Episode 180. A doll’s dream.
In order to find out where the Timeless’ body is, you must find and kill Edward, the last of the Glazer bloodlines.
This is the condition given to me by Apostle Baphomet.
‘It’s difficult.’
I don’t have time to deal with him right now, but I can’t wait to go all the way to the north of the continent and kill him. Even if you chase him now, there is no guarantee that you will find him, so should you really start chasing him?
I had no choice but to worry about this. Because we had no information about the North and there was no one there who could help us.
“It’s the north.”
It was then.
Alfredo, who happened to be playing chess with Cynthia, said to me with a bright smile in his eye.
“It’s like the palm of my hand. “Verdin, you know I’m from the North, right?”
He answered with a very confident voice. Well, Alfredo said he came from the north, so he must have information about him.
‘furthermore.’
His younger brother was once called the Pirate King. Since he was a talented person who rose to the rank of general, he would also know the shortest route by sea.
‘however.’
I don’t trust him.
If you look at the actions you have shown us so far, you can see that no matter what you entrust to us, it is uncertain.
“I know you’re from the North, but the problem is that your hands are so dirty.”
“Dirty?”
“Yeah, thinking about all the things you’ve done and deceived us, I want to kill you right now.”
Alfredo winked with a shameless expression.
“I am holding back because of the information I have about the giant. “Is this what you’re trying to say?”
“Yeah, but actually, I don’t mind if I kill you and go find you myself.”
“no… . “He’s somewhere I can’t find him without me?”
“Why can’t I find it without you?”
“That’s because it’s in a place where no one can open the door except me.”
“You can’t open the door?”
“okay! If you don’t believe me, take this opportunity to go look for that Edward bastard and check it out.”
A very confident expression.
Cynthia, who was playing chess with him, carefully moved the pieces and asked.
“If we go north now. “Who will guard this castle now?”
“Well, because there’s Valentine’s Day… .”
“She has not yet recovered from the injuries she suffered in this battle. “You know how much it hurt her, right?”
Yes.
Sister Valentine suffered serious injuries to both arms and legs during this battle with Timeless.
I was living such a difficult life that even everyday life was difficult, let alone fighting with someone.
‘If you borrow Theresia’s power, you can recover more quickly, but… .’
It is said that Rothschild’s blood flowing in her body is rejecting the divine spell, so I cannot help in any way other than obtaining the elixir, the highest level recovery spell.
I looked at the chessboard that Cynthia and Alfredo were playing on, thought for a moment, and then answered Alfredo.
“Even if the castle is not your sister, there are people who will protect it, so there is no problem. However, if we go north now, two conditions must be met.”
“Two conditions?”
“Yes, one has to find Edward within at least a week.”
“That’s not even a problem. “In the North, unlike other regions, ethnic minorities are spread out all over the place, and they communicate with each other quickly.”
“… Another reason is that it cannot be reached by land. “We have to move by sea.”
If we move by land, not only will our movements be detected by others.
The rumor that the castle is empty reaches the ears of those targeting us.
If you are attacked by another enemy without even being able to repair the damage from the war against Rothschild, you could face a serious crisis, so it would be better to carry out the operation as quietly as possible.
Alfredo answered by lifting the bishop on the chess and striking down Cynthia’s knight.
Kang!
“It’s at sea, so it will take longer to move.”
“Why? “I understand that it is faster to go by boat from here on the continent.”
“… I don’t know what you know about the North. “Unlike here, the sea is not as safe there.”
“The sea is not safe?”
“Okay, have you ever heard of it? It is said that a very scary monster lives deep in the northern seas. “If you’re unlucky, you can meet that guy.”
I heard it.
A monster with a mouth big enough to swallow the world, which appeared in a fairy tale my nanny read to me when I was young.
‘Noord’ is called the master of the northern sea.
‘I thought the story was false.’
It was a living being that really existed.
“What are the odds of meeting?”
“If you know the way… . Well, you can say that we rarely have to meet each other. But there are so many turns to avoid him, so it’s better to just take the land route.”
“Then, even if I take the risk of meeting Nort, how long does it take if I take the fast route?”
“Well… . If you start from here, one day will be enough. “As long as you ride the ‘Gyges Stream,’ you can fly as if you were flying.”
Not long ago, you said you didn’t know how to steer a ship, but like Alfredo, you were lying.
I looked at him without saying anything and smiled slightly. Alfredo seemed to understand the meaning of my expression and shook his head and waved his hand.
“Oh, no.”
“what?”
“You’re falling behind.”
“who?”
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“Who are we?” Nort, that guy is not a monster that humans can deal with. “If he tries to move in a hurry, he will end up dead.”
“Maybe we won’t meet again.”
“You mean we have a higher chance of meeting?”
“okay?”
“uh!”
“Then there’s nothing we can do.”
