Chapter 198 – Chapter 41: Discovery #4 (2/2)
While he was joking around, they arrived at the corridor where Felicia’s room was located. A dark elf maid was coming toward them.
“Well, we’re here. Good night, Shutra.”
“Yes, good night.”
In-gong nodded and stroked Felicia’s head once before leaving. However, she felt sorry to leave like this and looked at him several times while walking to her room with the maid. In the end, In-gong waved and sighed as Felicia entered her room.
“I am a complete stranger.”
Although the blood connection had been severed, he felt oddly happy when he pushed away the complicated problems. As In-gong turned around, Green Wind’s voice was heard as if she had been waiting.
‘Master.’
“What is it?”
“I am also a stranger to Master.”
Green Wind became solid and hugged In-gong’s neck. As always, it was a pleasant touch, but In-gong pushed Green Wind away playfully.
“Yes, you are a stranger. So, I should put a distance between us. Don’t stick to me.”
Green Wind blinked with confusion at his cold words. She sweated for a little bit before hugging In-gong again.
“When I think about it again, that isn’t the case. That’s right. Absolutely not.”
“Didn’t you say that I am just your temporary master?”
It was something he had heard the first time he met Green Wind, and she just hugged In-gong tighter. Then she said,
“You are permanent. Permanent. You aren’t temporary at all.”
In-gong didn’t reply and continued patting Green Wind on the head.
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The morning sun shone. In-gong opened his eyes and asked in a sullen voice,
“Where were you last night?”
“For men, sometimes, there are secrets that need to be kept even with a knife to his neck.”
Carack declared with a man’s smile. It was foolish since In-gong had already suspected it.
“Stop looking so silly.”
Despite the harsh words, Carack didn’t stop smiling. He laughed as he looked down at In-gong and asked,
“Prince, did you sleep well last night?”
“I slept well. It was a very good sleep.”
“I’m glad you slept well. Now, here is the cold water.”
Carack handed him cold water. In-gong sipped the cup and glanced at Carack, wondering what he had done last night.
“Carack, did you sleep even a little bit?”
“Prince, a man should have great stamina.”
He once again gave a man’s smile. In-gong was afraid to ask who he was with last night.
“Anyway, let’s eat.”
The children of the demon king gathered together at lunch time. In-gong had a monster-like stamina, so he acted like nothing had happened. However, everyone else was different. They were all suffering from extreme hangovers. After finishing a brief lunch, the party headed toward the landing area where the Black Flame Dragon was.
At the landing area, 20 dark elves and Alita, Felicia’s aunt and the leader, were waiting.
‘Master, the orc’s eyes are shining.’
In-gong didn’t want to know who Carack was looking at. Therefore, In-gong stared up at the sky.
Then after a few minutes, Sylvia, queen of the dark elves, and the sword duke entered the landing area.
“Shutra, please stay safe.”
Sylvia said sweetly as she embraced In-gong. She was also hugging Felicia and Silvan, so he replied instead of pushing her away in embarrassment.
“Yes, Omamama.”
Sylvia laughed like she preferred the title of Omamama over Queen. Then she approached Chris who was standing stiffly.
“Chris, please look after yourself as well.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Chris responded stiffly, but Sylvia hugged him as well. It was a funny sight to see the huge Chris stand still and not face Sylvia.
‘He is nervous.’
Rather than dislike, the look on his face was closer to embarrassment. Chris seemed a bit shy. In-gong then turned toward Caitlin, who was waiting for her turn. She smiled warmly when Sylvia hugged her.
“Then, we will be going.”
Finally, Silvan boarded the Black Flame Dragon and gave Sylvia a salute, with Sylvia returning the same salute.
The Black Flame Dragon rode the wind.
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The Black Flame Dragon flew quickly at a high altitude. Beatrice looked at Locke from a corner of Sky Forest as he looked up at the flying ship.
“What do you want to do? Follow?”
“I guess we have to follow.”
The direction was somewhat different, but it was clear that they were heading north. Even if they didn’t join up with the Demon World’s Drakon Kechatulla, it was necessary to overlap the paths.
“Then let’s hurry. It will be sad if we miss them.”
Carlov said as he got on a draco. The Black Flame Dragon was really fast, so they could easily miss it with the draco’s speed. Beatrice got on her draco after Carlov. Lastly, Locke boarded his draco and looked toward the south.
‘I will be back.’
Locke greeted Guardian Queian in his heart before turning around. He rushed forward along with Carlov and Beatrice.
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Zephyr, who was in the barracks, folded a letter containing the signature of the sword duke. Sektum didn’t ask about the contents of the letter, and the normally talkative Altesia was also calmer than usual. She just quietly asked which direction they were heading in.
“To the west.”
Zephyr answered briefly before preparing his soldiers to move. Based on the sword duke’s letter, a large army would be needed.
‘Arch Lich Shutenberg.’
Zephyr grabbed the magic stone refined from the heart of White Dragon Callosa and looked toward the north instead of the west. His gaze was directed toward the Northern Limit Line far beyond the Aegis Gate where Baikal was.
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Three different groups headed to the same place.
The War Knight and Death Knight finally felt like the time was coming. While the Death Knight stayed on his throne…
The War Knight hastened to get there before the three groups.
The Half King, Shutenberg…
The flow of fate, which had split into several streams, started to gather together.