Episode 971
Raon led the Gwangpungjeon Inspectors, who had sharpened their bodies and minds, and headed to the Gajujeon where Glenn was waiting.
As we entered the audience room, where the iron doors on both sides were wide open as if they would break, the Heavenly Sword Master, clad in white robes, was standing in front of the podium, releasing a heavy aura.
In the center of it all stood Cheryl, the Heavenly Sword Lord, with her hair neatly tied up. She had been out and about for a while, but it seemed like it had been a long time since she had returned.
Whoa whoa.
Glenn was sitting on his throne, resting his chin on his hand, his eyes showing a warmth that seemed a little awkward instead of the emptiness he always showed.
“You came.”
Glen gestured for me to come closer.
Damn it.
Laon walked across the red carpet that seemed to be burning with a sacred flame because of the sunlight and stood in front of Glenn.
“I meet you, my lord.”
He knelt on one knee and bowed his head.
“Meet the lord!”
The inspectors of the Gwangpungjeon behind him also bowed their waists to his voice.
“Get up.”
Glenn waved his hand lightly.
“There will be a lot of greetings to be given when you go to Balkar, so there is no need to bow your head yet.”
He smiled thinly, telling me to sit up straight.
“Raon. No, it’s been a while, Gwangpungjeonju.”
Cheryl took a step forward and bowed her head slightly.
“Huh? Cheryl. Why are you suddenly being formal…?”
Raon’s eyes widened as he looked at Cheryl’s forehead.
“Because it’s Sieghart’s prelude. I can’t treat it carelessly like before.”
Cheryl shrugged, saying she couldn’t disrespect the head of the clan.
“Please don’t do that. It makes me uncomfortable.”
Raon let out a short sigh as he looked at Cheryl who was smiling.
-What inconvenience? Where can you find someone who likes to be treated as well as you do!
Lars snorted, telling her not to lie.
‘Even if I like being treated respectfully, I don’t want to hear someone like my teacher speak to me respectfully.’
I received a lot of help from Cheryl, and even learned dual swordsmanship. It was a shame to be treated with formality by someone who was like a teacher to me.
“Really? Then I’ll speak informally to you as you wish.”
Cheryl immediately let it go as if it was a joke from the beginning.
“Yes, please do so.”
Raon nodded, observing Cheryl’s slightly tired complexion.
“Have you been outside during this time?”
“That’s right. I had to clean up the aftermath of your actions, and I also checked this meeting of the Five Emperors in advance.”
Cheryl licked her lips briefly, saying she had been too busy to open her eyes.
“If it were me who did it….”
“What could there be? It was the great feat of destroying the Black Tower. There was a lot to clean up afterward.”
She shook her hands, saying that she had taken care of the aftermath of the Black Tower. From what I heard, it seemed like she had been the busiest.
“…thank you.”
“What am I to be thankful for?”
Cheryl laughed and patted her shoulder.
“It was busy, but not hard. When I told them I was from Sieghart, they welcomed me and treated me well.”
She laughed bitterly, saying it was her first time receiving such hospitality.
“okay.”
Raon smiled faintly as he recalled the residents of Montiro who had bowed their heads so low that their backs almost broke.
“Don’t worry. Everyone is doing well.”
Cheryl laughed lightly as if she had read his thoughts.
“Yes. I believe that the Lord of Heavenly Swords will take good care of it.”
Raon nodded, saying that he believed it.
“I was worried too, but fortunately.”
Burren looked at Cheryl and sighed in relief.
“I brought down the Black Tower, so of course I should get along well.”
Martha slammed her hand down, saying there would be no problems from now on.
“Yeah. Just keep the peace… .”
Runaan clasped his hands together as if praying for Montiro’s stability.
Since I spent a lot of time in Montiro, I think I became very attached to all the inspectors of the Gwangpungjeon.
“But how do we get to Balkar?”
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked around the Gajujeon. Normally, when moving from Zighart to another place, he would use the dimensional gate of the inner magic tower, but today, he was summoned to the Gajujeon, so he was curious about the reason.
“I don’t think it’s time yet, so wait a moment.”
Glenn shook his head blandly, as if someone was coming here.
“All right.”
“There’s one thing I’m curious about too….”
