81 – Assault (9)

“Demian! Surely the one in his hand right now isn’t a dumpling made with coffee bean powder, right?!!”

“It’s chocolate…”

“lie!!”

Noel, who had just woken up, looked at every action I did with disbelief, wondering what had happened in his dream. Just like now, I took it out of my pocket, saying it was a piece of chocolate, and they called it coffee dumplings.

For some reason, it seemed that everything I was doing was related to coffee.

“Terrible!! Liar!! Tricked me!!!”

“It’s normal for chocolate to be bitter.”

I wouldn’t write it so much that it would impress me.

It is a special product made by our chef for me who is not good at eating sweets. It has a higher content of cacao than other chocolates. As the cocoa content is high, the sweetness has decreased a lot, but if you melt it slowly and eat it, it tastes bitter and sweet.

“Why are you carrying something like this?!”

“Eating it when you’re tired will clear your head.”

“Come to think of it, it’s a bit… No, it’s not that! He said it was chocolate, so of course I thought it was sweet chocolate. Hmm… It’s not that I can’t eat it. But ugh! Use it…”

Caffeine in cacao plays a role in maintaining alertness in the brain. Although the form is slightly different, it is now serving as an energy drink in the previous life.

I kept it because it was worth eating as a snack, but it didn’t seem to suit Noel’s taste.

It wasn’t long before Orcus appeared in front of us with his clothes all messed up as if he had just rolled through the forest.

Even though his stamina wasn’t perfect, he didn’t stop running.

The face of Orcus, whom he first met between the bushes, seemed to be filled with anger and despair for Noel’s death, but as soon as he saw Noel in good health, Orcus immediately appeared, loosened his stiff face, and returned to his seat. fell down

“thank god…”

“Brother?!”

Noel catches Orcus from falling to the ground.

I quietly approached Orcus and spilled my energy, just as I had done with Noel before.

It didn’t take long for Orcus to stand up again, as it was not that he had lost his mind, but that his legs were simply weak. As two siblings who recover quickly with overflowing divine power, they accelerated recovery with their inner strength, so the time to stand up was quick.

We talked about the situation before, and when Orcus was able to move, we headed straight for the castle.

Considering the work in the forest, the final destination of the monsters was the castle. Perhaps by now, the war with the monsters over the castle might be in full swing. But even so, it was clear that heading to the castle was a safer route than standing still in the woods.

Unlike this place where there was nothing, the Confederate Army was stationed in the castle, and above all, because my father was there, I had no doubt that the castle and the people there would be safe no matter how many monsters came.

“Damian! Can’t we go a little slower? What are you in such a hurry for?”

“…..”

But even as I thought so, my steps toward the castle were not those of someone who believed they were going to a safe place.

What matters to me right now is the safety of Elena and Alphonse.

No matter how safe the place was, the fact that the two of them were in the castle and the monsters’ destination was a castle shook my mind. Even after examining the situation objectively and concluding that there will be no problem, this anxiety persists.

So I had to see them both with my own two eyes.

When I reached the end of the forest and saw the castle and camp intact, I was able to confirm that I was not wrong.

The monsters were defeated and were becoming a handful of manure, and the clean grass around the camp showed how well they defended it.

The front of the camp is so clean, so of course the people inside the castle will be safe too. When Elena and Alphonse seemed to be confirmed, I quickly relaxed. But that was for a moment, and when I saw the familiar traces under my feet, I made up my mind.

“Is this… magic?”

The cracks in the ground, which are subtle enough to be naturally formed, reminded me of Joheim’s magic that saved me from a landslide in the past. After my eyes were opened, I looked around and saw that there were not one or two traces engraved by magic.

Traces of fire and ice dancing all over the battlefield are full. Of the people gathered here right now, there was only one person I knew who could show this kind of look.

As I was about to lose my mind at that fact, I saw Elena running towards this place.

“Elena!!”

I called her name and tried to ask what was going on, but before I could, Elena ran to us and took me and Noel into her arms. With Elena’s arm strength stronger than expected, we were held in her hands without any resistance.

I wasn’t the only one who was taken aback by Elena’s sudden behavior. Noel, who was hugged by Elena right next to him, was blushing and stuttered, not knowing what to do.

‘ah.’

It was only when I looked at the battlefield unfolding around us once again that I could understand why she was behaving this way. The fact that Elena was of the same mind as I was in the forest. I was able to realize it belatedly.

Looking at the blue bird standing on one side of the spire of the castle that had left my side before I knew it, I lightly put my head on her head. Noel, who saw this, was also not to be overcome by this, but just like me, he butted heads with Elena. So we hugged each other for a while until each other’s hearts calmed down.

