Chapter 2.2 (1/2)

“What is this?”

The knight held it in front of his nose and questioned Luana.

“What, what could it be?”

She could not confess with her own mouth and her eyes were twitching nervously, making her attitude seem worse.

“Is it a weapon? Is it poison! Tell me right now!”

When the knight holding her hand gave strength to it, her arms hurted so badly that she thought they were going to fall off.

“Oh, ow! Wait, wait! It’s not a weapon!”

Luana cried desperately.

“Then is it poison?”

“No, it’s not poison.”

The knight picked up the unknown item and smelled it carefully. There was a sweet and savory scent coming out of it. When he pressed the yellow part, it didn’t seem to be hard. It was quite strange, but he felt like he had seen it somewhere. Where was it? The knight stood still and handed it over to the Duke.

“If you tell the truth, I won’t kill you.”

It’s the same thing to die one way or another. The only difference is whether it’s more painful or less painful. Others might confess if the Duke said so, but Luana didn’t believe him. It is said that suspicious people live a longer life.

“Would you swear on your family?”

“You don’t believe me?”

“We’ve both met for the first time. How can I believe you just like that?”

Her words stirred up the people around her.

“Okay, I’ll keep my word.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Really?”

The Duke’s hand reached his sword. Only then did Luana tell him what he was holding.

“It’s a Po.”

[T/N: Po (포) is thin strips or sheets of dried meat or fish used in Korean cuisine. It is generally made from meats like beef, pork, venison and poultry or seafoods like eel, squid, octopus, shrimp and crab. It is eaten as a snack or as an accompaniment]

“What?”

“…Po!”

“What?”