He lowered his gaze and slightly shook his chin.
“There’s someone behind you who isn’t part of the Gwangpungjeon.”
Glenn tilted his chin slightly as he looked at the person behind him.
“I was going to tell you anyway.”
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Raon stepped to the left and turned his back. Behind him stood Saint Olga, dressed in a neatly ironed habit.
“I brought you here because the saint said she wanted to go with me.”
He bowed his head as he led Olga forward.
“Do you want to go together?”
Glenn lowered his eyebrows as if to ask what that meant.
“that….”
“Let me tell you.”
Olga stepped forward, saying she would speak herself.
“I heard from Gwangpungjeonju that one of the purposes of this meeting of the Five Emperors is to bring the neutral forces that have not yet chosen their path to the Five Emperors’ side.”
She folded her hands in front of her. Perhaps because her tattoos had all disappeared, her appearance bathed in the soft sunlight felt divine, like that of a goddess.
“I am also known on the continent as a saint. I thought that if I stood on Sieghart’s side and participated in the Five Emperors’ Conference, it would be of some help.”
Olga bowed her head to Glenn, saying she wanted to follow him to give strength to Sieghardt.
-Why does that person look like a real saint?
Lars rubbed his eyes as if he found something strange.
‘Because she is a saint.’
Olga’s tattoos that covered her entire body were erased, and her dark complexion was completely removed.
With her already radiant appearance and her milky skin added to it, she felt like a goddess from mythology had descended to the real world.
‘Of course, the tone is still fierce…’
Olga was still using the same tone of speech as a back-alley thug, although she was hiding it in front of Glenn.
‘I barely managed to stop Sister Sia from learning.’
Sia is strangely fond of Olga. She follows her around all day long except when she is training with the sword, so their speech almost changed.
“Thank you for thinking of that.”
Glen nodded to Olga, saying he hadn’t thought of Sieghardt first.
“No. I received much more from Gwangpungjeonju.”
Olga bowed down, saying that she could not repay Raon for his help, as it was much more than she had received.
“Oh, really?”
Glenn pursed his lips and turned his head to the left. His fingertips began to tremble.
“In what way is that so?”
Glenn looked away again, as if he wanted to hear more of Raon’s praise.
“The Gwangpungjeonju is the savior of our Super Holy Kingdom. It would not have been strange for him to have asked for the country, but he returned without asking for anything in return. And this time, he even saved my life, which seemed to be over.”
Olga looked back at Raon with her lips slightly bitten.
“As a saint, I have seen many human figures, but this is the first time I have seen someone like Gwangpungjeonju.”
She nodded heavily, saying that for the first time she felt the soul’s echo as if it were God speaking.
“Keuh-heuh-heum! Is that all?”
Glenn’s cheeks were already flushed, as if he was in a good mood even though the meeting hadn’t even started yet.
“Yes, that’s how I felt.”
It was when Olga nodded calmly as if she was telling the truth.
Wooooow!
A blue dimension opened up beneath the stage, and Princess Jaina of Valkar and white-robed wizards walked out.
“I see the sky of Sieghard.”
Jaina bowed to Glenn, her hands placed on her chest.
“Yeah. It’s been a while.”
Glenn nodded gently at Jaina.
“Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes. Thanks for your concern.”
Jaina glanced behind her, saying that she had recovered.
“It has been decided that this move will be handled directly by Balkar. You will be able to go straight to the royal capital without having to use the dimensional gate multiple times.”
Glen nodded, saying that this move itself had been prepared by Balkar and Matap.
“However, this route is a one-time use only. It cannot be used after this meeting.”
Jaina pointed to the blue dimensional portal she had come through, saying that it was a dimensional portal that could only be used once.
“Then let’s go.”
Glenn rose from his throne as if there was no need to wait.
“All right.”
As Jaina nodded, the wizards behind her raised their wands.
Wooooow!
A constellation-like light burst out from the tip of the staff, and a long, horizontal dimensional gate opened. It was wide enough for ten people to enter at once.
“You may come in now.”
Jaina made way for Glenn to go in first.
“By the way, did I tell you to go in first?”
Glenn narrowed his eyes at Jaina.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Anyway, they make me do all sorts of strange things.”
He took a quick sip of his drink and stood in front of the dimensional gate.
