Chapters Chapter 234: A Humble Wedding (1/2)
Kang Chul-In’s gaze scanned the thick forest and ground 50 meters away from him.
Let’s take a look.
He activated the Oraclomind to amplify his brain power.
The trembling ground.
The swaying of leaves.
The scent.
The flow of wind.
All kinds of information diffused into Kang Chul-In’s brain, allowing him to visualize the camouflaged enemies. This was the power of Oraclomind, which maximized its user’s five senses.
It’s not just one or two enemies...
Kang Chul-In let out a grin.
In fact, about a hundred of them were in stealth mode.
One could only assume that they had planned meticulously to kill him.
“Ah!”
At this moment, Ninetails suddenly exclaimed.
“Husband! These people are not enemies!”
“Not enemies?”
“They are my subordinates!”
“...?”
“They are members of the Fox Valley Intelligence Agency.”
Ninetails shouted over to where Kang Chul-In’s gaze rested on.
“The Queen of the Fox Valley commands you:”
A firm voice.
A stark contrast to her tone with Kang Chul-In.
It had a charismatic tone of a queen, indeed.
“Show yourselves!”
Immediately, those ‘enemies’ revealed themselves.
Crack, crack!
The ground split into half.
Swish, swish!
The leaves swayed.
And,
“Your humble servant… Aluko… greets… her Majesty...”
A demi-human with an owl head bowed in front of Ninetails.
“Yes, thank you for all your effort. Greet my husband, too.”
“Y-Your… Majesty...”
Aluko didn’t look too well.
“Did I… surprise you… your Majesty… Kang Chul-In...”
“...”
“You don’t… have to… worry… we are… her Majesty’s… bodyguards...”
Aluko’s voice trailed off and his eyes were half-closed, almost as if he were about to fall asleep.
“…Is he sleepy or something?”
Kang Chul-In mumbled to himself in absurdity.
“You are right, dear husband.”
“...?”
“An owl-human is nocturnal, so he tends to doze off during the day. However, he is more agile than any other being at night.”
“I-I see...”
In fact, the 49 owl-humans that appeared with Aluko were dozing off as well. Some of them were even drooling.
“Take a rest, Aluko.”
At that moment, a demi-human with a rat-head appeared in front of Ninetails.
“Schröder, your humble servant, greets her Majesty! And also his Majesty, Kang Chul-In!”
He greeted both sovereigns in sequence.
Behind him, 49 rat-humans were lined up.
“I apologize for not telling you in advance, as this bodyguarding mission was to be done in secret.”
“I see.”
Kang Chul-In withdrew his Kaiforce and nodded.
“Keep up the good work.”
“Not at all! For her and his Majesties’ safety, this is nothing!”
Schröder was a staunch man indeed.
“The rat-humans are experts at burrowing. Thanks to that, they rarely get detected by the enemy radar. If it wasn’t for you husband, nobody would have noticed.”
Ninetails explained.
“Oh-hoh.”
Kang Chul-In nodded his head and gave a satisfied expression.
Rat-humans that were capable of burrowing.
Owl-humans that were agile at night.
They couldn’t have asked for better bodyguards in these foreign terrains.
“You flatter us!”
Schröder shouted loudly.
“Not at all.”
Kang Chul-In shook his head.
“I didn’t notice your presence for the past few days, as well. Amazing stealth abilities you have.”
“Thank you for your compliment!”
“We’ll leave it to you, then. Don’t worry about me, focus your manpower on protecting Ninetails instead.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
“Well then, you may continue with your task.”
“Aye!”
The members of the Fox Valley Intelligence Agency returned to stealth mode.
“Fantastic talents.”
Kang Chul-In turned around to face Ninetails.
“Right? They will all become your loyal subjects, too!”
“Is that so?”
“My body and soul, and all my possessions belong to you!”
“Hmm...”
“You don’t have to feel burdened by that. They say God joins a husband and wife together!”
Ninetails smiled as she spoke.
“R-Right.”
Her everlasting devotion for Kang Chul-In moved him a little.
And,
You are a good woman, Ninetails.
He began to develop feelings towards the queen.
Was it just because she was like the Giving Tree?
…No way!
Ninetails not only displayed traits of a good wife, but she also revealed the innocence of a young girl.
In addition, she was sometimes a femme fatale, who even had the cold-hearted Kang Chul-In on her fingertips.
Last but not least, they were fiancées. It was natural for them to gradually develop feelings for each other.
Pzzt!
At that instant, the Needle of the Empress detected Kang Chul-In’s feelings and emitted a strong volt of electricity.
Keuk!
He could barely hold his groan back.
Damn it!
He really had to unlock the penalty option soon.
***
A few days later, in the afternoon, Kang Chul-In and Ninetails infiltrated deep into the Baldur region and would reach Cyamodus soon afterwards.
Soon, Cyamodus came into their sight.
“Pardon this brief inspection.”
The guards at the west gate of Cyamodus stopped Kang Chul-In and Ninetails.
“Who are you and where are you from?”
“We are Smith and Helena from one of the free cities. We happened to pass by during our honeymoon trip across the continent.”
“Your ID?”
“Here you go.”
Kang Chul-In was a proficient liar. He handed over a fake ID to the guard.
“Hmm...”
The guard inspected the ID for quite some time but,