Episode 04. Dragon Slayer
A knight with long, aging red hair and wearing blood-red armor.
‘Valentine de Strange.’
She, called the Red Crow of the West (赤孝鳥), came to the castle.
Everyone started to move around busily due to her sudden visit. The tension flowing within the castle is so great that it feels like it is the eve before a typhoon approaches.
Not only the butler but also the nanny all ran out to welcome her, and the guardian knights saluted her at every corner she walked.
“Meeting you, Valentine!”
She passed down the hallway with a cold expression and a short nod without even looking at me.
The eyes were so sharp that even a glance made my body freeze. The knights of 3 stars or lower who had not yet clad their bodies fell down foaming at the mouth.
Normally, I would have controlled my energy and come in to be ‘considerate’ of others, but not today.
How did Valentine come to the castle without saying anything? It’s not even a special day.
The guardian knight who took the lead in guiding her had doubts, but did not ask.
If a knight commander were to talk carelessly, he could lose his head, and there would be only one reason why Valentine came anyway.
‘… … Die.’
Someone in the castle.
Wherever Valentine, the Strange family’s enforcer, appears, someone has always died.
The reason she is called Jeokhyojo is because she brings death and blood wherever she goes. Her name had such a ripple effect that not only her enemies but even members of her family took their breath away.
“… From here on, I want to walk quietly. “Skip the formalities.”
Let Valentine speak in a whisper. The Guardian Knight Commander bowed his head deeply and answered.
“Yes, miss!”
The place where she stopped was the fourth floor of the castle. The fifth floor is where children who cannot yet go outside the castle stay.
A safe place placed for children who have just been born, for example, or who have not yet entered the academy.
Valentine walked without stopping from the place where formal etiquette was omitted to the triplets’ room, hiding his energy.
Knock knock.
After knocking on the door three briefly.
Sigh-
A low, calm voice spoke as the door was opened.
“Follow me.”
Brothers Tony, Johnny, and Ronnie followed her call without saying a word.
Even though they were brother and sister, they couldn’t even say hello, let alone ask questions.
Everyone was so nervous that Ronnie, the youngest of the three, wet his pants.
She, known as the messenger of death within the Hagin family, came to visit them, so how could they not be scared?
Valentine took the three of them to the basement. At some point, the guardian knight who was guiding them fell to the side.
Valentine then reached the end of the underground and began his execution.
Anyone who breaks the family rules, no matter how young, will be punished.
The triplets, who knew this, put their hands together and prayed.
‘Help me.’ Although she couldn’t say it out loud, her earnestness was evident on her face.
Sigh.
Valentine took out the dagger tied to his waist.
An execution tool commonly called a ‘judgment sword’ in the Strange family.
“You three, please be thankful for the blessings of the matriarch. If it were normal, I would have cut off your heads. “Because you told me to just bring my fingers today.”
* * *
After completing the execution, Valentine and the triplets arrived in front of Dean’s room.
Valentine took a deep breath and knocked lightly on the door.
Knock knock.
I opened the door and went in just like I did when I visited the triplets earlier.
Sigh-
At that moment, Dean, who was sitting at the table reading a book, caught my eye. He was different from his other brothers. I didn’t even blink as if I was surprised by Valentine’s appearance.
Rather, he just welcomed her with a nice smile.
“Are you here? sister.”
Verdin took turns looking at the four people who entered his room. It was only a split second, but Dean figured out what was going on.
Valentine is wearing a referee’s sword on his belt. And next to them are brothers with their fingers wrapped in bandages.
‘Is that what happened?’
There is only one thing that is surprising.
Since Jeok Hyo-jo himself stepped forward, someone will definitely die, but the three people at the core of the incident are all alive.
‘Then it seems that Valentine had a reason for visiting the castle other than execution.’
Verdin did not blink even though he knew all the facts.
After seeing his reaction, Valentine twitched the corner of his mouth, but soon returned to his stern expression and sat down on the other side of the table.
‘This guy… .’
Even when faced with the so-called Red Hyojo, he does not lose his spirit at all. Rather, it seemed as if his bright eyes were looking into his heart.
He looked peaceful, as if he had known in advance that I would come.
Unlike earlier, when the triplets saw themselves, they were scared and sat down.
“How have you been?”
A very simple greeting.
It was a conversation that could be had casually every day to some, but the triplets in the room right now felt surprised.
She, who does not have friendly conversations with anyone except her father, asks how she is doing first.
When they came to visit them, instead of saying hello, they just gave the command in a low voice, ‘Follow me.’
The triplets were overcome with sadness but could not say anything.
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“yes.”
Verdin scratched the back of his head as if her greeting was difficult.
How could it not be awkward to see her like this, as she had never shown her face in her previous life when she entered the academy?
We barely exchanged a greeting, but it was so dull that it felt like we were forcing ourselves to open our mouths.
There was silence.
