Chapter 84 - Chapter 13: The Right to Rule #3 (1/2)
Chapter 84 - Chapter 13: The Right to Rule #3
”Your eyes are burning with ambition.”
“Carack, you as well...”
In-gong grabbed his chest with a pained sound.
”Why are you pretending? Where is the pain?”
”I don’t know if you are really good or bad.”
Why was he so perceptive yet insensitive about things?
‘He is the real protagonist.’
As always, In-gong couldn’t help having this thought. Carack returned to looking after In-gong.
”Anyway, isn’t your body better?”
There was a deep worry buried in his rough tone. In-gong knocked on his chest.
“I’m fine. Rather, I feel much better.”
His words were genuine. Aura was the power of life, so strengthening his aura made his life force itself stronger.
”It is strange. If I had been asleep for four days, I should be starving.”
“Ah, that reminds me. Why aren’t I hungry?”
In-gong rubbed his belly reflexively. He only felt hard abs. Since the start, he hadn’t been hungry.
Four days was a long time. When counting three meals a day, he had missed 12 meals, yet he wasn’t starving.
Green Wind relieved In-gong and Carack’s doubts.
”It is the effect of the Moonlight Extract. During your sleep over the last few days, you have been accepting the healing benefits of the Moonlight Extract.”
As always, Green Wind appeared on In-gong’s thighs. Now that Carack had become familiar with Green Wind, he asked In-gong with disbelief,
”Um, then you will keep not being hungry?”
”It isn’t like that. Now that you’re awake, you will become hungry again after a time.”
Green Wind replied sincerely to what could be a frustrating question. Carack sighed with relief and cried out,
”Prince, I’m really glad. It would be a big problem if you lost the desire to eat.”
If he wasn’t hungry, he wouldn’t want food and his pleasure in eating would disappear. It was a really scary thing to think about.
'Indeed, a genius orc.’
His way of thinking was definitely extraordinary.
In-gong admired him, then changing the topic.
“How is the lycanthropes’ palace? Is it different from the Demon King’s Palace?”
“Huh? This isn’t the palace of the lycanthropes. It is like a house where the royalty stays.”
Carack tilted his head with confusion. In-gong’s gaze turned toward Green Wind.
“Greenie?”
It was obvious who he was calling, but Green Wind just avoided his gaze.
”Is Greenie here? Carack, do you know?”
Carack laughed instead of replying and Green Wind’s gaze toward In-gong became colder. Green Wind opened her mouth and declared coldly,
”I thought it was a royal palace. You are a good Master, but I feel like Master has become a little bit spiteful these days.”
Then she sneaked a peek at In-gong. She was the guardian that the centaurs and satyrs of Enger Plains prayed to, but he just thought she was cute.
”Well, it is similar.”
In-gong turned away from Green Wind and asked Carack again,
”In the meantime, how have you been?”
”Prince and Princess were sleeping, so I was able to take a break. Karma is learning druid magic from Daphne while Prince Chris seems to be busy due to the person who ran away. Princess Felicia is staying in her room due to the lycanthrope nobles that came.”
Karma hadn’t just started learning druid magic from Daphne yesterday and it was natural that Chris was busy. However, he was somewhat nervous about Felicia.
”The lycanthrope nobles?”
“They seem to have come with Queen Elaine. Seira says that they are the queen’s royal guards. Every one of them have an unusual red tattoo on their face.”
Among the nobility, there were those who were part of Queen Elaine’s royal guards.
They had red tattoos on their faces.
”The Blood Companions.”
”Blood Companions?”
“That is what Seira called the 4th Queen’s royal guards. They are scary.”
In the lycanthrope subjugation, aside from Chris and Caitlin, the ones who dealt the most damage aside were the blood companions.
They consisted only of werewolves and all of them had some royal blood, regardless of whether it is thick or thin. Each one knew Divine Beast Authority and since they were trained with the aim of joining this unit, the connection between them was really great.
Carack shook his head at In-gong’s explanation like it was ridiculous.
”Prince seems to know everything that others don’t.”
If Felicia was next to him, she would have nodded.
As though he suddenly had a thought, In-gong asked Carack,
”Did you ask about that?”
Although Caitlin was asleep, he didn’t know what she or anyone else might overhear. Carack quickly noticed In-gong’s intentions.
”If it is about that story, I asked Delia and Seira while I was resting.”
He hadn’t forgotten about what In-gong had told him previously at the Demon King’s Palace. In-gong nodded with a satisfied expression.
”Okay, then tell me next time.”
“Understood. By the way, what about Princess?”
Carack changed the subject naturally. In-gong gazed at the sleeping Caitlin and said,
”Fortunately, she seems to be okay.”
He could still feel Caitlin’s aura through their entwined hands. Just like In-gong, Caitlin had become healthier than before. He would have been worried about how long she was sleeping, but Green Wind said it was the medicinal effect of Moonlight Extract.
“Will both of you really get better if you hold hands like that?”
“Yes.”
In-gong replied while fixing the position of Caitlin’s hand. Despite the fact that it was true, In-gong also thought that it was quite strange.
”Master, Princess seems to be waking up.”
In-gong turned to Caitlin after hearing Green Wind’s voice. Caitlin was opening her eyelids slowly .
She stared at the ceiling blankly for a moment before smiling.
“Shu...tra?”
Her voice was hoarse from being asleep for so long, but there didn’t seem to be any abnormalities. In-gong smiled and replied,
“It is all over. Gerard has been defeated and everyone is safe.”
He told her the most important things. Caitlin was relieved and stretched her body. Then her eyes flashed and a very embarrassed expression formed on her face. In-gong realized why and hurriedly reassured her,
”Focus on your aura. Thanks to the Moonlight Extract, both Noona and I have gained a new power.”
Chris and Caitlin were geniuses and sensitive to the flow of aura. It was obvious that she would be surprised at her aura which was suddenly different.
Caitlin closed her eyes after In-gong spoke and focused on her aura. A dark blue light rose from Caitlin’s entire body.
After a minute or so, Caitlin’s eyes glowed as she opened them again. In-gong playfully poured a little bit of his aura into their joined hands.
“How is it?”
Naturally, Caitlin would have noticed the Starlight Core inside her as well as In-gong.
Indeed, Caitlin laughed brightly like the moon. She exclaimed with her distinctive shining eyes,
“Great!”