scene with happy eyes, spoke vaguely to Seongjin.
“Okay, let’s go.”
Seongjin answered like that and got into the carriage.
When Masain gave the signal, Orden Sigismund shouted to the Wolf Knights in the lead.
“depart!”
“depart!”
“depart!”
With loud chants, the carriage slowly begins to move.
He looked out the window and saw Amelia, Logan, Sisley, and the twins all waving at him.
“hmm… … .”
Seongjin waved at them with an awkward expression.
It was an unfamiliar yet strange feeling. Because in his entire life, he could never remember seeing his family off like this.
Then, Director Bruno, who was sitting across from him, looked at him closely and smiled.
“Are you sad that we’re breaking up?”
What kind of nonsense is this guy talking about? Where am I leaving the ecliptic forever? Why is everyone so upset?
Seongjin, dumbfounded, turned his head with a sullen expression on his face. Perhaps because she was in an unfamiliar situation, she seemed to be making what she thought was a very strange expression.
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
Meanwhile, the carriage they were riding in steadily increased its speed, eventually leaving the imperial palace and starting to run down the well-paved street.
* * *
The paved road continued for a while even after we had completely left the city.
This is because Delcross, which has been the center of the continent for the past thousand years, has already become the center of all human and logistics movement.
Of course, the road surface was not completely smooth like the Hwangdo Island, so it was inevitable that the carriage would occasionally shake.
Still, the carriage ride was more comfortable than expected. Since it was an imperial carriage, it had good cushions, and even though it was primitive, it had a proper suspension structure.
‘Let’s take this opportunity to meditate.’
Seongjin closed his eyes and thought.
Recently, with so many things going on, including the birthday party, I haven’t had a chance to meditate leisurely like before.
So, when was the last time he got close to the 7th floor, Seongjin was still unable to form a complete Auror 7th floor?
It ran so smoothly that it wasn’t long after we passed the northern gate.
Hee hee hee!
Suddenly the horses neighed for a long time, and the carriage shook violently. The commotion quickly spreads, and soon the sound of horses can be heard here and there throughout the procession.
“What’s going on?”
When Masain opened the window and asked the coachman, he immediately got a carefree answer.
“It’s nothing, Masain. It’s because the carriage has just fallen from grace. Don’t worry, it always happens when you leave the ecliptic. “These insignificant animals are rather sensitive to the grace of the Lord.”
blessing?
When Seongjin opened his eyes and looked outside, Director Bruno explained.
“I also heard this from priests before. It is said that in the imperial capital, the blessings of a wide range of gods are spread around the imperial palace. People like me don’t have divine power, so they don’t really feel it, but priests who come from other places notice it right away.”
“okay?”
“yes. Isn’t this all Your Majesty’s power? They say it wasn’t like this when the Emperor was alive. Anyway, thanks to that, it is said that demon species can no longer go near the ecliptic.”
indeed. It’s a story that could happen to that person.
Sure enough, I felt like the demon lord was stretching in my head.
[Whoa, the air suddenly became lighter. I think I’m finally going to buy something!]
‘Is it that much?’
[of course! It’s like a completely different world between here and here!]
Another world… … .
Come to think of it, Seonghwang, whom I met yesterday, also said something like that.
-Once you leave the ecliptic, many things will be different from before, son. You must be on guard against everything and be on guard again.
As he watched the ever-changing scenery, Seongjin quietly reflected on Seonghwang’s words.
fantasy,
