Chapter 206 - TIARA OF LIFE (2) (1/2)
There was nothing unusual about Pink Bomb’s action of sending a notice to Velkian.
‘Because Velkian was the one who moved first.’
Two days after the founding anniversary celebration.
As the confusion in the royal capital subsided to some extent, Velkian went to the Blue Moon and expressed his desire to meet Pink Bomb.
Going to a thieves guild in order to meet the Rogue Master – that was the result of a fairly common sense idea.
In any case, the Blue Moon’s guild master, Suppé, was completely unharmed because they chose to quickly retreat amidst the chaotic situation, so Velkian’s request was delivered through the network of contacts that Jude had told him in advance.
‘What should we do?’
‘Tell him that we’ll contact him.’
Four days after the decisive battle in the royal capital.
Jude conveyed their intentions through Suppé, telling Velkian to get well first and wait for the merit ceremony to be over. And the morning after the merit ceremony, a notice from Pink Bomb was sent to Velkian.
“Jude, are we not there yet?”
“We’re almost there.”
Cordelia’s breath touched Jude’s ear, making him flinch. But he replied to her and ran even faster.
The place where they decided to meet with Velkian was outside the royal capital, or to be exact, it was near the hill where the last treasure of the Rogue Master was hidden.
“He’s here.”
Cordelia said as her natural eyesight was better than Jude’s.
In addition, her night vision was extraordinarily sharp that she could even discern the wild animals in the dark.
‘I’m not sure how she does it, but maybe she’s originally a beast? Like those animals that can shape-shift into a human.’
Jude had some reasonable doubts for a moment, but he soon adjusted Cordelia’s position on his back and slowed down a bit. Because he himself saw the figure of Velkian standing alone on the hill.
‘Necromancer Velkian.’
One of the five main characters in the first episode of Legend of Heroes.
He was already in his 60s at the time of the first episode, and now, he was over 70 and was close to 80 at the time of the second episode, but he looked quite healthy on the outside.
‘But you can’t see much of his body.’
His long black clothes covered his thin body, and he wore a beak mask, which was said to be the symbol of plague doctors.
‘He’s even wearing a wide-brimmed hat.’
Therefore, all that was revealed of him was his gray hair with some white hair here and there.
‘But he’s not a bad person.’
There were some undeniably ‘evil’ characters among the playable characters in the second episode of Legend of Heroes, but there were none among the characters in the first episode.
All five of them were true heroes with a noble spirit and a pure heart.
‘After all, he immediately helped at that time.’
As soon as Velkian found out the crisis in the royal capital, he jumped into the battlefield without any hesitation.
And Jude could bet.
If any of the main characters from the first episode were present at that time, they would have acted the same as Velkian.
“I think he saw us too.”
Jude nodded at Cordelia’s whisper and instead of stopping at the bottom of the hill, he moved his feet a few more times and stopped at around 10 meters away from Velkian.
“Ahem, ahem.”
Cordelia jumped off Jude’s back as soon as he stopped, and she walked forward while clearing her throat.
Because the situation itself where she appeared while riding on Jude’s back was embarrassing.
‘He should have stopped a little farther away.’
Cordelia regretted it late as they walked towards Velkian. She stopped at around 7 meters before Velkian and politely greeted him.
“Nice to meet you. I’m the Rogue Master, Pink Bomb… and this is my assistant…Black Cloak.”
What is this? What’s with this overwhelming embarrassment?
Cordelia was already used to saying the words ‘Pink Bomb’ and ‘Black Cloak,’ so she was usually fine with saying it, but when she spoke those words to Velkian, she turned red.
‘B-but he likes Pink Bomb, right?’
So it should be fine, right?
I shouldn’t be embarrassed about it, right?
But she was wrong.
They couldn’t tell his expression because he was wearing a mask, but Velkian’s awkward gestures showed that he was quite embarrassed, so he replied with a cough.
“Ehem… yes. I’m… Velkian.”
The way he said it made it seem like he was feeling uncomfortable but still endured it, as if it was the answer of a troubled adult.
Cordelia immediately felt betrayed at Velkian’s unexpected response, but she soon understood it.
‘It must have been breathtaking.’
A secret fan.
A person who hid their interest.
It was fully understandable. Because Velkian was over 70 years old.
It would have been difficult for him if he was caught reading a novel with a character named Pink Bomb.
