#217
“Is this the result of the faith that Agatha spoke of? Or is there something else I should believe? In that case, I think I need to at least give you more confidence to wait here. “What do you think, Agatha?”
“First of all, I would like to apologize with all my heart for causing you concern. I’m sorry. However, there is nothing to worry about in the past, so please relax.”
“What are you talking about?”
“The reason I didn’t stop Baek Do-hyeon is because Tyra’s dream is no longer harmful.”
Sehyun thought about those words slowly. No harm done. Agatha’s words meant that Tyra’s actions themselves could no longer have any effect on the tower.
“Are you saying there are no victims?”
“exactly. I feel sorry for Baek Do-hyeon, but it seemed to be the only way to understand his desperate feelings. It is clear that Tyra’s words are of great significance to Baek Do-hyeon. So, in my foolish mind, he decided that was better.”
Become fat. Sehyeon lowered his gaze at those words. That day, when he saw Baek Do-hyun’s cold back, Se-hyeon realized that the path he was pursuing was different from his own.
I was mistaken in thinking that the definition of ‘together’ was what Sehyun encountered every time she acquired a skill. Baek Do-hyun had his own path, and Se-hyeon’s attributes and types of skills were different from what he wanted.
If what Baek Do-hyun wanted to gain was his own strength, there was no advice that Se-hyeon could give him. If you dig into the details of Kwak Jeong-han and Owl, who decided that they wanted to become strong for others, the skills that were revealed were not attack skills.
“… “Are Agatha’s dreams very different from Tyra’s?”
“Among the dreams dreamed by countless grand dukes, is there any dream that completely overlaps? My dream definitely takes a different path from Tyra’s. Since when did that happen… I guess I don’t know either. The first and last time we mentioned our dreams was the day we decided to separate. Even after that, when I woke up, I only remembered that it was ‘different’, but I couldn’t remember the content of the dream we shared.”
“Is that the same for Tyra?”
“exactly. That’s why none of the past events was something I could have prevented. All I saw was the outcome of the incident, so I wasn’t even sure of the time. It was not clear when and when it would occur, and there was no guarantee that the incident would occur. So, I’ve just focused on what I can do so far.”
Agatha spoke as if she was looking into the distance. The hazy, closed eyes were languid, as if dreaming.
What Agatha said could probably be done was to hold a banquet, gather empires, form an alliance, and create a situation to keep the White Coat Alliance in check. And he would have placed Fan at the center of the means.
The creation of the Choun Alliance was not just a coincidence. Sehyeon had no intention of denying the efforts made by Agasa and Fan.
“I understand what Agatha is trying to say.”
“The end is near. The future will pass by like a fierce wind, unlike before. “I think you’d better prepare your mind.”
Contrary to Agasa’s words, from Sehyeon’s perspective, the path he had taken so far was not a smooth wind. I ran as if I was being chased, caught up in every moment, and for a moment I felt at a loss as to how quickly it would pass if I was chased any further than this. Still, there was no harm in knowing whatever it was.
“Yes, I will keep that in mind. “I think the tea has cooled down a lot. Please have some before it gets colder, Agatha.”
Agasa did not refuse Sehyeon’s offer. He stretched out his hand and drank his tea while kneeling slightly on his front foot. But after taking a sip, he looked at Sehyeon again.
“If you have anything to say, please say it.”
“Can I ask you a favor?”
“Yeah, whatever. “As long as it’s not too much, I’ll listen.”
“Anyway, if Lee Jae-young comes back, I will probably be absent next time.”
Agatha was now saying that the empire that would be implemented on the next floor was her empire. She expressed the future reference in a detour by making an analogy.
“It would be great if other grand dukes could also express their dreams in this way.”
“This is also possible because I am not the Grand Duke. The princes live with more restrictions than Tyra and I. That’s how they can live.”
“Yes, I heard it to some extent from my archduke.”
“So, while I am gone, I would like to ask you to remain neutral on my behalf as you are now.”
“I don’t know anything about neutrality, Agatha. “I guess you still don’t know how much my arm bends inward?”
“Haha, I guess we’ll just have to keep doing it the way we are now.”
There was a gentle look in Agatha’s golden eyes. However, the calm conversation had to end when the cavalry empire’s vassals attacked along the way.
“Agatha! Are you sitting like a cow again?!”
“Haha, in my eyes, they are the same as cows and horses. “What can I do if this is convenient?”