I continued speaking, aiming at Alfredo with the palm of my raised auror.
“I don’t have time to go north now. “If you can’t go, it’s as if the previous contract never existed, so I have no choice but to kill you.”
“… No, does the story really have to be this harsh? First, calm down and put your hands down. “We can have a nice conversation, right?”
“Decide for three years. Will I die here or will I die at sea? No, if you get to the north without meeting Nort, you might not die.”
Alfredo thought for a very short period of time, 3 seconds. No, rather than pondering, he had no choice but to make a choice.
Will you go north with Verdin, or will you fight Strange and escape from here in a final struggle to survive?
‘Yes, aren’t I also one of the warriors representing the North? Even when I think of the great ancestors in Valhalla, I cannot remain servile like this.’
Alfredo clenched his fists and stood up. He then spoke to me as if he was going to attack me at any moment.
“If possible, please find a ship with large sails. “I’ll show you my steering skills that can beat even Nordt.”
* * *
The road to the north was not as difficult as I thought. Kaipa had already prepared a medium-sized ship large enough for us to board.
From the moment I rode the ‘Gyges Stream’, which circles the continent, I was not disturbed by anyone.
‘After all, it’s amazing to be on a boat with a good helmsman.’
Alfredo did not lose the balance of the ship even on the sea with crazy waves.
The steering skills were so excellent that he could steer with his toes while whistling.
Moreover, we were able to safely reach the coast somewhere in the north without encountering Norte, which Alfredo was worried about.
Coo!
The bow cut through the shore and stopped. I wanted to cast anchor and anchor the boat in a place a little distance from the land.
“no. “There are a lot of mermaids around here, so if you leave your ship in the sea, it will be destroyed in no time!”
Alfredo jumped up and down and refused.
It is said that sea monsters, unlike anything I have ever seen, are destroying ships to attack humans.
“But what are those guys in that forest?”
Without getting off the docked boat, I pointed to the forest blocking our path.
Snowballs piled up on bare tree branches, unknown creatures visible through the obscured view.
There is no movement, so it is difficult to determine whether it is an animal or a human.
I recognized their identity and grabbed my bow to lightly threaten them.
But Alfredo grabbed my wrist and shook his head.
“Not the enemy.”
“then?”
“They are probably the ones who came out to meet me. “This area is my territory.”
“He came to pick you up?”
“Yes, at this distance we can tell who is who just by the smell of the wind.”
We can know who each other is just by the smell of the wind, not the flow of energy. It’s such an amazing ability that I have no choice but to admit.
Doesn’t this mean that it is as good as a wild animal’s sense of smell? Cynthia, who had been ignoring Alfredo all this time, also asked with admiration.
“Then do you know who those guys over there are?”
“of course! Ellen, Toby and Flora. “They are all guys who learned how to be warriors from me.”
“I remember everything, even the names.”
“It has to be that way, because the total number of people in my territory is less than a thousand. “Memorizing the names of those who came to me to become warriors is not a task.”
“oh… .”
“I’ll get down first and explain the situation to them for a moment. “Because these guys absolutely hate outsiders.”
I turned the bow that was pointing at the forest and pointed it at Alfredo’s head.
“Okay, if you don’t want your head blown off, don’t do anything foolish.”
“ah… . Okay, so put that away. “What are you going to do if you come this far and don’t trust me this much?”
“What can I do? If you betray me, I will kill you.”
Alfredo gulped at my decisiveness.
“Damn… . “How did I end up in this situation?”
He jumped out of the boat, putting on his bear fur hat. thud! The ground was hard enough to make a sound.
Because it was a coast, I thought it would be covered with soft sand, but right in front of where our boat settled, the land was gray, as if someone had created it artificially.
“hey! “It’s me, it’s me, it’s me Alfredo!”
Alfredo walked forward slowly, raising his arms as if he was glad to see his comrade.
As he let out a powerful voice, those hiding between the trees slowly began to approach.
It was hard to make out its shape properly because it was wearing white fur in the snow, but judging by the movement of its legs, it was clearly a human being.
“Verdin, are those guys strange?”
Rox, who was looking at the forest, focused his eyes and pulled out the mace that was hanging on his back.
“what?”
“Why are those monsters approaching with weapons, even though they say they are their colleagues?”
“A monster? “They say Alfredo is a colleague.”
“What about colleagues? “Can’t you see the monster with the gun over there?”
“A monster with a gun?”
I turned my gaze to the direction Rox was pointing. There was indeed a person wearing white fur holding a gun the same color as the tree branches.
‘wait for a sec?’
Looking closely, I saw that the white fur covering their bodies was not clothing. Even his face looked like a gorilla, not a human.
“Rox, protect Alfredo.”
At the same time I stopped talking, Rox ran towards Alfredo.
Taang!
The bullet from the monster that went out before him reached Alfredo.
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