But it was at that moment.
“Ah, I can’t stand this.”
Velkian suddenly muttered and looked straight at Cordelia, saying in a low tone.
“I know this is meddlesome, but… can I call you by another name? Of course, it’s your preference, so I want to respect it, but still, the Rogue Master using the name Pink Bomb is a bit…”
Because he felt strange when he said it.
Furthermore, there was also the Rogue Master’s prestige.
At Velkian’s sincere words, Cordelia unconsciously tilted her head.
She couldn’t help it.
“Wait…wait, wait, wait.”
Cordelia quickly said without realizing it, and then continued with wide open eyes.
“Didn’t you like Pink Bomb?”
“Who? Do you mean me?”
When Cordelia nodded, Velkian spoke in disgust as he stepped back.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve only met you for the first time today. In the first place, I didn’t know the name of Pink Bomb until I found the letter that day.”
His voice was seriously sincere.
But there was a problem with his words.
Velkian was not talking about the main character of a novel, but the Pink Bomb in front of him, which was Rogue Master Pink Bomb.
As if he was completely unaware of the existence of a novel with a character named Pink Bomb.
What’s going on?
What exactly is going on?
“Jude?”
Cordelia stared at Jude coldly, and he had a melancholic smile before he spoke with a sad expression.
“This day has finally come. But I don’t regret it.”
Because I enjoyed it every day.
The embarrassed Cordelia whenever she uses the name Pink Bomb was the best.
Jude looked away while feeling proud, and Cordelia grabbed him by the collar and shook him.
“Hey! You think I’ll let you off if you speak sadly? Huh?!”
I knew it was weird!
What Pink Bomb? What Pink Bomb!
Velkian isn’t a pervert who’ll like someone with that name!
Do you know how embarrassing it had been for me every time?!
“Umm… should I let you two talk in private for a moment? It seems like there’s a misunderstanding between you two.”
Cordelia came to her senses at Velkian’s words, and she let out a groan with a tearful face before she spoke.
“Eueueue… No, it’s okay.”
Talking to Velkian now was a priority.
Cordelia glared at Jude again before she threw off her mask and greeted him again.
“I’m Cordelia August Chase.”
“I’m Jude August Bayer.”
The moment Cordelia and Jude revealed their real names, Velkian nodded and spoke as if it was not a big deal for him.
“Yes, I already knew it because I saw you two at the merit ceremony.”
Velkian did not just look at people’s faces.
He could see the overall shape of the body and also the flow of one’s life force, so it was impossible to deceive him by covering one’s face.
It was the true reason why Velkian couldn’t stand it and asked about Pink Bomb.
Because the new heroes of the kingdom who seemed to be sane during the merit ceremony were now acting as a Rogue Master and her assistant while using embarrassing names.
“Eueueue… this is all because of Jude.”
She wasn’t really trying to convince him, but what she said was true.
And at Cordelia’s words, Jude changed the topic like usual instead of denying it.
“May the muscles always be with you. I greet you again as the disciple of Iron Man Landius.”
“Oh, the Cheonmujiche boy.”
Velkian was surprised by Landius’ unique greeting, and he quickly nodded.
It seemed like he also knew about the Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors.
“I think I’m starting to understand. The legitimate successor of Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors that Landius finally found used the Tiara of Life to call me out. Is that it?”
Velkian would not have come to the royal capital in the first place if there had been no letter in the box where the Tiara of Life was kept.
And he would have not been involved in the fight on the royal capital either.
“Was that your goal?”
“Not completely. It was only half.”
“Half?”
“Yes, half. First of all, we left a letter in the box that contained the Tiara of Life, but we did not leave that letter with Velkian-nim in mind. We didn’t know on who would find that letter.”
It was true.
In the letter Jude left in the box, it only conveyed that Pink Bomb took the Tiara of Life and did not contain any specific words that mentioned Velkian.
“That’s a little strange. What would you do if it wasn’t me who found the letter… or if that person was an enemy?”
“Of course, that’s possible, but I thought that it wouldn’t happen.”
“Why do you think so?”
“Because there was a prophecy.”
With a small smile, Jude continued to speak smoothly.
“It was foretold that we would get someone who would help us greatly through the Tiara of Life. That’s why we left a letter.”
“Whose prophecy is it?”
“The witch of the western forest.”
Velkian was momentarily surprised at Jude’s words before he nodded.