Episode 132
The Seogyumun gate of
It was a path from this huge colorless world to a highly colored world.
At the threshold of the road, Kiran Wolf Vlado, a young man with dark red hair who was leading the group of prisoners, hugged us tightly.
“You’re safe… … “How worried were you?”
There is no need to explain how warmly those words touched my heart.
Kiran did not inquire about what happened on the other side of the wall. Rather than asking that, he might have been considerate of our fatigue. He may have heard the story from the warriors who came first.
Instead, when he saw Akirea sleeping on top of me, he smiled sadly as if he understood everything, and surprised me by politely bowing in an aristocratic manner.
“I meet Alakish’s alter ego.”
Next, I spoke with Grypion, the leader of the warriors. With one of his wings cut off, he could no longer fly.
“I heard you opened the barrier gate. “I don’t know how to repay this debt.”
“Don’t say things like that. “Because it is such a small reward compared to what you have done in this world.”
Kiran held out his hand to Grypion.
“You have worked hard to carry out your mission for 1,400 years. “Now we will take over your will.”
Grypion, who was looking at Kiran’s attitude with surprise, finally held his hand.
At the same time, the wolves under Kiran shook hands with Grypion’s warriors. It was truly a historic, or rather normal, sight, but everything got twisted.
What on earth was that 5-star possessed spirit that makes me break into a cold sweat just thinking about it? … He had to return to the Empire Land as soon as possible and investigate the full story of this incident.
“I would like to let you stay here, take care of the wounded, and relieve the stress of the forced march, but… … .”
Kiran let out a bitter sigh as if he had been shamed.
Instead, Kiran brought a large amount of supplies needed for the expedition, such as cold weather equipment, smoked ham, and oats, from Seo Gyu-moon’s logistics warehouse and placed them on a wagon.
The wall was always stockpiled with large amounts of food in anticipation of large-scale expeditions and sit-in wars, and perhaps because it was a product of that preparation, the supplies were so large that they filled 30 four-wheeled carriages.
“Kiran, is it okay for this to happen?”
“I am a traitor who broke the rules of the wall from the moment the wall door was opened. “Who’s going to say anything if you break it a little more?”
“but… … “Just come with us!”
“no. “Desertion is such a serious crime that you are immediately beheaded without being able to receive protection from your family.”
Kiran patted Kasena’s shoulder as if telling her not to worry too much and then came towards me.
I was sitting on the street and catching my breath.
Because of the wound on his side that had been pierced by Shar’kas, blood was pouring out and he was out of breath even after walking for a short distance.
“Listen carefully, Lane. From now on, you must take the beastmen through Trident Point.”
To briefly explain the geography of Trident Point, there are literally three capes side by side like a trident, and from the left, they are called First Finger, Second Finger, and Third Finger.
In Third Finger, close to the western part of the empire, a port called the Far West Branch was built, and this was the home base for adventurers exploring this cursed land.
In order to transport the prisoners to the land of the empire, they had to rent a ship from here.
“Although it is not as harsh as Harbadonia, it is also a very rough land. I wanted to help somehow, so I looked through various books and made a map… … .”
Kiran held out a scroll.
It was a scroll sealed with a strong leather strap, and it had approximate geographic information on Trident Point written on it.
I was impressed once again by Kiran’s sincerity. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to just accept it, but let’s make it clear so you don’t worry for no reason.
“Thank you very much, but it’s okay.”
“hmm?”
“Prisbia gave us a guide. She must be coming from the back.”
Prisvia… … Kiran, who was thinking about the story, smiled and patted my shoulder as if he was really surprised and as if he couldn’t stop me.
“It’s really kind of you to have someone who is famous for being so picky help you. “It means that you are a good human being.”
“Me? No, I… … .”
“It’s perfect even without being arrogant. Well then, Lane, see you later. “It can buy you about two days.”
I don’t think the Baekrangdae, who have already suffered devastating damage, will chase after the beastmen, but who knows what they might do in their hatred.
I was also worried about Kiran’s treatment, but in the current situation, it was best to quickly disperse and survive individually.
When I stood up holding Kiran’s hand, Kiran held my shoulder tightly and smiled.
“May the gods bless you on your way.”
“Kiran too. “I’ll definitely see you again later.”
With about fifty wolves led by Kiran saluting, a large procession of beastmen left Seogyumun Gate.
The trip isn’t over yet.
I had to cross Trident Point, a land where an ancient labyrinth gapes open. A lawless area where countless top adventurers are located.
* * *
Madelia Page stared blankly into space and then turned her head out the window.
Warm sunlight and a hot summer breeze blew from the arched windows that filled all eight sides.
As the years flowed by in vain, with no time to grieve,
“… … .”
I came back, I came back but… … I couldn’t do anything because of the sound of my daughter’s laughter passing by my ears from time to time.
Nothing, nothing.
So, although I went to work at the university president’s office, I spent most of my days staring helplessly into space.
– Stop holding that child’s funeral like the Ludwig family did. Since you can’t let it go from your heart, aren’t you falling apart too?
Marhena gave that advice, but she could not possibly follow it… … .
Killing your daughter?
Admit that your daughter is dead.
Fortunately, this coincided with her husband Yuren, and Kasena was still listed as missing. Lane held her funeral, although her death was officially acknowledged.
“Your Excellency, Your Excellency!”
At that time, the secretary, Kenneth, rushed in holding a letter. Madelia glared at him with her nervous eyes.
“done. “No matter how urgent the task is, I would have told you to handle it.”
