Chapter 16. The eagle is medicine. (3)
“Is that possible?”
After answering slowly, he gestured to Black Star, who was still glaring at Phillip.
“Come on.”.
“Purring.”
Black Star immediately turned and approached me. And he patted his head gently.
“Purung, purung.”
It was an extremely gentle gesture, as if he had never growled at a human before.
“Uh, like that….”
Philip was horrified that that vicious monster obeyed me. I smiled leisurely at him.
“When I rode this guy, I got to the capital quickly. Thanks to that, Jonas went through a lot of trouble.”
“-!”
Philip opened his mouth. It was because he read the hidden meaning in my tone.
“Ho, have you met Jonas?”
“In front of the entrance to the imperial palace. I couldn’t go inside.”
“Well, then, did you attend the noble meeting instead?”
“Yes. Every day.”
As the smooth answer continued, Philip closed his eyes tightly.
“Oh, my God….”
It seemed like a huge shock when what he had done turned out to be true.
“How should I tell my lord this fact….”
“Now might not be the time to worry about that.”
I leaned over Black Star and slowly brushed his mane.
“Do you still not understand what it means for me to be here now?”
Philip couldn’t answer immediately and just blinked his eyes. He had so many things going on at once that he couldn’t organize them.
“Now that I think about it, why on earth are you here…?”
Philip began to stutter his answer.
“I don’t think you came to save me….”
“Of course. How would I know you were here and come to rescue me?”
He added with a chuckle.
“I was really surprised. I didn’t know you were here.”
Philip had a puzzled look on his face as if he finally understood what I meant.
“no way…….”
“Yes. For reasons I know and you know.”
Philip’s face was colored with fear. He seemed to have finally realized what caused the drowsiness that flowed from the corner of my mouth.
“Then all the screaming you heard outside…?”
“okay.”
He answered while carefully brushing Black Star’s mane.
“I killed them all.”
“All of those bandits?”
“Yes, everything, including the boss.”
Philip’s fluctuating eyes focused on my arm.
“I see your arm is completely healed. By the way, you can ride that….”
“When exactly are you talking about? My arm healed a long time ago.”
Of course, in this world, it was impossible to heal a broken arm in just 1-2 weeks. It was a story that didn’t apply to me.
“How could you do so many things by yourself…?”
“Why, don’t you believe me yet? Do you want to try it?”
When I smiled sweetly, Philip closed his mouth like a clam. And I weighed what I said.
He was the person who knew better than anyone else that I did not lie and that there was no need to lie.
“Oh, my God. Oh my God….”
Philip stumbled and fell to the floor as if his knees had given out.
“Master, what on earth are you doing….”
Terrible horror and fear spread across his face.
“Why are you so surprised?”
He snapped his fingers and spoke in an indifferent tone.
“It’s the same whether you buy slaves, kill thieves, or kill humans.”
“But this place….”
“Oh, of course this isn’t Ovest territory. But what do you know?”
Giggles and cruel laughter were scattered by the cold wind blowing into the prison.
“No one will know who killed him.”
“Ah, somehow….”
Philip knelt on the floor and trembled.
“I came this far and nothing happened…”
He muttered with a devastated face.
“Are you resolving your frustration in this way? What on earth are you planning to do in the future?”
The fact that this bastard, who only committed mischief within the estate, was committing murders outside the estate, even near the capital, was driving Philip into the abyss of despair.
“You can’t kill everyone like this every time. Besides, if you go around committing mass murder like this….”
“That’s none of your business.”
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He approached the iron bars and stuck something out through the gap. Philip’s eyes widened as he looked at the letter in my hand.
“This, this!”
“Yes, this is the letter you carefully carried in your arms.”
Philip, seeing my cold face, guessed that I had already confirmed the information. He closed his eyes with a miserable face.
“Master, this is….”
“Oh, that’s an excuse.”
I laughed and tore up the letter.
“I expected my father to act like that. But,”
Clink.
He put his hand into his chest and took out a bag of money.
“I didn’t expect this.”
“That’s it!”
Philip’s eyes widened when he saw the sack. He approached me with a happy face.
“Has the boss still got it?”
“Yes, I did.”
“Thank goodness! That’s what I need….”
“Okay, you can give it to your daughter, right?”
Philip’s face hardened as he stopped speaking.
“Well, what is that? It’s just travel expenses….”
“That seems like too much. You and the coachman need this much money to travel?”
He shook the sack and continued speaking.
“As far as I know, Obest Territory’s financial situation is not that good right now.”
“…….”
“There would already be a hole in work without me.”
As if my words had hit the nail on the head, Philip’s face became increasingly stern. All the muscles on his face seemed to have stiffened.
“But this much money, hmm.”
“Well, master. That’s why….”
“You still haven’t given up on me, have you, Philip?”
Philip gulped his saliva and looked anxiously at my face.
“Yes, master.”
A very desperate voice came out.
“Yes, I guess so. How easy it would have been to mess with me without me, right?”
“For me, that is. I mean.”
Philip, who was trying to say something, ended up keeping his mouth shut. He wouldn’t have anything to say even if he had ten, or even a hundred, mouths.
‘Tsk tsk.’
