Chapter 85 - Medusa’s Temple 1 (2/2)

His leadership could handle ten thousand people, and the dragon armor could show its true potential when facing many opponents alone.

Indomitable spirit and infinite attacks could also turn the tables during an unfavorable battle.

He truly was a legendary hero.

“Phew…”

After closing the status window, Woohyuk let out a sigh of relief.

The fatigue that had been piling up within him suddenly crashed down.

Woohyuk’s body began to sway and Tinia came over to support him.

“Are you alright?”

“Oh, I’m just a bit tired.”

Using the Demon God’s powers put a great burden on his body.

He had experienced a similar sensation after his battle with Volak, so he wasn’t very surprised it had happened again.

“You should head back and rest, brother-in-law. The sun is setting as well.”

“No, there’s something I need to do before that.”

Exploring Medusa’s Temple.

He couldn’t leave this forest before obtaining Medusa’s Bronze Mirror.

‘I should also search for Brynhild’s grave.’

She was buried along with the legendary ring, the Andvaranaut.

It could be a vital location for the quest to restore the Edda Chronicles.

Woohyuk took his time to catch his breath and stepped towards the monastery.

***

The abandoned monastery exuded a chilly but gloomy air.

Long ago, an ominous sign had appeared, and the priests and all the believers had left the forest.

Sieg then began to use the empty monastery as a hideout for 10 years.

‘There’s nothing inside.’

Woohyuk made a bitter expression as he walked down the galleries.

He had decided to check the area just in case there was a hidden scroll or something of a similar value. But it was to no avail.

“By the way Woohyuk, could you sell me the love potion you received earlier? I really need it for something…”

“No, I can’t.”

It was obvious why Tinia wanted to have the love potion.

She would definitely use it on some young men for her self-interest.

Once Woohyuk promptly refused her, Tinia wore a disappointed expression.

“Didn’t you say you were the king of the Rhine Kingdom? There must be a lot of women you can seduce, so why would you need it?”

“To have it just in case.”

Life was filled with unexpected circumstances that could appear at any moment.

Loyal subjects could assassinate their monarch, while wives could put poison in the food their husbands ate.

The love potion was an item that could control these kinds of irreversible events to a certain extent.

It didn’t always have to be used on someone’s crush.

Tinia was reluctantly convinced by Woohyuk’s explanation.

“Fine, I’ll believe you this time. You don’t seem like a man who would thoughtlessly lay his hands on a woman.”

He didn’t fall for her seduction even when she entered his room in the nude in the middle of the night. Either he was an honorable man… or a eunuch.

Tinia was praying that it wasn’t the latter, when someone spoke.

“Are you planning to take the Andvaranaut from Medusa’s Temple?”

Sieg was silently following Woohyuk before he spoke up.

He was worried Woohyuk would also receive Andvaranaut’s curse.

“I am.”

“You must be careful. Even if you have a hidden class bearing dark properties, you still cannot escape its curse.”

The Andvaranaut had even led the dragon Fafnir and the valkyrie Brynhild to their ruins, so how could a human resist its effects?

Woohyuk nodded at Sieg’s earnest request.

“I’ll keep it in mind.”

“I apologize if it was presumptuous of me. I am now but a subject…”

“Don’t worry. I’m always open for advice.”

A wise monarch must always listen to the advice of his subjects.

No matter how much of an amazing ruler he may be, a human always has his limits.

Woohyuk needed the help of many people to be able to reach and sit on the Demon God’s throne, and Sieg was one of them.

“But could you tell me what your relationship with Tinia is? I heard Silvia call you brother-in-law…”

“It’s just an act. But that doesn’t mean we’re complete strangers either.”

It wasn’t as if Woohyuk held no affection towards Tinia.

A beautiful but tough woman with a cheerful personality.

She was devoted towards her family and was surprisingly good at housework.

Her only drawback was that, due to her life as a mercenary, she was quite aggressive, bold and somewhat rough when trying to seduce a man.

“I pray that things will go well between the two of you. Despite her appearance, she is quite vulnerable against loneliness.”

“Ra-rael. Stop with that nonsense.”

Tinia stabbed Sieg in the flank with her elbow, a bright blush on her face.

It was an unexpected reaction from her.

Watching her sister’s reaction, Silvia giggled.

“Hey, can I talk about it? About the two of you during the first night back at home…”

“Just what do you think you’re babbling…!?”

Tinia began panicking and blocked her sister’s mouth.

Watching the siblings making a fuss, Sieg whispered in Woohyuk’s ear.

“Wait, did you sleep with Tinia?”

“No, that’s a misunderstanding.”

Due to some complicated matters, they had kissed but hadn’t proceeded further than that, because he wasn’t in a situation where he could take responsibility for her.

Of course, that was also the case with the other women in his life.

“That’s a shame. It was a great opportunity for Tinia to rise in the social ranks…”

“...Just what are you thinking in that head of yours?”

At Woohyuk’s astonishment, Sieg looked at him with soft eyes.

“It’s nothing. I just hope Tinia and Silvia live a happy life in the Rhine Kingdom.”

“I see that you worry about them every second. Now that I think about it, don’t you have other descendants?”

He was certain he had heard Sieg say there was a daughter born from his marriage with Kriemhild.

Sieg shuddered at Woohyuk’s sharp and precise question.

“Yes. A daughter called Svanhild. However, she was sealed with Kriemhild during the War of Gods and Demons.”

Sieg would have to look after Svanhild when she would open her eyes in the future.

Woohyuk clicked his tongue after listening to Sieg’s concerns.

‘You’re a man with a difficult fate full of hardships.’

He was shouldering an extremely heavy burden on his own.

After trying to comfort Sieg, Woohyuk came to a stop.

They had found the stair that led beneath the monastery.

A dark and humid air flowed out.

“Let’s head downstairs.”

Woohyuk made some torches and handed them out. Then, he stood on the front.