Chapter 173 - Chapter 34: Gathering #3 (1/2)

Chapter 173 – Chapter 34: Gathering #3

“Fe-li-ci-a!”

As soon as they boarded the Black Flame Dragon which had settled at the 12th base, they encountered Silvan’s excited face. Silvan showed a remarkable speed, even by In-gong’s standards, as he hugged Felicia and turned her round and round.

“Felicia! Your dear Oppa is here! Won’t you kiss me on the cheek? Two or three times will be good!”

“Ah, come on!”

Felicia tried to push Silvan away, but it didn’t work. Felicia, who was blushing from embarrassment, suddenly made a complicated expression before turning and kissing Silvan’s cheek.

It was a brief one. That was it, but the effect was amazing.

“Heok? F-Felicia really kissed me!”

Silvan was embarrassed, despite asking for the kiss, and didn’t know what to do. Felicia grinned at his overwhelmed appearance and kissed Silvan’s cheek again.

“Okay, are you satisfied now?”

Silvan blinked in shock at Felicia’s question. It wasn’t the normal flow which occurred around Silvan and Felicia.

“A-are you sick? Is this a gift for the new year?”

Silvan asked with sincere worry, and Felicia just laughed.

“It’s not like that. It’s just that sometimes, I think it’s good to do this.”

Despite everything, she only had one brother. Moreover, it must never be said again, but she had been worried. Felicia never forgot about Silvan. When she thought about what had happened on that day, she could kiss his cheeks a few more times.

“Please stay healthy in the future. That is the best gift for me.”

“F-Felicia.”

Silvan was moved to tears, and Felicia smiled as she touched his cheeks. Then Anastasia, who had been staring at the two of them, let out a long sigh.

“This is embarrassing to watch. You two, there are other people on the ship…”

Anastasia’s cheeks were red from embarrassment. As Felicia became aware that she and Silvan were not alone, she hurriedly pushed him aside. This time, Silvan released Felicia instead of holding onto her tightly.

“Anastasia noonim.”

“Silvan.”

As Silvan and Anastasia exchanged greetings, Felicia spread her fan and covered her face.

“Well, the ‘two people’ have changed now, with Silvan still being one of them.”

She muttered in a small voice, but there was no one listening. In-gong laughed at the festive atmosphere and approached Silvan.

“It is good to see you, Hyung. Is your body okay?”

“Thanks to you, it was very good.”

Silvan was still wearing an eyepatch over his right eye. It wasn’t for sealing the fairy like before, but for camouflage. If he stopped wearing it suddenly, people would be suspicious. The existence of the fairy itself had been a secret. As he shook hands with In-gong, Silvan wriggled his eyebrows up and down.

“Hmm, the atmosphere with Anastasia noonim isn’t bad.”

“Yes.”

It was definitely a much better atmosphere than at Baikal’s tea party. Anastasia had been angry at the transfer of Felicia and Silvan, making her quite hostile toward Shutra.

“Shutra is truly amazing.”

Silvan mumbled before dragging In-gong into a hug. It seemed like Silvan quite liked showing affection.

“Silvan, I’m sorry to say this as soon as you arrived, but can we head back straight away?”

Anastasia asked Sepira, who was standing behind Silvan and shaking her head with embarrassment.

“Noonim, it is difficult no matter how I look at it. My crew needs some time to rest. We can depart in a few hours. This is better for safe piloting.”

Originally, Silvan would’ve entered Anastasia’s faction with Felicia. Therefore, his relationship with Anastasia was quite good.

“Then it can’t be helped.”

Anastasia backed down without any stubbornness. Waiting a couple of hours wouldn’t make a huge difference. It was at this moment that there was a voice in In-gong’s head.

‘Shutra, can I share information with Anastasia noonim? It is news about our other brothers and sisters.’

In-gong coughed with a surprised expression. He heard a voice in his head, indicating it was message magic.

‘Silvan hyung, have you learnt message magic?’

Due to fear of the fairy running wild, Silvan had lived by building a wall around magic, not using it at all. So, he was someone who couldn’t even use basic magic. Yet he had just used message magic. It had only been two months, so it was indeed amazing.

‘Huhu… Shutra, it is natural. Now, I am a magic swordsman… a magic swordsman from the heavens.’

His face was so handsome that he gave off a charming atmosphere despite his words. In-gong coughed again and barely managed to control his expression, focusing his mind on answering the first question.

Sharing simple information with Anastasia…

That wasn’t a bad thing to do. At first glance, Silvan seemed like the kind to not think about anything, but ultimately, he was still a prince of the Demon King’s Palace. If he hadn’t intended to share information with Anastasia, he wouldn’t have said anything in the first place.

‘I think it should be fine. I believe that Hyung will filter any important information.’

‘Thank you for believing in me.’

Silvan thanked In-gong with his eyes before looking at Felicia and Anastasia. He had been looking at In-gong silently for a long time, so both Felicia and Anastasia wondered what Silvan would say. Silvan shrugged and said in a pleasant tone,

“This time, I came to pick up the three of you because I got a return order.”

“Silvan as well?”

Anastasia asked with a frown. It was the first time she had heard of this. Anastasia, In-gong, and Felicia were to return to the Demon King’s Palace to report on the rebellion in Curtis. In other words, there was a reason to receive a return command.

However, why had Silvan received a separate return command? Felicia thought it was strange as well. The separate commands weren’t just for moving the party to the Demon King’s Palace. Silvan’s eyes shone with satisfaction from their reactions.

“It isn’t just me. Chris and Caitlin received the command to return.”

“The two of them as well?”

“Yes, the two of them.”

Silvan responded lightly to Felicia’s question before looking at Anastasia, who narrowed her eyes. Then she opened her mouth after some slight hesitation,

“Silvan, was Baikal orabeoni also asked to return to the Demon King’s Palace?”

Six of the nine royal children had been ordered to return. With the exception of Victor, who had a definite reason to remain in Curtis, it was natural to ask if Baikal and Zephyr would return as well. However, Anastasia couldn’t hide the expectations in her voice. Silvan shrugged and replied,

“Noonim, I’m sorry, but I know that Baikal hyung-nim doesn’t have a return order. There is a rumour that Baikal hyung-nim and Zephyr hyung-nim will soon receive a relocation order.”

“Relocation?”

“It seems like they don’t have to go that far. If they had to move to a distant place, then it would be better to go through the Demon King’s Palace.”

The Demon King’s Palace was connected to all the major parts of the Demon World through the transportation formations. If they were moving to a place other than the north, it would be much faster and more efficient to pass through the Demon King’s Palace.

“Uhh… doesn’t the flow seem similar to the last time?”

Felicia frowned and asked. It was similar to the court gathering where all the children of the demon king had gathered together. In-gong had a similar idea. Anastasia nodded as well.

“Maybe… they are trying to position all the children of the demon in the north. That would explain why a return order hasn’t been issued to Baikal orabeoni.”

It would be faster to move from the north to somewhere else within the north, rather than going through the Demon King’s Palace. Felicia bit her lip and turned toward Anastasia.

“Unni, are you talking about the Aegis Gate?”

“If all the children of the demon king were being sent to one place, it would be there.”

Anastasia’s voice and expression became overcast. At that moment…

“Master, what is the Aegis Gate?”

Green Wind appeared in reality and asked In-gong. Felicia had already become accustomed to Green Wind’s intrusions, but Silvan and Anastasia weren’t. Silvan stared at Green Wind with curiosity, while Anastasia replied in an elegant voice,

“It is the absolute line of defense in the north of the Demon World.”

“Absolute line of defense?”