I looked at his thin head with pitiful eyes.
‘There is no such thing as progress.’
You’re already suffering so much from being caught by Abel, but you’re doing the same thing again. Of course, I did it thinking I wouldn’t get caught this time.
‘I guess he was trying to give his daughter some pocket money on the way to the capital.’
I accurately understood Philip’s purpose after only seeing part of the situation.
‘Is this kind of fatherly love?’
They say that even hedgehogs take care of their babies, but seeing even that ugly bastard taking care of his children made me feel bitter.
I reached through the bars and grabbed Philip by the collar.
“Do, do, master!”
Philip closed his eyes and put his hands together.
“Please, please save me! Please just spare my life!”
“Who killed it?”
Phillip’s body was lifted up, taken out of the prison, and placed on Black Star.
“Hey, hey!”
“Stay still.”
After giving a brief command, he hopped on top of Black Star.
“If you don’t want to fall.”
“Well, what is that….”
Philip could no longer speak.
“Come on, let’s go!”
Because I shouted loudly and started Black Star.
“Keueeeeek!”
Philip’s mournful screams echoed throughout the prison. He fluttered like a fish caught in a net, but as soon as he got out of the prison, his mouth shut.
“…….”
Philip looked at the bandits’ camp, which was in disarray, with wide eyes. After realizing that all of this was my achievement, he became as quiet as a lie.
Those who thought their lives were a waste were quick to change their stance.
Doo doo doo doo!
Black Star quickly ran back the way he came. However, this time she left the forest road and ran quickly to the side of the main road.
After running for a while like that.
“Uweeeek!”
As soon as Philip got off, he started vomiting. I guess I didn’t eat much, but only yellow water poured out.
It seemed like it was very difficult to transport it like a piece of luggage. Black Star is also very fast.
I left him alone and spoke to Black Star.
“I’ll call you again next time. I’m doing well.”
“Pureung.”
“Next time, don’t be shy and come when I call you.”
“Fu, purrung.”
Black Star’s eyes rolled around.
“Don’t eat humans.”
“Purung!”
Black Star answered vigorously and walked away. As he looked at the guy’s plump buttocks, his mind wandered to the safety of the bandits around him.
‘Should we hit there next time?’
Of course, I plan to use this situation to my advantage.
“Well, master….”
Philip barely got up and came to me.
“Why are you here?”
The place we stopped was in front of the castle wall where the capital’s gateway was visible.
“Why?”
I found Philip’s ID card in my arms and threw it to him.
“You know Jonas?”
“……of course.”
Philip’s face looked very uncomfortable as he answered. Every time I thought of him, I also seemed to think of the time when I placed scented candles at my command.
“He is here in the capital. Find him and bring him to me.”
“Yes, yes? You mean Jonas?”
“The deadline is until the end of the meeting tomorrow. If you find me, I’ll be waiting in front of the imperial palace.”
Philip listened with his mouth open in a daze and stuttered.
“If you can’t find it…”
“Don’t even think about appearing before me until you find it.”
When I said it clearly, Philip’s shoulders slumped.
“Ah, I understand. But how can I be alone in this vast capital…?”
“That’s none of my business.”
After throwing the silver coin to Philip, he turned around. She began walking towards the gate, which was brightly lit in the darkness.
“Don’t stand like that tomorrow. It’s embarrassing.”
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next day.
“Prince Abel.”
As soon as I entered the conference room, Mikel came straight up to me. He looked at my complexion with concern.
“Are you feeling okay?”
His eyes passed by my neck tightly wrapped in a scarf.
“Did the treatment go well?”
“of course.”
He smiled and waved his hand.
“It was a small wound, so you don’t have to worry too much.”
I meant it when I said there was no need to worry. Because there was no need to worry in the first place.
I swallowed the answer I couldn’t answer and stared at Mikel.
“I’m really sorry about this.”
Mikel drooped his white eyebrows.
“I don’t know if Diego will be angry. I put a scratch on my precious son’s body.”
“Your father won’t be angry.”
Because everything is already better. Moreover, Diego was not a great man who would be upset because Abel’s neck was injured.
“I see. I guess so.”
Mikel grinned.
He seemed to understand that this would not happen, as the wound would heal while returning to the territory. Of course it was a misunderstanding.
“Thanks to you, it was a useful time. Thank you again.”
I smiled slightly and changed the topic. Mikel looked at me with strange eyes.
“Was it really beneficial?”
“Of course. It was a time I will never forget.”
Every attack Mikel showed was in my head. The smile did not disappear as I thought about soon practicing node swordsmanship and making it my own.
“Then that’s a relief.”
There was a meaningless smile in the corner of Mikel’s eyes. The nobles glanced at the two of us talking like that.
‘Something strange?’
After admitting defeat yesterday, I left without even saying goodbye, so I was prepared for a negative reaction.
I thought he was going to whisper that he asked me to spar with him first and then turned away because he was so shocked by the injury.
‘Anyway, it doesn’t really matter what the reputation is like.’
However, the nobles’ gaze was much more favorable than expected. It contained various emotions such as admiration, curiosity, and interest.
‘What did this guy Mikel say?’
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