“I’ll go in first, so follow me slowly.”
Glen nodded slightly and was the first to enter the dimensional gate.
“Heh heh heh.”
“yes!”
Roen and Cheryl followed Glenn right in, and the Heavenly Swordsmen also entered the dimensional gate right away.
“Just a moment. I think it would be better to go in after the people who left first have left.”
When Raon was about to enter, Jaina raised her hand to block his way. Instead of using forced formality like before, she spoke clearly and politely.
“You’ve changed a lot. Can I tear up that contract now?”
Raon smiled faintly as he looked at Jaina.
“Because I saw and felt a lot of things directly.”
Jaina bowed her head in gratitude to Montiro.
-Hey, this guy really changed? I thought he’d just scream loudly even after he died!
Lars opened his mouth wide in surprise.
‘There are people who change.’
Just as Karun had become a true warrior and an adult, Jaina, who had been a typical trash royalty, also seemed to have matured a little.
“But there are some people who haven’t heard that you’re going together.”
Jaina lowered her eyebrows slightly as she looked at Olga behind her.
“Do you have any complaints? Should I give you some money?”
Olga looked up at Jaina and frowned.
“No. I was just wondering why you were here.”
Jaina nodded slightly.
“To pay off a debt. I don’t want to just receive.”
Olga looked at Raon with a dull expression.
“Debt, I see….”
Jaina looked at Olga and Raon one by one, smacking her lips. It seemed as if something was missing, but at the same time, it seemed as if she understood.
“Hey! Stop talking and let’s go inside! How long do I have to wait!”
Martha came forward, patting her back as if it hurt.
“I’m bored….”
Runaan puffed out her cheeks, scratching the red carpet with her fingers.
“The dimensional gate has stabilized, so isn’t it okay to enter now?”
Burren pointed to the dimensional gate where the shaking had subsided after he raised Runaan.
“… Yes. You may go in now.”
Jaina nodded, saying that the dimensional gate had stabilized.
“then.”
Raon bowed his head to Jaina and entered the dimensional gate.
As I felt my body float for a moment, the world changed with a bright light.
Hwaaaaaaaah!
As I slowly opened my eyes, I saw colorful flower petals falling before my eyes.
Woohoooooooooooo!
What followed behind the petals was a deafening cheer.
The royal road of Balkar. On the great road leading to the royal castle, a large number of people were lined up and waving to him.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“Sieghardt! Sieghardt!”
“The storm has come!”
“Inspector Laon Sieghart!”
People were giving a grand round of applause and cheers to him and the storm that followed him.
“This is….”
Raon let out a sigh as he looked at the royal road filled with endless flower petals and cheers.
“Since we haven’t been able to hold a proper festival since we defeated Heuktap, we wanted to hold a festival during this conference to help ease the tension of the people.”
Jaina nodded calmly, saying that starting today, a victory celebration festival will be held in Balkar.
“Raon. Wave your hand.”
Cheryl came up next to him and nudged his waist with her elbow.
“It is no exaggeration to say that you were the one who brought those people laughter.”
She smiled and said she would like it better if I waved.
“Huh? I don’t think it’ll be that bad….”
“The words of the Lord of Heavenly Swords are correct.”
Jaina shook her head firmly.
“Before the Black Tower was destroyed, the atmosphere in Balkar, no, the entire Five Emperors was not good. The enemy was hiding and eating away at our forces little by little, but we had no way to attack. When we woke up in the morning, we only heard news of a certain village collapsing, so everyone was terrified.”
She shook her head, revealing eyes filled with intense heat.
“But the situation completely changed when the Black Tower collapsed. Ohma. No, Sima didn’t attack, and the traces of him disappeared altogether. It’s been a long time since we felt this kind of peace, so everyone is happy.”
Jaina nodded, saying that it was all thanks to her that they were smiling, just as Cheryl had said.
“It is for their benefit that the Lord of the Winds responds to those cheers.”
She smiled faintly, saying that all the people here gathered here voluntarily.
“Wow! You guys have a discerning eye.”
Glenn shook his shoulders as if he was moved by the name Raon that he heard from so many people. It seemed as if he had already forgotten the dignity that he should display as the head of the Sieghart family.