“Wow… except for me?”

Except for one.

***

The work in the Legion ended with the pagans who planned the murder of Noel and Orcus killed and the monsters that raided the castle cleaned up.

As the scale of the case is large, there may be an additional third person, so additional forest searches and interrogation were conducted on some people, but no traces were found, so the two previously dead were announced as the instigators of the case.

And the identity of the two is none other than the cardinal of ＜True Night＞, a group that worships foreign media that are considered evil gods.

This happened not long after the crusade with ＜True Night＞ took place, and Hwang Seong immediately took a massive response when he heard the news that he had touched the only two heirs of the imperial family.

Naturally, Noel and Orcus had to go straight to the imperial castle, and soon after, the imperial army dispatched from the imperial capital began to search all of the imperial territories like teeth, with the idea of wiping out the seeds of paganism as well as the southern part, which was the starting point of the incident. did.

Since this incident involved the heirs of the imperial family, not anyone else, no matter how self-governing the territories were, they had to be intervened by the imperial army.

Of course, the group that had been fighting the empire for hundreds of years could not be rooted out with this one search, but as they robbed the country like this, some who were thought to have been eradicated during the crusade were caught in the net.

In any case, it was a success in reducing their influence.

With such a major incident happening, the hunting competition had to be stopped, and my plan to become famous by winning the competition was also in vain.

Still, if there is something to be comforted about, is it that the figures who will be the main players in the invasion of the south a few years later have been removed in advance?

I decided not to think too deeply about it here because it can be uploaded in other ways. The important thing is that we were able to prevent something that could have led to the murder of the imperial family. And although it was in a slightly different direction than I thought, my name was not unknown at all.

The one who led the invasion of Legion Castle died by my father’s hand, and the one who attacked the prince and princess died by my hand.

This was the reason why the search in the south was carried out with Krause as the main axis.

Anyway, coincidentally, all the people known as the Cardinals lost their lives at the hands of the Krause family, so in a slightly different way than I thought, the fallout effect of the family’s name being raised caused a change in people’s perception of me too. .

If he used to be a mediocre heir to a prestigious family, now he still pays for the name of the family?

No matter how much the sun’s divine power was contradicted by foreign media’s divinity, it was surprising that three 16-year-old children captured a cardinal-level strongman, so it deserves a new evaluation, if not as much as I thought.

‘Well, in my case, most of the opinions are that I just hit the dying guy.’

But since it’s true, I have nothing to say.

In fact, when I met him, he was already on the verge of passing out of breath. As people said, all I did was decorate the end of the dying guy with blood pouring from his mouth.

As a result, the name spread because he saved the princess from danger rather than the name he originally wanted to establish.

The distance between me and Orcus and the others has widened considerably, and it is strange for anyone to see that I went straight to the forest where my senses were blocked due to the high magical power. You might think that you can find it because you are talented, but this was an area that was impossible even for my father, who is known as the greatest genius of all time in the Krause family.

So it would be easier for others to think that I was just lucky.

It would have been impossible for me too without the tools Elena gave me, so I chose to finish it in an appropriate line rather than revealing this fact and raising it.

If you want to make your name known, there was a way to prove your skills by finding the corpses of the monsters and game you left behind in the forest, but the hunting competition was also stopped, and this opportunity wasn’t the only one, so I was so sloppy that I was trying to make myself look good to others. I didn’t want to write.

“Well, since she showed me that, even if I bring a truckload of them, they’ll be buried soon…”

No matter how many monsters I caught in the forest, it wouldn’t be able to draw people’s attention. People tend to focus more on what they see with their own two eyes than what happens behind the scenes.

I picked up my glass, thinking of her now not here.

It wasn’t just Noel and Orcus who had to leave Sarham. Elena, one of the protagonists of this case, is also not present.

It wasn’t a big deal, because after the incident, Joachim, who was worried about his daughter, promised to let her stay at Edelweiss until the incident was over. This may be due to the fact that he is quite out of his arms, but it is probably also to confirm the magic that Elena showed in the Legion.

Elena was externally known as a genius who reached the 5th tier at a young age, but what she showed in Legion was something that could never be seen on the 5th tier line, so Yoheim’s reaction is understandable. Perhaps it could be the birth of a genius who would go all-out in the continent’s magic world. If I hadn’t been exposed to her talent through novels in advance, I might have made a bigger fuss than that.

“Maybe it’s because I haven’t been able to sleep lately. It’s eyes look like they’ll drown a person…”

I tilted my glass of cider and watched my reflection in it, rubbing my eyes and relaxing my facial muscles.