“Oh, Agatha? Don’t do that, just get up. “Even if dirt gets in my eyes, it’s definitely not a cow!”
In the end, Agatha had no choice but to get up from her comfortable position as the cavalry empire’s vassals held her arms on both sides. And with that as a starting point, Sokdae also announced the end.
“Then let me do you a favor. And for the time being, I plan to stay in the empire to prepare my mind. If you have any work to do, please come see me. “Thank you for giving me your precious time today.”
These were the words Agatha left before returning. It was a particularly dazzling smile. When the lingering voice of hers faded from her mind, all traces of Agatha had already disappeared. Only the sound of waves splitting the sky announced Agatha’s whereabouts.
***
Cheonggang- Cheonggang-
Currently, Sehyun was waiting for someone in front of the blacksmith shop, listening to the sound of metal clanging in her ears. Looking beyond the wide open door, I saw blacksmiths working hard at their jobs. From those sweating profusely pouring hot metal, to those quenching, to those pounding weapons.
In fact, Sehyun wanted to go in, but she couldn’t even take a step thanks to Keppel, who was glaring at her from afar with his arms crossed. It was a kind of surveillance to prevent Sehyeon, but the reason was that the heat inside the weapons refinery was too hot and the work site was dangerous.
Due to the need for safety, currently only Yoo Si-un had moved to a small test workshop inside the smelter to explain and demonstrate the magic gun completed by Yoon Je-ha.
This was also the reason why Sehyeon was helplessly standing in front of the weapons refinery, waiting for someone.
“When will it end… .”
The magic gun completed today was a weapon made to be distributed to all Celestials. It is also the best grade L weapon that I bought after making an official trade request from Fan. Approximately several hundred units were about to be completed, and all could be completed within a week as long as Keppel received permission based on the performance suitability results demonstrated today.
Keppel was angry and asked what kind of weapon this fist-sized piece of scrap metal was, but he worked together with the blacksmiths and eventually completed the magic gun.
It felt like everything was gradually being reorganized. These situations, like walking up stairs, made me look into the distance. Before I knew it, all the steps I had taken to build it up had now grown to the point where I could form a tower.
The Engineering Empire’s ultra-sonic bombing airship, the Magic Empire’s titanic soldiers, and even the growing alliance.
It would be nice if I could just attack the tower like this, but anxiety always followed me like a shadow.
It’s been a few days since Jaeyoung Lee entered the tower. No news is good news, and Se-hyeon thought that Lee Jae-young, who had no news, was doing well there. No, he had to.
As I turned my back to the door of the weapons refinery and looked at the bright blue sky, envisioning a distant completion, soon someone called Sehyun from behind.
“Sehyun.”
At that call, Sehyeon turned his head and looked back. There stood Yoo Si-woon, who had been guided by Yoon Je-ha. In Yu Si-un’s hand was a magic gun with a sleek silver frame. Awkwardly, his fingertips as he held his magic gun touched the surface of the gun several times.
It seemed like they had finished the demonstration properly. The fact that the gun was not recovered means that it passed the performance suitability test.
“How was the magic gun demonstration, Yu Si-un?”
“that is… Perhaps because I’m not good at it, the process of storing magical power was a little difficult, but I think I’ll be able to use it quickly once I get the hang of it. The power is considerable, and if commercialized, it will be of great help to the Celestial Race. Plus, it’s much better than the weapons our empire can make. I don’t know if I can really accept this… Thank you, Sehyeon.”
Yu Si-un bowed his back with regret and gratitude. Sehyun just laughed. And then I gently pushed the gun held out to me back towards Yu Si-un.
“I think Yoo Si-un could write that. Oh, and soon we will be calling the Celestial Race to our imperial training center. “I think I need to get training on how to shoot and other things, but I would like Yoo Si-un to give me some guidance.”
“Yes, please leave it to me. “I will do my best to keep everything on schedule.”
“Yes, I will only trust Yu Si-un.”
“road.”
As the conversation was coming to an end, someone called Sehyun as if they had been waiting. It was Muan who had always been by Sehyeon’s side as a guard. Sehyeon’s gaze immediately returned to where Muan was. Muan’s gloomy eyes, hidden beneath his robe, were staring somewhere aimlessly.
Sehyeon looked at where Muan’s gaze was directed with a strange expression. And as soon as I saw it, I froze. On the wide street, there was Lee Jae-young’s little monster, running hurriedly somewhere as if crawling on the ground.
