East (1)
The conflict between Theo and Kinkarnon quickly spread throughout Winterer.
-They say Kinkarnon tried to stage a coup during the Hangryongjeon.
-They say that Lord Theo Soga was the first to figure it out and subdue it.
-Kinkarnon was defeated by Theo in the Hangryongjeon and is now imprisoned.
Rumors spread like wildfire, but one thing was certain.
-Theo’s complete victory.
In a race for power that could become increasingly fierce, Theo has a clear advantage.
And as news spread that the Baek Gap-yong Unit and Ranke had all sorted out the conflicts that could have occurred in various places in Winterer, some people expressed concern.
I had a feeling that Theo was using this incident as an excuse to carry out a purge that would eliminate even potential rivals.
It was a Ragnar tradition, along with civil war, that whenever the owner of the throne was decided, there was bloodshed.
In fact, the legal court moved quickly to arrest those associated with Kinkarnon, and even Antius was taken into custody.
but.
Theo said nothing or did anything beyond that.
Because of that, the only result left was that the outcome of the Hangryongjeon was given to ‘Anonymous’.
The confusion began to clear up quickly.
* * *
“… … What is this?”
Leje frowned as he watched Amore, who was still wearing the not-so-funny wooden mask and was handing him the name tag.
“What the heck? Hangryongpaejing.”
“I know that when I see it! But why are you giving it to me?”
“Why, you wanted this so badly.”
“What I wanted was victory, not begging like this?”
Leje wondered if Amore had taken some medicine wrong.
The Hangryongpae is a badge that literally symbolizes the Hangryong.
Amore must have been hard earned, but you’re handing it over like this?
No, was the Hangryongpae something that could be traded in this way in the first place?
So the world’s richest people became the 9 dragons?
“Then you can just say you won. Right?”
For a moment, Leje felt angry, thinking that this small senior had come to make fun of him.
After Kinkarnon’s coup failed.
Leje and Amore competed separately, and Amore emerged victorious.
Although it was a place where few people paid attention now, Amore still became a dragon.
Although it was bitter, Leje sincerely congratulated Amore’s victory.
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Even though her steps toward the throne may have been broken, her heart and determination to get there were not broken.
The meaning of the Hangryongpae, which had those traces, could not help but be great to her.
however.
They are trying to pass on such a heavy burden as if they were trading the mountain behind the neighborhood.
It would be strange if I didn’t get angry… … !
‘What? Why are you avoiding my eyes?’
Just before the screaming erupts.
Rize realized that Amore, who had always smiled whenever he talked to her, was constantly looking away.
Even though his eyes were obscured by the mask, it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t tell where his gaze was directed.
Look at it now.
Degururur.
Did you move your steps to the side and roll over on purpose to make eye contact?
Thinking that something was there, Rize moved in the direction his eyes had rolled.
Degul.
Amore’s eyes moved to the opposite side again.
Try again, Degul. Opposition.
Even if I go again. It rolls. It’s the opposite again.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Now I think I know.
This guy is afraid of making eye contact with me right now!
Amore’s playfulness was so well-known that few people in Winterer were unaware of it.
Something was strange.
So, Rize stared at Amore for a long time with his eyes narrowed in silence.
“… …Why is that?”
Amore flinched and took a step back.
“What are you hiding?”
“What are you hiding? Hurry up and take this first… …!”
slap!
At that moment, Rize suddenly reached out his hand to Amore’s face.
Amore quickly fell back wide.
“What are you doing!”
“There is definitely something there.”
“What is there? What is there?”
“What are you hiding on your face?”
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“What, what do you mean… … I don’t know… …?”
“You’ve become a handyman. Get hold of it!”
At Leje’s command, the grim reaper that had been melting into thin air appeared and quickly rushed towards Amore.
“These things!!”
Amore was startled and tried to turn her sword towards him, but Rize could sense that her movements were not as secretive as during the Hangryongjeon.
I don’t know what happened, but it was clear that my magical power supply wasn’t working properly.
In that case, we should aim for a surprise attack as quickly as possible.
Rize lifted the Grim Reaper, now fully charged with magic, high into the sky.
Squeak!
Crackle-
Eventually, a sharp wind passed over the mask, and the sound of it splitting in half was heard, revealing Amore’s face hidden inside.
“Ahhh! Nooooooo!”
“… … .”
“What the heck is this!”
Amore tried to cover her face by holding onto her mask that was torn in half, but it was already too late.
Kirik.
He tried to adjust his mask several times with a gloomy face, but it didn’t fit properly.
Finally, she turned her head towards Leje, like a broken wooden doll.
“… … Did you see it?”
“… … .”
“I saw… … you!”
“… … Phew”
“I saw it! I saw it!!”
“Poohahaha! What the heck is that!”
“Ahhhhh! Don’t leave me alone!”
Rize burst into laughter with his face now bright red.
