#147
“Don’t say anything, I won’t take it out.”
“It is done. “You sound like you like it.”
Now that I think about it, the amount of feathers falling out has decreased a lot these days. When I woke up, I was always lying in various places in the bed, but that hasn’t been the case lately. A thought suddenly crossed my mind as to whether my nutritional status could be affected.
Sehyun pulled out her wings and examined them carefully, and only when her shoulders felt stiff did she let them go and pick up the documents again.
The document that Fan handed over was Federation materials containing approximately a book’s worth of information. Everything he personally saw, researched, and entered was written down in the document. The trends of the empire, its national power, its ranking, the purpose and nature of each empire it toured, the size of its vassals, and even the internal situation.
The information was extremely objective, with only occasional subjective descriptions of parts that needed to be inferred. It also included information about Sehyeon’s empire.
“Ruhak, who was the number one empire on our previous planet?”
“Currently, it’s a low-level village that doesn’t even have an imperial name. “That empire, just like ours, was an empire that was hunted a lot, and only last time did it get someone who matched the archduke’s dream.”
Of course, the result would have been failure. The current generation was proof of that.
“If it doesn’t match the Archduke’s dream, you won’t be able to use your power?”
“It depends on what kind of king it is. First, if you were to ask about the difference in national power, I would say it is about the difference between the Heavenly Gold tribe and the Black Heavenly tribe. Of course, the king’s qualities and personality according to compatibility also play a role.”
There was a difference in the degree of polarization even between the Heavenly Gold tribe, who had to live in hiding, and the Black Heavenly tribe, who stood out from the beginning. However, if Sehyeon had not been the king who matched Ruhak’s dream, would the Black Heavenly Clan really have been able to achieve this level of power?
“The race itself, the Black Heavenly Clan, may have been strong.”
“At least it wasn’t where it is now.”
It is said that every empire becomes stronger when it meets as its king someone who resembles the archduke’s dreams. But, is there really only one person in that dream?
Sehyun was curious about that. Why there has to be only one him. And if that were true, the entire empire lived for just one chance. Many empires would probably have exhausted that opportunity. Or maybe you haven’t gotten it yet.
“… “It’s pure luck.”
“Do you think it was luck that we met?”
“… “It seems like it’s not the case.”
Sehyeon looked at Ruhak’s face and muttered. Even if Sehyeon thought it was luck, Ruhak, the heroes who had worked hard to get to this point, and all the retainers might think this meeting was fate. The 42nd cycle made them believe that.
One week ahead.
According to Fen’s report, the White Coat Federation, which belongs to the White Coat Empire, will implement something to ‘maintain’ the current situation in a week. He didn’t know what it was, but he assumed it would end in failure. However, Sehyun’s thoughts were a little different.
Obviously, there will be some impact.
‘Status window.’
[Do Se-hyeon (Awakening) Race: Black Heaven LV.45 Grade: C]
-Type auxiliary system
-Attribute bag
-Stamina 147
-horsepower 175
-Attack power 147
-Defense 122
[skill]
-Passive: <Dominance Resistance LV.3> <Pain Resistance LV.3> <Rapid Recovery LV.4> <Fear Resistance LV.4>
-Active: <Purification’s Fall LV.8> <Feather Sound LV.3> <Creation of Nothingness LV.1> <Depth of Grace LV.5>
<Depth of Trust LV.2> <Will to Heal>
Currently, Sehyun’s level has reached level 45 thanks to her steady climb to the top. <Depth of Love> became LV.5, and <Depth of Trust> also increased in level to LV.2. Although it is not as scary as Kwak Jeong-han, who has now completed his promotion and reached Grade A, he is still reaching the desired index.
‘Mr. Owl, soon… It’s a promotion.’
There was a high probability that Kwak Jeong-han would rise to the rank of S-rank warrior within this week. His incredible growth rate made it possible. In comparison, Owl’s growth rate was not that fast. Still, he was growing faster than Sehyun. If he’s only leveled up 20 levels in about two weeks since he got here, he’s got to be pretty fast.
It was clear that if he went through customized training, he would show growth similar to that of Kwak Jeong-han. One way or another, everyone was gradually growing through the war situation.
“Ruhak, if you get sick before your promotion, please tell me. “Don’t endure it as hard as last time.”
Ruhak’s gaze, which had been fixed on the documents, landed on Sehyeon. The moment I saw the mouth that seemed to be smiling, Ruhak got up and approached Sehyeon.
“why?”
“I didn’t know you would worry about me all.”
“… Are you arguing now? Then it just hurts.”
