Episode 2 This kind of neglect is somehow familiar. (2)
Jisel, who was momentarily dumbfounded by the word “archduke,” said with a sour expression.
“The Grand Duke. How dare you lock up the King of Mercenaries here and mistake him for someone else?”
“Ha, where in the world is there such a king? Do you want to play king this time? What on earth do you not like?”
Jiselle, momentarily overwhelmed by the soldier’s annoyed tone, unknowingly revealed her honest feelings.
“… … I don’t like being here.”
“Oh, then please go back! Why are you suddenly like this when you were taking a nap?”
“Just go away? Do you think someone like you has the authority to let me go?”
“No, what kind of authority do you mean? Didn’t the Archduke follow you without permission? Why don’t you just go!”
It was a voice that was too sincere to be an act. Only then did Jiselle feel something was strange and asked cautiously.
“… … Where is this place?”
“Where are you? Didn’t you come to subdue the orcs that appeared near the territory?”
The back of my neck felt tingly, as if I was remembering something.
“… … How did you suppress my mana?”
Then the soldier laughed in disbelief.
“If you don’t even practice, what kind of mana are you talking about? Do you even know what mana is?”
“… … .”
Being ignored so blatantly also felt familiar.
Jiselle looked around again in confusion. Then she opened her eyes wide when she saw a flag hanging on one side of the barracks.
A white wolf emblem on a black background.
Why is the emblem of the already destroyed Ferdium hanging here?
“Why is that here? Is it to make fun of me for being so surprised… or something?”
The soldier didn’t even respond anymore, but just pushed Jiselle’s arm away as if he was annoyed and pushed the sword away.
At that moment, as he was dumbfounded and just letting the soldier do as he was told, his own hand came into Giselle’s sight.
“Oh my, what’s wrong with your hand?”
His hands, which had been covered in wounds to the point of being dirty, were now white and smooth. It was as if he had never trained before.
Jiselle looked at my hand curiously and then hurriedly went to the water bucket in the corner.
“Huh? Huh?”
He was startled when he saw his face reflected in the water.
Lusciously shiny blonde hair, white, clear skin, and a graceful appearance.
It was not the appearance of the mercenary king with a face covered in scars and eyes always bleary from drinking.
“Eww!”
The soldier clicked his tongue as he watched Giselle, who was shocked and convulsed at the sight of his own face.
‘This is crazy. This is completely crazy. I knew this day would come someday.’
He looks at my face, is startled, takes a step back, then carefully looks into the water bucket again, then is startled again.
It was true that the Archduke was handsome, but it was too narcissistic for him to be so surprised when he saw his own face.
Either way, Giselle was busy looking at my face here and there.
“… … You got younger, didn’t you?”
Even if I check again, he only looks like he’s in his late teens.
Is this a dream?
Jiselle gently pinched her arm. The sharp pain brought her back to her senses.
‘It’s not a dream!’
Then, was the memory of becoming the mercenary king a dream?
He shook his head inwardly. It was too vivid and cruel a memory to be a dream.
‘It can’t be a dream.’
All my senses were screaming that this situation was real.
It’s all true, not a dream. He returned to the past with memories of living in the future.
“her!”
Jiselle looked at the soldier with a dumbfounded expression and covered her mouth with her hand.
The soldier’s uniform and the emblem attached to it were clearly from the Ferdium territory.
Jiselle, who had been pointing at the soldier with a trembling finger and opening her mouth, finally let out a single exclamation.
“wow.”
The soldier looked up at the ceiling with a crazy expression and sighed.
“Please eat and return to the castle. You don’t look very well.”
The soldier turned around and tried to leave. Jiselle urgently grabbed him.
“Wait! Wait!”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Uh, so… … yeah, what’s your name?”
“This is Ricardo.”
“Well, that’s a nice name. And he’s quite handsome, too.”
“Yes, yes, thank you. Your Highness is handsome too.”
Then, Jiselle waved her hands and laughed as if embarrassed.
“Oh, it’s been a long time since I’ve heard that. I haven’t heard anyone say I’m handsome since I got all these scars on my face.”
“… … .”
Ricardo looked at Giselle’s white, smooth face for a moment, lost in thought.
