Episode 204. The essence of fog (3)
saver.
The dictionary definition is a person who saves people who are in trouble or trouble.
At first glance, it may seem like an inevitable being that cannot exist in this world, but this can change into various meanings depending on the situation.
A savior may be able to bring salvation to someone, but he can also bring despair to someone else.
Jereon asked in a calm tone despite Violet’s unexpected behavior.
“Who are you going to save with these old wrinkled hands?”
“First of all, you need to save the knights of light who have lost order and are wandering. It was a saint who led the knights, but wasn’t it Captain Jereon who actually led the knights? “It will be able to provide great stability to those who are suffering from confusion.”
Although it has already been several years since he retired, he is still respected enough to be followed by many subordinates from the Knights of Light.
The intention was to educate the knights with well-decorated doctrines.
Yeah, it wasn’t that surprising as it was something I expected.
The problem is next.
Jereon thought he needed to know what he was planning to use the power of the knights he had acquired by selling himself.
“Saint Nephrodite… … Did you really commit suicide?”
“That’s how I was reported. “I hope my younger brother didn’t lie to me.”
However, Violet’s thinly torn eyes did not tell the truth.
“That’s surprising. I heard that Captain Jereon did not have a very close relationship with the saint… … .”
“We’ve been together for 30 years. Even though we didn’t get along very well, for a long time we both knew each other and didn’t know each other. However, the Saint Nephrodite I know… … .”
Jereon seemed to gently put down the princess’s hand, but then continued speaking with his closed eyes flashing.
“Because I’m not the type of person who would commit suicide.”
“Didn’t you say that even though it’s not 10 miles underwater, you don’t know what it’s like to be a person 1 road away? That must have been the case for him too.”
There was a fatal error in those words.
Saint Nephrodite was not a human, but a white elf.
“Captain, do you know why she went to Garam Kingdom?”
“I only heard that they went there to promote some kind of plan related to the White Elves, but I don’t know the details.”
“Then let me explain briefly. Her goal was to find records from old times. “She wants to fight against the presence of fog.”
Jereon’s face darkened in an instant.
In one short sentence, there are two words that strongly stimulated his mind: one is a record from the old times,
“You mean the presence of fog?”
It was a foggy presence that reminded me of someone the moment I heard it.
“yes. “I’m sure you remember the day in Brenu seven years ago when the fog cleared away the light, right?”
“of course.”
“After the worst day we ever thought would happen, we realized: Right now, we can’t handle the power of the fog that has grown without warning… … .”
The plural reference to ‘us’ struck me as quite unusual.
Not alone, but many.
As of now, Jereon had no idea who they were.
“It is said that the essence of fog is an invisible and unknown form. The light shining on the continent now cannot clear the fog. What do you think we should do to overcome this hopeless situation? “Captain?”
In response to the princess’s question, which contained many meanings, a question, not an answer, came to Jereon’s mind.
Who can define it as a hopeless situation?
For us, fog is still an unknown entity whose essence we cannot understand.
“Was it too difficult a question? “I was hoping for an innovative answer from the leader, but it’s disappointing.”
Violette stepped back with a very sad expression on her face.
“In the end, after much thought, we came up with an answer. “Light that cannot lift the fog can no longer serve as our order, so we must establish a new order other than light.”
“A new order?”
“yes. But Saint Nephrodite was against this. She believed that only light could save this world. After realizing too late that it was wrong, I think she chose to commit suicide. This is truly a pity… … .”
-plodding along
Jereon’s eyes, while listening to the princess’s story, turned towards the door.
The sound of two footsteps approaching from the end of the hallway.
It was an unusual step that gave off the criminal’s energy.
“So to sum it up, the princess and her people want me to be a part of the new order they are trying to create.”
“You got it right. What do you want to do? “Can you give me the answer right away?”
“I don’t understand. I am like a dead person with not much time left to live. “What do you plan on using an old man who might collapse at any moment?”
“The more allies you have, the better, right?”
Violette’s answer was comprehensive.
“Actually, I don’t know. “The reason the leader wanted it was because it was someone other than me.”
“… … ?”
“And not my people. “I am his person.”
After hearing the unexpected fact, Jereon frowned slightly.
A member of the noble royal family, volunteering to be someone else’s person?
Unlike Jereon, who was more embarrassed than ever, the princess’s face was very relaxed.
-smart
The knock on the door awakened the gradually heightened atmosphere, and the two people’s gazes returned together.
“It looks like you’re here. Let’s talk about it ourselves. A savior who will lead the new order we will move towards… … .”
Eventually, the door opened, and two men with gentle smiles came inside.
“Greetings to Jereon Alkin, the respected former leader of the Knights of Light.”
A handsome man with shiny blonde hair bowed his head to him and showed respect.
Jereon knew right away who he was.
Even though we didn’t know each other directly, it was very similar to someone we had a connection with.
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The owner of a ducal family called the guardian of the continent.
“This is Eshel Wert.”
At his waist was a golden longsword radiating a brilliant light.
* * *
“You have to overcome yourself, consumed by anger, to grab the assassin’s sword. Well, it’s definitely not a level that can be reached carelessly.”
Lunav slightly raised her eyes and responded with interest.
In her hand was the edict of fog that was currently floating around in each monastery of the empire.