Sehyun responded coldly, and a firm hand was extended to her ear. His fingertips brushed past my ears and gently brushed the back of my neck where the blonde hair was flowing.
“The habit of distorted listening is still the same.”
“I… .”
Sehyeon’s mouth slowly closed halfway through. Even when he was behind the screen, Sehyeon had many confrontations with Ruhak over the treatment of his vassals. It would be more accurate to say that they argued. It was a time when I couldn’t communicate properly, so I had to express my emotions through facial expressions and gestures, and that’s what I heard every time.
“It’s always been like that to me.”
Yes, I hate to admit it, but I jumped at it all the time. It was even more so because I didn’t know the rules of the Cheongeum clan at that time. Of course, I still don’t know much, but at least I have realized to some extent that punishment is given for a good reason.
“I have more to say.”
“I’ll listen. Even at night, if you feel like it.”
A strong hand grabbed the back of my neck and pulled. In an instant, we were so close that we could barely breathe, and our vision became blurry. What I could see were eyes of different colors, so faint that they were out of focus.
The moment the lips parted as if to be eaten and the bridge of the nose tilted slowly made contact, unfortunately, the action stopped without progress.
Thanks to the wide open door.
bang-!
“Brother, I finished conquering the 79th floor!”
The shadow that came in with great force and the voice that rang just as loudly made me immediately realize who it was. It was Lee Jae-young.
In an instant, a heavy silence filled the room. Sehyeon sighed and was about to push Ruhak away when a low sound of words rang out.
“… hey. “What are you doing to my brother now, can’t you get away?!”
“That’s why I told you to knock repeatedly.”
Behind Lee Jae-young was Baek Do-hyeon, who had a somber expression on his face. Seeing Jaeyoung Lee’s nose frowning horribly, Sehyun pushed Ruhak away and stood up.
“No, this is…” Um, something got in my eye.”
“brother… I was deceived. That guy tricked me. Hey, how can that be snow?!”
Ruhak just looked at Jaeyoung Lee, who lowered his eyes and growled. Se-hyeon, wondering what might happen, quickly approached Jae-young Lee, whose eyes were starting to tear bright red.
“Jaeyoung, did you wake up from the 79th floor? “You want to tell your brother?”
“uh? ah… huh. “We just got off the 79th floor with just our kids.”
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Lee Jae-young grinned and looked confident, as if he had never growled before. Then he hugged Sehyeon’s waist tightly like a koala.
“What about Baek Do-hyun?”
“What’s the point of asking questions when you’re going to get a report from the heroes anyway?”
“My heroes don’t like me talking about other people’s empires.”
Baek Do-hyun’s brow furrowed. Baek Do-hyun, who was looking at him as if he was dumbfounded, soon sighed and briefly answered, ‘The 75th floor.’
“Because Mr. Fan conquered the 81st floor… Well, it’s a good trend.”
“Not the others. “I’m still lurking on the 60th floor.”
“Now Baek Do-hyeon can go around and help like me. “Work as hard as you get.”
Sehyun said that with a shameless smile.
“Brother, don’t worry. I was originally planning on doing it. “I’m not that kind of person.”
“You saw it, right? Jaeyoung says this too.”
“ha… “It’s noisy, and I have something to say, so why don’t you find a seat?”
“Oh, I happened to have something to say too, so it went well. “I guess we can go together while we’re on the way.”
Se-hyeon left the office, taking Lee Jae-young and Baek Do-hyeon with him. Other than the fact that Ruhak’s expression was unnecessarily cold when I glanced back before leaving, I could see that it had gone well.
Even though Lee Jae-young growled like that, Ruhak always treated him as if he were not an opponent, let alone an opponent. In fact, not only Ruhak but everyone said the same thing about Jaeyoung Lee. He just had to assume he didn’t hit at all. Maybe it’s because he’s a kid.
“So, what did you come running to Daetbaram to talk about?”
The place was moved to a nearby throne room, and as soon as the hot tea prepared by the retainers was served, Sehyeon began to inquire about the matter. Baek Do-hyun also seemed to have no intention of dragging it on for a long time, so he crossed his arms and immediately opened his mouth.
“Do you know the current state of the alliance?”
“Our alliance? We know that many empires have seceded. “This is a problem that Baek Do-hyun anticipated from the beginning.”
“I heard two more companies have withdrawn as of yesterday.”
“Then now… .”
“Currently, eight countries remain. “Including you and us, everyone.”
Sehyun closed her mouth for a moment, as if she was at a loss for words. That means that, excluding Sehyeon’s group, only two empires are currently showing the will to fight.
It was the fall of a perfect federation.
