Chapter 76 - Chapter 12: Legend #2 (1/2)
Chapter 76 - Chapter 12: Legend #2
”So, to recap, the sword duke came to Thunderdoom to meet Shutra, right? His purpose was to teach you a few things.”
Chris summed it up with a disbelieving expression. It was unlike his usual expression, so he was really shocked.
In-gong replied in a calm voice in order to pacify Chris,
“Yes, I’m alive thanks to him. It was really a crisis.”
In-gong not only explained what had happened at Thunderdoom Fortress but at Enger Plains as well. Apart from the sword duke, it was also important to talk about the mysteries they had encountered at Thunderdoom Fortress.
Chris thought about In-gong’s explanation as he leaned back in his chair. After a while, he took a deep breath and leaned forward.
“My mind is all muddled. The events that occurred in Thunderdoom Fortress is definitely serious... The mention of the sword duke keeps bothering me.”
Apart from the demon king, he was the strongest in the Demon King’s Palace.
He was an elder of the sura and the strongest swordsman of the previous era. Living in seclusion, the sword duke was rarely seen at the Demon King’s Palace.
However, no one in the Demon King’s Palace could ignore the sword duke as the Demon World respected the strong. The sword duke had the absolute power required to reverse a situation and the number of people who still followed him couldn’t be counted.
Yet he had moved and it had only been to meet In-gong.
What was the sword duke thinking? Why had he intervened?
If the sword duke actively supported In-gong for the throne, In-gong would become equal to the other three factions.
‘I’ve never seen this before.’
Chris swallowed his words because he couldn’t say them.
Unlike Chris, who was making prideful calculations in his head, Caitlin was as pure as ever. She focused on In-gong’s body instead of the political ramifications of the sword duke’s actions.
“You don’t have any injuries? It was a really dangerous opponent.”
Caitlin scanned In-gong and Felicia’s body. In-gong smiled brightly at the sweet concern in her eyes.
“I’m fine. The sword duke showed up before anything happened.”
“That’s right, that’s right. Really exquisite timing. Doesn’t it seem like he was waiting outside and deliberately appeared at that time?”
Felicia chimed in brighter than usual in order to reassure Caitlin.
It was enough to replace the worry in Caitlin’s eyes with curiosity. She asked In-gong and Felicia,
“Was the zombie dragon big?”
”Huge.”
”And Shutra caught the big fish with one strike.”
Felicia laughed as she punched the air. Caitlin’s eyes started sparkling.
“Amazing.”
She started visualizing In-gong killing a zombie dragon in her head. Chris hugged Caitlin’s shoulders and laughed.
“You are now a dragon slayer. Isn’t that amazing?”
”It is thanks to Ascalon. The dungeon guardians were also on our side.”
In-gong replied modestly but his face looked pleased. In-gong was also a person, so he didn’t hate praise like this. Moreover, even In-gong thought it was great.
Then Chris’ expression suddenly changed. He leaned back in his chair again and stared into In-gong’s eyes.
“What is it?”
He asked Chris, who simply shrugged.
”No, doesn’t it feel like you are a man driving a storm? There is a blast everywhere you go.”
At the Jishuka Mountains, the Demon King’s Palace, Enger Plains, the Demon King’s Palace again and the Thunderdoom Fortress...
As Carack had pointed out earlier, In-gong got caught up in a big event wherever he went.
Chris said playfully,
”This is suddenly making me nervous. What if something occurs here as well?”
“Oppa.”
Caitlin rebuked Chris. Chris shook and knocked against Caitlin’s shoulder.
“It’s a joke, a joke.”
'I really hope it ends as a joke. If Carack was here, he would have said that he feels something ominous.’
Green Wind’s voice buzzed in his ears. In-gong turned his head and saw Green Wind in her translucent state. She had been following Carack’s group, but it seemed like she had just returned.
”What is Carack’s group doing?”
In-gong asked and a subtle expression crossed Green Wind’s face.
‘They are chatting and smiling with each other, but the atmosphere is strangely bloody. So, I decided to come here.’
Indeed, Carack.
Maybe he really was a protagonist. He was insensitive to things like this.
Then Caitlin asked In-gong with an anxious voice,
“Shutra?”
“Oh, Green Wind wanted to talk to me.”
In-gong pointed to the place where Green Wind was standing.
“Are you referring to the guardian of Enger Plains? Can we see her?”
“I want to see her as well.”
”Me too.”
After Caitlin, Chris and Felicia also expressed their desire to see Green Wind...
“Greenie?”
‘I told you not to call me Greenie. I dislike Master who keeps ignoring my words.’
Green Wind’s face was sulky as she spoke to In-gong. In-gong called out Green Wind’s name,
“Green Wind.”
‘Bah!’
Green Wind snorted but obeyed. She appeared in front of him.
“Wah.”
”The guardian of Enger Plains.”
Like In-gong, Chis and Caitlin had carried out the casios subjugation mission previously. Caitlin was excited about the fact that she was looking at the guardian, but Chris had more thoughts.
‘He gained the support of the centaurs.’
Green Wind was the guardian of the centaurs. It was clear that the centaurs, including Ferocious Eyes, would support In-gong due to Green Wind.
He wasn’t the Scrap Prince anymore.
In addition to his skills, the environment was changing.
The demon king’s interest, the sponsorship of the sword duke and the patronage of the guardian… Although it was still weak, he had the support of some interesting forces.
Chris added the power of the lycanthropes as well.
‘And...’
Chris’ gaze headed toward Felicia. Felicia’s red eyes stared at Chris like she had noticed his gaze.
They had a short exchange, then the two of them looked back at Green Wind after hearing Caitlin’s voice.
It was because Green Wind had disappeared.
“She is shy.”
‘It’s not like that.’
Green Wind retorted as always before In-gong looked at Chris. Chris shrugged and replied,
“Anyway... the mysterious forces... It isn’t unusual if they influenced the Red Lightning tribe’s rebellion like Shutra said. It is likely to continue in the future.”
More than anything, he was concerned about the man who self-destructed in front of the sword duke.
That type of strong person who had chosen to self-destruct without any hesitation... Did that mean he was from a thorough organization or that a strong person like that was common?
”Well, it seems inevitable. This is the Demon World.”
His words were similar to the sword duke’s.
There was always someone in the Demon World who tried to challenge the Demon King’s Palace. As the children of the demon king, it was inevitable they would to encounter such forces.
Thus, Chris didn’t drag out the story of the unknown force for long. Rather, he was interested in something else.
”The demon king and the sword duke... Knowing Silvan, he will make a big fuss.”
A pleased expression formed on his face just by imagining it. He didn’t attach a suffix like when he called Felicia ‘noonim’ and after recalling Caitlin’s words, In-gong could guess at the relationship between Silvan and Chris.
Felicia sighed and said,
”Silvan uses a sword. He has always wanted to learn from the sword duke.”
However, that hadn’t happened.