“You must see this!”
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“He said it was done.”
“Your Excellency, it’s about Lady Kasena! “It says that the lady is alive!”
Madelia’s movement of waving her hand, the thoughts in her head stopped for a moment.
what?
What now?
An enormous amount of time was needed to accept the signals transmitted to the brain through the auditory organ. Meanwhile, Kenneth approached and politely offered the letter.
“This is from Kiran Wolf Vlado. He says the lady passed through the barrier.”
Kiran, he’s currently at the North Pole Wall, so how did he send the letter about Kassena?
Kiran was the second son of the Prince Vlado family, and was an excellent young wizard who joined the White Wolf Corps the year he came of age.
But the place where Kassena disappeared is the Blade Peninsula, southeast of the empire… … While thinking like that, Madelia was reading the letter.
Madelia Page Dear Excellency.
Your Excellency, how have you been? Kiran Wolf Vlado sends greetings after 10 years.
Please forgive my rudeness as I have no choice but to quickly get to the point. I am sending this letter urgently before I am imprisoned in Backbone.
First of all, it may be hard to believe, but I will tell you the most auspicious truth.
The Casena page is alive. Although her face was swollen as if she had cried a lot, she passed through Seogyumun today looking perfectly healthy.
The problem is that we are with 200,000 prisoners. I opened the door.
Unprecedented unrest is expected in the West… … The person who would mediate the situation is… … .
With my vision blurry and shaking noisily, I couldn’t remember what was going on behind the scenes.
Are you alive?
Kasenaga, that child is alive?
It didn’t matter how he got there, why he passed through the barrier, or why he was with the beastmen. The only thing that mattered was this.
“Casena is alive… … .”
When I came to, I had woken up without thinking. She took a moment to catch her breath, then immediately kicked down the door and ran out.
“We’re going west right now.”
Kenneth didn’t say anything about the mountain of work that needed to be done now or that His Excellency had academic schedules to complete after school started.
I just bowed my head and said goodbye.
Because I knew what was most important to Madelia and the Page family right now.
“I will summon all the Magical Guards.”
“Well, I’ll take all the guardian knights too. I will go with only elite troops. I’ll give you an hour. Logistics will be purchased in the cities you pass through, so just prepare soldiers and money quickly.”
“I will finish in 30 minutes, Your Excellency.”
* * *
Adventurers chase the fear of the unknown.
For them, the forgotten ancient labyrinths or ruined castles of former kings, which ordinary people were reluctant to even approach, were nothing more than a living base for them.
Trident Point has been considered a sacred place for these strange people who enjoy the eerie thrill that only adventure can provide.
I knew the reason right away before I even set foot in it.
“It’s a swamp everywhere… … .”
The ground was soggy and wet.
It was a feeling I had been feeling ever since I passed through the Seogyumun gate of
Although it’s not as cold as Harbadonia, it’s cold enough… … The fact that the ground wasn’t frozen at all was strangely ominous.
“There is nothing to be harsh about. “This is the surface, and the vegetation and topography are gentle at this level.”
Eldwig, a boy with mechanical armor, responded bluntly to my self-talk.
He was a gold-level adventurer given by Prisvia as a guide, and he expertly guided the way through eerie swamps and desolate jungles.
Although we cannot rule out the possibility that he is in his 20s or 30s due to the nature of his appearance as a child whose growth stops during adolescence.
“So there are places where it’s worse?”
“Trident Point is a land of labyrinth. There is an entrance to the labyrinth just across the bridge. “There’s one right there.”
The entrances to the labyrinth were obscured by gloomy bushes or hidden behind strange rock walls.
But there was something ominous about it that made me feel cold when I kept looking at it. It felt like I was being stared at by an indescribable being… … .
Kasena, who was next to me, clenched her fists tightly, showing her excitement about the land of adventure.
“I don’t know? “Trident Point is a labyrinth connected to one underground place.”
“Really?”
“Yes, so divide into layers according to depth! 1st deep, 2nd deep, 3rd deep… … The fourth depth is the only place adventurers have been able to explore so far! “This is the ground floor!”
While chatting with a red-faced face, the smile suddenly disappeared from his face and his eyes became gloomy.
“Aww, aww!”
This was because Akirea, who was hanging over my head, was shaking her arms vigorously as if responding to Kasena’s excited voice, probably because she was overcome by the sadness of losing Alakish.
“How many floors have you been to in Prisvia?”
“3rd Floor. “He could have gone down further, but he didn’t like it here.”
“Why?”
“Because there are so many things to be careful about.”
There are a lot of things to be careful about… … Even so, is it just like Harbadonia, which appears when you get bored with the beast warriors, the dead, and the old things?
Perhaps because he didn’t like the way I tilted my head, Eldwig gave me the correct answer with a solemn sigh.
“Humans, you humans.”
At first, I had to tilt my head because I thought it was a joke, but there was no mischief in the voice coming out of the optical helmet.
“Let’s make one thing clear. The reason you were able to persuade the beastmen and wolves was because they were a group bound by a single mission or discipline. But what about adventurers? no.”
“… … !”
“Those robbers live the way they want. Some days you kill or steal someone, and some days you protect them. It’s all up to you. “Those are the people you have to meet now.”
Perhaps because she had fantasies about the profession of an adventurer, Kassena blinked as if confused by the reality of adventurers that Eldwig explained in detail.
“It doesn’t end with persuading just one person. If you can’t give them what they want… … “It would be better to be prepared.”
fantasy,
