Chapter 176 - Kingdom of Winter 1 (1/2)
The Imperial Palace and the Holy See would discover that she had visited this place sooner or later.
In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion, he had to decide on a lie with Eleonora and match their testimonies.
'I should also notify Rosenkreuz.'
Eleonora had visited him for the purpose of keeping Woohyuk from joining the Pope’s faction.
Rosenkreuz was aware of this fact, so he was most likely very concerned right now.
So, in order not to dissatisfy him, Woohyuk’s position had to remain neutral on the surface.
'I could join the war using this opportunity.'
Even if he had captivated her heart, he couldn't stand by and support Eleonora right now.
He still couldn’t make the Church his enemy.
Therefore, rather than participating at the northern front and helping the Holy Aperian Empire, it was better to come up with a cause of their own and advance to the Norton Kingdom.
'The border area of the Norton Kingdom can also be seen as a potential northern front.'
If Nigel, the Lich Lord, left Dreadlore and moved south with his army of the dead, the Lydia Kingdom and the Norton Kingdom would be destroyed in no time.
In the past, they had conquered the Dane Kingdom along with the Rhine Kingdom to its west.
The ex-necromancer Logan had played a big role during this conquest, but Nigel also had the same potential.
If Woohyuk informed the others about the dangers in advance, King Colesman of the Norton Kingdom would not hesitate to lead his army.
When his thoughts reached that conclusion, Woohyuk immediately wrote a letter to King Colesman.
The contents were information about Nigel and the dangers he could bring, based on his past memories.
Since Woohyuk had done a lot of research before regressing, it was not difficult to write convincingly.
After finishing his letter and signing at the bottom,
Knock knock.
He heard some knocks on the door along with Tinia’s voice behind it.
“May I enter, Your Majesty?”
“What is it?”
“I want to report about my tasks.”
Since he had kept the Rhine Kingdom’s throne empty for a long time, Woohyuk had given his role of king to the vassals he had left behind.
Once Woohyuk gave his permission, the door opened.
A beautiful woman in a red dress appeared before him.
She had paid a lot of attention to her clothing since they hadn’t seen each other in a long time.
“How are Silvia and her friends doing?”
“Everyone seems to like the Academy quite a bit. Thanks to a talented master, her magic skills have improved a lot.
Silvia's friends were Yoo Kayoung, Song Anna, and Undine.
All of them are apprentice magicians with high growth potential.
He had the greatest expectation in Song Anna. She had a hidden class called “Child Blessed by the Seven Stars”, so she could challenge the Divine Thrones if she grew powerful.
As Woohyuk received reports from Tinia, the door swung open again and Lia jumped in with a bright expression.
“Daaaaad~!”
She was wearing a cute light blue dress Leifina had prepared for her.
Woohyuk lifted her up and carefully placed her on his shoulders.
“Have you been well?”
“Yes, Mom taught me how to cook too!”
“… What?”
The usually dignified Woohyuk's face was suddenly filled with confusion.
Tinia covered her mouth and giggled when she saw his reaction.
“Leifina is terrible at cooking. I'm not very good at it either, but she was a considerable sight to see.”
“...”
Woohyuk was speechless for a while.
Leifina's special dish could be served this evening.
But if he didn't eat it, she would be disappointed.
'Even though I warned her so much not to cook...’
It seemed that she had gained an interest when Hans, the King of Cooking, arrived.
As Woohyuk's face darkened, Lia tilted her head and spoke.
“Dad, are you feeling okay?”
“Yeah, don’t worry. It’s nothing.”
He couldn't express his grievance to a child who was only one year old.
After noticing his thoughts, Tinia gently leaned forward and whispered to Woohyuk.
“Instead of forcing yourself, why don’t you give her a harsh comment? There's nothing worse and more painful than forcing yourself to eat bad food...”
Tinia was keeping Leifina in check in her own way, because she knew that Woohyuk cared a lot about her.
Moreover, the golden dragon Lia was entrusted to her, so the trust between Leifina and Woohyuk was very deep and strong.
As Tinia stared at Lia, Woohyuk summoned Carnelian.
“Say hello to her. She’s your mother.”
“...”
Carnelian looked at Woohyuk with absurdity written all over her face.
As she didn’t obey him, Woohyuk asked her,
“Is there a problem?”
“Didn’t you say that the being who gave birth to me was Arcana, the Red Dragon King?”
“Arcana is dead. So you need someone else to care for you and raise you.”
Therefore, Tinia was going to be her adoptive mother.
At Woohyuk's explanation, Carnelian slightly bowed to Tinia.
“… I’ll be in your care.”
“Oh my, you're leaving such a cute child with me? Thank you so much.”
Tinia smiled like an angel and hugged Carnelian.
With this, she could face Leifina as equal rivals.
In addition, she was in a very good mood because Woohyuk had recently granted her a vast territory in the Dane Kingdom.
“You two will get along very well. Carnelian is a red dragon, so she has a fiery personality.”
“… I hope that was a compliment.”
Tinia pouted and turned her head to the side.
Lia giggled and extended her hand at Carnelian.
“Hi, I'm Lia! Nice to meet you!”
“… Yeah, me too.”
The small hands of the two young dragons united.
A bond was formed between them for being of the same race
Woohyuk spoke to them all after watching their exchange.