“Even though I pride myself on having read every book in the world, this is my first time seeing a book like this. “If I had time, I would want to hold onto it and analyze it for a few days.”
Schurz, who had delivered the book, was standing in front of her with a restless look on his face.
To express my current mood, I was in a much more miserable state than when I returned from the failed request when I was a mercenary.
“Why are you looking like a puppy that needs to pee?”
“It’s because I have no respect for myself. This is the only way I can do the request that Lunav trusted me with… … .”
She tilted her head at Schurz’s self-reproach.
“The standards are strange? “I’m so satisfied with what Mr. Schurz has done, I’m so surprised, right?”
“Are you sure?”
“I don’t know how to say empty words.”
Although it was an indifferent answer, Schurz internally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Mr. Schurz, were you really planning on joining the Mist?”
“yes?”
“I think the fact that you accepted an ordeal that surpassed yourself meant that you had a certain level of intention to go into it.”
“Actually, I didn’t even think about it that far. However, I think he responded because he wanted to surpass me… … .”
Schurz turned his head without realizing it as he answered.
Lunav did not ask any more questions.
“Anyway, thank you for your hard work. “You gave me much more valuable information than I got from wandering around for 7 years.”
“But, are you here alone?”
“yes.”
Lunav looked at Schurz again as if there was something wrong.
“Other academy members and guardian knights… … ?”
“no. “I came out secretly.”
Schurz, who thought he had heard wrong for a moment, blinked a couple of times.
“The academic society would probably have been turned upside down by now. Grandpa must have been very angry again. So what do you do? “I’m already in the empire.”
As it had happened several times before, she responded that it was no big deal.
“So what do you plan to do from now on?”
“While I was coming from Gaul to Brenu, I was constantly hearing interesting news.”
The suicide of Saint Nephrodite, who had concluded the negotiations and was repatriated, and the subsequent disbandment of the Knights of Light.
Not only was it not something to be ignored, it was definitely not limited to the empire.
“Mr. Schurz, do you really think that the saint committed suicide?”
Schurz couldn’t bear to give an answer.
“We can’t be sure. Because I did not witness the situation directly. But you can probably guess. It is very difficult to turn that guess into certainty, but… … .”
Schurz could already feel it.
She doesn’t believe that Saint Nephrodite committed suicide.
“How can you not guess something just by looking at those eyes?”
Lunav still could not forget the look in Princess Arin’s eyes that she had met at the negotiation meeting the day before.
Eyes filled with melancholy that truly contained many things.
Coincidentally, it didn’t seem to contain very good things.
In response, Runab looked at Schurz with a small smile and asked.
“Would you like to come with me, Mr. Schurz? To Hwangseong… … .”
* * *
“I have nothing to say other than saying I’m sorry every time. scale.”
“If you keep doing that, I can’t say anything other than to ask you to stop saying things like that. “Abama.”
For humans, illness is a very harsh factor not only for those involved but also for those who see it.
There was no longer an emperor of that strong and solid empire.
Only a miserable, weakened human being drenched in pain remains.
Arin tried to hide the emotions rising inside her with a smile.
“I’m sorry, but I’m really proud. “You are filling my empty space so well.”
“It’s still far from enough. Please get well soon and point out our mistakes and correct them. “Abama.”
“okay. “I will definitely do this for you.”
Emperor Dione looked at Arin’s smiling face.
“scale.”
“yes. “Abama.”
“There is no need to hide your worries.”
Arin was embarrassed and couldn’t speak right away.
“W-what do you mean?”
“Because you are also a human being, I know that you probably have anguish that you cannot tell anyone about. I won’t tell this father to let it go. But I hope she releases it somewhere. Not for the imperial family, but for you… … .”
It was sincere advice from a father, not an emperor.
As a result, the anger that had been building up for so long rose to the top of her neck.
“I will listen carefully. “Abama.”
That was all I could say right now.
After greeting the emperor, Arin immediately returned to her room.
Resimus approached her as she was about to resume her duties without even taking a break.
“Former Commander of the Knights of Light, Jereon Alkin, came to the imperial castle. “I think we are having a conversation in Princess Violet’s room.”
“… … .”
Arin didn’t really question it.
“Is it okay if you don’t go?”
“Nothing will change if I go anyway. “I’m sure your sister will talk about it on her own.”
As if it was nothing to worry about, Arin calmly resumed her duties.
Resimus seemed to roll his eyes for a moment, but then he put his mouth to Arin’s ear and whispered softly.
“The location of the white elves has been identified.”
Arin reacted with wide eyes.
“Where?”
“It is said that they have just crossed the border of Garam Kingdom towards the empire. “I wondered if he would return to the Kingdom of Spania, but it seems he chose the Empire for a quick return.”
While she was thinking for a moment, Resimus hurriedly took out a map of the empire and spread it out on the desk.
“The quickest route back to Pruina is across the Imperial Castle. However, since they also do not want to come into contact with humans, I think they will avoid this area. Maybe for them… … .”
Resimus’s finger soon headed to another place not far from the imperial castle.
“I think there is the highest possibility of going through here.”
The estate of the Quisel Dukes, the family of the emperor’s ex-wife, Diana Quisel.
It was Aquizel.
(Continued in the next part)
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