Even if it’s not, my face is often criticized for being sharp, but my reflection in the mirror is like a completely sharp knife, and it has changed into a face that looks like it’s going to start a fight at any moment. How is it that people didn’t talk to me today, so I couldn’t even approach them with my face like this?

The big things have passed now, but why does my face look so tired?

Because Elena isn’t with you? It can’t be denied, but the biggest reason was that the royal family, unlike other imperial families, entrusted only Krauss with the role of investigating and following up on the southern part of the case in the final stage of the case.

In the Empire, which is a society of imperial unity, it seems to be the role of a legitimate Heretic Questioner bestowed by the emperor.

In this investigation, all the families belonging to the empire were intervened by the imperial family, but only the southern part was an exception. At the beginning of the investigation, the imperial family sent people, but this was only a formality, and soon after, the imperial family transferred all southern investigation rights to Krause.

In uncovering the truth of the case, neither the imperial family nor other families can get involved in Krause’s events. In a word, it was said that if my father and I were determined and wanted to erase a family in the south, we could use this incident as an excuse to make it possible for any family to disappear without rumor.

Anyway, this was a very honorable thing to show that the Count Krause family showed this case and that the royal family trusted the family to this extent, but who am I?

He is the small count of Krauss.

The impossibility of collaborating with other families, whether honorable or otherwise, means that the investigation must be carried out only with Krause’s internal personnel. It wasn’t that the power of the family was lacking, but of course, as Countess So, my work had to increase, and thanks to that, my face became what I am now.

Apparently, the imperial family seemed to be trying to repay me to some extent by giving me this right, but I felt like I was being treated for nothing.

As a result, outside interference disappeared, so a considerable degree of freedom as a small count could be guaranteed in this process.

From my point of view, who knows a little bit about the future, I could have easily carried out the investigation according to my will and eliminated those who would cause trouble in the future in advance, but in return, I missed sleep. Well, it would be nice if I could get a good night’s sleep now that the work is over…

I muttered quietly so that the others could not hear.

“I don’t know why nobles like banquets so much.”

The evening of the day after work, of course.

A banquet was held to commemorate the end of the case. It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand. It was possible to finish what was close to a disaster with very little damage, so it was worth holding a banquet to commemorate it.

“I hope it opens tomorrow or the day after tomorrow…”

Surprisingly, the organizer of this banquet was his father.

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My father is not the type to enjoy throwing banquets, but in the case of this banquet, it was necessary to show that the work was completed safely. Perhaps the purpose was to finish it quickly with a day trip, but I hope the people around you will consider their physical strength.

The knights who participated in the investigation of the case were not compelled to attend the banquet, so they had to stop participating, but I, along with my father, was one of the main players in the banquet, so I couldn’t get out of my seat. That’s why you can’t find Sir Gwen or the other knights who were always with him during the investigation.

Probably, everyone went to rest. these traitors.

No one tried to talk to me today, probably because of my mood, but I didn’t want to be alone, I wanted to go back to my room, so I didn’t try to enjoy the quiet atmosphere around me even though I had come to the banquet.

No matter how much no one approached more than usual, I couldn’t sleep with my head in the banquet hall.

I drank a few ciders in moderation and looked at the clock once.

At this point, it can be said that he has kept his seat to some extent, so even if he leaves now, no one will say anything.

But the moment I made up my mind, the hall suddenly became noisy.

“Hey, over there…that!!”

“Ah. That young lady did a great job in this case?”

“It’s not a big deal! I saw it with my own two eyes on the spot, and the monsters running toward the castle were completely swept away by the lady’s magic.”

“Huh. It doesn’t look like that… So you’re saying that the rumor isn’t false?”

“So don’t think that everyone will be attracted to her appearance and approach her easily. Even if you don’t, she’s Countess So’s fiancée. You don’t know what will happen if you try to do something stupid.”

I adjusted the volume, but it sounds good to my ears. The whispers of people indicated who had come here.

I followed the familiar scent of flowers and turned my steps toward the room. As I moved, people moved away at regular intervals. People parted like the Red Sea to see if the same thing was happening on the other side.

As soon as the last person standing in front of me avoided her seat, her figure caught my eye. People whispered and talked to each other, and then moved away from each other.

I slowly approached her and opened my mouth.

“Get some rest and come back. You’re back early. Elena.”

“You’re saying things you don’t mean to say… So what’s your true intention?”

“I’ve been waiting for you to see when you’ll come back.”

At my answer, Elena laughed out loud.

Looking at it, strangely, it seemed that the fatigue was relieved a little.