Chapter 312: Proclamation (1) (2/2)
“Elune-nim. Thank you very much for today.”
“Eh? Yeah. I liked it too.”
Elune blushed as her ears twitched several times.
Although she was 200 years old, she was as pure as a crystal.
The sight that she had seen today might have been too stimulating for her.
‘What if Vincenzo makes a fuss later?’
Jude was a bit afraid of that, but he shook his head afterwards.
No way.
It was only that much.
“Then we’ll go back now.”
“Will you be continuing that?”
At Elune’s innocent question, Jude coughed as if he wanted to continue, while Cordelia covered her face with her hands and slightly turned towards Jude. Her blue eyes that could be seen in between her fingers had a slight look of expectation.
“Ahem, ahem. Umm… no. Because it’s late at night. And Elune-nim, please keep what happened today a secret if possible.”
“Is that your wish?”
“It’s a request, but… okay, let’s make that my wish.”
After all, Elune did everything they had asked her to do, and his conscience could not agree to the amazing solution that Cordelia had suggested.
“Okay, I promise to keep it a secret.”
Elune nodded a few times and sat down before closing her eyes. It seemed like she was trying to remember something.
‘Let’s not think about what she’s trying to imagine.’
Jude thought to himself and held the hand of Cordelia who stepped back in surprise.
“Cordelia?”
“Eh? I-it’s nothing. It’s just… a bit. Yes, a bit. I was a bit surprised. I was really that surprised. Yes, yes, that’s right. It’s like being surprised when you see a worm, being surprised when Melissa says something strange, or sometimes you’re just surprised…”
What the heck is she saying?
Cordelia rambled on and on before she went ‘ehehe’ and clasped Jude’s hand.
She had always held his hand, but it somehow felt special today.
And it was the same for Jude.
Small and warm hand.
Was it this small?
Was it that soft?
‘Calm down. Calm down, Jude Bayer.’
After taking a few deep breaths and finally calming himself down, Jude walked forward.
***
“Master!”
“Kirara!”
“Master!”
“Kirara!”
When they returned to their guest rooms, Kirara welcomed Jude and Cordelia, or to be exact, Cordelia.
Kirara had been so tired when they arrived at the Orange Gate, so she fell asleep earlier. That was why she had only seen Cordelia now.
“I was so scared. I was afraid. I wanted to run away. But I didn’t run away.”
I didn’t betray you.
Kirara continued speaking as she buried her face in Cordelia’s chest, and Cordelia smiled.
As she patted Kirara’s head and back, she whispered softly.
“Yes, yes, I believed in you. You did a really good job. I’m proud of my Kirara.”
At Cordelia’s words, or to be exact, at the words ‘my Kirara,’ Kirara was about to burst into tears. No, she was already crying. She recalled the hundreds of thoughts she had when they escaped, so she clung to Cordelia more.
“Master.”
“Yes, yes, my Kirara.”
Cordelia could not help but smile like a mother and continued to hug Kirara.
And in the meantime, Jude saw something a bit odd.
Scarlet was making an uncomfortable expression for some reason.
Lucas and Kajsa seemed to have gone to sleep as they were not here.
‘Is it really like what Cordelia said?’
A love triangle between Lucas, Kajsa, and Scarlet.
From Jude’s perspective, it did not matter who ended up with whom, but the thought of seeing it in front of his eyes made him a bit excited.
‘I guess I did like Legend of Heroes 2.’
It was a game he became engrossed with because of Yellow Storm, but regardless, he was absorbed in playing it.
Lucas, Kajsa, and Scarlet.
In Legend of Heroes 2, all three of them lived unhappy lives.
Lucas became a demonic human depending on the route.
Even if he survived, he lost his loved ones one by one just like what happened to Jude, and eventually became an unfortunate swordsman who lost his life.
Although Scarlet survived until the second half of Legend of Heroes 3, she was also a wreck.
After losing her body to the demon in the sword in Legend of Heroes 2, the numerous evil deeds, depravity, and continuous killings she did tormented her conscience and soul endlessly.
Kajsa’s life did get better, but she was not happy either.
She lost everything that she cherished and loved – her hometown, family, and friends, as well as her subordinates, because of Malekith, so she became obsessed with revenge.
But it was different now.
Lucas did not become a demonic human, Scarlet did not fall prey to the demon in the sword, and Kajsa did not lose her hometown.
It became a romcom with a love triangle, something which never happened in the original.
That fact pleased Jude.
It warmed his heart.
Because I want to see something like this.
Because I want a world like this.
From the time I saw the original.
No, even before that.
“Now that you’re here, I’m going to sleep.”
Scarlet briefly said before turning around.
She must have waited for them because she did not want to make Kirara wait alone.
“She’s very kind, right?”
Cordelia spoke with a grin, and Jude nodded.
Scarlet was indeed very kind and nice just like her appearance.
“What about Kirara?”
“I think she fell asleep. It seems like her tension has been relieved.”
Cordelia smiled softly, stroking Kirara’s head who slept like a baby.
***
The next morning, the party immediately prepared to leave the Orange Gate.
They still had some time, but it was because of the heavenly voice that came down last night.
The empress dowager did not specifically say what the message was, but it seemed to be good news given the look on her face.
“We must hurry to the land of Marquis Buckingham.”
After speaking to the emperor who got on the carriage first, Jude and Cordelia each rode an Elven Steed and looked back.
“Goodbye. See you again. I want to spar with you one more time. I want to see the continuation. Umm… because I’m curious.”
Jude and Cordelia awkwardly smiled at Elune’s rambling about the continuation, and they waved their hands.
And Valencia who was watching all this said with a sigh.
[My successor, was it not enough to dye Cordelia black?]
Jude did not answer, and Melissa said something similar to Cordelia.
“Then we’ll be on our way.”
Starting with Leon and Sarah who took the lead along with the Shadow Knights, the group all began to move.
It was early in the morning.
Kajsa and Scarlet rode their horses to the left and right, with Lucas in between them.
Kirara sat while hugging Cordelia’s waist tightly.
Jude looked straight ahead. He spurred his horse towards the northern part of the empire, the territory of Marquis Buckingham.