A guy who doesn’t even practice properly and says he has calluses on his hands, what kind of scars does that have on his face?
He was already a bit of a retarded person, but now he seemed to have gone completely crazy.
When Ricardo didn’t respond, Giselle, feeling embarrassed, slumped down on her chair.
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“Ahem, well, that’s what it is… … .”
He hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to explain the situation.
But soon, as if he had made up his mind, he looked up at Ricardo, who was standing in front of him, and spoke with a serious expression.
“Ricardo, you know… … it’s hard to believe, but I actually died and came back to life… … it’s like I went back in time.”
“… … .”
“… … You don’t believe it?”
Ricardo, who had been silent for a moment, showed a look of pity in his eyes.
“Do you by any chance want to go to a monastery or a tower?”
When a nobleman becomes mentally ill, he is usually confined to a monastery or a tower.
Even without that, Jiselle has been causing a lot of accidents and her reputation has hit rock bottom.
Thanks to his status as a Grand Duke, he has managed to avoid trouble so far, but if it becomes known that he is mentally ill, he will be arrested immediately.
Jiselle, who understood what those words meant, tried hard to hide her embarrassed expression and laughed loudly.
“Hahaha, just kidding. This guy secretly doesn’t get jokes. Ah, how can someone come back to the past? Ah, how can someone come back to life? Hahahaha.”
“… … Then I will go out now.”
“Oh, okay. Go and take care of business. I won’t go far.”
As soon as Ricardo left, Giselle lowered her head.
“Sigh, I’m going crazy.”
Of course, no one will believe it. Even the person who actually returned to the past can’t believe it, so how much more so will others.
“Anyway, it’s before I leave the house.”
In his previous life, he had boldly run away from home around this time. However, seeing that Ferdium’s soldiers were with him, it seemed that he had not yet run away.
“Let’s just recall our memories for now. If we keep poking around here and there, we might actually get locked up.”
Jiselle gathered her thoughts and carefully left the barracks.
“oh…….”
The other barracks around me and the soldiers standing guard came into view again.
The barracks tents were practically worn out and looked like trash, but that was enough to convince Giselle that she had indeed returned to the past.
Because the Ferdium estate was really poor during this time.
The soldiers who found him saluted and passed by. They were polite, but their expressions were filled with a hidden contempt.
That blatant disregard made me feel like I was back in time.
“Kekekeke.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the unbelievable situation.
‘I really thought I’d go back to the past.’
I don’t know what the phenomenon was, but the reason didn’t matter.
Right now my heart was pounding so hard I couldn’t stand it.
“Hahahahahahaha!”
Jiselle spread her arms, looked up at the sky, and laughed like crazy.
The soldiers around him shook their heads and looked at him with pity, but he paid no attention to them at all.
‘I can fix everything!’
From past regrets and mistakes to future despair.
The things that had been bothering me my whole life had not yet happened.
The people he loved and always missed were still alive.
‘But it’s not safe.’
At that thought, a murderous look began to appear in Giselle’s eyes.
Duke Delphine, who destroyed the territory, and those behind it.
There are some guys who are after Ferdium even if you tear them to pieces and kill them without any relief.
‘I’ll kill them all.’
It’s different now than it was in my previous life.
His head was full of information he had stored up for the future.
By using it, you can become stronger faster than anyone else and prepare for any danger.
‘Yes, I can do it now. No need to get excited. Just catch them one by one and kill them.’
Jiselle took a deep breath and cooled down her body and mind that had been rapidly heating up. The first priority was to grasp the current situation.
‘You said orcs, right? If it’s about subjugating orcs… … . Yes, it’s definitely that time!’
I remembered it clearly. How could I forget a near-death experience?
Unable to bear the gazes that ignored him, he once followed the punitive force, saying he wanted to earn some merit.
Even though they called it a punitive force, it only consisted of one knight and about thirty soldiers.
Only three orcs appeared near the territory. Everyone thought that this number of troops was sufficient.
‘But it wasn’t.’
In fact, there were more than twenty orcs around here.
The expedition force was dealt a crushing blow by the orcs who suddenly raided the garrison. Jisel also almost lost his life.
