Chapter 150 - Chapter 29: War Destruction (2/2)
This was a rough summary:
After arriving at an old fountain on the outskirts of the town in the Demon King’s Palace, In-gong threw in a gold coin he had prepared in advance. Then a translucent blue soul appeared over the fountain.
The old man parted his lips slowly,
“You, according to the guidance of good luck…”
“Flitcher.”
In-gong said briefly and the soul became confused. In-gong continued without caring,
“The name of the man who drove you to your death is Flitcher. And this is a bottle that contains his soul after he died.”
In-gong pulled out a bottle from the inventory, and the soul of the old man blinked in shock.
“H-how? I never said…”
However, once again, In-gong didn’t listen. He threw the bottle on the floor and covered it with holy water he had prepared in advance. Then with a short scream, Flitcher’s soul, which was in the bottle, disappeared.
“Now, I have resolved your grudge. Aren’t you thankful? So quickly give me compensation.”
The old man, who had been staring at the bottle blankly, woke up at In-gong’s words. He looked at In-gong with a face full of chagrin before disappearing. Carack, who had seen this sight several times, clicked his tongue and said,
“You are cruel.”
“There is no time.”
In-gong recovered the magic necklace left behind in the place where the soul had disappeared and moved to the next area immediately.
After that, In-gong travelled all over the palace: opening up secret bookcases; destroying a statue which moved in the daytime; and opening up a treasure storehouse in a basement.
Considering the problem of time and the butterfly effect, In-gong skipped character related quests and only proceeded with the quests associated with specific places. In fact, there were some quests which weren’t so rewarding, but In-gong did them all. It was better than no compensation at all, and it would be a shame if Zephyr obtained them.
After a long tour, it was sunset. In-gong couldn’t help but feel satisfied as he looked at his inventory. He had gained many quest items thanks to his knowledge of Knight Saga.
‘There are still quite a lot left.’
The area he roamed today was just inside the Demon King’s Palace. However, there were still facilities, such as the library, remaining, so there were still a few pleasures left.
“Your stamina is good. Isn’t it hard?”
It was a tiring day wandering around the Demon King’s Palace. Carack tapped on his legs like he was in pain, and In-gong laughed brightly. It was because his stats were ridiculously high compared to his level.
‘I should focus more on Carack’s growth. His persistence should increase.’
In-gong modified Carack’s nurturing plan instantly and used recovery magic before heading back to the mansion.
As expected, there were guests waiting at In-gong’s mansion.
“Shutra is too much.”
“That’s right, too much.”
“I guess he really is like the wind.”
Caitlin, Felicia and Silvan spoke in turn.
Upon receiving news that In-gong had woken up, the three people visited the mansion and had to wait hours for In-gong to return.
“Sorry.”
Caitlin swelled up at In-gong’s apology, while In-gong’s eyes narrowed. Despite the fairy still not being stabilized, Silvan was the only relatively calm one in the room. In-gong sat down and started comforting Caitlin and Felicia. Flora came in with timely refreshments.
“Did you receive a new teaching from the sword duke?”
Felicia asked with an anxious face.
A week ago, the sword duke had instructed Carack to hide In-gong’s encounter with the demon king. There hadalready been an uproar just from the demon king calling his name at the court gathering.
In-gong had been informed by Carack beforehand and nodded silently.
“Yes, you don’t have to worry about it. I am much healthier than I was a week ago.”
Of course, he didn’t intend to hide the meeting from Felicia and Caitlin, but there was no need to talk about it now. That talk was too complicated. Caitlin smiled at In-gong’s words and said,
“Shutra is correct. His aura has a very stable feel.”
There was no sense of incongruity with the dragon heart now.
“Umm, what does Silvan think?”
Felicia was pretty ignorant about aura, so she wanted to check with Silvan. Silvan looked at In-gong with moist eyes and said,
“I’m just envious.”
In-gong had received the teachings of the sword duke not once but twice. Silvan’s appearance was quite pitiful, but thankfully, the topic was changed.
“Shutra, I have something to say.”
Caitlin glanced at Felicia before talking.
“In a few days, I will leave for the north-east to help Chris. Felicia unni and Silvan oppa will also leave the Demon King’s Palace.”
“Both of you are going to help Chris hyung?”
Felicia shook her head at In-gong’s question.
“No, we have decided to go home with Omamama. We will pick up more crew members for the Black Flame Dragon and check Silvan’s condition.”
He was stable thanks to In-gong, but they couldn’t rest assured just yet.
“You don’t have to worry. I am healthy.”
Silvan laughed and spread his arms wide open. Felicia hit Silvan’s shoulder and while she watched Caitlin, Felicia opened her mouth,
“So, it makes sense…”
Felicia’s gaze headed back to In-gong. Then she asked with a warm smile,
“Shutra, do you want to come with us to the home of the dark elves? Haven’t you visited the lycanthropes? So, you should also visit the home of the dark elves to balance it out.”
“Um, I agree.”
Silvan supported her from the side. Then Caitlin shouted,
“Unni is mean! We decided to say it together.”
“Yes, so say it now.”
Felicia’s eyes widened as she turned away from Caitlin’s gaze. Caitlin puffed up her cheeks before turning to In-gong.
“Shutra, do you want to go with me to help Chris oppa? Chris oppa has been alone for so long. Oppa will want to see Shutra.”
In-gong remembered Chris’ face for a moment. It was likely that he wanted to see Caitlin more than In-gong.
‘Anyway, they both want me to go with them.’
It was embarrassing but also a very pleasant situation.
‘Master, your smile is evil.’
Green Wind muttered in his ear. In-gong tried to think seriously as he fixed his expression. However, his worries didn’t last long. Flora entered the room again and handed him a letter.
“Indeed, Prince’s senses is correct.”
He could see that it was a letter from the Merits Department. Instead of replying to Carack, In-gong opened the envelope and read the letter. As expected, it was about the new mission.
‘9th Prince Shutra, depart from the Demon King’s Palace at noon in four days to support the 3rd Prince Victor Nekrion and 4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion.’
Anastasia Nekrion…
The daughter of the demon king, who was the leader of one of three factions with Baikal and Zephyr.
It was time to face her.
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“Then I will go with Shutra.”