“Well, we did something.”
Marta waved at the Balkar people as if enjoying the situation.
“I appreciate you even noticing that.”
Burren also seemed moved and raised his fist to his chest.
“We are the heroes… .”
Runaan also seemed to feel better, half-closing her eyes and stretching her back. It seemed as if she was trying to imitate the posture of a noblewoman she had seen somewhere.
-Stop cheering like this and just bring me some delicious food!
Lars waved his hand, saying that he only cares if the rice tastes good.
‘Always food… .’
As Raon sighed and shook his head, the knights of Valkar standing in front of the people struck the ground with their huge spears.
Kuuuuung!
As the earth’s rumble spread throughout the capital and the noise of the crowd died down, the knights’ mouths opened.
“The heroes of Sieghart are entering!”
As dozens of knights announced Sieghart’s arrival, a huge cheer erupted not only from the path they were standing on, but also from above and below.
“let’s go.”
Glenn went up the royal road covered with flower petals with a cold expression on his face, as if he had never been happy before.
‘hmm….’
Raon followed behind her and bit his lip lightly.
‘My chest feels ticklish.’
I had received cheers from within Sieghard many times, but when I received cheers from another force, and from a kingdom as large as Valkar, my heart felt like it was going to burst. I had never thought that the feeling of pride could be this great.
‘Let’s settle this down.’
But I can’t hold on to this feeling forever. The real war hasn’t even started yet.
“Let’s go too.”
After calming down the emotions of the aforementioned Gwangpungjeon Inspectors, Raon followed Glenn up the royal capital of Balkar.
“Wow!”
“Thanks to you, I can breathe easier!”
“May we continue to be allies with Balkar forever!”
“thank you!”
“Is that Raon Sieghart? What kind of person’s face is that…?”
As we ascended, listening to countless outpourings of gratitude and praise, soon the royal palace of Balkar came into view.
The main gate of the palace was wide open to welcome them, and knights, magicians, and civil servants were standing in a line in front of it.
“Welcome, heroes of Sieghart!”
The knights, wizards, and civil servants bowed their heads and thanked them for coming all the way here.
“You guys….”
Raon widened his eyes as he looked at the wizards on the right. Looking closely, he saw that they were the wizards who had climbed the magic tower with him and fought until the end.
However, one of them was someone I had never seen before, and although he wasn’t a chamberlain, I could feel that he had extremely strong mana.
“It’s been a while.”
Raon bowed his head to the wizards whose faces he knew.
“How have you been?”
The wizards also smiled at him as if they were happy to see him.
“Chamber guy… .”
Glenn looked around and frowned.
“Why did you make such a big fuss about this event?”
He clicked his tongue, saying it was too busy.
“If we meet today, we have to have something to say….”
“Isn’t it natural to welcome heroes?”
As Glenn shook his head in disappointment, Chambers came down from the highest tower in the palace, using his witch’s hat as a parachute.
“Enjoy this time!”
Chambers put a lollipop in his mouth, saying that it was a peace that might never come again.
“Besides, I didn’t call those guys or the people below. They gathered on their own because Raon said he was coming.”
Chambers waved his hand, saying that most of the people gathered in the capital came because they wanted to see Raon.
“Oh, really? Then what…?”
Glenn suddenly stopped talking and coughed. The corners of his mouth began to quiver. He seemed unable to hide his joy when he heard Chambers confirm it again.
“That’s right. When the news spread that Raon was coming, there was total chaos. He’s young, handsome, strong, and rich!”
Chambers laughed, saying it was the perfect place to show off Raon.
“Ahem! That’s true.”
Glenn whispered to Chambers that they could do it again on the way back.
“My lord…”
Raon narrowed his eyes.
“Well, enough joking… .”
Glenn’s rounded eyes glared sharply again and fell to the right.
“Why is the King of Balkar bowing his head here?”
“King? Huh? You!”
Chamber looked at the wizards as if he now understood, and bit the candy in his mouth.
“Ha, I guess I can’t hide anything from the Brain God.”
Among the robed wizards, a blue-haired man slowly rose up.
“Please don’t misunderstand. I come not as a king, but as a father.”
He looked at Raon and gently curled his lips.
“I wanted to see first who the man was who changed my daughter.”