At the time, the damage was even greater because Jiselle had insisted on leading.
‘It’s definitely today.’
Looking at the surrounding scenery and the layout of the barracks, it was clear.
Before we could even stay a day here, we were ambushed by orcs and suffered near-annihilation.
‘Wait a minute, how much time is left?’
Jiselle looked up at the sky in a hurry. It was past noon and the sun was starting to set.
‘We need to prepare immediately.’
The orcs came rushing in before the sun had even set.
If this continues, orcs will appear before long.
‘They didn’t attack intentionally, so we have a chance of winning.’
In the first place, the orcs had accidentally encountered the punitive force and attempted to attack.
So if you prepare in advance here, you won’t suffer as much damage as in your previous life.
‘If you’re going to go back to the past, why don’t you come back a little earlier?’
Jiselle grumbled inwardly.
Suddenly returning to the past left me dumbfounded and my thoughts unorganized.
I haven’t even gotten used to the current situation yet, and now I have to deal with orcs all of a sudden.
‘But that doesn’t mean I can’t do it.’
In his previous life and past, many people lost their lives here and now because of him.
Although Giselle barely survived the near-death experience, he was unable to avoid the criticism of those around him. This was one of the reasons he decided to leave his family.
This time, I can finally fix the starting point of all those regrets. Avoiding it would have been foolish.
‘Yes, let’s think positively. It’s the first step to changing the future.’
Starting today, Youngji’s future will be completely different from her previous life.
There was no longer any confusion on Giselle’s face as she raised her head. Only a firm determination was visible.
“Okay, then let’s say there are twenty orcs instead of three… … .”
Jiselle, who was walking towards the commander of the punitive force, paused for a moment.
During this time he was considered a scumbag and a scumbag in the North.
But if you suddenly tell them to prepare for the many orcs, they’ll probably call you crazy again.
“What should I do? Persuasion doesn’t seem to work.”
Persuasion can only be effective if it is based on a basis and trust.
In his current state, it was obvious that whatever he said would be ignored.
After thinking for a moment, Giselle came up with a clear answer.
“There’s nothing I can do. I have no choice but to take command. That’s better.”
I felt a little uneasy because I thought that this would be no different from my previous life, but there was no other way.
“How did you take away command back then?”
Jiselle thought about her memories carefully. Old memories vaguely came to mind.
– I’ll take command! There are only three orcs!
― Do you think you can stand up to me and get away with it? Do you think I’ll leave you alone if I inherit the territory?
– Are you ignoring me? I can do it! You’re asking me to do it!
… … I was just lying down.
“Heh heh… … . You whined like a little kid.”
Jiselle smiled self-deprecatingly without realizing it.
It was a sight that made me kick the blankets while sleeping because I didn’t want to be ignored despite having no ability.
“Hmm, maybe you don’t have to go that far.”
It’s true that I need to take away the command, but I don’t intend to act childishly like I did in the past.
Unlike back then, I’ve heard of the railroad now and have gained a lot of experience.
“Okay, let’s ask politely and respectfully. I’m an adult now.”
Jiselle walked with light steps to find the knight leading the punitive force.
The knight immediately made a displeased expression as soon as he saw Jiselle.
“What’s going on?”
At the blatant rejection, Giselle coughed and calmed herself down.
‘Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone make this kind of expression in front of me. I can’t get used to it. But I have to speak to them gently and kindly.’
“Ahem, so… … Oh, what was your name?”
“This is Skoban.”
Skoban clicked his tongue inwardly.
How could someone as grand duke of a territory not even know the names of the knights under his family?
As expected, this guy was completely unqualified.
Without knowing Skoban’s true feelings, Giselle raised her voice in anger.
“Oh, yes. Lord Skoban, I have something important to tell you.”
“What’s going on?”
Even though the other person was blunt, Jiselle didn’t lose her smile.
‘Speak politely, politely… … But, if I ask for it, isn’t it natural for you to give it to me?’
“Hand it over.”
“yes?”
When Skoban asked again about the endless demands, Giselle answered in a firm tone.
“Hand over the command.”
By Giselle’s standards, this was polite enough.
Because I didn’t hit you.