That was understandable, because there were huge bruises on both of Amore’s eyes.
I heard there’s a special bear called a panda on the eastern continent. It felt like I was seeing just that.
“Hahahahahaha!”
“I’ll kill you!”
Amore swung his sword back and forth at Leje with a furious look on his face.
He was so angry that he even blew up his sword.
The messenger had to stand there with a perplexed expression, wondering what to do about this.
If swords are flying around like that, it would be dangerous for Rize, so I think I should step forward and stop it.
But since Leje is laughing and avoiding things so well, I don’t think it’s necessary to do that.
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Leje looked very happy.
Who would have expected that the author, who always joked around with such a confident expression and made people turn their costumes inside out several times during the Hangryongjeon, would show up like that?
Since I was hit by the snowball, my stamina was greatly reduced and my speed wasn’t as fast as before, so it was easy to dodge the attacks.
“Huk… … Huk… … Huk… … ! I’m going to kill you aaaaaaa!”
“Gwart! Gwart!”
“You, you, you!”
“I think Theo would really like it if I told him.”
“Just spread a rumor, you! Seriously! If you do that, I’ll chase you to the ends of hell!”
She was so excited that she wasn’t even pretending to be cute anymore.
“Tell me why. Your eyes are like that, and you want to give me the Hangryongpae. I think it’s connected.”
Amore stared at Leje for a long time without saying anything, then sighed loudly.
Then he said with a pout.
“It’s not that I want to be like this.”
Amore’s explanation was very simple.
As soon as you got the position of Hangryong, you went to see Julius?
I applied for a one-on-one duel.
“… …To the dragon?”
“okay.”
“Didn’t you two get along well?”
The free-spirited and family-like atmosphere of Baek Gap-yong Gi-dae was also famous in Ragnar.
But what if there is a subtle conflict that outsiders are unaware of… … .
“Good. You’re the person I respect the most in the world.”
“But why?”
“But apart from respect, you always make people mad.”
“… … ?”
“You always harass me!!”
The role of the first unit is Julius’s personal guard.
He often went on difficult missions with Julius or fought in rough terrain.
So here’s the problem.
Who among them suffers the most?
“… … Amore-nim must have had the hardest time in the middle.”
“That’s what I’m saying!! The captain doesn’t move quickly, do you think? If the crew members have any complaints, they come to me! And when they deliver them, they get scolded every time, and if something bothers them, they give me a hard time… … I’m the one who suffers the most in the middle!?”
I’d rather be dropped into the middle of a battlefield and swing my sword one more time!
Whenever something happened, they kept calling Amore, so it was frustrating for the middle managers.
“So! So!! Me!!”
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“… … You wanted to become a dragon and have a go at it?”
“of course!!”
Just one.
I thought that if I just slapped that unlucky captain in the face once, I would be satisfied… … .
And last night, I finally got my wish!
-… … Want to have a game?
-Okay!! I’ve been harassing you all this time! Now it’s my turn to harass you, Captain!!
And so began the confrontation with Julius.
-Well, well, okay. You said you’d do it, so what? Don’t you regret it?
He pulled out his sword with a trembling expression, and his appearance was so frustrating.
And then he came running at me with a look on his face like he was having so much fun… … After that, I thought I was going to die from the pain of dealing with him.
As you can see, the result was the same as it is now.
“Just one! Even if I had just slapped that unlucky face once, it wouldn’t have been a problem!!”
While comforting him that it must have been hard, Leje realized how strong Julius really was.
They say that even among the nine dragons, there is a clear hierarchy, and it seems to be true.
“Anyway, take this. The revenge(?) wasn’t successful anyway, and there can’t be two Nine Dragons in one unit.”
It means that he has no intention of leaving the Baek Gap-yong Unit.
In the end, Leje had no choice but to blankly accept the Hangryongpae.
“……but.”
“But what is the but? Kinkarnon lost his head in the Hangryongjeon, and I abstained. Then who else is going to do it besides you? And above all, you acknowledged me. Who said anything about that?”
“… … .”
“If there’s a guy like that, bring him in. I’ll beat him to death.”
Leje stared at the Hangryongpae quietly.
The rough feeling on my fingertips gave me a strange feeling.
My heart was filled with feelings that I couldn’t express in words.
“If you still feel that it is not yours, then help us.”
It meant that it was time to completely side with Theo.
Finally, after much deliberation.
Leje nodded quietly.
* * *
With the iron bars in his center, Theo looked at Kinkarnon, who was sitting quietly in the cell with his eyes closed.
“… … .”
Kinkarnon remained in that position.
There was a strong will to say nothing.
“You probably don’t want to answer my questions anyway, right? I understand.”
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“… … .”
“So I won’t bother you. Just answer one question.”
Through the dark hallway, Theo’s eyes flashed coldly.
“The key to unlock the relic. Where on earth did you get it?”
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