To the brothers, seconds felt like dozens of minutes. Valentine opened her mouth to say something, tilted her head and closed it again.
‘Why did Valentine come to me?’
Verdin quickly shook his head. The execution on the triplets has probably already ended. My use of Bae Hu-ryeong would have been recognized as self-defense and I would not have been punished.
Although he had some expectations, he remained silent. You will hear it without having to ask.
She looked into Verdin’s eyes without saying a word. It gave her a chill, as if her body would stiffen even if she just looked at him.
As expected, he is the Strange family’s enforcer and the reaper of death.
‘It deserves to be called a red crow.’
Even I, who was called the King of Swords in my past life, was dizzy and dizzy.
Of course, this wouldn’t have happened if the aurors had been opened. There’s nothing I can do about it since I’m not awake right now.
The triplets standing next to Valentine looked at him and frowned. An awkward time passed.
We looked at each other for a long time. After a while, Valentine was the first to break the silence.
“Verdin, do you know why I came?”
The answer was very simple. Today is no special day. My father is not in the castle either. So why would the so-called executioner come here?
Of course, he came to carry out his duties.
As the ‘executor’ of the family.
The clear evidence is the triplets’ hands.
‘But, it’s not just that.’
It wasn’t difficult to find the answer.
Verdin looked into the distance pretending to think for a moment, then returned his gaze to his original state and answered.
“Come see me.”
Valentine rested his chin with an interesting expression.
“To see you?”
“Yes, otherwise you wouldn’t have had to come all the way to my room.”
And that’s with triplets along.
“right. I came to see you. “Can you guess why?”
“I think it was just to see my brother’s face.”
“Couldn’t I blame you? But do you think I came just to see your face?”
Verdin answered without changing his expression.
“Yes, there is a saying that the person who chooses Sword God as Bae Hu-ryeong will become the next head of the family, right?”
“… … .”
“Wouldn’t that be enough for your sister to come see it? You might wonder how much you have grown so far. “I think so.”
“… … under.”
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Who would dare say something like this to Valentine? To Valentine, who was so solemn and dignified that the brothers in Banga couldn’t even speak to him.
“… … Hahaha!”
Valentine couldn’t hold back his laughter.
Her laughter echoed throughout the castle. As the tension was released, the aura released shook her ground.
Coo coo coo coo.
Even the Guardian Knight Commander waiting outside the door was greatly surprised by Valentine’s reaction.
Executioner Valentine laughed? How many years has it been since this? The person who broke her iron heart came out.
A rare sight that even the head of the family, Lois, had not seen.
‘… Could it be Master Verdin?’
His prediction was correct.
Even in her past life, when everyone called Valentine a cold-blooded person with no feelings, only Verdin knew how she felt.
In fact, Valentine is the most soft-hearted in the family.
However, in order to protect his position, he is moving under the mask of ‘Jeokhyojo’.
Verdin said no more and waited for an answer.
Your thoughts are just predictions and not certain. He still didn’t know exactly why Valentine had come, so he spoke as sparingly as possible.
Because I need to know for sure what her intention was for coming to see me.
Valentine slowly reached out and stroked Verdin’s head.
“Our youngest has grown up so well.”
Verdin sang a cheer in his heart. As expected, the prediction was correct. If his answer had been wrong, he wouldn’t have reacted that way.
‘but! If it were me, if something this huge had been born, he would have come to see it.’
He was right.
In fact, Valentine came to see Verdin under the pretext of execution. How much has Bae Hu-ryeong, the younger brother of Geomsin, grown? To solve that curiosity.
“Thank you, sister.”
Valentine nodded slightly and took out a dagger hanging from his waist.
“It’s a gift.”
“… A gift?
“Okay, even if I’m not around, don’t let those guys attack you again. “I’ll give you this and go.”
The use of a true sword is prohibited within the castle. Same as the reason why Bae Hu-ryeong cannot be used. To prepare for an unexpected assassination.
However, there is only one meaning of giving a sharp sword. To show the triplets that Verdin has the real sword.
‘Valentine is wise after all! If I do this, those guys won’t be able to attack me.’
Verdin did not refuse her favor. After she was handed her dagger, she looked at the three brothers and gave them an implicit warning.
“Thank you, sister.”
* * *
Valentine’s visit gave me a wonderful opportunity. Thanks to her binding the feet of her triplets, no one in her castle could interfere with my actions.
Because I can now send not only the guardian knight but also the nanny who is always by my side out of sight.
I was now recognized as a member of the family rather than a five-year-old child.
‘… … It’s finally finished.’
I let the mana flowing from my palm drip onto the ground.
Mana is so dense that it is so sticky that it is soggy. At this level, it has definitely been opened.
Siegfried flashed a wry smile and thrust the contract at me.
I too had been waiting for this moment, so I raised the corners of my mouth and smiled.
“Then let us begin the contract. Swordsman, Siegfried.”
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